Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 19
19Mad Lapdonia (3)
“Then I'll just go.”
“Ah, yes… goodbye…….”
After breaking up with Erwen, the place I headed to was none other than the library..
The calming smell of paper and ink.
A quiet atmosphere that makes you feel like you have to endure coughing..
As I looked at the various non-sils there choosing books, I felt like I was the only one who was alien to them.······.
Drurr.-!
Surprisingly, there was one more barbarian in the library besides me..
Out of joy, I approached him and poked him on the back..
“Jan, Jandel's son Bjorn?!”
It was you after all.
Pnelin's second and third daughter, Einar..
“I'm glad you look okay..”
“Same goes for you.!”
“…I think I need to lower my voice..”
Einar must have felt people's eyes on him, so he lowered his voice..
“sorry. I think I was surprised because I didn't expect to see other people of my race here..”
That's the same for me too.
“What's going on in the library??”
“Didn’t you say last time that you just have to think and act all the time? This time, as I wandered around the labyrinth, I thought I needed knowledge in order to think..”
Um, I see..
It's quite extraordinary.
If it weren't for the fact that I was sleeping with a book open and snoring.
“Something must have happened in the labyrinth..”
“It wasn't easy from beginning to end. There was no problem with fighting…….”
Einar continued speaking with a bitter expression..
“It wasn't just monsters you had to be wary of..”
He certainly seems a little different from other barbarians. They say he just brags about how easily he beat the monster..
Even if he died soon, he would never say that it was difficult..
“So you decided to study here..”
“Yes. But I don't think this is a good fit for me. Reading text is very difficult. I should have learned it better when I was younger..”
…Oh, that's where the problem starts??
“So, starting today, I plan to stop by the shrine and learn writing from the elders again. Now that I'm an adult, I have to pay the price..”
Still, it's a little surprising.
I can't believe that one person can change so much because of my half-hearted advice..
Soon, Einar closed the book he had opened and stood up..
“Are you planning to go right now??”
“If you don't do it when the thought comes to you, you'll forget it..”
I see.
The more I know, the more I think they are a sad race..
“Then I'll go and see..”
After briefly saying hello, Einar, who was heading towards the exit, turned around and said as if she had remembered it too late..
“ah! Now that I think about it, I decided to repay the advice if I came back alive. If you need help with anything, come to the Angry Hornbill Inn. No matter what happens, I will help as much as I can..”
“That's right.”
I hope I don't forget this promise in a day or two..
I think I'm going to need help soon..
***
After Einar left, I walked around the library for a while and looked around..
Well, isn’t it a common sight to see a building the size of the National Assembly building made up entirely of a library?.
Even in the game, the library only showed a sign saying 'under construction' and entry was not possible..
Hmm, but how can I find a book in a place like this??
I don't think you can find the location by tapping the keyboard a few times like in modern times.…….
I decided to seek help during my time of worry..
“Hehehe.”
The librarian who was dozing off at the desk slowly opens his eyes when he coughs..
“what's going on?”
“I'm looking for a book. related to history…….”
“Parsitiev.”
Before I could explain what type of book I was looking for, the librarian with a sleepy face muttered..
At the same time, a faint light enters my body..
What is it? It's magic.?
“Now, if you look around, you'll be able to find the book you're looking for. You cannot borrow it, and after you finish reading it, be sure to put it back in its original place..”
As the light faded, the librarian spoke only mechanically and began to doze off again..
…What on earth is this woman??
For some reason, I didn't feel like waking up again, so I wandered around the library as instructed..
Then, I saw books everywhere that made me feel particularly drawn to something..
I quickly got a sense of what kind of magic it was..
Demons, history, labyrinths, explorers, essence, etc..
As soon as the keywords you think about change, the books that attract you also change..
‘What is this convenient magic?.’
With magic like this, it makes sense that there would be only one librarian. Compared to its original size, the number of library users was almost non-existent..
