The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 6

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 6

Episode 6: This Is Who I Am

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Mincheol swung his sword through the air. The blood on the blade was cleanly shaken off.

“I didn’t expect there to be goblins at the starting point.”

Though it was an unexpected situation, Mincheol wasn’t particularly shocked.

This was thanks to thoroughly reading information posts that warned never to let your guard down before entering.

Even if he had been attacked, there was a high probability he wouldn’t have taken much damage.

After all, Mincheol had rare-grade armor and a ring that could heal wounds.

“As expected, having good equipment makes all the difference.”

Until recently, Mincheol had been an ordinary person who had never been in a fight.

The reason such a Mincheol could fight goblins so skillfully was all thanks to the overwhelming stats he gained through auto looting.

Therefore, Mincheol had no intention of bragging about his achievements.

He thought that anyone with stats as high as his could easily climb the Tower.

“Humility, I must stay humble.”

It was when Mincheol made this resolution.

【You have defeated more than five goblins at once!】

【This is an incredible achievement that cannot be accomplished on the current floor! You acquire a title!】

“Oh? Even a title?”

Who would have thought he’d receive such a nice gift.

Mincheol quickly checked the effects of his newly acquired title.

【Goblin Slayer】

Effect 1. Intimidates goblins.

Effect 2. Becomes sensitive to goblin presence.

【Swift Blade】

-Effect 1. When wielding blade weapons, attack power increases by 5%.

-Effect 2. Reduces durability consumption rate of blade weapons.

The first title was ambiguous, but the second was different.

It had an effect that increased attack power by a whopping 5%.

Two titles for being in danger briefly was a profitable trade.

“Now shall I go look for the quest item.”

Mincheol first threw away all the goblin equipment in his inventory.

Stone axes and wind guns didn’t sell well even at the Auction House. He decided to keep the clubs since they were quite expensive.

【Activating the skill of ‘Promising One’s Ring’.】

【Mana is slightly recovered by the ‘Mana Recovery’ skill.】

Then he used the ring to recover his consumed mana.

【Acquiring all Stepping Herbs within a 300m radius.】

【Acquiring all ‘Goblin Vine Tops’ within a 300m radius.】

Finally, he changed the target of auto looting. As soon as he switched targets, messages began appearing frantically.

【5 ‘Stepping Herbs’ are stored in inventory.】

【4 ‘Stepping Herbs’ are stored in inventory.】

【6 ‘Stepping Herbs’ are stored in inventory…】

Perhaps because the range had increased, Stepping Herbs began accumulating non-stop.

Then, a slightly different message appeared.

【5 ‘Goblin Vine Tops’ are acquired in inventory.】

【4 ‘Goblin Vine Tops’ are acquired in inventory.】

“Kieek?”

“Keeeeek?”

Cries filled with bewilderment could be heard from far away. Mincheol immediately ran toward the direction of the sound.

“Found them!”

Mincheol shouted loudly upon discovering goblins gathered by a tree.

The goblins turned to look at Mincheol at his shout. The goblins’ eyes began shaking wildly.

【The effect of title ‘Goblin Slayer’ is activated.】

“Keeek!”

“Krueeek!”

The goblins, feeling fear due to the title, began screaming and running away.

Mincheol chased after the goblins and defeated them one by one.

Before he knew it, monsters had changed from dangerous beings to prey in Mincheol’s mind.

How long had he been searching through the 2nd Floor like this?

【You have acquired a quest item!】

【You have cleared the 2nd Floor! You can challenge the 3rd Floor!】

【1 hour 3 minutes, outside the rankings!】

A message announcing the clearing of the 2nd Floor appeared. Of course, Mincheol didn’t end it there.

“I’ll challenge it again.”

Mincheol challenged the 2nd Floor again. Before the light barrier disappeared, he designated the target for auto looting.

‘Green gem!’

【Acquiring all ‘Green Gems’ within a 300m radius.】

【You have acquired a quest item.】

【You have successfully cleared the 2nd Floor!】

【0.01 seconds! This is a world record!】

【You have cleared the 2nd Floor in an impossible time!】

【The Tower is greatly satisfied with your achievement!】

【Clear rewards are greatly enhanced!】

【You acquire a special title!】

【You acquire a ‘Hidden Piece’!】

It was the moment the third 0.01-second record was created.

* * *

While Mincheol was challenging the 2nd Floor, a strange post appeared on the Hunter Community.

-Hae-dal : Honestly, aren’t all the super rookies pushed by guilds just relying on their stats?

