Chapter 133 Are you a demon king?
President Park Sang-gyu also realized that his words were strange, and smiled. Then he spoke again.
“no. Then I will try to save the undead. I heard that Dyurahan is good as a tanker.”
“Not bad.”
“… … Do you have any intention of selling it?”
“There’s a black magic shop over there, Mr. Jung Woo-yeon, so why don’t you try it?”
“If I can buy it there, can it be enhanced? Because the normal undead aren’t enough.”
“… … .”
Jihoo was speechless.
For some reason, it felt like things were going to pile up. But that doesn’t mean I can’t do what I can.
“If you haven’t learned black magic separately, there’s probably a problem with undead management. It’s bound to be much weaker than before. Even if it is reinforced.”
“… … Then why is the boss… … ?”
“… … I’m half experimental. Undead is such a good support tank, so I wondered if it could be used by normal people if it were remodeled—or maybe I could make something similar.”
President Park Sang-kyu stood on one side and started talking. The higher the grade, the harder it is to form a party, and the more difficult it is to hunt monsters of a similar level unless you join a large guild.
It was all the same.
As the rank and level rises, the number of hunters of the same level decreases exponentially, and most of them have already belonged somewhere.
“And in the end an S grade. In order to become the next SS grade, there are things that I have to become strong alone.”
Jihoo thought for a moment.
President Park Sang-gyu is an S grade. As a Gunner, it was almost unique. It’s not that there’s a problem with that rating, but President Park Sang-gyu specializes in offense.
Does that mean it has low defense?
no.
There are only a few things that Jihoo can appraise right now. That means there are also armors of level 8 or higher.
‘It was a war in the past, and the monster wave was blocked as a group, so such a problem wouldn’t have come to the fore.’
But these days it’s different.
Everyone goes hunting for money and honor. A party is necessary unless you join forces for a common enemy, as in the past.
“Oh, it’s hard right now. Can I contact you later? I think I should do some research.”
“Then thank you so much! I heard that you went to the 8th floor recently, and I’ll always help you if I see you later! Oh, and I should save a lot of money. I’ll have to do some hunting on the 6th floor for a while. Or, when I go to the 8th floor, can I capture some useful undead?”
“… … Then the price will definitely come down, right?”
“hahahaha! thank you!”
President Park Sang-gyu said goodbye and left the general store. His expression brightened as if he had won the lottery.
Lee Hee-yeon, who heard that, said.
“Did I hear it wrong? Didn’t you mean to study it?”
“… … Right.”
“But why do you like it as if you already received it?”
“I know yeah.”
It wasn’t bad, but it was burdensome.
‘There’s nothing I can’t do, but I can’t figure out what to do.’
black magic.
refined magic.
‘These two are the biggest problems.’
However, the [Soul Knight] concept, which has replaced [Magic] with [Magic], eats up an absurd amount of SP.
that should be avoided
If so, what about the [Purified Death Knight] with the concept of [Maturation] through the option of [Advanced Mana Stone] and [Purification]?
‘That also cost 3,500.’
Cost should be reduced as much as possible.
An ordinary person who is not a black magician while reducing SP and money. No, it should be made available to normal hunters.
Jihoo agrees with President Park Sang-gyu.
High-ranking hunters of S rank or higher are dangerous. Even if Aunt Miyeon, the leader of the tower and street union, warned them, it is the same S-class hunter who can actually control them.
Hunters who can practically enter and exit the tower, and hunt on similar floors. Just having them around can curb their rampage.
In addition, it was said that a fissure in the demon realm had formed in the town of artisans, and that demons or demons could come from Pandemonium.
They said that there were only demons right now, but no one knows when the demons will come.
“I’m sure you’ll need it.”
Jihoo decided to focus on upgrading the Death Knight and Black Eye. This is because once he becomes strong, he can be active on the 8th floor and directly airlift the undead.
『Bone Drake’s Full Body Armor [Bone] [History] [Lv. 07]』
: Armor made of Bone Drake bones mixed with 1% dragon blood. The skillful blacksmith’s hammer has touched it, and since the magic has been completely purified, there is no room for contamination. Although the defense decreased due to the purification, the circuit of the magical engineer with genius talent was engraved into the material with basically excellent defense power, and the armor worthy of being inscribed in history was completed.
* [Intermediate to Upper Endurance Enhancement]
* [Intermediate Unique Force Field]
* [Intermediate self-repair]
That’s enough.
Jihoo made the armor with [Bone Drake’s bones] given to him by President Jung Woo-yeon. I studied the [purification] process, but it was still difficult to do it myself, so I used [Setting Intervention] and left the shape shaping to Shim Ji-yeol.
‘Undead bones are hard to process. I mean, it costs about 200 million won just for re-rolling. Even if they do the rest cheaply, it will take 5 hours, so give me 500 million won.’
300 million in 5 hours.
It is cheap compared to the labor cost requested by Mr. Shim Ji-yeol of S rank. Besides, there were only a handful of people who could directly smelt the bones of the undead with a hammer, so it was all the more so.
Jihoo put [Paneltal’s vibrating force field] in it. Unlike the force field he used for his coat, it was a magic circuit engraved to cover the surface of his armor.
