Vol 7 Chapter 4 (1/2)

Act 4: Slime’s Immortality Pill

ACT 4 Slime’s Immortality Pill

‘Hehehe, what kind of luck it this?’

The residents were all watching Ark like he was a hero This whole shoas to obtain ite frodrasil’s seed! He honestly didn’t have high expectations for that quest He thought he would only receive experience, faht like that In the Underground World, he had gone through all that suffering to defeated the awakened Heartsoul Bead and save Yggdrasil At the ti the Dark Piece but after thinking about it later, he realised that he didn’t receive adequate compensation The Dark Piece would’ve been passed to Ark anyway thanks to the ancient voith Hero Maban

‘Didn’t that old tree guyme a reward?’

It was a breach of trust! Therefore he hadn’t been that concerned about the <sacred soil=””> quest when he received it Furtherround World Popo was just a seed so he couldn’t give codrasil had been saved and he planted the seed……

Although there was a lot of time in between, this was a connected quest And the reward he received was because of how long the quest took It was a sacred branch with a faint light glowing along its length! The success rate of his skills would increase by 10 Needless to say this was the best option Coaher This applied to passive skills and active skills like Dark Blade as well as skills like Survival Cooking The higher the skill level the higher the failure rate would increase Of course, if he carefully used the skill then the success rate would rise but he could still fail thanks to the systeht be the final blow before dying! When producing advanced ht fail at the last e was incredible Therefore the items that increased skill success when items that all users drooled over But there was a separate option that made Ark happy

‘The probability of finding ic items increases by 20!’

The iteh The reality was the one had to fight countless aeneral ite it in shops, they would have to use it until the perfore equipment when you have levelled up Ark had used the equipe until level 60~70That was the reason why New World’s iteic iteh rare and unique ite sold were atrociousIt was siic items appeared pretty steadily

‘Magic items are a stable incoic items then that is a 20 increase in profit!’

In addition, he could just si There was no need to change his equipment and it could be used forever

‘Other people ht not understand but this is the best item for me’

“Thank you very ht back our faith and beliefs Noecan live here peacefully in the future”

The raccoon clan had approached after he received the Sacred Branch They had previously talked to hi honorifics Once he had planted Yggdrasil, his intimacy with the raccoons immediately shot up No, aside from intimacy they also had a lot of respect for hidrasil who they served so all their doubts were gone

“You have kept your prodrasil”

“Ooh”

The raccoons murmured Ark became even more awesome in their eyes and they considered him as a friend

“Please tell us if you ever need us for anything”

“We will do our best to help”

“Thank you Those words……I will never forget them”

Ark s skilled craftsmen owe him a favour would definitely be useful

‘Now shall we cut to the chase?’

Ark turned around and walked towards the general store It was tis in order Even if he moved the Sacred Soil, the ones that benefited the e He made that decision to peacefully complete the quest……if Ark did the NPCs a favour then shouldn’t he receive a coood will and put it into practiceIf he gave so in returnThat was the first step to a bright and cheery community

‘I don’t knohen this opportunity will coain It’s better to do it when the atmosphere is nice’

“Welcome Ark!”

When he entered the shop, Galen greeted him cheerfully

“You really found an enormous amount of Sacred Soil The amount of crops planted has been doubled and ill soon be able to harvest it It should take 2~3 days Can you believe that? Thanks to you this co winter……No, on’t have to worry about food for the next few years!”

“I’e to help”

Really glad Because he’ll be able to extract even more!

“But the co about the other day……”

At Ark’s words Galen steadily became more tense However his intienerously

“Of course I already told you that I would give as much as possible”

‘Hmm, will it be as expected?’

He’ll accept anything within a certain range In the past, such Galen had said that he would give anything in his power In fact……the co a favour for a NPC, if soant item or money then of course it wouldn’t be accepted But Ark had also experienced this failure

When he headed to Cairo from Giran, he had save an injured hunter in the forest The hunter initially said the sa

“You are a life saver I’ll give you whatever is possible for ive”

Ark had asked for his boithout thinking Even since the blind auction, Ark’s keen eyes were already at a considerable standard He could esti at it The hunter didn’t appear to have ood materials

‘It is at least a ic item!’

