Episode 29
Episode 29. Special Arena (4)
‘I never thought [the depowered mine core] would be used here.’
A mine core that has lost its power.
It just seems special because the circumstances fit together like this.
-No, was that the item used here?
-F*ck! I threw them all away as soon as I got them!
In fact, a power-lost mine core is a very common material item.
In other words, it was an item considered as a junk item.
-That’s why it’s used here. It has no meaning to us.
-Yeah. In the first place, you have to eat the entrance item to use it.
-Really. But how come this person’s legs fit so well?
-It’s just luck. Galaxy Arena hasn’t been like this for a day or two.
Shimun nodded, glancing at the chat window.
‘Surely, this was just my luck.’
A mine core that has lost its power.
Because, as the name suggests, it lost its power.
Mining cores were junk items that were worse than F-grade material items without going through a special process.
On the other hand, those that can be used for special processes such as poetry were also items that could be used if desired.
If we have to categorize it, it belongs to the category of magic stones.
‘That’s why I didn’t get rid of it because I wanted to use it later… … .’
I thought that was an item used in special arenas.
Shimun looked at Marnel, who was holding the [Powerless Mining Core] tightly in his small hands.
She looked at the mine core for a while, then sighed deeply.
“Benefactor, it’s strangely similar to the mine core used in the core… … but I guess I can’t use this.”
Shimun answered in a tone that suggested he could guess the reason.
“Because the mine core has no magic power?”
“That’s right. To be exact, it’s not magic power, but geomantic power. The mine core is the crystallization of geomantic power.”
“Huh? Really?”
I just found out about that.
Usually, [Powerless Mining Core] is refined based on magical power replenishment.
‘Intellect? Then if I give it the energy related to the earth, I can see the true power of the mine core.’
-Mm! It wasn’t magic power but intelligence?
-Wow! Prices are going to skyrocket for a while lol.
-Simunjwa… …Can I just tell you something like this!
The viewers were also surprised, as the chat notifications kept flashing without stopping.
However, Shimun had no regrets at all about the information about the mine core being made known.
‘Because I get more out of it.’
Isn’t this the reason why special arena broadcasts are so popular?
The poem glanced at the number of viewers.
[8,546 people watching]
The number of viewers, which was 2,000 when the broadcast started, has now exceeded 8,000.
Plus, dozens of viewers are streaming in every few seconds.
‘Instead of sharing information, you can clear various revenues and achievements from the broadcast.’
Plus, before the regression, I was in the position of those viewers.
It was a poem that had most of the information about special arenas already known.
in other words.
‘I have nothing to lose.’
Shimun, who was smiling slightly, waited for the support that was slowly coming.
just as expected.
[I am Yagold, who sponsored AP 2,000.]
=Simunjwa… … Thank you for sharing the information. ㅜㅜ
[DeepSlaughterer donated 10,000 AP.]
=I’m just sponsoring everything I was trying to get the gloves for! Thanks for the info!
[Possible Chung sponsored AP 500.]
=Brother! I can really do it!
[dlrjfclrpTdj sponsored AP 700… … .]
A series of sponsorships.
From 10,000 AP to 100 AP.
Donations of various amounts poured in.
If you calculate it, it will probably amount to a considerable amount.
This wasn’t the end.
[The Production Association donated AP 100,000.]
=Thank you for sharing the information on the material items. Please visit the association sometime!
A representative force that always appears in these situations and sends messages of support and visits.
The production association provided support.
Shimun’s eyes widened slightly when he saw the amount.
‘100,000 AP? That’s bigger than I thought.’
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This poem had long been expected to receive their support.
I never expected the amount to be 100,000 AP.
‘Is the mine core worth it?’
Usually, [Powerless Mining Core] is an item that can only be used as a substitute for an E-grade magic stone even after being refined.
Looking back at the accumulated support of the production association to date.
100,000 AP had to be information corresponding to a material item of at least C grade or higher.
Let’s think about it that way.
‘I see.’
Shimun nodded.
‘Someone from the production association watched the broadcast live and confirmed it right away.’
And the magic core that lost its power would have been turned into a C-class item and reported to the production association.
[You have achieved the achievement ‘Receive 100,000 AP Sponsorship’.]
[You earn 500 achievement points.]
[You have achieved the achievement ‘Exceed 10,000 viewers’.]
[You earn 1,000 achievement points.]
A series of achievement windows appear in front of Shimun’s eyes.
Among them, Shimun checked the number of viewers with surprised eyes at the phrase ‘10,000 viewers’.
[11,846 people watching.]
‘What? There are already over ten thousand?’
Could it be because of the information about the mine core that lost its power?
Before we knew it, the number of viewers had easily surpassed ten thousand.
‘Indeed, the special arena is truly amazing.’
The number of viewers kept increasing, making it hard to take your eyes off of it, like a rapidly rising stock.
‘Wake up, Kim Si-moon! We’re still in the arena.’
Shimun shook his head sharply and approached Marnel, who was lying on his stomach.
Then he raised his hand over the mine core that Marnel had lost his grip on.
“Benefactor?”
“Marnel, there is still a chance.”
