Returner of the Colosseum

Episode

5 . bird’s nest (1)

The top manager of Team ‘Growth’, Sinoel.

She has been given full power by the god who owns the team, and is in charge of everything from random drawing to player development, sales, building management, and finance.

And he was taking a percentage of the team’s revenue as a salary.

‘These days, my performance is so bad.’

The number of players sold through fostering has decreased too much.

Until now, it was possible to reduce the loss to a minimum by removing the bad stock piled up as a ‘pile’, but recently even that was not easy.

Like the team ‘growth’, the team that operates the farm with the concept of a factory is all dying. As a result, recently, competition has also increased in dealing with malicious inventory through ‘dummy’.

It is now a thing of the past that the factory concept became very popular as the number of buyers increased because it greatly reduced the death rate of players in the first match of the lower leagues.

As the difficulty of the missions in the lower leagues gradually increased, the death rate of the players produced at the factory increased significantly, and the number of buyers decreased.

‘Our team also has to keep up with the changes. The factory has no future.’

The factory concept is now complete. Team ‘Growth’ also needs to nurture players and jump into the Colosseum battle.

As I was making that decision, the game maker contacted me. It was about the sudden need for a ‘dummy’.

I was just about to get rid of all the bad stock and start anew.

Sinoel accepted right away and pushed the most recent players into the pile.

Existing players have already been trained to some extent.

Therefore, cutting out new players was, in a way, a natural choice for her.

“Now, I’ll call the people who will compete in the next game. Roy, Favreau, Phillip, Grady…”

As the number of players belonging to the team increased significantly these days, the farm was on the verge of bursting. With a clear mind, Sinoel put the players he thought were most unnecessary into a pile.

In the middle, Peanut L, who is in charge of Trainer Angel,’s eyebrows twitched, but he didn’t pay much attention.

‘after. I can catch my breath Shall we watch the game with a comfortable mind after a long time?’

As long as the team’s players participate in the game, the angels of their team can watch the game for free.

In fact, Sinoel, who is an outsider except for the basic stat training method, took this opportunity to watch the game while referring to the direction in which the lower league players are being nurtured.

however.

―Oh, that player is really interesting. This is already the third.

―The stats seem to be low, but they are really great. Are you from Moorim? The movement is very simple and efficient.

―I don’t think you have the skills to compete as a dummy. Could it be that the name was deliberately put in to play the game?

―hahahaha, that’s probably not it. Judging from the nickname being ‘undecided’, it seems like a new player. Team ‘Growth’ is operating a farm with the concept of a factory. And in dummy matches like this, we usually send out the remaining players with bad stock. Probably, I just threw it because the basic stats look low, but it turned out to be a great gemstone. Ah, the moment I speak, the nickname ‘undecided’ cuts down the fourth person.

―Team ‘Growth’ has collected a huge amount of gemstones. Oh, if you survive until the end of the match.

The voices of the gods relaying the game did not reach Sinoel’s ears. I just fell into a trance.

‘beautiful.’

To others, he seemed to be narrowly avoiding it, but Sinoel could see that he was dodging the attack with minimal movement for maximum efficiency.

Sinoel, who had been watching the game blankly, was startled.

‘This is not the time to be like this.’

I hurriedly turned on the system window.

Then 5 interfaces appeared in the eyes.

Among them, Sinoel clicked [Intermediary Exchange].

You should hurry up and cancel the sale.

Team ‘Growth’ selects players through random drawing and at the same time registers for sale at the auction house.

The amount is 1,200 points, which is 200 points higher than the cost of the random drawing of 1,000 points.

Therefore, ‘Undecided’, which is active in the current game, must have been registered for sale.

Sinoel stomped his foot.

‘I hope it’s not too late…!’

The possibility was still there.

It won’t be easy to find because the nickname is ‘undecided’.

And the match has just begun.

You don’t know yet whether he will die or not, so even if there is a scene you want to buy, you may hesitate.

However, Sinoel’s expectations were completely shattered the moment he saw the sales status.

