Weed assumed that the sculptor might leave something important and was searching for it.
There was a sack of rotted wood with blunt ends whose performance seemed to be hard to demonstrate.
“In order to work, I need to create something …”
Weed used his blacksmith skills and, with a mixture of steel and a small amount of Mithril, created a pickaxe. He was using high-quality materials, but the loss could be recovered later by dissolving it.
kkang! kkang! kkang!
Weed’s song was top quality. Endless hours had passed.
He had been digging the ground for at least a day, but helium did not come out.
- You have obtained 2 iron ore that you dug up. -
- Found a small amount of copper. -
Sometimes, at least finding some minerals was the only consolation.
Ding!
- Skill earned due to repetitive tasks. -
Beginner Mining Level 1(0%): a miner’s skill.
-Skill needed to dig in the mines’ grounds.
-Slightly increases the effectiveness of pickaxes and shovels.
-Will increase in strength and perseverance as the skill grows.
-If you find high quality minerals, your luck and fame will increase.
“Damn!”
Weed was feeling remorse and was self-reflecting.
There were a variety of ways to work hard. From digging to be able to get the stats, I should have gotten the mining skills earlier.
“It’s still not enough.”
Weed was caught off guard for a moment, and his position was in a crisis, so he needed to work harder. He could also make sculptures to get the stats, but creating masterpieces would only raise them by 1 at the best.
“A couple of days to gouge what I wish out of the earth…”
After the skill was generated, Weed had improved it a little by digging out rocks. It slightly decreased vitality’s consumption and the range of his pickaxe widened.
“I still need to slightly increase the efficiency.”
Weed left the plow to take the Mithril that Yellowy had brought.
“I brought what you want. I am not eating for free now. I am working diligently to get my 2 coppers each day.”
While carrying, Yellowy made sure to flatter Weed in order to eat!
“I am glad to see the owner. It is really hard to do farm work without complaining while digging.”
With his flattery, Yellowy was able to eat a lot and the work efficiency increased.
However, the mining areas were broad enough to build apartment buildings.
“Nevertheless, there are limits to humans.”
Weed, after a long time, made a statue of the Orc Karichwi. An unmatched ugly-looking face, but it had grown much bigger. His robust muscular shoulders and strong legs were at least 50% bigger.
“Sculpture Transformation!”
He used Sculpture Transformation to transform himself into the Orc Karachwi.
“Chwiik! Let me see!”
In undead state, there were 2 advantages, infinite vitality and there being no need to eat food. However, when it comes to strength, Orcs were better. Weed was persistently hitting the ground where Helium was believed to be. Orcs were dramatically consuming vitality and had to eat constantly, but due to a significant increase in strength, the digging speed increased and Weed was able to gather quite a lot of ore.
Ding!
- Mining skill has reached beginner level 2.
When using pickaxes and shovels to aim at the gaps of the rocks, vitality consumption is decreased and you will be able to increase the speed of mining operations.
-Perseverance and luck are increased.
The skill proficiency has increased at a very fast speed.
Since robust strength is required for repetitive tasks, to be equipped with tenacious endurance is one of the most important requirements for a miner.
Mining skills has reached beginner level 3.
Mining skills has reached beginner level 4.
He did not know how much time had passed. Weed sang as his whole body sweat. Of course, time intervals were ignored and he was singing in joy and motivation to work.
“When you dig, money comes out, food comes out, rice comes out.
When helium comes out, it`s a jackpot.
With the money, where should it go.
Spend it on delicious food? Of course not, it’s such a waste.
Spend on clothing? After a few years I won’t fit it anymore.
I should keep it to myself and take it to my grave.”
Expressing love for money and thrift song!
The mining skill was increasing and it was now possible to see and determine roughly where they were buried. If you dig more and find better minerals, you could improve the mining skill proficiency. Weed’s strength and perseverance stats were also phenomenal, and in Jigolaths, you had high quality water and you can dig in mines.
“Let’s dig more and more. Gotta earn money without restraint.”
Weed and Yellowy continued to dig into the ground.
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In between his character hunting and adventuring in Jigolaths, Lee Hyun had his midterm exams in his Korean university. Also, the 2nd semester came sooner than expected in November. With the gradual falling leaves, he was waiting for winter break to come. Lee Hyun was walking while carrying his backpack.
“Human’s potential is scary. Living on the borderline of life and death is like waking up to eat while feeling every single cell in the body.”