He secretly coveted it! But at his suggestion, the hunter’s attitude had a 180 degree change

“I didn’t realize that you were a person with no shaive you an heirlooenerations of my family?”

“But didn’t you say you would give anything possible?”

“I clearly said that I would offer cos like recovery potions or food, not this valuable heirloom that is worth more than my lifeHowever you used to opportunity for absurd demands, so you’re even worse than a jackal!”

“No, it’s not……”

“That’s enough I feel ashamed that I owe a favour to a man like you!”

Therefore the hunter gave hiotten that unpleasant ain New World was a huge gaht speak and behave like an artificial intelligence, but in the end they were just a part of the system Just like people can’t escape the physical laws, the NPCs can’t escape the rules of the systeive to a user Even if it was a quest received from an aristocrat, a level 1 user couldn’t receive the reward that a level 100 user could This was one of the laws of New World, just like the physical laws in reality

But it was fortunate that the rules weren’t as tight in New World as they were in reality If the level 1 user judged the situation well, while he couldn’t receive a level 100 reward he could at least be rewarded soht that he could receive theas it ithin the upper limit Sometimes the reward depended on the choice of the user That was the freedom of New World!

When Galen had offered a reward, Ark had postponed it for the moment Once all the Sacred Soil was transferred and Galen sato offer a compensation at the upper limit However, the situation was the same as before But the width of the upper limit would rise a little bit more than before

‘I can probably request an item or money immediately’

The problee Also the finances had gone down in recent years thanks to all the construction! It was the worst time to ask for a reward The compensation that he could receive in such a situation was clear It was probably a cooldOf course, the quest occurred by chance but to only receive 100 gold……

‘I rescued 700 people fro is lacking’

For Ark, receivingof old There was no reason to hang hiold At that time, an idea popped into Ark’s head

‘Since I don’t needterm investment!’

In New World, a user could invest in a village or city Once a certain amount was invested, the user would obtain a share of the village just like the village chief or Lord However, there was a prerequisite first The only way to invest was to have a real estate, guild office or rental warehouse in the village or cityWhile they were eligible, there was no guarantee that they would be able to invest unconditionally The grade of the house, the market share, the user’s fame or intimacy with the place were all factors that could affect the invest But now he possessed a house in Lancel Village!

He had ibility requiredrasil, Ark was convinced that Lancel Village’s development would rapidly increase in the future

‘Lancel Village is an unknown ht now But if it develops accordingly thanks to Yggdrasil, it will soon be registered as a fore Then the land price would also rise Yes, this was the time for an investment!’

It orthy of a long ter money would expand to the lucrative real estate , fraud or real estate speculations……if he earned anized his thoughts, he spoke in a deliberately anxious voice

“I’ve been trying to think of an appropriate reithout affecting the village too e’s finances decreased in recent years due to the construction projects?”

“As expected, you have consideration for such things Yes, our finances are a little tight at the moment”

Galen let out a deep sigh Then Ark quickly said

“But declining your sincerity would be rude Therefore I came to a conclusion about e”

“Restore?”

“Yes, instead of receiving a reward how about I receive a stake in the village?”

“A stake in the village?”

“I have a house in Lancel Village so don’t I qualify for a stake?”

“Certainly but……”

Even if it was a low value pioneering village, they couldn’t just give a share of the village so easily However, words have different s just like ‘Ah’ was different froe then Galen may have felt discomfortBut Ark used the word ‘Restore’ The difference was surprisingly large He gave the impression that it wasn’t for a profit but was instead for the village Galen thought for a while and nodded

“I see While Lancel Village norreat debt to you If you don’t want a reward then we’ll give you a share 2 should be a suitable compensation for your efforts How about it?”

700 people lived in the village yet he received a corew as expected, then it wouldn’t be easy to obtain even 01 percent of a share

‘It is a case where having high intireedier then I ht not receive any compensation But……’

An opportunity to receive shares wasn’t that common It would take a lot of money just to meet the minimum requirements So if there was an opportunity to increase it by even 01 more than shouldn’t he take it?

