I Can See Your Code

I see your code (3)

Thousands of skills and characteristics exist in the game, but in the end, the skills that players use are standardized into a few.

It’s not because users don’t have personalities. The most effective skill setting is just set.

The combination most often used by swordsmen in the game was ‘Magic Test’.

This is the method most of the actual swordsman NPCs choose, and the theory is very simple.

I’m addicted to magic only!

strength? You have to strengthen it with magic.

Agility? If you strengthen your body and move quickly, you’re done.

health? Increase your mana recovery while you train for that.

Forget the idea that you have to train your body to be a swordsman! In this world there is all-powerful magic.

“It’s inefficient.”

It is true that the body can be strengthened with magical power. The problem is that the reinforcement factor is proportional to the physical ability.

It is much stronger to inject 5 mana into 5’s body than to inject 10 mana into 1’s body.

Of course, it is not that users or NPCs do not neglect physical training because they do not know such a simple fact.

The problem is this. It is said that the more the human body is trained, the narrower the magic pass.

A week is enough to collect 1 mana with 1 body. But what if you could collect 1 mana with a body of 5? It takes at least a month.

The trick of gathering magical power first and training the body was impossible.

Magic has the power to fix the body. Naturally, the more magical power you have, the less likely you are to age and the faster your wounds will heal.

If there are advantages in the world, there are also disadvantages.

Just as it becomes harder to gather mana as the body develops, the more mana increases, the harder it becomes for the body to develop.

A dilemma that every prosecutor experiences.

body and power. Everyone knows that developing the two in a balanced way is ultimately ideal. But that method is inefficient.

In front of the contradiction that it is effective but ineffective, most swordsmen give up their physical abilities and choose magic. The body has limits, but magic has no limits.

“Well, I don’t mind.”

He returned with the sword he had purchased and whistled.

Having a weapon makes a difference in stability compared to when you don’t have anything. I have to say that my heart has returned.

I’ve been thinking about this and that, but that’s the conclusion. If you take both your body and your magical power, you will be counting John X.

It is the end of creating the strongest combination in theory recognized by users.

A magic swordsman with the characteristic ‘Superman’.

Superman chews on all the shortcomings listed above.

His physical abilities surpass those of humans, and his magic path is rather wide. One problem.

“It’s not that I’m the strongest ‘theoretically’ for nothing.”

In order to acquire superhuman characteristics, it takes 10 years of physical training alone. All 24 hours a day, except for sleeping and eating.

Naturally, the game is over at the point where I haven’t been able to gather any magic power for 10 years and progress the quest. Humanity has perished. End of story.

For that reason, it is theoretically invincible.

If it can be obtained, the strongest combination is completed, but when it is completed, the game is over. No one tries except those who play the concept.

But what if you had a console window?

“Console window.”

[Enter the command.]

[Current Points: 5,000]

I didn’t know how to earn points, so I saved it, but I need to act now. I don’t even laugh if I just get poisoned by a goblin and die.

‘Acquire the Trait Superman.’

I thought to myself, but there was no response.

“Acquire the Trait Superman.”

I’ve tried to say it, but it’s the same.

It only reacts to code, right?

I thought it would, but it’s a bit disappointing. In the beginning, the console window could only input code.

‘SK-1-34’

[10,000 points are consumed to acquire SK-1-34.]

[Not enough points.]

“Isn’t that enough… … .”

Superman is the highest-grade trait.

I thought it might not be enough, but I think I’ll need twice as much. Unfortunately, should I be satisfied with the sub-attribute, Iron Man?

As I pondered, an idea flashed through my mind.

Why the code?

If someone sent me here, it would be better to give me a status window to make it easier to see.

Isn’t it a lot easier to see [NPC-1-MC-C] as simply saying ‘Male mercenary grade C’?

“… … Any reason?”

It may be a simple delusion.

I’m not even sure someone sent me here, and it’s more reasonable to assume that it’s coming out in code simply because I was a developer.

But it doesn’t cost money to imagine. Let’s think about it. What is the difference between a status window and code?

The status window is just a list of letters, whereas the code is a list of alphanumeric characters. Above all, the status window was nothing more than a ‘mark’.

Even if the user touches the game and changes ‘Superman’ in the status window to ‘Beggar’, the player does not really become a beggar. Only the displayed characters have changed, but the code remains the same.

“Code can be created and changed.”

The one that creates and the one that changes.

Which one will consume the most points?

[FD-1-001]

I took out the remaining beef jerky and checked it. [FD-1-002], points consumed to make meat soup are 100. On the other hand, points consumed to make jerky meat soup are… … .

“It costs only 30.”

It costs 20 points to make jerky, so if you make jerky and change it to meat soup, you save 50 points.

A laugh came out of nowhere.

