I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 24

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 024

Weekly Dungeon Conquest (5)

Friday Dungeon that gives special runes.

Saturday Dungeon that gives monster drop materials and synthesis blueprints.

Sunday Dungeon that gives skill books.

Baek Jin-woo swept through the weekly dungeons with whirlwind momentum.

For Saturday Dungeon.

You had to kill all the monsters called ‘Plants’, so you needed to go in with a full fire setup.

The method was to set fire to the entire map.

He brought Wind Falcon as a speed buffer, Pokryong as a fire attribute dealer, and three C-rank Lava Drakes.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Whoooosh!

The drakes, boosted with increased movement speed, ran around spitting breath and instantly burned down the forest.

[All monsters eliminated!]

[Dungeon Clear!]

[Clear Time – 00:03:50]

And so Saturday Dungeon also broke South Korea’s record.

For Sunday Dungeon.

You had to kill an old man called ‘Absolute Master’ within 30 minutes.

He was almost final boss level difficult, so even during his Jinugod days, he rarely bothered with it.

Since you could get skill books from Thursday Dungeon anyway.

He had just set records and left it at that.

All-time 1-second records across all difficulties with Destruction Dragon’s breath.

After that, he never looked at it again.

‘I should clear it this time too though.’

Baek Jin-woo dove in leading only his elite summoned creatures like Ramba, Hunkyo, and Pokryong.

After somehow fighting well.

[Absolute Master eliminated.]

[Dungeon Clear!]

[Clear Time – 00:14:50]

It took quite a long time to clear, but unlike other dungeons, this one required considerable time.

‘This much because it’s lower grade.’

If it were intermediate or higher, he probably couldn’t have killed it at all.

Of course.

[Congratulations!]

[You have broken South Korea’s best record!]

Even that easily surpassed the domestic record.

Because South Korea’s average record was in the 20-minute range.

“Phew.”

Now he had cleared all the lower grade dungeons.

If he kept running them weekly, his records would improve further.

He’d also need to continue spec upgrades through regular dungeons and training.

‘Let’s just keep growing until I challenge intermediate next time.’

The goal was to clear all the highest grades.

Only after gathering runes, items, and skills to that extent could he challenge the Tower of Trials.

Would about 2 years be enough?

‘Speaking of which.’

During the week of running dungeons, he had accumulated quite a lot of rewards.

Starting with 18 superior summoning scrolls as first Achievement rewards.

Various runes, polishing agents, skill books, materials, blueprints.

‘How should I handle all this?’

Yu Ji-a, the CEO of “Yubak,” had rented a small office in Samseong-dong.

She had the financial power to purchase a large building from the start, but she didn’t.

Excluding the gift she gave to Baek Jin-woo, she wanted to handle everything with initial startup funds.

Once you start a business, you should only move with business funds.

Otherwise, profit calculations become complicated and tax issues get messy too.

Swipe, swipe!

Sitting in the CEO chair, Yu Ji-a let out an admiring sigh as she scrolled through articles on her phone screen.

The entire world was just Baek Jin-woo.

Every platform and community was plastered with articles about him.

My goodness.

To really set all-time high records for every dungeon in South Korea in just one week.

“Kim Byeong-jin.”

“Yes, CEO.”

“How is the video editing progressing?”

Kim Byeong-jin was handling the video editing himself.

Since it was sensitive content prone to external leaks, they couldn’t hire a professional company.

“It’s almost finished, but…”

Yu Ji-a tilted her head.

Almost finished, but?

What else was there?

“Is there some kind of problem?”

That video was Yubak’s first business item.

And it was like a golden egg that would earn dozens, no, hundreds of times more than their existing investment!

It would be a disaster if there were problems.

“It’s not really a problem… I just can’t believe it even while making it.”

“Excuse me?”

“Just a moment. It’s almost done.”

Tap, tap, tap!

Kim Byeong-jin, who had been typing on the keyboard as if possessed, soon stood up from his seat.

‘Done.’

