The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 4

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 4

Episode 4: The Man Worth 1.9 Trillion

【You acquire a massive amount of experience points.】

-Level increases.

-Lv.4 -> Lv.7

-All stats increase by 2 per level.

【You acquire a massive amount of skill experience points.

-Unique skill ‘Auto Looting’ Lv.2 -> Lv.3

-Range radius 200m -> 300m

-Number of targets you can designate increases. 2 -> 3

【You acquire the 1st floor clear rewards.】

-All stats increase by 10.

-You acquire a C-grade skill random box.

-You acquire ‘Ring of Promise’.

【You acquire the title ‘Best of Best’.】

-Effect. All stats +10 increase.

【You acquire the title ‘Bullet Man’.】

-Effect. Agility stat +10 increase.

【You acquire hidden pieces.】

-You acquire 3 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

Once again, tremendous rewards came flooding in. Just like during the tutorial, his stats increased significantly.

Mincheol swung his one-handed sword a few times as a test. The sword that had felt slightly heavy now felt as light as a switch.

Not only that, but the sound of cutting through the air became much sharper and more threatening.

He could physically feel how much stronger he had become. It wasn’t just because his level had increased, but also because his stats had risen thanks to the titles.

“What effects do the items I got this time have?”

Mincheol opened his inventory and checked the Item Information.

【Ring of Promise】

-Grade: Rare

-Description: A ring crafted by someone in the Tower for promising individuals. Has the effect of recovering health and mana.

-Skill 1. Can use ‘Wound Healing’ skill 3 times per day.

-Skill 2. Can use ‘Mana Recovery’ skill 3 times per day.

“Huh? It has recovery skills attached?”

The Hunter Community he browsed whenever he had time. He had gathered quite a bit of information from there.

Among them, there was something veteran Hunters always talked about. The importance of recovery items.

-Anonymous: Always carry recovery items with you. Things like potions or ointments.

-Anonymous: Ah, that’s really important. The healing medicines that come from the Tower are incredibly effective. Just spraying them makes wounds heal instantly. They’re practically like having an extra life.

-Anonymous: If you get an item with health recovery effects? Then your life blooms wide open. The difficulty of climbing the Tower drops significantly.

The recovery skills that veteran Hunters praised so much their fingerprints wore off were attached to it.

Moreover, the ring didn’t have just one skill. It even had the function to recover mana.

Considering that health was the second most important resource after mana, this was truly incredible.

“It seems like they gave this to be used together.”

Mincheol took out a small box from his inventory.

【C-grade Skill Random Box】

-Description: A box that can give you skills. When opened, you can randomly obtain one skill from Common to Unique grade.

Skills were special techniques that could be used by consuming mana.

They were extremely powerful and useful, so they were absolutely necessary to climb the higher floors of the Tower.

“Wow, I didn’t expect to get a skill this quickly. I heard they usually come from the 10th floor.”

Originally, skills could only be obtained from the 10th floor onwards. Even then, the probability was very low, making them hard to get.

Because they were difficult to obtain, skills were items traded at very high prices in the Auction House.

“I think even Common grade skills went for over ten million won.”

But the box Mincheol obtained could even give him a Unique grade skill one tier higher. Of course, he’d need good luck for that.

“How much could I get if I sold this?”

Mincheol let his imagination run wild. He’d have to check to be sure, but it would definitely be incredibly expensive.

“Still, it’s better for me to use it than sell it.”

Mincheol’s reason for climbing the Tower was partly to make money, but also to escape unemployment by joining a Large Guild.

And to join a Large Guild, he needed to climb the Tower.

As such, at this point, it was much more beneficial to obtain a skill and increase his climbing speed.

“I can make money by collecting material items.”

Above all, the higher floors had more expensive material items. There was no need to be obsessed with money right now.

【Opening C-grade Skill Random Box!】

Mincheol opened the box without hesitation.

【Lucky Coin takes effect.】

【Luck is enhanced thanks to two coins gathering together.】

【The reward from ‘C-grade Skill Random Box’ is changed to ‘Rare’ grade.】

“Huh?”

Before he could even be surprised, a skill popped out with fireworks.

【Whirlwind Slash】

-Grade: Rare

-Description: Spins rapidly and slashes widely around. The number of times increases as you stack mana.

“A Rare skill actually came out?”

Mincheol checked the skill several times with an unbelieving expression.

“So Lucky Coins have this kind of effect when they gather.”