[Sold Out]

[Nickname: undecided]

[League: Lower League]

[Strength: 3] [Agility: 4] [Stamina: 8]

[Spirit: 87] [Intelligence: 12] [mana: 0]

[Sales amount: 1,200 P]

In the meantime, some god bought him.

“no!”

Sinoel grabbed his head with both hands.

A player who wouldn’t sell even if I gave him 120,000 points.

It was sold for 1,200 points.

* * *

When the white light that enveloped my body disappeared, I saw an empty field where nothing existed.

What’s the situation?

Tring!

[The player’s affiliation has been changed during the match.]

[As a result, it moves to the farm of Team ‘Future’.]

‘Ah, it must have been a different farm.’

Somehow, I couldn’t see the buildings like the lodgings and restaurants that should have been visible.

I’m so glad

I got out of the factory concept farm in one game.

however······.

You sold me after watching that game?

You went around slaughtering guys who played a few games in the lower leagues by themselves?

I couldn’t understand what Team ‘Growth’ was thinking of selling me.

I would never have sold it.

Well, that’s not what I know.

I hurriedly looked around.

From now on, this is my new farm.

First of all, it was necessary to understand the concept of operation.

But something was strange.

The fact that there is a fence and a translucent blue film over it is the same as growing a team.

However, there were no buildings in the vacant lot. not even one.

And the width of the vacant lot became very narrow. Originally about 500 meters in diameter, the size of the farm was only about 100 meters.

it’s like

‘Looks like you just created a farm?’

Just then, a group of lights began to gather right in front of me.

The halo soon formed the shape of a young woman.

She was wearing a fluttering white dress that had no efficiency whatsoever when fighting. It seemed that even a small dagger would not be able to block it, let alone a sword.

“hello? From today, I am Aserian, the owner of the team you belong to, Fighting Spirit.”

“This is Ahn Woo-jin.”

“I really enjoyed the game. You fought so well, as soon as I saw you, my heart skipped a beat. Especially at the end…”

“But why are there no buildings? What concept is this farm run under?”

At my words, the goddess ran down and twisted her hair, which was perfect for being caught when she ran away, with her fingers.

“Ah… Actually, it’s a farm that has just been created. So, Ahn Woo-jin is the first player in the team ‘Future’.”

under.

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter without even realizing it.

After the factory concept, it’s a new farm with nothing prepared…

Why is the 2nd round so unlucky?

At best, I came back in time, but was it so hard to meet a team that could properly use that precious time?

“Ho Ho······. Don’t make that face. There won’t be any problem supporting An Woo-jin.”

what?

Why do you come out so lowly?

Normally, gods do not treat players as persons.

We have tools for them. nothing more, nothing less.

“If I can’t properly support my training, could you transfer me to another team?”

“Uh… that’s going to be tough, but I know what you’re concerned about. But don’t worry. How much did you study about the Colosseum before I created the team?”

An awkward smile crept across Aserian’s lips. When I saw it, I couldn’t believe it.

“Are there any angels?”

“Yes, I will do it myself.”

It’s spectacle.

It takes more angels than you think to run a team.

There must be angels to manage the farm, and there must be angels to help with training. And I need an angel to take care of the financial part, and there is a lot of work to do.

It meant that the goddess in front of her would take care of all these tasks alone.

“If the number of players increases, there must be a lot of things to pay attention to.”

“Oh, it’s okay. For the time being, I’m going to be taking care of only An Woo-jin.”

It was this.

Somehow, I wanted to come out too low-key.

In a word, I plan to lead them to a small number of elites with potential, but there’s no way I can get those guys easily.

After all, for the time being, it means that I am the only source of income for the team ‘Future’.

‘I can’t help it.’

Looking at it, it seemed that he had no intention of letting me go as a free agent.

If so, either one.

Did you slow down and somehow get me sold to another team?

Or do I drag this place to my taste?

Fortunately, I am the first player on the team ‘Future Fighting’.

