The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 40

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 40

 

Episode 40: Residents of the Tower (1)

 

After the battle ended, Mincheol sent Kkwaekkwi flying up into the sky.

 

“Keep watch for me.”

 

“Kkwak.”

 

Kkwaekkwi flew up into the sky without complaint.

 

Since it had noticed the Goblin Warrior’s approach before Mincheol, he could trust it with this task.

 

After sending Kkwaekkwi up, Mincheol took out the goblins’ armor from his inventory.

 

“I could just take the soldier’s armor normally. But I had to consume mana for the warrior’s armor.”

 

What exactly was the difference?

 

Could it be that the armor grades were different?

 

【Crude Breastplate】

 

-Grade: Special.

 

-Description: A breastplate worn by a Goblin Soldier. Looks unremarkable but is sturdier than expected.

 

【Goblin Warrior’s Armor Top】

 

-Grade: Special

 

-Description: Armor specially crafted for Goblin Warriors. Has the effect of making the body feel lighter when worn.

 

-Effect: When equipped, Agility +20.

 

Contrary to Mincheol’s thoughts, both items were Special grade.

 

However, the warrior’s armor had an option attached to it.

 

“Special grade with an option attached?”

 

As far as Mincheol knew, options were attached starting from Rare grade.

 

“Don’t tell me I can’t auto loot items with options?”

 

However, there was one problem with this theory.

 

Mincheol had already auto looted weapons with options before.

 

“Can’t I auto loot equipment with options when someone else is using it?”

 

Then why was this phenomenon occurring?

 

Mincheol crossed his arms and forcibly wracked his brain.

 

“Items with options affect the user, right? Maybe mana gets involved in this process?”

 

Of course, since he wasn’t an expert, there was no guarantee this was the correct answer.

 

However, seeing how the system window said ownership had occurred because mana was detected, mana was definitely involved somehow.

 

“I’ll need to check a few more times to be certain.”

 

Mincheol stood up. It was to find other goblins.

 

“Oh right, I need to take Sharbahan with me.”

 

【Acquiring all ‘Sharbahan’ within 800m radius.】

 

But nothing entered his inventory.

 

“Huh?”

 

A chill ran down his spine. Mincheol looked in the direction Sharbahan had flown.

 

“Damn, how far did this thing fly?”

 

Mincheol hurriedly ran along the path Sharbahan had created.

 

Only after running for quite a while could he find Sharbahan embedded in a rock.

 

* * *

 

After that, Mincheol wandered around the forest fighting goblins.

 

“Kieek!”

 

“Kkieek!”

 

The Goblin Soldiers banded together in groups of 4-5 to resist Mincheol.

 

Mincheol stole the goblins’ weapons with auto looting and wiped them out by exploiting their weaknesses.

 

In the process, he was able to gather quite a lot of useful information.

 

【Acquiring ‘Curved Iron Bow’ within 800m radius.】

 

【Mana detected from target. Consuming mana to steal ownership.】

 

【200 mana consumed by ‘Auto Looting’.】

 

【1 ‘Curved Iron Bow’ stored in inventory.】

 

Even among the equipment used by soldiers, some existed that required mana consumption to steal.

 

Mincheol took out two bows from his inventory and compared them.

 

“They’re the same bow, but this one has an option and this one doesn’t.”

 

As Mincheol theorized, items with options required using the additional function to obtain them.

 

After repeating the same thing several more times, Mincheol could have some confidence.

 

“It seems right that ownership occurs when someone else uses an item with options.”

 

Probably the better the option, the more mana was consumed.

 

【Goblin Warrior’s Armor Top】

 

-Grade: Special

 

-Description: Armor specially crafted for Goblin Warriors. Has the effect of making the body feel lighter when worn.

 

-Effect: When equipped, Agility +20.

 

【Curved Iron Bow】

 

-Grade: Special.

 

-Description: An iron bow used by Goblin Archers. Quality became much better due to the Blacksmith’s mistake.

 

-Effect: When used, Agility +10.

 

The armor consumed a whopping 300 mana, while the bow only consumed 200.

 

Mincheol attributed this difference to the option’s enhancement rate.

