Awakening After Divorce

Part 12 Hideout

“Aren’t there any lights?”

“Yeah, because I rarely come here anymore. So I brought it. But you have to turn it off at night. Light is dangerous.”

It is said that it is not common to spend the night in the jungle on the second floor. I’d rather go to the 3rd floor or come back to the 1st floor to rest.

Jungle nights are dangerous even outside the tower.

rumble-

Jihoo took out all the things he had packed in his bag. Among them, there were also items that had been restored on the first floor.

『Crossbow Trap [Rare – Dark] (Lv. 04)』

“For now, three of these. I’ve been restoring and upgrading. Since he is level 4, he should be able to inflict effective damage on beasts of the same level.”

“… … !”

“Auto-detection and auto-trigger. There are 12 bolts in total, but there are three in total, so you can load them in groups of four.”

“Is that a good idea? It would be nice to use it as a substitute for an alarm. I should have stayed up all night.”

At first, Jihoo tried to prepare the alarm itself. However, Lee Hee-yeon said, “Absolutely not.”

Loud noises and lights are dangerous in the jungle.

‘Rather, it’s better to hide quietly.’

There is a reason Jihoo hasn’t decided to climb until now. It’s because I never want to die, and it’s because I’m sensitive to safety.

now?

I came this far because I had the conviction that I would not die if I thoroughly prepared.

『Glowstone [Rare – Light] (Lv. 02)』

“This is a glowstone. Picked up on the 1st floor. I thought it was a magical power amplifying orb, but it’s a substitute for a lantern. It’s magic lighting, so it won’t leak out of the cave.”

“… … .”

“The entrance to the cave will be blocked with this.”

This has been prepared in advance.

It is a curtain made of black silkworm fabric. The area is large, and the price has also skyrocketed.

‘Ha- It’s a waste of my money.’

what a waste. ignorantly worth it

Looking for a few of these things, the money wasted is not one or two pennies. No matter how many things were saved through credit, shouldn’t they all be repaid?

Still, I put up with it because of the SP that continues to rise. If this is the case, you can quickly recoup the money you spent this time.

“This is something I’ve made, but I still don’t have enough skills, so I have to consume an entire mana stone. So it ended up like spending 10 million won in two days.”

“What do you mean you spend that much?”

“Simple air conditioner.”

“… … ?”

“It’s better than dying from the heat.”

“What did you really do in Seoul?”

“huh?”

“Why do you have so much money!”

Jihoo let out a laugh.

There was no money in Seoul. It’s the money I earned after I came here and developed my characteristics. When I first returned to the street, I took out a loan and filled things up.

Ten million won?

It is a lot of money even for Jihoo now. However, thanks to SP, the value of a few hours here is much higher than 20 million won.

“And this one I picked up from below.”

“… … ?”

“I also wrote an appraisal.”

『Voice Bag [Rare – Bok(爆)] (Lv. 03)』

Description: A bard’s pouch that collects bizarre sounds. Sound can be captured and emitted by opening and closing.

* [Capture Lesser Sound]

* [Emit Lesser Sound]

* Current sound: Contains the roar of a predator reaching level 5.

“what’s this?”

Even after reading the explanation, she didn’t know. It was worth it. It was the first artifact Jihoo had ever seen.

“It’s literally like storing sound and then releasing it.”

“It’s the cry of a level 5 predator.”

“Will this be okay?”

Jihoo doesn’t know much about this place.

It’s just an emotion, but it’s clear that Lee Hee-yeon will do better.

“It could be used for escape on the second floor. Usually the levels are 2 to 3, and the highest level is about 4.”

“On the second floor?”

“Yeah, even if you go to the third floor, if you use this, you’ll be attracted to it and all the predators will gather, right? Catch me and kill me- it’s like saying.”

“… … .”

“If this doesn’t apply to the classification of peers, your body will be stiff too, right? you might lose your mind I’d rather have one.”

“Please do.”

Jihoo handed over the sori bag.

Then I worked all night for work.

