Did I look down on the wild too much, or was I too optimistic?
The moment I saw the ticks teeming between the comb teeth, I could realize it.
Strictly in terms of hygiene, the wild is more dangerous than imagined.
Therefore, for hygiene management, there is a need to prepare a large amount of water somehow.
’Is this damn water holding a grudge against me?’
Anyway, thoroughly washing Wonmo first is priority.
It’d be good for me to take a bath while I’m at it.
Good thing I was wearing clothes; otherwise, I would have definitely been bitten by ticks.
First, while expressing my gratitude to Praise the Sun, I want to hear his opinion.
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Wow damn;; What are these ticks? If I had just passed by, it would’ve been a huge disaster;;
ㄴ Praise the Sun) Good thing you realized now. Washing with hot water will be fine.
ㄴ Wild Grylls) I’m in an environment where it’s hard to get water...
ㄴ Praise the Sun) Then apply insect repellent to your body. Though the best method is bathing in hot water.
Praise the Sun explained that owlbears have thick hides so they won’t suffer from ticks.
Instead, the problem is that I am beside him with relatively thin skin.
Taking off my clothes, I quickly shook them out and applied insect repellent to various parts of my body.
Fortunately, there were no ticks on my body.
’I should wear long pants.’
The uniform Princess Chaenggu gave only has long sleeves.
I have no choice but to hold out with insect repellent for the time being.
’No wonder every survival documentary had them wrap their bodies in clothes.’
Thanks to that, I realized the importance of clothing. Long sleeves and long pants are a must.
After meticulously applying the repellent without missing a spot, I looked at Wonmo.
As if completely unaware of what happened, Wonmo was sleeping soundly.
’Right. What fault could you have?’
Changing my clothes, I pondered. Water became more urgent than before.
However, the Golden Frog was squarely occupying the place, making it a headache.
Since the nearest supply source was the stream, it was also a waste to give up.
’Should I dig a waterway instead? Since the distance is close.’
It’s not a bad choice. Only the body would suffer.
As I said earlier, the distance from the stream is fairly close, so it won’t be that hard of a task.
Instead, since I don’t know how to dig a waterway, I’ll have to seek advice.
Title) Dwarf help me out
Wild Grylls
I’m gonna dig a waterway, give me some advice.
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Empty-handed?
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Should I give you a frog too? It’s expensive.
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Just kidding lol
Jokes should be made in moderation. Suddenly I became curious about this guy’s age.
Seeing that he has a lot of knowledge, his age shouldn’t be small, but what he does is like someone who hasn’t matured.
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Are you gonna live there?
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Not really, but getting water is too hard. It’s tough because of the frog.
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Unless you’re settling down, don’t dig a waterway. The amount of work is fucking insane
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Is it to that extent?
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Yeah, plus if you can’t prevent erosion, you’ll only have dirty water. Better not to do it.
If it’s erosion, isn’t it that.
The phenomenon where rocks are worn down due to various factors.
Soil, which is softer than rock, doesn’t seem to need a separate explanation.
Also, if nothing else, the part where the water gets dirty bugged me.
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Then is there no way?
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Roughly how far is the distance?
ㄴ Wild Grylls) About 10 to 12 minutes on foot?
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) If it’s like that, it’s better to just scoop and carry it yourself;;
ㄴ Wild Grylls) To get eaten by a snake? Okay.
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Hey. Hold up hold up hold up.
ㄴ He’s urgent lololol
ㄴ Can’t even drink water freely lol
ㄴ Nothing is easy lolol
I didn’t refrain from thinking like that either.
However, not only do I not know what danger might strike on the way, but scooping the water itself is difficult.
Just dipping a hand into the water makes Golden Frogs pour out in droves, so yeah right.
I am a person with hands and a brain too. But this place is the wild.
Since life hangs in the balance over a single mistake, I have no choice but to seek safety as much as possible.
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) There is one way, but you gotta do some work. Fine by you?
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Yeah, doesn’t matter
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) First off, where is that river? Upward? Or downward?
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Gotta go up.
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Oh. Then it’ll be easy. It might be expensive, you okay?
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Will it be more expensive than my life’s worth?
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Good. Posting soon, wait up.
Since Dwarf said he would post a thread, I just need to wait patiently.
At the same time, I was worried. If he has to post a thread just to explain, it means it’s fairly complex.
Can I really supply water properly? Water held me back every single time.
Starlight Lady has requested a trade. Would you like to accept?
"Huh?"
It was when I was aimlessly exploring the Gallery.
I stared at the message with wide eyes.
It’s Starlight Lady. The fixed handle whose news had cut off for a while.
