M E M O R I Z E

00566 Sweet conflict.

I don't know when it was born.

I don't even know where I was born.

When I woke up for the first time, all I could see was the dark darkness around me. All I could do in that darkness was hunch over endlessly to find out who I am and why I'm here.

Over the coming months, he realized his identity and established himself.

It was born, and for the first time, I realized the inner emotion of emotion.

The first feeling I felt there was loneliness.

It may be natural in some ways. I spent countless years alone, and all I did was sit around and swim through consciousness.

Then one day, while it was struggling with the flu and quietly empowering, something fell forward.

It was a strange creature I had never seen since I was born. One round thing, one long, one pair running upwards and downwards.

It immediately went into exploration with deep interest in that strange creature, and it didn't take long for it to realize one surprising fact. the notion of race breeding. And it takes fertility to breed.

It was thought.

Unfortunately, he does not have the fertility skills.

It is an ability not given from the beginning.

But you don't have to worry.

If there is a creature with fertility, it is a sufficient requirement to implement this new concept.

The study was repeated. And when I thought that was enough, I immediately started breeding factions.

But variables always happen.

We have an unexpected problem. Because the creature that serves as a mother was too weak, it was not available for a long time.

We need a stronger parent.

That's what I've been thinking about ever since, and I've been trying to figure out a way to build a mother. I've already raised and used those who have succeeded in reproduction. I did not lose track I was able to catch creatures that looked similar to the ones that first accidentally came in.

But in the long run, its problems were still not solved. It was also difficult to find creatures with fertility abilities, and the majority of them were just that maternal. There were even creatures that were only similar in appearance, but were not capable of conception.

There were times when I found a strong mother that I did not wish for, but I couldn't endure the endless reproduction of the race, so I ended up ruining it.

We need more and stronger mothers.

Years have passed since the dawn of race breeding, but it is still lonely.

So I crave more.

"Mother," who can be a friend of the Father, who can always be with herself and her children.

The next day.

As soon as morning broke, the Southern expedition immediately embarked on a pit survey. In fact, investigating is no big deal. to investigate how deep the pit is or what the internal layer is.

Investigation methods are also quite primitive. For example, the method of measuring the depth of a pit is to tie a middle rope to make an elongated rope and then attach a heavy stone to the end. And the sensitive user stretches the line and measures the distance from when the stone hits the ground.

“Then let's get started! ”

I sighed secretly as I saw the man holding the frozen wire in position. I wanted to say it was useless inside, but I don't know what to do. There's no basis for what I'm saying. It's better to just sit back and watch until you realize it yourself than to say something out of curiosity.

The moment I think about it, the man throws a swoop of rope toward the pit. The rope plunges into the darkness, plunging downward and quickly fading. Though I saw a small elastic figure around me as if I were fishing, I stared at the pit in a grave mood. Because I already knew the result.

How long has it been?

The rope continues to flow after a few minutes, but now it's slowly closing in. At first, the line that was going down pleasantly was slowly going down, realizing that the man had only a few minutes left.

Eventually, when all the ropes went down, the man who had been empty-handed showed a blank face, stunned.

“Huh?"

“What's the matter? ”

“Oh, no. The ropes are all down. But I don't feel anything yet. ”

“… No way. It was over 500 meters. Wasn't that a mistake? ”

Someone asked with a suspicious voice. He suspects that the ropes brought by the inhabitants have been woven together to lengthen the length of the ropes.

“No, I was really paying attention. I can't feel anything. ”

However, the man frowned and shrugged his shoulders.

There was some controversy between the users. But once it was decided to pull back, the man tilted his head and started pulling the rope.

“Fantastic.”

Suddenly, he leaned back and said, watching the classical music together.

“Su-hyun, how deep is the hole? ”

“I don't know.”

“Can I really go in...? ”

“It's not like there's no way. It's a path. ”

I held up my arms and wrapped my hands around the jam. And I'm about to sweep it off the top of my head.

“Hmph!”

Suddenly, I had to feel a strong shock from my shoulders and sides. At the same time, Goyeon came out and forced him to fall. Someone forcibly dug in between me and the quartet. As I stared at her, I saw Vivian passing by, trampling her grass hard.

“Oh?”

Goon Yeon Ju frowned at Ami as if it was ridiculous, but I'm just being dumb. Maybe it's because of what happened yesterday.

“Vivian?”

“What!”

When he called out his name, Vivian turned nervously, screaming loudly. And I had to do everything I could to resist the sudden burst of laughter.

It was because I was crying all night and my eyes were swollen, and my mouth was like a chicken beak. The hissing of breathing sounds like a euphemism.

I'm dying of sorrow on my face, so please calm me down. I'm very young.

But I simply betrayed that expectation.

