#15
15. Building internal stability (3)
I returned to the space-time gap.
I brushed off the blood on my sword.
“It’s over somehow.”
“Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…!”
Aaron fell on his stomach and vomited gastric juices. His whole body was covered with cold sweat. His hand that held his spear trembled violently.
“are you okay?”
“I’m fine, I’m fine…”
Jenna rubbed Aaron’s back. After Aaron calmed down, we went out into the square. When the space-time gap closed, Aaron looked at the closed synthetic lab door with trembling eyes.
“What about me?”
“I don’t know either.”
In fact, in the battle just now, Aaron didn’t do much. It’s said to be a link between me and Jenna, but between us, we only stabbed or swung spears at times without even thinking.
Still, it was better than nothing.
[Register ‘Aaron (★)’ to Favorites.]
“You’re alive.”
“Are you sure?”
“Can’t you see it? It won’t open.”
“Lived! I, survived, remained!”
Aaron knelt down and raised his hands.
[Register the ‘Well-Forged Steel Sword (-C)’ to ‘Han (★)”s exclusive equipment.]
[Register ‘Hard Iron Shield (C)’ to ‘Han (★)’s exclusive equipment.]
[Register ‘Balanced Shortbow (C)’ to ‘Jenna (★)”s exclusive equipment.]
[Register ‘Sharp Long Spear (C-)’ to ‘Aaron (★)’s exclusive equipment.]
“But the arsenal isn’t open? Aren’t you supposed to return the weapon?”
said Jenna.
I looked at the message that the dedicated equipment was registered. Exclusive equipment refers to a system that assigns a specific item to that hero. Exclusive equipment cannot be used by anyone other than the designated hero. Therefore, there was no need to keep it in the arsenal either.
“I think you should have it.”
“Can I not return it? I wanted to practice with this bow instead of the wooden bow!”
Jenna’s eyes sparkled. As I nodded at her, Jenna let out her cheers and took her bow into her arms.
Certainly, the wooden series provided at the training center is different in weight and size from the actual weapons we use. If you want to get your hands on a weapon that you will use in real combat, it would be much better to carry it around.
“Then can I go back? I think today is over.”
“Wait still. It’s not over.”
The space-time gap, synthesis, and arsenal were closed, but the light in the sky did not go out. I trudged to a corner of the plaza and sat down.
“Nina, brother is coming! Wait!”
“…bring him some too.”
Jenna came toward me, dragging Aaron, who was kneeling and performing a strange ceremony.
[pop-up! Would you like to purchase a new package for 65,000 won?]
[Yes / No]
A bundle of blue gems and gold coins appeared on the hologram screen.
[One-time jackpot payment for new masters, new package!]
[5,000 gems, 300,000 gold for only 65,000 won!]
[The amount will be added to the next month’s mobile phone bill. Are you sure you want to pay?]
[Yes / No]
[Please enter your payment password.]
[ ****** ]
[Now Loading… … .]
[Payment completed!]
[The product has been sent by mail. Please check!]
“What is the master trying to do? It doesn’t seem like he wants to fight, and nothing happens.”
“He needs money to do anything.”
“Money?”
“Didn’t you tell me yesterday? You want to stop eating baked potatoes.”
To conclude, Pick Me Up is a creative game.
Unlike other mobile games, gems are not given for clearing missions, and there are almost no events that give out gems. Even if you say anything like a great box office event for new masters, in reality, all you have to do is give 1,000 gems over 10 days. Even if you have 1,000 gems, you will be robbed in 2 paid draws and 2 basic facility constructions. This means that there are limited ways to obtain gems, a high-end commodity, free of charge in Pick Me Up.
‘I knew I would pay.’
It was time for some fun.
Various reactions of heroes and realistic battles. Obviously, Amkena will feel like putting a real human in the waiting room, not data made of 0s and 1s. I have no choice but to do that because I am a real human being.
Amkena’s face gradually began to show.
First, the access time is fixed. Jobs with fixed commute times were more likely. Unlike the first time, when he didn’t know anything and threw away 1 stars, he steadily expanded the facilities for a while. And today, he even used a dedicated equipment function that is not known as an in-game tip. There was a high probability that they had seen the strategy on a site related to Pick Me Up.
‘If you are a user who sees the strategy, you can predict where the 5,000 gems will be used.’
[Build the facility. Please touch the type of facility you want.]
[You have selected ‘Accommodation Lv.1’. Would you like to extend the building?]
[Yes / No]
[The lodging has reached level 2. The hero holding limit is increased.]
[You have selected ‘Restaurant’ in the building annexed to ‘Accommodation’. Would you like to build?]
[Yes / No]
The square rattled.
Aaron and Jenna started to panic at the unexpected vibration. I watched the construction completion window that came to mind in detail.
[You have selected ‘Carpentry Shop’, an annex of ‘Arsenal’. Would you like to build?]
[The ‘Arsenal’ annex building ‘Processing Shop’… … .]
[‘Training Center Lv.1’… … ]
[The restaurant is complete! A quality meal will be served to the hero.]
[The carpentry shop has been completed! A bonus is given to equipment crafting.]
[The processing plant is completed! A bonus is given to equipment crafting.]
[Arsenal’s three annex buildings, Blacksmith, Carpenter’s, and Works, are combined to form a new facility, ‘Equipment Workshop’!]
[The training center has reached level 2! The hero’s training efficiency increases.]
[Great!]
[The plaza evolves to Lv.2 as the number of facilities increases!]
