#73
Episode 73
Green Capsule (1)
Time in the middle of the night.
The small studio was in chaos.
1 second.
2 seconds.
3 seconds.
As soon as I realized the situation, I screamed.
“what’s this!!!”
<Ouch! Confucius! This didn’t happen because Jim wanted it!>
“Operator!… Operator!”
I screamed incessantly, but Winry never reappeared. Jeong Do calmed his mind and looked at the status window once again.
Talent
<Command-lv.3>, <Gangwoon-lv.2>
Nothing changed. No, why does it go there? Is this like a bug that often appears when a new system is introduced in a game? Even though it’s a game system, there’s no need to follow it.
‘okay. It’s a bug!’
And the standard game bug is the item copy bug. Similarly, the talent would have been copied and Yu Seon would have obtained <Conduct> and gained himself as well.
After fully operating the happiness circuit, the load on the wire was released. And with a trembling heart, I opened my status window.
‘please!’
I immediately looked at the talent item in the status window, and there it was.
Talent
<Communication-lv.3>, <Game-lv.3>, <Patience-lv.1>, <Command-lv.3> (Stabilization in progress.)
“… “Huh.”
It really was. Jeongdo breathed a sigh of relief. That feeling when the stock you invested all your money in plummets and then suddenly rises sharply. It felt like I had died and then come back to life. With his calm mind, Jeong-do started analyzing again.
‘Is this really a bug?’
Or just a display error? Jeongdo once again loaded the album from the wire and checked the talent.
“hmm.”
<Command-lv.3> still existed in the wired status window. Jeongdo was lost in thought.
“ah!”
Now that I think about it, they said they would give a reward for beating the extreme odds. Could it be that it has something to do with the compensation? If not, there would be a reward like a ticket. I opened the status window and started checking.
‘does not exist.’
There were no tickets and there were no changes to status or other skills. Was Yuseon really given talent as a reward this time? Still, I wasn’t sure.
‘First of all, I’ll ask Winry about that next time I see her… I’ll have to check if it can actually be applied.’
If wired talent is also applied properly… It was an invitation. Because it was suddenly possible to use two level 3 talents. <Command-lv.3> is a talent that has a powerful effect even on its own. I had no idea what kind of synergy there would be if both of them were applied at the same time.
‘Oh, I guess it won’t be possible right now.’
Jeongdo fiddled with the necklace Winry gave him. Currently, his <Command> is in the process of being stabilized. Because she won’t be able to apply <Command> until the work is completed. If it was a penalty to gain great power, it was a penalty.
However, the penalty of waiting has just been eliminated by the wire. Do-do asked Yu-seon.
“Yooseon. “Is there anything strange?”
He suffered the pain of his body collapsing to obtain <Game-lv.3>. Acquiring a level 3 talent requires a huge price. I asked because I was worried about the wire.
<Hmm? There is nothing like that.>
“… thank god.”
Apparently, there was no penalty for the wired line. Well, the streamline didn’t have a body that could collapse. Moreover, the loaded characters are personalities formed based on information from the real universe through <Communication>. Adding a talent to it might not have been that difficult.
Yoo Seon’s <Conduct> was obtained by an unexpected coincidence.
Obtaining it was by chance, but its use was entirely up to Jeongdo. Jeongdo wondered how to make use of this coincidence.
‘It must be a dual load after all.’
What immediately came to mind was the combination of Duel Rod and guaranteed draw of 10th rare or higher. <Command-lv.3> and <Strength-lv.2> are added to a gold or higher character… It was certain that it would be very useful in group battles. Even if that wasn’t the case, all you had to do was load the wire from the album in situations where group warfare was necessary, and unload it when individual force was needed.
“Anyway, I’m really glad.”
My heart sank as I realized that Yoo Seon had really been given <command>. It is often said that the best original items in the game appear on alt characters, but who would have thought that would actually happen? Of course, in his case, it was difficult to see it as complete ownership because he also had a dual load.
‘I’ll have to try applying it in real life soon.’
I heard that Hae-sik also returned to Korea with Hae-joon, so it’s been a while since we had a dungeon as a team. With that in mind, I went to bed in a good mood.
* * * * * *
The next morning.
Jeong Do received a phone call from Sanghee.
“So what you’re saying is that today’s schedule has been pushed back?”
Originally, we were scheduled to receive a report on the results of the Dokdo incident and receive compensation accordingly today. Sanghee was now saying that the schedule had been postponed.
“yes. “The minister asked me to tell him he was sorry.”
“That’s okay. But why was it suddenly postponed?”
“After defeating the blond man, Jeong Do searched Dokdo, where a captured Japanese warship and survivors were found. We decided to deal with that issue first. “If we’re not careful, it could turn into a diplomatic issue.”
