I Possessed a Game Where I Die If I Don’t Clear the Tower - Chapter 40

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Chapter 40. A New Ally
‘I’ve made all the necessary preparations.’
I have the equipment essential for gold farming, and I have allies as well.
I lost one chest on Floor 1 due to the patch download, but I’m not short on materials.
All that remains is crafting that special alchemical potion.
Thus, Camilia spoke with confidence.
“Don’t worry, I can solve that problem too. Zehar?”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Can you find an alchemist or apothecary?”
Zehar Al Rashid pondered for a moment before answering.
“Those trained in Eastern techniques like alchemy would be difficult to find… but there is a skilled apothecary within the castle.”
‘So there really is no alchemist, it seems.’
Even in the game, alchemists weren’t a common profession.
I was about to order them to use the apothecary as a substitute when Nashu Shumel, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.
“Um, uh.”
He hesitated after opening his mouth, but Nashu Shumel soon spoke carefully.
“I, I think I’ve heard about it. An alchemist, an alchemist.”
“…You’ve heard about an alchemist?”
“The maids were saying that contraceptive potions are better made by an alchemist… and they also make, um, tonics good for men? I can’t say what they’re for though….”
Rohengreen Ashen’s cheeks flushed crimson. Such a crude topic was beneath a diligent knight commander.
But Camilia paid no attention to Rohengreen Ashen’s reaction.
‘Contraceptives and virility tonics… this is….’
She asked with a serious expression.
“Is this alchemist perhaps a young woman? One who looks like a demi-human?”
“Huh? A demi-human… I’m not sure about that, but um, a little kid in the Slums supposedly sells potions instead….”
Camilia’s eyes rolled toward the special Quest she had set aside far away.
‘Could it be that this Quest is talking about….’
Camilia gestured for Nashu Shumel to come closer and whispered.
“Tell me more details about that.”
After hearing Nashu Shumel’s full account, Camilia’s next course of action was extraordinary.
She marched straight into the area beyond the castle walls of Nidst, the so-called Slums.
Not metaphorically—she literally pushed in with the Guard Corps.
Frightened slum dwellers screamed and scattered, but she didn’t bat an eye.
Without even stepping out of the carriage, she issued orders to the Guard Corps commander.
“Send soldiers to capture every cat in this district. Prioritize calico cats.”
Doubt and bewilderment flickered across Tarrak’s greenish face.
But she couldn’t show hesitation before a superior who was terrifying and merciless.
“Yes, my lord. I shall sweep up every cat in this district at once.”
Tarrak turned and growled like an orc, driving the Guard Corps forward savagely.
“Apprehend every cat in sight! No exceptions for those in hiding or those with owners!”
“Yes!”
The Guard Corps members scattered with determined expressions.
Netanel Fragma, who had followed out of concern for her health, couldn’t help but ask.
“What exactly do you intend to use the three-colored cat for?”
“Do you remember the armor I pulled from the chest on Floor 1?”
“Ah, that gilded armor?”
“It wasn’t made of gold. It was crafted from Gold Slime.”
Gold Slime? What on earth was that?
Weren’t slimes those red and blue creatures?
Netanel Fragma’s bewildered expression was so amusing that Camilia couldn’t help but smile slightly as she explained.
“It’s a very special slime that can only be found in The Tower.”
To be precise, it could only be obtained by purchasing the first DLC for Dark Tower, “The Golden Age.”
Unfortunately, user reviews for this DLC were rather poor.
Despite the substantial effort befitting the first major update, the direction of that effort had been misguided.
-What I wanted: awesome new boss monsters, awesome new characters, awesome new story
What I got:
**some stupid shiny slime**
-Adding alchemy and crafting was nice, but everything else feels like garbage. Just another companion tier XX… and this costs $29.99? Do you have a conscience?
-Are you f***ing insane? A cat-eared loli alchemist? Do you seriously think this fits Dark Tower?
-My awesome dual-wielding barbarian lord that took 100 hours to build in the test server has become a baby slime slayer,,,;(
-Forget everything else, but what’s the concept of monster farming? Is Dark Tower suddenly a farming game? I genuinely don’t understand
That DLC was bound to receive harsh criticism.
All of Dark Tower’s DLCs were peculiar, but “The Golden Age” stood out as particularly disappointing.
The addition of currency monsters had completely shattered the already problematic currency balance.
But that was when it was merely a game.
By real-world standards, “The Golden Age” was the DLC of the century, and Gold Slime was Dark Tower’s greatest monster.
With a weak monster like that, a few tricks could enable unlimited gold farming from the early stages.
Three preparations were necessary for this.
Disguised gold crafted from Gold Slime.
A dwarf or half-blood companion bearing Golden Clan bloodline.
An alchemical potion to maximize the synergy between these two.
I already had the first two, so I just needed to secure the third.
Fortunately, the third would be obtainable soon enough.
“Captain…! What do we do if the cat transforms into a person!?”
“We’re chasing it now, but it’s too fast—we need backup!”
It seemed she had revealed herself on her own.
“Stop right there!”
“It went that way!”
Damn it, how far are they going to chase me!
Mina Alkes sprinted forward, swallowing curses with each breath.
I was running desperately, but the distance between us was shrinking—it felt like I’d be caught any moment now.
‘Why in the world are they chasing me?’
Was it because I sold fake vigor tonics when I was short on money?
Or was it the fake hair-growth elixir I peddled, claiming it would regrow hair?
Either way, I couldn’t let myself be captured like this.
Gritting my teeth, I kept running when a burly Guard Corps member suddenly emerged from the alley right in front of me.
“Got you!”
‘Who do you think you are, grabbing me like that!?’
Mina Alkes snatched one of the medicine bottles dangling from her waist and hurled it to the ground, shattering it.
A foul stench erupted along with thick black smoke.
While the bewildered Guard Corps member flailed uselessly, she rushed toward the Hideout.
The Hideout was barely more than a ramshackle hovel, but it held things I simply couldn’t abandon.
“Mina, are you okay? What happened?”
That dim-witted little brat greeting me while wrapped in a blanket, spouting nonsense.
She shouted at the boy as he rubbed his eyes and stumbled toward her, just waking up.
“Pack your things quickly, Vlad. We need to get out of here.”
“Huh? Where to?”
“Anywhere!”
Vlad tilted his head in confusion.
“But the dungeon? You said I needed to gather medicinal herbs there to cure your illness…”
“You idiot! Is this really the time to talk about dungeons!?”
With no time to spare, Mina Alkes rushed him along, forcing him to pack hastily.
The “luggage” amounted to nothing more than withered herbs and a few alchemical tools, but they were all precious tools for survival.
Just as the boy and girl, clutching a small bundle, slipped out of the hovel holding their breath—
Guard Corps soldiers surrounded them from all sides, blocking their path.
Seeing they even carried nets, it was clear they had no intention of letting us go.
“…Sister.”
Vlad’s expression hardened as he gripped her hand tightly.
Mina Alkes shook her head at the boy, signaling him not to act.
“My medicine really sold well today, didn’t it.”
When luck was good, it always turned out like this.
With a deep sigh, she raised both hands high and surrendered.

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