The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 86

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 86

 

Episode 86: You’re Dead (1)

 

-Manwolsang : Hello Olttetiramisu. I’d like to place a crafting request if that’s okay.

 

A reply came back as soon as he sent the message.

 

-Olttetiramisu : Of course it’s possible! What kind of weapon would you like me to make? Is it a throwing spear by any chance? It’s a throwing spear, right? Please tell me it’s a throwing spear!

 

Mincheol read the message with a lukewarm expression.

 

The reaction seemed a bit excessive somehow.

 

“Better than having no enthusiasm though.”

 

Thinking that, Mincheol told Olttetiramisu his conditions.

 

-Manwolsang : Yes, I’m looking to make a throwing spear. I’d like it to have high mana conductivity.

 

-Olttetiramisu : Wow, we’re on the same wavelength! I’ve actually been thinking about ways to increase arrow mana conductivity to boost power lately!

 

“Arrows? I’m talking about spears though.”

 

Mincheol thought it was a typo and didn’t pay much attention to it.

 

-Olttetiramisu : Could you give me more specific conditions? Like length, blade shape, or any options you need!

 

Mincheol recalled what Cardmos had said.

 

-You’re still inexperienced at handling mana. When using application techniques, you’re injecting excessively more mana than necessary.

 

-So when getting a spear, forget about all the miscellaneous functions.

 

-It must be able to withstand mana luminescence for at least 30 seconds.

 

-Even disposable is fine. Only consider mana conductivity.

 

Mincheol transferred Cardmos’s words directly into the message.

 

-Manwolsang : I don’t need any other functions. It needs to be able to withstand mana luminescence for at least 30 seconds.

 

-Olttetiramisu : Wow, that’s a really difficult request. Withstanding mana luminescence for over 30 seconds is really tough.

 

Oh, is that so?

 

Naturally, Mincheol didn’t know exactly about mana luminescence. He had just conveyed what Cardmos said as is to check if it was possible.

 

-Manwolsang : Is withstanding mana luminescence for over 30 seconds that difficult?

 

-Olttetiramisu : Of course! Mana luminescence only occurs when a certain amount or more of mana is injected into metal!

 

-Olttetiramisu : Most metals can’t accept that much mana and break down!

 

-Olttetiramisu : Even metals that can accept it melt down immediately when mana luminescence occurs!

 

In other words, it was difficult because it needed to be able to absorb massive amounts of mana while having enough durability to withstand mana luminescence.

 

-Olttetiramisu : Of course I can make it if I have the materials, but it’s incredibly expensive! I need a lot of materials that go into making mid-tier Awakened equipment!

 

At the mention of mid-tier Awakened, Mincheol realized how difficult a request he had made.

 

“I think mid-tier Awakened were called superhumans…?”

 

While lower-tier Awakened had also transcended humanity, they weren’t quite at the level to be called superhumans.

 

But mid-tier Awakened were different.

 

They could withstand bullets with their bare bodies and wouldn’t die from falling off a 15-story apartment.

 

How strong must the monsters that such Awakened had to fight be.

 

And how incredible must the weapons be that needed to pierce through such monsters’ hide.

 

-Olttetiramisu : Gasp! Manwolsang, you’re a mid-tier Awakened! No wonder your wealth seemed extraordinary!

 

-Olttetiramisu : I actually have something I’m conceptualizing. If I base it on crimson-white iron and add Arkon shell and demon’s breath, then refine it with coal-flame fire…

 

Olttetiramisu excitedly explained.

 

Honestly, Mincheol didn’t understand even half of it.

 

So he searched for information about the materials.

 

“…Why is everything so expensive?”

 

Crimson-white iron ore alone was traded at over a billion per kilogram. The rest were no less expensive.

 

“If I could collect them directly it might be different… but they’re all materials that come from mid-tier floors and above.”

 

They weren’t items that Mincheol, who hadn’t even passed the 20th Floor yet, could covet.

 

-Manwolsang : Aren’t there any other materials?

 

-Olttetiramisu : Of course there are! I’ve actually been experimenting… I mean, combining various materials!

