Surviving the Game as a Barbarian

Episode 73 Ghostbusters (2)

A quiet office.

A man was sipping tea and muttering.

“It’s a small Balkan… … .”

It was a story that appealed to me for a while.

How many explorers got tinnitus in just 3 months? At least not less than three times since he took on this task.

“It’s fun.”

Even the details of the essence checked through the guild are interesting. A normal explorer fills up with a 9th-grade essence and proceeds slowly.

But what about this guy?

A corpse golem, a vampire, and even the essence of the orc hero that he ate this time.

“It’s not that I can’t even explain how lucky I am.”

The level of so-called cheats.

Well, if you look back on history, you will be able to find quite a few people who have left footprints that are second to none.

Because there are definitely people who are born with special destiny, talent, and luck in this world.

“Which one is this guy? … .”

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Most of them are recorded and praised as heroes or great men.

So what about this barbarian?

At least so far, it seems like a good enough possibility.

Of course, the root must be proven before that.

“I’ll have to check it out before it gets any weaker.”

This will have to be done more carefully and cautiously than usual.

***

Any other upscale pub with room type.

As soon as you open the door, the dwarf and the dwarf who sit on the dwarf chair greet you as if they are welcome.

“Oh, are you guys here! Come sit down! ha ha ha”

“I’m really glad that both of them are safe.”

Once, I sat across from Misha, who came with me.

“What about Rotmiller?”

“Not yet. Won’t you come soon?”

In fact, after ordering food and chatting for a while, Rottmiller arrived.

Then the time was 8 pm.

What kind of occupational disease is it to come on time for an appointment?

“Bjorn, Miss Karlstein. I’m glad you’re safe.”

“No. I’m glad Rot Miller is safe. I heard that he was injured while running away… … .”

“Huh, even that’s just a sin, if I hadn’t been hurt then, I wouldn’t have left you there—”

“stop.”

I stopped talking on the way because it seemed like it would fall endlessly if I let it go.

“How about sitting down? There was also food.”

“… Do it.”

As soon as Rotmiller was seated, the whole team gathered in one place after a while.

It was a miracle that the team was disassembled in the labyrinth, but it was a miracle that they all came back alive.

“It must have been that God really protected us.”

A full-fledged conversation took place with Rottmiller’s young words.

The main topic was, of course, each other’s recent status.

“So, Hikurod, what happened to you?”

“Oh, you mean that?”

To my question, the dwarf explained what happened in the labyrinth step by step in chronological order.

Rottmiller was struck by surprise as soon as they separated from us. However, with the counterattack of conversion, he succeeded in escaping by defeating the opposing seeker.

The beginning wasn’t much different from the story I heard in the hut, but since the dwarf was the subject of the conversation, I was able to hear the details.

“At that time, I used [Emergency Restoration] to use the ‘Guardian’s Wrist Guard’ once more to make room.”

Just in case, I used that combo.

“Wow, I didn’t know you could link numbered items with abilities like that.”

“Hahaha, where am I? They are all just wisdom passed down by our ancestors.”

[Emergency Restoration] is not a repair, but a judgment skill that returns the equipment to the state it was in 5 minutes ago.

Numbers items are no exception.

Although there is a downside that more MP is consumed than usual.

‘The wisdom of ancestors… … .’

Like a Dwarf, where number items are important, it seems that related tips are passed down within the tribe.

Anyway, to summarize the rest of the story.

“First I ran away and then I treated Rotmiller. And I was trying to find you… … .”

The distance was so far apart that Rotmiller’s search capabilities could not find us.

Still, I did not give up and wandered around the Witch’s Forest.

But on the third day, they ran into Elisha.

“What? You met that crazy girl again?!”

“Yes. I don’t know what kind of trick you used, but you’re persistently chasing me in the woods?”

“therefore? So what did you do?”

“Hahaha, what are you going to do? You must run away!”

They had no choice but to use the portal and climbed up to the 4th floor while running away from Elisha’s pursuit.

And that was the end.

The 4th floor [Tower in the Sky] is a stage-type structure.

Somehow, after completing the first stage, they chose to stay there until the labyrinth was closed.

Judging that even if a level 6 monster appeared in the next stage, it could be annihilated.

“It was quite hard to kill time for over ten days, but… Still, Rotmiller and Dwalkie were able to survive because of these friends.”

The highs are bullshit.

that’s what we have to say

‘Ha, did you just leave because you were tired and left?’

Somehow, my stomach hurts.

I’m guessing it’s because they were resting while we were rolling like dogs… … .

“Oh, by the way, I didn’t say that. Miraculously, the essence came out of the first trial.”

“Jeongsu… came out… … ?”

Fuck, is this a game?

The essence that did not come out despite countless battles with monsters in the Witch’s Forest regardless of the doctor.

