Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 183



Episode 183 Jinx (3)

Manticore.

A grade 5 monster with an eerie appearance with the body of a lion and the face of a human.

This guy’s essence is quite unique.

[Manticore]

Discernment +40 Appetite +30 Jump +30.

In fact the only stat is jumping power +30.

In some ways it is worse than a grade 9 monster but its passive is related to its stats.

(P) Heredity — When you consume magic stones your stats will permanently increase.

[oil field].

A skill that increases abilities by eating magic stones.

If you look at the content alone it appears to be a cheat-level skill but there are crucial limitations here.

‘The total number of absorbable abilities is 200 or so.’

The total number of stats that can be obtained through skills is 200.

So at first I wondered if I had all these wasteful essences.

Among the 5 grades there are many whose total sum exceeds 300.

But do you have to use passive skills to get the basic stats you need?

Even the active skills weren’t that good.

I don’t know if the Manticore’s core ability ‘Random Skill Fire’ was given but it was the individual’s unique ability and could not be acquired with essence.

but….

“Stop moving!”

The moment this essence came out everyone’s eyes changed.

Yes you also know the true value of this essence.

“Raven quickly take out the dice!”

As I shouted the dwarf growled.

“I think it’s best to step back first Barbarian.”

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Well if I lose at the dice do you think I’ll just eat it? I don’t mind but nothing good will come of causing trouble right away.

“…Let’s all step down at the same time.”

“good night.”

“Yes yes! “I think that would be a good idea.”

Everyone starting with me stepped back together.

And the situation was quickly resolved like roasting beans in a flash of lightning.

The average time that purified water is maintained is 30 minutes.

So first of all let’s start with this question that I didn’t ask about earlier.

“Are there any teams that will give up their bid?”

I asked just in case but both Hans G and the dwarf shook their heads and spat out one word at a time.

“We will participate. “Isn’t it an essence that can be used by everyone excluding wizards and priests?”

This is why they are player bastards.

The true value of the Manticore’s essence comes after it is removed from the temple.

Even if you delete it 20% of the additional abilities remain.

It is no different from an elixir with a bonus stat of 40.

“There is no way I would give up this expensive essence.”

“…expensive purified water? Are you really thinking of selling it?”

“Because we don’t have any integer digits.”

Well I guess that could happen but…

Suddenly one possibility comes to mind.

‘That’s right these guys are from the underground city right?’

Noark’s explorers have a difficult process of clearing essence from the temple.

This is especially true if the city is under lockdown.

It would be more reasonable to keep it and secretly sell it later when the blockade is over.

However the biggest question remains.

“…I guess you don’t have any wizards?”

There are no wizards on the dwarf team.

Although a magician with a strong focus on offensive essence plays a similar role in terms of firepower it is impossible to replace its utility.

The dwarf answered as if it was no big deal.

“Isn’t it on your side? “They also add a lot of labor costs to the cost of the test tube.”

Where are you going to eat it raw?

“What if we both refuse?”

The dwarf chuckled at my suggestion not to be greedy.

“Still we’re going to roll the dice. And if we win we will watch until the essence disappears.”

Literally translated it means that if they can’t eat it they will at least interfere.

For some reason my appetite was bitter.

After all explorers are explorers whether underground or above ground.

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In this respect they are surprisingly similar.

‘Are we just going to ambush them here and kill them?’

Suddenly such an extreme method occurred to me but I struggled to regain my composure.

Raven’s help was great.

“Mr. Yandel I can’t help it.”

Yes because we haven’t even rolled the dice yet.

[Giantization] Isn’t it a core essence like essence?

In any case it will have to be deleted once level 3 purified water becomes available.

It’s not like there aren’t better alternative water purification methods.

“So how long are you going to keep doing this?”

I also came to my senses due to the dwarf’s whipping.

“Let’s just have one representative each.”

The leaders of each team gathered together in one place.

I briefly explained the rules.

“Everyone throws one at a time and the one with the highest score gets the trophy. However if the same score is obtained only those two people roll again and win.”

