A smiling face in the dark
“Is this okay?”
“But they give you a lot of money.”
“So it’s suspicious.”
“Hey, that guy. Jun of 50-man slashing.”
When one of the adventurers sitting around and talking looked at Hyeon-jun and said, everyone secretly looked at Hyeon-jun.
“A 50-man Begini, a Knoll Slayer, don’t attach anything like that.”
As Hyeon-joon approached while talking, everyone turned their heads in sting.
“hahahahaha, I really hate that nice nickname. He’s a weird guy.”
The man holding a shield and carrying an ax around his waist smiled and reached out his hand to Hyeonjun.
“It’s Chenze. Jun right?”
“okay.”
Hyunjoon grabbed his hand and shook it. Then I looked over the adventurers, and these guys seemed to have better skills than I thought. I said there were 3 C-class, so everyone else is D-class, but when I saw it, not everyone stayed in D-class.
“Who is Class C?”
“Two here with me.”
Chenze said, pointing at the tall man and the big man.
The tall man carried a spear on his back, while the man was armed with a bow, small shield, and short one-handed sword.
They and Chenze wore metal breastplates for no reason, as if they weren’t C-class, and they were also well-dressed in leather armor.
The rest of the D-class are just a little less than the C-class, but they are well armed. Even compared to the C-class guys, it doesn’t seem like their skills are inferior. All of them seem to be guys with a past, or guys who will go up as soon as they build a track record.
“For a while, but let’s get along well.”
Everyone nodded or gave small answers to Hyeonjun’s words.
“What were you talking about earlier?”
“Well, to get to Lucan, you have to pass through several territories. We have to go through a few forests.”
“With that?”
“okay. No big deal. However, they say that they will give you a lot of money by collecting talented people through nomination requests.”
Hyunjun let out a deep sigh at Chenze’s words. Certainly, seeing them gathered like this is suspicious.
“Do you have any guesses?”
“Well, since it’s a business, isn’t there something valuable?”
“What about Ranchet Company?”
In response to Hyeonjun’s question, the man holding the bow who had been still said,
“These are the guys who are active in Lucan. It’s not big, but they say they work hard.”
Hyunjoon stroked his chin and said.
“I have had this experience before. If you spend a lot of money and gather talented people, don’t you think you’re sure there will be a battle?”
“I don’t like getting involved in strange things.”
Just like Luke’s. When I talked about that experience, someone muttered softly. Soon, a slight tension rose among the adventurers.
“Still, once the request was received, and if we gathered this much, even a few guys wouldn’t be able to touch it.”
“okay. Ranchet Corporation must think that we are enough.”
“Hmm, then it should be fine. Didn’t you think you were going to fight anyway? If the enemy comes out, just kill it.”
Everyone laughed when Hyunjoon said that. Everyone stays in D-class or C-class, but they are confident in their skills. Anyway, if there is a battle, kill the enemy. Just thinking about it made me feel at ease.
“I’m leaving!”
At that time, the upper house member shouted. The adventurers also got up from their seats. Hyeon-jun walked leisurely and followed the wagon that was starting to move. The members of the upper house who were checking the luggage withdrew, and the heavily armed men settled around the wagon. It must have been the bodyguard of the superior.
‘Everybody looks good. There could be a fairly big battle.’
The guards also seem to have considerable skills. It’s big, and it moves well even though it’s wearing armor. Even with several of these guys, seeing that they only selected and hired skilled adventurers, it means that there would be a fairly large threat.
‘It’s a little embarrassing… .’
Hyunjoon felt a strange atmosphere. It’s hard to explain, but it feels a bit stuffy.
‘But if there is a big battle, you can earn that much karma. I came here only to see money and performance, but it would be nice if I could earn karma as well.’
Hyunjoon smiled and thought.
Karma is always lacking. I need to raise my mana, and I need to learn more magic. In addition, I haven’t bought the Mental Enhancement 2 that I promised to buy the other day. Although the price has come down to the 600s, it is still too expensive. Karma is needed.
