Episode 27-Ordeal (7)
‘What are you doing?’
There wasn’t really much to expect from them. Because I was too distracted to think about such things until now. At first, I just enjoyed playing with them, but after that, I thought their work was directly related to my life, so I took it seriously.
But when I saw what they were doing the next day, I became interested. Tribal leader Varun, who has arrived in the village with the newly joined tribe members, has called everyone and is preparing something.
After going through the portal, the daily resource gathering has stopped for a while.
“—, –.”
The atmosphere is quite serious. With the villagers buzzing, Varun was preparing something that looked like a ritual in a solemn manner.
They made something like an altar, placed loot on it, and then worked hard on something. The other residents also joined in and bowed, etc… I seemed to roughly understand what they were trying to do.
[File Transfer: 2000P]
“???”
The variable was that the master program responded together while the residents were performing their own rituals.
The Master Program recommended a program to me, who was absentmindedly watching the residents go through the victory ceremony.
It is a type of program used to transfer various files. It is a basic function rather than an individual program.
Now they are telling me to pay money to activate it.
I’ve been testing and looking at all kinds of programs, but I can’t believe that even such a basic function can be activated.
‘Wait, no way.’
But my frowning face soon cleared up. Because until now, the Master Program has not recommended a program without any reason. Transferring files means moving files.
I wasn’t sure what I was moving, but I decided it was worth a try.
[Activate file transferer]
I had no choice but to spend a lot of points to activate the transmitter. And what the transmitter running in that state was pointing at was none other than various trophies on the altar.
[Pure gold ring] [Steel sword] [Mazor’s skin]…
The loot floated onto the transmitter in the form of a file. Of course, the send button is also activated.
If I click this transfer button, where will the loot be sent?
From Noble mtl dot com
“–! —-!!”
“—…”
The residents on the screen who were performing the ritual were startled and started shaking all at once. The same was true for Varun, who skillfully led the ancestral rites as if he knew something.
His wide eyes clearly show how surprised he was when he saw the gold ring that floated into the sky and disappeared along with the light.
But I was just as surprised. I was so shocked that I couldn’t breathe for a moment.
“This…”
With my voice shaking, I held the gold ring sticking out of the monitor and burst into laughter.
The file I selected and transferred was a gold ring among other loot. I didn’t really want anything like animal skin or a steel sword, and it was difficult to kill them.
But no matter what, I never thought this would really be delivered to me. This is my first time seeing a gold ring since my first stone ring at my parents’ house.
When I saw this gold piece, the thought that came to mind was, of course, I could take it and sell it.
‘Are other items impossible?’
First, I put down the gold ring and turned my attention back to the cheering residents. Looking at Varun, who is shouting as if giving a speech to the residents, it seems that the fact that I accepted a portion of the loot they offered helped him. Well, the new residents who joined don’t know about my existence yet.
In the meantime, I looked at other items visible on the desktop, but there was nothing registered in the file transfer device. It seems that their act of performing ancestral rites is a kind of trigger that activates the transmitter.
‘Aren’t you misunderstanding?’
Seeing their enthusiastic reactions struck me. As a small citizen of this era, I don’t think it’s wrong to show off money and like it, but I think it was too blatant that they only brought gold jewelry, leaving the other loot they had carefully prepared.
-Can I come visit you now?
Of course, it’s probably irrelevant right now.
I picked up my phone and sent a text. He contacted his cousin, who was helping his father run a gold and silver store in a shopping center a little away. Since it is not something stolen from someone else and is not something that existed in this world in the first place, there is no need for anyone to report it. As long as you mention the source carefully, there will be no suspicion.
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“I honestly didn’t believe it when I heard the story, but it was true.”
“Actually, I never thought I would prove it this way. “I never thought he would take it himself.”
While he was away to test whether he could really dispose of the gold ring he had acquired.
After completing the ancestral rites, Varun and the residents also cleared the place with bewildered expressions. In the process, Varun laughed at the words of the new resident.
The reason for insisting on ancestral rites was to unite the residents and show sincerity to the spirit that rules this place. I guess they didn’t expect that they would actually take the items offered as sacrifices.
In their eyes, the sight of the gold ring floating alone and disappearing in a flash was still good.
“Why did you only take the gold ring?”
“The other items may not be that valuable or you may not want them. I don’t know either. Actually, it doesn’t have much meaning. Goldware and such are not important to us.”
Riena questioned the fact that he only took a gold ring among the loot, but Varun decided it was not that important.
