Chapter 6 : Birthday Party
Nothing that you need to concern yourself with. Just pretend that you never saw this new chapter release that I interpreted.
Lee Hyun accessed the internet. He checked out the response on several different websites, including the Royal Road website.
"It's in an uproar."
The number of posts increased far more than usual, including on the Hall of Fame.
Over half of them were discussions about Weed.
- Weed! Weed appeared again!
- I was a user from the Continent of Magic. Weed has appeared, once again, to make a legend in Royal Road? As we expected of him.
- The God of War, Weed!
- It's probably not going to be long from now. 1-2 monster groups have increased their influence and activity throughout the continent.
- I believe that it's in response to Weed.
- Have to see Weed's quest. It's unbelievable.
- It was difficult to fight the dragon, would have they succeeded if Weed hadn't been there?
- When will the broadcasters rerun it?
A considerable number showed admired him.
- I just saw all of Weed's fight. How do you learn to attack like that?
- In my opinion, it seems to be a master level of martial arts. I guess you have to concentrate all the attacks.
- I succeeded against an elephant!
- Theoretically, hitting the same point more than 10 times will increase the damage 2 times, and it seems to be able to increase up to 3 times more damage.
- The additional damage to stack differently depending on the type of weapon.
- I think you don't need to do this for general hunting though.
- It's too tough to be picky. It's unreasonable to only attack the same spot since it would increase the hunting time.
It was not easy to attack the same spot over and over in the middle of a life-threatening battle. In that situation, being greedy would result in taking a lot of damage!
- So Weed's class is a necromancer.
- What are some of the Necromancer skills?
The necromancer class was becoming more popular.
This was not bad for Lee Hyun.
"Balkan's Tome and the Saint's Staff will worth more money if a lot of people start to convert to Necromancer."
For first job of the wizard class, the cost of weapons and items were very expensive. There was an item scarcity because they were different from warrior weapons that could be obtained from hunting monsters. It was not easy for blacksmiths to craft wizard weapons. Blacksmithing skills needed to be at least intermediate to learn how to craft them and then it required several special materials such as Blessed Wood.
Therefore, the supply of items was far lower than the demand for it. In other words, not only was it expensive to buy but it was difficult to purchase an entire set for their class.
"In about 5 months I should get a decent price if I sell."
Lee Hyun decided to use the items while waiting.
For some items, like the Ancient Shield should be sold quickly as the durability declined over time but that was not something he wanted to do.
The Ancient Shield had a limitation attached. If he placed it in an auction, there would be very few users that were over level 400 and there would not be much competition over it.
"If I had sold the items made from the dragon bones I'm sure I would have made a lot of money."
Lee Hyun could not conceal his regret.
"The Ancient Shield just had to have the special option of not being able to be repaired..."
If repair had been possible, then selling it would have been a good idea since a lot of people would want it. Regretfully, he was unable to acquire the rest of the treasures of the ancient Napeulhaim Empire.
"It they could have been repaired then they would have sold for a lot in antique shops and large cities like the capital."
Lee Hyun skimmed through the rest of the post on the Hall of Fame. A high level adventurer party was challenging the Land of the Exiles.
- Does anyone know about the Village of the Trees?
There has not been anyone that has been able to complete the quest yet.
Join us and we can be the first ones to complete it!
Their public declaration to challenge the Shadow Lands!
In addition, they would put up quite the challenge.
Plenty of well-known high level players sent their requests for the challenge.
More than 300 players signed up for the expedition.
"Ha, these guys are trying to do the quest without knowing anything."
A fair number of people criticized the challenge but their comments were dismissed as useless.
The quest was described in detail, asking to find something or hunt some monsters that appeared somewhere. Lee Hyun considered the information and the value of the money to be earned. The quest did not state the rewards for joining!
"No point in working for nothing..."
Physical labor was the basis of all quests. Information about the monsters was pretty useless. Even if you searched the internet it wouldn't help much. People were still searching for fresh information about various hunting grounds.
Knowledge is power!
Some information would be conveniently kept unknown.
"I'll check through my mail."
Lee Hyun was roughly reading through his mail.
Ttiring!
A new mail has been received from a family member.
