Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 107

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Episode 107

 

Chapter 107. …Scared?

 

Seo Mi-do. She doesn’t seem to realize it herself, but.

 

In Kang Hoon’s eyes, she looks like she’s suffered a ‘fandom traffic accident’!

 

‘Fandom traffic accident’!

 

Like all accidents, traffic accidents also happen suddenly at unexpected moments, BAM!!! hitting you out of nowhere.

 

This is like getting hit not by a car, but by ‘Park Kang-hoon’, turning into a freshly converted baby otaku!

 

“Especially the way Park Kang-hoon handled the Defense Dungeon was fascinating.”

 

Under Seo Mi-do’s eyes are the characteristic dark circles of an otaku.

 

In her pupils, a strangely excited madness flickers!

 

“…!!”

 

“Instead of fighting recklessly, he enhanced the terrain feature [Defense Dungeon’s Wooden Fence] and won through defense… right.”

 

“…You even looked that up?”

 

The snowball that Huntreamer ‘Harullara’ started rolling has reached all the way here.

 

The day Kang Hoon entered the 100-person event ‘Defense Dungeon’.

 

Harullara followed him around like a stalker.

 

Persistently streaming the enhancement process.

 

As a result.

 

Seo Mi-do crossed her mechanical arms and said this.

 

“Then, what would happen if we could enhance ‘Frontline Defense Terrain’?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

Kang Hoon also crossed his arms and rubbed his chin.

 

– Whoof.

 

Lucky was also standing on two legs, pretending to cross his front paws.

 

“In line with the concept of defense terrain, options prioritizing defense would likely appear.”

 

That much was obvious.

 

“The problem is how to enhance such a large space called ‘defense terrain’.”

 

As soon as Kang Hoon finished speaking.

 

“Exactly!”

 

Seo Mi-do jumped in place like an excited squirrel.

 

Then she pulled out a document and held it out to Kang Hoon.

 

“What’s this~?”

 

“What is it?”

 

“This riverside land we’re standing on. From here to way over there at the end, there’s barbed wire that’s hard to see, right?”

 

“Ah, I can see it.”

 

“Really?! Anyway, all the way to there! This is a land document proving all of this belongs to me, Seo Mi-do!”

 

“Huh?! Was this land also listed at the real estate office?”

 

“No way. The Korean government issued it to me.”

 

“Ah. So that’s why…”

 

No wonder. For a temporary shelter, it seemed like quite a large-scale construction site.

 

Looking closely, beyond the small living quarters area stood a low tower.

 

On top of it, Seo Mi-do’s invention, an automatic weapon, was installed.

 

Narrowing his eyes and activating his passive skill ‘Cognitive Enhancement’─

 

Way, way, way over there.

 

Groooooan…!

 

A ghoul that had been stumbling down on its withered legs.

 

Bang!

 

Got hit by an automatically fired bullet and tumbled down.

 

Not only did it hit accurately with one shot to stop its approach.

 

Rat-tat-tat-tat!

 

It fired a proper burst at the neck area. The ghoul was perfectly eliminated.

 

Indeed, on Seo Mi-do’s land, even the defense line was Industry 4.0.

 

“…Aha. But?”

 

Looking down at Seo Mi-do again, Kang Hoon asked.

 

──”Try enhancing this land document!”

 

Seo Mi-do shouted.

 

“Oh…?”

 

“Have you ever tried enhancing regular paper?”

 

“I haven’t.”

 

“If you enhanced it, you’d probably get options like ‘doesn’t tear easily’ or ‘increased writing speed’, ‘improved memory when taking notes’. Something like that? Because it’s ‘paper’.”

 

“That sounds plausible. I think that’s exactly what would happen.”

 

“But what if you enhanced not just paper, but a ‘land document’? Since ‘land document’ contains a bigger concept of ‘land’ rather than ‘paper’, wouldn’t the ‘enhancement’ apply to the land itself rather than the paper?”

 

“Oho… True, when someone says ‘land document’, people rarely think of the ‘paper’ itself.”

