[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian":3,"chapter-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-127":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Game as a Barbarian",{"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},1327747,1764,"Chapter 127 Kaltstein (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-127",127,"\u003Cp>Kaltstein (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaltstein (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha Kaltstein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 5th-year explorer from a pureblood family who couldn't make a contract with a Spirit Beast and was treated as less than a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Her father wants to meet me…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I understand to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've learned enough about how the Red Cat tribe operates through Misha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why are you so quiet? I asked you what time we should go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, that is… I, I don’t think tomorrow will work. I need to prepare myself mentally… I also have to tell my father beforehand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha avoids my gaze and fidgets with her hands as I ask incredulously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s… because I didn’t expect you to agree so easily…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you said let’s go tomorrow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, didn’t you say that’s how you negotiate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t remember saying that, but Misha’s plan isn’t bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I said I didn’t have time, she was going to pretend to postpone it and naturally push it back to another day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, when I ask you to go out and have fun, you always say you’re busy, but what kind of whim is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s your father who called, isn’t it? Of course I have to go meet him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? I, is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha avoids my gaze at my excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, you… how could you say something so embarrassing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, didn’t she say barbarians and beastmen aren’t strangers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll let you know when we make an appointment, so go now. I need to sleep more. Ah, and don’t come tomorrow. I have to leave early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You’re going to sleep again after sleeping all day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you keep nagging, I won’t—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! I won’t bother you, so rest well!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Misha hurriedly opens the door and leaves, I go back to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next morning…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Phew, I finally feel alive again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after sleeping for a full 36 hours does my head feel clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should refrain from using killing intent from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, after washing up, I head to the sanctuary, and the elder greets me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a while, Bjorn, son of Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where’s the chieftain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ask cautiously, feeling curious, and I get a somewhat unexpected answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The chieftain went to the city for business. He should be back tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s strange for the chieftain to leave the sanctuary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not common. By the way, if you have business here, how about meeting the young warriors while you wait? You would be a good inspiration for them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I politely refuse the elder’s hopeful suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t feel bad that I’m now recognized as one of the successful products of the barbarian tribe, but my business today is something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then can you call the shaman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short wait, the shaman’s disciple comes and guides me to the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald shaman with wrinkles is smoking a large pipe, puffing out smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kekeke, you’re here again, warrior. You’re quite resourceful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice is unusually high-pitched today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pronunciation is also a bit slurred, as if he’s on drugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can I receive a Spirit Engraving today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as you have enough money, keke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, that’s not what I meant. I was asking if it’s okay to do it in this state, as if you’re drunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m worried, but I open my wallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink, clink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘With this, I’m broke again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost for the 5th stage engraving is 8 million stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying this, I’ll only have about 700,000 stones left. Well, there are still 2 million stones in Misha’s and my shared account…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I can’t use that for personal purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Warrior, you’re one short.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I was about to put it in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put in one more 500,000-stone magic stone, and the payment is complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, I thought it might work this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I guess I don’t have to worry about him making a mistake.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I focus on the positive aspects and lie down on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keuhhhh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kekeke, warrior! Scream louder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaaaaaaaak!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar pain soon engulfs me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「5th stage of Undying Engraving activated. Stamina greatly increased.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Physical stat increased by +30.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Mental stat increased by +30.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In [Dungeon and Stone], Stamina is an important stat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it doesn’t have a major impact on combat power, you become incapacitated when your stamina runs out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when doing raids that last for hours, ‘Stamina Regeneration Enhancement Scrolls’ are considered essential consumables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I didn’t know it would be a useful stat in real life.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other day, I felt the limits of my stamina in the Witch’s Forest. And yesterday, I even fell into a state of semi-consciousness due to mental exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why I feel it even more vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The changes in my body and mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kekeke, you look quite well today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, I should be half-dead by now, but the accumulated physical and mental fatigue feels much lighter today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll have to check the details later, but with this level of effect, wouldn’t I be fine even after staying up for two nights?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if you asked if it’s worth 8 million stones, the answer would be definitely not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…As expected, engravings are inefficient in terms of cost-effectiveness.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might be different in the mid-to-late game where stats are more valuable than money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the early to mid stages, it’s more efficient to buy equipment or even buy essences with money…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and it’s also the way to shorten the growth time to level up quickly and save money to upgrade engravings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why I also originally planned to only get the 1st stage engraving and then leave it alone for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect to get [Gigantification] so early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Phew, but I’m glad I only invested in engravings, now I only have one stage left.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emptiness of having less money is fleeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I feel a sense of accomplishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I reach the 6th stage, all the investment I’ve made so far will be repaid several times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Warrior, why are you just standing there? Leave now, I’m tired.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost in thought, I leave the tent after hearing the shaman’s dismissal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s already evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walk cautiously, checking the bushes in case Ainar is waiting like last time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘She’s not here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar is nowhere to be seen until I reach the city, walking along the dark forest path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, she must be busy, as her training is almost over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Come to think of it, there’s only a month left now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckle as I walk through the unusually quiet streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…it’s both fast and slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It feels like just yesterday I was limping around because I didn’t have leather boots and stepped on a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Bjorn Yandel」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level: 4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical: 360 (New +30) \u002F Mental: 184 (New +30) \u002F Ability: 128\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total Combat Index: 941 (New +60)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acquired Essences: Corpse Golem - Rank 7 \u002F Vampire (Guardian) - Rank 5 \u002F Orc Hero - Rank 5\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, Misha and I board a large carriage heading towards the 13th district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s because the beastman sanctuary isn’t adjacent to the 7th district where we live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ar, are you thirsty? Do you want some water?