Chapter 87: Harvest and Preparations
Fortunately, an ordinary spider was capable of producing over seven hundred meters of silk in a single session.
At least for the foreseeable future, Joo Joowon had absolutely no concerns about running out of spider silk.
After equipping the rings, his Mental Power immediately rose to thirteen points.
Because most of his other attributes had also already reached ten points through equipment bonuses, Joo Joowon estimated that his Mental Power could probably still increase by another two or three points before reaching its natural limit.
However, once he gained more Free Attribute Points in the future, he had no intention of investing them into Mental Power anymore.
His Strength stat was simply too pathetic.
Without his equipment, his combat ability dropped to the level of a weakling with only five points of combat power.
No matter what, he needed to raise it at least a little.
More importantly, Mental Power was already sufficient for his current needs.
Compared to the other attributes, increasing it further would not provide any obvious short term benefits.
After all, he had not even obtained a single skill yet.
Joo Joowon’s ideal build was to become a true all rounder with no weaknesses.
A perfect warrior capable of handling any situation.
Of course, if reality refused to cooperate, then there was nothing he could do about it.
Truthfully, he would much rather become a long range fighter such as a mage or spellcaster.
Back when he still played games in the old world, he had almost always chosen ranged classes whenever he had the chance.
However, in reality, he could not afford to stand still and wait for a class advancement item to fall into his lap while everyone else raced ahead and gained levels at breakneck speed.
That simply was not realistic.
And do not talk to him about how classes like Mages had better long term prospects.
If he could not survive long enough to reach that stage, then no matter how bright the future of those classes might be, it would all be meaningless.
Joo Joowon slowly carried the supplies from the upper floors back into his apartment one trip after another.
Looking at the room gradually filling up with resources, he suddenly experienced the same joy an old farmer might feel after a successful harvest.
Meanwhile, HighlyCultured who had finally finished taking revenge happened to glance through today’s Trading Hall and could not help but feel somewhat surprised.
Ashfall actually still had family members?
In HighlyCultured’s memories from his previous life, the inheritance system had only become public knowledge much later, after discussions about it exploded across the game forums.
At the same time, information about inheritance theft had also been exposed.
Only then did the surviving players discover that such a function even existed in the game.
Only then did they realize that even if someone left behind a will through the system, their inheritance could still potentially be stolen.
After frowning thoughtfully for a while, HighlyCultured quickly relaxed again.
There was nothing strange about things being different this time around.
Although Ashfall had always been known as a lone wolf player in his previous life, he had also been universally recognized as a top tier expert player.
Someone like him naturally possessed his own understanding and interpretation of the apocalypse game.
Accidentally discovering certain hidden game mechanics ahead of everyone else was not unusual at all.
Not to mention that with him acting as a tiny butterfly flapping its wings, countless things had already diverged from how they had unfolded in the previous timeline.
Standing above the two people who had brought disaster upon themselves, HighlyCultured stepped carefully around the leaking rainwater before leaving.
After all, he had always been a man of excellent character.
When he gave his word, he kept it.
If he promised to wipe out someone’s entire family, then he would absolutely make sure it happened.
...
Inside a certain military base.
"General, should we have all the soldiers prepare wills in advance?"
"That way, even if some of them fall in battle, we can immediately cultivate a group of high level players using the inheritances they leave behind."
The officer paused for a moment before continuing.
"As for those who still have living family members or spouses, we can follow the principle of voluntary participation."
"We should first compile a list of soldiers who no longer have any surviving relatives."
"Then we can ask a few of them to create wills and see whether there are any details or hidden mechanics that Ashfall didn’t mention in his strategy guide."
After a brief pause, the General continued.
"Once the rain stops, send out Teams B and C to search for supplies."
"If there are survivors willing to return with us, bring them back to the base."
"Yes, sir!"
The soldier nodded before glancing once more at the strategy guide.
This information had solved one of their most urgent problems.
Although the overwhelming majority of players were still practically penniless, the people inside the base had, more or less, all managed to reach Level 1 already.
The reality was that there were simply too many people gathered here.
The disaster had hit the base extremely hard.
Although they possessed some of the most advanced firearms currently available, it was almost as if the game itself had intentionally tried to maintain balance.
A Boss had appeared directly inside the military headquarters on the very first day.
It injured countless soldiers and devoured many more, rapidly evolving as a result.
Later on, because they feared causing excessive damage to the base itself, they hesitated during the pursuit and ultimately allowed the Boss to escape.
Unexpectedly, the creature turned out to be extremely vindictive.
After escaping, it immediately began using guerrilla tactics.
It continuously summoned smaller monsters to harass the military forces.
As a result, casualties had become alarmingly severe.
After browsing through the civilian section of the Trading Hall for a while, the officer spoke again, "Release another batch of medicine and have people continue posting comments nonstop to maintain visibility. Don’t let the information disappear beneath the newer messages."