[{"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-315":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},1327435,1764,"Chapter 315: Legacy (4)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-315",315,"\u003Cp>\"Come on, everyone, have a drink! It's on me, so don't hold back! Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the labyrinth closed, Amelia and I joined the after-party at the bar owned by the Rainwales sisters' foster father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha! Iron Mask! Remember what that guy said while his guts were spilling out? S, save me! ...Not funny?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glared at Dumbo, who was trying to be friendly, and then got up from my seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I walked over to Pelic Barker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Iron Mask!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Barker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have a drink?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat down next to him and took a swig of alcohol. He started chatting incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly praising me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fashion Barbarian strategy had worked as expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it had exceeded my expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 'warriors' I trained and sent to other teams had a higher success rate than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I always wore a helmet, hiding my face. It was only natural that those who showed their faces were less suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's revolutionary! They trusted them even more easily than when we used kids as runners!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we don't need runners anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, it's too early to say. We don't know how long this method will work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I subtly suggested getting rid of the runners, but the clan leader had no intention of letting the Rainwales sisters go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a good eye for talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They might not be as strong as you in combat, but the Rainwales sisters are talented. They'll be valuable assets in a few years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, he wasn't going to let them go easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ugh, I can't just kill him here...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clicked my tongue in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pelic Barker was the biggest obstacle to our plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, to be precise, it was one of his essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4th-grade rare species, Sea Merchant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rare 'neutral' monster that appeared in the Great Ocean on the 6th floor with an extremely low probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rarely attacked first, and if you threw a certain amount of magic stones into the sea where it was swimming, it would give you 'Blue Stone', a high-grade crafting material, as a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, you could also kill it, and if you were lucky enough to get an essence drop, you would obtain the active skill [Unfair Contract].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He only used the contract on the older sister, right?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That [Unfair Contract] was the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used it on Laura, and we had to break the contract to save her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ugh, why did this rare essence have to go to this guy...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was annoyed, so I asked him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you get the Sea Merchant essence? It's a very rare essence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, that? Why are you suddenly asking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've always been curious. We weren't close enough for me to ask before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! So we're friends now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrugged, avoiding his question, and he chuckled, interpreting it as he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I'll tell you. It was when I was still a young explorer, working with my clan on the surface...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To summarize his long story:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stole the essence when it dropped during a clan expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was going to sell it at the auction house when things calmed down. I thought I could live comfortably for the rest of my life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his crime was soon exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he fled to Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't sell the essence, so he ended up absorbing it himself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia approached me as he was finishing his story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, Emily...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's time to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I'll be going then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I got up and excused myself, and Pelic Barker gave me a sly smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, have a good time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That smile made me want to crush his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrua Raven closed the book she had been reading all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she stretched, getting up from her chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze fell on a pile of items in a corner of the lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bjorn Yandel's belongings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should... take care of this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, she had searched through countless books, hoping to find a clue to his disappearance. But she found nothing, and as days turned into weeks, she slowly came to terms with reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that was her nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotions were fleeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how angry or sad she felt, she would eventually return to her rational self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bjorn Yandel was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she had to sell his belongings and distribute the money according to his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was her duty now, not spending her nights poring over books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the thought of it made her feel a strange sense of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been reading until now because of that guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bjorn Yandel's death had changed Misha and Erwen's worlds. They would never be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had started eating properly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was worried about her health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't as passionate about her research anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't think it would change anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she even drank tea, forced herself to smile and chat with her seniors when they approached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Raven knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, she would eventually return to her normal life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was like a match, burning brightly but quickly fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I... cared about him...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had liked Bjorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not romantically, but she had felt a deep connection with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had learned a lot from him, and he had made her laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the first person since 'that woman' to have such a profound impact on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just like then, she was recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that recovery made her feel guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I should at least organize his things. I can sell them later...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven muttered to herself and started sorting through Bjorn's belongings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She appraised his equipment and labeled them with their market value, and then she started organizing the items in his subspace ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when she noticed something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An item obtainable from the 'Crimson Fortress', a 1st-floor rift. But the entry in her copy of the Compendium of Rifts was faded due to wear and tear, and the exact method of obtaining it was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did Yandel get this...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had once suspected that Yandel might have a copy of the Compendium of Rifts after seeing him use 'Tears of the Goddess' to defeat the Vampire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had sworn on his honor that it was just a coincidence, and she had dismissed her suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Could he have been lying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he did have a copy of the Compendium of Rifts, or at least had read it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered her master's suspicion that he might be an evil spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No, that's ridiculous...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven chuckled and continued organizing his backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found a strange magic tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be a combination of 'Whisper' and 'Record', judging by the inscription...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven pressed the button on the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a voice came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why are you so worried? They're just NPCs.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But they're still my companions—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That's funny. Do you think they would still think that way if they knew your true identity?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't Bjorn Yandel's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then who were these two?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer came soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your companions thought they were friends with the real Hans. But as you know, the real Hans is no longer in this world.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But... I consider them to be my real companions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the conversation between Hans Krisen, whom she had met in the Doppelganger Forest, and the Dwarf from Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was his weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had this recording.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would have to erase it before selling the magic tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven channeled mana into the magic tool, analyzing its structure. It was child's play for her, a master of magic engineering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Press the button twice, and then hold it down.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found the reset method, but she continued analyzing the magic tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its structure was unique, and she wanted to study it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She delved deeper, reading the residual mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There's a limit to how many times you can play the recording? Did they use a cheap core?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven's hand twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic tool could only play a recording 100 times before it was automatically reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There are only two plays left?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of plays was strangely low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't seem like a simple error. Something felt off. She channeled more mana into the magic tool, examining it thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she checked the playback history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two of the plays were from after they left the Doppelganger Forest. In other words, the remaining 98 plays were all from Bjorn Yandel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did Yandel listen to this conversation so many times...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Raven instinctively knew something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone knocked on the lab door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven stopped what she was doing and opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unexpected visitor stood before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Misha...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I... come in...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Of course! But wait, let me clean up a bit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay... But what brings you here...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven was flustered by the sudden visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have something to tell you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a bad feeling about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drinking again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I have nothing else to do...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia returned to the inn, hanging her coat on the rack and glancing at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, stop judging me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's boring to be alone here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you get the payment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia chuckled at my question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think I can't even handle that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't mean that, but you never know. They could have cheated us behind our backs...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I got our share. Well, it doesn't really matter anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money wasn't our goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't completely meaningless, but it wouldn't matter until we saved Laura and found a way to return to our original time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what are we going to do now? We talked about it, but it seems impossible to break the contract and get her out before the incident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing changes. We'll keep trying. Until we come up with a better plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two weeks had passed since we returned to Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we had spent those two weeks discussing our plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to save Laura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we couldn't find a solution, despite our efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ugh, I feel like I'm getting close...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more frustrated I felt, the more I looked forward to midnight on the 15th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I could get some ideas from Auril Gabis or the other members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's today, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia nodded and then went to take a shower. When she came out, we chatted to kill time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, it was time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[23:59]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten seconds left until midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes and focused on the ticking of the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tick, tock, tick, tock...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tenth tick echoed in the silent room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tick, tock, tick, tock...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clock continued ticking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Did it already happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia looked at me, confused, but I just stared at the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tick, tock, tick, tock...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell, why isn't it taking me?\u003C\u002Fp>",1851,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","4898074c4cbbed2293a2975dca7919f2c7aff8567ee3bbbe0a444fe220637da9","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-316","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-314",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]