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“Sorry for taking your time.”
Once I came back, I apologized briefly.
It’s because they’ve never met Dwalkie.
I thought it was natural to apologize for taking away my exploration time for personal reasons.
Of course, the reaction of my colleagues was generous.
“What is there to be sorry for? What do you see us as?”
“Yeah, Raven is right. You care about all the weird stuff. Maybe one day we could be his friend.”
Uh, I think you’d better not say that… … .
As I was thinking about it in my mind, Raven spoke to Uncle Bear on my behalf.
“… … Urikfried, please don’t say things like that because you’re cheating.”
“Raven, you don’t even believe in superstitions.”
“Now I am an explorer.”
“Oh, it was.”
Uncle Bear grinned and the atmosphere that had become a little heavy became lighter.
‘Are you joking on purpose?’
“What do you see?”
‘… … No.’
Looking at Raven’s cheeky eyes, I smiled. And slowly we got to the point.
“Come on, now that you have rested enough, let’s go see the island.”
Time to start exploring.
***
Raimia, the island of beginnings.
The island you arrive at first no matter which route you take on the 5th floor. However, it is not only because of this symbolism that Raimia is called the island of beginnings.
Here are the basic materials for exploring the 6th floor.
Well, at least in principle.
“It’s already been stolen.”
A mountain located right in the center of the island.
After climbing to the summit, we looked around with empty eyes.
Originally, a special tree grew here.
It has the hardness of grade 3 metal and is light, so it floats easily on water.
However… … .
“Well, no matter how fast a tree grows, it won’t grow all in one month.”
Thousands of stumps greeted us when we reached the summit. Well, it’s not that there weren’t any trees that had grown to a certain degree… … .
“Most of them won’t work.”
“Still, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t enough trees to be used. I will take this.”
Soon we took out the ax we had prepared.
Then, only trees with the size that can be processed into materials were selected and cut down, and placed in the subspace step by step.
Did it take about 30 minutes?
“If we do well, we will be able to take this amount with us next month.”
“yes. Even then, if there were no people like this time.”
After that, it would have been nice if the 6th floor was reset every month.
It is disappointing in many ways.
The 1st to 5th floors are all reset when a new labyrinth is opened next month, no matter what you do, but from the 6th floor onwards, this is not the case.
Here, unique times continue in succession.
It’s like there are marks on that big rock that can’t be erased.
“Wow, what is written on the rock! It looks like text… … What is written on it?”
“Aren’t you going to the Holy Land to learn how to write every day?”
“Haha, I gave up on that a long time ago!”
After a moment of sighing at Ainar’s useless and pleasant appearance, I approached the rock and read the inscriptions.
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Most of them were just bullshit.
Whoever you go, let me make a lot of money, who am I that I like a lot, etc.
‘It’s the same with all the people here doing graffiti.’
He smiled and looked away.
The vast sea spread out below.
There weren’t many trees, but I was able to see an island that was invisible from below, probably because I had climbed high.
“Oh, I guess that’s Farune Island.”
The second island, Farune, located in the northern part of the island of origin.
It is also the place we will go to after this island.
“Abman, just in case, can you feel the portal?”
“No, only on this island.”
“Right.”
As I nodded, Raven opened her mouth as if protecting Uncle Bear.
“Don’t be too disappointed. It happened because the floor was so wide. If you go near the portal, you can feel the location again from that point on.”
Oh, what a disappointment.
Unlike the lower floors in the first place, there is not much that the leader can do on the sixth floor.
Especially if it’s the timing of just entering the 6th floor.
“Anyway, I’ve got everything I need to bring, so I’ll just go downstairs.”
After I finished my business at the summit, I went down to the beach again with my colleagues. And we moved in the direction where the island we saw earlier was located.
Originally, the basic strategy was to make a boat by rooting a few more trees on the island of the beginning, but… … .
‘Originally, the rule of thumb is that you can skip Nogada with rice.’
Soon, I took out the boat I had prepared from the subspace and floated it into the water. As soon as the guild was established, a certain amount of money was collected from the public money to prepare the ship.
I spent most of my public money… … .
