Episode 211: A Black and Bitter Lump
When taking the internal medicine of the poisonous black blood sage, two effects can be expected.
First, like the inner strength of other spirits, it increases the amount of mana.
The second is a poison-related trait that is acquired with a certain probability.
C-rank [Immunity to Poison] acquired with a 90% probability.
It has the characteristic of not being poisoned by various poisons, making it extremely useful against poisonous monsters.
There is a remaining 10% chance to acquire D-rank [Poison Resistance].
Unlike Baekdokbulchim, it does not prevent addiction itself, but it reduces the rate at which stamina decreases while intoxicated.
Baekdokbulchim has a slightly better rank and effect, but it is always a gain no matter which one you get.
So, who would benefit from eating this dish?
There was no need to worry too much.
“You can just share it.”
I divided the dark interior into three equal parts and looked at Koh Hyun-woo and Seo Ye-in.
“You can eat them one by one.”
“I am grateful for this opportunity. However, I am also worried that the efficacy may be reduced.”
When monopolized by one person, the probability is 90% invulnerability to white poison and 10% resistance to poison.
“It’s a little off, but not enough to be worried about.”
When divided into three parts, it provides 50% immunity to poison, 30% resistance to poison, and a 20% chance of not obtaining the trait.
Go Hyun-woo fell asleep.
“Hmm… … If the opportunity were to be shared among many people, then dividing it into three would definitely be good.”
“The odds are pretty good.”
“But if it fails by any chance, the loss will be enormous. Are you okay with that?”
When monopolized by one person, the probability is 90% invulnerability to white poison and 10% resistance to poison.
When divided into three parts, it provides 50% immunity to poison, 30% resistance to poison, and a 20% chance of not obtaining the trait.
I think Go Hyun-woo wants to drive me crazy.
Because that side is more certain.
I appreciate the sentiment, but I still intend to push through with three equal parts.
He continues speaking with a meaningful smile on his lips.
“Listen until the end. There’s a trick left.”
“… … !”
Taking Naedan together with other elixirs can further increase your chances of success.
This is what is called a synergy effect.
And as it so happened, we had some recently acquired elixir.
The elixir obtained by finding the golden phoenix hidden in the abyss.
I took out a small wooden box from my inventory and opened it, and the golden granules inside sparkled.
[Golden Spirit Altar (C)]
Go Hyun-woo’s complexion brightened significantly.
He looked like he wanted to slap his knee.
“Haha, you were worried about your own performance. I had planned it all out this time too.”
“You can’t divide it into three parts without a plan.”
I am constantly paying attention to the growth of Ko Hyun-woo and Seo Ye-in, but if the efficiency was too low, I would have asked for their understanding and monopolized it.
This time, it was a win-win for everyone who distributed it.
Go Hyun-woo asked.
“What happens to the odds when the elixir is added?”
“60% immunity to poison, 35% resistance to poison, failure chance drastically reduced to 5%.”
“It’s worth walking around.”
The odds of a good outcome are more than 50%, while the odds of failure are very low at just 5%.
But Go Hyun-woo and I couldn’t help but pause for a moment.
Because the ‘future tea shop owner’ who only gets duds when he challenges the odds comes to mind.
“Let’s not even think about him for now.”
“I agree.”
If you keep thinking about it, you might get a negative reaction.
* * *
To effectively absorb the elixir’s energy, it is essential to eat a yun-gi breakfast immediately after taking it.
And the best environment for having a lucky breakfast was definitely the Manayeon Gongsil.
So we walked to the training center.
“Brother Kim, Miss Seo. I wish you good luck.”
“Come back after getting the cure for all poisons.”
Go Hyun-woo, who had a season pass, went to the special performance room, and Seo Ye-in and I went to the general performance room.
I spoke to the calligrapher in front of the studio door.
“Eat and drink and then go for a spin. Contact me when you’re done.”
“… … .”
The calligrapher looked down at the black piece of paper in his hand, then pricked it with his fingertips and brought it to his tongue.
Then the pupil dilates slightly.
“……write.”
Judging from the similar reaction to eating spicy food, it seems like he can’t eat bitter food either.
I imitated An Jeong-mi’s tone of speech.
“Young lady, you should eat it even if it’s bitter. It’s all good for your health.”
“write…….”
“They say that if you eat it, you will become invulnerable to poison. It also increases your mana.”
“… … .”
Seo Ye-in and I faced an unexpected obstacle.
If that’s the level of reaction after just a bite, it would be even worse if you really put the inside of your mouth.
I understood An Jeong-mi’s feelings a little more.
But this was too good an opportunity to just blow.
Poison resistance should be taken as much as possible when possible.
Because enemies that use poison as a weapon will appear often in the future.
So I decided to take drastic measures.
“Kim Ho Pillow 30 minutes?”
“… … !”
The calligrapher looked at me with a smile on his face.
But as if something was going on, he slowly shook his head from side to side.
I thought maybe he was rejecting the Kim Ho pillow he wanted so badly, but that wasn’t the case.
A calligrapher raises his hand and opens two fingers.
The idea is to try to negotiate.
This time I shook my head.
“Two hours is too much. Let’s make it one hour.”
“……great.”
“Then I’ll eat all of that. I’ll also cleanly turn the mana around once.”
“check.”
After agreeing to a one-hour Kim Ho pillow, we each entered the practice room.
I sat down in the center and took out a piece of the inner scepter divided into thirds and a few gold spirit tablets.
And then I put it all in my mouth in one breath.
‘It’s written really dirty.’
It was a thought that immediately came to my mind.
