Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 285

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Episode 285

[Train Quest Material Collection Summary]
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There are 6 item slots.
And one is taken up by the collection tool.
The time it takes to obtain one material is random, but typically 7 materials are gathered in 50 minutes. Rest for the remaining 10 minutes.
So participants were bringing about 28 materials per day.
The number Tae-san contributed is similar to this. By the end of Day 2, 49 materials.
Shin Geom has now accumulated 46 materials in storage.
It doesn’t specify which materials are rare.
However, since most are designed to be obtained at similar speeds, everyone is just taking whatever drops right now.
But look at these bastards.
They dropped 64 materials at once and now they’re just picking them up and returning, walking back, picking them up—rinse and repeat?
Walking takes about 6 minutes, and the first walk and hunt took 10 minutes.
If they make 6 round trips, that’s 30, right?
Per person? LOLLOLOLOL
30 per hour?
240 per day??????
But if Yon carries the Abbot, that’s 480 per day?LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
They’ve completely emptied the Historical Records LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
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-Ah LOLOLOL they really did empty it
-The real question is whether it’ll work next run
-What if the AI nerfs it out of spite?
└It really would be petty though? That doesn’t even make sense?
└For real lol
└Nah, it can’t be
-Does the AI need to experience Korean players’ complaints?
└Should we file a complaint with the Game Company?
└LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Western guys in the 5-person Judgment Sword are feeling exactly the same emotion as us LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]
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They just lost it.
They really lost it.
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-And then he declares a 7-person Judgment Sword is possible LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL You bastard!
└You bastard you bastard you bastard you bastard you bastard

[Yon LOLOL genuinely cursed out loud LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Ah LOL they almost died]
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The Abbot really is bad
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-But when you succeed, you’re so damn happy. Let’s have a drink
└Viking’s Lion’s Roar LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
└Valhalla!
-Can a single person handle 128 monsters?
└It seems like about 5 or 6 monsters is the limit per attack anyway, so the Abbot could totally do it
└Then what about the 7-person Judgment Sword?
-Nah LOLOL they just said every 4 seconds, you know? Those are just regular mobs
└But the Judgment Sword normally takes way over 20 seconds just to use once… it’s literally the ultimate of ultimates… LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[So how many Achievement Points did you get?]

-Tough to say.
└How much? (OP)
-7 points per 10 materials
└Ugh
└But the Abbot already has so many, right?
└He already has 263 points LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Not “already has so many”—that’s a LOT LOLOLOLOLLL]
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The copium is starting again
7 points per 10 materials?
If the Abbot keeps this pace, he’s getting 84 points per day!
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-Hmm… is that a lot? I made 270 points combined from Days 1 and 2?
└For real lol
└With Yon’s included, that’s 168 points per day. FYI.
└This is definitely a copy LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
-This HAS to be a nerf
-I mean, real-time nerfs don’t even make sense!
└Ah, it’s a balance adjustment
└But for real, 1st place is just gonna be the Abbot

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After successfully hunting, Yon silently followed Seo Jun for the next 40 minutes.
Following Seo Jun as he returned to base.
Following Seo Jun all the way to Kresit’s Blacksmith.
When Seo Jun brought the materials to Kresit’s Blacksmith, Yon didn’t move along with that—
He gave the materials to Seo Jun.
Then as Seo Jun headed into the Rift, Yon followed him in, ran for 6 minutes, returned to the original position, picked up items again, and returned.
They had a Clock, so they never lost their way.
They’d been moving by time from the start.
Running speed could vary.
Yon had asked about this when they were formulating the grand strategy.
Seo Jun’s answer had been simple.
He said he could keep his stride consistent, so it was fine.
Others would’ve asked if he was some human calculator, but Yon accepted it.
He’d witnessed it, after all.
Something about Seo Jun.
So why had he just silently followed for 40 minutes?
‘…What do I do?’
Yon had momentarily lost focus and cursed at Seo Jun.
So he was watching for signs.
Seo Jun hadn’t said anything since then, and Yon wasn’t sure if he’d really messed things up.
‘Please.’
He wished Seo Jun would say something—anything.
Of course, unlike that concern, Seo Jun found the silence not bad at all, and Yon’s wariness not unpleasant either, so he simply stayed quiet.
Even knowing Seo Jun’s deplorable temperament better than anyone after witnessing it, Yon understood that Seo Jun was being like that deliberately—
‘Just in case.’
He was being cautious.
Eventually, rest time approached.
Unfortunately, only 59 materials had dropped, but they picked up every last one and brought them all in.
“Good work.”
The two entered a quiet Alley and began to talk.
As Yon entered the Alley following Seo Jun, he’d worried whether he was actually about to die here, but only after Seo Jun said “good work” did he finally relax his expression.
“So you earned 35 points, sir?”
“That’s right. Next time I turn in one more, I’ll get 7 more points.”
“Congratulations, sir. 35 points is incredible, and with two hours left… wow. That’s amazing.”
At Yon’s sincere effort to lighten the mood, Seo Jun laughed.
“You did well too, Yon. And don’t worry after 10 minutes from now.”
“Understood.”
“We might not be able to continue after that.”
“Sir?”
Yon’s eyes widened, wondering if Seo Jun meant they might not be able to continue with the Historical Records.
But that wasn’t what Seo Jun had meant.
“The AI. It’s absolutely petty.”
“About what?”
“Even if I earn rewards through fair means, if it’s excessive, they’ll try to block it.”
“Has that happened? Sir, the Historical Records are your first time doing this anyway.”
“It happened on Day 1.”
“Hmm?”
“Just remember that the AI is petty. It’ll all become part of your strength anyway.”
“Understood!”
This was Yon’s third time participating in the Historical Records.
“Good, that’s the spirit.”
Seo Jun chuckled.
He liked the fact that Yon’s focus had sharpened.
Tae-woo, no matter what, never seemed to get fired up like this—how tedious that had been.
They rested briefly, then departed back into the Rift.

