Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 29

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Episode 29

There wasn’t any particular reason for getting the stone fragment from Park Gi-han.

He had just seen him keeping it in his pocket, touching it preciously.

Thanks to his EX-grade skill, Radar Mode activating, he was able to check inside the pocket.

‘Since he was touching it so preciously for so long, I thought it was something incredibly important.’

Was it just a simple stone?

Choi Hyun-min examined it from various angles.

The stone fragment definitely seemed like nothing special… or so he thought.

But then he discovered characters densely engraved on the opposite side.

‘There are letters written on it?’

English? Or maybe Chinese characters or some other language?

He squinted his eyes and stared at it for a long time, but—

“What country’s language is this supposed to be?”

It was completely unrecognizable script.

Just in case, he tried using a translation app.

Same result.

Whether it was non-existent script or not, it just ended up displaying a few strange words in sequence.

—What are you looking at so intently, Master?

—Is it a new Fang?

—No, there’s no way Fang would be black.

Perhaps because he was staring at the stone so intensely.

The Block Toys gathered around Choi Hyun-min.

‘There’s no way these guys would recognize these letters.’

The guys chattering noisily like children.

Choi Hyun-min still couldn’t take his eyes off the stone.

—We want to see it too, Master.

Meanwhile, had he noticed something?

Or was it simple curiosity?

From across the desk, Hans raised his hand toward him.

“Would you know if you saw it? This doesn’t even look like letters, more like drawings.”

—Still, I’d like you to show it to me once.

“Sure, why not. It’s not difficult to show you.”

At Hans’s request, Choi Hyun-min held out the stone fragment without much thought.

He smiled slightly, waiting for the guy’s surrender declaration.

“How about it? Can you read it?”

—This is…

Hans was silent for a moment.

Just as Choi Hyun-min was about to retrieve the stone as if to say ‘see?’

“See? You can’t read it—”

—To the owner of the stone tablet, we grant the qualification for a great beginning.

“What, what did you say?”

Did he mishear?

He definitely thought Hans would give up with an embarrassed smile.

But Hans began reading the letters written on the stone fragment.

—One who has become master. With sufficient followers and land, to rule over all…

“Rule?”

Hans had been continuing quite skillfully.

When he suddenly stopped and looked this way, Choi Hyun-min tilted his head.

—That’s the end.

“That’s the end?”

The guy shook the stone fragment.

Well, it wasn’t that big, so there couldn’t be that much content contained in it.

“So… the stone tablet’s content… to the owner of the stone tablet, a great qualification…”

—We grant.

With a disappointed expression, he ruminated on the story Hans had told him.

He thought something amazing would be hidden in it.

“One who has become master… what came next?”

—With sufficient followers and land…

“Ah, right. To rule over all—”

Even so, as if enchanted by something, he began repeating the story Hans had recited.

Then suddenly—

The moment he spoke the last word with his mouth, just like Hans had.

Ding.

“Huh…?”

[You do not have the qualification to fully activate the power of the stone fragment.]

A message appeared!

His eyes widened in surprise.

He had wondered, but.

Was reading the content written on the stone fragment the activation condition for the item?

—What’s wrong, Master?

“Oh, no… it’s nothing serious…”

Was something still lacking?

Just as he was staring blankly into space.

Once again, ding—

Along with that, a new notification appeared.

[Quest for a New Empire is activated.]

[Grade: S]

[Condition: Become the lord of new land.]

S-grade Quest?!

His eyes nearly popped out.

Choi Hyun-min gasped at the S-grade Quest he was seeing for the first time in his life.

—Master, are you feeling unwell?

—When that happens, eating sausage makes you feel better.

—Fang tastes better, so eat that instead.

—I think both are good.

No, that’s not the problem, guys.

An S-grade Quest.

Quests themselves weren’t commonly occurring things.

For Hunters, Quests were so rare that they might not see even three or four in their lifetime.

Missions given to Hunters by the system and the Maze itself.

The rewards were incomparably greater than simply hunting monsters.

‘Don’t Hunters usually only receive C or D-grade Quests at most?’

Even so, receiving a Quest was an incredible thing.

Because there were far greater rewards than simply hunting monsters.

Quests were what all Hunters desperately wished for.

‘But what does it mean to become the lord of new land?’

However, what made him tilt his head was the Quest’s objective.

‘Become the lord of new land’…

Did he really need to become the owner of land?

Or did it mean he needed to obtain some special item or object?

Choi Hyun-min pondered for a moment.

He soon shook his head as if brushing it off.

‘Anyway, unless there are hints, worrying about it is just a waste of time.’

First, the 10th Floor.

Conquering the 10th Floor and meeting the real boss Larmon there should come first.

With that thought, he stared intently at the toys.

-What, what is it?

-Is there something on my face?

“Do you guys perhaps… have anything you want to eat?”

-Fang! I want to eat Fang!

-I want to try eating new Fang too!

-Why is Master suddenly acting like this? Is he sick somewhere?

“Sick? That can’t be.”

It’s just…

I want to feed you well before going out for hard work.

Since Larmon will probably be a difficult opponent.

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“Let’s see. How many points do I have left?”

[Entering Creature Management Window.]

After a long time, Choi Hyun-min opened the creature management window.

Then several functions appeared concisely.

