The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 109

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 109

 

Episode 109: Teacher Rabbit (1)

 

“Here, please take this.”

 

The Sapporo Pharmaceutical employee held out a large sack to Mincheol.

 

The sack was filled with low-grade magic stones.

 

‘I won’t have to worry about Kkwaekkwi’s food for a while.’

 

Or he could sell them at the Auction House and convert them to money.

 

Magic stones were lumps of magical power, so there was nowhere they couldn’t be used.

 

“The quality of the Laughing Flowers was so good that I added a little extra as a bonus. I’d like to give you more if I could, but it’s difficult for me to give any more than this.”

 

The employee said apologetically.

 

Mincheol put the magic stones in his inventory and asked.

 

“I guess I was lucky and only picked the ones in good condition.”

 

Mincheol thought the employee was just making empty words to give him more magic stones.

 

“It wasn’t just good condition!”

 

But the employee suddenly thrust his face forward and shouted.

 

“Laughing Flowers get startled and run away whenever they see people! They lose nutrients and wither every time they flee, so catching them as quickly as possible is key. But the Laughing Flowers you brought didn’t wither at all!”

 

A small surprise crossed Mincheol’s face.

 

He had thought it was an excuse to give him more magic stones, but apparently that wasn’t the case.

 

‘I didn’t know Auto Looting had this kind of effect?’

 

Come to think of it, Auto Looting didn’t just acquire many items, but also acquired them ‘quickly’.

 

If he used this well, it seemed he could improve the quality of materials like Laughing Flowers.

 

“Come to think of it, we haven’t introduced ourselves yet. My name is Kim Ga-eul.”

 

Mincheol hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

 

Obviously he couldn’t give his real name, and he couldn’t use the nickname Butcher either.

 

‘Manwolsang is… quite dangerous.’

 

The name Manwolsang had been exposed long ago.

 

As the person who had obtained a Hidden Quest that even famous guilds couldn’t get despite their efforts.

 

When there was no answer, the employee clapped his hands as if understanding.

 

“You’re hiding your identity so it’s difficult to answer! Then may I simply call you Teacher To?”

 

“Teacher Rabbit?”

 

“You’re wearing a rabbit mask.”

 

“Well, call me whatever you’re comfortable with.”

 

Mincheol answered without much thought.

 

Anyway, he planned to use this current identity only briefly in the Mercenary Layer and then discard it.

 

Whatever they called him had nothing to do with Mincheol.

 

“Teacher To! Um, well, hmm.”

 

Kim Ga-eul hesitated for a while before asking Mincheol.

 

“Could I ask you again tomorrow? I still need many materials.”

 

“I’m busy, so that would be difficult.”

 

Mincheol’s goal was to advance to platinum rank and receive special-grade requests.

 

He needed to complete requests as quickly as possible and advance his mercenary rank, so he couldn’t wait until tomorrow.

 

“I see… It can’t be helped. I’ll continue to cheer for Teacher To’s safe climbing.”

 

Kim Ga-eul said with a smile. Her face showed no sign of disappointment.

 

‘Truly professional.’

 

Thinking that, Mincheol held out his palm toward Kim Ga-eul.

 

“Then leave me the paper before you go. I’ll prepare the materials in advance.”

 

Just because advancing was urgent didn’t mean he could give up such profitable side income.

 

If he collected items while Kim Ga-eul was off work, wouldn’t it be killing two birds with one stone – advancing and earning money?

 

At Mincheol’s words, Kim Ga-eul’s face immediately brightened.

 

“Thank you so much!”

 

Mincheol received the request form from Kim Ga-eul and turned around.

 

“…”

 

Then, he made eye contact with the Hwasol Pharmaceutical employee.

 

It was the person who had treated Mincheol poorly at first.

 

The Hwasol Pharmaceutical employee was looking at Mincheol with a flustered face.

 

It wasn’t just this man.

