Episode 140
“What I get in taxes is skills.”
Predator Ahn Chae-yoon.
The guy immediately revealed his true feelings.
“Was it possible to trade skills? “As far as I know, it doesn’t work except gold.”
“Is it possible. Just me. And only I can receive it.”
I already knew this, but it was surprising to hear it in person.
You can prey on other people’s skills.
“What an enviable ability. So how do we collect taxes?”
“There are two ways. “One is the same way as trading gold.”
“What about the other one?”
“Leaving me skills when I die.”
At the same time, Ahn Chae-yoon smiled cruelly.
Talking about the second method is quite intentional.
The purpose is to create a sense of fear by teaching methods that are not necessary to know.
“I would like to recommend the first method if possible.”
Although he said it with a smile, his tone was quite threatening.
“Oh! “You don’t have to worry about your skills being completely taken away.”
It’s even shameless, as if he’s being patronizing.
“Not being completely taken away means being taken away to a moderate degree.”
“That’s sharp. “Are taxes just taxes for nothing?”
“Then what about welfare benefits?”
“Of course there is. I also received taxes, so you can’t just gulp it down and say you don’t know, right? “I’m not that shameless.”
Ahn Chae-yoon placed her hand on my shoulder and continued speaking.
“I will guarantee your safety. Don’t let other players touch you.”
Of course, the other player would be Ahn Chae-yoon’s henchman.
The method of threatening is very correct.
Now that my curiosity has been satisfied, I have nothing more to say with this guy.
I lightly folded the guy’s hand that was on my shoulder and lowered it.
“… … I will refuse taxes. “The welfare benefits are a bit weak.”
Ahn Chae-yoon makes an absurd expression.
“You won’t regret it, right?”
“Honestly, I’m not confident.”
“what?”
“I have no confidence in regretting it.”
At my words, the murderous spirit shown by the little guys became stronger.
Of course, they won’t do anything to me here.
If the stage had been that bad, these guys would have moved before Han Jae-gu.
I think I’ll have to watch the back of my head for a while.
* * *
‘It’s been a while since I’ve been treated like this.’
At the tower, I experienced bullying that I had never experienced before during my school days.
No one in this area spoke to me first.
The opposite case is also true.
Even though I spoke first, everyone was busy leaving quietly.
Everyone is watching Ahn Chae-yoon and his gang.
I felt restless, afraid that if he got into a conversation with me, sparks would fly.
After that, I didn’t bother talking to people.
Thanks to this, I was able to focus only on training.
This environment wasn’t bad.
I only have to worry about myself here.
There was always some kind of sense of responsibility in the original district.
Although no one forced me, I was protective of my colleagues, carried them, and gave them advice.
I was busier than anyone else, worried the most, and lived the most intense life, but this was a completely different place.
Although my life in the lobby is still limited, it felt like I was on vacation rather than dispatched.
[The strategy book has been sent.]
There was no need to worry about sharing the information already acquired.
[The background of the 21st floor is a desert. Prepare in advance as you will have to survive against extreme thirst and sandstorms for a week. Shop windows will be blocked in the desert.]
[Monster that appears: Poisonous scorpion]
With a background like this, it’s not bad from my perspective.
The main factors that can threaten survival on the 21st floor are poison and water.
Poison is not a problem at all as it has an invulnerable property, and since it has a mini-map, you will be able to quickly determine the location of the oasis.
‘But it wouldn’t be a bad idea to prepare water in advance.’
The shop window does not sell water or food.
This is because under normal circumstances, players do not feel hunger or thirst.
Still, there are many things that can replace water.
For example, healing potions.
Since you are purchasing it to replenish moisture, if you look for a cheaper product, the expenditure will not be that large.
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[I purchased 10 bottles of Forest Fairy’s E-class potion.]
There is little recovery effect, but items that hit in large quantities are highly effective in situations like this.
‘The size of the barrel is really no joke.’
With just 1,000 gold, your drinking water problem is over.
[I purchased F-class flame protection goggles.]
It’s not perfect, but it should be somewhat effective against sandstorms, so this is good enough.
The price is only 200 gold.
[I purchased Ceres’ E-class shelter.]
This is almost like a camping tent.
Although it has no defensive function, I purchased it for comfortable sleeping in the desert.
Anyway, Kansu will be on watch.
What else is needed?
After all, you have an abundance of gold, so preparing excessively is not a burden.
* * *
[Survive for a week.]
The background changed and thirteen players, including me, ended up in the middle of the desert.
Four scorching suns. The heat constantly radiating from the desert sand was the first challenge we faced here.
And then the entire message from the tower that followed.
[The oasis exists around 3 kilometers in the direction of sun 1 or 6 kilometers in the direction of sun 4.]
“Aren’t you crazy? “If you’re going to tell me, you have to tell me properly!”
“One of the two is a lie, right?”
All players were confused from the start.
“First of all, I need to buy a potion and drink it.”
“Oh oh! Good idea!”
But just one second was enough for despair to set in.
“what! “The store window is closed!”
“It’s true! “This is crazy!”
Now the only choice is to find the oasis yourself.
Ahn Chae-yoon immediately moved to the center of the group.
“I will head toward the sun number one. The rest of you can follow me or face the other way. However, the group that discovers the oasis first must first send a signal with magic!”
After speaking, the guy shot a pillar of flame towards the sky.
This is the signal method he proposed.
The players in this area also passed Calia’s mission, so they had at least one magic.
‘Ahn Chae-yoon, that guy.’
That guy even had ice magic skills.
Converting offensive ice into drinking water might not be easy, but there was one thing we could count on.