He had extracted only the cleanest movements from the two playthroughs and created a single strategy guide.

Made so it could be understood just by watching the video.

“It’s all done. As Baek Jin-woo requested, I excluded Thursday Dungeon and Sunday Dungeon.”

“Oh, let’s watch it together.”

Just how amazing was it that he couldn’t stop talking while making it?

Three people gathered in the small office.

Kim Byeong-jin, Yu Ji-a, Hwang Tae-seop.

Click!

The video began playing from the installed beam projector.

And.

Yu Ji-a and Hwang Tae-seop’s mouths slowly began to drop open.

This was on a completely different level from what they had briefly checked before.

With proper 3D editing, Baek Jin-woo’s gameplay was now clearly visible from a first-person perspective.

Especially for Friday Dungeon where he had done player running.

“What the hell…”

“This is ridiculous… Who could watch this and follow along?”

Yu Ji-a couldn’t collect herself.

Those movements were almost like a circus performance!

Even the trick of switching a dolphin to a wyvern in mid-air could only draw admiration.

“If you made a movie like this, you’d get cursed out, wouldn’t you?”

“…Will this even sell? I mean, sure, it could sell, but wouldn’t we get cursed out even if we sold it?”

Even the usually serious Hwang Tae-seop shook his head back and forth.

Anyway.

‘Jackpot.’

Yu Ji-a’s clenched fist trembled with excitement.

She already knew it before, but seeing it on video made it even more certain.

‘Baek Jin-woo is just incredible.’

One thing was certain.

He absolutely wasn’t at a level that should be in South Korea.

He was talent that could compete on the world stage.

She felt like she understood why Park Chang-seok was so desperate for Baek Jin-woo.

‘Congressman.’

Park Chang-seok was right.

His eye for people was even better than she thought.

“First.”

Yu Ji-a’s eyes gleamed as she took a deep breath to calm her excitement.

“Before selling the video, buy up all the summoned creatures first.”

Kim Byeong-jin immediately understood what she meant and nodded.

“You’re planning to corner the market.”

“That’s right. We need to maximize our profits based on this information.”

Once this information starts getting out?

The value of core units will skyrocket.

They needed to stockpile as much as possible in preparation for that.

That price difference would all become Yubak’s income.

How to sell the information?

Even if they sold it, could they maintain it so the information wouldn’t leak out easily?

The answer to that question was simpler than expected.

‘We can use the Player trading system.’

System-supported trades prioritize promises.

If you include ‘confidentiality’ in the trade proposal?

A curse descends the moment it’s broken.

The system judges the scale of that loss and delivers punishment, and for information, it’s usually instant death.

‘I heard overseas already manages ranker information this way.’

Anyway.

Yu Ji-a began buying up summoned creatures in large quantities.

If they weren’t available domestically, she even went overseas to purchase summoned creatures.

[Summoned Creature Purchase List]

1. Battle Security Guard (C-rank)

2. Radiant Priest (C-rank)

3. Spotted Komodo (B-rank)

4. Wind Falcon (B-rank)

5. Titanium Golem (B-rank)

6. Ppul Fairy (C-rank)

7. Seori Myo (C-rank)

8. Sky Dolphin (C-rank)

9. Sky Wyvern (B-rank)

10. Lava Drake (C-rank)

Exactly the list Baek Jin-woo had given her before.

Some were expensive, probably due to information already released overseas.

Others could be purchased quite cheaply, perhaps because the information hadn’t been released yet.

‘This is definitely going to be a jackpot.’

She even took out the maximum loan under Yubak’s name.

Banks that discovered Yu Ji-a’s identity during the loan review competed to offer her money.

The granddaughter of Daeseong?

Yu Ji-a, who was famous as an elite at that?

At least it was a sure business with no risk of losing money!

Moreover, they also gathered information about the company called Yubak.

“Player management? Why is Daeseong’s granddaughter doing that kind of business?”

“What? The player affiliated there is Baek Jin-woo? That Baek Jin-woo who’s hot right now for that record?”

