"Mercantile Leonard, I heard you say that even a village is much richer than the city and that Ice Demon City doesn't even look like a city." One of the workmen was in awe of what he saw.Leonard had been portraying himself as an authority figure and narrating tales about how awful, impoverished, and crumbling Ice Demon City was for the entire two-week journey.In fact, he had said that the absence of anything noteworthy in the city made him forget what the prior name of the place had been.Leonard turned to face his feet. Actually, he was gazing down the road.He turned around and peered off into the horizon, but the stone-paved road continued as far as the eye could see."This used to be a dirt road...No, not even major cities build stone roads outside of their boundaries!"The path leading to the massive iron gate, which was taller than their large merchant vehicle, was cobbled, as opposed to the muddy, uneven track that had previously been present. Now that he thinks about it, the
"What in the world is that?" Leonard exclaimed loudly.He was witnessing a bizarre device that was autonomously moving. Although someone was using it, they appeared to be using it without much difficulty.The utility of this particular object was immediately apparent to Leonard; it was for ploughing the farm.Ploughing the ground was one of the most physically taxing tasks for a farmer. Ploughing land wasn't something that the average person could do easily. And in this particular circumstance, the soil was rough and non-arable.It would be simple if the person possessed warrior prowess or even a hint of aura. However, why would someone choose to become a farmer if they had access to aura?Therefore, regular people were left to take on jobs like farming.Leonard once more turned to face the farmer. The individual was only lightly stroking what appeared to be the item's handles, and the machine was ploughing terrain at a rapid pace."What is it with the prying eyes?" Leonard was interr
Sneeze!"Hmm, is someone talking crap behind my back?" I was startled when I unintentionally sneezed while asleep.I could see the sun reflected in my room window."It's time to board the train." I got up and washed my teeth before heading down to the main hall."Are you going to train, young Master?" In the main hall, Jacob was already waiting for me with a metal box that resembled the tiffins from back on Earth in his hands.I agreed by nodding."Please bring this with you. It consists of smoked hog and fruit salad." Jacob thrust the tiffin into my grasp, not taking nay for an answer."How am I supposed to explain that I have a ton of meat in my system storage?" I simply accepted it.Due to my intention to see the mines as well, I decided against taking a carriage. And the mines were located deep within the Endless Forest.The residents enthusiastically greeted me along the route."Good day, young master!""Young Master, the food tasted fantastic yesterday!" With a broad smile, a ch
"I should not have assumed you had acquired new skills, I admit it. To help you awaken your class skills, I will send someone to you later today. After that, I'll get you a few other abilities to learn.""You passed the test as well."Roland hadn't even mastered his class skills!He simply knew he was superior at battling with poles! That was the only information he had about his class!"You don't know you have an element, do you?"Roland gave a nod."What do you think it would be if you had an element?""Earth." His responses were quick. And his response was correct.Earth was Roland's element.I sometimes had the ability to control the earth to the point of forming a ball of earth. I always appear to have a connection with the Earth element. But in the end, I was unable to progress."The best thing would be if I took this guy under my wing and had Solan teach him magic.Remember, Roland was only at B-rank a few months ago! However, he is currently in the fourth circle of A-rank!Thi
"If you take another step, I cannot guarantee your safety."When they heard this, Gord and the two cyclops' eyes immediately widened. They exchanged glances while sweat started to gather on their bare heads. They did not anticipate that a human, let alone the simple commander of a little army, would be able to see through their disguise.Contrary to the Brightwing Empire, which was at peace, the Beast Empire had always been engaged in civil war.The Beast Empire had the highest quality warriors of any empire, and Gord himself was an A-rank. Additionally, he was only a deputy captain of one of the more than 500 tribes that made up the Beast Empire.The captain was immediately above the deputy captain, followed by the commander, the general, the prince, and lastly the beast kings.One could already picture how powerful the beast kings would be when an ordinary deputy was already an A-rank."Instructor?"Roland shouted something odd out of the blue, which startled the troops who had been
I walked out of Gordon's house. I had to provide the locals with an explanation of what was happening so they wouldn't become concerned.Fortunately for me, more than a hundred people are outside Gordon's house. Simply alerting them would be sufficient, as they would quickly disseminate the word throughout the city."The beast race has dispatched a few of their people to investigate my city," I talked while examining the residents' expressions.I could see all of the emotions: fear, shock, and worry.But there was one more feeling I could detect in them, and that was trust. My battle with Roland the day before turned out to be worthwhile. The locals weren't ignorant; they were fully aware of how powerful their baron had become.Furthermore, Roland was capable of effortlessly defeating the remaining nine Cyclops on his own. This was yet another source of relief for the inhabitants."However, there's nothing to be concerned about.""My sins are numerous, but failing to protect my people
"Who will it be? We don't have all day, so make a decision quickly.""No one among you wants to endure further pain, right?" The white flames were dancing on their flesh even more fiercely when I snapped my finger."Argh!""Ahmmm!"The cyclops made a muffled noise as they chaotically rolled their bodies around the floor. I eventually noticed that their jaws had been shackled.The white flames quickly advanced to the chains and began to melt them; the melted links barely had time to burn their mouths before the white flame completely burned them off.Roland took a deep breath.'There's no chance I'd live if the young master used that flame on me.'The young lord's decision not to deploy that dreadful flame against him during their combat made him feel suddenly fortunate.The Cyclops, on the other hand, were astonished and temporarily forgot their misery. They suddenly became aware that their mouths were no longer restricted. They seized the chance to bite their tongues off as soon as p
Would it be better to use my poison or get some from Richard? This was a difficulty that I had encountered.Unlike other poisons, mine was unique. It wasn't pure poison, but rather poison combined with acid.It would then corrode everything it came in contact with, making it more difficult to use to set traps. The riches I could have taken from the enemy would also be destroyed.So, I pondered if the cost of purchasing the poison from Richard would be larger than the value of all the riches the adversaries would drop.I continued to advance. I spent a solid hour looking through a section of the Endless Forest where the Cyclops' tracks were thought to have been. My search even led me to the location of their makeshift camp, where mounts' tracks could be spotted.The fact that there was dark greyish fur on the ground indicated that these cyclops rode something other than horses.[The Great Wolf's Fur]"As I suspected.""I can no longer ride a horse." I fixed my gaze on the rugged scener