183 Episode Jinx (3)
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Manticore.
A level 5 monster with an eerie appearance with a lion’s body and a human face.
This guy’s essence is quite unique.
[Manticore]
Discernment +40, Appetite +30, Jump +30.
All stats are practically +30 leap power.
In a way, it is inferior to a level 9 monster, but the passive is related to the stats.
(P) Inheritance — Permanently increases stats by consuming Manastones.
[heredity].
A skill that increases stats by eating manastones.
It looks like a cheat-level skill just by looking at the content, but there is a decisive limitation here.
‘The sum of the absorbable stats was 200 or so.’
The total number of stats that can be acquired through skills is 200.
Because of that, at first, I also wondered if there were any such waste-grade essences.
Because many of the five grades have a total of over 300.
But do you have to get the basic stats at the level you need to be attached to by using passives?
Even the active skill wasn’t that good.
I don’t know if Manticore’s core ability, ‘Random Skill Shootout’, is given, but it cannot be obtained as an essence because it is an individual’s unique ability.
However… … .
“Stop moving!”
The moment this essence came out, everyone’s eyes changed.
Yes, you too know the true value of this essence.
“Raven, take out the dice!”
As I shouted, the dwarf growled.
“Before that, I think you should step back first, Barbarian.”
Well, if I lose to the dice, I’m afraid I’ll just eat it. I don’t pray, but I don’t think there’s anything good about creating a riot right now.
“… … Let’s all go back together at the same time.”
“good night.”
“Yes, yes! It would be nice to do that.”
Everyone stepped back together, starting with me.
And the situation was quickly sorted out as if roasting beans in a lightning bolt.
The average water retention time is 30 minutes.
So, first of all, this is something I haven’t asked before.
“Are there any teams that will give up bids?”
I asked, just in case, both Hans G and the Dwarf shook their heads and spat out a word at a time.
“I, we will participate. Except for the wizard and the priest, isn’t it an essence that can be used by everyone?”
That’s why player bastards are.
The true value of the essence of Manticore is after it has been removed from the temple.
Even if you delete it, 20% of the additional stats remain.
It’s like an elixir with a bonus stat of 40.
“I can’t give up this expensive essence.”
“… … expensive water? Are you thinking of selling it?”
“Because we don’t have integer places.”
Well, I wish I could, but… … .
Suddenly, a possibility comes to mind.
‘Right, are you from underground cities?’
The explorers of Noark have a difficult process of erasing the essence from the temple.
Especially if the city is locked down.
It would be reasonable to keep it and sell it secretly after the lockdown is over.
However, the biggest question remains.
“… … You wouldn’t be a wizard, would you?”
There are no wizards in the dwarf team.
A magician devoted to the offensive essence plays a similar role in terms of firepower, but it is impossible to replace its utility.
The Dwarf replied as if it was nothing.
“Isn’t it on your side? The cost of labor is also added to the price of the test tube.”
Well, where are you going to eat it raw?
“What if we both say no?”
At my suggestion not to be greedy, the Dwarf grinned.
“I will still roll the dice. And if we win, we’ll watch until the essence disappears.”
Literally translated, it means that if they can’t eat, they will interfere.
Somehow I had a taste.
After all, an explorer is an explorer, whether underground or on the ground.
They are surprisingly similar in this respect.
‘Are you just going to kill me by surprise here?’
Suddenly, such an extreme method came to mind, but I struggled to regain my composure.
Raven’s help was great.
“Mr. Yandel, I can’t help it.”
Yes, before we even roll the dice.
[Giantization] It’s not even a core essence like an essence.
After all, if you can receive a level 3 essence, you should delete it.
It’s not that there aren’t any better alternatives.
“So, how long are you going to be like that?”
The dwarf’s work brought me to consciousness.
“Let’s assume that one representative comes out.”
The leaders of each team gathered in one place.
I briefly explained the rules.
“Throw one by one, and the one with the highest score gets the loot. However, if the same scale is drawn, only those two players roll again to win.”
“Are you going to use that wizard’s dice?”
“This is a genuine dice from the Explorers Guild. It doesn’t matter if I don’t use mine. Of course, I’ll have to check it out before that.”
