Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 157

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Before his regression, Se-woon had encountered various elixirs while climbing the Tower. Thanks to the Compass of Journey, he was able to find elixirs more easily than others.

Of course, the number of elixirs he actually consumed wasn’t that high.

For Se-woon at the time, surviving the trials by purchasing useful items was more important than slightly increasing his stats.

The flower blooming before his eyes was also an elixir Se-woon recognized.

‘Snow Ginseng.’

This Snow Ginseng was an elixir known to bloom only in the most extreme snowy mountains.

Looking closely, the flower wasn’t that big.

It didn’t seem to be a ten-thousand-year Snow Ginseng, but it was still good enough to consume.

Se-woon began to collect the Snow Ginseng with practiced skill.

Thanks to his experience before the regression and the knowledge from the previously used ‘Inas’s Plant Encyclopedia,’ his harvesting skills were comparable to those of an expert.

Thud-

As Durandal was thrust into the ground, a chill climbed up the sword.

This is what makes harvesting Snow Ginseng difficult. The ground where Snow Ginseng grows is colder than anywhere else.

Just holding the sword still like this could cause your hand to stick to the sword handle and suffer frostbite.

However, Se-woon was protected from the cold by the ‘Yeti’s Hide.’

Before the regression, he had somehow blocked the cold with thick gloves and harvested it, but now he scooped up the soil without such worries.

He focused all his attention to avoid damaging even a single root.

And finally.

“Hoo.”

He was able to perfectly harvest the Snow Ginseng, which had taken root deeper than he thought.

– Hidden Quest, ‘Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng’ has been completed.

– Additional points are awarded for the trial ‘Snowfield Gathering.’

– Acquired ‘Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng’ as a reward.

[ Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng ]

Classification: Elixir

Grade: B+

Description: A ginseng that is said to grow only in extremely cold regions, absorbing cold energy for a thousand years and containing pure cold energy.

Abilities: 1. Essence of Cold – Greatly absorbs cold energy upon consumption.

As Se-woon expected, it wasn’t a ten-thousand-year Snow Ginseng. However, a thousand-year Snow Ginseng was also one of the best elixirs, competing for the top spot.

Moreover, he received contribution points as a hidden quest reward, making it a win-win harvest.

“Nice.”

Se-woon, who had been building up yang energy through the Violet Mystical Art, was thinking of building up yin energy soon to balance his dantian [energy center in the body].

But to find the thousand-year Snow Ginseng, an elixir containing yin energy, at this time. It was as if someone was helping Se-woon’s growth.

Se-woon, who was going to use the elixir leisurely at the next rest stop, changed his mind after checking the surrounding environment.

‘If it’s here…….’

A cold chill rose through the soles of his feet.

The area was full of cold energy, enough for thousand-year Snow Ginseng to grow, and the density of mana was also surprisingly high.

It was the perfect place to build up internal energy or mana.

But what if he consumed the thousand-year Snow Ginseng here?

He would be able to obtain a training effect that was better than he thought.

However, there was one problem.

[ Remaining Time: 47 hours 02 minutes ]

He was in the middle of a trial.

There was a time limit, and the longer it took to pass the trial, the lower the contribution point reward would be.

Even if what he gained from training here was greater than the contribution point reward, there was another problem.

Usually, when absorbing internal energy or mana, one forgets about the passage of time.

In fact, when he used the mana training method at the ‘Shining Hill’ in the first rest stop, Se-woon absorbed mana without realizing how much time had passed.

When he came to his senses, the morning sun had already risen.

At that time, it ended in one night, but there was no telling what would happen this time.

If he used up all the remaining 47 hours, there was a possibility that he wouldn’t be able to pass the trial.

As Se-woon was contemplating, Mamon, who had materialized her form, appeared with her small wings spread.

“What are you worried about?”

“That’s…….”

“I am here, am I not?”

“Pardon?”

“The least I can do is wake you up before the trial ends.”

It was unexpected help from Mamon.

Of course, he had thought about asking Mamon, but he didn’t think that the proud demon god would do something like a wake-up call, so he didn’t bring it up.

He never expected Mamon to volunteer first.

However, there was still one more problem.

It was mana backflow.

If you are forcibly awakened while gathering internal energy or mana and falling into a state of ecstasy, the mana will backflow, and your body will be ruined.

“Even if I can hardly exert my power in this form, I am a demon god in name. It is easy to suppress mana backflow.”

“……Thank you.”

Indeed, there was no way Mamon wouldn’t have thought of this.

Se-woon expressed his gratitude with a relieved face.

If she was watching over him, there was nothing to worry about.

Sitting cross-legged in the spot where the thousand-year Snow Ginseng had grown, he immediately swallowed the thousand-year Snow Ginseng.

– Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince’ envies you.

He swallowed not only the roots but also the stem and flowers in one bite.

He didn’t wash the roots, so he felt rough dirt and ice fragments, but he didn’t care.

– The Treasure Warehouse of Greed has been opened.

[ Ice White Divine Art(氷白神功) ]

– A secret record passed down from the Northern Sea Ice Palace, which has never lost its hegemony in the Northern Sea as the absolute powerhouse of the Northern Sea.

A cold wind swirled around Se-woon, and yin energy began to be absorbed.

* * *

[ Remaining time: 1 hour 12 minutes ]

“Why isn’t Se-woon coming?”

A clearing that could only be reached after passing through numerous crevasses in the snowfield.

Dozens of people were waiting around the clearing where the ‘Frozen Giant,’ the goal guided by the trial, stood.

It was the Diablo Clan.

Thanks to the prepared cold protection equipment and the existence of the crevasse that Se-woon had told them about, not a single dropout occurred this time either.

