Pioneering the Apocalyptic World - Chapter 83

Chapter 18: The village that worships the wind god

Even though the whole area was a wasteland, the surrounding area of that village??The Bartle Village was so green that it could be called a grassland.
Possibly because of the thriving livestock industry, there is a vast pastureland where various animals can be seen grazing. Not only horses, but also cows, sheep, and goats… I wonder if they could give me some. I want to get some wool before winter.
They live in what looks like a yurt, but I wonder they move depending on the season?
The residents are moving around, caring for animals and riding horses while training. There’s roughly one hundred and fifty people here.

“No, there are people hunting outside, so it will be little more than 150 people.”

While nodding, I asked another thing that caught my attention.

“Why is only this area is green?”

“That’s probably because our priest is working hard. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like he is able to get rid of the monsters completely…”

I see, I can see the statue of the creator god in the distance, though it’s a small one.
Other than that, there’s an another one is built next to it. That is??

“Oh, it’s a statue of the wind god.”

…… I wonder if there is a clue about the wind god here.
Taking a deep breath, I stepped into the village under the guidance of Eris.

”Princess, welcome home.”

“I’m glad you found the horses!”

“Huh? Guest? It’s unusual.”

As I was walking along what seemed to be the main street of the village, Eris was being called out to by various people, and was answering them one by one. From my point of view, she has a pushy personality, but I wonder if that’s the nature of this village, she seems to be well-liked, and they seem to be getting along well.
Looking around curiously, I found architectural styles, costumes, tools and various other things that I had never seen before, I was motivated to create various things, but as expected, I have to endure it for now.
But… It’s tattered everywhere, and there are even places that have holes left open. Is it because they don’t have enough materials, or are they attacked by monsters so regularly that they don’t even have time to fix it?…… In the first place, the fact that the things in the village are broken means that monsters are capable of invade, so they may be in more danger than I thought.

“It seems that there are many things that are broken… Shall I fix them?”

“Hmm? If you can, I’d appreciate it if you could fix it… Well, let’s talk about that later.”

Did she find it hard to answer, when I suddenly say that?
For the time being, we decided to talk at Eris’s house, so let’s try negotiating everything there.

That’s how I arrived at the center of the village, the largest yurt… Next to it, in the slightly smaller yurt. The big one belongs to Eris’s father who is the village chief, and the one next to it seems to be Eris’ yurt. I thought that I should say hello to the village chief first, but he’s still out hunting and hasn’t come back yet.
Inside the house, there is only a small desk and chair in the center, several chests and a weapon storage area, and a curtain (there is a bed behind it) as a small partition in the back, It was as simple as I imagined from the appearance. Is it one of the little luxuries to have a carpet on the wooden floor?

“Sorry, I don’t have enough chairs.”

“Oh, then I’ll take some out.”

“Eh……?”

There was an act like that, but of course, only Eris was surprised, Uru and Regulus ignored it as if it were a matter of course.
At the chairs were taken out one after another, and while I was taking them, I offered some tea, but after unconsciously drinking the tea as recommended by me, Eris regained her composure, after clearing her throat, Eris started talking.

“Umm… Let’s go in order. First of all, I’d like to thank you for protecting the horses. Food, clothes, accessories that are produced in this village… What do you want?”

“If anything, I would like you to teach me how to make them.”

“… That’s an unusual thing to say.”

Eris gave me a dumbfounded look, but she said she will give me a piece of parchment with the instructions later. It may be fine to say that it is an easy request because it takes only a little time and effort. But to me, it’s worth quite a bit.
So that story ends easily, and I move on to the story of the ‘request’ as the winner’s right to Eris.

“What I want is information about the gods. In this village is enshrined a statue of the wind god, right?”

“The Wind God…?”

Perhaps because it was more unexpected than the item recipe, Eris raised her eyebrows.
But I couldn’t get the answer from Eris’s mouth.
That’s because.

“Guest, what are you going to do after hearing such things?”

A large man entered through the entrance.

“Father, are you back?”

“Umu.”

The man, Eris’ father, looked nothing like his daughter. The only thing that looks similar is tiger animal ears. This is because although the man was humanoid, he looked more like a beast, just like a bipedal tiger. His thick limbs are a point too, but his sharp claws and fangs are a little scary.
On top of that, whether he was in a bad mood or being cautious, he gave me a sharp look, I felt somewhat intimidated and began to feel like a herbivore being targeted by a carnivore.
Well, I have Uru-san, so I’m confident that I won’t get hurt even if I’m suddenly attacked. So without fear, I turned to him, keeping my back straight. Did that interested him, I could see that the man was moving his eyes with a twitch.

“I’m searching for the Wind God… No, It’s not limited to only the Wind God, but I’m looking for the whereabouts of the gods.”

“… For what reason?”

I could hear a groaning sound from the back of his throat, but it stopped with my next words.

“It’s to break God’s seal. Because I’m the miko of the Creator God.”

“-!?”

“Hah, Miko……!?”

Eris was surprised as well, and stood up with the momentum of knocking over the chair. Oops, did I forgot to say that again?
As if saying that it is the evidence, I took out a small stone block.

“… Creation making, [Wind God’s stone statue]”

In the same way as when making the stone statue of the Creator God, the stone changed shape while being enveloped in light, and when the light settled, a small stone statue of the Wind God was completed.
In addition, the Wind God has the appearance of a young boy with silky hair in his teens. He was popular with female players.
It’s much smaller than the Wind God’s statue that was built in the village, but the shape is the same, In the first place, after seeing the miko’s unique ability like to ‘make a stone change its shape’ there was no doubt, the man didn’t kneel, but put his hand on his chest and made a gesture like a salute. Eris also panicked and took the same pose. I wonder if the reason why she looks slightly pale is because she is remembering what she did to me.

“Certainly, you are miko-sama. Welcome to Bartle Village. ??To the Land of the People of the Wind.”

Hmm? It’s the first time I’ve heard of people of the wind.

“It’s a story from a long time ago… But we are the descendants of the people who received blessings when the Wind god was still here. Unfortunately, in the modern days we don’t have his direct blessings.”

“I see. Do you know what time the wind god disappeared?”

“I heard it was at least two hundred years ago.”

I’m sorry to say that after hearing that, but is that a long or short time, I don’t really understand the criteria.
But when it comes to over 200 years, putting aside the elves, it seems that there is no one who knows directly considering the life expectancy of beastmans (except for some races, It’s 70 on average and 120 at the longest).

“And the others—”

I tried to ask him to continue, but he stopped me with a wry smile.

“It’s almost evening. Since it’s small here, I’ll prepare a place outside, so let’s talk while eating dinner.”

Hmmm. The information will not escape even if it is a little late anyway.
I decided to go along with the suggestion, partly because I was feeling hungry, but unfortunately it would be quite a while before I could get dinner.

By attack of the monsters with the setting sun.