Unlimited Food Hack

‘You foolish Yeon Taeseon.’
Who would nod their head if you suddenly said, ‘You, become my comrade!’?
Anyway, that Regressor just happened to regress thanks to meeting a good Constellation, and he had no talent for words at all.
I don’t know how he was planning to gather comrades like that.
Was he planning to threaten them?
Or buy them?
In the meantime, Lee Hyeono continued to speak.
“Of course, I’m not a fool with no head. I know that that strange one-eyed creature with wings floating in the sky is the culprit of this situation. I also know that if we defeat it, the situation will at least get a little better.”
“Then…”
“But I have many mouths to feed.”
Lee Hyeono glanced at the scenery of the camp, visible through the wind flowing through the shabby tent.
A few elderly people and children, adults who were their family members, or people who had decided to join to survive.
They all had to eat, sleep, and needed at least a minimum of control.
It’s not about wielding absolute power, but about leaving at least a framework of a law-abiding society.
For that, a selfless leader was needed.
Although Lee Hyeono was embarrassed, he thought that the role of such a leader suited him quite well.
“If I leave, what will happen to this camp? I know you are both powerful Awakeners. But distributing food to them, managing the necessary materials, standing guard or on watch, and preparing for the sudden attacks of monsters are separate issues.”
“The people in the camp seemed quite familiar. Can’t we just leave it to them?”
“It’s easy to say, but it’s not that easy.”
Lee Hyeono sighed.
“The hidden enemy in this world is human.”
He explained.
There used to be many more camps like this.
But now, there are not many left.
They were all disbanded unless they were ruled unethically with physical force, or coordinated by someone with a trustworthy identity like himself.
They were torn apart and killed by monsters after being disbanded by humans, because they were given little food, because their sick family members were not treated, because they were given unjust orders.
“I don’t want to make my camp like that.”
Yeon Taeseon was silent.
This is inside a sacred artifact.
But it projected a pre-regression appearance, and as long as they were alive, he couldn’t help but sympathize.
“…This is frustrating.”
“That’s what a soldier should be.”
Yeon Taeseon decided to take Lee Hyeono with him.
Although he thinks his strength is suitable for a leader who coordinates a camp, his leadership and experience as a soldier would be very helpful in any situation, not just as a leader here.
He would probably be able to get a lot of help from Lee Hyeono until he reached the one-eyed creature floating in the sky.
But if he himself said he didn’t want to, Yeon Taeseon didn’t have the heartlessness to drag him by force.
“Then, Seoah-ssi.”
“Y-yes!”
“It’s fine if you stay here. I won’t leave, and we would be grateful if you came with Mina. With a powerful Awakener, our camp might become the most famous in the area.”
“Th-thank you…”
Seoah answered with a dazed expression.
Lee Hyeono asked again with a nice smile.
“I have something I’d like to ask, but what is the name of your Constellation-nim?”
“Ah! Well, um… it’s ‘The Silent Calamity’. She says she’s happy to meet you.”
“She seems quite friendly, is that right?”
“Uh, probably…?”
I quickly sent another message.

[The Constellation, ‘The Silent Calamity’, asks what you need.]
“Oh, she sent a message. It seems she’s watching us.”
“As expected, she’s friendly.”
Yeon Taeseon was looking at Seoah with a very strange expression.
He must not be happy that he only got a scenario and she got a direct message.
But I preferred the capable Seoah over the stiff Regressor with no talent for words.
Lee Hyeono thought for a moment and then said.
“I know this is very rude to say to a Constellation, but…”

