My Alter Ego Is Becoming a Giant Chapter 178

elves and dwarves

Like other areas in the palace, it was elegantly decorated.

“Hmm, hmm. indeed.”

Harris, who also greeted the others, looked around and nodded while chatting casually with the gardener who had taken on the role of insider guide.

In the first place, elves tended to prefer things that were harmonious and neat rather than flashy, so it wouldn’t be particularly strange.

However, as their work was all about moving their bodies directly, there was nothing special to see here.

It was just an accommodation for taking turns to rest and come with a restaurant and training facilities.

In other words, it was not something special enough to react to snooping here and there like now.

“Me… Mr. Harris?”

“Yes? Why?”

“…Are you looking for anything? If you tell me, I will guide you there.”

“Ah— no. As you know, it’s been a while since I came to the Elven Kingdom. So you just haven’t gotten used to it yet, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

At the gardener’s doubtful question, he looked around with a keen eye and smiled softly again.

There was something else he was aiming for, but it wasn’t an urgent matter anyway, so there was no need to express it.

“Ah, I did hear that. You’re from the Ion continent, right? The two most recently opened people are both from other continents, so fortunately, it seems that the elves are still alive there.”

Harris, finding it difficult to respond to the gardener’s admiration, just smiled.

‘Honestly, I’m not sure if the spirit is properly connected.’

Cecily had only been lucky enough to save something that was about to be sacrificed to the warlocks, and she hadn’t heard of the other elves’ current situation.

Of course, I had never investigated him separately, but if there was something special, I couldn’t have escaped his wide-ranging information network.

If there is no other news, it must mean that he hid well in a remote area or melted into society naturally.

“Come to think of it, I heard that the 2nd Continental Congress will be convened soon. Quite a few people seem to have said they were moving to Aeon this time, but it was so noisy here and there that we could hear it, even to us who were not interested in anything else.”

“Ah, it certainly was. Because the scale of the work is the scale.”

As he said, a second meeting was scheduled to be held sooner or later at the sacred ground of the main church, along with the dispatch of a fairly large-scale reinforcements.

In order to definitely finalize the issues decided at the first meeting and continue further discussions.

Unfortunately, however, Harris was unable to participate in this delegation.

Also, it was the same with Cecily, whom I had gone with the other day…

‘Actually, that’s normal. I can’t let the youngsters who have just opened their eyes go outside forever.’

Even if he allowed it once, as an experience, there was no way he would send promising prospects with bright futures to a place where he didn’t know what danger would be every time.

Furthermore, it was decided that three veteran high elves, including Lafori Granwood, would be dispatched this time due to the dispatch of reinforcements and the construction of the temple?

As a newcomer in many ways, there was no place for him.

‘If you think about it, Harris is in the middle of growing up, but there’s no need to step out already. After all, being next to the World Tree is the most effective.’

As a high elf, all the spirits he could handle had evolved to a higher level, and the lightning elemental was about to evolve to the highest level, but compared to other avatars, he still lacked a lot.

‘Now is the time to prioritize growth and strengthen internal stability.’

And it won’t take very long.

Skills such as [The Deficit of the World Tree], [Nature Fairy Tale], [Star Watcher], and [Nature’s Call] and all kinds of growth corrections won’t leave him alone.

“Well? ···This place?”

then at some point.

After wandering around the gardeners’ quarters, Harris finally found what he was looking for.

“Ah, it’s a repository for by-products acquired during work. It is said that it is nothing but dregs compared to the vessels that contain the power of the World Tree, but that material is still the material. It’s a catalyst used in many high-ranking spells, so it’s good enough to be a warehouse for valuables.”

“···okay?”

“In fact, it is often used as a gift to those who have made a contribution or as a gift in trade with other races. It is said to be a material that dwarves especially like very much.”

“Yes. No matter what anyone says, they are by-products of the World Tree.”

He responded indifferently to the gardener’s lengthy explanation and entered the storage room.

Of course, it was originally a place that no one could enter, but as a high elf, that was not the case.

“Huh—that’s all…!”

and before his eyes.

Neatly arranged and piled dry branches and thick leaves came into sight.

No matter how you look at it, the word precious was colorless.

“Ah, the things here are the amount that I have been steadily collecting for several years. We keep a certain amount of stockpile just in case, and release it outside.”

I heard that there are many places where it is secretly used even within the Elven Kingdom, and there is a system in place so that even ordinary elves can obtain any amount in small quantities, so it is said that there are not one or two places that are in trouble if the supply suddenly stops.

That’s why trade doesn’t happen very often even with external trade requests.

‘Yes, it’s actually the size of the world tree, but this amount might be natural.’

In fact, if you think about it that way, it could be said that it was rather small.

Considering the branches that stretched out wide enough to cover the entire capital city, it would have to be seen that the level of filling a warehouse was inferior to that of the claws.

Even if this is the amount collected over several years…

‘Still, it doesn’t change that the amount is overflowing enough to use alone.’

As a matter of course, Harris, a high elf, had no restrictions on using these.

“It is more than I thought. May I take some of these and use them?”

“of course. Originally, these are difficult items to take out, but high elves are an exception.”

High Elves, the priests and the deficit of the World Tree, were a communication channel connected to the World Tree just by their existence.

Of course, you can’t impose complex restrictions on them.

Of course, even if they could use it freely, the number of high elves was so small that it didn’t show much.

At best, all they had to do was take the leaves and brew tea or use them for various experiments, but how much would they use if only five or six of them had to use them a lot?

So until now, no one really cared about it, and there was no shortage of supplies.

yes.

until now.

“Uh… Mr. Harris? Are you going to use all of them?”

“Ahahahaha, it’s because I need it for my personal training these days.”

“ah-! okay. If it’s cultivation… then there’s nothing you can do about it. Certainly using these will help you grow your natural powers faster. hahahaha···.”

