Necromancer Survival [UNDER REVISION]

CH: 05-06

     Many Users lived in Hubs close to Dungeons. Certain people, like those who became Users too young, or those that have families to support, live outside...but because skills are illegal outside of one's hometown, many prefer to live in these unrestricted areas.

Just look at the city I'm walking in: a Beast Master's twin headed adder, an Alchemist's golem, and an Animist's spirits filled the street.

As I passed, I looked into a terraced cafe at the side of the road. A woman dressed in a robe, drinking coffee, was chatting passionately with a cat sitting across from her. Seeing the broom floating next to her, I wondered if she was a 'Witch.'

Suddenly, a gigantic shadow appeared over my shoulder. When I turned my head, I saw an Alchemist, lounging on a huge golem's shoulder, plodding through the side alley.

When I first became a User, these types of sights were shocking...Of course I've seen a few broadcasts on YouTube, but the impact of personal experience was incomparable.

The streets and buildings of the Hubs are all modern–the shopfronts populated by many familiar franchises–but the vibe was definitely different. So, as soon as I became a User, I informed my parents that I would be moving out. Soon I was living in a small lodging for about 500,000 won per month.1

Pressing [Buy a House] on a stele in the Hub's center will bring up several purchasing options. The smallest and most basic house is a single-story building with a mini garden, two rooms, a bathroom with a bathtub, a living room, and a kitchen.

These houses aren't slowly built by outside construction workers. When the payment process is completed, the lodging is automatically "constructed" in 10 seconds at the location that's been designated.

Residential areas must be bought separately; the price varies depending on the location of the house and the surrounding facilities. (In other words, the land prices are also high).

In addition, storefronts and businesses in this city are also able to be purchased. That's why there are still big corporate stores and sponsored products in here...

There were numerous User-run stores selling products with special abilities, as much large corporate franchises. Even if you had no money to buy anything, window-shopping was still quite entertaining.

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In particular, [Flavor13] is an alchemist's workshop known for selling supposedly delicious potions and supplements. Users who could afford to drink potions stamped with their logo were probably well off.

Though these potions may be the same grade as others, the workshop justifies its 1.5x price hike on the high quality taste. The lowest-priced [Low Strength Potion] I usually buy at the auction tastes like a single spoonful of strawberry scented syrup mixed into water, like the flavor seeped into the delivery box it came in. Simply put, it tastes like dick 2

     I've only tried Flavor13's strawberry flavored potion once. It really was oh-so delicious–the strawberry scent was strong, as if real minced strawberries were added into the flask.

The low-quality potion I usually drink slowly recovers HP after 10 seconds. However, Flavor13's creations boast quick recovery times, but I couldn't afford to invest too much money into consumables...

Next to Flavor13 stands a small office building with a sign that reads [Yoon Bo-seok's appraisal]. This business was built by it's owner Yoon Bo-seok, an alchemist with the [appraise] skill.

Sometimes high-grade item rewards for dungeons can't be utilized until they are appraised. Yoon Bo-seok appraises and unseals the items for those that have no resources to do it themselves.