Helo 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.
Even though it seems to be easy to get in and out, there are no restrictions on the tower, 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 heard Byrne mention it with his 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 reserved time is only for them to prepare.
Before each assessment, some smart apprentices will prepare a large amount of recovery products, medical products, field supplies, etc. in advance, just to wait for this moment to sell them.
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 will involve various terrains and situations. 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 either, and 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 guys are really unlucky. 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 is afraid that his opponent will cause trouble for him and deliberately cause trouble."
Several people around Holo also heard voices coming from afar, and the content of the discussion made Holo's eyes light up.
The doorways in each mission are truly extraordinary.
The first thing Holo arrived at was the flea market in the [dormitory hall], and he saw that the place was already crowded with people.
"There is a big sale on topical medicines, which are very effective in restoring the body. The skin and flesh wound packs are effective. If you pass by, don't miss it."
"Bone, bone! Let's pick all the soul beast's bones. They are all good materials for transplantation!"
In two years, adequate nutrition allowed Helo to grow a lot taller, and the deep eye sockets of his originally thin face gradually became fuller, 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.
Push through the crowded crowd, walk through, and come to the stall where you have 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 patch of snow-white around her neck could be vaguely seen through the gap.
Squatting 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.
Hero didn't show much expression, 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.
Just by combining [Physique] and [New Life], the effect is 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 habitual 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.
Rice is the soul beast material that has modified the metal properties.
When Holo first saw this new material, he thought of the application of [engineering]. By changing the material of the grenade, the power of the soul-engraving formula can be enhanced.
The price is slightly higher, but the power will increase even more.
In the market of low-level magicians, the price-performance ratio will be higher, and the competitiveness of other Lockheed products will be greater.
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 stocks of the three materials.
Even for this relatively special material, the price increased a bit in the early stage 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, Helo 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 to see how we will 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.