 

-Olttetiramisu : If the materials I just mentioned are burdensome, I could mix Black Ogre bone powder with Drake tendons…

 

Mincheol searched for those materials again.

 

“…No, these are similarly expensive!”

 

It was so absurd he was speechless.

 

-Manwolsang : The materials seem too expensive.

 

-Olttetiramisu : Can’t you afford them with your wealth, Manwolsang?

 

“What is this guy talking about. Where would I get money to buy these.”

 

It was true that Mincheol earned quite a bit of money through Auto Looting.

 

But even considering that, the materials were too expensive.

 

-Manwolsang : I’d like to simplify the materials even if it’s disposable.

 

-Olttetiramisu : Ah, you were looking for a weapon to use moderately! Then even rich people would be reluctant to make excessive investments!

 

-Olttetiramisu : In that case, I’ll give you a list of suitable materials. Look through it and let me know when you decide!

 

A file arrived from Olttetiramisu.

 

When he clicked on it, information appeared before his eyes.

 

“There was a function like this too?”

 

The system was truly amazing the more he learned about it.

 

Mincheol scrolled through and examined the material list.

 

“This one comes from the 31st Floor, that one can be obtained from the 49th Floor…”

 

The problem was that even these were expensive and beyond Mincheol’s ability to obtain.

 

“This means I’d have to buy and provide the materials myself.”

 

Mincheol briefly checked how many days were left until the next event.

 

“Only 5 days left…?”

 

With the market price of Soothing Thorn Flowers dropping day by day, raising material costs within 5 days was impossible.

 

Then, something caught Mincheol’s eye.

 

【Wind Pressure Stone】

 

-A rare metal that generates propulsion when mana is injected.

 

-Acquisition Location: Small amounts contained in projectiles on Floors 16-20, can be mined on Floor 37, can be mined in the ‘Help the Archaeologist’ Event Stage.

 

“Floors 16-20?”

 

It was exactly the floors Mincheol was about to tackle.

 

Mincheol immediately sent a message to Olttetiramisu.

 

-Manwolsang: Wind pressure stone seems good.

 

-Olttetiramisu: Ah! That’s really great! When you inject mana into it, it has the property of flying with a whoosh! Rare metals this interesting are uncommon!

 

He had just chosen it because he could obtain it, but it seemed like a good choice.

 

-Manwolsang: According to the data, it’s contained in small amounts in projectiles on Floors 16-20. Would it be okay if I get it for you this way?

 

-Olttetiramisu: Huh? You’re really going to get it that way?

 

-Manwolsang: Is there a problem? Is it difficult to extract wind pressure stone from projectiles?

 

-Olttetiramisu: Extracting it is labor-intensive, but it’s not difficult!

 

-Olttetiramisu: However, the amount of wind pressure stone contained in projectiles is so small that you’d need to get at least 50kg for me to do anything with it.

 

-Olttetiramisu: There won’t be any items for sale, so can you really obtain that much?

 

Reading the message, Mincheol was bewildered.

 

“What does this mean?”

 

Materials from below the 20th Floor having no items for sale?

 

Especially if such rare minerals were contained in them, everyone would be desperately trying to find them, right?

 

Mincheol quickly searched the Auction House.

 

【List】

 

-None.

 

Indeed, nothing came up at all.

 

Just as Mincheol was flustered, Olttetiramisu sent a message.

 

-Olttetiramisu: No wait, I was worrying too much. If it’s Manwolsang, you must have a separate route to obtain it, right?

 

-Olttetiramisu: I’ll just trust in you, Manwolsang!

 

With that, Olttetiramisu ended the conversation without explaining the detailed circumstances.

 

“If projectiles contain rare metals, they should be worth quite a bit of money…”

 

No matter how he thought about it, it was strange.

 

Mincheol hurriedly posted a question on the Hunter Community.

 

-Top Newbie: I heard that projectiles on Floors 16-20 contain rare metals. Why doesn’t anyone pick them up to sell? Looking for handsome seniors to tell me, kyu~!

 

└Anonymous: What? You don’t even know that?

 

└DTD: I thought an upper floor Awakened was putting on an act. Were you really a newbie?

