Chapter 3 : A new life awaits

After trying to gather my thoughts for a while, the thoughts in my head seemed to clear up. First of all, I had to explore the surrounding caves thoroughly. Might get some more clues.

The torches scattered around the cave hall make it easy to see many spots. This cave was never in the memory of the original owner. He had never even heard someone in his group mention it.

"Huh? Is that a ear mushroom?"

As its name suggests, the ear mushroom is a mushroom resembling an ear. It's not hard to find in the forest. Its price is not very expensive. It has properties that help maintain strength. Elderly people like to eat and believe that it is a life-prolonging drug. But most of the them did not see any clear results. usually the herbs Its potency depends on the age of the herbs.

And almost all of these mushrooms that have been collected and sold They are almost at the age of 4-5 years. Because of the fact that it is easy to find, it rarely escapes the hand of herbal seekers.

What was surprising to see an ear in front of it was that it had 11 marginal layers.

One layer for this mushroom is 10 years from the memories in his head.

11 layers equal 110 years. Mushrooms are so old. Even if it's a common mushroom. But if sold in the village or in the city, the price is unbelievably expensive.

Ever since I can remember, the original owner of the body had never heard of an ear mushroom that was over 20 years old.

At this point alone, I saw three hundred-year-old ear mushroom. No one would believe it until they saw it with their own eyes. And I don't think the group of people in the previous head-covered group would be able to let go of this precious mushroom. because for the wealthy old people in the city These hundred-year-old mushrooms were worth more than gold.

It seemed that the mysterious things that happened in this cave had some kind of reaction to the ear mushrooms I found.

"Although I still don't know what will happen in the future. But if you can find more valuable items like this mushroom in this cave. At least it would help me to settle down for a while in the beginning."

After trying to find all the places that the eye could see for almost an hour. I found 7 more herbs that are more than a hundred years old.The most valuable is probably the water snake herb. It was a very rare herb in this forest. Likes to grow in cold and humid places. and from the stripes on its stems Its lifespan was not less than 150 years. Its main properties that made it so valuable even though it weren't that old were because it was an excellent antidote. The older you get, the stronger the drug.

"There seems to be no valuables left in this cave. In any case, it's best to find a way to return to my home first."

Finished gathering all the belongings, I walked out to the mouth of the cave where the boy's last memories began.

As soon as I stepped out of the cave I was greeted with good news. I don't know if it was because it had rained earlier or because the belongings that the mysterious group had carried were so heavy. It made their footprints in the forest very clear. For a group of people who survived in the forest, a slight trace could be used to navigate. Having such clear footprints was the best guide for me.

In this valley, it seemed very mysterious. After tracing the footsteps back and forth I knew right away that without the guiding footsteps it would be almost impossible for the average genius tracker to find his way into the valley.

Because at the end of the path, I found that the footprints had disappeared in the small pond in front of me. I couldn't see any further, with a foolish thought I decided to dive into the pond in front of me.

This little pond wasn't that deep, but the strange thing was that when I reached the bottom of the pond, I could see a faintly lit tunnel below. The only way to continue is to swim into this underwater tunnel. The good news is that it didn't take me long to get through the tunnel. before I couldn't hold his breath any longer. I swam back to the surface in the pond on the other side of the tunnel.

After swimming back up to the shore I try to look around Then the images in the memory began to emerge. It was a small pond in the forest that the original owner was familiar with. But the distance to get out of the forest from this point was not very close. It was still in the middle of the night, even though it was dangerous to travel in the forest.

But I can feel familiar with this area. And it seemed that the cold air from the water and the night air had no effect on my body because of the bracelet I was wearing.I decided to hurry out of this forest as soon as possible.

After rummaging through the shadows of the moonlight for a long time, I also felt that my eyes were able to see in the dark a lot better than I could ever remember. It was as if the bright moonlight was clearly reflected around. Even though it's not like the day But I realized that it wasn't something normal people would see like this.

After walking in the dense forest for more than 2 hours, my body began to feel very tired. But the feeling of being close to home made the feeling of exhaustion disappear in that moment.

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In front of me I could clearly see that the forest was becoming less dense after less than an hour of walking. I can see the first house since I woke up in this strange world. I began to remember that the original owner's house was a short distance from the house I had seen.

I tried to walk through the house that I saw silently. I didn't want anyone to know that I was back in the middle of the night like this. Walking another 1 kilometer, I saw a small old house. There is an old well in front of the house. Like forgetting all the tiredness I thrust my feet as fast as I can.

I don't know why As soon as I reached the front door I couldn't hold back my tears. It flowed from both eyes. It's like, deep inside my mind, I'm grateful to come back home again. Even though it's my first time coming here

The door of the house was not locked. Maybe because people in this area believed that there were no thieves. Or maybe because it doesn't have any valuables at all. When I opened the door and stepped into the house, I looked around.

The first impression that came through it was like an old house in the Middle Ages of Europe from the faint memories in my head. It has 1 small bathroom. 1 bedroom with a bed covered with old fur. and another room filled with dried herbs and a number of pots.

Although still not sure what to do next but the first thing I know now is the tiredness that had been forgotten before suddenly returned. All parts of the body seemed to be about to fall apart. I need nothing more than sleep without all the weird things going on in my head.

I went to the bedroom He looked at the bed covered in large old fur. It might be a bed that looks far from comfortable. But as soon as I saw the bed in front of my eyes, it was like will close almost immediately

I sat down on the bed. And the exhaustion that had been with for me since I woke up in the middle of the night suddenly overwhelmed me. I closed my eyes and tried to forget all the things that I have seen until now. I tried to think that I am not here and I'm not really in this world. I tried to convince myself that I'm still in my previous world.

But I know it's stupid I had to accept the truth and adjust to my new life. while the slumber will dominate me I decided that from now on I am Pound Smith, a 14-year-old orphan, and no one else will know that I am from another world. beyond knowing how far away from this world.

A new life awaits tomorrow. And I can only hope that there will be time for me to prepare for more strange things that I still don't understand. before it hits me once again like the reality of the nightmare that had just happened to me.