Episode 28-Ordeal (8)
‘I can’t believe this is really happening.’
It seems that there are not just bad points. Profits you could never even imagine. I grinned when I saw the money in my account. It wasn’t a huge amount of money, but it still felt good.
“That’s really your brother’s, right? “Can I not tell my aunt?”
“It’s really mine. If there is a problem, cut it like a knife and report it. “Because I am proud.”
My cousin who helped me dispose of it is looking at me with a strange look in his eyes. As expected, this guy knows me too well. This is the moment when you realize that if there are comforts in being a family, there are also inconveniences.
Of course, I am confident in front of the world. The gold ring I just sold is not only an object of this world, but it is also the price of my life or my hourly wage.
Although the problem is not limited to money, it is something that has been solved. Many other problems, such as taking up more time than necessary, may be resolved one by one if we proceed in this way.
If you had enough points, you could purchase a firewall program that prevented bugs from infiltrating right away.
“Oh, that’s right, since I’m here, please help me with this one thing.”
At that time, my younger brother stopped me as I was about to go home. When I asked what was going on, he asked me to help him move the luggage from the warehouse.
I had no reason to refuse a trivial request from a close relative, so I accepted it. The luggage that needs to be moved is a chest that is located in the corner of the warehouse and looks heavy at first glance.
“wait for a sec. “It’s quite heavy, so the two of us…”
“huh?”
However, I listened to it on my own and it doesn’t sound difficult. My younger brother, who had even brought gloves for fear of hurting his hands, was speechless when he saw me.
It was only then that I remembered the trait I had acquired some time ago. That special power that Riena had.
She, who has a slender body, wields a heavy iron sword like a windmill and is the source of strength that allows her to fight against monsters.
“Are you working out these days?”
“Ha, in this world these days.”
“Someone who said he wouldn’t do anything even if he died suddenly?”
The guy who usually enjoys going to the gym and has a taller, physique, and muscular muscles than me muttered as he looked over my body until he had finished moving the boxes.
These days, compared to before, I felt less physically tired and healthier, but it was at that moment that I decided to be careful because it could show up like this.
“I guess it’s right to take a break today.”
On the way back home. I opened the front door and sighed, thinking about sitting in front of the computer again.
The residents who went far away to fight in the war have just returned. The new members had to adapt and Riena was probably very tired, so I wasn’t planning on taking her to the game world today.
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‘also.’
When I turn on the monitor, as expected, I see residents wandering around the village doing their own thing.
The new arrivals seem to be making their own homes first, including pitching tents using wood and animal skins. The speed is quite fast because seniors provide support for necessary tools and materials.
“—.”
Instead of Varun, Riena was seen managing them along with the existing residents. The village, which was just a dot on the desktop and seemed smaller than my fingernail when not enlarged, has now more than doubled in size.
“What is it, an attack?”
However, while I was watching the calm scenery while having a cup of coffee, I noticed a problem in the sandbox game that Varun and Jumin were playing.
Goblin raiders, one of the monsters in the game, attacked the residents. Although they fled due to the fighting power of the residents, according to the game system, their attack does not end with the first attack.
‘You have to keep paying attention.’
I quickly accessed the game and regretted not paying attention to this because I was concentrating on the second game I was playing with Riena.
This is a land that is responsible for the livelihood of its residents. Furthermore, iron and food are not the only resources that can be obtained here.
Paradoxically, if you add the fact that you are free-spirited and have no set path, you have that much potential. Even though other games have a somewhat set ending, I had a gut feeling that I had to stick with this game at least to the end.
“—!”
“–, —!”
As I approached, the residents who saw me came up to me with surprised eyes and greeted me. Understanding their feelings, I also responded to their greetings by nodding my head and sitting down and standing up repeatedly.
‘You can’t just stop at making things.’
As I watched them, I thought that I needed to come up with a specific management direction.
It is inefficient for me to step in and sort it out every time a problem arises.
Although this place, which is responsible for resource production, is important, other games that make Riena and other residents stronger are also important, so it is right for residents to run this place voluntarily.
When I think about it, as the number of active programs increases and the number of incidents increases, the placement and training of residents will become more important, so I should have paid attention from now on.
‘Shall we increase the number further?’
Currently, the activation of this game is in stage 2. The total number of residents that can be assigned is 8. If you pay 2000P to raise the level, the number of residents you can deploy will increase, and the functions you can obtain will certainly increase.
