Chapter 229: Empire movement and Yellow Ossa wood collecting<hr>
    The next morning at school, Kaito isining.
    "This quest is giving too much priority to Freetia..."
    "I don''t care what you say. What? Is that how it goes on the bulletin board?"
    "Yeah...people are saying that the admins are favoring them...there''s nothing good to fight for, so fewer and fewer people are logging in..."
    Well, normal weapons don''t work on zombies and fighting them will destroy your weapons, so I guess not engaging with them is an option.
    But I don''t want to be told by those people that Freetia is favored.
    "I''ve heard that the empire is rich and that other countries will send help"
    Then Kaito jumped on the story.
    "Wait a minute! What''s that story!? I didn''t hear that!"
    "How would I know what''s going on in the Empire? It''s just that the king of my country was talking about it"
    "So the empire is going to get reinforcements from other countries and defeat the zombies?"
    "Maybe. Freetia isnt the only one who can defeat them?"
    And then Kaito came up with an idea.
    "Eh...because, you havent heard anything from then? N, No way! They!?"
    "What''s wrong?"
    "Maybe they withheld information...there are yers in the Empire who have close ties to the country, like Seigo, but they didn''t say anything about reinforcements"
    So you''re saying they deliberately hid it...for what? A reward, I suppose.
    If reinforcements from other countries areing and victory is assured, everyone will be working hard toplete the quest for their country. If that''s the case, there''s a risk that the rewards won''t be good enough for us.
    "But if we do nothing, we might fail the quest..."
    "I think they know that, too. That''s why they''ll be posting about reinforcements on the bulletin board today"
    I see...so they''ll do plenty of quests and then release the information toplete the quest...
    "My condolences"
    "Damn it! They''re the worst!"
    Kaito, shut up!
    He was warned by all my ssmates. Kaito tried to post the information on the bulletin board first as a bad idea, but it seems he was toote.
    Kaito says that no one can believe that even if one person makes a noise, he has kept the information secret.
    The Empire is in trouble. Freetia yers should all work together to get the questpleted.
    After school, Kaito made a mad dash out of ss and bumped into the life guidance teacher, who took him away.
    That guy...he''s not so lucky.
    I went to the supermarket to do some shopping and then logged into the game.
    Today I''m going to try to get through the Yellow Ossa Forest before night falls. Because I''m in danger of being attacked by the Karuma Tengu.
    First of all, Setia and Mir will be collecting at the spring. Then it''s time for the promised logging time with Setia. When we were looking for trees, we found a tree famous for New Year''s.
    <b>Pine: Rarity 6 Material Item Quality C-</b>
    <b>A symbol of longevity, this wood contains a lot ofbustible resin. This makes it ideal for bonfires and the charcoal is used for cksmithing. It is also used to make paper and if you collect the soot from the fire, you can use it to make ink.</b>
    W, What? Is pine really that good of a wood? Ah, is it the best for bonfires, or are torchesing from this by any chance? While I was thinking about this, Setia made a noise.
    "Ta, Takuto-san! It''s a pine! I can''t wait to get it!"
    "Is it a good material after all?"
    "Of course! For staffs, you can expect an increase in fire magic and above all, the resin is used as a non-slip material! So your hands won''t hurt when you use a bow or string!"
    Ah...well, I''ve heard that bows often hurt your hands. I''m sure Setia and Lian would love to have something to prevent that.
    So I''ll start the felling process!
    The axe breaks on the first memorable blow. I knew that. I had already gotten an intermediate axe before I came here. But I still wanted to give it a try.
    So I started to cut down the trees and as we went, I wasted a lot of resin, so Setia and Mir rushed to collect it, but we didn''t have enough manpower. I called Ion and Lian to help us collect it. There was so much resining out that we decided it was too much for the bottles, so we headed back.
    Yug-san wasn''t there, so when we couldn''t find the ce where the empty barrels were sold, Mhi-san told us. I guess she was born and raised there. So I got a bunch of barrels and headed back.
    I was able to appraise this resin.
    <b>Pine Resin: Rarity 6 Material Item Quality C-</b>
    <b>Natural resin from pine trees. Used for fuel, adhesives and anti-slip.</b>
    I can''t help but wonder about the fuel item. Well, let''s concentrate on logging for now.
    Two hourster...
    I managed to take down one tree.
    "Zee...zee...h, how many times...did I swing the axe...are you counting?"
    "Emm...I think it was over a hundred times."
    That''s right! It helped that Ion and the others were trying their best to praise me. However, Mir''s unexpected words were announced.
    "Takuto-sama, there''s another tree over there!"
