Episode 19 Replay (1)
As the siege battle came to an end, Lee Soo-dok called the three squads together in one place, just like he had during the battle.
“Let me explain about scores and points. Check the back of your student ID.”
As the students took out their student ID cards one by one and looked through them, they saw that new items had been added to the previously blank spaces.
Kim Ho
[Personal Battle: 300 points]
[Attack: 683 points]
(2,049pt)
At the same time, a large student ID card floated up into the empty space next to the library.
A sample student ID card of ‘Kim A-mu-gae’ with a question mark on his face.
Mr. Kim
[Personal Battle: 300 points]
+30 points
-25 points
“A match is more like a zero-sum game than anything you know. If you win, you get points, and if you lose, you lose them.”
[Attack: 500 points]
+400 points
+300 points
“On the other hand, the strategy battle is a method where points are continuously accumulated each time you successfully conquer a dungeon. In both practical assessments, the higher the total score, the higher the ranking. Now, focus.”
Mr. Kim
[Attack: 500 points]
(1,500pt)
A line was added below Kim A-mu’s strategy battle score.
“‘Available Points’ are a currency that is only used in Yongsal Academy. You can use them to purchase various items that will help you in the upcoming battles or strategy battles. For more information, please refer to the catalog.”
Its main uses are other students’ replays, dungeon maps, escape items, etc.
If you want, you can even purchase elixirs, skill books, and equipment.
As long as you have enough points.
“So how do you get these points? Those who are quick-witted will have figured it out already.”
Mr. Kim
[Attack: 500 points] * 3.0x
= 1,500 points
“The strategy battle points you acquire are converted into points at a certain rate. Considering that this is the first strategy battle and a fixed zone, a rate of 3.0 has been applied.”
“ah…….”
A look of regret appeared on the students’ faces.
Even if you haven’t fully grasped what this point is yet, you probably have an inkling that 3.0 is a pretty high multiple.
That’s why I feel sorry.
I should have tried a little harder.
I should have eaten at least one more.
In particular, the students who retired had expressions on their faces as if the sky was falling down.
The fix zone was so hard that I thought I would just give up and do better next time, but did I ever imagine that they would give me so many points?
But it is too late to turn back now that they have brought this upon themselves.
He sends her a desperate look belatedly, but ends up looking down at the murderous look that Lee Soo-dok gives him in return.
Lee Soo-dok finished his explanation.
“The key is to clear dungeons to accumulate points and use the points you earn there appropriately. Each of you should look at the catalog and think of an efficient method. We’ll stop here for today. You should get enough rest so that you don’t have any problems with tomorrow’s class. Then, let’s disperse.”
While other teachers stayed for a while after finishing their explanations and had a Q&A session with the students, Lee Soo-dok seemed to be heading off somewhere right away.
The dropouts try to have a final word, but they just ignore them and go their separate ways.
That guy doesn’t care about his students.
Since the battle itself didn’t take up much time, there was still a lot of time left until dinner.
If there is a way to kill time at a time like this,
“Let’s have a cup of coffee.”
“Good. I was also interested in that coffee thing.”
Go Hyun-woo readily accepts.
I also made a suggestion to the calligrapher,
“Will Miss Seo go too?”
“… … .”
Instead of answering, the calligrapher covered her mouth and yawned slightly.
And he shook his head slowly.
“I’m sleepy. I’ll go to sleep… … .”
I could see my eyelids drooping a little bit earlier.
It would be better to just let it rest rather than drag it along by force.
“Let’s go together.”
* * *
We each ordered an iced coffee at the store and had a drink.
Even inside the game world, coffee is still coffee.
It seems like it tastes a little better.
However, the rate at which Koh Hyun-woo’s coffee was decreasing was unusual.
The conversation hadn’t even started yet, and he had already finished it off in one breath.
And then he says he’ll do it.
“The sheep are the enemy.”
I shook my head.
If you worry about that, you’ll lose.
Anyway, coffee is a side dish, and the main purpose is to have a conversation.
“Take a look.”