This was also the reason why it was easy to decide on number 1 Taeyang.
I don’t know if there is an oasis or not, but in any case, it is twice as close.
Naturally, the group split into two.
With Ahn Chae-yoon’s gang and the rest.
‘Everyone is feeling burdened by that guy.’
No one can easily fall for Ahn Chae-yoon.
In the end, it was a good choice.
[Activate the minimap.]
Because the oasis is on the 4th side of the sun.
* * *
A sandy desert where your feet sink.
Although we are all players, the 6 kilometers to the oasis is not a short distance.
Not only was the terrain topographical, but I also had to pay attention to the scorpion-type monsters that occasionally appeared.
Even if I had an invincible sting, the experience of being bitten by a monster would not be pleasant, so I also maintained my absolute senses at all times.
“Hey, Hoyoung Lee.”
It was my first time.
Someone spoke to me first.
‘Shin Min-jun. Archer type player.’
After parting ways with Ahn Chae-yoon’s group, there was no longer anything to worry about.
“why?”
“… … Is that water by any chance?”
I wouldn’t have been able to get along without talking to him.
The sight of me holding a huge bucket of water and pouring it down my throat under the blazing sun must have looked the most luxurious thing in the world.
“It’s not water, it’s a potion.”
“… … Oh, is that so? Could you please share a little of that with us? … .”
“It’s not possible.”
I flatly refused.
We’re just in the same area for a while, but in reality, we’re like strangers.
On the contrary, considering that he had been avoiding me for a long time, I had no reason to show him any favors.
“I’m not asking for it for free. “I will pay the price.”
“me too!”
“Give me one sip and I’ll pay you 100 gold!”
Six players excluding me.
They suddenly started pleading with me like a flood.
“The reason I’ve been ignoring Mr. Hoyoung Lee all this time is because I was afraid. “It will be difficult to survive in our area if you get out of the sight of Ahn Chae-yoon!”
“Just take one sip! “I am willing to pay up to 200 gold.”
A potion worth 100 gold per barrel suddenly jumped to 200 gold per sip.
However, we are long past the point where we can only look at that small amount of money.
Because I rejected the offer of 4 million gold.
“I don’t sell one sip at a time.”
“… … So how do you plan to sell it?”
Their eyes suddenly become bright.
“20,000 gold per barrel. “We will only sell a total of three bottles.”
“… … “20,000 gold?”
An absurd expression.
But I didn’t set this price for nothing.
Looking at the status window, their ability to pay is sufficient.
It’s okay if I don’t sell it.
It looks like Ahn Chae-yoon hasn’t even touched the gold, so if she clears the balance, two people will be able to buy one can each.
Of course, it’s a secret that Oasis is coming out soon.
* * *
200 times profit margin.
In fact, this scenario was not in the calculations.
Originally, I bought ten bottles so that I could drink them all.
The oasis was closer than I originally expected, and they were just desperate for water.
‘Well, because I was drinking it right in front of my eyes.’
They burned 10,000 gold each to quench their thirst.
It looks like the water tank is almost empty now.
Of course, there are still things left for them.
Just an empty water bottle.
It will definitely come in handy.
Because there is no way the mischievous tower would leave the oasis alone.
“Lee Ho-young, you must be really rich.”
Slightly sarcastic tone.
Now that I’ve gotten rid of the thirst to some extent, I guess I’m a little resentful of myself.
“Thank you.”
I responded lightly and continued to lead the way.
There is no other reason why I am guiding.
Since I was the only one wearing goggles, I had an advantage in securing visibility even in the intermittently blowing sandstorms.
Of course, because I had the minimap turned on, it was ultimately the right choice for them to follow me.
“But Mr. Lee Ho-young, isn’t the path we are currently walking a little bit away from the direction of the sun number 4?”
“you’re right. “Getting away.”
“I beg your pardon? No, why do it your own way! “What is the reason?”
Shin Min-jun reacted violently.
“Because the position of the sun is changing. “It’s definitely different now than it was when the tower first gave me direction.”
The diurnal movement of the sun.
It’s common sense at an elementary school level, but I didn’t actually take that into consideration when I moved.
What I need to rely on the most in the vast desert is the minimap.
I was only moving along the oasis pointed to by the minimap.
“Nonsense! “There’s no way you would have noticed that in a desert where all directions are the same!”
“If you don’t trust me, just don’t follow me.”
A harsh desert environment like no other.
Taking the wrong path here will result in fatal stamina loss.
Moreover, if there is no oasis in this direction, the feeling of deprivation will be even greater.
And that moment.
The sandy bottom began to tremble.
“It’s a monster. “It looks like a pretty big guy.”
“Nonsense! “A monster is shaking the ground right now?”
“yes. So everyone, please step back.”
Although it hasn’t come out of the ground yet, I can feel the magical energy it contains through my absolute senses.
He is of a different class from the scum he has dealt with here so far.
I approached there and held Elysion up.
Cheeing!
As magic power is infused into Elysion, the four suns create a brilliant flash of light at the tip of the sword.
Quaaaaaaaaaaa!
I immediately pushed Elysion toward the sandy bottom.
A feast of sword energy emanating from the tip of the sword.
The sound of the monster’s shell being smashed is heard.
Kuoooo!
My body started floating in the air.
The thing hiding under my feet revealed its gigantic form.
[Oasis Sentinel]
The guy shook his body violently and soon collapsed.
“I guess we’re almost there now. “An oasis.”
When they saw me standing on the shell of a giant scorpion, they just looked dumbfounded.
-Continued in Episode 141-
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