Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 52

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Episode 52

Chapter 52. The Original Nature is Always a Little Mad

America’s ultra-high-rise tower, ‘Hunter’s Tower’.

This secretive place where Hunters below A-rank cannot even enter.

The building itself is abnormally tall.

Just reaching the top would strain an ordinary person’s body.

The guild currently occupying this tower is ‘Apex Circle’.

Also known as A.C.

Including the guild’s scale and the Hunters’ ability stats, ranks and reputation,

and achievements, it’s rated number one worldwide.

Among them, there’s a special zone that only the most exceptional Hunters can access.

The top of the ultra-high-rise. Also known as the ‘Sweet Floor’.

An unexpected space placed there, the training room.

A large window spot with a view of the vast sky.

There’s a Hunter standing on the stair-shaped treadmill, the ‘Stairway to Heaven’.

The peculiar thing is that the speed of the Stairway to Heaven is extraordinary.

If an ordinary person climbs stairs at walking pace,

the Hunter’s training speed is ten times that.

It’s literally like leaping up to heaven.

Every day at 5 AM.

The Hunter who steps on the Stairway to Heaven while watching the rising sun.

He is the eldest and senior member here.

“Victor Chan.”

Approaching from behind him, a young Hunter clicks his tongue.

“They say old people lose sleep. Are you planning to rest when you’re dead?”

While continuously training his lower body and glutes, his upper body doesn’t budge at all.

‘Victor Chan’.

A core strength unbelievable for a white-haired grandfather.

“Today again, exactly twenty-six items were updated.”

Victor Chan said while scrolling through his mobile phone with one hand.

What filled the screen was none other than Corn Market.com.

Specifically, the ‘Kang Hoon Shop’ operated by South Korea’s Enhancement Specialist.

“Today makes it a week.”

Victor selected one of the newly updated items and purchased it in 10 seconds.

$740,000 instantly disappeared from his bank account.

Even after spending such a fortune, his expression remained unchanged.

As natural as if it were a daily routine.

Today, his seventh purchase of [Germanium Jade Bracelet of Vitality Enhancement +3].

Victor had spent 7 billion won on ‘Kang Hoon Shop’ this week alone.

The young Dealer said teasingly.

As if he couldn’t understand such stubbornness from the old veteran.

“Victor~! That Enhancement Specialist from South Korea, his item prices will keep dropping. Didn’t you see the analysis report our production team put out?”

There was some logic to those words.

The item prices of South Korea’s Enhancement Specialist, Park Kang-hoon, had become lower than before.

It was natural since the rarity had decreased.

Now there was no need to fight over one product, since twenty-six +3 grade products were supplied daily.

“Anyway, that Enhancement Specialist will level up more later. Then he’ll produce higher enhancement items, right? We can just buy them then~!”

The Dealer sighed while saying this.

As if the elderly Tank Victor Chan’s waste of money was truly foolish.

“Besides, that ‘Vitality Enhancement’ option isn’t even needed for you, old man?”

Still, Victor remained silent.

He just ran up the Stairway to Heaven with his scarred, log-like thighs.

“Ugh~! Whatever!”

Shrugging his shoulders, the Dealer began running on the treadmill following Victor.

However, unfortunately, he was also the first to get tired.

“Huff, huff.”

When the young Dealer was panting and slowing down.

Victor spoke.

“When Kang Hoon Park starts making high-enhancement products. Who do you think will be able to buy those products?”

“What? What did you say?”

The young Dealer believed in the experts’ analysis through AI.

That South Korea’s Enhancement Specialist’s products would be much cheaper and better to buy later.

However, Victor, who had been rolling in this field for a long time, thought differently.

“The type of item doesn’t matter. What’s important is that the Enhancement Specialist consistently produces items of better value every day. At this growth rate as you said, superior items will soon appear in the market.”

While speaking in a heavy voice with precision,

his legs were still running up the Stairway to Heaven.

Monster-like endurance!

That was one of Victor’s passive skills.

“Valuable luxury brands must have a VIP system.”

That’s exactly what Victor was aiming for.

Every morning, purchasing [Germanium Jade Bracelet of Vitality Enhancement +3] that he didn’t even need.

He had even purchased [Yamyeong 909 +2] and [Dog Whistle +3].

A truly loyal customer!

If a VIP system were to be established in ‘Kang Hoon Shop’ later?

Victor’s name would occupy the top spot on the list.

“If I can monopolize new products that way, that alone would be a profitable value investment.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Stairway to Heaven stopped.

Pshhhhhhhh!

The machine that couldn’t handle the overload had broken down.

Due to overheating, operation stopped and red lights appeared on the screen.

After breaking another machine today, Victor left the training room.

Unbelievably for someone who had exercised for hours straight,

without shedding a single drop of sweat.

“Tsk tsk tsk.”

Watching his departing figure, the Dealer clicked his tongue.

“What’s so special about South Korea’s Enhancement Specialist. You’re making a fuss over nothing~! He doesn’t even seem to be at that level yet. How much can he grow in that tiny country.”

