Episode 53 – Collision (3)
‘You can only gain strength with a potion like this?’
Although I have had many mystical experiences, there is no end to my experiences. Riena, who still clearly heard the Holy Knight’s voice blaming the incompetent leader, looked at the small medicine bottle in her hand with a shocked face.
The old paladin said that if you eat this elixir from the church given only to paladin, your mana will be amplified and the skills you have learned will become stronger, but she, who has learned firsthand that it is right to improve your skills through bone-cutting training since ancient times, does not yet have this game system. I didn’t quite understand.
‘But there’s no way he would make the wrong choice.’
Nevertheless, I believed it and ate it. It was a decision based solely on trust in him. From the beginning, Riena planned to follow whatever the man who had led her so far told her to do.
This was because they had a firm belief that following him would bring true growth to them, regardless of the fact that he was simply a benefactor who bestowed grace on them.
Above all, the person who received the potion along with him was also seen drinking the potion lightly, as if he had forgotten something.
To others, it seemed a ridiculous and grotesque sight, pouring potion into the hole in the faceplate without even taking it off, but strangely enough, he did not spill a single drop of the potion.
“This, this.”
While he was strengthening one of his skills as a wizard, Riena felt the effects of the potion appear instantly and her eyes widened.
There is no such thing as a convenient game interface for her, who uses the skills she has learned by relying on intuition. However, with just that intuition, he was able to notice the changes that had occurred in his body.
‘The mana that can be emitted has changed.’
She nodded when she saw him step aside as if to use a technique. He pulled out his sword and surrendered himself to the power flowing through his body.
Steel Sword, a passive skill that enhances the knight’s basic damage, has been strengthened once again. Her sword, which was softly glowing with blue mana, became engulfed in blazing flames and became blazing.
‘The state the teacher spoke of.’
Her eyes trembled when she saw that. The level of legend passed down to the warriors of the plains was clearly a dream-like level of splitting the sky with burning mana. Countless warriors of the plains dream of reaching that level, training and training.
Of course, the skills and levels obtained through games are completely different, but for Riena, this power was also a true and powerful power that she gained by proving herself.
‘Is there still work left to do?’
When Riena composed herself and sheathed her sword, he, who had been watching her, turned and began to walk ahead.
She followed him quietly. All you have to do is walk along like this. Then you can get everything.
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‘I’ve done almost all the sub-quests I could. All that’s left is to start the main story.’
Even though she succeeded in strengthening her skills and returned to the city, Riena still has plenty of stamina. But as time was running out, I decided to stop here for today.
Getting to this point meant quitting this game, not that I was going to lie down and sleep right away. After sending Riena back to the village, I felt a little more relaxed and blankly looked at the desktop.
As of today, new immigrants have already joined in and are making the village crowded.
The people I moved over and over again with the mouse looked as dumbfounded as those who had just joined.
Seniors who were now accustomed to them smiled at them, explained the situation, and provided ample food and materials.
As they were forced to live in a barren land and lived in fear every day, they decided to unite with other tribes. It was noticeable that they calmed down their shocked hearts after receiving proper support and were relieved and happy.
‘Oh, one more porter. No, two? Are there only two warriors? ‘It may be because they get injured and die a lot, but the rate doesn’t exceed 5%.’
I was delighted and delighted by the emergence of new talents that were continuously discovered as I captured their information.
When I suddenly looked back at myself, I was a little embarrassed because I was like a boss who was constantly looking for talented people, but it was still for everyone’s sake.
“5000P to raise your first game to level 4”
Of course, as the scale grew, other concerns arose. To further upgrade the sandbox game responsible for our resource supply and increase capacity, we now need a whopping 5000P.
The points accumulated after activating desktop destruction are exactly 3000P. still quite lacking. This is because there were no major events except for the bug nest attack.
‘It would be better to reduce the number of miners and gradually increase the number of farmers.’
In the other world, games are miracles that literally twist reality. Of course, the price cannot be cheap. Before blaming the lack of points on supply and demand, more efficient staffing is needed.
People who have awakened characteristics related to resource gathering, such as miners, can demonstrate their abilities outside of the game, so if they have already acquired the characteristics, there seems to be no need to place them only in the game.
So, there will be more people left. Residents who are used to it will decide their own cycle and work well. Naturally, I began to think about opening another game.
