I Became an Almighty All-Master with EX-Rank Spirits - Chapter 33

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Episode 33
Episode 33

“Are you serious? He actually went in there alone?”
“I know, right? It would be tight even with dozens of B-rank Awakeners forming a full party.”
Awakener Association staff gathered in small clusters around the Gate that one man had entered, chattering away intently.
And for good reason — the Gate they were managing was a special case.
Five C-rank Gates merged into a single Gate.
Even though the monsters might thin their own numbers through infighting, it had been classified as B-rank.
And that wasn’t even the worst of it.
Seven exploration teams had attempted it before and been completely wiped out, so they were still waiting for the rating to be upgraded to near-S-rank.
And he’d entered that Gate alone!
“I don’t know. He must have had some plan. Though apparently he’s made a name for himself in F and E-rank Gates?”
“Come on, are low-rank Gates the same as C-rank and above? You know better than that.”
“Right? I have no idea where he’s getting this nerve. But I think it was Jin A-rin’s recommendation, wasn’t it?”
Everyone had written him off as a failure.
They figured Jin A-rin must be parachuting in unqualified people, like she’d lost her mind.
But their doubts didn’t last long.
Within moments of him entering, the Gate Clear phenomenon of Vanishment was already occurring.
Yet the shock wasn’t over.
[Gate conditions achieved!]
[Five C-rank Gates cleared simultaneously. A Hidden Gate to the Tomb of the Dead (B-rank) now appears!]
“A Hidden Gate!”
“Emergency!”
A Hidden Gate that had appeared without warning.
The startled Association staff scrambled to call in backup teams.
Hidden Gates boasted difficulty two ranks higher than their corresponding Gate rank.
That meant this one was at least S-rank.
It was already impossible enough for him to handle it alone, but now an even more absurd situation was unfolding.
The moment the Hidden Gate appeared.
“Vanishment phenomenon?”
“What? What kind of nonsense is that!?”
“It’s true. It’s vanishing!”
“What!”
Vanishment — in other words, cleared.
The man who had accomplished this impossible feat calmly walked out of the Gate.
“The new skill’s pretty good. The barrier’s sturdy enough that I absolutely can’t escape. And even if I tried, it just bombards me with so many attacks I can’t endure it either.”
None of it registered.
What captured their eyes instead was the man’s spotless form, covered in not a speck of dust.
“The Gates are all cleared. I’m busy, so I’ll head out first!”
“Oh, understood.”
“I’ll brief Team Lead Jin A-rin separately.”
There was no time to ask questions.
The man simply vanished at speed.
Lee Chan-young, already famous before, was growing even more formidable in presence.
* * *
On the way home.
I’d check the Hidden Gate clear rewards later.
First, I called Jin A-rin.
“I’ve got it! Chan-young! Is there anything else you’d like to know?”
“Nothing to ask about. I’m calling because I cleared it.”
She went silent for a long moment, then hurriedly said she’d verify the details herself.
Soon after, she confirmed she’d secure alchemy-related skills for me as quickly as possible.
So alchemy would be taken care of.
I could use them as soon as they arrived.
‘I won’t need to keep using potion crafting.’
Of course, it would take some time if I were to craft them directly.
I couldn’t just have materials.
I’d need refined technique.
I’d think about that once I got the skill, but for now, Spirit Jump straight home.
After settling in roughly, I opened the system message I’d pushed aside.
“Time to check the rewards!”
I was really looking forward to this.
The difficulty was higher than the Hidden Monster, so the reward tier was generous.
What could it be?
An item?
Or maybe something new for Fire or Water?
Unfortunately, there was only one reward.
[Item acquired: Necklace of the Dead Legion Commander (A+)!]

