The Slime Discovered in the Game
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Title: Found a completely new kind of rural slave.jpg
Written by: Malryongbuu
Content: Virtual reality game slave discovered…….
(User who sheared wool)
(User swinging a scythe while mowing weeds)
(User milking a cow)
Is the slave life really like this……?
(Comments) (1,312)
fkdlsjtm: Nope lol lol lol lol lol
silican: That’s just virtual reality quitting……? With goggles on, lying back on a chair?
kradmaseo: No no, they’ll eat potatoes and goat milk, then sleep in a hut
devilesper: lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
iengieong: I’m voluntarily a slave~
jis: Isn’t that an NPC? How can he act like that lol
The reactions exploded.
They created a virtual reality game to have fun, and now there’s slavery?
Most people suspected workshop slave.
A tiny minority even suggested the real-world farming successor was practicing.
-Is that the farmer class transfer?
-Yeah, I heard that kind of thing exists among the life classes.
Extremely few people still gave rational analyses.
-That’s impossible. Then go to the big city.
-Uncle, farmers don’t work like that anymore these days.
……Of course, the majority were torn apart on the spot.
Even if it’s the farmer class, they don’t do anything like that.
In reality, Fafnir’s appearance was comical.
The beginner’s shirt had turned brown from dirt, and both arms and legs were filthy with mud and sweat.
While others were enjoying adventures and hunting, he was pulling weeds and scattering chicken feed.
The perfect medieval serf itself!
“Excuse me, would you like to go hunting together?”
“Village quest rewards are nothing special…… just leave them and go. No penalties!”
Passing users who couldn’t stand it offered their hands.
However, Fafnir politely showed refusal.
“It’s fine. I’m doing it because I want to.”
The users walked away awkwardly.
As time passed, people lost interest.
After several days, Fafnir had slipped out of the spotlight.
“I heard my laundry is done. My back hurts, so I can’t pick it up. Could you go get it for me?”
“Yes.”
[New quest ‘Laundry Collection’ has been generated.]
Laundry Collection
Objective: Collect five baskets of Ellen’s laundry from the village laundry room and hang them to dry.
Laundry five baskets collected (0/5)
Hang laundry five baskets on the drying rack (0/5)
Reward: Experience, 2 copper, black bread 1 piece, 1 egg
An incredibly stingy reward!
It felt like being a subcontractor’s subcontractor who received bonus pay and was exploited.
Even completing one didn’t end it.
“I heard the stories, they really call you a kind young man…… Could you also organize my warehouse?”
Warehouse Organization
Objective: Organize the miscellaneous items in Billy’s warehouse according to the rules.
Organize miscellaneous items in the warehouse by category (0/1)
Reward: Experience, 5 copper
“Hyung! My lucky coin fell into the ditch! Is there no way to fix this?”
Finding Coins in the Ditch
Objective: Find Yan’s lucky gold coin.
Obtain Yan’s lucky gold coin (0/1)
Reward: Experience, shepherd’s staff
One after another, villagers kept accepting pointless quests.
After several of those were completed, NPCs began giving them one more thing each.
“As expected of Fafnir! I knew it. This is the armor I wore when I was young. I hope it helps you.”
[Additional reward ‘Rusty Leather Armor (Normal)’ acquired.]
“This is something my mom told me to give to hyung.”
[Additional reward ‘Leaf Flower Ring (Normal)’ acquired.]
‘Hmm.’
Village outskirts ditch.
Fafnir, stirring mud, thought.
‘Exactly as described in the novel.’
Even for the same work, one wanted to give something extra to a close person.
The village NPCs giving gifts were the same.
‘In the original novel too, hidden pieces were obtained this way.’
The difference was that Flush had honestly wanted to help and accepted the quests.
While Fafnir followed the known plot, Flush had discovered it purely by luck.
‘To beat him, I have no choice.’
He was treated as a little shorty by communities and passersby……
But that would end today.
Squelch. Splosh.
In front of Fafnir, who had finished digging the ditch, a status window appeared.
Ditch cleaning completed.
Go to the village chief Nedan.
Having completed the sewer cleaning, the worst difficulty!
After finishing the work and coming up……
“Ugh, the smell!”
“Hey, there’s poop over there!”
“Don’t come close, it might be a monster.”
Users heading to the hunting grounds flinched and avoided the area.
“……”
Even though it was exactly as in the original novel, he somehow felt angry.
‘I’ll take that debt from the author too.’
Fafnir changed clothes and headed to the village chief.
“Village chief, I finished the cleaning.”
“Thanks. You’ve relieved a big burden on the village!”
Quest ‘Sewer Cleaning’ completed.
Greatly contributed to improving the environment of Clover Village.
Strength stat increased by 1.
Achievement ‘Village Top Worker’ acquired.
Charisma increased by 1.
Experience acquired.
10 copper acquired.
Even though it was the final quest, it was only 10 copper and a bit of experience.
Considering that hunting for the same time would give three times more rewards, even including achievements, it was still stingy.
However……
“You, are you interested in skills?”
“Huh?”
“I thought of something I wanted to give you, but since there was nothing special, it came to mind.”
Here.
The moment Fafnir thought that.
A book suddenly popped out from the village chief’s bosom.
“That’s……”
“It’s the skill book passed down in my family for generations. Since I won’t use it anyway, I’ll give it to you.”
“……!”
It opened.
