Chapter 10

Chapter 10

[Episode 02] Unique (5)

[101,600,000 won]

‘One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, ten million... hundred million.’

Really, 100 million was deposited into the bankbook.

While confirming that several times, the bald uncle smiled a good-person smile and said.

“Luck was good. There happened to be a customer looking for a highest grade option [Goblin Warrior’s Greatsword].”

“Ah, yes.”

I understood a bit.

Because there were quite a few people who burned hundreds of millions of cash on game items.

While accepting it in my own way, the bald uncle looked at me and said.

“And Jaehyun-nim has a good feeling.”

“Feeling?”

“There’s one thing you feel while doing this work, that there are people born with item luck. Things like the Tutorial item [Wand] come out even while catching goblins, and come out quite a bit from the wooden box on the 5th Floor as well...”

He lifted the highest grade option [Goblin Warrior’s Greatsword] and said.

“Things like this, you can’t even see them easily. Only people with innate luck can drop them directly. So I added a lot. Among the 100 million, 30 million is a kind of bribe given with the heart of wanting to see you often from now on.”

They said there is no free lunch in the world.

To think it was a bribe.

From my position, it was rather a good thing.

Because I needed a place to dispose of the Tutorial weapons I obtained every day anyway.

The bald uncle bowed his waist toward me and extended his hand.

“I look forward to working with you well from now on.”

“I look forward to it as well.”

***

[You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (1st Floor).]

[Salvation Points are being settled.]

The Tutorial clear that had now become a daily routine.

Today, a Normal dungeon was caught.

Originally I would have chosen the sword and shield and rice-eaten, but now there was no need to do so.

Because money was no longer urgent.

‘Because there is 100 million in the bankbook.’

A number that felt reassuring just looking at it.

Not only that.

‘I haven’t even sold the real one yet.’

The Rare-grade item [Ice Crystal Staff].

After obtaining the Unique-grade item [Lightning Staff], it was in a state of being carefully enshrined inside the closet.

Surprisingly, this item was also a so-called ‘upper option’ item.

Magic Attack Power 3 upper.

Magic Precision correct option.

But there was a much more important option than that.

Additional Ice Magic Damage 50%.

Originally, 30% was the correct option.

‘Even if I dug through the entire community, there was no 50%.’

Probably the highest grade option.

However, one regrettable thing was that this item had to be sold to an Ice Mage of the same [Rare] grade class as me to receive the price.

‘Since Magic Attack Power is also 3 upper, it will sell quite expensively in its own way...’

The problem was that most of the demanders were ordinary Mages.

The additional Ice Magic Damage option was an option that was of no help to them who could not use ice magic.

Naturally, there was no way they would pay a proper price.

But.

‘Even with just that, it was enormous.’

Exactly one.

There was a case with options similar to what I possessed.

Magic Attack Power 3 upper and Magic Precision 1 lower option.

Even so, there was a record of it being sold for a whopping 330 million.

A steaming hot transaction history not even a week old.

‘It means I can receive about 330 million whenever I sell it.’

At least 300 million was sleeping inside the closet.

Just thinking about it felt reassuring.

Now there was no need to choose the sword and shield for a mere 1 million won.

Rather, the advantage when choosing the 100,000 won wand was greater.

‘With this, I can shoot 7 Energy Bolts at once.’

The number of Energy Bolts that can be shot at once increases.

As the floor rises later and the number of monsters that have to be faced at once increases, this choice will shine.

‘It’s not simply one Energy Bolt.’

The choice of the Tutorial also affects the ‘first clear’ on the 5th Floor.

Because in the case of changing class to Mage, ‘Energy Blade’ could be acquired definitively.

By choosing the wand, at least two additional magics could be secured.

‘Since it came to mind, shall I clear from the 5th Floor today.’

Usually, after the Tutorial ended, I tended to clear the 2nd Floor, 3rd Floor, 4th Floor in order.

But today I wanted to clear from the 5th Floor right away.

Because.

‘You never know if another [Goblin Warrior’s Greatsword] might come out?’

Even if one with no additional options came out, at least 20 million.

Greed couldn’t help but arise.

[Will you challenge the Normal Dungeon (5th Floor)?]

‘Yes.’

Slide—

I immediately entered the dungeon.

Right away, I started running.

There were a few things I learned while repeatedly clearing the 5th Floor several times already.

‘Except for the traps installed by goblins, they are fixed.’

The map itself doesn’t change.

The traps placed there are also completely the same.

What changes is only the route of the goblins who wander the dungeon installing traps.

And.

‘Trap goblins start from the boss room at the same time as I enter the dungeon.’

So the early part has nothing to hinder.

I run at the fastest speed possible on the familiar path I have already passed several times.

It is different from the first clear where I checked whether there were traps or not from the sprint.

Because I had already memorized all the locations.

Like that, I was able to cover more than half in about 5 minutes.

‘From here, I have to be careful.’

I slowed the speed, but nevertheless it was a much faster speed than the first clear where I hadn’t completely grasped the structure.

In the midst of that.

Kiririk— Kirik—

I encountered one goblin concentrating on something on the corridor floor.

It seemed he didn’t hear my footsteps because he was concentrating on installing the trap.

I aimed the staff toward the guy, and

“Energy Bolt.”

