Episode 81 – Encroachers (1)
“Chief. “Here he comes.”
“I’m looking forward to what you’ll say.”
The meeting took place quickly. Varun, who had arrived in advance and was waiting, chuckled when he saw a group of horses approaching from afar.
The envoys sent by Garhan looked nervous when they saw Varun already there. That was Varun’s intended response.
The appearance of Varun, holding a sparkling divine sword given by the guardian deity to subdue the enemy, wearing blue drake armor with softly sparkling blue scales, and a drake skull helmet with horns, gives off a sense of mystery and intimidation at the same time that is different from that of ordinary chieftains. Because I felt it.
“I heard that the warchief whose name is well-known even to this outskirts has sent an envoy.”
“Yes, that’s right. “I am Retair, his warrior.”
The representative of the envoy, who could not help but feel intimidated, introduced himself with a keen eye for attention.
“The tribe led by a chieftain named Luhan attacked us as soon as they saw us, and they stated that they were followers of Warchief Garhan. “You did this on the orders of the warchief, so are you here to take responsibility?”
“You ordered emigration, but you didn’t order unconditional war in the process.”
As Varun started interrogating him immediately, Letai broke into a cold sweat and shook his head. Following Garhan’s orders, he first drew a line at Luhan’s actions as arbitrary and denied the relationship.
“Then why on earth did the warchief send you to us? “Many of us have fled, tired of the raids of the tribes now under the warchief.”
“It’s because of the black monsters.”
“!”
Letai got to the point when Varun frowned. Black monster. Everyone flinched at those words. The same was true for Varun.
“A huge black centipede chased some of Luhan’s defeated and fleeing warriors, and completely destroyed one of the small tribes. The warchief sent a punitive force, but the punitive force was defeated as well. Fortunately, we have put him down and the little ones have disappeared now, but the warchief is very worried that those monsters will harm us all.”
Letai told me everything that had happened. Varun, who knew that many of the bugs that had emerged from the west actually came from Garhan’s territory, was depressed when he learned that they had already collided heavily with the bugs.
“The warchief told me to ask you if you know anything about those black monsters.”
“I know. “Because they are very evil monsters who want to devour us and the world.”
After learning why the envoys had come, Varun sighed and said yes to the bugs.
The bugs were monsters with no language or common sense, and they were not something that could be used or hidden.
“We are on a mission to stop them. “I follow the will of my guardian spirit and fight for my life against those evil enemies.”
“Woo, guardian spirit?”
“If they reach that far, we must all work together to stop them. “As you probably already know, they are as strong as they are terrifying enemies.”
Varun warned Letai, who was blinking in surprise, that this was something that could never be taken lightly.
Personal feelings, resentments, and compensation are meaningless in the face of indiscriminate disaster. Everyone’s lives were literally at stake. This is something that even a strong tribal leader who became the loser of the entire world through plunder and conquest cannot overcome on his own. We should cooperate if possible.
“I don’t know because I just heard it like this. “It’s hard to believe.”
“Then why don’t you follow us? The others, return to the warchief and convey our wishes. “The black monsters are terrible monsters that want to eat the world, and if you want to join hands before they cause more damage, negotiate with us.”
Varun told Letai to follow him while telling the other envoys to return and spread the word.
They immediately began to notice and all looked at Letai. In this atmosphere, there was no way LeThai could refuse the offer.
“I’m going…I’m going.”
In the end, LeThai accepted Varun’s offer. It was obvious that I didn’t want to be taken to an unknown place, but I had no choice.
“I assure you. “Once you see his power and protection, you will not dare to resist.”
Varun actually laughed at that reaction. Although I am afraid and doubtful now, I am convinced that I will have no choice but to change my mind once I actually see it.
‘okay. This is an opportunity. Rather, we just need to find out who these people are and what they believe that makes them so confident.’
At this point, LeThai had no choice but to give up. The only way to save your life was to calmly follow instructions, talk, and then return carefully.
“Oh no! “What the hell is that!”
As they headed towards the Arin village together, the first thing that Letai saw was, of course, a huge wall under construction, rising up into the sky.
The eyes, which were so big that they seemed to pop out, were shaking. Something taller than the walls built by the settled peoples to prevent their plundering was being built. Everyone, including Varun, laughed at that reaction, but Letai couldn’t care about that right now.
“We are following Him and carrying out our mission. Then he will give us grace.”
Varun personally explained the village to Lethai. It was a kind of show off. Even if detailed descriptions of the game were hidden, it was enough to show how well off they were.