“Oh, now that I think about it, something like that happened.”
Japan dispatched the Self-Defense Forces under the pretext of not knowing when the existence of Dokdo would come to Japan, and it disappeared as it was sucked into the fog. They were discovered on Dokdo when the fog cleared due to their efforts.
“What is the extent of the damage?”
“… According to survivors, 90% of them appear to have died. “The remaining 10% of survivors are also in poor condition.”
“… … .”
Ditarterone. Elder Arch Lich.
The living had no meaning in the Lich’s undead army. He sighed inwardly.
“All right. “You must have been through a lot.”
“If you imagine that monster landing on the mainland… This kind of hardship is not even hardship. It’s all thanks to you. Oh, I’ll stop now. I have a lot of work to do… ”
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“Ah yes. All right. take care.”
Beep.
“hmm.”
He never thought something like that would happen while he was at home receiving his reward from Winry. Anyway, time was empty. Jeong-do picked up the broken cell phone again and made a call to another place.
Tiriring.
After a few seconds of dial tone.
“older brother! Long time no see!”
“okay. nice to meet.”
Jeong-do called Hae-sik. The reason, of course, is for the team’s away trip. Do-do asked Haesik.
“I heard it from Hae-joon. “I heard you trained a lot overseas following Hae-joon?”
“… eww. “It’s not a very good memory.”
It must have been an incredibly hellish course for Haesik, who has a pathological obsession with becoming stronger, to react like this. Jeongdo said with a smile.
“Do you have any plans today? “If you don’t have it, I thought we’d go on an expedition together.”
It was like an invitation to go on a picnic in the mountains behind me even though I was bored. And Haesik’s reaction was like that of a child who had been invited to a picnic.
“I’ll get ready right away! Let me show you how strong I have become! “Where shall we go?”
“Hang up and I’ll send you the location.”
“yes. older brother! “I’ll see you later.”
Beep.
Haesik hung up the phone after saying those words. I ended up laughing when I saw that the guy who had been shivering from the hellish training just a little while ago was getting excited when he was told to go on an expedition. I thought he was born boneless.
“Okay then, this time to Seo-yoon.”
As some time has passed, Seoyoon must have adapted to the new skills. You will be able to see the growth of your team members during this expedition. I smiled as if I was satisfied and called Seo-yoon.
* * * * * *
That afternoon.
“older brother! It’s a little late! I almost got there and ended up wandering around… ”
The place where Jeong Do and the team gathered was a mountain near Seoul. Jeongdo smiled and welcomed Haesik.
“It’s a hastily organized expedition, so we might be late. It’s not particularly busy. Anyway, it’s been a while.”
“Yes, brother. How were you. Oh, hello to you too, Seoyoon!”
“hello.”
“As expected, I feel most comfortable going on expeditions with this member. Come on, brother! “Let’s leave quickly!”
“okay. Now before that, this.”
Jeong Do said that and held out the shield he was holding to Haesik.
“older brother? This?”
“We went to the shopping center together before, right? I bought it for you back then, but I’m giving it to you now. “It’s pretty good.”
The lotto room where I met Ixia.
It was the shield that Ixia recommended there. The option increases stamina by 2 and reflexes by 1, and although it is slow, it also has a self-repair function. It was the most amazing piece of equipment that Ixia had chosen at that time.
“older brother!”
Haesik was so moved that he threw away the shield he was holding and accepted the shield given by Jeong Do. Jeong-do was a little taken aback by that action.
“No, no matter what, I will have to throw away the existing one.”
“no. older brother. I like the one my brother gave me much better. I’m sure. And the one I was using now was almost broken, so I tried to use it a few more times and replace it.”
“Hmm.”
It’s not that it’s not, but the shield that Hae-sik threw away was dented in many places, showing that it didn’t have much life left.
‘Well, if you say so yourself.’
Jeongdo nodded and spoke to his teammates.
“good. “Then let’s go.”
The dungeon we entered this time was a C-class annihilation type dungeon.
Grade B and above were excluded because intelligent monsters appear. The hurdles may have been a bit high for the team members.
‘If anything happens, I can help you.’
The purpose of this expedition is to check the growth of team members rather than leveling oneself. The plan was to set the stage for Seoyoon and Hae-sik to run wild as much as possible.
After a while.
The three were sucked into the dungeon.
* * * * * *
Immediately after entering the dungeon, Haesik stepped forward and shouted.
“older brother! “Let me show you how strong I have become!”
Haesik’s confident voice. The momentum was definitely different from before. My body has become much stronger and my slightly foolish appearance has disappeared. Jeongdo was slightly impressed and used observation on Haesik.
Tiring!
