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Chapter 45 Preparation for Emergency =========================================================================

The woman put down the meal with a gentle touch and stepped back with a gentle walk. It was a completely different movement from a while ago. All the food served on the table was vegetable salad, baked bread, cream stew, and meat pie. To be honest, I ordered course A, but it was not ambiguous to call it a course meal. But I remember that it was cheaper than other dishes and tasted good.

Obviously, it wasn’t in the mood to eat while chatting cheerfully. Still, Ahn Hyun, who was smacking his lips, picked up the spoon first because the market is a side dish. I also scooped up a cream stew full of white steam and pushed it into my mouth. The savory and light texture spread in my mouth and soon melted on my tongue.

“Oh, this is really good. I think it melts really softly.”

When Ahn Hyun made a fuss, An Sol picked up a bread and carefully took a bite. Soon after, Sol also opened his eyes unexpectedly and speeded up his mouth. I was pleased to see them both eat so seriously. However, one person had not touched the food yet.

Yoo-jung doesn’t usually drink a lot (except for alcohol), but she’s not even a picky eater. But now she was only stirring chopsticks while eating. His eyes were blank and his eyes were distracted, and he was probably devastated inside. Indeed, he must have felt a different level from other children as he was the direct target of the release of mana full of life and the distance was close.

I also had a similar experience in the past, so I was able to understand how Yoojung feels now. Humiliation, humiliation, shame, helplessness. A dirty feeling that only those who have been subjected to it know. I felt a little sorry because this was a situation that I had intended to be. Being behind in horsepower is proving that one’s skills are lower than the other’s.

But in the end, it was a process that had to go through. I think all of these processes become blood and flesh for children. No one knows how similar a situation will be in the future.

Now we were one decent user in a huge world called Hall Plain. Not only do we compare new users, but we also need to compete with a lot of existing users. In that sense, the children were still chicks. A new chick out of the chicks.

The kids don’t know they’re hungry yet. I can’t be careful about my actions, and I can’t tell when I’m going to step up and when I’m not. There was no sense of urgency for the children if it were simply shortened. Of course, I may be partly to blame for this. I’ve been hanging around in my fence since the rite of passage.

If we keep this attitude even if we’re lucky now, can we survive in a hallplane that may last more than 10 years? I would say no with a 99% chance. I was always careful about my behavior, but I had to cross countless lines of death.

It was literally the Maginot Line now. Murder among users, or PK, was on the last line. The North Continent, though stealthy, still tended to be reluctant to kill each other among existing users. So far. That is why vagrants are now ostracized in common.

But soon after the outbreak of the First Allied War, the situation turns 180 degrees. The boundaries between our allies and the enemy are clearly divided without having to play PK in the latter part of the play. Furthermore, yesterday’s enemy will become today’s ally and yesterday’s ally will become today’s enemy. You have to survive in such a turbulent hallplane.

For survival, I was going to teach my children skills for survival in the future. To do so, it was necessary to tighten that loose mind first. That’s why I’m here at the Inn of Mule where I think I can get a lot out of it.

After finishing the meal, I occupied two double rooms. When I counted the remaining golds, there were a total of six golds and 40 silver (+1,000 golds) combined with the weekly salary I received. Meal + daebang was 20 silver per week, so we paid a total of 40 silver.

After entering the rooms assigned to each of them, I had them undress and immediately let the children leave and gather in the prefectural room. Ahn Hyun kept clenching and blooming his hands. His face was full of excitement, and he seemed to be itching to get out of the city as soon as possible. Yoojung’s face was still sitting down, and Sol was looking at her sister.

Hyun, who was tactless, opened his mouth with his arms spinning.

“Hyung. So the four of us are going to act together in Mule from now on, right? Catch monsters, explore dungeons and caves, discover treasures.”

I sighed inside. Why am I sighing so much since I met the kids? I looked carefully at Anhyun, who was excited like going on a picnic. I didn’t mean to go out right away. But before that, Ahn seemed to be in desperate need of a strong mental education. Despite my unusual reaction, Ahn did not stop talking.

