The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 18
Episode 18
Meanwhile, there were two men who were watching the conversation between Kang Seol and Aden.
One of them said, pointing at Snowfall, who was trying to leave.
“hey.”
“why?”
“see?”
“what?”
“That bastard over there.”
“ah! see. “The one wearing a robe?”
The man nods.
“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. Is it really possible to obtain good equipment through tricks like that?”
“I see three…”
“Where is that thing? 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 will go in.”
“What about the guild? If you have the misfortune of getting involved with a guild with a lot of people, you’ll get tired…”
“Meerkat babies are only meerkats when they gather together. Did you forget? “What kind of guy is strong in a place with no order like now?”
The most dangerous beings in places where there is no order are those who always wanted chaos.
“He’s a guy I have nothing to worry about.”
“Yeah, you’re right. But I need two more to do the work, right?”
“You can borrow two people from the guild.”
“okay.”
The two men are Seo Jin-cheol and Baek Sang-gyu.
These are people who 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 rhinos.
Just looking at their appearance gave an impression that would make you shiver.
Among those people, some like-minded people hung out with Seo Jin-cheol and Baek Sang-gyu.
This group crossed over to Kongori and killed people.
This happened in the process of targeting the equipment and money that person had.
Only the ending was different from Earth.
Since there was little interest in the personal affairs of those transferred here, no punishment or investigation was carried out.
The hunting cats, who had once chosen the easy path, never turned their eyes toward the thorny path again.
Because they thought they were the kings here.
“You go to the guild and bring them both. “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 a smile whose meaning was unknown.
* * *
“Can’t I go if I don’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 anxious.
A day or a few days.
Another 15 days, a month, etc.
Each adventure takes its own time.
Nowadays, it is rare to see people rushing in like a herd of buffaloes 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, Kang Seol was able to approach the situation with a much more relaxed mindset than the others.
At least he knew the path to hell he was heading towards.
“You can’t die! Understand?”
“Don’t be so lucky!”
“See you here again. huh?”
The prisoners, who cried and cried and made a fuss like separated lovers, were soon engulfed in a halo of light.
Jiyiing –
The bodies of the transferees, including Kangseol, were sent to their respective adventure locations.
[The next adventure begins.]
[The third adventure begins.]
[Adventure 3. Novira Transport Escort]
Adventure 3. ‘Novira Transport Escort’
In the south of the eternal world of Pandea, there are various 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 encounter them, there won’t be much trouble, but if you do, the situation won’t be that easy.
Objective: Escort the carriage to Novira. As the number of groups and wagons decreases, the reward decreases.
Current remaining time 「71:59」
‘3 days. ‘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 came right on time.”
Snowfall’s gaze turned further away.
Four people with grim looks were there, looking at the snowfall.
‘Is it him?’
A man who was secretly spying on him at the association.
He didn’t know how, but people who seemed to be in the same group joined him and came looking for him.
“These are the friends who will do this together. The four of us are a group, so please don’t curse behind our backs. “Because everything gets caught.”
“…All right.”
Baek Sang-gyu studied the snow like a shark and blurted out a word.
“It’s called Pak-sang. “Please take care of me while I go.”
Baek Sang-gyu uses his nickname instead of his name.
In fact, transferees used to say nicknames instead of names.
“This is Snowman.”
“Be long. Anyway, let’s go quietly and not cause any trouble.”
– Looks like you’re going to cause the most trouble
– Wow, this is going to be tough haha If DainQ gets into politics, it’s over!
– Look at the kids’ faces, they don’t seem to have less than 3 criminal records.
After exchanging words with them, Kang Seol listened to Aden’s story together.
“Actually, it was said to be an escort mission, but you are in reserve.”
“…what?”
“Spare?”
Except for Kang Seol, others questioned Aden’s words. Arden smiled sheepishly and answered.
“There are already enough guards, but there’s no rule that says things go as planned, right? That’s why we hired a little more than the original number.”
“Then what about us?”
“You can just 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.
“Is this complete bullshit? Somehow, I recognized that bastard from the moment he chose his own adventure. “Are you trying to monopolize these harmless adventures?”