‘The points I can use right now are… 900 points?’

Normally he would have looked at this and that.

But this time he didn’t even glance at other things.

What he needed now was firepower!

Only firepower.

‘Until now I’ve been able to skip floors without much difficulty, but…’

From the 10th Floor onwards, the monsters are on a different level.

First, the general monsters’ durability, strength, and agility become significantly stronger.

Moreover, they become smart enough to corner Hunters.

‘Other Hunters can reinforce their equipment and form parties to hunt, but I can’t do that.’

Choi Hyun-min was also clearly an awakened player.

But he was completely different from others.

He couldn’t wear good equipment like ordinary Hunters.

Nor could he hunt in groups.

Therefore, overwhelming power was essential for him.

Legion Soldiers slowly walking out from under the bright red roof.

He looked at the sparkling ‘Science Increase 4’ button in front of them.

“What? Last time 400 points was enough. Now you want 800 points?”

His mouth dropped open.

Did it reflect real-world inflation or something?

The price had doubled between just one level.

‘Don’t tell me next time it’ll be 1600, then 3200 after that?’

His hands were trembling.

Nevertheless, since this was the only way to become stronger right now.

He selected the science increase ability without hesitation.

[Increasing creatures’ science level.]

[Consuming 800 Lord Points.]

‘Right now they clearly look like ancient times… If they develop further from here, how will they change?’

Initially, the Block Toys looked like Primitive Humans holding spears.

After two evolutions from there, they became the current Legion Soldiers.

If they underwent a third evolution, what would they look like?

Choi Hyun-min was so curious-

“Huh…?”

What’s this, why is it like this?

The Block Toys’ forms suddenly glowed brightly, then were surrounded by white light.

Up to this point it was no different from before, so he didn’t think much of it.

“They’re getting… bigger?”

They grew.

Whether equipment changed or appearance changed, the size should definitely be within human range.

‘Why are they growing in size?!’

The pure white light masses began to grow little by little.

And to an enormous size at that.

At first they stretched upward, so he thought maybe they were getting taller.

That’s what he thought.

But the Block Toys’ growth far exceeded Choi Hyun-min’s expectations.

Whoosh. Whooosh. Whooooosh.

Not only did their height increase.

Their bulk also expanded sideways.

After growing like that for a while, when the growth stopped.

“How, how big are they going to get?”

Choi Hyun-min couldn’t look at the toys properly.

No, to be precise-

Their heads were too high up.

2 meters? 3 meters?

Their bulk went without saying.

About three or four times the size of a person.

But what was truly surprising was something else.

‘Why do they have… four legs?’

Did they evolve into monsters entirely?

Just as he was thinking that.

Whoooosh.

The curtain of light slowly lifted.

Along with it, the new Block Toys’ appearance began to be revealed.

“How exactly did they change… Ah!”

The form gradually revealed from the head down.

The moment he saw it, Choi Hyun-min realized he had made a huge mistake.

“Cavalry!”

That’s right!

They were cavalry!

Now he understood why they had grown so tall.

Why their bulk had increased so ridiculously.

And why they ended up with four legs.

‘These look like medieval soldiers.’

Silver gleaming tin helmets.

And plate armor completely encasing their bodies.

Long spears reaching up to the sky.

And below that-

Neigh!

A reddish-brown warhorse carrying the knight was neighing powerfully.

‘Are these really the same guys from before?’

Certainly, they had been powerful when they were Primitive Humans, and when they were Legion Soldiers too.

But this time was different.

Was it because of the horses?

Or was it because of the heavy armor they were wearing?

The intimidating presence and power he felt from them was incomparable to before.

‘They’ve gotten stronger. Definitely… they’ve gotten stronger.’

Was this a hunter’s intuition?

It wasn’t something that showed up in numbers.

But Choi Hyun-min felt certain he knew.

With just one ‘Science Level increase,’ these guys had changed 180 degrees.

-We’ve changed, Master!

-How is it, Master? We can talk now!

-It feels like we got a new friend.

“Oh… yeah. It’s really reassuring that your essence seems to be the same.”

More importantly, did this mean he now had to take care of not just those guys’ snacks, but horse feed too?

-Master, my friend wants to run!

“Who’s your friend?”

-Right here, this guy. From today, we decided to name this guy Fang.

“Fang?”

-Haha, that’s right, Fang! Fang!

The guys laughed heartily while patting the horses they were riding.

Just moments ago, they had been Block Toys in the form of Legion Soldiers.

But as soon as they changed into the form of knights, they were acting as if they had always been that way.

-So, Master. Should we go to the 10th Floor?

“Right. First we get the 10th Floor key, then we clear the 10th Floor boss, and after that the real boss Larmon…”

-Let’s go! Fang! Let’s trample all the monster bastards that stand in our way!

Neigh neigh neigh!

The Toy Soldiers raised their hands before Choi Hyun-min could even finish speaking.

The War Horses below also raised their front legs as if responding to them.

-Charge, charge!

Thud thud thud thud!

And then they immediately began galloping toward where the Maze Toys were.

Whoosh-

Just when they had been making such a racket, the guys disappeared from sight in an instant.

Choi Hyun-min stared blankly until their figures completely vanished from view.

Uh, um… so…

“They’ll be… fine, right?”

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