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7.37% My System Powers Up My Crew Except Me / Chapter 15: Journey

บท 15: Journey

"My name is Bang. The guy with the shield is Ligi."

Bang formally introduced himself since he will now be traveling with this caravan until they reached Suno town.

The fat man, who called himself Tab, couldn't help himself and looked at Ligi. His curiosity got the best of him and he finally asked Bang.

"So what's the story with you two? Why were you there in the Hadlang forest?"

Bang finally knew the name of the forest they were in. Apparently, it was called the Hadlang forest. Bang knew he could have bought the information with the store, but he doesn't want to waste wisdom points on something so trivial.

"Well, we were chased by a Limaw because of some group"

Bang placed emphasis on the word group. His intonation became harsher and he clenched his fists hard.

This did not escape the eyes of the experienced merchant. He quickly exploited the clear hatred of Bang in order to make a better impression and gather more information.

Another thing that was impressive in the eyes of Tab was the fact that they survived an attack from a Limaw with just the two of them.

"Oh, who would dare do such a thing?! Can you tell us the name of that group and maybe, just maybe, we could do something."

Bang gathered his thoughts. In order to exact his revenge, he would need a lot of firepower. He would need the help of everybody he could get. That was the normal way of thinking.

However, this is Bang. He would not feel good if he didn't exact his revenge himself. He wanted to destroy the steel muscle group with just a few people so they could see the difference in superiority between them.

With Ligi acting as his right hand, and other future crew members, he would exact the dish best served cold.

"Nah... It's okay, I'll deal with it."

Bang didn't want to say the name of the group because there might be a chance that the merchant was affiliated with the Steel Muscle group.

Tab the merchant misunderstood some statements from Bang. If Bang could deal with the problem himself, that would mean that he is powerful or he could have a powerful background.

Tab decided to be more respectful to the potentially powerful Bang and try to curry his favor. He will not miss this moment to have a wider connection.

"Hey, can we have some food for the road? We were trapped in there for what seems like a long time."

Bang held his stomach and caressed it implying his hunger. Tab did not hesitate and immediately replied.

"Yes, yes, sure. It must have been a tough journey. How about you stay with me in this caravan while we travelled?"

Tab said this with a smile on his face. He also had his hands rubbing together while speaking.

"Oh, yeah sure if you insist."

Bang would not refuse such a luxurious offer. He was tired of going running in the forest barefoot. Back in his apartment back on Earth, he would feel lazy and tired after going down his building. Now, he was running and standing all day for who knows how long.

Ligi still looked around warily for any signs of threat. He definitely felt obliged to always stay on guard and ensure the safety of his savior.

Although the road was made of stone, it still felt a little hit rocky here and there. It isn't like the highways back on earth where the roads are smooth.

With the caravan walking until sunset, the farmers started to look for a suitable place to stay the night. They walked a long ways away from the road and set up a camp.

They took out some supplies from the caravan and set it up in the middle of the camp.

The camp is now filled with tents with a campfire in the middle. Some livestocks were taken out of their cage, killed, and cleaned for all of them to eat.

The meat were put in a big bowl and with some water put in, it became hot soup for all of them to eat to endure the cold night out here in the open. After that, a small piece of bread was given out for everyone.

This was out of expectations for Bang. He always thought adventurers were poor and that they had trouble eating when adventuring. This couldn't be more wrong.

Sensing the confusion in Bang, Tab spoke up to him.

"Surprised at how well I treat my guards? Not everyone can and will give care to the hired help, but I know it will be worth it in the long run."

Bang didn't understand because he himself wouldn't give out such precious supplies when out adventuring.

Ligi just stood near Bang and listened to the story while mowing down his food. He did not hesitate to eat nourishment in order to be able to fight when things go wrong. He also listened to any information that may be useful in the dangers of this journey.

"......"

Seeing that Bang wasn't convinced, Tab continued.

"When a danger occurs, they would more likely stick to guarding me instead of fleeing. They would feel more indebted to me because I took care of them."

Bang could understand theoretically, but personally he wouldn't do that. He would rather store the food for himself incase something happens where they get stuck without any communication. If they were stuck in the cave back then and they had food, they would have survived even if they had to stay there for a long time.

"Hmmm.... how long till we get to Suno town?"

Bang decided to change the subject since he just decided to agree to disagree.

"About 2 days more at most"

The sudden revelation broke a sweat in Bang's back. If he had decided to continue on this journey by himself, he wouldn't have survived. Even if he had food secured, he was sure he would have given up by day one. Walking all day like that seemed like hell.

"Wow, thank gods you have a caravan here or else it would have been hell."

