75. A New Group
Han clicked on the “Fortress” item in the shop window.
In front of him appeared a massive fortress.
In blueprint mode, the structure looked semi-transparent.
The sight was quite fascinating.
“Oh… so this is it. They said it was a small fortress, but it’s much larger than I thought, isn’t it?”
It was a fortress with a height of 3 meters.
Even though it might seem small in expression, in reality, even at this size, most people had to look up far.
It was so large that even the orcs he had encountered before had to tilt their heads vertically.
It was similar to when he installed the Tower of Infinity before.
The only difference was that back then it was a tower, and now it was a more properly constructed structure.
“Wow… the inside of the fortress is all made of stone.”
[Unless exceeded, most shocks should be able to be defended against.]
But it wasn’t over yet.
Exploring the newly added items was another pleasure in itself.
“Shall we take a look at the ballista this time?”
Next, Han checked the next item.
In blueprint mode, it was possible to browse like this without necessarily purchasing.
“Oh… this one is also enormous?”
Han’s eyes were filled with admiration as he faced the ballista.
What he saw was a giant crossbow larger than a person.
Even the length of the arrow being loaded was up to 2 meters.
A shiver ran down Han’s spine.
“With a weapon of this size, a single shot would be devastating, right?”
A war weapon conceived for siege warfare.
It was a defense facility worth calling by such an expression.
How much destructive power did this have?
Even if he didn’t know, it was likely not at an ordinary level.
It was terrifying just to imagine.
A strong light shone in Han’s eyes.
“…This. I’ll definitely install this first.”
Orcs? White Bison herd?
With this, dealing with opponents of that level would undoubtedly not be a problem.
No, even if they fought several times, they would likely be confident in victory.
***
The number of additional structures that can be added is increasing.
According to the system’s mention, this trend is expected to intensify further in the future.
More efficient and advanced structures will be added to the shop.
Of course, there had been some signs of this even before.
For example, the sun was one of them.
Other facilities, such as fountains and streetlights, were also items with relevance.
It’s definitely not completely out of the blue.
“Perhaps all of those things were prophecies for this very moment.”
Then suddenly, he snapped out of it.
“Oh, this isn’t the time.”
It wasn’t the time to focus on the newly emerged products now.
There was a certain order in prioritizing whatever task it may be.
“Especially now when we should first focus on the elves who have just arrived in the square.”
It wasn’t just one or two elves; there were as many as six of them at once.
Coincidentally, the elves seemed to be approaching the square.
Han looked down at the ground and let out a faint chuckle.
The new residents of this land.
He welcomed their arrival with a soft voice.
“Welcome, everyone.”
“Wow…!”
The elves, gazing at the lush green forest that had grown, couldn’t contain their astonishment as they looked at the square.
“Oh my!”
Then, from the direction of the green forest, a figure waving his hand could be seen.
“You’ve finally arrived! Ahahahaha!”
It was Muamua, the green dragon.
The one who had been guarding the square, despite feeling unwell.
“hahahahaha! Ha…! Huh, huh?”
Muamua, who was showing immense joy, suddenly became flustered.
His eyes widened.
“I-Irina? Who are those behind you?”
“Master Muamua.”
Irina smiled brightly.
“They are our new family. We will be together from now on.”
Family.
The expressions of the elves who followed, their hearts warmed by these words, became even brighter.
It was a promise that they would be welcomed to this lush green land.
***
At the end of trudging through the rough snow, they faced a lush green land.
In this desolate world of snow, the sight of greenery and colors was the only spectacle that the elves couldn’t help but marvel at.
“Oh, wow…!”
“To think such a forest… still exists!”
The elves kneeled in awe at the sight.
Some, overwhelmed by emotions beyond control, even let out sobs right there.
Their cheeks and ears were flushed red.
Some, filled with uncontrollable emotions, cried out in sobs.
A young girl, Priscilla, who hadn’t been born long ago, clung to her parents with a face full of innocent wonder, not understanding the adults’ hearts.
“Wow! Mom, Dad! It’s a tree! A real living one! It’s green!”
It was an innocent exclamation.
Upon hearing that, Priscilla’s mother Aisha and father Ednis, amidst shedding tears, couldn’t help but burst into a relieved laughter.
Priscilla’s face, looking up at her parents with large pupils, was filled with anticipation.
“Can we really live here now?”
“Yeah, it’s true. It’s real. They allowed us to.”
“Wow!”
Priscilla’s long ears fluttered even more.
The emotions were so clear it was easy to understand.
But this was not all yet.
Behind a large tree trunk, a young dragon nudged someone’s back.
“Come on, hurry out! Don’t dawdle!”
“…Alright.”
