RD | Chapter 21

Ian returned to d5f41ede1c the dungeon after e9b9c600dc ten days. When he eb0cd824fb arrived, people 01a72bedec dropped what e55b4f16e8 they were 7932688c08 doing and d5a835fd63 welcomed him c7eb124b72 with joy.9ab07b29550837fb

“Welcome back safely!”c56e94a0a62ea055

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“Thank goodness!” Ian was surprised.b339e585b4fff02a

‘Were they this loyal?’07d69dad71f42430

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“We were worried you might collapse and cough up blood on the way. Many of us regretted not following you.”a6338f8c2419d3c3

A priest with a e8fd14ff67 flushed face explained the ef9da58a27 situation. Ian did b55f0397be not want 6df6b13c22 to entrust a53fe74cea his body f6a8abebe8 to a 806ed151cc doctor who 92f4335d6a was hiccupping 4ffdaeeb67 while holding 3bb96af86f a bottle ca711d991f of liquor. Although it was Ian 88634dcc79 who made him like 333c13e681 that.a5da768ac9315bbd

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“……”48fac4fd5ca20eb1

Anyway, when Ian took out the World Tree branch and edible plants, the people’s joy doubled.2e7d2c9508e6ac19

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“We were worried about what to grow on this barren land, but there are potatoes here! With these, we can survive the winter.”da12afa063e131d7

“We could plant other things when the weather gets better…”3584cfef466dac4b

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“No, we can plant them now. I’m going to plant the World Tree in the dungeon.”337db59269eeee42

Ian called up 144e006244 the system window 9bf7c49b87 and unfolded the 3ecee66532 dungeon map. The filled part of aad6dec181 the map was bizarre b6bd0498d5 because they had only 69641d18b8 dug in one place de0616d9fc to awaken the dragon.b8bd8f02c52cda43

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Anyway, Ian dc94d2d388 had no e8443d86af intention of a00f013bdd going near 125ea394ee there. What he eec9e3a573 was looking 43d6753543 for was d1635276ba a‘room with light.’6304e178ac96919c

Occasionally, there a9ccb78618 were rooms 9655d30a75 in the a90e7870bf dungeon where 48ecb3ad5f light filtered 46634445a7 in from b4bd8718e2 above. Though there was 92b05efa82 an opening, it 1b73f8a7ae wasn’t large enough ca789f038b for a person 9d5dff9fed to pass through, 19cb55e831 so only a 4e3726ba70 minimal amount of c42819dcb1 light entered. However, that small amount 5073c59125 was enough.510437d507f4384d

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The <World Tree> possessed an incredible buff that enhanced the growth of all crops. As long as the minimum amount needed for survival was met, the World Tree would amplify the rest.931c10550deac75f

‘Here, here, and here. I’ll explore the rest later.’9f976d83b439a313

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Ian chose ec86b583d7 rooms from 4b4ac006b1 the revealed 0292fbe67d parts of 9371e78dea the map e8ea0aafe5 for farming. Then he led the 4abc0e31c1 people to the first 671c58f6e8 room.3c83ba0a37ff167f

“Let’s plant the World Tree branch here.”4d8848ace9a81e6f

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“That… do you mean the treasure of the elves?”4fc9d6f9cc64d372

Some farmers had 0064058468 heard of the f85c7c98b2 World Tree. They wondered if they 496fd74742 were allowed to plant 345587eb64 such a thing casually. They were also curious dffd413a37 about how Ian had d34734b590 obtained the treasure of 7dbfcebf15 the elves.a835caade4119053

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‘He didn’t just take it, right?’bc9a3739c2b720b0

“Yes. I received it as a gift from an elf I met by chance.”a429833f1749aa3e

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“You received it as a gift!”4f89164e4d0da822

“I thought so.”c2b29befa0f146e7

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“……?”0a36eb948ed1c895

Ian looked at the 172ed878ce people awkwardly behaving with 335ff2906f curiosity.3e134e916cec9291

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Anyway, they followed Ian’s instructions, dug a hole in the center of the room, and planted the World Tree branch.fe9a77dd0102e4d9

Ian watched them as they dug fast. They were workers from within the castle. Yet, ‘worker’ was quite a broad term; their tasks were either farming or physical labor. But Their primary duties were cultivating the royal family’s private land or fetching wood.7bee3cb0f67fe919

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It meant they were 493a1c5059 talented at farming.3f0bd35d09174f62

‘From now on, this dungeon will go into full farming mode.’a35e1074080c6412

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After all, these humans can’t do defense.2a387daab8c8c848

Ian had them f888927dd1 plant other crops b19566a6e1 around the World 381e760f97 Tree. He also 3e452c0bba assigned managers 2e727313c1 for each 77e4c4392a area.348173877309c3aa

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Ding!
[‘Strawberry Farm’ managers Hans, Peter have been assigned.]

