SWNOVELXO Chapter 34 - If You Use A Grimoire
While defeating labyrinth cows, we arrived at the boss room, where three parties were patiently waiting. The boss on the 5th floor seemed to be a popular monster.
“It has high defense, but its attacks are straightforward, and only one appears. That’s why it’s popular.”
With only one to deal with and being easy to handle, it could be hunted relatively safely. Moreover, the rare drop rate varied among monsters, and the boss on the 5th floor was known for having a relatively high rare drop rate, making it a lucrative boss, often referred to as a money-making monster.
We rested while listening to such stories, and when our turn came, there were no leftovers. Since the method to defeat this monster had been established, it probably wouldn’t be wiped out easily.
The boss on the 5th floor was the Labyrinthine Great Bull, Level 18. It was huge, much larger than the labyrinth cows.
“Haaa!”
Thud. A deep bass sound echoed from its belly.
“We managed to push the Labyrinthine Great Bull in as well… that girl.”
Rosalina was incredibly powerful. Where did she get that power with such a slender body?
I, too, swung a mithril two-handed sword at the side of the Labyrinthine Great Bull.
It only attacked in a straight line. I initially thought that was due to fighting it in narrow passages, but perhaps it was a characteristic of monsters in this category.
Since the strategy was well-known, defeating the Labyrinthine Great Bull was easy. No struggle, no injuries.
“However, you managed to intercept and push back the charge of the Labyrinthine Great Bull quite well.”
After asking for tips, I thought I might be able to do it too.
“It’s not about strength but timing.”
“Timing?”
“When the bull charges, don’t hit it, just thud.”
She explained with gestures, but it was a genius-like explanation. All I understood was that it was about timing.
“A rare drop, the Labyrinthine Great Bull Horn, has been obtained.”
Anneliese brought a large horn.
“With just one, it becomes 11,000 gril. It’s truly a money-making monster.”
The usual drop, the Labyrinthine Great Bull Leather, was worth 3,200 gril. Moreover, because of the high rare drop rate, if we challenged it a few times, we could get the Labyrinthine Great Bull Horn. Although it wasn’t evidence, we got it on the first try.
The downside was the long wait due to the queue. However, since the battle time was short, the waiting time wasn’t that bad.
After thinking it over, I decided to advance to the 6th floor. I still had some financial leeway. Let’s go as deep as possible now. That way, income would inevitably increase.
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There was no explorer guild pamphlet for the 6th floor. They weren’t selling it.
“Anneliese, have you explored the 6th floor?”
“I obtained a grimoire on the way to the 4th floor and moved my base to the capital, so I haven’t explored the 6th floor.”
Anneliese, who obtained a grimoire while exploring the 4th floor, immediately changed her job to a mage and moved her base to the capital. Therefore, she hadn’t explored the 6th floor.
From here on, we had to map it ourselves. Fortunately, the job Explorer had mapping. With mapping, we shouldn’t get lost.
The corridors on the 6th floor were more than twice as wide as those on the 5th floor. The already high ceiling became even higher, creating a sense of openness. I wondered if large monsters would appear or if they would surround us with a multitude of monsters.
“Now, let’s see what comes.”
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The monster that appeared on the 6th floor was a gargoyle. It was a flying demon statue. Perhaps that’s why the ceiling was so high.
Thanks to detailed appraisal, it was easy to understand the characteristics of the gargoyle. However, it took time to read the appraisal results.
“Rosalina, give me a moment.”
“Yes.”
Jumping out, Rosalina approached the gargoyle, which was flying quite high.
“Take this!”
Rosalina’s fist struck the gargoyle.
The gargoyle’s sharp claws were directed at Rosalina, but she kicked the gargoyle, somersaulted in the air, and landed. It was an acrobatic move. I couldn’t possibly do that.
The gargoyle looked exactly as one would imagine, hard. Even after receiving Rosalina’s attacks, it remained lively.
Even in the detailed appraisal, its VIT was abnormally high, and it had a slight physical attack resistance skill. It seemed that Rosalina couldn’t defeat it easily either because of its high resistance to physical attacks.
“Monsters with skills, huh? That’s a first.”
