The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 46

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 46

 

Episode 46: Emergency Quest (1)

 

However, Mincheol didn’t immediately challenge the 13th Floor Quest.

 

‘It would be better to challenge it after getting stronger.’

 

He had cleared the special 12th Floor without a single scratch, but that was just luck.

 

If he had faced the knight, he didn’t know what the outcome would have been.

 

‘I might even end up fighting the Count.’

 

According to Nasalga, the Count was strong enough to face three knights simultaneously.

 

Perhaps he might not encounter these two formidable enemies until the Quest ended.

 

But for Mincheol, whose motto was safety first and incident-free climbing, he had no intention of ascending the Tower with such optimistic thinking.

 

‘I need to get new equipment and skills before challenging it.’

 

He needed to drastically raise his specs to prepare for any contingency.

 

Mincheol temporarily stopped climbing and began harvesting and selling Soothing Thorn Flowers.

 

【Acquiring all ‘Soothing Thorn Flowers’ within a 900m radius.】

 

【47 ‘Soothing Thorn Flowers’ have been stored in inventory!】

 

【62 ‘Soothing Thorn Flowers’ have been stored in inventory!】

 

It wasn’t particularly difficult work.

 

Just walking around the Hidden Stage a little filled his inventory quickly.

 

Mincheol diligently went in and out of the Hidden Stage, selling Soothing Thorn Flowers.

 

【50kg of ‘Soothing Thorn Flowers’ have been sold.】

 

【100 million won in sales proceeds has been deposited.】

 

【47kg of ‘Soothing Thorn Flowers’ have been sold.】

 

【94 million won in sales proceeds has been deposited.】

 

Mincheol’s current inventory capacity was a whopping 55kg.

 

Of course, since equipment took up space, it was impossible to fill all 55kg entirely with Soothing Thorn Flowers.

 

Nevertheless, because the capacity was so large, he earned close to 100 million won in income each time he entered and exited the Hidden Stage.

 

“Money is being duplicated.”

 

Mincheol grinned as he watched his account balance increase rapidly.

 

“It’s such a shame I can’t just withdraw this freely.”

 

The sales proceeds were initially stored in the Auction House.

 

He could use this money to purchase other items or transfer it to his real-world account.

 

Naturally, the moment he transferred it to his real-world account, various tax issues arose.

 

One of the major reasons Awakeners joined guilds was precisely because of these taxes.

 

Joining a guild allowed them to delegate all the troublesome legal procedures and significantly reduce taxes.

 

Mincheol had no intention of withdrawing large sums until he joined a guild.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : Hello Manwolsang! Good morning!

 

Just then, a message arrived.

 

Recently, Mincheol had been providing Soothing Thorn Flowers to Daehun Pharmaceuticals.

 

Perhaps because he was so grateful, Kim Dong-pal sent these greeting messages every day.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : Thank you so much for sending the Soothing Thorn Flowers yesterday too!

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : Thanks to the increased quantity of Soothing Thorn Flowers, we can now provide them to the Research Department as well as for production!

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : My shoulders are held high thanks to you, Manwolsang.

 

Though it was just a message, he could feel how delighted Kim Dong-pal was.

 

However, today would be the end of that.

 

Mincheol sent the message he had prepared yesterday.

 

-Manwolsang : I’m sorry, but it seems I won’t be able to provide Soothing Thorn Flowers starting today.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : What? What do you mean so suddenly? Did another company offer a higher purchase price?

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : Please tell me exactly how much they offered! Our Daehun Pharmaceuticals will purchase at an even higher price!

 

-Manwolsang : No, that’s not why I’m saying this.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : Then please tell me exactly why you’re doing this! If we committed any discourtesy, we’ll correct it!

 

-Manwolsang : The fact that I received a Hidden Quest spread everywhere in less than a day, didn’t it?

 

This was the day after Mincheol had unknowingly revealed the existence of the Hidden Quest.

 

-New Hidden Quest discovered on the 11th Floor!

 

-Is the owner of the Hidden Quest in South Korea?

 

-Manwolsang, who exactly is he?

 

Rumors about Mincheol spread throughout the world.

 

Not even a day had passed, let alone 12 hours.

 

Since Mincheol had remained quiet, the only source of the rumors could be Daehun Pharmaceuticals.

 

Someone there had spread rumors about Mincheol to the outside.

 

Working with such a loose-lipped place felt uncomfortable, so he decided to cut off the deal.

 

After all, they were the ones in a hurry, not Mincheol.

