[Episode 02] Survivors (3)
First, Choi Hyeong-jun was sent back home.
I was thinking of preparing and sending relief supplies, since the survivors in extreme situations would not just open the door.
He told me to go home, eat, and wash up while the supplies were being prepared.
‘Water and tangerines should be enough.’
If you haven’t prepared properly, water will be essential, and food such as tangerines that can be eaten without cooking will be adequate.
‘Store opening. Buy a set of tangerines.’
Jiiing―
Buy items from the store by will alone,
‘Warehouse open. Put the boxes of tangerines in.’
I was repeating the act of putting things in the warehouse by will alone.
Jiiing―
There was one big advantage to using skills in your mind rather than saying them out loud.
‘The verification step is skipped.’
Perhaps because you need to have a firm will to use the skill from the start, the process of checking again has disappeared.
This means that the speed at which you can purchase items from stores or store them in warehouses has increased.
‘The store is open. This time, I bought a set of Samdasoo.’
Although it had the disadvantage of draining mental power, it seemed like it would definitely be useful if practiced.
‘Warehouse open. Water storage.’
That was when.
[Exceeded the weight that can be stored in the warehouse.]
This was the first time I’d seen this message while using the warehouse.
‘The capacity is approximately 100kg.’
Despite being level 1, it had a fairly large capacity.
‘What functions will be added to the warehouse when it reaches level 2?’
Considering that the Dignity Maintenance Skill and Shop Skill level up and gain special features, the same would be true for the Warehouse.
‘I can’t really think of anything else besides the increased capacity.’
While I was seriously contemplating, a familiar message appeared.
[Citizen Choi Hyeong-jun’s trust level increases.]
‘It’s up again.’
It wasn’t just Choi Hyeong-jun.
The trust level of the family next door has been rising rapidly since a while ago.
In reality, what I did wasn’t much.
All they did was provide water, electricity and gas.
‘Citizen management.’
□Choi Hyeong-jun (Trust: 40) (Lv. 9)
□Park Hye-won (Trust: 32) (Lv. 5)
□Choi Na-yeon (Trust: 51) (Loyalty: 17) (Lv. 3)
□Choi Seo-yeon (Trust: 63) (Loyalty: 39) (Lv. 2)
Current population (4/600 people)
Choi Na-yeon and Choi Seo-yeon have already shown their loyalty by surpassing 50 in trustworthiness.
Since they were young children, they let their guard down very quickly.
‘It’s fortunate that it’s easier to increase trust than I thought.’
I couldn’t be sure because there weren’t enough samples yet, but it felt like it would go up to at least 50 trust levels where loyalty is unlocked.
While waiting for Choi Hyeong-jun, I spent my time looking out the living room window as usual.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been doing this every day for a week, but whenever I have time, I end up observing the outside like this.
‘The burning has stopped.’
The fire that started when Kellykan was caught surprisingly did not spread into a large fire.
‘The sun will set soon.’
Today was a really busy day.
The biggest thing was that the level of the declaration of the corner of the house increased and the area expanded.
‘If we slowly expand our territory and absorb people, we will eventually grow to the point where we can send troops to rescue our families.’
That was when.
‘He is a person.’
It’s been a really long time.
It was a sight to see a non-goblin wandering the trails.
‘What are you doing?’
And it wasn’t just one person, it was six people.
They were all carrying large backpacks.
Two of them, who appeared to be men, headed towards where the remaining body of Kellykan was.
‘Are you really going to eat that?’
It was a corpse that had been dead for over a week.
There is no way that meat that hasn’t had its blood drained could last a week.
Maybe the rotten me will vibrate.
‘I don’t think I can eat it.’
They seemed to smell it too.
The two men who had been approaching Kellykan’s body soon turned their backs without hesitation.
‘These people are crazy.’
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Thinking about eating a monster?
How hungry do you have to be to think like that?
at the same time.
‘I like it.’
Leaving everything else aside, the fact that we all came out together was a huge hit.
At least it meant they had the courage to come out and take risks.
‘Store opening. Buy Jin Ramen Mild Flavor and Olive Kim.’
