Returner of the Colosseum

Episode

6 . bird’s nest (2)

[Remaining points: 12,600 P]

‘under······.’

I earned 12,600 points in one game.

Assuming that a player who first entered the lower league only earned a basic salary, 10 games were points that could be earned by playing.

How many games did it take for me in the first round to earn that point?

8 games? 9 games?

it would have taken that much.

‘Thank you, Sinoel.’

I went back to the system store.

‘How much can I raise my stats with this amount of points?’

I calculated that even after setting strength, agility, and stamina to 10, I still have 5,000 points left.

From the moment he reached 10, 1,000 points per stat were consumed, so he could raise 5 more stats.

Of course, I have no intention of uploading it now.

After closing the ＜System Shop＞, I immediately entered the ＜Intermediary Exchange＞.

Tring!

[You can only trade with gold on the ＜brokerage exchange＞.]

[Do you want to exchange points for gold? 10 gold per 1 point]

[caution!]

[Gold → Points cannot be exchanged, so please decide carefully.]

Tring!

[1,000 P will be deducted.]

[10,000 G has been deposited.]

Unlike points, gold can be traded between players.

So, he was trading the items he obtained while playing the game in gold.

The point shop does not sell equipment or skill books.

So, in order to upgrade equipment, you had to exchange points for gold.

Of course, I didn’t exchange gold to buy equipment.

[＜Medicine: Black Herb＞]

[A herb found only in the Tirnernog system. It is not yet known where to use it.]

[Rating: Rare]

[Price: 30 G]

‘As expected, the price hasn’t risen yet.’

Black herbs are essential ingredients for making elixirs.

So far, it only costs about 30 gold, but until I returned, it was one of the noble materials that cost over 10,000 gold per piece.

And it’s not long now to become that aristocratic material.

Because some players who went out on a story mission in Blood Knight 180 will spread the use of black hubs to the community.

By that time, I will see a profit of over 300 times.

Tring!

[You purchased ＜Medicinal Herb: Black Herb＞ for 30 G.]

[You purchased ＜Medicinal Herb: Black Herb＞ for 30 G.]

[You purchased ＜Medicinal Herb: Black Herb＞ for 30 G.]

[＜Medicinal Herb: Black Herb＞ at 30 G…]

A total of 231 black herbs are currently listed on brokerages.

I swept them all away.

‘it’s okay.’

As long as the price of the black hub skyrocketed, it would be possible to match advanced skills and equipment.

That way, you will be able to fill in the missing stats.

‘I bought everything I needed for future plans.’

It was time to shut down the trading brokerage office, saying there would be no items that could be bought with the remaining gold.

Among the items listed at the agency, there was an item that caught my attention.

[＜Mask: White Mask＞]

[It is a mask worn by a certain nobleman. It is not known who it was. Wearing it for a long time, it contains some of the owner’s abilities.]

[You can use the ＜Recovery of Blood＞ ability when equipped.]

[＜Recovery of blood＞ – HP is restored by 1% each time a creature is killed.]

[Rating: Normal]

[Price: 10,000 G]

At first, I had no idea. In the first place, an item called a mask is not a useful item in battle.

Although it blocks the face, it also limits the field of view.

I would have thought about wearing it when I was blind, but not now.

But there was only one reason why I couldn’t take my eyes off the mask.

I had seen the design of this mask somewhere before.

In the first playthrough, it seemed to be the mask worn by Ryan, who went up to the Transcendental League in an instant even though he entered at the same time as me.

When I thought so, I flinched as if I had been struck by lightning.

wait for a sec.

Looking closely, it seems right?

really?

Is it really the mask he wore in the first playthrough?

So is it really great?

Tring!

[700 P will be deducted.]

[7,000 G has been deposited.]

I hurriedly converted my points into gold.

I was in a hurry.

Really valuable things cannot be bought even with gold.

And by my standards, that mask was one of those things that couldn’t be bought even with billions of gold.

