31The second piece overturns the game board (Episode 8)
The outcast put the corpse finger mushrooms into the pot that had been boiling all along and waited for a while..
Bubble… Bugle…
After a puff of black smoke, he poured the liquid into two bowls..
“You must drink it. Your benefactor will need this too..”
As suggested by the outcast, Kang Seol quickly drank the liquid in the bowl..
Zuuuup…
The response came immediately.
[Overcoming the endemic ‘rotten branch disease’.]
[Permanently increases stamina by 2.]
Kang Seol confirmed the pleasant message and turned her gaze to the abandoned person..
Change came to him too.
Slurp…
The torn wound on the skin healed instantly, the bent back straightened, and the slouched posture also became upright..
The only thing that didn't change was his eyes shining like stars. His eyes were full of gunfire..
[The outcast overcomes the ‘disease of the rotten branch’.]
He took a moment to exhale and then asked Kang Seol..
“My benefactor, may I know your name??”
“This is Snowman.”
“what does it mean?”
“It's a snowman.”
“What a wonderful and talented name. My name is Mael, which means star child..”
“It's a good name.”
“I will never forget Snowman's help throughout my life..”
[Mael's affinity for you increases..]
[Mael's affinity for you increases..]
[Mael respects you.]
“First, let me give you the help you need. Is there anything you want?”
[Mael is about to pay the price he promised. He wants to help you. You must think carefully before speaking.]
1. I plan to crush the rock molars from the front. can you please help?
2. There is no chance of winning head on. Is there no way to break them down from within??
3. [Required: Shaman] Can you teach me magic??
4. [Required: Leadership 1] Do you have any intention of rallying the outcasts to defeat the rock tusks??
1Number 3 is not worth mentioning now that the party members have been killed, and Numbers 3 and 4 did not meet the conditions..
So there are only 2 options left.
“We are trying to break them down from within. can you help?”
“From the inside… All right. I have a method you can try..”
Mael transferred the liquid from the pot into several bottles, washed the pot once, and started boiling the new liquid..
He calmly put the medicinal ingredients into the pot and spoke to Kang Seol..
“As my benefactor said, today is the right time to strike the rock tusker..”
“The reason is that….”
“Today is the rock tusker harvest festival. It is an offering to Tancrid, the earth dragon served by Rock Fang..”
“What does this have to do with the harvest festival??”
“There is one rule that can never be broken during the Harvest Festival..”
Snowfall already knew this fact..
The adventure of the five good brothers is divided into a harvest festival and a non-harvest festival. In the case of the harvest festival, a green flag is raised from the entrance..
Snowfall confirmed the green flag during the initial reconnaissance..
There I learned that Harvest Festival is today and I also knew the rules of Harvest Festival..
“The blood of an animal is boiled in a large pot and consumed by the entire tribe at midnight..”
Mael said as he stirred the pot..
“What the benefactor is aiming for will be this pot..”
“…Would you mind??”
Destroys the tribe from which he was born by adding his own strength..
It was clear that it would bring an unusual shock. But Mael answered dryly..
“Have you forgotten the last words I said to you??”
- Even as my mother was dying, she resented her tribe. entire… They say it should all disappear. Lack, illness, and me too….
“…….”
“Even though I will be gone very soon, I plan to support her to some extent..”
“All right.”
[The hidden adventure ‘Suppressed Revenge’ begins.]
Adventure 2-3. 'Suppressed revenge’
Mael, a troll who was exiled by his tribe in the womb, never forgot his tribe, but what he remembered was not a vague longing, but a burning desire for revenge..
With his help, I obtained an elixir to use in the sacrificial cauldron during the Rock Fang Harvest Festival..
Before midnight, dilute the elixir in the cauldron to weaken the tribe members..
Goal: Drop the elixir into the harvest cauldron before midnight..
Current remaining time 「2 : 46」
[Obtain the helper ‘Star Child Mael’.]
[‘Star Child Mael's level is Hero..]
[Helpers have a chance to appear in every adventure.]
[They provide help to the player based on their likeability.]
[Achieve ‘You’re Lonely Alone’.]
[Obtain the title “Charming Being”.]
Mael helped and left..
Carrying medicine to deliver to patients with endemic diseases in the mountains.
