Hoarding in Hell Novel

After spending a few days concentrating on production and dismantling, Hyunmoo suddenly visited the gym.

Near the old gym was eerie.

The scenery of the narrow alley with dried and dead trees and alleys tangled here and there was eerie. Even from a real point of view, this gym would not have been particularly popular.

Hyunmoo headed down to the gym's basement where the beginner scarecrows were waiting.

Still, the scarecrows for beginners were standing in the middle of the basement in a bizarre way. But it wasn't them that Hyunmoo came to, but the backbone behind the gym.

His posture collapsed and he was rolling around on the floor, but his backbone was still there.

“…Hmm, it would be a little odd to leave it like this.”

Hyunmoo put his bones in a box and began to collect them. Some parts were weak enough to crumble just by touching them, but I was able to manage them. Hyunmoo also put clothes that seemed unnecessary in the box.

It looked shabby and small.

If there was one thing that could prove who this person was during his lifetime, he would erect a tombstone, but nothing like that.

But considering the contents of the letter he left, it was clear that he was one of the last survivors, left almost to the brink of the extinction of mankind.

'Then he must have been a capable man, maybe he was one of the rankers.'

It could be one of the ranker level hunters that exist now. In fact, it's hard for latecomers to catch up with starters unless it's unusual like Hyunmoo.

A hero who fought against destruction who would have dedicated his whole life for mankind without giving up until the end. But his end was so shabby.

As stated in the letter, it was because he failed.

But it is not a body to be left alone like this.

Of course, the reason Hyunmoo had to come back here wasn't just to take care of this person's funeral.

'If it were such a legendary hero... … .'

Because Hyunmoo wasn't such a warm-hearted person.

'Of course, there must be some hidden artifacts, right?'

If he was a human who endured to the very end, of course he would be full of the items he had.

The time when it also died is also close to Difficulty: Hell. It will be different from the time when the legend rank fell like beans in a drought.

'If you're lucky, you might get a profit without much trouble.'

The last time I came, I looked for items that could be used, but there was no profit. I looked for it while recovering the remains, but it was the same.

'It'll be difficult if you fall for them, so they may have hidden it somewhere.'

But the most likely thing was that he might have died leaving it in his inventory.

The concept of an inventory doesn't appear at this point yet, so we don't know what happens if you die with an item in your inventory. Because Hyunmoo comes back to life even if he dies.

What's in your inventory if other people die?

Possibility 1. It disappears.

This is unavoidable.

Possibility 2. Remains in inventory.

This is possible. So is Hyunmoo.

It is known that he does not have it yet, but he cannot be sure that among the skills he will acquire in the future, there is no skill to bring the dead back to life.

It's not impossible, since it's like reviving a dead monster and using it as a servant. But right now, Hyunmoo is no different from possibility number 1.

Possibility 3. Falls around.

But there was nothing to see around. It is number 3 when I was most hopeful, but invisible means that I took it out in advance and hid it somewhere.

However, even after searching around for a while, there were only a few dusty books, and nothing useful was found."Write, I can't help it."

I was expecting unearned income, but it doesn't seem to be that easy. Still, I had no intention of dealing with the remains.

Hyunmoo lifted the box of the ashes for an informal funeral. Then there was the sound of something scratching.

"Yes?"

It was different from the sound of bones scratching bones. Hyunmoo searched between the bones, wondering if something was mixed in. However, no suspicious objects were found. Shake the box again and hear the same sound.

It was on the skull side.

Hyunmoo lifted the skull and turned it over. There was the sound of something rattling and dripping from inside. As I shook it under my chin, something round fell off.

It was a will. Perhaps one eye was blind.

Hyunmoo dropped the dust on his eye. Oddly enough, it was clear that it was a prosthetic eye, but something like a gilded lens was attached to the side of the pupil.

Hyunmoo took it off and looked at it. They weren't lenses, they were single-piece glasses from the start.

[Admiral Ren's One-Eyed Glasses (Legendary)]

The moment he saw the identity of the item, Hyunmoo burst into laughter without knowing it.

"haha……."

It is also best eaten raw.

***

I don't know who Admiral Ren is, or maybe it's the name of this skeleton, but the function of the one-piece glasses was 'analysis'.

By consuming the possessor's mana, he was able to discover the item's performance and abilities, as well as the detailed notes left by a man named Admiral Ren, as well as the background. The more mana consumed and the longer the observation time, the more various information could be found.

