Map window and map window. The map window, I've known for a long time that it would be very useful, and the map window is even better than I thought.
The rough areas so far have been marked in detail. The village of 'Yellow Tree', rivers and valleys, mountains and plains, etc.
You could even zoom in and out of the map window.
'You won't get lost from now on.'
Just as I was thinking about it, a quest was triggered.
[Tiring!]
[Quest has been activated.]
[Quest: Repel the pursuit of the hostile warriors of the 'Yellow Tree.']
[Reward: Lots of experience points.]
Anyway, a new quest appeared, and I didn't have time to think comfortably right now. I gave the instructions to the 'Brave Wolf' and the warriors as I had explained earlier.
"To each his own seat."
Was he disappointed by the surprise attack by the warriors of his own tribe, the 'Yellow Tree'? The 'Big Turtle' warriors all answered briefly with stiff expressions, as if they were each thinking deeply.
"I get it."
The 'Brave Wolf', the 'Honest Bear', and the 'Wind and Cloud' worked together as a team and moved quickly. And the 'Swift Deer' and the 'Unbreakable Mountain', who were in charge of the sniping mission, each climbed up a tree and took up their positions.
Even I, who was comfortable moving alone due to the game system, moved quickly. Of course, I plan to surprise the 'Yellow Tree' warriors from the rear.
I hid behind a tree with the map window and map window open. I held the bow and looked at the map window. Twelve red dots were cautiously approaching us.
As you level up, your Leadership and Wisdom abilities increase by one each. The radius of the map window is 45m, for a total of 90m.
14 currently unused ability points. I boldly used four points for wisdom.
[Tiring!]
[4 unused remaining points have been invested in Wisdom.]
'Radius 65m···'
The ending 5 bothered me so I invested one more point in wisdom. A notification sound sounds and the radius of the map window increases to 70m, for a total of 140m.
Although the forest was covered in darkness, there was no particular inconvenience in moving around because of the map window.
He made a big circle outward, jumping carefully between the trees. After a while, I finally reached the rear of the enemy and hid behind a tree, my head peeking out.
'Fortunately, you didn't notice.'
It was dark so I couldn't see the enemies in detail, but as I escorted them to the 'Yellow Tree' village, I could tell who they were just by their overall appearance and gait.
'The Strong Soul Warrior' and his son 'Red Face'
'···hmm'
Judging from the fact that they didn't bring all the warriors from the village of 'Yellow Tree', it seemed like they were planning to deal with it secretly.
Leaving my complicated thoughts aside, I waited a little longer until they approached the ambush site of the 'brave wolves' and the warriors.
And then he quietly put an arrow on the bowstring. The time has finally come. With a cold glare in my eyes, I pulled back and released the bowstring without hesitation.
Swish!
There was a sound of cutting air as the arrow flew fiercely, piercing straight into the back of the defenseless 'Warrior of the Strong Soul'.
Phew!
And as if that was the signal, the 'Fast Deer' and 'Unbroken Mountain', who were in charge of the sniping mission, started shooting their arrows one after another.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
That wasn't all. The 'Brave Wolf' team also started shooting arrows and attacking the warriors of the 'Yellow Tree'.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The warriors of the 'Yellow Tree' who had been aiming for a surprise attack were instantly thrown into confusion when they were instead surprised.
Eww! Eww! Eww!
The warriors of the 'Yellow Tree' fell down one by one on the spot without even being able to respond properly. And as I continued to shoot arrows, 'Red Face' also fell to the ground screaming in pain.
As every single one of the 'Yellow Tree' warriors fell, I grabbed my shield and club from my inventory and ran at full speed.
* * *
Four warriors of the 'Yellow Tree' were killed. The remaining warriors of the 'Yellow Tree' were completely subdued and were on their knees.
"Did you really intend to kill us, your own kind?"
"I'm so shocked I can't even speak."
"Come on, tell me."
The 'Big Turtle' warriors, armed with weapons and torches, grumbled with rage.
"······."
In particular, 'Wind and Cloud' was so shocked that his whole body trembled and he still said nothing, but he warned the warriors of 'Yellow Tree' who were watching the chief and his son.
"Ke Tanu Tuwit is watching. You'd better tell the truth, or I will curse you with my spiritual power and sorcery."
"······."
At the word curse, the warriors of the 'Yellow Tree' all stopped in their tracks. At that moment, one of the warriors of the 'Yellow Tree' opened his mouth with a fearful expression.
"I really didn't know anything. I just followed the chief's orders. I never thought he would kill you, my own people."
"so do i."
"We did nothing wrong."
'Red Face', breathing heavily with an arrow embedded in his shoulder, glared at them menacingly and shouted.
"Be quiet. Do you really think these guys will let us live like this?"
"It's noisy."
'Honest Bear' struck 'Red Face' with his big fist.
Phew!
As the nose of 'Red Face' collapsed and blood flowed out, the 'Strong Soul Warrior', who had not said anything until now, began to complain with a cowardly expression as if in a desperate mood.
"Stop. This is all my fault and my mistake. I never intended to kill you. I just didn't like that guy..."
"······."
Everyone's eyes were turned to me. Is that really true?
Shhh!
