Hela’s Curse
Cien brought the five stakes out of the cabin. He set two stakes about five hundred yards from the front of his cabin. And two others right in the ground in front of the outer wall of the cave that is behind the cabin.
After everything was installed, he stuck the last stake in front of the cabin. Right in front of the cabin terrace. Then he hid the place by planting many wild plants scattered in the forest.
After all the stakes have been in position. Cien dropped his blood on a stake in front of his cabin.
Ding!
Instantly a notification tone sounded from his cell phone. Cien opened the app then saw on the shop icon there was a '!' symbol. He immediately pressed the icon without thinking.
After opening the store icon on the app. Cien will be shown a miniature of his shop from an isometric perspective. In the 'Shop' function, he could arrange the shop floor plan as he pleased. He can move cupboards and so on easily.
Now, in addition to the miniature shop, Cien can now move the camera away and see a kilometer of the area around his shop. And at a distance of approximately 500 meters, he could see a transparent layer covering his residence.
At the far right of the screen, there is a new text.
[Security System : On/Off]
By pressing it, Cien can easily turn on and off the Formation freely.
Seeing the security system installed just like that easily. Making Cien beaming with happiness. Usually, a formation must be done carefully and according to a definite calculation. However, to think that the formation he got from the app could be installed so casually by him.
"Good, this way. This shop will be the safest place in Death Valley."
Cien was very satisfied with the prize he got. He kept the Formation on and walked back to the shop.
The security problem is over, now it's just a matter of determining what steps to take next.
Since he already has a lot of recipes and facilities, even though he is reluctant, Cien still wants to try to make something in his shop. The problem is only one, how can he get the necessary materials?
Cien reopened the app, then pressed the status button.
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[Status]
Cien Millard (43)
Cursed (Hela's Curse)
Rank 2 Middle Grade
[Skills] : Water Magic (Competent), Kirana Shop App (Master), My Weapon My Strength (Master).
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The status display is very simple. Cien had hoped that he could see the various numbers he usually saw in games, such as health points, mana point, attack and so on.
But it seems that in this world, that doesn't exist at all. Maybe it is unrealistic if everything can be seen only with numbers.
As for his own status, Cien now knows the curse that is on him. Hela's curse, Cien doesn't know who Hela is. He tried to press the words 'Hela's Curse' on the status, hoping to see the full description.
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[Hela's Curse]
A curse given by Hela, the Dragon of Calamity who was sealed beneath Death Valley. Hela gave this curse because she was bored in the darkness after thousands of years. With this curse, Hela can see whatever the recipient of the curse sees.
Because Hela was sealed in Death Valley and couldn't get out. The recipient of the curse also receives the same conditions. He is unable to get out of Death Valley, and his spirit is bound to Hela's body.
If Hela wanted, she could pull the recipient of the curse over the place where she was sealed at any time.
Note: For now, Hela has set 14 days as the time limit for the recipient of the curse to be away from the sealed place.
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Cien's right eye twitches after reading the description of the curse he received.
"Bastard! So I was stuck here for ten years just because of a lonely dragon! Ugh…!"
Cien immediately felt dizzy, he felt his tears would come out at any moment. Never would have thought that his suffering all this time was because of one dragon who wanted to see the world through his eyes.
Dragons are creatures at the top of the food chain. If Cien saw Hela in person, maybe he would be like an ant in the dragon's eyes. But, a sealed dragon? Bored? Want to see the world?
What did it want to see when his life was no different from that dragon down there?!
Cien is always alone, in the darkness of the forest, and survives only by picking up grass! There is nothing interesting to see!
He was really lamenting his bad luck.
About an hour passed, Cien was just crying in the corner of his shop. Even though he now knew that Hela could actually see him, he didn't care. There was even a small hope in his heart that the dragon would sympathize with him.
But, Dragon of Calamity. Instead of sympathizing, it probably chuckled with pleasure at Cien's bad luck.
Cien wiped his tears. He had already thrown the name Hela out of his mind. This was something he couldn't handle. Let the bored dragon see as it pleases. After all, most likely he would never meet the dragon.
Cien opened his cellphone again, and saw the status column still displayed on the screen. In terms of strength level. Cien's strength is in Rank 2 Middle Grade.
On the Continent of Kastia, the rank of strength is ranked from Rank 1 as the weakest to Rank King as the strongest. For Cien who has remembered his past on earth. This rank level is the same as a playing card game.
'That means there should be a rank above the King. Joker. If I'm not mistaken there is rumour that a creature with strength above the Rank King is in the depths of Death Valley. Uwaa, scary.'
For each rank, it will be further divided into three classes. Lower, Middle and Upper Grade. Once a person is in the Upper Grade, he can level up to a Rank above it.
Cien's strength level is only at Rank 2 in the Middle Grade. In the average of adventurers and soldiers in Kastia, Cien's strength is the same as that of a lowly soldier. He was simply a human that was about three times stronger than a normal human.
Since childhood he did not have the talent to become a fighter. Being able to reach his current level of strength, he was already happy. Unfortunately, his strength was too weak in Death Valley.
For the skills he has. There is Water Magic that he had learned as a child. His magic mastery is at a Competent level. For the level of skill mastery, it is divided into four levels. Beginner, Competent, Expert and Master.
Beginner Water Magic will only give Cien the ability to control small amounts of water and generate small amounts of water from air. At the Beginner level, Cien doesn't need to worry if he's stuck in the desert because he can create water at any time.
To be Competent, Cien can turn the water he creates into an attack. The amount of water that can be created and controlled is much more than the Beginner level.
With this magic, Cien doesn't have the water problem as long as he survives in the forest of Death Valley.
The other two Cien skills are the Kirana Shop Application and My Weapon My Strength. As for the Shop App, he knew exactly what it did, but…
'My Weapon My Strength? What is this?'
Cien clicked on the text to see the details.
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[My Weapons My Strength]
The user can use every weapon, potion, accessory and other items he makes in the Kirana Shop.
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Cien's eyes opened wide when he read the description of the skill he had. He then looked at the 'Recipes' section of the app, and there he saw many recipes for legendary class weapons.
Legendary weapons usually always have a minimum power level limit of around Rank 7. If it's true, he can use this legendary weapon without the need to think about the limitations that exist on each weapon. That means, Cien can be very strong even though his strength is only Rank 2.
But just for a moment he was in euphoria, Cien realized the dilemma that immediately hit him. It was impossible for him to obtain materials to make legendary class weapons.
"Sigh… but at least with this, there's another way for me to get stronger. And maybe I'll also find a way to get out of this place."
Cien closed his cell phone. His stomach was already hungry. Like the previous days, he planned to go outside to explore around the house, looking for plants to eat.
Now with a large layer of protection, he could probably get food from around the cabin, and not have to think about his safety.
With light steps, he came out of the cabin carrying a sack he found in the shop's workhouse. Apart from the sack, he also brought a knife which was in the kitchen. The knife provided by the application looks sharp and is not made of ordinary iron.
When Cien felt he had walked far enough, he saw a familiar plant in his eyes. He tried to cut it with a knife, and like butter, the rather tough stems of the plant were cut easily.
"Hooo, maybe I can use this knife to hunt monsters! Hahaha, ridiculous, how can I possibly hunt monsters?"
ROARRR!
"..."
Cien's steps suddenly stopped, the hairs on his neck stood, then he looked to the side. In the distance, he saw a pair of fiery red eyes rapidly closing towards him.
"Gulp… seriously?"