‘It’s true. It doesn’t look like anyone is starving. ‘How can this be?’
Letai, who was holding his head upright and watching the transporters build a wall with stone blocks in their hands without even a single tool, nodded absently at Varun’s explanation.
There is an abundance of food that is produced quickly in the game. Even now that the number of residents has increased rapidly, there is not enough food, so much so that they are stockpiling it to the brim.
Thanks to this, no one was seen who was skinny due to starvation, regardless of class or age or gender.
‘How can this happen?’
When a paved road with stones appeared, LeThai burst out laughing. It goes beyond simply having a lot of resources.
Even though Le’Thai came from the richest tribe where Warchief Garhan lived, the gap in level was already vastly different.
The warehouse was full of high-quality iron equipment to arm the soldiers, and the unique weapons and equipment the warriors were carrying were very special weapons in the eyes of Letai, a fellow warrior.
The residents were fed and clothed without needing anything, and the high-quality manpower thus developed soon became a powerful army and workforce.
‘The outward appearance and behavior are the same as the tribes of the grassland, but the scenery in which they live is similar…’
Who in the world would want to dig up the ground and fill the muddy road with stones? Rather than building sturdy warehouses made of stone or erecting walls to block enemy invasions, it would be more profitable for most tribes to wander around in search of safe land.
It seemed like the people living beyond the wall I had only heard about through rumors.
“Are you really saying that all of this is thanks to that guardian spirit?”
“At first, we were just immigrants looking for a new land. “If the warchief negotiates well with us, we can gain a lot.”
When Letai asked, his tone becoming polite for no reason, Varun smiled and nodded. Because at this point, I can’t help but be interested.
And now, the person they were praising was also seeing it on the screen.
***
‘The response is nice, but does Varun really intend to negotiate?’
Garhan’s envoy Letai was a man whose emotions were revealed through his facial expressions. Of course, it may be because the sight he is seeing is so shocking to him.
Is that what I think it is? The things they want may not be for them.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, the residents’ ability to use the abilities in the game in real life is deceptive. If I were to look at it like this, I would be surprised to see a castle wall being built right in front of my eyes by stacking stone blocks without cement or anything else.
“They will know best.”
I muttered absentmindedly and continued to observe while pausing the gameplay. Varun’s intention was clear. Because we couldn’t go to war with other forces while fighting against a strong enemy called Bug.
If the issue can be resolved through conversation, there is no reason to fight.
[Lv 3 bug appears]
Is it because they keep swearing at themselves? Just then, a notification popped up that a bug had appeared.
I hurriedly turned the screen to look at the area, and sure enough, enemies were coming from the northern land.
‘It’s a crack. Is it a one-time thing?’
It was the now familiar black crack that spit out enemies onto the bare ground.
Those cracks that didn’t know what was beyond them were divided into different types. One is a one-shot crack that spits out enemies and disappears quickly. The other is a persistent crack that continues to stay in place.
From what I have figured out so far, the bug nest that has to penetrate inside and clean out is a type of persistent crack.
First of all, the crack that appeared just spit out a certain amount of enemies and then disappeared.
“—!”
Bugs and glitches resemble ants. A huge leader ant the size of a truck wearing armor, and many subordinates the size of a large wolf.
The residents also noticed their entry and quickly got into a fighting stance. I took my weapons and mounted my horse.
‘It’s an opportunity.’
Although I didn’t stop them, I decided to take this opportunity to try out a newly released program.
Another weapon I have that I can use in return for upgrading desktop destruction to level 2.
Hammers can’t be used on bugs, but this is different. It was possible to directly punish them, even if it was only for a short period of time, about 10 seconds.
“flaw.”
I laughed heartily as I watched the chainsaw move along with my mouse. To someone who doesn’t know anything, it will look like an old man playing with the desktop like an elementary school student.
However, when I enlarged the screen, the desktop, which was full of small things wriggling around, soon became another window that reflected realistic reality.
My chainsaw, which changed from a drawn icon to a translucent giant chainsaw, sparked and plowed the enemies walking on the ground.
Fortunately, it works well. It was clearly visible that the ants that seemed strong were being torn to pieces all at once.
“—. –!”
“—!”
Naturally, the residents who were rushing to see them looked frightened.
I hope they see this as a strong protection for themselves, as they have done so far.
Although I have a means to intervene, they are the most important subjects and we will continue to fight together in this way.