Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 30
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Episode 30
Chapter 30. Did You Really Go to a Dungeon?
That’s the extent of his thoughts.
‘Survival-type dungeons… is it really okay for this kind of content to be this fun?’
Worldwide, across all professions.
What all renowned Hunters avoid and detest.
Are precisely survival-type dungeons.
But for Kang Hoon, it’s a healing camp.
Exactly that!
“Is it really okay for this to be so comfortable?”
Well-fed.
Warm and cozy.
Satisfying crafting time.
Just with that alone, a month had passed in the blink of an eye.
* * *
【 Survival-type Dungeon Clear! Clear Mission Complete: Survive for 30 days. 】
On a morning when they were sharing the back and belly meat of grilled fish.
Right in front of Kang Hoon and Lucky.
A pure white Gate exit appeared.
Lucky wagged his tail and took the lead.
– Woong~!
As if instinctively recognizing the dungeon exit.
Meanwhile, Kang Hoon was busy packing his belongings.
Over the past month.
He was frantically gathering the items he’d made with his calloused hands.
Using the fishing net he’d caught fish with as a bundle,
he swept up all the items he’d created during this time.
Spending all day crafting this and that, enhancing, experimenting, and playing around.
The quantity was enormous.
Only after shouldering the heavy bundle on his back,
“Alright. Let’s go, Lucky!”
Kang Hoon threw himself into the exit radiating bright light.
* * *
“Phew! I’m back!”
Thud-!
Kang Hoon shouted as he set down his heavy bundle.
The ‘reality’ ground that he and Lucky stepped on again.
It was the Gate exit, Gwanak Mountain Midslope.
Sure enough, the worried Gil-ma, Cheong Jeong-kwon and the Park siblings were there together.
“….”
“….”
But their reaction was unexpected.
He thought they’d welcome him with ‘Welcome back’ and ‘Congratulations on clearing’.
But everyone was silent.
With bewildered and surprised faces, they were just staring at Kang Hoon.
“Hm? Why are you all looking at me like that?”
Wiping his chin clean with the back of his hand, Kang Hoon looked around at the three people.
Looking Kang Hoon up and down, Seri asked.
“…Kang Hoon. Did you really go to a dungeon?”
And for good reason.
To Seri’s eyes, Kang Hoon didn’t look at all like ‘a Hunter who had been to a dungeon’.
For any Hunter, right after returning from a dungeon is when they look most ragged.
Seri herself, an A-rank Hunter, was no exception.
Her younger brother, Ji-seong?
Hadn’t he nearly died from a poisonous monster?
But Kang Hoon was the opposite.
Rather, he seemed to have a clearer mind.
His eyes were bright and alert.
Even his energy seemed recharged when it hadn’t been there before.
His thin, pale body had somehow become sturdy.
And what about the spirit dog beside him?
Lucky also seemed to have put on some weight.
His fur was practically gleaming with luster.
It wasn’t the usual look of someone who had eaten well, played well, and rested well.
Toward the three people standing bewildered,
“Ah~!”
Kang Hoon put on airs.
“Well, it turned out to be a survival-type dungeon.”
“Survival?!”
“Gasp! How did you manage it alone…!”
When it comes to survival-type dungeons.
Everyone naturally avoids them.
It’s better to have victory or defeat decided in one blow.
Enduring time that drags on endlessly while clinging to life,
can sometimes feel like torture.
It’s a dungeon where people usually return gaunt with their belly skin stuck to their spine.
“?”
“Kang Hoon, you seem to have been… fine?”
His companions with their jaws dropped open.
Kang Hoon grinned at them.
His skin was just a bit tanned and his limbs had become firm.
Kang Hoon was perfectly fine.
No, rather he was even healthier and more vibrant!
Before such Kang Hoon’s eyes, a new status window sparkled into view.
【 Beginning settlement of Level 1 Dungeon clear rewards. 】
Having seen it once, the status window has become much more familiar.
【 Achievement unlocked! Crafted rare items 10 or more times.】
Flash!
