episode_0192

[Balance: 232,103… … ]

‘oh… ‘

next day.

I faced the shrinking balance of my bank account. The trailing 0 did not disappear, but the leading digits were lowered slightly.

This is because we toured stores in commercial areas yesterday and purchased materials in bulk. Did you stop by about 8 places in total? In fact, it can be said that all of the supplementary ingredients that were up for sale at each store were swept away.

There were several people who witnessed the large purchases, and there was a rumor going around in the community that there were some cadets wandering around the commercial district’s material streets.

‘Hmm… ‘

I crossed my fingers, measuring the balance in my bank account.

Most of the balances in my bank account are rewards received from the association.

One is the reward for solving the Sifnaha serial runaway, and the other is the reward for subduing the evil two-headed poisonous dragon.

Both incidents are major incidents that will shake up the world, and if the initial response had not been made quickly, it would not have ended in an uproar.

And I achieved initial suppression of those two incidents.

In Sifnaha, I prevented the runaway by killing Aerus, the alpha entity that served as the core of the runaway dungeon.

In China, I prevented the rampage by killing a two-headed poisonous dragon that might lead a large-scale demon rampage + dungeon chain.

Thanks to this, the reward money received was generous. I vividly remember my mouth widening when I saw the balance on my bankbook later.

No matter how big the difference in prices was compared to the previous world, I never thought I would touch such a large amount of money.

However, perhaps because the world perceived the Two-Headed Poisonous Dragon incident as a bigger disaster, the reward money for subjugating the Two-Headed Poisonous Dragon was much higher.

At best, it’s a monster that could be a 5th rank alpha, and although it was weakened by becoming a ghost, it was a monster that once poured poison and disease into the 3rd rank alpha.

There is a big difference in level.

However, from my point of view, seeing Aerus, who would later become a third-tier alpha, was a dog.

‘Aerus… Maybe I should consider myself glad that we met then… ‘

As for other income, the only amount I made was by selling the by-products of the monsters I killed while wandering around.

Even now, there are a lot of monster by-products in my subspace that I haven’t been able to dispose of. At first, I planned to sell it all, but after learning necromancy, I changed its use to teaching materials. Rather, the by-products stored by the association were also brought back.

‘No, but even if I get that discount, my balance is shrinking…’ ‘

In addition to the 30% discount as a Siyoram cadet benefit, an additional 65% discount is available as a special admission benefit. I bought it with a total discount of 95%, but it’s like this…

I tried to adapt to the prices of this world, but I couldn’t.

First of all, I bought it because I needed it right now and because it was an ingredient I would use day and night later, but I don’t think I would be able to buy it later if I had to pay my own money…

– Worried about money? Why do you do that?

While I was thinking about assessing my reduced balance, I suddenly remembered the card I received from Hong Yeon-hwa.

The day after the banquet was held at the Gyeophwa family.

While chatting with Hong Yeon-hwa, she asked me why I was worrying about money, and she suddenly gave me a shiny black-purple card with eyes full of doubt…

‘… … ‘

After being explained how to use it and its benefits, I put it away in subspace with my hands shaking. I have never taken it out and used it since I received it.

That’s right… It was too much of a prick on my conscience to write that.

What do you mean, just because I did something, you suck it up like a parasite? Hong Yeon-hwa advised that she could use it a lot, but she really couldn’t use it a lot…

‘But Siyoram is an exception.’

However, the Siyoram discount benefit is an exception. It is said that the amount deducted as a discount is not borne by the store, but is paid by the city yoram instead.

In the past, I didn’t use it actively because it was too harsh, but that harshness was cut to death in the second episode.

‘Fuck, you can’t believe I’m sending something like that out of the tower.’

I even left the tongak turned on.

Even now, my teeth are chattering. I submitted a request for an interview to ask about the Tower of Knowledge and to protest this behavior.

The top leader in growth, whether the vice-chancellor or… They are clearly crazy bitches.

Of course, if I gave up, I could have run away, and they made an emergency escape, but… Crazy is crazy.

He wrinkled his face and stood up.