I blocked the entrance with silkworm cloth and set up a trap crossbow nearby. The detection range of the crossbow was marked separately.

‘Because someone might come and get hit.’

Predatory beasts wouldn’t be able to recognize it, and goblins wouldn’t be able to read [Danger of Trap] written in Korean.

Inside, glowstone and a simple air conditioner were installed.

It was called an air conditioner, but it was not very effective as it just gently let out cold air.

Blocking the entrance is only better than outside.

“Is this enough?”

“What is this, why doesn’t it look like this?”

Lee Hee-yeon asked while looking at the ink-colored silkworm curtains that blocked the entrance to the cave.

It was worth it.

There are [Low Silence] and [Low Matte], and it consumes SP to include [Low Vision Distortion].

The soundproofing is very good and it is not easy to see the curtains properly, let alone light leaking out.

“This is also a rare level 4.”

it’s all money

But what can I do, SP accumulates like this. Even if it’s a waste, just looking at the SP makes me feel better.

“Going crazy. Build a house at all?”

She didn’t look bad when she said that. No, it’s awkward, but it’s an expression of anticipation.

“It is meant to be. Would someone else come and take it?”

“Well, we won’t come this far unless we get lost. I also come when I catch the bus. Besides, you need to be at least level 4 to get here, but they don’t go after my predator’s head. They all know.”

“okay?”

“But I don’t know about these. maybe coveted What if you could find it? It probably won’t happen very often.”

Jihoo nodded.

This means that it is unlikely in many ways.

There is a reason why people who enter the pagoda gather early in the morning. The flow of time outside and inside is the same, so when it’s day outside, it’s day here.

Few people spend two days in the jungle, which is extremely dangerous at night. Go back and forth on the first floor to hunt goblins and beasts, or gather herbs and rare insects.

Hunters beyond that immediately go beyond the 3rd floor and go up to the 5th floor. Because that’s where the money is right.

“It gets worse.”

Her eyes sunk.

It was a night in the jungle on the second floor that made me nervous no matter how prepared I was.

* * *

oh oh oh-

Wolf howling was basic.

Suddenly, I heard a roar of something exploding, and I also heard the sound of a battle with iron weapons, as if goblins were fighting. Perhaps the aggro was attracted by that sound, and after a moment of a huge roar, all the surrounding noise disappeared.

it’s an awesome place

After 20 minutes, I started hearing noises from everywhere. It seems the predator has left this place.

“It’s truly terrifying.”

“Still, it seems that not everyone is close.”

Jihoo raised his head while working.

She was not even sleepy, but her eyes were filled with tension.

“Can I get some sleep?”

“Usually, when you come to the top, you have to throw away your thoughts. That’s why we only have three days.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

So if you climb once, you recuperate for a week.

“What are you touching like that?”

“Since the ink-colored curtains won’t be enough, I’m making a door to install at the entrance.”

“… … ?”

“It’s not a real door, so I’m going to add an optical illusion option that disguises itself similarly to the surrounding stones to the always-applied shield, even if it’s not thick.”

“Is that possible?”

Her question was natural.

It’s a feature that’s out of the ordinary. Jihoo’s magical power circuit skills she knows are not up to that level.

“It didn’t work until yesterday, but it looks like it will today.”

Jihoo couldn’t sleep.

It was so much fun.

Upgraded dexterity and magic talent. ‘Barely’ one and two steps. It was a growth type, but it was also before it had grown.

But even with that alone, the gap Jihoo felt was enormous.

‘Talent was everything.’

I only thought talent was ‘possibility’.

But it wasn’t.

‘It literally takes your overall hand skills up a notch. It’s not a little bit better, it’s one step.’

There are two levels of magic talent.

The synergy between the two allowed Jihoo to skillfully use the magic circuits he knew only in theory, and even draw a 2-star magic circuit with a little effort.

it was a miracle.

It couldn’t be fun.

『Disguise Shield [Rare – Earth] (Lv. 04)』

Description: A camouflage shield made of damaged mid-grade mana stones. I’m not very good at circuits, but I have talent. Combined with his excellent dexterity, a work of high perfection was born.

