Chapter 395
The sky was devoid of clouds, a vast expanse of blue enveloping the world.
The refreshing breeze made wildflowers and grass dance gracefully.
With just the right amount of humidity, it was a perfect day, one that could be called the last dance of spring before summer arrived.
“Please… please…”
Miro clasped her hands together, staring at the monitor.
It was a large monitor, but in comparison to the world, the tiny square space it showcased had a character holding an egg.
That egg was none other than a random pet gacha egg!
Right now, Miro was deeply invested in the gacha.
**
A few days prior.
The day I failed to catch a whale and ended up with compensation.
Ultimately, I ended up with a hefty wallet, but I realized one crucial fact.
It was the absence of power.
This world was shockingly one where fishermen had to battle whales they caught.
So, acquiring strength became a necessity.
Not just the basic sword or bow, but true power that surpassed the ordinary shotgun anyone could purchase.
In fact, the fastest way to gain power was to advance to the hunter class.
However, that would mean giving up being a fisherman.
Having struggled to reach the third tier as a fisherman, I wanted to maintain my fisherman status while gaining strength.
So, what should I do?
I needed to seek a hidden class.
The hidden class is a secret profession that only one person per server can possess, allowing for dual classing even.
Just like Buhwang, who is both a VTuber and a hidden class actor.
Thus, I immediately began to research how to acquire a hidden class.
First and foremost, they were said to be hidden away in various secret spots across the server.
However, aimlessly wandering was no longer an option, as streamers had been rummaging through every nook and cranny ever since they caught wind of hidden classes and YouTube.
I heard that after a few streamers found some early on, no additional hidden classes had been discovered.
So it must be one of two things.
It’s either hidden in an incredibly hard-to-find spot, or they simply haven’t been added yet.
But didn’t I hear from the operator when entering the server?
A suggestion that there was a hidden class that wields the Moon Blade.
Since I hadn’t heard other streamers mention using the Moon Blade, it meant at least one was likely still available.
So, there’s hope that I can find one.
That’s why, before setting off, I came here.
“Whew… I hope I can draw something good.”
– Is it going to work?
– Honestly, I don’t know, lol.
– If not, I can borrow from Gan to try again.
Finding a hidden class requires a lot of movement and patience.
So naturally, there must be an animal to ride around.
I looked at the random gacha egg in my hands.
“Please be good.”
– The odds are ridiculous, lol.
– Wouldn’t it be a waste of money?
“The bullets are reassuring…”
I just bought several random eggs at the pet gacha shop.
The goal is to randomly draw a pet to ride.
The best outcome would be to get a pet that can fly and be ridden.
I’ve invested all the compensation money and the recent savings I accumulated, so even if the odds aren’t great, the chances of drawing a decent pet are high.
“Alright, here goes!”
With that shout, I closed my eyes and quickly right-clicked to crack the egg.
“Did I get something good? I must have, right?”
Saying this, I squinted open my eyes and checked the chat.
– Hahaha!
– Lmao!
– Welcome, lol!
– Hahaha!
Ah.
I didn’t get anything good.
I opened my eyes to inspect the pet that had emerged.
[Level 1 Nugget]
“Is this not a good one…?”
– Right? lol.
– It’s kinda cute, lol.
– It can be ridden too, lol.
I sighed for a moment and gazed at the pup before me.
It resembled a yellow Jindo dog.
…Well, it should be helpful in battles.
It looks similar to the basic wolf pet, so it can’t be entirely useless.
I tried to comfort myself and pulled out the next egg.
“Let’s say it’s a misfire.”
– For real, that’s a misfire.
– Are you disrespecting Nugget right now??
– It’s cute, though, lol.
“It is cute, that’s true.”
I gently petted the pup.
It seemed quite large compared to Bok-sil, so it might be a big dog… cute.
With a spacious yard, I could probably afford to raise one more large dog without issue.
Well, that was just a thought, and I wouldn’t raise it for certain.
Instead, I had already used up one egg.
I bought a total of five eggs.
Now, I needed to draw something decent, or even better, a pet that could fly and be ridden among the remaining four.
“Whew…”
I believed in the existence of a broadcasting god just for me right now.