Jiiing―
I immediately threw them and a few tangerines outside with all my might.
The sound of the ramen being smashed was loud, and it was enough to draw their attention to one side.
I was able to make eye contact with them as they naturally raised their heads, and I waved.
‘If you want to eat more, come here.’
They quickly started collecting the items I had thrown.
That was when.
“Keeeek!”
I heard the sound of items falling and a group of goblins appeared.
‘···this.’
It was a mistake.
I knew a goblin would show up.
‘It’s hard to even help.’
The goblin was too far away to hit with a dumbbell.
‘Four of them···.’
Even for those with the greatest courage, killing something would not be easy.
‘I guess I’ll have to run away.’
But then something unexpected happened.
One of the men approaching the corpse of Kellykan waved his hand sharply at the goblin.
Immediately afterwards, something shot out of the man’s hand and hit the goblin’s head.
Phew!
A goblin fell down with a pick.
‘what?’
That was just the beginning.
Wedge!
From the four sides, a woman shot an arrow at the goblin,
Phew!
“Pretty cute!”
Phew!
In an instant, it pierced through the two eyebrows.
“Eww!”
Meanwhile, a large man ran towards the last remaining goblin and swung his baseball bat at it.
“Whew!”
The battle was over in the blink of an eye.
‘her.’
They quickly cleared out the goblin horde and looked at me as if they had made a promise.
I looked at them and repeated to myself.
‘Please come up here.’
But contrary to my wishes, they just took the supplies and disappeared into the entrance of another apartment building.
That was when.
♬♪♬♩~
It seemed like Choi Hyeong-jun had come to see me.
I stared quietly at the front door and concentrated.
‘Open up.’
Crunch.
‘Okay.’
I still had to repeat it strongly to myself, but I thought that if I practiced, I would be able to open the door naturally.
“Come in.”
“Excuse me. Huh?”
I could clearly hear the door opening, but Choi Hyeong-jun wasn’t coming in.
When I went out to the front door, I saw him looking flustered and carrying a lot of things in both hands.
“Why are you like that?”
“Oh, that… they say I’m not qualified?”
“Qualifications?”
“yes.”
It seemed that even citizens couldn’t just enter my house at will. Perhaps it was possible only if certain conditions were met.
‘Can only those who have registered as occupants enter?’
Choi Hyeong-jun said as he handed over the items he had filled into the box.
“These are the items you mentioned. I brought everything that could be used as weapons.”
“thank you.”
Inside the box was a large tool box along with a kitchen knife.
‘Warehouse open. Bring out two sets of water and tangerines.’
Choi Hyeong-jun, who saw the water and tangerines appearing in real time next to him, stepped back with rabbit eyes.
I spoke to him like that.
“First of all, these are supplies to be sent to the 29th floor. Even if it looks like there’s no one there, just leave them in front and come.”
“Yes, just leave it to me!”
I spoke to him, who answered forcefully.
“I have a favor to ask. Can you move right now?”
“yes?”
Originally, we were planning to start the operation at daybreak tomorrow.
After all, it was dangerous at night because it was dark everywhere.
Choi Hyeong-jun answered cautiously to my nonsensical remark.
“Excuse me, wouldn’t that be too dangerous?”
“No, it’s more dangerous in broad daylight.”
To be honest, it was my stubbornness, but it made some sense.
I’ve been observing the outside world with my neck stretched out for the past week, hunting goblins.
Thanks to this, we were able to find out that goblins are mainly active during the day.
The six men and women who were just on the trail must have noticed this and are starting to move now.
furthermore.
‘We must call them.’
It was only four goblins, but few people could handle them so overwhelmingly.
‘I have to make sure you’re on my side.’
I didn’t want to miss it.
“Oh, I see. Going to the 29th floor isn’t that difficult.”
“That’s not it. You can start arranging the supplies on each floor tomorrow. What I want is for you to take a set of tangerines and water and go to the first floor.”
“Hey, this is the first floor?”
“Just leave the supplies outside the door on the first floor and come up.”
Smashed ramen and seaweed won’t be enough.
‘If you just leave, you must think I’m crazy, so you need to change your perception.’
Well, I understand.