I was worried if something went wrong, but I was relieved upon seeing the message.
[Wild Grylls: Starlight Lady-nim? Is it really Starlight Lady-nim?]
[Starlight Lady: Hello, Grylls-nim! Yes! It’s me!]
A cheerful atmosphere was felt right from the conversation.
In the Gallery, once a nickname is set, it cannot be changed again.
That means the person who requested a trade with me is indeed Starlight Lady.
With a smile across my entire face, I sent a reply.
[Wild Grylls: By any chance, did your body fully recover?]
[Starlight Lady: Yes! Thanks to the gift Grylls-nim gave me, I was completely cured! Thank you so much!]
What a relief that she’s fully cured. I felt relieved internally.
Thinking something went wrong with Starlight Lady, how my heart had been in my mouth.
There won’t be such a thing in the future. Since her incurable disease was cured, it’s a relief.
That’s a relief. Congratulations.
[Starlight Lady: This is all thanks to Grylls-nim.]
The reason I couldn’t even post threads all this time was because I was getting medical checkups...
I think I know roughly what happened.
As much as she obtained the health she so desperately longed for, she must have wanted to get thoroughly checked.
Still, seeing that she came back in just a day, it seems certain that she fully recovered.
[Wild Grylls: Starlight Lady has registered trade items.]
[Starlight Lady: It’s the Elixirs I mentioned before.]
Except for emergency ones, I gave you all of them, so it’ll probably be ample.
Thank you so much.
[Wild Grylls: You don’t have any uncomfortable spots, right?]
[Starlight Lady: Yes. In my heart, I want to run around right now.]
It’s a shame my parents are holding me back, though.
[Wild Grylls: Your parents are also worrying, so don’t push yourself too hard.]
[Starlight Lady: I always think this, but Grylls-nim is really kind-hearted.]
People like that aren’t common in the Gallery.
Hearing the word "kind-hearted", I tilted my head.
I feel like I hear those words quite often secretly. Considering the Gallery’s culture, it’s true though.
’I’m not really sure.’
Perhaps it means this world is just that much of a gutter.
Since the era is what it is, human rights and such would be chewed up and swallowed whole.
Not to mention if combined with the Gallery’s unique unwholesome culture, no separate explanation is needed.
Because helping each other is ultimately helping myself.
Starlight Lady-nim, who says such things, is also kind-hearted, aren’t you?
To pay it back like this when you could have ignored it.
[Starlight Lady: Those are nice words.]
Do you still want to get out of the Forest of the Four Seasons?
[Wild Grylls: Yes. I want to get out right this instant.]
[Starlight Lady: Although I’m weak, I’ll help you so you can come out.]
Even if I look like this, I’m pretty smart.
[Wild Grylls: Or you could just come here instead?]
[Starlight Lady: Ah. That’s a bit... haha;;]
Nice try.
Of course it’s a joke.
Who would tell a person who was on the brink of death just yesterday to go die?
I heard that no person who stepped foot into the Forest of the Four Seasons has ever escaped.
So it’s comfortable for the heart to listen to those words of Starlight Lady as comfort rather than taking them seriously.
[Starlight Lady: Ah! Speaking of which, I saw the picture of the owlbear.]
He’s cute, right?
Words that burst out automatically.
It’s absolutely not because I’m a doting parent, he’s really cute.
[Starlight Lady: Yes. But the name is a bit... I don’t like it. What kind of name is Wonmo?]
[Wild Grylls: Lady, is there a name you had in mind?]
[Starlight Lady: Meaning a healthy child...]
Starlight Lady stopped the conversation for a moment, then brought out the name she thought of.
[Starlight Lady: Fitness Novice. How about Fitness Novice?]
Oh...
It’s a name that feels like he’ll evolve into a gym rat later.
How can every single fixed handle have such a total lack of naming sense?
No matter how I look at it, the Fluffy I came up with seems the best.
Still, I think I’ll have to call him Wonmo for the time being.
[Wild Grylls: Because a vote was held without me even knowing;;]
[Starlight Lady: Can’t you just ignore it?]
Since Heavenly Demon-nim named him, it’s hard to recklessly ignore it.
Because it’s a fixed handle who helped me, especially Heavenly Demon who personally named him, I can’t ignore it.
If Heavenly Demon gets disappointed and distances herself from me for no reason, that’s my loss.
Knowing this as well, Starlight Lady accepted it, even while voicing her complaints.
[Starlight Lady: That’s a shame. Then what are you going to do now?]
I think I’ll do the work to draw in river water.
Dwarf said he’d post a thread soon.
[Starlight Lady: I see. Later if you need help, feel free to tell me anytime.]