For Hyunmoo, who had suffered from unkind explanations up to this point, it was an item like rain from a drought. But up to this point, it could have been an ordinary item for analysis.

The part where the true value of a true legendary item was revealed was next.

This analysis applies not only to ourselves, but also to others.

"It's a scam."

Hyunmoo murmured, observing the novice scarecrows, putting his analysis inside his right eye as a test. The limits of the fighting ability of the beginner scarecrow, built-in functions, and the maximum level that could be dealt with appeared.

The more detailed the information, the more mana consumption increases and the speed at which information is added becomes slower.

Knowing the enemy's abilities, skills, and armaments before fighting is an unspeakable advantage.

For example, if I had only known the value of the Black Hand and the Legendary Dagger before fighting Kirsson, I would have been able to prepare for it. It seems that the white bone was pierced into the distant eye to do it routinely.

'I'm not even going to do that.'

what do you put in your eyes I feel sick.

Anyway, I got two legendary items in just one day. Both were exactly what Hyunmoo needed and fit the situation.

Hyunmoo seemed to know how inefficiently he had wasted his time so far.

Of course, his own training is also important. But… … .

'It's better to become stronger without suffering!'

Of course, the problem still remained.

[Blood Dagger (Legendary)]

[Classification: Sword]

[Physical Attack: Low, Magic Attack: Medium Low, Penetration: Medium]

[Special Ability: The holder's blood can be injected into the opponent. When injected into an enemy, it acts as poison, but when injected into an ally, it can be restored.]

[Note: I do not know who made this dagger, but I am fortunate to have knowledge about antigens, antibodies, and immunity. It consists of a simple mechanism of consuming the bearer's blood to attack enemies and heal allies, but the magic used in it is not simple. However, since it has no meaning beyond blood transfusions, I give a general review of it as elaborate garbage.]

This was the ability of his bleeding dagger.

The notes here seemed to have been sweetened by a man named Admiral Ren. It was a huge leap compared to the simple stats displayed before.

But the problem was that the abilities were still vaguely grouped. There were two assumptions as to why this was the case.

one. This is how the original ability was displayed.

two. It will be decided according to the standards of Admiral Ren.

Looking at the comments, I thought it was possible enough.

Hyunmoo was offended to rate the bloody dagger as elaborate rubbish, but he just lacked imagination. He must not have known that the possessor of the Poison-Blood skill could use it.

Anyway, it is better to make as many wounds as possible and bleed as much as possible than to end the bleeding dagger at once.

'The problem is how to replenish the consumed blood.'

Unlike mana and stamina, blood does not replenish quickly. Up until this point, Hyunmoo had grabbed one and ran with the feeling of dying, so the lack of blood was not a big problem. But he couldn't fight like that in the future.

However, Hyunmoo's own abilities could not be seen.

[ Kang Hyunmoo (LV 20)]

[Skills: Poison Blood (Infectious), Battle Helper (Ganggi), Control]

The extent to which skills and levels were displayed was all there was. It could simply be that the status window that displays monsters and humans is different, but Hyunmoo thought that this might have something to do with the admiral Ren.

Looking at the annotations, the gnome observed the subject and gave an explanation. But Hyunmoo has never met a guy named Admiral Ren.

In other words, there are no detailed explanations or comments for things that the gnome has not seen. I thought it would be better to understand the one-piece glasses as an encyclopedia rather than a complete analytical instrument.

But Hyunmoo, who was thirsty for information, had enough.

Hyunmoo was excited to pick up his one-piece glasses and go check it out. At that time, a piercing pain was transmitted centered on the eye with the one-piece glasses.

It was a symptom of mana depletion.

Hyunmoo removed his one-piece glasses, recalling that he had been observing for too long.

'I should take a break.'

[The starving star, Yogulem, is watching you.]

Voyeurists still exist. But somehow, this time, there seemed to be a lot of special observation. I don't have anything particularly active. It was very strange considering that it only appeared when you killed something or made a great achievement before.

'You might do something else, so you better be careful.'

***

one week.

For a week, Hyunmoo worked non-stop on production and dismantling.

Almost all items brought by the goblins were dismantled. It was repeated to create rare items by recombining the pouring crystal moss and materials.

And it was repeated once every three days to craft a legendary item using a crystal stone.

"Ugh, ugh!"

Hyunmoo moaned as he put his hands on the white heated arms lying on the floor.

