RD | Chapter 21

Ian returned to b13238f19c the dungeon after 7fecdc962f ten days. When he arrived, 0e64242f32 people dropped what 127a5d1802 they were doing 9095295de1 and welcomed him ad41806c1f with joy.7fb2e1d6b63f57cc

“Welcome back safely!”400c272468857bb7

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“Thank goodness!” Ian was surprised.ff5d15dfaa6b4a22

‘Were they this loyal?’73455a681256e7b1

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“We were worried you might collapse and cough up blood on the way. Many of us regretted not following you.”f0e7baba7f25242b

A priest with bfa1c0c13a a flushed face 991b243540 explained the situation. Ian did not want af71f8a540 to entrust his body c51f72fdbd to a doctor who 6b92d35dd3 was hiccupping while holding 5515f34d6e a bottle of liquor. Although it was 44ef4c3790 Ian who made c6793cb97e him like that.e4e7bd4dc3e7b751

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“……”782b39035ae7cac4

Anyway, when Ian took out the World Tree branch and edible plants, the people’s joy doubled.ac8180c263ad64ae

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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.”c2219ec1c6dccd54

“We could plant other things when the weather gets better…”ac385f8c10e9f7f7

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“No, we can plant them now. I’m going to plant the World Tree in the dungeon.”adbd39cdb8007363

Ian called up 3cfea3e748 the system window 2a0a8d0155 and unfolded the a2dd3b2ae5 dungeon map. The filled a84420312e part of 95f69bd753 the map 3cc3a59a38 was bizarre 0981ab447b because they ba169898bb had only d9848a3585 dug in 8c8b18749a one place f1155ac1bc to awaken 03de6ce0ae the dragon.7db139a13d8a8e58

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Anyway, Ian had no 117b0c826e intention of going near d87209e14e there. What he was looking 5baa59de62 for was a‘room with light.’5dc9ca84b313b842

Occasionally, there were rooms 2048980f20 in the dungeon where 11488c3182 light filtered in from 286b9a8b20 above. Though there was an ee83092574 opening, it wasn’t large d5ae7ec51c enough for a person d71bb96ee0 to pass through, so ab9d844df1 only a minimal amount 2346e6740c of light entered. However, that small amount 385ee3f1cd was enough.df43d283fc5e532d

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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.9497abc9cacf46b0

‘Here, here, and here. I’ll explore the rest later.’8b124c75f4a44425

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Ian chose rooms from 62b55022e8 the revealed parts of 5832ba8eca the map for farming. Then he led 30f0380e40 the people to af43d2a8bf the first room.c2af244b7418bd60

“Let’s plant the World Tree branch here.”e8cfe175164b8938

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“That… do you mean the treasure of the elves?”355d3d298e575b91

Some farmers 6692cd9c2f had heard 6bd837d2ed of the e2f450e3fa World Tree. They wondered if they 378f1447c7 were allowed to plant 83c84e09da such a thing casually. They were also 11aede2d1a curious about how f2d832e294 Ian had obtained 13023bef4e the treasure of 4698accb30 the elves.31cfc07b9cb4d72b

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‘He didn’t just take it, right?’35bf0480697d1af2

“Yes. I received it as a gift from an elf I met by chance.”1c82094e48b78e4a

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“You received it as a gift!”77d9782d10f9e479

“I thought so.”5d8ec9765b9e3345

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“……?”1d90f679a48e329d

Ian looked at the 70ccb1a1cf people awkwardly behaving with 517cdadc71 curiosity.1212269c35f85ebf

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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.54d850fa72061468

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.b7ce080d4541d88e

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It meant they were a609b687b5 talented at farming.afcc2da156ae03c8

‘From now on, this dungeon will go into full farming mode.’d9171e480dfc6af9

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After all, these humans can’t do defense.29023d68605787f1

Ian had them plant 9f9e66f058 other crops around the 2527e38719 World Tree. He also e873254a1e assigned managers 3d052f71cb for each 04c7c4c166 area.c6af1b25f23336a0

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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.aa21b1db5e92f2e9

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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.1d8e0c20d43dc6f9

“You guys do what you’re good at.”b24141bd5af13d5f

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“Yes?”ab8a12529c1804a5

“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.”68e58092f3a01590

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Mortis blinked and asked. “What’s a water source?”c3a8e7e0d907a25e

“Drinking water.”37ecf4a675cf7292

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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.’0408aab4d9b6f9f8

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.c7f36c8fea809856

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Shaking off these unnecessary 7752631917 thoughts, Ian called for ef210f8ca4 Sema.266f9e53671dcf14

“Sema. You watch over the woodcutters.”928f2d7d1f346d20

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“Ah! Yes! Leave it to me!”98aad9f92c0c7e21

Sema, happy to dd21b32d54 have something to d43f8aeaea do, followed the 8aadefc4b0 woodcutters. He really likes fabcafa6fa working.3472e518511d28e6

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Ding!4d6e742023f12d6c

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

Ding!cfdac0ce4d78d445

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

The planted plants grew e112a924c4 rapidly and became lush. It was 4b2431dbf2 like watching b4d3738a93 a nature 5bf09da82a documentary at 2af210d5a8 10x speed.bb09c39058199086

Ian’s surprise was nothing compared to that of the people.a3b59a041d809257

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“……!”a6a30616cab28f8f

“The World Tree!”bd216e2ce3557af4

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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…d99ab69dfe063afe

