Chapter 185 – 185. Survivor Union Opening
After asking Asmorphia everything I was curious about, I went outside.
The day is already getting late.
Starting tomorrow, an endless nightmare will begin.
“Oh, it’s snowing.”
[Like this.]
It is already starting.
Snow is falling from the sky.
It is true that it is the season for snow, but this snow still means a lot.
“The temperature will drop further.”
The time has come to run the planet’s air conditioners at full blast.
The winter night has begun.
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“Whew. “It’s wet.”
“The wind was very humid.”
After spending 7 hours safely on the stopped cruise ship, the entire group returned to base.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Huh. “We’re fine, but you…”
“I have nothing to worry about.”
I almost died, but I didn’t say anything. There is no need to worry about something that has already been done.
“Everyone is gathered.”
“Oh, I was there.”
“Brother!”
As the sun began to set, not only the group that entered the simple labyrinth, but also Seongho and the men who had gone to raise their survival level returned to base.
Everyone gathered in one place.
“What is your survival level?”
“I narrowly raised it to 5. “Because I caught the ghoul, it went up quickly.”
“Thank goodness.”
It looks like Seongho has improved his survival level by two more in just one day. Probably the men drove the game.
Above all, when you are at low level, you can quickly raise your survival level just by killing a ghoul.
“Then let’s all eat.”
We entered the base labyrinth.
The base management team must have prepared dinner. Because roles were clearly divided.
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“That’s why, Heejung and I were perfect at that time!”
I sat down with my companions, ate a meal, and heard Seunghee’s heroic story. I remember giving them bow-related skills and poison creation skills last time, and it looks like they did something with that.
“Haha.”
Heejeong quietly listened to the story and laughed.
The two seem to be close friends, perhaps because they are the same age.
Now that I think about it, Heejeong’s skills were also quite deceptive. Since she can convey pain, it is a good skill for neutralizing enemies from a distance.
“But your brother was in the fixed labyrinth earlier? Didn’t she say she was going in there? How was it?”
“Huh? Ah. Hmm.”
How should I explain it? I thought it would be a good idea to explain it properly in case my companions find the fixed labyrinth in a place they don’t know about.
We need to clearly inform people that if they go in without permission, they will die, so that they can be more alert.
To be honest, there is currently no one in our base who can break through the first floor.
“It was impossible to attack.”
“Yes?”
“No, if Inhogun can’t conquer it… Who will?”
“Wow… What on earth came out?”
The companions were astonished.
Because everyone knew roughly how strong I was. It must be a huge shock to hear that I, a one-man army, declared that I could not attack them.
“If I don’t go in, it won’t work, right?”
Saeyeon asked worriedly.
Today, my sister did not enter the labyrinth due to body aches.
So, you saw me soaked in blood earlier. That’s probably why they’re worried.
“I have to go in. If you don’t attack it, everything inside will come out.”
Honestly, I might not care whether they come out or not.
However, after dealing with them directly, I decided that if they come out, it will be more difficult to catch them.
Since it is trapped inside the labyrinth, it is possible to track and hunt it, but if it pops out into the world and spreads throughout the world, there is no confidence in exterminating it.
To be honest, I’m scared. It’s scary to think that demons might come out into the world, transform survivors, and use them to create even greater evil.
“And I received some information today.”
Since we’ve already talked about the fixed labyrinth, I briefly told my companions what I heard from Asmorphia today.
All unnecessary stories were removed, and only stories about survival levels were conveyed.
“I need to raise my survival level to 30…”
“What grade is Yeongsik now?”
“I’m about 15 now.”
“I see.”
No one has yet exceeded the survival level of 20.
I am the only person in our base who has surpassed level 20.
“Hmm.”
The fixed labyrinth was definitely good for leveling up.
After killing 152, the number rose by a whopping 7.
“Let’s end the heavy talk here! Everyone survived today too. “Let’s have a toast.”
It revived the heavily depressed atmosphere.
Because surviving today is more important than worrying about the future. Yes, there are many people who couldn’t survive today.
But we got through today safely, so we can celebrate.
As the excitement began to rise, a drinking party quickly broke out. After a fight, it’s better to relax like this. Otherwise, one day I will go crazy from stress.
Especially since the winter nights will begin tomorrow, managing your sanity level is essential to withstand it. Because not everyone has sanity recovery like me.
And since everyone drinks in moderation anyway, I just hung out and went outside to get some cold air.
“Whoa.”
Breath comes out. It’s so damn cold. Thinking that this winter would continue, the future became dire, but our base has a luminescent tree and a planetary air conditioner.
Just these two will be enough to get you through the winter nights. In addition, we obtained one black reward box and one red reward box through this fixed labyrinth strategy, so we will be able to become even stronger.
I’ll have to open the box with Leona later.
‘Now that I think about it, there are some things that haven’t been put into operation yet.’
There is a gateway for space movement, a survivor’s union, and an underground connection.
“Hmm.”