“It’s level 7… … It’s unfortunate, but it’s an option that’s completely focused on defense, so you’ll be able to defend up to level 8.”
Now I have to put this on the Death Knight.
Jihoo looked at the Death Knight he took out from the [Inventory]. Certainly, there are many things different from the Death Knight that CEO Jung Woo-yeon had.
Black magic and refined magic.
Apart from that, it is said that mental linkage with the owner is more important. And while there are some things that link together and get used to by living and fighting, it is said that the influence of black magic is greater.
“Now the circuit to the Death Knight… … .”
Jihoo paused.
It is good to engrave the magic circuit directly into the Death Knight, but in order to make [Undead Tanker Kit] in the future, it is better to simplify the work.
He took out an [Intermediate Mana Stone]. Then put it back and took out the [Advanced Magic Stone].
‘When selling, I have to lower the unit price as much as possible, but since I’m going to use this myself, I can use a high-grade magic stone.’
The price difference between [Middle Mana Stones] and [Higher Mana Stones] is huge. Even when there was no supply, it was impossible to put a lot of high-grade magic stones for sale.
‘Let’s make this mana stone into one [nucleus]. Purification, intermediate AI, and even some buffs.’
“… … Of course, I put it as a lower ego.”
For sale, put [Intermediate AI].
As mentioned before, the [lower ego] burns a lot of material. The reason why Jihoo decided to put this right away is that it is the top level undead called [Death Knight]. The second is the purity of the magical power of the [Higher Magic Stone]. Lastly, it is because the [Soul Stone], the characteristic of the undead, has been combined.
Even if one of these three is lacking, [Intermediate AI] is the limit.
“Is it the start of nogada again?”
Originally, [Purification] was impossible with just a magic circuit, so I decided to use [Setting Intervention].
Of course, only for this production.
Considering the climbing in two weeks right now, there was no time to study and build facilities. I decided to visit CEO Jung Woo-yeon separately and started working on it.
* * *
Jihoo worked until 9pm.
Speaking of work, it was to sit down and constantly draw magic circuits. The circuit I drew like that was put into a higher-grade mana stone through phase separation.
It seems simple, but it is the hardest thing.
The more magic circuits and the higher the level, the more complicated and required sophistication multiplied.
“Uh haaam. Be tired.”
The reason why Jihoo came out even now was to meet President Jeong Woo-yeon. This time, it was just to leave the curiosity and talk about business.
When I went to the black magic shop, it seemed that I hadn’t left work yet, the light was on.
“Um, so you want me to help link the undead and plant [Purification] in the processed intermediate mana stone that President Shin gave you? They sell undead made of kits like that.”
“Let’s sort it out.”
“Incredible. You are directly realizing what I said, ‘I hope the day will come when everyone uses the undead!’ And in a much more efficient way!”
“… … Not that far. Isn’t it hard to see them as undead if they purify demons?”
“Magiya is always just a material. It is important that the undead can be used by ordinary people.”
“Hunter, to be exact. After all, even if it is purified, ordinary people without magical powers will not be able to handle it.”
Like the summoning board that made [Fire Serpent], Jihoo also wanted to sell purified undead that could be loaded and summoned.
It was because I wanted to create the role of an auxiliary tank that President Park Sang-gyu talked about.
“Cleansing itself is not difficult. However, it is possible to create a facility that purifies demons, but I don’t know if the [Purification] option can be engraved on a normal mana stone.”
Jihoo was sorry.
He’s right.
In general, [purification] is not easy enough to say that it is difficult to commercialize it yet. That’s why very few people are capable of purifying demonic energy.
“No, but President Jeong Woo-yeon, can you purify?”
That is also questionable.
As far as Jihoo knows, little is known about the [Demonic Purification] method. At least, if the way to [remove demonic energy] and hit the mana stone to produce mana would be the way.
“It is possible. That’s because the value for money is ridiculously low.”
Seeing this situation, Jihoo had no choice but to worry.
‘Purification… … If I learn and raise my understanding, it’s much faster and easier. Even if it’s close to impossible and I have to use [Setting Intervention], I can reduce the SP consumption.’
yeah, it’s over
Jihoo learns by himself.
“Let’s do it together.”
“… … ?”
Those were the words of President Jeong Woo-yeon.
“I will teach you about Purification, and I will also teach you the dark magic of interlocking. Since Mr. Shin has a high level of magic, wouldn’t it be possible to change black magic into normal magic or magic circuit?”
“… … Isn’t that giving away too much money?”
“No. You can let me use that method too. I won’t be able to use magic or mana circuits myself, but I have a contract to regularly supply manufactured items. I also don’t want to see many people give up because black magic is blocked by the wall called Magi.”
As expected, there were a lot of words, but Jihoo was good.
definite position.
Neat deal.
After that day, Jihoo went to work with [I Was a Death Knight] after the grocery store was closed. He learned the basics of black magic, and started learning [Purification] and [Interlocking].
Since there were books, I studied through [Understanding] like homework when I returned home, and received direct practice from President Jung Woo-yeon.
When 5 days passed like that.
President Jung Woo-yeon said.
“… … Are you a demon king?”