Transcended as Lord Buggy

Chapter 87: Volcano Climber

Buggy returns to the town while thinking of a way to climb the volcano. Even if he has grown very strong, he is still a human. He can feel the heat and that Volcano's heat is too much for him.

Buggy thinks of some methods that might be possible to use. Thick shoes made of stone, carrying a barrel of water to cool the ground, using stone stilts, etc. But none of that sounds good to be used.

"Ah, there should be a heat resistance suit, right? But what's the material for that suit?" ponders Buggy.

He remembers the suit that's used by some people who researching the volcano. He saw it on the internet in his past life, but he doesn't know how they made it or the materials used.

Buggy then decides to ask around. There should be some people here who are bold enough to climb the volcano. They must've thought of some solutions for the heat problem.

Buggy then sees a bar and decides to enter it to ask. He orders a rum and then asks the bartender if there's someone who has tried to climb the volcano before.

"Someone who tries to climb the volcano? Customer, do you want to climb that volcano? You should stop that intention. Many people have died because of that," says the bartender.

"Don't worry, I'm just curious about it. That volcano seems dangerous, but there should be some people who are bold enough to climb it," says Buggy while sipping his rum.

"Well, if you're that curious then I will tell you about it. From many people who climbed that volcano, there's only 1 person who never gives up after many failures," says the bartender.

The bartender then tells Buggy about a man who lives near the forest. That man's name is Ruff and he tried to climb the mountain every month for the last 5 years. He does that after his father died when climbing the mountain.

Ruff wants to fulfill his father's dream to reach the Volcano's peak. He keeps doing that even though his mother has tried to stop him many times. But he never give up to fulfill his father's dream even though people ridiculed him.

"Heh, a persistence man, I like it," says Buggy while grinning.

Buggy then leaves the bar and goes to find Ruff's home. He asks around to find the house's location and finally finds it. Ruff's house is small and made out of wood like any other house.

Buggy knock on the door and an old woman opened it. She is very short and wears simple clothes. Her hair has turned white and she has a kind face.

"Is this Ruff's home?" asks Buggy.

"Yes, it is. I am his mother. Do you have a business with my son?" asks Ruff's mother.

"Yes, I want to join him climbing the volcano," says Buggy while smiling.

Ruff's mother widens her eyes in surprise. She never thought that there will be someone who comes here to join her son climbing the volcano.

"Sigh, another stupid brat. Wait here! I will call my son," says Ruff's mother before entering the house again.

Sometime later, a tall man with blonde hair and an untrimmed beard comes out. He also has lazy eyes and even yawning because he just woke up. He is Ruff, the persistent guy who doesn't look like it.

"Are you the one who wants to climb the mountain?" asks Ruff lazily.

"Yeah, I've tried it just now and only reach 3/4 of it. The ground gets unbearably hot, so I need to get down," says Buggy.

Ruff widens his eyes and suddenly gets interested. "You've climbed 3/4 of it? Most people could only climb half of it on their first try. You must've got a very thick skin."

"Hey, it sounds like I don't have any shame or something," says Buggy jokingly.

"Haha, only you know that. Come in, let's talk about the climbing," says Ruff.

Buggy & Ruff then enter the house and talk in the living room. They have some small talks first like their reason to climb the volcano. Ruff is surprised when he know that Buggy is a pirate.

"You are a pirate? You don't look like one. I never know a pirate who wants to climb a volcano like you," says Ruff with a surprised tone.

"Heh, you just don't know much about the outside world. Many pirates sail on the sea purely for adventure. The number is a lot smaller than the ones who sail for fame, wealth, etc. But there are still many pirates like me," says Buggy while smiling.

"Well, I always live on this island, so I don't know much about the world. Maybe I will go out after I can climb the mountain," says Ruff.

"I'll wait for you then," says Buggy.

Ruff then tells Buggy about the methods that he used to climb in the past. All of those are stupid methods like what Buggy thought earlier. Right now, Ruff tries to make a suit that can resist the heat from many materials, but he hasn't succeeded.

Buggy then tells Ruff that he has the same idea. They start to discuss the suit and the materials that might work. Buggy only know the appearance of the suit, so he described it as it is.

"Shiny looks from outside? Hmm, why do they make it shiny?" asks Ruff.

"I don't know. I've just seen it from a picture, but it doesn't have any description," says Buggy.

"But the only shiny materials that I know are metal & mirror. Won't metal absorb the heat instead of repelling it? Besides, making a suit from metal is very difficult and it's not flexible," ponders Ruff confusedly.

"Maybe they used soft & thin metal that can bend like cloth," says Buggy carelessly.

"Thin metal that bend like cloth? There's no such a-" Ruff stops his words when he remembers something.

Ruff suddenly stands up and runs to the inner room. Buggy is surprised, but then Ruff returns with a shiny roll in his hand. He shows it to Buggy, it's a roll of Alumunium Foil.

"Maybe we can use this," says Ruff excitedly.

"Huh? But won't that thing still absorb the heat? It is used for cooking, after all. So it should be able to absorb the heat and cook the food," says Buggy.

"I know, but what if we make it like a thermos? There will be a vacuum layer in the middle of the suit's layers," says Ruff.

Ruff then starts to ramble about a thermos' insulation concept and how he will apply it in the suit. Buggy can't say anything because he doesn't understand a thing. He just knows that it might work if Ruff gets this excited.

Buggy just nods stupidly and agrees with everything that Ruff says. Then they start to plan it, Ruff starts to plan it. Buggy just sits and watches as Ruff draws the suit's design.

After that, they go to Ruff's workshop located behind his house. He is actually a craftsman that has crafted many items. He is quite smart too, as he has created many useful items.

But none of his creations can help him climb the volcano's peak. Even so, he has many useful creations that can help the town & its people. In fact, he can live by selling those creations.

"You're more like a researcher instead of a craftsman," says Buggy while looking at Ruff's creations.

"Well, all craftsmen are researchers because we need to make new things from our creativity," says Ruff while preparing the tools.

"What are you specialized in?" asks Buggy curiously.

"Weapons & technology. I have made some of those, but I never sold the weapons. They're too dangerous and my mom forbids me from selling them. My best creation so far is a heat energy generator. It changes the volcano's heat into another energy to be used for everyday needs," says Ruff.

Buggy is surprised at this and now he has another thought, 'I need to recruit him.'

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