Shin Yu-seong, Sumire, and Kim Eun-ah.
It took 3 people a total of 20 hours to start from the 11th floor and reach the 19th floor. It was just yesterday that Kim Eun-ah got excited, wondering if she might finish the strategy in one day.
“I stayed up all day… … .”
Kim Eun-ah, exhausted, sat down on the ridge and looked around with a haggard look.
“I’d rather catch the boss… … . “Does this really exist?”
[Quest: Collect the fantastic plant Mandragora from the Ridge of Screams.]
Phantom species.
Attaching this word to an object that actually exists had two meanings.
Firstly, whether it is an elixir or a material used to make equipment, it boasts enormous value.
Second, it meant that it was so precious that it was difficult to see it once in a lifetime. Thanks to this, he searched around the Screaming Ridge for over a day, but he could not even find Mandragora’s leaves yet.
“Mr. Eunah… ‥ Mandragora has a famous legend.”
Sumire opens her mouth while maintaining deep dark circles.
“What?”
When Kim Eun-ah asked with her shoulders drooping and her face weakened, Sumire cutely imitated a person walking with her fingers.
“Another name for Mandragora is Mandrake… … . “The legend is that it is a plant that looks like a human, so it walks out of the ground at night and walks around to find the area it wants to be.”
I dare you to believe that plants have legs and can walk around here and there. Wouldn’t it be nice if it was just quietly buried in the ground like any other plant?
“Then even if Mandragora were here… … “Now you don’t know where it went, do you?”
“I don’t know how long this quest has been on the 19th floor. Worst case… … . yes. “There is a possibility that there are no more left on Screaming Ridge.”
Is it because of the incredible difficulty of collecting? At the center of Screaming Ridge was a warp portal.
As long as you use the portal, you can return to the first floor and exit the tower at any time.
‘It’s like…’ … .’
It doesn’t matter when you come to the tower or when you leave. If you just collect Mandragora, I will let you go to the 20th floor.
The tower was saying that.
‘It seems like he’s provoking me to look for it if I can find it… … .’
Even when Kim Eun-ah and Sumire were forced to march, Shin Yu-seong was rarely seen as he was wandering around the ridge looking for Mandragora.
Even Shin Yuseong, who is familiar with the mountain, is unable to find it.
“… … “Can we find it within three days?”
“Well, actually… … “I once read a story about collecting Mandragora in a treasure hunter’s book.”
A treasure hunter is a hunter who travels through dungeons and towers to find valuable treasures and artifacts, as well as things that can make money, from ingredients to by-products.
In particular, fantastic species such as mandragora were treated as extremely valuable items even by treasure hunters, and information about them was often proudly compiled into books.
“The time it took that treasure hunter to collect Mandragora… … “It was just one month.”
“Ha, a month!?”
When Eunah Kim jumped up in surprise, Sumire nodded weakly.
“I was lucky even for one month. If Mandragora has already gone far away, how long will it take to find it… … .”
No matter how difficult it was to collect Mandragora, it was natural to clear the 19th floor to get to the 20th floor. Since it is impossible to just pass the 19th floor arbitrarily, this quest is a wall of wailing that must be overcome.
“Aren’t we going to keep looking for Mandragora until we’re in our second year? When the weekend comes, I come to pick it up, apply for an outing permit, and come back to pick it up again… … .”
Kim Eun-ah refused to live that kind of life, even if it was a resort. But this was just an ordinary mountain full of weeds and the smell of grass.
All I could do here was smell the now horrible smell of the grass and pray that I would find the Mandragora.
“I can’t live like that… … .”
While a devastated Kim Eun-ah was lying in the weeds and muttering helplessly, Sumire was crouching down and pulling out various weeds.
“still… … “I have to search wherever I can.”
The reason Sumire was pulling weeds with a haggard look on her face was simple.
Mandragora’s leaves imitate the leaves of surrounding plants, just as an octopus or chameleon mimics the shapes of surrounding objects.
If it’s a weed, it’s a weed’s leaves. If it’s a flower, it’s a petal.
In order to survive, Mandragora can transform leaves and mimic themselves at will.
What this means is that all the grass in this area must be pulled out.
“Hehe… … . Her hands turned green… … .”
Did I go crazy after pulling grass all day? Sumire laughed brightly as she pulled out weeds.
When Sumire started the weeding work, she summoned over 100 skeletons to pull the weeds.
There are now less than three bodies left.
clattering-
If you count the skeletons that just collapsed, there are 2. Sumire’s physical strength was already reaching its limit.
“… … I’m worried. “How is Velvet doing?”
“I know. Aren’t the side dishes you made enough to last for about 3 days? “I think I should go back before then.”
“That’s right. “You must be very lonely waiting for us.”
As Sumire crouched and worried, thinking about Velvet.
“… … Or should I bring him here and we can weed together?”
Kim Eun-ah, who was stretched out as her godson, said something that you couldn’t tell if it was a joke. Of course, she has to clear the 18th floor to get to the 19th floor, so that’s impossible.
What was even more problematic was that collecting this terrible Mandragora did not end with finding just one.
“But it’s so hard to find one. Because we have three parties. “I need to find three Mandragoras?”
