# 53
53. Moving forward again (2)
I took Iolka into the hall.
Dark lanterns illuminated the interior of the magic hall, and the scent of incense candles and old books rose up. Iolka, who came inside, blinked in surprise.
"This is a magic hall. Why did you bring me here?"
"I told you. They don't make you use your body."
Closed the door to the outside. The inside became dark all at once.
"What you need to do is research."
"research?"
"Wait, look."
I stood with my back against the wall.
An information window indicating the tech tree of the research was displayed.
[Research!]
[Current development is as above.]
[1. Hero Reactivity Research (Lv.0)]
[2. Facility scalability research (Lv.0)]
[3. Dungeon Advanced Research (Lv.0)]
[Tips/Research points can be obtained by placing personnel in the laboratory. Upgrade the waiting room to suit your taste with research points!]
[Researcher recommendation list!]
['Iolka (★★★)']
[Do you want to appoint 'Iolka (★★★)' as a researcher?] [
Yes( Choice) / No]
I rummaged through the old books on the bookshelf.
While living in the waiting room, I noticed that I could also decipher the language of Taoni, but the contents of these books remained meaningless. I was familiar with shapes and formulas like magic circles. I remember seeing it a few times in mini-games where you create items.
Isel appeared next to Iolka, who had been absent-mindedly.
Iolka screamed in surprise.
"Don't show up suddenly from the side! I'm surprised."
[shut up. Get used to this. I like it too, so it doesn't appear like this. anyway you See that desk over there? There will be pen and ink. You just have to solve the problem with that pen and put it in the container that looks like Jogi.]
I closed the book and put it back on the bookshelf.
Then he looked towards Iolka. Iolka was hesitantly approaching the desk on one side of the hall. On the desk lay papers loaded with strange symbols in glowing blue ink and a black feather pen. Iolka looked over the papers and said:
"It's a formula I learned at magic school…"
[Solve the problem and put it in the barrel.]
Issel pointed to the pitch-black circular barrel placed next to the desk.
Iolka asked with a puzzled face.
"Why should I?"
[That's for research… Anyway, if you want to do it, do it! if you don't want to get upset The Master ordered it.]
"You guys do it the same way…"
Iolka grumbled and sat down at her desk. Then he dipped his pen in ink and started solving the problem. After three minutes, Iolka wrote the solution on a piece of paper and put it in the bin next to the desk. The paper that went into the barrel burned blue and then disappeared.
[Acquired 1 research point!]
[Current research speed is 10/h. 10 gems are consumed per hour.]
'Research efficiency is not good.'
In Pick Me Up, gems, which are paid goods, are also used for research.
10 points per hour was the lowest. The facility level was low and Iolka had no research skills, so there was no choice.
[Set the research time.]
[3 hours a day!]
[Tips/Excessive research time settings may cause the researcher to complain! Don't forget that they also have a daily life.]
"All you have to do is solve this."
said Iolka, putting the last problem into the vat.
However, Iolka's expression hardened the next moment. This is because there was a document with a problem on the desk. It was thicker than last time. Isel held up three fingers.
[3 hours every day!]
"3 hours? I hate it! 3 hours!
['Iolka (★★★)' expresses dissatisfaction!] Is
this how it turned out?
It was to be expected. Currently, Iolka's schedule was on the hard side. Strength training in the morning, magic training focused on psychokinesis in the afternoon, and formation training again in the evening. It was true that there was no time to spare, although we had arranged break times here and there.
If you ask them to invest 3 more hours here, it is easy to resist. No one likes to work overtime.
But you can't subtract training time. However, the same is true of subtracting research time. Research was one of the important factors determining climbing speed.
Iolka pouted.
"Tell me too. If you do this, you will be a complete slave from morning to night."
"…"
I pondered for a moment.
How to keep Iolca motivated without wasting time.
'That's it.'
I muttered a little inwardly.
'Fur coat.'
['Han(★★)' wants a 'fur coat'. Do you want to give it as a gift?]
[It costs 3000 gold.]
[Yes (optional) / No]
A coat covered with white mink fur appeared.
It was one of the clothes offered by the gift shop.
Iolka looked at the coat and opened her eyes wide.
"that…!"
"Did you say you wanted one?"
I chuckled.
I had heard from Jenna that Iolka wanted warm clothes. The waiting room is cold or something. I tossed off my coat. Iolka got up from her chair and hastily grabbed the coat.
"It's paid in advance. I'll give you more when I get the job done right."
Iolka frantically rubbed her cheek against her fur coat.
Then, suddenly, he spoke in a sharp voice.
"Trying to change my mind with this. What a shame!"
"Give it to me if you don't like it."
I grabbed my coat and pulled it.
Iolka held on tightly and did not let go.
"Someone hates it! You can do it, if you do it."
Iolka sat down in her chair and worked on the problem.
Amkena continued to manipulate even after ordering the research.
After the 2nd party returned, a 3rd party was created.
It was a new party made up of prospects who had just been summoned. After a while, I heard the faint sound of Isel calling the members of the 3rd party. Those who stand out among them will be able to join the 1st or 2nd party.
He then sent the gathering members to the daily dungeon and ordered the members of the equipment workshop to make weapons. It was a lively movement.
'Not bad.'
Master has definitely changed.
