Chapter 33
[Party] Sinu: If you’ve read all the explanation, please look at the map
Just like before, following Sinu’s marker on the map, Beodeul saw a patch of ground where weeds and such had been neatly cleared.
‘Don’t tell me he cleared all this while I was reading the explanation?’
[Party] Capitalism: First time doing this event?
[Party] Girmu: Yes, yes
[Party] Sinu: Capitalism handles weeds, I’ll take care of the soil, and Girmu plants seeds. Let’s go
[Party] Capitalism: Ok ok
Watching these two in action, Beodeul wondered if this was really a party he should be part of. And considering those people earlier at the event NPC who were setting conditions for recruiting party members…
[Party] Capitalism: We can test if those seeds give blessing cans or curse cans
[Party] Capitalism: Besides, games are always generous to newbies
[Party] Sinu: Lol Girmu, give it a try
In other words, there was something called beginner’s luck. If that was the case… but was it really true? Remembering his enhancement luck, Beodeul was skeptical but started following them and planting seeds before it got too late.
“Huh?”
And before long, he spotted something shining in the undergrowth. But something was different.
‘Is that gold?’
FarmerSheimer had mentioned gold as an example, but it could have been something else.
[Would you like to check the undergrowth?
Yes / No]
Beodeul clicked ‘Yes’ and immediately came face to face with something flashing red. The identity of the red light was…
[Party] Capitalism: ????
When Girmu hesitated, Capitalism, who had been standing at a distance, rushed over to check the undergrowth, then quickly ran away.
[Party] Capitalism: Ssssnake ssssnake ssssnake
[Party] Sinu: Runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun
[Party] Girmu: T_T
The flashing had been a snake’s eyes. Beodeul moved Girmu around to avoid the snake slithering toward him.
Sinu, who had been preparing the soil, ran over and smacked the snake pursuing Girmu with his farming tool. Only after the snake’s eyes turned to Xs did Capitalism, who had fled far away, return. Then, as if nothing had happened, he started pulling weeds again.
[Party] Capitalism: Newbie’s initiation ceremony complete lolololol
[Party] Girmu: T_T…
[Party] Girmu: Do you die if bitten by a snake?
[Party] Sinu: You don’t die, just faint for a bit
[Party] Girmu: Oh!
[Party] Sinu: When you faint, the party timer decreases by 5 minutes
[Party] Girmu: ;;;;;;
[Party] Sinu: You can only enter for 30 minutes per character per day, so always run away when you see a snake
Judging from Capitalism and Sinu’s reactions, snakes probably didn’t appear that often. After that, Beodeul began planting seeds with a strange tension, avoiding the undergrowth as much as possible.
[Cannot plant seed. Would you like to check underground?
Yes / No]
Occasionally when this window appeared, small amounts of gold would pop out of the ground, or miscellaneous items, and sometimes even worn equipment fragments that had no business being in a farm.
Most of the items obtained from the farm didn’t seem rare, so Beodeul could tell that whatever Sinu or Capitalism had been hoping for wasn’t in their gradually filling inventory. Moreover, since inventory and obtained items were shared among party members in the event area… Beodeul felt somewhat responsible.
[Cannot plant seed. Would you like to check underground?
Yes / No]
After seeing the same message for who knows how many times, Beodeul habitually clicked ‘Yes.’ And once again, he came face to face with a flashing light.
“Huh?”
Before he could think ‘no way,’ the light split from two into four branches. Sensing what was coming, Beodeul hurriedly moved Girmu toward where Sinu was.
[Party] Sinu: ?
[Party] Capitalism: ??
[Party] Girmu: Snake came out T_T
[Party] Capitalism: ;;
As the snake quickly caught up to the fleeing Girmu, Capitalism ran away pretending not to notice. Once again, Sinu stepped in and struck the snake with his farming tool.
The snake collapsed with a strange noise, its eyes turning to Xs, and then something like a soul escaped from it. The SOG developers probably tried to make it look cute, but to Beodeul it was an eerie scene. If he’d been bitten by that snake, it would have been Girmu’s soul escaping.
[Party] Capitalism: It feels
[Party] Capitalism: Creepy;
Capitalism, who returned sluggishly, didn’t pull weeds like before but circled around Sinu who had gone back to focusing on tilling. It was unlike him, considering how he’d been moving as if every second counted just moments ago. It was probably because two rare snakes had appeared.
