Chapter 6

“Oh, yeah.”
Ming Hu nodded and replied that they would have to pass through the fox colony to get to the bear, and if they couldn’t get the bear, they would get the fox.
[You have accepted the quest].
[Increased intimacy with Fern].
“Thank you!”
“Goodbye.”
After a brief greeting, Ming Hu exited the shop and entered the butcher shop directly in front of him. Once inside the butcher shop, Ming Hu approached Teren, who greeted him, and took a fox meat and a large fox from his inventory.
“Fox meat!”
Teren said after casually checking the condition of the meat and weighing it.
“1 gold and 20 silver!”
“…less?
While 1 gold and 20 silver is definitely a lot of money, I was a little disappointed to realize that it was less than last time.
“There it is!”
Unable to leave the meat in his inventory, Ming Hu took the money from Teren and left the butcher shop, heading straight for the guild.
“Welcome, warrior!”
Unlike before, the man was awake, and he greeted Ming Hu with joy. Ming Hu approached the man and said
“Can I see your skillbook so I can learn?”
“Hold on a second, um. There it is!”
[Skillbook: Strike]
“…Is there only one?”
At Myung-Hoo’s question, Sana nodded and said.
“Fifteen silvers.”
Ming Hu paid for the skill book at the company’s insistence.
<strike
Level: 1
Proficiencia : 0
Strike a hard blow.
Effect: 200% Damage
Mana Cost: 150
'It's better than a slap'
Despite being mana-consuming, his damage was better with his strikes. Of course, this didn't mean that he could do a lot of strikes, as his mana was very low without high Wisdom and Intelligence and without any mana-related items.
"See you next time!"
Ming Hu listened to the man's words and went outside. Once outside, he headed straight for Mugu.
"…"
Arriving at the armory, Ming Hu nodded to Tilto, who nodded back at him, still looking at him with a sharp expression, and they immediately looked at the equipment on display.

Limit: 80 Strength, 50 Health
Physical Attack Damage: 60-65
10% Attack Speed
The iron threshing sticks are made of iron, and the passion of the artisans makes threshing exciting.

Limit: 120 Strength, 80 Health
Physical Attack Damage: 90-100
Attack Speed – 20
A greatsword with the Ice modifier, emitting an icy chill throughout.
“…”
As he inspected the equipment, Ming Hu was speechless at the restrictions. He had plenty of strength. The problem was health. With all of his bonus stats invested in strength, Ming Hu couldn’t equip anything better than the solid iron sword he currently wore.
“What about weapons…”
That was for weapons, of course. Armor was a different story.

Limit: 40 Strength, 15 Health
Physical Defense: 50
This artisanal leather armor is made from wolf pelts and is quite tough.
<Windskin Shoes [Magic
Limit: 20 Strength, 10 Dexterity, 15 Constitution
Physical Defense: 15
Agile + 10
Leather shoes with wind attribute enhancement, you will feel lighter when you wear them by the energy of the wind.
It was a close call, but there were no restrictions. Furthermore, the wolf skin armor had a whopping 30 armor points more than his current armor. And the shoes, while still armor, also boosted his agility by 10.
"How much are these?"
Ming Hu asked Tilto, holding up his wolf-skin armor and wind-skin shoes.
"Armor is 80 silver, shoes are 1 gold and 30 silver. If you buy both, I'll give you two gold."
"…"
Ming Hu checked his money at Tilto's words. He had about 4 gold in his hand from selling items.
"…What to do.
I had enough money. Enough to live on, but it was too much. Although the options were different, he was currently wearing armor and would receive shoes at the end of the quest.
"But… options are options, and besides, I can't catch a bear in my current state.
But the options were too different. On top of that, the shoes you got for completing the quest literally required you to complete the quest. If you didn't complete the quest, you didn't get them.
"Whoa."
Finally, Ming Hu sighed and put his armor and shoes away. Then he turned to his gloves.
"Hmmm."
Tilto groaned in disappointment as Ming Hu left the equipment in place and went to look at the gloves. He returned with a pair of gloves and asked for the price. Tilto looked at the gloves.
'The gloves of the earth.
"1 gold and 50 silver."
Ming Hu nodded and walked back toward the equipment on the shelves.
"Hmmm."
Tilto let out another groan of disappointment. But he could only shake his head and look at Ming Hu as he returned with the armor and shoes he had left in place, along with the gloves.
"…Why?
Why are we bringing back armor and shoes that we left in place?
"Earlier you said you'd cut two of these for 10 silver and give them to me for 2 gold, so how much for three, including the gloves?"
"…!
Tilto realized he had been caught.
"…"
Tilto looked at Ming Hu. Ming Hu had a strange smile on his face.
"…Huh, I'll take it for 3 gold and 35 silver, 3 gold and 35 silver."
"Thank you!"
Ming Hu smiled with satisfaction and handed over the bag of money. He put the armor, shoes, and gloves he'd purchased into his inventory and left the martial arts shop.

Limit: Force 80
Physical Defense: 30
Strength + 20
Gloves imbued with the energy of the earth, granting high defense and increased strength.
After double-checking the item’s options, Ming Hu equipped it and opened the character window.
Name: Ming Hu
Nationality : Helioca [Empire]
Age: 22 Occupation: Warrior
Level: 11
Life: 3870
Mana: 420
Strength : 156(+25) Dexterity : 22(+10) Constitution : 15 Constitution : 15 Wisdom : 10 Wisdom : 11
His stats had increased tremendously from the beginning.
“My armor is up, my health is up…”
Now all that was left was to go get the bear. We weren’t sure yet, but this should be enough to get the bear.
“Gallbladder, here I come!”
* * * * *
Shake!
“Whoa!”
Ming Hu sank back in his seat and exhaled. Then he looked at the brown bear lying dead in front of him. Finally, he had the bear.
“It’s not easy, but…”
Contrary to my expectations, hunting the bear was not easy. Despite his increased defense and health, the bear was still strong. Ming Hu looked at his health, which was barely above 1000.
“Just in case you get stuck with two of them…”
One bear cost me almost 3,000 health to kill. Two bears would cost more than twice as much, and I would have to give up living if that happened.
“At least I can still catch it.”
-You have acquired the Brown Bear’s Hide.
-You have mastered the bear’s gallbladder.
Ming Hu muttered to himself and picked up the items the bear had dropped. Along with the pelts, the bristles needed for the quest entered his inventory.
“Huh? That’s a good start.”
Ming Hu smiled as he looked at the gallbladders in his inventory. It felt good, unlike the rabbit liver, which hadn’t entered his inventory until he’d caught 30 of them.
Sigh
“Let’s go!”
After resting and regaining his full strength, Ming Hu stood up and began to look around for the bear. In the distance, he saw a bear sleeping.
Jumbled
Ming Hu started walking. When he arrived in front of the bear, Ming Hu raised his sword and prepared to attack it. That’s when it happened.
Flash
-Kuung?
“…!”
Just as he was about to strike, the bear’s eyes fluttered open. The bear’s eyes locked with Ming Hu’s, and he was forced to freeze in place. The bear cocked his head and looked at Ming Hu, then at the sword in his hand, and then at the sword in Ming Hu’s hand. The bear’s eyes went from dazed to aggressive.
-Woof!
The bear roared and slammed its torso into Ming Hu, who was still holding his sword.
“Billion!”
Ming Hu flew through the air at the sudden blow to the bear’s torso.
“What, what!