42 – Hidden Rewards (2)

The African region of Gondar is underdeveloped. After the world turned upside down, many countries perished, and so did Africa.

However, I was able to move easily through the portal, and it was possible thanks to world-class relief efforts and the help of heroes around the world.

Currently, the Gondar region of Africa serves as both a tourist destination and a field hunting ground.

Saturday morning.

I boarded the portal following the circle leader, moved, and arrived in the African region of Gondar.

I expected things like deserted land, withered grass, and savannah grasslands, but the real Africa was very different from my guess.

There are high-rise buildings, and the shopping district is well formed.

“This is the commercial district of Gondar, Africa. If you go outside from here, you will find the Gondar Palace Complex, and there are hunting grounds all the way from there. As for the basic accommodation, as I said before, I have reserved a hotel accommodation in the center of this commercial district.”

The head of the circle added a request while explaining.

“I trust you, cadets. So please act according to the prescribed rules. Also, this is not Korea. In case of an emergency, keep in mind the emergency contact network and abide by the return time so as not to be late.”

After the circle leader’s explanation, the cadets formed their own groups. That behavior is very familiar.

I turned to her, keeping her gaze fixed on Mo Ye-ji. She was just walking when Ha Yeon-si came up to her and said,

“Hey. Ymir.”

When I turned my head, I was scratching my cheek.

“Why?”

“No. That is… Big hum. I hope you are well compensated. I told my dad urgently and asked for a favor….”

I hung up right away because I thought the conversation would be unnecessarily long.

“Good job.”

“Eh. Great. Um, um, so….”

“What?”

“… Are you grateful to me?”

Did you call this stubborn b*tch to be condescending?

“Uh. Thank you.”

After she replied indifferently, I turned around and she kept talking to me.

“Are you going to follow me today?”

“No.”

“Uh, uh uh….”

“Why?”

“No. Your security mission….”

There seems to be some misunderstanding, so I waved my hand.

“Today is busy. Kid.”

“What? Little?”

Ha Yeon-si is a bit on the short side compared to the other kids.

I’m not a dwarf, but a little small.

“Well… I’m more comfortable if you don’t follow me. Joy.”

Ha Yeon-shi said that, and then she turned around and disappeared.

What, did you just get angry?

I don’t understand why you act like that.

Then Choi Ji-sung approached me.

“Hey. Mirya. My kids are going out together, do you want to go out too?”

Come to think of it, Choi Ji-seong tends to keep bringing her children together.

Is it like the habit of the party leader type protagonist?

It may help in times of crisis, but not now.

“Oh, sorry. I want to go alone today.”

“Really? I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.”

“Good job.”

“Yes. You also.”

Just as Choi Ji-seong talked to me, she talked to Ha Yeon-si and Mo Ye-ji, but was rejected.

Seeing that he still smiles brightly even after that, it seems that his way of thinking is very different from other people.

It’s amazing how you smile like that even after being rejected in a row.

Is your self-esteem great?

Or do you have a flower garden in your head?

Perhaps the former.

Just like that, Choi Ji-sung disappeared with Han Chul-woo and I called Mo Ye-ji.

“Yaya.”

I didn’t even call her name, but the silver dagger reacted quickly.

“What?”

It’s still a rough voice.

But I felt a strange sense of joy hidden in that voice.

You must be very excited about the trip.

However, what she will undergo will be far from normal travel.

“I told you.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Dream.”

“No, is that real?”

“Really, then.”

Guraji, of course.

“So what?”

“Let’s go together. Let’s move along with you according to your dreams.”

“Ha… It’s ridiculous.”

Aren’t you dumbfounded too?

I’m dumbfounded too.

I am astonished and fortunate that such a clumsy persuasion works.

“So where do I go?”

“Hmm. Wait for a sec. According to the content of the dream….”

While talking, I checked her outfit first.

The place to go from now on is a dangerous place.

But, like the last time she was in her reading circle, she was wearing high-heeled shoes again.

All the other cadets stopped by the travel circle to gain experience, but this one seems to have come for the real purpose of sightseeing.

“First, buy your clothes.”

“What about clothes?”

“If you go around dressed like that, you will die quickly.”

“… Eh?”

I stopped by the shopping district with Mo Yeji, who makes a snarling sound.

