The Returner Wants Complete Victory

47 – 047. Colony exploration

Kwasik!

I could feel the spear breaking through the hard shell.

The desert scorpion twitched briefly, then its body went limp and died.

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2. Status

– Strength: 50 (47+3)

– Agility: 50

– Senses: 47 (41+6)

– Stamina: 42

– mana: 123

[Points available for distribution: 10]

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▶ Achievements

[Chimera Soldier Hunt – Stage 6 – 0 / 150] – [Reward: Strength 3]

[Defeat the Corrupted Mercenary – Stage 6 – 4 / 30] – [Reward: Senses 3]

The 5th stage of chimera soldier hunting, which had reached 92/100 during the last expedition, was completed, and strength increased by 3.

The human massacre achievement, previously unlocked in the carriage coming to Kirnyu, had reached level 6 through the war.

I should have put it up a little more during this war, but I was shocked and surprised.

Rather than the people who kill people like it’s a game, I feel like it’s more terrible for me to think like that even though I know that the death here is real death.

“Senior, are you worried about something?”

Bo-kyung noticed the sign and asked a question.

“well… .”

I trailed off.

Worries, worries… .

When I thought about it carefully, it seemed more correct to think that I was feeling impatience rather than worry.

After the tutorial, 2 weeks of training, 2 weeks away, and then about a week after returning.

If I told you that a chick that has only been in Proa for a month has a status already in the 40s or 50s, no one would probably believe me.

It usually takes about 3 months for new recruits who are systematically raised by Emur to reach that stage.

It is also a figure that someone who falls from the bottom without any talent or support in Kirnyu would not be able to achieve for more than a year.

But I was still feeling impatient.

This is a Decalune that attacked before the tutorial was even over.

At that time, my bravado, like a peacock spreading its wings, worked and I retreated, but the next attack would be even more lethal.

Because of that, I put aside Bo-kyung, who was supposed to teach me magic, and prioritized my own growth, but I couldn’t think of a clever way.

If this was a real game, we would have camped at the hunting ground and hunted in droves, but that wasn’t possible.

The only thing worth doing now was to go to Estes, the border city where I worked for the second time in the first game, and raid the nearby dungeon. As this is also a dungeon, the focus is on relics rather than achieving achievements.

Even unlike Jamanoir’s temple, that is an ordinary dungeon with only a few A-B level equipment.

“Apostle.”

At that time, Hyril, who had been keeping a distance from us all morning and just watching, suddenly approached us and spoke to us.

“I have now received an answer to the question you asked this morning.”

question?

Oh, did you ask where the Wild Fang group was going?

“Do you have the answer to that now?”

Despite confidently communicating somewhere in the morning, Hyril was unable to give an answer right away.

Did you say that the temple knew nothing because it was a contract between the government and a mercenary group?

Then Hyril said he would look into it separately, but it looks like the answer has finally come out.

“I figured it out right after that. However, since we were outside the city, we couldn’t get any communication, so we were wandering around… .”

Hyril’s face turned red as he said that, perhaps from shame or anger at his incompetent subordinate.

“is it so? It could be so. So what do you say?”

“We are planning an expedition.”

“yes?”

expedition?

There won’t be any more historical sites in this town?

What kind of expedition suddenly?

*

After the war, the first floor of Rick’s Inn was converted into a restaurant open to anyone, and the lodging fee was lowered to 1 gold per person.

The threat has been reduced, but there is no reason to charge the same price as before.

“Are you Jinwoo Won?”

So something like this became possible.

Dinner time.

As soon as I returned to the inn and sat down, someone I had never seen approached me and handed me a business card.

A blonde man who appears to be in his mid-20s.

When I saw the calluses on the hand holding out the business card, the class looked like an archer.

─ Evan Clark

─ Wild Fang Team 2 / Team Leader

“This is Evan Clark, leader of Wild Fang Team 2. “Can you please give me a moment?”

Although it was a sudden guest, it was also a guest I had a feeling would come since I heard about it from Hyril during the day.

“Good. Would you like to join us?”

When the other person readily accepted without even asking who I was, he seemed embarrassed and hesitated for a moment.

But when we were about to sit down together, Bo-kyung and Eun-ha were sitting across from me.

The seat next to me was empty, but isn’t it a bit strange to have the person you want to talk to sit next to you?

“If it’s not a long story, should we just do it right here?”

I said that and got up without hearing an answer.

After leaving the demilitarized zone, I roughly sat down on a nearby brick.

The other person stood next to me with an awkward smile and asked.

“Did you already know?”

“What?”

“That I will come.”

“No, I didn’t know he was coming.”

I’m not a fortune teller so how do I know if Team 2 leader Evan Clark will come?

“But I knew someone from Wild Fang would come.”

“also. “Then I guess I can skip the explanation.”