Now you have a rough idea of how to use the code.

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「Superman (S)」

-The body transcends the limits of human beings.

-The magic pass is greatly expanded.

The limits of the body’s potential are gone.

The S-grade attribute, which costs 10,000 points to make, was acquired with only 4,000 points through code change.

There was no difference on the surface, but his body was overflowing with strength that could not be compared with a little while ago.

It wasn’t just that. How to have a healthy mind in a healthy body. In a nutshell, I have never been in such a good condition since I was born.

He doesn’t have any magic power yet, but this is enough so he won’t be killed by a goblin.

“Shall we go and register as a mercenary soon?”

I went out and asked a person with a good personality for directions and went to the mercenary guild.

It’s not fancy, but it’s a pretty big building.

A sign in the shape of a cross between a sword and a shield. Next to it was written Mercenary Guild in a rough but powerful handwriting.

The signage and the shape of the building were similar to what I designed. Once again, I felt like I was in a game.

When I opened the door, I saw a man with a face so bad that even the ogre was scared and ran away, sitting at the reception desk.

As for the receptionist of the Mr. X Mercenary Guild, a handsome receptionist must be the rule of the country. Why is there a man sitting there who looks like he should go hunting for a dragon rather than a beauty? Isn’t that a great loss to mankind?

not. It’s a bad habit to judge people based on their looks.

A character with a warm heart with a reversal charm with such an appearance is not a cliché character that is not common anymore.

“hello. I’m here to register as a mercenary.”

“Turn it off, X-man.”

“… … .”

As it turns out, you X bastard. Is contemplation a science?

Then a young man who had been watching me since I entered approached me.

“haha. Rekan-san, there is nothing to scare a child that much.”

“If you’re not responsible for that guy, get out of it.”

“After all, Rekan-san, you are so kind.”

“… … .”

It looks fine, but it looks like another line.

How could such a sentiment come from that sentence? Even if you can see your heart through a microscope, you are a human being who is unlikely to show any kind of emotion.

As I was staring blankly, a man spoke to me.

“Child, you may think that being a mercenary is cool because you don’t know very well, but it’s not cool to carry weapons and threaten people. If you don’t have a place to work, I’ll introduce you to a store I know, so why don’t you go and try some work?”

“… … .”

I did not expect to hear the words of persuading this old and stray youth.

In fact, most people’s perception of mercenaries is like that, although it can’t be helped.

“I am going out hunting monsters. Don’t be a bastard who gnaws at people.”

“What? Monsters?”

The man looked at me with a surprised expression.

“Oh sorry. I’ve seen a lot of kids coming to become mercenaries, but it’s the first time I’ve seen a guy saying he’s going to catch monsters… … Have you ever wielded a sword?”

“no. I just bought this sword too.”

“Yeah, that’s right. The price of the sword is not good enough… … .”

The man scratched his head as if in trouble.

“I am going to go hunting for monsters today, but… … I have a bag. Would you like to follow me as a porter? Whether to become a mercenary or not is to be decided after that. What do you think?”

I looked at the man for a bit and thought, then continued.

“like. I was a little afraid to go out alone.”

“okay. Remuneration is by dividing the by-products… … I’ll bring some party members, so would you like to go over there and sit for a while?”

“yes.”

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Rekan looked at the man.

“What do you think?”

“What do you think? It’s just a baseless beating that’s typical of kids at that age. If you see a monster outside, why not stop right away?”

“Heh, the guy who can’t even cover himself.”

The man laughed bitterly.

Rekan was the only one who could tell him that he couldn’t get ahead of him, who became a B-class mercenary at the age of 20.

I didn’t feel bad. I knew that he was just saying things like that, and that he spoke out of concern.

“Don’t worry, I will only go to a safe place. And Mr. Rekan, I know you are speaking harshly on purpose because you don’t want children coming to become mercenaries. After all, half of the kids run away just looking at Rekan-san’s face at the entrance.”

“It’s none of your business.”

“What… … If you say that, I have nothing to say.”

The man laughed awkwardly.

“Still, this is the first time for a kid who wants to catch a monster, aren’t you looking forward to it?”

Rekan frowned.

“What do you expect? Seeing that you trust and follow someone you see for the first time, you will be stabbed in the back of the head in less than a week.”

Seducing orphans to do dangerous things is not even a thing in this city.

Fortunately, he wasn’t that kind of guy, but he’d never be able to survive in this city for long if he was that naive.

It is not a child-friendly town.

In this neighborhood, children are simply consumables that are easy to use and throw away.

A corpse will be found in a back alley in just a week. Rekan evaluated it that way.

“It is again. Don’t you know I’m famous for being nice? furthermore… … .”

He said, looking at Rekan with a smile.

“Who knows? You might be surprisingly talented.”

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