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The rusty metal became the ground, creating mountains and a dry world. That’s the Dream Island Spirit Ward. 

It may be called the Dream Island, but it is not the island of garbage like the one from his original world. No, it is an island of garbage, but all of it is mechanical, and it is mainly scraps. 

[Dream Island Spirit Ward].

Libra lifted a board with the name of the Spirit Ward written on it, and swayed her body as she walked in front of Lanpeach. 

Was that her attempt to be a race queen? It was truly annoying. Also, it is vexing, but the shrine maiden cosplayer is cute. 

“What are you playing at here?” (Lanpeach)

[I have to tell you when you enter a new Spirit Ward, Soldier. That’s my duty. I am the queen of Soldier after all!] (Libra)

“Isn’t it weird to call a support as a queen?” (Lanpeach)

The cute support winked at him. 

It is true that that’s how the game works, but Lanpeach felt like this wasn’t realistic as he looked in suspicion and shrugged. You could say he gave up. 

[The monsters in the Dream Island Spirit Ward have strong resistance to physical attacks and have high defense. Also, because of the special trait of the field, there are Jamflowers that hamper magic. You understand what I am saying?] (Libra)

“Yeah, even though you have to fight with magic as your main weapon, it is hard to use magic because of the presence of Jamflowers. You are saying it is hard to earn in this zone, right?” (Lanpeach)

[Ding ding. Even bullets will have a hard time here. The enemies are a mass of metal after all. What are you going to do?] (Libra)

“I know that. I have enough of a reason to have come all the way here despite that.” (Lanpeach)

Even in guides this is a ward that’s not recommended. Physical attacks don’t work and you can’t use magic. 

It is a place that’s hard to earn money in and you don’t come here for any times other than when an event requires it or when obtaining materials. 

“Well, I will test it out for a bit, so just watch from the back.” (Lanpeach)

He stepped onto the metal fragments packed tightly on the ground as he used the EXP that he obtained just a moment ago. 

(Acquire Presence Detection Level 2.) (Lanpeach)

[Acquired].

He used the unexpected EXP he got to increase the level of Presence Detection. 

He can now tell twice as better the state of the surroundings, and he can also tell the hazy presence of the enemies a bit more clearly now. 

He walks while confirming the surroundings. 

There’s no snow falling, and the temperature is high like early summer. 

The Spirit Wards have different climates. A world where magma spreads, a wilderness of intense cold, a jungle with plants growing wildly and thickly, and the Dream Island that is a world of metal. 

He climbed the mountain of scraps while making metallic noises and narrowed his eyes at the reaction of Presence Detection. 

“Oh, there it is. It is that.” (Lanpeach)

The monster that was caught in the Presence Detection was resting in the shadow of a broken vehicle and electronic devices. 

A number of monsters that look like insects with fly wings were wandering around. 

When Element Powder goes out of control, will is given to things like fire and water, creating energy type monsters. Monsters in the shape of demons and animals, machine type monsters that fused with broken appliances, the types are varied. 

The machine type monsters ended up being the main monsters of this Dream Island.

He entered a broken bus with a ‘heave ho’, got the muzzle out from a window, and took a sniping stance. 

“The DG5 Assault Rifle is a handy weapon that can be used in both mid range and long range. I won’t be running out of bullets with energy pack magazines either.” (Lanpeach)

Energy pack magazines have 100 shots each. He won’t be troubled with bullets for a while. 

It is a mysterious mechanic of the game. 

The energy charged in the magazine is transformed into bullets. The magazines are light and the attack power is higher than your normal bullets. 

[DG5 Assault Rifle: Attack Power 21].

It has 4 times the attack power of his previous gun. 

Even though the price was 10 times that of the G1 Assault Rifle. It is an attack power to cry about, but the DG5 is called the copper gun in game terms, so it can’t be helped. It is the strongest weapon in the early game. 

He readied the gun with a firm stance, narrowed his eyes, and took a deep breath, staying completely still. 

“Let’s begin the hunt.” (Lanpeach)

[Piercer].

He muttered this, pulled the trigger, and a half-transparent bullet like a crystal was shot from the muzzle. 

A red aura was clad around the bullet, cutting through the air, and leaving behind a red line. 

It flew towards the monster and hit its metallic body with precision. 

An acute sound was made, and fragments of metal scattered about because of the bullet that was driven in, and the monster fell onto the ground. 

It released an electrical discharge and stopped moving. 

With Piercer ignoring 50% of the sturdy metallic body’s defense, the armor couldn’t stop the bullet, punched into its body, and destroyed the cluster of intricate machines. 

“Alright. Did I get it?” (Lanpeach)

[Yup, you got 1 EXP!] (Libra)

(It was a flag line, but it seems like I defeated a weakling even if it is Lanpeach difficulty. Also, the report of the EXP is unnecessary since it only makes me sad.) (Lanpeach)

The monsters wandering nearby respond sensitively to the appearance of an enemy. 

They flew up into the air while vibrating their wings. 

5 in total. 

[Pipipi, finished analyzing the enemy!] (Libra)

[Stoven: Level 1].

Libra pointed at the enemy and exhaled. 

Its thin and long body released red heat, flapping its fly wings, and went straight at Lanpeach as if they knew his exact location. 

“Well, Stovens are pretty much simple-minded monsters though.” (Lanpeach)

They are basically stove monsters. 

Lanpeach chuckled while shooting down the monsters flying his way. 

[Piercer].

The same gun skill. 

He shot the enemies down easily with the skill that ignores defense. 

“Stovens are flying type. Fliers have low HP. They also receive fall damage when shot down, so they can be defeated easily.” (Lanpeach)

[Gunmanship].

