I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 188

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Chapter 188
188: Lee Jaeho’s Financial Power (2)
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Signing a contract with the Ilseong Guild came with substantial benefits. If one was selected as a VIP member, those benefits skyrocketed exponentially. Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan had secured the highest-tier VIP contracts available.
During that process, the Ilseong Guild had promised to procure up to three items of their choosing, and even if they couldn’t obtain all three at once, they vowed to acquire them as quickly as possible.
Though they had made such a promise, I expected it would take at least several days, or perhaps over a month. There was no way to think otherwise. Beyond the financial aspect of procuring items, every Hunter knew that finding available merchandise was the real challenge.
Even if one hunted thousands of monsters indiscriminately, the items that dropped numbered at most one or two. And since those one or two were often just junk items of poor quality, obtaining genuinely good items was virtually impossible.
So how does one procure items from the Black Gate? Simple.
Either through Dungeon rewards or by trading with the foreign merchants inside the Black Gate who sold items. As a result, good items rarely made their way to Earth’s market, so I hadn’t even dared to expect quick results. The same went for Hanalin and Jiyuchan.
Yet they had procured them this quickly. The moment Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and I received the call, we all headed to the Guild Building and happened to meet at the entrance.
“You heard they already found them?”
“Right? They already found them?”
“What did you write down?”
“What about you?”
I agreed with Hanalin’s sentiment, while Jiyuchan, curiosity piqued, questioned the other two.
Now that I thought about it, we had never asked each other what items we wanted, so we had no idea what the others had requested.
Since Hanalin and Jiyuchan had already obtained quite serviceable staves and swords, they didn’t need weapons. When I asked Jiyuchan what he had chosen, curiosity got the better of me.
Jiyuchan spoke up.
“I wrote down greaves, shoes, and gloves. I said I wanted options suited for a swordsman, but… I didn’t specify the details.”
Hearing Jiyuchan’s words, I nodded, thinking he had chosen quite well.
Though Jiyuchan seemed a bit rough around the edges, he could be surprisingly meticulous at times. When I looked at Hanalin to ask what she had chosen, she answered immediately.
“I wrote down that I wanted accessories. The specific slots didn’t matter, but I wanted ones that could enhance mana recovery or increase my mana pool.”
Unlike Jiyuchan, Hanalin had given herself freedom in choosing the slots and focused on the options. I nodded, thinking she had chosen well, true to her nature.
Certainly, Hanalin hadn’t shown it until now, but accessories that enhanced mana recovery or increased mana pool were practically essential for a Mage. While not as rare as weapons, they were in high demand, making them difficult to obtain with those specific options.
So when I heard they had already procured them, Hanalin couldn’t help but be surprised.
Once both of them had spoken, they both looked at me and asked what I had chosen.
Then.
“Obviously weapons. I have many martial techniques I can use, but I don’t have suitable weapons for them.”
Having yielded a decent sword to Jiyuchan, I was still using the spear and sword I had obtained from the Dwarf I killed in the E-rank Zone. I was the one who truly needed weapons.
Both Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded at those words.
I was indeed the person who needed weapons the most.
“I asked them to procure a spear, a sword, and a dagger.”
“You received knuckles as a gift recently, and you already have a good dagger from defeating the Deathworm, so you wanted another one.”
“Right, and that new martial technique you learned recently was a dagger technique, wasn’t it?”
“Yeah, and the more daggers I have, the better.”
At my words, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded in agreement. As the three of us rode the elevator up and arrived at the top floor, Kim Hyunbin, the secretary-general who had been waiting, greeted us with a bow.
“I’ve been waiting for you. The representative is expecting you.”
“Yes.” “Let’s go.” “Understood.”
All three of us answered simultaneously at Kim Hyunbin’s words and entered with somewhat excited expressions. Though we had entered Dungeons quite frequently, we had never actually expected to obtain items we specifically wanted. This time, the guild had prepared the exact items we requested, so our anticipation was only natural.
As the three of us entered the Guild Master’s Office under Kim Hyunbin’s guidance, Lee Jaeho looked at us and greeted us with a broad smile.
“Welcome. I’ve managed to source each item one by one and reached out to you.”
Though I’d already heard this before, I couldn’t help but feel a surge of anticipation—and apparently Hanalin and Jiyuchan felt the same way, their expressions betraying their eagerness. Items with desired options had a way of making Hunters restless like this.
“It was quite challenging to acquire them, but they’re worth every bit of effort. Let me start by introducing Jiyuchan’s item.”
