The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 36

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 36

Episode 36: Special Reward (2)

【You have chosen the Hunter’s Path.】

【You acquire ‘Sharbahan’.】

“Hmm, so you chose that one.”

Ursongbarsong spoke with a tone tinged with regret.

“I thought the Ice Demon’s Helmet would be the perfect reward for you, Awakener.”

The reason Mincheol didn’t choose the Ice Demon’s Helmet was simple.

He didn’t want to deal with danger!

To properly utilize the Ice Demon’s Helmet, he would have to engage in close combat. Mincheol didn’t want to do such dangerous things.

As safely as possible!

Without getting hurt if possible!

There was also a practical reason. Mincheol’s main skill wasn’t close combat. It was throwing.

Even when fighting the Golem this time, he only finished it off with twin swords, but without throwing, it would have been difficult to handle.

In such circumstances, choosing the Ice Demon’s Helmet would have prevented him from properly utilizing throwing.

“Why didn’t you choose the unique skill selection ticket?”

“That was very tempting too… but changing my unique skill at this point felt a bit awkward.”

The reason Mincheol could reach this point was all thanks to ‘Auto Looting’.

Thanks to Auto Looting, he had swept up EX-grade rewards and established his combat style of throwing.

Auto Looting had already become a core component that made up Mincheol.

Replacing it at this point would inevitably feel awkward.

“So in conclusion, you chose the second reward.”

“Yes, that’s how it turned out.”

Mincheol scratched the back of his head while gauging Ursongbarsong’s reaction.

He wondered if she was greatly disappointed that he didn’t choose the Ice Demon’s Helmet.

But contrary to Mincheol’s concerns, Ursongbarsong only smiled broadly.

“If that’s your choice, Awakener, then it can’t be helped. I think you made the best choice.”

“Really?”

“Of course. Your track record is proof of that, isn’t it? You’re currently achieving unparalleled results.”

At Ursongbarsong’s praise, Mincheol felt his shoulders rise with pride.

“Then shall we move on to the next reward?”

“Next reward? …Ah.”

Mincheol belatedly remembered the second purpose for clearing the 10th Floor.

The first was various options.

And the second was…

【You have cleared the 10th Floor while possessing the ‘Lucky Coin’!】

【You satisfy the conditions for opening a hidden piece!】

【You can now use the ‘Secret Shop’!】

Along with the message, a shop opened.

Mincheol looked at the shop with a face full of anticipation.

【Secret Shop.】

-Owned Coins: 40.

-Refresh: 10 coins.

-Grade Upgrade: 10.

-Gongcheongseokyu (Legendary): 40.

-Ten Thousand Year Snow Ginseng (Legendary): 30.

Befitting a Secret Shop, all the products being sold were legendary grade.

“But what’s refresh?”

“It changes all the items completely. There are too many items registered in the Secret Shop to display them all at once.”

“What about grade upgrade?”

“Literally upgrading the shop’s grade. When the grade goes up, the quality of the products being sold also increases.”

“Are there grades higher than legendary?”

At Mincheol’s question, Ursongbarsong answered with a smile.

“Legendary grade is the end. However, even within the same grade, performance varies drastically. The Meteor Spear Technique you obtained is a prime example.”

“Meteor Spear Technique?”

“Yes, that’s an outstanding skill even among legendary grades. Mediocre legendary skills can’t even compare to a speck of dust from Meteor Spear Technique.”

“So if I upgrade the grade, better items among legendary grades will appear?”

“That’s correct.”

After hearing Ursongbarsong’s explanation, Mincheol fell into thought.

‘There’s a high chance I won’t be able to get coins in the future.’

The 10th Floor and below were finished once you found the Quest items, so Auto Looting was effective.

But from the 11th Floor onwards, the clear conditions had changed. There was a high possibility he wouldn’t get EX-grade rewards like now.

‘It’s better to get skills or items right now rather than upgrade the shop’s grade.’

Having made up his mind, Mincheol scanned through the items being sold.

-Blue Steel Sword (Legendary): 20.

-Stella Sword (Legendary): 30.

-Great Spirit’s Necklace (Legendary): 40.

-Arkandal’s Guardian Ring (Legendary): 30.

-Thief God’s Magic Pouch (Legendary): 20.

But he couldn’t quite decide what to choose.

There were too many types, making it rather difficult to choose.

Mincheol cautiously asked Ursongbarsong.

“Could you possibly make a recommendation?”

“I was waiting for you to say that.”

Ursongbarsong readily nodded.