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Seo Jun, out of consideration for Yon, genuinely began Drive Hunting alone.
32 monsters.
If they hunted together, they’d need to withstand 16 each, but Seo Jun faced 32 alone.
Then it became 64 monsters—the same principle held.
Yon watched the scene from a distance where the monsters’ aggro wouldn’t reach him.
‘This is absurd.’
He held strong.
Using the Blessing of Radiance aptly as he went.
Apt here meant calculating the next attack and the one after that before using it.
From a distance, it became visible.
How to dodge, and the attacks following that.
‘Though it doesn’t look perfect.’
It just looked somewhat better.
Which made it all the more chilling.
How was he perceiving everything so clearly from within that chaos?
Then Seo Jun began swinging his blade edge-first, his arm in constant motion.
One monster at a time, a Heretic Mark appeared, and marked monsters moved into the group.
‘Even if the Judgment Sword’s range doesn’t catch everyone cleanly in one use, considering cooldown, any survivors will be caught next time.’
Nothing concerning occurred.
For the first time in ages—
‘A comfortable carry?’
It was a carry.
Yon looked up at the sky in wonder.
Seven Rifts had opened.

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One hour remained on Day 3.
Seo Jun had transferred 119 materials.
And there, Seo Jun said he was starting to feel uneasy.
Yet he still entered the Rift, hunted, and started moving materials again.
When the hunt finished at 11 minutes, and the 4 transfers took 25 minutes, totaling 36 minutes elapsed, something happened just as Seo Jun had predicted.
“So it comes to this after all.”
This time Seo Jun brought 30 more materials, delivering a total of 149, and was about to give more when—
The NPC accepted just one more.

[You have obtained 7 Achievement Points.]

So the NPC, having received a total of 150 materials from monster byproducts, said:
“Hahaha. That’s plenty of monster byproducts! Well done!”
And handed them a “Shop Closed” notice.
“Huh?”
Yon was taken aback beside him, while Seo Jun nodded as if he’d expected this.
“Then that’s it. Let’s go.”
“No, sir? What’s going on? Looking at the number, there’s gotta be some intent behind it… ah, wait.”
Then.
Seo Jun’s Capsule underwent Forced Termination.
“Huh?”
Seo Jun opened his eyes in the real world, scratched his cheek absently, then came to his senses and pressed the button to open the Capsule.
There was nothing wrong with his body.
“24 minutes left, was it?”
He could rest as is if needed.
The number of materials he’d collected was 150, which would roughly match Tae-san and Shin Geom combined.
He’d definitely caught up.
But—
‘Hmm.’
Something had happened.
As soon as he left the Capsule and headed to the Living Room, he could tell something had changed.
“Hello.”
“Hello.”
Team Leader Lee.
And Oh Ji-hye.
Both were waiting inside Seo Jun’s room.
“What’s the matter?”
“First, you don’t need to go back in, right? Seo Jun?”
Seo Jun nodded at Team Leader Lee’s words.
“Yes. Yon will be confused, but he’ll figure it out on his own.”
“Then please give me a moment of your time.”
And the two of them explained the reason he’d been Forced Terminated and the purpose of their visit.
After hearing it all, Seo Jun found his thoughts multiplying.
“So if situations requiring intense concentration continue, like during Drive Hunting—”
“Yes.”
“I need to rest before it becomes dangerous?”
“Yes. Based on today’s monitoring, that appears to be the case.”
“There were occasionally situations requiring that level of concentration before, though?”
During Drive Hunting, intense focus was certainly required.
But he’d only performed that level of control occasionally.
‘Probably.’
He had a hunch.
“But you never did it continuously. At most once a day, for a short moment? That’s all it was. The difficulty of enduring monster attacks apparently exceeds our estimates significantly.”
Oh Ji-hye had confirmed most of Seo Jun’s data directly, so she knew.
The reliability was high.
“So the conclusion is.”
“Yes. If those intense moments keep occurring within the Historical Records—”
He wondered how often such moments would realistically come.
“You may need to pause your fight and rest. Exit, I mean.”

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