I Became an Almighty All-Master with EX-Rank Spirits - Chapter 14

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Chapter 14
Episode 14
After a hard day’s work, fried chicken and beer melted away every trace of exhaustion.
There was a reason it was called a legendary pairing.
Crispy golden crust, tender succulent meat.
Just when the richness starts to feel like too much, a sip of fizzy, ice-cold beer cuts right through it!
Ah! Pure bliss!
—”Chirp! Chirp!”
[Fire (EX) says he’d like to taste some cold beer himself!]
[Fire (EX) says that as a spirit king, even in this form it wouldn’t hurt to try!]
“Have some, then.”
Seeing my reaction, he seemed to think it tasted good too.
I cracked open a fresh can and handed it to him.
The moment it touched his lips, Fire’s face contorted in disgust.
He spat out what was left straight into the sink.
—”Chirp?!”
[Fire (EX) asks why you’d drink such garbage!]
“Come now. Garbage? It tastes perfectly fine.”
My irritation at being called out lasted only a moment.
It was just as well—if he’d actually liked alcohol, my wallet would’ve been emptied for sure.
I finished the second beer myself.
With my stomach full and the next day upon me,
I got straight to work on what I’d put off the day before.
I’d been trying to expand the square footage while saving just enough room to make furniture.
[Burning Stone Wood: (70/70)]
[Condition met successfully!]
[Fire (EX)’s Spirit’s Rest has expanded by +1 pyeong!]
……Burning Stone Wood (592/100), Space Expansion Stone (0/1) — obtain to gain +1 pyeong
Additional material conditions upon reaching 10 pyeong.
“Looks like I’ll have to go hunting again. What exactly is a Space Expansion Stone?”
—It is a stone that expands space. Unlike other materials, it expands space without requiring anything else.
Apparently, buying one costs at least 30 million won.
The better option is to gather the materials and have a blacksmith forge it, but that requires collecting several components first.
“Nothing about this is simple.”
The extra pyeong meant three new material conditions appeared.
Since there was no immediate need, I decided to focus on adding furniture rather than expanding space.
All that inhabited the Spirit’s Rest was a Buff Water Purifier and a warm bed.
At 10 pyeong, it was spacious enough to add furniture first and expand later.
I’d gather materials gradually as I went.
“What kind of furniture should I make this time?”
—”Chirp?”
[Fire (EX) asks if there are any furniture pieces that make tasty things!]
He was referring to something like the Buff Water Purifier.
There were currently thirteen different furniture pieces I could craft.
I looked through the list, but didn’t see anything that matched what Fire wanted.
“Guess it’s not available yet.”
—”Chirp!”
[Fire (EX) demands to know what you can actually make!]
Chairs, desks, sofas—all that.
Everything was furniture designed to enhance rest.
I could work on those later when I had time.
As I browsed through the list, one item caught my eye.
……Burning Stone Wood (0/100), Strong Stone (0/50), Purification Stone (0/200) — obtain to craft Circulation Air Purifier (D-)

Description: A circulation air purifier crafted by carefully blending Burning Stone Wood, Strong Stone, and Purification Stone! It perfectly purifies the surrounding area, lifts your spirits, and slightly reduces the Hunger that continuously decreases.
“That’s the one.”
Just because Fire is a spirit doesn’t mean he doesn’t sleep.
In fact, he eats so much and sleeps so much that his Hunger is constantly decreasing when he’s awake.
With this Circulation Air Purifier, it would help a little.
As much as he already eats, I at least need to slow down how his Hunger drains.
All I need is a Strong Stone.
The materials weren’t hard to find either.
“You’re telling me an F-rank Gate has everything? That’s insanely lucky.”
I was right on the verge of hitting the next E-rank condition.
I’d reach it today or tomorrow for sure.
-Wail! Wail!
[Fire says that’s not a bad idea at all!]
[Fire asks when you’re going to feed him!]
[Fire complains that his stomach’s practically touching his spine!]
Where did all that chicken from yesterday go?
