The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 108

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 108

 

Episode 108: Mercenary Layer (3)

 

Veins bulged clearly on the man’s temples.

 

He seemed quite heated up.

 

“You crazy bastard!”

 

The man couldn’t contain his anger and grabbed Mincheol by the collar.

 

Mincheol didn’t fight back.

 

Instead, he spread both palms and raised them up.

 

“Say that again! Vomit what? Should I grate your face on a cheese grater too!”

 

“Let’s calm down.”

 

At the unfamiliar voice, Mincheol turned his gaze.

 

A muscular man in uniform was looking down at the two of them.

 

It was a receptionist from the Mercenary Association Request Office.

 

‘Wow.’

 

Mincheol was impressed.

 

Such a large person had approached, yet he hadn’t noticed until he spoke.

 

That meant he was quite a skilled individual.

 

“What’s an NPC doing butting in? Get lost right now!”

 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. If you don’t let go of that hand, I’ll have to take action.”

 

The employee spoke in a businesslike tone.

 

The man huffed and puffed for a while before letting go of the collar.

 

“You, watch your back.”

 

And he left while growling until the very end.

 

Mincheol straightened his appearance. The employee sighed and spoke to Mincheol.

 

“Please try not to provoke other mercenaries if possible.”

 

Even though he spoke quietly, it seemed he had heard everything.

 

“I’ll try.”

 

“Please, I’m asking you.”

 

The employee disappeared again and then appeared at the counter.

 

He was so fast he looked almost like a ghost.

 

He was definitely a tremendous expert, just as the Hunter Community had evaluated.

 

“Ah, corporate requests.”

 

Mincheol looked at the corporate employees again.

 

Then, he saw papers scattered under the feet of employees engaged in soliciting customers.

 

【Hwasol Pharmaceutical: 1 low-grade magic stone per 10 roots of Cattle Herding Grass.】

 

【Daehun Pharmaceutical: 2 low-grade magic stones per 3 Monochrome Fruits.】

 

【DH Workshop: 1 low-grade magic stone per 100g of Red Jade Ore.】

 

Mincheol searched his memory.

 

‘Cattle Herding Grass, Monochrome Fruit, Red Jade Ore. These are all materials from 7th and 8th grade requests.’

 

The acquisition difficulty was low, yet they were being traded for low-grade magic stones.

 

‘Low-grade magic stones vary by size, but they usually cost over 1 million won.’

 

This was quite profitable as a side income.

 

Mincheol picked up a paper from the ground and spoke to the Hwasol Pharmaceutical employee.

 

“I’d like to take this request.”

 

“Oh, what a relief! We urgently needed Cattle Herding Grass supplies!”

 

The Hwasol Pharmaceutical employee said with delight.

 

“As you know, Awakened sir, Cattle Herding Grass has excellent hemostatic effects. So it sells for incredibly high prices to mid-layer Awakened!”

 

“I, I see.”

 

Actually, he didn’t know that much.

 

Mincheol had only memorized the appearance locations.

 

“By the way, which guild do you belong to?”

 

“I’m unaffiliated.”

 

Mincheol said nonchalantly. Then the Hwasol Pharmaceutical employee’s expression hardened.

 

“…Then are you affiliated with a group?”

 

“That’s not the case either.”

 

“…Damn, this is driving me crazy.”

 

Suddenly the employee’s attitude changed.

 

“Someone who’s not affiliated with a guild or a group says he’ll gather Cattle Herding Grass?”

 

The employee snatched the paper Mincheol was holding.

 

Mincheol was flustered and spoke to the employee.

 

“Hey.”

 

“It’s annoying to deal with you, so get lost. Just so you know, I’m a combat-type Awakened. Don’t think about causing trouble.”

 

The employee pushed Mincheol’s shoulder while grumbling.

 

“Damn, I haven’t even met my quota and some trash like this shows up.”

 

Mincheol was so dumbfounded he forgot what to say.

 

Thinking he’d stepped in shit, he headed to another company.

 

This time it was Daehun Pharmaceutical.

 

‘Things didn’t end well with them before.’

 

Anyway, he was just going to earn some low-grade magic stones and be done, so it didn’t matter.

 

“I came to take a request…”

 

“I just heard you’re an unaffiliated Awakened?”

 

But the Daehun Pharmaceutical employee’s attitude wasn’t much different.