“Ohhh!”
As Jiyuchan let out his characteristic exclamation of excitement, Dohyun and Hanalin’s expressions became slightly sullen, though they actually took it in good spirits.
‘He’s introducing the worst one first, naturally.’
‘The protagonist always comes last, after all.’
Our team’s petty inner thoughts were almost laughable, but since we didn’t show it, Jiyuchan waited for his item with a grinning face.
Then Lee Jaeho pulled out a metal case with a touch of showmanship—the kind you’d see in spy movies—and as he opened it and turned it toward Jiyuchan, a pair of strikingly lustrous dark-toned gloves came into view.
Made of leather, yet with a dark sheen that evoked the brilliance of ore, the gloves possessed a radiant quality and appeared remarkably durable.
And as I examined them, I immediately checked their properties.
Then.
『Leather Gloves of Severing Sky』
▶「Meticulously woven swordsman’s gloves crafted from the tough hide and sinews of the Obsidian Wyvern, an otherworldly beast.」
▶「When gripping a blade, the wearer’s qi or mana transfers to the weapon without any loss, and provides absolute grip strength that prevents dropping the weapon even under the most devastating impacts.」
“Wow.”
The moment I expressed admiration, Jiyuchan’s lips twitched and he broke into an uncontrollable grin, his face beaming. Meanwhile, the instant I reacted, Lee Jaeho blinked in curiosity, studying me.
Wondering if I could even appraise items, Lee Jaeho watched me, and seeing his questioning gaze, I nodded.
As if to say I could. If I just made that expression, suspicion could arise, so I opened my mouth immediately.
“It’s gloves made from the Obsidian Wyvern, and they enhance the mana conductivity of your weapon while also preventing you from dropping it.”
At my detailed explanation, Hanalin and Jiyuchan were astounded by the effects, while Lee Jaeho could only marvel at my appraisal ability.
‘Hmm. Even professional appraisers only managed to identify the mana conductivity, and they completely failed to appraise the grip-retention effect.’
Lee Jaeho wondered what my true identity was, but seeing Hanalin and me gazing at him with sparkling eyes, he had no choice but to lift the second case.
“This one was also quite difficult to acquire. It’s a highly sought-after item. This one is for Hanalin.”
As he spoke, Lee Jaeho opened the case and turned it, revealing a ring within that gleamed with an enigmatic light—neither purely white nor purely black—and it looked remarkably elegant, causing Hanalin’s eyes to sparkle.
Hanalin first attempted to appraise it by releasing mana, trying to read the residual mana to confirm its properties.
“Hmm… a mana accumulation effect?”
Lee Jaeho was somewhat surprised by her appraisal, but seeing me nod while observing the ring, he waited for my assessment as well.
Then.
『Ring of Dark Fissure’s Mana』
▶「A ring crafted by polishing mysterious ore discovered in an unknowable Dimensional Rift.」
▶「When the wearer casts spells, any excess mana that scatters is automatically absorbed and accumulated within the ring.」
“Right, it’s a ring made from ore that only grows in Dimensional Rifts. When you cast spells, the residual mana gets stored in the ring and you can use it whenever you need to.”
“Wow… that’s really excellent.”
At my detailed appraisal, Lee Jaeho was surprised again and nodded.
Another perfect appraisal.
And wondering how this next one would go, Lee Jaeho smiled confidently and spoke to me.
“This time, you might find it difficult to appraise. Not only was it hard to source, but even the professional appraiser we hired could only identify a small portion of this weapon.”
As Lee Jaeho said this with confidence and lifted the case, a long case rose onto the table, and the moment he opened it, a crimson radiance burst forth, bathing all three of us in its brilliant light.
The instant I saw that radiant red luminescence, I activated 『Analysis』.
So I did.
『Balahas’s Blood-Soaked Spear』
▶「A spear that the vanguard commander Balahas, who once guarded the Past Dimensional Gap, clutched until his final moment.」
▶「Imbued with the blood of countless demonic beasts, it possesses formidable piercing power that partially ignores the target’s physical defense upon impact.」
▶「When the spear’s tip pierces through a target, you gain the ability to use the skill 「Rupture [A]」, which detonates the accumulated killing intent.」
▶「Upon activation of 「Rupture [A]」, it bypasses the target’s outer shell and delivers direct internal damage, with its power increasing exponentially the lower the target’s remaining health.」
“What!?”
Even I jolted in surprise, bouncing up from the sofa as if struck by lightning.

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