The crafting skill squeezed the mana in Hyunmoo's body like a mop and poured it constantly on the weapon. Threads burst in his eyes and tears of blood flowed down.

It was painful, but it was different from before. Even before the body showed symptoms of collapse, the white-hot armor was finally completed by emitting light.

[Successfully crafted O'Shet's Left Grip (Legendary).]

[Manufacturing skill ability has increased.]

[Mana acceptance limit has increased significantly.]

"Uh-huh, uh-huh..."

Hyunmoo lay down as if falling out. Lenian put the potion inside Hyunmoo's mouth. He slid the potion over the back of his neck, and he could barely feel his energy return. This time, though, there was no danger of dying.

Needless to say when he first made it, the second time he was well prepared, but he barely survived with the last one-person title privilege. However, the third was successful before the body was damaged to that extent.'Is it because the mana limit has increased?'

I don't know the specifics, but I definitely felt that the consumption was getting more and more bearable whenever I used the skill. The mana capacity limit also seemed to rise significantly as the experience value was affected by the 'I am Legend' title perk.

'Then the rise will also decrease soon.'

Just like you receive a lot of experience points when you reach the limit, once you get used to this, the range of ascent will inevitably decrease.

But there was nothing more satisfying than being able to craft a legendary item at a glance.

But he couldn't make it every day. He couldn't waste the crystals carelessly, and after creating legendary items like this, he had to lie ill for at least three days. This is because, if he tried recklessly with his exhausted body, he would have failed and could have blown away the precious ingredients.

This time, it was an armor with the blueprint of Toshi the Spore Eater.

As materials, I used crystal stone, Toshi the spore eroder, and the tough grip gloves I received from the Red Butterfly. It was the first time to use rare gloves as a material. It was because he felt the need to raise his survivability gradually.

"Let's see, what the hell did I make..."

Hyunmoo stood up and put on Admiral Ren's one-piece glasses and checked the weapon he had made.

It was white gloves that reached to his elbows. The surface was covered with something like fur, but it was not soft due to its strong repulsion.

[Ochette's Left Grasp (Legendary)]

[Classification: Gloves]

[Physical Defense: Medium, Magic Defense: Medium Low, Evasion Rate: Low]

[Special Ability: Doubles the grip strength of the hand wearing this glove. Also, never let go of the gripped target until the user wants it or the glove is destroyed.]

[Note: Ouchette was a decent magistrate of Nuat until he became a one-man. And after being a one-man, he became the most dangerous and insane magistrate in the world. Criminals caught by him were forced to become solitary by O'Shet's personal feelings, which should not be possessed by the harsh laws of the country and the magistrates.]

[PS: Ochette was right-handed.]

The notes here seemed to have been sweetened by a man named Admiral Ren. It was unclear whether this guy was a real person, but Kirsson also exists and has a dagger with a name on it, so it wouldn't be strange if he really did exist.

"I think this is fine too..."

The defense doesn't seem as high as expected, but the option of never letting it go once you grab it seemed okay.

Until the user cancels or his gloves are destroyed.

Perhaps you should also consider the situation in which the user's arm is destroyed, but in any case, such an 'absolute' option might be useful.

"...if there's a problem, it's that the glove is only on the left."

Hyunmoo is right-handed. In other words, he was worried about whether he would be able to handle it delicately at the right time and at the desired timing, even with gloves on.

But he didn't look bad if he thought it was armor and used it like a shield. When Hyunmoo put on Ouchette's left hand, the glove, which looked a bit large, was attached to the skin as if it were clinging. The fit was pretty good.

'Legendary grade items all seem to be worth it.'

If you feel that the normal grade just has attack power or defense, special options are attached from the rare grade.

Such as making certain stats stronger, or correcting accuracy or speed.

And from Legendary items, there is an option that is strong enough to say that there is almost another skill.

However, the more good items were created, the more uncomfortable I became.

'Now I have things to lose.'

When he was on the floor he could try all sorts of things. But if you die in an unsafe place, it's difficult if your weapon is taken away.

It can be recreated, but lost items are not returned. Hyunmoo felt that there was no other way, so he decided to eat as well as possible and drink a lot of water.

'If the toxicity is a little stronger, a little fatigue would have a better effect.'

There was no message that the poison was getting stronger any more. There was a limit to the degree of poison of mosquitoes and fine dust.

Hyunmoo thinks so, inventorying Ouchette's left hand.

Then something caught Hyunmoo's eyes.

[Fortified Acid Potion (Rare)]

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