v1c32 - After discovering the effects of the extra skill, I think about my future plans
“Alex has the ability to gain the appropriate strength by eating the flesh and blood of monsters. The more powerful the opponent is, the more powerful he will be, and the more power he will gain according to that characteristic.”
“I see. So the more I eat, the stronger I become?”
“No, that is not the case. It may be only once for the same kind of monster. So, this stew …… hmm, the meat of the monster Assassin Rabbit. If this is the case, then eating Assassin Rabbit will no longer activate the skill to gain power.”
I see.
In other words, if I eat a lot of different kinds of monsters, I will become stronger.
However, it seems that this place has a large number of monsters, but not so many different kinds, so it is unlikely to be very effective.
“As I mentioned near my shrine, there used to be a village near that area. Not all of them are still there, but there are still some traces of them. Such places tend to be hiding places for monsters, so they may have built nests there.”
“You mean there might be monsters we haven’t encountered before?”
“That’s right. But unless Alex wants to be even stronger than he is now, there is no need to go there.”
“You’re right. If there is a demon like the Four Heavenly Kings Bernhard, I need to be stronger, but if not, I only need to be strong enough to protect the three of them. I don’t have to be so strong.”
My objective is to cultivate this land, and on the ground, only shadow wolves appear.
If it is a shadow wolf, even I can defeat it by myself now.
If I want to get iron, I can get a small amount by defeating Iron Scorpion, and I can get meat from Assassin Rabbit.
There is no need to seek for more now.
I’d rather not put the three of them in danger by doing something dangerous.
“I see. But if Alex, who has been given a divine skill, might be able to get the Demon King …… no, it’s nothing. For starters, the meal was very satisfying. Thank you. If it’s possible …… if you make some alcohol, please share some with me. That is a medicine that will greatly restore my strength.”
“Medicine? The alcohol is ……?”
“Yes. Alcohol is very important for dragons. The more my power is restored, the more I can help Alex. For example, I can fly to the nearest human village ……”
“–! I see. That would be great! Alright. If we can make some alcohol, I’ll bring some to Shelly’s place.”
“Mm-hmm. Please do. For now, it looks like I’m reaching the end of my time away from the shrine, so I’m going to head back, but since I’m free …… Ahem. I’ll come again to check on Alex and the others. Bye!”
Saying this, Shelly left the cabin and immediately took on the form of a dragon and disappeared across the forest.
Right now, even if she became a dragon, her range of movement would be limited, but if she could travel far, she could send Lydia back to the elven forest, and …… although I had not heard where Nina came from, she might be able to send her back to her homeland.
For now, we’ll continue our exploration to the south, where the town is located, and check out the sake brewing industry.
Once again, we have decided on a course of action…
“Hey, Alex. Can I tell you something that’s been bothering me?”
Ellie, who had an uneasy expression on her face, spoke to me.
“What’s wrong?”
“You know, this is demon territory, right? The fact that the demon that ruled this place was probably ruled by the demon called Bernhard, and the fact that the demon that ruled this place is no longer here means that the demon tribe, or the demon king, will eventually get the news, right?”
“So as long as he is ruling the land, does that mean he must be reporting something?”
“Yes. However, I don’t know anything about the ecology and rules of the demon tribe, so I can only speculate, but if there was such a regular report, and they didn’t get it, would another Four Heavenly Kings or other demon come to see how things are here?”
“In other words, a demon as strong as that Bernhard would come here …… No, worst-case scenario, a legion of demons might come to try to seal Sherry again, huh. Alright! I take back what I said to Shelly earlier. I’ll eat as many monsters as I can, and I’ll get stronger! So that I can protect Ellie and the others!”
Ellie’s suggestion made me change my mind, and I decided to search for new monsters in the underground cave, explore to the south, and work on sake brewing to restore Shelly’s strength.