The reward didn’t double as he had initially expected, but the grade increased.

Naturally, this was a more amazing outcome.

A single Rare grade skill was worth much more than two Unique grade skills.

“It said luck was enhanced when coins gathered, right? Then if I collect more coins, my luck will get even better?”

Lucky Coins had appeared when he passed the tutorial and when he cleared the 1st floor.

There was a high possibility of getting more Lucky Coins if he cleared other floors in 0.01 seconds too.

What kind of luck would come if coins kept accumulating like this? He couldn’t help but feel excited.

“Now that I got a skill, I should try using it.”

Mincheol gripped the one-handed sword and took his stance.

This was his first time using a skill, but there was no problem.

The moment he acquired the skill, knowledge of how to use it had entered his mind.

【Using ‘Whirlwind Slash’.】

【Consuming mana with 5-fold stacking.】

He felt something being drawn out from within his body. At the same time, his body rotated.

Five rotations unfolded in the blink of an eye.

The one-handed sword slashed through the surrounding trees repeatedly.

Crash.

Trees as thick as support beams split into pieces and collapsed. Thanks to this, a small clearing was created in the forest.

“Wow, woooow, wooooooow!”

Mincheol looked at the scene created by Whirlwind Slash and rejoiced like a child.

Not only was the speed incredibly fast, but the power was high too. There was indeed a reason why Hunters were crazy about skills.

“With this, even if dozens of goblins came rushing at me, it wouldn’t be a problem, right?”

The high mana consumption was a drawback, but with the Promising Ring, there was no need to worry much.

“I should head back now.”

【Returning to Earth.】

A cluster of light enveloped Mincheol. Soon after, Mincheol’s figure disappeared.

Returning to Earth, Mincheol accessed the Hunter Community without even washing up.

It was to accurately assess the value of rare skills.

But when he actually accessed the Hunter Community, it wasn’t a situation where he could find information at all.

-Everyone quickly check the 1st floor record board! Another person who cleared it in 0.01 seconds has appeared!

The Hunter Community was buzzing with talk about Mincheol.

-Anonymous: What kind of unique skill could they possibly have to clear the Tower in 0.01 seconds?

└Strawberry Cheese: Whatever it is, they must be dozens of times stronger than Malcolm Bernard, right?

└Anonymous: Malcolm Bernard’s unique skill is Absolute Zero. If they’re stronger than that, how amazing would that be?

└Strawberry Cheese: Don’t they have some instant-kill ability where monsters die just from being glared at?

Of course, there weren’t only positive reactions. Naturally, there were many users who couldn’t accept Mincheol’s record.

-Hae-dal: Isn’t this a bug? No matter how I think about it, clearing in 0.01 seconds is impossible.

└Anonymous: I agree. I could somehow accept under 1 minute, but 0.01 seconds? Does this make sense?

└Anonymous: No matter what skill you bring, clearing the 1st floor in 0.01 seconds seems impossible.

└Strawberry Cheese: I don’t think it’s a bug. The Tower has never had bugs before.

└Anonymous: That’s why this would be the first time.

└Hae-dal: Tower clear in 0.01 seconds vs the first bug. Which one do you think makes sense?

└Anonymous: Shut up

└Anonymous: Me too shut up lol

Eventually, people who denied Mincheol’s existence began to appear.

“Puhaha, everyone’s being too harsh. Treating a person like a bug.”

Mincheol, the person in question, grabbed his belly and laughed at those people’s behavior.

-Strawberry Cheese: You don’t have to tell us how you cleared it in 0.01 seconds. I just wish you’d reveal your identity!!

-Steel Overlord: Me too,,, I’m very~ry curious,,, really,, whether it’s a bug,,, or human,,,!! ^^

Despite people’s pleas, Mincheol had no intention of revealing his identity.

Isn’t there a common saying? That it would be nice if everyone in the world didn’t know you, but you had lots of money.

Being famous was something that came with many dangers.

It was when Mincheol was browsing the community with a grin.

-DTD: Hey, did you hear? Helios Guild made a public declaration!

└Anonymous: What declaration?

└DTD: You know, the 0.01 seconds guy? They said if he just shows up, they’ll pay 1.9 trillion as a signing bonus!

1.9 trillion.

‘Huh?’

It was an amount that made all laughter disappear.

Mincheol hurriedly entered a news portal. Then he saw an article prominently displayed on the main page.