The elderly Tank who had rolled around as much as one could roll.

Treating Victor’s judgment as just an old man’s fuss, he carelessly tossed his mobile phone aside.

Until then, he didn’t know.

That the same content, if wrong, would be ‘an old man’s fuss’,

but if right, would become ‘a master’s judgment’.

* * *

Whether the Americans talked about him or not.

Kang Hoon’s time flowed peacefully.

One week.

Exactly the time Ji-seong had recommended.

Kang Hoon rested thoroughly during that week.

As Kang Hoon played, ate, and rested, Lucky seemed to look even better.

Lucky was especially happy during Kang Hoon’s attempt at a ‘miracle morning.’

Getting up early in the morning to run along the Han River Bank!

There was no better walk for Lucky than that.

“Huff, huff! Whooo!”

While filling his lungs with the refreshing air.

Kang Hoon took out his mobile phone and checked the Corn Market.com notifications.

[All products currently on sale have sold out.]

Even with increased supply, it wasn’t enough to keep up with demand.

The twenty-six items Kang Hoon listed sold out every day.

…There are many men in the world with various circumstances.

For example… circumstances where things don’t work out.

Right now, perhaps they need to accomplish their mission today.

“Well, vitality is important to everyone.”

Far from making ‘Kang Hoon Shop’ a luxury brand.

Kang Hoon still had no thoughts about a VIP system.

“Huff, huff~!”

He was just happy that ‘Kang Hoon Shop’ was running smoothly.

His mind was at ease, and his wallet was thick.

‘I never thought sales would get this high… Hmm. If my income is this high, a few months’ worth of taxes, well. Maybe I don’t need to go into dangerous dungeons?’

Such thoughts even crossed his mind.

‘Tax exemption.’

Originally, the reason Kang Hoon participated in dungeon missions was precisely ‘tax exemption.’

While Hunter benefits were exceptionally good,

there were limits on tax exemption for additional income outside Hunter activities.

Each dungeon mission completed granted tax exemption for up to 1 billion won.

That’s what Cheong Jeong-kwon had explained.

‘Want full tax exemption on 10 billion? Then you just need to run 10 Gate missions.’

Back then, ‘1 billion’ was an enormous amount of money.

So he had decided to complete dungeon missions even at the risk of his life.

“Haaa~! Now the auction starting price is 1 billion.”

In other words.

Now the value of Kang Hoon’s own life had become greater than 1 billion won.

“Maybe it wouldn’t be bad to live drawing the pictures I want to draw for life?”

If anyone had heard this, they would have scolded him saying ‘Are you crazy!?’

But artists are naturally a bit crazy by nature.

“La la la la la~!”

Humming comfortably.

Kang Hoon naturally finished his walk.

Lost in thought while walking, he found himself in front of his home.

Lucky, perhaps thirsty, passed through the revolving door ahead of Kang Hoon.

As soon as he followed the creature into the apartment lobby.

“Ah, hello!”

The security guard came running toward Kang Hoon as if he had been waiting.

“Oh my, I didn’t recognize you as a Hunter last time. I’m truly sorry.”

Kang Hoon belatedly recognized him.

That day when he came home covered in zombie stench.

It was that security guard who had mistaken Kang Hoon for a homeless person and Lucky for a stray dog.

“Ah. I did look pretty rough that day. Don’t apologize. It’s fine.”

“No. I was rude and I’m truly sorry.”

He kept bowing his head apologetically, looking quite worried.

‘Making a living really isn’t easy.’

Kang Hoon seemed to understand the reason.

This was a Han River View luxury apartment.

The security guard worked in the lobby and was responsible for this luxury complex.

The advantage was the clean environment with good cooling in summer and heating in winter.

The downside was that the residents’ demands and pickiness were equally formidable.

But the person he had tried to chase away while on security duty was a resident.

Moreover, it was a Hunter with an annual salary of tens of billions!

The security guard had good reason to be anxious.

So he was bowing deeply to Kang Hoon, who looked about twenty years younger than himself.

‘Kyung Dae-ho.’

The name tag with those three characters swayed greatly.

“I’m truly sorry! This won’t happen again!”

“Ah, no. Please don’t do this.”

To help the man who was bowing his head in greeting stand up straight, Kang Hoon quickly reached out his hand.

“Even I think my smell was terrible that day…”

Without finishing his sentence, Kang Hoon stopped while holding the security guard’s shoulder.

The security guard also straightened his bent back at this strange behavior.

Curious about what the dazed Kang Hoon was looking at, he also raised his head to follow his gaze.

But there was nothing in the empty air except the breeze from the air conditioner.

“Hunter?”

But Kang Hoon’s view was different.

Kang Hoon was completely absorbed by the ‘Information Value’ that suddenly appeared.

[Kyung Dae-ho]: F-rank ■■-type ■■■■. Core stats ■■■, ■■■■ ■■. Classified as non-combat occupation, working as security guard. * [■■ Resistance LV.1]

“?!”

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