So I hope I get something good!
“I’ll try again.”
With that, I clicked the egg.
Once, not twice!
In a row!
[Level 1 Hama]
[Level 1 Eagle]
“Whoa! An eagle!”
My eyes lit up at the sight of the eagle.
An eagle is the master of the majestic sky, isn’t it?
– Oh.
– Can it fly??
– That can’t be ridden.
“Ah… It can’t be ridden?”
– Lol.
– How would you ride an eagle?
– Ever seen someone ride an eagle?
“Wait, but… it’s a game, so perhaps?”
I drew a flying pet, but to find out it can’t be ridden was disappointing to say the least.
– By the way, what’s a Hama?
– Show us Hama too.
“Do you guys not know what Hama is?”
– Nope.
– How should we know?
– Is it a horse?
“Come on… go read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms again.”
You don’t even know Hama?
Tsk tsk, and you watched me play my Three Kingdoms game.
To show them, I summoned Hama before me.
– Hahaha!
– It’s so ugly.
– Should we put this one away?
“…It is kinda ugly.”
Though it’s a horse, its legs are too stubby.
As far as I’m aware, it’s a premium horse, but with an appearance like this…
I knew it, but honestly, it doesn’t look cool at all.
“…Let’s go for the next draw.”
– For real.
– This is just all rubbish, lol.
– You know there are only two eggs left, right?
“This is enough for me.”
These are eggs I bought with my full wallet.
If I get nothing from this, it would be a major loss, indeed, so I need to draw something decent.
With that, I infused my hopes into the remaining eggs and used them all up, the results were…
[Level 1 Seal]
[Level 1 Bat]
“Ugh.”
I can’t believe I totally bombed this!
To be honest, I thought I’d at least get something decent from the five eggs, but this? What the heck…
– No way.
– Hahahaha.
– Totally a failure!
– Should we go get some money?
– Lol.
The cost of drawing a pet is definitely not light.
To simplify, I would have to fish for three hours to get one drawing at best.
Having done five draws, the result is like this from a fifteen-hour fishing session.
“…Let’s summon all of them.”
I summoned all the pets I had drawn so far before me.
Nugget, Hama, Eagle, Seal, Bat.
“Haah.”
…I totally bombed it.
– At least the horse and seal can be ridden, lol.
– That combo is trash, lol.
The results were so pathetic that the viewers laughed at them.
“Guess I’ll ride Hama…”
For now, I had no choice but to ride the best of this bunch, Hama.
Even so, it is a premium horse in the Three Kingdoms game, isn’t it?
Though it looks like this, its performance should be decent.
“Ah, before I leave…”
Before heading out, I entered the building next to the pet gacha shop.
This place is the Pet Shop.
It sells items for pets or items to give pets.
“I’ll just grab some dye.”
Hama just isn’t stylish enough.
I need to at least paint it!
Preferably in red.
**
Ten minutes later.
“Let’s go, Red Hare!”
[Neigh!]
I set off on my journey on the newly-dyed horse to find the hidden class.
– Red? Hare?
– Seriously unremarkable.
– Great story, Miro.
[Thank you, 1,000 won donation, ㅇㅇ!]
A fisherman should just stick to fishing, tsk tsk.
“Oh, really? Can you keep it down?”
– That horse is truly trash.
– How could a thing like this be the Red Hare? Lol.
– They say the Red Hare’s pretty upset.
“Don’t disrespect my Tomo.”
Though it was originally a stubby-legged Hama.
After dyeing it and giving it a name, it became my Red Hare.
“How fast is it?”
– It is fast, lol.
– But it’s short, though.
– One thing’s for sure, it is fast, like the Red Hare!
Moreover, true to its heritage, our Tomo was incredibly fast.
I felt empowered and invincible alongside my Red Hare.
I am now the mighty Lu Bu, a thug sent down from the heavens.
So, I galloped across the grassland excitedly.
“Is there anywhere good to explore?”
– What?
– Most other people have wandered around, though.
– Even those who could fly couldn’t find it.
“Hmm…”
Not even streamers who ride flying pets could find it, huh?
Then I could conclude one thing.
