As predicted the slimes pretty much finished half an hour or so with all the armor and weapons already stored inside my storage we had finished ran sacking the whole village taking every item we could get and found useful in a sense of meaning we might be grave robbers,but then again the spoils of war go to the winners in which the humans didn't even take anything from the village.
Thinking like this I tried to justify my actions to take from the dead,its not that I felt guilty its just that it was my very first time doing something so unmoral,since I came here I had done all kinds of things such as killing or stealing it didn't matter what it was I always told myself that these were the things that I had to do mainly for the others so we could stay alive,I feared that someday something like this would eat up on me making me into a different man maybe,but only time would tell.
Hawk had already brought 5 of the girls onto his back and was heading towards our base until then the rest of us would go by foot and wait until hawk comes back and picks us up.
The reason I didn't go first was because I wasn't really in a hurry to return home continuing to walk was more pleasant to me and honestly saying...I had height fears...even though the reason I took red hawk into my circle was mainly transportation I was still a bit scared getting onto the hawk...falling down and becoming paste didn't really sound good to me...on the other hand the girls seemed to be very excited about the prospect of flying thats why I let them go first and defend the base until we returned having half of us gone didn't really cut our powers inside the forest a lot so its fine.
Now back to the slimes...currently there were over thousand slimes present maybe even two thousand I didn't bother counting and instead just divided them into 4 different sections 2 of which are responsible for scouting while the other 2 are going to be stationed in different parts of the forest having so many slimes now under my control I had a lot of reach and intelligence I could draw out of the slimes without a problem.
Like so we left the empty village and were making our way towards our base hobura had a lot of fun with her weird new weapon surprisingly the blade was very sharp even though it looked as it was very dull,at first I even thought that it wasn't even a cleaver more like a heavy sword or a buster sword the size was big almost reaching 150 cms thankfully hobura was just big enough to carry it on her back without stumbling on it.
Hobura's strength reached over 300 points and even though she was that strong she still needed to hold it with both of her hands I tried to let the other girls hold it,but it turns out no one can really hold the weapon steadily like hobura can even the warrior girls have a few problems and the way hobura uses the weapon is also very brutal,its as if she was using a club and a sword combined sometimes cutting through an enemy cleanly while at other times simply slapping them with the sword,her tyrant strength was very intimidating her way of fight would also change from now on with this kind of weapon in hand.
Hobusaku also changed her fighting style for a bit lately she had been using 2 short swords instead of one her coordination with both weapons seems to be very decent and most of them time she switches back into one-handed when she pierces her prey comparing her with hobura is like comparing a panther against a elephant...one skillful and swift while the other brute and strong.
Concerning the other girls they also got their upgrades,but most of them kept with their original fighting style being medium weight and light weight weapons so far,from this trip alone only the
Me personally I wasn't going to create any spells currently I was just focusing on combining spells and using my own knowledge and imagination to win fights I don't have any combat experience nor am I overly strong,but what I do have is the mind of a writer my imagination and also the power to create things through ice,in the future I think that I would change my fighting style which will depend on my magic sole since it is the only mean of attack to me right now.
Our walk through the forest seemed to very simple at first,but while we were going through hobusaku suddenly reported to me...
-My lord there are a total of 5 humans to the left of us 40 to 50 meters what shall we do ?...
The report was very sudden and it also made me slightly alarmed,but not too much since I was confident enough that even if they would come after us for some reason they wouldn't be able to win against us our strength was already very monstrous and we also had the numbers on our side even with 5 people currently gone.
-What kind of people are they ? What kind of weapons do they hold ?
I asked curiously I wasn't intending on doing anything to them just ignoring them and going out of the way seemed much better no,need to cause unnecessary trouble towards me and the others.
Hobusaku understood my request and quickly told me about the equipment and weapons these people had and from what I could guess it seems like this party consists of 1 mage 1 priest 1 rogue and 2 warriors the priest is actually a wild guess since it could be even a mage its just that,that person is wearing a full body white robe which has a symbol knitted on the chest that I couldn't really identify.
Their looks and the way they go together looks to me very organized and also experienced their weapons and armor are slightly above average making me think that these people came from some kind of organization.
I was anxious not gonna lie I had never met anyone outside this forest they are humans too which makes me even more curious walking up to them and giving them a small hello wouldn't seem to hurt if you think about it,but at the same you never could be sure about these things and on top of that even if I wanted to go up and say hello they would probably open fire on us seeing the female hobgoblins...so the questions is should I still ignore them ?
The most sane and safe thing to do would be "Yes" I should ignore them,but at the same time finding someone in this forest like this was very hard thing to do and gaining some information was also a very tempting offer.
I sighed using the transmission link I relied everyone my order.
-I am going to meet these humans alone,stay hidden and only come out if I tell you so ? You understand ?
Most of the girls replied with a yes they were still a bit iffy about me going personally without a close protector,but they learned to trust me a bit more so they weren't all too worried about me.
I also prepared myself and started walking towards the left my hands were a shaky,but I got them under control and tried to look a bit more friendlier getting a good first impression was important if I didn't want myself to get into a weird misunderstanding.
The girls were always behind me 10 or 15 meters away and hidden behind leafs or trees their weapons draw and their intent clear on keeping an eye on me to protect me if these people suddenly attack me then I was sure that the girls would take action pretty quickly,but at the same time I can't just keep my own guard down.
-Who Walks there ! Show yourself !
The rogue said his voice seemed very youthful to me and it wasn't a surprise that he could notice me so fast even though we weren't even so close to each other.
-Yes,Don't worry I am not here to cause any harm please don't attack I am going to come out now...