 

He glared at Mincheol with annoyed eyes and said.

 

“I have no intention of talking to some unaffiliated nobody.”

 

This was the second rejection.

 

This wasn’t the end. Other places showed similar reactions.

 

“Good grief…”

 

It was so absurd he wasn’t even angry. Mincheol was scratching the back of his head when.

 

“Excuse me.”

 

A woman called out to Mincheol.

 

The sign hanging on her shoulder read Sapporo Pharmaceutical.

 

‘Sapporo Pharmaceutical?’

 

Mincheol searched his memory.

 

But no matter how much he thought, nothing came to mind.

 

If even Mincheol, who had been job hunting, didn’t know it, it meant it was a really small company.

 

“It’s no use going around like that. No one will deal with you.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Because you’re unaffiliated?”

 

The woman said with a shrug.

 

Mincheol spoke in a somewhat incredulous tone.

 

“What does that matter? As long as you’re skilled, that should be enough.”

 

“I never thought I’d get this question from a gathering-type Awakened… Are you really in this industry?”

 

Mincheol felt a pang.

 

Strictly speaking, Mincheol was closer to combat-type.

 

Thanks to Auto Looting being so superior, his gathering knowledge was limited.

 

“Of course. Otherwise, why would I be here?”

 

But Mincheol decided to brazenly push forward.

 

At Mincheol’s answer, the woman crossed her arms.

 

“It seems like you’re lying, but also seems like you’re not…”

 

The woman who had been pondering spoke to Mincheol.

 

“You don’t seem like a bad person, so I’ll tell you. These papers scattered on the ground only appear in low-grade requests, but they’re extremely rare materials.”

 

Mincheol already knew that much.

 

If they were common materials, they wouldn’t have offered low-grade magic stones as compensation in the first place.

 

“And rare materials can’t be obtained without knowing the search and gathering methods. It’s literally knowledge worth its weight in gold, so it’s usually secretly passed down only within gathering specialist guilds or groups.”

 

Only then did Mincheol realize why the employees had treated him coldly.

 

“Since I’m unaffiliated, they thought I obviously wouldn’t be able to gather anything.”

 

“That’s right. And that’s not exactly a hasty judgment either. Being here, you see a lot of Awakened who boast without knowing anything.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Really. There was even someone who asked for an advance payment since they’d take on a request.”

 

The employees hadn’t reacted sharply for no reason.

 

Of course, that didn’t make the unpleasant feeling Mincheol experienced disappear.

 

“Why are you bothering to deal with me then?”

 

“Just because? There’s no particular reason. It gets boring just talking to myself here.”

 

The woman spoke nonchalantly.

 

As if she hadn’t particularly shown any kindness.

 

But from Mincheol’s perspective, it was different.

 

If the woman hadn’t explained the situation, he would have continued not knowing the reason.

 

Since he received help, he had to repay it.

 

Mincheol looked down at the papers scattered on the ground and asked.

 

“It seems you haven’t been able to gather many materials.”

 

Mincheol said, pointing to the papers on the ground.

 

Unlike other companies, this place had an unusually large number of papers scattered around.

 

“Sapporo Pharmaceutical isn’t very famous. So everyone doesn’t pay attention to it.”

 

The woman said with a smile. Mincheol smiled along with her.

 

“I can take this, right?”

 

Mincheol said, pointing to a paper.

 

【’Brilliant Stone’ Delivery.】

 

-Exchange 2 pieces for 1 low-grade magic stone.

 

-Obtainable in Wilderness Area.

 

“Do whatever you want. No one takes these requests anyway.”

 

The woman readily gave permission.

 

Mincheol took the paper and headed to the bulletin board.

 

He scanned through the request forms looking for the Wilderness Area.

 

【Deliver 30 Bumpy Fruits.】

 

-Danger Level: Grade 8.

 

-Recommended Personnel: 2 or more.

 

-Wilderness Area.

 

Mincheol reached out his hand and said.

 

“I’ll take the Bumpy Fruit delivery request.”

 

The request form was copied and flew toward Mincheol.

 

Mincheol reached out and grabbed the paper.

 

At that moment, suddenly the whole world began to spin.

 

A nauseating floating sensation surged up.

 

Just as nausea was rising due to motion sickness, Mincheol found himself in the wasteland.

