Chapter.1 Oh, happy day! (7)
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I walked with a limp, relying on a cane, for about two hours.
The forest path was not well-maintained and had many rocks and tree roots, so I couldn’t relax even for a moment. If I trip on that and fall, I’ll break another arm or leg, so from then on I’ll have no choice but to crawl.
My body already had to walk briskly, but with the injury, even walking a short distance took a lot of stamina.
“No matter how much you think about it, real mode is outside the scope of a game…”
Isn’t the essence of games to be enjoyed in the first place? It was so hot that I was dying, but my physical condition was so bad that I was drenched in cold sweat. The headache and irritability were getting worse and worse, to the point where I couldn’t think about anything else. I couldn’t find anything that matched the word ‘fun’ anywhere in this situation.
“It reminds me of the old days!”
7 years ago. When I was drafted with my father right after the outbreak of World War III, our first march was exactly like this.
After arriving at the end of the forest, I decided to sit down on a tree stump for a while to rest and organize the status window.
“Name… My name is… Let’s just call it Professor.”
Tiring-!
[Information update / Name: Professor / Last name: Unknown]
As soon as the name was revealed, the word Professor appeared in the name section that was displayed as ??? in the status window.
“Let’s see…. It’s a split fan-shaped broadleaf tree, right? In World 3, where was this tree growing?”
– Speed Wagon: All of northern Rodrik / part of the upper Aplan Valley / all west of the Blue Line.
– Jokass: Isn’t that wintering plant under your feet? West of the blue line, things like winter plants cannot grow due to dragon veins.
– Soy Sauce Gay Bar: Just looking at it, it’s not a plateau, so it’s probably not the Aplan Valley.
“Okay, thank you. First of all, the starter is Roderick Bukbu.”
Tiring-!
[Information update: Region / Roderick North /]
GG is an 11-year old game and is a solo play game. Because the world changes rapidly even with the player’s small actions, a perfect strategy has not been created, but the
general idea of where to go and what events will occur has already been shared through the community for a long time.
I’m a World 2 player, so I don’t have that much information about World 3, but our viewers are different, right? It’s like playing a game with dozens of other people.
First, we obtained approximate local information through the help of viewers. For more than this, you will need to get a map from the village.
Next, I held the stick I was carrying in my hand vertically and calculated the direction in which the sun was rising and the direction the stick’s shadow was facing.
“Umm… I guess… it’s around 17:00?”
Tiring-!
[Information update – Time: 5 PM (estimated)]
“Oh, this also works in World 3?”
This is a method I often used to check the time in World 2, but fortunately it seems to work in World 3 as well.
This solves the problem of time. It is impossible to tell the exact time with this simple sundial. What if I had Astronomy Lv.3?
“Whew. I could see the castle walls earlier, but why is it so difficult to get there? At first glance, it seems like we’re almost there…. A black eagle and a shield-shaped flag…. Among the cities in northern Roderick, is there a city that uses that kind of family seal….. Turan? “Is that Turan?”
– Speed Wagon: Correct answer. To begin with, the only area near the area is Turan Moludic Castle Pelas.
“Moludic…what? Isn’t this a worldview that’s been around 70 years since World 2? From what I remember, Turan Pelas was a city located next to Gideon? “Can a city disappear in 70 years?”
– Jokass: The name can be changed. Gideon was involved in a socialist movement or something, but was trampled on by Roderick III and relegated to kingdom status. Moludic Castle is where Gideon was originally located. As it changed into a kingdom, the lord changed and the name also changed.
“Ah, that. I knew they would do that. “I thought it tasted red right from World 2.”
Tduduk wuduk!
[Status – Right wrist: Sprain [Recovering (contaminated bandage + splint (88%))]
When I looked at the status window, it was surprising that my wrist had improved a lot. When I slightly turned my wrist, it felt a little foreign, but I could move it sufficiently.
‘Is the absolute amount of recovery that needs to be low because the maximum durability is low?’
First of all, it’s a good thing. If my body, which is so soft that it breaks easily no matter what I do, takes a long time to recover, I would have been lying in the hospital bed longer than I could be active
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Jikkeun!