The ‘Achievement’ that appeared with a sparkling effect,
Kang Hoon stared at it blankly.
Well, he had been steadily producing 10 +2 enhanced items per day.
‘If we’re counting rare items, it would be much more than this, right?’
As soon as he thought that.
A second Achievement was unlocked.
【 Crafted rare items 100 or more times. 】
Flash!
Following that, even a third Achievement was completed in rapid succession.
【 Crafted rare items 200 or more times. 】
This was practically overwriting at this point.
Even internet ‘refresh’ wouldn’t be this fast.
As Kang Hoon stood there dumbfounded, the status window changed once again.
【 Result of achieving a total of three Achievements! 】
Then.
The characteristic gacha sound effect rang pleasantly in his ears.
띠리—-리리리—!
It was an exciting, truly addictive sound effect.
However,
【 You receive a Silver Box! 】
The result was somewhat deflating.
Making an ‘mmm’ sound, Kang Hoon let his tensed shoulders drop.
“It’s silver this time.”
As soon as he muttered to himself, Cheong Jeong-kwon reacted.
“Huh? This is a Level 1 Dungeon. Logically it should be a Copper grade, or at best a Steel grade box, right? Hunter Park Kang-hoon. You got a Silver?”
“Oh, is this a good drop?”
“It’s an incredibly good drop!”
Before he could react,
Thud!
The ‘Silver’ box dropped to Kang Hoon’s eye level.
The silver-gleaming box looked quite sleek and heavy.
Placing both hands on the box lid, Kang Hoon squinted his eyes.
Then, as always, the ‘information value’ appeared.
[Silver Grade Box] : A mid-to-low grade box among Gate Dungeon clear reward boxes. Contains random items and can only be opened by the person who received the reward. * [■■■■ ■, ■■■■ ■■]
‘As expected.’
The options attached to the box were unreadable.
With a glimmer of hope, he whispered so no one could hear.
“Enhancement.”
Then, as expected, a status window appeared.
【 Items of higher grade than yourself cannot be enhanced. 】
…Well, of course.
Even high-grade magic items had a ‘higher grade’ than Kang Hoon.
How much more so for boxes generated in Gates.
‘Hmm. I was curious whether enhancing would upgrade a Silver Box to Gold, or if the options would improve.’
It was disappointing but couldn’t be helped.
With an awkward smile.
Kang Hoon opened the Silver Grade Box wide.
Bursting silver confetti with a ‘pop’, the reward that emerged from the box was unexpectedly.
“Huh? It’s just paper.”
─It was a single sheet of paper.
Its corners were all worn down.
A long piece of paper with faint seal marks remaining.
Strange ancient characters were written in cursive script.
Kang Hoon reached toward the worn-out paper.
And read the ‘information value’.
[Enhancement Scroll of ■■ ■■■] : An early crafted item by the legendary Blacksmith ■■ ■■■. This scroll poses no environmental destruction risk when disposed of separately. * [When used, applies +1 enhancement upgrade to magic items.] * [Can be used on enhanced items up to +5.]
The description was quite unfriendly.
It pretended to tell you this and that,
but in reality, even the crafter’s name was unreadable.
There was something about ‘separate disposal’ but it was just one sentence.
‘It’s just paper anyway, what separate disposal?’
He felt puzzled.
But the moment he saw the options that followed, it was reversed.
Adding +1 enhancement to magic items!
“Wow, it’s really an ‘Enhancement Scroll’!”
Guaranteed enhancement!
Could there be sweeter words than that?
+5 enhanced items and +6 enhanced items.
There was a tremendous difference between them.
Depending on the item type and option value, the worth could range from tens of billions to hundreds of billions!
Kang Hoon felt a strange coincidence.
‘This scroll has perfect synergy with the [Hammer of Success and Failure]!’
The [Hammer of Success and Failure] he got as a Tutorial Dungeon reward.
When you accumulate 10 failure attempts, guaranteed enhancement becomes possible.
That limit was exactly up to +5 enhancement.
