297 – [5] Mayer’s Box
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Time passed.
A few days passed quickly as I was finishing up various things.
In the process, gold bars were changed into cash.
Of course, the large sum of money was converted into investment money after some laundering.
“It’s not much, but at least this is somewhere.”
Compared to my total investment, it is the same as a grain of rice, but this grain of rice was what I needed most.
This was because some of the investment contracts were not being completed due to a subtle lack of money.
But now the investment is complete.
If you want to invest again in the future, you will need to save up a lot of money, so this will actually be the last time.
So, I breathed a sigh of relief that preparations were complete.
Now all that was left was to wait until the second half of next year, when the academy would falter, and generate profits through short selling.
“I won’t be able to go to high-end restaurants for a while.”
Actually, I didn’t even go there usually.
The restaurants here tend to be a bit over-the-top.
In any case, there will be no significant change in spending.
If you continue to live the way you have lived until now, your bank account will never be completely empty.
And in many ways, it was doubtful whether I would be able to continue living the way I had lived until now.
I looked at the box I had finally obtained, neatly placed on the desk.
It was pretty.
The current name given by the Academy is ‘Gorgeous Box’.
And the name given to it when it appeared in the game was ‘Mayer’s Box’.
One thing that is unusual is that at present, the name ‘Mayer’s Box’ does not exist.
To be more precise, up to this point, there was no connection between the word ‘Mayer’ and this box.
However, when it appeared in the game, my colleagues would openly call it Mayer’s Box.
Nowadays it has no connection with the word ‘Mayer’, but in the future it was widely known by that name.
Somewhere in Missing Link between the current point and the point of the game.
It was clear that something had happened.
‘Mayer’ is a person’s name.
Considering that it was a German name, I had a rough guess as to what kind of incident it was.
What’s more, a gang member had gone to the greatest extent of robbery in the world to obtain this box.
Suspiciously, the gang in question is related to the Knights, followers of the World Tree.
“The gang got the box. The box is handed over to the World Tree collaborator or knight. Then it was handed over to Germany… ….”
It must have passed through Mr. Mayer’s hands.
After that, it would have been given a strange name, Mayer’s Box.
And after it passed through Mayer’s hands.
It took a long time to reach that point.
This kind of work to remove items was clearly something done at the government level.
However, the places where you encounter Mayer’s box in the game are not drop items or story cutscenes.
A miscellaneous item merchant located in a corner.
If you didn’t look closely, it was an NPC that you couldn’t help but think was just handling stolen goods.
An item that was once managed by the state.
But at some point, it was an object that was put in a corner.
There were many possibilities, but one thing was certain: I didn’t need to look into them.
Anyway, from the moment we intervened, the World Tree was completely out of our hands.
Even if they know what’s in the box.
As a result, the fact that they made a big mistake that was out of their hands did not change.
“And it’s still the same now.”
I tried to get it, but it was stolen in the middle.
It was indeed something that would make me shed bloody tears, but I planned to use their tears as nourishment to open the box today.
“Hmm, how should I open it?”
Because there was a protection spell on it, there was almost no normal way to open it other than solving the puzzle.
However, if there had not been an abnormal method rather than a normal method, the unlocking content itself would not have been in the game.
Currently I had four options.
The same number of choices were provided in the game.
“First, just give up.”
It was no different from just going back.
Of course not.
“Second, use unlock magic.”
Puzzle-solving magic created solely to open this box.
It was opened using that.
I know where the magic is, but it took too long to find and learn it.
Therefore, it was omitted.
“Third, use tools.”
It was about ‘picking’ the puzzle lock using a magical tool.
It was somewhat similar to picking a door with a clothespin, something everyone has done at least once in their lives.
Of course, as it is a magical tool, it takes a lot of time and requires much more advanced technology.
Even within the game, stats related to dexterity were required to exceed a certain level.
And I probably wouldn’t meet the minimum requirements to win the box.
Because the minimum conditions are so high, you can’t do anything.
“Finally… ….”
The simplest and most reliable method.
However, it is a method that is too certain and causes some loss.
That is no different.
“Ask a strong person.”
It was opened with force.
Originally, if your body was in good shape, your head would feel at ease as well.
However, even a strong person could not open it right away.
This is because it was a gambling option that would open up if you chose the same option multiple times within the game.
The parties involved had to be persistent.
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And, tragically enough, there was a suspiciously strong person around me.
“Kangsi, why are you so upset in the room? If you are watching a good horror story, please recommend it.”
He even came at the right time.
I thrust the box at the returner.
“I wasn’t watching horror movies. “I was thinking about this.”
“Aha.”
Cheonma-ri came into the room and looked at the box.
Soon, I started shaking it around and trying to put the puzzle together.
Of course, there was no such thing as opening.
In the end, perhaps a little angry, I tried to force it open with both hands.
Kiss, skills─
But why does it sound ominous?
Hey, this isn’t about opening the lock by force, it’s about breaking the box itself.
“What? “Is the box broken?”
“Aw, that guy is so tough. “Isn’t this something with glue on it?”
“Hmm, maybe not?”
“Huh, why did the Academy give something like this as a prize? “This is something that cannot be used as stolen goods.”
I shook my hands.
He handed it over to me as if he couldn’t do it.
“So you didn’t give it to us? “From the beginning, it seems like there is no value other than the external value.”
“Well, how could the kids who had no money due to the knights’ terror give them something so expensive and great?”
“That’s right. But if it was really like that, I wouldn’t have made the deal and gotten it, right?”
“Huh?”
I opened the laptop.
