The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 2

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 2

Episode 2: This Actually Sells

【You acquire a massive amount of experience points.】

-Level increases.

-Lv.1 -> Lv.4

-All stats increase by 2 per level.

【You acquire a massive amount of skill experience points.</p】

-Unique Skill ‘Auto Looting’ : Lv.1 -> Lv.2

-Range : 100m radius -> 200m radius

-Number of designatable targets increases. 1 -> 2

【You acquire tutorial rewards.】

-All stats increase by 10.

-You acquire an Inventory Expansion Ticket.

-You acquire the Promising Rookie Set.

【You acquire the title ‘Super Rookie’.】

-Effect 1. Experience point acquisition increased by 5%.

-Effect 2. Skill experience point acquisition increased by 5%.

【You acquire the title ‘One Who Made the Impossible Possible’.】

-Effect. All stats increase by 20.

【You acquire the title ‘First Coin Owner’.】

-Effect. All stats +5% increase.

【You acquire the title ‘Unprecedented and Unrepeatable’.】

-Effect. All stats +5% increase.

【You acquire a Hidden Piece.】

-You acquire 3 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

A warm energy spread throughout his entire body. His mind became clear, and his body, which had been exhausted from tension, regained its vitality.

Mincheol lightly jumped in place. His body leaped to a surprisingly high height.

It was higher than the sergeant jumps of national athletes he had seen on YouTube before.

“So it was true that high-level awakened individuals are all superhuman.”

Despite only passing the tutorial, he had become as strong as an athlete.

He began to think that the rumors about veteran superhumans blocking monster attacks with their bare hands might actually be true.

Next, Mincheol checked the items he had received as rewards.

“Promising Rookie Set? What’s this?”

Mincheol opened his inventory and took out the items. A set of armor made of brown leather and a metal sword and shield appeared.

【Promising Rookie Armor Set】

-Grade: Rare

-Description: Leather armor crafted by someone in the Tower for promising rookies. The material is unknown, but it’s incredibly light and sturdy. It would be difficult to pierce this armor with ordinary attacks.

-Set Effect 1: All stats +10 increase.

-Set Effect 2: Damage reduction +10%

【Promising Rookie Sword and Shield Set】

-Grade: Rare

-Description: A small shield and one-handed sword crafted by someone in the Tower for promising rookies. The material is unknown, but they’re incredibly light and solid. It seems like any enemy could be defeated with these.

-Set Effect 1: Additional damage +10% when attacking

-Set Effect 2: Damage reduction +10% when defending

“Woooow.”

Mincheol unconsciously let out an exclamation of admiration.

Actually, Mincheol didn’t know much about items. However, he had heard a little about grades.

Common, Special, Rare, Unique, Legendary.

All items obtainable in the Tower were divided into five grades.

Naturally, the later grades were rarer and harder to obtain. He had heard that the number of Legendary grade items discovered so far didn’t exceed three digits.

Mincheol tried equipping the gear as a test. Surprisingly, even though he was wearing armor, his body felt much lighter.

“Is it because my abilities increased thanks to the options?”

Mincheol examined the armor with a satisfied expression. Both the design and effects were items that pleased him greatly.

Finally, Mincheol checked the Hidden Piece.

【Lucky Coins (Bound) x3】

-Grade: ??

-Description: Coins of unknown origin. Having them seems like it would bring good luck. Maybe someday you’ll find a use for them?

“Is there such a grade?”

Both the grade filled only with question marks and the simple description made it seem shabby for a Hidden Piece.

“Would these sell for some money?”

【Bound items cannot be transferred to others.】

“Aw, I can’t even sell them?”

At the timely message, Mincheol disappointedly put the Lucky Coins into his inventory.

【Would you like to return to Earth?】

Just then, a message appeared before Mincheol’s eyes. Mincheol nodded.

“Yeah, let’s go back.”

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【You have passed the tutorial!】

【You can now climb the Tower!】

【Auction House function has been unlocked.】

After coming outside, Mincheol first picked up his smartphone. It was to check how much stronger he had become.

However, the Hunter Community was not in any mood for asking questions.

-Anonymous: Did you all hear? Someone who cleared the tutorial in 0.01 seconds appeared.

-AppleStrawberry: Really? How is this even possible?

-Anonymous: I don’t know either. Anyway, it’s chaos right now. Everyone’s trying to find out who it is.

“Wait, isn’t this about me?”

Mincheol hurriedly entered a news site. The site was completely plastered with stories about Mincheol.

【Tutorial cleared in 0.01 seconds? Just who is he?】

【Seolang Guild burns with determination to find and recruit the individual at all costs.】

【America’s #1 Helios Guild preparing unprecedented contract with the individual.】

【Europe’s #1 Crusade expresses strong recruitment intentions.】

Mincheol’s jaw dropped.

Overnight, no, in the blink of an eye, he had become a world-famous celebrity.

-Daehun’s Dad: What could this unprecedented contract that Helios Guild is preparing be?

