The Outer God Needs Warmth-Chapter 119: Sailing to the Bottom (4)

"How do people act when a tall woman with purple hair appears, walking with three men whose skin is blue?"

"The answer is this."

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"'The vengeful spirits eaten by beasts have returned, the vengeful spirits!'" "'Namu Amitabul, Gwanseum Bosal.'" "'In the name of the Ancient Heavenly Ruler, I command you, monster, retreat!'"

"People hide behind buildings as if they are seeing a ghost, pointing various tools at us. The religious ones chant incantations... but from the look of it, they’re not anything special."

"Seeing that it has no effect, it seems like they’re just ordinary incantations."

"I looked around the village. It's not a special place at all."

"These aren't immortals, nor can they be considered evil people. They are just mediocre folks."

"If this was a more developed society, these people would be the ones truly eating others, but in this time, they are more like common folk."

"At best, they would gather and destroy one family."

"But that’s too little warmth."

"If I'm going to do something, I might as well go to a bigger village."

"Remembering what I knew, the next city isn't that far. So, I passed through the murmuring people and headed straight for the next city."

"This is not a rural village like here, but a city where some level of administration is in place."

"So, I didn’t stay in this village and moved straight to the next one."

"The three men stopped in the village and started discussing what they would do next. Since I was watching in real-time, I parted ways with them here."

"They would return to their sects, explain that Bu Maengju had stolen the treasure and fled, and would try to extract retribution from him."

"They vowed with hatred to claim the lives of their fallen sect members."

"From what I could see, it didn’t seem very trustworthy."

"Considering they wanted to return to their sects first, it seemed like they were just looking for a safe place."

"Unfortunately for them, it’s easier to push forward than to go back."

"Why would they think they could return to their sect?"

"Their skin turned blue, and their hair turned purple."

"Until now, only the Heavenly Demon had blue skin, so with that alone, they won’t be suspected of being followers of the Heavenly Demon Church. Or, as they might put it, members of the Demon Sect."

"But they would probably be questioned about whether they were truly human."

"However, instead of parting ways immediately, they discussed how to return to their sects."

"Then, agreeing that it would be best to avoid the eyes of people, they looked at each other’s skin and, after exchanging parting words, headed into the forest."

"I felt regret that they didn’t go straight to kill Bu Maengju, but it couldn’t be helped."

"After all, looking at it rationally, Bu Maengju’s status is higher for now. Just walking into his camp and saying a few words wouldn’t create any significant trouble."

"It’s likely that they would just be dismissed as foolish followers of the Demon Sect and would die, and that would be the end of it."

"In any case, I’m not troubled by their decision to return to their sects instead of chasing Bu Maengju. The farther they go, the better for me."

"The more people gather, the bigger the movement becomes. I may not know where the flow is going, but I’m sure people will gather."

"I can think about it later."

"With that thought in mind, I finished planning what I would do next and began to climb a long hill."

"Once I climb this hill and go down, there will be a large city ahead with wide rice fields and stone walls."

"Although Gunryun is still far away, I have to keep going."

"***"

"I reached the big city."

"But a problem arose."

"I was refused entry into the city. They said that foreigners like me can’t enter recklessly."

"They spoke in a tone that was almost like a refusal."

"Although outsiders are generally met with suspicion, I didn’t expect to be refused entry by a soldier who clearly looked like someone from the administration."

"Right now, I’m not interested in this, so I have to take the long way around."

"But this isn’t a city with just a few buildings, and according to the faded memories of the man, it’s more like a district with a local administration, so I’ll have to take a detour."

"I took the long way around."

"Although there’s a slum-like settlement outside the city walls, I don’t know what could happen if I just went through there."

"If I weren’t me, it could be a dangerous place."

"I walked through the narrow, dirty alleyways where almost no straight paths exist."

"I thought something would happen soon, but surprisingly, the people around me just whispered and stepped aside. No one laid a hand on me."

"That works for me."

"And after walking for a whole day, as the sun completely set."

"I stopped walking."

"I'm hungry, but there’s no food."

"I thought it would be nice if there were a place selling food in such a place, and as I walked, I caught a faint smell of food."

"I headed straight toward the source and found a spacious open area between the buildings."

"There were shabby tents set up around, with a few dim campfires burning, and people gathered around them drinking."

"On one side, food that could barely be called edible was being sold."

"'What are you selling?'"

"'There’s nothing here that a martial artist like you would want to eat...'"

"The woman trailed off and took a step back. She looked old enough to be called an old woman, but she wasn’t actually that old. She had just lived a rough life, and time had taken its toll on her face."

"'I eat anything. Oh, did I not have money?'"

"Now that I think about it, I didn’t bring any money with me."

