Night. Hiding behind a large rock that was about five hundred meters from the monster settlement. Rosalina and Lyra agreed to rotate the night watch.
Rosalina would be on guard for the first half of the night, which Lyra would continue for the remaining night.
When Rosalina saw her partner had fallen asleep. She attempted to call the system. Whispering in front the status window, hoping whoever or whatever is behind the system heard her.
The almighty system! Overcoming problems in the settlement is definitely not a difficult thing for it. The question is whether the system will cooperate. From the mission given yesterday, it was clear that the system told Rosalina to take care of the problems by herself.
However, Rosalina's capability is far below from carrying out the given mission. Shouldn't the system provide missions that are still within her capabilities?
Rosalina was sure the system would help her. Unfortunately, that belief was not answered by the system window.
No matter how hard she called the system. No response at all. Rosalina immediately wanted to cry. The only cheat she has does not provide the support which is usually seen from protagonists in fiction.
'Maybe I'm not the main character... sigh~'
Rosalina recalled her life for the past ten years. Compared to a character in a work of fiction or a game, she was probably just Villager A. A guild employee who had no effect on the storyline.
Returning to her world by killing the Demon Lord was absolutely impossible. Even if she can, how long will it take?
It could be that when it's finished later, her entire family on Earth may be gone. Remembering this made Rosalina melancholy.
The night sky accompanied by the screams and laughter of the goblins made her heart ache. She was sad when she thought about what happened to the villagers in the settlement.
But what can she do? Recalled the strength she had. She's just a weakling, she's not a hero. She could only hope that reinforcement would come soon.
***
On the other hand, in an office room.
A man listens to the whispers and murmurs of a woman on the screen of his cell phone.
It turned out, in accordance with what Rosalina believed. The system alias Theo did listen to the woman's wishes.
It's just different from the woman's belief that the system is something almighty. Theo, the figure behind the system was just an ordinary human.
He wasn't a system that could make Rosalina an overpowered person. His job is only to guide and maybe give some buff items. So the matter of helping the woman destroy the settlement and helping.the captured villagers left Theo speechless
If he could help Rosalina defeat the monsters in the settlement there. He's been doing it ever since. He will not provide missions that simply scouting.
Didn't Theo know that many citizens were captured by the goblins? He knows. But he also knew Rosalina wouldn't be able to do much.
To be honest, Theo already knew one way of how to make Rosalina's power increase greatly. One of the advantages of modern times is more advanced weaponry. For example, a gun.
Giving Rosalina a gun would definitely make the woman become more lethal. There was only one problem though, Theo didn't have the money to buy weapons.
An ordinary handgun would dry up his savings, not to mention he had to stock up on bullets all the time. How much money does it need? Theo was sure he would quickly fall into poverty.
'Sigh~'
Theo couldn't help but let out a long breath. A gun alone is impossible, let alone other more sophisticated weapons. The Stun Gun which is used as one of the mission rewards is the weapon that is probably the most accessible to him. Besides that…
"Maybe modern bows and arrows… but, I guess bows in fantasy worlds might be much better. Sigh... as expected, I can only help with various buff items. The rest, she has to strengthen by herself."
Theo murmurs as he focuses himself back on the monitor computer in front. He was at work, his mind right now doesnt have time to listen to the complaints from Rosalina.
Actually he didn't expect that the game would give him a notification when Rosalina called the system. So, that every woman's complaint about her stupid system was always read by Theo.
The man wanted to turn off notifications from the game. But unfortunately it can't, or rather there is no option to turn it off.
Ding!
Once again, the phone screen lights up. Even though Theo didn't want to deal with the game during work hours, his eyes couldn't help themselves, so he always glanced and read every notification that appeared.
[Rosalina: Damn it, system! Why does this stupid system always give drinks? Even though you told me to go to the forest, why not give me insect repellent? Mosquitoes in the wild are so terrifying!]
"..."
Theo was at a loss for words after reading the girl's new complaint. Earlier she asked for help to defeat the goblins, now she complains to the system about mosquitoes.
"Ugh… this is a waste of time."
Theo shook his head, turning his attention back to the computer screen.
Tick! Tick! Tick!
Theo's fingers danced swiftly across the keyboard, correcting errors in the paperwork the new employee had given him.
When his eyes focused on the screen, his mind slightly thought about Rosalina's complaint earlier. Somehow there is something that is considered quite important from the complaint.
'Hmm... bug repellent? Repellent... poison? Ahhh~'
Instantly Theo's fingers stopped. The man immediately realized something important, which might help Rosalina eradicate the goblins in the settlement.
The man couldn't help but laugh to himself. What a fool his finite mind is.
Why did he imagine all those weapons were firearms? Why did he have to adjust his standards to the world of Etheria?
On earth there are many other things that are deadly besides firearms. Poison is one of them. Theo himself was sure that poison existed in Etheria as well, but he felt that there were very few people skilled in this field in such a less developed world.
That's the reason Rosalina complained about mosquitoes. Because there are no mosquito repellents in there.
But on Earth? Poison is one of the easiest things to get and more affordable than buying a gun.
'Hmm... to kill hundreds of goblins, what poison is suitable?'
No, before thinking about the type of poison, how did Rosalina poison the goblins?
Smearing poison on a weapon? It's useless and too stupid.
Use gas? Can exterminate the majority of goblins. Very effective, especially for those in the cave including the Goblin Shaman. However, this method will also kill the people who are held captive. So it's a useless method.
In the end, Theo could only think of poisoning the water source. The settlement only has one water source, namely the well that is not far from the cave entrance.
From this, Theo only thought of one poison that might be suitable. Cyanide. The man was not a poison expert, so he could only remember the poisons that were commonly displayed on television and other media.
Theo immediately opened a new internet page on his computer. Typing the word 'Cyanide' on one of the online shop pages. Then buy a bucket of cyanide.
Look at the price of the goods purchased. His heart ached a little. The price is affordable, but still a fairly large expense.
'Ugh, I'm really going to be poor if I keep playing this game. This money... can buy some books, sigh~'