Meanwhile, Noel kept running and running for days. He didn''t drop his guard all this time, thinking the killers coulde to him at anytime. After all, he couldn''t sense their presence earlier.
So, they could hide their presence now until he dropped his guards before swiftly eliminating him.
''This is annoying. Are they following me or not?'' Noel gritted his teeth. ''Am I being paranoid? No, this should be the correct course in my current situation. Instead, dropping my guard down is a foolish action because it gives them the opportunity to kill me.''
Noel ended up staying like this until he reached his destination, Sothbame Vige. This vige was only a few hours away from the one where the Master cksmith resided, so it was a perfect vige to do his mission.
As soon as he entered the vige, the vigers looked lifeless as if they hadn''t drunk anything for days.
They were lying on the ground or leaning on a house with their thin bodies.
"…" Noel looked around for a moment before closing his eyes. He wanted to help them, but his Honor Points weren''t enough to buy enough water for them. After all, he couldn''t afford to waste his Honor Points like that.
But to his surprise, Ardagan told him otherwise.
When he felt that tingling sensation, he walked to an isted ce and opened his system.
He didn''t get the notification, confusing him for a bit. But he soon saw the change in the ''Shop'' feature.
Avable Points: 6 HP
1 Skill Point (2 HP)
Disinfectant Bandage (1 HP)
Water Bottle (1 HP)
Water Gallon (2 HP)
Torch (1 HP)
''Huh?'' Noel sucked a cold breath. ''Now that I think about it, where does Ardagan have all this item? Is he creating them magically? Still, he was curious about the water gallon because it only had a difference of one Honor Point.
In the end, he didn''t do anything yet. Instead, he walked to the vige chief''s house to understand the situation a bit first.
As expected, the vige chief also had the same lifeless aura around him. If not for the hope that Noel brought with him, he wouldn''t even meet him.
"Vige chief, I''m the Apprentice Knight from the Demon Banner Army, Iadre."
"O-oh!" The vige chief''s expression brightened. "Thank you foring, Sir Knight."<sub> </sub>
"Well, it seems that I need to do my job as soon as possible, but if you don''t mind, can you exin the situation first? I need more information before doing my job."
"Certainly." The vige chief nodded furiously, thinking the faster he exined it to him, the quicker he would work. So, he immediately exined, "Our vige has been relying on the water from the river nearby.
"But three weeks ago, a group of demons came to the river and created a dam that stopped the water from flowing. We tried to look for the demon, but some of us ended up dying and some who were fortunate enough managed to survive with severe injuries.
"We immediately requested the assistance of the Demon Banner Army who was specialized in handling the demons, so please help us. We managed to hang on our lives by using our water reserve, but it has been used up yesterday. If we continue like this, we''ll die soon." The vige chief lowered his head, begging Noel to take action immediately.
"Hmm… This is hard." Noel thought for a moment. "I don''t know the numbers of the demons and what their level is. And fighting them in the water is a first for me."
"That''s…" The vige chief''s face became pale.
"I need to investigate the situation first before being able to do anything. After all, if I go recklessly, I might end up dying instead of solving your problem. And if I die, the vigers will also die because another person won''t being." Noel exined.
The vige chief bit his lips. He wanted to ask Noel to just go, but his exnation made sense. If Noel went and died, they would die together with him due to theck of water.Content from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.
"The most I can do is to stay for one or two days to observe them before trying to kill them." Noel sighed, thinking, ''A demon living under the water, huh… This is the first time I encounter one of them. I don''t know what kind of trap I can use against them… Well, my strength should be enough to deal with Low Level Demon, but I don''t know if I can fight a Mid Level Demon underwater by myself.''
Noel saw the hopelessness in the vige chief''s face and said, "Let me think about it first. Who knows there''s another option."
"I-I understand." The chief nodded with a sigh, knowing that it was impossible to force Noel do everything they wanted. After all, Noel might end up getting pissed and leaving the vige.
Noel walked outside the house and looked at the conditions of the vigers.
Suddenly, a young kid walked to him while carrying a girl who seemed to be connected to him.
"Mister… do you have any water? Can you spare us some water? No, it''s just for my sister. Please…" The young kid was begging. Even Noel could see her sister was already too weak to even walk.
p Noel sighed and said, "Don''t worry, I''ll deal with this problem and soon you can drink. Just wait for a few minutes, understand?"</anda>
The young kid didn''t know what to do, but Noel had already returned inside the vige chief''s house as if he was avoiding him.
However, Noel just used that chance to buy the water gallon and summon it, wondering how much water does this one contain.
To his surprise, he found a huge container. The container was a cylinder with the height of half a meter.
"This is…" Noel looked at the water gallon and muttered inwardly, "With this alone, it should be enough to sustain the vigers. And it''s the same situation as the dancing children from the fort, whenever I helped them, the progress still continued to rise. So, with this, I could get another progress and by the time I solve their problem, the progress will rise once more. Doesn''t this mean I''ll get two birds in one stone?"
When he saw this gallon, he smiled and immediately headed to the vige chief. He asked energetically, "Vige chief! How many people do you have in this vige? I think we''re not out of options yet!"