I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 52

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#Chapter 52.
I crossed my arms and gazed into the empty air.
“So this is how the system works.”
“Did the options appear?”
At Baek-seol’s question, I nodded.
“Yeah. It looks like I can construct or upgrade facilities by consuming Magic Stones.”
I then turned to Baek-seol and spoke.
“Why don’t we look at the list together and decide what to build first?”
“Sounds good!”
I’d noticed it before, but Baek-seol possessed considerable knowledge on various subjects.
‘It’s better to puzzle through this together than to struggle alone.’
I looked at the message again and spoke.
“Show me the list of facilities I can construct.”
As I said that, the window displaying the message flickered, then expanded widely before me.
“Hmm.”
I scanned through the list that appeared and opened my mouth.
“It seems I can’t just build everything if I have enough Magic Stones.”
“Ah, I’ve heard that facilities have separate conditions!”
“Right.”
Just as Baek-seol said, a considerable number of facilities were currently deactivated.
For example, this one.
[Stone Rampart]
[Required Magic Stones: 50. +10 per territory expansion stage]
[Condition: Your territory must contain a certain number of stone materials, a quarry, or a merchant meeting the requirements]
A quarry literally meant a place where stone was mined.
As for merchants meeting the conditions, it turned out that among the merchants who periodically visited the territory, there needed to be one who dealt in ‘stone materials’.
Alternatively, I simply needed to have stone materials available as crafting resources.
‘But if I have enough materials and Magic Stones, I can raise the rampart immediately.’
In other words, the actual construction process was skipped.
Another thing worth noting was something called Magic Stones.
“Magic Stones are… Magic Stones that have been processed once. They serve as the basic currency within the Tower.”
“That’s right! When I upgraded facilities in my Unique Space, I exchanged them for Magic Stones first and conducted transactions!”
“Oh, you did?”
“Yes! But there’s a small fee during the exchange process. However, here I can exchange them for free.”
Baek-seol said this while pointing to one side.
It was the core sitting solitary on the floor.
“If you put Magic Stones into this core, they automatically convert to Magic Stones.”
“Ah, that’s convenient. So these facilities here will automatically deduct Magic Stones just by selecting them.”
I nodded and pulled out some Magic Stones from my inventory.
It was only a third of what I possessed, but even that amount was considerable.
‘Magic stones can be earned endlessly as I climb The Tower anyway.’
Jung Han-sung poured them into the core without hesitation.
Whoooosh—
Lowest-grade magic stones, low-grade magic stones, and mid-grade magic stones cascaded into the core.
Anyone who had entered the Unclaimed Territory around the same time and established their territory would have been astounded by the sight.
Among those who had just entered Floor 40, no one possessed as many magic stones as Jung Han-sung. Not few—none.
Among Floor 40 climbers, Jung Han-sung’s magic stone reserves were in a league of their own.
The magic stones I had just poured in alone far exceeded the total wealth of others.
[Converting invested magic stones to territory stones]
After pouring in all the magic stones, that message appeared, and soon another message came through indicating the calculation was complete.
[Territory territory stones held: 16,300]
Sixteen thousand three hundred.
With this many territory stones, the figure exceeded the stone reserves of most medium to large-scale territories.
Though Jung Han-sung didn’t know that yet.
“Ah, now I can see the constructible facilities!”
He was only interested in the updated facility list.
With the territory stones secured, buildable facilities immediately sorted to the top.
[Wooden Fence]
[Basic Lodging]
[Mercenary Office]
[Trading Post]
[Core Stage 1 Enhancement]
Jung Han-sung nodded.
“For now, this is about it.”
The facilities I could construct at this point were only the most basic ones.
The facilities above had various conditions attached to them.
“This core stage thing seems important.”
While each facility had its own separate conditions, the core’s stage was what mattered most.
Baek-seol chimed in at Jung Han-sung’s murmuring.
“That’s right! At stage 1, only stage 1 facilities, at stage 2, only stage 2 facilities, at stage 3, stage 3 facilities. It works like that!”
“Oh, you know that much?”
“Yes. I knew this fact originally, but it just wouldn’t come out of my mouth.”
“I see.”
I had experienced this several times before.
The same went for people from other dimensions—knowledge not permitted to me couldn’t be spoken aloud at all.
If that weren’t the case, I would have explained everything before even entering.
