NOVEL NEXT Ch 18
Chapter 18
With the addition of a new skill, beekeeping has become a full-time job, as well as gathering bee venom.
In short, Sung-hyuk’s workload has doubled, and he is now forced to run every day rather than walk.
No matter how sincere Sung-hyuk is, there is always a limit to his physical strength as a living being.
In the past, he would have been overwhelmed by the amount of work he had to do and would have collapsed, but in this world, a game-like system has been put in place.
Naturally, this made Sung-hyuk’s life much different than before.
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[Yoo Sung-hyuk]
* Level: 21
* Coins: 125,744
* Health: 530 Mana: 450
* Attack Power: 36 Defense Power: 48 Resistance Power: 33
* Stat Points: 0
* Strength: 17 Agility: 61 Endurance:¹ 53 Control: 12 Spirit: 45
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Gathering, processing, and now hunting monsters that regenerate with the expansion of his territory has been a constant since he killed Lich Belmorn.
Thanks to this, Sung-hyuk’s level had risen as fast as a tiger’s back with wings and boosters.
“It would be a waste to spill the honey on the ground when it’s passed 100%, so speed is life, Haa…”
To prevent the hive from reaching the point of overflowing, Sunghyuk invested most of the stat points he gained from leveling up in Agility.
Speed was vital to his work, after all.
In addition, due to the large amount of mana that is required for processing, he also invested in Spirit, but he didn’t feel the need to invest in Endurance, which is necessary for long-lasting work.
Why?
[This is your first consumption of this item. Permanently increases your Endurance by 1. 1 / 1]
[Guardian’s Rubigem Royal Jelly Pill’s Strong Health is applied].
[Bee Guardian’s class specialization, Bee Processed Product Lover, is triggered].
“Mmm, it feels like I’m taking some kind of sour medicine, but it’s nice to see that I’m actually getting stronger with each passing day.”
“Thanks to the effect of Bee Processed Product Lover, Sung-hyuk took the Guardian’s Rubigem Royal Jelly Pill that permanently increases Endurance by 1, and consistently took it every time the Bee Processed Product Lover’s cooldown returned.”
As a result, Sung-hyuk is now a bit of a tank and dealer in addition to his beekeeper job.
In gaming terms, he has become a jjamppong² miscellaneous character.
But as they say, whatever’s good is all that matters.
Sung-hyuk was happy enough with his current situation.
*Buzz!* *Weing!*
“Well, at the very least, I haven’t spilled any of the honey you guys have so preciously worked so hard to make.”
Swift on his feet and the stamina to sustain it.
This allowed Sung-hyuk to continue working without a break.
By now, he was collecting honey from the hives one by one.
*WeIiiIInnGggGGg~~~*
Sung-hyuk grinned at the sound of wild flapping wings.
“Oh, Tuntun³, you’re just in time. I need some poison over here!”
Tuntun, the Peridot Galehound Corps Commander, is a bee that boasts a size comparable to a large wasp.
He stabs a finger-sized stinger into the glass plate that Sung-hyuk has pointed to.
*Puuuuuk-!*
*Woooosssshhhh!*
Could this be the effect of the concentrated evolution of the stinger organ followed by the venom sac organ in the peridot queen bee?
The venom oozes out in a steady stream that makes him wonder if the species is a bee at all.
“…..”
Not sure about anything else, but just looking at it, Yoo Sung-hyuk can be sure of this one thing.
If someone was stabbed in by that thing and injected with that venom, they’d suffer quite a bit, and end up crossing the Jordan River literally.
“You’ve done a good job, Tuntun. Eat this and get some rest in the hive.”
*WiiEeEeNnnGgg~~*
Handing him a bee-specific nutritional supplement made with a mixture of Rubigem honey and royal jelly, Sung-hyuk scraped the bee venom that had accumulated on the glass plate.
[Collecting Success!]
[Obtains 2 Peridot Galehound Corps Commander Bee Venom (★★★)].
“Haha, well, this is great.”
To be able to single-handedly extract two units when other bees could barely gather ten or twenty from a swarm of thousands and tens of thousands.
Considering that this was done without endangering his life, it is difficult to imagine the total amount of venom stored in the venom sac.
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[Peridot Bee Galehound Venom (★★★)] X 2
* Category: Consumables, Materials
* Ingestion and exposure to wounds will reduce your health by 300 over 2 minutes, and at the end of the 2-minute duration, you will take an additional amount of damage over time. For 30 minutes, excruciating pain, high fever, and paralysis are inflicted (stacks up to 5).
* Description: A ★★★-ranked Peridot bee venom harvested from the Peridot Galehound Corps Commander Bee inhabiting the dimension ‘Greem, The Poisonous Zone’. It contains a highly effective toxic ingredient that, when ingested, causes a high fever and paralysis, along with excruciating pain.
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“Is this too good to be true?”
Does it really live up to its name as an elite bee?
Unlike other bee venoms that can’t stack, the venom itself is stackable, and the effect of Galehound Bee Venom is to deal lethal damage at the end of its duration.
Since the existing bee venom was sufficient for offensive use via bee venom bombs, Sung-hyuk decided to go in a different direction with the Galehound Bee Venom.
“I’ll line it up in the direction of consumption.”
As previously described, venom can have beneficial effects on the body depending on the direction in which it is used.
Especially since Sung-hyuk has a class specialization of “Bee Venom Immunity,” which makes him completely immune to the harmful toxins of bees.
Thus, the combination of bee venom and honey tea is what Sung-hyuk decided to do.
“It’s okay because I’ve already experimented with it once.”
It’s best to be prepared before using the best ingredients.
