Leon continued searching for this wood, but despite all his efforts, he always failed to find it, to the extent that Leon was inclined to return from where he came, even if empty-handed.
"Haaah, how ridiculous, from a king ruling Wonderland to a wood gatherer among these ridiculous mountains, oh, how unfortunate what has become of it."
[Notification: Detected suspicious magical particles near the player's location]
This was a surprise... When Leon heard the alternative assistant's words, he jumped from his place, a smile never leaving his face. He thought he had finally reached his goal, then Leon shouted loudly, saying: "Where, where, have you found this golden wood? Where is it?"
[Notification:....]
[Notification: It seems there is a slight misunderstanding for the player]
Leon's joyful expression disappeared when he heard these words. He had thought that the alternative assistant had found the golden wood, but he realized too late that his assumption was wrong. However, what aroused his suspicion was the alternative assistant's words regarding those suspicious magical particles she spoke of.
"Haaahh, what, not golden wood? So what is it that you find suspicious?"
[Notification: East, there is dense movement of magical particles east of the player]
Leon sighed upon hearing the alternative assistant's answer, and disappointment was etched on his face. Leon had become extremely bored with the continuous search, so he hoped to find at least a little of that wood so as not to return empty-handed. But this time, he asked about the nature of this suspicious thing the alternative assistant claimed: "So what is this thing that arouses your suspicion?"
[Notification: I don't know, but there is something strange emitting suspicious magical particles in the East]
"Hmm, even you don't know, why should I know then? Just forget about it, I don't want to waste my time, I'd rather invest it in searching so I can return as quickly as possible."
Despite Leon's initial disregard for the matter and his continued search and deeper penetration into this area, Leon was one of those people whose minds could easily change.
A crazy idea flashed in Leon's head, which could be known just by looking at his facial expressions: "Hey, hey, hey, alternative assistant, you said this suspicious movement is coming from the East, didn't you?"
[Notification: Yes, the source of these suspicious magical particles is from the East]
At this moment, Leon rubbed his chin a little and then said: "Good, let's see what happens, it might be a fun adventure."
In one moment, Leon forgot about the golden wood, and all he could think about was having a good time... Leon was already desperate about finding the golden wood, but he refused to return without having some fun, even if it was at Helmod's expense.
"Whoa, I've almost arrived finally, this peak is the highest in this area." Upon Leon's arrival at the summit of the highest mountain in this area, he focused all his attention eastward, trying to see anything that seemed suspicious, as the alternative assistant had described earlier.
"Hmm, I don't see anything from here, are you sure what you claim exists?"
[Notification: Nothing can be visually identified from this distance, but the density of magical particles has become higher than before]
Upon hearing the alternative assistant's confirmation, Leon gracefully jumped from the mountaintop. The edge of the mountain was almost sharp, so descending from it was as dangerous as ascending, but this was nothing for Leon, who managed to reach the bottom of this edge in a short time despite the high altitude of this towering peak.
At the bottom, Leon was performing strange movements, resembling warm-up exercises. He seemed to be trying to regain his activity and flexibility: "Haaahh, how long has it been since I climbed such mountains? I remember it well, I was a beginner then, a beginner player, that was a long time ago, I spent long hours playing inside Wonderland, I dreamed of being a famous player and earning money like the most famous players in the world, ahhh, but who would believe that I ended up stuck inside the world I had always played in."
[Notification: The density of magical particles has increased significantly more than before, the player is requested to be careful]
At this moment, Leon did not need the alternative assistant's advice, he himself was able to notice this change. There were invisible waves of magical particles hovering around the place, and the more Leon advanced eastward, the more intense and fierce they became: "Whoa, it seems there is something interesting ahead of me, I can't wait to find out what it is."
Despite all the dangers Leon had been through, nothing posed a greater threat to him than his curiosity, for he had always gotten into trouble just because of his uncontrollable curiosity. This was a fatal habit for Leon, but he refused to give it up.
