Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 551
551hwa secret room (4)
To summarize what I got from this secret room:.
‘An unidentified golden book containing the story of a brother and sister..’
Well, I don't know what this is for right now, but.
Excluding this, the rest of the loot(?) was a different story..
‘Seven summoning books.’
It's not just a book for summoning, each one of them is a book that can't be found outside of bookshelf..
There are more than ten rare species of Mimic..
Strangely enough, the monster's drawing is not black and white, but blue, red, etc. are painted over..
The monster picture part is displayed as ‘???’.
Seven books with such unique characteristics.
‘suspicious fountain pen.’
In addition, the fountain pen that was on Hamsik's desk is also added..
“Hamsik, how do you use this fountain pen??”
[Well, that's…….]
After hesitating for a long time, Hamsik said, ‘Yes, because we are friends…’ ' he said honestly..
[If you use this pen to color in pictures in a book... … . You can get the essence of that color.]
“what?!”
[Cow, don't scream! Aren’t you surprised?!]
No, then say it carefully so as not to be surprised..
This is a fountain pen that allows you to obtain the exact color you want with certainty.……?
Is it okay for something like this to exist in the world??
It's such a fraudulent product that you might think, but unfortunately, even fountain pens had their limits..
3below grade.
And can only be used twice.
‘Yeah, it can't be an unlimited use item..’
I felt a sense of disappointment, but it eased when I thought the opponent was [Dungeon & Stone]..
The guy who expected it was not only a fool…….
This is a crazy enough item in this game..
‘This is unexplored territory……?’
It seemed like all the explorers could see why their eyes were drawn to the newly opened first basement level..
5Floor plan, 6th floor plan, 7th floor plan.
When everything was first opened, there must have been fraudulent hidden pieces like this..
“Rather, Hamsik, what did you know about fountain pens? How many times did you use it before I came??”
[No way!]
“Hmm, the explanation was very detailed..”
[I just knew! From birth!]
Although he has never used one before, Hamsik knew from the beginning what this fountain pen was used for..
[Why are you putting that in?!]
As I naturally put the fountain pen in my pocket, Hamsik had another seizure..
[Well, that fountain pen is also an item that must be handed over to a qualified person.……!]
Oh, yeah?
“But you said you could use it twice, right??”
[however……?]
“Wouldn’t it be okay to use it once and then give it to them? To a person with that qualification.”
[Wow, what nonsense—!]
“Or is there a rule that it must be given in good condition??”
[uh… It's not like that…….]
“Then there will be no problem!”
Okay, if you do this, the fountain pen problem ends here..
I think you can go out and use it once, think about the remaining number of times, decide where to use it, and then persuade them..
So, in that sense, I slowly turned my attention towards the last loot..
“Guide me…….”
A map that appears to be an abbreviated drawing of the entire basement level..
Several islands are drawn around the rocky island that was the starting point.…….
A fountain pen is a fountain pen, but this map was also a great harvest..
That's because there's less time to wander around to reveal the map..
“There are two islands I haven't been to yet..”
After receiving advice from navigator Auyen, Hana was a week away from the library..
The other answer was that it would take about a month..
“It's been a month... It was a much wider class than expected..”
“yes… . However, there is one problem... … . The location of this island is in the direction where the rainbow was seen at that time..”
“So does that mean there is a possibility that what was beyond the rainbow was this island??”
“well… I can't say for sure yet, but I think it's not just a coincidence..”
Well, I used to think that too..
In that sense, this island will be called Rainbow Island from now on.…….
“Hamsik, I know what’s beyond this map.?”
[I do not know……!]
Hamsik, who was looking in vain at the messed up room, responded poignantly..
He looks a little upset, but he doesn't look like he's lying..
‘Then you really don't know.…….’
First of all, it's better to think that what's on this map isn't everything..
My curiosity only grew for no reason..
What happens if I go outside of this map? No, is it even possible to get out in the first place?.
It seems understandable why people were so curious about the end of the world back in the days when it was believed that the Earth was flat..
‘Anyway, you will find out about this when you go there in person later.…….’
“Mr. Yandel, look at this part here..”
Soon Versil pointed to a place on the unfolded map..
