Episode 40. multilevel (2)
There was one crucial difference between Yuri’s silver coin and the boy’s silver coin.
‘The numbers are different.’
The number engraved on one silver coin in glass is 10,000.
But the boy’s was 50.
‘no way?’
Yuri noticed something and asked with her eyes shining.
“Hey, are you the Yellow Dragon?”
“Originally, as a donation recommendation… The kids who came in… Churup… Because I didn’t take the test… They are all yellow dragon cards.”
The boy, who was slowly savoring the taste of Tosaba, answered quickly and looked at him as if to stop disturbing him.
Yuri waved her hands as if she understood and immersed herself in her own worries.
‘Is this also differential payment?’
The number of differential payment cases was twofold.
First, a total of 100,000 silver coins are paid to those recommended by the black dragon leader, and a total of 500 silver coins to those who receive donation recommendations.
Second, a total of 100,000 silver coins are given to reserve riders who have received the Black Dragon Plaque, and a total of 500 silver coins to reserve riders who have received the Yellow Dragon Plaque.
In either case, the meaning was the same.
‘Do you want to compete, but throw away the idea that it will be a fair competition?’
Indeed, if this bizarre-looking silver coin is the currency used in the cradle, the person who received 100,000 silver coins will be able to get ahead of everyone else.
but… … .
‘It must be that easy to become a target.’
If the existence of the 10,000 silver coin was discovered, he might have to face numerous challenges.
If you only catch yourself, you’ll get the same effect as catching 200 Yellow Dragons.
A funny smile crept across Yuri’s lips.
In the meantime, the boy who had finished eating the tosaba licked his lips and looked at Yuri.
Yuri stood up from her seat as if there were no more.
The boy hurriedly grabbed onto Yuri’s hem.
“Where?!”
“The business is over, so let’s go.”
“Ho, do you have any more Tosaba?”
“Of course it is.”
“then… … !”
Yuri snorted at the boy’s earnest gaze, as if asking for just one more.
“Hey, I’m not some kind of philanthropist, so I can’t give away food for free, can I?”
“I will pay for it!”
“With what?”
“… … ?!”
“What are you paying for? Will you give me that ring this time?”
“… … .”
The boy’s pupils quivered as he realized that he had nothing to offer.
Then he remembered something and shouted loudly.
“Ah, earlier you said you had a benevolent personality who couldn’t pass by difficult and pitiful people? He said he would help me!”
“Did you help?”
“… when?”
“I just sold you this rare tosaba at a low price so you can last for a few more days, right? is not it? Isn’t this enough help?”
Yuri only emphasized ‘precious’ and ‘low price’, but the boy could not refute.
It’s because I’ve realized how precious food is in this forest over the past few days.
Also, as Yuri said, it was true that the tosaba I just ate made me think that I could survive for a few more days.
Thanks to that, the desire to give up everything and go home had completely faded.
“Yeah, but… … .”
When the boy hesitated, Yuri reluctantly threw out the words.
“Well, it’s not like there’s no way to distribute more food… … .”
“really?”
“Ah, no.”
“No, what’s wrong!”
“hmm… Do you want to know that?”
“What is that method?”
“good! Since I am you, I will inform you specially.”
Yuri spread two fingers at the boy’s eyes telling him to hurry up and say something.
“There are two ways. at first… … .”
Yuri showed the silver coin the boy had given him.
“If you bring me silver coins that add up to 500 like this, I will give you one tosaba.”
“… Where do you get them?”
“Do I even have to tell you that? Aren’t your heads just for aligning the center of gravity?”
“… How about the second method?”
“Bring the other kids.”
“uh?”
“If you bring someone else here to buy my stuff, I’ll give you a tosaba. One for each person brought.”
“Yes, one for each person brought?!”
The boy’s eyes flashed in surprise.
It seemed a lot easier to just bring two people along than to go through the trouble of finding a silver coin that you don’t even know where it is.
“okay! I’ll be back soon, so wait here!”
After saying that, the boy ran into the forest.
With the sweetness of Tosaba, the zombie-like boy was completely resurrected.
Looking at the back of the guy walking away, Yuri smiled.
‘This is the start.’
Yuri’s worries began when she first inferred the purpose of the silver coins the Black Swordsmen had scattered.
[Is this correct?]
The silver coins scattered were obviously used to instigate competition among reserve jockeys.
Perhaps the astute might ambush other reserve riders for the silver coin.
No, it was clear that such a thing would happen all of a sudden.
It was a so-called ‘silver hunt’.
‘Should I get involved in that mess and run around until my feet sweat? Is that for the best?’
The forest at the beginning was wide.
When the silver coin hunt begins in earnest, no matter how hard you run, the number of silver coins you can acquire per day will be limited.
Wouldn’t that be too inefficient?
then… … .
‘I’m not going to go find them, I have to make them come to me.’
He had to make the reserve riders come to him with silver coins.
If everything goes according to plan, all the silver coins that have been released will flow to you.
‘Yoram must have wanted a competitive structure where the winner takes the silver coin through a fight.’
However, Yuri thought differently.
‘Is it really necessary? Anyway, this fight is a means, and as a result, if the person who eats the most silver coins wins… Isn’t it better to eat it raw without fighting?’
Yuri wanted to break the board made by Yoram and become the protagonist of a new board.
Just in time, a weapon to break the board and the most valuable resource in the frigid forest was in his hands.