[Number of people available for deployment: 8/16]
[Increased server maintenance time]
[Increased obtainable characteristics]
In fact, when activated in step 3, several functions were added. Thanks to this, I have used up almost all of the points I earned from the war victory achievement, and although my plan to save 10,000 points to buy a desktop destroyer will be postponed a little, I decided that this was the right thing to do for now.
Now all that remains is to place residents in the newly created slots. There were many new residents who had just joined, so I clicked on their bodies one by one to check their information.
I didn’t have high expectations. There were no warriors among them, and there was no one who seemed special.
‘Is the capture app convenient?’
The capture app that I activated to diagnose Riena’s condition was of great help. This is because it shows their potential characteristics that are not visible right now.
Using this, we could select and deploy only those with a high likelihood of awakening, without having to test each one as before.
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“Everyone, let’s eat and eat. “Just building a roof is enough to sleep for one night.”
“Oh, oh oh. So much meat with rice. “How on earth?”
By the time he disposed of the gold ring he had received as a sacrifice, the sun was already setting in the evening. However, the bustling and noisy town has finally turned on the lights and started dinner.
In particular, the newcomers, who had gone to great lengths to build a house to avoid sleeping in the dew, were impressed by the food prepared by the existing residents.
This is because they were all high-quality foods that were difficult for them to eat easily.
“How on earth do you get this food? “When I looked around, there wasn’t much farmland and there didn’t seem to be that many livestock.”
“I already told you during the day, but these can also be obtained thanks to the guardian spirit that guards this place.”
one of them asked Les in disbelief. Then Les laughed and pointed to the portals in the village square.
“I haven’t been there either, but they say there’s a new world out there. A world where everything is made up of squares. There, the days and nights are short, plants grow in an instant, and animals are everywhere.”
“Then can I go there too?”
“You don’t know that. “Only those chosen by Him can go there and gain special power.”
Les also told me that his colleagues who went there awakened mysterious abilities. The ability to dig, cut down trees with ease, carry or stack heavy stone blocks, etc.
There was no reason not to believe it. The evidence was already overflowing before my eyes.
“hmm?”
But a sudden change began at that moment. As everyone was about to finish their meal, someone felt a strange feeling and groped themselves.
“uh?! “Ugh!”
“no!”
Immediately after that, several people began to rise into the air at once. People who were frightened by the unexpected situation screamed, and people around them in panic hurriedly threw ropes or picked up wooden sticks to pull them out.
But the force that lifted the people was so strong that no matter how hard they tried to pull them down, it was useless.
“Everyone calm down. This means He chose them!”
In a situation that quickly became chaotic, Riena stepped in and reassured them. She has already been in this situation several times.
“S-It’s gone…”
“What do you mean by choice?”
Soon, the images of people being sucked into the air disappeared. It was placed in the game and moved there.
Riena had a hunch that they had met Varun in the game and explained it to the confused residents.
“I understand his intentions. “It’s probably natural since the number of people in the tribe has increased.”
“Have the new members gained strength?”
“Everyone was tired, so I just skipped it today. I plan to wake up and go back at dawn. “I even brought weapons.”
Varun, who returned to the village, reappeared with the eight tribe members who had actually disappeared. Varun had realized his intention in deploying additional residents.
“We have already attempted an attack first against the Gangseong tribe around here. They may have been silenced because no one survived, but as their range of activity expands, there is a good chance they will encounter us. “You have to be prepared for that to happen someday.”
“Ooh, we’re doing enough.”
“no. It’s not enough, Riena. Become stronger. “I receive more strength from Him.”
Varun, the tip of his mustache trembling, said as he held Riena’s shoulders in embarrassment.
“Just as I, who had no power, gained His grace and was able to control mana, nothing seems impossible in the other world. So, now that I have supplemented my manpower, I plan to look for that kind of strength starting tomorrow.”
“The monster in the cave I faced was not an easy opponent. “I will help.”
“You should go somewhere else with him. “There is no need to waste your energy elsewhere.”
Varun declared that he would use his experience to seek out boss monsters and hunt them, aiming to awaken new power.
She was embarrassed and tried to stop Varun, but Varun’s will was strong.
‘Something I can do.’
Riena, a warrior who had only fought for her tribe until now, felt the need for a change in thinking.
In the end, for everyone’s sake, we must become warriors who serve a greater will rather than warriors of our tribe.