Admission is a waste of time (162)
Lesson 33. Jade Star – 2
When he first saw the jungle with its towering trees, Ban Yuan imagined the Amazon and the primitive tribes living there.
The Empress Dowager Sloti, who appeared by opening the tree, was a being that completely fit Ban Yu-won’s imagination, but when he entered the village of the ‘Wolf Tooth’ tribe guided by the chief Kanid, he found that things had developed in a somewhat different direction than Ban Yu-won had imagined.
“Wow… … .”
“… … It’s quite something to see.”
Ban Yu-won and Dokgo-yeon, who entered the village, or rather the city, naturally looked up.
That is because most of the buildings that make up the city are built between trees.
Building a home using only a portion of the trees that fill the forest without damaging them as much as possible, or hollowing out just enough of the tree to keep it from dying and using that as a home… … .
If we consider the number of such structures as the number of trees that fill the forest, we can imagine its scale.
‘It’s not like I’m a squirrel. … … I guess there are 100% squirrel people out there.’
Rather, I thought that their home base might be on trees.
It felt so natural to see the Suin people gathered together and chatting on the large, thick tree branches that were tangled like a net far above.
“Did you build a house in a tree?”
“Then where are we going to build our house? The land is too dangerous.”
Kanid patted Ban Yu-won’s shoulder and laughed heartily as if he had heard a funny joke from Ban Yu-won.
It hurts. Surely you weren’t suppressing your anger about having your daughter taken away and then releasing it like this?
‘No, with this level of ability, you should be able to solve anything on your own without calling us in… … Or, like I said to Ruchel, are you simply short-handed?’
The only one who can save the Earth alone is Superman.
If there is something that needs to be protected and indiscriminate attacks are coming from all sides, no, from the left and right, wouldn’t the two of you naturally step up and block it?
According to Ruchel, this star has been a place of fierce inter-tribal warfare since the beginning, and the constellation that is after Ruchel has made a contract with someone other than Ruchel’s father and is manipulating them into attacking him, leaving no room for reconciliation.
The war seemed to have calmed down after Ruchel, who had been the seed of the conflict, entered the academy.
With the recent incursions of dimensional pirates becoming more intense, and the other tribes starting to rise again, it’s obvious that they’re connected to the dimensional pirates.
And it was obvious that Ryu Cheol-myeong would be behind him.
‘Even if he’s that ignorant, is it really possible for him to be so blatant? I don’t want to drag things out, but I think it’d be better to wait and see how things turn out for the time being.’
By the way, what did Canid say earlier?
“Didn’t you say the ground was dangerous?”
“Oh, of course my son-in-law doesn’t know.”
Didn’t you just call me son-in-law?
“There is a mortal enemy living in this land. They are called Forest Worm.”
“I think I know what it is just by hearing the name.”
If bugs are the main enemy of the beastmen, and the beastmen are wary of them, they build nests on trees and live there.
“Are they creatures that crawl underground and are sensitive to vibrations? If you walk on the ground, will you be attacked by them?”
“Oh, Ruchel. You already explained it to me.”
“No, Dad. The Master knows everything.”
“Yes, I know everything.”
At Ban Yu-won’s words, Canid burst into hearty laughter again and patted his shoulder.
My shoulders felt like they were going to break, but it seemed like this was the right way to get revenge.
At one point, while joking around like that and looking up at the city above the trees, Ban Yu-won felt a vibration from underground and lowered his gaze to the ground.
Then, indeed, I was able to confirm the string of characters crawling and wriggling from underground.
Its strength is around 100.
Compared to the armored beetles we had just faced on the tower, they were laughable, but if you think about these guys appearing in our daily lives, it was no laughing matter.
“So that’s how they’re coming at you.”
“Oh, did you detect its location?”
“Yes. Anything.”
As Ban Yu-won snapped his fingers, Tike, who had been floating above his head and filming everything around him, aimed at the movement of the concept he had read and performed a projection.
-Boom!
A blast of light was fired like a laser, accompanied by a sound effect similar to that of a cartoon.
The laser that penetrated the ground passed through the Forest Worm writhing underground without a single misstep.
“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?! Is this magic!”
