FLFO – Chapter 73 – Fourth Northeast Area, Val Owasse

I get up in the morning and go to collect the weekday consignment sales.

Jerky, hot dogs, onion gratin soup, talismans and magic clay. And attribute metals for Ertz-san.

After deducting the commission for the consignment, I made a total of 6.74 million, which is a great profit for 5 days. It was easy to earn back the cost of the facilities. Jerky and hot dogs are very efficient.

I think I’ve bought the essential level of facilities for now, so I’ll ask Nephrite-san for some accessories...

After that, I’d like to ask Dantel-san for some blindfold equipment.

I’m going to log out and have some breakfast.　

Then I log back in for the morning.

While I was eating, I started to wonder...what would happen if I closed my eyes in the character creation, in this game.

I sit down on a bench in the central square and do a search on the BBS.

It is possible to set the eyes anywhere from normal to closed, in the options. In this case you can also set sight to display as normal, or reduce visibility as would be appropriate. ...The former is recommended for characters with closed or slit eyes, unless you want to play as a character with restricted sight.

So that’s how it is. Closed-eye characters and slit-eye characters are popular, to a certain extent. However, without normal vision you won’t be able to do it. That’s what the settings are for.

It is possible to open your eyes if you are conscious of it, so the darkness of the abnormal state is usually applied in both settings... So said the management.

.. If I use this, I don’t need a blindfold. But it will cost a little in real money to edit the character.

If I have a blindfold made for an accessory slot the increase in status is not bad, but... it seems like it might be annoying and cause visual problems?

Dantel-san.. is there. It would be quicker to talk to the creator.

“..Oh? Hello Princess”

“Good morning. I have something to consult on.”

“That’s unusual. What is it?”

“Can you make accessories such as blindfolds and eye masks?”

“Hmm..Well, it’s possible.”

“Having a blindfold is important to my skills. Should I use a blindfold, or make changes in the character creator? I’m unable to decide.”

“Hmm.. Papillon mask like a phantom thief? It would be possible if I wanted to make that, but the problem is how to fasten it?”

“Isn’t that part of the system?”

“If it has a structure that can be fastened, it works, but if not, it doesn’t work. It’s impossible to have it floating. Or rather, it seems that you can, but my skill level is not sufficient. It may be an extra or tertiary skill. “

“Mmm.. I thought I’d fill up the accessory slots... It would be nice if it blocked my sight, but what about in terms of design?”

He looks at me from below, and asks me to turn around, so I do.

“Hmm.. the easiest thing to do is to cover your eyes and tie it behind like a headband, but then you have to change your hairstyle. It might be too hard to adjust for your current outfit.”

My hair is held at the back with a crystal lotus clasp..

“Ah..can you get the effect you want with glasses?”

I accept the glasses and fold the cloth around the lenses, but it’s not great.

“It works, but not as well as I would like.”

“It doesn’t work as well as you need.. Then you’d have to use goggles or something. That certainly wouldn’t look right..And it would be dumb to wear eye patches on both eyes..”

I try various things with Dantel-san, but none of them seem to work quite right.

“Anyway, don’t you also have to think about being able to remove it? If switching is also important, character creation might be the way to go after all.”

“Ah.. I’ll go borrow Primula-san’s test range for a bit.”

“Okay,”

Certainly, it’s still fine if it’s just a pair of glasses or similar, but if it’s wrapped type it might be trouble.

For the time being, I leave Dantel-san’s shop and enter the nearby Primula-san’s shop, and from there I went to the test firing site.

I can see the distance here. You can tell the distance by the position of the target in the range.

As a result, I understood a lot.

Firstly, the Silver Key has a 2x correction. And closing my eyes is 1.5 times.

In its base form, I am 23 metres from the target. It’s a sphere around me, so it’s a radius. Doubled, the diameter is 46 metres. And my ?Spatial Awareness Ability Expansion? is currently at level 23.

If I equip the silver key, I am 46 metres from the target. The diameter is 92 metres.

And if I close my eyes, I am 69 metres from the target. The diameter is 138 meters.

As far as I can see from the BBS, the short bow has a 40 metre range. 50 metres for longbows. The Japanese bow is 60 metres.

In other words, I am outside the range for direct shooting. The problem is that when it comes to curved shots, the range is 120, 160 and 200 metres, so they are in range.

