Labyrinth Story 62

Chapter 62 – 061 Village – Yulkam

Hwanin suddenly thought of this. If Earth’s cheetah had the same personality as Susa, it would have bred by storm.

The terrestrial cheetah is known to be extremely reserved, shy, and cowardly.

If you think about it, you can’t even mate, so it’s on the list of endangered species list.

However, Susa was very social despite having the head of a cheetah. Like cheetahs bred with retrievers.

‘It’s the same with the Lukil-Houran incident, and although they look very similar to Earth’s animals, they should be considered a completely different species.’

A meat pie that is seasoned and grilled to taste. Grilled fish sprinkled with pepper and grilled to golden brown. A stew with meat and various vegetables floating in a vegetable salad with bright green, red, and white colors that whet your appetite. Bread baked with cardamom and pine nuts and dried fruit covered with sugar. Finally, a bright yellow alcoholic beverage bubbling with bubbles.

While eating delicious food prepared to break the table, Hwanin led a conversation on the topic he wanted with the conversational skills he had learned through his corporate life.

And when the story he wanted, the experience of Susa wandering around various cities, villages, and villages, came out, he deliberately revealed that it was going well and asked.

“Then you must have come across a lot of currency.”

=Of course. Currently, the value of currency is unified, but just 100 years ago, the currency used by everyone was different.=

Currently, all four tribal countries use iron-bronze-silver-gold-red currency as a unified currency, but at that time, only dozens of currencies were used in Lukrang tribal country Radseah.

=While peddling, I saw Karajal coins from the past ancient empire, metal plaques from the capital city of the distant tribal union, bronze plaques used by Luke and the capital city before hardening, challenge, and fire, and I also saw the bronze currency of the Sabi tribe where weights and measures were introduced. If you look at the number of branches, there are well over 100.=

At the same time, according to the iron rule that the more currency you see, the better the merchant, he worked hard for 20 years to break through the merchant road, but in the end, Susa laughed, saying that the one he chose in the end was a peddler that was comfortable to the inside and the heart.

= Thanks to you, I have a deep relationship with these friends, so I have no complaints at all. With this, I have also accumulated a decent fortune.=

As much as Susa could say, one of the three escorts was exuding a transparent aura, and the other two seemed to be powerful people with quite sharp energy.

“There is a saying that the most valuable value a person can obtain is networking and good relationships.”

= Oh. It’s a story that really touches my heart. Certainly, a good friend who can connect with you is more precious than 100 gold coins. If it wasn’t for her, I would have died many times.=

While doing so, he taps the cheetah-tailed female warrior’s shoulder on her cheetah ear, which exudes an aura.

In an atmosphere where one topic ends, everyone ate their fill of food. Thinking that it was now, Hwanin insinuated a story.

“Then…… Susa-san might know this. Could you please take a look?”

=Hmm?=

Susa slightly widened her eyes at the gold coin Hwanin showed her and said in a surprised tone.

=It’s an exclusive metal plaque when leading a tribal union. Can you show me a moment?=

“Yes.”

Susa, who took over the gold coin, sniffed, sniffed, and then vomited as if she were about to vomit.

=Oh, it smells great. It seems like a mixture of many monsters and the smell of beast blood…… ?=

“It happened because I was trying to catch the things that attacked in the labyrinth.”

I fought with it in my pocket, but there was a lot of blood spilled on my clothes. It’s something that can’t be bloody while fighting in the first place.

Not only Susa who heard the answer, but also the gazes of the escorts who were listening beside her naturally turned to the west.

It was a natural reaction that came out because there was a story I heard from the villagers.

= Uh hmm. Wait a moment…….=

Realizing the real situation, Susa scratched her head with an embarrassed expression, carefully placed the gold coins on the table, and took out a celestial scale and ten blue cubes the size of dice from a small bag around her waist.

“…… ?”

How many times larger than that comes out of a small bag that looks like two fists put together?

For a moment, Hwanin wondered if he had seen something in vain.

I put aside my doubts and watched Susa move with a serious face as she placed gold coins on one side of the balance and placed blue cubes the size of dice on the other side.

‘Is it an extremely low-density material?’

It was when he slightly raised his eyebrows as he saw that the 500-won-size gold coin was marked as much heavier even though the three blue cubes had risen.

It was only after 5 intact cubes and 2 cubes 1/3 the size of them were raised that the left and right balance was right.

= 5 and 2/3, which is quite a phase crystallization purity. It doesn’t seem to be a metal plaque made by the Union Capital Monetary Authority.=

Is the blue cube a special substance that only exists in this world? If it means that it is a phase crystal, and that the gold coin contains that component…….

‘It must be a device to prevent duplication. It seems there are other factors besides that.’

Hwanin understood the general situation and asked Susa again.

“Then where would it be made?”

=If you add 2/3 of the standard, you should consider it a special metal plaque that is circulated only in the upper classes led by the federation. As you know, the phase determination purity of ratified gold coins is unconditionally set to 5th place. Production is not difficult, so any high technology department in the capital or an organization equivalent to it can make it, but it is difficult to point out that there are not just one or two such groups or departments.=

“For now, leading the tribal union…… I’m sure it was made in

= Yes. It is easy to produce, but there are gold coins that have been ratified, and there is no reason to deliberately increase the purity of gold coins led by other races.=

“…….”

