I Raided the Demon God’s Vault – Chapter 110
As soon as Han Areum arrived at the residence, construction began rapidly.
Perhaps because they were building a permanent base, unlike their previous temporary setups, the people enthusiastically helped the twin sisters.
Even though they must have been tired from completing the 5th floor trial.
“Not a single dropout. This is unexpected.”
“I shared some strategies through the clan chat midway.”
“Hmm…….”
“……Was I not supposed to do that?”
Yu Seo-ah was flustered by Se-un’s ambiguous reaction, wondering if she had unknowingly made a mistake.
There was a reason why Se-un hadn’t shared the 5th floor strategies with the others.
The 5th floor trial, though seemingly difficult, had numerous strategies hidden within, making it a place where players could truly enhance their composure and combat skills.
Therefore, he wanted them to pass the trial using their own judgment, at least for that floor.
Just like during the tutorial, Se-un wanted his clan members to grow stronger through independent problem-solving.
“But not even half the people looked at my strategies. Most of them were already finding their own methods and challenging it.”
“Well, it should be fine.”
Although Se-un was the clan leader, Yu Seo-ah was practically leading the people in many ways.
He couldn’t fault her for that sense of responsibility.
She was simply finding what she needed to do in her position.
As the residence was being built, Go Chang-seok was seen struggling alone in the distance.
Se-un, intrigued because it didn’t seem like ordinary construction, approached him.
“Elder, is this perhaps…….”
“Ah, is that you? Hehe, now that we have a base, I wanted to build a proper smithy.”
Bellows, anvil, various tools, etc. The basic framework, including the furnace, was mostly prepared with all sorts of tools needed for the smithy.
Such detail in such a short time.
It seemed he had already thought about the structure of the smithy before arriving at the residence.
He probably based the design on the smithy in the rest area [safe zones between trial floors].
It looked very similar to that place at a glance.
“It looks like you’re building it well, but is there a problem?”
“Well, you see…….”
Go Chang-seok looked at the furnace with a troubled expression.
The size of the furnace was considerable, as it had to heat weapons and thick armor.
Yet, it was evident that he had taken care to prevent heat from escaping as much as possible.
With that gaze, Se-un could immediately recognize what was lacking in this smithy.
“……The problem is fire.”
“That’s right. There doesn’t seem to be any wood to use as firewood here, and it’s a shame to buy firewood with contribution points [points earned by completing tasks for the clan].”
“It’s too wasteful to use contribution points like that.”
“Even if we find wood in the next trial, there’s a limit to how much I can carry out. I wish I could use that magic thing. Hehe.”
“Even if you could use magic, it wouldn’t be suitable for the furnace. Magic also needs mana as fuel.”
“Ahem, is that so?”
It was very difficult to set up a smithy in a clan-exclusive residence because of these problems.
The only reliable way was to procure a large amount of firewood from the rest areas that existed every 10 floors.
Because of that, not many large guilds had their own smithy.
However, Se-un was concerned about Go Chang-seok’s disappointed appearance.
‘There must be a way…….’
Se-un racked his brain.
There was also a way to use mana stones, but this also required a constant supply of mana.
Among Mamon’s treasures, there was something like Black Lotus Powder, but that only momentarily increased the flames and didn’t match the continuous flames needed for a smithy.
Then.
‘Ah, I had that.’
Whoosh!
Se-un created a spark inside the furnace.
‘Kasha’s Spark,’ which could be said to be the first magic he learned.
Its firepower was weak, but it had the advantage of not being easily extinguished due to the power of the spirits.
However, it wasn’t that it wouldn’t go out at all, so there were limitations…….
-The Vault of Greed has been opened.
[ Spark of the Prophet ]
– The flame of the sky that Prometheus stole for humanity. It contains the power of God and will never be extinguished.
This changes things.
The power of God dwelled in Kasha’s Spark, which had been as insignificant as a match flame, and it grew in size, emitting a subtle golden light.
“Hmm, thank you, but you said it yourself. You can’t maintain it for long with magic without mana.”
“This will be different.”
“……Really?”
Honestly, it was half a gamble. This power could also disappear like the power of a relic dwelling in a weapon.
But it was better than not trying anything at all.
At that moment.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ is especially generous and takes out the ‘Flame of the Prophet’ from his vault.
Whoosh!
Along with Mamon’s message, the spark in front of him blazed even more fiercely.
Thanks to the flames that had grown so hot that they could no longer be called sparks, the smithy quickly became scorching hot.
‘With this…….’
Kasha’s Spark, combined with Se-un’s Authority of Greed, and Mamon’s treasure, which exerted power close to the real thing even though it was a replica.
With this much, it seemed that he could continue to exert the power of the divine fire that would never be extinguished.
“You don’t need firewood, just use the bellows well, and you can easily control the firepower.”
“Oh! Thank you so much! You’re really multi-talented!”
-The constellation, ‘The Soldier Wearing a Golden Crown,’ deeply bows to the Demon God.
-The constellation, ‘The Soldier Wearing a Golden Crown,’ expresses gratitude, saying he will show this grace with outstanding results.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ says he only lent a hand and passes the credit to you.