He grinned and continued pulling the trigger. 

He accurately shot down each Stoven flying in the air with his top class skills. 

The Stovens tried to avoid the shots, making sharp turns, but that’s way too slow when confronting Lanpeach. 

He saw through the movements of the enemy and shot them in the predicted location, making it look like the enemy went out of their way to catch the bullet. 

The Stovens rolled on the ground and changed into scraps. 

He finished defeating them before they could get to him and relaxed his posture. 

“Nice, nice. Ended in 5 shots. I can defeat the Stovens at the very edge of my detection before they can reach me.” (Lanpeach)

[Stovens don’t have long range attacks after all. So you’ve got no enemies in a gunfight, huh.] (Libra)

Lanpeach gave a blank stare at the support that was puckering her lips as if not finding this amusing, and approached the Stovens he defeated. 

The wings are scattered in pieces and the body is also damaged. The red heat it was emitting has already stopped and cooled down. 

He slowly got closer, poked them with his leg to see if they were not moving anymore, and was relieved that they had stopped. 

It is normal for machines to move all of a sudden, so the minor villain was wary of it. 

“This can net me cash, but…speaking of which, do I have to disassemble it myself? This? Isn’t it impossible to obtain the necessary materials?” (Lanpeach)

(These guys are profitable in the game, but they would change into materials in the game. It is not changing into materials even when I touch it.) (Lanpeach)

“Disassemble the stove that has wings and legs… I don’t have tools and no knowledge though? Isn’t this basically telling me to disassemble it nicely when battling?” (Lanpeach)

It is a stove that looks like an insect. 

Lanpeach was troubled since the only thing he knew here was that he would need advanced knowledge to disassemble it.

He sighed at how it is only at moments like this that it tilts towards realism. 

[Isn’t it fine to just obtain the Dismantle skill?] (Libra)

“Hm? Dismantle just increases the drop rate, right? Moreover, the rate is low.” (Lanpeach)

[There’s no way that’s the case. You need to carve them up in order to obtain the rare drops to begin with.] (Libra)

“Fumu? …I see. Could it be that… Aah…so that’s how it is. Acquire Dismantle.” (Lanpeach)

[Acquired.]

[Dismantle: Increase the rare drop rate depending on level.] 

Dismantle only increases the rare drop rate in the game. It was an unnecessary skill in the game. 

You could just defeat a whole lot more enemies to get your rare drop instead of using your important EXP.

But it clicked with what Libra said. 

“I see, so there’s hidden mechanics for the texts when it becomes reality. It is true that you can’t obtain rare drops to begin with if you can’t dismantle them.” (Lanpeach)

[Dismantle].

He placed his hand over the Stoven. The corpse shone green, its remains changed into particles, and a number of components showed up. 

“So you really can dismantle them… This skill is impressive. Seems like there’s the need to investigate whether the other skills also have hidden abilities…” (Lanpeach)

Complicated circuits and cables, also insect-looking wings and legs that are fused onto it. Remains that you would think are impossible to dismantle. 

[Electric Stove: Slight Damage].

[Oil].

[Spirit Crystal (Small)].

It changed perfectly into materials. Just like in the game. 

“Ooh, it is this. This. This is what will bring in the money. Normally, a single monster wouldn’t even be 100 Ele, but these guys drop items that can be sold for a high price. However…this is a drop?” (Lanpeach)

Lanpeach tilted his head, thinking this doesn’t look like drops, but he decided to just brush it off. 

It happens often in games. 

The farming plan of targeting monsters that have a high drop rate of a weapon and can be sold for a high price. 

“The electric stove can be sold for 5,000 Ele after all. I got 25,000 Ele with this. I should be able to get 500,000 Ele in half a day with just this drop alone.” (Lanpeach)

[I see. The machine monsters in Dream Island are indeed profitable.] (Libra)

Libra saw the remains turn into an electric stove and was convinced. 

[O-Over there. Found other monsters!] (Libra)

Libra pointed at a mountain of scrap while Lanpeach was storing the stove into the Dimension Poach. 

“Geh, so you can’t use Presence Detection when they spawn like that?!” (Lanpeach)

New monsters showed up when the mountain of scrap crumbled. 

The iron cluster rolled down and shook its body. Rather than hiding, it was more like it was sleeping.

[Toaston: Level 1].

What appeared while letting out oink oink cries was a toaster monster with the body of a pig. It is kind of cute. 

[That’s the Toaston that shoots iron bread from its back-oink!] (Libra)

“Right, there’s a lot of cute enemies here.” (Lanpeach)

The Toaston toddled its way with its short legs. It approached while crying oink oink, and Libra was also crying oink oink in amusement. 

“Well, it is not an opponent for guns though.” (Lanpeach)

[Piercer].

It is a monster he has seen even in the game. 

Lanpeach showed a faint smile and readied his gun. 

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“So, do you think we can eat this guy?” (Lanpeach)

Lanpeach was more bewildered than happy after defeating a horde of Toastons. 

[Toaster: Slight Damage].

[Oil].

[1 kilogram of pork meat].

[Who knows… It probably can be?] (Libra)

He hesitated since it is an item dropped from Dream Island, so the two of them looked at each other. 

“Let’s have the Taraworkers eat it first.” (Lanpeach)

[They were hungry after all.] (Libra)

“Then the rabbits next. And then, we can test it with Libra.” (Lanpeach)

[Next will be Soldier.] (Libra)

“Ahaha, guess I will eat it after around a year later.” (Lanpeach)

This pork meat is on the verge of being thrown away…

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