Chapter 171 Upgrade
Jihoo opened the general store.
Yesterday, I went to Seoul with Lee Hee-yeon, and I couldn’t go to a restaurant properly, but I saved Lee Min-ho and told him about the dirty work he was doing in Daehyeon.
Hyunsoo Choi.
His corpse was sealed with the power of a witch and brought to Aunt Mi-yeon, and she informed him of the truth she had seen with her own eyes.
“Huh- why did you get caught up in something so complicated?”
Jihoo shook his head.
Aunt Miyeon is good at this. Jihoo didn’t feel guilty about killing people in battle this time.
Hyunsoo Choi’s changed body.
And even the magic felt in the corpses of other A-rank hunters. Because they weren’t human anymore.
‘There are all kinds of people.’
Seeing them, [Mine] felt more like a nobleman. At least it was because he was using refined magic.
Besides, human sacrifice.
Daehyeon’s chairman has eternal life, and his subordinate Hunters have strength and characteristics. Nocturne, who seduced them, made an offering to the god of the other world they worship.
The villains were thoroughly united.
‘But why Magi?’
Could the god of the other world have anything to do with the demon lord?
I don’t know that far.
I didn’t even want to know more.
“Today, I need to upgrade Silent Umbra.”
Recently, while planting [Purification], [Upper Intermediate Self-Regeneration] has changed to [Advanced Self-Purification].
It was a combination of regeneration and purification.
But it’s still only level 9.
『Dreamy Darkness [Ego/Darkness] [Treasure] [Lv. 09]』
: A black shadow stained with silence. A shadow immersed in darkness stays by the owner’s side and follows the owner’s will. Nothing can invade the will of the shadow.
* [Lonely Shadow (Lv. 08)]
* [Advanced Stealth Manifestation]
* [Will of Darkness (Lv. 05)]
* [Advanced Self-Purification]
“… … Certainly looking at it now, it’s weak. Fortunately, it’s a [Treasure] grade.”
[The Silent Shadow (Lv. 08)] is a force field. It is useful because it can be handled freely and its movement speed is fast, but having a defense level of 8 means that it is useless on the 11th floor.
[The will of darkness (Lv. 05)] is more.
It should be seen that there is no effect as an attack at all.
“Shall I plant [Salt of Hell] here?”
As Jihoo thought about that, he remembered the [Infernal Chloride Orb (50%)] that he had previously posted on the system auction house.
It was sold last night, but I couldn’t confirm it because I was distracted.
“… … ?”
Jihoo thought he counted 0 wrong.
– 150,000,000$
Unit is dollar.
$150 million. When converted into Korean currency, it is approximately 200 billion won. It is the largest unit of money Jihoo has ever seen.
“200 billion.”
Excluding taxes and fees, it would be about 170 billion won. It is a 50% [Hell’s Chloride Orb] made by collecting chloride for only half a day or three hours.
Even though 50% is on the large side, is this enough for only three hours? No matter how difficult it is to get to the 11th floor… … .
“Well, it’s usually all I get for 5%.”
Jihoo is special.
Because you can collect those little things.
Considering that you usually have to kill Cerberus on the 11th floor to get 50% Chloride, it’s not such an outrageous amount.
Seeing as hell dogs gave 34%, 30% and 50% would be a huge price difference. Even the simple amount of energy made a big difference.
‘All that’s left is one 80% and one 30%.’
[Desolate Darkness].
I wondered if putting 80% of it in here would be a waste. And I was worried about whether this could last.
However, it is a [Treasure] grade.
Although the level is low, there are many things that do not reach the [Treasure] level even after level 10. Once it became a [Treasure], it means that it has achieved a [Transfer] beyond history.
“It’s worth it.”
How and where should I put it?
What should be combined with to create the greatest synergy? stationmaster? Or an ancient spiny slime trait? Or should I combine the two and overlay them with the property of chloride?
“… … Let’s develop it a little more.”
The force field and the black thorn.
The two move with Jihoo’s will. It is because [Ego] was inscribed miraculously. But that ego did not grow.
‘I need growth predation.’
In addition, it breaks down the boundary between the force field and the thorns, and allows you to deal with the flame itself. It’s not difficult with SP.
Rather easy.
Because the [Sphere of Flame] with a whopping 80% density was in the [Treasure] grade, which was completed through [Transfer].
‘But, it can be a waste.’
You could use 30% for just that. If you say 80%, you can see it as one small nuclear reactor.
You use it only to draw out chloride?
it’s a shame.
I’m very sorry
‘Make the coat like a nuclear reactor?’
It’s tough on the coat itself.
However, the coat forms a subspace, and the chloride that occurs in it… … .
‘I still don’t have enough understanding of chloride.’
Chloride should be used more freely. Deeper applications require deeper understanding.
Because I had to deal with a ridiculous SP with just an idea.
‘Let’s dig a little deeper.’
Beads of Chloride.
It is an object that Jihoo embodies by making the flames of Hell into a single energy body. To use this properly, I used adamantium.
『Hell’s Chloride Enchant Stone [Chloride (30%)] [Masterpiece] [Lv. 12]』
: In the enchantment socket of a masterpiece made of the legendary metal adamantium, chlorine containing the power of hell lies dormant.
* [Infernal Chlorination (30%)]
* [Superlative Attribute Enhancement]
* [Superlative durability enhancement]
* [Artistic Masterpiece]
“… … It was level 12. Only 30%.”
