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31. Snow Desert
I kept walking in the middle of the snow desert. For almost two hours I moved my feet but found nothing but the cold white dust.
“I want to know why the game developers are now happy to torture their players at the beginning of the game.” the bad luck I experienced made me question about the contents of the heads of Minvers game developers.
The snow storm that was happening made me unable to see clearly. The limited visibility made me feel lost.
“It's getting worse.” I stopped because half of my body has been covered in snow which makes my legs difficult to move. The place I'm working on right now is like a mudhole but it feels really cold.
I tried to force myself to keep going but it just made me more deeply mired. Things got worse when my body from legs to chest was buried in the snow.
“Now what?.” do you ask yourself.
Not wanting to give up at the beginning of the game, I then looked for if there was anything I could use in the inventory, as well as looking at the updated menu stat.
“I get Gold rating box, hopefully there is something useful in it.”
A sizable box appeared in front of me after I took it out of the inventory, I had high hopes for what was inside the gold-plated box when I saw its size.
It was quite difficult to open the golden box with most parts of my body immersed in the snow, but after a hard struggle I was finally able to open it. Back after looking at the contents in the box I also get...
“Attempt...” my murmur saw the big box was empty. My feelings immediately became upset at feeling deceived.
Actually idi box is not completely empty because there is a scroll inside. But still such a big box contains only one roll of paper that looks so old and easily torn what developers are making jokes?.
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[Mastery Runes]
Type: Scroll Skill
Rank: Epic
Description: the magic scroll contains the knowledge of one of the oldest magic techniques. Total use 1×.
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Looking at the details of the item I instantly felt the scroll would be useless.
In the real world I already have knowledge of runes. From the magic of ancient civilizations to the forbidden magic I've learned.
But most of the magic I learned I never practiced because of various things, such as ritual processes that required very rare supporting items or black magic that required human sacrifice.
My gaze returned to the magic scroll inside the box. “Maybe this will come in handy.” after I take the magic scroll, the gold box in an instant disappears.
“Pay, when I intended to use the box as snow rubber.” My frustration turned to anger because the most useful objects actually disappeared and left only useless scrolls.
The anger within me obliterated the agonizing cold, even making the snow around me melt slowly.
Wait, thawing?
How is that possible. From the beginning I felt something strange about my body. If an ordinary human might have died from the cold that could have caused hypothermia.
But it had been two hours I walked in the middle of the snow desert with the thin clothes of beginners, but there was no problem I experienced other than the cold air that disturbed.
“Maybe this is a Giant race effect or it could be a Viking job.”
The air returned after my anger subsided. The new magic scroll I can tear immediately because that is how to use magic scroll.
Ding!
[Studying Expertise (Rune Mastery)]
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[Mastery Runes]
Type: Crafting
Rank: Epic
Description: Ability to create magic symbols and knowledge of magus language.
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“As before, the information contained in the description of skills and items is very limited and can even be said to be useless. As if the creator of this game is so lazy to enter more detailed information.”
The storm blew even louder after I said what was on my mind. It was as if someone had heard me and was angry at what I was saying.
'Is the developer currently watching me?'. I looked around and found nothing but snow.
Ding!
[Player successfully learned the magic technique. Opens status Mana points]
Like health stat, where points are measured in percentages. Can't be added but is affected by the intelligence stat. The higher the player's intelligence then which points will last a long time.
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Still in the same place I stood still because the high snow made me unable to walk.
If only I could bring out the heat like I did by accident, maybe I could melt the snow around me.
“Let's see details of Ras Gian and Job Viking.”
Ding!
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[Giant]
Description: Strong race with physical features of large stature. It has a remarkable resistance to the elements making it able to live in such an extreme environment. The weakness of this race was its so low intelligence.
Giant Race Effect:
(1) Strong body: Add 2 points on the Defense stat and 1 Power point each level up.
(2) Against Nature: Easily adapt to even the most extreme environments. (High element resistance).
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The effects of the Giant race let me know why the health bar is not reduced even though the environmental conditions are very dangerous.
After looking at the details of the Giant race, it is now the turn of the details of the work of a Viking.
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[Vikings]
Description: A giant with intelligence sails into the ocean to conquer the seven oceans.
Viking Job Effect:
(1) Add 2 power points each level up.
(2) Viking rage: Fires of rage flare up in the souls of the Vikings, active when the player's mental state peaks. Increases physical strength by 30-100%.
(3) Pirate: increase strength and morale when fighting in the sea area. Swimming skills are increasing.
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Race and work are connected to each other. Judging from the details of the Viking work, I assumed that only the Giant race could use the Viking job.
“Perhaps if it was a human would be referred to as a pirate.”
After seeing the effects of Job Viking I also knew how to deal with the heavy snow that was holding my body.
“You think you can stop me!.” I can feel my body temperature starting to rise as anger overwhelms me.
“Keep away, frozen steam is useless as you guys do not deserve to be in front of me!.” the snow quickly melts until my body can be moved again.
Apart from the snow trap I walked back in the middle of the snow desert, but several times I was trapped like before where my body was almost completely buried by snow.
Successfully escaping with the flames of Viking rage, I realized that the snowfield I was currently exploring was filled with deadly traps.
It was evident when I was mired for the umpteenth time, I found a corpse at the bottom of the snow. It seemed like the corpse was trapped and unable to come out until it finally froze to death.
“Did he get lost?.” did not want to waste the discovery, I did the looting of the corpse. From him I got a thick shirt, trousers, a head covering and a shoe all made of animal skin. Those things make me comfortable because they reduce the cold.
Then the last thing I got from the corpse was a sword, I thought it was a soldier. Looking at the small pouch tied around the waist of a corpse made me wish I had something more valuable, but unfortunately the pouch only contained nuts that might have been the stock of this poor fellow.
“I think not too bad..” some nuts I threw into the mouth, but not the nut taste I got but the toothache I felt.
“Crazy are these beans or stones?.” I regurgitate the beans obtained from frozen corpses. Thinking if the beans were very hard because it was too long frozen I put it into the inventory.
“Alright let's continue the journey.”
I looked back at the direction I was going, looking like an ordinary white expanse but actually very dangerous.
The discovery of a corpse at the base of the snow excited me because I felt the tip of this white desert was near. The theory was reinforced by the more I found bodies in the snow.
It's like a sign that I'm going the right way. Until finally after finding 40 bodies during the trip, I finally saw the boundary of the snow desert.
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Seriate.
