[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian":3,"chapter-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-539":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Game as a Barbarian",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1328216,1764,"Chapter 539: Shinrokgochang (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-539",539,"\u003Cp>Day 3 after the second rainy season ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the dungeon entry count, this was day 74.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘About 1 billion stones gathered from the island, and about 600 million stones saved so far...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total of 1.6 billion stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this money was gathered by dozens of people together, and after distribution, my share would be much smaller...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this issue was already agreed upon by all members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, only one thing remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, relax! We won’t do anything today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sweeping the Giant Island for magic stones, I led the team back to the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By cave, I meant the one where the Hext Clan, who had been stranded, found the portal stele.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Thinking back, I realize how lucky we were.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mapping of Giant Island was almost finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were caves, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only one cave was this deep inside the island, and for some reason, monsters did not approach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practically the safest place...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we found it right in that urgent situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I wish some of that luck would rub off on me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because what I’m about to do depends heavily on ‘luck,’ the psychological pressure was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By all appearances, my luck was not good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My luck is average.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a recent realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since childhood, after enduring all sorts of misfortunes, I thought my fate was cursed from birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking back, my luck wasn’t really bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I survived all those ordeals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems to be starting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn! I don’t know much, but hang in there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting good people like these was itself unbelievable luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elwen, my night companion on the first expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainard, a trusted comrade and fellow warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven and Hikurod, comrades from the Crimson Fortress where mutants appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team Banpun's Misha, Rotmiller, and even Dwalke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I had nothing at all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting them was nothing short of magical luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Don’t rely on luck.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I abandoned the weak will to leave responsibility to lucky comrades like Ainard or Misha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I am a lucky person.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I repeated this silently over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I needed now was not doubt but firm conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I am.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lucky person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment of repetition,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden insight struck my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My tense jaw muscles relaxed, and the faint tremor in my hands disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a kind of enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-full cup of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the cup was happy or unhappy was not for others to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only oneself could decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re lucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say? We haven’t done anything yet...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Done nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything in this world depends on the mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the prophecy carved on the monument is certain to come true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, the moment I decide, the future is already set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the truth of the world, an unchangeable law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hoho...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since fools wouldn’t understand, I just smiled and kept quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The wind is cool today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling like the power of the universe warmly embracing me beyond nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sunlight is gentle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In my chest was only conviction, and nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you talking about the wind inside a cave...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe he just wanted to say it’s cool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, saying the sunlight is gentle is a bit...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir... are you feeling unwell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the ignorant questions of mortals, I picked up a magic stone scattered on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slowly brought it to the necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No rush at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Water is water, wind is wind.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For me, that was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaah-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The future was already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The power of the great alchemist Garphas detects the power of creation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.7777 Necklace of Garphas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necklace’s effect is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a magic stone is brought close, it melts and disappears, randomly spitting out items like bread, water, metal, and so forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time a magic stone is put in, the displayed item inside the necklace’s jewel changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you see something you want, you can take it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, there was no reason to take stone bread, so I kept spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why doesn’t the item change?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone brea...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six stone breads in a row from the start?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These aren’t even 9th-grade stones, only 5th grade and above?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The chance to get stone bread with 5th grade or higher stones is about 4%.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the chance to get six in a row is...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Cough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating that almost broke my barbarian calm, but I controlled myself with practiced mind control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, early gacha is just stacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn! Are you okay? You’re coughing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Step aside. I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Doubt is poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It eats away the mind and makes life miserable, a very nasty poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I abandoned my humanity and mechanically stuffed magic stones into the necklace repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine stone breads in a row?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does it matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating steel ingot.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, probability is just probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s meant to come, will come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I needed was only faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! Bjorn’s expression changed...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve heard that if the Baron makes such a face, he’s seriously ready!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever comes out, I kept my composure and continued feeding stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I think it’s about time...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as that thought started to creep in...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating iron longsword.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a proper piece of equipment appeared in the necklace, which until then had spat out junk like bread, metal scraps, and bricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a hidden rule in Garphas’s necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘7,777 stones for 9th-grade stones.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Converted to cash, about 1.55 million stones worth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that amount is inserted, it guarantees a “usable item” randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Laitinum chestplate.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This repeats every time about 1.55 million stones are put in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow, so putting in 3.1 million stones got me a Laitinum chestplate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not bad for a start.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though that’s just how I felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant nothing to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no intention of stopping here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Bjorn! Why’re you passing it by? It’s a waste not to get stone bread!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I stopped, I’d have to start stacking from the beginning again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I almost answered because I felt they’d keep pestering me, but fortunately Amelia took care of it in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pnellin, stay put. Don’t disturb.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I just wanted to know why...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay... I won’t disturb...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that why hierarchy is important?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the brutal beating in the cabin, Ainard especially seemed powerless against Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, that’s not important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Redwood longbow.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A longbow made from second-tier wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating iron shield.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A common shield with much lower value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I pulled out nine usable pieces of equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before the tenth turn...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At about 15.55 million stones worth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly 777,777 stones of 9th grade were stuffed into the necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.9981 Survivor’s Vitality Ring.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first Numbers item appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t more profitable than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all Numbers items are expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That one was about 2 million stones?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was even less valuable than the Laitinum chestplate from earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Cloud Candy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Training Mana Staff.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating High-Density Mana Herb.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Wyvern Leather Armor.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Permanent Magic Enchantment (Light Orb) Scroll...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potions, equipment, enhancement materials, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was skimming over these while dumping magic stones into the bottomless pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very simple reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Mistium ingot.