And here, I put something called [growth predation]. That is why Lerlia was born. Wouldn’t it be possible to make a socket after making it in this way for the coat?
‘I saw Lerlia’s strength this time… … It ended so quickly that I couldn’t say anything.’
You have to go to the 11th floor to see the proper power. But it was enough. You can tell just by looking at the level how terrifying it is.
‘It reminds me of that movie.’
A character who turned a doctor into a wizard.
The protagonist has a cloak that acts as if it has an ego. Even [lower ego] will have to level up with [Growth Predation] for several years to reach that level, but it is possible to use ‘flame like a cloak’ with the will of the user.
“Using chloride as a force field… … Covers the ancient thorn slime with flame, enabling physical attacks. And it is to raise the level with the lower ego and growth predation.”
The shape of a normal coat.
When you start using chloride, it burns.
There will be a collision with the [witch’s coat] that is imbued with cold. But, like [Arrows of Cold Flame], they synergize with each other… … . Well, this would be impossible.
The power of each other is too strong.
In order to fully control it, Jihoo’s ability must be much higher than it is now. It should be done in a way that avoids using them together as much as possible.
“Shall we work?”
Once the coat is made into a single reactor.
If that’s enough… … You will be able to instantly raise the level of your lower ego. It makes a smart defense system, no, ego.
* * *
Caan-! Caang!
Shim Ji-yeol tapped the hammer.
The hammer, which had been beating with all its might for the first time in a while, began to cleanly erase the texture of adamantium. The grains disappearing one by one struggled to rise again, but they had no choice but to disappear with one stroke of his hammer.
‘do.’
It is becoming.
We are on the verge of stepping into a stage that we have not been able to reach before. Just a little more. little bit more. Then, a master sword made of pure metal will be born.
In the state of a pure sword with no magical circuits or magic attached to it. It is possible to pass level 10 with its purity itself, which is not mixed with the blood of monsters or demons, or spirits or dragons.
‘A level that I have never crossed.’
There were many times when he made swords that exceeded level 10.
But all of them had to be mixed with other by-products. Without that, passing level 10 was close to impossible.
Even after mixing by-products, passing level 10 without magic and magic circuits was only possible for S-class craftsmen, and Shim Ji-yeol was the highest level swordsman.
But this time, it goes beyond that stage.
I hammered for that.
I haven’t slept a single night for a week. All he had to do was sit for a while and drink water, and he was hammering with all his might. I couldn’t take my eyes off the metal when it melted or when it cooled.
Caan-!
at las.
I started to see no grain.
A sword without a single grain was completed.
dump.
Shim Ji-yeol sat down as it was.
Completed.
I finally removed all the grains. It means that not a single flaw was allowed, and this in itself is the same as a [miraculous].
Because that was the realm of level 10.
‘This might be possible.’
[Indomitable Tower] 18th floor.
It was an ordeal that no one could overcome, and the place where the terrible monster that drove many people to death was sealed.
‘At that time, if I could have made a sword like this.’
So many of them could not have died. If only I had made a slightly better sword a little faster.
“Huh- I’ll regret it later.”
It’s not just him who thinks that way. Every artisan on this street had the same idea.
Because in those hellish days, you had to have better artifacts to survive. In the past, hunters who went directly to the battlefield, artisans who made them. These boundaries were ambiguous.
Hunters had to learn how to craft, and craftsmen had to know how to fight. However, if you had enough production skills to make up for all of that, you could overcome it with tempal.
The artisans here survived that way.
“This… … I’ll have to leave it to Jihoo.”
he chuckled.
Until just a few months ago, he was a child who blamed himself for his poor talent. But it grew quickly.
like his father
Now he is trying to surpass his father.
‘Is this the bastion you left behind?’
Also, I couldn’t think of anyone other than Jihoo who could properly handle this sword right now. I was sure that he would bring out more than this sword’s potential.
‘And the person who uses it will probably be Heeyeon.’
On this street, money transactions must be certain. Converting this sword into money would result in an astronomical price.
But these things cannot be sold.
It should be used to keep this distance.
‘I’ll just have to get the by-products from the 11th floor and above.’
Shim Ji-yeol stretched out on the spot.
It’s because I’ve put my thoughts together and my mind is at ease.
“I need to take a deep breath… … .”
he fell asleep
His wife, who was watching him, came and took care of him. A heart that suffered, a heart that felt sorry. It was all in her eyes.
She thought.
‘I’m sure something will happen.’
People on these streets have instincts.
Before anything happens, all senses are on edge. As if he saw the tsunami approaching with his own two eyes, he pushed himself to prepare for the tsunami.
So is she.
She became a housewife while organizing her life as a strong archer, but in this situation, the word ‘retirement’ cannot be used.
To fight is to survive.
because it was life
“Hu- I need to warm up soon.”
It’s been a long time since I didn’t use my body.
Even if the abilities and characteristics did not disappear, the dull senses had to be sharpened.
And if you can.
“Jihoo should also be taught properly.”
No matter how you look at it, it’s not worth it.
I have a talent.
Just looking at it, it seems that there is a related talent. The eyes are very good. It must be seen that [Clairvoyance] and something else combined.
And just by looking at the way he held the bow, he seemed talented. I am confident that if I teach a little bit, I will be fine.
she grinned.
* * *
cool-
“Why is it so cold?”
Jihoo swept both arms.
The wood stove was obviously on, and he was wearing warm clothes. But I got goosebumps and my ears itched.
“… … I am strangely anxious.”