‘Please, I hope it hasn’t been sold in the meantime…!’

Fortunately, the mask was still there.

I immediately moved the cursor and touched the mask.

Tring!

[You purchased ＜Mask: White Mask＞ for 10,000 G.]

A mask with a white background that formed on the hand.

I stared blankly at the mask.

Seeing this in real life, I was sure.

‘It’s the mask Ryan used to wear.’

My body trembles finely.

“after······.”

I took a deep breath. It was as if the feeling of joy filled inside me was coming out through the breath I exhaled.

“Looks like you hit the jackpot?”

The grade of this mask is Normal. is the lowest grade.

But I knew how to grow this mask to mythic rank.

In the first round, Ryan’s Trainer Angel posted it directly to the community.

It was quickly erased again, but the contents I read then were clearly imprinted in my head.

She said she posted it in a fit of rage when Ryan unilaterally broke the contract, so she’s probably right.

‘Myth level item.’

The weight of the name was heavy.

Ryan, whom I met in the first round, showed off his terrifying majesty.

A look that alone overwhelms against thousands of people.

Hence the nickname given to him.

‘It was a walking raid boss.’

I didn’t know how that was possible at the time, but after seeing the performance of the mask that was uploaded to the community, I was able to understand it.

‘A mask that gets stronger the more you kill it.’

Because that was the nature of this mask.

I put the mask on my face. Then, as if the mask had melted into my face, I didn’t feel anything.

It didn’t even block my vision at all.

‘Good?’

Literally, it was as if nothing had been written.

seureung-

I drew my sword and reflected my face on the black surface.

I saw a white mask with only the eyes, nose and mouth pierced.

It seemed like an unexpected hit.

early the next morning.

When I left the room and headed to the restaurant attached to the accommodation, I saw Aserian sitting on a chair with bread in her mouth, writing something hard.

“You woke up early.”

“Ah yes. You have to be diligent to manage the farm by yourself.”

Opposite her was a plate without an owner.

It was a well-balanced diet with meat, vegetables and fruits evenly mixed. Since it’s just her and me here, it must have been prepared for me.

“It is a wonderful mask. Did you get a new one?”

Aserian glanced at me and asked.

“yes.”

I naturally sat across from her and ate in silence. Until I finished eating, she was absorbed in writing something while eating the bread in her mouth.

When I finished eating and came out, I saw two buildings that I hadn’t seen until yesterday. At the entrance of the building, there were signs that read “Physical Training Room” and “Competition Room.”

Among them, I went into the building marked the fitness room.

A track is laid on the floor, and various equipment for strength training are placed on one side.

On the other side, obstacles were installed.

‘Is it better than I thought?’

Just by looking at the fitness room, it was evident that she had properly studied how to nurture players. Everything I needed was prepared.

The stretch started by sitting with your hips on one side of the track.

‘It’s very stiff.’

My muscles screamed at every part I stretched. Ignoring the pain, I relaxed the muscles meticulously and meticulously.

Elasticity comes out when hard muscles are gently released. And that elasticity makes it possible for the body to move explosively and dynamically.

However, the current body, which has just entered the Colosseum, has lost its elasticity due to the long-term muscle tightness.

From now on, I had to make my muscles as soft as possible.

how much time has passed

As I was engrossed in stretching for a while, Aserian appeared in the gym.

“For the time being, I will focus on training without competing.”

She held out a piece of paper.

“What is this?”

A daily schedule was written on the paper.

After waking up in the morning, stretching, running, strength training, meditation, martial arts…etc.

It was a very tight schedule, starting at 7:00 AM and ending at 8:00 PM.

From early in the morning, I put aside my meals and did something, and I was working on my schedule.

‘It’s really amazing.’

When I saw the schedule, I was involuntarily amazed.

At first glance, it seems like they are just rolling ignorantly, but from my point of view, the compatibility between each schedule was very good.

After breakfast, stretch and digest.

And running to consume stamina, strength training to increase the rate of increase in stats.

