The best territory designer of all time - Episode 40
40fury. Friend of the Orcs (2)
Ding dong.
[Skill level up!]
[Shameless Mind: Double Circle Lv 2]
[Mana Amplification Rate : 220%]
[Skill exclusive options: ① Energizer ② Potency explosion ③ Sleep mode]
[RP required for next level up : 120]
A clear message suddenly rings in my ears.
Hearing that, Lloyd internally cheered..
‘done. The ice is freezing. Plus, the skill level goes up..’
It was something I had secretly hoped for..
Absorbing only the warm nature of mana in the water using mind techniques..
This lowers the temperature of the water and ultimately freezes it..
He thought that making such a new attempt would also provide training in the shabby way of thinking..
I was also looking forward to it.
And the expectations were met exactly..
‘This is a lot better than I thought?’
hand submerged in water.
I felt the warm mana absorbed through my fingertips..
It was a bit difficult at first because I wasn't used to it, but once I got the hang of it, it was easier than I thought..
I felt like I had succeeded in learning to ride a bicycle for the first time..
‘Now, let’s gain more momentum.’
Tsuzuzuzu…….
Two mana circles surrounding the heart.
The rotation of both circles is slightly faster..
The mana absorption power at your fingertips has increased..
That much more heat was absorbed from the water into the hands..
The rate at which water freezes has also become faster..
‘Don't let your hands get stuck in the ice.’
Water gradually freezes like slush.
I moved my hand little by little and pulled it out..
Later, I only allowed my fingertips to lightly touch the surface of the water..
In that state, it continued to absorb the heat from the water..
It was processed into a mana circle around the heart and discharged through the mouth..
Thanks to this, warm breath continued to escape from his slightly opened mouth..
It was the heat absorbed from the water..
‘Hmm, this looks a bit like a chimney.’
Visuals aren't important now.
Lloyd continued to use his mind method..
So we finally succeeded in making the first large ice cube..
“Phew.”
took my hand off.
opened my eyes.
The water that was flowing and contained in the frame just a moment ago.
The water was frozen solid..
‘good. It's success.’
he raised his head.
I raised my gaze and looked at the ceiling..
I felt the flow of heat in the air while using a faint mind technique..
‘The heat is escaping well..’
I could feel the heat I had absorbed and released from the water rushing towards the vaulted ceiling and escaping through the chimney..
Smooth discharge of internal heat.
It was proof that the stone ice storage was made properly..
‘Judging by the light peeking out of the chimney, it is evening..’
It was a little after lunch when I came here earlier..
But after making some ice, it was time for dinner..
‘It's slow. If this continues, the table for the 60th birthday banquet will probably be set by the time the ice is finished..’
Let's make it faster.
Lloyd sat in front of the next ice cube tray..
I took a deep breath and dipped my hands..
A little more boldly than before.
Began to use the mind method.
Tsuzuzuzu……!
‘Oh, it works..’
After only a few minutes, I could feel the water getting slightly cooler on my forearm..
‘a little faster.’
Increased the rotational power of the mana circle..
The suction power concentrated at the fingertips has become even greater..
So the water cooled even faster. There was thin ice on the surface. It turned into slush. Finally, it was reborn as a majestic (?) large ice cube..
‘good. let's keep going.’
The second ice making took about an hour..
Now I've got the hang of it.
Confidence also increased..
He immediately started making the next ice..
The next ice was made a little faster..
‘Approximately 40 minutes.’
Ice making continued..
The time spent on making it has also decreased..
Next large ice cube about 30 minutes..
Then 25 minutes.
Next is 20 minutes.
Later it was reduced to 15 minutes..
‘Huh, huh. continue!’
Absorb heat with your hands and expel it with your mouth..
I felt like I was a human outdoor unit..
I worked hard at making ice all night long..
And when dawn broke.
I was finally able to freeze the water in the last ice cube tray..
“Whoo, whoo!”
Is it because I've been using the mind method for too long?.
When I got up from my seat, my eyesight suddenly blurred..
But it was so rewarding.
‘My mind skill level has risen again.’
It was the moment to complete the last large ice cube..
The Shameless Mind skill has finally risen to Double Circle level 3..
Thanks to this, the amplification rate reached a whopping 240%..
