Episode 101
A vast wilderness to the south of Aluin City.
Level 250 monsters were roaming around even the closest places to the city.
If you go inside, you can see monsters up to the mid-300’s.
In the depths of that wilderness, monsters called Aluin poisonous scorpions live.
Level 305.
It is famous for its hard carapace and poison, but in fact, it is a tricky monster with its overwhelming claw grip.
“Quwaaagh!”
“Kashiik!”
Aluin poisonous scorpions flocking from all sides!
A black-haired, red-eyed girl was running rampant among them.
-Experience gained.
-Experience gained.
A girl who freely wields swords and spears made of blood, continuing her battle with scorpions.
Avoid all claws and stings wielded by scorpions.
Even in the poison fog, the massacre continues.
“oh… … .”
Fafnir watched it from a distance.
“There is so much experience coming in… … ?”
Before I knew it, my experience had risen by nearly 1/3 of my level.
It was a growth rate several times that of regular users.
‘This is great.’
Even if you are still, the experience points that come in constantly as if you were hunting yourself.
The cause was none other than Bell, who accepted the drop of blood.
‘Performance has improved a lot more than expected?’
On a junk computer that has accumulated dust everywhere.
It felt like I switched to a computer in a PC room at once.
‘Basic attack power and combat power have also increased, and several skills have been added.’
Blood Fog that creates blood fog and gains various buffs.
Even Golden Spear, a special technique that throws a spear made of true blood and inflicts tremendous damage.
As Bell got new skills, bloody soldiers appeared around him along with bloody fog.
‘Blood Skeleton Soldier’s skill has evolved into Blood Soldier, and other skills such as Blood Shield and Arrow have become much more effective… … .’
Some of the materials were of a higher grade, but the bell and the drop of blood went well together.
‘It will be quite comfortable when hunting strong monsters in the future.’
Even that was the result of fighting alone without anyone’s help.
When the Skeleton Soldiers came in to support Fafnir.
The effect of power reinforcement was at least three times, and even more could be expected.
‘It’s a little disappointing that his personality and judgment remain the same.’
I wondered if I could make my own judgment or have feelings, but that was the same.
‘Still, it’s a great achievement.’
Fafnir chewed on the iron rod with a hearty smile.
– Ate iron.
-HP increased by +150. (30 minutes)
‘Should I say that I saved money on food?’
Since they ate iron instead of food, there was no need to prepare food separately.
The effect of the basic metal was also quite eclectic, so there was no need to dwell on high-end cuisine.
‘In case you didn’t know, I prepared beef jerky and seasoning, but I don’t think it’s necessary.’
While I was thinking, the hunt was over before I knew it.
On a field full of corpses like that.
Fafnir collected the armor, meat, and venom glands of the scorpions.
‘This is all money.’
Carapace is used as a material for equipment, and lean meat is used for cooking, quests, and other synthesis materials.
Aluin Poison Scorpion’s venom ranks high among poisons!
These were items that would sell out in 3 seconds if they were put on the Horizon Market.
‘Thanks to that, there’s no particular problem on the way.’
I’ll finish the test.
Fafnil joined them directly and moved down while hunting.
-You have killed the Aluin poisonous scorpion.
-Experience gained.
I got -23 silver.
-You have killed the Aluin Wilderness Wolf.
-Experience gained.
-Obtained Aluin Wilderness Wolf Skin.
It was difficult to hunt while fighting directly, but thanks to the blood-sucking effect, HP greatly increased.
Occasionally, when encountering a group of armed monsters, he attacked them and killed them.
– Ate rusty iron.
– Stamina has increased by +100.
‘Is this a ridiculous characteristic?’
HP and stamina that could not be replenished by blood-sucking are recovered by eating metal.
As long as the durability of the equipment could be matched, it was a system that could hunt indefinitely.
‘Besides, there are no other people to take the mob.’
Going down alone while catching powerful monsters that give you plenty of experience and money?
‘Feel so good!’
Fafnil’s smile grew even thicker.
* * *
After going down the wilderness for a few days, the shape of the wilderness caught my eye.
‘It’s a wilderness for horses, but this is pretty good land.’
The soil is soft and moist, with plenty of grass.
You can get water and materials everywhere, and monster land where countless monsters live on their own!
‘There are a lot of monsters… … . It’s not bad to live, and there are veins.’
Fafnir looked around.
‘It would be fine if we could make a dungeon here.’
Dungeon.