 

Employees from other companies were also looking this way with similar expressions.

 

“Excuse me…”

 

The Hwasol Pharmaceutical employee called out to Mincheol.

 

Mincheol deliberately pretended not to hear and passed by the employee.

 

That’s right.

 

Mincheol held quite a grudge.

 

After all, there was a reason for the saying that a single word could repay a thousand nyang debt.

 

Mincheol headed straight to the bulletin board and chose his next request.

 

“I’ll take the Hexagonal Grass collection request.”

 

A copied request form flew to Mincheol.

 

As soon as he grabbed the request form, Mincheol’s figure disappeared.

 

And there was a man watching this from beginning to end.

 

‘…What the hell is that bastard?’

 

The middle-aged man who had approached Mincheol with ill intent and received harsh words.

 

Choi Cheol-min was staring at the spot where Mincheol had disappeared with a sinister face.

 

* * *

 

A few hours earlier.

 

Choi Cheol-min couldn’t quite calm his anger.

 

‘Insolent bastard. How dare he reject my proposal?’

 

Not only had he been completely ignored by some young punk, but he’d even been interfered with by some NPC.

 

This was the first time such a situation had happened while in the Mercenary Layer. He was so angry it was hard to bear.

 

‘Should I follow him when he takes a request and kill him? Yeah, that sounds good. If I leave that bastard alone like this, I think I’ll go crazy.’

 

He was just a young novice who had barely entered the Mercenary Layer anyway.

 

Even if he killed him secretly, no one would notice.

 

At most, a missing person report would be filed in reality. That kind of thing happened often.

 

“Boss, shouldn’t we start looking for bait soon?”

 

Then, one of his team members tactlessly urged Choi Cheol-min.

 

“We need to deliver the goods by this week. If we break our promise, the higher-ups won’t leave us alone.”

 

“I know, so don’t rush me.”

 

Though he spoke irritably, Choi Cheol-min was feeling considerable anxiety.

 

The ‘higher-ups’ never tolerated mistakes.

 

No matter what circumstances there were, no matter what excuses were made, they wouldn’t listen.

 

The title of worst, most vicious criminal organization applied without exception to its members as well.

 

‘Finding a suitable target isn’t easy.’

 

Not only did they need to be someone whose disappearance wouldn’t cause trouble, but they had to be an idiot who didn’t suspect others.

 

Only then would it be possible to lure them to the promised location.

 

Choi Cheol-min was quietly observing the passing Awakened when it happened.

 

Light flashed and the young novice from before appeared.

 

The moment he saw the young novice, Choi Cheol-min felt his dormant anger flare up again.

 

‘Wait, but how is he back already?’

 

Soon, he realized something was off.

 

‘Didn’t he just take the bumpy fruit collection request not too long ago?’

 

Since he was such an annoying opponent, the young novice’s every move caught his eye without him even trying to pay attention.

 

If Choi Cheol-min’s memory was correct, the young novice had left just two hours ago after taking the bumpy fruit collection request.

 

‘Bumpy fruit collection is a 7th-grade request, so the collection difficulty itself is low, but…’

 

However, they had camouflage coloring, making them not easy to find.

 

Filling the quota within just two hours was impossible.

 

But he couldn’t disbelieve it either.

 

Without filling the quota, one couldn’t return to the request office.

 

‘What method did he use?’

 

Choi Cheol-min secretly approached the young novice to find out the reason.

 

Meanwhile, the young novice was delivering bumpy fruits to the mercenary employee.

 

“Oh my, they’re all top quality.”

 

The employee smiled brightly as she received the goods.

 

“Thirty bumpy fruits confirmed! To solve a 7th-grade request from the start is really amazing! Please take care of us in the future!”

 

Choi Cheol-min was shocked upon hearing the employee’s words.

 

‘He really brought them back?’

 

But the truly surprising part was just beginning.

 

The young novice who approached Apple Pharmaceuticals’ employee poured out brilliant stones in a rush.

