Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 111

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Episode 111

 

Chapter 111. [Frontline Defense Terrain 012 Land Document +4]

 

After agonizing deliberation that cost her a few strands of hair.

 

Seo Mi-do seemed to make a big decision, gritting her teeth as she shouted.

 

“If you can do +4 Enhancement with 100% success rate, I’ll give you 100 billion! 100 billion won!”

 

It was truly a generous offer!

 

100 billion won!

 

‘Wait, she already gave me 100 billion as Alba’s sponsorship money…!’

 

That would mean earning 200 billion won from Seo Mi-do alone in just a few days!

 

Tremendous profit!

 

…Though it was.

 

‘Even considering just the value of this land, it feels like money worth paying.’

 

Beyond the Imjin River.

 

Facing the North Korean region that had become ‘demonized,’ wasn’t this a strategic military location?

 

Even from a national value perspective.

 

Enhancing this area was a very serious matter.

 

It would change the value of national defense terrain.

 

‘100 billion won.’

 

It actually feels too little?

 

“…Customer.”

 

Kang Hoon opened his mouth following his instincts.

 

“For an enhancement commission of this scale…”

 

Deep down, he thought 100 billion was already big money, so what could be lacking?

 

Still.

 

When his enhancer instincts said this money wasn’t enough, what could he do?

 

Others might call it crazy talk, but the feeling that he shouldn’t move unless it was that amount.

 

Tingled through his fingertips.

 

Should he follow his instincts, or just take the 100 billion?

 

Kang Hoon didn’t deliberate long and decided to follow his intuition.

 

“400 billion.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“I need to receive 400 billion. For the value of my enhancement.”

 

At the commission fee that had risen by a full 4 times, Seo Mi-do was startled.

 

Because the price was too high?

 

──No.

 

Deep down, she too had thought she could pay up to 400 billion through price negotiation.

 

‘Actually… I also thought the enhancement was worth that much.’

 

It was amazing how he hit exactly the maximum point she had in mind, without a single error.

 

Was this also one of the negotiation techniques?

 

Or perhaps, could it be luck?

 

‘…’

 

Sparks of anguish flew in Seo Mi-do’s mind.

 

She was already a Park Kang-hoon experienced person(?).

 

From the first meeting, she had been swept up by Kang Hoon.

 

Hadn’t she paid sponsorship money that started at 10 billion and went up to ten times that, 100 billion?

 

…Of course, it was sponsorship money Kang Hoon never even asked for.

 

Seo Mi-do had been overwhelmed and offered it herself.

 

In her mind, Park Kang-hoon had already become too great an existence.

 

In her eyes, the man called Park Kang-hoon was the world’s greatest eloquent speaker(?).

 

Though no one else in the world would evaluate Kang Hoon that way.

 

The blinders of prejudice had clouded her reason.

 

‘This man has already seen through all my moves. Fighting further would only be a loss for me.’

 

Therefore, she answered.

 

“Good!”

 

“Yes, then let me try to negotiate it down a bit… wait, what did you say? Good?!”

 

“Yes.”

 

Instead, she said this.

 

“Genius Enhancer, you said using that hammer allows 100% success up to +5 Enhancement, right?”

 

“Uh…, that’s correct.”

 

“Then let’s contract for +5 Enhancement all at once! And… the enhancement commission fee, please…”

 

As she hesitated, Kang Hoon expected some discount.

 

‘Crazy. I’m about to earn 400 billion from one business trip. Even if she asks for a discount, I should give it…’

 

In front of such Kang Hoon,

 

Bow!

 

The world’s most arrogant Big Tech CEO lowered her head!

 

──”Please! I beg you to adjust it to 1 trillion won!”

 

“…?”

 

No.

 

No.

 

Could it be that my enhancer intuition was right again?

 

I called for 400 billion, and it came back as 1 trillion.

 

At a money unit he had never calculated in his life, buffering occurred in Kang Hoon’s mind.

 

All the profits Kang Hoon had earned since awakening and opening his shop.

 

Even adding up the entire amount, it didn’t reach 1 trillion.

 

But.

 

Such a large sum of money, for just one enhancement commission.

 

…And she’d give it just for doing +5 Enhancement?

