episode_0038

Approximately 300 goblins.

There are orc slaves.

In addition to the orcs, other monsters in the Greenback Forest may also be captured and raised as slaves or combat livestock.

No matter how strong the goblins are, they are said to be E-rank, but with 300 of them gathered together and led by the Goblin King, their intelligence has increased.

It can definitely be said to be a serious situation that requires a B-rank or higher party to come.

“What are you going to do? Are you going back?”

Teacher Larsen asked the students for their opinions on what to do.

It was said to be B rank due to the addition of several variables, but if the Goblin King has definitely appeared, the burden may be a bit heavy for the students.

Even though it is temporary, they have received an A-rank registration certificate, so they are not lacking in skills.

For an intelligent opponent who sets traps and uses strategies, the lack of experience compared to active duty forces is bound to be a big deal.

Nevertheless, the treatment was definitely different from when I was in the 1st year intermediate class 3, where I immediately withdrew because I thought it was dangerous.

Making decisions about whether to go back or not is the job of an adventurer leader.

That one decision determines the success or failure of the request, and the lives of the party members come and go.

A choice that requires a very great sense of responsibility.

That’s what adventurers are taught to be.

“…probably not until the load. If that were the case, the surrounding villages would have already been destroyed.”

Student Kumel calmly judged the situation.

It is said that the Greenback Forest is quite large around Preta, but it is not so vast that it can quietly accommodate over 1,000 goblins.

Goblins were attacking, and other monsters that had been pushed out by the goblins were attacking.

The villages near the forest would have been in an uproar.

In other words, the worst possibility… is not the appearance of ‘Lord’.

In the first place, at that level, it would be from A rank to S rank.

It is no different from a city or national disaster.

No matter how high you are now, you are still the Goblin King.

This is a level that can be solved by a B-rank party.

No matter how smart they become and how many they become, no matter how many other races they enslave.

After all, it’s a goblin.

“We can do it between us.”

The Kumel student chose not to back down.

The other party members seemed to agree and had a resolute expression on their faces.

Perhaps there is a calculation that goes into this, ‘If we leave it any longer, its power will grow and the surrounding villages may actually be in danger.’

This… it’s definitely a cool idea.

It might be a little dangerous.

I need to keep my head straight.

“Mr. Edin, are you okay?”

Mr. Larsen asks me too.

Well… is there anything that’s not okay?

Plus, of course, there would be a goblin shaman in the village.

As they increasingly dominate the forest, they must have collected a lot of medicinal herbs and poisonous plants from the forest.

You can see that some of the traps are often coated with poison or acidic liquid.

“Is it possible to get the plants and materials collected by goblins directly from the general store?”

Ask the party leader, student Kumel.

Although they say I’m in the same group, I’m not actually part of the party.

You cannot ask for a share.

Well, it’s still the Academy miscellaneous goods store… It’s not like I don’t have expectations that they might give it away a little cheaper.

“Oh, of course. We will hand it over to you at the lowest possible price.”

“Thank you. You can request the payment from the academy.”

Well, since it was purchased by Goblin, the quality may not be great… but since it’s so cheap, it doesn’t affect your budget too much.

In the first place, I kept getting ingredients for free, so I had some surplus budget.

Anyway, since you are buying it from an academy student, you can get it at a low price.

From their perspective, selling low-level materials through the Adventurer’s Guild or handing them over directly to the Alchemist’s Guild is just a hassle and you don’t make much money.

Solving things directly like this is a win-win.

Well, that is something that will be dealt with after the matter is resolved amicably.

“Be careful there! It’s a trap. Wow, Edin Sun…!”

As I was passing by, there was a trap that I missed.

It seems like they missed it because it was a trap located a little distance away from the road they were passing by.

Well, I’m on my way.

Since I’m not a party member, I might have been a little less concerned.

This can be happen.

Because I was a person who never existed in the first place.

Still, it’s a not-so-complicated trap, so it’s easy to remove.

If you step on it, a poisonous sting will fly out.

It’s crude, but it’s quite menacing.

“…?”

But didn’t student Schnero just call me?

“What’s going on?”

“…Oh, no. It’s nothing.”

She scratches her head as if embarrassed.

Oh, is it because I accidentally missed a trap?

