The Golden Experience Point [Part 1]

Chapter 114: "Sugoroku"

"Welcome back. I don't think that there are any more players within visible range. What were you up to?"

While Blanc was checking social media, it seemed that all the invading players had been repelled.

Initially, when the details of the event were announced, Blanc, being a player on the side of monsters, had thought she would only be participating as an invader.

Indeed, she had successfully taken over the city as invaders, but this had led to a reversal of roles, allowing her to enjoy being on the defensive side as well.

"I'm back! I was just bored with nothing to do. So instead of idling around, I thought I'd check the forums. Also, I was also watching how the xp was being distributed between you and me. It only decreased the amount I got when Rare-chan did something. About half, I think."

"Oh, you've been keeping an eye on that. Thanks. There were some players who seemed formidable in terms of stats, so I tried to only lightly interfere with them under the pretext of 'self-sabotage.' However, even just that results in a 50/50 split, huh? I need to be more careful."

Blanc felt a bit awkward as she was being thanked, considering it was originally Magenta's proposal.

"Oh, and about that thing on the forums. Someone apparently made a Sugoroku board? Isn't that amazing?"

"Sugoroku? Like the board game? Who made it? Did they create and sell it in game? Does it sell well? Also, is there even a die?"

"A die? Is that relevant?"

The conversation seemed a bit disjointed. There seemed to be a difference in their understanding. Judging by Rare's reaction, it appeared that a Sugoroku board existed in reality, and that's what she was talking about.

"Well, someone made a simple map that roughly shows the relationship between the cities on this continent. It's like Sugoroku board, or so I heard."

"Oh, I see. That's a bit confusing... But I think I get it; someone actually made that. If you combine information from the transfer service about adjacent cities' names and integrate it with forum comments, it's possible to create something like that. That's amazing. Can anyone see it?"

"I think so. The threads I was looking at were—"

Rare switched her focus to checking forum threads after Blanc gave her the information.

Meanwhile, Blanc decided to check how much xp she gained from the recent battle and look at her skill tree.

"I might not go for everything, but it seems like I can get the strengthening-type skills. To start, I definitely have to take [Summon]; I'll use it quite a bit. Um, there's also [Spatial Magic], right? Oh, mental abilities also seem feasible. It looks like I can also get [Summon Caster: Mind], but what was that again?"

"[Summon Caster: Mind] is a skill that allows the manipulation of the familiar's body remotely. I believe 'Summon' refers to having your own self summoned to the side of the familiar."

"Oh, I see. That sounds convenient. Let's just go for everything we just looked at."

"Huh?"

"Are you sure? What about things like growing wings... and our [Dark Magic] and—"

"Oh!"

Blanc had forgotten they had talked about that before. But it was too late now since she already spent her xp. Moreover, thinking rationally, even if she could borrow the vision of my subordinates, Blanc has no underlings capable of flying to conduct reconnaissance. Perhaps it wasn't necessary to get these skills right now. Most of the xp obtained from capturing cities had been left as they were because I couldn't think of a use for them... Additionally, obtaining these skills required spending the xp she had just gained from the recent battle, making it a considerably large purchase. Getting back that amount of xp will take considerable effort.