Episode 305 Village Request (3)
The situation began to change little by little as the merchant associations and merchant associations moved actively.
In the meantime, the countries that had been able to do nothing but solidify their internal affairs because of mutual difficulties were gradually coveting each other’s interests.
Now, many things have happened, such as gathering soldiers and deploying them at the border to demonstrate armed force or sending messengers to negotiate.
As the situation tightened like a drawn bowstring, money flowed into the trade market as if to encourage him.
Thanks to this, trade routes that usually had a small surplus came to a halt.
Seizing the opportunity, the lords said they were right and poured money into port development.
As the money to be spent on developing unexplored areas or villages went into trade routes, the port grew tremendously.
When the lords’ money goes into the trading port, where no investment has been made, the quick-witted upperclassmen who smell the money also help out with a big arm.
Trade items, which did not increase, gradually increased due to the power of the upper ranks.
Once the big money started to be released, the market scale expanded at a terrifying speed.
Neighboring lords have tasted the money so far.
However, I had no intention of being satisfied with just this level.
They strove to reap more profits not only from the trade routes but also from the upstream routes nearby.
Other than anyone else, the lords called the lords of the region united and focused on the trade route.
The result was an indescribable surplus.
The other kingdoms, which had no ports, gulped their saliva at the sight of it.
There were more cases of sending trade negotiators to check the liver, but just as much, the number of people who wanted to take it away also increased.
Thanks to this, a war of nerves broke out between the country trying to protect the money line and the country trying to take it away.
Kingdoms with power conceived to seize it semi-forcibly by force, while kingdoms without power entered into alliances with each other.
As Iriel was worried, the current time, which had been peaceful until now, was changing little by little.
* * *
Even in an orc village, there are orcs patrolling.
There were more than fifty orc colonies in the mountains above the village.
Of course, there are just as many patrolling orcs and they patrol more widely.
Orcs weren’t very bright at night, so they were often mistaken for that.
Rustling—
An orc who was patrolling as usual, holding a piece of meat he had taken from the village in one hand, alerted himself to a sound coming from the side of the bush and approached.
“Chwii profit?”
The orc erased his own presence, but it was useless because of his distinctive nasal sound.
Crouching down, he carefully approached and inspected the bush, but there was nothing there.
I was going on my way, sweeping my heart, but I heard a sound in front of me again.
Swoop—
then the orc heads back to the bush.
In his hand, he was carrying a stick that was just the right size for him.
I was thinking of scolding what kind of guy that came out of the boat was wandering around in front of the orc village.
As I looked down majestically with a majestic expression that would make me proud, a hand approached me from the darkness.
There was no bird to scream.
The orc was dragged away without even screaming.
Even more secluded in the bush.
They were taken to a shady place where there were no grass insects, let alone orcs on patrol.
I didn’t know why, but I was wiggling my big eyes, but the club started steaming right away.
Baka-! Fuck!
“Chwiiik!”
Poo-!
The steam was bitter.
Pick a place where you didn’t hit, hit it, and if you try to run away, Ye’s hand catches you again.
What kind of madman would assault an orc in front of an orc village?
I tried to look at the opponent, but it was covered in darkness and I couldn’t even see the form.
The only thing the orc could tell was the thick goblin smell from the club.
With each blow from the club, his hatred for the goblins grew.
‘Chwiiik……! I won’t let you go…!’
The orc, who was known for his toughness, was beaten to death that day.
* * *
Throwing the orcs into the bushes near the village, they wiped off their sweat.
Ted said worriedly as he sipped water in succession to see if he was thirsty.
“Whew… Do I really have to go this far?”
The orc was beaten so much that he felt sorry for him watching.
Of course, the ringleader of the conspiracy was Ray.
he shook his head
“There is no way if you don’t do this. Trust me.”
“My heart is troubled. I don’t know if it’s fighting and killing them, but to kidnap them and hit them with clubs… It’s like…”
It’s like a bandit.
Ted, who managed to swallow his gossip for fear of damaging his adventurer’s pride, followed Ray.
The forest, stained with darkness, was literally invisible.
But, like a ghost, he found a way and guided himself.
‘The more I look at it, the more amazing it is. Do you have some kind of magic tool?’
As soon as a tree appears in front of you, you turn around and go around the forest, erasing the traces.
It looked like a skilled hunter.
Rey, who had arrived near the Goblin Cave, held her breath and said,
“Wait here. I’ll finish it soon.”
what do you end up with?