In the meantime, merchant wagons passed the gate, and the adventurers following them showed their IDs and left the city.
The wagon moved at a slow speed, so it was just right to walk along. Caravans lined up in the front and back, and a luxurious carriage that looked like a high-ranking person from the store was in the center. And it seems that the guards of the high school are in charge of the front and center, and the adventurers are in charge of the rear of the group.
Although the number of the guards was only six, they did not entrust the vigilance of the front and sides to the adventurers. Boundaries are mentally very hard work. They don’t think that selfish adventurers can do that.
“Ah, I’m already tired.”
“It’s because they give you money, but escorts are boring and you can’t do it?”
The adventurers grumbled and walked. Chen Ze walked beside Hyeonjun and said.
“Is it true that you’ve been working as an adventurer for a little over a month?”
“okay. It’s been a month and a half.”
“hehehe, but if the rumors are true, then you have that kind of skill.”
Hyeonjun glanced at Chenze.
Everyone listens to rumors and seems to avoid Hyun-joon, but only this guy is friendly.
“So why did you kill Knoll so tenaciously?”
“It is bullsh*t. I just killed them to make money in Red Forest Village.”
“Then did you cut the adventurer 50?”
“It was just done with a wooden sword. If you really do, you’ll be in jail.”
“Still, is it true that we won?”
“It was about 30, not 50.”
“hehehe, anyway, it’s true that he’s a great guy. I’ll be sure.”
The group moved leisurely. It was so leisurely, let alone a battle, that everyone just wanted to move quickly. Hyeon-joon couldn’t do anything and just kept walking, so he felt stuffy. When I was with Gunter Patty, I practiced magic and had no time to be bored, but I was reluctant to show it to anyone because they didn’t know how to use magic right now.
“I’m going to take a break!”
The escort who was walking next to the luxurious carriage shouted and everyone took their seats. Some sat in the empty space of the carriage, and Hyeon-jun leaned against it. His legs didn’t hurt, and Hyeon-jun really wasn’t tired at all. It’s to the point of wanting that if Hyeon-joon runs smoothly, he’ll get to Lucan in no time.
“Oh, are you going to camp?”
“Damn it, it’s getting cold too.”
“Can’t we just move a little faster?”
Hearing the grumbling of the adventurers, Hyeon-jun glanced at the wagon. I don’t know about the carriage in front, but the one he leaned on didn’t have too much luggage. They are all well covered with a box or cloth, so I don’t know what they are.
‘He doesn’t come out of the wagon even once.’
Hyeonjun thought while looking at the carriage in the middle. I don’t know if it’s the chairman of the company or an executive, but he hasn’t come out even once since he took a break before leaving. Aren’t you frustrated? No, maybe he just didn’t want to get out of the comfortable carriage.
“Let’s go!”
When the escort shouted again, the adventurers got up and settled down. The wagon moved leisurely as before, and the adventurers grumbled and followed suit. And not long after, I saw a forest in the distance. The sun had already gone down, and at this rate, camping in the woods would be inevitable.
“Isn’t this going slowly because the guy in the carriage doesn’t want to shake?”
“He will sleep in the wagon, so what does it matter if we camp in the woods or not?”
Everyone was comfortable, but they didn’t stop talking. If you had to walk quickly because the speed of the wagon was fast, you would have cursed for going fast on the contrary. He must have said something like, ‘The guy in the carriage doesn’t walk, so you don’t know how hard we are.’
“That’s good, you assholes. The longer it takes, the more money you get.”
The guy who grumbled at Chenze’s words smiled and said.
“Who doesn’t know? I just feel like a beggar right now!”
Everyone giggled and walked leisurely. It’s boring, but to make money just by walking leisurely like this is about to get diabetes from eating too much sweet honey. There may be a battle, but now everyone is joking among themselves as they all relax from this boring procession.
Hyeonjun also sighed while looking at the surrounding scenery. If there was nothing to do like this, it might have been better to earn karma and practice magic by accepting requests such as subjugating monsters or bandits. However, even in the midst of this, Hyeon-joon kept his senses sharp and did not slow down his tension. As you can see, the battle is bound to happen.