[The Constellation, ‘The Silent Calamity’, asks what you need.]
“She says it’s okay to say it.”
“Thank you. Could you possibly give us some food?”
I broke down for a moment.
What?
No… not a contract, but food?
Of course, food is important.
I understood.
“It’s been about a month since we settled here, but we’re running out of food because we have many mouths to feed. We’re reducing the food for the non-combatants and distributing it, but that’s also reaching its limit. If the Constellation would show mercy and send down some food…”
“A Constellation is not omnipotent.”
Yeon Taeseon said with a dumbfounded expression.
“You don’t know because you’re not a contractor, but there’s no Constellation anywhere that can create and give food like that…”
Thump!
“Mommy! What!”
“No, what is this… canned food?”
“F-food has suddenly appeared! It’s a miracle!”
The clamorous voices of the survivors were heard from outside.
Yeon Taeseon heard that and continued with a disgruntled expression.
“There wasn’t any…”
Taeseon, I’m sorry.
But this is a little funny.
Since this is inside a sacred artifact, not reality, all sorts of things were possible.
I rolled my eyes and looked at the system window next to me.

[A special arrangement from the Administrator for the Calamity >,0]
[Preserved food (50): 1 coin]
[Fresh food (30): 1 coin]
[Drinking water (100): 1 coin]
Considering the price of preserved food, even if it was 1 coin, it didn’t seem to break even, but it was 1 coin.
I had become a Constellation who could spend from 1 coin to 10,000 coins without any hesitation.
Of course, my contract with Yeon Taeseon would be a little farther away, but since 1 coin was an amount that didn’t even show when spent, it wouldn’t be that far.
I’ll just have to wait a little longer.
Lee Hyeono stood up abruptly and headed outside, then, after seeing an amount of food that would be enough to eat their fill for several days and still have some left over, he returned to the tent.
And he bowed to Seoah.
“I will serve you for the rest of my life, O Calamity.”
…
Why do I feel like another worshipper has been added?
…Is it just my imagination?

Meanwhile, the outside of the auction house was in a state of chaos.
“W-what?”
“Why are we here?”
“What’s that surrounding the auction house?”
“I have to buy that jewel monster quickly! Who on earth did this…!”
Although most of the people were still mesmerized by the beauty of the sacred artifact, a fish jumped out of the water surrounding the auction house and clung to the faces of the mesmerized people like a remora.
“Ugh…!”
“W-what is this! Get away!”
“Aaaak!”
Since there were also powerful hunters, they attacked the fish with weapons and magic to get rid of the unidentified transparent fish.
But even though it had the form of a fish, it was a result created by the power of a Constellation.
The fish that had been living in the nebula had personally descended to the lower world.
There was no way the humans’ attacks would work.
Slap!
“Ugh…”
“What is this, ugh.”
“Mommy!”
The fish clung to everyone’s faces.
Whether they were struggling or not, they just clung on, and then, with a “hic” sound of a burp, they flew back to the transparent water surrounding the auction house with a strangely plump form.
Only then did the people who had been awakened from the sacred artifact’s bewitchment mutter blankly.
As if they had had a midsummer night’s dream.
“…What was I trying to do?”
“What was that auction item?”
“It just looked pretty, but the feeling… it’s so ominous.”
The people felt an indescribable malice.
After the sacred artifact’s bewitching power was erased, they had felt the malice lurking inside the sacred artifact as it was.
In the end, they began to go to the auction officials and complain.
They were flustered and confessed.
It was a sacred artifact of a Constellation, and they were also possessed by a strong thought that they had to put it up for auction.
“W-we really had no idea it was such an item…”
And so, they had reached the present.
Their words sounded true.
Soon, a few Awakeners with a strong sense of justice were enraged and tried to rush into the auction house.
But as soon as they approached, a stream of water pushed them away, and it rotated fiercely as if to say that no one could enter.
“Ah, tsk… what is this? What on earth is this?!”
“Constellation-nims, what is this?”
A few Awakeners also sought answers from their Constellations.
But the Constellations did not answer and remained silent.
Only a few young Constellations and low-rank Constellations who were watching the situation answered.

[Your Constellation says.]
[It is to save your life, do not enter.]
The inside was full of the power of the sacred artifact, and there was no human who could withstand it.
Except for the Constellation in human form, no one.