Evan’s voice brightened as if everything went well.

“Then, Won Jin-woo, do you have any intention of participating in this expedition?”

Did I skip too much explanation on this?

“What expedition is this?”

“… “Didn’t you already know that?”

“Just going on an expedition.”

Evan sighed and took a deep breath at my words.

─ Where should I begin to explain… .

Considering how lucky he was, Evan’s explanation wasn’t that long.

In summary, Wild Fang signed a short-term contract with Guanbu.

The period is 6 months.

The content of the contract is stabilization around Kirnyu.

The mayor who was appointed to this city seemed intent on starving all the hunters to death.

Wild Fang came to this city to dry up the seeds of nearby chimeras, and after collecting the testimonies of hunters who had been active in the past, he concluded that there must be a colony producing chimeras somewhere nearby.

“You’ve already found it?”

I couldn’t hide my surprise when I heard that.

It is true that there is a colony. Are you saying there are only colonies?

There is also a unique species a little distance away.

This guy also needs to be sorted out before it falls under the control of the ancient evil spirit.

However, it is a unique colony and is located at least two weeks away.

Compared to the ruins we explored last time, it is twice as far away.

In fact, this isn’t even close to Kirnyu.

2 weeks from Kirnyu and 3 weeks from other cities is not the vicinity of Kirnyu, but just imperial territory.

Even the location of the colony cannot be specified, so you have to wander through the wasteland, which is almost like an empty plain, using only the distribution of chimeras as a clue.

However, it had only been a few days since Wild Fang entered this city.

But doesn’t it make sense to just discover it?

“ah. That’s not it. “I’m sure there are colonies, but I haven’t found them yet.”

And true to my question, the other person waved his hand as if it was not true.

“sure?”

“It’s a kind of exploratory mission. “All five teams within the mercenary group will begin exploring the colony.”

“Then it’s not an expedition, it’s a reconnaissance.”

“That is correct, but based on our internal analysis of the chimera distribution, we believe that there will be no colonies within a week’s distance.”

It was an accurate analysis.

“At least a week, at most a month. I have this much in mind. At this level, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to call it an expedition rather than a simple reconnaissance mission?”

That’s right.

Expeditions don’t necessarily mean rushing around to kill someone or digging up ruins.

A month-long reconnaissance could be considered an expedition in itself.

“But the reason you came to me… ?”

But if that’s the case, shouldn’t they just go on their own?

“Ahahahaha… . Well, we also have some competition among ourselves.”

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“All five teams will be exploring different routes, so we are short on manpower. The secretary said he would support knights and soldiers, but wouldn’t the more troops the better?”

“Then maybe it’s for hunters other than us… .”

“Oh, yes. I’m sure other people are also receiving recommendations. And if you participate in this expedition, you will have the opportunity to be registered as an official mercenary depending on your performance. “I understand that most people in this city are not formal mercenaries, but if you become an official mercenary—.”

“Oh, you don’t have to explain that. “Because I know roughly.”

He was about to make a comment like a salesperson who came to recommend insurance, so I quickly cut him off.

When I showed signs of contemplation, the other person quietly kept his mouth shut, as if he would wait.

I was busy flicking the abacus in my head.

It was a time when I felt the need to plan something big again.

After a week of going on an expedition, the kids had enough rest.

Originally, I was planning on going to Estes, meeting old colleagues, and raiding a nearby dungeon… Wouldn’t it be better to just take a chance on this expedition instead?

Even if you leave the dungeon alone, it won’t run away, but for this expedition, there is no other chance than now.

Like the last expedition, this is an opportunity to explore new areas and achieve a large number of battle-related achievements.

It is also highly likely that it will be linked to the Colony and Unique Species subjugation expeditions in the future, and above all, it may be an opportunity to become closer to Wild Fang and the hunters of Kirnyu who are not affiliated with it yet.

The only variable is that the ruins near Estes are excavated by the new, strange people who participated in this expedition.

“Can I ask you something? “It’s an unrelated story, but I have something I’m curious about.”

“As much as you want.”

“Weren’t administrators dispatched to other border cities as well?”

“Yes.”

“Is there a mercenary group like you that went with Emur? “For the purpose of stabilizing the surrounding area.”

“no. I understand that only knights and soldiers were taken to other places. I don’t know if they will try to stabilize the surrounding area with those troops, but for now, we are the only mercenary group that has come to the border city from Emur.”

good. If that’s the case, I can rest assured.

“great. Let’s do it together. “Because he was the first person to come to me.”

I said that and held out my hand.

The other team made the offer first, but if I decline, other teams will come to me at least once.

Especially since they are a mercenary group from Emur, they probably know my value well.

The message was to treat him well.

“We won’t make you regret choosing our team.”

Evan seemed to have sensed the hidden meaning in my words and clasped my hands while giving a somewhat long-winded greeting.