[Simulation preparation complete]
[Target simulation species has been selected]
[Simulation species: Halfling]
[Halflings are actually very closely related to Elves; their ears are sometimes called “half-Elf ears”]
[Halflings have a high obesity rate, because they are a race that loves good food, tobacco, and beer. Of course, they also have some traits that Humans consider bad, such as abundant body hair and being somewhat timid and afraid of trouble]
[Some of them work as Household Fairies for Humans, cleaning, doing chores, and doing farm work, while more Halflings become Adventurers spread across the continent]
[Halflings themselves are not strong in combat, but their luck is frighteningly good, and that is also their capital for being able to adventure across the entire continent]
‘A Halfling, huh… I feel like I am naturally one step below others.’
‘Still, at least this time I was born with a humanoid body, so life should be much more convenient.’
[Initial Talent Lottery Ticket (Red) has been automatically used]
[Based on your race and simulation environment, a Talent has been generated: Blessing of the Goddess of Fortune (Red)]
[Simulation location confirmed]
[Simulation location for this run: Semia Great Forest]
[The Semia Great Forest has been home for generations to a group of Halflings who seek no conflict with the world, but this place is a Dungeon. To fight over limited resources, a group of Orcs invaded the Halfling tribe]
[And you were born into this tribe as an ordinary Halfling]
‘No way, why is it an Abyss Opening again?’
Lai En had no time to keep complaining before a chill immediately wrapped around his senses.
[The sweet scent of bread was scattered by the sudden cold air]
[“Hurry! They’re less than a kilometer away from here!”]
[Because of your Talent and bonuses, although you were just born, you could understand what the people nearby were saying]
[You could feel yourself being wrapped in soft cloth, and then carried on someone’s back]
[The person carrying you was sprinting, and the cloth covering you shook along with it. A few raindrops fell on you]
[“We’re done for, Rivelle, this is a crossroads. Which way should we go?!”]
[“Bave, there’s no time to think. I’ll go this way, you go that way!”]
[You felt the person beneath you stop. From the brief conversation just now, you knew the person carrying you was named Rivelle]
[Just as the two were about to split up, your Talent suddenly made you realize something]
‘No, I have the Blessing of the Goddess of Fortune. The path I take must be the right one. I cannot let that Bave split off from us!’
[You immediately circulated Mana, and a bolt of Lightning struck in the direction Bave’s voice came from]
[“Wah!”]
[Bave and Rivelle were both startled into crying out at the same time]
[“Why would Lightning suddenly strike down?”]
[“No, Bave, this might be the Forest warning us. Come with me.”]
[“Okay…”]
[Bave looked at the charred ground in front of him where the Lightning had struck, and followed you with lingering fear]
[Sure enough, before you had gone far, you encountered people]
[“Who are you?”]
[Rivelle asked somewhat warily]
[A somewhat familiar voice answered Rivelle]
[“We are Adventurers. Don’t be afraid.”]
‘This voice…’
Although Lai En found it familiar, for a moment he could not remember which person he knew that voice belonged to.
[“Our village has already been burned by the Orcs. Can you save the people who are still alive? We are willing to pay!”]
[Rivelle’s voice carried the sound of crying]
[“That’s right, you have to help us!”]
[Bave at the side also said]
[Among the Adventurers, a man sighed]
[His sigh made the two Halflings’ hearts skip a beat]
[“The Orc invasion was too fast. You were unprepared. We killed our way here, and we can no longer see many living Halflings, except for some female Halflings defiled by the Orcs.”]
[“How could this be…”]
[Rivelle clearly could not bear such immense pain and fell to his knees on the ground]
[Bave at the side also found it hard to accept, murmuring under his breath]
[“Just follow behind us. The Orcs attacked from all directions. If you hadn’t been lucky enough to run into us, you probably would have been killed by those villains by now.”]
[“Okay… thank you, Adventurers.”]
[“Bave… it seems the Forest could not bear to watch you die. That Lightning was the Forest trying to protect the lives of us surviving Halflings.”]
[“Yes, thank the Forest God, and thank you warmhearted Adventurers.”]
[Hearing Rivelle’s words, you thought of the Red Talent you had obtained this time: Blessing of the Goddess of Fortune]
‘As expected, this Talent was what did it. Otherwise, I would have immediately started the next run.’
[“What is your name, and who is that on your back?”]
[The voice that felt familiar to you asked]
[Rivelle wiped away his tears]
[“My name is Rivelle. I am a Halfling baker from Chabu Village. The one on my back is a newborn Halfling child from next door. His parents have probably already died.”]
[Hearing Rivelle’s words, the Adventurers sighed with emotion]
[A child had just been born and already lost his parents. Anyone who heard of such a tragedy would feel heartbroken]
[“Don’t worry, young Rivelle. We will definitely help you drive all the Orcs away, not a single one left!”]
[Someone among the Adventurers said passionately]
[“That’s right. The Halfling tribes along the way not only gave us food and lodging, but some of our companions are even Halflings. Even if only for our comrades, we must help this tribe kill all the Orcs clean!”]
[“Thank you…”]
[When Rivelle heard the Adventurers’ words, he was moved to tears]
[Bave at the side also could not stop thanking them]
[After a brief exchange, Rivelle and Bave joined the ranks of the Adventurers]
[“Don’t worry. My bread-baking skills are first-rate. Only when you’re full will you have the strength to finish off these Orcs.”]
[“I… I can also swing a sword. Let me join you!”]
[From that day on, you traveled together with Rivelle and this group of Adventurers]
[Fortunately, the Adventurers you met were very powerful. It took them only a few days to drive all the Orcs out of the Semia Great Forest]
[However, although the enemies left, the Halflings’ homeland had been reduced to wasteland]
[Rivelle carried you back to the previous village. Sure enough, it had become ruins; the original wooden houses had now turned to charcoal]
[“I can’t even find the corpses. How tragic…”]
[Seeing that you had nowhere to go, the Adventurers had the idea to take you in]
[And it was at this time that you discovered the owner of that familiar voice]
[She was the Sword Saint who had fought alongside you at the end of the world]
[Brynhildr Erin]