It was the part where Giant Island was located, and to be exact, it was the part of the island where the cave where we stayed was located..
“See the picture shown here?”
“This… I think you mean the portal tombstone..”
“It looks like that too?”
The pattern on the monument drawn in the cave area.
However, there is a very intuitive sign underneath the pattern..
“It's an arrow pointing down.…….”
What does this really mean?.
‘2nd basement floor.’
Everyone looking at the map seemed to have the same thought, but no one said it out loud..
But when there was such silence.
“……Then, would you like to take a look here??”
Versil moved his finger on the map and pointed to a new place..
Auyen was the first to recognize the location..
“This place… It's the village chief's island.…….”
“Yes. There are only two headstone markers on this entire map, one of which is here..”
The moment I checked the point Versil pointed to, I felt like I was out of breath..
Should I call this good news?.
Or should I say bad news?.
“At least I found the exit.”
The arrow drawn below the tombstone pattern was very clearly pointing upward..
***
found the exit.
No, strictly speaking, I found a place that was 'supposed' to be the exit..
This alone was great news for us who felt like we were wandering in the open sea without any clues..
but…….
‘After all, it’s the village chief’s island.…….’
This fact takes my breath away..
In the end, returning to the city means that you have to meet the village chief at some point, whether you like it or not..
“Well, then can we go back to the city now??”
“Done! Wow!!”
Some crew members cheered and were thrilled to have found an exit, but unfortunately, there were many problems that remained before escaping from this place..
“however… Is it really possible to escape? At that time, even on Giant Island, the monument did not work.…….”
“I guess that too. Just like when we came down, there must be some condition met..”
As some intellectuals say, finding a way out is not the end. Before that, we must first figure out how to activate the portal monument..
Breaking through the village chief will be the next problem..
but…….
“rainbow! The island in the direction of that rainbow! There must be some key on that island.?”
Here are a few things to try. Because we didn't just come down here and suck our fingers..
‘The most likely one is Rainbow Island, but even if it's not there, if you conquer all the other islands, you'll naturally find out..’
In that sense, I asked Hamsik one more thing..
“Hamsik, what kind of monster is on the bookshelf at the top??”
How far do I need to upgrade my specs to clear this library island?.
Hamsik’s answer to this question was simple..
I didn't say exactly what grade it was, citing the standards of explorers as an example, but…….
[Tol-Lappupa, Kashan, Leviathan, Prahel, Ridgar…….]
Huh, you still have to get level 1 at the end..
Still, I'm glad it's only one and not multiple.?
“What happens if you catch them??”
In response to my question, Hamsik once again spoke to me in a solemn voice..
[I do not know.]
“I don't even know if I will have the 'qualifications' you mentioned or not.?”
[Again, I don't know. I have no memory of that..]
Okay, this is the end of me. Find out for yourself what's left..
“Hamsik, what should I do to get out? Can I just go out to a place like that portal over there??”
I've done everything I could research, I've decided there's nothing more to be gained from this place..
One, Hamsik tilted his head after hearing what I said..
[huh? Once you come in, you can't leave.?]
“………what? What if I say that now?—.”
[Beep! It's a joke! You can go out there!]
Oh, you were really surprised..
As I was laughing out loud, Hamsik kept smiling and looking at me, wondering what was so fun..
[Beep… … ! Isn’t it common sense to joke around with friends?!]
Well, seeing you like it so much, I can’t even be angry..
He smiled and led the crew outside..
The stone door was still wide open, emitting light, but when Ham Sik finally came out, the light disappeared and the door closed..
“But Hamsik, do you have to open the door like that every time you go in??”
[however?]
“I thought I heard that's where you live. Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable if it looked like that every time I went in??”
[well? Normally it wasn't uncomfortable at all! I was organizing my books, but you guys came so I couldn't go in.!]
Oh, that's why you couldn't even get into the house and were wandering around and got caught by us..
The reason they only go around at night is because we go to sleep then..
“I'm going to take a nap and then go hunting again. What are you going to do in the meantime??”
[caliber!]
“Organizing books?”
[When there is no one… I'll do it when you're gone and there's no one around.]
“why? Oh, I'm not saying you should do it now, I'm just curious. He was revealed to us anyway, so couldn’t he just do it??”