And then, the figure hidden in the background revealed herself.
Name: Alisa (Survivor of the Ruins)
Current State: Fragile (Handle with care)
Specialty: Possesses the talent of a sorceress.
She was a young woman with silver hair of icy beauty.
Alisa.
She smiled with her eyes.
“Children. You’re all safe.”
“…!!”
The elves were taken aback, their eyes wide open.
“Grandmother?!”
“Grandma!”
Priscilla ran to her and embraced her.
Following her, other elves hurriedly ran as well.
“Grandma! Grandma!”
The girl embraced Alisa, pressing her face against her chest in a rush.
Ednis, with a face flushed red, choked up.
“Mom. You’re alive!”
“Yeah, my son. Were you worried?”
“Sob…! Th-that’s what you call…!”
Ednis, unable to contain the overwhelming emotion, burst into tears.
Seeing that, Priscilla raised her small hand and gently patted him.
“Dad? Don’t cry.”
The elves thought she would face a cold death alone.
“Don’t cry too much. This mother has survived so healthily.”
“Looks good.”
Watching that scene, Han subtly chuckled.
If it were her original fate, Alisa would have long been left alone to face her end in the cold snow.
Of course, that didn’t happen.
Han, watching from above, couldn’t bear the elves’ deaths.
He had already rescued them long before and brought them here.
Watching the heartwarming family reunion quietly, Han suddenly realized.
“Well, now that I see it, they all look like a family of nobility.”
Even male elves weren’t just typically beautiful.
The elf named Ednis, as well as the other two male elves in the group, were all the same.
Even to Han, who was the same gender, they had a remarkable appearance that deserved admiration.
Despite not eating well, they had such graceful abs and appearance.
It was like having muscles reminiscent of Greek and Roman mythology.
“O-Okay, let’s stop looking.”
If I kept staring, I might develop some strange taste, so I quickly turned my head away.
Han, who had never thought he would have such thoughts while looking at men all his life, found that reality was like that.
What can one do when their appearance is too magnificent?
“If I’m like this, women might… Oh dear. They might lose their minds and be captivated.”
Come to think of it, it wasn’t just them.
Sion, Yumina, and Irina were the same.
Han, who saw them all every day, realized that elves, no matter who they were, had appearances that would surprise anyone.
Alisa felt Ednis’ body temperature in her embrace and smiled softly.
“Yes. Yes. There’s no need to cry too much. Isn’t this mother living so healthily?”
“Mother!”
Watching her cry out and embrace her with tears streaming down, it was like a painting come to life.
It’s hard to believe this is happening.
“…”
Han, silently observing that scene.
He muttered in a low voice suddenly.
“They may seem very old based on their manner of speaking and behavior, but…”
Alisa’s tone was calm.
But her appearance didn’t match at all.
In her twenties, perhaps even late teens, she was a woman of exquisite beauty.
Han, who was quietly watching, even thought so.
She just sounded like a polite old lady.
***
About a week passed since then.
The elves gradually adapted to life here.
Following behind Irina, Priscilla’s mother, Aisha, looked around with eyes filled with admiration.
The lush forest unfolded before them.
The warm sunlight shone all day in the sky, while the ground was covered with soft grass and trees brimming with life.
“……”
Aisha reached out to touch a tree and closed her eyes.
Through her delicate wrist, the flow of life in the plants and their thoughts could be distinctly felt.
A smile involuntarily formed on her lips.
“To have nurtured and cared for this place alone… It is truly amazing.”
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Now, no traces of the past remained in this place.
A healthy forest and robust beasts roamed around, making this place even more vibrant.
In the future, it would continue to thrive.
As time passed, this place would prosper.
The trees reaching high into the sky had grown so lush that they sporadically blocked even the sunlight from above.
“You are truly remarkable, Irina!”
Aisha clasped Irina’s hand.
Her large eyes stared at Irina.
“I sincerely admire you. You have achieved what no other elf has.”
Watching her being praised, Irina felt a sense of pride.
“Here, at first, it was a desolate place without a single tree.”
Irina had personally nurtured the barren land.
It all started with a single mushroom.
One became two, two became three.
Thus, this place gradually turned into a forest.
[Clang! Clang!]
At that moment, the sounds of young wolves could be heard from a distance.
Aisha turned her gaze to the source of the noise.
“But….”
“Why are you surprised?”
An open field.
There, the sight of young wolves frolicking with Priscilla was visible.
“Those young wolves. Weren’t dire wolves originally wild creatures that could never be tamed?”
In response, Irina smiled without a word.
The monsters that once brought devastation to this land.
However, their ferocity did not extend to this place.
She added a brief remark.
“Because this place is blessed by the gods.”