In modern terms, it is a laboratory.
When magicians gather and conduct joint research, the Mage Tower. If adventurers do it, it’s a guild.
When Necromancers or Warlocks gather like that, it becomes a dungeon.
‘I have to make a dungeon someday.’
In high-level dungeons, crafting a homunculus or working on a skeleton soldier adds an additional value.
At higher levels, there are times when the amount of stats that need to be raised by hunting for several days are attached, so considering the efficiency, it was impossible not to make it.
‘The surrounding environment isn’t bad, and I like the fact that there are many monsters.’
However, unlike other places in the dungeon, there was one more condition.
‘If it’s too close to the city, it’ll be a big deal.’
Monsters naturally gather in the dungeons of necromancers and warlocks, and the created monster land becomes a target for subjugation by users and NPCs.
If the house you made painstakingly is demolished by a party of elementary school students or university students, the sadness will be beyond imagination!
‘I’ll have to find a place that’s moderately far from the city, difficult to attack, and rich in resources.’
A lengthy time of worry.
Fafnil’s nose twitched as he was walking like that.
‘Does it smell delicious?’
Smells like grilling pork belly on an open fire.
It’s not just the smell of meat, but several layers of concentrated scent pass by the tip of the nose.
Saliva was forming in Fafnil’s mouth.
“There is something… … .”
Following the scent, the terrain changed.
On a grassy, wet plain, a red moor filled with dry soil filled the surroundings.
“Is that… … .”
The one who starts to see through the red dust!
Fafnir’s eyes widened when he saw the two of them.
“uh?”
“Fafnil-nim!”
Both of them turned their heads this way.
A short girl and a tall lady.
Surprisingly, the lady was much younger than the girl.
“hello.”
Fafnil greeted lightly.
Sister Sihyeon and Siyeon.
It was a long time since he reunited with the two people he had met while attacking the orc forest in Byron City.
“What, long time no see!”
“hello. Mr. Fafnir.”
Sihyeon and Siyeon also remembered Fafnir.
It had to be.
“It’s been a while. I’m glad you’ve been doing well so far.”
“Yeah~. Aren’t they the celebrities who came out on Rudeus’s broadcast and even took a face stamp? The number of views on that broadcast exceeded 500,000.”
Fafnir’s name was already well known through his contributions and work on the revival group.
He is inferior to names such as Lee Si-woo, Iron-Blooded Troopers, and Hong Gil-dong, but he is a celebrity just below them.
“thank you.”
Fafnir lightly lowered his head and asked.
“How have you two been doing? It’s been a while since we parted ways in Byron City.”
“hmm… … . Unless you got wind of your hunting appointment and went to the capital?”
“sister!”
Si-yeon stops teasing Si-hyeon.
Fafnil went straight to the point.
“Then, what are you two doing here? Shouldn’t you be on the east side?”
“Quest and skill training.”
Instead of Sihyeon only talking about the contents, Siyeon explained.
“Because my sister needs to meet the blacksmith NPC who lives around here.”
“Siyeon-nim too?”
“I don’t have any quests, but I’m collecting dye materials for tattoos as well as supporting my sister.”
Certainly, it seemed that if Sihyeon was left alone, the picture would be posted on the accident bulletin board the next day.
“If you catch a golem here, a stone will come out, and if you break it, a deep red dye will come out.”
While carrying out the quest, I am looking for materials.
“What is Fafnir doing here… … ?”
“Ah, I received the quest too. I’m going to the blacksmith in the south of the plains.”
“what? Isn’t that blacksmith’s name Winfield? They live in the tributaries of the mountains to the southwest of here.”
“… … !”
Fafnir opened his eyes wide.
“It looks like you’re looking for the same person.”
“Good, then how about we go together?”
Sihyeon said.
“It was a bit difficult for the two of us. Since they know how to deal with skeleton soldiers, wouldn’t it be effective if I just rent them tattoos and equipment?”
“hmm.”
From noble mtl dot com.
Give the Skeleton Soldier the Starlight Blacksmith’s equipment?
It was a rental service, but it was a very tempting proposal.
‘Anyway, if I meet a paladin or a priest user while traveling alone, I’m like a prey, but if I’m with two normal users, I’ll be less likely to suffer from that kind of thing.’
A win-win contract in many ways.
Fafnil nodded.
“great.”
“Okay then, let’s form a party!”
Blacksmith and tattooist.
After the two sisters joined, Fafnir set off again for his destination.