[……I'll do it when I'm not there. So don't force it.]
Well, then I have nothing to say..
After completing our exploration of the secret room, we returned to the library and continued camping for a while..
And as soon as the next morning came, I started hunting right away..
「Killed a Mimic.」
「Killed a Mimic.」
「Killed a Mimic.」
「Killed a Mimic.」
「Killed Mimic…….」
First of all, the first thing I summoned was the Mimic Summoning Book obtained from the Secret Room. However, unfortunately, the essence did not drop even though more than ten were caught..
Essence must be obtained to root items from [Treasure Vault]..
‘It's surprisingly calm.’
Is it because I know that the best product from Mimic will be around 30 million stones anyway??
I don't feel like I'm very disappointed..
This isn't the only summoning book I got this time..
Therefore, I opened all the remaining summoning books..
“……drake?”
‘???’In the book marked with , Drake, a grade 4 flying monster, was summoned..
What the heck, I was nervous inside to see what would come out..
Is it really just 100% random??
I don't know, but all he dropped was one magic stone..
“So now all that's left is a colored book..”
Five summoning books containing painted monsters.
When I looked through them all, I found that these books had something in common..
Books with monster pictures painted in red dropped the monster's red essence, and those with blue pictures dropped blue essence..
‘The problem is that, except for one grade 3, they were all grade 5 or lower..’
5Those below the grade were discarded without any hesitation, and the grade 3 essence was passed on to the Armin Exploration Team as there was a candidate there..
and…….
‘I'm already awake.’
As a result, all summoning books taken from the secret room were used up without any benefit..
Well, the main dish ‘Fountain Pen’ was left behind.…….
‘It would be right to write this while keeping in mind the angle until the end..’
I wanted to use this right now to extract the essence of Belarios, but I made my decision as rationally as possible..
Because I'm not just going to hunt today..
There is a possibility of eating purified water with natural bread, but using it already felt like a very hasty waste..
thus…….
「Killed Stonewinter.」
「You have defeated Mecarote. EXP +7」
「Defeated the Frost Guardian.」
「You defeated Bol-Herchan.」
「Defeated the mechanical giant…….」
「…….」
eat breakfast and hunt.
eat lunch and hunt.
How many more days did we go on hunting after dinner before going to bed?.
Day 99 of entering the labyrinth.
‘Tomorrow the labyrinth will open again in the city..’
The time has come for newbies to come in..
***
“Vice-captain, did you hear? the news!”
“Ah, that one…….”
Arua Raven, vice-captain of the Royal Family's 3rd Magic Corps, smiled bitterly..
Basement 1st floor, archives.
No matter where you go in the city, that's all you hear these days..
That's because recently a shocking rumor started circulating in the city..
Bjorn Yandel is still alive and well there..
And, I got two single numbers..
The rumor, whose authenticity has not been confirmed, first came from evil spirits..
“Vice-captain... Are the rumors really true??”
“It doesn't matter whether the rumor is true or not. We just have to do our jobs well. I'll wake up first.”
Raven finished her meal first, dismissing her subordinate's doubts, and returned to her office..
Are the rumors true or not?.
There's no point in worrying about it..
Either way, what she wants is the same.
I hope the rumors are true.
Then you won't have to worry like this every day..
“ha… If it's real, it's just as annoying as it is..”
B1.
An unexplored area where nothing has been revealed.
What mysteries and unknowns will exist there, and what kind of great exploration is Bjorn Yandel going on with his colleagues??
“Phew…….”
She sighed and lowered her head..
A uniform that has become so familiar.
And the badge of the Magic Corps on the top of the chest..
Today, this outfit felt a bit cramped and intrusive..
“That's enough, let's just do our thing…….”
Repeating to herself what she had said to her subordinate earlier, she started working again..
And that evening.
“Vice-captain! This is a direct official letter from the royal family.!”
A royal memorandum was sent to her..
It was full of all kinds of rhetoric and difficult words, but as someone who was used to public affairs, she was able to summarize in three lines..
1. The royal family wants to explore the first basement level..
2. So we need talent with exploration experience..
3. You were perfect.
After reading the entire official document, Raven got up from her chair as if bouncing like a live fish..
And I quickly started packing my bags..
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