 

Right next to him, a dimensional gate that seemed to be where Mincheol had emerged from was floating gently.

 

“Ugh, I thought I was going to throw up.”

 

It was completely different from when he teleported through the system.

 

Mincheol calmed his stomach and looked at the request form.

 

【Deliver 30 Bumpy Fruits.】

 

The paper had drawings of the Bumpy Fruits and detailed information written on it.

 

Mincheol carefully checked the information written on the request form.

 

“Let’s see, they’re overall reddish in color and only grow in dry ground?”

 

Mincheol looked around.

 

He saw a vast wasteland where not a single blade of grass grew.

 

“Wow, they want me to find fruits in this vast place? Are they crazy?”

 

Mincheol clicked his tongue.

 

Of course, this was a difficulty that didn’t apply to Mincheol.

 

【Acquiring all ‘Bumpy Fruits’ within a 1km radius.】

 

【32 ‘Bumpy Fruits’ have been acquired in inventory.】

 

With just one activation of Auto Looting, all the required amount was gathered.

 

Next, Mincheol took out the paper he had received from the Sapporo Pharmaceutical employee.

 

【Brilliant Stone Delivery.】

 

-Exchange one piece for one low-grade magic stone.

 

After reading through the drawings and information on the paper, he activated Auto Looting.

 

【Acquiring all ‘Brilliant Stones’ within a 1km radius.】

 

【’Auto Mining (Additional Function)’ is applied.】

 

【12 ‘Brilliant Stones’ have been stored in inventory.】

 

In the blink of an eye, he had collected all the necessary items.

 

But he couldn’t return right away. If he brought back the materials too quickly, everyone would find it strange.

 

“I should kill some time before going back.”

 

With that thought, Mincheol wandered around the mine.

 

【2 ‘Brilliant Stones’ have been acquired in inventory.】

 

【3 ‘Brilliant Stones’ have been acquired in inventory.】

 

With each step Mincheol took, his inventory was filled in real-time.

 

* * *

 

About two hours had passed like that.

 

Mincheol returned to the Request Office through the dimensional gate.

 

Mincheol first approached the Request Office receptionist and delivered the items.

 

“Thirty Bumpy Fruits confirmed! To solve a Grade 7 request from the start, you’re really amazing! Please take care of us in the future!”

 

The receptionist said with sparkling eyes. Mincheol smiled and left his spot.

 

Next, he approached the employee from Sapporo Pharmaceutical.

 

“You don’t seem to be hurt anywhere.”

 

The employee said as if relieved.

 

“How was it? Not easy to find, right? There’s a reason we entrust this to guild Awakened.”

 

Saying that, the employee held out something to Mincheol.

 

It was a magic stone the size of a pinky nail.

 

“It’s incredibly small, but you should still be able to get hundreds of thousands of won for it. It’s a reward for working hard for me.”

 

The employee added smugly.

 

“Just in case, let me say this. Don’t get any strange ideas. I’m giving this as encouragement. Men tend to get the wrong idea from just a little kindness, which is troublesome…”

 

“Please take this.”

 

When Mincheol opened his inventory, white ores poured out.

 

The employee’s face went blank seeing the brilliant stones that spilled out in heaps.

 

“Huh? Huh huh?”

 

“When do you get off work?”

 

The employee couldn’t immediately respond to the sudden question.

 

“Pardon?”

 

“I asked when you get off work.”

 

“In, in 4 hours?”

 

“Then I can do one more job. What should I bring next?”

 

“That, that is…”

 

The employee fumbled around and held out a piece of paper.

 

【Laughing Flower Delivery Request.】

 

-Exchange 1 low-grade magic stone per 10 roots.

 

-Available for collection in the Lake Region.

 

“I do need this… but it’s plant gathering, not minerals…”

 

The employee said while gauging Mincheol’s reaction.

 

It seemed she thought it would be impossible since it wasn’t his specialty.

 

“Just wait exactly 3 hours.”

 

Mincheol approached the bulletin board.

 

And he accepted a request to collect laughing flowers.

 

3 hours later.

 

Mincheol returned and poured out heaps of laughing flowers in front of the employee.

 

“…”

 

The employee was speechless with a blank expression.

 

That lasted only briefly.

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

Soon a joyful cheer echoed throughout the Mercenary Layer.

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