Wait, didn’t you say spirits don’t need to eat regular food?
A spirit king should only consume Mana Stones.
Why’s he so obsessed with meals?
Fine, fine. Since he likes it, I can’t refuse him.
Today it’s pasta.
Boil the noodles, drizzle in olive oil, toss it with tomato sauce, and done.
Eighteen servings of pasta vanish in an instant.
-Wail!
[Fire gives this a thumbs up and says it’s pretty delicious!]
Finally satisfied, a smile bloomed across his face.
He tore through the one-room apartment like a tornado.
Only after I tossed him a Mana Stone did he calm down.
While that happened, I ate the pasta I’d set aside and checked the 6th floor tower I’d be entering today.
The 5th floor had been cleared as of yesterday, and the Trial had shifted to a new type.
If it were something simple like maze escape or monster extermination, I wouldn’t give it much thought.
‘The 6th floor isn’t somewhere you can just brute-force with firepower alone.’
Clone had explained it to me simply enough.
-From the 6th floor onward, you leave the maze and begin in an underground chamber. You have to push through hordes of monsters and process three target objectives total, but the objectives spawn randomly each time, so finding them is the difficult part. You’ll have to fight monsters in the process as well.
“So raw firepower isn’t enough after all.”
-I doubt your current skills would make finding the objectives easy.
The spawning location is confined, the monsters are a hindrance, and the objectives are hidden.
An ordinary Awakener would be terrified just hearing about it.
Why was this nightmare the 6th floor?
Preparation alone would eat up considerable time.
And even with thorough preparation, success wasn’t guaranteed.
With difficulty ramping up per floor, most people would hesitate about whether to even enter.
Of course, I’m the exception.
“One Meteor should finish it, right? Finding them is the only slightly tough part.”
-Yes. I think the same. You’ll likely spend most of your time on the search itself.
“Alright then.”
I’d still be faster than most.
After absorbing the basic information, it was skill acquisition time!
“The combination of Spirit Stone and Buff Water Purifier is so sweet. I’ve already hit 200,000.”
There was one minor problem, though: Mana Stones.
I’d checked yesterday and confirmed there were plenty.
Since I’d collected a lot, it made sense there’d be plenty.
So I figured I could finally afford to spend more freely.
“Where did they all go?”
-Wail! Wail!
[Fire boasts that they went straight down his gullet!]
[Fire asks when you’re finally going to give him higher-grade Mana Stones!]
Am I ever going to become rich?
I tried to ease my melancholy with the skill I’d acquired…….
[Hunger has reached 200,000!]
[Fire’s level has increased by 1!]
❰Fire Lv. 9❱
❰Skills Possessed: Hellfire (EX), Meteor (EX)❱
❰Hunger: (0/500,000)❱
……Upon reaching Lv. 10, new skill unlocks
……Upon reaching Hunger 500,000, new skill unlocks for I-channyeong
“What the hell!”
The amount of Hunger I need to fill keeps getting stranger.
Last time it shot past three times over, but this time it barely exceeded twice.
Ugh, raising this pig is really a pain.
-Squeak?!
[Fire (EX) is asking whether you cursed!]
[Fire (EX) says their ears suddenly feel itchy!]
Can’t a person curse a little?
Anyway, they sure are perceptive.
I tossed more Mana Stones and checked my skills.
[You have successfully achieved 200,000 Hunger.]
[You acquire the skill, ‘High Sight (C-)’!]
[A similar skill exists!]
[The skills ‘Eye of Nature (C)’ and ‘High Sight (C-)’ merge and strengthen into ‘Spirit’s Eye (B-)’!]

Description: You can perceive the essence of all spirits with your eyes.
“Oh! Now that’s what I’m talking about! This is what makes raising you worthwhile!”
All the Mana Stones and Spirit Stones I’d invested so far had proven their worth.
With this, the sixth floor that Clone said was so difficult?
‘I can shatter it in one breath.’
There was no point hesitating.
I’d finished the pasta anyway.
