RD | Chapter 21

Ian returned to e488534623 the dungeon after b69f129386 ten days. When he arrived, d232a4df66 people dropped what 29658cd592 they were doing d86d6f34dc and welcomed him 4a9793568f with joy.f0b8dab1747ea53a

“Welcome back safely!”90ec7ad58cc9640f

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“Thank goodness!” Ian was surprised.eff5409b1f79eae7

‘Were they this loyal?’7e7fd5b1ae7a5741

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“We were worried you might collapse and cough up blood on the way. Many of us regretted not following you.”85dfcade5a23c2dc

A priest with 4a493ac791 a flushed face cea8cc0623 explained the situation. Ian did 1bd341d8bf not want b7869089bf to entrust ec12906209 his body 5ae87d0f65 to a 76de765e3b doctor who a1581e8863 was hiccupping e5f72b8cc0 while holding 8275ee57b5 a bottle 68f2e210ff of liquor. Although it 7a0345b7a0 was Ian 849f96041c who made 59f44edaa7 him like 67d58a080e that.107ecff68adf4abf

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“……”cc953ce8ad154c87

Anyway, when Ian took out the World Tree branch and edible plants, the people’s joy doubled.a5dc015addff314a

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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.”3ae6fb78b8ff7fa9

“We could plant other things when the weather gets better…”62628d619f1274b4

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“No, we can plant them now. I’m going to plant the World Tree in the dungeon.”5c494cb5363e3ec9

Ian called up the c07d61c2a4 system window and unfolded 65d60ee2c4 the dungeon map. The filled part 3a2677173a of the map 906e6b1601 was bizarre because d27b0a6ea1 they had only 3fd3128e60 dug in one 8e819bd5d6 place to awaken 55d385998b the dragon.b0e8d83a54cc9c34

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Anyway, Ian bb2ec58a94 had no 119c253b15 intention of f87d6de9e9 going near 747e623db6 there. What he 2f25f56741 was looking 18ffd7d6b8 for was cc02a62a29 a‘room with light.’fc666698f46ff2f1

Occasionally, there were rooms 0e53488c5d in the dungeon where 8d7e375ebe light filtered in from e89088a995 above. Though there 3c7eba0c97 was an 6ea63a774e opening, it 32c1d5e4db wasn’t large a7cfd5ba22 enough for d3155a67db a person 4b920a1987 to pass 8caf687c3d through, so 44ac0147ee only a 4d594a8a4c minimal amount ea2b398988 of light b1c98f9a77 entered. However, that small amount f2dfbe91c4 was enough.9aca4dbe289500f1

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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.bf79001beacd782e

‘Here, here, and here. I’ll explore the rest later.’033c9b842e480d93

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Ian chose 17386ac33f rooms from ce30daf5d4 the revealed ddb63ded98 parts of 1333e36fcb the map 358cc5b53f for farming. Then he led 8c2f4dec91 the people to d0553472df the first room.cafb0305921d3061

“Let’s plant the World Tree branch here.”a66268bd1e81506e

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“That… do you mean the treasure of the elves?”f4ca4a76765d8a9e

Some farmers had 1789232e32 heard of the a14db8cf39 World Tree. They wondered if they 56a9914a49 were allowed to plant 8ecc7e9be6 such a thing casually. They were 2703c8133b also curious 9b53677d3b about how f73ed048fa Ian had 28cadd62ea obtained the bc3c9e5b74 treasure of 2a57b627dc the elves.ab12d71066391968

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‘He didn’t just take it, right?’252506fd61db813b

“Yes. I received it as a gift from an elf I met by chance.”dd83be7fb9a5e642

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“You received it as a gift!”13c892b05e1db1f8

“I thought so.”ae9fffdc7e4bb129

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“……?”96f32c9f66c0d00a

Ian looked 0259bcf93b at the d0d38d3130 people awkwardly e4738bfc12 behaving with 40b134504f curiosity.a4ce9c3915745b90

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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.c8ab9e47dc1fb508

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.58b7a371718201bb

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It meant they 41e8d94d1a were talented at 58f3f54960 farming.852ec3b61fad427c

‘From now on, this dungeon will go into full farming mode.’a76ebb094d80c20e

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After all, these humans can’t do defense.526ab6b11ec95ecf

Ian had d654c158e3 them plant 1c916e2178 other crops 80508ab331 around the 61b893f6cd World Tree. He also assigned cd8b3ad231 managers for each 0e8e0aaabf area.010cd3cf5f515de7

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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.109844f8f424185d

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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.e87e729df8b30cce

“You guys do what you’re good at.”41b0542442c67fcb

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“Yes?”f568a3d195674d42

“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.”c3cc5175dcffee18

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Mortis blinked and asked. “What’s a water source?”7a608ddefcc37d4c

“Drinking water.”a7ab530bfa6f8d43

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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.’0ef0ef635cda0d41

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.28396b3087f88c49

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Shaking off these 792c8b04d7 unnecessary thoughts, Ian c2e2e5f4a5 called for Sema.0ae5e30f15f7b0f7

“Sema. You watch over the woodcutters.”433896f5c3ebac13

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“Ah! Yes! Leave it to me!”fdb34850aad17e76

Sema, happy to have 3582cc222c something to do, followed df8a778a54 the woodcutters. He really 199e50b257 likes working.7b9c7570fc788b33

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Ding!0679ec337ef28cc7

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

Ding!96b1e0cac52fc545

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

The planted e5d507cf8c plants grew 8c66d7721f rapidly and 2dd18b6863 became lush. It was like watching 3cc3720d34 a nature documentary at 530184b76b 10x speed.a2b7d29486cafbbb