‘If it wasn’t for these days, I wouldn’t have been able to get it at this price.’
It was a good time in many ways.
The trees to be acquired in the future should be added when upgrading ships or selling them as logs to buy a better ship.
“Bjorn… … Hey, won’t this sink?”
Well, last time I had a boat on the gnome tree and went fishing.
‘… … Oh, then the boat turned over.’
“Don’t worry. Because I’ve already tested the performance in the city. As long as you don’t move too much like last time, you’ll be fine.”
“Ha, but… … Ahh! Whoa, it shakes!! Boat, isn’t the boat strange? It’s so different from back then!!”
“It was a lake then, and now it’s a sea.”
Actually, the biggest problem is that the ship is twice as small as the one it was on at the time.
Anyway, after a lot of commotion, we boarded the boat one by one.
and… … .
“ruler. Departure!”
I paddled hard against the waves, just as I practiced on bare ground in the city.
Well, our ship doesn’t have sails.
If I had bought the one with sails, it would have been too narrow to fit four people.
I didn’t have enough money to buy a big one.
In the original newbie days, there is no romance unique to newbies.
“Boy, it looks like the boat is going backwards… … ?”
“It’s the mood! Roar hard!”
“one two. one two!”
It was the first time I ever rowed in real life, so there was a bit of trial and error, but I quickly got used to it, like explorers who do what they can’t do with evil.
“Oh, the island is getting closer!”
Raven reacts unusually to every little thing as if the sailing content stimulated her emotions.
However, the cat’s time did not last long.
‘But it’s taking a lot longer than I thought… … .’
It didn’t look that far from the top, but when you’re rowing on a boat, you’re moving at a speed that is almost like a slug.
No, am I the only one who feels that way?
I don’t think I’ll ever run into a hurdle this quickly after entering the 6th floor.
“Wow.”
“Rain, Bjorn? Why?”
“mm, motion sickness… … .”
Bjorn Yandel was not a sea creature.
***
Watching me die from seasickness, Misha asked worriedly.
“Umm, motion sickness? Isn’t that what happens when you ride a wagon?”
I’d like to know how you can ask such a question, but that’s only from my point of view.
It would be worth it if you lived your entire life within the walls.
Raven seemed to know only through knowledge.
“Sickness refers to dizziness caused by a gap between vision and balance. It doesn’t just happen when you ride a wagon.”
“Ah, that’s right… … .”
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Misha nodded her head in a voice that did not understand at all what she was saying.
“Somehow, I’ve been feeling a little nauseous since before, Lani… … .”
At least Misha was better, but Ainar, the mother of the barbarian warrior, was in worse condition than me.
“Rain, get out of here! Whoa!!”
Ainar grabbed the railing and began to empty out what was inside, forgetting to row.
“Damn!”
“Hey, stop it! Mr. Ainar! You can’t move like that!”
He vomits so violently that his body shakes, causing his stomach to lean back and forth.
Seriously, it’s so intense that I don’t think it’s going to overturn my stomach.
“Wow, woo woo woo woo!”
“… … That, stop!”
As it was a cramped boat with no space to get up and walk properly, it was impossible to physically stop Ainar.
And there are four people who can’t swim here.
Except for Erwen and Misha, everyone can’t swim.
It’s quite far from the island, so even if you use [Giant], your feet won’t touch the ground like last time.
No, isn’t this a really dangerous situation?
“Raven! Stun them with magic!”
“Ah yes!”
As soon as I thought that it was not going to be a thing of the past, I quickly judged the situation and placed an order.
“Seretara Byron!”
“Uh, uh, uh… … ? Huh… … .”
Fortunately, Ainar had not been able to properly set the anti-magic setting, so he calmly lost his mind in one magic shot.
and… … .
“Hey, man over there… … . I think I’m going to die.”
“Oh, me too. I have to do it too.”
One by one, the colleagues who could not withstand the raging Ainar fell into a state of incapacity.
“Still, Urikfried-san is surprisingly fine—”
“… Oops, uh eh eh!!”
“Uh, uh… Yandel is fine—”
no, it’ll be fine
“Woo!!”