“But, my lord! With this mine core… … .”
“I can normalize it well enough. Don’t worry.”
“Is that true?”
Marnel looked at the poem with surprised rabbit eyes.
Can you normalize a powerless mine core?
But the poem doesn’t provide much explanation.
“Okay. So you’ll take care of that? We’ll need that device to use the mine core, after all.”
It only pointed to a broken structure.
Marnel then looked back and forth between the broken structure and the poem with tearful eyes.
“Okay, okay! The intelligence engine isn’t completely broken, so I can at least repair it!”
Before I knew it, I had returned to my original bright appearance and nodded my head vigorously.
Land! Land!
While Marnel was repairing the intellect engine with a hammer and tools he didn’t know where he got.
‘The Philosopher’s Stone.’
The poem asked the Philosopher’s Stone.
‘Did you know? That a powerless mine core operates on intellect, not magic?’
-Yeah! Of course. By the way, don’t ask me why I didn’t tell you. I was going to tell you when you used it.
‘I’m not trying to blame you. I just asked because I felt like you would have known.’
The philosopher’s stone that knows everything about magic.
But sometimes, when I listened to what he said, it seemed like he knew a lot of knowledge other than just his skills.
-Hehehe! I told you. I’m an intelligent woman.
‘Yeah, yeah. Anyway, is this recoverable?’
-Of course! If you recharge your intellect with your dexterity, you’ll quickly regain your original form.
‘By linking energy with the power of ductility? Is that even possible?’
-Not all energies can be channeled, but common energies like intellect can be.
At those words, Shimun let out a hollow laugh.
This maybe.
‘The joke called Fingermong could become real.’
Shimun, who shook his head at the pointless thought, raised his flexibility.
‘Then let’s begin.’
-Yeah! The structure of intelligence is really simple, right? Oppa, you’ll catch on right away. Okay!
Just as I knew it originally.
Shimun sighed softly at the structure of the intellect flowing into his head.
‘It’s truly the energy of the land itself.’
Is it because of the energy?
Although I couldn’t put my finger on it, understanding intelligence wasn’t that difficult.
Let’s use our flexibility according to that feeling.
Woohoo.
The mine core that had lost its power in his hand began to vomit out a small tinnitus.
Intelligence is starting to build up.
It gradually turned yellow, then a deep color like ripe fruit, and only then did the ringing stop.
Shimun immediately checked the information window.
[Mining core]
Grade: C
A crystal of intelligence. It has self-healing abilities thanks to the dwarven technology.
-Recovers consumed energy depending on the amount of surrounding minerals.
‘Self-healing… … So that’s why it’s used as a power source.’
In the dwarf realm, minerals are like a source of drinking water.
It was a very efficient power source.
Shimun approached Marnel holding the revived mine core.
Because of his young age, he was smaller than the average dwarf.
Thud thud!
“Hmph!”
As if to prove that he is a dwarf.
She was handling a hammer twice as big as her hand as if it were a toy.
“Huh? Eun-in, is there anything I can help you with?”
Marnel, who discovered the poem, wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Instead of answering, Shimun lifted up the yellow glowing core of the mine.
“You’ve already solved it! Just wait a moment!”
Marnel’s face brightened and his movements became faster.
yet.
Boom!
“I’m done! Now all I have to do is insert the mine core!”
After completing the repairs with a bang, Marnel jumped down from the restored intelligence engine.
When Shimun saw him, he suddenly had this thought.
“With that kind of strength, I don’t think even Drakan would be a match for him… … .”
“yes?”
“Oh, no. Where should I put the mine core?”
“You see that groove in the center? If you put it in there, it will automatically go all the way to the center of the engine.”
Shimun nodded and immediately placed the mine core into the center of the intelligence engine.
Degururu.
The interior was made of a slope, so I could hear the sound of stones rolling.
The intelligence engine began to shudder and shudder, and then began to rattle like a boiling kettle.
Within.
Chewy!
A plume of smoke billows out from the top of the engine.
Marnel, who saw him, jumped up and down with sparkling eyes.
“Thank goodness! It seems to be working!”
With that being said.
Kurrururur.
From here on out, huge tremors continued.
Judging by the intensity of the shaking, the entire mine was probably shaking.
Following.
Crunch.
What appeared to be the main gate and the surrounding walls began to move, and metal objects began to pop out.
“That’s… … .”
Shimun’s eyes widened when he saw that.
“Cannon?”
“It’s called a boundary turret, to be exact. This is an important location where the intelligence engine is located.”
“But I also see something like a saw blade… … .”
“It’s a proximity-cutting device for dealing with intruders that can’t be dealt with by turrets. It’s always installed as a pair with the turret.”
Would it be an illusion if I were to think of Gongdol or Gongsoon who met my invention?
“And that’s a super-heated blade! One hit from that thing can take out even that tough troll… … .”
Marnell began listing off defensive systems and techniques that I hadn’t even asked about.
As her tone rose, the vibrations from her intelligence engine grew louder.
“… … So when all the defense systems here are activated! The mine’s defense system will also be activated!”
