Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 249

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The Diablo Guild’s ship was being built based on the Pirate King’s ship design.

Because the keel [the ship’s backbone] was enormous, the resulting ship was also immense.

However, there was a problem.

‘If the ship is big, the number of people needed to manage it efficiently decreases accordingly.’

Baekhyun said he would supplement the crew with his zombies, but no matter how skilled Baekhyun was, he couldn’t control zombies as precisely as trained sailors.

Ultimately, skilled people are needed to handle the ship perfectly.

‘I can’t just bring the pirates with me…’

Trustworthiness was a major concern, but the biggest issue was whether the pirates on the 36th floor would even survive until the 37th floor.

If I trust them and leave for the next trial, only to find the pirates gone, I’ll be stuck crossing the sea with a skeleton crew.

While I was worrying about this, Kang Han-cheol brought a group of people.

‘Players?’

I knew it instantly.

Having climbed to the top floor of the tower, Seun could distinguish even the subtle differences between players and residents.

They all looked skinny and worn, as if they’d been scraping by.

‘Players who failed to pass the trial.’

Seun had also passed the trial on the 36th floor, so he had seen many players like them.

Pushed around by pirates, they die without ever challenging the next trial. Most of those who have lost their drive simply end their lives here.

“I’ll do anything! Please take us with you!”

A man shouted with conviction in front of Seun, as if he hadn’t completely given up. The others behind him echoed his sentiment.

They seemed to feel this was their last chance.

‘Wait, if they’re players… they might be useful?’

Unlike pirates, players won’t disappear even if they pass the trial.

They would have picked up various skills while struggling on the pirate island, and their physical abilities are likely better than ordinary pirates.

This could be the best way to quickly replenish the manpower needed for the ship.

‘They can be used for rowing during battles, and they can handle ship maintenance during peacetime.’

The problem is trust, but that’s manageable. If I use the power of fear to suppress any thoughts of ‘rebellion,’ it should work.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I’m going to let them join the guild. I only want the Diablo Guild to consist of people I can trust implicitly.

If they earn my trust before we cross this sea, I’ll reconsider, but that doesn’t seem likely to happen easily.

‘It will also improve the guild’s reputation.’

The Diablo Guild’s reputation is currently as ‘Savior of Destruction’.

Of course, this reputation changes depending on the guild’s actions.

No matter how good the reputation was initially, if the guild commits evil deeds, the reputation will suffer.

The Diablo Guild’s reputation will also decline if it doesn’t consistently demonstrate good behavior.

Saving other players in the trial would help maintain the extreme ‘Savior’ reputation.

“However, there is a test.”

“A, a test?”

“I can do anything! If only I can escape from here!”

“The two women directing the construction of that ship over there. Do you see them?”

“Yes!”

In reality, there was no test. Seun was simply using them as needed.

However, no matter how desperate they are, if they’re treated too comfortably, they’ll become lazy and arrogant. It was necessary to instill a sense of urgency so they wouldn’t become complacent.

“Get recognized by those two. If you aren’t recognized by them by the time the ship is finished, I won’t take you.”

“Oh, no!”

“I will work hard!”

The players rushed towards the twin sisters.

The two tilted their heads, wondering what was happening, but as soon as they made eye contact with Seun, they seemed to understand the situation and smiled.

“First come, first served! Move this right now!”

“The rest, organize the materials!”

“Hey! I see your hands! If you slack off, I’ll tell Blood Wolf oppa [older brother]!”

“Huh? There’s dust left here? Who wiped here?”

As expected of the twin sisters.

With just a glance, they understood Seun’s intentions and took control of the players.

I should give them some kind of reward when the ship is completed.

* * *

A week after starting to build the ship.

It was too short a time to build a huge ship, but the Diablo Guild’s ship was already nearing completion.

This was possible thanks to the tremendous manpower of all the pirates on the pirate island, as well as the excellent design and instructions of the twin sisters.

“Oh, you matched it well without any flaws here? Plus one point!”

“Thank you!”

