34 – World 11. Fort Fritton (4)
Karina knew who the player dressed as a wizard in front of her was.
4 stars (☆☆☆☆), Elemental Cannon Muel.
She was a woman who, as usual, said she was a genius wizard.
‘It disappears without a rumor after a few months.’
I was curious about that, but I didn’t recognize it at the time.
In the previous regression, when we arrived at Fritton Fortress, the atmosphere itself was not good because there was already a large-scale battle.
A large number of knights and soldiers died, and the player was worried about whether or not to leave.
Moreover, Karina herself was on the weak side, so she had no time to care about others.
Nevertheless, Muel is remembered because he showed great firepower in the battle that followed.
‘One firepower is great, so it will help.’
At the time, despite seeing it from a distance, it boasted tremendous power enough to attract attention at once.
In addition, the fact that Muel was reminded of the power reinforcement was also because of the current party composition.
There are only three warriors in the world?
Starting with Muel, Karina was thinking of recruiting an archer for a ranged support position and a healer for a recovery role.
‘I don’t know if I’ll be able to subdue him.’
There was a reason why he left it alone even though he obtained information that he had found a hatchery at Fritton Fort.
That means it’s dangerous.
He probably recommended it to a few players even before he came, but most likely all of them rejected it.
Originally, Karina thought it was too dangerous to accept, but…
I changed my mind after recalling Lee Sung-min’s decision and his abilities.
All stats 780.
This ability of 780 was a truly far-fetched number that Karina had not reached even during her previous regression.
Of course, I had no intention of trusting Lee Sung-min just because I was Karina.
‘I’ll have to pack some guns and some bombs before we leave.’
If you put it in your backpack and hide it, there will be no suspicion.
Players also carry backpacks.
It’s natural if it’s obvious, but the player didn’t have a subspace like Lee Sung-min, so he packed his backpack without any choice.
Anyway, having thought that far, Karina stood right in front of Muel and spoke.
“hello. Can we talk for a minute?”
“Yes? Yes······.”
As if he hadn’t expected this kind of situation, Muel gave a timid reply, and soon changed his face to an angry, sober face.
Then, proudly placing both hands on her waist, she stretched out her tiny chest.
“What’s your business with this genius wizard?”
Karina smiled inwardly at a brighter, more confident demeanor than she remembered.
“I’m looking for party members right now. But just by looking at him, he seemed like a talented person, so I started talking to him.”
“Are you competent?”
“Yes. Can you see it at a glance?”
As Karina spoke up, Muel’s confidence began to soar.
“You have eyes to see. Well, there is no wizard as good as me.”
“…”
In response, Karina was silent for a moment.
In fact, it was difficult to say that Muel was a versatile wizard.
I heard that the only magic that can shoot is attack magic.
“By the way, Lord Zepin is behind us. You didn’t come here for a mission, did you?”
“I can’t say it’s unrelated. But since we don’t know anything about each other yet, we’ll start with a few hunts.”
Of course, it was impossible for strangers to unite with each other and proceed with the mission.
Shouldn’t you at least get your hands and feet aligned?
In particular, it was not excessive no matter how thoroughly prepared for a dangerous mission like a hatchery for a vicious tribe.
Also, after hearing Karina’s answer, Muel, who was partially relieved of his worries, nodded in agreement.
“that’s right. You have to find out by hunting first. But the mission still bothers me.”
“First of all, the skills of my party and I are not easy, so you can try hunting together and decide. You can decline it if you don’t like it.”
“It’s fine if that’s the case. Oh, and finally…”
Muel slurred his words and secretly looked at Karina.
Carina noticed Muel’s concern and spoke first.
“Do not worry. Hey Sir Zepin is going with you, so you won’t think about anything.”
Players cannot harm villagers.
Conversely, the same player can harm.
This difference made it uneasy to party with strangers.
If the people in the existing party banded together to kill each other, the damage would be insignificant.
In that sense, Zepin’s company was a kind of safety device.
“Bird, what do you think? As a genius wizard, I can overcome any adversity.”
“Then you accept?”
“Right now, it’s hunting with a party. There is no reason to refuse.”
Muel spoke confidently and immediately pointed out the problem.
“But how many people? Have you got all the jobs?”
The job Muel mentioned here is a role required during battle.
Usually a frontline warrior and support warrior.
An archer or wizard capable of long-distance attacks and a healer who would recover if injured were basically needed.
