Have a Meal Before You Go

< Change Dungeon >

After Flower Sunny's incident, Flower Sunny sometimes found a place to eat. Fortunately, he's fully back on the team.

She was as clear and cheerful as ever.

Suddenly, while talking about his team leader, his eyes were really cute.

Her real name was Yuria, a very pretty name, but no one called her by her name.

That's why it is also a flower for Cheolho.

Flowers ate a lot of meat today. And instead of a dollar, I reached out for a pocket.

“Are you sure you're okay with this? ”

“Sure, I'm fine. I asked for it.”

Chulho asked for plant seeds instead of money for food. Flower Sunny gives out the seeds with a shivering look.

“That's for sale at the market. ”

“You picked out a good seed, didn't you? ”

Flower Sunny smiled.

“Of course. They're the best. ”

“Then that's enough. Thank you."

“Here.”

“Farewell. ”

“Thanks again for eating today! ”

Flower Soon leans out of the store with her head tilted.

Here you go.

Flower Suni was the last guest of the day.

The day in Cheolho was a little different from the day before.

In the past, if you had a very idle and peaceful night, you might say that the fortress has added one more thing to the process.

* * *

Sha-ah!

A small gate created in front of a rice coop is blocked by an absolute barrier of steel and blocked from others' view. No entry, either. However, I was free as well as Chulho.

Cheolho enters the gate and enters the maze.

The Minotaur maze holds a strange secret.

Despite being stuck in the maze for 10 years, the monsters still live there and they keep their stamina intact. It also has significant muscle mass and maintains moderate combat strength.

Is that possible in a labyrinth with nothing?

Awakenings with powers beyond common sense will starve to death and their muscles will disappear.

So, naturally...

It means that there is an ecosystem built there.

When Cheolho stepped into the maze, Hel Cows who were working hard to break through the wall stood up. Hel Cows, who noticed, stood tall and sweated.

He opened his mouth carefully.

“Mhyoo!”

“Hmm."

Chulho took a step, receiving their respective greetings. Most of the walls in the labyrinth were falling apart.

Cheolho walks like that to the heart of the maze, the Minotaur.

“Oh, there you are, big brother! ”

“Who is your brother? ”

I was reluctant.

The dungeon was strangely different from before.

The sky in the dungeon was not the sun, but full of bright light. Then, you see a wide field through the collapsed wall over there.

“Was the cow a vegetarian? ”

“Absolutely!”

“You don't eat people? ”

“It used to be fertilizer. Not these days!”

“Well……"

That's a fresh answer. After a few moments of unthinkable answers, Chulho folds his arms and nods.

Cheolho didn't kill the Minotaurs on purpose the last time he entered. In fact, speaking monsters were rare and could be quite useful.

Above all, this dungeon.

The dungeon was one living ecosystem.

For Cheolho, this dungeon, hidden as an absolute conduit, could be used as a huge storage and farm.

Mhyoo!

Hell's cows are plowing over there.

Soon, your ceiling thundered! I started pouring rain.

The dust gets sucked into everything and the air is clear.

All thanks to that big marble in the center of the dungeon.

It's called the Weathering System, and it contains about two zero-grade stable stones. It condenses two enormous stable stones that cannot even be compared to a first-grade stable.

The ultimate technology for creating a climate ideal for the size of this dungeon.

It is the fruit of the Maratho era, the crystal of horticultural engineering.

I was thinking of taking it out of the dungeon, but usually that kind of wethering system is specialized in a specific area designed so that it loses its magical power.

And it just becomes a huge pile of cobblestones.

‘There was such a device in the maze at the beginning. ’

Are there Horse Market engineers in the stable?

There's a limit to what we can get out of Minotaurs, so back off.

Anyway.

I'm afraid there will be a lot of workers here, so I decided to leave them for recycling.

Cheolho gave out the seeds from the flower buds.

“A seed.”

“Mhyoo.”