As I was vomiting while holding onto the railing as carefully as I could, I heard a sigh from behind.
“… … Why isn’t there a single one of us that’s fine?”
Surprisingly, Raven did not get motion sickness.
***
The layer concept of the 6th floor is simple.
Sailing the vast sea, passing through various islands and heading to the 7th floor. Therefore, ‘navigator’ is essential from this class.
Specialized personnel on the 6th floor, who started from steering the ship, recorded the route, and ate the essence to help sail further.
‘Well, there is no need to be in a hurry because applicants will flock to this even if the boat is properly equipped.’
After I got off the bow, I dragged the boat by hand and moved to the shore. And I put it in my space bag so I don’t lose it.
This is a method that can only be used now when driving a small boat.
In order to cross all kinds of cruel seas such as the windless zone and the sea of ice, it is inevitable that a larger and larger ship will be needed.
‘In the first place, that is also the reason why the clan size is recommended from the 6th floor.’
Since the ship is so expensive, the 6th floor exploration is a burden for the team size.
“Huh, it’s the ground! ground!!”
The time when the sunset began to set in the distance.
We arrived at Farune Island half-dead then, had a quick meal, and immediately started preparing for the camp.
“It could be something like that when the sun goes down… … .”
“really. I thought I was good at being an explorer for the first time today.”
The colleagues, who had only seen the sun disappear over the fortress wall, felt a great afterglow as they watched the sun set over the horizon.
Actually, this was the same for me.
Just sitting on the sandy beach feels like you’re on an island on Earth.
Well, I’ve never actually been surprised by an island like this.
‘Why haven’t you been there before? … .’
For the first time, I regretted my past when I was confined to a corner of the room and only played games. At that time, I must have been living in a wider world without walls.
“Ainar, you’re proud of yourself, I’ll wake you up at the end later.”
“Is that okay?”
“Because you suffered the most… … .”
“Thank you, Misha!”
Ainar, who suffered from seasickness, was chosen as Malvern, and the rest of the people set the order of non-breaking.
“I don’t think it’s necessary to stand by two people. I heard that this island only comes with rank 8 or lower.”
“Okay. They go back one by one and wake up when something happens.”
“Hey, but in that case, wouldn’t it be better to sleep on the original island? It seems that there are no monsters there.”
“I didn’t know at the time that I would arrive this late.”
“That too… … . That’s right.”
It was a moderately warm day, so I just laid out a sleeping bag on the sandy beach. From here on, it rained occasionally, so I brought a tent… … .
“It’s okay.”
“Yes, I will.”
It was unanimously decided to just look at the sky and sleep while looking at the Milky Way spread all over the place.
“… … My wife would have liked to see this.”
“No, when you say that, it sounds like you are talking about a dead person. Are you going to tell your wife about this?”
“… … Whoa, what are you talking about? Ta, that meant it was a pity that I quit my job as an explorer! I!”
“Stop talking and go to bed. When the sun comes up tomorrow, we will explore the island as soon as possible.”
Could it be because it was the first night we arrived on the 6th floor?
As if their minds were fresh, the colleagues fell asleep after a long time.
and the next morning.
“Before stepping inside, I plan to take a look around the coastline.”
After waking up early, we cleared our campsite and went round the island.
There is no particular reason, I just wanted to see it with my own two eyes.
How big is the difference between the game and reality?
‘The island is much bigger than I expected.’
With that thought in mind, I walked around the island about half a lap.
“Oh, Bjorn! There it is!”
We found a boat moored on the shore.
It’s not a large sailing ship, but it was three times larger than ours, and it was a ship that had everything to be thrifty.
“If this is the case, not only the windless zone, but also the glacier, will it be okay? Oh, and of course, the owner’s engraving is also engraved on it.”
“Uh, so you mean you can’t pick it up?”
At Raven’s explanation, Ainar tilted his head with pure eyes.
And then.
“There, Barbarian. What are you doing in front of our ship now?”
A ship owner appeared from inside the island.
“No, wait a minute, are you that barbarian back then?”
“Long time no see.”
It was a memorable face.
And.. that faced it’s hans(?)