    Where? That one...I can appraise it.
    <b>Maple: Rarity 6 Material Item Quality C-</b>
    <b>Maple is a heavy wood with a dense texture that is resistant to impact. It''s also known for its sweet sap, which is edible.</b>
    "Mir...is it my imagination or what? It''s the same rarity and quality as pine?"
    "Emm...good luck with that!"
    Ku...you''ve found a great one. But this is something I can''t pass up either...Maple is maple in English. And the sap is the famous maple syrup that has sweetness written all over it.
    Then I have to do it.
    "You still have a barrel, right?"
    "We do, but the maple sap shouldn''t do much, right? Wood is good for making musical instruments, though, so I suppose we could make Lian''s lyre"
    "Eh!? Is that true!? Setia-oneechan!"
    "It''s true"
    That''s interesting. It''s funny, because I know what maple syrup is and I don''t know that it can be used to make lyres. And when I told them about maple syrup, their eyes changed color.
    Girls have a sweet tooth...but the reality is that I''m the only one who can harvest it. So I''ll have to use myst bit of energy.
    An hour and a halfter...
    Loggingpleted. I sit down, breathing hard. I can''t lift my arms anymore...
    "Ta, Takuto-san...are you okay?"
    "I can''t do it anymore...I''ve got a lot of material, let''s go back to Liebling"
    Th...Thank you for your hard work
    So once we return to Liebling, we will store the barrels we collected. Here''s the appraisal of the maple syrup.
    <b>Maple Syrup: Rarity 6 Cooking Quality C</b>
    <b>Sweet sap from maple trees. Mainly used for cooking desserts.</b>
    With this, I won''t feel sad when I return to death. It''s now nighttime, but let''s go attack the forest.<hr>
    <b><i>Name Takuto Love Summoner Lv2</i></b>
    Vitality 66
    Magic Power 123
    Strength 56
    Defense 40
    Agility 55
    Dexterity 96
    <b><i>Skills</i></b>
    Fighting Lv9
    Kicking Lv16
    Staff Lv22
    One-handed Sword Lv20
    Spear Lv10
    Katana Lv1
    Throwing Lv7
    High-Speed Chanting Lv24
    Summoning Magic Lv28
    Seal Magic Lv8
    Horsemanship Lv16
    Alchemy Lv17
    Mining Lv20
    Logging Lv17Lv24
    Dismantling Lv34
    Appraisal Lv20
    Identification Lv30
    Wind Magic Lv23
    Fire Magic Lv28
    Earth Magic Lv22
    Water Magic Lv29
    Dark Magic Lv22
    Sacred Magic Lv8
    Lightning Magic Lv22
    Explosion Magic Lv24
    Wood Magic Lv23
    Ice Magic Lv22
    Space-time Magic Lv37
    Underwater Action Lv2
    Reading Lv8
    Cooking Lv33
    Feeding Lv7
    Fishing Lv16
    Synchro Lv10
    Cooperation Lv3<hr>
    <b><i>Name Setia High Elf Lv7</i></b>
    Vitality 52
    Magic Power 128
    Strength 45
    Defense 36
    Agility 37
    Dexterity 128
    <b><i>Skills</i></b>
    Staff Lv14
    Magic Bow Lv11
    Eagle Eye Lv5
    Shooting Lv4
    Woodworking Lv12
    Collecting Lv18Lv22
    Dose Lv12
    Engraving Lv3
    Jewel Magic Lv1
    Lapidary Lv1
    Wind Magic Lv7
    Fire Magic Lv16
    Water Magic Lv20
    Earth Magic Lv13
    Dark Magic Lv1
    Sacred Magic Lv3
    Lightning Magic Lv1
    Explosion Magic Lv1
    Wood Magic Lv16
    Ice Magic Lv3
    Tree Magic Lv9
    High Elven Knowledge Lv13Lv15
    Spirit Summoning Lv6
    Cooking Lv8<hr>
    <b><i>Name Mir Dryad Lv2</i></b>
    Vitality 62
    Magic Power 62
    Strength 32
    Defense 32
    Agility 67
    Dexterity 62
    <b><i>Skills</i></b>
    Earth Hiding Lv11
    Vine Lv10
    Swift Lv5
    Wind Magic Lv3
    Earth Magic Lv6
    Wood Magic Lv7
    Water Magic Lv1
    Photosynthesis Lv1
    Transfer Lv1
    Nectar Lv3
    Pollen Lv4
    Collecting Lv10Lv17
    nting Lv4
    Parasitic nt Lv8
    Trap Setting Lv7
    nt Summoning Lv1