“Are you going to use that wizard’s dice?”

“These are genuine explorer guild dice. It doesn’t matter if you don’t use mine. Of course I have to check before that.”

“okay? “Then it doesn’t matter.”

The dwarf nodded coolly and the preparations were completed with the wizard from HansG’s team coming out and examining Raven’s dice.

“Hans you will subtract 2 from the scale as promised. So if you have something to say say it now.”

“…We are satisfied with just having the opportunity.”

“Then that’s it. Now who will do it first?”

Are you going first or going last?

In fact everyone swallowed their saliva and looked at each other wondering if there was any meaning to this.

Surprisingly it was Hans G who came forward first.

“I will do it first.”

Hans G picked up the dice.

Although he has a handicap of minus 2 his colleagues cheered him on with hopeful eyes.

“Cheer up Chrisen…!”

“Hans are you thinking about getting your butt kicked if you don’t behave properly?”

“Krisen-kun it’s okay if you lose so don’t feel too pressured.”

From new guides to human warriors and middle-aged wizards. Hans G who was facing each of them made eye contact with the fairy archer.

Then the fairy archer nodded silently.

Anyone could see that the relationship between the two seemed very special.

‘It’s not some boy’s cartoon.’

I burst into laughter without realizing it.

The new woman who was brought in as a leader was chewing her lip as if she was upset when she saw that.

“Then… I will!”

Hans G rolled the dice with great vigor.

Degurrrrr.

A dice that rolls on dry dirt and shows large and small numbers written on each side in turn.

Tuk.

The dice stopped in silence.

[10]

The number written on the scale is 10.

The largest number that can come out of a die.

“Aaaah!”

“You’re crazy! it’s crazy!!”

“Standard cigar! Partheian what is the standard market price listed in your guild?”

Cheers erupted from our colleagues but on the other hand we were dumbfounded.

A dwarf comes forward as if he doesn’t like that.

“You’re talking as if it’s already yours. “You probably forgot to subtract 2 from the scale right?”

“Oh yes… I know.”

Although the heated atmosphere had subsided the HansG team still felt like a festival.

Well 8 is a high enough number.

“I’ll do the next one.”

A dwarf approaches Hans G and snatches the dice. He hesitated for a moment frowned and roughly threw the dice on the floor.

Degurrrrr.

A dice that rolls several times and soon stops moving.

[9]

…is this a true story?

“Aaaaaaaaaah!”

“Sssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!”

“I believed it! “You son of a bitch!!”

An animal-like roar erupted from the Dwarf team.

On the other hand the Hans G team all have stiff expressions and are not being managed at all.

“Kick.”

Soon the dwarf came out and looked at Hans G with a wry smile. And I even said the number one line that I would have uttered the least in my entire life.

“You’re lucky.”

What happened to this bastard’s personality?

An overwhelming feeling of despair surrounds me.

But it cannot collapse like this.

Because there are too many things that support me for that.

“Yandel! What are you doing with something like this? “That’s not like you.”

“I believe! Bjorn!! “You can do it!!”

“Yes Bjorn! “Aren’t you the kind of person who can accomplish anything?”

“I won’t talk about probabilities. “Anyway that doesn’t mean anything to Mr. Yandel does it?”

I still have colleagues who believe in me.

And there is me who did not give up.

Therefore…

Wow.

Grab the dice.

Eat.

The dwarf laughs arrogantly at me.

It’s a pretty familiar situation.

Hans’ number is 8.

The dwarf’s number is 9.

Here I just need to pick 10.

Probability is just probability and is meaningless.

Isn’t this a dramatic development that appears on a fictional day in movies and comics?

Yes in terms of development this works…!

No it is an inevitable structure.

“…Bjorn’s eyes changed.”

Such a strange confidence filled my hands.

It felt like an invisible being was wrapping me in a warm embrace.

Before that feeling left I threw the dice.

“good! “Great warrior!!!”

The dice rolling amidst Einar’s shouts.

Surprisingly my mind was more peaceful than ever as I looked at this.

Excited.

Heart beating low.