However, with the indirect firing..there is little margin for error, so for now it should be okay.

Other than the curved shot, there is the mechanical bow... The crossbow. The direct fire range of this is 100 metres. However, from 50 metres onwards, there seems to be a reduction in power and hit rate. It seems that it is difficult to aim, and the sound is annoying, but it seems to be strong at short distances.

The range of magic is different depending on the magic, so it’s hard to judge, but basically it’s about the same as a longbow.

I’d like to see 100 metres. Would it be dangerous to accessorize until then?

If I don’t close my eyes, the longbow and Japanese bow will be outside my range, which is not good. If the skill level is equal to the radius, I have to get it to 30 before the tournament. Then I should have a radius of 60 metres with just the Silver Key.

The ideal is 33 .. 66, 1.5 .. Then, it’s still a step short. So 34.

In other words..it’s not suitable to prepare equipment, because it is necessary to switch.

Let’s contact Dantel-san.

“After testing, it turned out that switching seems to be necessary.”

『Right. Well, I guess we’ll see. You can come back if you need anything else.』

“I’ll do that. I’m off to Nephrite-san’s shop.”

『Okay, see you.』

I leave Primula-san’s shop and head to Nephrite-san’s shop this time.

Nephrite-san’s shop is ..stylish, isn’t it? She’s a ?Handicraft? producer, so to put it simply, it’s an accessory store. It could also be a jeweller’s shop, but basically it doesn’t sell unaltered jewels.

In terms of the game’s equipment, it is an accessory shop. A shop that sells accessories such as necklaces, earrings, rings and bangles.

Nephrite-san is..working next to the shopkeeper.

Hmmm, a set of teacups and saucers. Small items for housing .. I want some. The [Tableware] of ?Cook? is nothing more than a container made with magical power, so there is no design.

I pick up one with a blue pattern on a stable white background, and check it out. ..It is very authentic. It’s not that expensive, so I may aswell buy it. Mm, there are also teacups made of magic clay? Obviously there is a difference in price.

“Oh, good morning Princess”

“Good morning, Nephrite-san. Have you finished the work?”

“When I’m in the store, it’s like a pre-processing, so I can stop at any time.”

“I see. Is this tableware also a ?Handicraft? creation?”

“It’s a collaboration. Someone else makes the shapes, I add the patterns and the person who made them bakes them.”

“This one looks like it’s made of my magic clay..”

“He said he was buying ..and he said he wanted more.”

“Magic clay has a rather low priority..”

The price is reasonable, but few people use it. In which case it would be better to make resurrection potions..

I will buy the one made with magic clay for now. It’s 20,000, then. 10,000 for the clay, and the rest divided among other items.

“Thank you.”

“By the way, I came to buy accessories.”

“Oh, that was why. What status, shape, and jewels do you want?”

“A ring, I think. I’d say light and dark, in the areas of dexterity, strength, intelligence and spirit.”

“Hmm..Like this?”

[Equipment / Decoration] Hematite Ring Rare: Ra Quality: B + Durability: 140

A ring with a large, carefully cut piece of hematite.

Strengthens the wearer’s intellect.

Created by: Nephrite

?Appraisal Lv10?

MDEF: △

?Appraisal Lv20?

Increased Intelligence: Medium

Dark Magic Enhancement: Medium

Dark Magic Resistance: Medium

Darkness Resistance: Medium

Huh? strong. Oh..But the defense power is higher in the Protection set.

There are also rings that do not have jewels, but they grant no magical enhancement. In other words, the price difference is amazing.

“How many do you need?”

“There are still 7 slots available.”

“That many. It would be a fair amount of money..”

“I earned a lot with crafting, so there is no problem. 2m is enough, right?”

“For seven pieces..It would be about 1.8? If you provide the gems, then 1.4”

1.4 million if I bring some in. Shall I sell a little? To be honest, we need Magic Iron more than gems.

I’d like 2 dexterity, 1 strength, 2 intelligence and 2 spirit. The gems are... 4 Celestite and 3 Hematite.

Dark magic is also enhanced by the race, and above all, darkness resistance is meaningless for me, who absorbs darkness. In that case, I should prioritize light resistance, which is equally important.