-Hae-dal : I mean, isn’t that right? They start with overwhelmingly higher stats than others by being loaded with all kinds of elixirs and items, and some of them even have skills.

-Hae-dal : Wouldn’t you be an idiot if you couldn’t perform with such high specs? Do you think it makes sense to call such people ‘super rookies’?

However, other users didn’t agree with this post. They even showed cynical reactions.

-Anonymous : Are you an idiot? Do you know how many people died in the lower floors despite receiving tremendous support?

└Anonymous: For real lololol

└DTD : Bae Jong-min, Park Dae-hoon, Jo Myeong-woo, Alexander Harper, Emma Glory. They were all heavily supported by guilds. Now you can’t even find their corpses.

└Anonymous : Not Emma Glory. She ran away because she was scared, so she’s still alive lol.

The Tower inevitably became more dangerous as you went higher. Especially, it wasn’t a place you could climb just by having good stats and equipment.

If that were the case, the hunters from Helios, America’s top guild, would have conquered the Tower already.

-DTD : It’s not a place you can easily climb just because you have good unique skills either. Look at Alexander Harper. He had a legendary unique skill that surpassed Malcolm Bernard’s.

└Anonymous : What was it again? The ability to transform into light? It was an insane ability that could handle movement, attack, and defense all at once.

└Anonymous : Seeing him die with that ability, he definitely wasn’t ordinary. He was an idiot.

Before long, the community users had completely forgotten about the original poster.

Instead, they started discussing what the most important ‘qualification’ was when climbing the Tower.

-Steel Overlord : Teachers~ I think you need strong mental fortitude. Malcolm Bernard almost died to goblins on the 1st Floor but still challenged the Tower again. And he eventually became a top-tier hunter, right?

-King Burger : I think intelligence is most important. That’s how you properly utilize unique skills. That’s why Haruka Miyuki used her unique skill to pass the tutorial in one go.

└DTD : Are you all idiots? Combat talent is most important. While others were avoiding goblins on the lower floors, Michael Alzen was going around killing them all by himself.

The discussion heated up for quite a while. Then the opinions narrowed down to one.

-King Burger : One thing’s for sure – you can’t succeed by being good at just one thing. You need to be good at everything.

└DTD : Right. Don’t get scared when you see monsters, fight well too… what else was there?

└King Burger : You need to be humble. That way you don’t become arrogant.

But such people weren’t common. That’s why the number of hunters challenging the highest floors could be counted on one hand.

That’s when it happened.

-Strawberry Cheese : The 0-second lord appeared again!

A new topic was posted on the community. Users who saw the title quickly opened the 2nd Floor records.

Then they saw the record of 0.01 seconds clearly marked in first place.

-Anonymous : Holy shit… 0.01 seconds appeared three times in a row? This isn’t really a bug, is it human?

-Anonymous : Malcolm Bernard? Haruka Miyuki? Michael Alzen? None of them matter. They’re all trash compared to the 0-second lord.

-Anonymous : What’s their real ability! Please tell us their unique skill!

The Hunter Community, where the super rookie topic was ending, became noisy again.

But less than an hour after they started discussing the new topic, another bombshell appeared.

-Strawberry Cheese : Hey, the 3rd Floor appeared too! It’s the 0-second lord again!

└Anonymous : You’re lying. What crazy bastard climbs two floors in one day?

└Anonymous : That’s what I’m saying. It’s physically exhausting and mentally fucking tough.

Originally, climbing the Tower was an act that drained both physical strength and mental power simultaneously.

Even floors 1-10, known to be safe compared to other towers, were no exception. They were only relatively safer compared to higher floors, but you could still die just the same.

And in such circumstances, challenging two floors in one day?

No matter how much lies and bluffing ran rampant on the internet, such an absurd lie was a bit…

-Strawberry Cheese : You fucking bastards! If you can’t believe me, then go check for yourselves!

At those words, several people opened the records.

-DTD : …Huh?

-Hae-dal : …Shit?

-Steel Overlord : …Whoa.

The Hunter Community was turned upside down.

* * *

After clearing the 2nd Floor, Mincheol immediately challenged the 3rd Floor.

Climbing the Tower was easier than expected, and it was also to gather the 500 herbs he had promised Kim Dong-pal.

The 3rd Floor could also be easily cleared in 0.01 seconds.

“Phew, refreshing.”

Mincheol, who had just returned to Earth, gulped down the milk he had stored in the refrigerator.

“I’m hungry after doing two runs at once.”

