I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 125

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#Chapter 125.
Jung Han-sung had heard beforehand that the Erosion Spiral didn’t contain particularly valuable items.
More precisely, that’s what the data had stated.
―I remember too, Master. Didn’t it say there weren’t many valuable things, which is why no one particularly coveted them?
Onyx spoke to Jung Han-sung as he walked through the Streets.
Jung Han-sung scratched his chin in response.
“Now that I think about it more carefully, I realize that ‘valuable’ was relative.”
―Relative?
“The place is too dangerous for small-time operators to covet, and the value is too low for legitimate Corporations to bother with, right?”
In other words, the economics simply didn’t work out.
―That’s true, I suppose.
“Right. And you heard it too—apparently, cores from this place trade for unusually high prices.”
―I didn’t hear that part.
This one only listens to what interests him.
Well, it wasn’t particularly important information anyway.
It just came down to the fact that high-performance core prices have been skyrocketing recently in Etris.
I’d thought they could just import them from other cities, but when I heard more about it, apparently it’s not that simple.
Android cores are strictly controlled in inter-city trade.
“So what are you going to do now?”
Jung Han-sung answered Onyx’s question simply.
“I’ll just confirm what needs confirming and head back.”
I’d already purchased all the necessary items after disposing of the cores.
I’d also found a place to store them. My business here was essentially complete.
―Confirm what?
“The information I requested has come through.”
Since I was approaching my destination, I pulled out my terminal from my pocket.
It was a newly purchased terminal, but I’d transferred all the data from my old one beforehand.
Among the messages was one from Cali.
I read through her message from top to bottom.
First, the initial message contained the data I’d requested.
Descriptions of the existing city and important information. That sort of thing.
I didn’t recall hearing the name of the city where I’d previously stayed while I was actually there, but the data had it clearly documented.
‘The City.’
With a name like that, it made sense I couldn’t remember the city’s actual name.
A city named ‘the city’—how absurd.
It seemed like a rather grandiose naming choice, but looking at the data, I could see why they’d done it.
‘The scale difference between the cities is enormous.’
According to the data, the scale difference between Etris and ‘The City’ was roughly thirteen-fold.
And Etris itself wasn’t even particularly small among the cities of this continent.
Moreover, that city was among the most technologically advanced on the continent, and apparently strictly prohibited the export of its technology.
This was also why Etris appeared relatively underdeveloped in comparison.
However, Etris had its own claim to fame.
Magic.
‘This feels more like arcane punk than cyberpunk.’
I was aware that this world wasn’t one where magic had been entirely excluded.
But back home, I rarely felt its presence in daily life. Here, it was quite different.
While reviewing the data, I arrived at a small building.
Without hesitation, I entered and climbed to Floor 3, then stopped before the second door and pulled out a key.
Click—
As I unlocked the door and stepped inside, I found a small room furnished with only the bare essentials.
―Small.
“No, this is plenty spacious.”
―Spacious?
I nodded at Onyx’s remark.
“For storage purposes, it’s quite large.”
Since I’d rented this place specifically to store things while I was away, it was practically a jumbo storage unit.
―I suppose that’s true.
Onyx nodded, apparently finding my reasoning sound.
―But isn’t that more dangerous than a storage unit? What if someone breaks in?
“Of course I’m not just leaving things lying around.”
I pulled a large box from my inventory.
I’d purchased this with credits from selling cores.
It cost more credits than the most advanced terminal, but its purpose was simple.
I placed it against the wall and manipulated it, and the box shimmered before vanishing entirely.
It wasn’t simply becoming transparent.
Even if someone knew its exact location, they couldn’t interact with it without authorization.
The item description actually stated as much.
After confirming it was working properly, I restored it to visibility and carefully placed my belongings inside.
Once I’d changed back into my original clothes,
“I have a feeling I won’t be gone for very long.”
―Intuition?
“Yes. Usually, as you climb The Tower, you end up deeply entangled with one or two worlds.”
It wasn’t established doctrine—merely rumors circulating among high-level climbers—but it wasn’t something to dismiss entirely either.
I had a strong feeling this world was one of those places.
Though I doubted I’d return here immediately on the next floor.
I pulled out two storage boxes from my inventory, placed my belongings inside, and spoke to the empty air.
“Return.”
My vision warped and then returned to normal.
I was now standing in my Unique Space.
“The items… they’re all here.”
I first checked the items stored in the storage boxes.
One of them was a state-of-the-art terminal device.
It had various additional functions, and if used properly, it seemed like it could be useful for comfortable communication within The Tower, so I took it.
―But how can you communicate with others using just one terminal device?
Onyx asked again, as if he hadn’t heard the explanation at all when I was shopping for the terminal.
I answered simply.
“There’s always a way.”
The old terminal I’d purchased from the Pawnshop originally didn’t have such functions, but this was a cutting-edge device.
