book of old days

Chapter 41 Summoning Journal (New Edition)
Summoning log first day:
Today I successfully performed the summoning ceremony and summoned an alien creature named [Dwarf Goblin], I named it Wednesday, this harmless and timid species does not seem to be useful, but there is no doubt that This is an important step in my research on summoning.

The summoning ceremony went extremely smoothly, without any twists and turns, which made me wonder whether the risks described in Medolian's book existed, but this was just the beginning, and it is not yet possible to draw conclusions so hastily.

Summoning Log Day Two:
Today I decided to summon a gnome again. Now that the harmlessness of this creature has been confirmed, it is very wise to use it to collect more experimental data.

And it seems a bit difficult for a dwarf to take care of such a large house. I am not a strict master, and it may be a good idea to find a companion for it.

Unfortunately, today's weather is fine and the sun is shining brightly, so the summoning ceremony cannot be held. When I came to the tree hole, I suddenly remembered this. This was not a mistake that should have been made, although it did not cause any losses. But it still reminds me that in the study of summoning, I can't be rigorous and thorough.

If I don't pay attention, I may make a more serious mistake next time, and I must recognize this.

PS: On the way back, I accidentally shot a hare and killed it with one shot. It seems that my marksmanship is not bad.

Summoning Log Day [-]:
It went on strike today on Wednesday, maybe I have arranged too many jobs for it, and it refuses to talk, which is a headache, so I am not sure the specific reason for its strike.

But for some reason, I feel like I can read its mind.

I gave it half a day off and let it rest in the yard, but it just stared at the distant valley in a daze. At night, it started to feed the horses. It seemed that it had a very precise grasp of the time, although I Not sure what the standard is, but I decided to leave it at that for now.

I have thought about whether to teach it to cook, but considering my own safety, I decided not to do so for the time being.

Summoning Log Day [-]:
It was still sunny today, and for the first time, I found myself missing the weather forecast so much.

I decided not to wait any longer. I don't know when the next cloudy day will be. I am going to change my target. After thinking twice, I decided to summon a treasure-thieving goblin to play.

According to the book, if you catch the Treasure Goblin, you can ask for a treasure from the other party as a ransom. If you are lucky, you may get a magic item. I spent the whole day in the basement setting up the scene today, installing traps and Check the loopholes, and I am very confident in this summoning ceremony.

PS: Attached is Medorian's introduction to Treasure Goblins.

[Treasure goblins are greedy and vicious creatures, they will steal everything that looks valuable, especially gold and silver products, gems, glassware, and even anything that sparkles.

They seem to possess some kind of mystical sentience, a keen sense of smell for those cherished objects (I paid dearly for this conclusion).

The Treasure Goblin carries a strange dimensional pocket with him, and collects all his belongings along the way. After sensing danger, the Treasure Goblin will open a portal to leave. The destination of the portal is not yet clear, it may be a random place in this world. a place, or possibly a particular dimension in which they inhabit.

If you can successfully capture a treasure goblin, the other party will try to exchange one of its collections for its freedom. If you are lucky, you may be able to exchange it for a magic item. Killing a treasure goblin may cause unpredictable events. Consequences, I haven't tried this.

Summoning conditions: Beloved items, made of gold and silver, placed in a dark and deep place, when no one is watching. 】

Summoning Log Day [-]:
Catching a Treasure Goblin was much harder than I thought, the book only mentions that it has the ability to teleport, but nothing about how fast it is.

It stole my ruby ​​ring, which my cheap mom gave me, and I barely remember it, but it still made me feel a little bad.

I'm going to add more traps to the basement and get some bear traps from around town, briquettes and Wednesdays should come in handy too, good luck to me.

Summoning Log Day Six:
Heck, the arrest failed again and I lost my pocket watch.

The dog wasn't much use, the Treasure Goblin played with him and caught him in a trap I set, and Wednesday almost gave him a stick.

I began to suspect that I chose the wrong target at the beginning, maybe I should stop the loss in time and change to a summoning target, but now I am a bit stuck, I am not the kind of person who silently admits failure and then chooses to give up, especially when I suffer a big loss Down.

Now that there's one last favorite that qualifies as a decoy - my professor's badge - I decided to give it one last try, perhaps in typical gambler mentality.

If I fail again, I can only admit that I am unlucky.

Just to be on the safe side, I decided to do more prep work before moving on.

Summoning Log Seventh Day:
It's finally cloudy today, so I decided to summon more gnomes. If I have an army of gnomes, it should be able to help me do a lot of things. They are docile and easy to feed. Most importantly, the gnomes seem to be very Learn about Treasure Goblins.

The summoning was very successful, at least at the beginning. I summoned three dwarfs in a row, but something happened on the fourth occasion, and I actually summoned a kobold.

I'm not sure if it's called that, but it does look like a canine of some sort, with its hairy body and obscene dog's head, and Medorian is right, even the same summoning spell could have conjured one different creatures.

Kobolds are as cowardly as gnomes, and hostile to humans. I had to shoot him down as he ran away, and I buried him under a spruce tree.

PS: Speculation and summary about the abnormality of the summoning ceremony.

There is no doubt that there should be a reason for the abnormality of the summoning ceremony. I carefully studied the connection between the summoning spell, the dwarves, and the kobolds.

This anomaly is likely to be caused by the many similarities between dwarves and kobolds. They have similar body types, are equally timid, and also like to drill holes and hate sunlight (maybe kobolds also like to eat acorn noodles. Cake? This point has not yet been verified.)
This discovery is very useful. If my guess is correct, it means that even if the summoning ceremony goes wrong in the future, the summoned things will not be too unimaginable.