“I’m really curious, aren’t I?”
The icon that caught my eye as I muttered absently was a FPS game that is popular these days.
In a sandbox game where you can freely create and collect everything without any purpose, residents collect resources. In an action RPG where you follow the story line, complete quests, and become stronger, you gain skills through job advancement.
What on earth will happen when that game meets the master program? I’m also curious about the impact that action games where you hunt large monsters, survival games set in the zombie apocalypse, or online AOS games can have.
However, the decision was hesitant as there were no recommendations for the master program yet. This is something I also feel, but it seemed like they thought I couldn’t handle it if they added one more game here.
-Can I contact you now?
It was then that Lee So-yeon contacted me. Of course I answered her question.
“What happened?”
-no. I thought I was doing pretty well. I think it would be better to choose an MMORPG instead of a hard action RPG. Even if my character dies, he comes back to life without any penalty.
She naturally told me what she had been doing. The second game she installed after stabilizing the supply of resources was a domestic online MMORPG that was similar to but different from Dark Blood, which I play.
The game was similar in that it gave residents job changes and skills, but unlike mine, which followed a certain story line, the main focus was various quests and hunting field monsters.
Above all, she said that even if a playable character dies due to her extremely immature play, as she has barely played the game, she is revived without penalty.
-As you said, we used the capture app to find out their talents, and thanks to this, several of the residents changed from simple farmers to full-fledged warriors and archers who use skills. However, something urgent has come up right now.
“Is it urgent?”
As she said she was in a hurry, she made a typo that she didn’t often make. Unlike me, she sits in front of the computer all day. If she says it’s urgent, it must be really urgent.
-I think my village will be attacked. Not the bug, but him, the other forces.
“Oh, yes?”
I was a little taken aback when I saw her chatting that followed. I thought it was common to be attacked by other forces.
However, the rough grassland where my guardians are is a completely different place than where her guardians are.
She said that a villager who had gone out to collect medicinal herbs discovered them and that they were a large group of armed bandits. He also added that they were already ready to attack the village.
-I installed the desktop destroyer, but I still need 6800P to activate it.
“Then there is nothing we can do. “Right now, I have no choice but to trust the residents.”
Considering everything, it seemed like there was no way for Lee So-yeon to help them now. It is fortunate that the second game was activated and warriors who could be trusted and fought were created.
If they were at Riena’s level, it seemed like they would easily drive out a single bandit.
-And the second thing is to tell you that I found the business item I mentioned last time.
“Suddenly? “You’re calmer than I thought.”
It’s urgent, and surprisingly, she didn’t waver. After discussing the crisis, she said that as soon as the discussion was over, she activated the second game and found a way to take advantage of the situation we were in.
-If you bring the potions you found in the game to real life… you will definitely be able to sell them. It’s also very expensive. I don’t plan on missing this opportunity. Would you like to join us?
“…Let’s give it a try.”
As she said the moment we first met, she asked me if I wanted to join her. I felt like they were trying to get me involved somehow, but it didn’t matter. If this thing goes well and I find some free time, I will be able to focus on one thing.
-Since we are business partners, I will take care of it so that you do not feel offended.
“That’s enough.”
I chuckled while chatting. There was no such thing as a contract to confirm mutual trust. Even if you write such a contract, you can’t take it to court anyway, so there’s no need.
But we had a strong sense of trust that we were the only two people caught up in something strange.
‘It’s a shame I joined the company.’
When I went to bed, I rolled around in distraught thoughts, thinking about quitting my job. What’s a shame is that I actually didn’t join the company. I feel regretful about the life I have lived so far and the future I dreamed of as being ordinary, but it was obvious that it would be different.
Looking back, I was just an ordinary person in this world. A life where you study normally, go to college normally, take normal exams, and get a normal job.
That life changed in an instant because of the people who came to my desktop.
In fact, except for the first time, when the residents miss and are almost killed by the tentacles of a bug that escapes, all you do is play the game and watch.
However, as time passed, my affection for them grew and my sense of responsibility grew. Now, my role in managing various aspects of their daily lives has become deeply entrenched. If I disappear, their growing community will collapse as it will be impossible to maintain.
Since it’s going to happen anyway, you have to do your best, or people will die. I too become dangerous.