A feast of all kinds of bitter and bloody tastes flooded my mouth.
The moment I put the Geumnyeongsin-dan in my mouth, it melted and went down my throat, but the Dokgakheukhyeolsa Naedan was so sticky that it didn’t go down well.
Thanks to that, I was able to savor the bitter taste very evenly.
After barely getting through the night, my stomach started to feel queasy as if I had eaten something bad.
‘Rather, times like these are important.’
I kept my mouth shut and calmly began to rotate the mana in my core.
I felt an unpleasant sensation as if something thick was spreading all over my body, but I ignored it and focused only on practicing mana.
As time passed, the unpleasant feeling gradually subsided, and instead, a strong power flowed through my whole body.
After a while, I felt it was over and lifted my eyelids, and a notification message appeared in the corner of my vision.
[Acquire ‘Immunity to Sleep (C)’.]
‘Still, it broke through, 60 percent.’
It was worth enduring the painful bitterness.
If I had won 5% and gotten nothing, I would have been very upset.
‘My mouth still feels rough.’
This time, I have to start with something sweet.
While I was waiting for a while with that thought, a message from the calligrapher arrived.
[Calligrapher: End]
[Kim Ho: Got the invincibility?]
[Calligrapher: Get]
[Calligrapher: Seo]
[Calligrapher: (smiling cat emoticon)]
[Kim Ho: I also use it]
[Kim Ho: (smiling cat emoticon)]
[Kim Ho: Okay?]
[Calligrapher: (smiling cat emoticon)]
[Calligrapher: GG]
As I tidied up and left the Manayeon studio, almost at the same time a calligrapher walked out of the room next door.
Like the cat emoticon, with the tip of the tongue sticking out slightly.
I was feeling playful for no reason, so I poked my tongue with my finger.
A calligrapher who turns his head to the side after a few seconds.
I wanted to play around more, but the rough feeling in my mouth kept bothering me, so I decided to stop here.
“Let’s go and get something to eat.”
“That’s it.”
We went down to the first floor of the training center and each bought a drink from the vending machine.
As I gulp it down and hold it in my mouth for a bit, the sweetness gradually drives away the bitterness that was left behind.
The calligrapher also put back his tongue, which had been sticking out a little, and stared at me intently.
“Pillow for one hour.”
“Yeah, a promise is a promise.”
I nodded coolly.
The bitterness of the inner world was truly beyond imagination.
I, who rarely complains about food, felt that it was so dirty, so how much worse must it have been for a calligrapher?
Since I absorbed everything as instructed, sleeping on the pillow for an hour or so wasn’t difficult.
By the time the vending machine drinks were all empty, Go Hyun-woo also sent a message.
[Go Hyun-woo: It’s over]
[Kim Ho: Invincible?]
[Go Hyun-woo: I was lucky]
[Kim Ho: Okay okay]
I thought that at least one person would develop poison resistance, but fortunately, all three acquired the ability to resist poison.
[Go Hyun-woo: But it’s more difficult than I thought]
[Go Hyun-woo: I guess I should at least have a drink]
[Go Hyun-woo: (smiling cat emoticon)]
“… … .”
I replied with a serious expression.
[Kim Ho: (Scolding!!! emoticon)]
[Kim Ho: Weak guy!]
[Go Hyun-woo:!?]
* * *
The calligrapher was wrapped in a blanket and was taking a nap, leaning against my shoulder.
I decided to do so and check a few items I had during this gap.
Because I’ll be using it in the next dungeon.
[Rainbow Lake], which we will enter soon, is a multi-attribute dungeon.
Fire, lightning, ice… … The more you can handle, the better.
Usually, it would be best to form a party with several attribute magicians to enter such places, but from the perspective of sneaking in, you can’t afford that luxury.
It’s like you can’t take Song Cheon-hye to the basement because you need brain power.
Still, there was a way to borrow some of the brain’s properties.
[Simryok (E)] *2
Two lumpy beads that look like lightning bolts forcibly stuck together.
These are the forbidden items obtained when breaking into the temporary storage.
The Heart’s Jade causes lightning to lodge in the heart, or [Core], for a certain period of time, and during this time, all magic cast by the user is converted to lightning properties.
If you use the Hearthstone and then use the Inferno Fist, the Fire Fist will become a Lightning Fist.
If you listen up to this point, it may seem quite useful, but there is a reason why the Simryo-ok is designated as a banned item.
If the heart is continuously shocked by electric shocks, there is a small risk of an accident occurring.
‘There are times when your heart stops.’
The temporary attribute change wasn’t a good enough effect to make it worth risking your life for.
Of course, I am an exception.
‘It has strong elemental resistance.’
You can use Simryo-ok without worrying about elemental penalties.
That’s why I picked it up from the temporary storage in the first place.
As a result, I secured the four attributes of fire, lightning, ice, and wind.
The following are items to use in trading with the Crow Tailor.
Rubies, emeralds, and other gemstones that are paid for as commission are basic.
I’m thinking of adding one item to that.
[Material Selection (C)]
▷Obtain the desired C-rank material.
A choice obtained as a sub-quest reward after successfully completing the defense strategy battle with Song Cheon-hye.
‘It’s about time I wrote this too.’
The rank of materials is fixed at a maximum of C rank, so it is a bit disappointing to choose main materials such as ingots or cloth.
Even if you make equipment with it, you’ll have to replace it before long.
So what I’m trying to get as an option is something secondary.
‘Consumable materials.’
It is a material that provides a kind of bonus, rather than being directly used in item production.
I quickly scrolled down the list and selected an item.
[Obtain ‘Mutation Reagent (C)’.]