“Ahh! Oh, this really moves!” I
still had some physical problems, but I got used to it after moving around for about two hours. You can just move as if you were wearing extremely expensive and thin clothes. After playing some games, I started to feel better than the glass body. I could feel in real time that there was a serious problem.
“Gange….. Did you plant some kind of bomb on me?”
– Soy Sauce Gay Bar: Hahahahaha. What is this? The number 2 ranked player also raised 30 characters in a month. It’s an SSS-level trait that can make you snarky in minutes!
The professor chewed and swallowed his anger at the guy laughing through the chat. You have to hold back. If you don’t, it’ll get worse…
Sigh!
“Fuck.” !”
The identity of the bomb was mental breakdown, a characteristic added by Soy Sauce Gay Bar at the end.
[Mental breakdown]: You are timid and are always busy looking around. You are nervous because every sensation you receive feels negative. I don’t know what to do.
Sensitivity +1 Crisis detection +1 Concentration -3
After experiencing it myself for about two hours, the description of the skill has improved a bit. The explanation behind it is what I’m feeling right now, so… I got the stats, right
? It may not be just an information update, but the fact that the skill description has become accurate enough to even display the stats… means that you are receiving the effects of the characteristic. Well, apart from mental breakdown, the more you think, the less you can concentrate, is it sensitive? Sensing a crisis? ‘Why is this displayed?’
GG’s status window only displays facts that I know or have experienced. In other words, what is displayed in the status window is facts that I have experienced or know in some way. But sensitivity and crisis detection appeared at the same time?
Creepy-!
A chill ran down my spine. The headache stabbing your head is no longer just a pain, it feels like you are being stabbed with an awl from a specific direction…
‘Back!’
Green onions!
Kwazijic!
At that moment, my legs moved faster than I thought due to the sense of crisis that crept into my head. As I moved my uncomfortable legs and threw myself forward, I heard the sound of the stump I was sitting on being hit by something and shattering.
When I turned my head, I saw a rock as tall as I had fallen where I was sitting.
thud! thud!
And then the sound of heavy footsteps followed.
“People…. small people…. small? big? No, the big one is Notum. Small things are people. Uh oh… little big person?”
He was huge and seemed to be over 3 meters tall, but his speech was slurred. The owner of the rock that almost crushed me was a plains troll.
‘Damn it, I’m not sure if I can run away even if my legs are fine…’
Plains trolls are a bit thin compared to other troll species that have a lot of flesh and muscle. Although his strength is lower, his running speed is twice as fast. I can never run away in my current state.
– Highway Nacho Man: It’s clear from the beginning.
– Soy Sauce Gay Bar: This is Gedroits gambling.
Now that I remember it, the northern part of Roderick was mostly made up of plains and was a place where large-scale rotations often occurred. If there was a small forest in the northern part of Roderick…
‘Quest area! Shit! ‘The spot I fell into right after I started was the hunting quest area!’
Since it’s near the city, wouldn’t it be a guard quest area that feels like [catch the troll blocking passage]?
“Ugh! Damn it, it’s not even a real water balloon. If someone’s blood touches it, it’s going to leak…” My
clothes were damp, so I looked and saw that they were soaked with blood again. He probably got hurt somewhere when he fell forward while dodging.
“Krk …. Hey …..! Sooooo! Guuu….Notum…. I can’t stand it….”
Snapping
“Oh really. I’m going to turn around.”
The troll’s eyes turned red and drool seemed to be excited when it smelled blood.
‘No answer. ‘It’s over!’
The professor closed his eyes tightly, anticipating the end.
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‘…..what?’
No matter how long he waited, the terrible pain he had expected did not come, so the professor carefully opened his eyes.
“Heungheungheung! “ Heung”
“Woooooo!”
As soon as I approached him, his big face was right in front of me, its nose wrinkling. Such quiet movements that make it hard to believe that such a large body moved.
“Khu notum. hungry. hungry. “I’m so, so hungry.”
‘I know that just by looking at it, man!’
Red bloodshot eyes. A nose that constantly flutters and smells blood. At the same time, the mouth is drooling like a waterfall.
At a glance, the troll named Notum in front of me seemed to have a very, very hungry appetite. What’s surprising is that even in that state, he didn’t even touch a bleeding injured human being in front of him. There is something. There’s something… there’s still room for me to survive!