 

Anyone hearing ‘land document’ would wonder ‘where is it, how much is it worth, what kind of land is it’.

 

Quietly, Kang Hoon looked at Lucky right beside him.

 

“True. It was the same when I enhanced the [Dog Whistle].”

 

The reason Kang Hoon got a training ‘Dog Whistle’ from the pet supply shop.

 

Rather than just any ‘whistle’ sold at a stationery store.

 

When someone says ‘Dog Whistle’, everyone focuses not on the ‘whistle’ itself, but on the ‘dog’ that comes running when the whistle is blown.

 

So whenever he enhanced the [Dog Whistle], the ‘whistle’ itself was never enhanced.

 

Instead, Lucky, the ‘Spirit Dog’ summoned by the whistle, was enhanced.

 

“Hooh.”

 

As Kang Hoon explained, Seo Mi-do’s eyes sparkled even more.

 

She seemed even more confident about the ‘land document’ enhancement experiment.

 

“Of course, I’m not asking you to do it for free. Kang Hoon Shop’s steady seller item, [Germanium Jade Bracelet of Vitality Enhancement +3] costs 1 billion, right?”

 

So she was saying she’d pay 1 billion to enhance the ‘land document’ three times.

 

Chuckle.

 

With a slight laugh, Kang Hoon lightly shook his head.

 

“Nah. That’s not right.”

 

“Huh? What do you mean?”

 

“If this enhancement succeeds as expected, the land itself would be enhanced, right? I should charge more.”

 

“…B-but! What if our prediction fails? There’s a risk of getting options like ‘paper cuts hands more severely’!”

 

“Ugh. Such a terrible option…”

 

That would truly be the worst trash option, making him frown involuntarily.

 

Still, Kang Hoon didn’t give up and pondered.

 

It was also an opportunity to raise the price a bit.

 

He was convinced that enhancing ‘land’ should naturally cost more.

 

‘Let’s see. How did Cheong Jeong-kwon hyung scratch people?’

 

Guild Master Cheong Jeong-kwon’s secret technique #1!

 

There was ‘Deep Scratching’!

 

Kang Hoon said what he had learned from watching over those massive shoulders.

 

“You can’t even handle that level of risk?”

 

At those casually thrown words.

 

The pride of the magical engineering field’s top expert, genius of experiments, bold genius!

 

Seo Mi-do’s pride.

 

Was struck!!

 

A huge crack had formed!

 

Kang Hoon’s innocent question sounded like this to her:

 

‘…Scared?’

 

“Grrrk!”

 

Her four mechanical arms instinctively clenched into fists.

 

“…Fine!! Then, among all the +3 enhanced items you’ve sold so far, which one had the highest net profit?!”

 

Her intelligence showed in how she specified ‘net profit.’

 

Because with just 3 rounds of enhancement, she couldn’t expect much in service fees.

 

At most, she expected it to be around 2 to 3 billion won.

 

“I’ll pay exactly that much!”

 

However.

 

Her opponent was an unprecedented Enhancement Specialist who transcended common sense.

 

“26,699,997,500 won.”

 

“…What did you say? No, how on earth?! How do you make that much with just +3 grade enhancement?!”

 

Kang Hoon grinned.

 

“I bought a 2,500 won bracelet and sold it for 26.7 billion won.”

 

“…!?”

 

“The ‘Hair Loss Relief’ option appeared.”

 

“Grrrrrk. Damn it…”

 

Faced with such an undeniable reason, Seo Mi-do squeezed her eyes shut.

 

“Then I’ll give you 26.7 billion won for +3 enhancement.”

 

“Hm? You could subtract the 2,500 won cost of the bracelet.”

 

“Hah… Somehow that would be even more infuriating…”

 

Though Seo Mi-do, completely swept up in Kang Hoon’s pace, didn’t know it.

 

– Hmph!

 

Lucky, the spirit dog, sensed it.

 

That his summoner, Kang Hoon, was in a very good mood right now!

 

‘Actually, I’d like to just do it for free…’

 

But both Brother Cheong Jeong-kwon and Seri had earnestly advised him.

