31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 18)
Meanwhile, there were two men who were watching the conversation between Jiang Seol and Aden..
One of them said, pointing at Snowfall, who was trying to leave..
“hey.”
“why?”
“see?”
“what?”
“That guy over there.”
“ah! see. The guy in the robe?”
The man nods his head.
“Yes, I think I hid it from others, but the equipment must shine so brightly. I clearly heard the conversation with that merchant through my spying. indeed… Is it possible to get good equipment through trickery like that??”
“I see three….”
“Where is that? It's been at most a month since I've been here, so I'm just playing along. If you stab it with a knife, everything goes in..”
“What about the guild? If you unluckily end up in a guild with a lot of people, you'll get tired.….”
“When meerkat babies gather together, they become meerkats. Did you forget? What kind of guy is strong in a place with no order like now??”
In a place where there is no order, the most dangerous beings are those who always wanted chaos..
“He's a guy with nothing to worry about.”
“Yeah, you're right. But I need two more to get the job done.?”
“Just borrow two people from the guild..”
“okay.”
The two men are Seo Jin-cheol and Baek Sang-gyu..
They were of poor quality from the beginning..
How to recognize a player.
They became close friends soon after crossing over to Kongori..
And people with similar values gathered together and formed a guild..
The faces of the guild members were amazing..
From people with tattoos all over their faces, to people with dark knife marks, to people with dumpling ears and necks as thick as a rhinoceros..
Just looking at the outside gave me the impression to tremble..
Among those people, some particularly like-minded people hung out with Seo Jin-cheol and Baek Sang-gyu..
This group once crossed over to Kongori and killed people..
This happened while trying to steal the equipment and money that person had..
However, the ending was different from Earth..
Since there was little interest in the personal affairs of the former prisoners, no punishment or investigation was carried out here..
The bulls who once chose the easy path never turned their eyes toward the thorny path again..
Because they thought they were kings here..
“You go to the guild and bring them both. 'Cause I'll be talking.”
“good.”
Seo Jin-cheol left the association with snake-like eyes..
Baek Sang-gyu, who was left alone, approached Aden, who was talking with Kang Seol, and spoke to him..
“You don't seem like an ordinary person, what are you doing here??”
Aden greeted him with an inexplicable smile..
* * *
“If you don't go, you can't go.?”
“It feels like I'm going to die….”
“I found out that this adventure was easy. don't worry.”
As the time limit approached, people became more anxious..
a day or a few days.
Another 15 days, a month, etc..
Each adventure takes its own time..
It is said that now it is rare to see a herd of buffalo rushing in at the main gate of the city..
‘That's a little harsh..’
Adventures were adventures, but what was truly harsh were the periods of rest..
The break lasted for as long as a month, taking tension away from people's minds and bodies..
If you don't get used to this, every time you go on an adventure it will be like walking into hell..
On the other hand, Kangseol was able to approach the situation with a much more relaxed attitude than others..
At least he knew the path to hell he was heading towards..
“You can't die! Understand?”
“Don't be unlucky!”
“See you here again. huh?”
The prisoners, who were crying and making a fuss like parting lovers, were soon engulfed in a halo of light..
Jiyiing-
The bodies of the transferees, including Snowfall, were sent to their respective adventure locations..
[Start your next adventure.]
[The third adventure begins.]
[Adventure 3. Novira Transport Escort]
Adventure 3. ‘Novira Transport Escort’
The eternal world, south of Pandea, is home to a variety of natural treasures. Among them is the Silent Great Forest. You have contracted to escort a carriage to Novira, a city near the Great Forest..
What may be problematic is that there are hordes of demonic bandits, including ruin hunters, residing on the road leading to Nobira. If you don't run into them, you'll be fine, but if you do, things won't be that easy..
Objective: Escort the carriage to Novira. The reward decreases as the number of groups and wagons decreases..
Current remaining time 「71 : 59」
‘3Day. I'll take it easy for at least a day..’
After briefly reviewing the outline of the adventure, Snowfall looked around..
Aden was instructing the janitor to load the last load into the wagon. As Snowfall approached, Aden recognized him and welcomed him with open arms..
“ha ha ha! You're right on time, yeah.”