* [Lower Shield]

* [Low camouflage]

* [Lowest Auto Recharge]

“… … !”

I was surprised even when Jihoo made this.

Was this enough of a talent?

No matter how much he copied the magic circuit and blueprints disclosed by the Mage Tower, it was impossible before.

With pure skill, he created a level 4 artifact in the [Rare] category. Originally, the reason why I brought this expensive intermediate mana stone was because it was a medium that would reduce SP consumption no matter what I made.

But just made it.

without setting intervention.

– Achievements!

– [Pure skill? No, talent (rare)]

– [Realizing the importance of talent (general)]

– [My own Rare Rating (Rare)]

– 200 SP will be paid.

– The proficiency of 『Delicate Dexterity (C) [Growth]』 will increase.

– Complex and new hand techniques were used with high perfection.

– The dexterity stat increases by 1.

– The proficiency of 『Ordinary Magical Talent (D) [Growth]』 will increase.

– Successfully completed the high-difficulty mana circuit.

– Magic stat increases by 1.

Since you have talent, you can create high-level artifacts and complete them, so your stats go up. From there, it goes one step at a time until the SP.

‘This would be suitable for use as a hideout.’

It might be better to get rid of the trap crossbow later. Even that could be a sign to let people know about this place.

“what is your identity?”

Jihoo habitually wrote an appraisal.

It was a very natural habit, but it was also to prepare for the time to sell it for later, and also to teach Lee Hee-yeon how to use it.

“why.”

“How do you make this?”

“I told you that when I come here, I can develop my traits. That’s it.”

“… … What traits did you acquire?”

she asked, genuinely surprised.

but i can’t answer

“Let’s install this tomorrow morning.”

“You mean you can’t tell me?”

“That’s all I said.”

till now.

swallowed the word.

“Yes, then.”

she agreed.

It is rude to ask about the original characteristics. It seemed like there was something, but that’s what you have to do.

That was when dawn approached.

Kwuk-

I heard the sound of a pig picking outside.

Jihoo and her talked in a very low voice.

‘Is something right?’

‘Yeah, seeing as there is no additional noise, it seems to be a hit.’

‘It’s level 4. Even if you hit only the body of a level 3 goblin, it’s almost an instant death.’

‘Still, I wouldn’t go alone.’

‘Let’s wait a minute.’

1 minute like that.

After 5 minutes.

“It seems to be one that has broken away from the herd.”

“after-“

Jihoo finally relaxed.

She went out to check it out.

And I was able to check.

– Your 『Crossbow Trap [Rare – Dark] (Lv. 04)』 hunted the [Small Goblin (Lv. 03)].

– Hunting achievements are updated.

This is the first time.

He said that it was an achievement update, and a system phrase in the form of [Quest] came to mind.

[Reborn as a Goblin Hunter]

Goal: Goblin Hunt: 1/10

If successful: 2,000 SP, [Goblin Hunter] title acquired

Failure: Obtain abnormal status [Goblin Fear (48 hours)]

It’s almost a forced quest.

This is what happens when you kill one.

‘Can I hunt ten?’

I was lucky this time.

Goblins don’t usually travel alone. This time, a goblin, fleeing from a predator’s hunt, was accidentally caught.

And some achievements.

– Achievements!

– [Goblin Hunted Commoner (Rare)]

– [Still a clumsy trap hunter (Normal)]

– [Goblin’s neck bolt is the best (Normal)]

– A total of 150 SP is paid.

– Total SP held: 2,503SP

I was able to get SP close to 2,000 after surviving for 16 hours, and there were also SP I collected from the 1st floor and SP obtained from crafting and hunting.

“I can’t stand this.”

Jihoo looked away.

What he had prepared in advance was a [Compound crossbow], a pulley crossbow with a scope.

he is a gunsmith

He was also the winner of the [55th Regimental Shooting Contest] hosted by the ‘regiment’, which was composed of three ‘battalions’ of 500 people.