“Considering the skills and items you currently possess, Awakener, the 1st tier sale items don’t seem particularly necessary.”

“Is that so?”

“Just the Meteor Spear Technique alone, and the Sharbahan you just acquired is also an amazing weapon.”

Mincheol didn’t quite understand.

Although he had chosen Sharbahan for various reasons, he didn’t particularly think it was amazing.

“I recommend this.”

Ursongbarsong turned the page and pointed to something.

-Seongsoo’s Egg (Legendary, Limited Item): 40.

An egg?

Mincheol looked at Ursongbarsong with a puzzled expression.

“All the items in the Secret Shop are things that someone has registered.”

“Someone?”

“I can’t tell you the details. It’s a secret.”

Ursongbarsong said while placing her index finger to her lips.

Mincheol didn’t ask any more questions.

He wasn’t rebellious enough to ignore the administrator’s warning.

“Anyway, all items in the Secret Shop have limited quantities, and once sold, no one knows when they’ll be restocked.”

“I see.”

“In that sense, this sacred beast egg can be said to be the rarest item in the Secret Shop.”

Ursongbarsong explained about the product.

“When this egg hatches, you can obtain a pet.”

“A pet?”

Mincheol shouted in surprise.

Even among awakeners, pets were a subject of great interest.

Awakeners who carried pets around were objects of envy.

“And it’s not just any ordinary pet, but a sacred beast. This is probably the first time you’ve heard of sacred beasts, awakener.”

“Yes, it is my first time hearing about them…”

“Sacred beasts are creatures with high intelligence and tremendous power. Not only are they rare in existence, but they also don’t reproduce well. That’s why they’re rarely registered in the Secret Shop.”

Hearing the explanation, Mincheol looked at the egg with a surprised expression.

“It’s a popular item that sells out as soon as it’s stocked. It just so happened that when you opened the shop, awakener, this item was luckily available.”

Mincheol’s eyes sparkled.

Among the pets currently owned by awakeners, the highest grade was unique grade.

But if he hatched this egg, he could obtain a legendary grade pet.

Mincheol’s heart leaned toward the egg.

“However, it’s concerning that they didn’t clearly specify what kind of sacred beast it is. But whatever sacred beast it is, there won’t be any duds. That’s just the nature of sacred beasts.”

“Then I’ll take this one.”

“An excellent decision.”

【You have purchased ‘Sacred Beast Egg’.】

【Owned coins 40 -】 0.>

The Secret Shop closed and the sacred beast egg dropped in front of him with a thud.

The egg was larger than he thought. It seemed to be about the size of a bowling ball.

“The Secret Shop can only be used at certain intervals. Please work hard to collect coins for that time.”

“I’m not sure if I’ll be able to collect them again.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’ve been lucky to get coins so far.”

Mincheol said with an awkward expression.

Ursongbarsong made an expression as if he didn’t understand.

Then he wore a faint smile.

“I understand what you mean. But I have a feeling you’ll continue to be lucky, awakener.”

“Huh?”

“Well then, I must go handle my remaining tasks.”

Ursongbarsong bowed his head and disappeared into the hole.

Mincheol looked at the hole with a bewildered expression.

“What did he mean by I’ll continue to be lucky?”

That’s when it happened.

Crack- crack-

A sound like ice cracking came from the egg.

Mincheol was startled and looked at the egg.

“Huh?”

Cracks were spreading across the egg’s surface.

Before Mincheol could do anything, the egg completely shattered.

Soon, a bird revealed itself.

Despite having just emerged from the egg, it was covered in white feathers, and had large feathers on its head like a crest.

Its beak was thick enough to easily crack any kind of nut.

Mincheol suddenly recalled a bird he had seen before.

“…A cockatoo parrot?”

It looked very similar to a cockatoo parrot, one of the large parrots.

Except that it was much larger in size.

【Thunderbird】

-Description: A giant bird said to bring lightning and storms. It is revered as a god in some regions.

Just then, a description of the sacred beast appeared.

Mincheol looked back and forth between the description and the parrot.

“Kkwak?”

The pet tilted its head. Its cry was so awful it was hard to believe it was a god.

“Kkwak! Kkwaak!”

The parrot shook its head left and right while running in circles around Mincheol.

Mincheol felt dizzy at its somewhat crazy behavior.

“Did I buy the wrong thing by any chance?”

“Kkwak?”

The parrot stopped abruptly and tilted its head.

“From now on, your name is Kkwak.”

“Kkwaak? Kkwak!”

The sacred beast shook its head roughly from side to side.