‘Okay, it’s all or nothing! I’ll try it’

“Can you wait a minute? My stomach is a little sore……”

Arkout of his bag and drank it It was the ‘Drink of Bewitchment’ that Roco used to seduce the unicorn! It was a drink that increased his charm by 300Aside from users, even the unicorn was affected by the drink that Ark ht be able to use it to increase his reward Ark entered the general store again

“Can’t you make it 3?”

“3, 3? Aren’t you being a little greedy? Don’t you kno ah it is a pioneering village, 2 isn’t a small amount”

That was Galen’s immediate reaction However he had already expected that reaction

“……Of course I know Ajusshi+ has presented the shares with sincerity, but……to be called greedy”

A tear dropped from Ark’s eyes while he made a sad expression

“As you know, I’ner Ever since ere born our destiny was to wander around, never settling in one place And I had accepted that fate until a little while ago But reat leader of the village and is like an uncle tothe rest of my life in this place”

“Um……”

“But I had to leave Lancel Village That’s because it is the fate of the foreigners While I wandered around and met lots of people, I sent soain Then I returned to Lancel and realized clearly Yes, although I was born with a wandering fate, my home was hereIt is my shelter and my hometown!”

Ark seemed to express all his emotions

“I’ht about being greedy But e I love this village and would like to have a bite, I will always feel like I’reedy But……I suppose reed became too excessive”

Ark sighed heavily Galen silently watched until his eyes became red and teary

“……I’m sorry I misunderstood you I had no idea you felt that way I am ashamed of myself I should’ve known that you weren’t a person ould request soot about all the work you’ve done so far……”

‘It has a large effect!’

Ark inwardly cheered If the NPC showed these reactions then he was already halfway successful But he had to stay vigilant until the end Ark said with a lighter expression

“NoMy greed was too excessive I’ive a wanderer like me 2”

“Please don’t say that I apologize”

Galen eventually gave in

“I understand your sentiment But 3 is iive you the right to extend your house, and once the enlargement ends then you can invest 5 How about that?”

“Thank you”

Ark grabbed Galen’s hands Dududung, with the sound effect a new informationpopped up

<relevant investment=”” information=”” =””>

You have obtained a share of Lancel Village

A player ns a house can earn the right to obtain a share of the village The value of the share will rise as the village grows When the village earns a big profit, it is possible to apply for a special dividend Conversely, you can be charged e such as fa attacked by monsters and so on

The upper lie is 2However, if you rade your house then that upper limit will increase

Currently owned shares in Lancel Village (Owned/Upper Limit): 25/25

‘I did it!’

Ark stared at the inforh affinity village anymore and had transformed into an investment product Of course, he didn’t knoHowever, the Sacred Soil has proreat harvest for the next few years In addition to Yggdrasil’s protection, there were 300 ex-thieves who could occupy any position There was no reason for the commercial value to fall

‘When Lancel Village grows then I will get more profit from the shares!’

There was no reason to hesitate to obtain an investment When Ark left the store, he immediately went to find the raccoon clan

“Ark-ni?”

“Galen ajusshi+ has already given permission”

“Then of course you’ll have it That fact that Ark lives in such a squalid place actually eighing on ourthe labour and material cost”

The raccoons also had to earn a living Ark sold all the ive a little settle on the value

“For Ark we’ll use the best workmanshi+p”

They extended the 8th grade cabin to a 7th grade general housing But it didn’t look like the sae, the value would change depending on hoell it was built The raccoons were the best crafts was built

‘Once Sid brings the money, I need to invest as much as possible when the upper limit is raised’

Ark’s special affection for Lancel Village wasn’t a lie When his assets in the village grows, his affection for it would also grow

‘Isn’t Lancel Village located at the intermediate point between Jackson and Giran?’