 

└Strawberry Cheese: I was worried since I hadn’t seen you lately, but you were climbing!

 

Then, a welcome username left a comment.

 

It was a user who had fought against trolls when Mincheol’s other identity, Zero-second Swordsman, was being framed.

 

Although he couldn’t reveal his identity and had to endure it, he was always grateful.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: To answer your question first, it’s because it’s too dangerous and doesn’t make money.

 

└Top Newbie: Dangerous?

 

└Strawberry Cheese: Yes! Even guild-affiliated Awakened get really tense and prepare extensively before going there!

 

Reading the following comments, Mincheol felt an ominous foreboding.

 

“Even guild members do that? What kind of place is it to cause this?”

 

Mincheol quickly left a question comment.

 

-Top Newbie: What kind of monsters appear there to cause this, kyu~?

 

└Strawberry Cheese: You don’t need to worry about monsters here. Because Floors 16-20 are floors where you have to break through traps.

 

└Top Newbie: Traps?

 

└Strawberry Cheese: You know, like in movies and games. Ceilings falling down, rocks rolling toward you.

 

Ah.

 

Mincheol finally understood what kind of traps Strawberry Cheese was talking about.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: There are traps where spears shoot up from the floor or walls, treasure chests with mimics hiding in them that you have to search, and arrows or poison darts raining down!

 

-Strawberry Cheese: The most troublesome are the arrows and poison darts.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: Arrows and poison darts are fired from walls. These can pierce through most armor.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: Moreover, the poison darts are coated with various types of poison, so you need to bring multiple antidotes.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: But if you wear thick armor? You can block projectiles but die because you can’t avoid large traps.

 

In other words, to pass through Floors 16-20, you needed light but sturdy armor along with various types of antidotes.

 

Guild-affiliated Awakened could receive support without much difficulty, but it was impossible for unaffiliated ones.

 

Moreover, there was an even bigger problem.

 

“This makes all the experience I’ve accumulated useless.”

 

While climbing the Tower so far, Mincheol had fought monsters and accumulated experience.

 

But from the 16th floor, he had to avoid traps instead of monsters.

 

All of Mincheol’s experience up to now would become useless.

 

-Top Newbie: Since you have to build new experience, it’s bound to be dangerous, right? Kyu~

 

└Strawberry Cheese: Wow, you’re sharp. That’s right. That’s why I said it was dangerous.

 

└Strawberry Cheese: Actually, the mortality rate of Awakened increases again on Floors 16-20.

 

└Strawberry Cheese: It’s not for nothing that even guild-affiliated Awakened prepare thoroughly.

 

Mincheol crossed his arms and fell into thought.

 

It seemed like this floor absolutely shouldn’t be taken lightly.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: But picking up and selling projectiles in such a dangerous place? Who would have that kind of leisure?

 

-Strawberry Cheese: Moreover, not all projectiles contain it. It’s only in poison darts, and in truly minuscule amounts.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: And it’s not like poison darts pour down in droves either. It means the collectible amount isn’t much.

 

“So that’s why no one picked them up to sell.”

 

When you’re busy avoiding traps, how could you pick up poison darts?

 

Especially when they don’t even make much money.

 

“Wait… if they’re projectiles, can’t I block them with Auto Looting?”

 

Auto Looting brings anything as long as it enters the range.

 

Even if projectiles were fired, they couldn’t escape Auto Looting.

 

“This way, I can collect as much as needed and not worry about one type of trap.”

 

Mincheol’s expression brightened.

 

“But it seems like other traps could also be solved with Auto Looting.”

 

For instance, traps where spears shoot up from floors or walls could be detected in advance by peeling off the surface with extraction.

 

Even in cases of treasure chests with mimics hiding in them, Auto Looting could easily distinguish them.

 

While Mincheol was pondering the traps, Strawberry Cheese continued posting comments.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: The fortunate thing is that Floors 16-20 allow you to choose the difficulty level.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: There are five difficulty stages in total. There are limits to the rewards you can receive based on the difficulty.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: Obviously, you must challenge it at stage 1! Even guild Awakened rarely go beyond stage 2!