For the time being, all support will be concentrated.

If so, there is a high possibility that the farm will be tailored to me.

Of course, the disadvantages are as great as the advantages.

It is difficult to obtain professional care.

There are limits to training alone.

It is not for nothing that martial arts athletes on Earth train while being managed by belonging to gyms.

Doing it alone is inefficient.

It’s unlikely that Aserian, who has just created a team, knows how to nurture players properly.

But I decided to think positively.

“All right.”

“great. Then, we will start training tomorrow. For now, I’ll build a lodging.”

Aserian started touching the air a few times.

Then, in an instant, a one-story house appeared in the empty lot.

It was a level 1 accommodation.

“Probably there won’t be anything that Ahn Woo-jin-nim will disapprove of my support. You can look forward to it. Then, have a good rest today.”

Pop!

Aserian smiled brightly and disappeared.

I shook my head and entered the newly built inn.

Earned 5,600 points in the first match. The base salary for a new player playing their first game is 1,000 points, so I earned five times that amount.

Points are worth about 10,000 won per point if converted into Earth’s money.

So, he earned 50 million won in just one game.

I lay down on the bed and accessed the ‘System Shop’ from the status window.

[Would you like to purchase stamina stats?]

[500 P is consumed per stat.]

Most players increase their stats with points earned through matches.

This is a world of weak meat. Because the weak are weeded out.

But I won’t raise my stats.

Raising stats now is very inefficient.

‘For the time being, I can raise it enough with training.’

As soon as I got points in the first round, I raised my stats and regretted it greatly.

The higher the stat, the harder it is to raise through training.

Of course, as the stat increases by 10 units, the price raised through points also increases by 500, but if you actually calculate it, you can see that it is much more profitable not to raise it right away.

It costs 500 points to raise one stat from stat 10 or lower.

And the point it takes to raise one stat from 20 is 1,000 points.

2x rise.

However, it was only about 20% more difficult to raise through training.

‘But the rate of increase increases as you go up.’

However, 3,500 points are required to raise 1 stat from 61.

And it costs 4,000 points to raise 1 stat from 71.

A rise of about 14%.

However, raising it through training requires several times more effort than that.

‘It’s about to vomit.’

However, just because you become stronger right away doesn’t mean you can play a lot.

Rather, the faster you get stronger, the better it is to stay in the low stat section for a long time, because you will be matched with players of a similar level.

At least in that stat range, it won’t be easy to meet someone with better technique than me.

If you go up to the co-main event or the main event, there are overflowing contenders challenging the higher leagues.

‘I don’t have to raise my stats with points right now.’

And there was a corner to believe.

Perks, techniques, and experiences.

Because I have strengths that others don’t have.

And if it doesn’t work with stats, you can push it with skills and equipment.

There was a way to set a skill and tempree that was superior to others.

‘Let’s raise the strength, agility, and stamina stats to 80 with just training.’

Collect all the points you will earn in the meantime.

And the moment Geun, Min, and Chest stats exceed 80…

The accumulated points will explode in one shot.

Tring!

[Lower league-Blood Knight 171 matches are all over.]

The league I played as a dummy came to an end.

It was time to go into the community to see the reviews.

Tring!

[More than half of the audience selected you as ‘Performance of the Blood’!]

[I received 7,000 P as a ‘Performance of the Blood’ bonus. (Team ‘Fight’ fee deducted 3,000 P)]

“…!”

I blankly stared at the status window.

‘You said you were selected for Performance of the Blood?’

I couldn’t believe it. I never received it in the first round…

That’s why I couldn’t even imagine that I would be selected as a public.

Performance of the Blood is selected for all players who played that day.

And the lower league is held once a week, usually consisting of 10 matches.

The Perfect Bonus was given to only one player who showed the most dominant play in the Coliseum that day.

In the Colosseum, there was not only a public bonus, but also a bonus called ‘Fight of the Blood’ given to the player who fought the best.

‘Wait, then how many points have you earned today?’