“okay? Then it doesn’t matter.”
The Dwarf nodded his head coolly, and the wizard from Hans G team came out and looked at Raven’s dice, and the preparation was finished.
“Hans, you will subtract two from the scale as promised. So if you have something to say, say it now.”
“… … I, we will be happy just to have the opportunity.”
“Well then. Now, who are you going to start with?”
Is it a forerunner or a hindsight?
In fact, I wondered what the meaning of this was, everyone swallowed their saliva and looked at each other.
Surprisingly, it was Hans G who came first.
“Well, I’ll do it first.”
Picking up the dice, Hans G.
There is even a handicap of minus 2 on the scale, but his colleagues threw words of support with anticipation.
“Chrisen, be strong… … !”
“Hans, are you thinking of getting hit in the ass if you don’t roll properly?”
“Chryssen-kun, it’s okay to lose, so don’t be too burdened.”
From new guides to human warriors to middle-aged wizards. Hans G, who was looking at each of them, made eye contact with the fairy archer.
Then the fairy archer nodded without a word.
From anyone’s point of view, the two of them seemed very special.
‘Hey, it’s not even a boy’s cartoon.’
Without realizing it, I laughed out loud.
The new girl, who had just joined as a guide, was biting her lips as if resentful at seeing it.
“then… … I’ll do it!”
Hans G rolled the dice with great momentum.
Degurre.
A dice that rolls over dry soil and shows the large and small numbers written on each side in turn.
tuk.
The dice stopped in the silence.
[10]
The number written on the scale is a whopping 10.
The largest possible number on a die.
“Ahhh!”
“Crazy! it’s crazy!!”
“Standard cigars! Parthenian, how much is the standard cigar written on the guild?”
Cheers erupted from the side of the teammates, and on the contrary, we became honey-eaten idiots.
A dwarf who appears to be displeased with his appearance.
“You’re talking as if it’s already yours. Have you not forgotten that you have to subtract 2 from the scale?”
“Ah, yes… … . I know.”
The hot atmosphere subsided, but the Hans G team still felt like a festival.
After all, 8 is a high enough number.
“I’ll do it next.”
A dwarf who approached Hans G and snatched the die with a swipe. After a moment’s hesitation, he frowned and threw the dice on the floor.
Degurre.
A dice that did not roll several times and stopped moving before long.
[9]
… … Is it real?
“aah!”
“Shibaal!!”
“I believed it! You motherfucker!!”
Beast-like shouts erupted from the Dwarf team.
On the other hand, the Hans G team is not being managed at all because of their stiff expressions.
“Kick.”
Soon, the Dwarf came out and looked at Hans G with a fishy smile. And I put in my mouth even the number one line that I would have spit the least in my life.
“You are lucky.”
What the hell happened to this bastard?
An overwhelming sense of despair surrounds me.
However, it cannot be destroyed like this.
Because there are so many things that hold me back.
“Yandel! What are you doing with this? Not like you.”
“I believe! Bjorn!! You can do it!!”
“Yeah, Bjorn! You’re not the kind of person who can do anything!”
“I’m not going to talk about odds. It doesn’t mean anything to Mr. Yandel anyway, right?”
I still have colleagues who believe in me.
And I have not given up.
so that… … .
wow.
hold the dice
eating.
Seeing me like that, the Dwarf smirked arrogantly.
It’s a pretty familiar situation.
Hans’ number is 8.
The number of dwarves is 9.
Here I have to pick 10.
Probability is just a probability, meaningless.
Isn’t it a dramatic development that comes out on a fictional day even in movies and cartoons?
Yes, as it unfolds, this will happen… … !
No, it is a structure that has to be.
“… … Bjorn’s eyes have changed.”
Such a strange certainty ran through his hands.
It felt as if something invisible was wrapped around me and hugged me.
The dice were thrown before the sensation left.
“good! Great warrior aa!!!”
A dice rolling in Ainar’s cry.
Surprisingly, looking at this, my head was more calm than ever.
pounding.
heart beating low.
