Stuck in The Tower

A piece of parchment less than a span of

stat enhancement ticket .

I can’t even guess what purpose it was made for.

blueprint? document? map? A lot came to mind, but there was nothing I could figure out with the pieces I had.

It was all about drawing a few lines.

But wouldn’t Rilka know?

“What is this?”

“…I’m asking you because I don’t know?”

Rilka, who wiped the grease from her hands with her clothes, began examining the parchment.

“It is true that it is an item. Mmm. It has no options of its own. Is it a conditional expression? ah! It’s like a trigger item.”

“What if it’s a trigger item?”

“Is it something related to quests or ruins?”

I thought it might be, but it was real.

Good news. Because the rewards are good for things that are connected to trigger items.

In the first place, if there is no specific item, the quest does not even occur.

Just as the Hyaltin Relic cannot enter without a piece of key.

“Can I take a look? I know roughly that it is on the 20th floor.”

Showing interest, Bella extends her hand.

Unlike Rilka, who wanders around, Bella is an NPC who stays on the 20th floor.

Considering that there was a connection between NPCs, it was highly likely that Bella knew more about the 20th floor.

I received the fragment from Rilka and gave it to her.

After wiping off her apron and accepting the parchment, Bella opened her eyes wide.

“I saw this.”

“You saw it?”

“yes. I have one too.”

no? The NPC Bella has another piece?

I looked at Bella, who had left her seat saying she would go to the warehouse for a while, then turned to Rilka.

“Does the NPC have that?”

“You may have it. I know how NPCs give quests.”

That’s right. NPCs are quest givers.

It was natural to have an item or point to give as a reward.

I don’t know where to get those things.

Curious, I asked Rilka.

“Either trade with the system or get it from a merchant like me. Although there are cases where they come directly to me.”

Apart from merchants, what is the deal with the system.

I asked again, but Rilka shook her head.

“Such information costs money, Gauguin. Give me 50,000 points and I’ll let you know.”

“Isn’t 50,000 points too expensive?”

“System-related information is inherently expensive. Because I am, I am doing it like this. Well, if the NPC’s affinity is at its maximum, I won’t know again.”

Ohh. There is such a thing.

I thought favorability was useless, but it seems to have its own function.

It’s only natural to be kinder to someone you know and are familiar with rather than strangers.

In other words, the affinity with Rilka wasn’t extremely high yet.

Did you guess what I was thinking? Rilka put her hand on her waist and lifted her chin.

“I am not that easy. Ahem!”

“Oh yes. excellent.”

Snug. stroked my hair

It’s a strange feeling to have your ears perked up.

“Oh, are you good? Rilka really hates having her hair stroked.”

Bella returned from the warehouse and covered her mouth.

For a moment, my eyes met Rilka’s.

“idiot!”

“evil! Why do you hit me!”

Rilka hit me on the head and jumped off the chair.

“I go! Bella ate well and you completed my quest well and come back!”

After saying the last words, Rilka rushes out of the store.

I rubbed my hair and waved my hand away.

oh it hurts My hands are very hot.

The next time we meet, he’s dead. hit it straight away

As I was swearing revenge in my heart, Bella sat down next to me and smiled.

“I’m ashamed to say that. Each NPC has a specific role. You have no choice but to act accordingly. Since Rilka is a merchant, she can only help in the form of a transaction.”

Taking another piece of parchment from her bosom, Bella leans her chin and looks at me. The eyes are strange.

“If appraisal of these items is normal, you will receive an appraisal fee. How did you buy Rilka’s heart?”

how do you buy

Even thinking about it, I didn’t do anything.

Honeybam has hit me a few times, but there’s no way we became close because of that.

‘Come to think of it, wasn’t this guy Rilka also able to avoid a night of honey?’

Did you get it right in part? Or completely off guard against me?

I don’t know. There must be some reason.

“I do not know. I think it’s because I just broke the quest.”

“Ah, you mean the quest you received on the 10th floor. Hmm.”

With one shrug, Bella handed me a piece of parchment.

Pieces stuck together.

The lines are connected and the pattern is complete.

Looking at it, this is it.

“Here you go. As far as I know, this parchment is a map. Rumor has it that treasure is buried on the 28th floor.”

“Treasure Map!”

My eyes lit up at her explanation.

I read the information using authority.

[Treasure Map of the Rogue Puregos (2/12)]

-The baron Puregos Merdin of the empire was a bandit.

– Decided to steal the cause of the fight for the sake of the people of the empire who are suffering from the countless Yeongji War.

-In the end, they succeed in stealing and sealing the coveted treasure.

– said Puregos Merdin. This is a disaster, not a treasure.

Unusual content.

Because the word empire doesn’t stick easily.

It must be great if it is a treasure that the nobles of that place would run wild to possess.

i must get it

To do that, I need to take this piece.

“It is a gift. I kept the store, but I can give you this much.”

“thank you!”

“To the ark!”

Cool and cool Bella!

I cheered and Bella smiled and was happy too.

“Are you leaving right away?”

“Because the event is over. I’ll start by walking around the plaza and checking if there are any useful items.”

There are no quests or events to do on the 20th floor.

Instead, I thought of finding items with hidden options among the items sold by merchants.

Didn’t he use the dagger he obtained on the 10th floor as well? Might be good here too.

Now that we’ve finished eating, let’s move right away.

“The rice was delicious. I will come again next time.”

“I’m glad it was delicious. Whoa. If you go, there will be no one to talk to anymore, so what should I do because I’m bored until then?”

Unfortunately, the corners of Bella’s eyes go down.

Her mind should be understood.

Since business is not working, there are no customers and I must have been alone for a long time.