I sacrifice 4 celestite and 3 hematite and buy the 7 rings for 1.4 million.

I will equip them immediately, then do exactly what the game suggests. That is.. I will smash the eyeball marks next to the equipment slots. Then the ring on my finger disappears and will no longer get in the way.

You can use this if you don’t like the look of the equipment or if it doesn’t match the look of your other equipment. Invisible, but the effect is still in effect because it is equipped.

This function is for accessories only. Of course, it cannot be used for weapons or shields, nor can it be used for any of the armour parts. For that you need to use the avatar tab.

I was able to equip the slots that were previously empty, so this should be a good improvement.

After that, my back and cloak are still empty, but..these two are fine for now..

Oh, that’s right. I was going to buy a bag for the workers.

“I’m off to Dantel-san’s shop now.”

“Thanks a lot. It’s not very durable, but bring it in for repair before it breaks.”

“I’ll be careful.”

After leaving Nephrite-san’s fashionable shop, I head to Dantel-san’s shop again.

“Oh? You’ve come again. What happened?”

“I was going to buy a bag for workers. I forgot.”

“Worker.. Oh, that.”

Dantel-san shows me the storage options.

Backpack. Handbag. Waist pouch. As for the capacity, it is a pouch < handbag < backpack.

To be honest, it seems that the handbags, with which you can’t carry weapons, are rubbish.

The backpack is more stable.

“I’ll take this one. A backpack.”

“Dare I ask it...”

“It’s for the bones to wear on their back.”

I buy 10 backpacks for 30,000, equip them to my workers and summon them.

“It’s kind of surreal, huh.”

“Well .. this will make it easier for them to collect things, so it’s good.”

If I put my hand in the worker’s basket it displays a UI with 10 item slots.

“Oh, so this has [Inventory Control] aswell.”

“?Spacial Magic?, huh.”

“Oh? Mm...?”

“What’s up?”

There is an option called inventory sharing, so I will push it.

The Silver Key floats up from my waist, stabs into the open space of the worker’s backpack, and turns to open..Then the key warps back to my waist.

“What....?”

“I see .. this backpack is also a shortcut to my inventory.”

“What? ?Spatial Magic?? Or the effect of the Silver Key?”

“Probably both. I think it’s a combination of [Inventory Control] and the Silver Key...”

“Mmm..The epitome of an artifact..”

Like my belt pouch, the worker’s backpack is also a shortcut.

Because of the sharing, my inventory expands by the 10 slots of the backpack, and when the worker puts items into the backpack, they go directly into my inventory. That’s great.”

If I equip some elsewhere and share it, the number of inventory slots will increase..But I am no longer troubled for inventory space. [Inventory Expansion] is not necessary any more. I no longer need to use it constantly to get experience in ?Spatial Magic? either.

In the first place, my inventory was so full because of ingredients. Once I became able to store them in the kits, the problem was solved.

So there is no need to increase it further just to have it.. Workers will suffice.

“I have empty back and cloak slots, what can I do about them?”

“Back and cloak.. The biggest problem is the dress. The back is usually a backpack. The cloak is cold-resistant, so it’s recommended in bad weather .. Does it even matter to Immortals?”

“Environmental damage is irrelevant after evolving..”

“I think it’s okay if you don’t have them. If you want it, maybe a shawl or a stole. I will likely be making them for those ladies.. There was something in the update info about changing the weather.”

Ellie and Abbie seem to need it.

I do remember reading something about making the weather change more frequently.. That would be more interesting, but it would also require more countermeasures.

[Ensol] is gone.. Is it possible to come up with something using ?Spatial Magic?? Well, if the weather turns, I can think about it while testing things.

I don’t seem to have anything else I need to buy, so I’m leaving Dantel-san’s shop.

It’s a bit early, but I think I’ll have lunch... And prepare for the afternoon.

After lunch, when I log in, I go to the character creator instead of the world, set my eyes closed as the default, and then connect to the world.

Yeah, it’s all right. The range has increased and I need to be very aware of it to open my eyes. As long as my eyes don’t open when I’m startled or something, I’m fine. This seems to be good.

Perhaps the most efficient way to raise ?Spatial Awareness Ability Expansion? is to stay in town and use it for observation...?

There are many people in the central square of the Starting Town... Is this the best place to make use of it? It should be a good place to get experience... Let’s improve the skill here until it’s a good stopping point.

