chapter 31
31. Episode 31
A fatal weakness in Seun’s ‘Power of Greed’. That is, the treasure of the warehouse cannot be materialized.
For that reason, the treasures that have been used so far are martial arts books, magic books, monster bodies, etc. It was all about drawing power and applying it to the body.
The idea is to break through that limitation with this contract.
‘It’s a shame to lend Durandal, but it’s difficult to handle Durandal perfectly with my body anyway.’
Even if the seal is less broken, Durandal is a legendary sword. There is a limit to the power that can be extracted with Sewoon’s current abilities.
Thanks to Ko Chang-seok’s presence, there were plenty of weapons to use right away, so it was never a losing trade for Sewoon.
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ shows an uncomfortable expression wherever he looks, saying that he is at a loss.
“I don’t want an unfair offer either. All I want is what was listed at the entrance to the warehouse.”
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ is in trouble as he recalls the treasure at the entrance.
Before returning, Sewoon entered Mamon’s treasure house. And I was able to know the structure of the place in a short time.
‘All the rare and good treasures were in the deepest part.’
The lower the grade of the treasure, the closer to the entrance, and the higher the treasure, the deeper. That was Mamon’s way of organizing the treasure.
In other words, all the things that existed at the entrance of the treasure house were things that could be called ‘lowest level treasures’.
Even if it’s a loan, it wouldn’t be a bad offer to Mamon if it’s the condition of receiving the legendary weapon ‘Durandal’.
Most of the lowest-class treasures were of low rarity, so there were many cases in which the types were duplicated.
‘I probably won’t be able to refuse.’
Soon after, Mamon nodded as expected.
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ accepts your proposal.
In response, Sewoon took out a ‘molar dagger’ and cut the tip of his index finger. Red blood dripped down the wound.
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ looks at you, who knows the contract law of the evil spirits, and shakes his head, sparing no words.
evil spirit.
Sewoon was no different from the predecessors, but it was not the case with other players.
Therefore, this was what I found to prevent being deceived by evil spirits.
blood contract.
No matter how evil they were, if they were bound by a blood contract, they had no choice but to listen to the player. Of course, it’s not impossible to terminate the contract by force.
If the contract of blood is broken, the Constellation will be lowered several levels.
Players are also disqualified from the system if they violate the contract.
-Blood flows from the tips of the hair of the constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’.
-The contract with the constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ has been concluded.
-Through the contract with the constellation, you can use a part of ‘Mamon’s Treasure House’ in the future.
The blood that flowed along Seun’s index finger floated in the air.
As soon as the contract was concluded, Sewoon’s blood swallowed Durandal, who was lying next to him. Soon, the size of the blood decreased and Durandal’s figure disappeared completely.
Even so, Sewoon wasn’t regretful at all.
This is because, rather than Durandal, things that are just right for the current level have come into hand.
– The treasure house of greed has been opened.
[ Black lotus powder ]
[ Dew of the Elven Forest ]
[ Wriggling Green Net ]
…
Upon opening the warehouse, the first difference seen was the word ‘jin’ attached to the end of greed.
It seems that Seun wanted to differentiate it from the warehouse where the skin that Seun was using disappeared and only strength remained.
‘Well, that’s because he must be proud of his warehouse.’
Although Sewoon’s storehouse of greed is also a storehouse that Mamon has collected, and frankly, it’s a better storehouse than Mamon’s storehouse at this point, but as a demon of greed, it would be difficult to admit it.
Sewoon carefully looked through the list of treasure chests, but unfortunately, most of the items that popped up in the list were expendable items.
‘It can’t be helped.’
Most of the equipment in Mamon’s treasure house is high-grade items, so it must be greedy to find equipment among the treasures listed at the entrance.
I didn’t doubt it enough to share the blood contract, but Sewoon took out a treasure with a strange mind.
[ Dew of the Elven Forest ]
Classification: Potion
Grade: D
Description: Clear water droplets that form on the grass or leaves of the World Tree every morning. The energy of the World Tree is extremely weak.
Abilities: 1. Nature’s Blessing – Increases regeneration by 200% for 20 minutes.
2. Spirit of the World Tree – Increases mana recovery by 200% for 20 minutes.
‘good.’
Unlike the power of greed that Sewoon had used so far, this time, the ‘dew of the elven forest’ became an entity and was held in Sewoon’s hand.
I drank the dew all the way to feel good, and a refreshing energy ran down my throat.
Hwaat!
A refreshing energy that spreads throughout the body as soon as it passes through the neck.
I felt the mana that was consumed by causing fatigue and skeletons accumulated in my body from dealing with monsters quickly fill up.
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ will open the warehouse as per the contract, but warns that he will not forgive you if you use his treasure recklessly.
‘yes yes.’
Although they are the lowest-class treasures among the treasures in the warehouse, these are also treasures that Mamon collected himself.
Durandal coveted and accepted the offer, but it seems he was very anxious that Sewoon would use the treasure carelessly.
‘I don’t think so.’
Even at the lowest level, most of them are difficult to obtain in the tutorial section.
Sewoon also had no intention of using the treasures recklessly unless it was absolutely necessary.
‘Before going to sleep, let’s build some mana.’
Ugh!
Mana, which was rapidly regenerating through the dew of the elven forest, moved toward Sewoon’s Danjeon and Circle.
The last night at camp passed quickly.
* * *
next day.
“Let’s move on!”
