Arena, Alien hunting

“All 20 item backpacks will be refunded to Karma. ”

Then the writing of the slate changed.

You can exchange 20 Item Backpacks (Large) for 5,000 Carma.

Do you want to change?

“Yes."

Pa!

The light flashes briefly on the slate.

20 Item Backpacks (Large) will disappear.

You won 5,000 karma.

Remaining Karma: +5,000

“That's 5,000 karma. ”

“Congratulations. That should make you stronger. ”

“I really didn't think I could buy Karma for money. Even though the money is precious, testing is risky and selling Karma... ”

Odin sips the liquor in the glass.

Then he gritted his teeth and said,

“Kim Hyun-ho, it's time to learn a little about this floor. ”

I listened to Odin.

“I'm quite strong, even among the examiners. I've never failed a test before. ”

“I think so. I was really impressed with the horror sod you showed me in the Brown Mountains. ”

Odin smiles and says.

“Yes. I am strong. But I can't say there's no test like me, or stronger than me, because there's more than 50 monsters out there. ”

I'm so frustrated by the 50th word.

Then how long have you been living in the arena?

“Of course, there are many investigators who have almost reached the final goal of the test. But do you know why the test is still ongoing? ”

“Why?”

“It's the money. ”

“ ……?! ”

“I don't intentionally complete any more tests to earn money. Even if you take the exam, you'll only be distracted in the Arena collecting your passions. ”

“But if you don't take the test.... ”

“Receive negative karma. Destroy the Karma you had before. ”

Odin explained:

Once you have successfully completed the test, it will become stronger as a Karma reward.

And if you think you've gotten stronger, you're starting to focus on collecting the narcotics.

For a while, when the gap between completing the test gathers, and when it is time to no longer be able to match the test and making money, boldly give up the test.

“China is crazy about mass-procuring the next generation of energy resources in the Communist Party. We treat the examiners generously, and sometimes we force them to gather their labor. ”

“If you don't complete the exam, you can't guarantee the investigator's survival, right? ”

“Not necessarily. If you gather the horses in a safe place without clearing the exam, you'll be safe. Rather, you have to risk your life to complete the test. ”

I stopped being dazed.

It's safer to give up the test?

Is that even possible?

The law must have known all this, and you let it go?

No penalty?

“Are you saying there are no penalties for deliberately giving up an exam? ”

“Why not a penalty? Negative Karma itself is a penalty. ”

“How does negative karma work? ”

“Investigators accumulated by Negative Karma are called ‘Corrupt Investigators’. If you kill a corrupt examiner, you'll get as much Karma as those negatives. ”

“Have you killed him? ”

I asked.

Odin nods.

“Just once. He was a Chinese tester, but he was strong. But you underestimated me. ”

“Then those general investigators would want a lot of those corrupt investigators. ”

“Hostilities. Excellent hunting. Even the Chinese say they kill each other. You get a lot of negative karma stacked up, and then you sell Karma for it. ”

I felt confused.

It's better to kill each other than to earn money.

What a mess this is.

You didn't expect a law or an angel or something like this?

Or is this what they're after?

‘What is the true intention of the test? ’

There could not have been such a sloth for humans to dig into the heart of the law that it was like the truth of the universe and like God.

Even this kind of behavior of the human army must be regarded as the rule of law.

“Is the final objective of the exam the same for all investigators? ”

“It's said to be so. I'm not sure exactly because it's highly classified, but I heard that the investigators' tests are generally going in one direction. ”

“What's that? ”

“I don't know. I'm only 20 times. ”

Odin asked me.

“Kim Hyun-ho, please don't be corrupt. ”

“Definitely not. I want to complete all the tests and get my life back. ”

“It's a good heart. So am I. I don't want to fight anymore in the Arena. I just want to spend the rest of my life with my daughter. ”

“ ……. ”

“Let's make sure to take the exam. Let's finish the whole thing and end this madness. ”

“Yes.”

We made such a commitment and said goodbye.

I returned to Korea that night with my body on a pre-booked plane.

I was confused in my head.

If there is only one final objective for all investigators....

When one person completes the final goal, the test itself disappears. All investigators will no longer need to take the test.

However, many countries are already leading China in securing the land.

If you chose a barge as the next generation of energy resources, would you let it be the only way to secure it?

You think they're gonna let you lose your feed?

I might interrupt the test! ’

Fear struck me that even the same investigators might become the interruptors of the test.

If we continue this trial, we will end up killing each other.

They may even be threatened in real life.

Even after 5,000 karma, I came back to Korea with a heavy heart.

I arrived home at 7: 00 pm, but Minjung hasn't come back yet. Looks like he was working late.

‘Let's think about how to get Karma's reward first. ’

I summoned the slate to see all the skills I learned.

Shows all skills acquired by investigator Kim Hyunho.

Main Skill: Necromancy (Intermediate Level 1).

