The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 56
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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 56
Episode 56: Not My Problem (2)
The two of them fled in haste.
“Huff, gasp, this should be far enough.”
When they reached a deep location in the forest, Nasalga spoke to Mincheol.
Mincheol agreed and stopped as well. After catching his breath, he shouted toward the sky.
“Kkwak! Over here!”
Kkwaekkwi immediately landed on top of Mincheol’s head.
Before the battle, he had sent Kkwaekkwi up into the sky for its safety.
“Kkwaaak.”
As if it had been bored alone, Kkwaekkwi rubbed its face against Mincheol’s head.
Mincheol raised his hand to his head and stroked Kkwaekkwi’s back several times.
“Uhahahat!”
Suddenly, Nasalga burst into loud laughter.
He laughed so hard that tears streamed down from the corners of his eyes.
“To really rob a castle all by yourself! In my entire life, I’ve never met a crazy bastard like you!”
“But Nasalga, you helped too.”
“What did I do? Didn’t you do everything all by yourself!”
Gradually, the laughter subsided. Nasalga wiped away his tears with his thumb.
“I’ve seen countless warriors, but there’s never been anyone like you. I don’t understand why a talent like you was rotting away as an herbalist.”
Though the praise continued, Mincheol just let it go in one ear and out the other.
What talent? The reason he could be active was entirely due to his knowledge of Cardmos Dunwall.
Moreover, it was thanks to faithfully following the advice of senior awakeners.
“Ah, please take the herbs.”
Mincheol took out herbs from his inventory and offered them to Nasalga.
Nasalga received the herbs and began examining them one by one.
For a moment, regret flashed through Nasalga’s eyes.
“It’s close, but this should be enough to get by.”
Muttering this, Nasalga put the herbs into his backpack.
“Wait a little. I’ll make you a potion to drink soon.”
“Huh? You’re going to make it now?”
“You’re stating the obvious. Then when else would I make it?”
“We don’t have time for that right now.”
“Why don’t we have time…”
Nasalga’s face hardened stiffly. With his brow deeply furrowed, he asked Mincheol.
“Don’t tell me… you’re thinking of robbing another castle?”
Mincheol nodded his head. Then Nasalga’s mouth fell wide open.
“Wh-what is this guy saying! Have you really lost your mind!”
“No, just listen.”
“There’s no need to listen! Robbing another castle would be suicide!”
“News that we attacked the castle will soon be delivered to other castles, right?”
“Of course!”
“Then they’ll prepare for our raids, right?”
“They would!”
“Then it’ll become harder to steal, so we need to rob as many castles as possible before that happens.”
Nasalga’s face was colored with doubt and confusion.
As if to say, what kind of nonsensical logic is this?
“How on earth do you plan to handle the Count’s wrath?”
Not my problem.
Mincheol wasn’t worried about that at all.
Anyway, after clearing the 13th Floor, he had no intention of challenging the Hidden Quest ever again.
But for now, he needed to persuade Nasalga.
Mincheol didn’t know where the other castles were located. Moreover, he needed Nasalga to be there to manufacture potions.
“We’ve already gone beyond just touching the sleeping lion’s whiskers to pulling out its teeth. Since it’s already happened, would it make any difference if we commit more crimes?”
“This guy really is insane.”
Nasalga recoiled in shock, putting distance between them.
“And I noticed earlier that you seemed to be short on herbs. Isn’t that right?”
Mincheol didn’t know why Nasalga was collecting herbs.
But judging by his behavior, it was clear he still needed more herbs.
“That’s…”
“If you have to gather them separately anyway, you’d have to waste a whole month, right? Let’s just close our eyes and rob a few more castles.”
After pondering for a long time, Nasalga spoke to Mincheol.
“…Fine. Let’s go.”
“You can’t go back on your word.”
Mincheol said with a bright smile.
* * *
And so the two men’s thievery continued.
“St-stop them! Stop those thieves!”
“You crazy bastards! Do you know who rules this castle!”
The strategy was the same.
Just like Mincheol had done initially, they dealt with sentries using throwing weapons and leaped over the castle walls by embedding chakrams in them.
They approached the storehouse while keeping the swarming soldiers at bay with throwing weapons.
As soon as they obtained the herbs, they immediately fled.
“Nasalga!”
“Got it!”
When escaping, Nasalga played a major role.
Thanks to Nasalga scattering dust that paralyzed the sense of smell, they were able to get out of the castle without clashing with the soldiers.
However, their thievery wasn’t entirely smooth sailing.
They were blocked at the fourth castle.
“Hmm.”
Nasalga, who was observing the castle through binoculars, kept sighing.
“It would be better to give up on this castle.”
“Why?”
Mincheol, who had been sipping water, asked with a puzzled expression.
“There’s a knight.”
“A knight?”
Nasalga offered him the binoculars.
Mincheol declined the binoculars. He had learned a skill suitable for use in such situations.
【Activating ‘Eagle Eye’.】
【Activating skill ‘Eagle Eye’.】
【Consuming 60 mana.】
【You can see distant objects for 30 seconds.】
His vision expanded. Mincheol quickly looked around the castle.
Then, he could see a strange sight at the training grounds.
‘…A rock?’
A house-sized rock was swaying up and down.
It was obvious that this bizarre phenomenon would confuse his mind.
‘What is this?’
Mincheol observed the rock more closely.
Then he was able to spot the Hop Goblin beneath the rock.
A Hop Goblin with muscles packed all over was carrying the rock on his back, bending and straightening his knees.