However, just as each person’s life is different, the job they have acquired is also different.
In a word, it means that the jobs are endless.
There were guides who showed safe paths and traps, defense warriors who protected wizards and healers, and assistant magicians who granted various effects.
On the contrary, if you are confident in your skills, you do not dwell on your job.
“We have to save it now.”
“From now on… What about the healer? Do you have a healer?”
Of course not.
Karina smiled and said to Muel.
“Now that you’re talking about it, is there any good healer out there?”
“…”
Muel let out a small sigh at Karina’s helpless words, turned his head and looked around.
* * *
After entrusting Karina with power reinforcement, I slowly looked around.
Looking at it, most of the players gathered in front of the temple were wearing leather equipment.
It is said that no one wears full-body plate armor like me.
At least, the leather armor was covered with an iron plate.
Looking only at the equipment like this, I felt like a mercenary from a foreign country rather than a player.
‘No, the term mercenary is actually no different.’
It was like a mercenary hired from another world.
As a reward, I can use the power I gained here.
Also, while looking at the player and thinking, Karina seemed to have a relatively friendly atmosphere, as if the story had worked out well.
But afterward, the wizard who decided to recruit him sighed and approached another person nearby to talk to him.
Karina left such a wizard alone and came back to me.
“I was recruited.”
“I think you are there?”
“At least there must be a healer. I went to persuade a healer I am close with.”
After hearing that, I looked again and saw that the wizard clung to the man in his late twenties and chattered.
Unlike wizards who wore hats and robes, men wore leather armor and even had swords and shields.
At first glance, he looked more like a warrior than a healer.
‘but. There’s no law saying that a healer shouldn’t be armed like that.’
Rather, I thought that if I had that level of equipment, I wouldn’t be able to fight even in the moment of emergency.
Again, the man who couldn’t overcome the wizard’s persuasion let out a sigh and nodded as if he couldn’t help it.
It seems that the recruitment was successful.
Karina also muttered calmly while watching it.
“I recruited a magician and even a healer… I wish I had a nimble archer or assistant magician.”
I just didn’t think I would need those two.
‘No, I shouldn’t be vigilant.’
I raised my stats with items, but it was in a state of weakness that was incomparable to my original body.
I felt as if I would feel ashamed of myself if I died carelessly.
‘Fortunately, the game skill, Subspace Summoning works.’
What else should I put in there?
While I was thinking about it, a wizard and a healer approached me.
“Is this the leader here? hello. My name is Muel, the genius wizard. Please take good care of me.”
“Sigh. It’s called Soltis. 3 stars (☆☆☆), physical healer.”
While Muel talked lively like a baby bird, Soltis talked as if everything was tiresome and tiring.
Anyway, let’s introduce each other.
Without much hesitation, I told him my job and name.
“Five stars, Warlord Lee Seong-min. Please take good care of me.”
At the word 5 stars, Muel and Soltis looked at me with their eyes wide open as if they were surprised.
Next, Karina was also introduced.
“Similarly 5 stars, time ruler. My name is Karina.”
“Wow, wow! I have two 5-star jobs…”
Muel exclaimed in admiration and looked at Ren for the last time.
I spoke on behalf of Ren.
“Zane is a 4 star. Storm Axe.”
“A 4 star would be like me. I’m also a 4-star job, elemental cannonball.”
elemental shells?
I don’t know what kind of job it is, but each person can choose 100 jobs, so it wasn’t strange what came out.
Together with him, Karina opened her mouth as if talking to everyone, including me.
“Shall we add some more people here? Or shall we set off on our own?”
Muel asked with a face lost in thought for a moment.
“We’re not leaving right away, are we?”
“Yes. We will have lunch and meet around 2:00.”
“You have plenty of time. Also, since there are two of them with 5-star jobs, I wonder if it’s okay to start like this.”
The more the number of people increased, the better it would be for safety, but Muel answered that he was satisfied with this number.
Then Karina answered at length, perhaps to explain to me.
“If there are fewer people, there are more public values and decisions going around. Then, let’s start with the five of us like this.”
Thanks to that, it was not difficult to find out why.
Besides, the only person Karina had originally guessed was Muel.
Unfortunately, no other person seems to be here, so Karina seemed to be transferred to this person as well.
Next, after setting the time and place for the appointment, we parted again, leaving the words to see each other later.