I’ll be waiting.
Thank you.
[Starlight Lady: Fighting!]
The conversation with Starlight Lady ended there.
I felt warmth and bitterness at the same time.
It feels great that Starlight Lady was cured, but in the end, I remain the same.
Unless I escape from this hellish place, living an ordinary life is out of the question.
’Escape... Can I do it?’
It’s a thought that comes to mind every day. Can I escape the Forest of the Four Seasons?
If only dangerous flora and fauna lurked, maybe I could escape somehow.
However, the biggest problem of this forest is that space shifts from moment to moment.
Getting lost is dangerous enough, but with space changing on top of that, it’s daunting.
’Elixirs... Wow. She gave me 7 of them?’
The Elixirs Starlight Lady presented were 7 in total.
Seeing that each had a different color, it seems they are of different grades.
Since I heard that the lighter the color, the lower the grade, I could easily classify them.
’Wonmo might break them, so I should hide them.’
I stored the Elixirs in the box Dwarf gave me earlier.
In case Wonmo rummages through the box, I pushed them into the innermost corner.
’Speaking of which, did he post the thread?’
Next, I checked if Dwarf posted the thread.
After refreshing the Gallery a few times, before long, I could see the thread he posted.
Title) Grylls look here
Passing Dwarf
(Rough drawing of drawing river water)
(Picture of natural rubber hose)
(Picture of valve)
Do it like the drawing above. Suck on the end of each hose with your mouth so water comes pouring out.
Ah. When sucking, don’t suck lying down, suck standing up. Because of pressure difference, water will come pouring out.
You can shut or open it by connecting a valve to the last hose. Roughly get it?
ㄴ Wild Grylls) I get what you mean, but what is that mesh? For filtering impurities?
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Yeah, you know your stuff.
ㄴ Wild Grylls) I’m quick on the uptake lol
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Suddenly I don’t feel like giving it to you
ㄴ Wild Grylls) I am an idiot
ㄴ lolololol
ㄴ Real stance switch lololol
ㄴ Just watching these guys makes me laugh lolol
ㄴ Getting along well lol
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Anyway, connect each hose well, and if you adjust the slope well, there’s nothing hard.
ㄴ Wild Grylls) You said it was expensive, is that hose expensive?
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Yeah, made of rubber so super expensive
A question arose: "It’s made of rubber, but it’s expensive?", but it soon faded away.
Deducing from Gallery posts, this world’s ’factories’ have only just begun operating.
Besides that, there’s a locomotive running on mana or something. Instead, it’s not used frequently.
’They said you can just travel via Warp Gate, right?’
Fitting for a fantasy world, it’s very fantasy-world-like.
While sports including soccer and baseball are active, science feels slightly behind.
Well, if you think of magic making up for science, it’s comfortable, so it’s not that big of a problem.
I heard Warp Gates are also expensive, so commoners use locomotives.
’The uniform Princess Chaenggu gave me is also ridiculously expensive.’
Since the material is what it is, it has no choice but to be expensive.
After receiving various explanations from Dwarf, I asked what I was most curious about.
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Then roughly how much is the price?
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Giving it cheap, 500 Gold total? That’s processed rubber plus valve combined
500 Gold is definitely expensive. Still, I have the money received from Allfather earlier.
However, the problem erupted from somewhere else. Namely, the rules of the Gallery.
In the Gallery, once you trade, you cannot trade for 24 hours.
Since Dwarf traded yesterday after lunch, it means he cannot trade now.
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) I can list it on the auction house for instant buy, but I’ll list it for 1100 Gold. You okay?
ㄴ Wild Grylls) Just list it
ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Thanks thanks
Even if it bleeds me dry, it can’t be helped.
Water is urgent right now, so there’s no way to haggle over money.
For defensive walls or fences, I would weigh the price, but not water.
I immediately entered the auction house and checked the item Dwarf listed.
Grylls Dumbass
Price: 1100 Gold
"This bastard?"
Just you wait. Laughing in disbelief, I purchased it.
Someone might snatch it, but since the price is high, that won’t happen.
Even if someone snatches it, I can just buy it again from Dwarf anyway.
"Now that preparations are done..."
Time to go get water.
To prepare for contingencies, I even equipped my sword and shield.
The rolled-up hose was slung over my shoulder. All that remains is the work.
’As soon as I get water, I’m washing Wonmo first.’
I looked at Wonmo, who was sleeping soundly.
What if he wakes up while I’m gone?
Wouldn’t he come outside looking for me? Then it’s really dangerous.
’I must finish as fast as possible.’
It’s time to test my handiwork.