I just smiled with a mischievous smile. At that moment, the 'Brave Wolf' stepped forward with a cold expression and asked in my stead.
"Why? You don't like it?"
"that is···"
The 'Strong Soul Warrior' hesitated for a moment, looking around for a suitable excuse. At that moment, the 'brave wolf' immediately swung his club.
Eww!
The 'Strong Soul Warrior's' right arm dangled limply as if his shoulder blade had been broken. The 'Brave Wolf' spoke with a fearful look in his eyes, as if he was no longer acknowledging the 'Strong Soul Warrior' as his chief.
"I hate lying. So don't think about it and just tell me the truth."
The 'Strong Soul Warrior' nodded his head repeatedly with a frightened and painful expression.
"I… I tried to kill that guy because he seemed to be blocking my son's path. If 'The Moon Rises' wasn't interested in that guy… I would have just pretended not to know him. That's all. And you… I had no intention of killing you."
"······."
The 'Big Turtle' warriors, who had been silent for a moment, spoke one by one as if they were dumbfounded.
"You're trying to kill the great Icheonil for such a small reason."
"I can roughly picture the plot. To become the chieftain, Red Face must marry the moon. However, as everyone knows, she likes the very big two thousand days."
"I··· am bad! I··· am really bad!"
In particular, 'Wind and Cloud' clenched his fists beyond anger.
"How dare you… I can never forgive you."
Was the atmosphere unusual? The 'Strong Soul Warrior' fell to his knees, desperately begging for mercy.
"I... was wrong! Brave... wolf! I think I was possessed by something for a moment. Please... spare me! If you spare me, I will step down from my position as chief and leave the village quietly. I beg you, so please spare me!"
Red Face laughed madly with a look of contempt in his eyes at his father's humiliating appearance.
"I guess I've seen such a scene in my life. Stop embarrassing people and just kill them. Hahahahahaha! Congratulations! You're going to be the chief in my place. Hahahahahaha!"
Once again the eyes of the 'Big Turtle' warriors were turned towards me. When I actually decided to kill him, I had a moment of hesitation.
"······."
The 'brave wolf' noticed my worries and spoke without hesitation.
"It doesn't matter what decision you make. However, it's not a big deal if you kill them according to the law of the tribe."
"If it were me, I would kill you."
The 'swift deer' also chimed in.
'okay.'
More than once or twice, they tried to take my life. If I had slept in the 'Yellow Tree' village, I would have been killed silently by the two rich men, and if it weren't for the game system, I would have met my death in this forest without being able to move.
There was no need to live each day in anxiety, leaving regrets behind. After making my decision, I nodded and slowly opened my mouth.
"Kill."
As if they had been waiting for that order, the 'Brave Wolf' and the 'Honest Bear' struck hard with the clubs they were holding.
Thud! Thud!
It wasn't the first or second time that he struck down the club. The heads of the two rich men who had fallen to the floor were struck down so hard that they were bruised.
As the 'Brave Wolf' and the 'Stubborn Bear' stopped striking their clubs, the 'Swift Deer' then pointed to the 'Yellow Tree' warriors who were trembling with fear and spoke.
"What are we going to do with these guys? Kill them?"
The moment I was about to answer, 'Wind and Cloud' cautiously stepped forward.
"A very big two thousand days! I wish you would spare them. I have already put a curse on them. Also, I need a witness to why a very strong warrior and Red Face died in the Yellow Tree Village."
"···Hmm! Okay."
"Thank you for listening to my opinion."
After a while, the surviving 'Yellow Tree' warriors ran away in a panic without looking back as we released them. As I watched that scene, I asked the 'Wind and Cloud' standing next to me with a curious look.
"A curse? What kind of curse?"
'Wind and Cloud' answered politely, as if it felt embarrassed.
"It's nothing. It's just one of the curses of misfortune."
"The curse of misfortune···"
I didn't get a hint, but seeing the warriors of the 'yellow tree' being extremely afraid of the word curse... It would be a pretty scary curse.
For a moment, I was thinking about it when I heard a welcome notification sound.
[Tiring!]
[Quest completed.]
[Tiring!]
[Level up.]
[Randomly grants +1 ability and +2 ability points.]
[Leadership stat increases by 1 based on the random ability increase.]
* * *
That night. My companions and I built a portable hut in a suitable location and took a rest. The 'swift deer' fell asleep as soon as he finished explaining about the other tribes around him.
But I couldn't sleep. Pequot, Mohawk, Wampanoag, Susquehannock, Wandering Tribes, etc. As expected, there were other tribes around.
'Chief···'
The word chief that 'Red Face' had said to me kept lingering in my head, and my thoughts continued endlessly. The undiscovered New World, the Great Plains, the Mississippi River, enormous mineral resources, the United States, the world's most powerful country...
Suddenly my heart started pounding wildly.
"If I unite the tribes and take over this land before the Europeans discover the New World…"
It was never an impossible dream. It was a dream that could definitely come true if I made good use of the game system I had.
"You only realized that now… you idiot!"
At that time, a new quest was triggered.
[Tiring!]
[Quest has been started.]
[Quest: Become the chief of the Lenape tribe.]
[Reward: Lots of experience.]
"chief?!"
I chuckled.
"Yes, if you want to unite the tribe, it's right to start with the chief."