He was curious about where the tribal union capital city was, what kind of place it was, and how to get there, but Hwanin suppressed his curiosity.

“I was curious about the gold coin since it was my first time seeing it, but thanks to that, my curiosity was cleared. Thank you.”

= Hey~ Say something special. Pretty much every trader knows this. By the way, did you learn it from the labyrinth?=

“Yes. By chance.”

= You are lucky! A phase crystal purity of 5 and 2/3 would be worth close to 1.7 gold coins!=

Susa, who gave the gold coin back to Hwanin with a smile, smiled and gave advice.

= But what you showed me was good. It’s better if you don’t show it anywhere else. The spirit master doesn’t seem to know, but it could be targeted because of its rarity, which is for special trade rather than normal value.=

“I will listen.”

Hwanin, who intentionally showed a bitter smile and took the gold coins, began to spin complicatedly in his head.

It is the group that dragged them into this strange world. I thought it wouldn’t be normal, but I couldn’t believe it was from the upper class of society…….

The distrust of social leaders and high-ranking people, which most modern people would have, was applied equally to this world, and he was an illusionist with a heightened sense of vigilance.

More than that, don’t gold coins have any unusual powers? Or is Susa the type that doesn’t feel that?

‘I need more information and common sense.’

In the meantime, I learned little by little from the village chief, but it was far from enough to quench the thirst of the Hwanin.

After the meal, Hwanin separated from Susa and the others and moved to a hill where only the horizon could be seen with emergency food.

I needed to organize my thoughts, so I moved to a quieter place.

Quet. Que-

Hwanin said while looking at the emergency food that waddled around like a goose.

“Emergency food, fly.”

Que? Couw!

Pud Duck. Food Deuk.

“…… I’m going to be a pig Should I cut down on the food?”

When I mumbled softly to the appearance of emergency food that only flapped its wings and showed no signs of flying, the emergency food started running while flapping and flapping in surprise.

I flap my wings hard, so it’s a little hot, but…… Shouldn’t that be called a glide, not a flight?

Kuek! Queet!

“…….”

Hwanin was a bit startled to see the emergency rations, which had been gliding down the hill, come back and seemed to be excited about it.

I heard that they are omnivorous and can live for decades even if they eat the same food as humans. So, while she was eating with Susa, she gave her everything to eat as she asked for emergency food…….

Hwanin, who was staring at the emergency food that managed to understand his words, silently stroked his head and sat down on the grass.

Even though they are smart, they are beasts who live according to their instincts. If you can’t control your appetite, you can help yourself.

Flutter.

He opened the map in the breeze and remembered what Susa had said.

? We will be leaving Yulkam and returning to Chengdu in two days. It is a course that passes through three villages, villages and small towns in the middle.

— The schedule will be around 20 days unless there are major problems.

? If you are thinking of heading to the nearest city in the vicinity, going with us would be a good choice.

— Having been peddling in this area for 10 years, I am familiar with geography and monster habitatshaha.

Then he whispered to me if he had bought the map at the general store, but he said that he had sold the map and that there were several villages not marked on the map, and he winked one eye.

“…….”

I had already learned from the conversation with the village chief that in this world, the size of a village is roughly divided into five.

A village that corresponds to the size of the administrative district of Korea. Any population less than 1000 is called a village. Yulkam also falls into this category.

A town corresponding to a township. When the population exceeds 1000, it becomes a village.

And a small city that corresponds to a city, and above that, a middle city and a capital city.

Finally, the capital city.

The size of small towns varies greatly. Some say that it is a small town if it has a castle and a wall with a population of 50,000.

Mid-cities must have a population of at least 200,000 and are similar in size to cities in the district.

The provincial level is the size of a special city, and the capital plays a role similar to that of the capital of the tribe.

There are only four capital cities in the world where the king of that tribe lives. It is expected that there will be 7 to 9 times more saints, 40 to 70 times more middle provinces, and at least 2,000 small cities.

Considering that there are countless villages and towns, the total population of this world must be at least greater than that of the Middle Ages on Earth.

I carefully look at the map that seems to have been roughly drawn with charcoal.

A road drawn by lines and a river drawn by two lines. It is not a map with contour lines drawn on the mountains, but only symbols, and in between them, villages, villages, and small towns are appropriately drawn.

‘It’s not bad to travel with Susa and the others.’

He noticed that he knew something about himself and wanted something because his soul was gone. Of course, there is something he wants to get from Susa, so it can be seen that a relationship of interest is established.

However, he was a Hwanin who questioned whether he could trust people carelessly.

Originally, he was a Hwanin who could not trust others even in the world and collected the weaknesses of the people he was connected with. You can’t easily trust others here.

Even so, it’s a solid choice with pros and cons.

Susa and the others say they look moral in Hwanin’s eyes, but Susa knows that he owns hundreds of millions of gold coins when converted to Korean market rates.

