ACT 6 The Tragedy of the Three Pig Brothers

Pa pa pa pa! Pa pa pa pa!

A large lizard running through the wilderness caused a cloud of dust. It was Radunma carrying Ark.After separating from Reid, Ark traversed the wilderness without taking a break.While ignoring the background and the weather, he ended up running for 1 hour. Finally he found the valley that Reid mentioned. After going a little bit further in the valley, there was a small village.

Is this a village in a different dimension?

It was approximately 2~3 times the size of Lancel Village.However, the development appeared quite shabby as the buildings were falling down. The houses were covered with leather and looked like tents. When looked at closely, the tents looked like a refugee camp. Since there was no currency, it could be difficult to gain supplied through barter.

I can get the necessary information from this village.

Radun, good work.

Ssak ssak ssak, ssak ssak ssak!

Radun became smaller and attached to his waist.When he walked up to the entrance, he saw the guards wearing leather clothes.

Blue skin, blue skin. Hahaha, look at that.

Dedric saw the guard and burst out laughing.Just like Reid said, the Myutal was a race that looked similar to humans.But oddly, their skin colour was blue and the eyes were golden yellow. They looked like a smurf in one of those childrens musicals and Ark felt like giggling as well.But since it was a species he was meeting for the first, he refrained from laughing and smirked instead. He had to refrain from dropping any intimacy or else he might not obtain any information.

Dedric, shut up.

But its funny. Dont you thing that they look funny?

Do you want to become like that?

..Ill shut up.

Dedric mimed zipping his mouth up.

Excuse me.

The guards tensed up as they saw Ark approach.

Who are you? Ive never seen your face around here before.

Yes, Ive only just arrived from an incredibly distant place. After wandering the wilderness for so long, I was wondering if I could take a break here?

Hrmm, it doesnt seem that dangerous..

Of course, were a little reluctant to let a stranger into town.

The guards looked Ark up and down and muttered.The atmosphere seemed a little bit unwelcome.When first arriving in a new village, the degree of intimacy depending on fame or alignment. But those numbers didnt apply in the Netherworld.

Do you perhaps know Reid?

Reid? The peddler of the Galgin clan?

Yes, I came because of his recommendation. He said that the Myutal in this village were brave and tough, but they warmly welcomed visitors with softness and pride in their hospitality. Cant you spare such generosity for me who has travelled such a long distance?

Oh, Reid said that?

Although Reid hadnt said that, the residents of the Netherworld were quite simple. The guards contemplated for a moment before nodding.

Indeed, we wont turn away a weary traveller. Okay, you can enter the village. But youll be kicked out if you cause any trouble.

Thank you.

Ark smiled and entered the village.But he didnt hear the low voices of the guards speaking from behind him.

He seemed to have travelled quite a difficult path.

Exactly. But I didnt know about a tribe where the youths lacked colour.

The Myutal species was divided into a number of tribes. Because Ark looked similar to them, they determined that he was from another Myutal tribe.So they pitied him because he wasnt blue.so the residents treated him like a handicapped person.But because of their pity, Ark was able to receive a lot of information from the residents.

There were many species who lived in the Netherworld.The Galgin who he met in the wilderness was one of them, and Dedrics clan of vampires and Deimos as a undead were also residents of the Netherworld.In other words, the difference between NPCs and monsters was unclear. An NPC might look like a monster, or a monster that attacked was instead a chaotic NPC.

Then should I travel around this town with Deimos?

Except for when there was a battle, Ark always carried around Deimos in his sword form.It was in order to lighten the burden on Radun. And he wanted to prevent the intimacy with the NPCs from being decreased. None of the NPCs would get a good impression of him if they saw a skeleton.In fact, he often had his intimacy decreased on middle earth if he travelled around with Deimos. On the other hand, Dedric was often useful for increasing intimacy. His character was bad, but he could transform into a cute little boy. So he was quite popular among adults and the elderly.But it didnt seem to be a problem when he looked around the village. He saw some monsters that he would instantly use Dark Blade on if he encountered them in the wilderness. Deimos was nothing compared to them.

However, the most common species among the NPCs was something resembling a human. The Myutal was a species that most resembled humans in the Netherworld.The Myutal were scattered all throughout the Netherworld. Most of them live in their tribes, but there were some Myutal that built a kingdom.

I once met a traveller who talked about money. But they werent very tolerable because they didnt like other species. Some tribes dont like the Myutal and are even hostile against us.

The shopkeeper near the village entrance said.The easiest way to get information was to find a store. Since travellers tended to visit the stores first, he could obtain a lot of rumours from there.

Ive listened well. Then can I see a few items?

Okay.

The shopkeeper nodded and pointed towards the shelves.It was a village with small development so he didnt expect much. It looked like commonplace japtem but Ark inspected them carefully. Although Reid had a lot of japtem, he had managed to find some items for his summons. Reid said that they werent that common to find. But Ark was able to find a useable item.

Ummas Sap

Ummas Sap is obtained from an ancient plant.

Even though dozens of Umma trees were picked, it was only enough to fill one bottle. The high density nutrients dissolved inside has the effect of instantly restoring fatigue of the mind and body.

<+400 health instantly restored. But there is no effect when in an abnormal state such as poison or disease>