“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 the three ribbons in the middle. “I rarely call you unless it’s meal time, so you should at least take a nap.”
“Wow… welfare is amazing.”
After Aden left, Baek Sang-gyu looked at Kang Seol and pointed to the carriage behind him with his thumb.
“Go in. “We will become friends quickly in three days.”
“….”
Snowfall followed them into the carriage without saying a word.
The carriage departed shortly afterwards.
While being transported in the carriage, Snowfall looked at the surrounding situation.
‘I don’t know what these wanderers’ purpose is, but they’ve got me.’
I felt a sense of rejection in their speech, behavior, and gaze.
For someone who speaks loudly, he seems quite cautious.
Moreover, coincidentally, the man who had been staring at him in the association had joined the same adventure, so of course he was suspicious.
‘Are you 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 fellow horses.
Their actions were similar in that they were harmful to the party, but their goals and directions were very different.
The purpose of the Troll was to pursue unusual 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 cannot 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 there was no need for them.
‘Anyway, they are stupid people. ‘What kind of adventure did you think this was?’
Jumping into an adventure without any information means you’re either strong enough not to care about such things, or you’re not thoughtful enough.
‘I think it’s probably the latter… I’m sure I’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 around.
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 like 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, as if they remembered the snowfall, they turned their heads and asked a question.
“By the way, what is your job?”
“job?”
“You got one job after moving here. “What is your job?”
“I am a summoner.”
“under! haha! “Have you ever had a boring job like that?”
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… Stop it. “It would be embarrassing.”
“Oh, what’s wrong! If a man comes to this land of opportunity, he should have big dreams. How cool is your fist, spear, sword, or whatever? So, I don’t like 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 he dead?
– Snowman: Haha, that’s right. I think I need a summoner buff.
– Why are they laughing so hard? Jamad or Karuna should get up and do a sword dance, right?
– 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 again.
“So, have you joined a guild?”
“I don’t belong anywhere yet.”
“what?”
Smiles naturally appeared on the lips of four people, including Baek Sang-gyu and Seo Jin-cheol.
Unknowingly, they were relieved to hear that Kang Seol had no one behind him.
“Still, people have to have somewhere 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 let Kang Seol go 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.
‘Then that means there’s a high probability that it will happen this time too. No, probably and almost certainly there will be trouble.’
Because it was an adventure designed that way from the beginning.
“Hey guys, let’s come out and have a drink!”
“alcohol? “Alcohol?”
“Luckily, we’re leaving without any problems, so let’s have a drink among ourselves without having to wait.”
“Is this place really the worst?”
Baek Sang-gyu’s group got off the carriage and approached the camp set up around the stopped carriage. Snowfall followed them and approached there.
Quite a few people sat around, eating meat and drinking.
“Now, this is a hot drink, so drink it all in one go. “I will kill you.”
A glass of wine was passed around to everyone.
Kang Seol stared at his glass of wine.
[Perception activates.]
[Detects a strange smell in the alcohol.]
Kang Seol naturally turned his head and pretended to take a gulp of the alcohol.
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.”
“Looking at this place now, it’s worth living here. “There are things like this.”
Baek Sang-gyu and his group had already had one drink and were getting their next drink.
‘Aden will soon bring up the story.’
As Snowfall predicted, Aden must have decided that the atmosphere was ripe and made a strange suggestion.
“what? “Would you like to stop by somewhere else before going to Novira?”
“What can I do about such a decision? Instead, we will triple your allowance.”
“Three three times? “Then how much is it?”
“Each person takes 600 gold coins. “How is it?”
600 gold coins for such a simple mission.
If you think about it even a little, you will realize that something is strange, but Baek Sang-gyu and his group nodded as if their judgment was clouded.
“good!”
“ha ha ha! Good, good. And as for where we are headed….”
That was then.
Snowfall hurriedly shouted.
“Bow!”
“what?”
Push shoo shoo shoot!
Dozens of arrows were fired at the wagon train.
Phew!
Sigh!
“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuiluch wasss….”
“uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!”
A message appeared in Kangseol’s vision.
[The main content of ‘Novira Transport Escort’ is changed.]
[‘Novira Transport Escort’ is changed to ‘The carriage runs.’]