Various objects appeared in the square that was just empty.
A wooden bench and a small flower bed with blooming flowers. and fountain. There was a little bit of liveliness in the existing desolate atmosphere.
Of course, as Jenna and Aaron had no clue whatsoever, they were shocked to the extent that their eyes fell out. It would have seemed like something was being made in thin air.
I briefly summarized the current phenomenon and explained it.
Both of them knew that this place was ruled by an existence called the Master.
“You mean the waiting room gets better as you go up the floor, right?”
“Is Master the Archmage? Oh my God, this kind of thing is possible…”
grand wizard.
In a sense, it is correct.
“Are you finally free from baked potatoes?”
“If there was a restaurant, it would be a little better.”
It won’t change much, but it will be better than now.
“Oh yea!”
Jenna jumped up and was delighted. Aaron didn’t feel bad either.
What happened just now could be considered the reward of victory for them both. Just like the tip, scams will rise.
“You mean you can eat expensive food if you fight harder?”
“As long as it’s not considered useless by the Master.”
“A top-quality lamb steak is a must-have!”
“Brother, I’m happy with the turkey!”
The faces of the two were full of color.
On the other hand, I was coldly sinking. The two began to look at me quietly as I remained expressionless.
said Aaron.
“Is something wrong with you?”
“If it’s useless, it’s thrown away, remember?”
The two nodded.
“Don’t forget. That’s all you need.”
“I’ll keep that in mind, brother!”
“I will work even harder!”
‘Three stars will come soon.’
Maybe 4 stars, maybe even 5 stars.
Currently, we are in charge of the main raid party in this waiting room, but it is only filled up because there are no members, and it can be changed at any time depending on circumstances.
I looked at the door of the summoning station.
That door was ready to open at any moment.
Even now.
just as expected.
[Master, 10 consecutive summons begin. I’m looking forward to what kind of hero will come out!]
Jenna raised her voice after discovering the door to the summoning station was open.
“Brother, is the summons opened?”
“I’m done with the group leader, but I have to welcome guests.”
It’s not a paid summon yet.
It was a normal summon with gold.
[Tack, durururu.]
[Follow me!]
[Common!]
[Master ‘Amkena’… … .]
[Common!]
[Master ‘Amkena’… … .]
After a while, ten men and women walked out into the square.
Now that I’ve seen it twice, it’s not unfamiliar.
After wandering around the corner of the plaza for a while, they found us. A man with his head shaved came up to us.
“Everyone, who are you? Did you bring us here?”
An anxious expression. My voice is trembling.
What is the reaction like?
Jenna said in a bitter voice.
“It’s not us. A man called Master called you.”
“Master? Who is he? A wizard?”
“It’s similar.”
“Who are you again! Why did we come here? Send them back right now…”
“Be quiet.”
I scratched my head.
Hearing the same thing over and over again gave me a headache.
“I have no intention of explaining it to you right now. You won’t believe it anyway. If there are people who come to their senses after surviving on their own, I’ll tell you then.”
“Muh, what are you talking about! You…”
“He said it was noisy.”
I slightly pulled out the blade of the scabbard. The man’s face hardened when he saw it.
They are bare-handed, and each of us is armed with a sword, shield, bow and spear. The man said nothing and left.
I am not a philanthropist like Jesus or Buddha, and I have no intention of expending energy to explain.
“older brother…….”
“Why, why don’t you go and convince me? You have to survive by fighting monsters? Do you think you’ll believe it?”
I have no choice but to experience it myself.
If you roll with your body, you will realize even if you don’t like it.
[Welcome to the tower, chickens!]
Isel appeared and stretched out her chest. It seems that he was trying to create a sense of intimidation.
It was funny to me, but not to them.
“You, who are you?”
[Noisy, listen carefully. If you keep leaking somewhere else, you’ll get scolded if you talk.]
The crowd became quiet.
Issel nodded with a satisfied expression, then continued.
[Are there any kids among you who were carpenters?]
A young man with an ordinary impression raised his hand.
[You fall over there.]
The young man fell to the left without a word.
[Next, who was a blacksmith or tanner?]
No one raised a hand this time.
Issel clicked his tongue lightly and then spoke one last time.
[Is there anyone who was a cook?]
“My, I know how to cook!”
The middle-aged man who spoke to us raised his hand.
[Then you fall in too.]
The man rolled his eyes and walked towards the carpenter.
“What are you trying to do?”
“It’s a division of roles. Just like if you have a restaurant you need a cook, if you have a forge you need a blacksmith.”
I thought of Lyle, a middle-aged man summoned in the first 10 draw. You said you were a carpenter. That person was out of luck. If he had been summoned this time, he would have been able to fall into charge of the carpentry shop.
To compare the current situation, it is like deciding on a position before enlisting.
Just as if you have a talent for cooking, you become a cook, and if you have a talent for driving, you become a driver. As there are facilities to operate, Issel, who has been ordered by the Master, is classifying jobs.
“Son, I’ll suck on the honey.”
I said looking at the young man who was looking around in silence.
With the carpenter and cook missing, there are a total of eight people left.
[Form a party.]
[Drag and drop heroes!]
[‘Gide(★)’ joins ‘Party 2’!]
[‘Hanson (★)’ in ‘Party 2’… … .]
[‘John(★)’ in ‘Party 2’… … .]
[Open, the opening of time and space!]
If you don’t have any skills,
I have no choice but to roll with my body.
