Paper 127 A Strange Deal
“Can I take a break too?”
Jung Woo-yeon was the president.
The owner of a general store specializing in black magic called [I Was a Death Knight]. He knocked on the door of the igloo accompanied by the headless knight [Durahan] on the left and the death knight [Death Knight] on the right.
“… … Come on in.”
I hesitated for a while.
It doesn’t matter if it’s President Jung Woo-yeon, but because Lee Hee-yeon will hate the two undead terribly.
“I’ll leave the kids outside. Bring in the kids who don’t sleep, and it’ll be fine.”
“Then thank you.”
Somehow the four ended up sitting in an igloo.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
Jihoo opened his mouth first.
“Were you really a Death Knight?”
“… … ?”
“… … .”
“… … .”
I guess the question is wrong.
However, President Jung Woo-yeon opened his mouth.
“Yes, in a dream?”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
There is definitely a communication problem.
Jihoo turned around.
“Durahan and Death Knight outside, right?”
“Yes, they are the two strongest friends I have ever made.”
“Durahan and Death Knight are said to be the strongest among the undead. Is it difficult to make?”
Jihoo asked what he was really curious about.
Then President Jeong Woo-yeon kindly replied.
“I guess so. Finding the right corpse has to be the hardest part. Dyurahan was a werewolf, and he was one of the strongest warriors. Usually, the grade or level of the undead is determined by the level of power they had during their lifetime.”
Jihoo nodded.
I saw it.
If the same werewolf was not strong or lacking in abilities during his lifetime, he could become a skeleton or a ghoul.
It’s kind of like Artifact.
Even an ordinary tree can become a [Treasure] grade material if it has lived for thousands of years. I don’t understand, but the most important thing about the level of an artifact is how long and how the subject has lived.
It was history, it was a story, it was power itself.
“It has nothing to do with artifacts. This is because time is the most important.”
“That’s it. Even if you find a suitable corpse, you cannot become [Durahan] unless your head is cut off at once.”
“Oh, is there anything like that?”
“Yes, the Death Knight was a demon who wore armor and used a sword, but this is the same. If you die with your head cut off, no matter how hard you try, it’s Dyurahan, and if you don’t have armor and don’t use a sword, it’s just a strong ghoul.”
Quite tricky.
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More than that, President Jeong Woo-yeon seemed kinder than I thought. I didn’t expect you to answer all these questions.
“You are very kind.”
“… … I like talking more than I thought, but I don’t have any friends around me.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
The atmosphere softened at his words.
“Gwa, it’s okay! Street people are nice! Oh, you will make many friends in the future.”
At Lee Hee-yeon’s words, president Jeong Woo-yeon said with her eyes shining.
“oh! Are you making friends with me?”
“… … .”
“… … I don’t think so.”
Lee Hee-yeon didn’t say anything, but it seems she has more fear than sorry. But this is normal.
black magician.
Also, the warlock who handles Dullahan and Death Knight is on a fairly strong axis. No matter how much a necromancer turns a corpse into an undead, it is said that luck should follow rather than strength, but it is different if it is a death knight.
It is a strong black magician in itself.
Jihoo asked.
“Are you eight stories higher than that?”
“Yes, there are things you can get from there. They said that if you do well, you might be able to find a good corpse. Like the bones of large monsters.”
Jihoo was fun.
It was a field I was unfamiliar with, so it was inevitably interesting to exchange questions and answers like this.
Then, Jihoo took out the horn he had just made.
“Would you like to take a look at this?”
“… … ?”
He accepted the horn and appraisal.
and.
“… … !”
His eyes widened and he alternated between looking at the horn and the appraisal several times.
“Hey, is this real? It’s not that I don’t trust the boss. I don’t think this makes sense.”
“I just made it too. I made it, but I haven’t tested it yet. Would you like to try it?”
President Jung Woo-yeon took the horn in his hand and asked again, “Is it really okay?” Jihoo nodded once more and began to extract demonic energy from the horn.
After all, it wasn’t a rough Magi. Magi with a slight gray tinge. Refined Magi was right.
“Oh oh-! that’s right. It’s a refined Magi! Is it much better than that? No problem whatsoever. Concentration and capacity… … It’s a senior!”
It was the first time I’d seen him like this. Certainly, I understood at least a little how difficult it was to obtain refined magic from a black magician.
President Jung Woo-yeon controlled the magic with both hands, then pulled it out thinly and began to draw a magic circle.
‘It’s the first magic circle I’ve ever seen. It’s definitely different from magic or circuitry.’
Jihoo looked at it curiously, and he completed the magic circle. Then, a black butterfly appeared in the air.
It flapped its wings just like any other butterfly and went out and disappeared.
“It’s a simple control magic. You can shape and manipulate it like this.”
“How amazing. Are these horns worth using?”
“sure! Even if it’s a level or a lower generation, will you get 1.5 billion?”
“Hmm, that’s about it.”
“Of course, if you only sell this horn. Just like other mages put orbs on their wands, I think it would sell for a lot more with just a few things added. Oh, of course, if you sell it to the Dark Magic Tower, it will be much more expensive by itself.”
The first 1.5 billion was the value for effectiveness.
Since it will be used for research purposes in the Dark Magic Tower, it was certain that it would create a buzz just like when [Healing Wand] first came out.
“Are you thinking of selling this to me?”
“Nothing… … . Right now, it’s because I made it for an experiment. There are things I want to do.”