“Meet the master’s colleagues.”
Bell bowed her head towards the two who joined.
“who… … ? NPCs?”
“hello… … .”
Sihyeon and Siyeon bowing their heads.
Fafnil shook his head.
“You don’t have to. It is a homunculus I made.”
“Meet the master’s colleagues.”
Bell bowed her head with her eyes closed.
“Homunculus? and… … . It’s like a doll.”
“Wonderful!”
Sisters Sihyeon and Siyeon couldn’t hide their curiosity as they looked at Bell.
“Did you make it yourself? body is iron… … isn’t it? Is it soft?”
“Other necromancers only dragged around lumps of mud, but Fafnir-sama… … .”
For a moment, Bell hardened her expression coldly and said,
“Please don’t compare me to golems.”
“Uh, huh?”
“I am a homunculus that is connected by blood with my master, and is the crystallization of advanced magic and alchemy. It’s essentially different from those lumps of mud.”
“That, yes. sorry.”
Even if you are a guest, if you touch his pride, he will not hold back and shoot at you!
After the two apologized, Bell stood next to Fafnir smiling as if she had never done that.
“But it leads to blood?”
“That’s literally it. The master himself bleeds… … .”
“Uh hmm!”
I didn’t know if I would say something that would cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Fafnil cleared his throat and changed the subject.
“Come to think of it, how have you been?”
“What are we… … . After that, I continued to work and hunt, then went to the Eastern Fort.”
Demonstration began to explain.
“There, the blacksmith job quest and… … . While doing the hidden quest of the tattooist, the Great Orc War broke out and hit the jackpot… … .”
Sihyeon’s class is Starlight Blacksmith, a hidden class.
When the metal tattoo enchantment of Siyeon, a tattoo artist, was added, the equipment of the two became a hit.
“There was a lot of work, such as ordering equipment and manufacturing. Then our master… … .”
“hey!”
Took, Si-hyeon stabbed Si-yeon in the side.
“Stop talking.”
“Oh, sorry, sister.”
Ahem, Siyeon caught her breath and finished her words.
“Anyway, after that, it continued to hit the jackpot… … . I’m busy. lol.”
“hmm… … .”
The reputation of Starlight Blacksmith, who was a name that flew and crawled in the original novel, must have been known from this point on.
‘As expected, all famous rankers grow greatly during this great war.’
I can’t lose either.
Fafnil made a promise to himself.
After standing at the peak, he said that he would repel Flush’s pursuit.
It was then.
“Wait a minute, there!”
Three or four users approached from afar.
As if it had been settled here for quite some time, the armor and helmets were covered with sand and dust.
“Not here, go somewhere else!”
A pattern of two crosses was drawn on the shoulder of the users who said that.
‘Cross Fire Guild? It’s a formidable large guild, too.’
It’s not like Iron Blood or Five Star.
It was one of the top guilds in Korea, appearing opposite Five Star in the middle of the novel.
“What happened?”
“I’m raiding right in front of you, so you can’t come!”
“Turn around, turn around.”
“Who are you telling me to go back now? You guys know who I am! It’s Sihyeon, Starlight Blacksmith Sihyeon! Shall we make it public?”
Sihyun steps forward confidently.
But the reality was grim.
“Who is that?”
“We don’t know who it is?”
“Let’s try it.”
Shihyeon’s face turned red like a carrot.
The two of them were also named users.
However, compared to the members of the Crossfire guild, a large guild, the value of the name was absurdly insufficient!
“There’s a lot of fuss about being named by a very strange person.”
“Whoa, whoa.”
“Ugh… … .”
“Sister, don’t cry. Pop!”
Siyeon patted the crying Sihyeon.
“hmm?”
One of the members of the Crossfire guild, who was laughing, saw Fafnir.
“Who are you?”
“ah… … . My name is Fafnil.”
Fafnil spoke frankly.
“Fafnil… … . I haven’t heard of it, but I can’t go here anyway. pond… … .”
“what? Fafnil?”
One of the guild members who had stopped talking came forward.
It was a male guild member in his mid-thirties, wearing officer epaulettes as if he were in charge.
“Are you Fafnir? Really that Fafnir?”
“If it’s Fafnir, the necromancer who appeared on the Rudeus broadcast, I’m right.”
Fafnir said to the guild members of the officers’ shoulder straps.
That moment.
“It is an honor to meet you! Lord Fafnir!”
what?
This seemed to work out better than I thought.