“It’s an artifact with a self. I created it. Maybe it will help you with this.”
“Huh… … Heh heh.”
When his prospective son-in-law seemed to be gifted in a slightly different direction than he had expected, Canid looked back at Ruchel with a strange expression that seemed both bewildered and delighted.
But Ruchel responded with an unwavering smile.
“Don’t be surprised by anything, Dad. This is just a small part of your abilities.”
“Is this true? This alone seems like it could establish a tribe… … .”
Canid is thrilled to hear his daughter’s words.
Dokgoyeon, who had been keeping his distance from them since coming here, shook his head as he watched them.
“I also have a fairly high opinion of Ban Yu-won… … Beast, you overestimate him to a degree that even I, a beast, am surprised by.”
“Hwaaaaam… … When… … Jaaaaa… … ?”
“Oh, you’re still here?”
Amid the noise in the outfield, Ban Yu-won reached out with one hand and retrieved the golden string flowing from underground to check it.
“Let’s see. Life and the body are at a shabby level, and any usable concept is… … excavation.”
The rest were all trivial concepts that would lead straight to the code core, but the excavation at depth 20 was different.
A rare concept that only some creatures possess.
The moment he confirmed the existence of that concept, Ban Yu-won thought.
The time has finally come to break the 1,000 won mark.
But the most likely key figure here, Lilith, rejected it.
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[Master, I don’t think I’ll really need that concept. I’ll leave it to my sister.]
“Shh, shhh!”
Eve also got angry, saying that she was pushing something that was unnecessary.
Why don’t these guys see the potential of this great concept?
Ban Yu-won sighed and gave it to the hand drill he was holding.
It was Celon, not his followers, who reacted to his natural movements as if he was breathing.
―… …Why do you have that?
‘I thought there might be a time when I would have to dig up the ground from the top.’
-Phew, I feel stupid.
‘I know, too.’
Still, at the time, I thought about it quite seriously and took care of it.
I knew I had great powers, but I didn’t really know what to do with them.
Just like how I made the ordinary goblin bat into an artifact, I thought that if I had various items, there would be a way to utilize them in various ways.
How could he have known that he would be able to sell land without having to learn magic?
– Okay, so you’re aware that you can sell land without a drill?
‘Of course, you’re going to boil the soup and eat it with magic.’
However, there is a difference in possibility between the magic he utters and the concepts that have meaning in themselves.
The best thing is to harmonize the two.
And in this world overflowing with forest worms that embrace the concept of excavation… … .
“Ah, you’re making that same expression as when Ban Yu-won starts coming up with another sinister plan.”
“Didn’t you say earlier that you were evaluating me quite highly?”
“So you’re evaluating it.”
Ban Yu-won decided to ignore Dokgo Yeon.
“Then I’ll guide you upstairs. It looks like everyone is gathering there.”
“That’s right.”
When I looked up earlier, I couldn’t see many people moving around… … But now, I could see so many people gathered that it seemed like the tree branches were about to break.
A plaza formed on top of the largest and thickest branches extending from the tallest tree in the city.
A great number of people, countless in the thousands or tens of thousands, were gathered there.
“Isn’t this the middle of a war? I appreciate your welcome, but… … .”
“It’s okay, son-in-law. Of course, I think they’ve taken out all the guards. And since the Slotis here are always watching the forest barrier, they’ll be able to detect any emergencies right away.”
“Zzz… … .”
“I’m sleeping.”
“It’s because I usually pay too much attention to the barrier. Normally, she’s a very honest and loyal girl. She cares for our tribe, and she’s also very capable… … The only regret is that she doesn’t have a suitable partner yet.”
……hmm?
Why does it feel like I’m blatantly praising Sloty?
Ban Yu-won felt somewhat uncomfortable there and tilted his head.
But I didn’t get to see Ruchel glaring fiercely at Canid.
“dad……?”
“Daughter, you don’t plan on monopolizing things, do you? Your master is too talented to have only one woman.”
“Of course I know! But Sloty… … .”
That was when.
It seemed as if someone had jumped down from a very high tree branch, then kicked through the trees, slowing down and landing leisurely in front of them.