 

Stunned, Kang Hoon instead worried about the customer and asked back.

 

“Even so, 1 trillion is a bit much. It seems like you’re overexerting yourself. How are you planning to pay that?”

 

“Of course, I’m not thinking of paying the full amount with my own money.”

 

Fortunately, Seo Mi-do seemed to have a plan too.

 

‘Phew…!’

 

Just as he was stroking his chest in relief, Kang Hoon tilted his head.

 

“Then who’s paying?”

 

“I mentioned earlier, right? This land was approved and given to me by the government.”

 

“Yes. You did say that.”

 

“For an ‘enhancement’ of this level of performance, the government would more than support it with national budget for fortress security purposes.”

 

“!”

 

“It might be big money to you, Genius Enhancer, but as defense spending, that level of expenditure is quite a worthwhile investment. Since I judged it that way, government officials will judge it the same way!”

 

It was a world Kang Hoon didn’t know, but quite a cold calculation.

 

Soon.

 

Seo Mi-do hit her chest with her small cotton swab-like hands and said.

 

“So please! I beg you to make this deal!!”

 

“…!”

 

Kang Hoon swallowed dry saliva.

 

‘When it goes to defense budget, it’s on a completely different level from personal pocket money.’

 

And answered.

 

“Good. Let’s experiment up to +5 Enhancement!”

 

At that, Seo Mi-do hurriedly pulled out a magic contract!

 

“…That expensive thing again?! Just how many do you carry around?”

 

“Don’t ask, it hurts.”

 

It’s a magic contract of tremendous value that doesn’t sell well in the market.

 

If you break the contract, you must pay the corresponding price!

 

Not stopping there, Seo Mi-do directly cast a skill!

 

“[Curse Spell].”

 

“…!”

 

In case of contract violation, a curse that brings misfortune to the violating party activates.

 

Then, as if determined to enhance this land to +5 by any means necessary, she signed first!

 

“Well, sure.”

 

Kang Hoon also simply finished signing the documents.

 

“There. Contract complete.”

 

“Kyaaahooo!!”

 

At the completion of the contract of the century, Seo Mi-do asked with eyes filled with emotion.

 

“So, when shall we meet again?! Since it’ll take quite some time to prepare, how about a week from now?”

 

“Haha.”

 

Looking down at her, Kang Hoon said.

 

“Since we’re here, let’s do it right now.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Let me see. I haven’t used [Hammer of Success and Failure] in a while, so I have 21 failure stacks remaining.”

 

“…I thought it would take tremendous time and effort?”

 

“It’s already prepared, so that works out well.”

 

“…Earlier you said you’d sacrifice precious valuable items?”

 

“Whether I sacrifice them in the future or already sacrificed them. It’s all the same.”

 

“…”

 

“You’ll make sure to ask the government for the national budget, right?”

 

“…!!”

 

Seo Mi-do’s mouth fell wide open.

 

‘I, I’ve been had…’

 

Park Kang-hoon was this kind of guy.

 

Sometimes he had the infinitely pure eyes of an artist, sometimes he mercilessly extorted money, and sometimes he showed tremendous ability.

 

And sometimes he acted like a con artist.

 

Yet she couldn’t bring herself to dislike him, which felt strange.

 

‘This is how people end up joining cults.’

 

To think the great Seo Mi-do would get drawn in like this!!

 

However.

 

Originally, the ‘business’ realm is a ruthless place, just without guns and knives.

 

If Seo Mi-do could use Park Kang-hoon cheaply.

 

She was fully prepared to negotiate the price down, so it was ultimately a fair match.

 

It’s just.

 

It was amazing how Kang Hoon hit exactly the highest amount Seo Mi-do had in mind with mysterious accuracy.

 

Can Enhancement Specialists originally read such things?

 

Or was it the result of pure calculation?

 

Seo Mi-do looked around the area and said.

 

“Fine… Do. It. Right. Now, starting from +4 Enhancement. Let’s see just how good it gets.”

 

Her posture was different from when it was the 26.7 billion won +3 Enhancement.

 

‘Let’s see if it’s worth 1 trillion!’

 

Her eyes seemed to say.

 

“Hmm. Well then.”

 

Regardless.