He burned all the books piled up in the hut and took only one book full of blank pages..
“what is that?”
- My dream is archeology. The world is wide and secrets are endlessly discovered..
I plan to record them as I wander around the world..
It was an unusual idea for a troll..
Maybe that's why he's a hero level helper.
- I hope that the benefactor's intelligence can punish the barbarians..
Snowfall confirmed her newly acquired title..
[Title: Attractive Being]
Related Achievements: It's Lonely Alone (Adventure: The Outcast))
Special ability: Affinity generated for helpers increases by 10%.
Not bad abilities in the long run.
Snowfall was looking at the two vials Mael gave her at the entrance to the largest peak of the Sharp Rock Mountain..
There was a red vial and a blue vial..
First of all, the description of the red vial was as follows..
[Elixir of Camouflage]
Class: Unusual
Appropriate level: None
Weight: 0.1kg
Special ability: Transforms into an immature troll for a day. A perception-blocking spell is added. If the opponent notices, the camouflage is removed..
- If you drink this elixir, no one will think Snowman strange. As long as he doesn't do anything noticeable..
The following is a description of the blue vial:.
[Elixir of Madness]
Class: Unusual
appropriate level : 1 - 10
Weight: 0.1kg
Special ability: Brings out the inner ferocity after a certain period of time. There is a possibility of resistance depending on the mental strength of the user..
- Pour this elixir into the pot. Since the poisonous plant doesn't go as deep as a fingernail, it won't be easy for even a skilled shaman to detect..
Ppook-!
Kangseol opened the lid of the red medicine bottle and gulped down the contents..
“Oh my….”
His body began to change, accompanied by unbearable belching..
Crackling…
Wow…
After gritting my teeth in pain for a while, I saw a rather large troll standing in his place..
[I drank the stomach elixir.]
[Turns into a foolish troll for a day.]
[You can use Trollfish 1 during the day.]
[May use Voodoo 1 for 1 day.]
Voodoo was useless right now, but troll fish was essential..
Snowfall remembered that there was not much time left and climbed the mountain diligently..
I don't know if turning into a troll helped my stamina, but I climbed the hill with great strides and it didn't take long before I arrived at the village's border post with a green flag..
There were troll guards standing there..
“hmm…?”
“hey!”
Perhaps because I could use troll language, I was able to understand everything the guard said..
Kuuk…
Kang Seol clenched his fists and approached the guard in a nervous state..
“You must not leave the guard post before the harvest festival is over! Go back quickly!”
“stupid guy!”
“Sorry, I'll join you soon..”
“joy!”
Snowfall smiled softly as she passed them. The plan was smooth sailing from the start..
The village was divided into a total of six floors..
Of course, it wasn't as clearly defined as a building, but it was roughly the same..
The basis for dividing these layers was faction..
The Rock Tooth tribe is made up of five factions, working together when it's important but clashing and opposing most of the time..
Snowfall was planning to delve into that part of this adventure..
‘I said the pot was on the middle level.….’
- Rock Fang is ruled by five leaders from generation to generation. However, this generation has something a little unique..
Kangseol climbed the mountain, pondering what Mael had said..
- Even a human king would be careful in choosing just one successor, but trolls chose as many as five successors. How can there be no problem??
In the square where Snowfall was located, a huge cauldron was burning, and next to it, an altar made of bone and stone was erected and placed close to the cauldron..
- The problem is especially serious for this generation. With incompetent people serving as leaders, it is not surprising that the mighty rock tusks are faltering. but….
Snowfall's eyes fell on a giant troll sitting on a bone chair in the distance and looking around..
Maybe he was raised better than other trolls, or maybe he was born differently, but he was much bigger than the troll guarding him..
- You have to be careful with tribal leader Jamad. he is… He is born with the energy of the mountains. It is he who single-handedly wiped out an entire generation of shamans. please… Don't bump into him. He is the wisest and strongest troll of all time..
Snowfall got closer to the altar, fighting through the trolls that filled the area..
If you approach too suddenly, your identity may be revealed, so very slowly and carefully..
‘When will I be able to approach you?….’
no need to rush.
There are still about 2 hours left until the final event of the Harvest Festival..
The important thing is to make sure to pour this elixir into the pot..
‘Goni sponsored Madness by 200.!
