[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-154":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Isekai Nonbiri Nouka",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1394959,1848,"Chapter 154 - Road to the Shrine","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-154",154,"\u003Cp>Ancestor-san came over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or should I say, came back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seems to be busy with work in various ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought that he’s free since it’s winter but it seems like religious works are busier during this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though ancestor-san wants to start immediately, I persuaded him to delay it and have him rest for two days since he’s too tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had him take a bath, eat some food, and take some rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re going to heavily rely on his teleportation magic so he really needs it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those who’ll come with me…..because we’re going to build a shrine, they are mainly high elves and others like those who’ll act as guards and cook food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten high elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five lizardmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five mountain elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two oni maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty kuros.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re going to return back to the village at night via ancestor-san’s magic so we don’t have much baggage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We arrived on the site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are still signs of the previous hot spring investigation group here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for a bit, there is the 4 meter in diameter hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bottom of that hole is a big black rock which has been carved into the image of the god of creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Let’s make a base first.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In accordance to the proposal of the high elves, we recycled the previous hot spring investigation campsite into our construction site base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We made tables and chairs for eating and put a rainproof cloth as roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kitchen….remained as it is but we modified it a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next is building a material warehouse beside the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rainproof cloth is set up there too as a roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While we are doing that, the kuros divide themselves into several groups to check the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it is winter, there are still demon beasts and monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bleeding of the demon beasts are also performed in the site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, won’t the shrine be polluted if too much blood is shed in this place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must do what we have to do so it can’t be helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is also precious food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s just make sure to wash our hands before building the shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the trees around were burnt, we have to procure timber at a slight walking distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a job for the AFT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the building stones….the place is underground so let’s get those there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancestor-san dives into the hole to check if the place is safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think that place is safe but who knows if there is a monster or a demon beast who dives in there to hibernate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took him time to return but it seems like there were no monsters nor demon beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The tentative plan is to decorate the place where the statue is but…..do you have any plan on the place above?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Place above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hole huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I intended it to be blocked but the question is, how will we block it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hole is not a natural hole but a hole dug up by the earth rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is large, the diameter is about 4 meters. As for the depth, it is really deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t really know how deep it is but it’s around 200 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth rat tunnel is even under a dungeon so I guess that is a normal depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might even be considered as shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a screw-like groove in the hole so it can be deduced that the earth rats did not dig straight upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Digging straight upward….anyone will fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are surprisingly intelligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this what they call wild wisdom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No no, they are being manipulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was it dug?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I assume that it is related to the big black rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They discover the rock after digging sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, they dug right above the rock until they reach the ground….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ancestor-san, isn’t there another black rock like the one at the bottom of this hole?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yeah」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Is there a hole above it too?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems like there is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uhuh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much I think, I can’t think of a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, so what should we do with this hole?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should we fill it? But how will we fill it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not as important as carving the second black rock into a statue of the god of creation for ancestor-san.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filling the hole is postponed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to prevent anything from falling, let’s make a lid-like cover made of wood to cover it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shabby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it feels harmful than safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I just fence this place rather than covering it with a lid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s think about it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main work is below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the place where the statue of the god of creation is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought of carrying timber below by using rope made from Zabuton’s thread but….it’s too short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I believe in the strength of the timber and drop them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I shouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bottom of this hole is the statue of the god of creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must not do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I ask ancestor-san to bring them down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will be more troublesome if we do that…..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should we do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess it’s the time for the AFT to shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll dig another hole away from the first hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the earth rat can do it, I can do it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll dig a spiral hole around the earth rat’s hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before digging, I asked to be casted with anti-air poison magic since I’m worried about oxygen deficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place where the god of creation’s statue is alright because there are wind spirits there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dig without reservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uooohhhh, I’ll drown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never thought that water would come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue of the god of creation is deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There might be something there that prevents water from springing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know what it is but….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m incompetent compared to earth rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, the earth rats were being manipulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one manipulating them is the ghost king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did the ghost king do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, though Ursa doesn’t look like it, she’s scary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did she do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Argh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll consult everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About anti-groundwater measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「We just need to use magic.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic is too almighty……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t we bring the timbers down using magic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can control the falling speed so it will be alright……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I continue digging a hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not being stubborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soil I dig out is being carried by the clay dolls made by ancestor-san.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few days, I finally reached the place where the statue of the god of creation is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high elves and mountain elves already surveyed the place and are carrying a large amount of timber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clay doll and I decided not to mind them and high fived in order to celebrate our arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place where the statue of the god of creation is is lightened up with the help of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hole above is too narrow and too high to light up this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, that hole is not for lighting purpose….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really want to know what the hole is for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the hole needed for something magical?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It is a necessary condition to keep wind spirits here.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It is probably for the simple reason of checking the state of the soil.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「They were being manipulated. They were instructed to dig upward so they dig upward.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conclusion, no one knows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s leave it like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s not think about it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We begin building the shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In my opinion, we should build a shrine in this place but it was dismissed by ancestor-san and the high elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best thing to do with this place is to make it the shrine itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where’s the timber you brought down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t those mainly for scaffoldings and walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are they measuring?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, they are calculating the place where light can but put on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they are trying to say it….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the time for AFT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high elves and the mountain elves tell me the place where the lights and some ritual condiments will be placed. I processed the timbers to accommodate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the design…..they left it to me so I tried making them into western style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did not process the entire surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While watching me, the others prepared the scaffolding so everything will proceed smoothly afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m using the AFT so I’m not getting tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we still need some break and we held our break above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lizardmen made a fence around the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I play with the pups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha ha ha….wait wait…..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hnnn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s a deer-like demon beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That horn….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic caribou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its taste was refreshed in my memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Waaaiiiiiittttttttt!!!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I killed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I took it back to the village, I was treated like a brave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had a banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s how delicious it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ursa, the beastkin Gulf, and Gut’s family who tasted it for the first time were impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancestor-san and Beezel seem to have already tasted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are pretending to be calm but they even went to the kitchen to get another serving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shrine building is doing okay.\u003C\u002Fp>",1561,"2026-06-05T23:08:13.747Z",1,"novelbin.me","007cb2aa21cebd3271a1ef7a769c007e0fa220defecb0400a71268c099b0772a","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-155","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-153",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]