Fortunately, as befits a well-developed hunting ground, a lot of general hunter equipment was sold.

* * *

“Are you really buying this?”

“Uh.”

“Are you rich?”

“Something.”

She stood there sloppily, examining herself, like someone in a mismatched dress.

A set of hunting equipment for basic hunters that is different from the casual attire.

She costs some money, but if she dies, the price will be higher, so I can’t help it.

“This… Can I just accept it? No, right?”

Perhaps she was greatly taken aback, she used a mixture of short words and honorific words.

“Why?”

“No. Just a little… I am embarrassed.”

I tapped her on the shoulder.

“Thank you, right?”

“What, what?”

“You worry about your life, so they buy you these things.”

“No, thank you…” I’m not losing, but a little.”

“Let’s move now.”

Embarrassed, I took her to Mother Street and left her shopping mall. She and she entered the field hunting grounds. Stepping out of the prosperous city and stepping into the hunting grounds, you can feel the acrid scent of sand.

Now where do we go from here?

As in the original work, the description of how to get to the place is restrained as much as possible with expressions such as ‘there was a trace that attracted Mo Ye-ji’s attention’.

“Hey.”

“Why, why?”

“Look around.”

“… Look around?”

“Uh. Anything that catches your eye?”

“I don’t have one.”

Triggering memories. The process is not clear, but I still vaguely remember it. Once, Mo Yeji chewed on her solitude and headed to a different place from her regular people.

“Follow me.”

“Ah… huh.”

I took her out to her hunting grounds and headed towards Gondar Palace. It is said that it is an ancient site such as Camelot in Africa, but to be honest, I am not very interested.

I reached the palace and headed north from there. From here, unlike other people, Mo Ye-ji moves to a secluded place behind the palace where people are rare.

I acted on that memory. And she asked Mo Ye-ji again, but she couldn’t concentrate her spirit, like someone who had lost her mind somewhere.

“What, can’t you see anything?”

“Hmm. Well….”

Looking at his expression, he is restless like a person who needs to urinate.

“Why? Are you uncomfortable?”

“There are too many people here….”

“What?”

“No, so if you suddenly bring me to such an obscure place….”

Is this also the effect of the butterfly effect?

I thought I would at least lift a spoon on my own if I sat down at the table.

But since they are forced to sit at the table, it seems like I have to lift the spoon as well.

I’m tired.

I used Mastery.

As expected, nothing is recognized by my cognitive abilities.

In the end, does Mo Ye-ji have to discover it on her own?

Wheein.

At that time, the wind suddenly blew.

Since it is an area with a dry climate, a sandstorm blew, but the direction of the wind is strangely artificial. I focused my senses at that moment and realized that part of the wind disappeared like a whirlwind in a certain place.

Could it be that?

I headed there with Moyeji. And she stomped on the floor with her foot. If the ground is hard, you should hear a heavy thump, but I heard a hollow sound as if it were hollow.

I ran my hand through the sand on the floor. Then, I saw a tombstone that looked like an ancient ruin, and I saw an unknown language written on it.

[ژباړه نشتهژباړه نشته]

If you use mastery inadvertently, it will be interpreted right away.

[Ancient Dwarven Ruins]

I found it.

Looking at the name, I’m sure this is the place.

At that moment, the words of light came to mind.

[Hidden achievement: ‘Ruins explorer’ accomplished!]

[I got 30,000 points as an achievement reward.]

From noble mtl dot com

Uh, what is 30,000 points?

But the reward didn’t end there.

[Unexpected Hidden Achievement: ‘Relic Analyst’ Accomplished!]

[I got 50,000 points as an achievement reward.]

[Additional +5 to all normal stats]

An additional 50,000 points.

In addition, I got all the normal stats as a reward by as much as 5 points.

“… That’s great.”

Contribution compensation is reflected immediately. For a moment, I felt ecstasy from the joy of increasing my abilities, and I immediately transferred my magic power to the tombstone.

I don’t have any talent for magic conduction, but my abilities have improved and I can transmit magic to some extent.

Then a scratching sound is heard and the tombstone opens its mouth.

The next moment, a staircase leading down appeared.

“What is this….”

I was taken aback and took Mo Yeji, who was standing far away, and went in there. The hot outside air was cut off, and I immediately felt a sense of coolness.