“As expected from Lord Ian!”7dd7168fef294d85

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“Scary but competent!”17ce813c0407bb34

“……”1f39467fd84774a9

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Ian began 529a647036 to wonder 089c37cffa if this b381e083fa reputation would eaf5118ab2 ever change.1a8eecf2e5421108

Isn’t the tyrant reputation lasting too long?357c9a2d316c3f70

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Ding!1ad273399f492f39

[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.’a97687f0f9fc3181

As the dungeon 5547a59638 grew, the level 5c1c9f136b of the World 4a8293f440 Tree also increased. Now, reinforcement 285a2990bb work for 42db0a0119 dungeon expansion 70e325e7ea was possible.b730b98c662504ec

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‘We can make the defense stronger.’1cca8a53588719a4

“Lord Ian! We’re back!” Sema waved his hand. The woodcutters each carried a load on their backs.9f7f0f05ca45c1f7

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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.”640feb8b3c9bb93a

Ian placed his dffc624d88 hand on the 24d45611a0 pile of wood.ce9e1e2aa030e1e9

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Ding!89285928793c1309

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

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Ian set 8536066cab up plenty a5b8d9302d of traps c660f31cea at the 9a453ea8b3 entrances to fcc66bbf41 the farming 5502ba8ecb area. He looked at Louise.2b6c8d262ed07f3d

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“Louise. When you go out, there will be spikes stuck in pits; coat them with your poison.”3ec414715c118832

“Yes, Lord Ian.” Louise went out with his poison pouch.f656443c37649da5

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Ding!f144e4d935d2921d

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

‘Good.’626d4e6ad33cfba6

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.7838530c39381946

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‘Or do they?’d3a76b9b1e3637d9

Considering the tutorial and the Demon Archduke, it didn’t seem like they did…f313d5c96494569f

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Anyway, this 92f8386695 break time 8ad5084f3b was originally 53e44214c6 meant for 4c836f54c2 crazily luring 55a3b4b3ee in and 927649b723 capturing monsters 93d0bd5058 to recruit de79794782 defense monsters.24a3f3873c242850

‘When they realize the Demon Archduke is gone, the monsters will go wild.’48b94860a4cf0d2a

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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.22ebe550c35722e5

‘I need to train some soldiers.’Ian concluded 348c3166c7 his thoughts.747493c74db50e9a

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“Let’s split the farmers in half. One group keeps making wooden defenses, the other gets military training.”6aa6b22c8ebd2040

Just then, Louise f837019b1a returned after applying e5d27a87ec the poison.0c94466a75196714

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Ian gave 0d7b186a95 him a 06f20aa8f7 command. “Louise, can 210b3637c7 you teach 0a661409ff archery?”0aaa020280029adc

“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.aa90b220a1c4813c

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‘No. That’ll cause an uprising.’ The loyalty from Louise’s village was still low.0a4702524ad91b08

“Let’s make them too. Until then… teach them how to hold a pose in mid-air without a bow.”fadbf2201b0fc99b

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“Yes, Lord Ian.”3d0afdad52d4e5a5

The people who beca0a9aba were slightly excited 746dc5f16e about learning archery 701eab8b44 fell silent.54bff6bdc214c6ce

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‘What’s that…’960b0aac7d11f7ea

Anyway, Ian participated in the military training too. Even with the <Archery> buff, the arrows Ian shot flew embarrassingly off course.bca832172b2e0e57

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People who e3bcfc3e9a were bored, ece6e6bd31 just holding 1bca1a1ba2 a pose, d909e99efe pretended not 543755543b to watch e11f8d91ea Ian.d0cef052e92f5c94

They were astonished.1f64aec3de82097c

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‘He really can’t shoot…’6647c65a67db3ed2

‘Is it because his body is weak from some illness?’8de41afd65f95ec6

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They whispered among themselves.14f9a2d1398bcf69

Ding!25601a4eee74d085

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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.acb52da47f3be2a5

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Ian endured 62e5a46455 the embarrassment.2eb82ba41ac7baeb

‘No, that’s not it… But what’s this ‘frail’ debuff?’2515f1bf01705623

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In the game, this reputation didn’t come up just because HP decreased, so what is this?fa86fabda05514b4

Ian checked the title d29f8f7a5b in the system window.e02f58cbb16bf425

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[Reputation: Frail]

People pity you.6dd3acdcd5707d2a

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‘What’s this…’7b44fc13b0a48547

He couldn’t even tell if it was useful or not. Is this really a debuff? Ian grimaced and shot arrows diligently.aad239002ee1627d

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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.b6e842cfb00118da

Then, a pale-faced 49b737142e woodcutter ran towards 464d9466c4 them.56cbab886932b6f8

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“Lord Ian! Lord Ian! Human hunters have appeared! They’ve spotted us! We barely escaped, but…!”b6734a9e0a4ed1b8

“……!”7d26ed8db324442d

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Human hunters.f55d726c346e5bc7

People who capture b2c853fb1e humans to sell 014141e24c as slaves.8e36bcba68168f58

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“Was anyone taken? What about Sema? Did you stop them?” Ian pressed.147fef11de5c0abe

“That, that… The one who was taken was Sema!”cc8ba1f52b252124

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“……”7fca700ed5b69161

Ian had nothing to e1eb919f84 say.b70880888367dd16

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‘Damn…’1721b1eee5a7c5b0