Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 15

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Episode 15

Chapter 15. [Yamyeong 909 +2] (3)

“One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, ten million, hundred million, next, that’s 1 billion won!”

Clear and precise.

The amount Seri was drilling into his brain!

He hadn’t heard wrong.

‘Really 1 billion!’

1 billion won in cash!

“Such a large sum of money for me…?”

“For my life’s savior, this much is only natural. Please accept it.”

Oh no, what are you saying. It’s fine. I was also fulfilled being able to help you.

…was what he wanted to say, but it was far too much money.

Kang Hoon quickly closed the bag’s lid.

“Then I’ll gratefully…”

And thump!

He moved it onto his lap and held it preciously in his arms.

From a distance, one might mistake it for a pet dog he’d brought from home.

‘1 billion won…! My target wealth was 1 billion won. I’ve filled it all at once with just this?!’

He had expected to receive compensation.

─But this was really too much money!

Moreover, these people were Hunters who carried out Gate missions!

They would receive Hunter benefits, so they surely wouldn’t deduct inheritance tax or anything like that.

‘Wow. 1 billion won with no taxes deducted?’

Unable to believe whether it was a dream or reality, Kang Hoon lightly pinched his thigh.

‘Ouch!’

It hurt.

The pain of happiness!

Leaning her upper body toward such a Kang Hoon, Seri asked.

“I’m called Seri. I’m an A-rank Dealer Hunter.”

“I’m Noona’s younger brother, Ji-seong. Same A-rank, I’m a Healer.”

Their positions were unexpected.

‘As expected, you can’t tell with Hunters just by looking at their appearance.’

He thought the tall man Ji-seong would be the Dealer, and the slender woman Seri would be the Healer.

Blink blink.

Kang Hoon answered half-heartedly.

“Yes, yes. I see.”

Honestly, rather than the Hunters before his eyes.

Kang Hoon was more interested in the money bag they had given him.

“…Ahem!”

To the indifferent Kang Hoon, Seri cleared her throat and asked.

“Um, what is your name? And what exactly kind of ability do you have to make such a potion…?”

Only then did Kang Hoon lift his gaze that had been fixed on the money bag.

“Ah, I’m called Kang Hoon. Park Kang-hoon. I’m a Production-type Hunter, specifically an Enhancer.”

Then,

“Kang Hoon-ssi.”

Seri murmured,

“An Enhancer?”

Ji-seong let out a surprised sound.

At Ji-seong’s gaze full of admiration, Kang Hoon felt embarrassed.

These siblings were A-rank Hunters.

Compared to them, Kang Hoon’s rank was C.

Though they had met like this because he happened to save their lives.

He thought there might be no reason to contact each other after today.

So he just spoke honestly.

“Compared to you two, I’m nothing special. I can’t enhance Magic Items. I can enhance ordinary objects into items.”

“Ah…”

“Ahh.”

The story he had confessed with the intention of quickly revealing his identity.

The siblings nodded their heads like mirror images.

“It seems useful but… a bit ambiguous, I suppose.”

Ji-seong murmured.

Seri hit such a younger brother’s forearm with her elbow with a ‘thwack’ sound.

“Ah, ouch! I’m, I’m sorry.”

The sight of Ji-seong apologizing after being disciplined again was somewhat funny.

“It’s fine.”

A bit ambiguous, he said.

Kang Hoon tilted his head slightly.

The currently bestselling [Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet +2] had quite good performance.

When Kang Hoon had done market research.

Items that enhanced virility didn’t exist at all.

Only the bracelet that Kang Hoon had enhanced and created.

Even the [Yamyeong 909 +2] that saved Ji-seong’s life was like that.

“The effects are good though. In what sense is it ambiguous?”

At Kang Hoon’s question, Seri’s eyes instantly became sharp.

Of course, it wasn’t directed at Kang Hoon.

It was directed at her younger brother who had made a careless remark to their life’s savior.

And she whispered in a small voice, barely audible.

“…Hey. Aren’t you going to act properly…?”

As if feeling a threat to his life from such a noona.

Ji-seong bowed his head deeply and apologized.

“I didn’t mean it like that. I said something unnecessary… I’m really sorry!!”

“No. I’m asking because I’m genuinely curious.”

Kang Hoon waved his hands and said.

“Since you’re Hunters, you must use a lot of items. I was hoping an expert could tell me.”

“…Really?”

Only then did Ji-seong cautiously open his mouth.

“I heard from Noona that you craft items up to +2 enhancement. That’s what I meant by ambiguous.”

“Oh?”

“In the Hunter Market, +2 enhanced items are treated as the lowest grade. As you know, the status standards they have are so high.”

At that, Kang Hoon rolled his eyes and recalled past commissions.

‘So that’s why Baek Ye-ri. That Shooter Hunter requested additional enhancement?’

─Indeed.