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The facility layout of the city cradle is planned in its own way.

In the center, where the Tower of Growth is located, are the administrative offices and commercial districts, including the City Cradle Central Administration.

Living area for 1st to 4th graders, with the main street extending north, south, east, and west from the central square as the boundary line.

In addition, training and major facilities are concentrated in one place rather than scattered around.

Thanks to this, if you carefully observe the city cradle site, various characteristics of each area are revealed.

‘hmm… ‘

The production major area I visited this time was… The word industrial complex immediately came to mind.

A low-rise building with curtains or no windows at all.

Most doors are large, rugged iron doors, and the walls are very thick.

White smoke is rising from the chimney towering above the ceiling.

“It looks like an industrial complex. There are no windows on the low floors, and the door is a thick iron door with a chimney… ”

The same sentiment came from right next to me.

Baek Arin is dressed almost identically to yesterday.

She came along to get help with this matter, sat back, snooped around, and left her impressions.

The difference from yesterday is that there is no cognitive impairment magic tool.

Thanks to this, Baek Arin’s beauty is clearly revealed, attracting attention from those around her.

“I think you’re looking at Hayul, not me?”

… It seems to be roughly like that.

In fact, when I think about the eye-popping side, I have a more unique impression than Baek A-rin.

As I took a quick look at the surroundings, I noticed that there were quite a few people turning their heads and glancing in this direction while walking down the street.

‘No, there are many people who just stare blankly… ‘

These are cadets majoring in production. I haven’t met many cadets from this branch.

Well, I learned mainly about combat, so I have a lot of ties to that area. Also, I’m taking a lot of magic lectures this time.

Everyone is wearing similar work aprons with tools attached.

He looked tired and his whole body was covered in sweat, as if he had just finished work.

His face is covered in dust and black stains.

This is the behavior of a worker that one might commonly imagine.

“So what are you going to do now? Blacksmith?”

While I was walking for a while, Baek A-rin asked jokingly next to me.

I mean, the eyes were focused on me, but the eyes were also focused on the person sitting next to me, and it didn’t seem like anything was wrong.

[hmm… First, let’s gather the materials and rent a workshop]

The process of obtaining main materials and renting a workshop was very easy.

It is clearly a production major area. There are ample stores and storage facilities handling various materials.

Among them, I stopped by a storage facility managed by the city yoram main office, not a place opened from outside.

There are many benefits to cadets at Poetry Cradle.

Among them, cadets majoring in manufacturing are provided with materials and work tools.

From there, we scraped together the necessary materials, including black iron.

After that, all you have to do is select an empty space among the many workshops nearby and rent it in real time.

“High-quality materials are provided immediately to specially admitted students… The benefits are clear.”

Baek A-rin spoke with a grin on her face.

It seemed like he was referring to the fact that I had brought plenty of ingredients from storage earlier.

[yes]

[I just found out the other day]

Usually, when you receive work tools or materials from the city center, you have to fill out some kind of document.

I want to make something like this, so I need these ingredients. How are you going to handle it and how much will you need?

It is a kind of plan.

This means that if you give it away, there might be a cadet who spends it extravagantly, so it is only lent to cadets who use it frugally and in a planned manner.

FYI, I skipped that process.

Since I only had to certify special admission, the staff handed me the plan and provided the quantity and type of materials as I wanted.

… I kept thinking about the gaze of the cadet who was staring at me blankly next to me earlier.

I am sitting down and filling out the documents.

With just one authentication, I can go straight into the storage room and come out with plenty of materials and equipment…

In short, special admission is the best.

The support is really great.

The subsidy will come in soon, so the amount I spent yesterday will be recovered, right?

I smiled brightly.

But I can’t forgive that for the second time.

Of course, considering my growth, I am a little thankful, but… Anyway, the president of the president…

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The interior of the workshop in the basement was filled with muggy air.

A large brazier on one wall is waiting to be preheated. The orange light emitted from the brazier illuminated the dark interior, creating quite an atmosphere.

Basic work tools, including an anvil, are provided near the furnace.

First of all, it looks like it has all the basics.