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I said with a earnest tone in my voice the opposite party seemed to have gone quiet all of a sudden and after a few seconds the rogue grew impatient and shouted again.
-Why aren't you coming out ?! Come out right now !
The shouting was a bit unnecessary in my opinion,but I replied.
-Its not that I don't won't to come out its just that I am sure if you will not attack me on sight...
My reply got the opposite party whispering with each other again until finally the spoke again.
-If you don't mean harm we don't mean harm either I swear by my name to that...
His tone sounded truthful even though I couldn't see his face properly I knew that I could at least trust him at some degree.
-Alright I am coming out then
I said raising my hands while stepping out of the tree that I was hiding behind the party of 5 people that stood in front of me was a group of 3 males and 2 females the rogue stood at the very front their formation was solid with their weapons still drawn,but when they saw that I was unarmed most of them started to calm down a little.
I looked down meeting face with the rogue I smiled and asked.
-Hello there stranger I am sorry if I had surprised you...
The rogue hearing my polite speech didn't shout this time and also smiled sheeting his dagger he answered me while gesturing with his hand towards his comrades to make sheet their weapons.
-Yes,I am also sorry my comrades and I had been inside the forest for more then a week so we are quiet paranoid because of the frequent monster attacks that happen everyday I am pleased to see that there is another human being other then us...
-Is that so I also just came actually until now I didn't really meet a lot of monsters,but I can understand your pain...
Like this the rogue and I started to mindlessly converse with idle chatter his companions didn't so much join into the conversation and just listened into it after a few minutes we got to know each other a bit more better introducing each other too.
-My name is Halrun stoneguide these are my companions from the adventurers guild Gunter,Corwen,Sylkia and Martia we came to the grand forest because of a request we had accepted in the adventurers guild...
Halrun said the other few people also came forward and told me who they were,so far everyone seemed to be very polite and also decent halrun especially seemed to be very hospitable and a kind man.
-My name is Sorron I don't have a surname so just call me that,I came to this forest to collect a few materials such as game and herbs that I can sell...
Halrun nodded towards my explanation not seeing any falsehood in my sentence and just believing what I had said after all I didn't have any reason to lie my demeanor and the way I spoke was also confident and calm the others also didn't see any problem to that and calmed down properly not feeling alarmed against me like the first time and I could guess that my
After this halrun offered me to come with them and set up a temporary camp I accepted of course.
On the way halrun explained to me in a bit more detail what they were doing in this place they seem to be a search party searching for another party of adventurers that came here 2 week prior their quest was to find that party or what remained of it and bring them back to the adventurers guild it is unknown for what the guild needed that party for and honestly halrun didn't seem to care a lot neither did his companions.
Adventurers...these are people who take requests from a organization called the Adventurers Guild vulgan himself had already told me all about the adventurers and also their rules and how they operate and astoundingly speaking they sound a lot like a government mixed with a department of order the adventurers guild was established 500 years ago the founder is unknown,but what is know is that the guild operates in every country so it wouldn't be a surprise if you see a guild in any well developed town or city it is a occupation mainly and also a way of living what these people mainly do is divided by 3 categories which is collecting items,monster subjugation and escort missions.
Adventurers once registered in the adventurers guild will be ranked at first every adventurer starts at "F" rank and then slowly work their way up depending on how much they had contributed as an adventurer which is judged by how many requests they had fulfilled and how significant these requests are the rankings are F to A rank and if you do something very big or significant or something special you can also be promoted to S rank which also has another 2 ranks above which are SS and SSS.
Getting promoted has a lot of uses it seems,firstly your range of requests increases with every promotion you will be able to do harder requests which also give you more achievements to grow further your pay for these requests increases with every promotion you get also the added bonus of getting well known famous people can also have a chance to give you custom request to gain more money or prestige.
The rules of the Adventurers guild seems pretty simple there seem to be far more rules and the main reason this exists is to protect people which makes this organization a bit more pleasant and valiant,but every single light has an shadow and with this kind of large light the shadow would be enormous.
I am not going to go further into the rules of the adventurers and only state the obvious 3 rules.
1,Don't kill a fellow adventurer if he threatens to kill you,you are allowed to retaliate in return.
2.Don't make any trouble for the adventurers guild if found guilty in something concerning the guild you can been stripped off your membership and also penalized.
3.Requests have to be completed before the deadline if not completed you are penalized at worst case you can be stripped off your membership too.
The rules and order this guild has was a advanced contribution system I also heard from vulgan that the adventurers guild has a pretty set amount of political power it never uses this power,but if compared to every country the power is enormous being able to rival the biggest countries without losing any sweat.
-by the way sorron from what town did you come from ? We all came from the same town actually in silvet its a small farming village after to the south of the human kingdom how about you ?
Halrun asked his question was a bit sudden,but I recovered quickly and tried to make something up.
-I didn't come from a town I lived outside with my family on the outskirts of the forest I come here a lot of times...
Halrun and the others seemed to be slightly amazed hearing this halrun also couldn't help,but ask me.
-ohh wow is that so ? Then can you help us ? did you see something abnormal for last few days then ?
Halrun asked his eyes showing me a hopeful glean to them.I swallowed for a bit,the question was hard so I just told him that I didn't see anything unusual which he took with a small sigh the rest were also the same they probably walked restlessly every day searching for that party I am sorry that I couldn't be any help to them.
Anyways the conversation abruptly ended like this taking the chance I started to drill these guys about the outside world I explained to them that I never really moved away very often which they believed ,Halrun also started get back into the mood and tell me about the outside...the human kingdom in precise.
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