#22
Episode 22
Strengthen (2)
“enforce?!”
I was somewhat embarrassed. Something that I really hadn’t even thought of came out. Jeongdo quickly reopened the status window.
Tiring!
Name: Jinjeongdo
Level: 4
Mana reserves: 5
Strength: 8 (+2) Stamina: 7 (+2) Reflexes: 5 (+2) Mana Responsiveness: 11 (+2)
The number +1 appeared in front of Yoo Seon’s name. And all statuses increased by 2.
“It’s really Ganghwa… .”
I knew full well that the drawing skill was gamey, but I really had no idea how to implement something like this.
‘Does strengthening increase your abilities? ‘It’s standard.’
In any game, it is common sense that strengthening equipment or cards increases abilities. The drawing skill followed this common sense very well.
but.
Jeongdo was caught up in a strange sense of anticipation.
It occurred to me that in some games, not only ability points but also skill levels increase through reinforcement.
The degree is the lower part of the ability level, swallowing hard. In other words, I looked at the talent section.
Talent: <Kang Un (强運)-lv.2>
“hmm. “Of course it doesn’t end that way.”
I was wondering if it was possible, but if I think about it calmly, it was too greedy to expect an increase in talent level. Talent level 2 and 3. It was just one step, but it would be an understatement to say that the difference was enormous.
‘All statuses increase by 2… It’s definitely good though.’
The problem is that it is wired. Yoo Seon’s abilities are of the lowest quality. Even if you go up by 2, it won’t be noticeable. How much more strengthening does it have to be in order to use the wire as a force?
‘But usually, the higher the reinforcement, the higher the ability level increases exponentially.’
Of course, equipment and cards increase in proportion to that! And the probability of it exploding increases exponentially.
<… Confucius, didn’t you just think of something scary? I felt a chill for a moment.>
Yu Seon’s trembling voice was heard in King of All Diseases.
“… no. I just wonder why Yuseon came out again. “I’ve been thinking about that for a while.”
The number of times he has used the <Bonding Draw> so far is a total of twelve. Two of them were wired. Among those hundreds of millions of business cards. It was a probability that did not make sense in common sense.
<That’s it. Isn’t it because you’re lucky?>
“yes? “You said you were lucky enough to pick Yuseon?”
What does this mean? If you’re lucky, instead of pulling out the landline, you should pull out a gold or diamond business card. I had just drawn a normal business card twice. I couldn’t understand the saying that it was because I was lucky.
<No, Confucius, calm down. The person who is said to be lucky is Jim, not Confucius.>
“ah… .”
I felt like I knew what Yoo Seon was talking about.
<As I said before, being called Confucius is a pleasant and enjoyable thing. From Jim’s point of view, it’s okay to call me anytime. Of course, I can’t help but say I’m lucky, right?>
<Strength of Fortune-lv.2>.
That talent blossomed in a slightly different direction today.
Although I understood what Yoo Seon said, I had one question.
“But Yuseon. “I guess Yuseon is not the only one who has the talent of Kangwoon.”
Of course, <Strong Fortune-lv.2> may not be common, but if you consider the scale of the ‘real universe’, there would be countless of them. Why was Yoo Seon chosen among so many people?
<That’s why fate is such a strange thing.>
Yoo Seon laughed and spoke.
<I don’t know the details, but I think the deeper the connection with Confucius, the higher the chance of getting that drawing skill. The moment Confucius first called Jim. The bond between us has been greatly strengthened.>
“ah… .”
If you think about it that way, it makes sense.
The number of people from Earth and the number of people from other worlds other than Earth. When compared, it was obvious that the latter would be overwhelmingly numerous. In terms of probability, the person loaded through the lottery should have a high probability of being from another world, but out of the twelve people he has drawn so far, only one is from another world. It was natural that people from Earth had a stronger connection with people from this world than with people from another world.
‘There are many people with strong talent, but the one with the deepest connection is Yoo Seon.’