Ding!
[‘Potato Farm’ managers Joseph, Baker have been assigned.]

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“Mortis, Chez, Joel, come here. You haven’t farmed before, have you?” Ian beckoned a few others. He deliberately didn’t assign them farming tasks.95d9a0b770d06f2b

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“I helped with housework when I was young, but I can’t say I know much about it.” Mortis scratched his head.67ace08eeb7c56cd

“You guys do what you’re good at.”330f648d3bc789a2

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“Yes?”84b398e7712b42de

“Go fetch wood. There’s a thick forest around here, right? It’s hard for us to move around. Think about making a path and getting some wood up to the water source.”8c01fd8b3ce53c6b

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Mortis blinked and asked. “What’s a water source?”a596142f754e4004

“Drinking water.”730d03e97d5b8ecb

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Ian answered and sealed his lips. Mortis must be a character with the setting ‘I didn’t have time to study because I was always working.’57c933a06b01b6c7

Every time he encountered these realistically set elements, he felt like this place was real, which was scary. Ian thought of this place as half a dream. He was dreaming of playing a game. He couldn’t maintain his sanity otherwise.01f275ddccfca826

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Shaking off these b2266f49e6 unnecessary thoughts, Ian aa387ab433 called for Sema.ab8e82464d0f09e4

“Sema. You watch over the woodcutters.”31ccd46eeaf5bb42

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“Ah! Yes! Leave it to me!”7bef24704bc4cd51

Sema, happy to have 2345a78390 something to do, followed 52c07ac198 the woodcutters. He really f8c70969bb likes working.69dfe7efaa9100c4

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Ding!b87f1c82109d7f12

[The construction area has been expanded.]
[You have more than 10 characters with the <Farming> skill.]
[Agricultural efficiency increases by 30%.]

Ding!bda9693e35a60f12

[By the grace of the World Tree, crop growth speed increases by 500%.]

The planted plants grew a9cb3ec723 rapidly and became lush. It was like 9ec980dd71 watching a nature 77522e9ac1 documentary at 10x 2bdc63539c speed.3eaa81992232e157

Ian’s surprise was nothing compared to that of the people.8631aa4d6ddd74d7

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“……!”b7aca25351a2fa7c

“The World Tree!”35668625080af6ae

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“I told you it would grow well.” Ian took the opportunity to boost their loyalty. Even though the World Tree did all the work…ebf8c0d7d1d6582f

“As expected from Lord Ian!”49020c2c715917db

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“Scary but competent!”b8d854535b7d60d3

“……”e2bac6ad4989eb11

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Ian began to df4c4707d7 wonder if this c347d8939c reputation would ever ca4970d7c6 change.1f729dcc3e0b1da6

Isn’t the tyrant reputation lasting too long?c194cd43e4f22ad3

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Ding!355b643e1e4ef702

[World Tree LV.1 → LV.2]
[The second dungeon can now be opened.]
[The area expansion of the first dungeon is possible.]
[The maximum number of people the dungeon can accommodate increases.]

‘Done.’eb488f49fa9b0361

As the ef8b602434 dungeon grew, 718e48242d the level d548407adc of the fd4d6bb2c6 World Tree 9c4b6aa4c2 also increased. Now, reinforcement work 2350f634d9 for dungeon expansion 0ff99569e7 was possible.a7b693f5c3bb428b

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‘We can make the defense stronger.’24c4f70d3e825bf0

“Lord Ian! We’re back!” Sema waved his hand. The woodcutters each carried a load on their backs.6853124ef6f20515

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“Well done. Let’s make wooden armor with that. Woodcutters keep fetching wood, and Sema, you keep watching them. Farmers, you don’t have much to do for now, right? Let’s get crafting.”c25b4814812fc1b3

Ian placed 037a26ea75 his hand 7bf9ecfff7 on the 42530dfbab pile of 1a1b834f77 wood.36dfe037a3ef6b7c

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Ding!3a2c0f6e8cc7ef51

[Trap: Created Spike Pit.]
[Trap: Created Spike Pit.]

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Ian set 7eb3e9b10e up plenty 70d917729c of traps 32072be52b at the d7ee00f243 entrances to bdc492e842 the farming ed1bf7f7ae area. He looked at 1b07598d7e Louise.8bd546742c134928

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“Louise. When you go out, there will be spikes stuck in pits; coat them with your poison.”548df85703486c3b

“Yes, Lord Ian.” Louise went out with his poison pouch.f8aba5ab1c4e2059

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Ding!5f8d2bd3a2b845ee

[Trap: Spike Pit → Enhanced to Poison Spike Pit.]