‘Don’t tell me… he’s doing squats?’
Training his lower body with a rock because there’s no training equipment?
It was an unbelievable display of monstrous strength, even seeing it with his own eyes.
“Let’s go now.”
“What? But…”
“I know you’re strong. But you can’t handle a Knight.”
Nasalga said decisively.
“A Knight is a weapon made for slaughter. He can single-handedly change the tide of war. Even hundreds of Elite Soldiers couldn’t defeat him.”
There was a subtle fear in Nasalga’s voice.
This was the first time Mincheol had seen Nasalga so frightened.
‘Well, he was a terrifying guy.’
Mincheol recalled the Knight he had encountered before.
The moment they faced each other, he got goosebumps. Every sense in his body was on guard against the Knight’s presence.
‘The Knight I met then and the Knight in the castle are different… but their skills should be similar.’
It was natural since they were grouped under the same rank of Knight.
Mincheol observed the Knight more closely.
Even looking again, he was impressive. His strength could be felt without even fighting.
‘But he’s not on Kang Ung-hyeok’s level.’
Mincheol recalled Kang Ung-hyeok whom he had met before.
Then the Knight’s presence suddenly diminished greatly.
‘It seems doable.’
Just as Mincheol was having such thoughts.
His eyes met with the Knight who was carrying the rock.
‘Huh?’
At first, he thought it was a coincidence.
But the Knight’s gaze wouldn’t leave Mincheol.
“Oh, this is bad!”
Nasalga beside him screamed in terror.
“He noticed us! We need to run quickly!”
“What? How could he notice from such a distance?”
“That’s why Knights are called monsters!”
Nasalga grabbed Mincheol and pulled him.
In the end, Mincheol had no choice but to leave the Knight behind and flee.
“We need to run as far as possible!”
Nasalga’s escape continued for a long time.
“Phew, I almost departed from this world.”
Nasalga wiped his sweat-soaked forehead with his palm as he spoke.
Then he looked up at the dim night sky and said.
“Dawn has come, so we should stop now.”
Before they knew it, day was breaking.
Naturally, raiding a castle at night versus during the day was a world of difference in difficulty.
“Good work.”
They had raided a total of three castles during the night.
This could be considered an enormous harvest.
“Oh right, I need to make the elixir for you.”
Nasalga took out herbs and manufacturing tools from his backpack and spent a long time creating an elixir.
The completed elixir.
“Here, take it.”
Though they had raided three castles, only one elixir was returned.
However, its color was much deeper than what he had received before.
“Don’t be disappointed that there’s only one. Originally, if you repeatedly consume the same elixir, its effectiveness decreases.”
Mincheol said he understood and then drank the elixir.
【You have consumed ‘Supreme Pure Green Pill’.】
【Magic Power stat increases by 120.】
【Maximum Magic Power increases by 240.】
It was an incredible increase rate that made him doubt his eyes.
Mincheol trembled with excitement for a while before speaking to Nasalga.
“This is amazing.”
“Of course it is. Who do you think I am.”
“Do you have enough herbs now?”
“More than enough. It’s all thanks to you.”
Nasalga patted Mincheol’s back with a satisfied expression.
At the same time, a message appeared.
【’Forest Alchemist Nasalga’ shows deep affection toward you!】
【You have met the hidden condition. Clear grade increases dramatically!】
【You have cleared Special 13th Floor with EX grade!】
【You gain a massive amount of experience.】
Lv.29 -> Lv.33
-All stats increase by 2 per level.
【You obtain clear rewards.】
-All stats increase by 20.
-You obtain 1 ‘Inventory Expansion Voucher’.
【You obtain the title ‘Recognized by a Hero’.】
-Effect 1. All stats +30.
【Title ‘Solo Siege Warfare’】
-Effect 1. Strength +10%.
-Effect 2. Stamina +10%.
【You obtain a hidden piece.】
-You obtain 4 ‘Bound Coin of Fortune’.
Mincheol cheered inwardly.
‘Now I can go home!’
Once he returned, he would absolutely never attempt a hidden quest again.
Perhaps because the urgent matter was resolved, curiosity arose.
“But why do you need so many herbs?”
He had no idea about the actual reason behind it.
At Mincheol’s question, Nasalga fell into thought for a moment.
“I suppose I can tell you. Follow me.”
* * *
Mincheol headed to the place Nasalga was leading him to.
“It’s a village?”
And it was quite a large village at that.
Built on the plains, it had dozens of buildings gathered together.
Along the village’s perimeter, wooden stakes were lined up in a row.
But the village was quiet.
Despite it being dawn, not a single moving goblin could be found.
The reason was simple.
“Cough, cough.”
“Please bring a wet towel here quickly!”
The village was filled with nothing but patients.
The sick lay in the village hall. The few goblins who were relatively fine were busy nursing the patients.
“It’s a plague called the Winter’s Cold Wind.”
Nasalga explained with a dry voice.
“It infiltrates through the bronchial tubes, destroys the lungs, weakens their strength, and eventually kills the host. All the goblins in this region are suffering from this plague.”
“Don’t tell me…”
“That’s right, I was searching for medicinal herbs to treat these patients.”
Mincheol looked at Nasalga with a strange glint in his eyes.
Nasalga rubbed under his nose as if embarrassed.
“Hmph, there’s no need to look at me with such respect.”
‘I thought he was just some crazy old man.’
Who would have thought there were such deep circumstances.
Mincheol reflected inwardly.
Just a little bit.
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