Does it mean that you will end the life of a goblin?
Ray left only those words and hid himself in the dark.
The club in his hand was wrapped in the skin of an orc he had beaten earlier.
As soon as he disappeared, a small scream seemed to come from a corner.
Ted closed his eyes and paid his respects to the goblin.
* * *
Back in town, all scratched and haggard, Sonya and Kate were preparing food with the townsfolk.
They looked at Ted and Ray and waved.
“Come on. How was the orc?”
As he hit the orc mercilessly with a club, he passed through his mind, but Ted shook his head to clear the thought.
“It ended without incident.”
“That is fortunate. You must be hungry. Drink this. It will warm you up.”
“thanks.”
Kate approached Ray and asked anxiously.
“…are you really okay? Fifty silver coins would not be a small amount of money…”
He took the village’s nutritional status into consideration and loosened the silver coins a little.
Compared to the amount of money he had, it was nothing but hemostasis, but in the eyes of adventurers, silver coins were not so easy to solve.
It’s too much money to give generously.
Rei accepted the thin porridge and smiled.
“It doesn’t matter because it’s money saved to save people. Besides, I can’t let you eat it like this.”
The smile that you sneak up on is really clear and easygoing.
Although it was hard to see because he was wearing a mask, I could tell by feeling that it was an unpretentious smile.
Kate’s eyes softened slightly.
“…you are so nice.”
“I did come across as a little nicer.”
“Huh-huh…”
She, who hadn’t even seen her expression yet, gave a small smile.
Seeing this, Ted almost spewed out the porridge he was eating.
The corner of his mouth went up slightly when he beat the orcs and goblins.
But are you really good?
Apparently, Kate seemed to have very few people, even if she didn’t have eyes for people.
Before they knew it, Sonya, who had brought her share, joined them.
“So what exactly did the orcs do?”
Ted opens his mouth at her request for a detailed explanation.
“I provoked the orc with a club wrapped in goblin cloth.”
The meaning of beating Ted to death was refined into stimulation.
“There’s no way things will go well this once, but if it happens several times as Ray said, even the orcs will start to be wary. The important thing here is to make the orc think that the person who hit him is a goblin. For goblins, of course, the opposite.”
said Sonya, putting her index finger to her lips.
“…That’s true… but isn’t it bad to be vigilant? Rather, it will be difficult to follow the plan.”
“If that side is wary, we should touch the goblin side this time. When the alertness and tension between the two monsters is extremely high, it creates an opportunity for a battle to occur.”
“Hmm… it would be nice if that worked out the way I thought. First of all, we’ll be waiting in the village.”
“okay. Don’t forget to smoke if anything happens.”
Sonya and Kate are the defenders of the town.
There will probably be some monsters that get lost and come down to the village when the battle takes place.
With the safety of the village as their top priority, they placed more than half of the party’s forces in the village.
Even the village headman seemed relieved by that.
With the remaining members, Ted and Ray are responsible for increasing the vigilance of goblins and orcs.
Ray thought that alone would cut off more than half of their forces.
If a relationship of only checking each other becomes hostile, a battle will undoubtedly break out.
It was the beginning of the Chado Murder he was aiming for.
* * *
Little by little movement occurred in the Orc colony.
The number of orcs patrolling increased as the number of wounded orcs increased one by one.
Well, it’s still a lot, but at least a few more have been added.
After catching orcs for several days (?), their nerves were sharpened.
Now, the slightest sound from the bush is enough to send an ax flying.
At that point, Ray and Ted no longer walked toward the orc settlement.
Now they are targeting goblins.
Unlike orcs, who often moved alone, goblins always moved in groups of two or three.
Wearing leather clothes made by killing several orcs and wearing masks that copied their faces, he mercilessly beat the goblins with a club.
I also forgot to snort.
Ray blew out a lively snort.
“Chuiiik! Goblin looks delicious.”
The goblin who wanted to live screamed with all his might when he heard the sound of swallowing as if he was really thinking about eating.
“Keeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”
When a scream is heard, a group of goblins rushes.
Ray and Ted exchanged glances and hurriedly pulled away.
“Keeek?”
The goblins, who had been looking around to see the situation, looked somewhere.
By the time they came, the smell of orcs had already spread around them.
Ray and Ted are also oak hides that frowned.
The smell was, of course, well absorbed.
The goblins’ eyes were bloody.
They clearly remembered the two orcs running away.