 

Shock appeared on the Apple Pharmaceuticals employee’s face.

 

Choi Cheol-min felt the same.

 

‘Br-brilliant stones! Items that even mining specialist Awakened find hard to locate!’

 

Brilliant stones were rocks, but when ground up and consumed, they produced pain-relieving effects.

 

With no side effects and no addictive properties, they were widely used both inside and outside the Tower.

 

They had many uses, but the problem was the difficulty of obtaining them.

 

Brilliant stones were generated at a certain probability from soil in wilderness areas.

 

They weren’t numerous, and had no external distinguishing features, making them difficult to find under normal circumstances.

 

The young novice was pouring out such items in heaps.

 

It was when Choi Cheol-min was at a loss for words.

 

“When do you get off work?”

 

The young novice asked the employee.

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“I asked when you get off work.”

 

“In, in 4 hours?”

 

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

 

Choi Cheol-min doubted his ears.

 

He had just brought brilliant stones and was asking what to bring next?

 

‘Is he crazy?’

 

But it became clear 3 hours later that the young novice wasn’t crazy.

 

He poured out heaps of the laugh flowers the employee had mentioned.

 

“…”

 

At this point, Choi Cheol-min had no choice but to acknowledge it.

 

That guy was no ordinary person.

 

‘Not only does he find targets quickly, but his collection speed is fast and his collection volume is large too.’

 

Being good at just one of the three could make one famous as a collection-type Awakened.

 

But the young novice was good at not just one, but all three.

 

However, the truly shocking point was something else.

 

‘Herbs, minerals… he doesn’t discriminate between collection items.’

 

Combat-type Awakened were divided into specialties based on the weapons they used.

 

Collection-type Awakened were the same. In fact, their classifications were often more specialized than combat-type Awakened.

 

It was natural.

 

Plant specialists, mineral specialists, or even hunting specialists.

 

The flora and fauna inhabiting the Tower were vast and each possessed different characteristics.

 

Therefore, not only search methods but also collection methods were different.

 

But the young novice had collected brilliant stones and then brought back laugh flowers.

 

Collection-type Awakened with such diverse fields were truly rare beings.

 

‘At this level, he’s comparable to Amus Saltberry.’

 

It was a fact people easily overlooked, but geniuses didn’t exist only among combat types.

 

There were also those called geniuses among collection types.

 

A representative figure was Amus Saltberry, one of the 0th Generation Legends.

 

He possessed a unique skill that encompassed both exploration and collection.

 

Using this, he provided massive amounts of material items to the 0th Generation Awakened in the early days.

 

There was even an assessment that without him, humanity’s climbing speed would have been 10% slower.

 

‘No wait, Amus Saltberry originally had limited fields too. He became active across all fields only after acquiring legendary-grade items.’

 

In reality, famous collection-type Awakened possessed multiple items that helped with collection.

 

Like detectors that used wavelengths to find desired collection items.

 

Or tracking tools that could pick up the scents of specific flora and fauna.

 

‘Even Saltberry needed the help of items. That means…’

 

The young novice also had items that helped with collection.

 

Very impressive items at that.

 

‘If that guy really has items and I can just offer them to the higher-ups…’

 

It would be no different from having a path to success wide open.

 

He could escape from this slave-like life of using Awakened as bait to collect items and offer them to the higher-ups.

 

‘Finally, an opportunity comes to me too.’

 

Choi Cheol-min’s eyes sparkled.

 

‘I have to draw him in somehow. Find out his secrets and use him as bait while I’m at it.’

 

He seemed to possess extraordinary abilities, but he was just a collection-type Awakened.

 

In comparison, Choi Cheol-min’s team were all combat types.

 

They couldn’t lose either numerically or qualitatively.

 

‘Keheheh, just wait and see.’

 

A sinister smile spread across Choi Cheol-min’s face as if he were looking at sweet dessert.

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