 

“Ah, they’re disappearing.”

 

The corpses of the goblins Mincheol killed turned into black smoke and scattered.

 

It wasn’t just the goblins. The equipment they used was the same.

 

However, not all equipment disappeared. Some pieces of equipment remained as they were.

 

“From the 11th Floor onwards, items disappear.”

 

Mincheol realized why the Auction House wasn’t overflowing with goods.

 

No matter how many goblins you killed, only a few pieces of equipment remained.

 

“But why doesn’t this disappear?”

 

Mincheol looked at the goblin equipment stored in his inventory and tilted his head.

 

The equipment obtained through auto looting didn’t vanish and remained intact.

 

“Hm?”

 

Then, Mincheol was able to spot something glinting on the ground.

 

The light was seeping out from a pouch left behind by a goblin.

 

Mincheol tore open the pouch with his blade. A small ring spilled out.

 

【You have discovered Quest item ‘Noble’s Ring’!】

 

【You have acquired a Quest item.】

 

【You have successfully passed the 11th Floor!】

 

【1 hour 60 minutes, outside the rankings.】

 

“Ah, so this was a Quest item?”

 

Mincheol examined the ring carefully. He was trying to memorize its form.

 

From now on was important. This was the moment that would determine whether Mincheol could receive an EX grade again or not.

 

“I’ll challenge the 11th Floor again.”

 

Light flashed and Mincheol was transported to another location.

 

【You are challenging the Tower’s 11th Floor again.】

 

【Obtain the ‘Noble’s Ring’ that the monster possesses.】

 

【However, beware of the goblins in this forest.】

 

Mincheol immediately designated the Noble’s Ring for auto looting.

 

【You will acquire all ‘Noble’s Ring’ within a 800m radius.】

 

【You have acquired a Quest item.】

 

【You have successfully passed the 11th Floor!】

 

【0.01 seconds! This is a world record!】

 

【You have passed the 11th Floor in an impossible time!】

 

【You acquire a massive amount of experience.】

 

Lv.25 -> Lv.27

 

-All stats increase by 2 per level.

 

【You acquire clear rewards.】

 

-All stats increase by 20.

 

-You acquire 1 ‘Inventory Expansion Ticket’.

 

【You acquire the title ‘One Against a Hundred’!】

 

-Effect. Health +30.

 

【You acquire the title ‘Daylight Robbery’!】

 

-Effect 1. Agility +20.

 

-Effect 2. Mana +20.

 

【You acquire a Hidden Piece.】

 

-You acquire 3 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

 

Mincheol let out a cheer at the appearance of familiar messages and rewards.

 

* * *

 

“I need money.”

 

Mincheol, who had returned to his apartment after clearing the 11th Floor, suddenly blurted out.

 

“Kkwak?”

 

Kkwaekkwi, who was eating nearby, stopped mid-meal and tilted its head. As if asking why.

 

“Why? Because of your food expenses, that’s why.”

 

Right now, Kkwaekkwi was eating a baseball-sized magic stone.

 

Even the lowest-grade magic stone cost over 20 million won.

 

Originally the price was lower, but the market price had surged between yesterday and today.

 

He had to give such expensive food not just once a day, but multiple times.

 

“Kkwaak.”

 

Kkwaekkwi turned its head as if finding it trivial. It began to gnaw on the remaining magic stone.

 

【Growth rate increases by 0.1%.】

 

-‘Kkwaekkwi’s growth rate: 0.6%

 

Mincheol sighed while looking at the system window.

 

‘I need to give even more expensive food to rapidly increase the growth rate.’

 

Pets became stronger the more mana they consumed.

 

The problem was that lowest-grade magic stones didn’t significantly increase the growth rate. They were just enough for one meal.

 

To make Kkwaekkwi grow, higher quality mana was needed.

 

‘Kkwaekkwi isn’t the only one who needs mana. I need it too.’

 

Every time he plundered items with ownership, mana was consumed in chunks.

 

‘Just bringing over special-grade equipment costs 300 mana.’

 

300 was half the amount of mana Mincheol possessed.

 

At this rate, he might not be able to use auto looting in urgent moments.

