Chapter 320 Part 2
「I guess he should be able to use these just fine, right?」
「Yeah.」
What does Abyss look like?
His new equipment is similar to his old Crab set of armor.
But this one has a plain hue.
Each of its pieces is brown, almost black, and looks like it’s been burnt.
And what are their stats?
【Armor: Helmet】 Crab Helmet Grade C+ Rarity 5
Def+10 Weight 0+ Durability 240
A helmet made from crab carapaces. Light and durable.
The interior is lined with Phantom Horse Hide, making it very durable.
It has the property of self-repairing its durability, albeit slightly.
【Armor: Chest Armor】 Crab Armor Grade C+ Rarity 5
Def+13 Weight 2 Durability 320
A chest piece made from crab carapaces. Light and durable.
The interior is lined with Phantom Horse Hide, making it very durable.
It has the property of self-repairing its durability, albeit slightly.
【Armor: Thigh Guard】 Crab Thigh Guard Grade C+ Rarity 5
Def+9 Weight 0+ Durability 200
A thigh guard made from crab carapaces. Light and durable.
It has the property of self-repairing its durability, albeit slightly.
【Armor: Boots】 Crab Boots Grade C+ Rarity 5
AP+2 Def+10 Weight 0+ Durability 220
Boots made from crab carapaces. Light and durable.
The interior is lined with Phantom Horse Hide, making them very durable.
They have the property of self-repairing their durability, albeit slightly.
【Armor: Gauntlets】 Killer Scorpion Gauntlets Grade C+ Rarity 5
AP+6 Def+8 Weight 0+ Durability 230
Gauntlets made from Killer Scorpion Claws. Light and durable.
They’re easy to use and carry no penalties for actions that require use of hands.
They also have a bonus for elbow-based attacks.
Their interior is lined with Phantom Horse Hide, making them very durable.
Nice.
What’s nice is that this is light equipment.
Another feature is that their inside is reinforced with thin leather.
And yet, it’s still light.
Just as expected.
「The gauntlets are made of a different material. Well, the material itself is something I purchased from you.」
「They’re very light.」
「They should be much better than the previous ones. I don’t think they’ll need any repairs unless they break very badly.」
This is nice.
Abyss has undergone a Class Change, but his stats alone are still rather unremarkable.
Looking at him from a frontline perspective, he’s more of a speed fighter.
Equipment that restrains mobility is probably ill suited for him.
After I was done checking, I recalled Abyss.
Let’s check the true value of his new equipment in actual battle.
What about his old crab equipment?
I sold it.
That’s right.
Thank you for your service up until now, and I hope you’ll continue to serve as someone else’s equipment in the future.
Then it was time to settle accounts.
I ended up having to pay out of my own pocket, but not that much.
Rick only smiled bitterly.
It’s almost as if his face said 『I’m sorry for your loss』.
I understand.
I understand why.
「Where are you all headed for?」
「We got a request from Kaya!」
「We’re going to the S5E1 map. We’ll be forming a union, but…」
「You want to get items in a different Map, don’t you?」
「Oh…」
So Adele and Irina are heading south?
In other words, they’re going to that port city.
Haruna and Konohana teamed up and are going to the S1W5 Map.
That one’s easy to understand.
They’re trying to get items from those goats and sheep.
If the girls team up, it won’t be that difficult to get there.
「What about you, Keith?」
「I;ve been thinking about going east.」
「East, huh?」
「Yeah. I have a lot of Summoned Monsters I’d like to train.」
「We now have a name marker. Will you be warping straight to S2E1?」
「No. I’ll travel through the Maps. I want to collect items on the way, too.」
That’s right.
First of all, I need to restock on Fighting Bull Meat.
Then I want to go to Master’s house.
It’s not that much of a hassle.
I will be flying through the sky on Aotsuki, after all.
I leave the temporary Production headquarters in Twilight Castle.
What is my current lineup?
Obsidian, Aotsuki, Sputter, and Ignis.