“Alright, in any case, let’s do what we can now.”
Jung Han-sung had decided what to build the moment I saw the initial list.
The territory stones consumed to build all stage 1 facilities were merely 100.
That’s right.
“I’ll build them all.”
Build them all. My choice triggered an immediate response.
A deep hum resonated through the air.
Brilliant light erupted from the Core first, then stretched outward toward the territory’s perimeter.
Soon the luminous aura encircled the entirety of Jung Han-sung’s territory.
Then came a brilliant flash.
The light finally dimmed, revealing its true form.
[Wooden Fence construction has been completed!]
A remarkably sturdy wooden fence—that was what had materialized.
“Wow, this looks pretty solid.”
Despite being called a fence, it stood roughly 1.5 meters tall.
“This should easily keep out weaker monsters!”
“Right?”
While Jung Han-sung conversed with Baek-seol, luminous clusters spread throughout the territory.
[Basic Lodging construction has been completed!]
[Mercenary Office construction has been completed!]
[You can now hire workers and mercenaries from the Mercenary Office]
[Market Stall construction has been completed!]
[Wandering merchants will now visit your territory]
With these two facilities constructed, I could now hire mercenaries and workers, and merchants would come calling.
This was important, but something even more crucial remained.
A brilliant flash erupted!
The Core’s upgrade.
Jung Han-sung watched the radiant Core once more.
Previously, the light had dispersed outward to create facilities, but this time was different.
Instead of spreading, the light converged inward into the Core itself. Then, at some point—
A deep resonant hum filled the air.
The Core rose to chest height. As I swallowed hard at this unusual sight—
[Time remaining until Core upgrade: 48:00:00]
A message appeared that deflated my spirits entirely.
“Ah, the Core doesn’t upgrade immediately.”
“It doesn’t?”
“No. Forty-eight hours. So it’ll take about two days.”
Jung Han-sung clicked his tongue in disappointment.
I’d originally planned to rapidly upgrade the Core and construct facilities until reaching the Mana Stone stage.
But I quickly set aside my frustration and spoke.
“Well, I can take it step by step. Besides, I have a two-week protection period anyway.”
“That’s right!”
For two weeks after initially claiming a territory, one cannot be attacked.
And around the territory of someone who just entered the Unclaimed Territory, no powerful forces exist.
So there’s no need to rush.
“Then should we check out the merchant stall and the commission office?”
Jung Han-sung rubbed his hands together eagerly and headed toward the merchant stall first.
The merchant stall was just a single mat laid out, but as I approached, a message appeared.
[A wandering merchant is on their way…]
[In 12 hours, the wandering merchant will arrive]
“What? This takes time too? 12 hours?”
“It seems merchants don’t just pop into existence the moment you set up a stall.”
Baek-seol also spoke while drooping her tail.
Jung Han-sung made a small sound and approached the commission office.
“Please don’t tell me this one works the same way?”
The commission office had a similar appearance to the basic lodging next to it.
It was a modest log cabin, with only a nameplate hanging above the door to distinguish it.
“Jung Han-sung Commission Office?”
Jung Han-sung read the characters on the nameplate and tilted his head.
“Could it be that the territory is named after me?”
“You can change the name by contacting the Core!”
“Oh, really?”
At Baek-seol’s helpful answer, Jung Han-sung nodded and thought to himself.
‘She seems to know quite a lot about territories.’
Though it doesn’t seem like she knows everything.
‘What was she doing before coming to my Unique Space?’
It was a question I’d been curious about for a while.
But I hadn’t heard the full story. That’s because even that information was bound by a restriction.
‘Well, I’ll probably hear everything once I climb higher floors later.’
Jung Han-sung thought this and approached the commission office. And as if to greet him, a message appeared.
[A commission broker is on their way…]
[In 12 hours, the commission broker will arrive]
“…This one’s also 12 hours later.”
Nothing here can be verified right away.
Jung Han-sung scratched his head.
“Right. Well, I should rest a bit and clear a few more floors before coming back. Oh, first let me change the name.”
He turned and walked toward the Core. Baek-seol followed behind him with quick steps.
I wondered if I could manipulate it since it was upgrading, but fortunately when I placed my hand on the Core, a window appeared.