As Ji-seong said, Hunters’ innate ‘status’ itself was different from ordinary people.

If an ordinary person’s HP was 50, Hunters started from a basic 200.

Adding 10 to 50 versus adding 10 to 200 had a big difference in how it felt.

+2 enhanced items had a limit of about +20 to status even with good options.

For Hunters, it can’t help but be unsatisfactory.

‘Since they’re used to that kind of market, Baek Ye-ri probably wasn’t satisfied even after buying two +2 bracelets.’

Nod, nod.

Now it makes sense.

“You know those famous Hunters whose names everyone recognizes, the so-called ‘rankers’? Those rankers use items that are +10 or higher. That’s where the premium line starts!”

Ji-seong said excitedly,

“If you enhance it up to +12, then you can name your price.”

Seri added.

“…In the first place, there are only a few in existence worldwide, so most of the time you can’t get them with money. Even if they’re sold, the price would be at least hundreds of billions.”

“They’re truly tactical weapons!?”

Hearing otherworldly stories from otherworldly people, Kang Hoon could only find it fascinating.

“Oh, oh… Indeed, the world of Hunters is extraordinary.”

As Kang Hoon listened with admiration and focus,

The siblings continued to share various stories.

About which Hunter bought this, which one bought that, what gems found in which Gates were high-grade, and what the highest grade was…

While listening to the continuous stream of stories,

Kang Hoon nodded his head constantly.

‘The Hunter market. That place is truly a diamond mine.’

It was a moment when his grand ambition of buying an apartment felt too modest.

To think such a massive market was spread out right before his eyes.

‘A small apartment won’t be enough. This looks like I could make much more money?’

Kang Hoon’s target goal naturally began to grow bigger!

Also,

He realized an unexpected fact.

‘Hunters aren’t satisfied with option values around +20 and find them awkward to use… I see.’

He didn’t know that.

‘Then the Hunters who bought my bracelets, they didn’t all buy them for their own use?’

They must have been items to give to ordinary civilian husbands or boyfriends.

If any other crafting-type Hunter had heard this, they would have felt dejected.

However,

─Kang Hoon was the complete opposite.

Rather, his eyes lit up as he thought:

‘This… I could raise the price even more?’

It was the moment when the light bulb of capitalism flickered brightly in the young man’s eyes.

‘An item that’s awkward for me to have, but makes others happy when they buy it!’

Originally, such items are the most expensive!

* * *

Indeed, the age of SNS.

The morning news with a 0.7% viewership rating was made into partial clips.

Its ripple effect was far greater than 0.7.

It was just a 24-second clip.

However, as it began circulating on various SNS platforms, the short clip became very hot.

Not only on Twitter and Instagram, but it spread overseas to Weibo and TikTok!

The subject of clips that boast high view counts is typically, as expected, ‘Hunters’.

The account that first uploaded the video was a kind of Hunter fan account.

They even edited the morning news clip by adding lyrical background music.

Starting with a scene of a female Hunter with disheveled long hair, Seri, crying while shaking her younger brother.

Tira-ra~ ra-ra~! Wo-wo-er~!

A sad song continues.

Then around the 15-second mark, Park Kang-hoon appears.

Teu-deu-deun~! Teu-deun! Teu-deun!

A can of Yamyeong 909 is poured into the mouth of the male Hunter Ji-seong, who was lying limp like a corpse.

Wo-er~ wo-wo-er-er~!!

The next moment, the two siblings achieve an emotional reunion.

Hu-u-u~ u-u-u~!

Just like a scene from a movie.

The reaction was, of course, explosive.

[What’s the title?]

Starting with users who mistook the clip for a movie or drama and were looking for the title.

[What’s that cheap-looking can???????]

[Ah, I made eye contact with the Yamyeong ajussi lolololol]

[I was crying but my tears dried up instantly lololol]

Park Kang-hoon appearing like a savior.

And Korean users focusing on the Yamyeong 909 in his hand.

[He made a potion with Yamyeong 909?]

[I heard rumors he’s an Enhancement Specialist?? My cousin’s boyfriend’s aunt works at the center and says he’s a Hunter]

[That beverage company’s stock price shot up like crazy]

[Ah, I should have bought some Yamyeong909 stock ㅜㅜ]

The ordinary hangover remedy that became a detoxification agent.

The tremendous interest in it soon

Led to ‘Kang Hoon Shop’.

[I think I found him. That hero from the news!!!]

A post uploaded to an internet community.

Following the link contained within,

Kang Hoon’s Corn Market view count grew exponentially.

* * *

“Huh!”

Kang Hoon had a new worry.

It was serious but satisfying, a happy kind of worry.

“This sold out?”

Looking at ‘Corn Market.com’ beyond the monitor,

Kang Hoon clicked his tongue.

The [Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet +2] with daily sales limited to 5 units had sold out.

Not just the daily amount, but even the weekend stock,

That’s a total of 3 days’ worth.