“ah… … .”
President Jeong Woo-yeon was sorry.
It had to be. It was because it was a means to greatly improve portability and usability, apart from cost savings of simply purchasing refined mana.
Besides that, I was also curious.
I mean, how the hell did you make it?
“Then maybe.”
Jihoo thought for a moment.
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Might have to make this again. There was something I wanted to go to the 8th floor and experiment with right now, but I can do that later.
“Yes, just say something. I will do everything I can.”
“Not that far. Can I sell the undead I made?”
“Ugh. Undead.”
President Jung Woo-yeon thought for a while and then said.
“You can sell it. You can sell it, but you need sync with the spirit to use it. So, instead of just selling it, you have to meet them in person and [synchronize your soul]. Of course, if the person buying it is a warlock, they’ll take care of it. They often trade with each other.”
Apparently, it took too long for Jihoo to learn black magic from the basics, create a skeleton, and learn [Load] and [Summon].
Ji-hoo wasn’t going to be a black magician, and he was going to use it for artifact production, so I wondered if it was necessary to go that far.
“I’ll even modify this to your liking, so can you give me one?”
“… … It is possible.”
“thank god.”
“But there is a problem.”
He hesitated.
Warlocks valued the undead they created, and that seemed to be the reason.
Of course, Jung Woo-yeon thought differently.
‘If I can receive that, how many undead do I have to hand over?’
He had many undead lists.
The question is, how much can you give?
It wasn’t simply because the undead that gave it was a waste, but because the recipient’s dark magic skills and mental strength were important.
“You don’t know anything about black magic. Are mental abilities important? Since you’re an Awakener, can you see your abilities? I think I can give you that number. Or it needs soul synchronization, so the mind is polluted.”
Jihoo laughed at those words and said.
Then there will be no problem.
“First of all, the mental strength level is 49, and it even has the mental barrier property. You don’t have to worry about your mental strength.”
“… … ?”
Jung Woo-yeon was taken aback.
does that make sense?
People? No, the general store owner?
He himself owns a death knight as a general store owner, but isn’t this a bit harsh? The figure of 49 is no child’s play.
“Really?”
“Yes, really.”
“Or you’re in real trouble.”
“it’s okay. You can believe that.”
Then Jung Woo-yeon thought more seriously.
Indeed, how should the value of an artifact with the option of [Refined Magi Production] be evaluated?
He pondered and opened his mouth.
“I’ll give you [Death Knight].”
“… … yes?”
Jihoo didn’t expect this either.
A [Death Knight] should be considered a master level weapon with at least level 7 or higher and an average of level 8 or higher. In addition, it is the most valuable and famous among the undead known to be able to handle aura blades using magic, and to be able to handle black magic after years of experience.
But give it away
“Death Knight has been sold a few times, but it is said that it was at least 20 billion.”
“… … Is it okay if I give you something like that?”
“Of course, it was a full level 8 Death Knight. What I’m giving you is an incomplete Death Knight between levels 6 and 7. It’s not that I’m weak or have any problems. He’s a guy with a chin-up because he met the conditions of a death knight. Even so, it will do at least 8 billion. I want to give you a better guy, but I only have two Death Knights.”
“Still, is that enough of a burden for me?”
“Then, I hope you can use this in practice. I will give you the materials, so all you have to do is attach and strengthen them well.”
Jihoo looked at the horn he put out.
Yeah, that’s a good deal.
The two joined hands.
Of course, the two next to me seemed oblivious, but since I had heard everything from one to ten, I could see what a ridiculous transaction had just occurred.
‘What did I hear?’
Heeyeon Lee. And Miji Kim had the same idea. One side made an artifact that creates [Refined Magi], and the other side is exchanged for [Death Knight].
Is this a common sense situation?
Well, it doesn’t make sense for them to be huddled together like this at the entrance on the 8th floor.
“Please make this an orb.”
President Jeong Woo-yeon took something out of the space expansion backpack. It was a circular metal, but it was translucent, so I could see something inside.
“In the black iron… … What’s inside?”
“Yes, I got it when I went to the 8th floor last time. Inside is a [Soul Fragment]. Emitting pretty good emotions… … Well, yes. It’s like a spirit stone that can utilize magic.”
Jihoo received the black iron.
Then [Read] was activated.
[Black Iron: Mermed (Soul Stone) (Lv. 06)]
: The black iron found in the body of an old corpse is extremely hard. It is because the soul of the corpse dwells, and dark morale accumulates and amplifies refined demonic energy.
* [Grant intermediate strength boost]
* [Intermediate Refined Demonic Amplification]
President Jeong Woo-yeon, who did not know whether Ji-hoo had finished his appraisal with [View], explained one by one.
“This was obtained from Mermed’s Bone Grave, crafted and engraved with black magic. It can grant intermediate power amplification to the undead, and just holding it will be enough to use it as an orb as it will amplify the demonic energy.”
Jihoo nodded.
It’s unfamiliar, but I’ve already made artifacts with by-products of monsters. There is no problem because I know the basics of black magic and I will draw a magic circuit rather than using magic directly.
‘Connection and amplification are enough, so there is no need to use black magic. If it was a normal demon, the magic would have been contaminated, but this is a refined demon.’
Jihoo decided to use his strength after a long time.
After 2 hours like that, Jihoo was able to complete a magic wand that could use black magic. It was the first wand capable of generating refined magic.