Who would have thought that a crazy guy who throws food from the 30th floor has such abilities?
‘First, I need to make it clear that I have plenty of food.’
If I put tangerines and water on the first floor, they will naturally think of me.
Because when I just threw the food, I threw some tangerines along with it.
‘Then you will have no choice but to come to me.’
I had to make it so that they would come looking for me, even if it meant arousing their curiosity.
“It may be sudden, but I would really like to ask you to do this.”
“···Can I just leave it on the first floor and come back?”
“yes.”
Choi Hyeong-jun nodded with a determined expression.
“Okay, that’s not that difficult.”
If it were normal, there would have been goblins on the first floor, so it might have been dangerous, but I threw dumbbells at them and chased them away.
If you can just leave your stuff on the first floor, it’ll probably be okay.
After observing the outside for a week, I gained some confidence, but I was still a little worried.
“If you happen to encounter a monster, throw everything away and run to the 30th floor as fast as you can. As long as you get to the hallway, you’ll be safe.”
“···yes!”
I felt sorry and grateful to him for responding to my sudden request.
I wanted to do something.
‘Quest granted. Put down the orange box and water on the first floor. Duration: one day. No reward, no penalty.’
《Quest Granting》
Quest Content: Put down the orange box and water on the 1st floor (0/1)
Time limit: 24 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds
Reward: A small amount of experience points.
Failure Penalty: None.
“Huh? What is this?”
“If you perform it, you will gain some experience points.”
“Experience points… Is this like a game? Then are there things like levels?”
Perhaps because he was relatively young, he had a basic understanding of the game system.
Thanks to that, there was no need for a long explanation.
“That’s right. Mr. Choi Hyeong-jun is currently at level 9. There will be positive effects when the level goes up. So please do me a favor.”
“···All right.”
That’s how Choi Hyeong-jun’s first quest began.
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Choi Hyeong-jun swallowed in front of the emergency staircase exit.
‘let’s go.’
The lights are only on in the hallway.
Below this was a space where the mysterious power of the man next door could not reach.
The only consolation was the presence of emergency lights emitting green light.
“Phew.”
Even without that, I had to go down the stairs relying only on the dim light of the emergency lights, and I was even more nervous because I was carrying a fairly heavy load.
‘I don’t think the monsters would come up here.’
I went down the stairs one step at a time, very nervous.
Thanks to all that diligent footwork, I was able to get down to the 20th floor in no time.
‘Whew. That’s hard.’
It was bound to be difficult to go down the stairs with a bag weighing over 15 kilos and a golf club in hand just in case.
That was when.
“huh?”
I thought I heard something coming from the bottom of the stairs.
Choi Hyeong-jun looked carefully at the lower stairs shrouded in darkness.
Groan groan
“!!!”
This time I heard it clearly.
I could hear the murmur of voices, as if they were talking about something.
Suddenly, the tragedy of that day came to Choi Hyeong-jun’s mind.
People running away in panic, and goblins attacking people as if they were hunting them.
‘Oh, I have to go back!’
Choi Hyeong-jun turned urgently towards the top of the stairs.
But my body didn’t listen to me properly.
My legs were shaking and my heart was pounding.
I was so flustered that I didn’t even think about putting down the bag I was holding and kept going up.
Despite his desperate struggles, the roaring sound came faster and faster.
at last.
“Ugh, ugh!”
My legs gave out and I fell down the stairs.
Kwah! Kwaang!
The water dripped and made a loud thud across the fire escape, and tangerines fell out of the crate and scattered everywhere.
“Eww!”
He tried to run away quickly, but Choi Hyeong-jun’s legs were already consumed by fear.
‘Ooh, move! Please!’
Male
Groan groan
The sound of voices was getting closer and faster.
Soon, their shadows could be seen rippling in the darkness, illuminated by the emergency lights.
The fear reached its peak.
Choi Hyeong-jun, who was in a panic, curled up and held his breath.
That was the best he could do at the moment.
and.
“hey.”
“Heeeeek!”
“Sir, are you okay?”
As he carefully lifted the door, his eyes caught sight of six men and women emerging from the darkness.
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