“..Onee-chan, what are you doing?”

“Onee-chan is improving her skills now.”

“Here?”

“Yeah, I thought this would be a good place to start. I want to get it up to a certain level before the sports festival.”

“..Sensing?”

“It’s a rare skill I’ve learned, I closed my eyes to make the most of it.”

“Seriously...”

You could consider it sensing or perception. This is a good way to make the most of either ?Sensing? or ?Detection? skills.

Basically, it’s human visual information, but I think the snake types have a heat source sensing system. ?Spatial Awareness Ability Expansion? may be closer to the mind’s eye.

Well, it’s a rare skill, so it’s a secret.

“Onee-chan, what about lunch?”

“I’ve already eaten. I’m going hunting with Ske-san and Alf-san in the afternoon, aiming for the fourth.”

“Where?”

“Felforge.”

“Northeast..”

Alf-san is in Felforge. Is Ske-san not on yet? I still have time, so I’ll work on improving my skills a little more.

My sister logged out to eat.

Oh, it went up.

I check in Primula-san’s shop and it looks like the skill level is good for the radius as it is.

Now, with the Silver Key, off to the central square of Felforge.

“Hi, Princess.”

“Hello, Alf-san.”

Alf-san met me as I arrived.

He called for Ske-san, and we’re good to go.

“Hey Hey!”

“Okay, let’s go.”

As Alf-san has a horse, Ske-san and I summon horses instead of wyverns.

The fourth area is reached by following a diagonal path from Felforge to the upper right. North and east of Felforge are mountains, so we’ll take the lowered area between them as a path.

The undead horses are very good. They have no concept of stamina, so they can always maintain their top speed. Canter and gallop...were the terms.

However..In this map, the enemies are golems. Well, that means....your opponent will always be chasing you at top speed, too.

“The golem riders are coming after me.”

“They’re chasing us..”

“It’s slow and I can shake it off. If there’s someone in front of me, I’ll kill them.”

The Iron Golem Rider is a golem riding a golem vehicle. The vehicle is closer to a dog and the upper part is more human.

Since it’s a golem, was it necessary to combine them..?

“Couldn’t it have been a golem like the centaur?”

“That would have been weaker than the centaur, and I think it was deliberate.”

“Surely it could have been... a deliberate attempt to create a flaw?”

There are also gargoyles and iron wolves, but none of them seem to be able to keep up.

The Iron Wolf is the tricky one. It’s a wolf with hair as hard as iron. It is also iron-like in colour. It’s an animal, so it’s fast, but it has stamina.

Golems are heavy and slow, but have no stamina.

There is no problem like this, and it seems that we can make it to the fourth area.

“Kuku, Huhahahaha, Hahahaha! I’m the fastest!”

“We’re running side by side.”

“..Kuku, Huhahahaha, Hahahaha! We are the fastest!”

“Don’t start over!”

It’s a three-stage laugh. It’s mainly for villains, but..maybe it suits you ? It’s a lich after all. It’s bones.historical

“Oh, the fourth soon”

“I don’t have any information about the enemy yet. It seems that the iron has changed to steel, but that’s all I know.”

“So iron has turned to steel. If the speed doesn’t change, we can still shake them off.”

It’s been a while since we started racing up and down busy mountain roads, some uphill, some downhill. Entering the fourth area, I glanced at the 3D map in my brain to detect the enemy. As Alf-san says, it’s a steel type.

I’m not sure what the colour or quality is yet, to be honest, but skills that require you to see, such as ?Identification?, work. If you know the name and the shape, you can guess the colour and the quality. I don’t know if there is a magic eye in this game, but I’m a bit curious.

The enemies range in level from 42 to 45, and include the Murder Gargoyle, Steel Golem Rider and Steel Golem Wolf.

The only one I’m not sure about is the Murder Gargoyle, so I’ll check it out with my eyes. It has a single-edged, lightly warped, one-handed sword. I think it’s a butcher knife that has been enlarged to the level of a one-handed sword... I suppose that’s where the Murder comes from. It looks ready to kill. The body is a larger version of the...goblin, with a stone-like quality and wings.

In other words..

“It’s not very cool, is it..That gargoyle.”

“Hey..”

