Chapter 297 – Reverberation of Flowers

ㅡWung Sung Woong Sung.

As always, the morning adventurer’s guild was as fucking noisy as a pig slaughterhouse with slaughter machines running. No, an abandoned nest full of baby birds on the brink of starvation would be more appropriate. Anyway, it will be the same in that they yearn for life and scream.

“Yes, Copson. Any news?”
“Hmm… It seems there is a story floating around.”

As usual, I was out looking for work and bumped into Copson.

I think it’s the first time I’ve seen it since defeating the Winter Spirit. Looking at her complexion of her, it seemed that she had been doing very well for a while, so I decided not to ask her regards her.

“What are you talking about?”

I’m sorry for always getting information, so I’ve been drinking beer and snacks since the morning. ㅡ Tak. Copson, who drank beer at once, burped and said:

“Isn’t it spring in earnest now?”
“It could be said that it will be summer soon.”

As the weather warmed up, it felt like time passed faster.

Digging up the rotten earth, life awakens. The green forest, which had already been restored at a rapid pace, was very dense. It seems that even the monsters that have woken up from hibernation crave blood and are especially rampant.

As the commercial districts that had been blocked all winter began to break through in earnest, the merchant corps began to move, and hungry monsters raided more often.

As a result, escort quests increased.

Well, that kind of structure.

It was judged that more than half of the adventurers who were squealing right now were aiming for such a request and appealing themselves.

ㅡ Jilgeungjilgeung.

I chewed on a piece of beef jerky and waited for Copson to speak. Winter has passed roughly, and spring is also passing smoothly.

I want summer to come soon.

“There’s a place where the forest is getting a little abnormally dense.”
“Because it’s that kind of season. See if the plants are happy too.”
“No, it just doesn’t seem like that.”
“What?”

Copson’s face changed.

“That’s… The jungle is appearing.”

It’s something creepy face

He set the tone as if telling a ghost story that was out of season and irrationally stuffed jerky into his mouth as he spoke.

“Jungle?”
“Yes. It’s a jungle.”
“What jungle?”

From what you’re saying, it seems that there are areas where plants grow a little faster… I don’t think that’s something to talk about while setting the mood.

What is it?

“Normally there is no jungle right around this city. Why didn’t we go to the dungeon with Sister Elise before?”
“Ah, come to think of it, there was a time when I went through the jungle.”
“That’s it.”

Ossuary Orcota Catacombs.

It was a place that took about a day by carriage. Upon arriving at the time, she remembered that she had been making her way through the jungle and found a dungeon.

It’s already a story about last spring, so it’s a story from almost a year ago.

Time goes so fast.

“The nearest jungle area is about there. It’s nowhere near here.”
“So what’s the conclusion?”
“Well, I guess we still need to find out more… I guess it’s a natural anomaly.”

Anomaly?

“The jungle is widening.”

His attention was more than that of a poacher.

Wouldn’t it be possible to grow more if the plants are in a good mood. Plants were a fanatical race that grew better when classical music was played.

Well, I don’t think it’s a big deal for a serious talk. However, since he changed his attitude like this serious, he was interested in it.

“So, jungle zones are appearing. This doesn’t make sense. It’s abnormal. Is that what you mean?”
“That’s right. Now I understand.”

Copson, who naturally ordered more snacks, changed his posture. He’s kind of arrogant-looking stance, so he made me copy it too.

We toasted arrogantly.

“Hmm… To be honest, I don’t feel that suspicious.”
“Me too. It just feels a little strange… Just saying that there seems to be a lot of talk like that among adventurers right now.”
“As expected, the information power is good.”
Hehe, isn’t knowledge power?”

It’s a jungle though.

Certainly, if there was a jungle, there would be many things that would make money. I think it’s a good thing rather than an anomaly.

“I don’t think it’s a big deal, though.”

Drinking beer, he continued as if explaining further.

“Well, doesn’t everything have a cause? When the seed is planted and it rains, the grain grows. The farmer reaps it, continues his life, and sows it again later. If you see something strange, it’s I think there must be some strange cause.”

Copson, who had completely lost his temper, began to say something nice, but he honestly couldn’t get it into his head. Originally, drunken men say strange things and bluff.

“So I mean… Hehe! Strange things have happened, so there must be strange causes.Hehe. Strange causes, doesn’t it smell like money?”
“Yeah, you’re right. Drink some water, water.”

He handed a glass of water to Copson, who had been hiccuping since morning. He swallowed it fiercely and muttered while banging his forehead on the table.

“This is my prediction… Hehe! Maybe if it’s a real anomaly, the wizards will start to show interest… Then that’s when it’ll be an opportunity to make money… Hehe…! It must be … Uhh, barbarian, what are you doing…!”

It was like a dog.

I helped Copson and brought him to the inn where he was staying. You’re such a fucking bastard… But let’s remember the jungle story.

Anyway, on this day, I drank and went back to the dorm while chatting about that with Copson.

After that, with Winia and Cloudy, he spent days poking around to collect magical plants that are said to grow only in spring.

Perhaps it was because he was accompanied by a wizard, but this was also quite profitable.

Winia didn’t hit her with simple experience like me, but she knew exactly where she was from and her habits her, and she knew how to find the best point with experience.

“Hmm… What is this?”

Cloudy asked Winia, who was pulling out a mean-looking mushroom and a brutal-looking orange orchid with her gloved hands.