“What are the main cultivators of this dungeon? ”

“Grass.”

“There are different kinds of grass. ”

“Apple Seed and Pine Call. ”

“Hmm."

Apple seeds, which grow like weeds, taste like apples from the fruit. Fruits are generally walnut eggs. Sweeter and crunchier fruit than apples.

Pineapple is a pineapple that's as good as a fist. The unique thing is that the skin is dry and it eats with the skin.

“Do you only eat two? ”

“Absolutely!”

“Then take the seeds and plant them. ”

Seed vegetables, including lettuce, cabbage, carrots, and chicory. Cheolho remembered the methods of cultivation that Flower Sunny taught him.

Chulho, who was rambling for a long time, suddenly asked Minotaurs.

“Do you remember?”

“I did.”

You are quite good at cattle. Cheolho nods.

“Well, grow it today. What is that place?”

The Minotaur looks back and answers immediately.

“Storage.”

“Warehouse?”

“Ooh, here's what we've been collecting. ”

I feel a slight tremor.

Chulho grins. Then, behind the Minotaur, you head to the warehouse.

“Ho, ho, are you going to take it? ”

“Do you want me to take your life instead? ”

“Hic!”

The Minotaurs are silent.

Queek!

The warehouse is open and the interior is exposed. As expected, it was a chaotic interior that couldn't be found as neat as beasts.

First things first.

The warehouse was full of seeds. Cheolho used the Detect Eye to differentiate the seeds one by one. And I picked a few seeds.

Then.

An endless pile of weapons. From the status of the soldiers, it looked like loot obtained during the invasion of the former Espan continent. Chulho, who liked it for a moment, sighed deeply.

“Hmm?"

But in the middle. There is one thing that takes Steelho's sight. Cheolho swoops into the armory and picks up a jewel the size of an eyeball.

“Oh.”

- Tears of the sea.

The Detect Kid told me the name of the jewelry.

The jewels are blue and have the eyes engraved.

“I never thought I'd see this here. ”

It was an unexpected harvest.

The tears of the sea are the treasures of mermaids who rule the North Sea of the former Espan continent.

To recognize its origins, it can be traced back to the reason why the sea water is salty.

The tears of the sea were originally said to be pouring out what the holder wanted, not salt. First he goes into the poor farmer, spills out the rice.

Then a greedy rich man takes the peasant's jewelry and flees to the sea in a big boat. At that time, the salt was very expensive, and the rich man asked you to pour out the salt.

The gem spills salt. Keep going until the boat is full of salt and sinks.

After that, it's like a folklore that the water of the sea is salted thanks to the tears of the sea. It's not a very silly story. This gem really makes salt.

It's not just salt.

A very special salt. A treasure I couldn't get even if I paid for it. I didn't think I'd find it in a place like this.

Cheolho came out of the warehouse with a smile on his surprise harvest.

After coming out of the warehouse, you can see the Hel Cows tearing down the walls from over there.

Knng! Knng!

It's good to see the walls coming down.

Somehow, in front of you, the paralyzed Minotaurs stand shoulder down.

“Isn't it nice and spacious without walls? ”

“Well, yes. ”

“Yes."

As Chulho steps forward, Minotaur takes a step back in a daze.

That legendary monster warrior, what he did the last time he entered, is still in his mind. At that time, that maze Lycas cut off his dorsal flesh and tail.

Minotaurs are boss class monsters with exceptional regenerative power. All wounds heal. Thanks to this, Chulho seems to see the Minotaurs as living food.

Of course, if I hit this world class, I could sew up the first grade, but I was like a child in front of Cheolho.

“Let's take our tails off. Your tail is very popular. Oh, and I'll take your upper back today. ”

“Ugh, meow……”

It was creepy.

I was scared of that little demon.

But this is the big leagues. I'd rather be the Demon King. The Demon King didn't kill him or eat his meat if he listened to him.

“Or do you wanna die? ”

There is no trade in the face of death. The Minotaurs close their eyes as if giving up.

