The End of the Adventure Activity

Chapter 48: The End of the Adventure Activities

Everything proceeded smoothly according to Vivian's battle plan.

After Merika finished extracting the spring water, everyone lay in ambush around the area, waiting for monsters to appear.

A considerable number of monsters, and a wide variety of them, were attracted by the Magic Power Source. It was no less than the forest Shien had stayed in for ten days when he first arrived in this world. They even encountered a group of Thorn Horn Demons, the same kind Shien had completely wiped out back then. Shien felt a sense of familiarity, though it was a stretch to call it that!

That period was undoubtedly Shien's dark history, perhaps even a period of psychological trauma. So, Shien almost couldn't resist rushing out and eliminating that group of Thorn Horn Demons himself.

Unfortunately, it seemed Shien wouldn't have to.

Just as Vivian had said at the beginning, the monsters drawn to the Magic Power Source were all fighting amongst themselves for the spring water.

The scene was far more spectacular than when Tier was slaughtering the Lizardmen. Not only were various monsters spewing fire and unleashing lightning, but there was also brutal biting and tearing, making Shien feel like he was watching an unprecedentedly bizarre movie, which made him somewhat nauseous.

If he hadn't gone through those ten days in the forest, Shien felt he would have thrown up right there.

It was worth noting that the girls of Vivian's Squad were much calmer than Shien. Even the timidest among them, Lumya, watched the scene with a serious expression, completely unfazed. Their mental fortitude was far superior to girls from his previous life who would scream at the sight of a cockroach or a mouse.

"After all, they're adventurers. They're used to this sort of thing."

At the very least, Shien felt he should learn from their composure.

"This is a common flaw of overpowered characters. They have the strength but lack in other areas."

So, he really wasn't considering a skill that would grant him some supreme enlightenment and turn him into a cool and calm, intimidating figure? My cheat, oh my cheat...

While Shien was lost in his own world, the Fire Lizards, the target monsters for Vivian's Squad, finally appeared in groups.

They too joined the brutal fight, and many ended up dying under the claws and teeth of other monsters, becoming corpses.

This great battle continued until a rhinoceros-type monster, level sixty-two, appeared, at which point it finally concluded.

This rhinoceros monster displayed overwhelming strength. After slaughtering all its competitors, it drank all the spring water from the Magic Power Source and left, fully satisfied.

Only then did the members of Vivian's Squad emerge from the bushes where they had been hiding.

"Is this okay?"

Shien turned to Vivian and asked.

He was referring to letting the rhinoceros monster drink all the spring water, and then releasing it without attempting to hunt it down.

"Don't worry," Vivian shook her head and said, "After just one night, the magic power in the atmosphere and the earth will gather in the Magic Power Source again, solidifying into spring water. There's no need to fight a dangerous monster of such a high level for purposes other than the commission."

Hearing Vivian's explanation, Shien felt relieved.

"No wonder they mentioned something about the Magic Power Source's activation before."

That must have meant the Magic Power Source would refill with spring water, right?

"Normal Magic Power Sources are like this. After attracting a large number of monsters to fight each other, the victorious monster drinks the water. Then, after one night, new spring water will form again, and this cycle repeats. Therefore, people call the stage when the Magic Power Source is full of spring water the 'activation stage'."

Vivian fully explained why they had camped at the foot of the mountain the previous day.

It was because, at that time, it was not only unsuitable to enter the monster-active area but also unsuitable for collecting spring water from the Magic Power Source.

The spring water from the Magic Power Source had probably dried up by then, right?

Vivian didn't want to miss the activation time of the Magic Power Source, which was why she had camped at the foot of the mountain to collect the spring water before the monsters were attracted.

"In a little while, weaker monsters that are too low in level and dare not compete for the Magic Power Source will be attracted by the corpses and blood here," Vivian continued. "Unable to compete for the Magic Power Source, they will target these monster corpses, consuming their flesh and blood to obtain the magic power that hasn't completely dissipated, slowly increasing their strength. Let's collect the monster materials quickly before they arrive."

This was Vivian's Squad's true objective.

Immediately, led by Vivian, the squad members began to skillfully dissect the monster corpses.

During this process, Vivian also explained a lot of knowledge to Shien, such as how to dissect monsters, which parts of which monsters were in demand and could be sold for money, and how to preserve and transport these materials, and so on. Vivian explained all sorts of knowledge to Shien.

Vivian's explanations were also very easy to understand, making it comprehensible even for Shien, an otherworldly person who had just arrived and didn't know much about this world.

Of course, during this time, quite a few monsters approached.

However, these monsters were of low level. Vivian seemed to want Shien to use them for practice, but for some reason, she later gave up.

"I feel these aren't very suitable for you to practice with. I'll find a suitable opponent for you next time," Vivian said after hesitating, making Shien nod his head in confusion.

In the end, all these monsters were dealt with by Lumya and Merika.

"Is everyone ready?"

At the foot of the Mangal Mountain Range, Vivian, sitting in the driver's seat of the carriage, called out to the carriage behind her.

"Ready!"

"We can depart! Sister Vivian!"

Lumya responded nervously while Merika answered energetically, bringing a smile to Vivian's face.

"Then, let's head back to Lamigium."

Vivian urged the horses forward, and the carriage began to move.

Upon closer inspection, the roof and cargo box of the carriage were piled high with luggage bags filled with monster materials, clearly indicating a bountiful harvest.

Shien also sat in the carriage, looking at the gradually receding Mangal Mountain Range behind him, reflecting on the end of his first adventure activity.

But Shien wasn't reluctant at all; on the contrary, he was looking forward to returning to Lamigium.

"Once we get back, I'll start by learning the [Magic Sword] skills from Tier."

"As for the other skills, I should try to learn as many as possible if I can. Otherwise, skill points just sitting there would be a waste."

"And magic, I really want to learn some magic."

Shien had many things he wanted to do.

Compared to troublesome matters like the disputes between the Hero and the Demon Lord, the God Race and the Demon Race, or peace among the Three Races, Shien was more excited about these.

"This Another World is quite interesting."

Adventure was also quite interesting.

Right?

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