"'Who would use coins in a place like this? If it’s rats or scorpions, it’s better to go somewhere else.'"

"'Scorpions. Spiders, too. They’re actually edible.'"

"If I don’t have money, I’ll just make some gold."

"Of course, it would be a disaster for her, but what can I do? I can make some commotion with the food."

"I picked up a stone from the ground and, crushing reality, turned it into gold."

"Crack."

"Gold lightly formed in the air."

"It’ll be fine to use gold for a while."

"I handed it over to the woman."

"'This is gold.'"

"'Are you an immortal, sir?'"

"The woman was startled and, holding the gold, touched it with a dazed expression as if she couldn’t believe it was real. And the noisy sounds of the people drinking around us vanished."

"Without a sound, countless eyes turned toward us."

"'No, I’m not an immortal.'"

"I took some food that was decent enough to eat. A human body needs calories. It may lack nutrition, but as long as I can fill up on the calories needed, that’s enough for now."

"'Would you like to drink a bottle of alcohol?'"

"'No. I don’t need alcohol. Water is fine, right?'"

"As I nodded, I saw the woman watching me while I ate the food in front of me, and gradually, people began to approach."

"'Hey, hey. If you’re giving away gold like that, why don’t you give us some charity too, huh?'"

"Most of them were short and thin. But some, despite being reasonably big, had swollen bellies from malnutrition."

"'Do you want gold?'"

"'Yes!'"

"So, I picked up another stone from the ground and placed it on his hand."

"Whizz, smack."

"'Are you kidding me!'"

"The man stared at me with wide eyes, his face coming closer. The way of making threats is always the same."

"Well, in this world, you don’t have to worry too much about gold cracking."

"With that, I turned his limbs into gold."

"Crack."

"Dark cracks appeared everywhere. It would be dangerous to go further, so I stopped here, but this was enough."

"'Ugh, uaaaaah!'"

"'It’s the gold that humanity wanted.'"

"The man screamed as he fell to the ground. Since his arms and legs had turned into gold, he couldn’t keep his balance."

"I decided to stir up the chaos here."

"Pure gold is softer than expected."

"So, I grabbed the fallen man’s finger, twisted it, and pulled it off."

"It was a chunk of pure gold. I threw it right in the middle of the place where people had gathered."

"The people nearby, as if in a trance, started shouting and rushing to grab it, claiming it as theirs."

"Watching this, I said."

"'There’s plenty of gold here, so why are you fighting over that one?'"

"Yes."

"The man, whose limbs had turned into gold, now had a pale face. The people’s gazes around him had turned sharp."

"In this time, in this place, a person’s life is nothing."

"But then, there’s gold that’s ripe for the picking?"

"Soon, like food to a pack of wolves, one person is torn to pieces."

"In the chaotic scene, covered in blood and gold, I said my goodbyes to the vendor and left."

"Then, I approached the man whose limbs had been ripped off and who was dying."

"His eyes had rolled back, and he was losing a lot of blood—on the verge of death."

"'The gold is yours, so why should others take it? I’ll help you make sure it goes to the one who needs it most.'"

"I conveniently planted a target in his mind. This is the kind of thing only someone who treats others like fools would do."

"But how many people in this chaotic scene can really think clearly?"

"'I’ll give myself to you. But after you finish everything, I’ll take all that you have. How about it?'"

"And I immediately recited the terms of the contract."

"Even if his mind wasn’t clear, this contract would sink into him."

"He immediately made the contract, and his skin cracked like porcelain, revealing a man with blue skin. His arms and legs grew anew."

"He looked up at me with a face full of fear and awe. He must be scared of what I’ll do, but his mind has already matured enough."

"So, I said."

"'Now, do as you wish.'"

"After saying that, I left him and walked away."

"Shortly after."

"I could hear voices behind me, shouting for my gold, refusing to give it up, and others rushing to steal it from those refusing."

"As long as I survive for a while and the chaos continues, I’d like it if the blue-skinned man was revealed to all."

"Until I catch up with those who went back to their sects."

"Whoosh."

"In the end, a fire broke out from behind."

"When a big fire breaks out in a place like this, you’re supposed to put it out immediately. But when you have an easily recognizable asset like gold in front of you, who’s going to care?"

"While they try to put out the fire, what if they end up being robbed of the gold?"

"Or what if someone uses this opportunity to steal the gold?"

"Someone else will do it."

"Someone will put out the fire."

"And that’s when the fire will grow. Until it’s impossible to put it out. At that point, those inside the walls will have to come out."

"Even if the flames can’t cross the walls, the poisonous gas is a different matter."

"Stomp, stomp."

"I’m walking toward Gunryun Mountain."