Chapter 422

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Rollodeen stopped on the way to the ship. She extended several tentacles towards the rapid stream below and scooped up some water. She then cast that water on Delhart. He was stinking after all.

She continued to do so while also stopped, checking the corpses of the monsters which got stuck between the rocks without being washed away by the waterfall and its current.

Those were dead troops of the Tree King of Wonders. No captain-class like the one who had attacked Cydale was among them. All of them were monsters with their lower bodies being aquatic planarians.

Solobo and Quema had mentioned a famous spear user called Flame Spear Dean among the Tree King's forces, but I couldn't see anyone fitting its description.

Right now we're high up at the top of the waterfall. Probably because of that, all the monsters who died here seem to be highly mobile races. Maybe the Tree King's forces have factions that are split by territories with their army being divided in correspondence to the various races. Like the orcs also do.

I continued checking the remains.

A corpse with multi-legs… Another one with a horse-shaped head that got deer antlers growing out and a humanoid lower body half. A centaur with multiple legs.

Anyway, some of their materials should be nice materials. Using a Dagger of the Ancient Dragon, I started to loot and dismantle the various parts. I also paid attention to the equipment the dead soldiers were wearing.

I found a special steel armor which combined hides, bones, and metal. It was made very elaborately with the joints and the parts connecting them being connected together nicely. The armor also contained some mana. I also found some more equipment pieces such as a sword belt with a hatchet sheathed in it, potions, a magic bag, and a slender, wooden necklace.

But, that's perfect. I'll give the armor to Delhart.

I removed the armor from the corpse, shouldered it, and took a look at the traces and footsteps of what had fought the monsters here. The footsteps were so big that I assumed it to have been a troll.

The trail led away from the waterfall. Upstream along the river. Green blood was scattered at the riverside. Did it run away? At least it seems to be injured.

Well, it's not like I plan to give chase anyway.

I looked in Rollodeen's direction. She was still washing Delhart. But now Helme had joined in as well, shooting water finger pistols at his butt.

On the other hand, Shuhelia moistened the blades of her two swords with water, and then started to polish the blade with something similar to a whetstone. Eboue had received an item similar to a grindstone from here and was now sharpening the blade of his ax with it.

While watching the two, I said, "Delhart, this armor might fit you. Try it on."

"Roger. But, right now I'm washing."

With those words, Delhart bent over and thrust his head into the stream. For a moment I was worried that he might be carried away by the quick water, but that fear was pointless. He energetically pulled his head out of the water a moment later.

To top things off, he was holding a fish in his mouth. Delhart immediately devoured it, raw. It caused the magic gem on his forehead to glow.

"Oohh, what a feat, Delhart-dono! For you to be able to catch a horse's battle fish with just your mouth is astonishing!" Eboue praised.

It was a weird fish with the shape of a horse. That's why such a name, I suppose.

"The black beast, no, Divine Beast-sama brought me these fish. They're delicious."

As Eboue and Delhart talked about fish, I pointed my feet in the direction of the ship wreck. Its design resembled that of some of the ships anchored in Hekatrail. It was close to a huge galley. However, it wasn't a galleass with a star-shaped deck. It was a big ship with a deep hull. That's also why it looked as though it could hide some treasure chests or loads.

From here, only the upper part with its protruding, long planks (probably added under the assumption of entering enemy ships during battle) stood out. The lower part was full of holes, making it pretty clear that it was flooded with water by the river.

Big rocks had pierced through the deck and bilge. Nowadays, the wreck has turned into a fish reef.

"…Rollo and I will go inside the ship. You guys watch the vicinity."

"Are we going to chase the troll's footsteps?"

"No. The ship is small, so we'll head back soon."

"Very well. Shuhelia-chan, we will patrol the surroundings of the ship."

"Okay."

Rollodeen transformed into a black cat and climbed onto my shoulder while skillfully employing her small tentacles. While sensing her weight, I left the others behind, jumping upwards on top of the ship.

The deck was wet and slimy. The wind carried water, making the chilly air feel refreshing and nice.

With the ship still retaining its shape in parts, I jumped across the deck. But, my foot immediately broke through a rotten plank. A wooden pole, which used to be an oar, was visible through the small hole in the deck. I could also see stacked barrels below.

The aroma of wine drifted up through the opening.

Pointing a smile at Rollo, I asked her, "Shall we go down?"

"Nya," she agreed by nodding while looking at my face.

I went down into the ship. My Arzen's Boots were submerged in water. I'm not Moses, but I carried out

while imagining to part the water to the sides over a small area. As such, I walked up to the place with the barrels while repelling the water at my feet.

Unlike the punctured deck above, the hull's toughness felt unexpectedly reliable through the soles of my feet. Soon I arrived at the place with the barrels.

Thanks to being submerged in water for a good while, the barrels beneath had a different color than the ones above. I picked up the topmost barrel from the stack that had several levels.

The surface of that barrel appeared to be dry at a glance. I checked a wooden grain that seemed to have red cracks below and the sides. Sniffing that part of the barrel's surface, I checked the smell of what was inside and then shook the barrel. I could feel a liquid moving beyond the barrel's wooden shell, splashing.

As I thought, wine was inside and it seemed to be still fine too.

You could see a symbol burnt into the barrel's surface. A child dancing while holding up two cows on one hand? I guess it's a company's logo.

Going by the hue and weathering, I assume it to have been added ten to thirty years ago. I suppose it should be wine that's very different from dirt cheap booze. Maybe it's actually high-class wine.

I think the only barrel with its contents perfectly fine should be this one alone.

Carrying that barrel, I left the ship. And with the sun glaring down at me, I asked, "Have any of you seen this logo before?", while holding up the barrel at chest height.

"A wine barrel? It's different from the sign used by the Malerian Enterprise. It's different from the one of the Luksol Company, too. I've never seen this logo in Naval Port City Sokteria and Bay Coast City Terrier."

Shuhelia was well-informed about the southern cities because of her mission as Spirit World Knight, but she couldn't help me with the identification of this logo. Maybe Viine could tell me if I show her this symbol.

"I don't know either," Delhart, now sparky clean, answered.

He was wearing the steel armor. I'm happy to see that it fits him.

Anyway, I guess I'll store this barrel away for now.

"…Alright. This is the only interesting thing I found on the ship. Let us head over to the airplane's location next."

"Okay."

I looked at my futuristic watch-like item box while listening to the others answering. I touched the thick, round disk formed like a sun.

"Open."

A semi-transparent 3-D window popped up.

◆: Humanoid Mark: Storage: List

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Item Inventory 77/490

I pressed Storage and it changed into a black window. I tossed the barrel into that window.

Afterwards, Rollodeen transformed into a divine beast again and I jumped on her back. While riding on her back as we flew through the sky with everyone, I checked my status.

Name: Shuuya Kagari

Age: 22

Title: Demonic Gigachad of the Supreme Spear

Race: Light Demon Lucival

Combat Occupation: Spirit Spear Blood Chain Master : Sage Hands of the White Flames User

Strength: 26.7 → 26.8

Agility: 27.8

Stamina: 24.0

Mana: 28.0 → 28.3

Dexterity: 25.2

Spirit: 29.2 → 29.4

Luck: 11.0

Current Status: Normal

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