Chapter 156
Chapter 156
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Translator: penny
Chapter: 156
Chapter Title: Sprinklers and the Suicidal Troll
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Large sprinklers poured out water.
In front of the cascading streams like rain, the cracked and crumbly fields were nowhere to be seen.
"...Haha."
He had once imagined it as a child, watching his parents tend to a vast field.
Imagining himself as a great being who managed crops effortlessly.
All the crops grew healthily, and monsters stayed away in fear.
And water? Just a flick of the hand supplied it across the entire area.
"Just a childish fantasy."
But now it had become reality.
There was nothing left to do with his hands.
Monster attacks? They'd all been wiped out long ago; none dared come near.
Pests and diseases? Judak's fertilizer was a godsend.
Just a few months ago, crops dying left and right had felt like a joke in comparison.
"Uh, Mr. Parrel."
His neighbor from next door, Parrel, was suddenly visible lying spread-eagled amid the crops.
Maybe he hadn't seen water in a while, but the sight of him soaking it up like a plant was impressive.
"What are you doing lying here?"
"...Nothing to do."
"Pardon?"
"There's nothing for me to do."
Life for Edelin's residents was simple.
Rise at dawn, check crop damage from monsters, then fight.
Deal with wilted crops from pests, then fight monsters again.
Haul water from the village to tend the fields, all while battling invading monsters.
But now? Just one click did it all.
Parrel, staring blankly at the sky, pointed at the crops towering over human height.
"They grew fine on their own anyway, didn't they?"
"True enough."
"But ever since that Judak fertilizer or whatever got sprinkled, not a single one dies from pests."
Chemical fertilizers had once unlocked a population limit bug in the modern era.
And now constant water supply on demand?
All Parrel did these days was loaf around like a bum before heading home.
"Plus, those gallery doctors are wiping out the rifts."
Busy with rift closures in Edelin, the gallery doctors patrolled the area.
Monsters were now the ones hiding from humans—a bizarre phenomenon.
"So lie down. I've lived long enough to know days like this are rare."
A world of famine, starvation, great wars, constant battles, and anomalies.
So many saw it as a chance to enjoy while Judak stayed.
"Hmm... sure, whatever..."
The man had nothing to do anyway.
Lying next to him, staring at the sky, it was so incredibly serene.
"But is this okay?"
An era on the brink of destruction.
A true apocalypse overrun by cults and criminals.
Zombies in front of him were as common as sparrows.
What blew his mind most was the operating principle of that sprinkler magic.
Unlike the fridge or shotgun, it wasn't some incomprehensible method.
"...Water."
Just water.
Lots of it to cover the area.
"Where does all that water come from?"
"...You're seeing it right now."
"Huh?"
"The sky."
Parrel spread his arms toward the sky reverently and closed his eyes.
"It's a gift from the heavens."
Water doesn't just come from digging the ground, does it?
Digging yielded little, but it appeared out of thin air.
Endlessly generated and supplied from the massive structure in the field center.
- Wait, doesn't it consume mana?
- Holy shit, water just keeps coming endlessly
- Judak*) Water?
ㄴ Judak*) Not much
He didn't know the details, but Judak supplied it via magic.
In exchange, he demanded one thing from Edelin.
-Judak*) If you're grateful, post in the gallery diligently ㅇㅇ
Hearing that, the man closed his eyes like Parrel and muttered.
"sax..."
Massive amounts of water to cover the region, mana stones for operation conjured from thin air.
A solution only Judak could provide.
Utterly beyond comprehension.
"Then let's not try to understand."
Time to idly pass the hours, grateful that Judak's gaze had fallen on Edelin.
"Uwaaak!"
Suddenly, a scream echoed from afar.
"Mr. Parrel, did you hear that?"
"A monster?!"
The moment the two scrambled up at the sudden cry.
"...A person?"
It wasn't a monster there.
Just one lunatic drawing stares, holding a dagger to his own throat.
A suicide stunt in peaceful Edelin.
As their eyes narrowed at the incomprehensible scene, the man shouted loudly.
"Ban... ban!"
"Ban? What...?"
"Uwaaa, lift the ban!!!"
It was a banned troll in the midst of his meltdown.
He'd come all the way to attention-grabbing Edelin to pull this stunt.
*
Distribute the sprinklers.
But who supplies the water? Ancestors?
"No ancestors, but I've got a shop."
Shop prices were based on modern standards, often cheaper.
Lowest prices, top quality.
[Shop/Water]
[Bottled Water 500ml] - 1p
Searching just for water yielded this.
"Seems cheap at first, but not enough to fill the sprinklers."
Cover Edelin's entire farmland with this?
Instant bankruptcy.
But long-time shop use had sharpened his wits.
Search for tap water.
[Tap Water 2,000L] - 1p
"Wow."
Quality might be lower, but the price dropped massively.
He'd used this with ultra-cheap ramen during the food crisis before.
