Awakening After Divorce

Episode 45: Shining Memories

『Separated Soul of the Lord [Goodness/Memory] [Artifact Fragment] [Lv.08]』

: A piece of soul that fell from [Lord of Death]. It was the brightest memory she had, but it was also the only barrier blocking her maturation as a monarch.

Jihoo skimmed through the read explanations. No big deal. It was important that he knew about the power of [silent death].

When the information is piled up one by one, guessing is not difficult. Especially when it comes to things like this.

“I don’t see any particular weakness here.”

“Yes. It would be better if you keep watching for a long time. Knowing the way to attack artifacts and labyrinths… … You know that better than I do.”

Jihoo handed over the appraisal and the ring.

This incident, which paralyzed the Chilbosan area, was externally called the [Chilbosan Labyrinth Incident] and internally named the [Deathlord Birth Case].

Even if you were born near here, you probably won’t come back here. That’s why Jihoo also handed over the ring.

‘I did [marking] it, just in case.’

I hope the day will never come to use the markings engraved on the ring. Because I didn’t want to be involved in such a terrible thing again.

‘If Mt. Chilbo itself was a problem… … .’

I hope it can’t be

Jihoo didn’t want to think about the matter any longer. If Anya Taylor or Lee Cheol-hyun came and entrusted me with a job like [Emotion], I had a plan to do it.

But that’s all.

Jihoo only needed to be safe in the [Street of Artisans].

* * *

Jihoo started studying magic.

There was no big problem with the 1st and 2nd star magic that he had learned since he was a child, as long as the quality and quantity of his magical power increased.

However, starting with 3 stars, the difficulty itself was completely different, so I had to properly dig into the theory. If 1-star magic is 4 arithmetic operations, 2-star magic can be seen as a level of difficulty in differential and integral calculus. If you reach 3 stars, you will be called an apprentice wizard, but it is convenient to think of it as college-level engineering.

“… … difficult. difficult.”

If you’re simply carving out a magical power circuit, you can either memorize it and draw it, or look it up on the Internet and copy it. If it was a piece of armor with a large area, that would be enough.

However, if you engrave on a small artifact like an ornament, you need to understand it to some extent to reduce or omit it.

Beyond that, in other words, amplifying the necessary parts, removing certain parts, and in order to link with other magic circuits, it must be completely mastered.

So, of course, it has to be difficult.

Also, if you master it completely, it means that you can use proper magic without the help of any tools.

『Elaborate Magical Talent (C) [Growth – Mastery 31%]』

In fact, it is thanks to this talent that I can now freely use 2 stars and study 3 stars.

It is possible because after upgrading one step with [Setting Intervention], it was made into a growth type and filled with proficiency to become C grade.

‘Raising more talent is not enough SP.’

There is no need for that.

As the talent level increases, it will be easier to learn magic, but it is not difficult to learn up to 3 stars even with a C level.

Besides, what Jihoo feels right now is not simply a matter of talent.

‘Intellect.’

Like sports or music, even if you have studied deeply theoretically, if you do not have talent, the limits are clear.

The reverse is also true. Even if you have talent, there is no choice but to grow without study and development of theory.

Currently, Jihoo has enough magical talent, but can be seen as lacking in intelligence.

“Status window.”

It’s been a while since I opened [Basic Ability] in the status window.

『Basic Abilities』

[Muscle 10] [Magic 23]

[Stamina 16] [Spirit 22]

[Endurance 13] [Intelligence 24]

[Right 12] [dexterity 30]

[Sense 21] [Perseverance 24]

A lot has changed.

When I first opened the status window, it was weakness itself. While gaining super senses and training his body in the middle, his physical abilities such as stamina and muscle strength rose noticeably.

That said, his strength went from 7 to 10, which is now about the average of an adult.

Even so, his magic ability increased by 5. 18 to 23 is a huge number for something that has been raised in just a few months.

‘Intelligence has only risen by 1.’

Well, it’s amazing that I didn’t study separately.

“… … .”

I was worried.

The SP required to raise INT from 24 to 25 is 50. It was the number needed to raise the old 10th mana by one.

[Setting Intervention] It was said that the required SP decreased as the level increased, but it seems that there is a difference here.

‘… … If you have 50 SP in your 20s, it would be possible to raise it to 29.’

If I had enough SP, I wanted to raise 10 at once, but as soon as I got over 30, it seemed like it cost 200 SP per stat.

Anything beyond that will rise exponentially.

In order to alleviate his worries, Jihoo looked at the circuit formula of [Mid-level Magical Conduction], which is the most basic of three stars.

“It is as if, given only the receiving position of a meteor falling from space and the Earth, and considering the rotation and orbital speed of the Earth, the speed and impact point of a meteorite falling to Earth based on the general theory of relativity… … Rather than this, it seems like a problem to find out what kind of life forms live on meteorites.”

In other words, you never know.

If you study it step by step for a long time, you will be able to fully understand it. But that time is absurdly long.

If it can be reduced to SP, it’s a good enough business. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to consume SP.

It is now difficult to collect SP with normal actions outside the tower. I have to stand in the tower, but no matter how careful I am about safety, I have to risk my life.

Jihoo fell into a lot of trouble for a moment.

‘Do I really need to study?’

‘I just need to copy it.’

‘I’m making good money now, so I can leave it to you.’

‘You can purchase the magic circuit blueprint.’

‘I’m not even going to become a wizard?’