He was describing the life in the jungle, the life-threatening beasts and insects. He had just gone on an expensive round trip and Lee Hyun felt that the world was weakened by money.
“Hello.”
In Korean University, Lee Hyun only needed to walk and Martial Arts students would greet him politely. Even the seniors would bow respectfully, but Lee Hyun didn’t feel awkward about it. The disciples where formally trained in the large dojo and they would encounter each other at the same place. They were showing respect and would bow their head to Lee Hyun according to the ranking system.
Lee Hyun went past them. Lee Hyun’s name had become famous among the students.
“How did it feel crossing the desert and jumping from an airplane?”
“Africa to Europe and home.”
The strange people who enjoy extreme sports spread the rumors that he had traveled to Europe during the break, among the students. Furthermore, it was difficult to hide his past, and the fact that he was called Princess’ Knight on the Internet was also known.
“Be quiet. I want to receive a scholarship.”
Lee Hyun sighed angrily and let it rest. He needed perfect attendance for a scholarship. Lee Hyun was hoping to be able to go home earlier after school. The spare time to make money was not a lot. He might as well just drop out.
After class began, Seo Yoon passed him a note.
‘Would you like to drink coffee after class?’
Naturally, Lee Hyun was extremely troubled. He wanted to get home early to play Royal Road. A few days is needed for the body to feel accustomed to the pickaxe. He needed time to dig and collect minerals, and could not have coffee or eat with a woman. It was Lee Hyun’s completely depraved standards.
He did not care for either women or extracurricular activities.
“I don’t know why I am called to drink coffee.”
However, it was hard to flatly turn down Seo Yoon.
“If I refuse, she’ll kill them? Golden Bird and Silver are taken as hostages…They are waiting at the entrance with her, waiting for me to get out, aren’t they?”
Seo Yoon was able to talk, but often when she wanted to say something, she mainly wrote notes. Lee Hyun gave a handwritten note.
“Adlay tea.”
After the lecture, Lee Hyun dragged Seo Yoon and headed for the vending machines.
“The price for Adlay tea is 300 won. Today, I have to spend 300 won here.”
Many students were swarming like blood there in the hallway trying to pull a coin to get a coffee. Seo Yoon pulled his collar.
“Why, you want some Adlay tea too?”
Lee Hyun raised his head, conscious of the stare of other students as he was still been pulled. This meant she wanted to drink at another place.
“You don’t want?”
He looked at Seo Yoon spending patterns, and took a guess. This means a place that was well-decorated, suited for conversation, and with a better atmosphere!
“No way, in the coffee shop?”
Lee Hyun did not understand why people went to the coffee shop. Throwing away money to drink a 3000 won and over coffee. Lee Hyun did not want to pay the price of the expensive coffee! His daily life was better now, but just 2-3 years ago, he did not even have enough money to buy rice. So Lee Hyun stayed in front of the vending machines, despite the fact that Seo Yoon was still holding his collar.
Seo Yoon took out her wallet. There were money and credit cards inside!
“You’re buying?”
Seo Yoon Nodded.
As Seo Yoon shook her head and led, Lee Hyun followed her.
“People gotta get a cultural life. But coffee is not really what I wanted to drink.”
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Seo Yoon gave a written note to the taxi driver for the destination. As they rode the taxi, it arrived at the foot of a five-star hotel along the river where the view was very good, a famous place. Again, the gap between rich and poor was showed to Lee Hyun. In the hotel, there was a space for a coffee shop and for watching drama movies.
“I can understand why people come here to drink coffee.”
Of course, if you were eating outdoors, it is especially awesome if you said you were eating on a ship. The drinking coffee as well as the atmosphere and the good place were all icing on the cake!
“I am starving. If you starve for few days, whatever you look at and eat is going to be delicious.”
Lee Hyun sat on a chair in a coffee shop while looking outside. Through the window of the bridge, he could see the passing river and the lights of cars the were on the road. Meanwhile, it had turned dark and the night came. The clerk put down menus on the table.
“Are you ready to order?”
Lee Hyun opened the menu to get something to eat, and froze up after reading what was written on the menu.
Americano 13,000
Hazelnut 13000
Espresso 13000
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Herbal Tea 14000
Iced coffee 14,000
Coke 8000
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Fruit juices 15000
Cocktails 19,000
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Tax (10%), extra services fees (1