Tab noticed the details in Bang's remark. By the fact that they traveled to Suno town without knowing how long it gets there means they weren't from here.

"So you aren't from here, where are you from?"

Bang didn't know that this guy was that insightful. He quickly told a half truth.

"Yeah, I'm from very far away from here. I can't even see the horizon where I'm from."

Tab thought that Bang sailed from the oceans and landed here. He didn't think that Bang was transferred here to another body because that would be unimaginable.

A person who can traverse the oceans unharmed is someone with great courage and strength. This brought Bang's prestige even higher.

After a little bit of chatting and small talk between Bang and Tab, Bang found out more about the merchant. Tab was from a group called the Lockbay troupe. They were essentially a traveling merchant group that deals in export and import from all over different towns. They would usually hire guards and men for their caravan but this time they hired two groups.

"Why did you hire two groups?"

"There has been some sightings, gossip, whatever you call it about a thieves group stealing from caravans. Especially those who carry any armor, guns, swords and anything that can kill. As a full pledged merchant, I should not ignore those warnings lest I lose my life or worse, lose my cargo."

Bang contemplated on the newly found information. With the added danger of thieves amongst the already threatening Limaws, this journey would be more harder than it already was.

After the merchant left to do some things, he quickly decided to look in the direction of the two groups of guards. It would be beneficial for him to find out more about them and if they would be a help or a threat when the going gets tough.

Like the antisocial kid that he was, he didn't directly walk over to the guards but slowly and silently waddled his way there.

He was immediately noticed by the two groups because of the misunderstandings that happened before. The farmers looked at Bang with a cold stare meaning it was a no go in communication.

The sword wielding group however were nonchalant and didn't care about the presence of Bang. One of the men there, a tall ball faced man looked in Bang's direction and called out to him.

"Hey, is there something you want to say?"

Surprised at the callout, Bang quickly turned at the guy who spoke. He thought he was good at hiding and surprises but they surprisingly noticed him.

"M-me?"

"Yeah you, both of you."

Bang looked at his back and there he saw Ligi. Ligi was not looking at the sword wielding group, but at the farmers who looked hostile at Bang. There was currently a staring contest happening between them.

'Fxxx you scared me, where the hell did this guy come from?'

"Why are you here?!"

"I'm here to protect you."

Bang was tongue-tied. Now that Ligi had found a new purpose, it seemed like he hung on to that purpose very firmly. He had his whole focus on protecting Bang, which was nice but sometimes it was also very tiring.

Seeing their cover blown, Bang decided to walk over to the guy who spoke. Ligi saw this and suddenly walked faster and overtook Bang. Ligi was now at the front, ready for whatever comes. Bang ignored this and kept walking.

Before he even sat down, he heard the sharp ball faced man speak.

"Don't trust that merchant."


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บท 16: Night

It's the first time that Bang met this man and already there was a warning. He didn't expect that this would be their first impression seeing that there was a misunderstanding before.

"What do you mean by that."

Bang said that in an inquisitive tone. Tab had been nice to him since the first time he met him. There was no indication that he had malicious intent, at least Bang thought so. But just in case, Bang listened to the story of the ball faced man.

"I meant it just like I said it. Don't trust that man."

Bang now sat near the man. Looking at his serious face, he knew he wasn't kidding around.

"Why? Why should I trust you? I also don't know you."

The ball faced man took out his hand and put it for Bang to reach.

"I'm Lobo. You?"

"Bang. That's Ligi."

Bang reached out for the hand and shook it.

"Okay Bang, you should never trust merchants."

"But you're working for one."

"Yeah but that doesn't mean I trust the guy."

"Well, I don't completely trust the guy either."

"........okay, that's good. That was just a warning for your sake. I don't care what you do or who you trust just don't get in our way."

"We have an agreement then."

Bang and Lobo just had a staring contest for a few seconds until Bang felt awkward and broke the eye contact.

He just stayed there at their camp for a little while. Everyone ignored him and he finally left with Ligi after a while. They went into their designated tent that Tab prepared for them. It wasn't big nor small but it was cozy and enough for the two of them.

Bang went inside the tent and just tried to sleep. Thankfully, Ligi stayed outside to protect while he slept comfortably in the tent.

After an uneventful night, Bang woke up from his tent. He went outside and the sun wasn't out yet. The guards were preparing their stuff and food were given out to everybody for the long journey ahead.

Ligi was just sitting near the tent observing his surroundings. Sometimes Bang would kind of pity Ligi for always being in charge of security, but Ligi probably liked to protect his savior.

Bang saw Tab who was mowing down a ton of food. As far as he could remember yesterday, Tab only ate a few foods since they met. He was probably one of those who stock up on food during the day.

