You have to create something out of nothing
‘No matter how you think about it, it seems easy. No, is it difficult?’
I have some thoughts about why the difficulty was set so high, but it’s just a guess, not a definite fact.
First of all, information gathering comes first.
“Tell me everything you know about what happened before I came.”
-Um, so that’s… … .
Kim Hyun-joon traced his memory and explained what he had experienced.
There was nothing particularly special about it.
While I was going through my usual daily life, I woke up and found this place. Suddenly, a guy wearing a black mat appeared and gave me various information, and then a wolf appeared and attacked.
A typical introduction to another world.
I understood the context, but I still had a few more questions to ask.
“Are you Korean?”
-Then you use the name Kim Hyun-joon. Are you Chinese or Japanese?
“What is the date before you came to this world?”
-January 18, 2033.
“… … Didn’t something huge happen on Earth about 10 years ago, to be precise, around March 7, 2023?”
-2023? I don’t think there was anything unusual about it?
As a result of asking a few more questions, Yooseong was able to realize that the Earth where Kim Hyun-Jun lived and the Earth he lived in were completely different worlds.
The big history may be the same, but there have never been epidemics of infectious diseases or monsters have ever appeared in Kim Hyun-joon’s Earth.
Of course, no matter what Kim Hyun-joon was from, nothing changed.
‘Now, there is only one thing left.’
Yooseong took a deep breath and stretched out his hand toward the air.
[Pay 500 karma points to draw Iron Dagger (E)]
“ha… … .”
When nothing happened, Yoosung let out a sigh of relief.
[Cheonma Shinyo. Haecheongyeong, who was a client at the time of [The Last Moment], had shown the ability to interfere with the function of the goggles by arbitrarily stopping synchronization and surrendering or taking control of the body.
I don’t know how much power the existence of the gods who created this world had, but at least it’s not below the seascape, and I thought that the moment I used my ability as a user, I might notice something strange and apply sanctions, but luckily I passed it safely. I wanted to
‘No, it’s still too early to be relieved.’
I didn’t notice it because it was only a thorny vine and a dagger.
No, not likely, but certainly will be.
If there were no such restrictions, the quest could easily be cleared by wiping out all the people using modern weapons and skills such as rifles and grenades.
‘As a user, do not use your abilities as much as possible, and even if you try again, there is a possibility that the memories of the gods will remain, so if possible, you should finish it in one go.’
Realistically, it’s ridiculous, but if it weren’t for the possibility in the first place, I wouldn’t have chosen this quest.
– Do you think we can go down now?
Yooseong, who was lost in thought, realized belatedly that the wolf had disappeared at the words of Kim Hyun-jun and came down the tree.
Yoosung, who was about to leave frowning at the corpses of humans scattered all over the place and the smell of blood stinging his nose, found something and suddenly stopped walking.
“… … Are you lucky from the start?”
* * *
“Ashen wolf skin 55 silver, fangs 35 silver. A total of 90 silver.”
A small pocket that fits in the palm of your hand.
Yooseong, who checked the silver coins inside, carefully wrapped his pocket in his bosom and came out of the building and started to look around.
Central area where amenities are located.
As soon as it started, it was an unfriendly world enough to kill two people.
According to Kim Hyeon-jun’s explanation, playing a role as a toy to make the gods happy is something after going to the world of the main stage.
Since this is only a preparation stage to make it look suitable for a toy, there would not have been a need to create a poor situation already.
‘Still, the atmosphere is on the gloomy side.’
-I heard that I was suddenly kidnapped to a strange world and became a toy of the gods, and I barely survived being chased by wolves. How can the atmosphere be good?
‘Looks like someone in a good mood?’
In the place where Yooseong’s gaze was directed, there were people who were walking around the village excitedly, or shouting at the extension status window or skill window with faces that looked like they were about to shed tears.
– Those people are only a small fraction.
‘It looks like there are quite a few of them… … .’
-Hmmmm, anyway, that’s all right, what are you planning to do in the future? You pulled out a dagger from the air and created thorny vines from your hand. Are you going to hunt monsters with that ability? Or are you going to buy an item or skill with the 90 silver you earned from selling wolves?
‘Neither of them.’
-Yes?
Yuseong didn’t say anything and went towards the training ground located on the other side of the village.
Numerous wooden weapons were hung on the display stand at the entrance, and inside there were people attacking scarecrows and wooden dolls with weapons selected according to the NPC’s guidance.
Yooseong, who stopped in front of the display stand, calmly looked over the weapons.
Among the countless types of weapons, the weapon that Yooseong finally chose was a bow, not a pair of gauntlets.
It was also an opportunity to learn weapon skills from the beginning, and as long as he decided to walk the path of an all-rounder, he thought it would be better to get used to a new weapon.
‘When I think of the plasma axe, I’m a bit attracted to the ax technique, but… … .’
I’m already learning martial arts, but if I learn ax technique here, it’s not very good in terms of balance.
What he lacks right now is the ability to attack from a distance.