The bewildered gardener nodded his head in agreement as he watched Harris diligently putting branches into the subspace magic tool.

And Harris went on with a quiet smile in his understanding.

“Then, I’ll come back later when I finish writing.”

“Uh… yes, yes?”

With so many things piled up, isn’t there no way you can be satisfied with just a few times?

However, he had no intention of taking these and selling them away.

‘I didn’t lie. I really meant to use it for training.’

No matter how much, they would notice if they took too much, so it was essential to do so in moderation so as not to cause problems with the distribution in the kingdom.

Of course, it was something to take into account that trade, which was done with surplus, would become tighter in the future.

There will be nothing left now.

***

Daang-! Daang-!

The interior of the studio where cheerful sounds resonate.

“No, what the hell is this…?”

Zaonic, who entered his private studio as usual, could not hide his embarrassment at the warm heat he felt on his skin.

There was nothing particularly strange about the heat itself, but the unusual energy inherent in it was something that was not easily accessible.

It was an unusual fire energy that he had only felt once or twice.

“Stop… no way!”

Realizing something, he hurriedly ran towards the furnace inside the studio.

As if already engrossed in his work, next to Howard swinging his hammer in a trance, inside the furnace spewing fierce flames… Indeed, there was what he had guessed.

“…a branch of the world tree?”

He opened his mouth involuntarily.

It must have been.

That hard-to-find material that even he had been begging and begging the village elders for when he was young, and all he could get was a small piece the size of his palm.

Firewood several times larger than that was now burning roaring in the hearth of his workshop!

“Ah, are you here, old man? Are you a little late today? Ughhh!”

Just then, Howard, who had just wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked back at him with a refreshing smile.

Zaonic looked at him as if he was dumbfounded and opened his mouth, then pointed at the brazier with one hand.

“Hey, Howard? That one in there right now…”

“As expected, you will find out at once. You are indeed an old man!”

“No, so! Are those the branches of the real World Tree?!”

At Howard’s carefree answer, he pounded his chest as if his stomach was about to explode.

How did he get that precious thing that makes ordinary iron ore extraordinary, that he had only ever touched when he was in Titania, on this continent of Ion?

“Heh heh heh! A friend gave it to me as a gift.”

“friend? You mean Hubert? Or Harley?”

“There’s an elf I’ve had a relationship with, named Harris.

“…that Harley is everywhere. Well, if you hear the story of that adventure, it’s worth it.”

At that answer, Zaonic, who had already read ‘Harley’s Great Adventure’, made a puzzled expression.

“By the way, an elf friend sent me a branch of the world tree as a gift? Huh, true…”

Then, as he recalled the main subject, he let out a breath as if in despair.

I don’t know what kind of relationship the elf sent such a gift to the dwarves, but that wasn’t the main issue right now.

‘To spend such a precious thing like that! Save and cherish, even if you use it after your skills are on track, it won’t be enough! At the current level, I wouldn’t be able to properly control that firearm…’

He clicked his tongue in anguish.

In fact, he did not care how the recipient used the gift, but the material was too precious to simply think that way and move on.

Of course, even if you use it as it is now, it will help you improve your skills.

He handles the flames lit by the branches of the World Tree, and even if he manages to deal with that experience properly, he will gain quite a bit.

Howard, who is not an idiot, much less, and is growing rapidly every moment.

‘But it’s too much! It’s such a waste to save a little growth time!’

If I had told him in advance before using it, he would have spared no help so that I could use it most efficiently.

It was to the point of feeling sad, wondering if it was because he was afraid that he might steal it.

“Whoa—it can’t be helped that it’s already been used. However, the fire still remains, so this time…”

“Don’t do that, how about the elders too?”

A random suggestion.

Howard, who was looking at Zaonic, who was suffering alone, as if it was strange, said it insignificantly as he cut off his self-talk.

“ok? Oh, well, if it’s that big, the fire will last for a few more hours, so I guess I can get a little taste of it.”

His gaze turned to the brazier, where the branches of the World Tree were burning.

It was only about half the size of his forearm, but as the material was the material, the blazing flame would be well maintained for several hours.

“…Tsk, but if you’re not ready and clumsily approaching it, you’ll only feel regret. Now that I’m done, Howard, you and I can finish the work you and I were doing. Don’t waste your time unnecessarily.”

Zaonic tried to calm down his regret and turned his head.

Of course, how could he not be greedy, but as much as Howard used the gift he had received, he wanted this opportunity to grow even a little more.

“Oh, you mean that? it’s okay. Because there are more!”

But the answer he got from Howard was completely unexpected.

“ok? what?”

“Uh huh! Something good happened to that friend this time! They sent me a lot to write to my heart’s content! Come on, even the elders don’t have to decline! Come here!”

And Zaonic, who was guided by his hand, held several branches of the World Tree that were really forearms in his arms and put on a bewildered expression.

All I could do was get a piece the size of my palm by doing all sorts of jokes and telling the truth to the village elder.

What the hell are these sturdy firewood that he is holding in his arms right now?

Sniff sniff—

The scent of dry wood penetrated his nostrils.

Indeed, like the branches of the world tree, its fragrance was unusual.

“…Hmmm, then… Shall I try it too?”

Then, the desire to create that was dormant inside him began to raise its head violently.

I was forcing myself to endure it because I thought of Howard, but wouldn’t it be necessary to endure it if there were so many?

“I just wanted to see the elder’s demonstration because I was lacking! Give this ugly junior a lesson! Fu-huh-hut!”

“Ha ha ha ha—! You really don’t have a belly button, Howard! Okay, let’s run all night tonight!”

Zaonic felt that his affinity for Howard doubled today and went straight to work.

Now that it had happened, nothing stood in his way!