“Oh, I see. ”

Mooooo!

On the other side of the field, five Hell Cows plow their fields with large pickaxes. The sound of crying is intense, and Chulho walks out of his arms with a big meat and a big tail.

* * *

The lone Minotaur grips his teeth.

The wound healed quickly. Fear, however, is not much.

Last time the Minotaur saw the little devil, he panicked. No matter how old he looked, he was only five years old.

Its existence was an aesthetic class master of water.

He tried with all his knowledge to uncover the identity of the Demon. There was only one conclusion.

"A monster like that is only a dragon. ’

Dragons master one class at birth.

Then I doubt it.

Labyrinth Lycans, no. What kind of world does Steel Lake live in?

In the past, he put the Demon King to death.

The Demon King will need to sleep for a hundred years to recover the damage he's sustained. Then there is no one in the world to stop him.

That is.

The world of Steel Lake will be his empire. The world will fall into his hands, of course.

In your world, do they use dragons as bells?

Do they dream of subjugating dimensions by massing dragons?

A legion of dragons? Can they hold their horses?

No, God damn it, I don't have a choice!

It's only been 10 years since the Demon King fell asleep! At least 90 more years to regain your old strength!

What do we do?

The Minotaur repeats his delusions, then nods as if resolved.

A man who lives up to the beast's wishes as best he can.

Suddenly, I recalled what he had left me.

- Oh, why don't we eat a little more and put on some weight? Um... yeah. Will you stop exercising and eat and sleep again for a while? Not enough marbling.

Well, I don't know what that means, but I need to gain weight first.

If you don't, you could die.

It was only at dawn that I left the dungeon.

When Cheolho entered the restaurant, there was a maestro who was already sitting there.

Mahchang fell asleep on the table. Somehow I felt sorry for him. No one knows how great a burden is going to be erased from that man's shoulders.No one knows better than Iron Hat.

Cheolho smiled.

Here you go.

I'm going to give you your first taste to cheer up.

Chul-ho headed to the kitchen put the frying pan on the fire.

The key to baking a flower thorn is to hit and drop it quickly. This is very important, the difference is tasty.

Add a little sesame oil to a hot frying pan. So I coat the pan very shallow, and then I look at the meat I ‘got’ from the Minotaur.

Today's menu is flower coriander.

Flower-like life is a fat that spreads like a flower. Unfortunately, the Minotaurs are no fatter than I expected. However, this is a sufficient grade 1.

In addition.

If there was sun and moon in this world, there was salt and meat in Cheolho's culinary studies.

Become Light and Salt!

Chulho thought the salt that makes the tears of the sea was appropriate. I'm sure it means something a little different. Carefully slice the coriander into a mouth-sized piece, placing five dots neatly on top of a hot fry pan.

Tsk, tsk!

The meat quickly cooks with a loud roar. Now, baking concentrations are rare.

flip right over.

Cheers!

The other side is ripe.

“....... huh? ”

A loud roast of meat woke her up. Time to get to the other side, about 10 seconds.

Chulho took out his flower thorn and placed it on a plate in a dazzling motion.

Then I grabbed the tears of the sea and shook them slightly.

Sakak Sakak

Tears flow from the jewel-like eyes painted on the jewels. Salt splashes down.

This salt has more than doubled the flavor of the ingredient and has a very complex flavor. The salt itself has excellent flavors, as well as strange sweetness and refreshment.

It also makes you feel fatigued. It also restores Energy.

I could say that every chef wanted to save his life.

What a taste of light and salt!

Chulho took a dish of well-baked flower thorns and gave it to the merchant.

“Uh, Ms. Grant. When.......”

“I just got back. ”

Chulho frowns and adds.

“I'm going for a walk. ”

“Ah.”

This time, I went to the refrigerator and brought out a bottle of very cold soju.

“Would you like a drink? ”

Magchang looked at the slither rail.