“No. How did you sleep? ”

“… Nam Isa! ”

“Really? That's it. Anyway, get out of the way. ”

“What, what? ”

“Get out of the way, I can't see the pit. It's been awhile, but it's getting in the way. ”

“Hehe, hehe! ”

Vivian yells at me that she will never understand again. Then he glanced at me, gnawing his teeth, and began to walk around with his eyes wide open. While going, I keep scrubbing my eyes with my fist, maybe I'm crying again.

... Just when I thought it was a little too much, I was still thinking about comforting myself. And after a while, I felt a slight pull.

“Soo-hyun, Soo-hyun! ”

“Yes?”

“Look over there. ”

“ ……? ”

High-roll that points to a hole in the front. Did you pull it all up already?

I turn my gaze to the reflection, and I see a man standing dazed in front of the pit. One day, the rope was completely raised.

“Hey, what's wrong? Why are you still here? ”

You open your mouth as if someone were caressing you from the direction of standing against the man. Then the man standing dumbfounded slowly turns around and pushes the rope forward.

“This is…. ”

At the same time, doubtful elasticity appeared everywhere.

I stared at the end of the rope.

The end of the rope is clearly tied to a stone before it lowers. But now that I've pulled it up, nothing's tied up. I don't even see a tight knot.

Only a chunk of sharp material remains, shaking.

The meeting was held shortly after the first survey.

In fact, most of the Terra Clan Lords were confused by what they hadn't learned yet. But it's pointless to stay like this.

In the end there is only one answer. You have to go in yourself. Han So-young probably called the meeting because she knew that.

“I think it's probably the same kind of hole as the sinkhole. ”

Immediately after the start of the meeting, Light Road, who was in charge of the geometry survey, calmly raised his glasses.

“Sink hole? ”

“Yes, a sinkhole. Simply put, it means a sinking hole. It's a large, naturally formed pit that you can find everywhere. … of course it's not exactly the same thing, but I think it's a little bit similar. ”

“Well, is there anything else? Things to watch out for, for example. ”

“Hmm.”

Han So-young asked, and the light rod shed a short immersion. Then the bear thought of something and opened his mouth quietly.

“I've picked it up myself, so I don't know the details. But based on modern knowledge, sink holes are created by the sudden collapse of large amounts of ground water in underground rocks, because the ground cannot withstand the weight of the formation. As you can see, that hole is over 100 meters in diameter. The hierarchy is very, very misshapen, and it has a very long crack. ”

Light Road pauses for a moment to let out a deep breath. And he quickly breathed and spoke.

“I mean, the problem is cracks. The current state of the hierarchy is very unstable, so we don't know when it will collapse. In fact, in my own judgment, it's amazing that it's still going on like this. ”

“Well, I have an idea. ”

The user who received the horse was none other than Blader Road Googhwan.

“That's what Wright Road says. Do we really need to go in? ”

And then, with the tip of the rope cut off, you shake as if to look at it.

“They're probably downstairs waiting for us to come down. So if we go down like this, we're likely to end up with only good food. ”

“Then…. ”

“Then what? Oh, it's that simple. Let's just pull the wizards together and cast some magic inside, or use boundary magic to knock the hole down at all. Think about it. The hierarchy is collapsing. Can you imagine what they're like? They're just gonna get themselves killed. ”

“Phew.”

The moment I heard that, I had to endure the desperate laughter of bursting out. At the same time, I was a little jealous. That you can think that simple.

... No, but... Why does everyone have such a plausible face?

“Well, that's not going to happen! ”

Light Road said in a timely voice.

But there was one normal person. Thank goodness.

“Why not? ”

“If you do as Blader Road says, you'll burn the house down while catching bugs. ”

“So what... ”

“Right now, the ground is so engaged that the depression stops, but that hole can expand at any time, anywhere. That's how sinkholes work. ”

“No. I just widened it... ”

“You underestimate the sink hall. If anything goes wrong, it could sink to where we are right now. It's literally instantaneous. It falls down in the blink of an eye. ”

Light Lord cut off the words of his testicles and said, as if it were not conceivable enough. It was a decisive voice.

Then the dizzy testicles silenced with a shivering face, as if they were afraid. Not only did everyone attend the meeting, but everyone who attended the meeting shut up. Then there's only one way down. Seeing that the rope was cut just now, it'll be a blur.

For a moment, the heavy static settles.

It was then.

“I listened to you both. ”

While we were studying each other, Han So-young who had been silent all this time opened her mouth.

“I've been thinking about things while listening... ”

Then he looks around the crowd calmly and speaks in a quiet voice.

“If that's the case, I think there's only one way left. ”

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Off the record.

RM: Hey! Vivian!

Vivian: Why?

RM: You got the readers all mad yesterday! Did you snitch again?