Snowfall's gaze turned further away..
Four people with scary faces were there looking at the snowfall..
‘Is it him??’
The man who secretly spied on himself at the association.
I don't know how he knew, but people who seemed to be in the same group joined in and came looking for him..
“These are my friends who will do this together. The four of us are a group, so please don't curse behind our backs. Because everyone gets caught.”
“…All right.”
Baek Sang-gyu studied the snowfall like a shark and blurted out a comment..
“It is called Pak-sang. Take care while you go.”
Baek Sang-gyu says nickname instead of name.
In fact, transferees used to say nicknames instead of names..
“This is Snowman.”
“It’s also long. Anyway, let's go quietly and not cause any trouble..”
- I think that's where you'll cause the most trouble.
- Hey, this is going to be tough haha. If DainQ gets involved in politics, it will be over.!
- Look at their faces, they don't look like they have less than 3 criminal records..
After exchanging words with them, Kang Seol listened to Aden's story together..
“Actually, you said it was an escort mission, but you guys are reserve..”
“…what?”
“Spare?”
Except for Kang Seol, others questioned Aden's words. Aden smiled sheepishly and answered.
“There are already enough escorts, but there's no way for a person's job to go as planned, right? So we hired a little more people than the original number..”
“Then, we?”
“All you have to do is stay alert and step forward if a problem arises. We'll take care of reconnaissance and watchdogs over here..”
Seo Jin-cheol approached Baek Sang-gyu and whispered to him..
“Is this complete nonsense? Somehow, I recognized that bastard from the moment he chose his own adventure. She was trying to monopolize all the adventures she didn't have to deal with.?”
“From what I hear, you are a completely rotten child. As originally planned, let's take everything we have, pick it up, and throw it out of the carriage..”
Aden could not hear their whispers and left without saying a single word..
“Get on the carriage with three ribbons in the middle. Since I rarely call you unless it's meal time, I might as well take a nap..”
“Whoa… Welfare is awesome.”
After Aden left, Baek Sang-gyu looked at Kang Seol and pointed to the carriage behind him with his thumb..
“Let's go in. We'll become friends in just 3 days.”
“…….”
Snowfall silently followed them and got into the carriage..
The carriage departed shortly thereafter..
While being transported in the carriage, Snowfall looked at the surrounding situation..
‘I don't know what these wanderers are for, but they got me..’
I felt a sense of rejection in their tone of voice, behavior, and gaze..
For someone who speaks loudly, he seems quite cautious..
Moreover, as it happened, the man who had been staring at him from the association joined him on the same adventure, so he was naturally suspicious..
‘Is it a troll??’
troll or murderer.
The former was a person who deliberately intervened in the adventure and ruined the party's adventure, and the latter was a person who killed the same horses..
Their actions were similar in that they were detrimental to the party, but their goals and directions were greatly different..
The purpose of the Troll was to pursue irregular fun, or the joy that comes from breaking the game, and the Murderer was a different type of equipment..
This is because it was relatively easier to steal something from an opponent's piece than to gain it through an adventure..
Of course, in severe cases, there were murderers who gave meaning to the murder itself..
Players with this type of taste existed even in heaven..
Of course, no one wanted to play with them, and each time, the murderers would change their words and masks and reappear..
‘We can't rule out the possibility that these people are murderers..’
I was wary of snowfall, but at the same time, I felt fortunate..
If you were a normal party member, you would be a little worried when caught in danger, but for these people, there was no need for that..
‘Anyway, they are stupid people. Did you know what kind of adventure this was and got involved??’
Jumping into an adventure you have no information about means you're either strong enough not to care about such things, or you're thoughtless..
‘I think it's probably the latter... You'll regret it.’
This adventure was no ordinary adventure.
In the case of linked adventures, there were often cases where the difficulty level was played with..
For example, when you first start, it's an ordinary adventure, but as you get closer to the end, it turns into an adventure of terrible difficulty..
Baek Sang-gyu's group, who were talking among themselves, suddenly burst into laughter..
“Hahaha! This is just eating rice cake while lying down.”
“I'm going to go on this adventure comfortably because I'm a coward. is not it?”
The coward they are talking about is probably Aden..
They continued talking, and suddenly they remembered the snowfall, so they turned their heads and asked a question..
