chapter 27
27 – First Reward
She opened the lid of the nearly circular jar, looked inside, and then took out something elongated from inside.
And then she froze for a moment, looking at me and her mouth twitching, unable to follow her words.
‘Let’s see – the options are the same, right?’
I also put my hand on her silvery shiny necklace to check her information.
—–
Necklace of the ancient forgotten shaman Goose Powell
– mana +100
– Magic recovery speed +10%
—–
Then two lines of options that were too simple for an artifact came into my mind. Not all artifacts have great performance, but even considering that, this necklace was very simple.
In the eyes of high-ranking hunters, it was an infinitely disappointing performance, but it was still enough to bow down to newbies like us.
And since there weren’t as many artifacts that increased magic recovery speed, it was clear that if they put them on the market, they would receive at least 5 billion won.
“Ahhh… What the heck…”
Yeonhee held up the necklace with her hands trembling and was at a loss for what to do. If I left it like this, it would take another year, so I took the necklace from her hand and carefully passed it behind her neck to stuff it.
ㅡ!!
‘There are only bones, so it’s not easy to fill even this simple ring.’
Fortunately, the size of the ring was large, so it was not a joke. An embarrassing scene would have been produced.
As I put the necklace around Yeonhee’s neck, the length of the necklace, which passed through her chest and came down to her waist, was shortened to match the line of her collarbone.
Artifacts are a phenomenon that occurs because the size is adjusted to fit the user’s body, and the softly shining silver lines like mithril and the small but clearly emitting green gems made her appearance even more dazzling.
“Ahhhhh- that, this, this is…”
Looking at her red-hot face, it must have been very embarrassing to wear an artifact called an artifact.
‘It’s okay to wear it like this, but…’
If you leave it out like that, the hunters will rush in and kill you in less than a day.
I placed my hand on the necklace and gently closed my heart’s eye. Then Yeon-hee waited patiently as if she noticed that I was about to do something.
‘Concealment, the hidden function of the skill [Concealment].’
This is like an easter egg that I found after constantly trying to use my abilities in my lifetime.
When this ability is used on an object, it becomes difficult to perceive in the eyes of others, as if it were air or not.
“Ah… This… Did you make it invisible to people?”
“Clack!”
I nodded my head loudly and made a noise, and Yeon-hee, who made another round of eyes, carefully touched the necklace.
“This, sell this, it would be very expensive if I sold it…”
‘Certainly selling it right away and paying off the debt owed to Cho Ki-man is one way. But if you do, maybe…’
There is a high probability that you will be harmed by Jogiman.
‘The choice is yours anyway.’
“Thank you, Sunwolah… I really don’t know what it is, but…”
Warak-
‘Ugh-‘
She sobbed for a moment as she hugged me tightly, then whispered in her ear.
“My treasure··· forever I will you······.”
‘I know you’re happy, but it’s starting to strain your bones.’
“Clack!!”
“Ah! Sorry. hehehe-“
And after falling away from her, she suddenly began to arrange letters in her head as if she had seen them somewhere. Those characters were soon converted into Hangul.
– Achievement [Summoner’s Helper] Was achieved for the first time in this world!
– Every time you provide meaningful assistance to the Summoner, you will be rewarded!
– Choose one of the three rewards.
1. Attribute level increase
2. Increase skill level
3. Enhancement level increase (Characteristic or skill level increases randomly.)
‘Huh… What is this again…’
I was dumbfounded by the unexpected reward.
[Calm]
But soon my mind cleared up and I began to think about which of the three rewards would be the best.
‘1, 2 Are good because you can choose the ability you want to raise, and if you think that 3 is the same as when you were strengthened as a skeleton soldier last time, you can raise the ability as well, so if only the ability that is randomly selected is good, it is better than 1 and 2. Better.’
Attributes: Calm down, Protection, Kleptomania, 98 lives, Adsorption
Skills: Smash, Stealth, Dagger Throw, Acid Spray, Basic Transformation, Reckless Charge
I pondered for a while while looking at the abilities I currently possess.
‘Does choosing 98 lives add one more? Hmm – If you think about it that way, it’s a really amazing reward.’