“Yeah. It’s a bit too realistic..It’s not very dream filled?”

“That’s right. Is there no romance?”

It’s not a very exciting appearance.

The Steel Golem Wolf is a wolf-shaped steel golem. It’s not a creature at all.

“But the guy who came to investigate said he died suddenly. They don’t know why, so be careful.”

“Okay~”

“Alright.”

After a while of riding on the same old mountain road, I spotted the enemy in the sky on my 3D map.

And then ?Sensing Danger? activates, and the 3D map shows the predicted route.

It’s a great advantage, because with only visual information you can only see what you can see. In other words, if it is diagonally above, in the sky..If it is not in your field of view, ?Sensing Danger? will not trigger, but it may still be detected with ?Intuition?. It’s quite convenient to take both of these skills, as they cover each other.

A surprise attack from the sky. It’s pretty fast.. The enemy is a Sky Golem.

The instructions are quick and concise.

“Above! Spread out!”

” ” Mmm !? ” “

?Sensing Danger? works only if you are the target or you are in range of an area attack. In regards to the others in the party..it is mainly the job of ?Intuition?. The essence of ?Intuition? is the strengthening or expansion of other skills.

Since I ‘noticed’, they should now see the line aiming at me. They immediately spread out to avoid me, who was leading in the triangle, and I slow down sharply. It’s impossible to accelerate to avoid the attack because I’m always at top speed...

The timing is off because of the deceleration, and the Sky Golem blasts into the ground in front of me.... and crashing, to be frank?

The ground and dust have scattered about. I can’t see it with my eyes, so I use the 3D map in my brain to keep an eye on it, but it’s not moving, is it? I try to attack with a lance, but it seems to hit normally.

“It looks like it’s stunned after the surprise attack...”

“Isn’t it moving?”

“It’s not moving..”

“[Noxplode]!”

Ske-san’s explosion hits, and the air clears up.

The Sky Golem appears to have its feet buried in the ground and its wings stuck in the ground. It moves its wings, pulls them out of the ground. Is it trying to fly?

Of course it’s not going to get to fly.

“Oh, it started to move. Stun of about 6 seconds? That’s quite a long time.”

“Ooh! The Sky Golem is cool!”

Ske-san is continuing to fire magic at it, even while proclaiming its coolness.

It flaps its wings and pulls its feet out of the ground, rising back to the surface. But then Alf-san knocks it back down with his two-handed sword.

“Good!”

Once it is knocked down, it is quickly defeated by the magic of myself and Ske-san.

I absorb it and we continue our journey.

The Sky Golem is probably steel in colour. The size of the body is about the size of a child, and the characteristic feature is the wings. The wings are gently curved, and there are three swords hanging from each wing. The silhouette was slender, but very sharp in places, and the legs were like those of a hawk.

A surprise attack from the sky seems to thrust the swords of the legs and wings, using the weight and descent speed of the steel body...

“I wonder if the surprise falling attack was the cause of the instant death of the informant on the BBS.”

“I think that’s probably it. It’s a special attack using the swords on both its wings and feet.”

“If it came to me, I’d die~.”

“I think it’s hard for me too, in the current situation. It’s difficult to prevent an attack from that angle..”

“Is that ground explosion just an effect, or is it really that powerful?”

It’s probably a scout type, but it’s so powerful that it killed everyone who came this far instantly. Ske-san would definitely die.

“I want a body too, isn’t it cool~?”

“If you run, they’ll come to you anyway.”

“I’m sure they will..”

“Whether I’ll use it or not is another story!”

Well, cool does not equal strong..

Even if you want to use the same move.. When summoned, it is not metal, so the weight difference will mean it is not as powerful, right?

Hmm, did you come after all?

“It’s coming from above!”

Slow down again, and let it drop to the front. Then use [Magic Amplification] and [Six-Fold Chanting] to fire the magic.

Ske-san uses [Nox Explosion] to blow away the cloud of dirt and then switches to single magic.

After seeing that Ske-san has blown away the dirt, Alf-san rides over and swings his two-handed sword as hard as he can. Of course, using Arts.

We know that the stun is long right after the fall. There is no option not to beat it. We just have to crush it before it takes off.

Ske-san takes in the defeated Sky Golem, and we resume our trip again.

Steel Tortoise, Steel Golem, and Sky Golem are around the town.