Then, I opened a document I had organized and showed it to him.
“It’s a translation of a book I found while collecting miscellaneous things.”
“…… A document containing key technology to block the power of the World Tree?”
“Yes. As you can see here, this box is similar in many ways to what was described and drawn in the book I got.”
“Uh…… Is that so?”
In fact, I have never obtained a book containing this kind of content.
It was a document created to extract all knowledge from the game and show it when needed.
“I originally thought it was a useless book and forgot about it even after it was translated. “It came to mind right away when I saw the box.”
“Then you now… ….”
“If what was in the book is true, wouldn’t it be a box containing some pretty interesting items? “So I’m thinking back and forth about trying to open it.”
The worries were over long ago.
Now all that was needed was the will of a thousand horses.
“Well, unlike the contents of the book, there is nothing we can do if there is nothing special. Still, it’s worth a try.”
“Oh…… But what exactly does it mean to block the power of the World Tree here? “You mean to block the power of knights and such?”
“Do you think you’re interested?”
“The content is the content, so why wouldn’t I be interested?”
That’s right.
This is a story that continues into the latter part of the game in the first place.
“More than that, how on earth did you find out about this?”
“I told you. “It was among the books I bought.”
“No, but…… Like this…… If the contents of the book are true, it would be really great…….”
“Ah, but don’t expect too much. “Because there may be a lot of exaggeration typical of old books.”
At first it seemed like an exaggeration.
But later it seems like everything is true.
It must have felt that way.
For this reason, it was better to control expectations.
“Gangsi, so when do you plan on opening this?”
“Now.”
“Now?”
“Originally, I thought it would be better to prepare some equipment and then open it. Since you’re here, I think it would be okay if we just open it together.”
I grabbed the bottom of the box.
On the other hand, Cheonma-ri was asked to hold the upper part of the box, the part where the box opens and closes.
“When you give the signal, pull as much as you can. Got it?”
“Okay.”
One, two, three.
We gave a signal and pulled each other as hard as we could.
“Ughhh?!”
“What?!”
The problem is that I was just dragged away by Cheonma-ri.
It’s a bonus that I hit it and rolled around on the floor.
“Ouch…… It’s not some kind of gorilla…….”
“No, I’m not a gorilla, you’re too weak. “What if it comes right away just because I gave it some strength?”
“That means your power is strong. Moreover, if you compare our weights, you weigh more—”
“Uh huh. You don’t say things like that in front of your friends. First of all, I will try to reduce my strength a little. Let’s pull it together again.”
Our returner who is ashamed of being big.
Cheonma-ri pretended not to notice and straightened the box again.
I sighed and put the sum together.
I pulled the box vigorously with a little more detail but with the correct posture.
“Young.”
“Tea!”
“Young.”
“Tea!”
Even so, it did not open.
The gap opened subtly, but the situation of it closing again was repeated.
Hmm, what is it?
If you continue like this in the game, it will open.
Could it be that I still lack grit?
Need a little more spirit?
“Miss, it’s too small. “I can’t put anything in it.”
“Let’s try one more time. “It seems like something could happen.”
Zero difference, zero difference, zero difference.
The sound of exertion continued to echo in the room.
And this gradually turned into a groaning sound of exhaustion.
“Hey.”
“Huh.”
Something feels strange.
The moment I wondered if this was true, I felt a strange look from the door.
It was a gaze that had never existed before.
Someone sticking their head out.
Someone who has horns on top of their head and can be seen that way.
What are you doing?
In this house, there was only one person with a handle on his head.
“Mr. Shannon? “What are you doing there?”
“What?! “I didn’t see anything!!!”
“?”
It ran away leaving behind a strange sound.
This was similar to the behavior of a pervert caught while voyeurizing.
What on earth is this?
And what was that gaze again?
It was a moment when I fell into doubt.
I could feel the strength slowly waning from Cheonma-ri’s side.
“Kang Si, I think we’re screwed regardless of whether we’re young or not.”
“… ….”
“The lid itself just won’t open. “It looks like someone has put some glue from an ancient civilization on here.”
Sseu-eup, you can’t do this.
What should I do about this?
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Of course, humans were creatures of creativity.
If you can’t open it by pulling it, you can try another physical method.
“Gangshi! “I hit a rock with this and a cut stone tool was created!”
“Gangshi! “I put this in boiling water and boiled it and it became clean!”
“Gangshi! “I cut this with a saw and all the saw blades fell out!”
“Gangshi…… I hit it with a hammer and the hammer hit me…….”
However, the results did not match the creativity used.
It was a bonus that my body suffered as I didn’t use my head.
“Actually, wouldn’t beating up the knights with this be the way to block the power of the World Tree?”
“Maybe so?”
At the time I was gradually becoming addicted to nonsense.
I ended up taking an extreme method that I had never intended to use.
“Hey, let’s just take the lid off with the truck.”
“Truck?!”
Overwhelming magic comes through overwhelming engineering.
At the individual level, there was no better alternative.
You may ask where we can get a truck, but we knew very well the places where large trucks frequently come and go.
Since he happens to be someone involved there, it would be possible to rent a truck for a while.
“If you step on a box with a heavy truck, it will break or open.”
If that doesn’t work, try hanging on to the car and forcing the entrance.
If that doesn’t work, get a drill and try poking it.
With that in mind, I decided to grab the day and head to the newly acquired warehouse.
However, it was earlier than that that we went to the acquired warehouse.
“Hello? Uh…… ? Yes?!”
Something small happened.
After gathering my items, I headed straight to the warehouse.