‘If the cradle made a plate to control food… I release the food in reverse and break the plate.’
The food released in this way will be the means to control the plate made of glass.
A deep smile spread across Yuri’s lips as she recalled the plan.
And before 20 minutes had passed since the boy disappeared.
“I brought you!”
The zombie Yuri saved brought two other zombies with him.
Like the boy before eating Tosaba, they too were reserve riders hovering around the bell.
Yuri’s eyes flashed at their half-insane faces.
‘It’s starting with these guys.’
Those three will be the cornerstones of the new edition he created.
Yuri, who quickly captured the momentary flash, smiled broadly and bowed deeply.
“Oh, come on! Welcome, customer!”
In a forest not far from the place where the survival test first started… … .
“We will serve you at a very reasonable price!”
A madman started to stray in a completely different direction from the test subject.
* * *
Sasasak-.
Two boys were speeding through the woods.
The identity of the boy running away and the one closely following him was none other than Gunther.
The distance between them was getting smaller every minute, finally narrowing to a distance that could be reached with an outstretched arm.
The boy who was being chased by this hurriedly turned around and shouted.
“Stop chasing me!”
At the same time, the boy suddenly swung his sword at Gunther.
However, Gunther calmly cut off the flying sword as if he had anticipated the attack.
Sugak- Kang!
Even though the surprise attack failed, the boy gritted his teeth and swung his sword to continue the attack.
A desperate attack as if he was going to somehow get rid of this leech.
However, the more this happened, the more the boy could not help but realize the difference in skill between Gunther and himself.
‘sh*t!’
Gunther was blocking the attack with all his might.
Even with one hand… It’s like chasing bugs.
Then, at some point, the attacking boy became in a position to defend against Gunther’s attack.
Despair flickered in the boy’s eyes as he struggled to block the sword.
‘… A monster!’
Gunther wields a large two-handed sword with one hand.
The boy’s body staggered every time he caught the lightly swinging sword.
‘Kuu! What power?!’
It didn’t take long for the boy to endanger Gunther’s attack.
Kang- Chang!
Eventually, the boy’s sword bounced into the sky.
At the same time, Gunther’s sword was placed on the boy’s shoulder.
The boy swallowed at the cool anticipation felt at the nape of his neck.
“Dae, why are you doing this to me?”
To that question, Gunther answered with an expressionless face.
“I have no ill feelings toward you.”
“… Then why?”
“Because it’s just necessary.”
“what?”
“I won’t talk too long. hand over the pockets Then let me go.”
“pocket?”
The boy narrowed his eyes at the unexpected story.
In response, Gunter’s dry voice continued.
“There must be a pouch that the Black Swordsman gave you a few days ago? Was there a silver coin with a hole in it?”
“ah! that?”
When he responded as if he remembered the boy, Gunther urged him on.
“Hand it over to me.”
“Oh, no?”
As the boy waved his hand, Gunther raised his sword with a frown.
“Murder is forbidden between reserve riders, but in other words, if you don’t kill, you can harass the opponent as much as you like.”
At Gunther’s savage threat, the boy shouted out with a pale face.
“No, I’m not kidding, I really don’t!”
“… … .”
“Really! Trust me!”
Sensing that the urgent boy’s cry was truthful, Gunther asked, lightly removing the sword from his neck.
“Has it already been stolen by someone else?”
A look of urgency permeated Gunther’s face as he asked.
‘As expected, there are people who move besides me.’
The fact that the boy’s pocket had already been taken by someone must mean that there were people like him who realized the meaning of silver coins and took action.
This guy must have been a victim of those people too.
However, the boy’s next answer completely escaped Gunther’s guess.
“no. Did you use it to buy food?”
“Food… Did you buy it?”
Gunther’s eyes twitched.
I was a little taken aback by the completely unexpected answer.
he asked in a slightly bewildered tone.
“You mean the cradle side is selling food?”
However, the boy’s answer once again exceeded Gunther’s expectations.
“Ah, not that… … .”
“… … ?”
“Well, this is a bit vague to explain… … .”
Gunther’s reaction, as if he didn’t understand the current situation, caused a small flash in the boy’s eyes.
Those were not the eyes of the weak who were being chased by Gunther a moment ago.
Rather, it was the gaze that looked at Gunther as prey.
But it was only for a moment that the boy showed such a look.
He asked with a quick glance.
“I think it would be better for you to see for yourself than for me to explain… how is it? Would you like to go with me?”
Gunther’s eyebrows twitched slightly at the way he spoke, as if expecting something.
‘what? is it a trap? Is it your intention to take me to where the party is?’
But there wasn’t too much hostility for that kind of thing.
Despite the fact that he was the one who attacked him just a moment ago, the boy’s feelings toward Gunther were full of expectations and goodwill.
Gunther’s head was complicated by the boy’s emotional change, which he could not understand at all.
‘The boy in front of me said he had spent silver coins to buy food.’
If that’s true… … .
‘Is something going on that I don’t know about?’
Gunter made a decision after a short thought.
chuck-.
He said after taking the sword.
“good. Guide me.”
The boy responded with a broad smile at Gunter’s answer.
“yep! We will serve you in the fastest and safest way!”
“… … ?”
Seeing the reaction of the boy he liked so much, Gunter made a puzzled expression.
But it didn’t take long to realize why the boy liked him so much.
after about 30 minutes.
Gunther, who had followed the boy, faced a completely unexpected sight and his eyes widened.