“Ah, here! Here! Who did this! The screw is not fully tightened!”

“I, I’m sorry! I’ll do it again right away!”

“That’s unacceptable, minus one point!”

“Heok!”

The twin sisters were actively managing the players by introducing a point system.

They were entrusting all the delicate and important tasks that were too risky to give to the pirates to the players.

I felt a pang because the twin sisters’ personalities seemed to be getting worse, but seeing the ship being completed, I had no intention of stopping them.

Meanwhile.

Wooong-

Seun was walking around the ship, which was nearing completion, and engraving magic circles.

First, the cannon.

– Successfully enchanted ‘Fire Cannon’ on the ship’s cannon.

I made the fire cannon activate simultaneously with the firing of the cannonball.

I had mana stones installed, so I could use it in rapid fire up to three times, and even after that, the mana would automatically recharge over time.

Next is the sail.

– Successfully enchanted ‘Breeze’ on the ship’s sail.

I engraved Breeze, a magic that creates a breeze, so that the sail can be used even in places where there is no wind. It was also possible to increase the speed by using Breeze even in normal conditions.

In addition, the anchor, the bow, the stern, etc. Seun’s touch reached various places.

Since I had plenty of time, I used enchantments on most of the hull, so the ship was already worthy of the name ‘Magic Ship’.

‘But the most important thing is this.’

After finishing the minor enchantments, Seun had been engraving a huge magic circle on the entire exterior of the ship for the past few days.

A huge circle that crossed both walls, not just one wall. A magic circle that was incomparably larger than the small magic circles used for cannons and bows.

The identity is right.

– Opened the Greedy Treasure Vault.

[ Great shield ]

– A large-scale defense magic devised by the Colorless Magic Tower, created to defend a formation or area rather than the magician himself.

It was a defense magic.

In fact, this was the most important element in the ship that would be responsible for the trials from the 37th floor to the 40th floor.

In addition, the figurehead taken from the Pirate King’s ship had one fatal weakness.

‘Imperial Mark – Damage taken is increased by 20%, but damage dealt to the attacker is increased by 40%.’

Attack power is increased by 40%, but it carries the risk of increasing damage taken by 20%.

I didn’t want to give up the figurehead, but I wanted the other abilities.

To compensate for this shortcoming, I am trying to enchant defense magic on the walls of the ship.

‘If I complete only this, the risk of the figurehead will disappear and only the advantages will remain.’

The number of mana stones used for enchantment alone exceeds one hundred. Because of this, I had to use most of the mana stones I had.

And finally, by inserting the largest mana stone into the central keel connecting both walls.

Wooong-

The magic circle was completed and emitted a subtle light.

When I put my hand on it and channeled some mana, a translucent barrier formed around the ship as if it had been waiting.

A large barrier that defends the ship’s surroundings 360 degrees without any gaps.

With this, the range has been confirmed, and now I had to check the defense power of the Great Shield.

The sea is full of not only attacks from other ships but also monster-type monsters, so it must be able to withstand such attacks.

‘If it’s an attack from a monster-type monster…’

There was only one person in the Diablo Guild who could do that much damage.

“Kang Han-cheol.”

“Did you call me?”

Kang Han-cheol, who was carrying a sack containing dozens of bullets nearby, answered the call.

Each of those cannonballs weighs 300kg [661 lbs].

Indeed, his strength alone is no joke.

“Hit this.”

“Are you underestimating me? If you’re not careful, the walls of the ship that were made with great effort will collapse.”

“I’m not underestimating you, I’m trusting my magic. If it breaks, I can block it myself, so don’t worry and hit it. Oh, but don’t use the stigma [divine mark].”

“Okay.”

If Agares’ divinity is mixed with Kang Han-cheol’s fist, it will pierce even magic.

What I want to check now is only the pure defense power of the Great Shield.

Since there was no one in the trial who could attack the ship with divinity, there was no need to block a fist mixed with divinity.

“I’m not responsible if it breaks.”

“Of course. I’ll take responsibility.”