‘Anyway, this is truly complete..’
He looked around the inside of the ice storage room with a proud face..
The warm interior that had been the day before when Arosh was complaining was now gone..
Cold air coming from ice created in various places.
The cold air filled the inside of the stone ice storage room..
If you just stay there, you can see the breath coming out of your mouth that you would only see in the middle of winter..
‘So let’s summarize now..’
I was a little tired but couldn't rest yet..
He once again used a shabby mentality..
‘This time, just with normal force. Tskcha!’
Pretzel!
I grabbed the chunk of straw sticking out around the ice cube tray..
I applied force and pulled it slowly..
There was a crackling sound and a large ice cube was slowly pulled out..
Lloyd placed the ice he had lifted on the thick straw pile that had been laid in advance..
As soon as I put it down, I applied a lot of sawdust and rice husk to the outside..
The sides and top were carefully wrapped with straw bales..
It was to add its own insulation to prevent the ice from melting..
So Lloyd took out all the ice and wrapped it generously with straw..
They were stacked in layers to protect each other from the cold..
‘good. With this, I can survive until winter without melting..’
A big smile spread across Lloyd's blood-covered face..
It was finally the moment when the ice storage was completely built..
Also, after many twists and turns, it was time to reap the rich rewards of completing the Seokbinggo..
♣
“Kwiik! It's really cool, kkuik!”
“Kwiik! It's really cool, kkuik!”
“Kwiik! Ice is also delicious, kkuik!”
“……There's a traitor here, Kuik.!”
The inside of the stone ice storage room was a crucible of confusion..
Large monster meat obtained from a recent hunt.
The orcs who came to put it in the ice bin opened their eyes wide as soon as they encountered the cold inside the bingo..
Chief Akush was equally surprised..
“I never thought it would really be this cool, kkuik.”
The chief's wide-eyed gaze as he looked around the inside of the bingo filled with admiration..
Lloyd shrugged..
“So you didn’t really trust me??”
“To be honest, yes. This is because I was just expecting a slightly cooler basement. But this… … Squeak.”
“Why am I so amazed? All you have to do is control the door well. Keep it tightly closed in the summer, and leave it open to let in the cold air in the winter..”
In addition, Lloyd taught us how to preserve ice in the ice storage and when to obtain and refill ice in the winter..
These were all useful tips that are key to operating a seokbinggo..
Was it thanks to that?.
“Indeed, kuik.”
Akush's pot-lid-like palm touched Lloyd's shoulder..
The chief's eyes showed a trust that transcended race..
“With this level of cold, meat can be stored until winter. Human Lloyd, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are not only the benefactor who saved my son's life, but also a true friend and warrior who solved our tribe's long-standing concerns, Kuik..”
“So do you recognize me as a warrior??”
“Of course, kkuik.”
“Ural Mountains wild boar... … No, you don't have to do lower body exercises while carrying a statue that only you can barely lift.?”
“That's also natural, kkuik.”
Chief Akush nodded his large head..
“We are friends now. Even if you look like a pitiful, crumbly anchovy that is weak, frail, weak, and soft, unable to do any lower body exercises, you can understand and accept it..”
“……Hey, hey.”
“Just kidding, chuckle, chuckle.!”
It was a moment when Lloyd was ridiculous and Akush burst into laughter..
Ding dong.
An unexpected message appeared before Lloyd's eyes..
[Race open]
[Orc chief Akush has accepted you as a true friend..]
[The orcs now regard you as an equal object of friendship..]
[You can increase your affinity with orcs and earn RP..]
[100 RP will be given as a special race opening bonus..]
[RP you currently own : 611]
‘uh?’
Lloyd opened his eyes wide..
‘You can now get RP from orcs too.?’
In fact, it was something I had been secretly looking forward to since I first rescued Arosh..
Maybe I can win Arosh's favor and get some RP..
But for some reason I couldn't get RP.
No messages related to likeability came to mind..
This was despite the fact that Arosh came to regard him as his benefactor..
‘So I just assumed that I couldn't get RP from orcs..’
I was giving up on my heart..
I gave up my expectations.
‘But the truth was different. There was a different reason why I couldn't get RP..’
racial barriers.