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Now the group is walking on a path through the forest. The sun is already snooping, just before it falls. Eventually, the wagon stopped in the middle of the forest and, looking for a suitable place, set up camp.
“Oh, go a little faster or stop early.”
The adventurers grumbled. If I had picked up my speed just a little bit, I would have been out of the woods earlier, and if I had stopped a little earlier, I would have been able to prepare for camp when it was light. But when I was going slowly and tried to prepare for camping in the dark forest, I was very annoyed.
“Is that overkill? Where is the business meeting like this?”
Everyone grumbled with their snouts sticking out. Even so, they gathered wood and fallen leaves to make a fire, and prepared for the camp by taking care of themselves. As autumn deepened, the nights in the forest became too cold to survive without a fire. There may be beasts or monsters in it. There was no fool who would camp out in the woods at night without making a fire.
Hyeon-jun also followed them and gathered trees and fallen leaves to settle down. The guards gathered together, and the adventurers sat around in groups of five or six.
“Ah, that doesn’t stick too badly.”
“Oh hey, come out, watch and learn from what hyung is doing.”
“Did you get these fresh twigs from the tree? It will bear fruit soon, too?”
Hyeon-joon put the pieces together and watched them put on a show of tears to light a fire. Hyun-joon has never lit a fire with his hands in the past three months of living in another world. he’s a complete nerd I didn’t want to show magic, and since I didn’t know how to do it, I was just watching. Other adventurers also did not ask Hyeon-jun to light a fire. You can joke, but you can’t make things work. because i’m scared
Fortunately, the fire started quickly and the adventurers took their seats by the fire and sat around it. As if it was not a lie to provide meals, the guards are boiling stew with a large pot. Everyone swallowed saliva as the savory smell spread.
“Come and take it.”
When the escort spoke, everyone rushed with their bowls, received the stew and bread, and returned to their seats.
In addition, Hyeon-jun tore up the beef jerky he had brought into the hot stew, cut up a piece of cheese, and stirred it in. The cheese melted right away and the suryu became very thick. After tearing the bread and dipping it in, I took a big bite.
“Hmm.”
The adventurers around them coughed for no reason. However, Hyeon-jun neatly ignored it and dipped all the bread into it, then scooped up the stew ingredients and the soft jerky. Then he took another loaf of bread from his bag and ate the rest of the stew. Other adventurers glanced around and focused on their stew and bread. I can’t even ask for it.
Hyunjun eats hearty like this to grow and maintain his body. It was only recently that I realized what I hadn’t felt while living in a city or village since I bought body enhancement.
As his activity level increased and his diet became poor, he began to lose weight in just three days while walking around the mountains to subdue bandits and kobolds. It’s a body with almost no fat, but as I lost more weight there, my blood vessels became more clearly visible, and perhaps because of my mood, my muscles seemed to have shrunk.
In the end, Hyeon-jun greatly increased the amount of food, and when he had time, he started eating jerky or bread. Even so, his metabolism was so active that when he fought or wandered around, he barely managed to maintain his body, let alone grow it.
‘It’s hell to be able to grow your body by eating until your stomach bursts.’
It’s hard work for Hyeon-Jun who actually eats it. He originally had a short mouth and made news. As a result, I found something more delicious, and in modern times, I poured money into gourmet food through such a process.
Hyeon-joon is on the verge of going crazy because he has to push food that isn’t very tasty. And what’s even more crazy is that even if you eat like that, digestion is quick, so there’s room for food right away. I’d rather stop eating when I’m full, but since my stomach is empty, I have no choice but to continue eating.
If you reduce your muscles, you will be able to control your food intake by reducing the amount of calories you consume, but the shrinking of your muscles is unbearable. It’s cool, but it’s because you can’t give up weight and strength. Like other people, gaining weight doesn’t make you dull or less flexible, and there’s no reason to give up your muscles. As long as he endures this food torture every day, he can keep it.