After setting up the horses and feeding them, the guards led them to the caravan. Once everything was done, they set off once more into the stone road.

Bang stayed on the caravan because as a former lazy bum who never went out of his room, he would naturally choose to sit instead of walk. After about three hours of traveling and the sun already in the sky, Bang legs started to twitch.

He never felt this way before. He had to stretch his legs just to stop the itch. It would only stop for seconds until the twitch would start again. He finally had no choice but to go outside and walk with the caravan for a bit.

Never in a million lives would Bang choose to voluntarily walk instead of sit. But then again, he was never this fit either. Once he was out of his seat and started walking, his twitch stopped and he felt his legs more comfortable. He guessed that the previous guy was the complete opposite of him and loved to go out and walk.

He felt the cool breeze of the wind as well as the hot radiation of the sun. As he walked with Ligi just a few steps behind him, he noticed the stone road became more polished. It felt like this part of the road was given more care than the one they traveled to before.

Trees also started to appear although sparsely. There were still giant boulders around but it was less than before and it was now mingled in with the trees.

He kept up with the caravan and stayed away from the guards because that is where there would be danger the most.

Traveling for more hours, the sun finally reached it's zenith. It was now fully hot in the sun and Bang immediately got in the caravan.

He got his exercise and now he wants to cool down in the shade of the cart. There was no way he would trek with the sun blazing out in the open.

Having nothing to do, Bang got a little bit bored. But Bang was thankful for this boredom which meant that there were no dangers nearby. Tab alleviated that boredom by initiating a conversation.

"So Bang, what do you plan to do once you get to Suno town."

"You know, there is some things that I need to take care of but no solid plan. What about you?"

"I'll just drop off my shipment and probably travel again after a few days."

"Oh, well good luck with that."

"Thanks, and if you need help just contact me through the merchant's guild."

"Thanks, will do."

After that brief conversation, silence once again reigned in the caravan. Ligi was still focused on protecting Bang and always kept silent and to himself. Bang was bored so he just looked out into the open and observed his surroundings.

Out there in the horizon Bang could see mountains and hills of all sizes. But so far, he has not seen another civilization out here in the wild. Not even a village. Speaking of a village, didn't he have an option to unlock a village?

'System, what is that village option in the store?'

'Owner can unlock a village that he can own and take care of in the future.'

'Why would I do that?'

Bang was confused of this village option because it doesn't seem like it could benefit him in any way. He would need an enormous amount of resources to do that. He didn't even know the first thing about managing a village.

'Information locked, please complete more main quests in order to unlock this information.'

'Okay, sure. It's not like I'll unlock this any time soon. I would rather spend my time powering up my crew or even unlocking more crew members in the future.'

Now that Bang saw the power of a crew member, he now had faith in the system that told him he should get more crew members. If he couldn't protect himself, he'll find someone who will. If he can't fight, then he'll find someone who will.

'Then how about that ship option?'

'A ship can allow owner to explore and traverse the oceans filled with Limaws and unexplored lands.'

'Again, why would I do that? Being here seems dangerous enough. Why would I put myself in that position? Why would I risk my life for exploring some unknown land?'

'Information locked, please complete more main quests in order to unlock this information.'

'Looks like there are some mysterious things about that.'

Bang decided to ignore this because this won't benefit him in the moment. He can't even worry about this because he didn't even have enough wisdom points to unlock one option.

After a few more hours of nothing happening, the sun finally set and the sky became dim. The guards looked for a more suitable place to set up camp.

Like before, tents were set up, food was prepared and given out, and groups stayed awake as a guard for the night.

Bang went to bed thinking of the possibilities that will happen once they get to Suno town. He will probably complete his self defense quest first because he needed something to protect himself ASAP.

Ligi stayed awake until Bang slept and waited an hour before going into bed. They both slept well into the night.

Suddenly in the deep night, there were movement in the camp. Some shadows danced in the moonlight and hurried their way into somewhere in the camp. Nobody noticed this. Even the guards who were on night duty slept. In their mouths is what seems like white powder that was forcefully ingested into them.

Everything was going well for their robbery until something woke Bang up. He suddenly got an alert in his mini map. There was an intruder near him, at least somewhere within 4 meters of him. This was the first time that he got to use this map and a very timely way too.

He got up suddenly which made the tent move in the still night. Bang opened his eyes and he looked around and imagined his mini map. In the map, there were two who were in the vicinity but there was only one who was uncomfortably close to him. The intruder was just outside his tent.

In the light of the moon, he could see the silhouette of a man with a blade on his hand. This blade suddenly went down and pierced his tent and continued to reach Bang.

Fortunately, it was suddenly stopped by a shield.


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