First, I handed over the catalog to Koh Hyun-woo.
It’s hard to imagine Ko Hyun-woo, a natural born unmanned person, using various items in the right places.
I didn’t have high expectations either, and I just showed it to you to take a quick look.
As expected, Go Hyun-woo frowned and opened his eyebrows every time he flipped through the catalog.
“Most of it is incomprehensible, so I’m just confused. Will Hyung Kim teach you?”
“You can ignore the items for now. But if you don’t know them at all, you’ll be at a disadvantage later on, so slowly figure them out one by one.”
“Okay.”
“If there’s one thing you absolutely must know right now, it’s replay.”
“Replay?”
“When you came out of the dungeon earlier, didn’t you ask if you wanted to save the replay?”
Go Hyun-woo nodded, recalling his memories for a moment.
“I remember it as such. I accepted it because it didn’t seem to cause any harm.”
“If you accept, the process of clearing the dungeon will be recorded in detail. If someone else buys it.”
To give an example, I bought Han So-mi’s replay.
100 points were deducted and a crystal ball appeared on your hand.
(2,049pt) -100pt
[Han So-mi_Attack_Bloodshed_Test_928 points.replay]
Han So-mi in the crystal ball was moving around the foggy forest with her nimble skills.
Every time the sword in his hand flashes, monsters are cleanly cut down.
Go Hyun-woo, who was watching the replay together, was amazed.
“Oh.”
“You can browse it like this. Your replays must be selling like hotcakes too. Check out the points.”
Go Hyun-woo’s eyes widened as he checked the points.
“That’s true. You’ve grown a lot in a short period of time.”
“You’re the top student in the strategy class. You’re the only one among the first-year students to score 1,000 points. You’ll sell like hotcakes.”
Not only first-year students, but also second- and third-year students will be curious and watch it.
There must be chaos among the four major powers by now.
I would have expected that one of the student leaders or one of the promising candidates would take first place, but an unseen independent candidate suddenly popped up and took that spot.
The value of the title ‘Chief of Strategy’ is enormous.
This replay of the foggy forest, as well as the future strategy battles and PvP replays, will sell like hotcakes.
In the meantime, Go Hyun-woo asked as if something had occurred to him.
“But, if replays sell a lot, doesn’t that mean there are more people who know about your martial arts?”
“Yes. I’m sure they’ll dig into every little detail.”
“Hmm… … It’s not like it’s all good.”
The biggest drawback to saving replays.
Every single movement of yours is revealed to the world.
For example, you can refer to other students’ replays when conquering dungeons.
Watching and analyzing the replay of your opponent in a face-to-face match is a very basic strategy.
“As you said, it’s not good to have too many people studying martial arts. Someone might find a way to destroy it. But that’s the point. If you think about it, it’s worth it.”
Yongsal Academy was founded to train heroes who can fight against dragons.
Competition is essential in the process of growing up, but if we only hide our abilities from each other in order to gain an advantage in the competition, then the tables are turned.
Therefore, points have powerful advantages that outweigh the risks of revealing your skills to others.
‘My case is an exception.’
This time I deliberately did not save the replay to hide my skills in the fix zone.
As it is one of the most powerful weapons I have, I plan to keep it hidden and use it at a crucial moment.
Anyway, I won’t be in the top ranks and won’t earn many points, so what if I lose a little bit of that?
If you gain more than that later, that’s it.
“After listening to Brother Kim, it seems like this point has a greater use than I thought.”
“Yeah, that’s why I asked you to get a cup of coffee to talk about that.”
How should I best use the points I earned by winning first place in the strategy battle and the points I will earn in the future?
As if he had a hunch that this would be a very important story to him, Go Hyun-woo’s expression changed to serious.
He looks me straight in the eye and opens his mouth.
“Please tell me Brother Kim’s opinion.”
“As you may have seen today, your skills are not comparable to those of top first-year students.”
“I know that Brother Kim has great insight. If Brother Kim judged it that way, then it must be true.”
“However, you probably know your weaknesses better than I do.”
