Episode 36. Cold weather survival (2)
Yuri quickly ran through the forest and remembered what the one-eyed man had said.
[Survive for one month. Only those who persevere will be reborn as the 50th Horsemen without being labeled as reserve.]
Among the words, Yuri focused on the words ‘survival’ and ‘survival’.
‘Surviving would mean that the environment we will have to live in from now on is the worst.’
In addition, Aekku called this place ‘a manure to filter out bugs’.
Food, drinking water, and more to survive.
Taking care of all those things, filtering out the people to filter out?
A snort of laughter came out.
Not to mention, there would be no reserve riders without mana.
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Mana alone is a miraculous power that raises the ability to survive several times.
stamina that does not tire easily.
Resistance to hunger and cold.
In addition, the ability to exercise several times that of ordinary people, etc.
In extreme situations, the effectiveness of mana was infinite.
‘If I had mana, I would be able to last for a month with only ten days worth of food and drinking water.’
To provide people with such potential with items for survival?
Can you really describe it as ‘surviving’?
‘What kind of survival is that? It sounds like you came from playing in the forest.’
Yuri laughed.
around the age of 7.
Yuri survived by wandering the continent for years with nothing and empty hands.
spring Summer Fall Winter. The heat and cold, strong sunlight, heavy rain, and heavy snow that come every season.
Thirst and hunger, threats from wild beasts and poisonous insects.
Furthermore, even thieves lurking everywhere.
In this damn world that Yuri experienced firsthand, ‘survival’ was a word he only used when he was thrown into an extreme environment.
The grandiose word ‘survival’ was a luxury when it came to taking care of everything to take care of and making camp lessons.
‘Well, if it was an academy that would be attended by young boys who have never had dirt on their hands, they might be able to attach the word ‘survival’ to such a thing.’
But is the cradle really such a place?
Those who lock the gates without any explanation, explain the rules roughly, and then throw them right into the field?
those unkind things?
Therefore, Yuri was sure that there would be no survival tools prepared by Yoram anywhere in this forest.
Of course, with a one-in-a-million chance, Yoram’s disposition might be different from what he expected.
‘Yoram scares me in front of me and treats me softly from behind, so there’s a chance that Yoram will take care of things I need to survive… It’s not like that.’
However, this was very uncertain.
Therefore, Yuri had no intention of looking for survival items that may or may not depend on such uncertain probabilities.
Instead, he intended to be self-sufficient in the necessities of survival himself.
‘Resources that can be taken from the winter forest are limited.’
That’s why Yuri entered the forest faster than anyone else.
The winter forest waiting for spring doesn’t give out what it has.
It is a level that a person who knows the forest well needs to put in a lot of effort to get it.
Even the quantity is not so plentiful.
‘If about 500 people wander through the forest at once… It will run out soon.’
Therefore, he had to move faster than others and diligently, even a little bit, to collect the things he needed.
Hu-wook-.
Yuri, who was speeding through the forest, stopped for a moment.
He puffed up his pure white breath and looked back for a moment.
‘I need to speed up.’
You need to find the perfect shelter from the rain, snow and wind and stock up on food as soon as possible.
Before the 500 people left behind start competing with him in earnest.
Sup-.
Yuri took a deep breath.
fault-.
His model shot forward quickly and soon disappeared deep into the forest.
At this time, Yuri made one mistake.
It’s just that the reserve jockeys are too overestimated.
What kind of water to drink in the forest.
What should I cover?
Even how to make a fire and so on.
The higher education that the prospective jockeys, known as ‘the guy from the house’, did not contain the knowledge to be used in the current situation.
Even if you have learned this, it is accumulated practical experience that makes it possible to use that knowledge in the right place.
Within the family fence, chores were not an experience they could accumulate, which had been entrusted to attendants and maids.
‘Still, it’s enough to come into the cradle, so it must be different from the guys I know, right?’
… Radun Yuri’s thoughts had a huge error from the beginning.
* * *
Ten days after entering the forest.
The snow that started falling three days ago made the whole world white.
The heavy snow that had been pouring like crazy for three days had stopped.
A girl was making her way through the staggering snow, wading through snow that was almost thigh-deep.
squeak- squeak-.
less so, less so-.
A sword swinging pathetically from her waist.
Unable to bear even the shaking, the girl undid her sword and sat down leaning against a nearby tree.
“hahahaha… … .”
A girl almost buried in the snow.
She blew on her frozen hands.
A slight pain flashed in the girl’s eyes.
‘If at least I could light a fire… I wish I could warm myself up a little.’
No matter how much mana he had to endure the cold, it was not easy to keep it going.
Because of this, often when the mana operation stopped like this, the warmth of the fire was desperate for the cold that penetrated the skin.
But she didn’t know how to make a fire.
No, to be precise, I didn’t know ‘deeply and in detail’.
In the book she looked at, it was written how to make fire by colliding stones, and how to make fire using frictional heat.
I remembered this and tried, but I couldn’t even light the smoke, let alone ignite.
It was the moment when he realized how precious the fireplace that warmed his room was.
And it wasn’t just the warmth of the fire that made her realize the value of it.
cluck-.
When she heard the sound of an empty stomach, she frowned.
A muffled voice came out of the girl’s mouth.