It just popped out from the other side.

It is also a level 7 monster ‘Mimic’.

From that rare monster that is famous for bursting at least heavy beats when the essence floats.

“Once Rotmiller absorbed it, I opened the [treasury].”

[Treasure Vault] is Mimic’s active skill.

It is not a combat type, and can be used to open a personal subspace warehouse.

The key here is… … .

“therefore? What came out?”

When [Treasure Warehouse] is opened for the first time, various items are randomly placed.

If you are unlucky, you may end up with a few advanced potions.

I wish they were like that too—

“It contained about 2 million mana stones, three top-notch potions, and two numbered items.”

“crazy?”

“… Why are you swearing all of a sudden?”

“I’m sorry, I was so surprised.”

It seemed like he was going to vomit over and over again, but he held on to it and asked.

“So, how many items did it have?”

“Unfortunately, one is 8,000 and one is 9,000.”

After all, you still earned more than 10 million stones.

Of course, the two of us weren’t there, so we’ll split them into thirds and share.

Why is this dwarf bastard so lucky?

“It turned out that we didn’t really need it, so we decided to sell it. Rotmiller, who absorbed the essence, decided to subtract that much from the standard price of the essence announced to the guild.”

“Right… … . Congratulations… … .”

Rotmiller ate a new essence, and the dwarf and dwarki were struck by lightning.

Is that so?

I was able to smile and say congratulations somehow, but… … .

Quick-!

The spoon he was holding in his hand was bent in half.

“Rain, Bjorn? Why are you suddenly destroying a healthy spoon!”

“It was because I couldn’t control my power because of the Orc Hero Essence.”

“Eh? It didn’t happen until yesterday!”

That’s because it didn’t happen yesterday.

Damn me bastards… … .

***

Having heard about the dwarf side, it was our turn next.

“Actually, I’m more curious about you than us. There are rumors I heard about yesterday, but… What exactly happened to you?”

If you leave it to Misha, you may make a mistake, so I went ahead and summarized it briefly.

Life after distress.

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Misha’s awakening was ‘accidentally’.

“Miss Karlstein, congratulations. I must have suffered a lot in the past… … .”

“No. What I’ve done, it’s all thanks to Bjorn.”

“… Is it because of Bjorn?”

“Ah, no! I mean, without Bjorn, I wouldn’t have come back alive!”

There were times when I went the other way for a while anyway.

Three religious people met in a hut.

When I came out, for some reason the hierarchical monarch was wandering around.

As the dynamic story that was different from those who killed time on the 4th floor continued, the three of them listened intently.

“Huh, you were really smart to think of going there to the orc colony.”

“If it were me, I wouldn’t have had time to think of the Dzarwi clan.”

“therefore? What happened next?”

A sincere reaction that tastes good to talk about.

However, rather than exaggerating and inflating, he continued the story from an objective point of view.

but… … .

“Huh, you mean you asked for protection in that situation?”

“The two of you paid 2 million stones… This has no face. Hey Rotmiller, Dwalkie, why don’t we get some money and give them some money?”

“Good idea. We cannot say that we are not responsible.”

Did I become pitiful after hearing the story?

As well as the protection cost, some equipment was destroyed, and 500,000 stones were spent on repairs, so the three of them gathered 1 million stones together.

To be honest, I was terrified.

“… Are you really giving this to us?”

“Of course. I made a lot of money this time, can’t you give me that much?”

what is this?

Could it have been the light, not the dwarf?

“Hikurod, you are a really good team leader… … .”

“Hahaha, thanks for the compliment. Let’s even talk.”

“i get it.”

Reflecting on myself for belittling such a wonderful dwarf as a bastard, I decided to continue the rest of the story with more sincerity.

“Huh, did you mean that a hierarchical monarch appeared in that situation?”

The lord of chaos that appeared with 5 hours remaining.

“If you poured that much material, you deserved the protection fee.”

A subjugation war that requires enormous resources.

And a riot broke out from within.

The [Evil Rift] pattern is only triggered.

“Right. I was wondering if it was the essence of an orc hero or something, but that’s what I said.”

Essence obtained by negotiating with the Dzarwi clan without tanks.

and escape.

For reference, I even talked about having a vampire essence here, but the dwarf understood it surprisingly generously.

“At first, I was reluctant to talk about the existence of numbered items. We’re fine, so there’s no need to bow your head like that.”

Don’t bow your head?

Well, I just accidentally saw it by spilling food on the floor… … .

There’s no need to correct it.

“Anyway, congratulations. Are you already eating two rank 5 Essences? It is as if the foundation for becoming a top explorer has been laid.”

“… Thank you for saying that.”

After that, after escaping from [the crevice of evil], the story ended with the calm release of being chased by the hierarchical monarch while carrying Misha.

The three of them, who listened intently, each exuded admiration.