‘Good.’9b7b7ff4d01453e5

With this, protecting the farming area should be fine. Since they had cleared an insane difficulty earlier, strong monsters wouldn’t come for a while. Even game developers have some conscience.ee3481f3dc95dde4

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‘Or do they?’5d7a97b9ecc60bd1

Considering the tutorial and the Demon Archduke, it didn’t seem like they did…6cccd40464013300

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Anyway, this break time 3d17fc35fa was originally meant for e8b73bf434 crazily luring in and 93ab6c095b capturing monsters to recruit 08a8e3b5f8 defense monsters.dd6e0bcbccfccbbc

‘When they realize the Demon Archduke is gone, the monsters will go wild.’13b3d8b6f6a00a3f

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The time before they stormed into the dungeon was what Ian alone called ‘break time.’ After the break, monster waves would come incessantly. But there was still time until then.b849f5be5224064a

‘I need to train some soldiers.’Ian concluded his 94d2b3da73 thoughts.f545a32107a82ea2

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“Let’s split the farmers in half. One group keeps making wooden defenses, the other gets military training.”1cb5b6e22bcf9565

Just then, c844e66689 Louise returned d2f1337c95 after applying fb8ea255e9 the poison.be5f8a49b9d5fcb9

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Ian gave 007530078f him a a02874aea3 command. “Louise, can you teach d9e43fe4c3 archery?”18e4bff4f9e21014

“Leave it to me, Lord Ian. But how will we get bows and arrows for them to shoot? Should we steal from the village?” Louise asked as if it was obvious.2a1e836438936479

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‘No. That’ll cause an uprising.’ The loyalty from Louise’s village was still low.2395e07dbcf9168a

“Let’s make them too. Until then… teach them how to hold a pose in mid-air without a bow.”2f4fa9e6250ae394

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“Yes, Lord Ian.”4c8b977658367f98

The people who 5fe2d31131 were slightly excited 86e628362f about learning archery 1ebe53d29a fell silent.eb391f7fc72f780c

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‘What’s that…’7e9ba3814528e2b1

Anyway, Ian participated in the military training too. Even with the <Archery> buff, the arrows Ian shot flew embarrassingly off course.a427efc264041e7a

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People who were bored, cf3cc3da98 just holding a pose, 1da3861faa pretended not to watch 29d2b2801a Ian.081b5a1fb22f8def

They were astonished.d1b164a920717309

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‘He really can’t shoot…’4f2c61e46a38fc26

‘Is it because his body is weak from some illness?’4ad487b5b2cb9708

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They whispered among c6b29dc59f themselves.0c601501ab47ff30

Ding!04a44c8cc4352e36

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[People are worried about you.]
[People think you are frail!]

Though their whispers didn’t reach Ian’s ears, he could see the system messages.a1b59fd70cd89ddb

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Ian endured 31f831a3c7 the embarrassment.d055f7de2b214faa

‘No, that’s not it… But what’s this ‘frail’ debuff?’161ccd8b91bd51e0

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In the game, this reputation didn’t come up just because HP decreased, so what is this?e6a92f86ac034419

Ian checked the a319a8b87c title in the 0d9a731d2b system window.8c67a8fe62810328

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[Reputation: Frail]

People pity you.284d9d5f8fa8daf6

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‘What’s this…’71f9f1fa5cbe61ee

He couldn’t even tell if it was useful or not. Is this really a debuff? Ian grimaced and shot arrows diligently.5afa3aa5f349c4fd

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What choice did he have? He had never moved his body outside of PE class. He was an orphan, so he didn’t go to the military either.de0c8fa0d93c701a

Then, a pale-faced woodcutter fd7cd4660e ran towards them.4e7c6966d882cab9

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“Lord Ian! Lord Ian! Human hunters have appeared! They’ve spotted us! We barely escaped, but…!”ec7f23fe0f90010d

“……!”6578842f1bfb9215

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Human hunters.1584e88dacca661f

People who 7551ea832f capture humans fb0608b328 to sell 6ccfab3466 as slaves.27db757a2433bac3

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“Was anyone taken? What about Sema? Did you stop them?” Ian pressed.947c60cde42876a7

“That, that… The one who was taken was Sema!”c1339bab6f335c2a

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“……”97172c84c78ede73

Ian had 0f68011099 nothing to 33b25dc404 say.5e9dab09d69ce923

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‘Damn…’e4352a189c930b87