It seemed like it didn’t like its name.

But he was too lazy to think of another name.

“Hey, you don’t know this, but on Earth, the word ‘Kkwak’ carries tremendous meaning.”

Kkwak?

“It means to flash like a comet and shine like the sun. In English, it would be something like Sir Gladius von Generation Ocean.”

Kkwaak!

The sacred beast looked at Mincheol with a completely enchanted expression.

“Do you like it now?”

“Kkwak! Kkwaak!”

“Good thinking. From now on, you are Kkwak.”

“Kkwaak!”

Kkwak flapped its wings in joy.

“So what kind of abilities do you have?”

Each pet had their own specialty.

Even if it was some trivial skill like digging or sniffing.

The most famous pet, Haruka Miyuki’s white tiger, had the ability to conceal presence.

“Kkwaak!”

Kkwak suddenly flew over and perched on Mincheol’s shoulder.

Its claws were stronger than expected.

“Hey hey, that hurts.”

“Kkwaak! Kkwaaak!”

Kkwak flapped its wings frantically.

Suddenly, Kkwak’s body became blurry and transformed into a storm that swirled around.

“Huh?”

The storm enveloped Mincheol’s body.

At that moment, his body became dramatically lighter and some unknown power surged forth.

【’Kkwak’ uses ‘Warm Wind’s Wing Beat’!】

【All physical abilities increase by 10 percent for 10 minutes!】

【Movement speed increases by 20 percent!】

The storm gathered back into one place and transformed into Kkwak.

Then his body became heavy again. All the surging strength completely disappeared.

【The effect of ‘Warm Wind’s Wing Beat’ ends!】

【Pet Skill ‘Warm Wind’s Wing Beat’】

-Description: Increases physical abilities and movement speed for a certain period of time. Can increase buff amount by reducing duration instead.

Mincheol’s mouth fell open as he read the description.

“This is amazing!”

Mincheol looked back at Kkwak. Kkwak proudly lifted his chin.

“Kkwak! You really are legendary grade!”

“Kkwak?”

Kkwak sent him a look asking what that meant.

Regardless, Mincheol pulled Kkwak into his arms.

“Let’s do well together from now on!”

* * *

Ursongbarsong returned to his original location.

It was to finish the work he hadn’t completed yet.

“Gasp! He, he appeared again!”

“Wh, where did he go?”

Two awakeners greeted him with startled faces.

“Wh, why did he suddenly disappear?”

“H, how would I know that? He, he did look really urgent though.”

The two awakeners whispered while watching Ursongbarsong’s mood.

Then the man mustered up courage and asked Ursongbarsong.

“H, hey! You said you’d give us a re, reward for finding the hidden piece, so why, why did you suddenly disappear? Wi, without even saying anything!”

Perhaps because he was in front of a woman, the man loudly scolded Ursongbarsong.

“You’re asking something useless.”

“Hii, hiik!”

As soon as Ursongbarsong spoke a word, he immediately cowered.

“You waited long? So what about it. You should rather be grateful to me. I’m taking my precious time to meet with you.”

Ursongbarsong spoke coldly.

The two awakeners hugged each other and trembled.

‘Trash-like things.’

Ursongbarsong thought with a pathetic expression.

To Ursongbarsong, who had lived a life no different from a god, humans were too insignificant.

Their lifespan is short, their bodies are weak. Their minds are inadequate.

Before the Tower appeared, they didn’t even realize the existence of magic power.

It’s not like their civilization was high-level either.

‘Even if it’s a rule, I don’t understand why they give opportunities to such insignificant dimensions.’

There are many things he doesn’t like, but what can he do.

An employee has no choice but to follow company regulations.

‘…That said, not all humans are like trash.’

Like lotus flowers blooming from mud, special beings appeared even among trash-like humans.

The types commonly called geniuses.

Watching their activities was a small pleasure for administrators like Ursongbarsong.

‘Especially that human was a masterpiece.’

Ursongbarsong recalled the human he had just met.

He looked weak on the outside. All his actions were cautious, and he didn’t assert himself.

But Ursongbarsong knew.

That the human named Kim Min-chul was actually a very bold, violent, and wild man who enjoyed challenges.

Otherwise, how could he have passed Cardmos Dunwall’s test.

‘Thanks to his constant achievements, my performance score is also rising.’

Thinking of Kim Min-chul suddenly improved his mood.

“I apologize. Then I shall provide the Quest reward.”

Ursongbarsong smiled brightly at the two awakeners and spoke.

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