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell, a 6th-grade metal appears here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since a scroll just appeared, it seemed like a normal gacha probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mistium!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That ingot alone is worth hundreds of millions, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I stopped halfway here, I’d profit tens of millions stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to build my misfortune stack, why’s it so good early on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed inside but pushed doubt aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And kept inserting stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard lamentations nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gacha players shouldn’t be cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How could a lowly one understand the heart of a giant?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many times did I repeat going alone like a lone horned beast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaah-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At about 155 million stones inserted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly 7,777,777 stones of 9th grade stuffed into the necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, a red glow burst from the necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Due to excessive mana condensation, Garphas’s power is severely damaged.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, after this gacha is over, it will be impossible to spin again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn... are you okay? It looks like a crack appeared on the necklace...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way I was okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never considered retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that sense...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s take a look.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I checked inside the jewel where the red light faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting here, single Numbers items can be pulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something good appeared, I was willing to quit then and there—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.535 Polar Shield.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Named as such in-game, it was the shield I used while raising the shield barbarian until I got the graduation shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield wasn’t bad, but triple Numbers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Who am I supposed to give this to?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly passed and moved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all items so far, this had the highest value, but surprisingly no one around seemed disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They probably just didn’t recognize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There aren’t many maniacs who memorize all Numbers items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Next.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put in stones again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then glanced over the item briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Next.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Repeatedly refreshing the item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the number of tries increased drastically, high-value items appeared repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the impressive ones were:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.2998 Mark of the Guardian Corps.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earring I’m wearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Staff imbued with the power of the World Tree.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff made from the 6th-grade material that Versil coveted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating 5 Arc ingots.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maximum number of 6th-grade Arc ingots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating Holy Altar.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A holy potion occasionally obtained from 9th-floor cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.7777 Necklace of Garphas.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necklace I have no idea what to do with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a matryoshka doll?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, many other items appeared and I passed them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as a result...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, I was near the goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no exact data because of the huge amount of magic stones used, but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘About ten more.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About ten more magic stones inserted and the goal would be reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About 1.55 billion stones in cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly 77,777,777 stones of 9th grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone bread.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating stone brea...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine stone breads in a row at the end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, whether it’s stone bread or steel ingots, it doesn’t matter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hands involuntarily stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat soaked my palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A revelation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This phenomenon I was experiencing felt like a revelation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cosmic revelation about the future I’m going to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...No.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I shook my head and kept my mental balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A phenomenon is just a phenomenon. Assigning meaning is foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This might be a good thing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In some ways, it seemed like a positive sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t believe in superstition much, but sometimes when gaming I’d break useless equipment while upgrading and then upgrade the real gear successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, so...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put faith in it and fed stones again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaah-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stones shattered finely, «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» and the necklace shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dazzling brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The absorbed magic stones have reached maximum capacity.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning. The necklace may be destroyed at any time from now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, it’s truly a game of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>77,777,777 stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Necklace of Garphas, having absorbed this amount, becomes a guaranteed gacha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s kind of a ceiling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From No.1 to No.35.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, this necklace will surely produce the highest Numbers item with a number between these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what about the first big attempt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmph.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, it doesn’t go easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Abyss Claw was a very good item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A claw-type weapon given as a set, with diverse effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia would probably make great use of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Spent 1.5 billion and got number 35?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how you think about it, it’s not worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘One more time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put more stones into the already maxed-out necklace—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn’t it change?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stones definitely went in...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Seriously?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though my mind questioned it, my brain calmly accepted the fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abyss Claw had come out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump thump thump thump—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood rushed to my head, my vision narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, a chill ran down my spine and my lips dried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly grabbed one more magic stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning. The necklace may be destroyed at any time from now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this warning existed, I wasn’t too scared yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it would never break up to three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Don’t worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s all stacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My future is a bright rainbow—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One more time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, are you kidding me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, I couldn’t hold back and cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outwardly calm, but I couldn’t take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind was flooded with all sorts of distracting thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that happened today felt meaningful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the consecutive stone breads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Garphas’s Necklace.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that item from earlier when I re-rolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that was a revelation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I’m screwed today, take this and try again later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Yandel, are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah... yeah, I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You look pale...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way. I’m lucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my discouraged spirit again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Four Abyss Claws in a row?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s just another hurdle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet fruits are always hidden beyond trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Believe in me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling my earlier enlightenment, I confidently grabbed a magic stone again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t break, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, since it hasn’t broken, maybe it’s just the universe’s way of testing me—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Is it broken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...I think it’s dangerous now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump thump thump thump—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart raced wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.35 Abyss Claw.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, I raised the white flag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Ah, Ainard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainard Pnellin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you look closely, she’s a warrior who always has good luck and things tend to go well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm? What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainard, who had lost interest and was eating jerky far away, looked at me curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I politely called her over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you... come here and try putting some magic stones in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! Really? I’ve actually wanted to try!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Ainard happily accepted and ran over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Creating No.3 Aegis Barrier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, I gained a new realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? A shield, is it any good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, let’s always make her do this.\u003C\u002Fp>",2427,"2026-06-05T19:33:16.156Z",1,"novelbin.me","c3dba75086c986f834149f0723983490c236b06d37cc366dd2ba74fbe3c978f4","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-540","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-538",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]