Who should occupy the last slot?
Let’s go with Setsui.
The monsters that will appear as we move will gradually become easier to deal with.
She has undergone her Class Change only recently, so she should be able to earn experience points at a steady pace.
I would also like to aim to increase the level of our overall fighting power.
Well then.
Let’s avoid flying off on Aoutsuki’s back in a place where lots of players are watching.
I don’t want to be too conspicuous about it.
I heard something about this in the conversation with the Leaders earlier.
After the event, I was in a hurry, so I flew off on Aotsuki’s back in full view of the crowd.
It seems that videos taken by other players were also the epicenter of the topic.
Though I think that, someday in the future, it will become common for Summoners to be able to fly on their monsters.
But today isn’t that day.
So let’s be careful here.
What time is it?
9:50 AM.
I lowered our altitude after entering the W3 Map.
As expected, I won’t be making trains of monsters.
I can’t do it.
The reason is that there are quite a few players in the area.
Hunting Fighting Bulls is also becoming a chore.
It would be more efficient to make trains of a large herd of them and hunt them all together.
But oh well.
And getting items out of their corpses is no easy task.
It’s easy to get stressed out because of that.
So I have to do this with moderation.
And keep a positive attitude.
Steppe Lions are Passive as always, so I’ll ignore them.
All I care about is the Fighting Bulls.
No.
It’s their meat!
Regardless of the rarity of each individual piece, Fighting Bull Meat is delicious.
I can’t miss this chance.
How’s the Fighting Bull hunt going?
It’s going well!
Being able to get some chuck short ribs is a sign of good things to come.
But, you know…
I also want more.
I’d like to get some entrails as well, even if they are low in rarity.
What about the Fighting Bulls themselves?
Attacking them from the air is very effective.
They’re hard to kill in one blow, but it happens sometimes.
There’s plenty of time to let the Summoned Monsters take care of any Fighting Bulls that are about to die for me to focus on aiming at other nearby Fighting Bulls.
Let’s keep hunting them as I keep an eye on my meat stock.
There are no limits to how much I can get if I get really absorbed in this.
I’d better get moving after obtaining a reasonable amount of meat.
Still, I was really absorbed in hunting.
We’re getting meat out of this, after all!
Tasty, juicy meat!
In the end, I kept on hunting them until I managed to get some sirloin.
The time is 11:30 AM.
I stopped by the Wind Spirit to have lunch.
By the way, this Wind Spirit Village has grown considerably in size.
It’s a large agricultural area now.
The fields surrounding the village have been expanded even further.
It appears that plums, peaches, chestnuts, and even persimmons are being harvested consistently here.
I heard at the food stall that people here have recently started experimenting with cultivating pears, apples, and grapes.
Very impressive.
Still…
Shouldn’t this be scaled up to suit the climate?
I think that the soil in this region is cut out for certain crops, and not for others.
On the W2 map, I had a battle with some Float Eyes for the first time in a while.
They are difficult to attack while riding Aotsuki.
If my jousting spear’s attack hits, they’re done.
This can kill them in one hit.
But getting the attack to connect can be quite difficult.
The opponent is a small monster, after all.
Of course it’s a difficult task.
Though it isn’t as extremely difficult as it is trying to hit a Sprite.
These Float Eyes provide enough room for a moderate challenge.
Still, the amount of experience points they yield is probably quite small.
And taking unnecessary damage is no fun.
It’s troublesome when they stop moving and start blinking.
At that moment, my Summoned Monsters will attack them.
What about me?
I poke at them with my jousting spear.
And seal their attacks using the Five Elemental Seal.
That’s all.
Honestly, it’s just a way to kill time while traveling!
Yeah.
We’ve gotta keep moving!
What time is it?
It’s 12:20 PM.
It took some time due to the random battles, but I arrived in front of Master’s house.
Or rather, his Magi Owl and Minerva Owl have come to greet us.