‘But at just the right timing, a scroll that can be used on +5 enhancement appears?’
It was too exquisite to be a coincidence.
‘…It’s like someone prepared this for me to have!’
It was such a delightful reward!
“Wow, what should I enhance with this?”
Lost in pleasant contemplation, Kang Hoon carefully rolled up the [Enhancement Scroll of ■■ ■■■].
In front of Kang Hoon, who couldn’t hide his bursting laughter.
Seri was serious.
With her pale face hardened in earnestness, she asked.
“How does such a good item come out of a Silver Grade Box?”
“Ah? Usually items of this level don’t come out?”
Kang Hoon responded to the question with a question.
Such a bewildered expression from Kang Hoon made Seri even more dumbfounded.
“Look at this. Only he doesn’t know. He’s really a cheat character.”
The one who stepped forward in front of such Seri was Ji-seong.
And Cheong Jeong-kwon.
“Hyung! How can you say that…! Why would an item I’ve never seen even in Platinum Boxes come out of there?!”
“!”
“Ahem. They say dungeon rewards are determined by the awakened one’s tendencies, contribution, and performance. But even so, how does a high-grade item like an ‘Enhancement Scroll’ come out?”
“Just how many times did you enhance in the dungeon?!”
At the passionate question, Kang Hoon thoughtfully counted on his fingers.
Let’s see.
Enhancement Skill has a 20-use daily limit.
After settling in the Oasis View Cabin, he used the skill generously every single day without fail…
20 times 29 is?
“About 560 times.”
“…”
At those words, the vicinity became quiet.
“Should I call this a trick…?”
“A trick that no one except Hunters awakened as Enhancement Specialists can use…”
The important thing was that Kang Hoon was the only Hunter awakened as an ‘Enhancement Specialist’.
Naturally, the three people’s gazes gathered in one place.
Kang Hoon’s fingers that he had raised while calculating the number.
That’s what finally caught their eyes.
His index finger had calluses embedded, making its outline bumpy and uneven,
His thumb had its nail half worn down.
Anyone could see it was a Blacksmith’s.
─No, it was an Enhancement Specialist’s hand.
“Mad Enhancement Specialist…”
Just as Ji-seong muttered that.
As if waiting for the quiet, the Status Window changed its light.
【 Experience settlement. Level up! 】
A long transparent bar appeared before Kang Hoon’s eyes.
Blue liquid XP began to fill up.
Like a dam had burst, the liquid spread in an instant!
【 LV. 1 Enhancement Specialist 】
The moment it filled the horizontally stretched bar completely.
Ding!
With a clear sound effect.
It seemed to level up one stage immediately.
【 LV. 2 Enhancement Specialist 】
Ding!
The second bar also rushed forward without hesitation!
【 LV. 3 Enhancement Specialist 】
Ding!
Third, it broke through to the realm of LV.3 at quite a fast speed.
“Oh…?!”
And so to the fourth!
Ding!
【 LV. 4 Enhancement Specialist 】
Lightning fast!
The blue wave filled four bars completely.
Even that wasn’t enough.
The experience Kang Hoon had gathered rose to the fifth bar!
Splash, splash, splash.
The blue liquid experience.
One section, two sections. Following invisible hash marks.
Splash.
It seemed to advance while undulating like waves.
Splash…!
It barely reached the end of the long bar.
Splash…!
Receiving recoil, it retreated and seemed to move away.
Like that, seeming like it would reach the next level, or wouldn’t.
The experience rippling in place!
Finally.
Ding-!!
【 LV. 5 Enhancement Specialist 】
It managed to surpass it after all!
“Leveled up… all the way to 5.”
Kang Hoon muttered in a bewildered voice.
“Wow, really…”
“Unbelievable.”
After that, his companions’ admiration followed like comments.
Seri was the same in not being able to hide her amazement.
The Enhancement Specialist who achieved LV.5 in one go.
To Kang Hoon, she asked.
“Park Kang-hoon. Do you even know how much of a cheat character you are?”
Of course he doesn’t know.
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