I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 277

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 277

Heavenly Cat Trade Guild (3)

– Hmm, difficult! So difficult!

Seolmyo let out a sigh.

“Could you tell me what the situation is?”

– Look here.

The hologram screen that Seolmyo was pointing to showed a battlefield where two forces were locked in a tense standoff.

“Is this the actual situation?”

– That’s right. The Blood Moon guys and the Conquest Society guys are famous rivals in our vicinity. It seems they’re having an all-out war over one territory this time. However, these two have always been famous for their balanced power. There’s almost no difference in their strength.

“Hmm.”

Baek Jin-woo examined the screen carefully.

‘This.’

It was similar to the betting he used to do on Earth.

Conquest Society Victory: 1.8x odds (55% win probability)

Blood Moon Victory: 2x odds (45% win probability)

“This is… basically like odd-even gambling, isn’t it?”

– I suppose so? But this is the only game open in the vicinity right now. The performance evaluation is coming up soon, and if our team ranking drops at this rate…

Baek Jin-woo thought he understood why Seolmyo’s Myo Monthly Team had poor performance.

‘Aren’t they idiots?’

Instead of trading or investing for the group’s benefit, they were gambling on probability…

How frustrated would Myo Wang be if he knew about this?

‘But.’

This kind of system would actually be good for building power later.

‘We have Yu Ji-a, don’t we?’

Even though it was thanks to Baek Jin-woo’s influence, she was the one who successfully built Yubaek into the world’s number one company right after its creation.

If he could make her a transcendent and bring her here…?

Wouldn’t it be worth trying to build power in the universe?

Moreover.

Rachel, Jenos, Hikaru…

These guys also had experience building organizations.

– Mayeo.

Seolmyo called Mayeo.

– You called, meow!

– Your ability is omnipotent. Can you look at this battle situation and tell who will win? There’s no time. The betting deadline is soon.

– Wait just a moment, meow!

Mayeo began casting magic.

Right.

Mayeo was originally good at this kind of thing.

However.

– I don’t know, meow! It only works on weaklings, but those are tremendous transcendents that we can’t dare to challenge, meow! The magic doesn’t work, meow!

– Damn… Should we give up after all? Or… should we just bet 10 Deepcore orbs?

“How many Deepcore orbs do you have available?”

– I have 500. But I can’t bet them all. If I bet all 500 on something like this and lose, the team leader will kill me.

“…I suppose so. Wait a moment. Hunkyo is better at this kind of thing than Mayeo.”

Baek Jin-woo summoned all his summoned creatures at once.

“Guys, take a look at that. Where should we bet?”

Everyone looked with interest.

He didn’t know if other forces had this kind of system, but Myo Shin-gung seemed to have it well organized.

– Master, I don’t know.

Hunkyo shook his head.

– Mayeo is right. If they were practitioners of our level, I could make predictions, but they’re all too strong.

Swoosh.

Before long, Seolmyo clicked on the screen and placed 10 Deepcore orbs on the Blood Moon side.

– Fine, since the probabilities are similar anyway, let’s try the underdog once! I’ll be in trouble if I lose, but… I can say I did it for newcomer education.

“What?”

Baek Jin-woo was dumbfounded.

This crazy cat.

‘Why is he throwing me under the bus for his gambling?’

It was while he was watching Seolmyo click.

– Jin-woo.

Pokryong approached and whispered in his ear.

“Yeah?”

Baek Jin-woo turned his head and whispered back.

What was so important that he had to speak quietly?

– Go all-in on Conquest Society.

“Huh? Who said that?”

– Seong Yeom-hwa.

“…Seong Yeom-hwa?”

– I asked just in case. I could only communicate for about 5 seconds, but she says Conquest Society will win 100%.

“…”

What.

What kind of being was Seong Yeom-hwa exactly?

She could guarantee a 100% victory just by looking at the battle of those numerous transcendents on screen?

And in such a short time?

‘This is.’

This was what Baek Jin-woo used to do when watching battles between lower-level players.

When your level is high, you can obviously see who will win just by looking.

“Seolmyo.”

– Speak.

“How much time is left until betting closes?”

– 1 minute left.

“Hmm.”

Baek Jin-woo pondered for a moment.

“If we go all-in here and win, what rank would we get in the performance evaluation?”

– …If we win, it would be huge. We’d probably easily get 1st place, wouldn’t we? But that’s impossible. Going all-in on those odds is something you only do when you want to give up on life. Anyway, there are about 10 seconds left now, so we need to decide quickly. Let’s put 10 on Conquest Society after all… Hey, hey? Wait! What are you doing right now!

Click, click!

Earthlings are extremely optimized for this kind of screen interface.

The generation of betting and games!

Even without asking, it was obvious how to do it.

‘Since there’s no time.’

Let’s trust Seong Yeom-hwa once!

He immediately put in all 500 and bet on Conquest Society.

“All-in!”

– You, you, you crazy being?

“I’m sorry for acting on my own. If it fails, I’ll take responsibility.”

– What responsibility! Kuh, kuhheok!

Seolmyo grabbed the back of his neck.

After pushing Baek Jin-woo aside, he frantically tried to manipulate the interface, but it was already over.

Once you bet, you can’t take it back, and the betting time had already ended.

– Ah, aaaaaaaah!

Seolmyo let out a scream.

Usually, performance evaluations are done monthly.

And each team receives 20% of their net profit as a reward from Myo Wang.

The average team profit is usually around 150.