Leon paused for a moment on top of a small hill. This hill was nothing but a huge collection of stones piled on top of each other, but it was high enough for Leon to see a considerable area from its top. As Leon looked eastward, the intensity of the magical particles in this place was so high that Leon's fingers trembled slightly.
But this was not the real problem, but what Leon was able to see. This scene was not something Leon would prefer to see in this situation: "Haaah, tsk, this cannot be happening, hey alternative assistant, is there something wrong with my eyes?"
[Notification: Player data is currently being processed and their health status is being checked]
[Notification: Operation completed successfully]
[Notification: After verification, the player does not suffer from any health problems anywhere in their body]
When Leon heard this answer, which he already knew but preferred not to believe, sweat poured profusely from his forehead, and his eyes were wide open, while his heart rate increased significantly. At these moments, Leon had no choice but to hide behind one of the rocks that formed the hill, trying to find a solution to the predicament he was in.
The scene Leon saw was not strange, he had encountered it a short while ago. To Leon's east, there were hordes of tanks moving at a close pace, they were golems like those Leon had accidentally awakened some time ago, forming a disciplined army, even Leon did not want to count their numbers, were they ten or a hundred, no, more, they were more than that, at first glance it could be said that their numbers exceeded hundreds and almost reached a thousand.
About a thousand golems, this was not a logical number at all. The only thought in Leon's mind was how they gathered like this. These crawling masses heading northwest were not just masses, but a disciplined army, and their appearance suggested they were in the midst of a war: "Haa whoa, how ridiculous, why since I moved to this world do I only encounter bad things, first I was beaten by the most despicable creatures living in Wonderland, the goblins, then my pride was wounded by the cursed night wolf, and then I accidentally woke up a group of ancient golems from their sleep, and here I am watching this strange scene alone while I can't even stick my head out from behind this rock, how shameful indeed."
Leon had no other solution, he was forced to hide until this huge army passed, otherwise his end would be inevitable... Leon thought for a moment, what if he was a hero granted superhuman strength, wouldn't that give him a good feeling, but looking at his past, although he climbed the ladders until he was able to make himself a king, it was not that easy, he tasted enough of the cup of humiliation, but despite all this, there was only one thing that always repeated throughout Leon's journey, from a beginner player to the king of chaos, which is revenge, all those who dared to despise Leon before faced a shameful end at the hands of those who despised them, and this time will not be different either, this is what Leon believed, the goblins will pay the price, as will the night wolf, that black hunter will pay the price, and all these golems, Leon knew one thing about them, he was the only common factor among all of them, they despised the king of chaos, and all of them will face their end at the hands of the king of chaos.
[Notification: The golem army has moved far enough, the player can now reveal himself]
"Oh, I see that, no need for you to tell me."
After Leon emerged from his hiding place, he was in a miserable state, and all he cared about now was returning. He was no longer interested in searching for the golden wood, but before Leon turned around and went back, he thought deeply about something he had ignored or not paid much attention to until now: "By the way, alternative assistant, there is something that puzzles me a little, didn't you say that you are like an alternative system to the previous game system?"
[Notification: Yes, the alternative assistant is an assistant designed by the system to replace it]
Looking at Leon, it was clear that he expected to hear such words, as this was not the first time he had heard them, but looking at him, it could be said that this was not his intention, but he was asking about something else: "Oh, I know, but I find it a little strange, the system in the past communicated with players through visual messages, not audible ones, don't you find it a little strange as an alternative system to it, shouldn't you be closer to it in such matters?"
[Notification:.....]
The alternative assistant's silence was a little suspicious, there were two possibilities running through Leon's mind at this moment, the first was that the alternative assistant was hiding something, and the second was that she didn't know either. Based on his experience with her, Leon leaned towards the second possibility, Leon was able to notice the alternative assistant's ignorance of many things, she was more like a computer that relies on a specific source for its information, this source was Leon's memories and mind, it seemed.
Leon took a deep breath, then released it all at once, as if a burden had been lifted with this exhale. Looking at what was going through Leon's mind, it was possible to confirm that Leon had ignored this issue, and even considered thinking about it too much a waste of time.
End of Chapter