I don’t know what it is, but it’s probably related to what this troll is saying right now.
The professor decided to cling to a glimmer of hope.
“Are you hungry?”
“Geuuu. hungry. human. late. “One, two, three, four, it’s late.”
‘Are you sure. It becomes a conversation. ‘This guy has a high level of intelligence!’
Trolls are a unique species that is classified as both a monster and a sub-race. In most cases, instinct overpowers reason, so they are treated as monsters, but near the southern great forests, there are said to be tribes of trolls who form their own unique culture and trade with humans.
‘Wait a minute, now that you think about it, you’re not just smart, you’re ridiculously smart for a troll, right? ‘You’re speaking human language!’
I had forgotten about it because I was thinking about dying, but trolls can’t speak human language. At most, the only thing you can do is shout “Woo-o-o-o-o-o” or say a couple of words in an unintelligible language.
However, this guy clearly expressed his intentions, and even though he was starving to the point of bloodshot blood, he endured it without eating me, and even has a name, Notum. This means that this troll has been manipulated by people before and has received enough training to be able to communicate.
“Uh oh… I can’t stand it anymore. “Human little big human!”
“Uh…huh?”
“Tell me. “Are you the one sent by the Iron Man?”
“huh?”
“Say no. Notum is hungry. I can’t stand it. no? “No, right?”
As if his instincts had reached their limit, Notum’s hand was getting closer and closer to me. There is no time. You have to say something to make him stop. When I realized that I was truly on the verge of death, my survival instinct began to thrash my brain and my thoughts began to tangle.
‘Think…. Think! For trolls, appetite is stronger than the desire to reproduce. Notum suppressed his appetite and waited for someone. Who is it? Iron man. They called me a little big man, but I can’t tell people’s faces apart. Appearance or degree of distinction. Iron man. A human wearing armor. article? Did you meet the knight? I met a knight and survived? It would be correct to see him as a guy who was released and raised there. One two three four it’s late. This means I waited 4 days. I was hungry, but I waited. This means that I knew that I could fill my stomach if I waited.
conclusion. The knights provided food to Notum on a regular basis, and after the supply stopped four days ago, Notum was desperately waiting for people to enter its territory. Waiting for food.
“Now sleep!!!”
“Guh?”
“Iron man! “I came here because the iron man sent me!!!”
So, there is one thing you need to do to live here. Living up to Notum’s expectations. Pretend to be the sender from the ‘Iron Man’!
“Woo Woo Woo ….”
The large hand, which was bumped into rafts and head oil, slowly retreats. The moment the sour stench goes away and clean air enters your lungs, you think, ‘I’m alive!’ A thought suddenly came into my head.
‘When I said, ‘Say he’s not an iron man,’ I guess he meant that he couldn’t take it anymore, so he wanted it to be someone who had nothing to do with the article. I couldn’t give up my cannibalistic habit. ‘He’s not completely raised by humans.’
Coo!
Notum seemed conflicted for a moment and then sat down on the spot. A very unhappy and dissatisfied expression. However, it is a clear expression that there is no intention to catch and eat it.
Notum sat down and said angrily, as if he completely believed that I was the one sent by the ‘Iron Man’.
“Notum promised. I live here. People don’t eat. “When iron men come to me, I eat what they give me.”
“So…me?”
Coo!
“It was! Phew! however! Notum’s stomach is empty! “I couldn’t put the words one, two, three, four in my stomach!”
also. I don’t know why, but there was some kind of deal with that knight called ‘Iron Man’.
It seemed to be part of a quest that was a bit bigger than expected. And I ended up in the middle of a quest area where I had to proceed step by step according to the order. In GG, the world is not built around the player, but rather the player is dropped into a completed world. This means that regardless of whether you receive the quest or not, you may accidentally get caught up in the center of the incident. That’s exactly what’s happening to me now. Shit.
Cheok!
After finishing speaking, Notum held out his hand to me with a confident stance.
“word! Give it! One Two Three Four Five!”
I was lost in thought as I looked at Notum’s muscular forearms with the soup dripping down them. Now, I need to speak carefully here. What can I say to survive in front of hungry trolls who are expecting a late meal?
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