The air surrounding the skin is moderately cool, and the scenes of each second are clearly engraved in my mind as if time passes slowly.
And in that pleasant feeling,
tuk.
The dice stopped.
Immediately the air changed.
“… … .”
The cold silence that sat down.
I looked at people instead of dice.
“crazy… … .”
Even the dwarf who laughed arrogantly.
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My colleagues who believed in me and watched over me.
Even Hans G, who had already been defeated, opened his mouth, unable to hide his astonishment.
‘Did it really happen? … ?’
I checked the dice.
[One]
… … I’ll tell you to look at Missha and throw it away.
***
The loser has no words.
Because it’s all just excuses.
You just have to be patient and be patient.
Just like I am right now.
“Pu ha ha ha ha! 1 with that expression! did you see saw? Am I really scared? Because your eyes are so confident.”
A sharp ridicule erupts from the Dwarf team.
A sense of shame that covers me from head to toe.
“I just want to ask. How the hell can you make those eyes?! Ha ha ha ha!”
“Don’t make fun of Bjorn!!”
“Garaah! Great warrior! Whoops, whoops! Pu ha ha ha ha!”
“… … kill!!!”
I caught Ainar who was about to jump out right away.
“stop.”
“However! If you don’t blow your head… … !!”
Yeah, I can’t get that snout to close.
I know that feeling better than anyone.
But it’s not the time yet.
You must know that well.
“Stop it, too.”
As I stared still, the dwarf also restrained his teammates and stopped them from flirting.
Anyway, the winner is decided.
I also put aside my regrets and went to the main point.
“How much will you give me?”
“15 million stones in test tube value.”
this is just right
“What is the cost of labor?”
“I’ll give you 5 million stones.”
It is a business itself that has 5 million left over to use magic once.
However… … .
“Seven million.”
“You are greedy.”
The dwarves spilled the magic of Hans G Team.
There are two wizards, so you can ask them over there.
“I, we don’t have an examiner.”
what?
Originally, I asked for a higher price in the name of sharing the labor and expenses with that one… … .
If that’s the case, things will be different again.
“Give me seven million.”
At Hans G’s words, the Dwarf accepted my proposal without hesitation.
But the train has already left.
“late.”
“… … ?”
“It just went up to 15 million.”
In fact, the labor cost has become equal to the test tube price.
“Don’t force yourself, Barbarian.”
The dwarf murmured as if he was not praying.
It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.
Because I am short, it must have been difficult to see the world wider. It goes without saying that we do not know the basic principle of a market made up of supply and demand.
“Really? I think this is a reasonable price. Especially since you won’t refuse.”
“… … 10 million stones.”
“There is no bargaining. If you don’t like it, don’t.”
“Think rationally, Barbarian. Are you going to throw this money on the floor?”
“It is your choice. Or just throw away the pure water. Or pay us to put it in a test tube and sell it.”
I thoroughly pushed the guts trade.
It was also the reason why monopoly and oligopoly in the capitalist market were able to shake off the viciousness.
If you do business this way, you will be in business.
“… … Shit.”
The Dwarf trembled and opened his mouth.
“I’ll give you 15 million stones.”
“Yeah, think well—”
“Not you, but over there.”
The Dwarf looked at Hans G and said.
“yes? uh, what do you mean by that… … .”
“If you pay that money, I will hand over ownership of this essence to you.”
On-site sales… … .
Yes, it will come out like this.
An emotional choice that gave up reason.
For a moment, I wanted to miss it, but thinking about it, it didn’t seem like a big problem.
“I, we don’t have enough money right now.”
“You can pay in kind, not money.”
“Let’s talk for a moment… … .”
Hans G had time to discuss with the team members.
It looks like they have team voice magic turned on.
Of course, that time didn’t last long.
The conclusion was not too different from what I expected.
“Wow, no matter what, the equipment… … .”
As for the equipment level of the Hans G team, three or more people need to shake off the main equipment to get the money.
But you give me equipment from the rift and get an essence that’s useless right now?
That’s absurd.
“Well, that’s why… … How about paying in the city, eh?”
“… … That’s not okay.”
There’s no way these guys from the underground city could traumatize Hans G.
