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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 157 Part 1

Gorthor

Lightly applying body enhancement to my whole body, I continue running from morning until the sun goes down. Thanks to my automatic recovery, my stamina recovers little by little, but I’m terribly hungry, so I eat and buy a lot of food in a town that catches my eyes.

It took me about ten days to travel from the town of Iris to Astoma with Michelle, but as I ran by myself, I made it back there in a day and a half.

What should I do now? I don’t have any business in Iris, but I’m curious about what happened to the Bartalis family after that. As expected, it’s hard to imagine that I’ve been put on the wanted list, and I’m really curious, so I decided to stop by. Once I get the related information, let’s set off for Gorthor right away.

I enter the town without any problems and head to the Adventurer’s Association. Just to be on the safe side, I hide my face and head there while concealing my presence.

「Hey.」

「Y, you are… Yes, yes, hello, how can I help you today?」

I call out to the plump man at the reception desk. This reaction, it doesn’t seem like I’ve been put on the wanted list. I put a small gold coin on the desk and gather some information.

「Thank you for your continued patronage.」

「It seems things are hectic at the Bartalis family.」

「Yes, that matter is all over the town at the moment, after all.」

「Did the Knight order raid their hideout?」

「Yes, about three days ago.」

Are you serious? It’s been about two weeks since I killed Bartalis, you know? Good graciousness, the nobles are just too slow in their actions.

「So, how did it go?」

「Yeah, it’s just as rumored. They had a falling out and Bartalis and all the executives are dead. The bodyguard who is believed to be the culprit has been put on the wanted list, but well, he’s probably fled to another territory. He’s suspected of murdering a yakuza family, and the nobles don’t seem to have any intention of looking for him seriously.」

I see, so Dinos the bodyguard has been put on the wanted list as the culprit. Well, that guy has probably managed to run away to a faraway place by now.

「Then, what about the other things?」

「What do you mean by other things?」

「There were also things like Bartalis’ fortune, or, you know, the woman who was held captive, no?」

「Apparently they found a large amount of money in Bartalis’ house. I heard that there was also a gold potion. I don’t know anything about the woman who was held captive. If you’d like me to, I can look into it, though.」

「No, well, if you have the chance, please do. See you then.」

I leave the Adventurer’s Association. I probably won’t come to this town ever again. I’m still bothered by the matter of the chained up elven woman, but I don’t intend to get involved any further. Still, that Bartalis, he left a gold potion in his house, huh. Damn it, talk about unlucky. Well, whatever. Not only did I get my hands on a large amount of money, there were also high-grade potions.

I start running further east.

After spending the night in a small town along the way and running further east the next day, a relatively large town comes into view. Let’s ask about the location of Gorthor here. After that, let’s have the magic tools I took from Bartalis appraised. Given how big this town is, there should be an appraiser or two.

I enter the town and stop by the Adventurer’s Association. I call out to the elderly man at the reception desk. If you pay one large silver coin, they’ll usually be happy to tell you a lot of things.

「I want some information.」

「Hou, even though you’re still so young, you sure pay well. What kind of information do you want?」

「Yeah, first of all, the location of Gorthor.」

「What, so you want to know about that. It’s no big deal. Err, on the map, it’s here. It’s further east from here.」

The distance is unknown, but it says it takes three days by carriage. I should be able to get there by the end of the day.

「And then, I’d like you to appraise some magic tools. Three in total.」

「Got it. I’ll charge one large silver coin for each one. And since that I’ve gotten money from you, let me give you a piece of advice. There are many tyrannical nobles who desire magic tools, so…」

「I know. I intend to leave this town as soon as the appraisal is done.」

「Yes, that would be good. Please wait for a bit.」

The male receptionist retreats to the back for a while, and then comes back with a middle-aged man who I believe to be the appraiser. The appraiser suddenly casts appraisal on me. His magical energy manipulation skill doesn’t seem to be that great. I repel the appraisal. If he gets ahead of himself any further, let’s hit him with intimidation or something.

「…Heh~, it looks like you’re a fairly decent adventurer. Alright, take out the magic tools. There were three of them, right?」

「Yeah, these are the items my Lord, a certain supreme personage, obtained in the labyrinth. Don’t get any weird ideas.」

「Alright, alright, so, where are the items?」

It looks like my bluff is seen through completely. Well, I guess no supreme existence would ask for an appraisal at the Adventurers’ Association. Pretending to take them out of my bag, I take out the three magic tools I took from Bartalis from my storage.