As Kim Eun-ah said, the maximum number of people for this quest is 3.
“The 19th floor had a limit of 3 people per party… … . Obviously, no matter how you organize your party, you need three.”
Even if 3 people were paired up, there was only 1 person left, so when the rest of the party arrived at the 19th floor, the number of Mandragoras needed was 3.
“We’re not treasure hunters and this is crazy. It would be quicker to die of old age before collecting three… … . Oh, come to think of it, Sumire!”
Perhaps because of the story Sumire told, a ray of light flashed in Kim Eun-ah’s head.
“Isn’t the reason the treasure hunter found Mandragora to sell it?”
“yes! Yes! Mandragora is a very precious medicine. Although it wasn’t written in the book, it was clearly a huge amount of money… … .”
At the moment Sumire was pulling weeds and talking kindly, Kim Eun-ah was already activating the pocket.
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“… … “I got a good idea.”
Although Kim Eun-ah did not show much activity until the 19th floor due to the strength of Sumire, who gained a special place, and Shin Yu-seong, who became a monster that could not be called a student.
But the idea that Kim Eun-ah came up with now.
“Three Mandragoras. “You might find it sooner than you think.”
It was an idea that only Kim Eun-ah could think of at the party.
* * *
Ji-e-ing-
When the pocket vibrated on her wrist, Lee Soo-hyun checked the caller.
[KimSilverA]
“Hey, weren’t you climbing the tower? what… … “It looks like it’s a contactable floor.”
As Lee Soo-hyun thought, the 19th floor was a floor that was freely accessible, perhaps because it was a collection-type quest to find phantom species. Thanks to this, you can freely communicate through the pocket.
Tirik-
“yes! I got a call! Miss~! “What’s going on?”
Let’s have Lee Soo-hyun receive a video call through a hologram. Kim Eun-ah opened her mouth with her haggard face.
– Me, prepare some stuff.
“If it’s an object… … . “Are these the hunter supplies needed to conquer the tower?”
– huh. Similar.
“yes! Please tell me anything. “I will prepare it right away.”
What on earth is necessary for this delay? Kim Eun-ah, who normally casually asked for her favor, scratched her cheek with her index finger and began to pray carefully.
– 3 Mandragoras.
Single single.
Lee Soo-hyun, who was continuously smiling sweetly, was unable to control her facial expression due to Kim Eun-ah’s unreasonable request, and the corners of her mouth moved to a pout.
“Man, Dragora… … That’s 3 too? I know… … “It’s a fantastic plant called Mandragora, right?”
When Lee Soo-hyun couldn’t believe her ears at the unbelievable request, Sumire’s surprised voice came from beyond.
-Huh!? Eun-ah, would you like to purchase Mandragora?
– If you don’t want to grow old and die here, this is the only way!
Lee Soo-hyun touched her forehead as if she was in pain as Kim Eun-ah cried out, even her hair was matted from how hard she had worked.
“Well, money isn’t the problem… … Still, there are three fantastic plants… … .”
But Lee Soo-hyun quickly nodded.
‘okay.’
Does the amount of money matter when Kim Eun-ah, the princess of Shinsung Group, buys what she wants?
Anyway, the only thing rotting here is money.
If Kim Seok-han, the chairman of Shinsung Group, found out, he might buy all the mandragora in the world and create a mandragora field for Kim Eun-ah.
“I understand, lady! “Then let’s find it right away!”
* * *
It’s only been 2 hours since I contacted you.
In just two hours, Kim Eun-ah received a call from Lee Soo-hyun and went to the first floor of the tower.
“Do you guys know what this is?”
What Eunah Kim was holding in her hands after visiting the first floor was a gorgeous box that looked like a jewelry box.
“Eun-ya, what about this?”
Shin Yu-seong, who was covered in dirt, looked puzzled, and Sumire, who knew the situation in general, looked shocked when she saw Ham.
“Ugh, Eun-ah, that’s… … .”
Kim Eun-ah smiled proudly, put on the earplugs she had prepared, and warned Sumire and Shin Yu-seong.
“Everyone cover your ears.”
Soon after, Eunah Kim opened the box.
There, literally sleeping, were three plants the size of fists but vaguely human-shaped.
“W-wow, this is…” … .”
“Mandragora!”
Sumire and Shin Yu-seong were surprised and were amazed.
Dreaming.
Perhaps because of the loud noise or because of the sunlight, the Mandragoras suddenly woke up.
“Ah, ah, juaaaaaaaaaaaa!
“Gaaaaaagh!”
“Doaaaaaaaa!”
And then, the Mandragoras scream so strangely that the ears of those who hear them fall off. However, Kim Eun-ah and other party members had already defended themselves against screams with earplugs or fingers.
“Okay then. Bury this Mandragora in the ground… … .”
Kim Eun-ah dug into the dirt at the edge of the Shriek Ridge and buried Mandragora in place.
Then he immediately pulled out a Mandragora.
grasp-!
This wasn’t a normal strategy for anyone to see.
[You have collected the phantom Mandragora from Screaming Ridge and cleared the 19th floor of the tower.]
[May the tower’s blessings follow.]
It seemed that T.O.P. recognized economic power rather than physical strength or skill.
fantasy,