“… … I really felt it to the bone. Even more so because of today.”
Go Hyun-woo smiled bitterly and self-deprecatingly.
The first weakness is the lack of internal energy due to the low-grade [Core].
The second is a weapon that breaks when you get bored.
Weapons are an area I can’t touch right now.
Because it is deeply connected to Go Hyun-woo’s long sword, which is said to be the sacred object of the four gates.
If I’m not careful, it could seem like I’m meddling in the affairs of the monks, and that would be extremely rude to a monk.
We need to build more trust between each other, and only after Go Hyun-woo reaches out first can we help.
So back to [Core].
When Go Hyun-woo fought against Han So-mi, he was greatly pushed back in the internal energy battle.
It became somewhat similar after I raised the core by 2 ranks with [Amplification].
In the match against Jo Byeok, it seemed like an even match at first glance, but in reality, it was not like that.
Since my weapon was destroyed and all my stats were used up, I had to eat breakfast right after the fight ended.
“To be blunt, the rules for this strategy battle are fixed zones, so you’re in first place. If you go into a mana fight, you’re definitely going to lose. So for now, you need to put everything else aside and focus on [Core].”
“What should I do?”
“Go to the ‘Training Center.’”
Training center.
It’s not just a gym.
Similar to the Arena, it is a place where all kinds of training are possible, with the essence of magical engineering incorporated.
“If you go to the training center, there will be a mana practice room.”
“… … !”
“The concentration of mana is higher here than in other places, so even if you practice for the same amount of time, your internal energy builds up much faster.”
“There was such a place?”
Go Hyun-woo let out a sigh of admiration.
My body looked like it wanted to run away at any moment.
He caught Ko Hyun-woo and continued his explanation.
“Listen until the end. This is the most important. There is a place called the ‘Special Performance Room.’ The concentration of mana is extremely high compared to the regular mana performance room. It is roughly ten times more.”
“… … !!”
Go Hyun-woo’s eyes shook violently.
Anyone would react like that if they were unmanned.
They say that the training room is efficient, but what kind of special training room is it that is more than ten times more efficient?
“Of course, such a huge place cannot exist indefinitely. Not just anyone can enter.”
“In the flow of the conversation… … I think we need some points.”
“Yes. 500 points for 6 hours of use.”
This is a truly murderous consumption.
Even if you only use it for 6 hours a day, it won’t even take a week to burn through the 3,000 points that Go Hyun-woo earned from the strategy battle.
In some cases, such as on weekends, the unmanned team may invest an entire day into training, which would result in 1,500 points in 18 hours and 2,000 points in 24 hours evaporating in an instant.
If I were to use this for an entire semester… … I can’t even imagine how much I would need.
“It’s possible if you really work hard to save up points and pour them all into the special performance room, but then you won’t be able to buy anything else.”
“Umm… … . Is there no other way?”
“Yes. Season pass.”
Season pass.
If you have it, you can freely use the special performance room at any time without consuming points for one semester.
“I think something like that would be very difficult to obtain.”
“The easiest way is through an auction. On average, it sells for between 30,000 and 40,000 points.”
“Huh, that’s the easiest way. Then what’s the other way?”
“The season pass is one of the many privileges of Yongsal Academy. It is given to clubs with good performances first. Traditional powerhouses like the swordsmanship club or white magic club probably have five or six.”
Even among those strong players, it is difficult for the first, second, and third years to each get two or three.
So, we distribute it to those with the most outstanding skills.
“You just have to join the fencing club and take the spot of promising freshman.”
“… … .”
The problem is that Mo Yong-jun’s skills are on a similar level to Han So-mi and Jo Byeok.
When asked if he could win, Go Hyun-woo shook his head.
“To be honest, it’s difficult right now. I guess I’ll have to put the season pass on hold. But if I invest points here and there, I think I’ll be able to visit the special performance room quite often.”
“No, it’s too early to give up.”
“… … Is there another way?”
“Well then, there is.”
I pointed to myself.
“I will save you.”
The supporters ate it all
