Chapter 20
The possibilities of honey are endless.
It’s something Sung-hyuk knows all too well through the byproducts of his Rubigem bees.
Starting with honey, which can be used as a health food and alternative to potions in the world, through simple consumption, to candles, cosmetics, teas, liquors, and more.
That wasn’t all!
Now Sung-hyuk can extract bee venom and use it as food or medicine.
Truly, the value of bees cannot be counted on just ten fingers.
“Add to that their insane cuteness and sincerity.”
In terms of sincerity, bees are right up there with ants.
Add to that their fuzzy, fluffy bodies, and even the most insect-averse person can’t help but be drawn to them.
“Hmmm, perhaps I’ll give it a try, I don’t want to waste any more than I have to.”
The number of peridot bees has been steadily increasing over time, thanks to the queen’s rising level of egg laying.
Eventually, like the Rubigem bees, the Peridot bees will be able to collect honey nonstop.
Besides, as the saying goes, failure is the mother of success.
When all is said and done, it’s best to give it a try, whether it turns out to be porridge or rice.
[Honey Tea production is a success! Bee Guardian’s sigil is inscribed on the Honey Tea].
[Honey Soap Creation Success! Bee Guardian’s sigil is inscribed on the Honey Soap].
[Honey Brewing Success! The Bee Guardian’s sigil is inscribed on the Honey Wine].
[Honey Brewing Success! The Bee Guardian’s sigil is inscribed on the Honey Vinegar].
[Guardian’s Peridot Honey Tea (★★+) has been crafted].
[Guardian’s Peridot Honey Soap…..]
Nonetheless, it’s always best to start with the ingredients he can spare.
Sung-hyuk crafted the items by first using honey, which he had in abundance, as an essential ingredient.
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[Guardian’s Peridot Honey Tea (★★+)]
* Category: Consumable
* When consumed, in addition to filling your satiety, it restores 470(+50) Health and Mana over 30 seconds. It also makes you immune to cold for 60 minutes and increases your Attack by 7(+2%).
[Guardian’s Peridot Honey Soap (★★+)]
* Category: Consumable
* Applies Guardian’s Peridot Honey Hygiene with a sweet scent to the affected individual who uses it.
※ Guardian’s Peridot Honey Hygiene: For 40 minutes, the user becomes immune to the effects of ★★+ ranked poisons and increases Attack by 2% (decreases durability by 1, cooldown is 60 minutes).
* Durability: 12 / 12(+2) – Cannot be repaired.
[Guardian’s Peridot Wine (★★+)]
* Classification: Consumable
* Maturation time remaining: 6 days (Effects will be adjusted upwards when the maturation is complete.)
* Consumption restores 550 (+70) Health and Mana over 10 seconds. Provides immunity to cold for 60 minutes and increases Attack by 8(+2)%.
* Warning: Overdose can lead to intoxication.
[Guardian’s Peridot Honey Vinegar (★★)]
* Category: Consumable, Ingredient
* Restores satiety when consumed.
※ When used in cooking or on finished products, special effects are granted depending on the situation.(Durability reduced by 1, no cooldown)
* Durability: 16 / 16(+3) – Cannot be repaired.
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“Haha. I guess I was being greedy to want a permanent stat like this one after all?”
If he thinks about it, Guardian’s honey tea, honey brewing, and honey soap making are pretty much the early game essentials.
In the case of Honey Tea made exclusively with Galehound Venom, permanent ability points are attached, but that is because the potential of Peridot Venom, an extraordinarily item owned by Tuntun, is excellent.
“Not bad, at all.”
The result of a crafted item made from Peridot Honey.
Unlike Rubigem bees, Peridot bees have evolved a venomous system from birth, and their belligerent nature carries over into their honey.
All of Peridot’s crafted items have the option to increase the attack power, which seems like it could be sold for quite a bit more than Rubigems.
Sung-hyuk suppose it’s always good to have more damage when hunting monsters.
It can never be a bad thing.
“At this rate, will the beeswax candles be similar?”
[Beeswax candle crafting success! Bee Guardian’s blessing is engraved on the beeswax candle].
[Guardian’s Peridot Beeswax Candle (★★+) has been created].
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[Guardian’s Peridot Beeswax Candle (★★+)]
* Category: Consumables
* When held in hand and the keyword ‘Use’ is spoken, ‘Guardian’s Peridot Beeswax Candle’s Blessing’ is applied to all entities recognized as allies within an 11M (+2) radius around it.
※ Guardian’s Peridot Beeswax Candle: Provides warmth for 80 minutes, increasing Max Health by 600(+100) and Attack Damage by 29(+7)%. (Durability decreases by 1, no cooldown)
* Durability: 3 / 3(+1) – Cannot be repaired.
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“Whew~”
As expected, he’s got it.
Sung-hyuk used to live his life as a natural person who didn’t know much about games.
But now, he feels like he’s gotten used to the concept of the world by gradually learning more about it.
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The Daemyung Middle School located in Gangnam.
The current location, where many students should have been coming and going, is one of the places where the dungeonization took place after the arrival of the game-like world and the update of Chapter #1.
[Dungeon, Hobgoblin Village (★★+)]
A village of hobgoblins has sprung up in what looks like a primitive territory, and the hobgoblins are giggling and enjoying their meal.