What I am doing now is just the basics, but that's why it's important. Before that, Amkena hadn't even done this properly.
While I was appreciating Amkena's operation, Iolka suddenly started talking to me.
"Aren't you going to learn magic?"
It was so out of the blue that I was a little surprised.
Iolka was working on a problem with her back turned to me.
"Even if I can only use fire magic, I'm good at theory. You seem to be quite talented. How is it?"
"You want to learn magic?"
"It would be difficult for me alone, but there are so many valuable books in the library here. If it's basic, I'll be able to do anything."
I have already raised my weapon skill to level 6.
'Do you mean to become a magic swordsman?'
2 adults My job is a beginner at the moment.
You can choose a job from 3 stars. If I go on like this, I will become a warrior who focuses on sword and shield, but if I meet some conditions, the way to the hidden class will open. One of them was a magic swordsman.
I shook my head.
"It's a specification."
"Why? It's good to learn."
"Growth is twisted."
Just because it's a hidden job doesn't necessarily mean it's strong.
In certain situations, it was stronger than the standard job, but there were more cases where it was weaker. In particular, in the case of magic swordsmen, because they require intelligence as well as warrior-type stats distributed mainly on strength and stamina, the specs inevitably fall. This means that there is a high probability that it will not be neither.
"Tell me whenever you change your mind."
"Isn't it because you don't want to solve problems alone?"
"What, what nonsense!"
is it correct
I smiled.
'Fostering researchers.'
After clearing the 15th floor, I was thinking of entrusting it to Iolka when I had some spare time.
A researcher is a wizard type, but it was an auxiliary job that was only in charge of research, not combat. It's much more difficult to learn than a normal assistant job, but one out of dozens will take it. I couldn't keep Iolka here forever.
I watched Iolka solve the problem.
While solving the problem, Iolka began to reveal her identity. His own family was originally a famous family in the empire, but he became a nobleman due to political strife. He says he has a duty to revive the family.
'I didn't ask.'
"How were you before you came here?"
"Me? I was a farmer."
"A lie. Who believes that?"
"…solve the problem."
I passed the time rummaging through old books on the bookshelves.
After three hours, Iolka got up from her chair with a tired face. The clock in the hall was pointing to midnight.
However, the master has not yet terminated the connection.
The reason was clear. It is waiting for research points to accumulate. A total of 30 research points were obtained from 3 hours of research. With 30 points, I could have completed the first study.
'The time has come.'
The tech tree of research is divided into three parts.
'Hero Responsiveness Study', which improves the hero's responsiveness to missions and commands.
A 'facility scalability study' that opens the facility's detailed tab and enables more direct operation.
'Intensive dungeon research' that increases the types of special purpose dungeons and helps smooth material supply.
Each is in charge of a hero (person) facility (inside) dungeon (outside).
Among them, the first research that Amkena opened was
[Teeling!]
[Research 'Hero Reactivity' has become Lv.1.]
Hero Reactivity Research.
I had some expectations about the effects of this study.
[Goddess' blessing falls on the waiting room!]
Pajijijik!
A mysterious halo of light flashed across the sky.
The halo formed dozens of beams and shot down into the waiting room.
One beam of light penetrated Iolka's chest in the hall.
"uh?"
Iolka stumbled as she got up from her chair.
Iolka planted herself on the floor of her chair and bowed her head.
"Something strange…"
The door to the Magic Hall opened.
The situation was similar for Jenna and Aaron at the training center. He was half collapsed in a huddled position.
I checked his complexion, but he doesn't seem to be feeling any pain.
It seemed like a temporary dizziness. It wasn't long before Iolka came to her senses and stood up. His face was white.
"What is this? It feels so bad."
"I told you. Research."
"Research? What the hell are you researching?"
I thought it over and said.
"Tell me it's a stat window."
"Stat window?
Iolka fell backwards.
There was amazement in his eyes.
'I can see it.'
I laughed.
"It's a stat window. It shows your ability as a number."
Until now, only the system messages such as the stat window and mission details could be seen by me.
But from now on it will be a little different. One of the reasons the 3rd party died without being able to do anything was because they didn't know the exact mission. They couldn't see the system. They did not know the conditions for success and failure of the mission. The study of hero reactivity was a way to make this possible.
"Strength, intelligence, stamina, agility. And skill. Can you see it?"
"Intermediate fire magic… Telekinesis…?"
"That's a skill."
The light that permeated Iolka's chest wasn't a single ray.
All the heroes in the waiting room must have gone through something similar.
"Follow me. I think I'll have to tell the other kids."
I took Iolka to the training center.
Aaron was running around the training center.
"It's a ghost!"
"…What are you doing?"
"Tongue, bro. The strange letter ghost keeps chasing me!"
I ran out and grabbed Aaron.
"Don't panic. It's because it's a ghost and it's not. Let me explain."
"Eh, what the hell is this?"
Jenna, on the other hand, had a normal face.
On the contrary, she seemed to enjoy
it. My brother was watching this. Yay!"
Jenna pointed at me and shouted.
"Arise, stat window!"
"…"
"Huh? why don't you show up Mine looked good."
"Where did you learn that?"
"I heard my brother muttering sometimes. I felt something strange, so I followed it, and I thought of something interesting? These letters, oppa was looking at them, right?"
I nodded
.
I was going to tell you anyway.