I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 177

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#Chapter 177.
I read through the message with my eyes, then muttered to myself.
“It’s an egg, alright.”
Then I looked at what was supposedly a creature’s egg once more.
It was absolutely massive. At this size, it could easily fill an entire room in my Unique Space.
What drew the eye just as much as its size, however, was its surface.
The reason I’d initially been confused about whether this was truly an egg was because of that shell.
Deep gray with crimson stripes running across it—and upon closer inspection, those striped sections gleamed with a subtle luminescence.
The combination of such an unusual appearance and its colossal size made it look more like some kind of structure than an egg.
―Are you taking it with us?
I snapped back to attention at Onyx’s question and answered.
“Of course I am.”
That was hardly a question worth asking.
Worried about what might emerge from inside? If anything, that’s exactly why I’m taking it.
Because I’m curious about what’s going to come out!
‘I can’t resist a good gacha.’
Of course, something dangerous could burst out, but I wasn’t particularly concerned about that either.
If something threatening emerged, I’d simply suppress it.
Onyx shook his head disapprovingly at my response.
Regardless, I placed my hand on the egg and spoke.
“Transfer it.”
The egg flared with brilliant light for a moment, then vanished without a trace.
It had likely been moved to my Unique Space.
I examined the empty space, then looked up and surveyed the surroundings.
“Anything else worth taking?”
I checked to see if there was anything else worth collecting, but unfortunately, nothing caught my eye.
I smacked my lips in disappointment, then slowly made my way back to the space where the people had been trapped.
Everyone seemed to have left in the meantime, as the area was empty, but when I paused to listen, I could hear people moving around above.
I hadn’t encountered any particularly dangerous traps on the way down, so there shouldn’t be any problems getting out.
“Let’s head back.”
―Right.
I chose to return to my Unique Space with Onyx.
Whoosh―.
Soon, after going through the familiar process, I returned to my Unique Space.
The moment I arrived, I began searching for where I’d transferred the egg.
I found it in the space I’d been using as a Training Ground.
“Wow. It looks like it’s taking up about half the space?”
As I’d expected, it didn’t completely fill an entire room, but at this size, I’d need to close off the Training Ground for a while.
Just a few steps in any direction would bring me into contact with the egg.
“Hmm. Do I need to do something to care for it or something?”
―When did you start caring? You didn’t even bother with Thunder Wolf’s egg. Master.
“Well, that’s true.”
―You’re leaving Thunder Wolf alone too. I haven’t seen him in ages, it seems. Master.
“That’s not neglect—I just haven’t had the right timing to summon him. Anyway, why does your tone keep getting more argumentative?”
―A misunderstanding. Master.
Onyx, who had been poking his head out, immediately withdrew his body back into his armor.
At the sight, Han-sung let out a soft chuckle and left the room where the egg was kept.
After all, even if he stared at it, information wouldn’t simply materialize in his mind.
‘I’ll look into it one way or another first, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll have to search the Channel.’
Fortunately, there was someone he could ask about that.
But first, there was something he needed to check.
“Let’s see.”
Han-sung opened his inventory and retrieved the rewards he’d obtained this time.
They were the Blood Essence and the Blood Sea Manual.
The Blood Sea Manual was in the form of a book, while the Blood Essence was contained in a small vial, and the Blood Essence’s description came to mind immediately.
[High-Purity Blood Essence]
[Grade: Rare]
[A liquid in which the quintessence of blood energy is condensed. Upon consumption, it dramatically enhances bodily regeneration and the training speed of blood techniques. However, it carries potent toxicity, so caution is required during consumption.]
“Hmm.”
The Blood Essence was a kind of elixir.
However, judging from the description, one couldn’t simply gulp it down thoughtlessly.
‘Many elixirs do carry toxicity.’
Without proper preparation, one’s body could freeze from the inside, or one might feel as though engulfed in flames.
It wasn’t particularly unusual.
After all, medicine and poison were separated by the thinnest of lines. Something beneficial to the body became poison if too potent.
But beyond that, there was one more thing that bothered me.
“Could it possibly be made from human blood?”
Specifically, how the Blood Essence was made.
Han-sung was generally indifferent to most things, but no matter how composed he was, an elixir made by collecting human blood would inevitably repel him.
Of course, that was merely Han-sung’s speculation, so he carefully placed the Blood Essence back into his inventory.
It seemed he’d need to find someone knowledgeable and ask about this as well.
That left only one thing remaining.
“The Blood Sea Manual.”
The book inscribed with Blood Sea Manual.
It seemed likely to be the blood technique that Blood Pursuer had mastered.
From the perspective of having faced it, it was genuinely troublesome. But whether he truly desired it was ambiguous.
‘To properly utilize its effects, wouldn’t one ultimately need human blood?’
Using his own blood was one thing, but extracting and using someone else’s blood to practice blood techniques felt wrong.
He wasn’t obsessed with power, and there was no reason to go that far.
“Sigh.”
But that didn’t mean I should discard it without examining it, so I decided to review the contents first.
After reading through it once,
“Blood really is essential, after all.”
The Blood Sea Art was exactly as I’d anticipated.
To properly manifest its power after mastering it, blood is necessary. In fact, it’s needed even during training.
