Chapter 6: Surprisingly Good (3)
TL: Hanguk
I checked the rewards I received after defeating the Golden Goblin.
'First of all, 1,520 coins.'
I'm sure there's a use for the coins somewhere, but I don't know what it is yet.
Considering the game-like setting added to reality, it seems like this will be used as a currency in the future.
It's not even a day since this strange situation occurred, so I guess I'll naturally know as time goes by.
'Next, three intermediate healing potions.'
[Intermediate Healing Potion / Consumable Item]
-Heals external wounds, fractures, and organ damage when consumed.
-Vigor and stamina are greatly recovered.
When you touch the item, you can see the description. After reading the description of the intermediate healing potion, I was greatly surprised.
Somehow, the term 'intermediate' makes it seem mediocre, something between lower and higher, but the effect that came out in the description was quite remarkable.
Isn't it a miraculous medicine that mocks existing medical technology?
"Well, all the unreal things happening now, a potion is nothing."
Come to think of it, I remember that injuries were healed when you level up.
What level of recovery ability would that be?
The notification said 'heals all injuries and status abnormalities', so would leveling up completely cure you even if you're at death's door?
If that's correct, leveling up becomes the most important recovery system.
'The next thing to check... A living item?'
[Safety Tent / Living Item]
-When you set up a safety tent, monsters cannot approach within a 5-meter radius.
-The indoor temperature is maintained at 20 degrees in winter and summer, and there is an on/off lighting function.
-Interior space: 3m2m2m (widthlengthheight)
"Wow!"
An item that made me exclaim.
It's the best item to improve the quality of life on a deserted island.
Moreover, it seems quite useful if you use your head well, because it blocks the approach of monsters from a certain area.
For example, if you set up a safety tent at the entrance of a building, wouldn't the intrusion of monsters be automatically filtered out?
I think I can make the container I chose as a base camp safer in the same way.
"Good, good."
Nodding with satisfaction, I looked at the next item.
'Two types of equipment items.'
[Ring of Recovery / Grade: Premium]
-When worn, you feel less fatigue and gain more vitality.
-You can use intermediate recovery twice a day or advance recovery once a day.
[Magic Robe / Grade: Premium]
-You can use an intermediate shield twice a day.
-Magic Power +2
The Ring of Recovery is a substitute for potions.
However, unlike potions, it's like a free potion that resets daily.
It is an item that maximizes survival ability together with a magic robe that can deploy a shield.
I happily put on the Ring of Recovery and Magic Robe right away.
The Ring of Recovery is a gold ring and the Magic Robe is a short robe in the form of a cloak that does not interfere with movement.
"It feels a bit like a eighth-grade syndrome... but it's equipment that can deploy a shield. Survival ability is more important than design."
It was a costume that seemed to be worn by a protagonist in a comic, but I was satisfied because it wasn't going to a fashion show.
Now, there's one thing left that can be called a highlight.
'Skills!'
[Leap / Intermediate Skill Book / Active]
-Improves jumping power by consuming magic power.
-Additional magic power can be consumed to further increase jumping power.
-Learning limit: Magic Power 5
[Magic Bullet / Intermediate Skill Book / Active]
-Attacks the designated target with a magic bullet.
-Maximum range: 100m.
-Learning limit: Magic Power 10
Both skills have the same grade, but the amount of magic power required to learn them is different.
Is it because Magic Bullet is an offensive magic skill, unlike Leap?
I pondered over the skills.
I thought it would be better to improve strength and agility for immediate survival.
"Let's learn Leap first."
So I put Magic Bullet aside for now and decided to learn the Leap skill first and try it out.
[You have learned the Leap skill.]
And I tried using the skill.
-Whoosh!
"Ugh!"
It was not visible to the eye, but I felt some of the magic I had being consumed as soon as I used the skill.
My body jumped nearly 5 meters, and 1/7 of my magic was consumed.
I should have felt some impact upon landing from this height, but perhaps due to the skill, I landed lightly.
"So this is how it is."
Thanks to the magic power +2 option attached to the magic robe I was wearing, my magic power was now 7.
Meaning, I can use Leap once per magic point, but that seems too few.
"Let's try infusing more magic power this time."
After getting the hang of using the skill, I used Leap this time consuming double the magic power.
-Whoosh!
The surrounding scenery whisked by in an instant.
I jumped over 10 meters and was above the trees around me.
It was scary but strangely exhilarating.
- Tap!
I landed softly again and made a decision.
I decided to invest my points in magic.
I realized that the skill consumes more magic than I thought.
"And it'd be nice to have a long-range attack."
I set my magic power at 10 and invested the rest of the stat points in strength and agility.
[Strength: 9(+1) Agility: 9 Magic Power: 8(+2)]
So, my stats ended up like this.
A ratio close to an equilateral triangle.
I wonder if there's anyone else with high stats like me.
[You have learned the Magic Bullet skill.]
I immediately learned the Magic Bullet skill.
And when I used the skill towards a nearby tree.
-Zip!