If you think about it, <Information Gacha> also yielded information that was at least slightly related to you. Information about the house next door or something. Such as information on the convenience store in front of the house. To a certain extent, I understood Yoo Seon’s explanation.
“Uh, wait. “That means we will continue to select Yuseon often in the future, right?”
Although there is a possibility of reinforcement, the main use(?) of the wire is to correct the draw probability. This can be solved with 4 mana through a guaranteed draw!
Hearing those words, Yuseon laughed again and said.
<Please continue to look after me. Confucius. Let’s see each other often.>
After those words, Yoo Seon’s voice was not heard. Load time is over.
“hmm… .”
That’s what I said, but I actually thought it wasn’t a bad idea to get a wired line in the lottery. Ganghwa was also Ganghwa, but for some reason, I kept getting attached to it. Besides, how can I hate you when you have done everything for me so far?
‘Now that the reinforcement has been released, it doesn’t seem strange no matter what happens.’
What’s next? synthesis? transcendence? Or is it evolution?
‘If Yoo Seon evolves, will Yubi come out? .’
I was scared that the real possibility was not 0. I opened the status window again, thinking it was somewhat pointless.
New skill.
To take a look at <Combination Draw>.
Tiring!
“… uh?”
Jeong Do was surprised when he saw his status. All abilities had increased by 1 compared to the last time I checked.
‘Could it be because of Ganghwa?’
The status window didn’t tell me, but for now, that seemed the most likely.
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‘Wow, Ganghwado is a scam.’
It strengthens not only the loaded character’s abilities, but also the user’s abilities! As for Jeong-do, as Yu-seon said, I really wanted to see him often.
‘Anyway, let’s check the skills first. <Combination Draw>… .’
Just looking at the skill name, it was ambiguous. It seemed like they were mixing something together, but I couldn’t figure it out. I didn’t even think about it and used <Combination Draw>.
Paaaaaa!
With a bright light, two picture frames appeared before my eyes. And then a message came to mind.
Tiring!
<<Combination Draw> can be used by selecting two people from among the characters registered in the album. At the same time, people who are related to those two people are randomly loaded.>
“omg.”
A skill I never thought of emerged.
‘So, if you combine Liu Xian and Lu Bu, you can get characters like Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Zhang.’
Those three people had a connection with Yoo Seon and Yeo Po. Jeong-do hurriedly selected a picture of the two in a frame.
<Combination possible>
Jeongdo pressed the combination button while feeling his heart pounding.
<The first <Combination Draw> does not consume mana (costs 40 mana). Would you like to draw now?>
“It won’t work.”
At least it was better to save mana until it reached 40. I want to press it right now, but… The job of a user is one where you never know when a crisis may strike. It was right to keep it as a secret weapon just in case.
Just to be sure, I chose Lu Bu’s picture and Siegfried’s picture in the frame.
<Combination not possible>
“indeed. Is it like this?”
In the end, the significance of this <Combination Draw> was to narrow the scope of the draw. If you combine Liu Xian and Lu Bu as before, you will at least be able to select a person from the Three Kingdoms period.
“Whoa… .”
After finishing checking, Jeong-do took a deep breath. I got so much from an unexpected duplicate draw.
‘The signs are good.’
The steps I took back home were very light.
* * * * * *
Morning two days later.
Jeong Do was standing in front of the dungeon requested by the association. Next to Jeongdo was also a dungeon manager belonging to the association.
beep! beep! beep!
“For 1 person. E grade. Annihilation type. Confirmed. Gentle user. Would you like to go in now?”
“no. please wait for a moment.”
Not long ago, I got hit hard in the back by a dungeon scam. Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable to go in based solely on Analyze’s analysis? Of course, other users would have no choice but to trust the analysis unless they were a seeker, but the circumstances were different to a certain degree.
Jeongdo looked at the dungeon and muttered quietly.
“observe.”
Tiring!