Summoning log eighth day:
I was patrolling in the woods today, and found a very disgusting thing, the body of the kobold was turned out, disemboweled, chewed and chewed, only a few bones remained, it is likely to be nearby The beast did it.

Speaking of which, since I moved here, I haven't seen a particularly ferocious beast. Could it be a bear?

I'm a bit concerned that the gnomes are being picked off by wild beasts, like the ones described in the book.

I summoned three more dwarves today. Counting the previous ones, there are seven in total. I decided to stop summoning for the time being. Although it seems very gentle, if there are too many, it is easy to cause trouble.

Seeing them lined up reminded me of the seven dwarfs, and I decided not to name them with dates, otherwise it would be easy to get confused.

It may be more convenient to use the number directly, except for Wednesday, which seems to be used to this name.

Summoning Log Day [-]:
I don't plan to summon anymore today, I went to the town to buy some acorn noodles, these dwarves are really delicious.

I met Ragnar in the town and told him about the bear. He said it was possible. Bears, wild boars and even tigers are occasionally found in the valley. He suggested that I must remember to bring a gun when I go out. , although I have already considered this point but I still thank him.

我回家的时候发现星期三被其它矮地精揍了，可能是因为名字的关系吧，我狠狠教训了揍它的那两只矮地精，作为同伴就是应该相亲相爱不是么？

Well I might be hypocritical considering some of the things I've done before, but Wednesday has been with me the longest and somehow makes me feel a slightly different relationship to it.

In order to keep them from fighting, I decided to name them after the week.

Summoning log tenth day:
I summoned the Treasure Goblin again today, and it turns out that preparation is the key to success.

Haha, it can be said to be a great success, seven dwarfs surrounded it and almost beat it to death.

It redeemed its life with a jewel-encrusted crown, which must have been worth a fortune, at least five hundred quid in the jeweler's at Sword Castle.

I suddenly thought of one thing, this crown is my first trophy, and I love it very much.

Summoning Day No. 11:
I made a mistake again. I wanted to summon the Treasure Thief Goblin, but this time I summoned a big black mouse. I didn't see what it was. Maybe it was something like a magic groundhog. It stole my badge. Dig a hole in the floor and disappear.

I don't know where it will go, if it will continue to steal my things, I hope not, I put the dwarves on the alert.

Worst of all is losing the badge, I probably won't be able to summon Treasure Goblins anymore, hopefully that crown will work.

PS: The summoning anomaly this time has once again confirmed my previous speculation that similar creatures may be involved in the ongoing summoning ceremony.

There is no doubt that the big black mouse has similar habits to the treasure thief goblin.

Perhaps some tweaks to the spell could fix this, such as adding a description like 'thief with pocket' to the narrative.

I am not going to conduct this experiment for now, safety first.

Summoning log No. 12 days:

Thank goodness the crown works, thankfully it does, otherwise all this would have been for nothing.

The treasure thief goblin I caught this time was an old goblin with a white beard. I thought I had found a treasure, but I didn't expect that the treasures it exchanged were almost rubbish. However, a genius like me thought of a wonderful good Idea, aren't their dimensional pockets also treasures?
I let it exchange the dimensional pocket for freedom, it refused, I tried to take it by force, but it was useless, the dimensional pocket can only be used by the owner.

The Treasure Goblin laughed at me, speechless, to be despised by a little trash.

I have no choice but to start the execution. I don't really want to do this kind of thing, but I have to be more ruthless in order to reward.

The screams of the treasure-robbing goblins are so fucking nerve-wracking that I have to leave the job to Wednesday.

Looks like the dwarves and the treasure goblins must have some grudge, because Wednesday looked happy while torturing the treasure goblins, and it's the first time I've seen the dwarves so excited.

Several dwarf goblins took turns to fight, and after screaming for 10 minutes, the treasure-robbing goblin finally succumbed, handed me the dimensional pocket, and told me how to use it.

I have to say, this thing is really convenient, I have wanted a storage prop like this for a long time, I can use it to store shotguns, pistols, food or other miscellaneous things, the most important thing is to put The old book is hidden inside, so you don't have to worry about losing the book by accident.

It said some nasty things to me as it was leaving, and for some reason I recorded it.

[Oh greedy human beings, cunning human beings, black-hearted human beings, please laugh, please smile proudly, I have seen too many people like you, recklessly performing unknown mysterious rituals, arrogantly trying to control yourself Unknown power.

Sooner or later, you will be unlucky, you will be swallowed by the things you summoned, and you will end up in a more tragic end than death, without exception. 】

curse?threaten?Or just to vent?I'm not sure, but those words did make me a little uneasy.

I didn't kill it in a fit of anger, partly because I did rob it, and partly because I remembered a description in the Book of the Old Ones.

[Once a contract with a magical creature is reached, there will always be a trace of fate's restraint in the dark, and once it is violated, it is likely to pay an unpredictable price...]

　PS: I am not very satisfied with the original 37 and 38, and I can’t say why I am dissatisfied. It just feels a little bit wrong, so I rewrote it, but in case someone likes the original version, I put the old version in the work. You can watch it.

　　There are also 39 that have not been issued before.

　　There is not much difference in the plot between the two versions, but the perspective has changed.

　　If you don't like it, you can say it. If there are more people who like the old version, I can also put the old version back and post the new version to the work.

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(End of this chapter)