└dspps677: I heard Malcolm Bernard, who cleared the tutorial in the 5-minute range, received 900 billion won just as a signing bonus. Wouldn’t this person get even more?

└Daehun’s Dad: Wow, Malcolm Bernard got 900 billion. Whoever this is, their life is set.

└rlaehdvkf48: It’s not even proper work, just climbing the Tower a bit and getting 900 billion… I don’t understand how the world works.

└dspps677: What nonsense is this bastard spouting? Do you know how much the items that awakened ones bring from the Tower are worth?

Reading the article, Mincheol’s ears perked up.

900 billion was truly a life-changing amount. He might even receive more than 900 billion.

However, Mincheol had no intention of revealing his identity.

“I just got lucky and set a new record, what’s this about contracts.”

Mincheol was able to achieve the 0.01-second record thanks to the special nature of his auto looting skill. It wasn’t because Mincheol’s abilities were outstanding.

Moreover, from what Mincheol knew, guilds preferred combat-type unique skills. As the Tower floors got higher, they had to fight increasingly powerful monsters.

Would Helios Guild still pursue a contract even knowing about Mincheol’s skill? Mincheol didn’t think so.

Mincheol lost interest and logged back into the Hunter Community. According to his original plan, he checked how much stronger he had become.

-Anonymous: Passed the tutorial but my level didn’t go up at all… Is this normal?

└Hae-dal: Would that be normal? Obviously you barely scraped by lol.

└King Burger: The average time is 1 hour. If you pass in that timeframe, you’re supposed to gain 1 level.

Passing in the average timeframe raises you by 1 level.

In contrast, Mincheol had risen by a whopping 3 levels. Not only that, his stats had also increased dramatically. Clearing in 0.01 seconds had been worthwhile.

-Anonymous: Bros, what’s your average stats?

└Anonymous: Why are you asking that? It’s probably only 2 per level for everyone anyway.

└ServerVizingSeja: I heard promising recruits from major guilds get around 6 per level. They receive various support so their stats become higher than others.

Mincheol checked his status window.

Stats gained from leveling up, additional stats gained as rewards, stats gained from titles.

Mincheol had a full 10 per level. He was five times stronger than the average for hunters of the same level.

“I like this.”

He had no intention of climbing the Tower, but anyway, he liked being ahead of others.

-Anonymous: Just passed the tutorial, what should I do? I’m too scared to climb the Tower recklessly.

└King Burger: First you need to get equipment. If you access the Auction House, there should be some beginner items.

└King Burger: Don’t get your hopes up. No special effects and low defense.

└Anonymous: Then wouldn’t it be better not to buy them?

└King Burger: It’s a hundred times better than going bare-handed.

└Anonymous: Do I have to buy from the Auction House? There’s plenty of factory-made armor.

└King Burger: You can’t bring any equipment other than everyday clothes into the Tower. You can only bring equipment made from materials that come from the Tower.

Mincheol opened the Auction House and checked the beginner equipment.

【Chest Armor Made by Connecting Tree Bark】

-Grade: Common

-Description: Armor made by weaving together bark from Sturdy Trees. Not very sturdy.

【Wooden Spear】

-Grade: Common

-Description: A wooden spear carved from Hard Wood. Breaks more easily than expected.

Compared to the promising recruit set that Mincheol had obtained, these were incomparably crude.

Yet despite that, the prices were expensive. You had to spend over 500,000 won per piece.

“Wow, I’m really lucky I don’t need to wear this stuff.”

Suddenly, Mincheol remembered something he had forgotten.

Mincheol opened his inventory. It was filled with clubs he had acquired from goblins in the tutorial.

“Can I sell these too?”

Mincheol searched for goblin clubs on the Hunter Community. There were more posts about them than he expected.

-King Burger: Newbies under floor 10, make sure to secure goblin clubs. They’re all money.

└Anonymous: Goblin clubs? What are they used for?

└King Burger: I heard goblins have the ability to find quality wood. Those clubs have high mana conductivity so they’re used in equipment crafting.

└Anonymous: But don’t they rarely drop? The goblins I saw were carrying stone axes or poison needles.

└King Burger: They’re expensive because they rarely drop.

Half-believing, Mincheol entered the Auction House and searched for goblin clubs.

There were no items for sale. Instead, there were notices from people looking to buy clubs.

【Looking for goblin clubs! Will buy for 80,000 won each!】

【Seeking goblin clubs. No quantity limit. The more the better. Will purchase for 100,000 won each.】

“They’ll really buy just wooden sticks?”

Half-believing, Mincheol posted all the clubs in his inventory to the notices.

Shortly after, a message appeared.

【All 10 goblin clubs have been sold!】

【1,000,000 won has been deposited! Register your bank account to withdraw any amount you wish!】

【Buyer’s note: This is the first time someone has sold this many clubs at once! If it’s alright with you, would it be possible to continue trading in the future?】

The last buyer’s note didn’t catch his eye.