[It’s cold… A dagger flies and stabs at her chest... ouch!]
- Okay… Hands are faster than eyes... failure!
- It's strange. When I saw him during the day, he was a person. Where did he go? Is the troll your friend now??
- yes
- ㅔ That's right.
- This guy plays ingeniously haha.
- But how are you going to put that elixir into the pot??
- You can see it from now on..
Snowfall stayed near the altar for 30 minutes, keeping her eyes wide open, looking for opportunities. If there wasn't a loophole, they had to force it, so Snow Seol gradually became anxious..
‘I have a method in mind... . Will it work??’
But then, the change that Snowfall had been waiting for came..
A troll approached the guard guarding the cauldron..
“here… come here!”
“What's going on?.”
“There is blood that I would like you to add to the pot. I got it this time….”
“Hmm, there's already enough blood to hold a memorial service..”
“but….”
“go away.”
The troll who had spoken to the guard stepped back with regret. When Kang Seol saw that, his hand holding the elixir gained strength without realizing it..
‘The settings are the same. Is it now??’
After looking around, Snowfall approached the guard who chased away the troll..
“I….”
“Why do you do that?”
“That's because there is blood to offer at the harvest festival..”
“Didn’t you hear it earlier? I would have said the blood was already full.….”
“It is the blood of Arago the White Horn. It will definitely help you….”
- hmm? Are you asking me to disguise it as the blood of Arago the White Horn? that… ah! That's a good method. But how do you do that?….
Kang Seol remembered what was written in the setting book..
- Overview: Rock Fang Harvest Festival
「Rocktooth trolls serve the earth dragon Tancrid, not the primordial god. Therefore, the target of the harvest festival is Tancrid, not the primordial god. They believe that offering the blood they obtain through looting and hunting to the harvest festival is the act that can most clearly receive Tancrid's favor..」
‘…Also, the White Horned Arago is rare in numbers even in the sharp rocky mountains, so it is the most prized blood for ancestral rites..’
So there was no way his elixir would be rejected..
If everything goes according to his plan.
The guard snatched the blue medicine bottle, opened the lid, and smelled the scent..
“This is the blood of Arago the White Horn?”
“Yes, please..”
“hmm… I'll tell you.”
“thank you.”
The snow fell far behind.
The guard took the blood and approached one of the five leaders presiding over the ritual..
At first glance, it seemed like the conversation could be heard among the shouts..
“Makgata, there was someone who wanted to offer the blood of Arago the White Horn..”
“Sniff... I'm sure. Put it in.”
“yes.”
- As Snowman said, we made the elixir indistinguishable from White Horn Arago's blood, so you won't notice it..
The guard, thinking the elixir was the blood of Arago the White Horn, climbed the stairs and approached the cauldron..
And muttered something.
Perhaps, 'Tancred, this is actually my offering.' It would be the same trivial story..
Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk…
The elixir poured into the cauldron..
This completes the first stage of Snowfall's plan..
[The Elixir of Madness is mixed in the Harvest Festival cauldron..]
[Anyone who drinks this blood will become mad..]
* * *
As time passed, the finale of the harvest festival, the drinking ceremony, began..
The blood that was filled with pots was put into crude cups and carried from place to place..
And that includes the leaders, even Jiang Xue..
The priest of today's harvest festival was Makgatha, the youngest of the five leaders..
“It's almost midnight. Everyone raise your glass.”
Zech-
Seueuugh-
Zech-
All the trolls were holding their glasses with their big hands and waiting for instructions..
Makgata smiled sinisterly and said.
“Everything is the grace of Mother Earth. Flesh, blood, plunder.”
“…….”
“Drink, now, devour every last drop of this blood and saturate the earth with more blood. That is… This is the road to Tancred. And that's the rock molar!”
“Oh oh!”
“Tancred!!”
“Mr. Tancred!”
“we are rocks!”
Suddenly…
Suddenly, suddenly…
Sigh.!
Those who do not drink blood alone but pour it out on the ground.
it was snowing.
After taking a quick glance at the leaders and the group of trolls, Snowfall quietly left the place..
Because soon, it will become a rule for the fathers..
[Members of the Stone Fang clan drink an elixir of madness..]
[After a certain period of time, the members of the Rock Tooth tribe become crazy..]
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