Auxiliary Skill: Stamina correction (Intermediate Level 5), Advice (Beginner Level 1), Instant Movement (Beginner Level 4).

Special Skill: Skill Synthesis.

Synthetic Skill: Wind Blessing (Beginner Level 5), Flame Blessing (Beginner Level 1), Motor Nerve (Intermediate Level 3), Flame of Life (Intermediate Level 2), Penetration (Beginner Level 1), Processing Time (Beginner Level 4), Shooting (Beginner Level 1).

Remaining Karma: +5,000

The first thing I thought about was animosity.

From now on, I felt the need to consistently raise my main strength, main skill.

However, already an intermediate level 1 aesthetic has consumed enormous karma to the next level.

Based on the slate, the karma required per level was as follows:

Anesthetic Intermediate Level 2 (1,700)

Anesthetic Intermediate Level 3 (1,900)

Anesthetic Intermediate Level 4 (2,100)

That is, at this time, only intermediate level 3 can be raised to 3,600 karma.

‘It was fortunate that I was able to lift up the spirituality through the Tree of Life. ’

The more I think about it, the more karma I eat, the more burdensome I feel.

But if you neglect your main skill, you won't be able to become as strong as Odin later.

I heard yesterday that Odin was able to strengthen early by intensifying his main skill, Orthor Control.

“Let me tell you a secret. There are no more than three skills for me. That's the secret to being the most powerful man I've ever seen in 20 years. ”

It was amazing.

Odin dug a well and became a big case.

‘By the way, I thought you used to have beginner level four control when you didn't use karma. ’

I remember.

Gangcheon Province's lifelong tricks of domestic power have been applied to error control and said that the level has risen.

Isn't there a way to train a spirit like that?

‘It's probably best to be in a place with lots of natural energy for now. ’

Nature was flowing through my body because I had mastered intermediate animosity.

The force of the surrounding nature is a mechanism that helps my body, but it was different from when I climbed a nearby mountain and when I was in the city like now.

‘If you stay in a place like Mount Gyeryong, like the Dothraki, you'll get spirituality. ’

However, after a few years, the level of aesthetics will not rise.

When I was in the Brown Mountains, I lived on the tree of life flowing with the power of Mother Nature for a year, barely raising a level.

It is now a higher intermediate level 1 than before.

No matter how much we live in nature without the tree of life, we can barely level up after decades.

Wait, the Tree of Life? ’

Suddenly I remembered when I was raising the tree of life.

Pine trees and maple trees and cypress trees became the tree of life after they ate the flames of my life.

The Flame of Life is a skill crafted by combining Necromancy (Casa) and Healing Potions.

In other words, the flames of life contain the power of the Spirit, the power of nature.

“Silf, Casa! ”

Meow.

Woof!

Silf and Casa have been summoned for a long time.

The Intermediate Spirit's appearance remains intact, but its size doubles.

Casa, a young puppy, became an intermediate spirit, taking off her young teas and looking like she had just grown up as a puppy. A big doggie for oil? I thought I'd be a great big dog if I became a higher spirit.

“Meow!”

“Rrrrgh!”

Even though they have grown in size, they still argue with each other to take over my head.

It's a good thing I don't have any weight, otherwise I would have been crushed.

“The Flame of Life! ”

I made two sparks of life. There was room in the flames because I couldn't give it to Chairman Han Man-young in the future.

“Look at this. ”

Haha?

Hehehehe……!

Silf and Casa stare at the flames.

“Do you guys want some of this? ”

Mwah!

Woof!

Two spirits nodding at a time. Casa looked particularly drowsy.

“If you eat this, can you grow? ”

Again, the two spirits nodded.

I was right! ’

If the Flame of Life could level up the spirituality, Karma wouldn't need to be used for a Main Skill.

“Here, eat. ”

I gave one spark to the spirits.

Silf and Casa ate the flames deliciously.

In the meantime, Casa scratches with her front foot, whimpering because she's more different.

“Later, later. ”

As soon as Chairman Han Man-young's treatment is over, I'll give the Flame to the Spirits.

Maybe I could level up a few times during this break.

‘Then Karma should be used to upgrade other skills. ’

And so I began to receive the Karma Reward.

First was the motor nerve.

“Raises the Motor Nerve to Advanced Level 1. ”

Raise your Motor Nerve (Synthetic Skill) to a higher level with 2500 Karma.

Motor Nerves (Synthetic Skills): Greatly improves your mobility skills.

* Advanced Level 1: Perform all your body work at the level of a master.

Remaining Karma: +2,500

Motor nerves were the next of my skills after synthesizing them. You don't need any martial arts if you just put this up.

'Shall we give it a try? ’

I removed the violin from the processing time.

I played the most difficult song I know of in the textbook.

It turns on unblocked even if you haven't played it for a while. My hands were relaxed as if I was playing an easy song.

This is top notch! ’

I felt great joy at the fraudulent effects of my skill motor nerves.