【America’s #1 Guild Helios! Public Declaration! 1.9 Trillion Signing Bonus to the Owner of 0.01 Seconds!】

【More Than Double Malcolm Bernard’s 900 Billion Signing Bonus! Who Is the 0.01 Second Record Holder?】

Mincheol couldn’t close his gaping mouth.

1.9 trillion?

Could such an unrealistic amount of money exist?

“They say the profits that Hunters climbing high floors earn are enormous…”

In the past, an elixir called Amrita had been discovered in the Tower.

Amrita’s effect was to restore the body to its prime.

In other words, it was an elixir of rejuvenation.

The king of an oil-producing country had purchased Amrita for dozens of trillions.

Thinking about that, it made sense for Helios to offer 1.9 trillion.

However, Mincheol didn’t particularly feel attached to it. It was money he couldn’t have anyway.

Contrary to people’s expectations, the unique skill Mincheol possessed wasn’t combat-related.

“This is more important anyway.”

Mincheol opened his inventory. Inside the inventory, Stepping Stone herbs were piled up.

“107 in total. If I sell all of these?”

50,000 won each, totaling 5.35 million won.

It was money that didn’t even amount to a speck compared to 1.9 trillion. But unlike the 1.9 trillion that was close to an illusion, 5.35 million won was money Mincheol could actually touch.

Mincheol put all the Stepping Stone herbs up for auction with a happy face.

* * *

“Ah, this is driving me crazy.”

Kim Dong-pal, the raw materials department manager at Daehun Pharmaceutical, South Korea’s 3rd largest pharmaceutical company, was just sighing deeply.

“Our Manager Kim, you look like you want to die again today. Here, have some coffee and calm down.”

A subordinate employee said while placing an iced americano full of ice on the desk.

Kim Dong-pal put the straw in his mouth and sucked up the drink.

The cold sensation spread throughout his stomach, but his emotions wouldn’t settle down.

“Do I look like I wouldn’t sigh? I need to supply Stepping Stone herbs. But there’s a severe shortage of available stock.”

Recently, it had become known that Stepping Stone herbs had hair growth effects.

Because of this, pharmaceutical companies around the world were researching Stepping Stone herbs.

Daehun Pharmaceutical was the same. The research department was constantly pressuring Kim Dong-pal to bring Stepping Stone herbs.

This was because the role of the Raw Materials Department, where Kim Dong-pal served as manager, was to procure materials from the Tower and supply them to the company.

The problem was that the available stock of Stepping Stone Herb that could be obtained in Korea was extremely limited. So much so that it was difficult to secure even for research purposes.

“Is harvesting that damn herb really that difficult…?”

“It’s difficult. It looks exactly like weeds so you can’t tell them apart, and you have to prepare for Goblin attacks too.”

On top of that, the small number of awakened individuals also played a part.

In such circumstances, having to compete with other domestic pharmaceutical companies made it inevitably difficult.

Of course, not every country suffered from this material shortage problem.

“What method did China use to have such an abundance of materials?”

Not all countries suffered from the shortage of Stepping Stone Herb supplies.

China, for example, had so much that they couldn’t consume it all domestically and were exporting it to foreign countries.

“According to rumors, they create awakened individuals and have them bring materials from the Tower.”

“Is that possible?”

Kim Dong-pal asked with a surprised expression. Then his subordinate employee whispered in a small voice.

“People awaken when they desperately want something, right? So they drive their own citizens into such situations…”

At his subordinate’s words, Kim Dong-pal frowned. It wasn’t hard to imagine how China was creating awakened individuals.

“I wish Stepping Stone Herbs would just drop from somewhere. About a hundred of them.”

“That would really be great.”

It was while the two were lamenting.

【The items you desire have been registered at the Auction House.】

A message appeared before Kim Dong-pal’s eyes.

Kim Dong-pal was not an awakened individual. Nevertheless, he could use the Auction House.

This was because the Auction House system was provided to companies that met certain conditions.

The reason was unknown. They simply used it because the Tower provided such a system.

The moment Kim Dong-pal opened the Auction House and checked the available items.

His eyes widened in shock.

“Hun, hun hun, hun hun hun hun.”

“Manager? Why did you suddenly malfunction?”

“A hundred! A hundred! There are really over a hundred registered!”

Kim Dong-pal shouted with joy overflowing with happiness. Soon he came to his senses.

“Purchase! We need to purchase them right away!”

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