“Let’s go right now! Fire!”
-Squeak!
[Fire (EX) asks you to wait just a moment!]
All those Mana Stones vanished into Fire’s mouth in an instant.
-Squeak!
[Fire (EX) says they’ve finished eating, so let’s get this done quick!]
They sure eat fast.
They look happy too, so I enter right away.
[Do you wish to enter the sixth floor of the Trial Tower?]
[Yes/No]
“Yes.”
My vision turned pitch black.
Even after my eyes adjusted from the center, the surroundings remained gloomy.
There were no torches—because it was an underground cavern. More accurately, a cave.
-Squeak! Squeak!
[Fire (EX) is asking where this suffocating place is!]
[Fire (EX) says there’s a terrible smell too!]
“Where else? The Trial Tower. Now I can actually see something.”
Thanks to Spirit’s Eye, my surroundings brightened to midday clarity in an instant.
The cave that came into sharp focus was pathetically crude.
Every inch bore signs of haphazard digging.
Rough logs had been haphazardly cut and propped against the jagged cavern walls, and the passage was so narrow that a single person could barely squeeze through.
Clone wasn’t exaggerating when they said this place was difficult.
Escaping from this cramped space was where the ordeal began.
Breaking through was brutally exhausting.
Monsters came surging—Kobolds.
I had to push through them and climb.
[You have arrived at the sixth floor of the Trial Tower.]
[Find 3 objectives and return safely.]
[Objectives: 0/3]
No location given, no directions provided.
You figure it out yourself.
The epitome of unhelpfulness.
Normally, I’d wander for ages.
Yes, normally.
But I have a single skill that’s enough.
[Fire (EX)’s possessed skill, ‘Meteor (EX)’ activates.]
I didn’t even need to hear the Kobolds’ cries.
A massive meteorite.
Crack-crack-crack-crack-boom!!!!
It obliterated the entire underground cavern.
All I had to do was avoid the impact zone where I stood and walk out.
The sixth floor, completely cleared.
Just a matter of finding the loot.
I activated Spirit’s Eye, and my vision shot upward.
I could immediately feel the expanded radius compared to Eye of Nature.
The clarity too.
Eye of Nature only told me something was there.
‘But Spirit’s Eye shows me exactly what it is. Its form, everything.’
I just had to pick everything up now that it was all spread out.
Exactly five minutes later.
[Trial Tower, Floor 6 cleared!]
[Objective: 3/3]
[Kobold: 6,000/6,000]
[Kobold Vice-Captain: 10/10]
[Kobold Captain: 1/1]
[Entire Kobold cavern of Trial Tower, Floor 6 annihilated!]
[New record achieved!]
[Trial Tower, Floor 6 world ranking updated to 1st place!]
[Clear time: 5 minutes 12 seconds]
[Trial Tower, Floor 6 overwhelmingly cleared!]
[Kobold’s Fang × 333 acquired!]
[Kobold’s Hide × 445 acquired!]
[Kobold’s Skull × 211 acquired!]
[Kobold Vice-Captain’s Shabby Talisman × 5 acquired!]
[Kobold Captain’s Small Gem × 1 acquired!]
[Minimum-Grade Mana Stone (F) × 636 acquired!]
[Low-Grade Mana Stone (E) × 411 acquired!]
[Low-Mid-Grade Mana Stone (D) × 253 acquired!]
[Mid-Grade Mana Stone (C) × 132 acquired!]
[Mid-High-Grade Mana Stone (B) × 110 acquired!]
[High-Grade Mana Stone (A) × 4 acquired!]
“Easy.”
If I cleared floors up to eight this way, I’d be set.
—Squeak! Squeak!
[Fire (EX) worked hard and is demanding a higher-grade Mana Stone!]
One A-grade Mana Stone went into Fire’s mouth.
I’d have to hit another Gate anyway—a few Mana Stones were nothing.
After just five minutes of running, my stamina was completely intact.
I headed toward a nearby Gate through the Hunter app.

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