Chapter 432 – The Holy Sword and the Arena (4)

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Satisfy your adventurous spirit while exploring the depths of the dungeon and aim for a quick fortune. Or show off your unique abilities while facing monsters. Rough, violent, extreme, but worthy of admiration.

It was the perception or prejudice against adventurers in general.

However, the reality in the city was a little different.

Rather than satisfy the spirit of exploration, they prefer familiar places, and seek steady income rather than making a fortune. Although he deals with monsters, he does not show off his individual prowess, but rather approaches them as work and values ​​cooperation with his colleagues.

Rough and violent tendencies are excluded, and the personality with a harmonious relationship and cooperative spirit survives.

The reason why adventurers who differed from the general perception were the mainstream was because the guild wanted those types of adventurers.

What the guild ultimately wants is stability.

Stable supply and demand of magic stones, stable control over adventurers, and stable risk management for dungeons.

That’s why newbies or idiots who believe in their own strength and stretch out constantly challenge dungeons, but they fall away shortly after the guild’s subtle and secret weeding out.

Dungeons need a lot of people, but not everyone. Naturally, adventurers had no choice but to be careful about their behavior.

Because of this, Boris, the chief of the city’s guard, was quite satisfied with his position.

Thanks to the control of its own guild, compared to the number of adventurers, there weren’t many things that could be called accidents.

It’s not like there’s no need for public order as it’s a big city, but considering the risks of dungeons and adventurers, it’s enough to see it as insignificant.

It’s enough to banish the occasional idiot who causes accidents like an awl stuck in a pocket.

Of course, there was nothing that couldn’t be overlooked when shedding tears of self-reflection and expressing sincerity.

Because of this, Boris didn’t like the current situation at all.

To think that the guards would control the dungeon.

Although he had a great distance with the guild leader, Boris himself did not believe in the slightest bit that the guards could control the dungeon.

The main task of the guards is to maintain public order. It is said that he has never dealt with monsters. That such a guard would control the dungeon and defend the entrance? Is it to beat the monster with a club and a whistle?

Of course, the duties of the guards were not without defense against dungeons. The guard’s manual had information on how to defend the city and close dungeons in case of emergency.

But no one in the guard knows that. Right now, the boss, Boris, is at the level of saying ‘I think there was something like that’.

Nonetheless, Boris had to push the guild.

Although it is said to be the captain, it is a middle management position after all. A direct order from the City Management Bureau was unavoidable despite his protests.

Fortunately, Boris didn’t just have a whip.

‘The dungeon will be reorganized.’

‘Reorganization, what do you mean?’

‘When this situation is over, more people can live in the dungeon.’

‘…!’

It seemed to be roundabout, but it was not difficult to infer the meaning.

Safe zone in dungeons, increase in safe points.

Although it is named Safe Point, it does not mean that monsters do not attack. However, unlike other places in the dungeon, the environment is fixed, which means that you can build a base there. And a stronghold in a dungeon is like enormous wealth.

Boris nodded his head.

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We walked down the street

“I think we can get there in about three days or so.”

At my words, Yuri tilted her head.

“But there you are.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t I say that the Distortion overturns most environments? How could she be so sure?”

That’s because there was almost no hesitation when Lise marked the location of her target her on the map. She even prepared supplies ahead of time.

Ariel took Yuri’s words to her.

“Don’t underestimate the guild’s abilities. A dungeon is a threat, but it is also a great reward. It is a group that has monopolized such a space for hundreds of years. The level of understanding of dungeons would be far beyond ordinary adventurers like us.”

“Hmm…”

Hearing Ariel’s words, something seemed to come to mind. But I can’t remember exactly. Damn, I forgot something, what was it?

Yuri made a nonsensical noise while I rolled her head.

“I still have to walk for three days. Do we speak? Same thing? Can’t I ride it?”

“I mean, who will raise it?”

“Why? Look at the mansion, barn? Stall? There seems to be a similar warehouse.”

I’ve never seen anything like it, this guy. It looks like you’ve really been poking around.

I mean, though. It’s not that I’m not interested.

There were teleport gates at safe points throughout the dungeon, but the guards or whatnot couldn’t use them because they tackled them.

Even if you can’t ride a horse yourself, wouldn’t it be possible to reduce the time to come and go by renting a carriage? Of course, since it’s a wagon, you can only get around on flats close to the road, but where is it?

When I said this, Ariel shook his head.

“It is not that simple.”

“What are you talking about?”

Ariel crosses his arms, then frowns again. Why do you keep doing that?

“What?! What, what?!”

“Oh, no. Just.”

When I inadvertently reached out and pierced Ariel’s forehead, Ariel stepped back in surprise. He jumped up like this even though he usually shuffled around like that. Is everyday skinship different?