Luck as the game’s top player.
The real reason Flush had appeared here.
***
When was it, the eccentric magician who visited the village gave the inn bill as a reward instead.
He said to give good wood. But since I kept it quiet, nothing came of it, so you can have it.
The village chief’s words were exactly the same as in the novel.
Then this would be the same reward as back then.
“Huu.”
Village sewer.
Fafnir, confirming no one was around, slowly checked the book.
[Skill Book (Unique)]
Type: Consumable
Effect: When used, randomly obtains one type of unique skill.
Description: A book containing one skill. The contents cannot be known until read.
‘Unique grade……!’
Horizon skill grades from Normal to God.
Normal skills could be obtained from shops or libraries, but from Rare grade and above, they had to be obtained through quests, dungeon clearing, or guild contributions.
Is there a tutorial village with such things?
‘If the information spreads, all kinds of forces will swarm at once.’
In the original novel too, only Flush had obtained the lucky item by luck.
The rotten smell had probably been the key to the effect.
‘I should use it before anyone sees.’
Fafnir placed his hand on the skill book.
Use Skill Book (Unique)?
“Yes.”
According to the novel’s plot, what Flush had obtained was ‘Unlock’.
It was an all-time skill that brought countless luck.
‘I don’t expect that much, I just hope it’s not a dud.’
Flash, the book turned to light and seeped into Fafnir’s body.
At the same time, a message appeared.
New skill ‘Burn End’ acquired.
Skill Explanation.
[Burn End]
Grade: Unique
Classification: Active
MP Consumption: 100% of current MP, after which 10 MP will recover.
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Effect: Consumes all MP. Grants the same physical attack power to a weapon. This effect disappears after one attack.
Acquisition Condition: Level 10+, Intelligence 20+, Wisdom 20+
‘……Not something the named characters had.’
The named characters who were flourishing in the original novel.
They weren’t at the level of kings, emperors, or whatever was called.
But it was definitely not a dud.
‘Acquisition conditions and cost are low, and the damage is quite decent.’
Even if you have a gold bar at home, if you don’t use it, it’s just decoration!
Rather, this was far more useful.
‘A perfect use for rich people.’
People who want to buy time by investing money.
It would sell well to such people, a rare skill that was enough to eat.
If a normal rare skill was 1 million won, this would sell for at least 200, no 300 million or more.
And that wasn’t all.
‘The magician who gave this skill was none other than the Archmage Louwran.’
In grade, Unique, no Epic-grade NPC!
Various skills were named characters related to some Unique and Epic quests.
But obtaining his secret arts or skills was extremely difficult.
-How many times do you do the roulette? I went around the continent three times looking for that info.
-I was the Goang, but I almost died trying to find a pendant…… I went into the ruins and died, so both level and items disappeared……
Traces were hard to find.
Even if you were lucky enough to meet, the quests themselves were insanely difficult.
For that reason, people who obtained Louwran’s skills or items were extremely rare.
‘In the original novel too, there were only a few named characters.’
One of them was this.
Different from what the protagonist obtained.
But there was no doubt it was Louwran’s secret art.
The village chief’s words were the evidence.
‘Then the purpose is achieved……’
Fafnir’s eyes sparkled.
‘I need to obtain the adventurer’s mark.’
It wasn’t difficult to obtain.
It was sold for 1 silver in all village shops.
Naturally.
The mark was simply out of consideration to have the minimum level.
But before that……
‘Just testing it.’
Fafnir headed to the forest he didn’t usually visit.
Grrrr……
A brown wolf appeared between the trees.
Level 13 monster.
One of the strongest monsters that could be seen in this village.
Kroaang!
As befitted such a monster, it charged first.
Fafnir calmly raised his sword.
‘All visible.’
The body was Fafnir’s, but inside was rotten old Kim Ganghan from the Dragon World.
He could see the attack patterns and weaknesses.
‘Won’t die in one hit.’
The wolf was surprisingly tough.
It wouldn’t fall from a sword even with pretty good attacks.
‘How many tense sandbags of this level are there.’
Using the Burn End skill, Fafnir felt his MP completely emptied.
In that state, he swung the sword.
The exposed weak point of the brown wolf, towards its side.
Keng!
Weak point attack!
Experience acquired.
1 copper acquired.
Linen shirt acquired.
Burn End skill proficiency increased.
Eh?
Fafnir gave a dumbfounded expression.
“No.”
Why is it dead?
I had to survive to test the damage, right?
‘It’s a rare skill after all.’
Although he had used all his mana, the damage was excellent.
‘With proper hit, one-shot the wolf.’
Powerful skill, game master’s experience, and Oh Jinhwan’s body.
All three matched at once, creating an enormous synergy.
If mana could be replenished, there was no such early spur.
‘I should test it again.’
Fafnir’s body, which had been puzzled, suddenly stopped.
“Wait, this……”
The experience bar that had hardly risen was now climbing.
‘If this is the case, I can kill one wolf every minute.’
Every time the mana filled, he hunted the wolf.
And wolves were monsters that users didn’t like because of their unique difficulty.
‘Meaning the numbers are overflowing.’
Not the bubbling beginners like other hunting grounds.
Perfect one-person hunting ground.
Fafnir smiled.
“I wonder if I can reach 15 levels in a day.”
It was the smile when he heard the news that a masterpiece with all the bones boiled had come out as new DLC.