Mincheol’s gaze was fixed solely on the amount: 1,000,000 won.

One million won for briefly struggling in the tutorial.

It was a large sum he hadn’t handled in a long time.

“Wh-what should I do with this money?”

Mincheol’s mind raced. First, he deposited 500,000 won to his mother.

“Hello, Mom. What do you mean what money? It’s money I earned from a part-time job. You went through so much raising me. What? It’s not strange money! Really! I can swear on Dad’s name! Don’t bring up dead Dad? Anyway, it’s safe money so use it as spending money, Mom!”

Next, Mincheol called his friends.

He had been feeling sorry for frequently getting treated by them recently.

“Today’s on me. Order whatever food you want. What? Am I dying? You really have no filter!”

With the remaining money, he bought things needed for living alone.

He filled up the completely empty refrigerator to the brim, and stocked up on daily necessities like toilet paper and body wash.

“…Now I’ve spent it all.”

Mincheol muttered while looking at his banking app. The account that had been full just moments ago was empty again.

This was the first time he had spent money so freely. Mincheol was feeling a satisfaction he had never experienced before.

“The Tower… Should I climb it again?”

Reason tried to stop Mincheol’s actions. It didn’t make sense to go to such a dangerous place.

But Mincheol couldn’t easily give up his attachment to the Tower.

One million won was a large sum that wasn’t easy to come by.

Even working part-time jobs diligently for a whole month, after deducting rent, living expenses, and other costs, there wasn’t much left in his hands.

He had earned such a large sum just by briefly entering and exiting the Tower. It was a situation where he couldn’t help but have lingering feelings about the Tower.

Mincheol rolled around on his bed, pondering for a long time.

After a brief moment, when he came to his senses, he was posting a question on the Hunter Community.

-Top Newbie : Pure and innocent newbie too scared to climb Tower, what should I do? Kyu-!

└Hae-dal : This guy’s got a weird concept going.

└King Burger : No need to be too scared up to the 5th floor. It’s not that difficult.

└King Burger : Like a tutorial, you just need to get your hands on special items and that’s it. If you’re really scared, you can just repeatedly clear the 1st floor.

└Top Newbie : If I only do the 1st floor, I can’t make money, right? Kyu-!

└King Burger : Not necessarily. These days, more pharmaceutical companies are looking for herbs that come from below the 5th floor. They buy them for 50,000 won each.

└Top Newbie : They buy herbs for that much? Kyu-!

└King Burger : They say it’s effective for hair loss. But it’s not easy to find, so there aren’t many available.

“It’s the exact same method as the tutorial….”

Mincheol looked at the question post he had written and calculated in his head.

Right now, Mincheol had much higher stats compared to Hunters of the same level.

On top of that, he was equipped with high-grade equipment. There was no need to greatly fear monsters.

Most of all, what caught Mincheol’s attention was the existence of herbs.

“50,000 won each….”

They said it wasn’t easy to find, but that wasn’t a problem for Mincheol at all. He had the auto looting skill after all.

-King Burger : It might be scary, but I still recommend climbing the Tower.

Just then, a new comment appeared. Mincheol quickly replied.

┕Top Newbie : Why? It gets dangerous as the floors get higher, right? Kyu-.

└King Burger : The higher floors let you get more expensive material items. Incomparably more expensive than lower floor materials.

└King Burger : Plus, the higher the floor, the better guild you can get a job at. If you just pass the 20th floor, you can probably join a decent mid-tier guild.

└King Burger : Joining a guild has tons of benefits. They handle everything from taxes to small matters. The bigger the guild, the more benefits you get.

Mincheol’s eyes widened. This was the first time he was hearing about guilds.

‘Well, they couldn’t fit all the information into that short video.’

Higher floors allow employment at better guilds.

From the 20th floor, you can join mid-tier guilds.

These two pieces of information completely captivated Mincheol’s heart.

Mincheol had been preparing for job hunting since this year.

Getting hired at an excellent company and relieving his mother’s worries and concerns was a child’s duty.

But in an era where youth unemployment exceeded 500,000, finding a job wasn’t easy.

He couldn’t even see job postings. Even when they occasionally appeared, competition was dozens to one at minimum. For slightly better positions, competitors often numbered in the hundreds.

In such circumstances, the information that climbing the Tower could lead to employment at good guilds couldn’t help but look attractive.

“The Tower… I should climb it, right?”

At this moment, Mincheol set his goal firmly.

He would climb the Tower to make money and get hired at a good guild.

Having reached his conclusion, Mincheol looked up more detailed information about the herbs that pharmaceutical companies were supposedly seeking.

Appearance, characteristics, effects, harvesting methods, and so on.

After memorizing everything, he got up from bed and carefully put on his equipment.

【Would you like to enter Tower 1st Floor?】

Mincheol nodded his head.

Along with a flash of light, Mincheol’s figure disappeared.

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