I uttered the activation words of the magic that cast the fastest.

Woom—

Currently, my Mana Sensitivity value is 100.

On top of that, the assistance of the Unique-grade item [Lightning Staff].

Energy Bolt was completed and shot in less than 1 second.

Thud!

[You have defeated the Goblin Trapper.]

Even looking like this, it was a proper elite monster that used the ‘trap installation’ skill.

At the same time, it was also an existence that Explorers gritted their teeth at.

Because in reality, there was no guy this annoying in dungeon clears.

‘Serves him right.’

But the guy left an unexpected gift.

A familiar-shaped item that had fallen in the place where the guy died.

[Wand]

-Item Grade: 「Normal」

-Effect: Magic Attack Power +10 / Magic Precision +10

‘So it does drop.’

There was a rumor that equipment items dropped particularly a lot from Goblin Trappers, and it might be true.

A moment later, I arrived at the boss room.

‘This method is okay?’

It was a strategy method I learned while lurking the Explorer community.

Thanks to that, I was able to greatly reduce the time.

Rumble—

The boss room slowly opening.

“Energy Blade.”

I uttered the activation words and started preheating.

3 seconds later.

-Kaaaak!

The Goblin Warrior who discovered me charged without hesitation, and the completed magic flew toward the guy.

However, it was different from an ordinary Energy Blade.

A total of four lines of magic blades.

The blades shot in a # shape chopped up the body of the Goblin Warrior who was charging toward me.

Slice!

With just one activation word, four Energy Blades were melted out.

It was also that I used only the rest excluding one Level 5 Energy Blade that I had invested Skill Points into.

‘I’m gradually getting the feel of this too.’

The casting itself required activation words, but the rest of the details were that ‘will’ was important.

According to my will, it was also possible to shoot multiple shots at the same time like this, or to form a # shape.

[You have defeated the Goblin Warrior.]

But.

“Eh?”

Something was visible fallen in the place where the Goblin Warrior died.

“······.”

A familiar form.

“Another wand?”

No, I caught a guy holding a sword, so why did a wooden stick come out.

‘Is this why [Wand] is cheap...’

The price of 100,000 won makes sense.

Rather, it was more strange to buy a wand even for 100,000 won.

Anyway, after securing the [Wand] and acquiring the sixth Energy Blade, I left the dungeon.

[You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (5th Floor).]

[Salvation Points are being settled.]

After that as well, I continued the dungeon clear without any particular difficulty.

The 7th Floor newly challenged today was the same.

Because the number of Goblin Trappers wandering the dungeon had increased sharply, it was annoying, but since I had memorized the strategy, I was able to clear it without any particular difficulty.

[You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (7th Floor).]

[Level has increased.]

[Salvation Points are being settled.]

After that as well, unstoppable momentum.

Having cleared all of today’s dungeons.

[Mana value has become 175.]

Specs that were absurd compared to ordinary Explorers of the same level range.

However, at the same time.

‘Is it a little lower than Unique grade Level 8.’

Unique grade acquires 30 bonus stats per level-up.

If Level 8, they would have obtained 210 bonus stats alone.

I newly imagined how powerful high-level Unique-grade Awakened would be.

‘I want to challenge the Unique-grade dungeon quickly.’

Strange.

Even at this moment, the Tutorial of the Unique-grade dungeon vividly came to mind.

Thump—

The pounding of the heart.

Even though I almost died to the Goblin Assassin who used the stealth skill, just thinking of that time makes me a little excited.

Predicting it was a Goblin Assassin upon seeing no enemy and freezing the floor in preparation for stealth, and being convinced it would ambush right away and preparing Energy Blade.

Those moments at that time were quite to my liking.

‘Mom’s words were right.’

I was enjoying the dungeon clear.

To the point of seriously considering such an absurd worry.

‘Shall I try challenging without a strategy book?’

Would the 2nd Floor or so be okay.

While having such thoughts.

Knock knock—

Suddenly the sound of knocking on the window was heard.

Since crows sometimes came and knocked on the window, I approached the window without much thought.

‘There’s nothing?’

Around the time I thought that.

Slide—

“!”

Shim Kang hanging on the window appeared.

This is the 30th floor, did she crawl up all the way here?

“Please open the window.”

Click—

When I opened the window, she handed over one box and said.

“It’s an armor set. It’s a guy that blocks orc attacks two or three times, so even if it’s bothersome, please definitely wear all of it and proceed with the dungeon clear.”

“Yes?”

“For the strategy book, check the USB inside the box. Then I’ll be going.”

“Wait—”

Shim Kang disappearing before the words could even finish.

...Why is she in such a hurry?

Anyway, I checked the item set Shim Kang gave first.

“Wow.”

A full-body suit that fits tightly.

It was a [Rare] grade item from the start.

Besides that, shoes that raise movement speed, gloves that raise Mana, and even a belt with recovery potions hanging.

All of them were items that looked useful.

‘If I sell all of these, it seems tens of billions would come out?’

However, the real one was separate.

[Guardian Ring]

-Item Grade: 「Unique」

-Effect: Physical Defense +22 / Magic Defense +13 / Skill ‘Guardian Shield’ usable

Shim Kang.

She seemed to have been the tree that gives generously in a previous life.

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