‘What a vicious technique this was.’
If someone had mastered a martial art to this degree, the amount of blood spilled in that process must have been absolutely staggering.
Of course, the power it granted was equally formidable.
Otherwise, there’s no way he could have continued training. He would have been captured and killed long before reaching this level.
I placed the Blood Sea Art back into my inventory. For now, both the Blood Refinement and this Blood Sea Art would remain on hold.
While both seemed incredibly powerful, there was something unsettling about using them as they were.
Still, I had someone I could consult about this, so I decided to discuss it with them first before making a decision.
‘Perhaps I should visit the Territory first.’
Rather than consulting immediately, I decided to check on the Territory first.
There was something I needed to attend to there.
Without deliberating further, I moved directly to the Territory.
Whoosh—
Accompanied by the familiar vertigo, the landscape of the Territory unfolded before my eyes.
“Hm?”
Yet something about the Territory’s appearance seemed different from what I remembered.
As I stood bewildered,
“Master!”
Baek-seol rushed toward me, calling out.
“Ah, have you been well?”
“Yes!”
I smiled at Baek-seol, who greeted me with a wagging tail, and posed a question.
“But it seems the Territory has changed quite a bit since I was last here?”
“That’s right! We completely upgraded all the buildings!”
True to her words, the most significant change in the Territory was the transformed appearance of the buildings.
The original structures had all been constructed simply from timber harvested in the Forest.
But now it was entirely different.
While some wooden buildings still remained, they had all been rebuilt and were now considerably larger.
The residential quarters, which comprised a major portion of the buildings, had all been newly constructed from brick.
“We rebuilt everything using the construction function, and the newly hired staff handled the aesthetic improvements! The costs came to this amount!”
Baek-seol showed me the budget breakdown she had prepared in advance.
While the sum wasn’t insignificant, it wasn’t a burden considering the funds I possessed.
After reviewing it, I looked back at Baek-seol and asked,
“But what are those?”
I had accepted the newly constructed buildings readily enough, but something else had caught my attention.
It was the statues installed throughout the Territory.
The statues took various forms, but what they all had in common was that they were all related to Jung Han-sung.
Jung Han-sung defeating the giants. Jung Han-sung vanquishing the Undead Killers. The moment I first awakened the undead. When I awakened Thunder Wolf. And so on.
Yes, statues of Jung Han-sung were simply installed here and there throughout the Territory.
Baek-seol answered Jung Han-sung’s bewilderment simply.
“I had them custom-made!”
“Custom-made…? Why?”
“Because they can grant special effects to the Territory!”
“Special effects?”
“Yes!”
Baek-seol nodded and kindly explained it for Jung Han-sung.
“Among sculptors, there are those who can imbue their sculptures with special power. It’s similar to magic, but rather than learning it systematically, it’s more like awakening an inherent ability!”
“Then these statues were also sculpted by such a sculptor?”
“Yes!”
Baek-seol turned her head toward the statues and spoke.
“When those seven statues are arranged in their designated positions, everyone in the vicinity experiences an outpouring of energy and motivation, and their physical recovery accelerates! The effect also grows stronger as the Territory develops and the population increases.”
“Wow… That’s impressive.”
The effects that applied by default were useful in themselves, but the characteristic that the potency strengthened with the Territory’s growth was also noteworthy.
At first, I wondered why such things had been installed, but hearing of their effects made me nod in understanding.
“Then the appearance was also chosen because of the effects?”
“No? I handled the design!”
“Oh, I see.”
Though truthfully, the appearance seemed to have nothing to do with the effects.
But I couldn’t very well ask Baek-seol to remake them when she was beaming with such pride, so Jung Han-sung simply nodded in acknowledgment.
“So constructing the buildings and creating those statues—is that everything?”
“Yes! Oh, and among the newly constructed buildings, there’s also a Training Ground! I reflected the instructions you gave last time, and I even sought advice from Maria and Cho Cheon-woong when building it.”
“Oh, really? Let me take a look… Ah, wait. Before that, there’s something I want to ask you.”
“What is it?”
“Could you come with me to the Unique Space for a moment?”
“Of course!”
Since the Territory showed no particular issues, Jung Han-sung first moved to the Unique Space with Baek-seol.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been here!”
“Really? You’re welcome to come rest here whenever you want to take a break.”
“The Territory feels more familiar now. And honestly, leaving it unattended makes me a bit anxious.”
Faced with such a workaholic response, Jung Han-sung made a mental note to give Baek-seol a vacation once he hired more people.
“I should come by occasionally to do some cleaning!”
As Baek-seol looked around and said this, Jung Han-sung thanked her, then led her toward the space that had originally been the Training Ground.
Baek-seol followed without much thought, but when she saw the enormous egg in the Training Ground, she jumped back in surprise.
“What is that?!”
“It’s supposedly the egg of a spiritual creature. I thought perhaps you might know something about it.”
“I’ve never seen anything like it before…”
Baek-seol said this while drawing closer to the egg and beginning her examination.
She sniffed at it, tapped it lightly with her foot, and paid particular attention to the striations across its surface.
After scrutinizing it for some time, Baek-seol turned to Jung Han-sung and spoke.
“This looks like an egg from the ancient era!”

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