The dwarf, who was driven to the outside, exhaled heavily.
Then he looked at me and said in a very displeased voice.
“Barbarian, at the price you said—”
“Twenty million stones. It just went up again.”
“Oh shit… … .”
“Or we could pay 15 million stones to buy an Essence, would you do that?”
“… … I will pay you 20 million stones.”
The dwarf spit swear words, but it didn’t affect the outcome much. Even if you pay that money and take the essence, it is a business that remains in the end.
About one hundred and seventeen million stones.
‘No, wait a minute. So we’re more profitable?’
Is this really the sweetness of monopoly?
The number of dice was the smallest with 1, and we were the ones who took the largest share.
Quite contradictory.
***
After the negotiations were over, things went smoothly.
First of all, the Dwarf received a payment of 20 million stones in kind.
Because there is no such thing as such money.
By the way, they tried to give me equipment, but I refused.
As if waiting, I pulled out a bunch of unused equipment from my backpack.
How the hell did you loot?
“Give me a potion that is easy to convert into cash.”
“… … You can’t pay that much with a potion.”
“Then let’s just get what we have as equipment.”
He demanded as much potion as possible at the cost of the reason.
I don’t know if I’m going to fight these guys, so I decided to reduce my power as much as possible before that.
Zep, it would have been much easier to deal with if I had received the equipment I was wearing in kind.
“Seven high-end potions and eleven high-end potions. If you add the rest of the equipment… … That’s right.”
With the help of Raven, who was licensed as a general appraiser, the spot transaction was completed without any conflict, and after that, a campsite was set up in a suitable place.
Oh, the vigil was taken one by one from the three teams, and a total of three people took turns.
The first time was Hans G, Dwarf, and Uncle Bear.
The next turn was me.
“Yandel, now it’s your turn.”
“Did nothing happen? The two of us had a strange conversation or something.”
“It was like a guy named Hans was talking to himself. I thought it would be more comfortable and enjoyable to stand alone.”
“Yeah, it was hard. Go ahead and rest.”
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My vigilant mate was a fairy archer named Meirin, and a white tiger beast warrior from the dwarf team… … .
It was an uncomfortable time in many ways.
‘I can see why you said you’d be comfortable alone.’
A silent white warrior.
And the fairy archer who keeps glaring at me with a sarcastic gaze throughout the night.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Everyone is sleeping, so why not be a little quiet?”
That’s why they’re idiots.
Why the hell do you hate good barbarians like us?
Clearly there is a problem with personality.
Oh, except for Erwen.
‘Okay, let’s stand guard.’
I was more wary of their betrayal than the monster’s surprise. That’s because our chances of hitting the back of the head are much higher.
I don’t know about Hans G, but the dwarf must have been carrying a sword inside.
‘That’s probably why I paid in kind.’
Even considering that it was a monopoly, 20 million stones was an amount close to coercion.
But he paid for it in a cool way.
As if there was a way to get it back.
‘… … Well, is that the same for me?’
I haven’t given up on the purified water that went into the test tube yet.
just waiting for that time to come.
“Misha, wake up. It’s shift time.”
After the night time, which was not enough to say that it was uncomfortable, I took a shift with Misha and fell asleep.
and the next morning.
Exploration resumed again.
I spent all my time traveling except for meals and searched the forest, and as a result, I was able to find and defeat the two remaining middle bosses.
「You have defeated Lee Kak Soo. EXP +5”
「You have defeated Culves. EXP +5”
Unfortunately, the water didn’t come out… … .
“uh? Isn’t that That’s what you guys said!”
I succeeded in discovering the third chapter, which I expected to take another day.
“The character has entered the Shadow Altar.”
As soon as we found the altar, a black shadow surrounded us.
A huge barrier formed around us at some point.
As much as the concept of this chapter, what I need to do is clear.
“A sealed usurper has nestled in the body of one of the expedition members.”
Now, let’s start politics.
“Dwarf, something is wrong with your expression. Have you ever had a problem with your head?”
First off, this bastard.
Ah, yes, return of Barbarian Neurosurgeon.
“I seen Dwarf go vent!”