‘Absurd. Did I miss it because I panicked? Of course it could miss, since it's a ranged weapon... ’
“O-one more try!”
Leeha prepared for the next attack with a pounding heart. But it was slow, so slow. His body did not follow his mind no matter how much he told his mind to go faster! Even when he shouted he would still need time to shoot a musket.
He opened the gunpowder plate again, took out the black powder one more time from the regenerated paper packaging in the bag, and poured a small amount into the gunpowder plate -.
“Hey, did you make this to shoot?”
Leeha, who felt frustrated with his body moving around, stopped and shouted.
It's really too much attack speed.
[Of course! Outlander who doesn't know anything about muskets, it seems that you have seen a lot of inconvenience with just one shot.]
“Cra-……”
‘I barely swallowed the word "Crazy". One shot per minute?? 50% accuracy at 40m??’
Leeha put the musket back in the air. The set items disappeared automatically from his bag.
“Let's see, the bow.”
Leeha picked up the bow and opened the item window.
[Test Composite Bow]
Attack power: 15 〜 30
Range: 50m
Attack speed: 15 shots per minute
Requirements: Strength 10 or higher, Agility 10 or higher, Arrows
Description: Composite Bow. A bow made using animal tendons. It is convenient to carry, but it is quite difficult to pull.
[Test Long Bow]
Attack Power: 19 ~ 38
Range: 65m
Attack speed: 12 shots per minute
Requirement: Strength 10 or higher, Agility 10 or higher, Arrows
Description: Longbow. Shoots farther with less power! Wearing green clothes may have additional effects.
[Test Crossbow]
Attack Power: 30 〜 60 Range: 30m
Attack Speed: 7 rounds per minute
Requirements: Strength 10 or higher, Agility 10 or higher, Bolts
Description: Easy-to-use improved furnace If you get used to how to it, you will not be beaten.
“It’s too much.”
‘It is an honest feeling felt by a gun enthusiast. Muskets had a 40m range and 1 shot per minute. How should we think about the generous evaluation for the bows? Since it's for testing, it's fixed to the level 1 basic stats.’
[Test Musket]
Attack Power: 233
Range: 40m
Attack Speed: 1 shot per minute
Requirements: Strength 10 or higher, Agility 10 or higher, Black powder, Iron ball bullets, Twisting belt
Description: One life per shot. Whether it's an enemy or you.
‘Enemy or you? The accuracy rate is 50%, so if I don't hit the enemy, I'll die.’
Should I be grateful just for fixing the attack power without the minimum and maximum attack power? No, but the fixed attack power is not good either.
If you consider the rate of fire per minute, there is a way to make it considering the maximum damage of other ranged weapons and the number of fires per minute.
‘It's almost fixed at the minimum attack power x attack speed standard. Still, compared to other weapons, it has a horrifying attack power...
The attack power enough to cover the huge handicap of 1 shot per minute is definitely attractive.
However, the one shot per minute I experienced in person was so frustrating that I really wanted to hit the game. What can I say about a short range and a low hit rate?
“Hey, isn't this a very harsh condition?”
It wouldn't change my conditions just because I was complaining, and I wouldn't choose muskets myself.
[Because it is to balance the combat assistance system!]
“Combat assistance...…? Ahh.”
A thought passed through Leeha's mind for a moment.
‘Is it to balance the combat assistance system? Then the battle assistance system... … If you turn it off?’
“These specs you see now are when you attack with the combat assistance system turned on, right? So what if you turn it off? Will the range get higher or will the accuracy get higher? Do you mean that it can change as much as you like, depending on the person who is using it?”
‘They said it was a realistic game. Besides, I also heard from Kijeong, and the unkindness of Middle Earth, which I experienced for a short time! This is also quite possible.’
[It must be balanced by the combat assistance system.]
“Hmm? No, that's not the question?”
He heard laughter.
‘What is it suddenly? Something is weird. Answers that seem to be different from the answer before. Doesn't the Artificial Intelligence know what I'm asking?’
It is difficult for Leeha to see the space in the game. To be precise, it should be viewed as a space outside the game. Some kind of service place.
‘Moreover, once you choose a job, it's over. It is irreversible. But the AI doesn't answer?’
“I will ask you again. If you turn off the combat assistance system and use a ranged weapon, the accuracy and range can vary depending on the user's ability, right?”
[It must be balanced by the combat assistance system.]
The words repeated once again. Leeha realized. That Middle Earth's unique unkindness came out again! In other words, this means that the system cannot answer.
A world of adventure without information and strategy.
‘If you think in line with Goople's intention of getting to know all the information and all the data on your own, that is similar to “reality '' there would be no doubt about it. Good.