Beodeul felt awkward and silently focused on planting seeds. Poor enhancement luck and now poor event luck—Girmu was definitely a cursed character.
[Party] Sinu: ? What are you doing not pulling weeds
[Party] Capitalism: Looks like a snake field, waste of time, shall we escape?
[Party] Girmu: Snake field?
[Party] Sinu: It’s not that Girmu is a cursed character
[Party] Sinu: Even though it’s the same farm, there are some farms where snakes appear more frequently
Beodeul looked at Capitalism’s reaction to determine whether Sinu was trying to comfort him or not.
[Party] Capitalism: Two snakes already, definitely a snake field
[Party] Capitalism: If we maintain the party now, we can re-enter, so leaving might be more beneficial
So that’s why they limited it to 30 minutes of time instead of number of entries? Beodeul felt himself leaning toward re-entering. But he was concerned about the completion rate displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
[Party] Girmu: Does the farm reset if we re-enter?
[Party] Sinu: Yes
[Party] Capitalism: Yeah, completion rate gets reset too, so we need to decide quickly
[Party] Sinu: There are additional rewards based on completion rate, and you get experience too
Then there was no choice. Beodeul nodded and planted the last seed.
[Party] Girmu: Then we should leave
[Cannot plant seed. Would you like to check underground?
Yes / No]
“Ah.”
Beodeul let out a gasp and slightly furrowed his brow. Surely it wouldn’t be another snake? He never imagined he’d hesitate so much to click the ‘Yes’ button.
Capitalism was already heading back to the farm entrance, and Sinu had stopped tilling and was waiting for Girmu. Beodeul moved his mouse without further delay. He planned to quickly click ‘Yes’ and leave, given the time limit. But…
“Golden color?”
This time, golden light was emitted. But the moment the light split into two, Beodeul sensed what would happen next and hastily moved Girmu.
Flash! After the golden eyes glowed, sure enough, a snake jumped out.
Sinu also seemed to have anticipated this as he came running with his farming tool swinging, allowing Girmu to quickly escape the snake’s pursuit. Once again, the snake collapsed and then…
[World] User Girmu has acquired ‘Golden Ticket’!
[World] User Sinu has acquired ‘Golden Ticket’!
[World] User Capitalism has acquired ‘Golden Ticket’!
World notifications appeared consecutively as the item was bound to all party members. Naturally, there was a heated reaction to the suddenly spammed world notifications.
[Friend] SaltySalt: ????
[Friend] Shotgun: What is that???? What are you guys doing?/
[World] [Princess’s Patissier] Geumsan: Whaaaat?????????
[World] [Steeped in Memories] Chuchu: ???What is that? How did you all get it together???
[Friend] Goyounghee: Wow?? Didn’t you two say you were going to the farm earlier… Did you get it there??????
[World] [Murderous Smile]tot: Wow… but why is a whale player there? Such a weird combination lolololololol
[World] [Star Chaser] Shooting: So what is that??? Can you go to a chocolate factory with it??
[Friend] Shotgun: Chocolate factory lmaoooooooooolol
[Friend] SaltySalt: So what is it really O_O!!!!???
[World] [Friend of the Ashen Wolf] Seyshut: Um… instead of keeping it to yourselves, could you post the item link…? T_T
The entire party, including Beodeul, was dumbfounded.
From others’ reactions, Beodeul could guess that no one had acquired a ‘Golden Ticket’ item until now. So it was certain that neither Sinu nor Capitalism knew what this item was.
And as Beodeul expected, Capitalism, who had been heading to the farm entrance, turned around in surprise and asked:
[Party] Capitalism: What is this??? Where did it drop??
[Party] Girmu: Another snake came out and when Sinu killed it, this suddenly appeared…
[Party] Capitalism: It dropped after killing a snake????
[Party] Girmu: Yes, yes
[Party] Sinu: This is a bound untradeable item
Only then did Beodeul open his inventory to read the information about the ‘Golden Ticket’.
[Golden Ticket – Bound Item (Untradeable)]
A ticket that allows entry to a mysterious place. The ticket holder can bring one person to enter.
(Can be used after the February 19th update.)
Reading the description didn’t provide much information. What kind of mysterious place could it be? Beodeul closed the window without getting any answers.
[Party] Sinu: Isn’t this the first item that can be used after the next update?
[Party] Capitalism: Yeah, considering the update finished quite a while ago and no one knows about this until now, the drop rate must be low?
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