“Gwangcheol Mushroom. If you properly process the poison, you can use it as a material to make a mana potion.”
“Then what about this?”
“Jasacheonjukcho? Maybe an aphrodisiac? Oh, sister. Let’s pack a lot of those.”
“Whoops. Then.”

It feels like time to explore nature in another world.

Cloudy, who shows an inquisitive attitude to anything outside the desert, sticks right next to Winia and acquires knowledge about spring plants.

I also studied poisonous plants and medicinal herbs while listening to the explanation eagerly next to him. I can’t remember everything, but it was a good time to earn money and build knowledge.

“More than that, why are you so interested in stamina?”
“Academic curiosity.”
“I want to see Kat’s ferocity.”

Even if it’s not a stamina pill, if you ask for it, you can always show the image of Kim Katt, the king of bed. In that way, he climbed the mountain, gathered money-worthy materials, and smashed the heads of the monsters he encountered.

ㅡ Techaaaaa!!!!

Spring is a cruel season.

The monsters of this period are fearless. Seeing the gremlin family taking the lead without knowing the subject matter, unbelievable anger soared in my heart.

ㅡPapapapat!

I immediately made full use of taekwondo and grabbed the biggest gremlin with both hands. He said ‘Techaaaaa!!’ He shook his limbs wildly while making a distinctive cry.

“I won’t forgive you!”

Immediately, he hit the guy he had lifted over his head with all his might.

ㅡGujaak!

The gremlin collided with the ground and died with a bizarre agony. Cloudy laughed at the sight, and Winia sighed.

At the same time enjoying collecting and destroying, he spends time roasting and eating beast-like monsters he has properly hunted.

One day when I was spending extremely peaceful days like that.

—-Copson’s words came true.

“Barbarian. Let’s see.”
“It’s a fucking jungle.”
“It’s a fucking jungle.”

At this point, the story began to flow naturally into my ears. Spring wasn’t over yet, but abnormally grown plants formed the jungle.

It is a wonderful sight.

“Do you understand what I said then?”
“It seems to be like that.”

Early in the morning, I headed to the guild alone and met Copson, so I made an impromptu search decision and came out of the gate.

I didn’t know because I didn’t go to the gate this way, but looking at it like this, it really looked like a ‘jungle’, not a ‘forest’.

Even in mid-summer, when the mountains are at their most dense, greenery does not grow to this extent. I felt the obvious abnormality in the bizarre growth of vines and huge bushes.

ㅡ woogle woogle.

A group of armed adventurers nearby were also entering the jungle, cutting down the bushes that had grown taller than they were, one by one, as if they were going to explore.

There were wizards who came out to investigate, and there were also those who looked like the lord’s privates. Apparently, as Copson said, an abnormal phenomenon has occurred, so it seems that he has come to investigate.

“Umm, let’s go inside.”
“Seeing this in front of me, I’m fucking nervous. Can this be done with just the two of you?”

I came here to have a look at it, but it’s bigger than I thought. And the constant grotesque sounds made it feel like the jungle was growing even at this moment.

“I think you can just look around and come out. Shouldn’t you do a minimum search to find out if there’s anything worthwhile? Take a look around today, and if you feel like it, then you can organize a party properly.”
“Let’s do it. Then let’s go. Shouldn’t we be scared?”

There was nothing wrong with his words his, so he drew his sword and entered the jungle.

Of course, I don’t intend to go too deep.

Let’s take a quick look at the introductory part and then go back.

“Barbarian. Do you remember what I said the other day? Phenomena have causes.”
“Yeah. It was. It was a pretty cool word for a drunkard.”
“No, drunkenness! That’s my philosophy!”

—Suddenly.

Unknown green upright vines have grown all the way over my head. It is a knife rather than a long sword. I made my own path while cutting moderately with a knife.

Hehe. You said something like philosophy and fell asleep. Did you even have a religion?”
“Actually, it’s a word I came up with to seduce even a woman.”

Copson also busily cut down bushes and vines to make the road. It’s quite unpleasant that the floor feels a little muddy… It’s a real jungle.

“Hey. Copson, by the way, this mountain range wasn’t originally this much of a jungle, right?”
“Isn’t that what you’re saying is weird?”
“Hmm… It certainly doesn’t make sense to grow like this in such a short period of time.”

No, thinking about it, it seems to work.

Because when I was in the army, it was more serious than this.

It was the brave plants of Gangwon-do that covered the camp even after a day. I thought that if I was careless for a moment, I would die while weeding in barrels springing up here and there.

Recalling the memory of that time, as he cut the knife, he hated the task of cutting down the bush, so his hands his tightened.

ㅡSuddenly! Awesome!

“…That’s a lot of momentum.”
“Bitch. Come quickly. It’s joint work.”
“Good!”

By joining forces with Grie Copson to clear the road, they were able to pass through the bush area. It took about 30 minutes or so to clear the road.

Just looking at this, it looks like it would be huge.

“This…”
“…Hmm.”

After through the forest area, what greeted us was the middle of a dense jungle that literally contains passing fantasy mysteries. Bizarrely grown plants and irrationally grown trees. And just the right amount of moisture… And flying bugs.

It’s such an exotic atmosphere.

To exaggerate a little, the mountain that felt like a mountain in the back of the town has turned into the Amazon. For some reason, the bushes in the back felt like a castle wall.

“Hey, Copson. Let’s gather something like magic weed while we’re inside.”
“That would be nice.”

We agreed to explore and farm lightly and proceeded through the jungle.

Let’s not go too far.