If so? I need to find a way. There must be a number of practical strategies and methods on the Internet. What if there is a way to shoot a musket 10 times a minute or increase the accuracy rate to 80% or more? What if I could use that thug-like attack without a handicap?’
“Log out! Please end the game!”
[You cannot log out while changing jobs.]
“What?”
[You can log out only after you have selected a job.]
“W-What is it! Let me go!”
[You can log out only after you have selected a job.]
I learned one more thing about Goople's intention.
‘I'm on my own. They even noticed that it's not fair to go out in the middle to get information on the Internet, or to investigate ranged weapons that are easy to handle. The moment of choosing a job did not allow free time, neither in reality nor in game.’
“Shameless, so shameless.”
[Who is shameless? What is Mr. HaleeHalee thinking?]
Leeha did not have anything to say.
“Uhm，if so” Leeha looked at the weapon floating in the air again.
Musket. Great attack power and beautiful appearance. It is so attractive that it is difficult to let go for gun lovers. However, it has too little value as a weapon.
‘Will you get an overbalanced item just because you love it? In the old movies, they were lined up in a row and shot upfront. If it's only a person who is familiar in reality shoots that way. There is no advantage. Is there a way to make up for musket's disadvantage?’
If he knew that, he will choose the musket without hesitation. But Middle Earth didn't allow it. Leeha looked at the floating weapons and fell in thought. It's definitely the musket that fascinates him more than magic.
However, if he approached it from a different perspective than his taste.
‘What am I doing now? I'm not playing this game to enjoy!’
It was so real that he forgot. He was at the point of feeling ashamed of himself, who got angry with Kijeong.
‘I play games to make money. I can't forget that.’
Leeha put an end to his worries.
[Are you giving up Musket? Wand? Staff?]
“Yes.”
In addition to what Kijeong said that magicians were fun and useful, Leeha also did some research.
Besides, in any game, wizards belong to a job that makes a lot of money.
Leeha reached out for the wand floating in the air.
“I will--------------Oh?”
As soon as Leeha reached out for the weapon, his arms disappeared followed by a numbing sensastion.
“Oh? Ohh? OOHHHH!!!!”
The body, which had floated in the air, suddenly fell down.
It felt like falling on a ground that doesn't exist, falling backwards on stairs, sliding on an icy road, and falling without strength. “That一一!”
“Leeha! Leeha, wake up! Leeha!”
“Keeeu……. Cough, cough, cough!”
Leeha opened his eyes at the voice calling him.
There is only a dark wall in front of him. What happened suddenly? The sensation of being dull appeared, but he cannot see anything.
“Wuoh, Aahh.”
“Shall I open it?”
A human voice was heard by Leeha's ears. Even in the midst of confusion, he clearly knew who it was.
“Mom?”
The touch that gently pressed the embarrassed Leeha and the gentle hand movements to remove items that were in front of him. Leeha felt like he fell from the void and his body shattered, but how did it happen?
Only then did he realize the forced termination of the virtual reality connector. As he made eye contact with his mother who took off the connector he was wearing on his head.
“Are you okay? Are you okay? Does it hurt anywhere?”
“What? What……. What happened?”
Leeha's mother sighed in relief at the confused answer of Leeha.
“You didn't know that I was already back, and you didn't answer when I called you and you were groaning. I was wondering if it would be okay to unplug the cord. You're really not hurt anywhere? Kijeong said it was safe, but I guess it's not.”
Leeha did not properly see his mother's worried expression. He only heard one word.
“Did you unplug the cord?”
“Yes. I got worried..”
Only then did Leeha see the line in his mother's hand. Unplugging the cord, what a primitive way to force log out.
It was the most unsafe way to turn off a safe machine, but he didn't blame his mother for doing this. How can she know that, when all she did her entire life was to work hard.
“Mom, do you know what I just felt like?? Here-aack!!”
“Oh，Be careful. You'll get hurt..”
His two legs were moving properly!
He couldn't continue what he was saying as Leeha's body fell when he tried to get up and tell his mother the good news. Contrary to his thoughts of getting out of the virtual reality connector, only his chest and arms were moving. His lower body below the belly button did not move.
“Ahh……. my legs…….”
“Why are you like this today? Be careful. You're not in a good shape... …”
His mother supported Leeha with a sad voice.
Even when he groaned, his legs did not move. Leeha suddenly burst into tears.
Is this really my body?
Until just now, it was moving properly while I was floating in the air.
Where's the ankle that is used to step on Middle Earth? What about the knees that were shy when hearing the voice of an artificial intelligence woman? How about the thighs that stood firmly when shooting a musket?
Rather, didn't I feel a more realistic sense in Middle Earth?
(To be continued...)
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