“Heh haha, I just figured it out. I know this guy is going to do great things.”

“indeed! It was the greatest and most sublime story I have ever heard. It’s a pity that I didn’t get to be part of that story!”

“exactly… With an achievement of this magnitude, no one dares disagree with calling you Little Balkan.”

There was only one thing that caught my ear.

That’s what Rotmiller said… … .

“Wait, little Balkan?”

When I tilted my head, the dwarf kindly explained.

“I bet you haven’t heard it yet, have you? This is your name!”

Little Balkan.

After the barbarian of liberty, a new title was given.

However, I still didn’t know.

‘This is my name… … .”

Will this have a positive effect in the future or vice versa?

***

“The character’s reputation has increased by +1.”

「The character’s reputation value increases by +1… … .”

“… … .”

***

The day after the meeting.

I met Hikulord early in the morning and visited the guild.

It was to report Elisa Behenk.

“… Are you talking about the priest of Karui?”

As it is not common, the staff who received the application could not hide their bewildered look.

However, my complexion changed when I submitted my 5-star ID card and the video recorder that the dwarf wore on his head throughout the expedition as evidence.

“This… I don’t think it’s something that can be resolved in my line. Could you please wait a moment?”

We were immediately called to the branch president’s office, and there we told him what had happened.

And as a result, the news spread to the temple.

Elisha was excommunicated from the Lesser Atlas, and immediately became a high-ranking wanted bounty.

“The checkpoint records indicate that the villain has returned to the city, and we will be able to catch him soon.”

The guild and the temple spoke confidently, but for some reason it doesn’t seem like the b*tch will be caught easily.

There is no evidence, but I have a feeling.

‘Jeep, it’s just that it’s jjimjil.’

Therefore, we decided to carefully check the news about Elisha later, and to close this case.

Now there is nothing more we can do.

There was also an unexpected reward.

“Ha ha ha! By the way, did you make an unexpected income from this?”

“Originally justice comes with rewards.”

It provided an important clue, and a bounty of about 3 million stones came out of the temple.

Well, I guess I’ll have to divide it into five parts here… … .

‘Not bad.’

Originally, this kind of luck is good enough to eat flat. If it goes beyond that, I’m starting to get scared because I don’t know what will come back.

“Huh, I have a lot to testify, so I wasted more time than I thought. Then let’s go Everyone will be waiting.”

After finishing the report of Elisa, we headed to the meeting place where we were supposed to meet. And the final distribution was completed under consultation.

“Let’s just divide what we get together into 5 equal parts until we fall in two. What we got after that, let’s make sure we coordinate with each other.”

The equipment and consumables of ‘Hanson’, who was Elisa’s faithful servant, and the mana stones acquired by the 4th day were shared by the number of people.

In anticipation of this, when paying the protection fee, the calculation was not complicated as only religious people paid the equipment—

‘Oh, shoes.’

I remembered Hans C’s boots that were blown up by landmines too late… … .

I decided to just stay still.

Not only is it cumbersome to recalculate… … .

After all, the holy water and potions they had were also reused.

“Dwalky?”

“Hey, I’m counting. ah! We just need to share 1.22 million stones per person!”

A total of 2.44 million stones, including Misha and mine.

1.2 million stones as a reward given by the temple.

And 1 million stones that the three of us gave as support.

3.11 million stones, the price of selling the extended backpacks of the three religious people and the remaining equipment after paying for protection.

For 15 days, the mana stones are about 800,000 stones.

Simply put… … .

‘A total of 8.55 million stones.’

If I share it with Misha here, 4.27 million stones would have been my profit from this exploration.

If it hadn’t been for that ‘promise’.

“Ugh… … .”

As you can tell just by looking at Misha’s eyes, where regrets are dripping down, all of this profit is mine.

It was such a promise.

Well, at the time, it was a big deal that I accepted the offer to make him feel comfortable, but… … .

‘I’d rather keep and manage it.’

Now Missha is my main colleague.

Not only the essence, but also the equipment to be used in the future, and the overall training method will go through my hands.

Of course, there is a lot of money involved.

‘In that sense, if you subtract 300,000 stones for the repair cost of Misha, my equipment, and the treatment cost… … .’

The net profit from this expedition is derived.

7.65 million stones.

Even considering the damage of the boots that were broken in the labyrinth, the lost mace, etc., I saw an absurd gain.

Even if you say this or that, the amount you can get just by hunting is far out of line.

‘It’s not a lot considering the amount of money I’ll spend in the future.’

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“not. Eat whatever you ate.”

Things have changed.

Following the vampire essence, I ate the essence of an orc hero, which I thought would only be obtained in the second half.

Also, I found a colleague who could grow with me.

‘I’ll have to start doing that when I go back.’

Therefore, it is necessary to re-examine the plan.