Description: You can transform up to five dead monsters of C-rank or below into undead servants under your complete control. When a summoned undead dies, it revives after a 24-hour cooldown.
With the A+ grade and the heap of Mana Stones I’d obtained, I decided to be satisfied.
I’d recouped all the Mana Stones I’d spent on the opening conditions anyway.
Despite its high rank, the appearance was unremarkable.
It was a necklace with a silver cross pendant.
But its power was anything but ordinary.
“I can turn C-rank or below monsters into undead servants? Oh, that’s pretty useful.”
Combat is just the baseline.
These things can even gather materials on their own.
It’s perfect automated farming.
I don’t even have to go myself.
The range is practically unlimited too.
Even if efficiency isn’t as high as me, automated farming is automated farming — that’s acceptable.
The method of use was simple.
Put on the necklace, and think of five monsters I’d defeated.
“Shriek?”
“Yeah, that works.”
Five orcs rose from the ground.
Their characteristic green skin was nowhere to be seen.
Just black, entirely black.
Must be because they were undead.
“I’ll put these to good use. For now, stand by.”
“Shriek.”
To extract maximum efficiency, I’d need to get some gear for these things.
Can’t use the Efficiency and Lucky pickaxes.
If they drop those when they die, I’d have to go find them.
I’ll equip them with cheap stuff.
By that time, it was 4 PM.
I had things to do, but I decided to call it a day.
Fire was tired from using the new skill anyway.
-Wail! Wail!
[Water (EX) demands another bottle!]
[Water (EX) declares that if you don’t give another bottle, they’ll plant kisses all over your cheeks!]
“Quite thoroughly drunk, aren’t we.”
-Wail……
[Fire (EX) looks at Water in exasperation and sighs.]
That timid, tearful face was long gone.
Both cheeks were flushed, eyes completely unfocused — they were causing a scene.
Fire could barely handle the drunken antics.
‘I never knew the Water Spirit King could get drunk like this.’
I figured they’d just be a little tipsy.
But finishing off the remaining soju led to this result.
“You drank a lot, that’s for sure — nine bottles of soju.”
-Wail. Wail.
[Fire (EX) blames you for all of this.]
[Fire (EX) protests that if you keep giving them so much just because they like it, what are they supposed to do?]
“Sorry. I didn’t know.”
At least I’d finally found something Water likes?
The drunken behavior is a bit much, but that’s something I have to tolerate as the Water Spirit King’s contractor.
‘Sigh. But they’re probably going to want expensive booze now, aren’t they?’
Whiskey, wine, beer, and so on.
Soju alone wouldn’t satisfy the Water spirit king.
I’d have to earn a lot more money.
True enough—resting in the Spirit Rest Area had burned through the alcohol faster than expected, and the king wasn’t even drunk, which meant the hangover vanished just as quickly.
With no headache to cloud my mind, every memory remained perfectly intact.
Including the threat to plant kisses.
—Uh… uh, what?
[Water (EX) asks innocently what kissing even means.]
[Water (EX) insists adamantly that she would never say such a thing!]
Fine. I wouldn’t press the matter.
Not after she’d reeked of alcohol, perched atop my head yanking my hair in every direction while demanding I move around.
And so, the next morning.
I woke and entered the tower at once.
[You have arrived at Trial Tower, Floor 13.]
[Find 8 gems and insert them into the door to return safely.]
[Gems: 0/8]
Without hesitation, I unleashed paradise.
[Water (EX)’s skill, God’s Baptism (EX), activates.]
The toxic gas vanished in an instant.
In its place, hell spread across the floor.
[Fire (EX)’s skill, Hellfire (EX), activates.]
[Fire (EX)’s skill, Meteor (EX), activates.]
Just like the last floor.
Once everything was cleared, all I had to do was use Spirit’s Eye to find the gems, slot them into the door, and leave.
[Trial Tower, Floor 13 cleared!]
[Gems: 8/8]
[Orc Cutter: 2,500/2,500]
[Destruction Troll: 400/400]
[Giant Ant: 350/350]
[Bomb Slime: 4,000/4,000]
[Ghoul: 5,000/5,000]
[Elite Goblin: 9,000/9,000]
[Trial Tower, Floor 13 toxic gas terrain completely demolished!]
[New record achieved!]
[Trial Tower, Floor 13 world ranking updated to 1st place!]
[Clear time: 2 minutes 21 seconds]
[Trial Tower, Floor 13 cleared in overwhelming fashion!]
[Orc Cutter’s Cutting Axe × 397 acquired!]
[Destruction Troll’s Thick Blood × 135 acquired!]
[Giant Ant’s Sturdy Carapace × 147 acquired!]
[Bomb Slime’s Bomb Slime × 1,031 acquired!]
[Ghoul’s Worn Gear × 2,411 acquired!]
[Elite Goblin’s Necklace × 5,001 acquired!]
[Lowest-grade Mana Stone (F) × 2,005 obtained!]
[Low-grade Mana Stone (E) × 1,301 obtained!]
[Mid-low-grade Mana Stone (D) × 849 obtained!]
[Mid-grade Mana Stone (C) × 644 obtained!]
[Mid-high-grade Mana Stone (B) × 391 obtained!]
[High-grade Mana Stone (A) × 81 obtained!]
[Highest-grade Mana Stone (S) × 39 obtained!]
Sweet.
Everything ended in just two minutes, yet I’d gained an enormous haul.
Byproducts and Mana Stones both.
I could recover at least one-sixth of yesterday’s expenses from this alone.
The Trial Tower had climbed, my belly was full, and then the messages started pouring in.
Two in total.
The first was about potions.
A hundred would be finished and sent by this afternoon.
The second was about an alchemy skill.
They said it was hard to find, but they’d send it as soon as they could locate one.
Good.
I can work on other things in the meantime.
“I’ve stockpiled plenty of materials, so I should craft some furniture.”
The Set Effect is too tempting.
I can’t pass this up.
The Mana Stone-reinforced desk comes after this.
And the roulette too.
“……Blank again.”
It figures.
My luck was just too good at the start.
I set aside the roulette and examined what furniture I could craft.
There was one decent option.
……When I obtain Burning Stone Wood (0/150), Scorching Fiber (0/60), and Strong Stone (0/100), I can craft the Hot Rocking Chair (E+)
Warm Bed (E), Soft Sofa (E+) Set Effect +2
Description: A Hot Rocking Chair crafted by skillfully blending Burning Stone Wood, Strong Stone, and Scorching Fiber! Thanks to the Set Effect, rest efficiency increases by 1.7x, and the time needed for complete recovery is reduced to 18 hours!
A Set Effect—exactly what I’d been waiting for!
Materials were plentiful.
I started crafting immediately.
[Burning Stone Wood: (150/150)]
[Strong Stone: (100/100)]
[Scorching Fiber: (60/60)]
[Conditions met successfully!]
[Hot Rocking Chair (E+) crafting complete!]
The Hot Rocking Chair sat right beside the sofa.
It was a single-seat version of the Soft Sofa.
The new furniture was nice enough, but what really mattered was the Set Effect.
The moment I sat down, I felt the enhanced rest efficiency wash over me.
The exhaustion from the Trial Tower was gone long ago.
What surprised me most was Water’s alcohol metabolism.
Water used to get a little tipsy after just one shot.
-Huh?!
[Water (EX) says she’s not dizzy anymore!]
It’s nice to drink plenty of delicious things.
‘Expensive liquor is absolutely off-limits!’
It’s far beyond what Fire consumes.
The genuinely premium bottles go for hundreds, thousands per bottle as a baseline.
Plenty venture into the hundreds of millions.
All I could do was pray she never found out in her entire life.

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