“You keep frowning when you talk. I did it because I was afraid it would wrinkle. Sorry. Did you feel bad?”

My last words brought Ariel to her senses her.

“Hmm. Hmm. No, it’s not that I felt bad. I was just a little surprised. Anyway, I had no idea that I had such a habit. I wish you well in the future.”

“…?”

For some reason, Ariel felt as though her forehead her was pushed forward a little more. What do you mean by asking nicely?

“Yu-Mr. Yujin… “

“Yes?”

Turning her head, Lenny was making a very funny face. The stupid look that forced her face her.

“…”

“Cut?! Yu, Mr. Yujin!”

I unknowingly pulled Lenny’s ball left and right and threw it away. Stop being silly because it’s so cute.

“Mi-sorry, my hand went away for some reason… But what’s wrong?”

“…It’s nothing.”

Lenny clutched both cheeks and died. What the hell was that just about?

“I’m not stupid, really…So, why not?”

Yuri, who was looking at us with pitiful eyes, urged Ariel to speak.

“Hmm, hmm. Okay. It was about why you can’t ride a horse in a dungeon. In fact, it’s not just words. I tried quite a lot in the dungeon.”

“Many attempts?”

“Yes.”

Ariel looked around and surveyed the scenery around her.

“Isn’t it a truly enormous land? I’m just calling it a dungeon for lack of an appropriate word, but it’s safe to say that it’s actually in a different world.”

“Hmm…”

As Ariel said.

Usually, when you think of a dungeon, you probably think of a dark cave or, at least, an underground waterway. However, mountains, the sky, and even clouds float here. Rather than a dungeon, it would be a more appropriate expression to say that they passed through a two-dimensional gate.

“If there is this much leveled land, it could be used for other purposes. Like raising livestock or farming. In conclusion, it’s not that I didn’t do it, it’s that I couldn’t do it.”

“Can not? Impossible?”

“Okay.”

Ariel frowned again. Why is this even though he just pointed it out? After all, habits aren’t so easy to fix.

– It’s okay.

“What?! Heh, heh, hmm. Thank you.”

“…”

Ariel’s expression of her did n’t ease even when I touched her. On the contrary, it feels like you are forcing your forehead to wrinkle your face even more. What does this Kamp want to do?

“Hmm, hmm. I don’t know why, but they say that the seeds and livestock brought into the dungeon can’t adapt. Just as monsters do not survive long outside of dungeons, creatures that enter from outside dungeons weaken and die even if they stay still. And they say this tendency gets worse as you go deeper into the dungeon.”

As I listened to Ariel’s words, something suddenly came to my mind.

“But there are merchants who went to Safe Point in the past. Did they drive a carriage?”

“They say traders use a special method to acclimate their horses. However, I heard that it is not all-powerful, so its lifespan is short.”

“Hehe… You know me well?”

“Because I did research to grow slime outside the dungeon. I have some knowledge about this.”

Ariel shrugged at Yuri’s words. But the question still remains.

“Then why are we not okay?”

“…”

At my words, Ariel shut his mouth. The wrinkles on his forehead made him wonder if he could pick it up if he held it with his hands this time. However, the atmosphere was unusual, so I couldn’t reach out my hand this time.

“…I know. Why?”

It’s a lame answer. I thought there would be some plausible answer.

“Eh, what is it? Set the mood and make it boring.”

Yuri also said something stupid, but Ariel didn’t even look at me and started muttering.

“I never thought of it that way. How come people don’t have problems? Yes, there is a story that it was eroded by an unknown demonic energy in the depths, so it can’t be said that it doesn’t affect people… No. Rather than the dungeon itself, it was an environmental problem in the depths. Then why is there a difference between animals and humans? I haven’t heard that the more prototypical beastmen also had problems, so is it a matter of intellect? Are you saying that the intelligent body won’t be eroded by the demonic energy of the dungeon? But how do you differentiate between intelligent and non-intelligent bodies? That reference point is… “

Oh, it’s gone. This guy is completely lost in her own world.

“Yu, Eugene… “

“Then what’s wrong with that?”

Yuri suddenly jumped forward and said.

“Is that it?”

“You have that. Didn’t he tell you that he could control monsters by feeding her brother’s stuff of her?”

“Kek.”

Yuri was talking about the skill to make a familiar by feeding my semen.

“Don’t say anything terrible. I don’t want to use that skill at all.”

“But I want to ride a monster once.”

The familiar I made last time died not too long ago. And no matter how much skill she uses, a monster is a monster. I don’t want to be around very much.

“Huh… “

Yuri snorted at her as if it wasn’t funny.

We continued through the dungeon while chatting like that.