It was only aon a cushi+on ofbefore his eyes

“Oh, I’m tired”

He wanted to go sleep on tiame……when that happens then a few hours always passes without hi Didn’t that sho addictive New World was? Since he had to go gy for 3~4 hours hts

“Since the exercise benefits the game, I can’t complain”

That was Hyun-woo’s strong point He had ive upHe believed that when a person was detero, he never iined that he would be able to pay hisBut didn’t he soed to survive the hardshi+p and livedNapoleon’s saying that nothing was i be isIt could be found anywhere

“Hu hu hu hu”

There was a sudden warm smile on Hyun-woo’s mouth The sacred steel shi+eld he obtained froistered It was a level 120 unique shi+eld! How et from it? Hyun-woo couldn’t resist and turned on the co the auction site

“The unique blunt weapon I obtained from Valderas sold for 12,000,000 won The price for a defensive item would usually be less than a weapon but it has a level restriction of 120 Once they see the options then it is possible to receive as much as the unique blunt weapon”

In New World, the largest profession are the warriors It was an i the demand price Unique items for warriors would sell at a more expensive price

“Okay, let’s use this opportunity”

Hyun-woo boldly set the starting price for the auction at 10,000,000 won The auction period eeks since it ht take hours to receive the first offer

“Now I just have to wait Then……isn’t today the last day to submit the report?”

It was once again the submission date for the reports As always, Hyun-woo quickly wrote the report before the deadlineThis tis to include in the report But since there was only 1 hour re, Hyun-rote sparsely and focused on the important bits He immediately relaxed his body after the email was sent

“Phew, I barely o to sleep now?”

Hyun-Woo yawned and stretched

“Alan-ni time”

‘Alan?’

He heard a naotten for a while on the TV The familiar face of the reporter smiled and said

“Alan has always given the impression that he is the centre of New World Everybody already knows about how you took 1st place in the Event Quest And didn’t you o? In addition, you have already successfully defeated two sieges Everyone is probably wondering this……what is Alan’s trick?”

“Although I’ve said this before but I’e of the ‘Dawn Blade’ guild and the results are because of their hard work”

“Ah, you’re really humble”

The reporter said and continued to praise him

“Occupying a castle nificant income Will Alan-nim soon become rich?”

“I’ve never thought of ood as it is and the users and NPCs are also very nice I wanted to occupy a castle in order tofor them”

“Brilliant So what are your future plans?”

“I’aran are developed then a lot of content will be available”

“That means you have confidence that you can defend the castle in the future”

“Of course”

“Then can we broadcast the siege?”

“That is a little difficult Since it will show our strategies for the battleIf you broadcast our strategy then all the hostiles guild will know itIt would be a significant penalty Therefore the siege will have to be private for the momentPlease understand”

“It is a pity But I understand”

At the end of his words the scene changed

‘That Alan……he had already occupied a castle?’

His feelings were complicated In fact, the candidates had started one month later than the other users and therefore had a penalty When he coht last ti steadily He didn’t knohether he should feel glad or sad Since Alan was a candidate, he was a rival Furthermore, there was a hostile relationshi+p between Alan and Hyun-woo They would definitely cross paths again and he was a formidable opponent

‘I don’t knoill happen……but there’s no ti around’

Even if he died trying, he had to catch up with Alan If he was even a little negligent then the difference would becoer There was no time to relax He had to earn even just 1 more experience or 1pursued as he returned to the unit Hyun-woo entered the gaain

Although he was being chased, his actions were still reasonable The reason that he reduced his sleeping tiain was because of Sid When Sid caenius alchemist’s=”” laboratory=””> quest But he had to first s to be done Before Sid arrived, he had to finish everything in Lancel Village Because he was being pursued However, there had been no contact fros to progress It had been 23 days since Ark arrived in Lancel Village If he included the ti of ite, but wasn’t he taking too long?

‘I wonder if so happened?’

When he was busy he didn’t think about it, but now his s had started to appear 58 of the iteold! If he invested more money than he would’ve received old on the Corrupted Fairy wings and investing in shares of Lancel Village was because he thought he would be receiving a large a ter? In New World his entire fortune was gathered there……just the thought made him sweat

‘damn, this is why people don’t invest A secure investuaranteed profit actually makes me this anxious……is it only people with a heart of steel that doesn’t feel anxious about investments?’