Hey, you might miss it by mistake.

Anyway, I found it and dealt with it, and there was no damage to the party, so it doesn’t matter.

Since they were originally good students, I think they could easily overlook mistakes like this.

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‘Dangerous.’

Schnero just felt a chill go down his spine.

In a place where the detection magic was slightly neglected, there was a poison trap that had been overlooked.

Her detection magic was quite effective, but it also happened that the trap was unusually well hidden compared to other traps.

When I discovered it too late, Edin was already about to pass over it.

“Oh my, Edin Sun…!”

I urgently try to call him out, but suddenly, with a very natural movement, he disarms the trap below and clears it away.

‘uh…?’

Schnero was taken aback when he saw that.

‘No matter how little I was paying attention… I missed the trap that I couldn’t see with my detection magic…?’

A trap is literally a trap because it is hidden from view.

In general, it is difficult to detect the existence of a trap unless you are a ranger who can catch the slightest change with a keen sense, or a wizard who can detect the presence or absence of a trap using detection magic.

It’s a crude trap for the goblins, even mid- to low-level adventurers can recognize it.

Sometimes, by chance, there are well-made traps like this.

However, Edin discovered it casually and naturally unlocked it.

This is impossible without great insight.

Thanks to his outstanding observation skills and unique concentration that comes from his talent for ultra-precision.

Even minute differences with the surrounding scenery could be detected and recognized immediately.

It was a level of astute detection that was better than that of most rangers.

‘Are you really just an alchemist? ‘Skills that would make any herbalist close their business, an amount of knowledge that would surprise even senior adventurers, and even finding traps missed with detection magic…’

At this level, it even made me wonder if a hidden master of the industry had disguised himself as a younger person and came to the academy.

He says he’s just a general store guy, but he has a lot of interesting aspects.

She thought.

“Front, two goblin shaman. Two Goblin Warriors. Five ordinary goblins.”

“Keeek! Kieeek!”

“Keee!”

At that time, goblins appeared again.

This time, the shaman finally appears.

Among the discovered group, an ordinary goblin had an old sickle-shaped tool that looked like it was used for cutting grass instead of a weapon.

And there was a colander filled with what appeared to be medicinal herbs.

It looks like he went out to dig up herbs with two Goblin Warriors as escorts.

“It looks like we are slowly getting closer to their village.”

“Definitely.”

Shamans are the most advanced personnel among goblins.

If possible, do not send it dangerously far away.

In other words, the village where the goblin boss was waiting was getting quite close.

“……”

At that time, Edin’s eyes narrowed.

There was something suspicious about the colander containing the herbs they were digging, so they were examining it.

‘That’s lemon fruit with antibiotic properties. Next to it is Accorhol herb… a disinfectant.’

Edin immediately figured out their names and effects.

The situation is such that the shaman is in a hurry and drags his men to dig up those herbs.

Antibiotics needed to treat inflammation and disinfectants to prevent wound infection.

If those are necessary.

‘This is a situation where someone has been seriously injured and needs to be treated quickly. Also, a very important being.’

If it’s just for spare use, there’s no need for the shaman to come out in person.

This is a situation where you need to quickly rescue the situation by giving instructions directly on the spot.

“It looks like someone was injured in the goblin village. Seeing that even a shaman comes out and does that… it’s highly likely that a fairly high-ranking species has been injured.”

“Hmm? Ah… I heard it clearly. That pool is Accorhole. It’s a raw material for disinfectants.”

After listening to Edin’s words, Mr. Larsen also nodded, as if he could finally see the details.

‘That’s amazing. ‘I recognized it right away when I saw it.’

As expected, Mr. Larsen thought that Edin was a greater person than he thought.

“…Then.”

“I don’t know what it is, but something is going wrong in their village.”

If so, the goblins would definitely be confused.

Now is your chance.

With that in mind, the student party quickly cleared out the visible group of goblins.

He moved quickly.

“Lin. You understand the situation, right? Let’s go a little faster.”

Rin nods at Cumel’s words and quickly disappears into the forest.

Now is your chance to experience confusion.

No one doubted that this might not be the case.

Yes, the basis is clear.

Because it wasn’t anyone else’s words… but Edin, who had shown himself to be more than anyone could ever imagine.