“Yeah, approve the loan for the maximum legal limit. Yes, it’s fine, right now!”

With the money she received, Yu Ji-a purchased summoned creatures from around the world and posted on Player Web.

Selling complete strategy information for all Weekly Dungeons.

Contains the know-how of Player Baek Jin-woo, South Korea’s record holder.

1. Confidentiality conditions apply.

2. Video information (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat) costs 100 million won, text information (Thu, Sun) costs 10 million won.

3. Only sold to players registered with South Korean nationality headquarters.

She priced the information relatively cheaply.

A thin profit, quick return approach?

‘After all, this is also for South Korea’s development.’

If it spread to many players and raised the overall level, that would be good for her too.

And.

The information needed to spread widely for someone to buy those summoned creatures, right?

Yu Ji-a also posted summoned creature sales listings on the Marketplace using multiple accounts.

The prices were set like this.

1. Battle Security Guard (C-rank), 200 million won.

2. Radiant Priest (C-rank), 200 million won.

3. Spotted Komodo (B-rank), 1 billion won.

4. Wind Falcon (B-rank), 1 billion won.

5. Titanium Golem (B-rank), 1 billion won.

6. Ppul Fairy (C-rank), 200 million won.

7. Seori Myo (C-rank), 200 million won.

8. Sky Dolphin (C-rank), 200 million won.

9. Sky Wyvern (B-rank), 1 billion won.

10. Lava Drake (C-rank), 200 million won.

She set consistent prices: 200 million for C-rank, 1 billion for B-rank.

“…Isn’t that an absurdly expensive price?”

Kim Byeong-jin asked, clicking his tongue.

It was 5-10 times more expensive than the prices they had originally purchased them for.

Yu Ji-a smiled slyly.

“Prices are determined by supply and demand anyway. Since we’re holding most of the supply, they’ll have no choice but to buy.”

Especially if they’re willing to pay money for Weekly Dungeon information, they’re definitely from major guilds or are rankers.

Such people have purchasing power to begin with.

They’ll boldly invest for time attacks.

“And anyway, those units are naturally going to increase in price over time.”

Because they’re core units.

The value of units that everyone needs is bound to rise naturally.

‘The reward for trusting and investing in Baek Jin-woo.’

The time had come to receive that sweet reward.

Baek Jin-woo pondered over the compensation.

First, 18 high-grade summoning scrolls.

He decided not to open those.

‘The probability of getting an EX-grade summoned creature is practically zero anyway.’

He had obtained Pokryong and Hunkyo only after opening hundreds of thousands of scrolls, so trying for another EX-grade with just 18 scrolls?

The cost-benefit ratio was too poor.

‘I already have plenty of summoned creatures to raise anyway. Even focusing just on them, there’s not enough time.’

So he just sold them all at the marketplace.

At market price, 3 million won each.

“Damn, earning 54 million won in just one week.”

Baek Jin-woo smiled at his suddenly plump bank account.

And.

‘I should sell off all those miscellaneous items I got from the gacha too.’

During his Jinugod days, Baek Jin-woo had only used graduation-level runes and items that dropped at low rates from the highest-tier Weekly Dungeons.

There was no way the items from lower-grade dungeons would satisfy him.

He had already equipped the decent runes he could use in passing.

‘Should I ask Yu Ji-a to sell them?’

That was part of management’s role, after all.

But.

Rather than that…

Someone else came to mind.

His younger sister Baek A-jin, who was barely getting by doing rune retail business.

‘I’ll probably have countless materials to sell from future gacha spins.’

What if Baek A-jin sold those for him?

And what if he gave Baek A-jin a percentage of the commission fees?

‘That seems like it could work.’

His younger sister who had shouldered part of his hospital bills for three years.

It felt like he could already start repaying her for that.

‘Right, I need to take care of family too.’

Having organized his thoughts, Baek Jin-woo immediately picked up his phone.

To make an appointment with Baek A-jin.

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