[Current Facility Status]
[Resource Status]
[Personnel Status]
[Facility Construction and Upgrades]
[Other Management]
“I’ll be managing this, so please get some rest!”
“Huh? You’ll be fine on your own?”
“Yes! The Unique Space is comfortable, but I like how open it is here too!”
“Fair point.”
Baek-seol had been in the Unique Space since we first met, so it made sense she’d miss the fresh air outside.
Technically, this was still inside The Tower, but at least it was open and spacious.
“Alright then. I’ll get some sleep, grab a bite to eat, and come back.”
“Yes! Have a safe trip!”
“Take good care of the territory while I’m gone.”
“You got it!”
Baek-seol wagged her tail in response.
Jung Han-sung smiled and chose to exit The Tower.
Soon, he vanished, wrapped in a shimmer of light.
* * *
TowerNet was as chaotic as ever today.
As the nation’s largest Awaker forum, it naturally had an enormous post generation rate, but lately it had been breaking maximum concurrent user records every single day.
The reason was clear.
[Seriously, why is every board just talking about this unknown guy or whatever? Shouldn’t we block the keyword?]
―Isn’t this just another major guild hyping up their prospect??
The Unknown.
An Awaker who appeared like a comet one day and has been climbing The Tower, shattering every floor record from Floor 1 onwards.
Anyone with even a passing interest in The Tower knew of his existence.
In fact, even those who had no interest were becoming drawn to The Tower because of him.
And for good reason—his records and growth speed were overwhelmingly superior, not just compared to domestic rankers, but to every international ranker as well.
So when someone pointed out that there were too many posts about the Unknown, the replies came swiftly.
―If you’re not interested in the Unknown, why are you even on TowerNet?
―Classic bait
―Is the Unknown your buddy or something??
In fact, not many comments like that even appeared. Most people just dismissed it as trolling and ignored it.
Conversely, positive posts about the Unknown received explosively more engagement.
[The Unknown cleared Floor 40. Looks like he’s already cleared up to Floor 41]
―The rankings for the 40th and 41st floors have also been changed. With this, we have completed the first place ranking on all floors from the 1st floor to the 41st floor.
└Kya, I’m crazyㄷㄷㄷ
└Wait, wasn’t he in the 20s just last week?? When did he get to Floor 41?
└└He skipped several floors at once last time lol
Comments poured in endlessly.
Usually, receiving this much attention meant scattered hate comments, but posts about the Unknown had surprisingly few of them.
His records were too overwhelming to insult. Even when hate comments did appear, they were quickly blocked by accumulated reports.
But among those comments, there was one like this.
└But if he’s at Floor 40, he must have entered the Unclaimed Territory by now?
A mention of the Unclaimed Territory itself.
Soon after, another post about the Unclaimed Territory appeared, separate from the original content.
[But even for an unknown, isn’t it difficult to stand out in the Unclaimed Territory?]
―First off, this isn’t hate-baiting. No matter how skilled someone is, the Unclaimed Territory already has monsters that have surpassed Floor 90. And even in lower floors, there are groups of dozens working together. It seems difficult for one person to overcome that?
It was certainly a persuasive argument. Most of the comments agreed with it.
└Well, that’s true. The Unclaimed Territory isn’t a place where solo activity works out. Plus, people from all the other Towers gather there too.
You’re right about that. There are probably a lot of people waiting for a chance to take shots at him too.
Isn’t that just getting kicked out at light speed after getting bullied for a while? lol
Honestly, climbing The Tower and the Unclaimed Territory are completely different fields lol. When the 2-week protection limit ends, we’ll probably only be at stage 2 at best lol. Looks like we’re gonna crash and burn.
Despite the predominantly favorable public opinion about the unknown, predictions about success in the Unclaimed Territory were far more negative.
This wasn’t disparagement—countless promising prospects had tasted failure in the Unclaimed Territory.
The very last comment did accumulate reports and disappear quickly.
In any case, many predicted his failure.
Meanwhile, at that moment.
“Good day to you.”
Jung Han-sung was greeting a visitor who had come to his home for the first time in a while.
The unexpected guest was none other than Baek Jin-woo from the Association—the very same Baek Jin-woo who had presented generous recruitment terms to Jung Han-sung initially.
Baek Jin-woo bowed his head slightly and spoke with a smile.
“I’ve come today to discuss matters concerning the Unclaimed Territory.”

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