“hungry… … .”
When was the last time you had a proper meal?
I couldn’t even remember.
It’s been 10 days since I’ve been wandering in the forest, believing that the items I need to survive are hidden there.
Today, I forcibly grabbed the rope of hope and wandered through the white snowy field, but even after washing my eyes, I couldn’t find the survival items I longed for.
‘Everyone else found it, but I couldn’t find it? Am I out of luck?’
Are there really things in this forest for survival?
The thought kept popping up and my head was pounding.
Growl-.
A nervous voice came out as he kept urging for food.
“Ah, what kind of forest is this?!”
It was a truly bizarre forest.
After all, a forest must have an ecosystem formed within it.
Insects or herbivores that eat grass, if available.
And it was normal for there to be a top predator that ate such insects and herbivores.
However, in this bizarre forest, even after washing my eyes, I couldn’t see a four-legged beast.
As if someone had deliberately dried up the seed of the beast.
‘If there were deer, I wouldn’t be so hungry.’
But not even a rabbit, let alone a deer, went unnoticed.
What you see… … .
Kwy-hek-kwy-hek-.
It’s just those weird birds that let out bizarre sounds.
Kwyeh ah-.
Agitated by the sound of a bird chirping, the girl grabbed the stone next to her and put it down.
‘… done. Let’s not lose our energy.’
How many stones were thrown to catch and eat even that unlucky crying bird?
Each time, the bird just flew high into the sky to avoid the stone sling as if it were teasing the girl.
Even if you could catch it, you couldn’t even light a fire, so there was no way you could grill it and eat it.
rumbling-.
As the gong sounded a little longer this time, the girl looked up at the tree she leaned against.
The snow-covered tree branches looked like sweets with pure white whipped cream on them.
Involuntarily, he muttered to himself.
“… Would you like to eat that too?”
Thirst could be quenched with eyes.
In this cold winter, the only thing I can chew and swallow is the leaves of conifers.
At the words she uttered herself, the girl shook her head.
‘Oh no!’
who you are
It was Nellie Blanc, the proud next head of the prestigious Blanc family.
Also, weren’t the chefs in the family feared and recognized as the best gourmets?
He couldn’t stand this hunger, so he thought of filling his stomach with leaves!
There were no numbers like this.
“Haaa… … .”
There was a lot of emotion in Nellie’s long sigh.
The momentary joy of receiving the silver dragon plaque and passing the cradle test.
The excitement of leaving the family and heading to the cradle.
The tension when he finally gets on the famous black ship and sees his competitor.
The joy of the moment imagining oneself standing tall on the top of the cradle by defeating competitors.
Frustration from the reality we finally face.
And above all, the pangs of hunger that afflict oneself.
For a moment, she thought for a moment.
‘… Wouldn’t it be easier to give up?’
As the thought crossed her mind, she shook her head and became serious.
“What am I thinking!”
I got goosebumps at the fact that I thought about giving up because I couldn’t overcome my hunger.
Did you starve for only ten days?
“Kuk!”
Nellie got up from her seat.
He was not weak enough to give up on this ordeal.
I still had enough to endure.
You just need to find something to survive or something else to eat until your mana and stamina run out.
There was still a lot of hope.
“Let’s move.”
Jerk-jerk-.
In the sound of a lady from a prestigious family stepping on her eyes.
Kwalororororok-.
A roar of hunger was mixed in.
And this situation was not unique to Nellie Blanc.
No, some of them, including Nellie Blanc, were in good condition.
Of the 503 reserve riders, 98% of them were well-grown boys and girls.
They were suffering in a harsh environment and were losing their mental strength day by day.
However, the lofty and lofty pride of the young master and the young lady barely manages to maintain reason.
And the more they endured, the more they gradually turned into beggars.
It was like the beggar they despised so much when Yuri first came to the black line.
* * *
An empty lot near the gate.
The one-eyed man asked next to the so-called ‘Conflict of Bugs’.
“Not a single one has fallen behind yet?”
“That’s right.”
“The 50th seems to hold up quite well.”
In previous riders, some weak-willed bugs returned after ringing the bell in just three days.
The fact that not a single dropout appeared for ten days was enough to be called ‘pretty good’.
but… … .
“This is no fun.”
The one-eyed man’s mouth twitched.
No matter how much mana they have, they are still immature boys and girls.
It was time for such people to reach their limit in about ten days.
‘Nevertheless, the fact that there have been no dropouts must mean that they are holding on to their comeback.’
Even if you fall behind, you will have an insignificant thought that you can’t be the first trash to drop out.
then… … .
“What if someone sets a precedent?”
The grinning man grabbed the string attached to the bell and shook it.
Ding- Ding- Ding- Ding-.
The sound of a huge bell ringing loudly spread throughout the forest.
‘Now, the first dropout came out. What am I going to do now?’
Perhaps those who hear the bell will be troubled.
Will I endure this pain any longer?
Or just give up?
Will I be able to last another 20 days?
If you give up here and now, how will you meet your family?
Other people gave up too, so can I give up too? isn’t that wrong? etc.
The prospective jockeys will be frantic, conflicted, and mentally tormented even more.
The sound of the bell echoed through the forest and spread all over the place.
Ding- Ding-.
It reached Yuri’s ear.