<Kang Hae-sik>
Level: 38
‘oh.’
oh my god. In that short period of time, the level had increased by more than 20. How much hell did Kang Hae-jun put his younger brother through? He certainly didn’t ignore the experience penalty like he did…
While Do-do was thinking that, a monster appeared.
“Quick!”
The monster in this dungeon is the blood boar.
It was a huge wild boar whose entire body was red as blood. And, like its body color, it is a ferocious monster that enjoys drinking human blood. He was a guy known for being picky even among the C-class.
“Sigh!”
bang!
Haesik blocked the Blood Boar’s charge with his shield. It was a strong charge, but he didn’t seem to be pushed back at all. Haesik shouted confidently.
“Look, brother! Now this is light!”
“That’s amazing.”
The posture of receiving enemy attacks was much more stable than before. It seems that there has been a lot of progress not only at a simple level but also technologically.
But even for a moment.
“Uh, huh???”
Additionally, two Blood Boars appeared and rushed at Haesik’s shield.
bang! bang!
He started to push away helplessly, as if maintaining his firm posture just a moment ago was a lie.
“Tongue, brother! Mr. Seo-yoon! Please help!”
“Ugh.”
Yes, somehow I thought it was going well. Jeongdo shook his head and loaded one person from the album.
<Hehe! Is this Jim’s first performance?>
Tiring!
<<Command-lv.3> is activated. The bond with your allies becomes stronger. The allies’ abilities increase. The possibility of an ally resisting is greatly reduced.>
It was the appearance of Yu Seon, the best field commander of the Shu Dynasty.
Yu Seon’s <Command-lv.3> obtained by chance.
Will it be applied normally?
Fortunately, the results were as we saw before our eyes.
“uh?”
bang! bang!
The Blood Boers were still charging at Haesik’s shield, but Haesik was not pushed back at all. No, it wasn’t that much, rather it was pushing it out little by little. Haesik muttered in surprise.
“What is this?”
Jeongdo clenched his fists. I was worried that Yoo Seon’s <command> might not be applied, but it was applied normally.
‘I’ll have to use it as much as possible until my <command> stabilizes.’
thud.
Before we knew it, Seoyoon and Haesik had killed three blood borers. Truly a level 3 talent. The effect was terrifying. Yuseon shouted excitedly.
<Bring more enemies!>
And a few hours later.
I couldn’t feel the slightest difficulty until Haesik smashed the boss monster’s head with his shield.
Jeongdo once again realized the fraudulent nature of <Command-lv.3>.
* * * * * *
That night.
<Puhuhuh.>
“… Do you like it that much?”
Jeong Do was talking to Yoo Seon in the park. Yoo Seon seemed to be in a better mood than ever.
<Cancer. Good or bad. Confucius. Does Confucius know how Jim was treated? So In-bae is always hiding behind someone. That was the burden. However, just like Emperor Jimdo, he always wanted to encourage the military on the battlefield. He achieved his dream. How could he not be happy?>
Be first.
It was a reference to Yubi. A monarch who personally commanded the battlefield and was in charge of one axis of the Three Kingdoms period. It was no wonder that he felt burdened and inferiority complex when he had a father like that. Perhaps that was the reason for Yoo Seon’s incompetence recorded in history.
‘Well, anyway, I have to do what I have to do.’
Jeong-do prepared a draw to consume mana before the date changed. However, it was not a <relationship draw> but an <information draw>. It wasn’t a situation where I really needed information, but…
‘The brakes come on here.’
Jeongdo whetted his appetite, recalling the <relationship drawing> he had done a while ago. In the fate drawing a while ago, Jeong Do chose a gold character and received a reward for it. The problem arose then.
<You have loaded a high-ranking person. Mana increases by 1, Strength increases by 2, Reflexes increases by 1, and Mana Sensitivity increases by 1.
<All abilities have reached 99. The current user level is insufficient. Abilities no longer increase.>
Black business card rewards. And after the experience penalty was lifted, he achieved two level surges, reaching an all-stat level of 99. And as if they had been waiting, restrictions were imposed. But I wasn’t worried about the degree.
The current user level is insufficient.
In other words, if you raise the level, the restrictions will be lifted. And the actions needed to be taken to raise that level were fully predictable.
Information extraction.
As with crisis information, it was clear that the answer would be there. Jeongdo carried out an information draw.
Paaaat!
And then one capsule appeared.
It was different from before.
It wasn’t normal, gold, diamond, or even a red capsule.
green.
A capsule with a yellow exclamation mark on a green background appeared in front of Jeongdo’s eyes. And the capsule split.
<You have reached a level where you can raise your level. You can take the test now!>
“… “I don’t think anyone would say it’s a game.”
The identity of the green capsule.
A regular customer of the game.
It was a former quest.
