episode_0104

Kyaang!!!!!

A sound that sounds exceptionally clear.

“Success? Please succeed. Success success success success!!!!!!!”

“more?”

“Aaaah! More, more, more! One more time!!”

Kkow!!!!!!!

But for some people, this sound will never sound happy.

“Did you succeed?”

“Failed. Quarterfinals.”

“Eww!!!!”

Ariando twists his whole body.

I had doubts about whether I could make this rich girl suffer this much.

“Why don’t we stop now? Do you have any idea how many hours it’s been already? You’ve been doing this without even eating.”

The special parts he brought in as sales proceeds were incredibly expensive.

The sales amount alone was a whopping 300 million won.

I don’t know how surprised I was.

When I charged an additional 300 million, they gave me an achievement saying I had made it to 500 million.

An update was provided when the 200 million billing was achieved, but contrary to expectations, they did not give much good news for achieving 500 million billing.

‘It’s hard to click.’

In fact, I wondered if it was worth spending this much money on reinforcements.

Surprisingly, Ariando was lucky enough to reach the 9th round without difficulty.

‘What if you took my advice and finished in the 9th round? What if you stopped in the 10th round?’

If I hadn’t been so strangely obsessed with the Top 12, the training would have ended a long time ago.

However, like a daughter from a family that has never been short of money, Ariando shouted GO without asking or arguing.

Absolutely top 12.

And the result was the current quarterfinals.

No matter how much money they have, they are going crazy because strengthening the river is not successful.

“Why!!! Why can’t I do this? Why can’t I do this!!”

Ariando’s depressed cries made me depressed as well.

In the beginning, wow! My hand slipped! I made fun of it, but as I poured more and more into it, such words stopped coming out.

“Cheer up, man. I’ve built up all my stats. To be honest, I think the top 12 is a bit too much, so let’s compromise with the top 11. I’ve been to the top 10 many times, so it’s worth a try, right?”

“No!!! If it’s not the round of 12, it’s meaningless!”

“There’s no time. It’s already too late? Aren’t you going to go into the dormitory?”

Seeing as he wasn’t answering, I guess he really wasn’t listening.

I didn’t understand why he was so obsessed with the top 12, when he couldn’t even see the strengthening effect in front of him.

“Is there any reason why it shouldn’t be the round of 12?”

“No noble wants to use something that isn’t perfect. That’s natural.”

My mouth automatically closed at the serious answer I had never felt from Ariando.

Is this the pride of nobility?

I never thought I would make it to the round of 12 like this.

They don’t seem to know the word cost-effectiveness.

“Okay, then let’s run all night until the round of 12. When you think you have infinite money, the only thing you need to get to the round of 12 is time.”

“Really, please, round 12!! Round 12!!! I’ll get you another one similar to what you paid for your hard work today. So please, add it!”

That’s not what I want to do…

“Is it okay for you to spend so much of your family’s money? Don’t you think you should buy it after buying it last time?”

“It’s okay! Because of what happened with the boss last time, my dad is dying if he talks to me these days.”

“aha?”

I wondered why he was so confident, and it seemed like he was taking advantage of me.

Since Ariando said he was willing to pay for the reinforcements, I couldn’t remain passive any longer.

It seemed like the time had come to not choose any means.

“Okay then, let’s stop here.”

“Eh?! You said we’d run all night!”

“If you’re going to run all night, you have to do it in the right place. I’m not criticizing my store, but if you do something important anywhere, it’s unfair.”

Just as there are good spots for drawing games, Ganghwa Island also has good spots and NPCs that are good at attracting them.

Since I was playing the role of an NPC here, it was very easy to move from place to place.

“???”

Ariando did not know the meaning of the famous place, so he questioned my words.

“If you’re not sure, just follow along. This isn’t something you can do without trust, so don’t be too suspicious.”

Only when you have complete faith can a miracle come from heaven.

I started walking down the street with Ariando.

“First of all, there are two ways. One is to strengthen it when you find a place that you are strangely attracted to, and the other way is to strengthen it at a famous place in this city. Usually, places with meaning are special.”

“Does the probability increase if I move the location?”

“No, there is nothing like that.”

“????”

Since I was still a beginner, I decided to understand Ariando’s puzzled expression.

“You will find out as you practice a lot. This does not mean that you just strengthen yourself. It is the combination of these sincerity that produces results.”

So, I gave Ariando a choice of locations, and after thinking about it for a while, she chose a famous spot in the city.

“The zelkova tree here is very old. There is a legend that if a couple who has just started dating goes on a date here, they can live happily for a long time.”

It was under a large zelkova tree with a legend that academy students would enjoy.

“There was a place like this too.”

I thought I had visited all of the academy cities, but it seems I wasn’t.

“Okay, then let’s do it.”

I decided to start strengthening again.

I’m not a blacksmith, but I’m confident that I have some skill at pressing the power button.

‘If you want something like that, you have to do it.’

Lesson 12.

Let’s give it a try.

Wow!!!!!!

Reinforcement has begun once again.

“failure.”

And it became the 7th round.

Kyaang!! Wow!!!!! Kaaa!!!!!!!!!!

How long did you press the hammer shape?

“Don’t give up!!”

Those who take on challenges are beautiful, but it was bound to take a lot of time for them to bear fruit.

Ganghwa, which started again under the zelkova tree, succeeded in reaching the round of 11, but failed to challenge for the round of 12.

We were both a little mentally exhausted at this point, so we took a break.