“By the way, bro, what is your job??”
“job?”
“You got one job after moving here. What is your job?.”
“I'm a summoner.”
“under! haha! Have you ever had a boring job like that??”
“Hehehe… stop. I'll be embarrassed.”
“Oh, what's wrong! If a man comes to this land of opportunity, he must have big dreams. How cool is your fist, spear, sword, whatever? So, I'm not okay with hiding behind a summoned animal and just watching..”
“Pfft… Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This friend has the personality to say what he has to say. Even if it doesn't fit, it's better to understand. Still, this guy’s skills are definitely ace, so you can trust him..”
- Ace is... dead beggar?
- Snowman: Haha right. Looks like I need a summoner buff.
- Why are they laughing so hard? Whether it's Jamad or Karuna, we should get up and do a sword dance.?
- What do you do by killing a party member? You can use it as a meat shield..
The man with his eyes wide open slowly approached Kang Seol and asked another question..
“That's why I started a guild.?”
“No affiliation yet.”
“what?”
Smiles naturally appeared on the faces of four people, including Baek Sang-gyu and Seo Jin-cheol..
They were relieved without realizing it when they heard that Kang Seol had no one behind him..
“Well, people still have to have someone to rely on..”
“When I go back, it would be a good idea to join a guild. When I go back. We're called the Predator Guild, so come by later if you're interested..”
“I'll remember it.”
The fact that he said 'if I go back' twice for no reason seemed like he was pledging that he would never send Kang Seol back..
They consistently belittled or ignored the snowfall. However, despite such actions, Kang Seol showed no particular reaction..
‘You're bothering me.’
Rather, through their conversation, it was almost certain that they had hidden intentions..
It may be unfortunate for them, but their dark intentions will not go as planned..
Contrary to his true intentions, due to his passive conversational attitude, snowfall seemed to them as a fruit that could be harvested at any time. Therefore, there was no significant conflict with Baek Sang-gyu's group throughout the trip..
And as time passed and evening came, Snowfall finished preparing her heart..
his first and second characters.
Both characters had problems on the first night of their journey..
‘So there is a high probability that it will happen this time too. No, it will almost certainly cause problems..’
Because it was an adventure designed that way from the beginning..
“Hey guys, come out and have a drink!”
“alcohol? It's alcohol?”
“Fortunately, we're on our way without any problems, so let's have a drink among ourselves..”
“This place is really the worst?”
Baek Sang-gyu's group got off the carriage and approached the camp set up around the stopped carriage. Snowfall also followed them and approached there..
Quite a few people sat around in groups, eating meat and drinking..
“Now, it's a hot drink, so drink it all in one go. I'll kill you.”
Everyone got a drink.
Kang Seol stared at his glass of wine..
[Sensitivity is triggered..]
[I detect a strange smell in the alcohol.]
Kang Seol naturally turned his head and pretended to take a sip of his drink..
To be exact, all the alcohol fell into his shadow hand and seeped into the ground, but no one saw it..
“Hehe… It's killing me.”
“Now that I look at this place, it seems worth living. There are things like this..”
Baek Sang-gyu and his group had already had one drink and were receiving their next drink..
‘Aden will probably start talking soon..’
As Snowfall predicted, Aden must have decided that the atmosphere was ripe and made a strange suggestion..
“what? I decided to stop by some other places before going to Nobira.?”
“What should I do about such a decision? Instead, I'll triple your allowance.”
“Three, three times? Then how much is it?”
“Each person takes 600 gold coins. What is it like??”
600 gold coins for such a simple mission?.
If you think about it even a little, you would realize something is strange, but Baek Sang-gyu and his group nodded as if their judgment was clouded..
“good!”
“ha ha ha! Good, good. And where are we headed….”
It was then.
Snowfall shouted hurriedly..
“Bow down!”
“what?”
Push shoo shoo shoot!
Dozens of arrows were fired at the carriage procession..
Puuk-!
deeply!
“Wow….”
“Wow!”
A message appeared in the snowy field of view..
[‘The main contents of ‘Novira Transport Escort’ will be changed..]
[‘‘Novira Transport Escort’ is changed to ‘The carriage runs.’.]
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