The air surrounding my skin is moderately cool and each second of scenes are clearly engraved in my mind as if time passes slowly.

And in that pleasant feeling

Tuk.

The dice stopped.

Immediately the air changed.

“….”

A cold silence.

Instead of dice I saw people.

“crazy….”

Even the dwarf who smiled arrogantly.

My colleagues who believed in me and watched over me.

Even Hans G whose defeat had already been confirmed was unable to hide his shock and opened his mouth.

‘Did it really happen…?’

I checked the dice.

[1]

…I should have told Misha to throw it.

***

Losers say nothing.

Because they are all just excuses.

There is no choice but to endure it in silence.

Just like I am right now.

“Puhahahaha! 1 with that expression! Did you see it? Did you see it? I was really scared? “The look in your eyes is so confident.”

Sharp ridicule erupts from the dwarf team.

A feeling of humiliation that covers me from head to toe.

“I almost want to ask. How on earth can you make eyes like that! Hahahaha!”

“Don’t make fun of Bjorn!!”

“Go! Great warrior! Puh puh poop! Puhahahaha!”

“…KILL!!!”

I caught Einar who was about to jump out.

“stop.”

“but! “If you don’t explode your head…!!”

Yeah I guess I can’t make that spout close.

I know that feeling better than anyone else.

But it’s not time yet.

They probably know that well too.

“You guys should stop too.”

As I stared quietly the dwarf also stopped his teammate and prevented him from making jokes any more.

Anyway the winner is decided.

I also gave up my regrets and got to the point.

“How much will you pay?”

“15 million stones for test tubes.”

This is just the regular price.

“What about labor costs?”

“I’ll give you 5 million stones.”

It’s a business in itself where you only need 5 million for one magic spell.

but….

“7 million.”

“You’re greedy.”

The dwarf betrayed HansG’s team’s wizard.

Since there are two wizards it means you can ask them for a favor.

“We don’t have test tubes.”

what?

Originally I had asked for a higher price in the name of sharing the labor costs with them…

If you do this the story will be different.

“I’ll give you 7 million.”

At Hans G’s words the dwarf accepted my proposal without a moment of hesitation.

However the train had already left.

“It’s late.”

“…?”

“It just went up to 15 million.”

In fact the labor cost has become the same as the price of the test tube.

“Don’t be pushy Barbarian.”

The dwarf muttered as if he was not praying.

It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

Because I was short it must have been difficult to see the world broadly. It is natural that we do not know the basic principles of the market which consists of supply and demand.

“Reasonable? I think this is a reasonable price. Especially since you won’t refuse.”

“…10 million stones.”

“There is no bargaining. “If you don’t like it don’t do it.”

“Think rationally Barbarian. Are you going to throw this money on the floor?”

“It’s your choice. Just throw away the purified water. Or pay us to put it in a test tube and sell it.”

I pushed through with all my guts.

This was also the reason why monopolies were able to shake off their viciousness in the capitalist market.

Even if you do business this way you will still have a business.

“…Shit.”

The dwarf trembled and opened his mouth.

“I will give you 15 million stones.”

“Okay think about it—”

“Not to you but to them.”

The dwarf looked at Hans G and said.

“yes? “What do you mean by that…”

“If you pay that money I will hand over ownership of this essence to you.”

On-site sales…

Yes it will come out like this.

An emotional choice that gives up reason.

For a moment I thought it was a mistake but when I thought about it it didn’t seem like a big problem.

“We don’t have that much money right now.”

“You can pay in kind rather than money.”

“Let’s discuss for a moment…”

Hans G took time to consult with his team members.

It looks like they turned on the team voice magic as they only opened their mouths.

Of course that time wasn’t long.

The conclusion wasn’t much different from what I expected.

“Well anyway the equipment is a bit….”

With HansG’s team’s equipment level 3 or more people would have to remove major equipment to make that amount of money.

But giving away equipment from a rift and getting essence that is of no immediate use?

This is ridiculous.

“So… how about having the city pay?”

“…that’s not possible.”