Dungeon name: Goblin Den
Number of people limited: Limited to 1 person.
Difficulty: E
Type: Annihilation type
Monsters that appear: Goblin (normal), Hobgoblin (boss)
Hidden information: There is a bundle of mana stones buried under the boss room.
“omg.”
“yes? What’s going on? “User?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. I remembered something I forgot for a moment. “It’s not important, so don’t worry about it.”
Jeongdo said that and was lost in thought for a moment.
‘What is this… .’
I was just trying to check if the information measured by Analyze was correct, but unexpected information came out.
Types of monsters in the dungeon and hidden rewards.
It was truly amazing information.
Knowing in advance which monsters will appear is a truly enormous strategic advantage. Moreover, there were no hidden rewards to mention.
‘I felt it when I beat Ultimate Illusion… .’
Observation was a morale skill that was on par with drawing.
The extent to which he confirmed that the dungeon was not a scam spoke to the administrator.
“I’m going in now.”
“yes. Current time 10:17 AM. We will put you in the dungeon. I will wait here until you clear it. Good luck. “User.”
Jeong Do entered the dungeon while being seen off by the manager.
* * * * * *
Shoo! puck!
“Grrrrrrr… .”
Another sharp stab pierced the goblin’s neck.
“okay. “This is normal.”
The dungeons that Jeong-do has experienced so far are:
Murder the villain Cho Hak-rae.
An Orc Lord I met through a dungeon scam.
It was difficult to say that it was normal even with empty words.
Jeongdo was a little moved when he saw the goblins being knocked down by one single blow. What an ordinary expedition this is.
Shoo! puck!
The Bangcheonhwageuk, which was fired in a straight line, once again pierced the goblin.
One strike, one kill. Not a single goblin could withstand the first attack.
The current status had reached the C level. Add to that the spear skills of Lu Bu, whom I vaguely remembered, and the E-class goblins had no talent to withstand.
Tiring!
<Level up! Strength increases by 1.>
“oh. “I’m leveling up again.”
It’s been less than an hour since I entered the dungeon, and it’s already my second level up. It was easy to level up because the level was low, but it was also because most of the goblins in the dungeon were wiped out in that short period of time. Without any delay, I headed to the boss room.
of course,
puck!
There was no significant difference from regular goblins.
Outside the dungeon.
Jijijijijik.
Jeong Do came out of the dungeon with the dungeon clear sign.
The manager who was waiting was surprised and said to Jeong Do.
“No, have you already cleared it? “It’s been less than two hours since you came in?!”
“yes. “That’s how it happened.”
The manager was impressed, but he didn’t feel very refreshed. It felt like I was forced to cut off in the middle of my workout. Jeong Do asked the manager.
“It’s too early. “Are there any other dungeons left nearby?”
The manager thought about the question for a moment, but then shook his head.
“There are no longer dungeons managed by the Association nearby. “You have to travel more than two hours by car to get to the nearest place.”
‘I can’t help it.’
I should just come back and train. The manager spoke again to Jeong-do, who had made up his mind.
“If you want to go on a regular expedition, why not search for a regular team on mana net? They say that with the recent proliferation of dungeons, there has been an increase in the number of users from different guilds forming teams and going on expeditions.”
Just because seekers discovered a dungeon didn’t mean they had to sell it to the guild. Among the seekers, there were also users who could function as a combat team. Those people also wanted to clear the dungeons they discovered on their own. Now the manager was telling them to join in.
Jeongdo expressed his gratitude to the manager and took out his cell phone and accessed Mana Net. Mana Net was a community among users that could be accessed only with the serial number of the Mana Watch.
‘Well, I don’t think it’s anywhere nearby.’
I thought I was being deceived, so I went into the job posting and checked the latest posts.
“… “Is there one?”
‘On the outskirts of Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do. 1 user urgently needed. Regardless of grade. Only those who can come within 1 hour!!!’
5 minutes before posting time.
The hot article that was just posted was waiting for me.
