Pick Me Up! Chapter 34

#34

34. Prepare for Battle (1)

the next day.

The first thing the connected Master did was to build a facility exclusively for wizards.

[Build the facility. Please touch the type of facility you want.]

[You have selected ‘Magic Lab’, an annex of ‘Training Center’. Would you like to extend the building?]

[Yes / No]

A weak vibration continued throughout the waiting room, and then a message popped up.

The people at the training center continued their work, probably getting used to this vibration.

[The ‘Alchemy’, an annex of the ‘Training Center’… … .]

[The ‘library’ of the building annexed to the ‘training center’… … .]

[The Magic Lab has been completed! Research is open.]

[The Alchemy has been completed! Various items can be synthesized.]

[Library completed! Now the wizard will sharpen his knowledge.]

[Good!]

[The three annexed buildings of the Training Center, the Magic Research Lab and the Alchemy Library, are merged into a new facility, the ‘Magic Hall’!]

“Why did I do this…”

Among the training camp personnel running along the track is a brown-haired woman. Iolka Libel Strashur. She was the main character who blew away twenty goblin riders yesterday.

Iolka grumbled incessantly as she ran.

“I can’t believe that a high-class manpower like me has to go through such ignorant training!”

“You run well, but what?”

“I am a talented person who uses his brain!”

“Then eat only potatoes.”

“Ugh, hee hee!”

Iolka gritted her teeth and continued running.

that’s what i did This guy’s stamina was abnormally low. No matter how intelligent a wizard is, stamina is essential on the battlefield where swords and spears come and go.

Now she is running in Jenna’s spare dress, but the dress that Iolka was originally wearing is said to be a magical item specially made by her family. A magic item that increases the power of fire magic. When I tried my feelings, I wasn’t wrong.

“Why me, why me…”

“It’s noisy.”

I didn’t even order a very complicated menu.

Only 3 laps of the track per day. Sandbags are not sweet. slow pace too. Compared to the menu I was used to, it was at the level of yawning.

He grumbled so much that he ordered Chloe to eat only potatoes for three meals a day if she didn’t.

As I ran after Iolka, I looked up at the sky.

iridescent sky. It’s been a long time since Master connected in the morning. Amkenna didn’t give any orders, and she seemed to be watching the training center in silence.

‘I’m going to be busy, so go away.’

I’m watching, so I’m pretending to be training, but at this point, there’s something else I need to do.

At this time, when the 10th floor was not far away, a wizard was recruited and the magic hall was opened, as luck would have it.

In the warehouse, numerous materials that I have gathered so far are waiting for my help. As of yesterday, the Isralta Mine was also open, allowing you to collect various materials for the 3 day dungeons. Now was the time to make consumable items, including potions.

Originally, it is an advanced content that requires a pharmacist or an alchemist, but it can also be produced without any skill if you use a mini game like when making equipment.

Of course, you can’t show that scene to Amkena. If I see a hero in the game making an item with a mini game, I will 100% send a bug report.

After looking around for a while, Amkenna closed the connection as if she was satisfied.

I immediately stopped running and headed for the exit.

“Jenna, keep an eye on her so she can’t escape.”

“Yeah! Sister, let’s keep running. Fighting!”

“I-I can’t do this…”

I came out to the square and cried.

“Isel!”

[Loki’s subordinate No. 1, Isel appears! what’s the matter?]

“What’s the matter? I need to make a system.”

[Oh! I’ll open it now!]

The warehouse door slowly opened. They dragged the cart at the entrance and loaded the ingredients.

Life Herb, Magic Herb, Black Mushroom, Plateau Tree, Placer Stone, Blue Magic Stone… … .

Although the number of ores was lacking, he was able to guess the number somehow. I gave up on attribute stone farming and focused only on gathering. Now that the climb to the 10th floor was approaching, making items was more important than upgrading.

Pull the cart and return to the training camp. Iolka, covered in sweat, gave me a sharp look while panting. Ignoring him, he entered the new door to the left of the training camp.

[Magic Hall Lv.1]

It was a dark place overall. On both sides of the wall, books that smell like second-hand books are stacked in bookshelves. I picked something up and read it. It is unreadable because it is full of meaningless formulas and figures.

He pulled the cart and went forward.

The target was located in a corner of the hall, in a room with a curtain drawn.

‘Alchemy jar.’

I remembered the scene of the pharmacist making a potion while pushing the cart next to the jar. After pouring in the highland water, start the furnace and bring it to a boil. Next, add the powder made by finely grinding the herb of life at a certain rate… … .

‘bothered.’

As soon as I snapped my fingers, Isel showed up the item synthesis window as if he had been waiting.

I took a glass bottle of water from the cart. Ko Won-soo. I accidentally threw it into the jar. There was a sound of glass breaking, but it didn’t matter. After that, mushrooms. placer stone. life plant. I just threw something like a ratio.

The potion crafting window comes to mind.

Messages informing of penalties continued one after another, but they were ignored. The mini-game used in item crafting or enchantment was a rhythm game in which keys were tapped in time with music.

[★!Super Success!★]

[‘Han(★)’ has created a ‘Low Vitality Potion’!]

[★!Super Success!★]

[‘Han(★)’ takes the ‘Low Life Potion’… … .]

[★!Super Success!★]

[‘Han(★)’ takes the ‘Low Magic Potion’… … .]