Since I have collected quite a few magic stones, I will be able to use the gateway for space travel. In addition, since you have accumulated enough gold coins, you can open the window, which is the first function of the Survivor Guild.
“What on earth is the basement connector?”
[Underground Connector: This is the entrance that connects to the infinite underground level. If you install it on the floor and insert a magic stone for access, you can enter the underground space.]
[Caution. If you get lost, you may not be able to return. Sometimes something is found.]
The explanation is vague. Infinite basement. It may seem plausible, but in reality, no one knows what is lurking inside.
“I wonder if it would be appropriate to use it as a warehouse.”
I think it could be used as a base. Or do something yourself. It will vary depending on use.
‘It’s not really useful yet.’
It’s on hold. You cannot burn magic stones on uncertain objects.
“The gateway for space movement is not particularly useful…”
[Gateway for space movement: Creates a gate at the desired location. 100 advanced magic stones are required for one operation.]
[Caution. If two or more people move at the same time, they may get mixed up.]
Instead of unconditionally sending it to the desired location, they eat up 100 prize magic stones. Is there really any use for this?
‘A must-go place.’
Does not exist. I think this is probably just a warehouse route with a basement connection.
[Let’s go to the Survivors Guild.]
“Huh. That would be good.”
I entered the survivors’ union located next to the planetary air conditioning building. The building was dark, perhaps because no functions had been opened yet.
[Survivor’s Association: A community facility for survivors. You can receive various requests. If you complete a quest, you can receive various rewards, and if you donate coins, locked stores and various facilities will be opened.]
[Staff Deployment: 100 Old Gold Coins]
“Ah, looking at it again, 100 gold coins is a bit harsh. Not even 10.”
[That’s right.]
Still, I decided to open it and used 100 gold coins. If you want to buy an elixir from the toad saint later, you have to collect the patterns.
‘I just need to save money again.’
100 gold coins disappeared in the air.
At the same time, a light came on in the building that had been turned off, and someone appeared in front of the window.
“Welcome.”
“Ohh.!”
[You are a union employee. It is closer to an artificial spirit than a living human being.]
“Artificial spirit?”
[To put it simply, it is AI.]
I understood it right away.
“Hey, what can I do here?”
“I am in charge of request completion and compensation payment. Additionally, if you donate gold coins, you can use various facilities.”
“Various facilities? “What is there?”
What kind of facilities are there? I could see a few locked doors, but it didn’t seem like anything would come out if I forced them open.
“First, the restaurant will be opened if you pay 30 gold coins. Additionally, if you pay 10 gold coins, you will receive a private room, and if you pay 50 gold coins, the underground training hall will be opened.”
“Huh. Is there more?”
“You can recruit mercenaries if you pay 200 gold coins.”
“Mercenary?”
“Yes. “I am a mercenary who faithfully follows orders during the contract period.”
“…”
Aside from the private rooms and restaurants, I quite like the underground training room and mercenaries.
“Also, if you pay an additional 100 gold, you can bring a teacher from the training hall.”
“What is a teacher?”
“I will teach you various fighting techniques.”
“Oh.”
It was literally said that all survival elements had been hammered into this one building.
There are private rooms that can survive even the winter nights, a restaurant that prepares food for you for a fee, and even a training room.
Since there is a base labyrinth, I don’t think there is a need for a separate private room. Still, the rest of the facilities are quite attractive.
‘A teacher and a mercenary.’
What kind of mercenary will come? Can you kill the mercenary and take away his skills and equipment?
I’m also curious about the teacher. Likewise, I wondered if I could turn my teacher into a dark spirit when he dies.
“First, start with the request.”
As an employee who paid 100 gold to open the door, he immediately presented the request.
“Because my credit rating is low, this is the only request I can receive.”
[Quest: Hunt 40 zombies (C)]
[Reward: 80 old fairy tales.]
“Oh.”
You get 2 fairy tales for each zombie. Normally, no matter how much you kill zombies, you won’t gain anything other than survival level, but now that you have a request, you can make money.
“I will accept.”
“Yes.”
I received a request. It’s like this. It’s pretty good. All you have to do is hit the zombie head as if you were taking a walk.
[That’s refreshing.]
“Yes.”
If you raise your credit rating later, you will receive better requests. In addition to myself, I should also tell my companions to stop by often and receive requests. Because money may come from unexpected places.
[Now that I think about it, aren’t there about 2 blessings left?]
“Oh, that’s right.”
As I was wandering around the water looking for zombies, Agaf informed me that there were three more blessings I needed to receive. This time, I killed one more demon monk in the fixed labyrinth.
“Good.”
Last time, I definitely received daily regression, labyrinth fixation, dimensional market building, and sleep immunity. In return, he was given the ordeal of protecting 40 murderous robbers, 3 hitmen, and a lost child in a runaway labyrinth.
At first I thought it would be very difficult, but when I actually tried it, it was easy.
“I’ll try to accept it this time as well.”
I decided to receive the blessing right away.
As expected, three options came to mind.