“I guess he hasn’t called you since he just returned from battle. “But I can’t leave the crops and livestock in that world alone, so I’ll go and come back for a while.”
“Your father was tired too.”
“Are you the only one who fought at the forefront? Instead of me, tell the new arrivals where to live and where to find materials.”
Varun found out exactly why he didn’t take Riena to the game world. Then he took some people with him and headed to the gate.
It was true that they were exhausted, but the resources and food obtained there were in fact the foundation of the tribe, so they could not be neglected.
“I don’t think I have the strength to go all the way to the mine. “Farmers harvest their crops, and the rest organizes supplies.”
Varun, who had moved to the block world where everything was angled, gave instructions on things to do that he was now accustomed to doing.
The various crops growing rapidly in the surrounding area, protected by strong stone walls on all sides, were a food warehouse that produced a lot of food in a small area that was incomparable to actual farmland.
“Kun, have you ever seen gold while digging your land? “I heard you’ve seen ores other than iron.”
“That’s true, but I don’t think I saw any gold. “He takes all the ores that are not iron in the first place and processes them.”
As Varun was organizing the harvested items with the others, he asked Kun, a miner, if he had seen any gold.
The intention was, of course, because of the memorial service that took place today. If it were possible to mine gold, I would dig it up and offer it up. But Kun shook his head and said he didn’t see the gold.
In the actual game, gold is not a very difficult mineral to find, but they were disappointed that they could not find gold, not knowing that quite a few elements had been adjusted in this game that had been altered due to the entry of residents.
“I can’t help it. “I have no choice but to think separately about how to prepare tribute in the future.”
“Is it absolutely necessary? “You haven’t done anything special until now.”
“It means something just because you received it. You never know. “Will he give us greater grace?”
Kun expressed doubts about whether material tribute would be effective for a man who shows transcendental abilities, but Varun cautioned that he should do everything he could.
[attack]
“Joe, Chief! Look over there!”
It was then that a variable occurred. The moment when everyone was doing their job inside the wall without going outside.
Maureen, who was standing on the wall looking around, was startled and pointed somewhere with her finger.
“…What on earth is that?”
Varun, who climbed onto the wall, broke into a cold sweat when he saw a group of enemies approaching this place from afar. So far, the only monsters they have encountered on the ground are night horses and rampaging werewolves. I only saw the rest in places like mines.
However, the monsters attacking where they were now were not werewolves. These were enemies I had never seen before.
It was one of the events that occurred not infrequently in the game, but it became a disaster that residents had to fight for once again, risking their lives.
“What should I do? “They must be coming here.”
“Surely we can get over the barrier? “Be prepared to take refuge inside a bomb shelter, just in case.”
They were nervous when they saw the approaching goblin raiders. The creatures, numbering less than twenty, had already clearly recognized the residents as their enemies.
Right now they are just monsters in the game with stupid-looking angular bodies, but the moment they get close to them, they will turn into clever predators.
‘The trials never end. Is it a reasonable price?’
Varun sighed as he hurriedly armed himself and took up his weapon.
If you get something, there is a price to pay.
As a fugitive, he even achieved victory over the marauders of the Gangseong tribe, but the price he had to pay for it was not small.
“Wouldn’t he help you?”
“It’s better not to ask for help. We should be able to solve it ourselves. “Everything we are enjoying now is thanks to His help.”
Varun aimed his bow at the approaching goblins and spoke sternly to the residents who were expecting him to help them.
“Shoot me. How can it be compared to that huge black monster!”
They were waiting on top of the wall and fired arrows the moment the goblins approached.
Their skills, which have been continuously trained and experienced in real battles not only before but also from the moment they moved here, are sharper than ever.
The moment the approaching goblins got close to their arrows, their simple, angular faces quickly and viciously contorted as if their resolution increased, and they all bared their teeth and growled before collapsing after being hit by the arrows.
“They are running away.”
“Is this really the end?”
The goblins stopped in embarrassment as several of their compatriots died at once and turned around. It wasn’t something they did as a monster in a game, but rather as a real animal.
One of the patterns of goblin attacks is that they are beaten by the player and chased away, bringing in more of their own people, but they did not know this, and even if they knew, they were not in a state to chase them down.
‘As expected, more power.’
Varun, the tribal leader, saw this and was convinced that his choice was right. This world is a very valuable place that provides resources and food. But at the same time, it is also a place where we do not yet know what dangers lurk.
Until now, due to a lack of manpower, the residents stationed here had no choice but to mobilize for various incidents, but now that Varun has secured an additional population, he has decided to slowly achieve a complete division of labor and conserve power.