“Then I guess I’ll just have to comb the ground thoroughly.”
– Whoa.
– Could it just be that they can’t fly?
– What are you talking about?
If I can’t find it in the sky, I should check on the ground, right?
It’s a simple logic, but honestly, it’s all I can do now.
As luck would have it, I’m riding Hama, and since my view is low, I earnestly began to search for the hidden class by scanning the ground.
Thus, through the in-game time, morning turned to night, again the moon concealed itself and the sun rose.
And as the sun once more struggled to hide away from the storm, darkness loomed again.
“Hmmm…”
– How long do we keep searching??
– It’s not showing up.
– Should we just go fishing again?
Of course, my patience was wearing thin, along with the audience’s shallow endurance.
“I really can’t find it.”
I had ventured quite far.
In terms of coordinates, I must’ve gone beyond a thousand, right?
I’ve already spent a second night in the wild.
The wilderness of The Six server is somewhat separated from the main server.
One notable difference is the length of nights.
The nights in the village, where people gather to farm and fish, are relatively short.
That’s because there’s an overwhelming amount to do during the day.
However, in this wilderness server?
On the contrary, The Six has prepared nighttime content, so the night is as long as the day.
For instance, look at that fortified skeleton ahead.
Don’t think of it as the basic Mark skeleton.
Instead, it’s a fearsome mob that looks straight out of a fantasy.
Normally, it’s the likes of Maho or Loa who hunt during the wild nights.
The skeleton, along with various nocturnal creatures, emerges during this perilous hour, holding the label of monsters.
Yet I possess Hama.
No matter how dangerous the monsters are, my Red Hare can gallop through the night, completely ignoring the threats and allowing me to journey quite far.
But even that had its limits.
“Hmm… Should I catch some monsters and fill my pockets?”
Just moving around can be boring.
Thus, I hopped off my horse and approached the skeleton.
– Yep.
– Since I’ve come this far, might as well earn some cash.
– I heard hunters make good money.
Fortunately, as one moves away from the starting point in the wild, stronger and more expensive mobs appear.
This fortified skeleton might drop pricey enchanted bows if sold at the shop, thus it’s ripe for hunting.
After nearing the skeleton, I unsheathed Excalibur.
One was lost during my unsuccessful whale hunt.
Now, it’s the second legendary sword, re-enchanted.
It’s a monster-slaying weapon with both plunder and heavy strike attached.
“Gah!”
As I got close and swung my sword, the skeleton swiftly dodged.
…Yeah, it dodged.
“Eh?”
– ????
– Why did that thing dodge??
– ???
“Eh?”
Does a Mark monster evade attacks?
…Now that’s an unprecedented situation that left both me and the viewers stunned.
[Hehehe]
The dodging skeleton obnoxiously laughed and fired an arrow at me.
Thwang!
However, I quickly raised my shield to block it and promptly summoned my pets.
“Come forth!”
As I shouted, I pressed the hotkey, and all my pets appeared at once.
Nugget, Eagle, Seal, Bat emerged all at once.
I quickly issued attack commands to my pets.
“Attack!”
No matter how skillfully one dodges, they have only one body.
The most advantageous battle in the world is a group assault!
I charged with my freshly dyed Red Hare and drew my bow.
Dodging my sword?
Then let’s see how you evade five animals rushing at you while also dodging arrows.
Eventually, my combined assault saw the skeleton lose its life, crumbling away into bones.
– Ha!
– A group assault is the way to go, haha!
– That’s strategy!
“It’s called a flanking maneuver in professional terms.”
While it’s one person against five beasts, it’s still a flanking tactic.
After defeating the skeleton, I checked the items it dropped.
[Bone]
[Bone]
[Arrow]
“…?”
Considering the unprecedented monster that dodged my attack, the items dropped were pitifully underwhelming.
– ???
– What was that?
– Was it really just a skeleton?
“No way this can’t be true.”
Its appearance and actions clearly signaled it was anything but ordinary…
“Let’s check the surroundings a bit more.”
I couldn’t bear to leave like this.
Since it seems likely the monsters have respawned nearby, I began to scan the area once more.
In an unusual situation, I hoped for an unexpected event to occur.