The crafted item protrudes from an overhang under the jar.

I changed all the materials in the cart to consumables. This will raise Amkena’s suspicions, but it can’t be helped. It’s better than dying while saving it.

I made 6 health potions and 2 magic potions.

I put the potions back in the warehouse. These will come in handy on the 10th floor.

And that night, I called the 1st party members to the lobby.

The three of us, Jenna, and Aaron, gathered in the lobby. Iolka became dehydrated during training and is resting in her room. Anyway, what I’m saying this time applies to all three of us, so it doesn’t matter.

I placed the prepared brazier in the middle of the lobby.

A hot fire was raging inside the brazier. I said.

“A wizard officially joined our party.”

“Yeah, that’s what. Of course.”

“Then, from now on, the things we have to do also change. Do you know why I brought this brazier here?”

“I don’t know, but…”

“Look what I’m doing.”

I raised my right hand.

It’s crazy.

This is crazy.

I erased the negative thoughts that came up slowly. It has to be done. Also, it is necessary. Taking a deep breath, I put my right hand into the furnace.

“Oh, brother! What are you doing!”

“Brother, what…”

“If Iolka handles flames… she should get used to fire.”

eyes widened He grips his right hand with his left hand and tries to hold on somehow, but his teeth are gritted.

Count 10 seconds, then remove your hand from the furnace.

His right hand was stained red. Gradually, new skin sprouted from the peeling skin and began to heal.

“Iolka uses fire. We fight beside it. If you don’t get used to the fire, we’ll be browned before the enemy.”

“Are you asking us to do this?”

Jenna’s eyes were stained with fear.

Aaron closed his eyes and said.

“……How long can I do this?”

“If you do it, the time will come when you can endure it.”

Until you get the fire resistance skill.

It can make jewelry with fire resistance, but only if you have enough materials and facilities. Even if it wasn’t Iolka, it was a good skill to acquire attribute resistance.

“Remember the fifth floor. What happened when you were caught off guard?”

Aaron looked at the brazier with a firm expression and raised his right hand. The moment I tried to put it in, I stopped it.

“Do it where you can’t see it. I don’t have a hobby of watching people in pain. What I did was just an example.”

“All right.”

“Learn it until you get to the 10th floor. I will too.”

“I… don’t want to.”

“Then I’ll do it. It won’t be hot if we go in together holding hands.”

“W-Where’s that!”

“Will Iolka run far away whenever she uses magic? She can’t even use shields or movement magic. If we can’t keep her by her side, she’ll just run away.”

“but…….”

“I can’t help it.”

Jenna slowly lowered her eyes and nodded her head barely visible.

“to the next.”

“Are there any more?”

“Aaron, I’m sorry for you, but do one more.”

“yes.”

I put my right hand on the floor. Then he pulled the dagger from Jenna’s belt and thrust it into her right hand.

“What else is this!”

“……Pain tolerance.”

The back of my hand is tingling, but I can talk somehow.

“I won’t dare to do this. You do it yourself. It’s to make the pain bearable.”

Slowly draw the dagger with your left hand. The wound soon healed. I closed my right hand and looked at Aaron. A cold sweat broke out on Aaron’s forehead.

I feel like F*cking a dog I did too. I knew it was necessary, but doing it myself would really turn people off. But it is necessary. The health potion heals wounds, but it is accompanied by intense pain. In order to endure and fight, a skill called pain resistance was absolutely necessary.

“Me too…”

“You are not.”

“Whew.”

“It’s something I’ll have to do someday.”

“Please do it later, later.”

“You are switching.”

“Switching?”

“The weapons you use are a bow and a dagger. Make it possible for you to alternate between using the two weapons as quickly as possible. So that you can fight while switching between short and long range anytime, anywhere.”

“I prefer a bow rather than a dagger.”

“It’s different from now on. It doesn’t suit you, but there are times when the two of us can’t protect Iolka. In that case, you take on another axis of defense.”

Raising a complete princess on her back.

However, I have no choice but to use Iolka properly.

If you look at the firepower shown on the 8th floor, it will definitely come in handy.

“Geunjungwon will be disbanded as of this time. Create a triangular formation with Iolka at the center. We will start training right away tomorrow.”

There is a huge cannon.

But the cannon has no defenses whatsoever. In that case, there was no choice but to attract defensive forces from the outside. In this way, a single tank with a battery and armor is created.

Iolka has weak staying power, but it can be covered somehow by reducing firepower and using magic potions. Any weapon is ultimately up to you to use it.

‘If only there was one more assistant mage.’

If so, the double magician system is complete. It was one of the most widely recognized and effective party compositions in Pick Me Up.

“Anyway, next is the 10th floor. If you want to live, do what I said.”

“yes.”

“all right.”

There are still 9 floors left, but the chances of us going there are slim.

On the 9th floor, 2 parties will go to gain experience in tower climbing. As long as the linked quest came out, there was no way it could be done with just one party. As it is almost common sense, Amkena should know. On the 10th floor, there are missions in which at least two parties cooperate.

Hints are given.

‘subjugation. survival. escort. breakthrough. assassination. defence. Siege. chase. escape.’

I compared the information I had obtained against dozens of mission types. There were a few things that I expected, but I couldn’t give a definitive answer. There is no choice but to enter the actual mission and act proactively.

The work is not over.

I went back to my room and made a plan.