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Chapter 194
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Chapter 194 – Efficiency
The weather is cloudy.
I wish it would rain heavily today, but I’ve been flying east through the middle layer of the Beils Forest for over an hour.
I left my special basket and my armor with holes in it at the inn, so I’m traveling light again today.
I’m carrying two swords and a medium-sized leather bag that I brought with me yesterday, filled with the things I need.
(There is no such thing as a convenient plain, after all…)
The ideal location I had hoped for.
But it doesn’t seem to be that convenient. From above, all I can see is a sea of green, with only a few patches of cleared land here and there.
The area is very small, and even though it’s considered the middle layer, it’s still close to the town, so I can’t imagine how I could use it to fight against the tribes.
In that case, there’s no choice.
I decide to make a place for myself and head to the back of the middle layer.
I’m going to stay in the back of the middle layer.
I’m not going on a deep adventure yet.
On my way, I made full use of my Investigation skill, which had finally reached a range of 60 meters thanks to the recent level-up, to check for other people (races).
I was quite far from Savarina, and I didn’t think anyone would venture so far into the depths, but…
Still, if I were to involve the relic hunters in what I was about to do, it would be quite a challenge—or rather, it would probably mean certain death.
That’s why this is the part where I have to be most careful. Once I’ve identified a few key points, I’ll check them thoroughly.
And once I’m sure that no one is around, I’ll start preparing.
There’s a small stream nearby, and the terrain is relatively flat with few elevation changes, making it a good place for monsters to gather. This place is close to my ideal location.
What I need to do is clear a large open area for activities—in other words, logging.
It might be considered deforestation, but it will also serve to thin out the monsters and prevent the stampede that is said to have happened in the past, so I don’t think anyone will get angry.
If left alone, the trees will grow back anyway.
“Cut down the surrounding trees.”
I recite the abbreviated Wind Magic spell for the first time.
Imagine a strong level 4 wind blade relentlessly piercing the base of the trees.
Swosh――
The Abbreviated Chant manifests the image, making a sharp sound as it cuts through the air, and the wind blades spread out from my feet.
Let’s see how far this goes. The trees within about 10 meters fall, and I can see several goblins with severed legs rolling around nearby.
(Instead of a whirlwind of blades, a single point of penetration works like this. Got it.)
This is good practice, I think, as I repeat the process endlessly, steadily expanding the open space.
Although the area is littered with stumps and fallen trees, I can now see quite well around me, and it’s finally time for the test I’ve been waiting for.
Feeling my heart beat faster, I flew just above the trees and cast the same spell in each of the four corners of the open space.
――Call to Assembly――
――First, let’s gather the monsters.
The forest suddenly became noisy.
Now, the goblins within a 210-meter radius of the open space would all gather at the center of the open space where I was standing.
Hahaha.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
The result was certain, and the only thing I was worried about was what to do after that.
From all around me.
The sound of trees and branches being crushed underfoot.
The sound of water splashing in the river.
Groans, screams, and various other sounds echo throughout the area, along with the rumbling of the earth.
Then the first Goblin Rider appeared in the open space, followed by dozens of other Goblins, and…
――Flight――
I flew a little higher again.
Below me, a huge crowd of goblins were jumping over fallen trees, trampling their suffering comrades as they jostled for position.
They all raised their hands, arms, and weapons and looked up at me, who had risen nearly ten meters into the air.
But,
“Too bad. You’re all melee types. You can’t reach me.”
I don’t know if they reacted to my voice.
No, I don’t have that skill, so it must have been a misunderstanding.
However, triggered by my words, the goblins began to express frustration and hatred, using each other as stepping stones to the sky.
Staring intently at the scene, I grinned to myself. “This is it.”
“You’ve been reborn with weapons, but without the Throwing Technique, you can’t throw them away.”
In other words, once they’ve turned into a rare species, they’ll probably stay that way until they die.
“That was a good test. Thank you.”