I’m a hateful guest who only pays for credit, but maybe that’s why I was noticeably welcomed by Rilka every time she came.

Hmm. I patted my chin for a while and looked around the store.

Four tables at most.

An old kitchen and a hall with no decorations.

The store collapsed every event, so it must have been difficult to decorate it.

There would be no customers because it didn’t attract attention. There are many good shops just in the eastern area.

Business is also business, but the next defense event is also a problem.

This time I’m out, but I don’t know what will happen next time. The western section is still unpopular.

What if the store collapses again?

‘There will be fewer guests.’

Because the time to rebuild the store will be longer than the time to do business.

There is a way to solve all of this…

‘There is.’

After all, if business goes well, isn’t it solved?

Even if the store collapses, people will come to visit you if you have enough points to pay for the recovery quest reward.

The longer you work, the more money you make. Whether it’s remodeling a store or holding an event, it’ll be fine.

Taste is guaranteed. The price is good too. Bella, the store owner? Needless to say, he is kind and warm.

A sweet rain for those who are always sensitive.

maybe i can help

i used the skill

[Camera (D) Lv. 1]

A shooting device floating in the air.

Curious about the skill she had never seen before, Bella blinked.

“I’ll give you a present before I go to Bella.”

I turned the camera towards her.

Petit Gongdu’s name value. A visual image called a photograph. The existence of a group that follows me.

I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of an influencer.

* * *

21st floor.

Unlike the hot 10th floor, the 20th floor was a cold space.

Could it be the tower’s arrangement to adapt to each environment?

The harshly cold field restricted survival itself, and the target included people.

“ah. warm.”

“The ark.”

Of course, it didn’t apply to me and Deokchun.

I’m Pyre Deokchun was using the characteristic flame to warm himself up.

The level of fire resistance has already risen considerably. I didn’t have to worry about getting burned by direct fire.

“I need to warm up and move again.”

The surroundings were full of dead monster corpses.

A 2-star Monster Double Horn Bear.

It had a similar feel to a polar bear, but it was a monster with a pair of long horns on its head.

Caught about 50 or so.

[The portal has been created.]

Clear conditions have already been completed.

furthermore.

[Cold Resistant (E) Lv. 2]

I also got a passive skill that allows me to endure the cold.

top is good I made a perfect environment to die, but I don’t just let it die.

Didn’t he hide his fire resistance skill on the 11th floor to resist the heat?

It was the same here. Because there was a skill book in the field covered with snow.

Even though there were dozens of monsters guarding me, they couldn’t be my opponent.

-Fish shush

shuddered as he extinguished the fire he was wearing.

The cold air that came right away made my fingertips tingle.

“I need to level up my cold resistance quickly.”

That will make your movement more comfortable.

If the 21st floor was this good, I couldn’t even imagine how cold it would be on the 29th floor.

“Let’s start, Deokchun.”

“That’s it.”

At my words, Deokchun made a noise that he didn’t like, then came inside the armor and started licking my chest.

The training that I have been doing consistently since the other day.

[Poisoned.]

[Recovered.]

[Exposed to acid.]

[Recovered.]

Poison, acid, and recovery.

This is the secret to raising the level of my poison resistance skill.

Raise the rating of Deokchun’s traits.

Originally, I only trained poison.

[Rigid Body (D) Lv. 5]

– Your body becomes hard and tough.

– Resists external stimuli.

While acquiring a new skill this time, I am training acid acupuncture as well.

A skill from the Intermediate Random Skill Box received as a defense event reward.

There were more rewards.

“For 10,000 points, I also got a skill upgrade ticket, a stat enhancement ticket, and a skill book.”

It costs about 340,000 points to buy one grade A equipment.

I have a relationship with Rilka, so I buy it cheaply, but other people have to pay that much.

10,000 points is quite a lot.

A skill upgrade ticket is literally an item that raises the level of a skill.

The higher the grade, the harder it is to raise the level, and the higher the cost of the promotion coupon.

“I will use this later.”

Do you really need to write now? If you hit the limit later, you can use it then.

Next, the skill book.

[Dokjamugang 獨者武强 (A) Lv.1]

-Life is an individual battle!

– You become stronger when fighting alone.

It’s an A-level skill. I’ve heard that the defense event’s rewards are hot, but I never thought they’d give you A-class skills.

There was a reason why others turned their eyes on and participated in the event.

Of course, there are some that got better rewards because the score was overwhelming.

“It will be quite useful.”

Both on the 10th floor and on the 20th floor, he climbs the tower alone.

Since it’s a passive skill, you’ll level up just by climbing.

Especially in the case of me, I have a lot of explosive skills, so it’s hard to use my power when there are many people around me.

A good skill in many ways.

Well, everything is good so far.

“I’m worried about where to use this.”

[Lower Stat Enhancement Ticket (A)]

-Increases any stat by 10.

An item that received an A grade in a minor subject.

I have nothing to say since it raises the stat itself.

“It would normally be used for magic, but I don’t really need it.”

Enough horsepower already. It would be nice if there were more.

[21st floor clear reward.]

[Stats increase according to performance.]

[Strength +12]

[Agility +10]

[Magic +14]

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Stats go up just by clearing each floor.

In the case of me, the magic stat tends to be particularly strong, probably because I use a lot of skills.

So what about divine power?

A stat that others do not have. Except for some special cases, it is a stat that hunters cannot have.

I’m not a priest, so there’s no way to artificially raise it.

You can get a skill that uses divine power later, so why don’t you invest a little more?

or neither.

“I can use it there.”

The corners of the mouth go up.

Another stat that only I have.

I had a special stat that wasn’t even displayed in the status.