Marnell finished with a bright and cheerful face.
match.
“You’re going to attack unregistered people?”
He finished his explanation with applause.
Will the defense system work successfully as she said?
Kkaaaak!
Krrrr!
The screams that were expected to be those of the dragon race echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
Perhaps those turrets and blades placed throughout the mine shafts are dismantling the intruders.
Let that scream be the finale.
[You have cleared the special arena ‘Nightmare of the Heated Mine’ in an unimaginable way.]
[The fate determined by clearing this arena will change greatly.]
[As a result of this clear, all maps related to the ‘Abandoned Mine’ will be deleted from all arenas.]
A system window notifying me that the arena had been cleared appeared before my eyes.
The most eye-catching of these was the deletion of the map.
‘The abandoned mine map is being deleted?’
It was natural.
It was a poem that lived until the destruction of the Earth.
Because I’ve never experienced a map deletion before.
No, it happened just once.
‘Was it when Sihyuk cleared the special forest-related arena?’
The infamous map, ‘The Forest That Has Fallen’.
This place, made up of a huge forest, has a climate that is unpredictable and defies common sense.
It was one of the worst maps, with powerful monsters such as corrupted spirits, beasts, and elves.
‘It was one of those maps where you would usually die if you got matched up.’
However, one of the best players, the younger brother, eventually takes care of the main target, the dragon tribe and its source.
There was a time when the map called ‘The Forest That Has Fallen’ was completely removed.
However, this happened several years after the regular arena started.
At this point, the regular arena hadn’t even started.
‘But the map is already being deleted… … Isn’t this a bit cheap?’
The poem felt that something was unusual.
[Galaxy Arena calls an emergency meeting.]
[I request that the National Assembly use this incident as an excuse to put an end to the ongoing agenda of player Kim Si-moon.]
[More than half of the members agree.]
[When the next arena is cleared, the results of the discussions so far will be announced.]
The system just kept spewing out phrases that only added to the anxiety.
That wasn’t all.
[The Black Goat constellation bursts into laughter, saying, ‘Kyahaha! My baby finally did it? Those damn reptiles are going to foam at the mouth!’]
[Constellation Cheonma expresses his concern, saying, ‘This is not something to be overly happy about. What if they move?’]
[The Black Goat constellation grumbles, ‘Those cowards? What a bunch!’]
[Zeus nods, ‘Well, I guess those rascals who only use foul language don’t have the courage to do that.’]
The three highest ranking constellations were having an unusual conversation about this clear.
[The Black Goat constellation smiles eerily, saying, ‘I wish you would give me some courage. Then we will be granted karma.’]
[Zeus and the Heavenly Horse say, ‘Then that day will be the last of the Dragon Realm.’ ‘I see. Heh heh! I hope we all go mad!’ They laugh cruelly.]
‘Cause and effect? Dragon realm?’
Shimun tilted his head at the words he couldn’t understand.
Roughly speaking, I could be certain of two things.
‘This means I could become the target of the dragon.’
And maybe it’s because of causality.
It also means that you can’t move as you wish.
It’s not that it didn’t feel cheap, but that’s it.
‘I’m determined to fight the continent and its bloodshot eyes anyway.’
Because we are already targeting huge enemies.
I didn’t mind adding one more solvent.
More than anything.
[The Black Goat constellation looks at you and wets his lips, saying, ‘This makes it certain. There’s a possibility of this being Ain.’]
[Constellation Cheonma says, ‘I agree. Hehe! I can’t wait for it to ripen.’ He smiles contentedly at you.]
[The three constellations are very pleased with your performance.]
[Three constellations sponsor 5,000 achievement points.]
‘5, 5,000 points!’
Financial treatment.
No.
The support of the constellations, which should be called karma treatment, blew away even the slightest tension.
at that time.
“Benefactor!!”
An urgent voice was heard in the ears of the delighted poet.
It was Marnel.
“Oh, what happened? The body of a benefactor!”
She was at a loss with a sad face.
Shimun immediately grasped the situation.
‘It seems that the situation didn’t stop even after the arena ended.’
Is it because it’s a special arena?
Unlike the previous arenas, the situation continued even after the arena ended.
Shimun answered calmly.
“It’s nothing. It’s just going back to where it belongs.”
“That’s… …! No, no. That must be right.”
Marnell nodded with a self-deprecating expression.
The appearance of the benefactor was as sudden as the surprise attack of the dragon tribe.
It wouldn’t be strange if he suddenly disappeared.
but.
‘I am a dwarf. Dwarves do not forget favors!’
The spirit engraved in the dwarf’s veins moved Marnel’s mouth.
“But, benefactor, please at least tell me your name.”
The poet nodded and said.
“Poem. My name is Kim Si-moon.”
“Kim Si-moon… … .”
“Well then, Marnel, take care.”
The poem, now blurred in form, disappeared with its final greeting.
Crunch, crunch!
All that can be heard is the loud mechanical noise of the defense system.
In this place filled with only cold, hard iron.
“Kim Si-moon… … Kim Si-moon… … .”
The girl with the pigtails repeated the same words over and over again.
fantasy,