It feels like I haven’t even gone to college, but the exam period is right around the corner.

“Yeah, it’s meant to be used at times like this.”

Jihoo decided to invest some SP in intelligence. Received 3,000 SP as an achievement obtained by ending the recent situation. I used up all the SP I had before that, so I had a total of 3,850 SP left.

‘Refrain from writing at once. I should use it carefully.’

It cost 50 to raise INT to 1, so 250 SP was enough to reach 29. From 30, it costs 200 SP, but I thought it would be better to save it rather than raise one. Also, it will take some time to adjust to the intelligence that went from 24 to 29.

– Do you want to save your settings?

Jihoo didn’t hesitate.

No, I guess I’ve been hesitant enough so far.

flash-

A faint light shone on his status window, and Jihoo looked at the formula again to feel something different.

“Oh, different. different.”

I didn’t understand the formula that I didn’t know at all that my intelligence had increased, but I could definitely see the way.

It wasn’t at the level of a nonsensical problem like before. Find the trajectory of a bullet fired on a running train… … .

“… … There’s not much of a difference, right?”

Still, it’s better than no answer at all.

At this level, if you study ignorantly for a few months, some mana circuits will rise to the level of being completely applicable.

* * *

with my daughter-

is a guest

Jihoo put down the coffee he was drinking.

“hello. It is a general store of trust.”

“Oh, hello.”

a familiar guest I remember the face, but I don’t know exactly what kind of customer it was, and then I lowered my gaze.

『Faded Black Orc’s Wrist Guards [Normal – Dark] (Lv.03)』

‘Ah, when I returned to the general store, I was almost the first customer.’

I remember hesitantly coming in and entrusting my emotions. Overall, it was level 2 equipment, and a Hunter that was presumed to be D-class.

But now it was different.

The weapon was also level 3, and one of the trinkets was also level 4. Also, it is an atmosphere of his that has not been seen before.

It seemed to be at least a C grade.

“Nice to meet you, are you wearing your wrist guards well?”

“ah! You remember! lol.”

He scratched his head as if embarrassed.

Then, he took an object out of his pocket.

“I have something else to appraise. I met the party well recently, so I’m active on the second floor, and it’s something I found in the basement of the Orc Village.”

orc tribe.

It’s definitely a C grade.

The 2nd floor is largely divided into two areas, the dense forest and the orc village at the entrance to the 3rd floor. And, of course, the difficulty level was higher in the Orc village.

Usually, hunters go up one level between two and five years from the starting level, and one level within 10 years.

Usually that’s the limit.

Of course, there are people who stay at the level they started in their whole life, and there are people who go all the way up, but that’s rarely the case.

‘Is Lee Hee-yeon just average?’

It’s almost 10 years.

It started at D, went through C, and then became B. After that, the military grade rose, and if you are active on the 6th floor, it is not unreasonable to look at the A grade.

It will take quite some time, though.

“You have changed a lot. At that time, it looked like D-class.”

“Oh, can you see that? hehehe, now I’m lucky enough to be in C grade. I was lucky, my talent growth was faster than I thought… … . And it’s all thanks to this wrist guard that the boss appraised. Thanks to this, I went to my first party.”

He was a talkative guest more than expected.

Then, I suddenly became curious.

‘Open status window.’

Until now, Jihoo’s viewing level was low, so he had never seen anyone’s status window. Tried several times, all failed.

– [View (Lv.04)] is activated.

– Browse the target’s status window.

‘It works.’

『Status Window』

Name: Lee Min-ho

Age: 26

Power: Lv.03

Grade: C

Attribute: [Lightning Manifestation (D)]

『Basic Abilities』

[Muscle 21] [Magic 16]

[Stamina 23] [Spirit 10]

[Endurance 16] [Intelligence 12]

[Right 20] [dexterity 9]

[Sense 18] [Perseverance 25]

Unique Ability:

[Lightning Enchantment (Lv.01)]

– You can enchant the weapon with lightning.

Jihoo was puzzled.

It’s not a bad status window.

But something is strange. If there was a unique ability and the power level was 3, it could have been graded C from the beginning.

However, if you started at D, it means your power level was low, or your unique ability was created recently.

“Character growth. It seems that your traits are also growing?”

Jihoo pretended not to know.

Then, a guest named Lee Min-ho opened his mouth excitedly. It seemed like it was fun to talk about this with the boss I saw when I was a complete beginner.

“yes! Unfortunately, it is said that it is not a [growth type], but I was lucky to have a [unique ability].

They usually don’t tell you all this.

Of course, if it’s at this level, it won’t have much of an impact.

‘It’s strange.’

Jihoo used [Segmentation] just in case.

– Use [Segmentation].

– The level of the target is low.

– No SP consumption.

Sometimes this popped up too.

[Segmentation] consumes different SP depending on the option type and grade of the target. It is said that people are proportional to their [level], type of [characteristic], and [mental strength].

A friend named Lee Min-ho seems to have low mental strength, so he doesn’t consume SP.

Jihoo wrote [Segmentation] once more.

Attribute: [Lightning manifestation (D) (growth type) (non-flowering)]

It seemed to be a [growth type] that is not visible in the normal status window. I don’t know what’s different yet.

and the word next to it.

‘This is also subdivided.’

He is a very curious person.

It didn’t cost much SP, so I used it comfortably.

“… … wow.”

Jihoo let out an exclamation involuntarily.