“Then let’s start with the Clan. What’s your name? To be honest, a name like a golden lion is too lame….”

“I can’t make it.”

“What? You’re not making anything else? Why?”

“It’s not that I don’t make it, I can’t make it

I held my head with one hand and sighed openly this time. Ahn Hyun, who was enthusiastic about combat training, was often seen dozing off in other classes related to the history or setting of Hallplane. If you knew that, you wouldn’t be asking me to build a clan now. It was only then that Ahn looked at my face and shut up.

After a little pause, I opened my mouth in a low voice.

“The four of us don’t have enough conditions to build a formal clan right now.”

“Conditions…? I’ve heard that only one person can make a Clan.”

The conditions are not for the number of people. You’ve memorized a lot of things that are easy to memorize. I kicked my tongue inside and continued. I’m going to point out what I’m going to point out right now. If you see this later on after you become a somewhat skilled user, you’ll be relentless then.

Clan can be simply defined as a group of users with similar purposes.

Also, a formal clan was not capable of making dogs or cows. Residents who are trusted by angels, not users, manage everything about the Clan in each city as a whole within the Clan Register. It was fair as that, but at the same time strict.

Then there is only one way we can choose now. It was just a way of building performance. Of course, it would be perfect to achieve, but it was a long way off as it affected the mainstream of Hallplane.

Performance has a wide range of applications, unlike achievements.

Caravan, the expedition must report on performance in common after completing a mission. Performance reporting is the process of stopping by temples deployed in each city to report on their duties. If it is important after reviewing the report, an official of the temple will set up an inspection team on his own or ask the representative Clan to check the facts.

I could see each and every such process in performance. Every little detail of what monsters appeared in a place, what dungeons or caves were found, and what the exploration was about were parts that were likely to be connected to performance.

If you think you have achieved some results, you will apply for the creation of a formal clan at that time, and of course, screening is essential. The fact that a lot of applications are made in a day, but the number of approved cases per month is one-handed can be inferred that screening is very tricky. And as such, the power of the clans, which were issued as official clans, could not be ignored.

“Ho-oh…”

When I explained this calmly, Ahn Hyun said, “Ho-oh,” and made a strange expression. Who the hell is ho? It seems like you already know just by looking at Sol. Looking at Ahn Hyun nodding his head convincingly, I took a step forward. When I saw three eyes on me, I turned to Yoojung and opened my mouth.

“How does everyone feel about taking their first steps on Hallplane?”

“…It’s not very pleasant.”

Yoojung replied in a sitting voice. I shook my head once or twice and continued.

“Dissolve?”

“…It’s not fair, it’s disheartened.

Yoojung answered my question immediately. That’s how much he realized his helplessness just now. Of course, there was some handicap given that the opponent would later grow to compete with me. Still, I gave more strength to my neck because I thought the effect was certain.

“I’ve always told you guys. Hallplane is a world full of variables. You don’t know where or what’s going to happen. What would happen if a woman was just a vagabond?”

Everyone became a honeyed mute at my outspoken words. But it’s not over yet.

“Be nervous. Overflowing tension is poison, but Hallplane should always be nervous. We’re not on a picnic or on a treasure hunt. They’re here to survive, to go back to Earth. Do you all understand?”

There was a solemn silence around Ahn Hyun, Ahn Sol, and Lee Yu-jung. Ahn Hyun bowed her head with a prickly face, and Yu-jung and Sol became sullen faces.

“That’s all I need to know. But there’s nothing wrong with it. That means you’re that weak. If it’s unfair, train and build strength. If you don’t want to feel the same humiliation as before, hold on to your heart and stay strong.”

I looked at everyone’s face for a moment. By now everyone seemed a little aware of their current position. And that means it’s time to start bringing up the first plan to grow children.

I opened my mouth with a soft voice.

============================ Review of the work ============================

1. Modification of contents related to Clan Rank.