There is no way these guys from the underground city could have traumatized Hans G.

The dwarf who was cornered took a deep breath.

Then he looked at me and spoke in a really reluctant voice.

“Barbarian for the price you said—”

“20 million stones. “It just went up again.”

“What the fuck….”

“Or we could buy purified water for 15 million stones would you do that?”

“…I will pay 20 million stones.”

The dwarf swore but it didn’t have much of an effect on the result. Even if you pay that money and take the purified water you still end up with something left in the business.

About 17 million stones.

‘No wait a minute. So we’ve benefited more?’

Is this really the sweetness of monopoly?

The lowest number on the die was 1 but we were the ones who took the lion’s share.

How contradictory.

***

After the negotiations were over things proceeded smoothly.

First we received payment in kind worth 20 million stones from the dwarves.

Because there is no way there is this much money.

For your information they tried to give me equipment but I refused it.

As if I had been waiting I took out a bunch of unused equipment from my backpack.

How much looting did you do?

“Give it as a potion so it’s easy to cash out.”

“…I can’t pay that much with a potion.”

“Then let’s just say we’ll receive as much equipment as we have left over.”

He asked for as many potions as possible even giving reasons.

Since we might have to fight with these guys we decided that we should reduce our power as much as possible before that.

If I had received the equipment I was wearing in kind it would have been much easier to deal with.

“Seven bottles of the highest quality potion and eleven bottles of the higher grade. “If you add the rest of the equipment… it’s roughly right.”

With the help of Raven who has a general appraiser’s license the spot transaction was completed without any dispute and from then on they set up camp in a suitable place.

Ah one person from each of the three teams was selected as the watch guard and a total of three people stood in turns.

The first one was Hans G and the dwarf Mr. Bear.

Next in line was me.

“Yandel now it’s your turn.”

“Did anything special happen? “The two of you had a suspicious conversation or something.”

“A guy named Hans was talking to himself. “I think it would be more comfortable and enjoyable to stand alone.”

“Yes it was hard. “Go ahead and get some rest.”

My watch mates were a fairy archer named Meirin and a white tiger beast warrior from the dwarf team…

It was an uncomfortable time in many ways.

‘I understand why you said you would be comfortable alone.’

A silent white tiger warrior.

And the fairy archer who keeps casting negative glances at me throughout the watch.

“Do you have something to say?”

“Everyone is sleeping. Why don’t you be a little quiet?”

This is why they are ears.

Why on earth do you hate good barbarians like us?

It is clear that there is a problem with his personality.

Oh except Erwen.

‘It’s okay let’s stand guard.’

I was more wary of these guys’ betrayal than the monster’s surprise attack. That’s because the chances of hitting us in the back have greatly increased.

I don’t know about Hans G but it was clear that the dwarf probably had a sword inside him.

‘Maybe that’s why they obediently paid in kind.’

Even considering that it was a monopoly 20 million stones was an amount that was close to unreasonable.

But he coolly paid it.

As if there was a way to get it back.

‘…Well is that the same for me?’

I haven’t given up on the purified water in the test tube yet.

I’m just waiting for that time to come.

“Misha wake up. It’s shift time.”

After the sleepover time which was not enough to say it was uncomfortable I took turns with Misha and went to sleep.

And the next morning.

Exploration resumed again.

I searched the forest spending all my time on the move except for meals and as a result I was able to find and defeat the two remaining mid-bosses.

「Lee Gak-su has been defeated. EXP +5」

“Culbeth has been defeated. EXP +5」

Unfortunately the essence did not come out…

“uh? Isn’t that it? “That’s what you guys were talking about!”

I succeeded in finding the third chapter which I expected would take another day.

“The character has entered the Shadow Altar.”

As soon as we discovered the altar a black shadow surrounded us.

Suddenly a huge barrier formed around us.

What I need to do is as clear as the concept of this chapter.

“The sealed usurper has inhabited the body of one of the expedition members.”

Now let’s get into politics.

“The dwarf has a strange expression. “Is there something wrong with your head?”

Starting with this kid.