Each team operates roughly 3,000 Sinhaekkeu, so it’s about a 5% monthly return rate.

But?

This time, Myo Monthly Team’s total profit was only about 50.

It was fortunate they didn’t lose anything, but if they lost 500 here, it would be a major disaster.

Even with a small plus, they’d get scolded, but a minus?

Even if the executives of Myo Shin-gung came and tore them apart, there would be nothing to say.

The Sinhaekkeu they were using basically belonged to Myo Shin-gung.

– We, we’re all dead. This isn’t something you can take responsibility for alone! Since I’m basically managing it, they’ll have to hold me responsible!

“I’ll speak well to Myo Wang for you.”

– You, you’re crazy! What kind of insane talk is that! What, is Myo Wang your friend or something? Kraaaah!

“In the world I lived in, there’s a saying like this. Life is one shot. For Seolmyo, cat life is one shot. Let’s think positively. If we lose, we’re broke, but if we win, it’s jackpot, right?”

– Guh, guhheok!

In the end, Seolmyo collapsed, foaming at the mouth.

It’s not like he could tear apart a newcomer who came with Myo Wang’s guidance!

The one consolation?

That guy came under Myo Wang’s orders!

Myo Wang should bear some responsibility for that part…

– Gak!

There was no way that would happen.

– What kind of pathetic newcomer training was that?!

– I’m, I’m sorry!

Seolmyo was being thoroughly thrashed by the team leader like a threshing machine.

– A mistake? Betting everything on a game was a mistake?

– It wasn’t a mistake. When I asked, he said he was 100% confident.

– 100% my ass! A Gyemun-grade transcendent couldn’t stop one accident caused by a barely-entry-level transcendent. What the hell are you doing! The betting is already over so we can’t even hedge!

If the betting hadn’t ended?

They would have bet 500 on the opposite side to avoid the risk.

They’d lose some commission, but it’s better than losing their heads.

But.

The betting had ended.

It was already spilled milk.

– Damn it. Now we really have no choice but to pray with our hands and feet clasped together. If we lose those 500 this time, not just you but our entire team will be destroyed.

– That newcomer said this. It probably won’t happen, but if it fails, he’ll speak well to Myo Wang.

– …Does he have some relationship with Myo Wang?

– It’s possible, isn’t it? Like how he gave Mayeo 100 Sinhaekkeu this time. Myo Wang has never taken care of newcomers like that before.

– Hmm.

The team leader squeezed his eyes shut.

– Then keep him well-behaved for now. Make sure to educate him properly so he never does that again. If this fails, I’ll report well to the higher-ups.

– Understood, team leader.

Seolmyo spent the entire day staring at the screen.

The screen was recording the battle situation from a few hours before the fight.

Hyeolwol and Conquest Guild.

The battle between the two was fierce and intense.

Scritch, scritch!

He kept watching with an anxious expression, scratching his claws on the ground.

And how much time had passed?

– Huh, huhhh?

Thud.

He stood up.

Suddenly, reinforcements from outside began pouring in on the Conquest Guild’s side.

The tight balance was broken, and the Hyeolwol guys started getting easily torn apart.

– Wh, whoooooo?!

The excited Seolmyo grabbed the screen.

– What is this! Was it really going to work!

The claws that had been scratching the ground stopped, and his ears perked up.

He stared through the hologram with unfocused eyes, then burst into maniacal laughter.

– Khat! Kahahahahat!

At that reaction, other members of Myo Monthly Team also hurried to Seolmyo’s workshop.

The team leader was there too.

Everyone had been waiting with dried blood and hearts in vague anxiety and despair.

But suddenly hearing Seolmyo’s laughter, how excited must they have been?

– What meow!

– What happened!

– Did we win?

Baek Jin-woo and his summons were there too.

And finally.

[Conquest Guild Victory!]

[Betting Success!]

[1.8x payout applied – 900 Sinhaekkeu payment completed!]

Ding!

The moment the system message appeared at the top, Seolmyo collapsed.

– It, it worked!

– 4, 400 more came in?

– 80% return rate?

– Are, are you crazy meow!

All the fur on his body stood up at once.

The team members watching from the side also froze in disbelief.

– Kyahaaaaaaaoooong!

– We’re alive! We’re alive!

– Kahahahahat! This makes our Myo Monthly Team perfect 1st place meow!

Everyone jumped up from their seats and cheered.

“I told you so, didn’t I?”

Only Baek Jin-woo stood with his arms crossed and a relaxed expression.

Of course, he was also impressed inside.

‘As expected of Seong Yeom-hwa.’

She’s not ordinary.

They say she’s the origin of the universe, so she’s not just one level but several levels above.

Well.

If even Myo Wang couldn’t recognize her, she must be incredible.

Team leader Yahwi approached Baek Jin-woo.

– So you’re the newcomer.

It was strange that this was their first greeting even though quite some time had passed since he arrived.

Still.

This guy was a Jeonglib-grade transcendent, the next level after Gyemun.

A truly distant existence.

“That’s right.”

– You were lucky. Don’t mistake it for doing well. The results may be good now, but if you pull this kind of stunt again, you’ll get beaten up. Do you understand?

“I understand.”

Even Baek Jin-woo couldn’t rebel here.

The intense killing intent emanating from Yahwi’s eyes was so overwhelming that it took his breath away.

‘Tsk.’

He just clicked his tongue inwardly.

Seriously.

Even when you do well, they still give you hell.

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