Weed agonized over discovering a method to destroy walls.“There’s a long way to go before the fortress walls collapse, so we can capture it.”As a blacksmith, he could create siege weapons. However, his proficiency to do so was still severely low.“I don’t know how many siege weapons I’d have to make before I can get a useful one, either…”If it requires as much weapon production proficiency as making a Great-Sword, it would take several long weeks! Material supply was also a problem, and the alliance tribes might try to return to their tribes again.“Well, it’s not like I really have the confidence to beat the Embinyu Church’s Knights and Priests even when the walls fall down.”Weed’s mind was eased. Since the solution wasn’t in siege weapon production, he had completely given up on it.“A normal siege battle won’t do. Of course there isn’t an answer.”No one would dare to attack the high, thick walls of the fortress when the people inside were well prepared to defend them.The alliance tribes were outnumbered and at a disadvantaged when it comes to a group battle. The greatest roles the individuals could play were only in dogfights and hunting.Weed had used his Tailoring and Blacksmithing skills to touch their gear up a bit, but with the alliance tribes’ fundamentally crappy armor, most of them would die from a concentrated attack even before they climbed the walls.“Should I have listened to Smith’s advice and brought another person with me?”But Weed shook his head. It was too late to regret it, and he couldn’t go back, either. Even if Pale, Zephyr, or SwordNoob were to come, the situation probably wouldn’t change much. Having personally experienced the enemy’s strength, it seems like the quest success would, at the very least, take a combat profession in the mid level 500s. It would take a force capable of destroying the gates with a sword blow or highly destructive skill, capable of subduing the Embinyu Church’s Priests with an ambush!As a Knight, he could command the alliance tribes by demonstrating the peak of his Leadership. Although the tribes have gathered, they were merely rag-tag troops, but he made the alliance tribes fight past their limits with his Leadership and Charisma. Even if the alliance tribes took a lot of damage, he had to bring out their maximum potential to use them and look for an opportunity.It could become a mighty victory worthy of being left in the Versailles Continent’s history.Weed didn’t rate his own ability to command very highly.“I only won the wars I could win.”He didn’t have a scrap of desire to fight a battle with only a tiny chance of victory with the alliance tribes. Overcoming the quality and quantity of his troops, the terrain, and the state of their equipment wasn’t as easy as it sounded.There was also a limit to granting life, a Sculptor’s advantage. He’d want to give it a go if he just had 100 sculpted lifeforms or so. He’d be able to see a chance of victory, too. But if he did that, Weed’s level would fall by at least 160.“Even if I succeeded the quest, there’d be nothing left.”At best, the life-granted sculptures would die brutally in the siege war.If he successfully completed the quest but over half of his sculptures died, it would be a tremendous loss! He’d also have to start again from the beginning with a level below 200. Even if the quest succeeded, there’d be nothing left.“This is what they call an unprofitable business.”Weed decided to return to the basics and construct his plan again. Before starting the battle, he had to nitpick on many variables and choose a battlefield favorable for his forces. For now, Weed logged out for the first time in a long while to rest.* * *“Is this the library?”Lee Hyun sought out the library for the first time since his admission into Korea University. He had neglected it until now because there weren’t any comic books at the university library.“Though it was my dream ever since I was young.”Reading comic books and making ramen to eat when he was hungry — it was a happy fantasy he’d wished for in his middle and high school days.He was also a reader who diligently read the daily published comics while delivering newspapers.“For a library to not have comic books, this school is truly rotten!”Lee Hyun criticized the school library’s policies without reserve. Many other libraries collected comic books, but Korea University hadn’t put comic books out on their shelves yet.The generous scholarships, study-abroad benefits, large state-of-the-art classrooms, and research facilities the school arranged to provide for the studying students were not subjected to his consideration.“Seems like a backwards school if it lacks comic books. Rotten, it’s rotten. Where are they using all the tuition fees?”The number of novels, economic books, dissertations, history books, and books about art was enormous. The whole building was a library.“Hello, oppa.”“You came, hyung?”His classmates from the Virtual Reality Department recognized Lee Hyun and greeted him quietly. It seemed they were studying in groups of twos and threes in the library study rooms.“Ah, yeah.” Lee Hyun simply nodded his head lightly.It was the most important thing he had to watch out for while attending university.‘I absolutely must not get close to those who are younger than me.’If he became a senior, he would treat his juniors like robbers, because they’d have the impudence to chase him around asking to be treated to a free meal!In Lee Hyun’s case, he’d already been asked a few times by other students to buy them food, since he was older than his classmates.“I have to consider my health. I pack and bring my own lunch from home.”He narrowly averted the crisis.The views of the students had changed now.‘A family man oppa who thinks of his health.’‘He’ll never buy us a meal.’Nevertheless, Lee Hyun was always careful. He didn’t know when someone would ask to be treated a meal. They could also ask for something to drink at the cafe or a snack at the cafeteria.‘This damn school, is it some kind of a restaurant? Why’s there so much to eat?’It was so bad he had to avoid the vending machines, located in every building.“Did you come to study?”“No. I came to read books,” Lee Hyun replied as he lightly walked forward.“Hyung, literature novels are on the 2nd floor.”“I didn’t come to read a novel. There are just a few things I want to look for.”“What did you come here to find?”“Strategy, tactics, warfare. Y’know where they are?”“They’re on the 7th floor, but…”“Mm. Thanks for telling me.”Lee Hyun pressed the button for the 7th floor in the elevator.The 7th floor held Eastern Philosophy, history books, and other old related books, so students didn’t frequently visit it.After Lee Hyun went into the elevator, the students whispered to each other.“He must’ve been pretty interested in Eastern Philosophy.”“Though he’s usually not talkative at all… his level is really high.”“He must have depth to him somewhere, and many good points to have even dated such pretty unnis.”
Since Lee Hyun had a date with both Seoyoon and Jung Hyo Rin during the school festival, he had become a famous figure.
Rather than jealousy, many men had endless respect for him, and for women, he became a mysterious man concealing a host of charms.
“But he must be pretty good at Chinese, too.”
“Huh?”
“I’ve gone to the 7th floor out of boredom before, but most of the books on the shelves were untranslated originals.”
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