Sung-hyuk had already experimented with the processing of several bee venom before making it into bee venom bombs.
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[Guardian’s Peridot Bee Venom Honey Tea (★★+)]
* Remaining Aging Period: 7 days (The toxic effect will be neutralized when the aging is complete.)
* Category: Consumable
* When consumed, along with a feeling of satiety, Health and Mana are restored by 440 (+40) over 30 seconds. In addition, the individual is granted ‘Guardian’s Peridot Bee Venom Honey Tea’s Immunity’.
* Guardian’s Peridot Bee Venom Honey Tea Immunity: Gain 35(+5)% immunity to all types of penalty effects for 60 minutes, increasing endurance by 11(+2).
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A bee venom honey tea made from Rubigem Honey and Peridot Bee Venom.
The resulting product had a pretty good effect, so he was satisfied with it, but he was hesitant to make it because he had to use the rare bee venom used in bee venom bombs, but it’s a different case when he gets an ingredient as good as Galehound Bee Venom.
“This one is worth it because it’s a permanent stat-boosting item.”
A man with a knack for seeing things from a different angle.
Although he has never played any game before, he is a rare and unique individual.
He is someone who has walked the bee’s path for 24 years of his life alone, even when others shake their heads at him as an oddity, a unique kind.
In that sense, Sung-hyuk saw the potential of this ‘Galehound Bee Venom’ and immediately acted on it.
[You have selected manual crafting, please begin crafting the honey tea. You have 30 minutes left].
※ Warning: If you do not complete the crafting within the remaining time, the ingredients will be destroyed.
The history of making honey tea has been made countless times a day.
All that is required this time is to administer the Galehound Bee Venom at the right time to melt it into the honey.
[The bee venom honey tea is successfully made, and the Guardians’ sigil is imprinted on the honey tea].
[Guardian’s Peridot Galehound Bee Venom Honey Tea (★★★+) has been crafted].
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[Guardian’s Peridot Galehound Bee Venom Tea (★★★+)]
* Remaining Aging Time: 17 days (The toxic effect will be neutralized when aging is complete.)
* Category: Consumable
* When consumed, it restores 900(+100) health and mana over 30 seconds, along with a feeling of fullness. Additionally, gains immunity to ‘Guardian’s Peridot Galehound Venom Honey Tea Immunity’, and Strength is permanently increased by 1, Endurance by 2 points only once. Current consumption is 0 / 1.”
* Guardian’s Peridot Galehound Venom Honey Tea Immunity: For 60 minutes, you gain 75(+15)% immunity to all types of penalty effects, and your Endurance is increased by 36(+7).
* Description: A ★★★+ grade Peridot Galehound Venom Honey Tea engraved with the keywords of the Guardian. The combination of Rubigem honey and Peridot bee venom gives this tea a sweet and tart flavor, and when consumed, it produces a significant amount of satiety, health regeneration, and immunity. It also provides a permanent stat boost, once per player. However, its toxicity has not yet been properly neutralized, so it is likely to cause painful side effects when consumed.
※ Note: The Galehound Venom Honey Tea buff does not stack with buffs from the same series.
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“Nice!”
As expected, it was a good pretense.
Just as Sung-hyuk expected, the finished product is a permanent stat boost!
What’s more, the effect is even better than the Guardian’s Rubigem Royal Jelly Pill, which simply increases Endurance by 1. The item increases Strength by 1 and Endurance by 2.
It’s a luxury item that can grant a total of three stat increases.
And, of course, the neutralizing effect of toxicity will not be a problem for Sung-hyuk, who has the aforementioned “Bee Venom Immunity”.
*Gulp- gulp- gulp- gulp*
As if to prove it, Sung-hyuk picks up a cup of the thick Galehound Venom Honey Tea and downs it in one gulp.
[This is your first ingestion experience. Your strength is permanently increased by 1 Endurance to 2. 1/1]
[Guardian’s Peridot Galehound Venom Honey Tea Immunity is applied].
[Bee Guardian’s class specialization, Bee Processed Product Lover, is triggered].
[Guardian’s Peridot Galehound Venom Honey Tea (★★★+) is freed from the restriction of having its stats permanently increased. 0 / 1 6 hours remaining]
“Kyaaa, this is awesome!”
Second to the Guardian’s Royal Jelly Pills, Sung-hyuk has secured an item that offers a permanent stat boost: Peridot Galehound Venom Honey Tea.
Essentially, the hard part about making these crafted items is taking the initial step.
Once he grasps the mechanics, the rest is simple.
Time, materials, and effort.
[The honey status of the Guardian’s Oversized Gilite Bloodstone Plywood Beehive (★★★-) has reached 82%].
[Honey harvesting is now possible!]
“It’s finally time to harvest!”
The alpha and omega of beekeeping, honey harvesting is feasible.
But there was a reason why Sung-hyuk was so excited
[Harvesting success!]
[Obtained 47 Peridot Honey (★★)].
[Obtained 7 Peridot Beeswax (★★)].
[Obtained 5 Peridot Royal Jelly (★★★-)].
[Obtained 2 Peridot Propolis (★★★)].
That’s right, for the first time ever, honey from a ‘Peridot’ rather than a ‘Rubigem’.
It’s obvious, but the potential of processed products made from these is so sweet that even Sung-hyuk, a beekeeper, can’t predict it.
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TL/N:
1. Updated Ch0, 4, 5, 7, 11 (Former Stat: Durability) changed to Endurance
2. To be called a jjamppong character means he is a mixed character.
3. MC named the [Peridot Galehound Corps Commander Bee] as 튼튼아 (teunteun) = TunTun which means Strong