[Isn’t it hot by any chance?]

Although it is still preheated, it is near the furnace. I wonder if it might be uncomfortable.

I laid out the work tools I had brought nearby and asked Baek A-rin, who followed me into the workshop.

“Yes? Me?”

Baek A-rin, who was staring at me with her chin tilted, tilted her head as if she had heard something strange.

He blinked for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand and cupped my cheek.

[What, hehe]

[It’s cool]

A soft hand that cups your cheek.

Just as I was about to ask what was going on, my body trembled at the cool energy spreading across my cheeks.

Baek Arin giggled and squeezed my cheek.

It’s usually an uncomfortable cold feeling, but… It felt very good to be warmed by the heat of the furnace like now…

My body melted away.

“Thanks to Changhae, there are no problems. Wasn’t that why you asked for this in the first place?”

[yes… [I forgot for a moment]

Baek Arin’s body, which manifests Changhae, is specialized in cold and water energy.

Now that I think about it, this kind of heat can be removed with a spear.

Isn’t that the purpose of the request in the first place?

With a shy smile, he gently took his cheek out of his grasp.

“You’re making armor today?”

[yes]

I nodded, enduring Baek Arin’s finger playfully poking my cheek as if asking if I had forgotten that.

The purpose of today is ultimately to manufacture equipment.

‘Black iron armament.’

We plan to make a variety of weapons using black iron, which is both cost-effective and good quality.

Even in the original work, if there was no other way, they made it out of black iron and kept it in stock.

I had previously planned to make or obtain black iron armament.

This thought was further solidified after meeting for the second time at Iptap.

In particular, the black iron armament of the 2nd round was made by a 2nd round craftsman at the craftsman level.

Since I observed a lot of that and accumulated information, I think I can take pictures with better quality.

‘I should try magic tools too.’

Magic manipulation and magic skills have also improved significantly compared to the beginning of the semester.

This time, I plan to make my own jewelry and engrave the magic formula.

Of course, I don’t have high expectations for magic tools since it’s more like practice.

But if the results come out good… Instead of using it myself, I should give it to people around me as a gift.

‘hmm.’

After thinking about it up to that point, I released my magic power appropriately.

All of the above processes are processes that deal with metal.

For reference, the metallurgy I have was learned from the Gyeophwa family.

In other words, I learned how to handle metal through painting.

“Then what I have to do is… I’m coordinating Mr. Hayul’s fear with Changhae.”

[yes]

This is why I asked Baek A-rin for help.

The Gyeophwa family has had enough practice handling Gyeophwa for a long time, but there is a risk that it may run out of control.

Also, if I feel like it’s too much for me, I get help from Changhae.

Of course, I can manifest the skill myself, but I asked for Baek A-rin’s help so that I could experience it myself.

[You can come later… ]

“Ah, it’s okay. There’s nothing to do anyway, so I’m just watching and learning from what Hayul does.”

But I didn’t know it would follow from the beginning like this.

I asked with concern that I was wasting too much time, but Baek A-rin, who was sitting on a chair in the corner, just smiled and said it was okay.

[…] Then please]

I bowed my head.

“Don’t worry, if it seems dangerous, I will stop it.”

In response to my greeting, Baek A-rin clapped her hands and smiled kindly.

I was relieved to see that and rested my butt on the work chair.

Sweat slowly seeped out of my body. The sleeve and sleeve of the right arm were rolled up. Beads of sweat formed on the white skin that I had not yet gotten used to.

He wiggled his right hand with a strange expression, and for the first time in a long time, he showed signs of fear.

– Rumbling… !

‘huh?’

Fear and anger bloomed.

The momentum of the currency, which once inflates greatly as if spreading, then rapidly decreases.

I tilted my head in confusion and scratched my scared right arm.

‘… The output seems to be higher than before… ?’

I was overflowing with fear.

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[Displays the unique ability “Magic Affinity”]

[Exercises the expansion ability “homogenization: abolition”]

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[Player Correction System: Measurement]

▶Mental state

｢Ordeal of Gyeophwa(?)｣