A blue light flashed, but nothing happened.
"Did I miss?"
The magic power consumption was the same as Leap.
However, aiming was a bit tricky.
So, to assist with aiming, I used Magic Bullet while pointing at the target with my index finger.
- Puck!
This time it hit.
It seems I'll have to use Magic Bullet like this until I get used to it.
I approached the tree with a hole in it.
I could see a hole big enough for a finger to go into.
Though it's called Magic Bullet, its power isn't on the level of a bullet.
The speed of flight is quite fast, but it's faintly visible.
"Nice."
It was slightly less than expected, but I was still satisfied.
If I aim for the head or neck, this level of power could take a life.
Of course, it would be nice if the power was stronger, but expecting more might be asking too much given the unexpected reward.
[Magic-type skills increase in power as proficiency rises, and when combined with similar types of skills, they can produce a strong synergy effect.]
However, the additional message that appeared after using the skill gave me a lot of possibilities.
Thanks to this, I was able to shake off a little disappointment.
"Hehe."
Thanks to the golden goblin, it feels like I started the game from a more advantageous position than others from the start.
Of course, reality is not a game...
I couldn't help but laugh.
"Will it work again?"
I started fixing the half-broken trap with a low chuckle.
Since the reward I received this time was so sweet, I decided to keep setting traps.
"Huh? Ah, I had this too."
After setting up the trap and about to head down the mountain with a light heart.
[Lucky Talisman / Rare]
-An item that adds luck to its owner.
-Keep it in the inventory for the effect to apply.
I found the last reward I had forgotten about due to the impact of the equipment items and skill in the inventory.
But the content is unique.
It adds luck.
I wasn't happy that it took up one of the only ten slots in my inventory, but the interesting item description and the 'rare' grade, which I was seeing for the first time, caught my attention.
"Normal, Advance, Premium are the item grades confirmed so far, so what level is Rare? After Premium? Or higher?"
Either way, it must be very rare, so I decided to carefully keep it in the first slot of my inventory.
"Huh? Is luck coming right away?"
Just as I was about to return to the base camp after an enriching mountain trip...
Turning my head, I found a place with wild strawberries hanging in bunches, which had tasted pretty good.
Although my level up and items had filled my mental stomach, but the real problems of food and water had not yet been solved.
The discovery of the juicy wild strawberries was more than welcome.
I collected the strawberries and stored them in my inventory.
[Wild Strawberries x 34]
I haven't yet confirmed how many duplicate items can be stored, but thanks to the inventory, I could continue collecting with my hands free.
***
Upon returning to the base camp, I received a lengthy message from my father.
It was filled with information that my father had diligently collected.
When I replied thanking him, I received another message as follows.
[Your mom woke up safely. But when I told her you were on an deserted island, she fainted again. I'll let you know when she wakes up again.]
I broke out in a cold sweat.
I worried if my mother's life span was decreasing because of me.
Feeling sorry and letting out a dry laugh, I started to examine the information my father had sent in detail.
There was some information in my father's message that I knew, but most of it was unknown.
'Modern weapons don't reward for killing monsters? I didn't know.'
I was the first to claim the initial rewards for the Grand Dire Wolf and the Golden Goblin.
Naturally, it was good to become stronger thanks to the initial rewards, but I couldn't help but question it.
In the city, the Grand Dire Wolf is a monster known as a human crusher, causing the most casualties, and the Golden Goblin is a monster that torments humans at a speed overtaking vehicles, but I thought they could be easily killed with a gun.
Therefore, I couldn't understand why I was the one claiming the initial rewards, bypassing those who use guns.
But now that I knew there were such restrictions, my questions were finally answered.
'So, does it mean that monsters have to be killed only with cold weapons?'
In a situation where everyone is struggling to keep alive, it would be hard to find someone who challenges monsters.
Would there really be anyone else who has surpassed level 10 except me?
"Ah, that's what waypoints and safe zones are."
There were also various other pieces of information, such as info about potions, and that if you kill a monster by cooperative hunting, you divide the rewards, but what stood out most was the information about waypoints and safe zones.
That's because I found those facilities above the ruins of a village while exploring the Wolgwang island with a drone.
'Waypoints may still be useless, but safe zones are different.'
There is a store in the safe zone.
A store where you can buy items with coins.
Although the items sold vary by region, there are places selling tools and weapons that help survival, as well as food.
"I have to go there no matter what."
When I didn't know what the facility was, there was no reason to approach it, but now that I know its purpose, it's a place I must visit.
'The problem is, to go there, I have to break through an area where six orcs are grouped together, or go through where a giant like a troll is standing.'
With enhanced stats, newly acquired equipment, and skills, I might be able to fight, but the problem is I can't be sure of victory.
It's because I lack experience and information in many ways.
"Hmm..."
I pondered.
How can I safely reach the safe zone?
Of course, there's no need to rush, but there's no harm in thinking it over.
Then I suddenly had a good idea.
'Maybe I can solve this easily by using the safety tent and the magic bullet?'
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