In fact, if you select number 3, the three stats will rise by 1 at random, but you won’t feel a significant difference in the stats of 3 after you have grown to a certain extent.
‘I don’t know how often there may be rewards like this, but making a choice based on luck is a bit like that. Ha… This is difficult.’
However, the time to ponder was not long, and in the end I chose number 1.
‘It would be right to raise the most unique ability. And wouldn’t it be better to raise the probability of stealing the characteristics of monsters that you don’t often meet?’
– The level of the attribute [Kleptomaniac] Has risen!
[Kleptomania Lv.3]
– Randomly steal skills when killing monsters for the first time.
– 12% Chance of stealing random attributes when repeatedly killing monsters.
I nodded as I saw the robbing probability of Kleptomaniac, which had risen by exactly 1%, and immediately threw away my lingering feelings and looked at Yeon-hee.
She stuck her tongue out and scratched her head, then bumped her palms as if remembering something. She then looked around and began to cast her spell.
‘I’m thinking of calling a spirit.’
Of course, mana has been blown up, so you’ll want to try it out in real life.
Soon, her flower buds bloomed, and from within, a plump, light brown cricket came out and greeted her.
(Ohhh! Master! Thank you so much for calling me back.)
Buwoong Buwoong-
It was really cute how he was bobbing his head while flying in place. However, ‘Ran’ spoke again in a serious voice.
(By the way, you are wearing ‘something’ that I didn’t see last time. I’m really blinded by the master’s beauty, and I can’t even look straight at it.)
‘Social life at the highest level, that…’
More than that, it was more surprising that he immediately saw through my concealment ability. And I was a little embarrassed too. It was because I felt like I showed off my inexperienced abilities to Yeon-hee.
“Kyaa- Ran is so cute. Would you like to come into my arms?”
(Keu-keuheum- My, how dare I-)
Contrary to what he said, the guy rushed into Yeon-hee’s arms before he knew it, and even put his head against Yeon-hee’s chest.
‘Is that bastard… A spirit?’
It gave me heartache for no reason, but it was more important to be wary of the big bore hordes that were gathering around again.
Besides.
Agility: 46 (+5)
As if I had gone within the range of Ran’s passive attributes, my agility had risen by 5 after receiving a buff, and I felt that my body had become much lighter, so I was quite satisfied.
What is “? I want to see your ability. Can you help me?”
(Hehhhhh, of course I do. I can feel the filthy groups around me.)
It must have been so nice to be held in Yeon-hee’s arms, but the guy with his belly drooping down to his stomach struggled to fly up and suddenly landed on his shoulder.
[Why are you coming to me?]
I naturally spoke to Ran, and Ran responded right away. She reminded me of communicating with Wang Wangi, so I tried to talk to her, and she was also able to communicate.
(Let’s fight together! [Acceleration] Can only be used by touching the target, so I don’t have to worry about it.)
[Wouldn’t it be better to write to Yeonhee?]
(Lord, calling the master’s name without permission!! Yes, you bastard! Isn’t your education still lacking?)
“What? Ilwol is calling my name?”
[Wow… This has become like an interpreter, right?]
(Master! Don’t worry. This ‘Ran’ will fix the skeleton guy’s quirks.)
“Kyaa! Ilwol must have been thinking!”
(Uh, um…)
Ran makes a complicated expression while watching Yeon-hee listen to her story subtly twisted. Seeing the chubby bird’s expression made me feel better, and I tapped his body and said,
[Protect your master, not me. Because I’m fine.]
(You skeleton guy, he’s also your master. Anyway, it’s the first time I’ve used [Acceleration] On a different race, so you should be the test subject first.)
[······ Damn it, was it because of that? Wasn’t this a complete novice?]
(What, what! This ‘Lan’, who graduated from the Spirit Academy with excellent grades and was chosen as the best affectionate summoner that all summoners in all dimensions wish to summon is a rookie? Are you really a rookie? -)
[Noisy, coming. Two big bores… And some cubs. Most of them are just before graduating from their parents, so they are big.]
“Pufufu- Let’s fight for love later, guys.”
(That, that’s not it… I see, Master! I’ll show you my ability.)
The pike climbed over my head, spread its short wings wide, and then began to flutter. Then, a refreshing wind began to blow around my body, and embraced me.