 

Soothing Thorn Flowers were popular items that sold as soon as they were listed on the Auction House.

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : Th-that was indeed our oversight! We’re truly sorry! We sincerely apologize!

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : Just give us time and we’ll find the employee who leaked it and punish them severely!

 

-Daehun Pharmaceuticals Kim Dong-pal : So please don’t cut off our deal! I’m begging you!

 

He had no intention of reversing a decision he’d already made.

 

Mincheol blocked Kim Dong-pal and deleted him from his friends list.

 

“Well then, shall I go back to work?”

 

Mincheol prepared to enter the 11th Floor to harvest Soothing Thorn Flowers.

 

“Kkwak, do you want to come too?”

 

Mincheol asked Kkwaekkwi.

 

Kkwaekkwi was lying on the bed, absorbed in watching YouTube on a smartphone.

 

“Kkwak.”

 

Kkwaekkwi answered without taking his eyes off YouTube. It meant no.

 

“Tsk, this ungrateful little thing.”

 

Is this how parents feel when raising children?

 

Mincheol resolved to be even more filial to his mother.

 

“Then I’ll be back.”

 

“Kkwak.”

 

Mincheol placed an intermediate magic stone in Kkwaekkwi’s food bowl, then entered the Hidden Stage.

 

* * *

 

Several days passed like this.

 

Mincheol ultimately succeeded in earning all the money he had set as his goal.

 

It wasn’t difficult, but it was quite a tedious time.

 

Mincheol stretched out his clasped hands and said.

 

“Good. Now let’s do some shopping.”

 

Mincheol immediately opened the Auction House. First, he purchased the armor he had already marked.

 

【Ogre’s Leather Armor Set】

 

-Grade: Rare

 

-Description: Armor made by skinning the back leather of an ogre, known as the king of the Forest. Though made of leather, it doesn’t easily get damaged by spears or swords. Contains some of the ogre’s strength.

 

-Set Effect 1. Strength +60 increase.

 

-Set Effect 2. Health +60 increase.

 

-Set Effect 3. Agility +60 increase.

 

-Price: 1 billion won.

 

A whopping 1 billion won.

 

It was such an enormous amount that it made him dizzy.

 

But Mincheol pressed purchase without hesitation.

 

When climbing dangerous places like the Tower, being stingy with money on armor was something only an idiot would do.

 

【You have purchased ‘Ogre’s Leather Armor Set’.】

 

A large bundle appeared from thin air. Mincheol unwrapped the bundle.

 

Then a neatly folded leather armor revealed itself.

 

“Wow.”

 

The armor was overall black in color.

 

The joint areas were made with elastic leather, making it look comfortable to move in.

 

Mincheol tried wearing the armor as a test.

 

The moment he put it on, power surged through his body.

 

Not only was it light and sturdy, but it also increased three different stats.

 

It was definitely worth saving up a fortune to purchase.

 

Next, Mincheol decided to buy throwing weapons.

 

He had been using rare-grade axes for throwing, but the number was too few, making it inconvenient.

 

【Sandelbaram Workshop’s Multi-Purpose Hand Axe】

 

-Grade: Rare

 

-Description: A hand axe crafted by Sandelbaram Workshop. Has no special effects but can be used for various purposes.

 

-Price: 20 million won.

 

For the hand axes, he bought several more of the same product since the ones he was using had a good feel to them.

 

【Swamp Kobold’s Chakram】

 

-Grade: Rare

 

-Description: A chakram mainly used by swamp kobolds. Looks crude on the outside but is extremely sharp.

 

-Price: 30 million won.

 

Next, what Mincheol purchased was a chakram.

 

While using Sharbahan, he had grown quite fond of the weapon called chakram.

 

So he planned to use it properly this time around.

 

“Now I should buy some skills.”

 

Next, he moved to the skills section.

 

Most of the skills Mincheol currently used as his main arsenal were Special grade.

 

He had Unique and Legendary grade skills too, but their mana consumption was too high to use freely.

 

He needed new skills to use as main techniques.

 

【Helmet Splitter】

 

-Grade: Rare.

 

-Description: Throws an axe with tremendous force. Can split through most objects without resistance.

 

-Condition: Can only be used with axe-type weapons.

 

-Price: 140 million won.

 

What he learned belatedly was that starting from Rare grade skills, specialization occurred.

 

Simply put, there were skills that could only be used with specific weapons.

 

Naturally, specialized skills were much more powerful than general-use skills.