Among the books, I chose only those that attracted me the most and opened them one by one..
[a destroyed world]
First of all, this nearly 700-page book, which I first opened, described the early history of this worldview..
Mostly consistent with the game.
Thousands of years ago, life became uninhabitable on this land due to a witch's curse, and only the final stronghold, Lapdonia, escaped the disaster..
The royal family opened a passage to another dimension for the subjects who were starving to death due to limited resources..
Even the fact that it has become the labyrinth it is today..
[Basic Understanding of Alchemy Annotated Book IV]
The second book described how magic stones from monsters go through to become bread, water, and steel..
I didn't understand the principle at all.
I read as many books as I could and crammed knowledge into my head..
[Holy Relic War III]
Thanks to this, I learned more about why barbarians and fairies became related and what evil spirits are..
People's perception was that evil spirits were evil beings that came from another dimension and took over the body..
Well, if you think about it, isn’t that wrong??
[demons of the abyss]
Unfortunately, this book did not explain why evil spirits appear..
However, the Lapdonian royal family and temple declared evil spirits to be exterminated and the efforts made were written in relatively detailed terms..
From a demon's point of view, it was a great tip..
According to the book, as long as you don't spit out taboo words, you'll almost never be suspected of being an evil spirit..
For example, [Dungeon and Stone].
…Now I have to be careful about shouting for Sparta..
[How explorers evolved?]
[Twins of the Lapdonian royal family]
[About heroes]
[The life of camp Bifron]
After continuing to read the book, I was finally able to obtain the information I wanted..
[About the king's death]
This book deals with the death of Labigion III, who was called the first king or the immortal king..
However, the various suspicions surrounding it and the changes that resulted from it were good..
What's important to me is that time..
Let's see, the date is…….
“150It was years ago……?”
It was the moment when my hypothesis was proven correct..
The king's death date written in the book was about 150 years ago..
In other words, this means that the place I am now is 150 years in the future, based on the game..
No matter which race you choose, the game begins the day after Ravigion III died..
Shit.
I guess I'll just have to live in the library for a while..
“Phew…….”
I closed the book and relaxed my eyes for a moment..
Even if I only read the important parts, my eyes would tear out after going through ten books..
However, I decided to finish reading the two books I took out..
Let's cheer up a little more. Because important information may come out..
[Dimensional instability observation record]
Was this the book that the blonde who saved me when I was crawling on three legs read??
The book contained cases and statistics similar to mine..
As the blonde said, falling into the outermost part is something that happens once in a hundred years.…….
“Damn.”
As an experienced person, I can tell you that there are probably a lot more cases like this..
In most cases, you don't know because it's all gone..
The rest of the content was just statistics, so I skimmed through the pages and stopped at the last page..
‘The author's reasoning was written at the end, 'Entering the moment the portal closes may be related to the instability phenomenon.'.
If this is true…….
In the end, it's my fault.
It's going to be sad, so let's move on..
[9Total grade integer]
It was finally the last book.
9The abilities of the essence spit out by grade monsters were organized like an encyclopedia, but unlike the in-game notation, the information was not provided in exact numbers..
[goblin]
Patience (low) Smell (low) Poison tolerance (low) Dexterity (low) Vision (low))
*Paralysis poison is always applied when using a melee weapon..
*Create trap.
Looking at other monsters, it seems that if their stats are 21 or higher, they are marked as medium from then on.…….
There was no way to know the standard value of the award grade..
According to the information written on the first page, it seems that information of level 8 or higher must be purchased from the Explorer's Guild..
“after…….”
I closed the book and briefly stretched out..
Before I knew it, it was dark outside the window..
It was almost time for the library to close, so there were hardly any users..
I put all the books I had read back in their original places and returned to the inn..
And after a quick meal, I stretched out on the bed..
This concludes our third day in the city..
“Is it the next 27 days?…….”
The labyrinth opens at midnight on the 1st of every month..