 

-Strawberry Cheese: You need to be at least a large guild Awakened to attempt stage 3! Stages 4 and 5 can only be cleared by true geniuses among geniuses!

 

-Strawberry Cheese: However, if you clear it at stage 1, you won’t receive much in rewards.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: But don’t get greedy and raise the difficulty! Stage 1 isn’t easy either!

 

-Strawberry Cheese: It’s just relatively less difficult!

 

Mincheol let out a quiet laugh.

 

“Of course I should go with stage 1. Why would I risk unnecessary danger?”

 

Just as Mincheol was thinking that.

 

-Otter: Is this guy a beggar or something? He’s thinking of picking that up to sell it lol.

 

An unwelcome figure had posted a comment.

 

It was the person who had picked a fight about Zero-second Swordsman and ended up in an argument with Strawberry Cheese.

 

“This bastard still hasn’t left?”

 

After being humiliated by Strawberry Cheese, he had disappeared for a while, but recently seemed to be actively posting again.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: You appeared on another post where I’m commenting. I told you to stop following me around.

 

└Hae-dal: Stop talking shit. Why would I follow you around? I just came in because some idiot was asking about the 16th Floor.

 

└Sea Otter: The 16th floor is where the death rate goes up again. You’re seriously screwed, just repeat after me that you’re dead lol.

 

└Hae-dal: No wonder even that Zero-second whatever isn’t climbing and just watching.

 

Mincheol was puzzled by the random comment.

 

“Why is he picking on me now?”

 

He was angry, but since he had to hide his identity, he couldn’t post any comments.

 

Instead, Strawberry Cheese got angry on his behalf.

 

-Strawberry Cheese: What do you mean Zero-second Swordsman is putting something off?

 

└Hae-dal: He is putting it off. Don’t you remember? This bastard used to climb the Tower insanely fast in the beginning, but lately he’s been climbing as rarely as beans in a drought.

 

└Strawberry Cheese: Maybe he’s resting because he’s tired!

 

└Sea Otter: What kind of break does someone who hasn’t even made it to floor 20 need lololol.

 

└Hae-dal: Statistically speaking, all the big-shot Awakened ran non-stop to the 30th Floor.

 

└Hae-dal: But bastards who hesitate like this all give up climbing before long.

 

└Hae-dal: You know why? Because they feel their limits, whether it’s talent, mentality, or unique skills.

 

Reading Hae-dal’s comment, Mincheol became incredulous.

 

“What bullshit. It’s just because I was clearing Hidden Quests and earning money for equipment.”

 

Equipment costs were especially problematic.

 

Every time he fought strong enemies, his weapons or armor would get damaged.

 

Especially since all the equipment Mincheol used was rare-grade, the prices were considerable.

 

-Hae-dal: Didn’t I tell you? Zero-second Swordsman is just a bubble. He won’t get far.

 

-Hae-dal: You’re an idiot for sucking up to that kind of thing. Please get a real life. A real life, I mean.

 

Perhaps finding it hard to argue back, Strawberry Cheese didn’t post any more replies.

 

“This is kind of awkward.”

 

He wanted to support Strawberry Cheese, but there was a problem.

 

To put Hae-dal in his place, he would need to get another EX grade.

 

Until now, he could get EX grades with Auto Looting since he just needed to acquire specific items.

 

But since the conditions change from the 16th Floor, there was no guarantee he could get an EX grade.

 

“Come to think of it, I didn’t ask about the 16th Floor Quest.”

 

Since searching separately was bothersome, Mincheol decided to ask Hae-dal.

 

He was a troublemaker, but he was surprisingly knowledgeable.

 

-Top Newbie: But what are the clear conditions from the 16th Floor? Do you just pass through the traps and that’s it?

 

└Hae-dal: Would that be it? You break through the traps and extract the power source in the final room.

 

Power source…?

 

The corner of Mincheol’s mouth slowly curved upward.

 

-Sea Otter: But it won’t be easy, you know? The last room is full of traps lol.

 

-Haedal: You’re really fucking broke lol.

 

‘So… it’s an item, right?’

 

Hae-dal continued posting comments after that.

 

Without knowing what thoughts Mincheol was having.

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