Of course, what they’re tearing into is no ordinary animal meat.
A face covered in tears and entrails spilling out of the body.
They tear into people who were still alive just a few moments ago, and in one corner, they play with captured human women as playthings instead of killing them.
The eyes of those who have completely lost their focus, as if they have lost all hope.
That’s one of the more grim and predictable endings for a player defeated by a monster in an apocalyptic world.
But that’s not to say that the world is completely without hope, thanks to the existence of dungeons.
“These are some disgusting little bastards.”
“Sis. You don’t have to look at these, do you?”
“If you have a noisy mouth, eat this or quickly swallow it all.”
“Great. I’ve been waiting for you to say that.”
“Our senior takes care of us really well, even if he/she talks a lot.”
“Damn, this is getting tiresome.”
A single party of seven people heading into the dungeon.
It seems like each of them has been involved in some sort of physical activity for quite some time, even before the current situation. Their physical appearances seem far from ‘ordinary’.
Perhaps to validate it.
Each of the rugged-looking men carries a club, axe, knife, or hammer.
*Quack! Kwajik!*
*Kwoow!!!*
They enter the dungeon with their fearsome weapons and begin to literally slaughter the hobgoblins.
They are able to fight off the hobgoblins with ease, even when they are swarmed.
While this is purely down to their class and physicality, there is a real secret to their rampaging might.
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[Reliable Grandma’s Pork Head Soup(★★+)]
* Category: Consumables
* When consumed, the individual is granted the ‘Reliable Grandma’s Pork Head Soup Blessing’, along with a feeling of abundant satiety.
* Reliable Grandma’s Pork Head Soup Blessing: Increases Strength, Dexterity, and Endurance by 4(+1) and increases Attack and Defense by 12(+2)% for 90 minutes (cooldown 90 minutes).
* Description: This is a ★★+-rated, Reliable Grandma’s Pork Head Soup with the keyword “Reliable” branded on it. Simply consuming it will give you an overwhelming feeling of fullness and uncontrollable strength. However, the entire contents of the prepared soup must be consumed in order for the effect to take effect.
※ Note: Pork Head Soup buffs from the same series do not stack.
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A bowl of hot soup that was consumed before entering this dungeon.
This is the player the men all refer to as “Sister”.
It is the result of the effects of a dish created by Grandma Lee Yeon-bun, who became a master of the 3-star unique class, Pork Head Soup, through the karma she accumulated while running a 50-year-old traditional restaurant.
“There’s nothing to be afraid of as long as there’s a good bowl of pork soup.”
“Your cooking skills are guaranteed by those of us who have been customers for 30 years!”
Furthermore, the players who were receiving the effects of the dish were all different: butchers, health trainers, bodyguards, etc.
Each of them had their differences, but the arrival of this world brought them together.
It was, what should one say, a coincidence?
It happened while they were eating together in a restaurant: a transcendent change to the system and a spontaneous monster attack.
As they fought together against it, they eventually bonded over the commonality of being regular restaurant patrons, and under the leadership of their “Older Sister,” they established a shelter within a restaurant in the center of Gangnam.
[Hobgoblin Shaman Tunga Level 13 (★★)] – You killed the dungeon boss monster. You are awarded the following: experience, 8,650 coins, a ★★ item draw ticket, and Hobgoblin Shaman Tunga’s Spellbook (★★)].
[You have succeeded in completely conquering the dungeon, Hobgoblin Village (★★)].
[As a reward for conquering a dungeon, experience and coins are awarded based on the influence of each party member].
[Dungeon Conquest MVP Player – 3 sets of 500 (Level 13)]
With such overwhelming strength, the players killed the hobgoblins who were killing and harassing people.
“They’re vile bastards to the core.”
“I hope they’re happy in their next life.”
Unfortunately, they couldn’t save the lives of the female players who were being mistreated.
When the men attacked, the hobgoblins didn’t hesitate to slit the throats of the women they were tormenting with their daggers, ending their lives.
“Come on, let’s go get the loot.”
“Great. After all, dungeons and field bosses are a good source of income.”
“I’m the MVP this time, so I encourage you all to work hard.”
The moment of silence for death was short lived, though.
In a post-apocalyptic world, death is now one of the most common things players will encounter.
Their attention, instead, turned to the coins and other loot from the hunt.
“What? Ol… Older Sis. This Honeybee. This guy… He released a new product again.”
“What! Royal Jelly again? If it’s about energy, I should buy it to be fair!”
“What are you talking about? You’ve already eaten as much as you want. What’s the point of talking about stamina? Anyway, eating one then another doesn’t give you a permanent stat boost, does it?”
“But sis. We’re bachelors who aren’t even married yet!”
And the escapism they chose was shopping through the exchange.
Most notably, the extreme virility pills of Royal Jelly, Honeybee’s specialty sexual enhancer.
“These are fucking crazy things!”
“Well, don’t you think you’ve gone too far with the honey tea and honey liquor?”
“Pfft. Oh, and sister. There’s a new honey tea out, too, Peridot?”
“Huh? Really? I need to buy this right now!”
Their very existence, so to speak, is a wallet.
In other words, from Sung-hyuk’s point of view, they’re Cash Cows.