Kang Han-cheol clenched his fist tightly. He looked like he was going to break that barrier with one blow.

– Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Collision’.

When Kang Han-cheol took a step, the tree made an uneasy sound as it creaked.

The twin sisters made the bridge especially strong for the construction of the ship, but it’s showing strain just from his weight, not even an attack.

Soon after, Kang Han-cheol’s fist shot forward.

The air rippled due to the immense power, and the surrounding scenery looked shaky.

The muscles of his whole body were twitching, and all his strength was concentrated on his fist, and the moment he struck the Great Shield.

Koo-oong!!!

“Heok!”

“What, what!”

The shock wave spread around with a huge impact sound.

Those who were moving materials were surprised and fell backwards without being able to withstand the shock wave. Among them, there were those who dropped the materials into the sea and were making a sad face.

Normally, the twin sisters’ scolding would be waiting, but now, the eyes of everyone, including the twin sisters, were focused here.

Poo-deuk!

A clear crack formed in the translucent Great Shield.

The crack spread to the entire one wall, and then to the opposite wall, as if the impact was so strong.

Not only that, but the barrier was swaying as if it would burst at any moment.

However, why? Kang Han-cheol’s expression, who had extended his fist, was not good.

“…What did you do?”

“Shock absorption. Elasticity enhancement. Shock sharing. These three were the focus of this enchantment.”

Kang Han-cheol’s fist is powerful. Seun, who had sparred with him the most, knew that fact better than anyone else.

So, no matter how well-made the barrier was, he knew that if he made it this large, it would eventually not be able to withstand that fist.

So what I came up with was these three things.

“It absorbs the shock by receiving the fist and disperses the shock with elasticity. The dispersed shock spreads throughout the barrier and evenly withstands the damage.”

If you stab a soccer ball with a nail, it will burst without fail, but if you kick a soccer ball with your foot, it will only bounce off and the shape will be intact. The Great Shield that I engraved this time also quoted similar properties.

Of course, Kang Han-cheol’s fist was stronger than I thought, so cracks formed, but I was able to withstand the attack somehow. The cracks will be gradually restored as the mana of the mana stone naturally recovers.

“I’ll do it again.”

“There’s no need to get competitive here. You can swing your fist as much as you want later, so hold back.”

If I extend my fist one more time here, the barrier may not be able to withstand it.

Besides, this barrier is not yet complete. There are still places to add reinforcement formulas.

Seun soothed Kang Han-cheol, who was feeling regretful, and finished the remaining enchantments.

And after a while.

“It’s complete!”

Finally, the Diablo Guild’s ship was completed.

The ship, which gave a sharp feeling for being huge, had oars attached below to increase speed during battle.

The black walls had hidden holes where cannons were placed, and the sail had the shape of a red wolf’s head drawn on it.

The eagle figurehead with broken wings on its head suited it as if it originally belonged to this ship.

– Successfully completed the 36th floor trial ‘Securing Funds’.

– Hidden quest ‘Annihilation of Pirate King’s Subordinate Islands’ completed.

– Hidden quest ‘Execution of Pirate King’ completed.

– Hidden quest ‘New Ruler of Pirate Island’ completed.

……

– Total accumulated contribution points 400,000point

– Congratulations! You have passed the 36th floor trial in 1st place.

– Acquired 100,000point as a reward.

The trial was already over with the gold coins taken from the pirates.

The result was naturally 1st place as he completed several hidden pieces and rose to the position of Pirate King.

I took quite a lot of gold coins to get Harry and the players who followed him through, but the pirates didn’t complain once.

They were just grateful that Seun had saved their lives.

They knew that Seun would leave once the ship was completed, so they worked even harder.

Perhaps, as soon as the Diablo Guild leaves, a war to elect a new ruler will begin on Pirate Island.

Splash!

The Diablo Guild’s ship rose to the sea.

The sail was greatly unfolded, and the Breeze magic was added to make it bulge.

The ship slowly began to move.

Now it was finally time to leave Pirate Island and start the 37th floor trial.