"Of course, it's way different from bottled."
In apocalypse medieval times, bottled or tap—both were top-tier pure water.
Buy in bulk, link delivery to Edelin's water tank? Done.
[Title: Light.jpg]
(Judak beautiful girl imagine art)
Uwaaak, so dazzling!
[Recommendations 9999+] [Disrecommendations 0]
- Damn, saw Judak again and now I'm all...
- Uwaaak, so dazzling! Lololol
- Can I say it turns me on?
ㄴ Hmm, ok
ㄴ Thanks, it does
ㄴ Judak*) (derp frog con)
ㄴ What a madman lololol
ㄴ Judak summon spell sstch accurate?
Today's posts were full of cringy hype, clickbait, and beastkin porn.
"Good. Let's keep it this way."
The best part of the gallery? No storage limits.
Images saved in the gallery already topped 1,000.
If only he could gallery-post in peace forever.
[Quality Post: Hey Wire Nnu;]
(Image of man holding knife to throat)
(Image of disheveled guy wailing Judak at the sky)
Lord Judak, I didn't wanna say it, but this guy's acting unwise
Says he'll off himself if you don't look his way, what to do?
[Recommendations 1213] [Disrecommendations 2311]
- What to do? Let him die ㅇㅇ
- How many suicidal idiots are there?
- Fucked up, got banned, now demanding you show up?
- Natural selection
ㄴ (Elf lying neatly con)
"No?"
Such things never happened.
Problems usually meant monsters, but not this time.
"First time for this."
His cornered expression and emaciated look screamed 100% serious.
A suicide stunt to lift the ban?
Can't gallery-post, so end your life?
"No, I really don't get... hmm..."
He kinda did.
If he got perma-banned out of nowhere?
No solution? High chance he'd aim for next round.
But that was his standard.
From a normal galler's view, was it worth that? Dubious.
- Judak*) Banned so you threaten suicide? Hmm...
Gallery reactions soured, so he posted his confusion...
ㄴ ? No way
ㄴ Getting banned means die, yeah ㅇㅇ
ㄴ Look at him trash-talking his own Judak
ㄴ Can't gallery? Can't market? Then die
ㄴ (Once you're dead, it's over~ elf con)
"Eh."
Public opinion was against him.
Banned for stupidity.
But if banned, better off dead.
A gallery joke, but dead serious?
[Title: Can't Gallery? Better Off Dead EU...]
(Cola can in hand image)
(Market item list image)
(Gallery chatting with people image)
Can't use any of these.
Food? ㅇㅇ Self-sufficient lol
Armor, weapons? Back to wood shields and rusty swords
Injured? Die then
But social life ←← that's huge
Daily chats, shared vibes, wiki knowledge, work—none
Ban status leaks to others naturally.
Instant trash treatment.
Might seem harsh
(Frog staring straight con)
But honestly, you'd do the same, right?
Banned = Judak-branded retard, who talks to you?
[Recommendations 7321] [Disrecommendations 12]
- Weirdly, all real talk
- Sage
- And yeah, banned means filtered by Judak... lol
ㄴ Filtered by Judak? Life over
ㄴ Fr, imagining it is nightmare fuel
"Eh."
Ban treatment was harsher than expected.
Modern galleries treated bans like badges for legends.
Why?
"Separate from reality."
Here, ban meant total reality cutoff.
Stunned by the severity, he blinked and muttered.
"But then what about those tactical nuke dawn posters...?"
Guys uploading orc nude dances knowing they'd get banned—what were they?
Gallery bans scarier than reality for deliberate trolls.
- But what to do with that guy
- Don't care if he dies, just worry it'll bother Lord Judak
- Born into a world with gallery, banned? Fucking nightmare
"Hmm..."
Anyway, the troll's fate remained.
He opened the troll's info window to check the ban reason.
"Should save him if possible..."
Not perma, just ban—room for leniency.
Maybe unjustly banned.
Entered ban reasons.
2 months ago – Naked orc strip dawn terror
2 months ago – Goblin shamaness seduction dawn terror
1 month ago – Judak surprise worship spam attempt
1 month ago – Halkas 20-pack full set 3-page spam
"This fucker?"
Worse than expected.
"Can't just unban."
Typical spammer? This was legendary scum-tier troll.
Pondering punishment, an idea hit.
"Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth."
For Padak and himself whose eyes rotted from this guy.
He decided on fitting punishment and summoned the troll back.
['Grandma's Fence-Smashing Beauty Judak' temporary ban lifted!]
Grandma's Fence-Smashing Beauty Judak: H-heeeek
Grandma's Fence-Smashing Beauty Judak: Th-thank you!!!
Judak*: Temporary lift
Judak*: Obey my demands from now, might unban fully
Judak*: Wanna try?
['Judak' proposed a negotiation.]
Grandma's Fence-Smashing Beauty Judak: ...!
The perfect punishment for a troll.
An irresistible condition sent.