Failure to develop equal friendships with members of that race..
That was the reason I couldn't get RP from the orcs.
But now that restriction has been lifted..
‘It's an unexpected harvest..’
Lloyd decided that he would continue to be friendly with the Orc tribe here..
Of course, I didn't hesitate to get the compensation I could get now..
“Now, it's time to put the terms of the contract into practice..”
“Yes. Since you built us an ice bath, we give you used exercise equipment, kwiik.!”
“Then, as per the contract, I will give you exercise equipment made of stone..”
Even so, I also made some exercise equipment while I was making the stone ice storage room..
Steel rods were pulled out and woven with bells to make iron rods..
Granite was carved out and used as weight..
In this way, they were able to make super-heavy dumbbells, barbells, and other equipment and gift them to the Orcs..
Instead, of course, they were able to obtain numerous gold and silver treasures that the Orcs had used so far..
The rewards didn't end there.
“I, Arosh, made a promise to my benefactor Lloyd! It was decided that if Lloyd was recognized as a warrior, 120 Orc men would be sent to the territory. Arosh is a manly warrior. Today I, Arosh, keep my promise, Kuik.!”
Arosh's cry rang out..
120 muscular orc warriors lined up.
They were warriors who volunteered to be dispatched to the Barony of Frontera..
“Humans are weak, keuk.!”
“I want to teach exercise, Kkuik!”
“We have to go, kuik.!”
In that way, 120 muscle missionaries, no, dispatched personnel were formed in an instant..
Lloyd looked back at them and smiled happily..
‘I never thought I would take care of this much.’
You can now earn RP by building friendships with orcs..
I took care of the gold and silver treasures that were piled up in the village..
120It is now possible to use hundreds of orc warriors as workers..
There were also valuable magic materials obtained from dealing with the warlock..
The more I counted the things I gained this time, the happier I felt..
‘good. very good.’
The nuclear profit plan that came to mind when I first discovered Arosh in the ant cave..
Now, an even better picture has been drawn than the bigger picture I drew back then..
“Then let's get going right away..”
I returned home with a warm welcome from the orc tribe..
Lloyd, Javiel, 40 engineer soldiers, plus 120 orc warriors..
Because of the large number of people, the procession was noisy even as it crossed the mountain range..
But still, it was safe from the threat of monsters..
When some monsters saw the sight of 120 orcs gathered together, they quietly took a different route..
Occasionally, the monster that bravely(?) attacked the party had to be counterattacked by Haviel and the orc warriors. It was completely stripped of its soul and turned into a great source of protein..
So the group fiercely crossed the mountain range..
There was no problem even though the large and heavy gold and silver treasures brought from the Orc village were a burden..
This is because they were all items that Orc warriors used as exercise equipment in the first place..
“I get proper exercise by walking while holding this, kkuik!”
“I get muscle irritation in my shoulder, squeak.!”
“Fat is burning, kwiik!”
These were objects that were difficult for an ordinary human to lift..
But the orcs actually liked it.
He was happy because he felt that his muscles were stimulated when he walked holding it..
As expected, they were like the old men at the local gym shouting that steel is the best..
They even competed to carry the heavier load..
For ten days, we walked, talked, and passed through the mountains..
Finally, a familiar scene unfolded before my eyes..
Frontera Territory.
was back home.
However, something unexpected happened at the baron's mansion when he returned..
“Master Lloyd, the Baron is in the drawing room now..”
The magistrate who came to meet the baron and his wife bowed his head..
Lloyd questioned..
“drawing room? Is there a guest here??”
“That's right.”
“who is the guest?”
“that is…….”
“that is?”
“This is Mr. Shiloh and Mr. Meatloaf..”
“who is that.”
“Um, I lent the Baron a private loan.…….”
“aha. loan shark?”
I remembered.
The thin and fat man who visited the Baron last time.
Did you chase them away with a bit of polite bullshit and threats?.
Lloyd smiled as he recalled the incident..
“It just worked out well..”
It went really well..
I was just about to check the debt problem with loan sharks..
‘They seem to get along with me quite well. Maybe you come to me just in time when I need you. thankfully.’
Lloyd walks into the living room.
Today, the thought of negotiating with loan sharks made me hum..
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