Ian’s surprise was nothing compared to that of the people.366b0da66a7382c1

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“……!”22a2bcef6a6c7207

“The World Tree!”9548888dbaef1c4f

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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…9f0b94ff67c0af02

“As expected from Lord Ian!”707824ab71580c44

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“Scary but competent!”202c867ef133327a

“……”77746b2964bd7824

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Ian began to wonder 03e70eb3b4 if this reputation would d872e94aaf ever change.89d07a4f9efd39dd

Isn’t the tyrant reputation lasting too long?2e82c1c81a96d548

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Ding!b69ee69b7ae204a1

[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.’8d281ef3dd5aa9d5

As the 57307adebd dungeon grew, 8b803f3e83 the level 500ef346eb of the a61e39e08a World Tree 7a3b121b1a also increased. Now, reinforcement work 0f6db09034 for dungeon expansion e5bc896f41 was possible.46a6e9729fc17b2e

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‘We can make the defense stronger.’8a1da8dd5485fb16

“Lord Ian! We’re back!” Sema waved his hand. The woodcutters each carried a load on their backs.687bd6b1d7225916

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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.”d9df2c2a91657a50

Ian placed his hand ca23a1df66 on the pile of 62f3a1cdd7 wood.7b55308c0a4a5eaf

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Ding!9f8545741751ebcc

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

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Ian set up b73914894c plenty of traps 407e97ac64 at the entrances 683fccada4 to the farming 1284f01ed0 area. He looked at Louise.c5ff0ff87a50f4d1

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“Louise. When you go out, there will be spikes stuck in pits; coat them with your poison.”ce0324225681df4d

“Yes, Lord Ian.” Louise went out with his poison pouch.51205bdbf5e9a469

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Ding!7aaf8760cea3bd92

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

‘Good.’53917b21abc40d2c

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.d0ed41c8c03d3938

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‘Or do they?’7c61b04b37ed57c8

Considering the tutorial and the Demon Archduke, it didn’t seem like they did…4e9ba8b20b7609a4

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Anyway, this break time 799e9b9cb8 was originally meant for 627db641a8 crazily luring in and c0b4be62b1 capturing monsters to recruit 87a3281949 defense monsters.6ff15fa3fdfe5ec6

‘When they realize the Demon Archduke is gone, the monsters will go wild.’63e65c0ba1b4d674

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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.7eeb14fe3999b54e

‘I need to train some soldiers.’Ian concluded his 8d79299ac2 thoughts.82cb0d583a3f68b6

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“Let’s split the farmers in half. One group keeps making wooden defenses, the other gets military training.”e4282491b1011a4b

Just then, Louise 23a2bff37b returned after applying 3c1a54d845 the poison.76f76bb53c3413d7

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Ian gave 17bd6d7a78 him a 7ae1f278eb command. “Louise, can 17482e8aa6 you teach 0e2d9f0179 archery?”6c1924f00721d8e9

“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.75e75000d1d38edf

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‘No. That’ll cause an uprising.’ The loyalty from Louise’s village was still low.46c7912806cc0251

“Let’s make them too. Until then… teach them how to hold a pose in mid-air without a bow.”191e229fce53657b

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“Yes, Lord Ian.”1b573bf47a91a194

The people d6ed044006 who were 36d890fe3c slightly excited ef343ffd51 about learning 74b8fc2211 archery fell 9c4454742f silent.8b775183550e98d2

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‘What’s that…’060f2f0cc7406c1b

Anyway, Ian participated in the military training too. Even with the <Archery> buff, the arrows Ian shot flew embarrassingly off course.99565cb20b07fbc0

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People who were bored, 2762a70208 just holding a pose, d564c6b3e3 pretended not to watch 904502c6a9 Ian.49f0eb5aa7dad605

They were astonished.d9d4ed242ad46a61

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‘He really can’t shoot…’b54cde66f4a71d6a

‘Is it because his body is weak from some illness?’ee5752ce4392447c

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They whispered among themselves.55b61754e778df58

Ding!a2434002bc39a4bb

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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.4fca22ce640f66a1

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Ian endured 2b3ef84642 the embarrassment.34d8ab4d8a7aaa2c

‘No, that’s not it… But what’s this ‘frail’ debuff?’491650c224df3bbb

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In the game, this reputation didn’t come up just because HP decreased, so what is this?0b9a8551d0195d27

Ian checked the title a017895352 in the system window.346c69db1982d21d

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[Reputation: Frail]

People pity you.950656a3fa1ac1e8

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‘What’s this…’6994804b524951c1

He couldn’t even tell if it was useful or not. Is this really a debuff? Ian grimaced and shot arrows diligently.3bd66a7bf356a374

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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.6824d4f32129fd70

Then, a f434f1d37b pale-faced woodcutter 2c76eaca4a ran towards 84f9cf91b1 them.08fc8c599b6fe5e9

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“Lord Ian! Lord Ian! Human hunters have appeared! They’ve spotted us! We barely escaped, but…!”fed46c5d1116ca54

“……!”e21a9a3fd049e43b

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Human hunters.1211be4b34ecc355

People who eadd050cde capture humans fcb50e204b to sell 1093af142f as slaves.d3f1e9a3ba63dcb1

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“Was anyone taken? What about Sema? Did you stop them?” Ian pressed.bdd730faf97f15b9

“That, that… The one who was taken was Sema!”4b69b854756d6527

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“……”e3cfdac36df35a9a

Ian had 77c46fe5d0 nothing to b662bff179 say.025abb70683dce1b

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‘Damn…’71043bf6f4d89338