It seems that there is a possibility that Susa and the others, who have their eyes on money, will betray.

Moreover, this is a world where supernatural abilities are real. Although he himself has superpowers, the danger does not diminish.

It is a situation where they have decided to hide their origins as much as possible until they attain a level of universal common sense, even for safety, but they may make mistakes because they lack common sense.

It is a world that is so underdeveloped that there is no internet or computer.

If it is known that you are from another world, wouldn’t it be easy to experiment on humans?

‘If we endure such anxiety and act together, we can absorb common sense more quickly.’

Furthermore, if you have three escorts with you, there is a high possibility that monsters will inhabit the villages or villages.

If we move together, we won’t be fighting an unknown enemy one-on-one, and moreover, we’ll be able to get rough information when we meet an enemy.

You should be able to know the average strength of the monsters and beasts that live outside the labyrinth.

“…….”

Trouble deepens

Hwanin, who had been lost in thought for a while, muttered as he stood up.

“The small town is a must visit.”

A situation where the scales of the threat of life for both sides have risen. And in order to head to the capital city of the tribal union without being suspicious, you need to build up common sense.

Since there is no knowledge of public order or personal registration in this world, a city that is too large is difficult and a small city is most appropriate.

Hwanin made a decision.

=Are you saying you want to come with us?=

“Yes. It’s not enough, but I can use a few spears and blessings, so it won’t be a burden.”

=Oops, no one will think weakly of the person who escaped from the 6th grade labyrinth with four helpless girls. Isn’t it?=

Seeing Susa’s consent, the escorts and porters nodded their heads in sympathy.

“Then I wish you well.”

Susa smiled happily and politely grabbed Hwanin’s outstretched hand with both hands and shook him up and down.

=I am also on my way to the small city of Wayford, please take good care of me!=

The reason I decided to move with the Susa vendor was simple.

It was because he had judged that it was better to be wary of people than to risk his life and move alone.

If you have to be equally wary of crossing jungles and plains, rivers and mountains alone without any information, or traveling with Susa and his friends, it’s better to choose the less dangerous one.

Anyway, when I fell into the jungle for the first time, I lasted for about a month while taking a nap. There is nothing I can’t do if I think that hanging out with Susa and the others is an extension of that.

That evening, during a meal with the village chief’s family, Hwanin brought up the idea of ​​leaving Yulkam in two days.

= I wish that the spirit priest would stay for one year. Heh heh heh.=

“I feel very sad to leave Yulkam as it feels like my hometown.”

Of course, this is a lie without spitting on your lips. In Hwanin’s mind, Yulkam has only the image of a small village with a total population of about 150 people.

To add a little more text, it is a village where four young ladies live and the people are relatively naive.

The village headman, who was sad to say goodbye, brought out the trumpeted distilled wine he had saved, and the scent and taste were very similar to the famous wines of the district, so Hwanin could feel the nostalgia even though it was a little bit.

And I was able to completely fold my mind about the earth and put it away.

The only regret in this world was not the existence of computers and the Internet, but the drinking culture.

The alcohol I drank at the welcome ceremony on the first day wasn’t bad. The beer sold at the inn was even better than Korean beer.

However, it is true that it is lacking in many ways from the point of view of enjoying alcohol as there are regular bars in the district.

Of course, Yulkam is a small village with a population of less than 200, so it is understandable that the drinking culture is not outstanding. I believed that if it was a big city, there would of course be high-quality alcohol.

But, I can’t believe I’ve come across such high-end wine.

It was a time of anticipation of how great alcohol could be in the city.

At night, to my surprise, the first daughter of the village chief came to visit for the first time.

It was clear that he was worried about this and that for two weeks, and after hearing that he was leaving in two days, he seemed to have made a decision.

“I heard you have a fiance.”

= It’s just an engagement, but not a marriage…….=

“Are you okay?”

It meant that marriage would become impossible if a child was born through this, but the first daughter of the village chief replied that it did not matter.

If I have a child, I will raise it as it is, otherwise I will get married.

The instinct of a female to want a strong male seed seemed to be exerted, so she thought it was like a beast, but Hwanin did not reject it.

There is no reason to refuse.

“…….”

After that, she blended her flesh with her and absorbed her warmth as much as she could, and Hwanin, who absorbed her, felt pleasure about five times. Gave.

The wind that blows is cold

Standing by the window where the moonlight streamed in, Hwanin felt the wind cooling his sweat and was lost in thought.

‘Is there any chance that a child will be born between me and the women of this world?’

It is a universal theory that fertility is impossible between species that look similar but are different.

Of course, there are rare odds like Tigons and Ligers, but don’t they have something in common: felines?

She herself is a human of Earth. But he’s not on Earth, and most likely the women aren’t human either.

Common sense makes it impossible to conceive, but…….

‘This is a world where common sense doesn’t work, so I can’t be sure.’

Hwanin had no intention of caring about whether or not it was going to happen anyway. Because that was a one-night stand and an implicit contract.

Feeling a cool breeze blowing through the open window, Hwanin lay down next to the village chief’s first daughter and closed his eyes.