“Ha, one more time. Just one more time.”

Ariando, with wide eyes, said as he squeezed my collar.

Seeing that, I nodded as if I still had strength left.

I overcome failure and start climbing again to challenge the round of 12.

Kyaang!!!

Semifinals → Semifinals

Kyaang!!!

Round 5 → Round 4

Wow!!!!

Semifinals → Semifinals

Round 5 → Round 6

“Ahhh…”

The numbers go back and forth.

I was stuck and couldn’t move up from 6.

‘Is this the reinforcement probability?!’

Round 6 → Round 5

Round 5 → Round 4

Semifinals → Semifinals

The section is repeated enough to make you wonder if someone has manipulated the odds.

I was slowly starting to get angry.

“Are you in the top 5 again?”

“Huh, I’m going to concentrate again. This time, I feel good. I’m going to the 11th round without breathing.”

Kkow! Round 6…

Kyaang!!! Lesson 7…!

I finally broke through.

Wow!!!! Quarterfinals….

The sound of hammer striking is clear.

Kyaang!!! Lesson 9….

Wow! Lesson 10!

“Oooh!!!!”

“It feels good. Keep going!”

Wow!

Lesson 11!!!

It was the moment when I finally recovered to the round of 11 and was about to challenge for the round of 12.

“Going straight to the round of 12!”

“Now, now, sleep!!!”

The moment I was about to challenge the round of 12!

Ariando urgently stopped me.

“Next time!! I’ll do it next time. The timing is kind of ominous right now!”

It seems that the shock of collapsing once in the 11th round and then going back and forth between the 4th and 5th rounds was not easily recovered.

“You want to stop? Are you okay?”

The time was 4:44 in the morning.

It was an excuse that worked well for people in this world who consider the number 4 to be ominous.

“Yes, I want to stop. Just stop here. If it doesn’t work this time, you’ll have to do it for another few hours. The sun will rise soon, so I think it’s right to stop.”

I was willing to respect Ariando’s choice.

I handed over the 11th class weapon to Ariando, and as if that alone made him feel better, he smiled and hugged his unique equipment tightly.

“Are you satisfied?”

“I’m not satisfied yet! I’ll challenge the round of 12 later.”

It was scary to challenge for the round of 12 right away, and it seemed like it would hurt my pride to say no.

‘I can’t say I’ve experienced the bitter taste of Ganghwa at this level.’

The reason Ariando is a scam is that it is such a great house that even if a lot of money is spent, it is uninspiring.

In the first place, you have to feel the chewy taste that comes from the tightness of money to really enjoy Ganghwa.

‘He just didn’t make it to the round of 12, so that’s why he got dizzy.’

Each time it was strengthened, it had to be applied to prevent destruction and increase the probability of success, so it was a reinforcement that cost over 40,000 won in just one click, just for the price.

I clicked it hundreds of times and ended up with a ridiculous amount of thousands of dollars.

As the number of enhancements increased, the amount of red crystals required to attempt enhancements also increased, making it a fairly large expense.

‘Still, the fact that you’re not shocked that you spent that money, but rather that it doesn’t go up… that’s amazing in many ways.’

Since Ariando had a taste of Ganghwa this time, it didn’t seem like he would come back for a while.

It’s not because of the billing, but because I learned that the emotional drain that goes into reinforcing it is not a joke.

‘He looked fed up. Still, if you use the unique equipment that has been strengthened to level 11, you might not be able to forget the taste and come back.’

Didn’t they say that it’s meaningless unless it’s the 12th class?

After taking Ariando to the academy gate, I returned to the general store, washed up, and went to bed.

I’m so tired from clicking all night long.

I knew it would soon be time to open the general store, but I decided to take a day off today.

⁂ ⁂ ⁂

The academy students gathered together, checked the dean’s words posted in the hallway, and were whispering.

Loud roar ㅡ

“What, why is the mood like this?”

“Didn’t you hear the news? Look at that over there.”

“What’s the news…huh?”

“They say no going out at all for the time being.”

“What, why??”

“It’s out there. Read it.”

Currently, the exam is just around the corner.

The Academy immediately issued a ban on going out.

All students could not help but feel embarrassed because there had never been a ban on going out.

“An academy student went missing? Does this make sense? Who would do something like that?”

“I’m guessing they’re checking it now. How did it end up like this? How good is it? It’s pitiful.”

Kidnapping incident of a lower grade student at the Academy.

It was by no means a problem that could be resolved lightly.

“If you’re targeting lower grades, it doesn’t matter to us, right?”

“Even if it’s uncomfortable, let’s endure it. What if I get involved for no reason?”

As exams were coming up, most students decided to follow the ban on going out even though it was issued.

“It’s also a time when I don’t go out because I’m studying for exams anyway.”

“That’s right…”

The problem was when the test was over.

It’s natural to release the stress you’ve built up after the exam.

Before that, things needed to be resolved so that the curfew could be lifted.

However, what the students thought would be resolved soon turned out to be slower progress than expected.

“I can’t find any traces.”

“Even the knights?!”

“Is that irresponsible enough? After the exams, students will ask us to lift the curfew, so shouldn’t we tell them what to do?”

Knights dispatched by the government were searching the academy city, and academy teachers were also looking around the city every night after classes were over, looking for missing children.

But there was no trace of the children anywhere.

It seemed as if it had been thoroughly planned, and it disappeared smoothly.

The article investigating this incident cited the Awakening as the reason for not being able to find the children.