No, not yet one person.

Se-woon had not arrived.

Even though there was only an hour left.

“Don’t worry. He wouldn’t fall into a crevasse or anything.”

“I know that, but… there’s only an hour left.”

Even with Kang Han-cheol’s words, Yoo Seo-ah could not shake off her anxiety.

When they arrived at their destination, she thought that Se-woon would have arrived first, but 47 hours had already passed, and even though there was only one hour left, he was nowhere to be seen.

At that time, Park Jeong-pil, who had been loitering next to her, approached her.

“Didn’t he just arrive first and move on to the next trial? I think hyung-nim [term of respect for an older brother or male figure] would do that.”

“That’s not possible. The next trial is a group trial.”

“That’s true… but hyung-nim isn’t someone who would be defeated there, right? Or is he here hiding?”

Like the name of the trial, ‘Snowfield Gathering,’ the next floor was a trial in which the gathered players proceeded together.

Naturally, the system also allowed the Diablo Clan to gather together for this trial as well.

So, no matter how much it was Se-woon, he would not be able to move on to the next trial alone.

“I told you not to worry. More than that, shouldn’t we be thinking about what the next trial is? If it’s going to make everyone gather, it seems like it will be a very difficult trial.”

“Yes, for now, everyone, please finish preparing for battle, just in case.”

She was worried, but she couldn’t just bite her nails like this.

Even if it was to avoid showing a flustered appearance when Se-woon arrived, she had to finish preparing in advance.

So that they could pass the 17th floor even without him.

Although she was not the clan leader, Yoo Seo-ah had a sense of responsibility as a leader.

“Don’t worry. Like in the tutorial, he’ll appear from somewhere.”

“I guess so?”

The snowfield clearing.

While everyone in the Diablo Clan was preparing for battle, a very small change was taking place in the center of it.

Rustle.

The ice that had been binding the ‘Frozen Giant,’ the destination of the 16th floor trial, was gradually cracking.

* * *

– Through the Ice White Divine Art, you have accumulated two gi [unit of energy] of internal energy in your dantian.

– The efficiency of all martial arts used increases according to the increased level of internal energy.

– According to the mysteries of the Ice White Divine Art, the energy of extreme yin is manifested in the martial arts used.

– Achieved an amazing feat.

– Acquired 200,000 points as a reward.

As expected, the synergy effect of the training ground full of yin energy and the thousand-year Snow Ginseng was enormous.

He had gathered not just one gi, but two gi of internal energy while sitting down.

Thanks to this, he had to sweat to adjust the yin and yang energies at the end.

If the balance between yin and yang energy was not right, the meaning of training in the Ice White Divine Art would be diminished in the first place.

Anyway, he had perfectly achieved what he was aiming for.

However, there was one problem.

[ Remaining time: 6 minutes 12 seconds ]

The fact that there were less than ten minutes left until the trial ended.

“Mamon, you said you would wake me up before the trial ended!”

“Hmm? Isn’t there still time left?”

“There are only 6 minutes left!”

“6 minutes is enough, isn’t it? If you hadn’t woken up now, I was going to wake you up when there were about 5 minutes left, so it’s more than enough time than I expected.”

It took nearly an hour to run quickly through Superspeed to get here.

Considering that this huge crevasse was about halfway through the 16th floor, it would normally take nearly an hour to reach the destination.

But he had to complete that distance in 6 minutes.

Furthermore, if Se-woon hadn’t come to his senses on his own, he would have woken up 3 minutes later.

‘Damn it!’

It was more of a difference in thinking than Mamon’s fault.

For her, a demon god, traversing this snowfield would only take a few seconds…….

Anyway, it was more important to leave as quickly as possible than to complain.

Flap.

The wings of Icarus were fully spread.

Perhaps because he had just used the Ice White Divine Art, ice grains were falling between the feathers.

Taat!

Se-woon soared through the broken ice wall towards the blizzard.

The cold blizzard blocked Se-woon, but it did not cause any damage to Se-woon’s body, which had been strengthened by gaining 2 gi of internal energy and having a total of 4 gi of internal energy.

Flapping his wings greatly, he poured out mana without holding back.

Kwaaa!

A sharp wind sound brushed past his ears.

Se-woon quickly broke through the crevasse and flew straight towards his destination.

He operated his internal energy to the maximum and moved his wings even faster.

He was flying so fast that it was hard to keep his eyes open, and Mamon muttered so quietly that Se-woon couldn’t hear her.

“……You’re slower than I thought.”

– Constellation, ‘Snake Surrounding Jealousy’ shakes his head at the crow’s lack of a sense of reality.

The circle rapidly overheated due to the rapidly draining mana.

Still, he couldn’t slow down.

5 minutes, 3 minutes, 1 minute.

The remaining time was heading towards seconds.

The moment he flapped his wings as hard as he could without even taking a breath.

– The 16th floor trial ‘Snowfield Gathering’ has been successfully completed.

– Calculating contribution points…….

– Remaining time: 3 seconds

– Number of monsters hunted: 13

– Hidden quest ‘Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng’ completed.

…

– Total accumulated contribution points: 60,300 points

The 16th floor trial ended with contribution points that felt infinitely shabby compared to the contribution points he had obtained so far.

Well, he barely passed the trial with only 3 seconds left out of 48 hours. It couldn’t be helped even if he had completed the hidden quest.

But there were no regrets.

He had to collect contribution points for the future, but more than that, the balanced dantian filled with 4 gi of internal energy was much more important.

The moment Se-woon arrived at the gathering place.

“Kuaaaaa!”

The frozen giant broke the ice that bound his body and let out a shout.