There were very few people in his address book and it could only be either his grandmother or his sister that sent the message.
"Who?"
Lee Hyun looked to see that the mail had been sent by his grandmother.
"What's going on?"
Lee Hyun clicked on the mail.
Lee Hyun,
My waist is okay now and it doesn't hurt anymore.
The hospital is very comfortable.
You've seen the old lady in hospital room 203, haven't you? Her grandson brought a massage machine as a gift. Moreover, it has shoulder massage options and it can also heat up and cool down. I have never received anything like that. Do not worry about it. I do not mind.
* * *
Chung Il Hoon, as usual, asked them coldly.
"Today is the day. We have planned for this, are you ready?"
Choi Jong Bom nodded frightfully.
"We need to be perfectly prepared. Two, no three times the amount will be necessary."
"How about only once..."
"That will create an absolute mess of the plan."
Chung Il Hoon eyes dimmed. He had trouble believing Choi Jong Bom's words who had payed for the other brothers before.
"It certainly would, wouldn't it?"
"If necessary I will lead."
Choi Jong Bom could feel his heart being smashed. Next to him however, was Chung Il Hoon smiling brightly.
"Brother, you're not planning to do that are you?"
"That's right. Unless we carry it out, we will never succeed."
Nevertheless, Chung Il Hoon did not change his countenance.
"You know the emphasis of today's importance."
"I do."
He nodded his head.
It was Lee Hyun's birthday today.
Since he had never once had a birthday party ever since the day he was born, they wanted to give their brother the best birthday party ever!
'Isn't it such a moving sight?'
Both of them trembled. Without a doubt they would share a meaningful experience.
They did not mind that they were going to use some of their income.
They were going to get to meet with female college students!
It was everything they could ever hope for in their dreams.
It was also a good opportunity since Ahn Hyundo was on a business trip.
Chung Il Hoon said again.
"Everyone do your best. If all goes well then it should succeed. How many years do you think that we have left of our lives?"
"Maybe about 50 years or so?"
"Yeah, during that time you have to eat meals by yourself and sleep alone when you're tired...So keep in mind that depending on how things work out today, you many either live alone for 50 years or with a harmonious family."
The expressions on Choi Jong Bom, Ma Sang Bom, and Roi Lee's faces changed.
Chung Il Hoon was able to give them some courage.
'The plan is incredible. It was able to make those kids willing to help out!'
They always went to ask for help.
Ever since they started Royal Road, they would always ask Pale for help.
Since they knew it was Lee Hyun's birthday, they promised to come.
'The girls were difficult to get.'
Lynn, known as Hwaryeong promised to come have lunch.
Kim In Young; known as Irene, Yeon Hee Park; known as Romuna, and Yoon Soo Park; known as Surka, would all come in the evening because of family reasons.
'This will be an enjoyable birthday.'
Chung Il Hoon gave a satisfying laugh.
* * *
Lee Hyun visited the dojo early today to train.
But without knowing what his brothers were planning, they brought him somewhere else.
"Let's go!"
Dojo Instructor! In addition they were joined by a massive number of 70 practitioners with hardened faces, eyes, and overflowing courage.
"Brothers where are we going?"
Lee Hyun asked in a low voice.
Roi Lee replied in a grim voice.
"Going to the amusement park."
"What are we going for? Are you going to fight?"
"We're going to go on rides and play games. Even we have rest day sometimes, don't you think? Go along with it."
"Yes."
Lee Hyun shook his head.
Even if they were going to the amusement park, the facial expressions of the people going did not fit with it. A heavy atmosphere was made as they passed by.
'Do not fail.'
'Happy birthday, birthday.'
It was too heavy of a responsibility to remain calm. They were carefully dressed in black suits, feeling vaguely uncomfortable and awkward.
The group rode on the subway. The dojo owned a vehicle for transportation, but they deliberately decided to use the subway.
'People going to amusement parks use public transportation.'
None of the practitioners or instructors have been to an amusement park since they were kids. Consulting the internet, there was going to be a lot of traffic and other transportation would be recommended. With that in mind, they decided to board the subway.
"Hey, today are we going to your house to play some games?"
"Last night I was dancing at the club with a guy...and I held hands with him!"
There was a deep silence in t