The Steel Tortoise is about the size of a human child, and its shell is made of steel. Does it drop iron ore? If so, it might be better to hunt the Iron Tortoise...

The Steel Golem is a nearly 3 metre long block of steel. They are not jointed, and each part of the golem floats in isolation. Well, odd as it is, the magical creatures themselves, including us Immortals, are mysterious creatures.

It’s a fantasy.

We go to the town, while crushing occasional falling Sky Golem.

“Hmm... Beating golems with a sword is a bit much..”

“Is durability decreasing quickly?”

“If you swing it badly, it can break, so there’s a lot of pressure.. Well, it’s a two-handed sword, so it’s durable enough.”

“I’ll laugh if it breaks!”

“Hahahaha, you’re crazy.”

Ske-san is a pure caster. Even if my blade is broken, there is no problem if I make it again.

The only problem was the servants, but fortunately the equipment problem has been solved and they can all use the mace. We’ll manage. Oh..did I forget to tell Ske-san..?

“By the way, Ske-san, have you been to the library?”

“No?”

“Oh, so you don’t have this one..”

“Hmm?”

“If you read ‘A Study of the Mysteries of the Dead and the Coffin of Dreams’, you will have [Coffin of Dreams], [Ephemeral Doll] and [Ephemeral Radiance] unlock for ?Necromantic Secrets?. And you will also be able to summon spirits.”

“What~!”

“Our sage is not very reliable, is he?”

“Peh.”

“Oops.”

The library is pretty important in this game, isn’t it? Knowledge is a weapon, Aniki. But you have to be smart enough to use it.

Anyway, should Ske-san take the time to read the book when we arrive at Val Owasse? The dolls won’t have a turn yet, but the equipment is convenient.

Oh, the gate is coming into view.

“It’s quite tough, isn’t it?”

“Is it tough? They need at least that much defense.”

“Tortoise aside, there are steel golems and sky golems~?”

You would need a wall suitable for the surrounding enemies. It would be a waste of money and materials to make a wall that would be destroyed immediately..

“Oh? There’s a ballista.”

“If it’s not something unique, that’s right..”

“The golems are a big target, so it isn’t bad? It looks hard to hit the Sky Golems though..”

“Would you have to wait for them to land before using the ballista?”

“Will it work if you get a line of sight? Is the accuracy of a ballista good enough?”

“I mean, they’ve got skills, so they should be pretty accurate, right?”

“There is too little information..”

“Well.... speak of the devil.”

When the gate is just a short distance away another Sky Golem comes falling down, so we smash it down and head for the gate as if nothing had happened.

“Good day, I’m an Immortal Outsider. Can I enter?”

“You must be quite good to get here. Welcome. Welcome to Val Owasse. If you keep going straight, you will find the main facilities.”

“Understood.”

They do not move a muscle when a Sky Golem falls. As expected of the locals. It must be a usual thing.

We follow the main street straight to the central square as we were told. The first thing to do, of course, is to open the portal. Now it’s possible to transfer. We send Ske-san off and Alf-san and I take a break.

“The number of dwarven Residents has increased considerably.”

“It seems to be a dwarven country. Are the buildings all made of stone?”

“Fire prevention, maybe. Or...is it just that it’s easier to get stone here.”

“It could be a lot of stone is collected while mining..”

“But I thought there’d be a lot of smoke coming from the workshops...”

“That’s what I thought. Is the amount of smoke coming from the houses too small? I think it’s much darker too.”

“Is there a small amount of impurities? The first thing that comes to mind is something like a magic furnace.”

“That’s right. It’s a fantasy, it’s got magic as its main fuel, so there’s no soot?”

“Should I say that it is better for the environment than coke?”

“It seems that it’s not just magical power, but I wonder if there is something.”

“Well, blacksmithing isn’t really my thing, so I’m sure Ertz-san will do his best..”

It’s a stone town with a medieval feel. Well, it’s a fantasy, so it’s medieval-like. It’s nice when it looks like this. If it was a faithful reproduction with all the dirt included, it would be a bit ridiculous, wouldn’t it? I don’t know if I would want to play that game.

Or rather, it won’t be that dirty in a magical world. There is the very good lifestyle magic [Washing], and you can easily get water. It easi-->>

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