 

‘Never use your enhancement skill for free.’

 

Once an atmosphere of doing things for free was established, people would start treating him carelessly afterward…

 

Part of the commission from Kang Hoon’s earnings also went to the Cheongjeong Guild.

 

Considering the large amount spent on the Universal Skill Book last time.

 

He planned to grab whatever he could when the opportunity arose.

 

‘As expected of a Magical Engineer. What a brilliant idea to use land deeds.’

 

It was an idea that even Seo Mi-do herself would have exclaimed ‘Amazing!’ at.

 

So she would beg Kang Hoon to participate even if it meant paying money.

 

For Kang Hoon, it was killing two birds with one stone. Hitting two targets with one shot. Experimenting and getting paid too!

 

“Alright, let’s see.”

 

Taking the ‘land deed’ in hand, he narrowed his eyes.

[Frontline Defense Terrain 012 Land Deed]: A land deed for serial number 012 near the Imjin River, on the border between South Korea and North Korea. Ghouls appear during the day and werebeasts at night, making it worthless as property.

At first glance, it was a bland ‘information value.’

 

It blatantly stated ‘worthless as property’…

 

But the other details were exactly to Kang Hoon’s liking.

 

‘Good. It’s specifically labeled as ‘Defense Terrain.”

 

So there was a high chance that defense-related options would appear!

 

In that case, let’s try it once.

 

“Enhancement!”

 

With a light heart, let’s just try casting it once─

 

The moment he shouted.

 

CLAAAAAAANG!

 

A massive hammer sound he’d never heard during +1 enhancement rang out.

 

“Uh, uhhh!?”

 

Along with tremendous ground trembling?!

 

Rumble rumble rumble rumble…!

 

“!?”

 

It wasn’t his imagination.

 

Even the distant Imjin River was rippling, creating waves as if it had become an ocean!

 

The ‘land’ was responding to Kang Hoon’s enhancement, not just a piece of paper!

 

He could feel it.

 

From deep underground beneath his feet, vibrating upward.

 

Tremendous power!

 

────CLAAAAAAANG!

 

As if electricity had coursed through him, his entire body tingled intensely.

 

For a brief moment, Kang Hoon experienced an illusion.

 

A massive hand covered in calluses reached out from behind him.

 

Grasping Kang Hoon’s wrist.

 

Together.

 

The vision of striking the ground with a blacksmith’s hammer!

 

“!”

 

And so, the final strike!

 

CLAAAAAAANG──────!!

 

“…Huk!”

 

Startled.

 

As if waking from a dream, Kang Hoon’s cheeks trembled.

 

Seo Mi-do was equally flustered and breathless.

 

The sudden earthquake stopped abruptly as if nothing had happened.

 

But it wasn’t an illusion.

 

Right now, in the distance, all the worker robots had fallen over.

 

Construction materials were also scattered everywhere.

 

Seo Mi-do had driven all four mechanical arms into the ground.

 

Her hair was disheveled from barely managing to stay upright.

 

“H-how did it go?”

 

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

 

She approached while stabbing her mechanical arms into the barren ground.

 

“Phew!”

 

After being flustered by the massive effect he’d never experienced before.

 

“The enhancement was successful, but…”

 

Kang Hoon gripped the ‘land deed’ again and examined it.

 

Flash!

 

The ‘information value’ immediately appeared.

[Frontline Defense Terrain 012 Land Deed +1]: A land deed for serial number 012 near the Imjin River, on the border between South Korea and North Korea. Ghouls appear during the day and werebeasts at night, but with increased defensive potential, it holds passive value as property. * [All defensive facility capabilities in terrain 012 increased by 30%]

“…?”

 

Kang Hoon rubbed his eyes.

 

Setting aside that the property value had become ‘passive’ but still gained worth.

 

The option was absurd.

 

This terrain, just by placing anything inside 012’s land.

 

Any ‘defensive facility’ will unconditionally have its stats increased?

 

That means.

 

“…It’s exactly the same as putting in facilities that have all been individually enhanced?”

 

This is real? It’s not a trap?

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