 

【Scatter Shot】

 

-Grade: Rare

 

-Description: Throws multiple chakrams simultaneously. The chakrams spread out all at once, slicing through a wide area.

 

-Note: Can only be activated with chakram-type weapons.

 

-Price: 100 million won.

 

So Mincheol purchased skills by category.

 

It wasn’t much of a burden. Throwing skills weren’t popular, so they were quite cheap.

 

Popular skills often exceeded 1 billion won.

 

But throwing skills, even at Rare grade, only cost around 100 million won.

 

【Sure Kill】

 

-Grade: Rare.

 

-Description: Throws a sword to deal fatal damage to close-range enemies. Exhibits powerful penetration.

 

-Condition: Can only be used with sword-type weapons.

 

-Price: 300 million won.

 

The last skill was quite expensive.

 

From what he heard, there were cases where sword-wielding awakeners learned Sure Kill like it was a lifeline.

 

【Ricochet】

 

-Grade: Rare.

 

-Description: The thrown weapon bounces once. As proficiency increases, the number of ricochets increases.

 

-Price: 50 million won.

 

It wasn’t particularly a necessary skill. But it was cheap and had interesting aspects, so he bought it.

 

“To think 50 million won feels cheap. I really made it big.”

 

Mincheol chuckled and muttered to himself.

 

With this, the long preparation was finished. Now it was time to challenge the 13th Floor.

 

“But before that, I’d like to test out the skills.”

 

Should he try challenging the 11th Floor again?

 

Mincheol was pondering this when.

 

【An urgent message has arrived from the Tower.】

 

【A Bounty Quest is being initiated.】

 

【If you accept the Quest, you will be moved to the location.】

 

“Huh?”

 

Mincheol read the message with a surprised expression.

 

“A bounty Quest?”

 

When something unfamiliar appeared, asking about it was the best approach.

 

Mincheol immediately accessed the Hunter Community.

 

-Top Newbie : A bounty Quest popped up, what is this?

 

└Anonymous : What, you got one? For a newbie, you must be pretty high level?

 

└Anonymous : You just go to the location the Tower sends you to and catch the criminal. That’s it.

 

└Anonymous : When awakened commit crimes, it’s hard for just the police to catch them. So the Tower tells us to catch them instead.

 

The problem of awakened criminals had been a social headache since long ago.

 

Because if awakened, who already possessed superhuman strength, misused that power for crime, it was difficult to stop them.

 

-Top Newbie : Ah, so those news stories about awakened getting caught after committing crimes were because of this?

 

└Anonymous : Not all of them. Only really vicious criminals get Quests put out on them.

 

└Top Newbie : Then isn’t it extremely dangerous?

 

└Anonymous : It could be or it might not be. Even committing lots of minor crimes can make you a target for emergency Quests. They might have just done a lot of stealing.

 

In any case, it meant safety couldn’t be guaranteed.

 

If unlucky, he might encounter a criminal who only committed violent crimes.

 

Suddenly, one question came to mind.

 

Since it was an emergency Quest, wouldn’t the reward be pretty substantial?

 

-Top Newbie : What kind of reward do you get for completing the Quest?

 

└Anonymous : It varies depending on the criminal. Sometimes they just give money, sometimes items.

 

└Anonymous : I heard once there was even a legendary grade item as a reward.

 

Mincheol read the responses with an interested expression.

 

Then wouldn’t it be worth participating in?

 

“No, what if I end up facing a dangerous guy.”

 

Mincheol shook his head back and forth.

 

-Top Newbie : From what I’m hearing, the benefits of participating don’t seem that great.

 

└Anonymous : But guild-affiliated awakened always participate. There seems to be some kind of obligation. It also helps raise their guild’s and their own reputation.

 

└Anonymous : Oh, and there are awakened who get scouted by guilds after making an impression in bounty Quests.

 

At the mention of scouting, Mincheol’s eyes sparkled brightly.

 

Wasn’t employment the very reason Mincheol was climbing the Tower?

 

“Should I try participating once?”

 

If it got really dangerous, couldn’t he just run away as fast as possible?

 

Most importantly, since guild awakened supposedly always participated, he might be able to get help in emergency situations.

 

“I’ll participate.”

 

【You have accepted the emergency Quest.】

 

【Moving to the scene.】

 

Light enveloped Mincheol.

 

“Oh right, you have to come along too.”

 

“Kkwak?”

 

Just before disappearing, Mincheol grabbed Kkwaekkwi.

 

“Kkwaaaak!”

 

Kkwaekkwi was dragged along by Mincheol while absorbed in YouTube.

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