「Hohou, now then…」

「Wait, don’t touch the magic tools.」

「You can’t appraise them without touching them, you know?」

「Stop lying. I’ve asked for magic tool appraisals many times before, so I know. You bastard, if you mess around any more, on my Lord’s honor, I’ll make you pay.」

「Eek, I, I get it…」

I unleash my intimidation skill on him. The appraiser is frightened and seems to appraise the magic tools obediently. He starts to circulate his magical energy. Perhaps he thinks my Lord is truly a supreme existence.

「This ring is the giant centipede ring. It increases vitality by 20%. Then, this necklace is the bronze magic puppet necklace. It increases defense by 10%. And then, this bracelet is the four-eyed sickle weasel bracelet. It increases agility by 20%. That’s all.」

「I see, this is a small token of my gratitude. Keep it.」

I give the male receptionist and the appraiser one large silver coin as a tip and immediately leave the town.

I did it. That Bartalis, I thought he was unusually strong, but he was equipped with these magic items, huh. Like any yakuza boss, he must have valued ​​his life quite a bit. They increase vitality, defense, and speed, huh. This is amazing. In particular, as a porter, I’m severely lacking in speed, so this magic tool is a huge help.

I take off the panda necklace and Flame Salamander bracelet I’m currently wearing, and equip the newly acquired magic tools. Amazing, my battle prowess has increased significantly. Hahaha, I did it. There shouldn’t be many people in the world who can match me with this equipment.

I start running towards Gorthor in high spirits.

A medium-sized town I arrived at just before dusk. It seems like this is Gorthor.

Before entering the town, I look at the towering demonic dragon mountain range. Sure enough, the huge mountain range is towering over its surrounding area, but it seems quite a distance away from this town. I thought it would be just a stone’s throw away, so it’s a bit disappointing. There’s also a stretch of vast forest in front of the mountain range, so I don’t think I will get to climb that mountain range.

I enter the town, head to the Porter’s Union, and deliver the letter. The receptionist is a middle-aged woman. Let’s try to gather some information.

「This is my first time in this town. What kind of work do you have here?」

「Yeah, there’s a chronic shortage of porters, you see, and although it depends on your storage capacity, you can earn at least one large silver coin a day, and in some cases even more than double that. Your job is only to accompany adventurers and carry the materials of monsters they hunt in the forest. However, high-ranked monsters show up sometimes, so the casualty rate is high. Be careful, okay? There are also requests to carry luggage to other towns, but these are handled by fixed porters, so it may be difficult for you to take them on.」

「I see, I heard that there is a labyrinth beneath the demonic dragon mountain range, do you ever go there?」

「A labyrinth? Who knows, I’ve heard rumors about it, but I’ve never heard of any adventurers actually going there.」

「I see, I get it. I’ll come again.」

I leave the union and head to the Adventurer’s Association.

I see, if there are no adventurers who go to the labyrinth, I guess it’s impossible to go to Elvescoot, the country of the elves. From above ground, you have to cross the huge demonic dragon mountain range, and no one goes to the underground labyrinth that is believed to be connected to Elvescoot. Given how difficult it is to travel to and from there, it’s no wonder there are no diplomatic relations.

I head to the Adventurer’s Association and look around the reception area. It’s just before evening, and in a bit, they’ll probably get into their busy period, but right now, this place is still deserted. There are three people at the reception area, a young woman, a middle-aged woman, and an elderly man. I decide to head to the elderly man and gather information. As expected, the more experienced one is more preferable, and I’ve had enough trouble like the one I had with Lorraine.

「Excuse me, this is my first time in this town. I want some information.」

I put a small gold coin on the desk and call out to the elderly man. The man glances at the gold coin, then shifts his eyes to me, and after thinking for a while, he puts the small gold coin in his pocket.

「Hmm, one small gold coin for information. Looks like you know what you’re doing. However, there’s a limit to the information I can give you. Follow me.」

The man leads me to a small room.

The information he can give is limited, huh. What does that mean? Do I have to give him more money? If it’s information I can get with money, there will be no problem. I can dish out as much money as I need, after all.

「First, here’s a map of the area around Gorthor. There are two main objectives for adventurers here. The high-ranked monsters that live at the foot of the demonic dragon mountain range. And medicinal herbs. The quality of the medicinal herbs and the rank of the monsters both increase the further you go. The rough ranks of the monsters are as shown here.」

As I copy the map, I memorize the distribution of monsters. I say distribution, but it only mentions things like the ranks of the monsters around here are 5 to 20, or 10 to 40, and so on, which is so rough. Can you even rely on it?

「Can I rely on these monster ranks?」

「No. Well, it’s just for reference. The casualty rate for adventurers here is quite high. In particular, for rookie adventurers, I don’t recommend it at all. Monsters of rank 30 or higher sometimes show up in the area near of the town as well, after all.」

Rank 30? If a rookie adventurer runs into it, they will die for sure. Even I might die if I were surrounded by such monsters.