Chapter 229: Empire movement and Yellow Ossa wood collecting

Chapter 229: Empire movement and Yellow Ossa wood collecting

The next morning at school, Kaito is complaining.

"This quest is giving too much priority to Freetia..."

"I don't care what you say. What? Is that how it goes on the bulletin board?"

"Yeah...people are saying that the admins are favoring them...there's nothing good to fight for, so fewer and fewer people are logging in..."

Well, normal weapons don't work on zombies and fighting them will destroy your weapons, so I guess not engaging with them is an option.

But I don't want to be told by those people that Freetia is favored.

"I've heard that the empire is rich and that other countries will send help"

Then Kaito jumped on the story.

"Wait a minute! What's that story!? I didn't hear that!"

"How would I know what's going on in the Empire? It's just that the king of my country was talking about it"

"So the empire is going to get reinforcements from other countries and defeat the zombies?"

"Maybe. Freetia isnt the only one who can defeat them?"

And then Kaito came up with an idea.

"Eh...because, you havent heard anything from then? N, No way! They!?"

"What's wrong?"

"Maybe they withheld information...there are players in the Empire who have close ties to the country, like Seigo, but they didn't say anything about reinforcements"

So you're saying they deliberately hid it...for what? A reward, I suppose.

If reinforcements from other countries are coming and victory is assured, everyone will be working hard to complete the quest for their country. If that's the case, there's a risk that the rewards won't be good enough for us.

"But if we do nothing, we might fail the quest..."

"I think they know that, too. That's why they'll be posting about reinforcements on the bulletin board today"

I see...so they'll do plenty of quests and then release the information to complete the quest...

"My condolences"

"Damn it! They're the worst!"

Kaito, shut up!

He was warned by all my classmates. Kaito tried to post the information on the bulletin board first as a bad idea, but it seems he was too late.

Kaito says that no one can believe that even if one person makes a noise, he has kept the information secret.

The Empire is in trouble. Freetia players should all work together to get the quest completed.

After school, Kaito made a mad dash out of class and bumped into the life guidance teacher, who took him away.

That guy...he's not so lucky.

I went to the supermarket to do some shopping and then logged into the game.

Today I'm going to try to get through the Yellow Ossa Forest before night falls. Because I'm in danger of being attacked by the Karuma Tengu.

First of all, Setia and Mir will be collecting at the spring. Then it's time for the promised logging time with Setia. When we were looking for trees, we found a tree famous for New Year's.

Pine: Rarity 6 Material Item Quality C-

A symbol of longevity, this wood contains a lot of combustible resin. This makes it ideal for bonfires and the charcoal is used for blacksmithing. It is also used to make paper and if you collect the soot from the fire, you can use it to make ink.

W, What? Is pine really that good of a wood? Ah, is it the best for bonfires, or are torches coming from this by any chance? While I was thinking about this, Setia made a noise.

"Ta, Takuto-san! It's a pine! I can't wait to get it!"

"Is it a good material after all?"

"Of course! For staffs, you can expect an increase in fire magic and above all, the resin is used as a non-slip material! So your hands won't hurt when you use a bow or string!"

Ah...well, I've heard that bows often hurt your hands. I'm sure Setia and Lian would love to have something to prevent that.

So I'll start the felling process!

The axe breaks on the first memorable blow. I knew that. I had already gotten an intermediate axe before I came here. But I still wanted to give it a try.

So I started to cut down the trees and as we went, I wasted a lot of resin, so Setia and Mir rushed to collect it, but we didn't have enough manpower. I called Ion and Lian to help us collect it. There was so much resin coming out that we decided it was too much for the bottles, so we headed back.

Yug-san wasn't there, so when we couldn't find the place where the empty barrels were sold, Mocchi-san told us. I guess she was born and raised there. So I got a bunch of barrels and headed back.

I was able to appraise this resin.

Pine Resin: Rarity 6 Material Item Quality C-

Natural resin from pine trees. Used for fuel, adhesives and anti-slip.

I can't help but wonder about the fuel item. Well, let's concentrate on logging for now.

Two hours later...

I managed to take down one tree.

"Zee...zee...h, how many times...did I swing the axe...are you counting?"

"Emm...I think it was over a hundred times."

That's right! It helped that Ion and the others were trying their best to praise me. However, Mir's unexpected words were announced.

"Takuto-sama, there's another tree over there!"

Where? That one...I can appraise it.

Maple: Rarity 6 Material Item Quality C-

Maple is a heavy wood with a dense texture that is resistant to impact. It's also known for its sweet sap, which is edible.

"Mir...is it my imagination or what? It's the same rarity and quality as pine?"

"Emm...good luck with that!"

Synchro Lv10

Cooperation Lv3

Name Setia High Elf Lv7

Vitality 52

Magic Power 128

Strength 45

Defense 36

Agility 37

Dexterity 128

Skills

Staff Lv14

Magic Bow Lv11

Eagle Eye Lv5

Shooting Lv4

Woodworking Lv12

Collecting Lv18Lv22

Dose Lv12

Engraving Lv3

Jewel Magic Lv1

Lapidary Lv1

Wind Magic Lv7

Fire Magic Lv16

Water Magic Lv20

Earth Magic Lv13

Dark Magic Lv1

Sacred Magic Lv3

Lightning Magic Lv1

Explosion Magic Lv1

Wood Magic Lv16

Ice Magic Lv3

Tree Magic Lv9

High Elven Knowledge Lv13Lv15

Spirit Summoning Lv6

Cooking Lv8

Name Mir Dryad Lv2

Vitality 62

Magic Power 62

Strength 32

Defense 32

Agility 67

Dexterity 62

Skills

Earth Hiding Lv11

Vine Lv10

Swift Lv5

Wind Magic Lv3

Earth Magic Lv6

Wood Magic Lv7

Water Magic Lv1

Photosynthesis Lv1

Transfer Lv1

Nectar Lv3

Pollen Lv4

Collecting Lv10Lv17

Planting Lv4

Parasitic Plant Lv8

Trap Setting Lv7

Plant Summoning Lv1