 

Kang Hoon’s eyes sparkled brightly, much clearer now.

 

He placed [Frontline Defense Terrain 012 Land Document +3] on the ground.

 

As a shop owner in a capitalist society, he was happy to have earned an enormous amount of money he couldn’t even feel.

 

But even that couldn’t overcome the instinctive curiosity he possessed as an Enhancement Specialist.

 

“Even with just +3 Enhancement, it showed crazy resistance, didn’t it?”

 

Not a person, not an object, but the rough grains of soil touching beneath his palm.

 

That unconventional act of speaking to the ground.

 

──For Kang Hoon, it was communication and dialogue.

 

“Come on, get angry again. I’m going to use the real hammer now!”

 

Then Kang Hoon lightly lifted [Hammer of Success and Failure] with its iron head as big as his torso.

 

“So behave and become more beautiful!”

 

Whooom─!!

 

He put all his strength into striking down while shouting!

 

───”Enhancement!!”

 

As soon as the hammer struck down on the barren land and the land document.

 

Kaaaang───!!

 

A resonance spread across the entire ground like a wave.

 

And.

 

“?”

 

Everything else flowed quite differently from Kang Hoon’s expectations.

 

‘…It’s not resisting?’

 

Until now, there had been tremendous heat, violent earthquakes, and even the waters of Imjin River rushing in like a tsunami.

 

Kaaaaaang───!!

 

Without any pain, the enhancement proceeded smoothly.

 

‘Did it give up?’

 

No.

 

This was rather,

 

“It’s accepting me!”

 

As if ‘accepting’ the Enhancement Specialist named Park Kang-hoon and welcoming him instead.

 

Wheeze, wheeze.

 

From deep below his feet, the ‘land’s’ breath seemed to be heard.

 

That breathing strangely sounded like it was in pain.

 

‘This is… the sound of suffering.’

 

Unable to endure the monster invasions, human deaths, and repeated battles that had continued for a full 19 years.

 

Not only humans but even animals had all left, all plants had withered, and no nutrients remained in the soil.

 

Even after enduring season after season, not a single migratory bird came near.

 

The ‘land’ had been alone forever, abandoned with no one to care for it.

 

──Until today, when the Enhancement Specialist named Park Kang-hoon came and cast ‘Enhancement’.

 

Wheeze, wheeeeze.

 

The humans who had abandoned it and left suddenly returned and cast a skill.

 

‘It hated me.’

 

So it had rejected the touch and resisted─

 

But now it’s different.

 

“Because your former value has returned.”

 

No one had ever looked into the land’s heart.

 

But Kang Hoon was different.

 

He could feel it completely.

 

Only now can it rest assured, knowing it’s the ‘land’ that supports Kang Hoon’s body with all its strength.

 

Expecting the vitality that will return to it, breathing out painful breaths over the dried-up pile of earth.

 

Saaahhh…

 

“Yeah.”

 

To the ‘land’ that knows no words to speak, Kang Hoon answered like this.

 

“Let’s go back. Just like before…, no! I’ll make you even more magnificent than back then!”

 

And so, the final third time.

 

──With greater conviction than ever before, he strikes down!

 

Kraaaaaaang───!!

 

“…Whew!”

 

With an even greater sense of achievement than before, pretending to wipe away sweat.

 

Kang Hoon straightened his back.

 

“Hehehe. You little…! Let’s see just how much you’ve improved!”

 

And he quickly calls up the ‘Information Value’!

[Frontline Defense Terrain 012 Land Document +4]: A land document for serial number 012 near the Imjin River, on the border between South Korea and North Korea. Though ghouls appear during the day and werebeasts at night, it has excellent defense and combat victory rates, making it highly valuable as property. * [All Defense Facilities abilities in Terrain 012 increased by 50%] * [Combat Power of active unit members in Terrain 012 increased by 5%] * [Aura of Weakening]: A passive trait as spiritual energy. All hostile entities entering Terrain 012 have all abilities weakened across the board. Debuff effect 15%

But then.

 

“…Huh?”

 

Rubbing his eyes, Kang Hoon read and reread the options.

 

“…Not a single letter changed, did it?”

 

No way, land. This little bastard!?

 

This isn’t right, dude!!

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