She was a cool-looking beauty with short black hair, and the two pointed triangular ears that stood out on top of her head were impressive.
If you look at it that way, the canid also has triangular ears sticking out from its head.
I thought it was a characteristic unique to Canids since Sloti is not like that, but in fact, it is just that Sloti is a monkey, so it is not noticeable, but if all canines are like Canids… …?
“Kanid, how long are you going to leave your guests in danger?”
“Hahahaha! Is it dangerous? If you knew how my son-in-law caught the bug just now, you wouldn’t be saying such things.”
“deceit?”
The woman perked up her ears and fixed her gaze directly on Ban Yu-won.
“Is that you?”
“Uh… …Ruchel’s mother?”
“Yeah. Lucia.”
Of course, she was a very attractive woman.
But as Lucelle’s mother, something seems a bit… … .
It was too slim.
Or maybe Ruchel’s violent charm was due to her father’s genes!
It may be scary from the perspective of a man, but its huge size and muscular, attractive body would certainly be attractive to women… … !
“My name is Ban Yu-won. Please call me by your name.”
“Hmm.”
To be honest, I was a little disappointed, but I couldn’t express my feelings, so I greeted him with the most cheerful expression I could muster.
But right after that.
Lucia approached him at a speed that Ban Yu-won could not even perceive, and nuzzled her nose into the nape of his neck.
“?!”
“mom!”
“Sniff. Sniff.”
Lucia started from the nape of his neck, then his chest, armpits, waist, and then his back――.
“no!”
“Kang!”
While she was sniffing, Ruchel desperately pushed her away.
Ruchel, her face bright red, hugged Ban Yu-won protectively and showed her teeth.
“Don’t touch my man… …!”
“Uh… … That’ll be fine. When are you going to have the baby?”
However, Lucia, who was pushed by her daughter, nodded as if satisfied with the sight and stepped back, then asked a question similar to that of Canid earlier.
At this point, Ban Yu-won felt his mind starting to go blank and stopped thinking.
“I haven’t made it yet! I have to go to school!”
“But I still need to practice making it. Yeah, Canid. I’ll take Lucelle with me.”
“I was going to ask you anyway. It’s telepathy! Hahaha!”
“Because we’re a married couple.”
Lucia, who had finished expressing her affection by rubbing noses with Canid’s face, came up to him again without him knowing and grabbed the back of Ruchel’s neck.
“Let’s go, Lucelle. I should have taught you in advance, I’m sorry.”
“Mom, I’m going to learn, I’m going to learn, but wait――!”
Lucia, holding Ruchel like an eagle swooping down on its prey, jumped up and disappeared between the tree branches.
Ban Yu-won thought, as if escaping from reality, ‘I guess I can use that ghostly movement as a reference for Goeyeonggong,’ but then he remembered the expression on Ruchel’s face as she was dragged away screaming, and ended up chuckling.
“… … Coming here, I see many aspects of Ruchel that I have never seen before.”
“Ban Yu-won, if you keep going like this, you’ll see something you’ve never seen before from a beast before tomorrow night.”
“Don’t talk, I’ll get scared.”
“Are you hesitant about a relationship? Why?”
“……huh?”
what?
When Ban Yu-won turned around, Dokgo Yeon glared at him as if asking what he was looking at.
“What?”
“No, you just now.”
“What?”
“… … It’s nothing.”
It was clear that Dokgo Yeon was upset, but if he said it out loud, he might get split in half and die.
There’s no way she’s jealous.
Perhaps, for some reason, she hates relationships between men and women.
“Then let’s go too. Chief, take the lead.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Zzz… … .”
Even Kanid seemed a little nervous, perhaps because of Dokgo Yeon’s unpleasant appearance.
Ban Yu-won thought that Sloti, who was calmly leaning against the tree and sleeping, might actually be a very big guy.
But the next moment, the slot’s eyes widened.
“regret…….”
“huh?”
“Yeo-eon-hoe-eeee, stop-eeee… … .”
“… …Sloti, no way.”
“Battle, ready.”
The moment when she, who used to speak slowly, spoke with a clear voice.
-Kwaaaaang!
A huge explosion occurred in the distant forest.