The strategy itself wasn’t too difficult. But after fighting goblins several times, he inevitably became tired without realizing it.

Mincheol first ordered plenty of delivery food.

He didn’t usually eat this much, but his food intake had increased since awakening.

Next, he checked the rewards he had obtained this time.

【You have cleared the 2nd and 3rd Floors.】

【You acquire a massive amount of experience points.】

-Lv.7 -> Lv10 -> Lv.13

-All stats increase by 2 per level.

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

-Unique Skill ‘Auto Looting’ Lv.3 -> Lv.4

-Range radius 300m -> 400m

-The number of targets you can designate increases. 3 -> 4

【You acquire the clear rewards for the 2nd and 3rd Floors.】

-All stats increase by 6.

-All stats increase by 7.

-You acquire an ‘Inventory Expansion Ticket’.

-You acquire a ‘C-Grade Skill Random Box’.

【You acquire the title ‘Frontrunner’.】

-Effect 1. All stats increase by 20.

-Effect 2. Health increases by 5%.

【You acquire the title ‘Overwhelming Powerhouse’.】

-Effect 1. Agility increases by 5%.

-Effect 2. Attack speed increases slightly.

【You acquire the title ‘Lucky Man’.】

-Effect. Luck increases slightly.

【You acquire a Hidden Piece.】

-You acquire 3 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

-You acquire 4 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

Just reading the messages made him feel good automatically.

“It’s a bit disappointing that my skill level only went up by one.”

Mincheol didn’t worry too much about it. The information posts on the Hunter Community also mentioned that unique skills were originally difficult to level up.

They said it was normal for unique skills to reach level 2 around the time you reached the 5th floor.

In contrast, Mincheol was already at level 3. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it explosive growth.

“I’m most pleased that another inventory expansion ticket came out.”

He used the expansion ticket right on the spot as soon as he got it.

So Mincheol’s current inventory capacity had increased to 20kg.

“Thanks to that, I was able to gather herbs to the fullest.”

Actually, even after clearing the 3rd floor, the quantity of herbs was insufficient, so he challenged the 3rd floor several more times.

Originally, even floors that had been cleared once were dangerous, so you had to enter with full preparation.

But this was common knowledge that didn’t apply to Mincheol.

He could just leave one slot empty in his auto looting skill, and if things got urgent, he could immediately add Quest items.

Mincheol opened the Auction House. Then he sent a message to ‘Daehun Pharmaceutical Department Head Kim Dong-pal’.

-Manwolsang: The herbs are ready.

After sending the message, Mincheol opened the Hunter Community. He planned to rest a bit until a reply came.

-Daehun Pharmaceutical Department Head Kim Dong-pal: I just confirmed your message.

But contrary to Mincheol’s expectations, a reply came immediately without any time to rest.

-Daehun Pharmaceutical Department Head Kim Dong-pal: I’m sorry. I was so surprised that I couldn’t send a proper reply.

-Manwolsang: No problem. Should I send the trade window now?

-Daehun Pharmaceutical Department Head Kim Dong-pal: Yes! If you send it, I’ll accept it right away!

Mincheol immediately requested a private trade. Kim Dong-pal accepted the trade right away.

【’Manwolsang’ has registered 524 ‘Growth Herbs’ in the trade window.】

However, even though he had put the items in the trade window, no amount was being offered.

No matter how long he waited, Kim Dong-pal remained silent, so Mincheol sent another message.

-Manwolsang: Department Head?

-Manwolsang: Why aren’t you replying?

-Manwolsang: Hello?

No matter how many messages he sent, no reply came. Mincheol tilted his head and muttered.

“What’s wrong with this person? Is he broken?”

* * *

Mincheol didn’t know, but right now Kim Dong-pal wasn’t in a situation where he could send replies.

“Aaaaah! Wooooaaah!”

He was shouting in joy, unable to contain his excitement.

“He got them! He really got 500 of them!”

Kim Dong-pal was so happy that he jumped up from his seat and walked around his department head’s office several times.

“Now those guys in the research department won’t be able to ignore me anymore!”

After shouting for a while, Kim Dong-pal stopped in place and panted.

“I’m sorry for doubting you Manwolsang sir I lacked faith I’m truly grateful.”

Finally, Kim Dong-pal knelt on the floor and began confessing.

“I can’t let this end here. I have to maintain this relationship somehow.”

Kim Dong-pal began pondering deeply for a moment.

Soon, something flashed in his mind.

“There was one skill random box left that I bought as a gift for awakened ones, right?”

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