3 days means 15 pieces.

The problem is that I boldly raised the product price.

After meeting the siblings Seri and Ji-seong, I realized about the Hunter market.

“I changed it to 100 million each.”

Products worth 100 million each, a whopping 15 of them sold.

It’s simple math.

A total of 1.5 billion.

“Is this a dream?”

However, it’s an amount that’s hard to believe readily.

Pinching his cheek, Kang Hoon browsed through the product detail page with a dazed expression.

Orders were already ‘sold out’, and inquiry posts were in an absolute frenzy.

All of this is thanks to the news clip video.

The impact of that short clip—

It elevated ‘Kang Hoon Shop’ to the number 1 market in terms of interest!

Ding! Ding! Ding!

There are too many inquiry chats.

It’s difficult to answer them one by one.

Moreover, serious proposals for ordering the production of [Yamyeong 909 +2] are pouring in.

It’s truly like sitting on a pile of money!

I haven’t even visited real estate yet!

“Jade bracelet… I need to raise the price again first!”

Yamyeong 909 turned into a potion played a part in drawing aggro.

However.

The real cash cow product is the Germanium Jade Bracelet!

Just looking at the pouring inquiries shows this.

If there are one or two posts looking for potions.

Questions about when additional orders for Germanium Jade Bracelets will be accepted?

There are about a hundred of them!

‘Kang Hoon Shop’ whose skills were verified even on the news.

Since that famous Enhancement Specialist is selling directly, there’s no room for doubt.

Even defensive consumers started readily paying big money!

For nothing else.

──Only for stamina enhancement!

“This was a more precious item than I thought?”

It’s natural.

Kang Hoon is the only Hunter in ‘Corn Market.com’ selling trashy products with ‘stamina enhancement’ options.

Even though it’s an otherworld where Moon Fragments and Slimes are sold.

‘Stamina enhancement’ is unique!

“Wait… Then how should I price it?”

The time when I first registered products for 5 million won with great determination feels like a previous life.

Now there are people appearing one after another saying they’d pay even 100 million!

“Hmm.”

Thinking alone feels overwhelming.

Taking his palm off the concentration-enhancing desk.

Kang Hoon looked for the fastest consultant.

“At times like this, it’s ChatGPT.”

And he asked the AI chatbot.

“How many rich people are there in South Korea? Uh, based on people with assets of 10 billion or more.”

Then after a brief pause.

GPT provides a statistics-based answer.

[It’s estimated to be about 40,000 people.]

“40,000 people!? In this tiny piece of land, it’s full of rich people!”

I still have a long way to go! Kang Hoon unconsciously thought that.

In the past, he would have just passed it off as ‘crazy rich bastards’.

Now he’s adding ‘still’ and setting that rich category as his goal.

“Then, how many are there in China?”

[Statistically about 600,000 people.]

“That’s crazy. …What about the United States?”

[Statistically about 900,000 people.]

“Even crazier. What about the entire world?”

[There’s insufficient data to provide statistics. However, it’s estimated to be about 6 million people.]

“Gasp!”

It’s a more tremendous figure than expected.

“The Earth is vast, and there are many rich people!”

Assuming all of them become customers of ‘Kang Hoon Shop’… would be unreasonable.

But isn’t the top interest of rich people ‘Gate byproducts sold by Hunters’ or products they craft directly?

If only about one-tenth of them.

Show interest in Park Kang-hoon as an Enhancement Specialist, and the products he sells?

Even thinking that way, it’s about 600,000 people.

‘This is also generously delusional thinking, but…’

His thoughts didn’t last long.

Putting down ChatGPT.

Kang Hoon looked into ‘Corn Market.com’ with burning eyes.

‘Kang Hoon Shop’.

5.0 star rating, number 1 in shop views of course.

Even an alert saying ‘Currently being viewed by 3,491 people’!

“Among those 3,491 people, are there rich people included in the 600,000?”

It’s something you won’t know without trying.

“Let’s try throwing some bait!”

Even if you can’t eat, go for it!

…That’s what they used to shout in movies.

“Here I go!”

3 days’ worth until the weekend, a whopping 15 people are in ‘purchase waiting’ status as ‘reservation hopefuls’.

Grateful reservations asking to let them buy first when products are released.

I’ve generally accepted them.

But today, I’m rejecting them all at once!

I’m boldly giving up 1.5 billion!

And,

[Price per item: 1,000,000,000 won]

Germanium Jade Bracelet, 1 billion per piece.

Changing the price,

[Register]

Moving the mouse with lightning speed!

Click!

Now all that’s left is waiting.

Hoping that a large fish with the title of ‘rich person’ would bite the bait.

With the heart of Jiang Taigong!

Whether this single click would make him unfairly lose 1.5 billion won.

Or add one more zero and return as 15 billion won.

There’s no way to know without trying!

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