It seemed that because of its high resistance to physical attacks, Rosalina alone couldn’t defeat it easily.
“Alright, I got it.”
“Gargoyles are weak against magic. Do your best a little longer.”
“Yes.”
Fortunately, there was a grimoire in the item box. If I used it, I should be able to become a mage as well. There was a low probability of becoming a sorcerer as well, but if I drew that, I’d rather rely on Anneliese.
I opened the grimoire, and there were characters written in this world that I had become accustomed to. But somehow, I could read them. I seemed to have a language cheat.
They were called magical characters, and as I continued reading, magical characters emerged and jumped into both of my eyes. It didn’t feel uncomfortable, but it was a little scary.
After waiting for the strange sight of characters emerging and jumping into my eyes, the grimoire seemed to have completed its task and disappeared.
I brought up the list of selectable jobs from the status.
There it was! But it was different from what I had in mind. There was a job called ‘Enchanter.’
– Enchanter: One who manipulates strengthening magic. Enchanters appear with a probability of 1 in 10,000. Skills: Magic Strengthening (Slight), Enchant Hard (Slight), Enchant Acceleration (Slight), Enchant Fire (Slight). Conditions for acquisition: Use a grimoire.
– Magic Strengthening (Slight): MP +40, INT +15, MIN +10 points. (Passive skill)
– Enchant Hard (Slight): Makes the target harder, nullifying all damage. Consumes 8 MP. Duration: 10 seconds. After activation, unusable for 2 minutes. (Active skill)
– Enchant Acceleration (Slight): Doubles the target’s AGI value. Consumes 8 MP. Duration: 30 seconds. After activation, unusable for 5 minutes. (Active skill)
– Enchant Fire (Slight): Grants the target the fire attribute. When the target attacks, it deals additional fire attribute damage to the enemy. The power of additional damage depends on the caster’s MATK value. Consumes 10 MP. Duration: 5 minutes. After activation, unusable for 6 minutes. (Active skill)
Hey, hey, I hit the 1 in 10,000
probability. This is not like the 1 in 30 for the sorcerer. Why did it have to come out now?
Although I wasn’t a mage, I changed jobs.
【Job】 Enchanter Lv1
【Magic】 Magic Strengthening (Slight), Enchant Hard (Slight), Enchant Acceleration (Slight), Enchant Fire (Slight)
【Unique Skills】 Detailed Appraisal (Medium), Item Box (Medium)
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【Job】 Enchanter Lv1
【Race】 Human
【Abilities】
– HP=66
– MP=175
– STR=13
– VIT=9
– AGI=7
– INT=25
– MIN=20
– DEX=14
– ATK=74
– DEF=42
– MATK=75
– MDEF=60
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“Ugh…”
The moment I changed jobs, the mithril two-handed sword felt extremely heavy. This was a dangerous level of weight. I thought my shoulder was going to dislocate.
I stored the mithril two-handed sword in the item box. It felt like the job rejected the weapon. Thinking I couldn’t equip a sword, I tried equipping an iron one-handed sword, but it was still heavy. Even an iron one-handed sword was no good.
Furthermore, I couldn’t equip the steel shield; the iron shield was also a no-go.
However, the steel breastplate was fine. I could use the labyrinthine cow leather headgear, labyrinthine cow leather gloves, labyrinthine cow leather boots, and the lucky necklace. It seemed that the weapon slot in hand was a no-go.
“Anneliese, sorry, but could I borrow that staff?”
“Please feel free to use it.”
Anneliese graciously offered the staff. No matter what she did, she was cute.
The staff wasn’t heavy. If this was a problem, I’d ask what I should equip. Tomorrow, I needed to go check out equipment for enchanters.
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【Job】 Enchanter Lv1
【Race】 Human
【Abilities】
– HP=57
– MP=181
– STR=6
– VIT=13
– AGI=7
– INT=26
– MIN=21
– DEX=9
– ATK=18
– DEF=66
– MATK=83
– MDEF=63
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Thanks to the armor, DEF was reasonably high, but ATK was weak. It seemed like mages and enchanters were advised not to rely on physical attacks.