And after lunch, there is a meditation time for physical recovery and mental strength.

The series of courses had an appropriate combination of training and rest.

“I know what you are thinking. It will probably be a pretty tough schedule. However, I can guarantee that if Ahn Woo-jin-nim follows my curriculum well, he will be able to rise to a higher league in no time.”

Aserian’s voice was full of confidence.

I agree with her.

If you do this process consistently, you will get stronger in no time. It’s probably the best training method that can be made in the farm at this time.

But I shook my head.

“I want to train my way.”

“Is it because you think the training will be too hard? But those who don’t try are bound to be weeded out. The Colosseum is a battlefield where you risk your life, right? This is a message for Ahn Woo-jin.”

“I don’t mean that.”

“Then why…?”

“Because doing it my way is more efficient.”

Her schedule is impeccable. It was a highly complete curriculum that raised all stats evenly and at the same time increased weapon proficiency.

If I belonged to the ‘fighting spirit’ team when I first entered the first playthrough, I might have become much stronger.

But I have 10 years of experience fighting in the Colosseum. Thanks to that, he understands the mechanism to quickly raise his stats.

I know how to get stronger faster, but I didn’t have to go back.

“・・・・・Would it be more efficient?”

Aserian made a puzzled expression for a moment, then sighed lightly.

“great. So how about doing this? For three days, I train according to Ahn Woo-jin’s method, and for three days, I train according to my own method. So in the end, I decided to follow the more efficient method.”

At Aserian’s words, I revised my evaluation of her.

Persuasion, not coercion.

The attitude of a leader, not a boss.

I thought she could lead the team better than I thought.

“great.”

“Then you must follow my words unconditionally for three days from today. Now then, let’s start by stretching hard, shall we?”

She smiled broadly and turned to my back and pressed me down.

In an instant, a terrible pain radiated from his crotch.

Hmmm, I’ll have to correct it somewhere between leader and boss.

“There is still one lap left! little bit more!”

“Come on, breathe in! Give your stomach a boost! slowly!”

“Take care of your posture! That’s how Ahn Woo-jin likes filial piety. rate. Because I can raise it!”

“The lower body has to be fixed! Pay attention to your breathing! 100 more for every shake!”

A short time of 3 days.

Aserian pushed me to the limit.

In the long run, it was rather harsh training that could lead to burnout.

Of course, she won’t push her like this in the future either.

But right now, we are betting on whose training method is more efficient.

Even in order to raise her stats to the maximum, she had no choice but to pull out my stamina like squeezing a dried squid.

“Huck, huck.”

[Name: Ahn Woo-jin (Nickname: undecided)] [Affiliation: Team Fighting Spirit]

[League: Lower League]

[Strength: 6] [Agility: 6] [Stamina: 10]

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

[Awakening Ability: ＜Super Sense＞ ＜Advanced Living＞ ＜Special Mana Management＞ ＜Advanced Spearmanship＞ ＜Intermediate Swordsmanship＞ ＜Advanced Daggersmanship＞ ＜Advanced Throwing＞ ＜Intermediate Fighting＞ ＜Lesser Healing＞]

[Owned Skills (0/5): None]

[Achievement Perks: None] [Dimension Perks: None] [Race Perks: None]

[Remaining HP: 34%]

“Your strength has increased by 3, agility by 2, and stamina by 2 in 3 days?”

Aserian spoke to me as I collapsed on the floor and caught my breath.

Compared to the fact that I raised strength by 1, agility by 2, and physical strength by 7 in one day on the first day of admission, these figures are small.

However, this was also a very rapid growth in the state of not understanding the mechanism.

“It’s my way from tomorrow.”

“that’s right. If the total increase in stats is lower than 7, should you follow my training?”

At her words, I laughed.

The higher the stat, the harder it is to raise, but she was skillfully comparing it with the previous stat.

Well, it doesn’t matter.

Anyway, my training method will be much better anyway.