“Hey, how did you make something like this again?”
The camp was busy right after breakfast.
They load their luggage on top of the two wagons the twins made, and pack water and food.
In preparation for an attack by monsters, people were simply wearing only the equipment Ko Chang-seok had made.
“My wagon is strong, bring it this way!”
“My wagon is stronger!”
While Yoo Seo-ah was directing people by designating items to be packed, the two twins were neatly organizing their luggage in the wagon.
He was usually friendly with Yoo Seo-ah, and although he seemed playful, he seemed to be trying to lighten her burden.
After Sewoon easily loaded his few belongings, he was about to find Yoo Seo-ah in hopes of helping him, when he found a man wandering around a skeleton waiting in front of the wagon.
‘what?’
Last night, I was able to get rid of the fear of the skeleton through Yoo Seo-ah, but after that, there was no instruction from Seun, so the skeleton didn’t move anymore.
When there was no response, people’s interest naturally faded.
Because of this, everyone had lost interest in the skeleton, but the man was observing the skeleton by walking around, looking around, and even touching it.
It was a man in his mid-to-late twenties, wearing a dirty white coat as if it were his last pride.
‘He’s not a memorable person.’
In other words, in the life before Seun’s return, he was a person who would have already lost his life.
He didn’t notice Sewoon even when he approached right next to him. He moved his body around and bumped into Sewoon before he noticed Sewoon’s presence and stopped observing.
“Oh, sorry. Stop focusing.”
“Is something wrong?”
“Because it’s strange.”
What is it?
Sewoon turned his attention away and tried to turn away.
If you were just looking at the skeleton because it was interesting, there was no need to be interested.
At that moment, explanations pouring out of the man’s mouth made Sewoon’s body stop.
“No matter how much magic exists, you can stand up without ligaments, tendons, or muscles. Aren’t you curious?”
Sewoon’s eyes twinkled. I felt the possibility of something in a man.
“So, from your observations, do you think you know anything?”
“There are no ligaments, but something like a black haze between the joints seems to connect bone to bone. When you move your body, instead of muscles… … .”
The man fluttered his white coat and continued his explanation. As if he was waiting for someone to ask him.
In the meantime, Sewoon’s nerves were plugged in by the man’s word ‘black haze’.
‘Can I see Mana?’
It is said that Seun realized mana in an instant by using his memories from before returning and the power of greed, but ordinary players are different.
Without talent, it would take months or even decades to see and feel mana.
In other words, the man in front of him had a talent for mana.
Besides, the talent for ‘black magic’.
‘The relevant knowledge also seems to be excellent.’
The words that a man uttered were not words that a normal person would utter.
The rough surface of the bone where the tendon attaches, the small nerve hole drilled in the skull, and the structure of the leg bones unique to wild boar.
Among them, there were even English words that meant each part of the bone, such as Femur and Tibia.
Of course, he seemed completely unaware of it.
“Especially this shoulder blade… … . Oh, sorry. it’s an occupational disease It creases in front of the person who caused the skeleton.”
“If it’s an occupational disease, are you a doctor?”
“I am not a formal doctor. I was more interested in structure than treatment, so I was pursuing a master’s degree in the anatomy laboratory.”
“Anatomy… … .”
“Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean much in a world like this. Even now, most of the treatment is being handled by Haneul.”
Sewoon listened to the man’s words and thought for a moment.
A talent that simply sees mana is meaningless, but what if a man can feel mana? What if you could create a circle and apply your knowledge of anatomy to it?
No, it is equivalent to Kang Han-cheol or Yoo Seo-ah, but in other directions, it may be that he may demonstrate superior capabilities than the two.
“Let’s sit here for a moment.”
“yes? no. People need to help too… … .”
“It will take a while.”
“… … All right.”
When Sewoon put on a serious expression, the man could no longer refuse and sat down in front of him.
In other words, Sewoon took out the ‘molar dagger’ from his waist and drew a circle around the man.
And inside of it, I drew an unknown symbol.
‘This should have been enough.’
Before returning, Sewoon was able to acquire a lot of knowledge as he traveled around the tower.
this is also one of them. It is the most basic magic circle that attracts mana, mainly used by black magicians.
Even so, a magic circle must have a medium, but there was no need to worry about that.
– The treasure house of greed has been opened.
[ Black Magic Stone ]
– A jewel that contains dark mana and is known to be mainly used by black tower wizards as a medium for magic.
Last night, through the contract with Mamon, I was able to take out as much as I could.
hooked
Seun put the black magic stone in the center of the magic circle, right in front of the man. Then, the symbol drawn on the magic circle reacted with the black magic stone and began to radiate black energy.
Whoops!
“This haze resided in the skeleton!”
After confirming that the magic circle was working properly, Sewoon turned half a turn and stood behind the man.
He put his hand on his back and took a small breath.
‘Originally, it takes a long time to realize and absorb mana to create a circle. But, as long as you have enough talent.’
Unlike other magic towers, the Black Tower values efficiency, power, and speed over stability. The ‘Black Tower training method’ that Seun used to create the circle is one of them.
And among the training methods of the Black Tower that permeated Seun’s mind, it wasn’t just simply creating his own circle.
“It may hurt a little… … .”
“yes?”
“If you don’t want to die, you’ll have to grit your teeth and hold on.”
Whoa!
“Cuck!”
Knowledge of how to forcefully create other people’s circles also existed.