Hero left the dormitory room and prepared to go to the flea market in the dormitory hall and the market on the ground floor to buy some outdoor supplies and medical supplies.
All apprentices know the assessment time clearly.
Therefore, as early as a month ago, everyone rarely walked out of the tower to prevent accidents and prevent them from participating in the assessment on time.
They all know in their hearts that the difference in completion of the assessment is at best a lack of resources. There will be assessments later that can be saved, but if they miss the assessment, the tower will be directly removed from the list.
Although it seems that it is easy to enter and exit normally, the tower does not seem to have any restrictions, but if it is removed from the list, it will be destroyed directly within the scope of the tower.
Hero had never seen this method before, but only heard it mentioned by Byrne's big mouth. He also heard about it from an apprentice in his senior year. The scene was extremely brutal.
This is why the tower has set aside three days for confirmation. The three days set aside are just for them to prepare.
Before each assessment, some shrewd apprentices will prepare a large amount of recovery products, medical products, field supplies, etc. in advance, just to wait for this moment to sell.
At this critical time, they will gather at the two places where Hero plans to go to sell. Of course, the selling price will be higher than usual.
There is no way to prepare those things in advance. The tower's missions are all random and involve various terrains and conditions. You can only prepare for purchase after learning the mission information.
Fortunately, these people are not excessive, and the prices are not cheap, but they are not shady, and they are within the acceptable range.
When he walked out of the room, Hero heard the noisy discussion.
"Damn it, it's too difficult. Why is it a rescue mission? If the target person is too stupid, wouldn't it affect the completion rate?"
A loud roar came from the distance, followed by a burst of wailing.
"You are such a unlucky guy. This kind of assessment mission is the most troublesome. You have to rescue the target person, and you also have to prevent others from sneaking up and causing the target to die halfway. Maybe you have to get involved yourself."
"Who says otherwise? As long as the target character dies, his degree of completion will be zero, and he will probably not be responsible for the subsequent resource allocation!"
"Hehe, it's good to be able to complete the mission safely, but he's afraid that his opponent will cause trouble for him and deliberately cause trouble."
Several people around Holo also heard voices coming from far away, and the content of the discussion made Holo's eyes light up.
The methods in each mission are really extraordinary.
The first thing Holo arrived at was the flea market in the [dormitory hall], and he saw that it was already crowded with people.
"There is a big sale on topical medicines. They are very effective in restoring the body. The skin wound packs are effective. Don't miss it if you pass by."
"Bone, bone! Let's pick all the soul beast's bones. They are all good materials, good materials for transplantation!"
In two years, adequate nutrition made Helo grow a lot taller, and the deep eye sockets of his originally thin face gradually filled up, making him look very sunny.
He tiptoed over the crowd and looked around. Everyone in the flea market sold different things, and there were no clear and specific areas. Fortunately, there were signs on each stall.
After a while, he saw the stall he was looking for.
Pushing through the crowd, he walked through and came to the stall where he had purchased before.
Hero found his target, a short female apprentice who was called Ami by those who knew her well.
Ami was huddled up in her robe, with her hood pulled down so that no one could see her clearly, but a piece of snow-white around her neck could be vaguely seen through the gap.
Crouching in front of the stall, Hero began to select the items he needed.
"Long time no see, I'll give you a cheaper price this time." Ami broke the silence after seeing the person coming.
From a parallel perspective, Hero saw the smile in the corners of her eyes.
Ami remembered Hero. After all, he was the only one who could spend a lot of money during his apprenticeship.
The soul coins that others have worked so hard to earn are not enough to learn soul skills.
Helo didn't have too many expressions, and the other party was just one of his purchasing points.
"I want to take an assessment and come back for another round of shopping."
While picking and choosing, Helo found several pieces of soul beast metal materials that were very compatible with each other.
Hero doesn't need ordinary recovery potions.
The combination of [Physique] and [New Life] alone will have an effect far beyond that of ordinary potions.
So the things he planned to buy this time were different from other apprentices.
He went to the flea market out of curiosity before. He originally thought that the things sold by the apprentice were all junk. Unexpectedly, he discovered this strange apprentice in front of him.
In [Pharmacology] and [Engineering], many apprentices have a habit of thinking. They only consider the final output effect when learning, and most of the early materials are purchased directly from the market.
However, there is a lot of knowledge in material processing, how to purify, and what are the directions for purification and improvement.
Just like the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, the downstream industrial technology is generally simpler, but once you master special patented technology, you will also become an important supplier.
And Dami chose the soul beast material that modified the metal properties.
When Holo first saw this new material, he thought of [engineering] applications. By changing the material of the grenade, the power of the soul-engraving formula could be enhanced.
The price is slightly higher, but the power will increase even more.
This will make Lockheed's products more competitive in the market for low-level magicians.
The output of several grenades currently developed is not high and can only be used by him.
"Look at how much of these three materials there are. I've covered them all."
Hero selected three materials that matched well with the grenades.
[Night Dog Hind Leg Bone] [Tidal Flat Sheep Spine] [Fine Ironwood Branches], these three weak soul beasts have been kept in captivity in the tower, and the soul beast materials produced also contain metallic properties.
With ARMY's man-made technology, its characteristics are fully demonstrated.
Compared with ordinary ore metals, it has a stronger carrying capacity for soul magic formulas.
"let me calculate."
Ami repeated the prices of the three materials to Hero. Although he had bought a lot before, this was a necessary process.
After a short bargaining period, Helo spent 3,000 soul coins to buy all the inventory of the three materials.
Even for this relatively special material, the price increased a bit in the early stages of the assessment. Hero still reduced some costs by relying on the advantage of purchasing volume, but this price was also terrifying during the apprenticeship period.
Taking the big cloth bag given by Ami, Hero squeezed through the crowd again and returned to the room. As soon as he entered the door, he poured all the materials on the ground.
We began to make a special version of the [Tesla Grenade]. Time was tight and we needed to get these materials into a usable state as soon as possible.
This is just the preparation of his personal equipment. He still needs to collect information about the mission and meet with the so-called teammates.
No matter which one he does, it will waste a lot of his time. Of course, this is also a test for apprentices in the tower.
The blue light, black light, and white light in Holo's hand kept flashing, and the color on his face kept changing against the background.
"It's really exciting. How will we get along with those teammates?"
While moving, he murmured, and a strange light flickered in the dark room. The hunched body of Hero looked like a strange monster.