Are they flying in formation together with Obsidian?
No, they’re just playing tag.
They’re good friends after all.
By the time we landed in front of the gate, they were relaxing side by side on the roof of Master’s house, but what’s that?
Oh, of course, Sputter and Ignis have joined them.
This feels way too peaceful, doesn’t it?
I get off Aotsuki and go through the gate.
There, even Master himself is there to welcome me.
「Long time no see.」
「Yeah. Are you in good health?」
「Well, I’m not doing so bad.」
「Hmm. Not so bad, huh…」
Master showed a meaningful smile as he stroked Aotsuki’s face.
That’s right…
Aotsuki’s appearance hasn’t changed much from when she was a White Horse.
Has Master seen through the fact that she’s now a Pegasus?
I believe he has probably seen through it.
We then entered his usual work room.
Juna is there, and she has her usual serious look on her face, doesn’t she?
「I’ve finished!.」
「Has it been a success…? Master.」
「A failure!」
Master’s shoulders slumped.
What’s that on the desk?
Hmm.
A Grade X Evil Ant Shell.
「I’m just kidding! But the reproducibility isn’t perfect.」
「I can’t achieve the same success rate as you, Master. I’d like to ask you for your help a little longer…」
「No, you have to train properly!」
「This kind of thing isn’t really my forte..」
Master just smiled bitterly.
Juna’s eyes and mine meet.
I don’t know why, but I have a bad feeling about it.
What does that smile mean?
It’s the face of a child when they come across a new toy.
「Hey, Keith! How are you doing?」
「H-Hey…」
I too had no choice but to smile bitterly.
After asking Master for permission, I was able to procure the ingredients for making Potions, Mana Potions, and bottles.
That’s good.
However, I wasn’t going to get those for free.
「Well, I just need you to hang out with me for a little while.」
「Are you going somewhere?」
「Hmm. I have some minor business to attend to. All I need from you is to come with me.」
「Sure.」
There’s a strange light in Master’s eyes.
They resemble the eyes of a mischievous boy.
What is he scheming?
If you want me to go collecting Healgrass with you, I don’t mind, you know?
Before me was the Roc Bird, which I hadn’t seen in quite some time.
Oh!
Now that I’ve taken a closer look at it, it really looks different!
However…
「You have your own means to fly, correct?」
「Oh! Keith, I can’t believe you have one of those already!」
I was refused a ride on the Roc Bird.
So he did notice that Aotsuki is a Pegasus.
Of course, Juna seems to have realized this as well.
Oh well, it can’t be helped.
Let’s go, Aotsuki!
Strange…
If you want to collect Healgrass, all you need to do is go to the N1W1 Map.
But we’re clearly heading somewhere else.
According to the compass, we’re flying towards the east.
Where are we going?
And our speed is strange as well.
I mean, Aotsuki is fast enough to keep up with them, but they’re clearly flying fast.
Maybe that’s why it feels so cold up here!
I used Resist Ice, but it’s still cold!
Though we’re probably not flying too high up.
Aren’t Aotsuki, Obsidian, Sputter, and Ignis getting cold flying at this speed?
No, they’re fine.
But, as expected, Setsui is feeling cold, so she’s riding on Aotsuki.
She’s clinging to my back.
What about monsters attacking us?
This hasn’t happened yet.
We sometimes see Steppe Hawks below us, but they don’t come to attack us.
None of them is brave enough, huh?
That’s disappointing.
But still…
How much farther are we going to fly?
Looking at the wide area map, we’ve passed over Remut’s air space in the blink of an eye.
Already entering the E1 Map, I can see two port towns across the river mouth below me.
Still, we don’t seem to be lowering our altitude yet.
Where are we going?
I don’t know.
The blue sky is above us.
The blue sea is below us.
It truly is a beautiful scenery.
Am I enjoying this?
To be honest, I’m a little worried.
No, I’m quite worried.
I am traveling along Master and Juna.
Something must be going on, right?
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