A terminal equipped with all manner of conveniences and additional features.
I took the terminal with a satisfied smile and opened the next box.
Inside was another object.
A cube, to be precise.
―Actually, what’s puzzling is this one instead. It doesn’t seem to have any particular function, does it?
“It doesn’t.”
This was miscellaneous junk I’d purchased from the Young Boy who was selling items on a makeshift stall.
But both the Shadowless Divine Thief’s senses and my own instincts told me this wasn’t an ordinary object.
The circuitry inside was far too complex to be that of a mere toy.
I’d examined various items in that world, but I’d never seen circuitry this intricate before.
Even the circuits drawn in the blueprints of that ‘Atlas Frame’ weren’t this sophisticated.
“Come to think of it, I didn’t expect to receive the blueprints as compensation.”
I muttered while recalling the two blueprints stored in my inventory.
Those blueprints were definitely not ordinary items by my standards either.
They appeared to contain cutting-edge technologies from that world.
“And they’re exactly the kind of blueprints I can put to good use.”
―But isn’t the technical level too high to actually use them?
“It is high.”
Right now, I don’t have the facilities to actually construct the items depicted in those blueprints.
“But there’s no need to use them exactly as designed, is there?”
If someone simply handed me a finished product, adapting it would be extremely difficult, but blueprints are a different story.
I’m sure if I just brought this to the Awaker Association, their eyes would light up and they’d try to purchase it by any means necessary.
And that’s not even mentioning the Association alone.
Multiple nations would be eyeing it.
Of course, I had no intention of doing that. Though I might copy some of it and sell it after using everything I need.
Besides, I’m not in urgent need of money right now.
―So how are you planning to use it?
I raised the corners of my mouth and spoke.
“This. It’s clearly connected to the Golem side as well.”
That world seemed at first glance to be one where only technology had developed extremely, but in reality it was closer to magical engineering.
This Atlas Frame had certain points of contact with Golems.
And conveniently, my Territory has both a Golem Workshop and an expert.
There was no reason not to use it.
“Well then, shall we head straight to the Territory?”
Since there was nothing more to do here, I gathered all the items back into my inventory and immediately traveled to the Territory.
Whoosh!
The successive teleportation made the dizziness hit harder, but I paid it no mind and surveyed my surroundings.
Fortunately, the Territory looked much the same as when I’d left it.
Still bustling with energy, people working diligently.
Baek-seol and Maria were having a serious conversation in the center of the Territory.
‘What are they discussing so gravely?’
I tilted my head for a moment, then walked toward them.
“Master!”
Baek-seol noticed me and wagged her tail in greeting.
Maria bowed her head a beat later.
I nodded and stepped before them, opening my mouth.
“Anything noteworthy happen?”
“There was something.”
“There was one thing!”
“There was?”
“Yes.”
Baek-seol nodded and spoke.
“A total of 17 Dungeons were discovered in and around the Territory!”
“What? 17?”
That was certainly noteworthy.
“That many Dungeons exist?”
Finding Dungeons near the Territory wasn’t extraordinarily rare.
But 17 of them was definitely abnormal.
My Territory hadn’t absorbed all the surrounding areas, and its current size wasn’t that expansive.
This time, Maria answered in a calm voice.
“According to Valten, who oversees Dungeon exploration, there are 10 Dungeons within the Territory and 7 outside. Here is the map.”
Maria then reached into the air and produced a map.
Taking it and examining it, I could see the Dungeon locations marked on the Territory map.
Most of these Dungeons were on the outer edges—areas that originally hadn’t belonged to the previous Territory.
As the Core grew, the Territory itself expanded and incorporated these regions.
I stroked my chin thoughtfully.
“Was there anything else? This situation seems uncommon.”
“There was!”
This time, Baek-seol continued the explanation.
“Dungeons clustering like this is really rare. Usually, when it happens, it’s one of two reasons.”
“One of two?”
“Yes. The first is that the previous Territory fell not long ago, leaving many traces behind. Statistically, this is far more likely.”
Jung Han-sung nodded.
Even if Han-sung’s Territory fell, everything wouldn’t vanish instantly. The residents and basic structures would remain.
But without the Territory’s master, it would inevitably decline over time.
“Then what about the other possibility?”
“There’s also a chance that a corrupted Core exists somewhere nearby.”
“A corrupted Core?”
This was the first time I’d heard of such a thing.
Baek-seol paused briefly at Jung Han-sung’s question before explaining concisely.
“Simply put, the Territory’s master is still alive, but only the Core has been stolen.”
“Stolen means it was taken by someone else, doesn’t it?”
“Well, not by a person, but by another entity.”
“Another entity meaning….”
Jung Han-sung narrowed his brow as he spoke.
“A monster?”
“Yes.”
Baek-seol nodded and added a few more words.
“And based on the composition of the Dungeons discovered so far, that monster is very likely to be undead.”

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