 

Or he might discover good items but be unable to plunder them due to insufficient mana.

 

He needed to increase his maximum mana capacity.

 

‘I should buy accessories that increase mana capacity.’

 

He had heard that accessories were effective for stat increases.

 

He was already feeling that the Promising Ring alone was insufficient.

 

While the health and mana recovery effects were quite useful, the amounts were very small.

 

‘I need to get armor tailored too.’

 

The Promising Armor that Mincheol currently used had become like rags during fierce battles.

 

It was in a state where he couldn’t expect the most important protection that armor should provide.

 

‘But armor is incredibly expensive.’

 

When he briefly browsed the Auction House, it was about five times more expensive than weapons.

 

There were more than one or two places where money would go.

 

Mining black steel ore alone wouldn’t be enough to handle it.

 

‘Isn’t there a way to make money faster?’

 

He was about to search through the Hunter Community.

 

【A message has arrived from ‘Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal’.】

 

“What brings this person to contact me?”

 

Kim Dong-pal was the man who had been regularly purchasing the Balddeumm herbs that Mincheol collected.

 

Since he couldn’t collect Balddeumm herbs from the 6th Floor onward, their business had been cut off.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Hello Manwolsang! I’m glad to see the message is being delivered, which means you seem to be safe!

 

-Manwolsang: Thank you for your concern. But what brings you to contact me?

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Have you perhaps passed the 11th Floor?

 

Mincheol felt slightly wary.

 

“Why is he asking about floor levels?”

 

King Burger’s advice that such information should be managed sensitively came to mind.

 

It was exactly the 11th Floor, but Mincheol decided to exaggerate a little.

 

-Manwolsang: I passed the 11th Floor long ago.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Gasp! Is that really true? That’s truly amazing!

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Actually, recently a new resident was added on the 11th Floor.

 

Residents was a term referring to the intelligent beings that could be encountered in the Tower.

 

Some awakeners also called them by the derogatory term NPCs.

 

This was because they were trapped in the Tower, performing only predetermined roles without even knowing their own world had been destroyed.

 

“But he said a resident was added, not discovered? What does that mean?”

 

He was very curious but didn’t ask immediately.

 

He was worried it might expose that he was a novice.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Through the added resident, you can enter a new area!

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Various medicinal herbs grow naturally in this additional stage. Among them, you can harvest an herb called Soothing Thorn Flower!

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Soothing Thorn Flower has components that dissolve mana, making it extremely important! But the amount that can be harvested isn’t very large.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: We would like to request that Manwolsang harvest this herb!

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: We’re planning to purchase it at a price 10% higher than market value!

 

It wasn’t a bad proposal for Mincheol, who happened to need a large sum of money.

 

“But I don’t know how much Soothing Thorn Flower costs.”

 

Mincheol quickly searched for Soothing Thorn Flower on the auction house.

 

“2 million won per kilogram?”

 

The price was twice as high as Black Steel, which sold for 1 million won per kilogram.

 

“My inventory is 55kg right now. If I fill it completely and sell, that’s over 100 million won, right?”

 

Of course, golem cores obtained while mining Black Steel cost 2 million won for 500g.

 

The problem was that there weren’t that many golems appearing in one stage.

 

Looking at it comprehensively, selling Soothing Thorn Flower would yield much higher income.

 

-Manwolsang: I’ll give it a try, but don’t expect too much.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Just taking the time is something to be grateful for!

 

Suddenly, Mincheol became curious about something.

 

-Manwolsang: By the way, doesn’t that resident give quests or anything?

 

Among residents, there were sometimes cases where they gave quests.

 

Since it was a resident who opened new areas, they might have a quest.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: Ah, I heard they do give out quests.

 

-Manwolsang: Oh, really?

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: China is apparently determined to solve that quest and is deploying awakeners in earnest.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: As Manwolsang knows, first clear rewards are quite lucrative, aren’t they? However, it seems they haven’t cleared it yet.

 

-Manwolsang: What’s the quest content?

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Manager Kim Dong-pal: It’s about harvesting 300 plants designated by the resident.

 

Mincheol’s expression became strange as he read the message.

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