Chapter 400

‘The next question is whether the period of time to focus on Middle Earth will increase...’

The logout rotation currently in operation is efficient and reasonable.

But isn’t that only based on a 60-day voyage?

Under the assumption that it will take about 12 days in real life, all participating users can organize their schedules and focus on Middle Earth.

What if 100 days pass, 120 days pass, and you don’t even know the end? What if real time extends by more than 20 or 30 days?

‘Concentration is bound to get distracted. There will be users who will not be able to log in due to not only concentration but also other real-life schedules. If there is a hole in the rotation of one or two people, the fatigue of the users who have to fill it accumulates, and as a result, all users become shaken.’

Even if there is only one hole in a large dam, the crack will quickly spread to the entire dam.

‘It would be better if the end was at least confirmed... It takes 150 days to reach the new continent! If I did that, I would at least make a new plan.’

What humans struggle with the most is anxiety.

And as always, Middle Earth has increased the difficulty of the game by appropriately taking advantage of users’ fears and anxieties.

“Ahhh! shit! What are you doing all of a sudden-”

“Why are you worrying so much alone?”

“―Ah, Mr. Nara.”

The current location of Lee Ha is Marlin Lake. It was a ship carrying the Xin Dynasty, who participated in the expedition in the position of Inspector General of Puviel.

* * *

“Is it because of your schedule?”

“yes. “Mr. Fernand is not just in a state of panic...someone needs to make a move.”

“He always took the lead in times like this. Someone else might do it.”

Shin Nara sneered and scolded Lee Ha.

A tone that asks, “Why do you bother to carry the burden?” But her expression was anything but that.

Lee Ha looked at Shin Nara’s face and smiled.

“You know very well that I’m not that type of person.”

“Heh, that’s right. So, Lee Ha-... Lee Ha kheum, kulok, kolok.”

That innocent smile. Shin Na-ra, who almost burst out laughing, managed to swallow her words.

“I am? What?”

“No, no. It’s nothing. “It’s all good, but you’re a coach.”

“huh?”

“Well, so! “Have you thought about what you’re going to do?”

Shinnara mumbled quietly and hurriedly started talking.

Lee Ha continued to tilt his head, but his expression became serious again at Shin Nara’s question.

I recognized what the problem was. But what is the solution?

‘Not now.’

It was something I could definitely say.

The conclusion is that there is no way to overcome this difficulty in the current situation. Therefore, I was able to focus on just one thing.

“We have to keep going.”

“You keep going?”

“yes. One step at a time. slowly. In other words, we are walking on parallel beams without being able to see what is ahead. I don’t know how much longer this parallel beam will continue, and if I’m not careful, I might fall below the parallel beam... but there’s nothing I can do about it. “The best thing to do in this situation is to move slowly.”

The voice below was resolute.

Shinnara had round rabbit eyes and slowly nodded.

“that’s right. “You know very well.”

“Eh? “You know it well?”

“Did you see Lee Ha’s fencing match?”

“Oh, of course! “I also memorized the rules.”

“Do you memorize it?”

“Oh, no, I know the rules!”

“oh! oh my god! Is it true?!”

“Having a bird means that there is land nearby—no, it’s definitely not the New World, but doesn’t that mean there’s an island or something? Things like seagulls only fly near land!”

“If we stop by an island like that, we can supply food, right?”

“Yep! We can also review the Mana Relay Tower once again! Wouldn’t it be safer if there was another relay point, not just in the middle of the Sea of Dawn?”

Alexander’s confident attitude was not the only factor that influenced the expedition’s decision to continue its voyage.

In addition to the logical and reasonable persuasion below, there was no doubt that another hypothesis put forward by Hyein, the best of the space wizards, also reassured the minds of users.

‘Even if it’s not in the middle of the Sea of Dawn, if you find another island where you can build another mana relay tower, you have one more chance to save your life.’

If anything happens, everyone can just teleport there.

If it gets to the point where you have to abandon ship and run away, it means that the quest is on the verge of failure anyway.

Although it may not be possible to avoid the enormous quest failure penalty, the power of Hyein’s hypothesis was that there was at least a possibility of avoiding the death penalty.

“Kikit, it looks like it’s flying this way... It looks very slow.”

As Kijeong and Bobae made a fuss, Biyemi and Jinggengeng, who were nearby, also approached them and raised their heads together.

“Slow?”

“Shouldn’t you already be able to see the rough shape? Be it a seagull or something else. “Kikit, but I still can’t see the shape properly, so I wonder how slow it is moving—”

Biyemi’s expression, which had been talking with a smile, gradually began to harden.

The person whose stern face gradually turned around was Jingeonggeong. The Giant Druid’s expression was also somewhat stiff.

“What’s wrong with you?”

“Ha Leeha! Leeha, call me! Quickly—”

Biyemi was in a fuss.

Bo-bae and Ki-jeong still only tilted their heads, but Biyemi and Jinggeong-geong could tell immediately.

The aircraft’s speed is slow? A bird? It can’t be! But what does it mean that it still appears to be moving slowly?

‘It means that it’s coming down from a huge – huge sky!’

In other words, it means that the distance is far. That’s huge too.

But even at that distance, the guy was about the size of a thumbnail.

It’s not that it’s small enough to be covered with your thumbnail. To put it the other way....

‘A guy so high up that his speed feels slow–meaning he looks like the size of a thumbnail?!’

So, how big is the ship when it is overhead? Biyemi and Jing Geng instinctively realized that.

“B- Bisaaaang-! Bisaaaaaaaaaaa! A huge monster appears in the air! Rapidly descending towards these ships! Everyone wake up! 〈Polymorph: Bear〉.”

Suddenly, the already huge giant turned into a bear and became even bigger. There was one reason why Jingeonggeong chose to transform into a bear.

Kuwaaaaaaaaaa!

So to speak, it was no different from an emergency bell. The users of the New Serpent and Marlin immediately rushed out onto the deck.

* * *

“Leeha! Interesting! Is this damn sea a surprise every day? “It’s so fun!”

“This is not the time to say such things, Mr. Pitre! “My ‘hawk’ is so scared that it refuses to fly!”

As Pitre on the deck of the Marlin giggled, the ‘Hunter’ user next to him grumbled.

Jing Geng Geng’s Polymorph and his falcon have performed excellently as a scout team so far, participating in the expedition with excellent results in the Minis’ tournament.

His hawk, who was so courageous, is now sitting on his forearm and trembling.

While other users were predicting the size and speed of the monster, there were some users who were not particularly nervous when discussing its defense.

One of them is Chiyo, who is on the Marlin with Pitre.

“Hmm, really... is it that kind of monster? It would be easier for us if we could tame just a few of those things. What do you think, Yongyong?”

She walked over, swaying her waist gently, and hugged the ‘Tamer’ user’s forearm.

“Well, uh- Chi, I know what Chiyo means, but in order to tame a Tamer, intimacy with the monster comes first... I-I wonder if I can tame that guy-” “Ah, don’t give me that lukewarm answer

. You can tame it, right? I wish you could tame just one and give it to me as a gift. “I’ll treat you well when you come to our store later.”

Her cuteness was like a ripe peach.

Not only the sweet scent that spreads just by being next to her, but also the movement like a single flower seen in Middle Earth, where battle costumes are lined up.