With these words, I cast the last spell to reap the rewards.
“Kill all the monsters below, Heavenly Thunder!”
‘You have acquired Hand-to-Hand Combat Lv. 5.’
‘You have acquired Spearmanship Lv. 3.’
‘You have acquired Axe Technique Lv3.’
‘You have acquired Swordsmanship Lv4.’
‘You have acquired Dagger Technique Lv3.’
‘You have acquired Shield Technique Lv1.’
‘You have acquired Mount Lv5.’
‘You have acquired Mounted Battle Lv5.’
‘You have acquired Intimidation Lv2.’
‘You have acquired Scythe Technique Lv3.’
‘You have acquired Hammer Technique Lv2.’
‘You have acquired Intimidation Lv3.’
▽ ▼ ▽ ▼ ▽
Since then, I have summoned monsters three times in a row, focusing on the north, west, and south, and while staring at the piles of corpses, I summoned monsters in the eastern area.
Then, I hovered over the special hunting area and summarized the results of my investigation so far in my mind.
(It seems unnecessary to land and wait each time.)
I initially stood on the ground to wait, as I didn’t want the approaching goblins to give up too quickly, but judging from the results of the second round and beyond, it seemed that staying in the air was sufficient.
As you’d expect from monsters, even though they know they can’t touch me, they still come closer.
Perhaps because there are too many targets, even with a single level 7 wide-range lightning magic spell, Heavenly Thunder, some monsters survive at the edges…
Well, it can’t be helped.
I have made sure that the hunting ground is large enough, but my biggest concern is what to do after I defeat them.
If I’m too greedy, it might cause a fire.
There’s no sign of smoke yet, but just to be safe, I should probably spread water over a wide area or maybe spread it once to improve the airflow before firing.
(Well… time to move on.)
Below me is the fourth wave.
Climbing over a pile of corpses that is already over 10 meters high, the goblins reach out to me, floating in the air.
I look at them and head west at full speed to get away from this place.
After a few hundred meters, I stop.
I use Investigation and Presence Detection to check the situation, but the goblins don’t seem to be following me, so I realize that I can outrun them at this speed.
Is Call to Assembly treated the same as regular aggro, and what happens after they gather?
As soon as they spotted me, they treated me like a normal monster, so I figured it would probably be okay, but…
I am relieved that the hatred is gone for now.
Now, the important part begins.
(Considering the ecology of the monsters so far, I think it will probably be okay…)
I cautiously flew up into the sky and gradually checked the open space below from a high altitude…
(Yes, yes! They’re really eating it!)
When I saw the scene I wanted to see, I breathed a sigh of relief.
I knew right away what the biggest obstacle would be with this method.
What I want are the goblins’ skill experience points—in other words, the weapons they have in this situation.
I will distribute them and scatter them from above if necessary, and when the balance between the number of monsters and the number of weapons becomes unbalanced, I will select only the rare weapons.
When I imagined this, the only thing that got in the way was the corpses of the monsters.
If I used area-of-effect magic like this, it was obvious that a mountain of corpses would pile up, and I could immediately imagine how difficult it would be to dig out the weapons from that mountain.
Even if I could move one of the top ones, the others would be harder to reach.
On the other hand, the only countermeasures I could think of were to burn or bury them, and both seemed inefficient.
However, as I had hoped, if the monsters saw the corpses as food, that’s a different story.
I don’t know how much the goblins I called last will eat, but they will clean up, dig up the weapons themselves, and then freely change jobs.
As a bonus, with this method, even the ranged classes that aren’t affected by the Call to Assembly will be lured by the bait and gather around.
It’s not like it’s going to run out anytime soon.
I’ll show up again tomorrow, drop some lightning from above while they’re casually eating their meals, and…
“Fufu, fufufufu.”
I can’t help but laugh.
I’m not going to ask for any compensation here.
I’m going to put everything I have into collecting a wide range of skills.
“Well, I guess I’ll make about four more of these today.”
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