A month here has exactly 30 days, which means you have to enter the labyrinth again in about 4 weeks..
“…….”
What can you do in the city during your remaining time?.
No, what should I do?.
As I was organizing all these things in my head, I quickly became sleepy..
Tomorrow, let's start by finding new colleagues..
***
“mister! mister! Hurry up and wake up!”
In the morning, Erwen came and knocked on the door..
Aside from the fact that it's a pretty exciting voice…….
‘Why on earth did he come here??’
Surely you won't say that you'll follow me instead of your sister now?.
Honestly, I thought there was nothing to see anymore..
“What's going on?”
“Look at this! The contract was successful.!”
As soon as I open the door, Erwen spits out endless words..
“contract? Ah, did you really eat the ‘spirit stone’??”
A spirit stone is an item that allows a fairy to make a contract with spirits of other attributes..
Assuming the user is lucky.
“yes Yesterday, I broke up with my uncle and succeeded in making a contract with a new spirit.!”
“You were lucky..”
The price of a power stone in the game is about 150,000 stones..
The probability of success was only 10%.
It must have been a gamble that cost him almost all his money, but he succeeded.?
“yes My sister bought it for me and I tried it about 10 times and it worked.!”
…Damn, did you come to tease me??
As a barbarian who inherited this body, I only feel deprived..
When we first met, I thought he was a pitiful kid because he had a younger sibling to take care of and all, but now I see that there is no such thing as a golden spoon..
The bow I had was probably bought by my sister..
“By the way, it looks like you made a contract with the wind spirit..”
“yes I was lucky in many ways. Because fire and wind go well together!”
“Okay, first, cancel the summon..”
I sighed and said.
I'd be lying if I said my stomach didn't hurt, but it was for a different reason..
“yes? But I haven't been able to show it properly yet.…….”
“Are you planning to make more of a mess here??”
“iced coffee! sorry!”
Only then did the swirling wind subside..
Huh, as soon as I wake up, what kind of mess is this?.
As I frowned, Erwen, who had been very excited, began to look at me with an expression of regret..
“Well, I'll clean it up.?”
I don't know why it's questionable.
So you were planning on telling me to clean it up??
Nodding, Erwen quickly cleaned up the messy room..
Amazingly, it took less than 10 minutes..
You said last time that you were confident in doing laundry and cleaning, and that was true..
There is no unnecessary movement.
Like a master from a martial arts magazine.
“Should I clean up more??”
“…….”
“I'll clean up more.…….”
“no. This is enough.”
To be honest, I wonder if it's possible to clean up more here..
Somehow it seems cleaner now than when I first entered the inn room..
Well done, let's give him a carrot.
I have a favor to ask you later..
“Come to think of it, I haven't said this yet. Congratulations on signing a contract with a new spirit..”
“hehe, thank you!”
“Did you eat breakfast??”
“Not yet.”
We went down to the first floor to eat before the ceremony and talked about the rest..
“What can you do with the wind spirit??”
“I think it would be possible to slightly twist the trajectory of an arrow that has already been fired, or to shoot it much faster.!”
Compared to what was expected, it is a fairly one-dimensional operation method..
Isn't it possible to rotate the arrow to increase penetration, or to silence the sound made when the arrow is fired??
If that happens, the combat power will increase even more..
“Uh, I hadn't thought about that... For some reason, it seems like it could work.?”
What on earth is this way of talking??
I feel bad for some reason.
“Anyway, welcome back. After I finish eating, I slowly go back up..”
“yes? why?”
“I have work to do in my room..”
Erwen tilted his head..
It looks like he has no clue at all.…….
“I guess you didn't think you had repaid the favor last time.?”
“yes yes? It wasn't?”
He also has a very naive side..
Clap.
I locked the door so no one could come in and sat Erwen on the bed..
“Now, try using this ability..”
Is there any difficulty in using the skill, how long does it take to use it again, are there any weaknesses hidden in the stealth ability, etc..
There are a lot of things to check.
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