Of course, purely in terms of efficiency, it would be better to ask Sophia to make a weapon such as a railgun or laser gun rather than learn a bow, but unlike high-tech weapons that are difficult to use in quests, the bow has the advantage of being able to be used freely in any world. .
“Breath, posture, and composure are all important, but the most important thing in archery is concentration. You can’t lose your concentration until the moment you let go of the demonstration.”
Pak!
At first, the arrow flew in the wrong direction, but soon the accuracy began to improve to the point that anyone could recognize it.
It wasn’t that Yuseong’s ability to learn or Kim Hyun-jun’s talent was particularly outstanding, but as if a special rule was being applied in this training center, other people’s skills were definitely growing in a short period of time.
[You have learned Archery (E).]
As soon as Yooseong received the message that he had mastered archery, he left the training ground, bought a bag at a grocery store, and went back to the forest he had escaped from earlier.
Kim Hyun-joon, who had watched in silence as he protested against the wolves that appeared occasionally and dealt with those who could not finish with a single blow, could not stand it any longer and asked.
– Is it okay to do it this way?
“Then what should I do?”
-Isn’t it more efficient to use Yoosung’s ability or buy stronger gear with 90 silver to hunt stronger monsters when others hunt with wooden equipment?
“Definitely not.”
-But why are you catching wolves here? Isn’t that how you’re different from other people?
In addition to Meteor, there were people hunting wolves in the forest.
Kim Hyun-joon, whose goal was to get ahead of others, had no choice but to become desperate.
Yuseong said in a calm voice to the excited Kim Hyun-jun.
“Is it possible to get into the top 1% of 10,000 people by growing efficiently?”
While Kim Hyun-joon was speechless, Yoo-seong calmly continued his explanation.
“As I explained earlier, I am a person who helps people in other worlds solve difficult problems. And there is some means of finding out how hard and difficult the problem is.”
– How difficult is my problem?
“B+. More than two steps harder than the hardest problem I’ve ever solved. So I was thinking of two possibilities.”
The first is the possibility that the overall environment itself is designed to be very unfriendly and hostile.
Basicly, food, clothing and shelter are not guaranteed, falling into lands unsuitable for human survival, such as deserts, jungles, and the Arctic, and disasters such as storms, tidal waves, and volcanic eruptions, and an environment infested with monsters seeking life, is roughly a B+ It could be said that it was suitable for the grade.
“No, is that not enough? In addition to that, a mission to die if not achieved comes down every day, and the participants play a death game. I think it should be balanced.”
-Seo, can there be an extreme situation to that extent?
“You said you read the novel? I’m sure there’s at least one novel you’ve read that depicts an extreme situation like this?”
-… … .
“Anyway, I thought there might be such a situation, so I prepared food, clothing, medicine, and weapons. But after seeing the Central District, I realized that this prediction was wrong. The problem is this part.”
The environment goes beyond problem-free and is even friendly to people.
That leaves only one reason for this quest to be rated B+.
“It just means that being in the 1% is difficult enough to curse.”
It should be seen that between the top 1% and those below that, there exists a greater gap than heaven and earth.
You’re going to catch up with the user’s abilities and 90 silver worth of equipment so that the gods don’t notice the difference?
It’s nonsense.
“Efficient growth is not enough. Beyond efficiency, it should be at the level of creating something out of nothing.”
-Creating something out of nothing. How do you say
“You will know when you see it.”
Unlike other people who had no tools to collect valuable hides and teeth and had to go back and forth to the village several times to sell their spoils, Meteor had a bag, so more efficient hunting was possible.
“Ashen wolf skin 19 gold 65 silver, fangs 9 gold 75 silver. A total of 28 gold and 40 silver.”
28 gold at a time.
He went back and forth twice to get a total of 56 gold in his hands.
An unbelievable achievement considering that it was the first day and it was still an unbeaten time.
It was possible to go hunting one more time if he was in a hurry, but instead, Yooseong just wandered around the village for several hours.
Kim Hyeon-joon bruised again in the middle, but Yoo-seong’s answer was simple.
‘I’m collecting information.’
When Kim Hyeon-joon saw it, it looked like he was walking aimlessly along with the people without thinking, but since the moving body was a meteor, there was nothing he could do but complain.
Of course, Yoosung wasn’t really playing around.
‘As expected, not everyone is actively moving.’
No matter how much they threatened people by showing them how to kill people, they are people who have not yet lived in a peaceful world for less than a day.
Even if weapons were handed out and fighting techniques were taught, not many people would have the courage to immediately go out of a safe area and fight an enemy who is trying to take their life, unless they have sorted out their thoughts to some extent.
How many times did he try to single out the more gloomy-looking ones among them, when a commotion came from a distance.
Yuseong, who inadvertently turned his gaze, vomited admiration without realizing it.
A man walking with a blue goblin corpse on his back.
It was the first time a monster other than a wolf was captured.
This didn’t just happen once.
As the sun went down, the number of people carrying other monsters began to increase one by one.
“… … .”
And Yoosung remembered the faces of everyone who succeeded in hunting monsters other than wolves that day.
this is not a game