Ark quickly shook his head

‘Yes, it isn’t necessary to think negatively Sid ht be a little naive but he is still a ht it at a 40 discount then it is i his time to try and earn even more money’

He hadn’t left his entire fortune in Sid’s hands without thinking about it Although he failed once and had a bad credit, the hobbit was a fairly resourceful merchant He was even more cautious because he experienced the failure

‘Anyway, a month has passed so he should arrive in a fewnew’

Of course, the first thing he thought of was hunting But his level had already rose significantly in Lancel Village The ive hih level monsters, the addition experience was 10 per 5 levels However with low levela penalty of 10 But if he couldn’t fight high level roup of them such as the hook batsHowever, Ark needed to kill a lot of them thanks to the experience conversion Therefore, it would take quite a long tiain

‘When I first came, I still received 30~40 of the experience even with the penalty Now I only receive 2~3 so it would take at least 3 days just to gain one level Then I’d rather learn a new skill!’

Sometimes skills are more important than level in New World Ark realized this sied to turn an ordinary forest into redients and nor a new skill, unknown areas of New World would appear He wouldn’t have been able to learn ‘Magic Detection’ without a high degree of intie However now there was an opportunity to learn general skills

‘In Lancel Village there are h levelledThere were ht be able to learn Once I gather inforive it a try’

Ark earnestly went around Lancel Village gathering infore had become Ark’s hometown

“Oh Ark Did you want to ask ?”

Whenever he asked the NPC so, they would answer it with detailed information As expected, the raccoon clan had the most diversity of skillsHowever they were craftsmen NPCs, so he couldn’t learn the useful skills thanks to his profession Ark could only learn skills such as ‘Wood Harvesting’ or ‘Mineral Extraction’

‘If I have a break in between then I can gather se……’

But Ark already had the Ingredient Foraging skill Since he was always lacking in bag space, it wasn’t possible for hiather wood or minerals It took a lot of time to learn skills so most people stopped at the primary production skills

‘I would prefer a skill that could also be applied to battles’

However it was the same with the Meow The Meow had numerous combat skills but they were all racial special skills

‘Haha, once I go looking for it there are no skills that I can learn’

Then so popped into Ark’s head

‘No There are still the skills that Roco and the rehabilitation hyungs learnt Because they don’t have an occupation, the rehabilitation members learnt the skills directly Then I can learn the skill as well Furtheruidance then it shouldn’t take that long’

So Ark went and visited the training centre Roco was busy trying to finish the lyrics which would raise her skill

“Eh? What is Oppa doing here?”

She blushed as soon as she saw Ark Ark also blushed as well Ever since the strange atmosphere that occurred at his house, the relationshi+p between the two had cooled off a little bit Of course it wasn’t a bad relationshi+p It was more like they were conscious of each other? However personal business was private Ark was a nice guy who kne to keep things separate

“I ca What was the skill you used the other day?”

“Skill?”

“The skill that gave defense to my armour”

“Oh, you mean the laundry skill?”

“How did you learn it?”

“I don’t understand either I just did laundry a lot and then I received it”

‘This is it!’

Ark immediately peeled off all the clothes of the people at the training centre Washi+ng the clothes of 300 people wasn’t a jokeArk carried the mountain of clothes and frantically did laundry in the streaht that he just had to wash it But if he didn’t do it properly then the durability and defense would decrease

“Ark hyung-nim, do you even kno to do laundry?”

“Eh? This is a high grade leather armour……”

“Oh, we’re screwed The defense fell”

There were calls fro about the laundryRoco shook her head and sighed

“Oh Oppa How did you e to wash it like that? Have you never done the laundry?”

He hadn’t Although it was old, Ark washed all his clothes in a washi+ng machine! All he had to do was press the button on the washi+ngless Roco couldn’t stand it anymore and reached out her arms

“If you do it like that then the dirty water won’t fall Now look I’ it with force like this Ah, that’s different If it is a leather arently wash it with a cloth”

The world of laundry was more profound than expected For every colour or material, there was a different way to wash it and it required the appropriate strength adjustmentsBut with Roco’s kind (?) help, he eventually conquered the world of laundry Just as his waist was aching, a new skill information as created

You have learnt a new skill

Laundry (Beginner, Passive): If you are a true Warrior then you should pay attention cleaning your armour as well as its performance Even if nice clothes and armour are worn, what is the point if there is an offensive odour? If you keep the armour clean then the performance would also improve