Mamon wouldn’t normally let it go like that, but the afterglow of giving Kepri [another constellation] a hard time must still be lingering.
“I want to use this quickly! I have to make something right away!”
Thanks to the blazing furnace, a warm temperature began to circulate in the chilly residence.
* * *
The residence was completed earlier than expected.
That was thanks to the twin sisters’ excellent construction skills, and the clan members’ passion was also outstanding.
In particular, the bathhouse that the twin sisters created, saying, ‘This is it!’ was so impressive that even Se-un was amazed.
It was made by connecting the furnace of the smithy and the waterway, so he could enjoy a hot bath in the tower, which he never thought he would.
Thud!!
“……I lost.”
“Your movements have gotten a lot faster? It seems like the Tae-eul Sumsoo Gong [a martial arts technique] is quite familiar to your body.”
“I used only Tae-eul Sumsoo Gong to climb up to the 5th floor.”
“But you’re still limited to the First Form? To say you’re used to it, you should be able to use at least the Third Form.”
“I know. I will definitely master the Second Form by the next sparring session.”
Kang Han-cheol, who finished sparring with Se-un, lightly dusted off his fists and answered.
Se-un was able to learn it quickly thanks to the Authority of Greed, but Kang Han-cheol was different.
He wasn’t receiving separate guidance, and all he did was clash during sparring sessions, learning by watching and experiencing with his body, but he had already perfectly mastered the First Form with just that.
It was an astonishing rate of growth.
It was like a sponge absorbing water.
It was so fun for Se-un to train him because he could see him growing every time they sparred.
“Yu Seo-ah, your movements have gotten a lot better too?”
“I realized something while climbing the floors. Ah, and…….”
“And?”
“I think I know a little about my potential.”
Yu Seo-ah’s potential, domination.
It was an extremely rare potential among the many potentials that existed in the tower, and it was also a potential that exerted vastly different powers depending on how it was understood.
Looking at her expression, it seemed like she had realized her own way of using it.
He thought it was a good thing he didn’t tell her the orthodox way of using it. If he had, she wouldn’t have figured out her own way of using it like she did now.
‘More than that, this guy is nowhere to be seen again.’
Se-un sighed as he looked for Park Jeong-pil.
He remembered Han Areum running over and complaining as soon as they arrived at the residence.
Park Jeong-pil vehemently denied it, but Se-un, who knew Se-un’s personality better than anyone else, could quickly understand the situation.
So he was going to teach him at least the minimum combat skills. He didn’t even feel a presence, let alone know where he was hiding.
“And there’s talk among the people about whether we can live here permanently.”
“Of course we can live…… Ah, is that what you mean.”
Se-un, who was about to say that this was an exclusive residence, realized the meaning of Yu Seo-ah’s words.
Even if they didn’t show it, everyone must be struggling with monster battles and the inability to settle down.
So they were saying, what if they didn’t challenge the trials anymore and lived here.
‘I wanted to do that too once.’
Honestly, Diablo Clan’s case was a case where the start was better than any other clan.
If it wasn’t for Se-un, probably more than half of the clan would have lost their lives. The remaining people would also be close to being ruined.
Se-un, who had lived a hellish life before his regression, knew that better than anyone else.
However, Se-un knew.
If you don’t climb the tower, you’ll eventually die.
“As you can see, there’s nothing here. At best, there’s only dirt and water. Only two things.”
“There’s also talk about cultivating plants or raising animals…….”
“This land is dead land. Even if you grow plants, they won’t grow, and if that happens, there won’t be any food, so it’s impossible to raise animals.”
There were cases where players who had awakened as tamers brought animals or monsters to the clan-exclusive residence. However, it was impossible to raise livestock.
Even if they did raise them, they would have to keep buying food, but that would be no different from buying food from outside.
“You can buy food with contribution points, but what if the contribution points run out? In the end, you have no choice but to challenge the trials.”
“……I guess so.”
“Besides, by that time, your combat senses will have deteriorated. As you’ve experienced, if you climb the tower with a half-hearted mind, there’s only death.”
It was an answer that Se-un could give because he had thought about the words Yu Seo-ah had said longer and more seriously than anyone else.
The tower doesn’t want players to stagnate.
What awaits players who stop in their tracks is ultimately death.
‘And…….’
There’s still quite a bit of time left, but after some time, the Outer Gods will appear again.
If he doesn’t change the future, the destruction of the tower that Se-un experienced will be repeated once again.
Of course, he couldn’t tell people about this.
“I knew it in my head too. But now that I have a base, I think my heart has weakened a little.”
“I understand. So I’m thinking of resting enough until we climb to the next floor.”
“Se-un is so mysterious. When I see you like this, it’s like you came from the future.”
“…….”
Se-un didn’t bother to deny it.
In fact, it was something he had been thinking about before. Wouldn’t it be okay to reveal the fact about the regression to her……?
If she understood, it would be easier to plan for the future and lead the clan.
And in fact.
“The sky is so clear. Isn’t it?”
He also needed a companion to share the great sense of duty of preventing the destruction of the tower. It was too hard to bear that weight alone.
He was always pretending to be strong and walking a thorny path, but Se-un was also just a human being.