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you hungry? I packed some things just in case, do you want to eat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laugh in disbelief at Misha’s attentiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it. I’m not going to turn back in the middle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I’m just worried. It’s going to be an uncomfortable situation for you. I have to treat you well since you’re going because of me—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, I’m going to sleep, so wake me up when we arrive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Al, alright… It takes about three hours, so sleep well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I close my eyes and sleep before she can bother me any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after some time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…just as Misha said, the carriage arrives at its destination at noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Six hours round trip… no wonder she always sleeps over when she visits.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it’s not that far in a straight line…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…since we have to take a detour around the restricted 14th district, the travel time is longer than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, that’s probably why she settled here. She wanted to be as far away from home as possible.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, why are you just standing there? Are you tired? Should I carry you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, just lead the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I follow Misha, the local, and look around the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not much different from the 7th district where I currently live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streets are a bit more complicated, and there are more beastmen and dwarves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the beastman sanctuary that we arrive at is quite different from the barbarian sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I heard about it, but I didn’t expect it to be this much…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both are located outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s all they have in common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of makeshift huts or tents built in the forest, most of the structures are made of stone, and there are even proper roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daddy, look! It’s a barbarian, a barbarian!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…there are shops open for business, and beastman families are walking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they live here, not in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We’re all kicked out once we become adults…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastman sanctuary is literally a village outside the city for beastmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But is it strange that I’m staring blankly at this sight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong…? Is there a problem? No, we can’t turn back even if there is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I was just surprised.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Surprised?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha tilts her head as if she doesn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there are many things I want to say, I don’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be like spitting in my own face to complain about the poor environment of barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just ask casually,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are all sanctuaries like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, I don’t know what you mean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shouldn’t beastmen be raising animals in the forest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, even in the game, the beastman sanctuary was like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that was 150 years ago, I guess?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, uh, I heard they used to live like that to maintain traditions… but it was so long ago, I don’t really know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phew, why are barbarians the only ones who haven’t changed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suppress my complaint and follow her as she walks, and soon a giant mansion appears before us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our chieftain still sleeps in a tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I sigh deeply, Misha starts observing my expression again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do, don’t be nervous. It will be fine. You’re Little Balkan, Bjorn, son of Yandel, right? My father likes famous explorers. Okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Misha tries to reassure me, she’s the one who looks nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the one who needs to calm down. We’re at your house, why are you acting like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? I, I’m fine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then open the door. How long are you going to stand here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha takes a deep breath and then rings a bell to summon a servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, can you open the door? We’d like to come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant just glances at us once without answering, opens the door, and then leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What was that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a very strange sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Misha isn’t a half-breed anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I heard that her father knows that she made a contract with a Spirit Beast.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glance at Misha, and she’s also looking at me, as if she had been observing me, and our eyes meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotion in her eyes is familiar to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ex-girlfriend often had that look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The look she had when she was caught doing something she didn’t want me to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That… you know, Bjorn, there’s something I haven’t told you yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just say it quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha gulps and then speaks cautiously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only my father knows that I made a contract with a Spirit Beast. So, no matter what happens inside, please don’t get angry. Okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That depends on what happens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing special. Just a bit worse than that guy we saw earlier. That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Explain in more detail. So that I can respond accordingly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha hesitates for a moment and then tells me in a resigned voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verbal abuse from her siblings, bullying disguised as pranks, and the servants whispering behind her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There aren't any particularly serious incidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have chosen to tell me the relatively milder stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have been much worse in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of, of course, no one will act like that to you. So you don’t have to worry—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My lips curl up into a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjo, Bjorn? Why are you smiling? Do, don’t smile. It’s scary when you smile… It will all be over once my father reveals it. I, I just have to endure for a little longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha tries to reassure me, but to me, that’s the biggest problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard of a father knows everything and is just letting her suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether he has a reason for accepting that silence or whatever…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he neglected his child’s pain for his own sake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on top of that, he called me to this house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He must think I’m a fool.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, I feel a dark malice emanating from this giant mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like looking at a dungeon filled with monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A battle cry erupts from my throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the same time, the servant, who had disappeared without even a bow, reappears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing, barbarian! Show some manners!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Manners…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I approach him, pondering his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must have a problem with your head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of barbarian would show manners to an enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>",2240,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","a7b4a293550c155dc7f68e260250d97a6e9e4062199cb2b8af8178c6bff05f3b","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-128","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-126",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]