Chapter 32

Chapter 32

This works?

Still whether having come when selling the ether batteries before he could enter the cartel without particular difficulty.

More precisely the GE Cartel Seoul branch sales store.

Opening the door and entering a space like the 1st floor of a department store unfolded widely.

Seo I-hyeon first looked around the store thoroughly. Before time was lacking so he couldn't see in detail so while coming he decided to look around a bit.

But concentration doesn't come at all. With something curious right away there's no way other things enter the eyes.

Seo I-hyeon went to the place among the stores that looked like it would handle that kind of thing and just asked.

"Is there an ability user community connection device?"

"Of course. What ability user connector do you want?"

It seems the connector also differs according to the ability user type.

"How many kinds are there?"

"Mage, martial artist, spirit user, shaman, esper, other like this six kinds."

"Other? What is other?"

"It's lumping all remaining ability users that don't correspond to the previous five kinds. Calling it other just regard it as a community where authentication is a bit more thorough."

Seo I-hyeon nodded and answered.

"Give all."

The salesperson's eyes widened.

"All six kinds?"

"Yes. Give all."

The salesperson with an expression of what is this windfall quickly opened the long storage box under the counter and took out six smartphones and placed them neatly on the counter.

"Just smartphones?"

"Yes. Because items made by modifying existing smartphones. Even looking like this they are items with considerable level of formulas applied. All different items, and the kinds of formulas applied each also differ."

So for mage use applying magic formulas, for spirit user use applying spirit-related formulas, for shaman use applying shaman formulas style.

"Of course the base that is the foundation is magic. These days as technology improved magic developed amazingly."

Amazing. Seo I-hyeon thinking that took the six smartphones.

"You joined the community, right? Since this needs the community ID when authenticating refer, and. If turning on the power and logging in it goes right to the authentication screen so if authenticating there it's immediately usable."

At the kind explanation Seo I-hyeon nodded.

"How much is it?"

Since having a lot of money, he didn't even think of the price and just bought.

"3 thousand."

Seo I-hyeon tried to pay coins without particular thought then flinched.

"How many?"

"500 each 3 thousand."

"So one of these is 50 million won?"

"Yes. This has almost no profit either. For community activation we sacrifice a bit."

Seo I-hyeon hesitated for a moment then paid the coins for now.

Now he bought six smartphones for 300 million.

Seo I-hyeon closed his eyes for a moment to overcome the reality check that suddenly flooded in viciously.

If this style the money earned selling batteries before will also disappear soon.

Still not that he's struggling right away and still tens of billions remain so it's okay.

Seo I-hyeon left the cartel with the mood of looking at other things completely disappeared.

And trudged walking to home.

The disturbed mood, at least subsided a bit.

* * *

Seo I-hyeon threw the six smartphones on the bed.

Distinction could be done for sure. Because the patterns drawn on the back of the smartphones were all different.

On the mage use there was a magic circle, on the martial artist use a sword and fist, on the shaman use a talisman pattern was engraved.

On the spirit user use a pattern symbolizing elements, on the esper use the word Esper, and on the other a gun pattern was engraved.

Seo I-hyeon first turned on all the powers.

Really whether different from ordinary smartphones the login screen appeared right away without other processes.

"First mage."

He logged in with the community ID on the mage use smartphone.

"Wow, one has to do wallet authentication again."

Thinking it's thorough he did wallet authentication and finished logging in.

Then the screen flickered with blue light.

On the screen flickering blue the phrase 'Place your palm.' appeared.

Below that in small but clearly entering red letters the writing 'Absolutely do not release mana and endure. It becomes the cause of device failure.' was there.

"Nothing special."

Seo I-hyeon muttered like that and brought his palm to the screen.

Zing.

As if scanning a pure white line passed from top to bottom on the screen. And a cheerful alarm sounded.

Ding.

Seo I-hyeon quickly removed his palm and confirmed the screen.

The large phrase 'Authentication complete' filled the screen.

"Simple."

Seo I-hyeon as the slightly uneasy heart disappeared as if washed without realizing smiled faintly.

In fact because his mana is a bit special he worried a bit whether authentication wouldn't work. But it seems no particular problem in authentication.

Seo I-hyeon with a pounding heart stared at the screen as if piercing.

Soon the screen changed and a familiar community appeared.

It was a structure exactly the same as the community first seen.

Thinking about it wasn't that community also linked with the ID. Probably the same person or organization, or company made all communities.

Seo I-hyeon scrolling the screen with his finger scanned the titles thoroughly.

Certainly the mage community seems a mage community. From the titles different from the existing community.

- News of a new magic book.

- Is there a decent alchemist?

- The reason there are no newbie mages these days.

Roughly looking it's this style. Content not confirmed but well, content one can know even without looking, right?

Seo I-hyeon first set the mage use connector aside and held another connector.

This time spirit user use.

Turning on the power and authenticating and logging in process was the same as mage use.

The authentication screen was a bit different. Mage use flickered blue light, spirit user use flickered green light. The phrase was the same.

Seo I-hyeon with the heart of no way it would work brought his palm.

A pure white line moved from top to bottom and scanned,

Ding.

A sound was made.

"Huh?"

Seo I-hyeon quickly removed his palm and confirmed the screen.

"This works?"

The phrase that authentication was completed came out, and a familiar community screen appeared.

The post list appearing in a row, Seo I-hyeon who was blankly looking at that for a moment picked up another phone.

This time the martial artist use connector.

Repeating the same process and placing the palm and scanning,

Ding.

Authentication was done again.

"This also works?"

Seo I-hyeon quickly additionally authenticated the remaining connectors one by one.

In the end he finished authentication of all connectors except other.

Seo I-hyeon placed the five connectors with the community screen appearing side by side on the bed and looked down at them with a serious expression.

The last other connector because the authentication method differs from others he postponed to later for now.

Because a method of requiring more detailed personal information and authenticating it was reluctant so he couldn't proceed more.

Anyway Seo I-hyeon looking down at the five connectors carefully thought why this kind of thing happened.

He doesn't know the exact fact but the conclusion could be drawn soon.

"My mana is special."

Seo I-hyeon's mana is infinitely close to the ether this field people talk about. No, not that degree.

It's a power a bit more fundamental than the ether this field people talk about.

Wouldn't something penetrating the root of all powers exist in Seo I-hyeon's mana?

Seo I-hyeon roughly drew a conclusion to that degree and decided to continue the community exploration again.

The community of most interest was the mage community.

What kind of posts mages write was too curious.

So reading posts one by one...

"This isn't much different from the trash can?"

Seo I-hyeon slightly frowned. Is this right? Is here really a community where mages gather?

Of course there weren't many guys trying to scam as much as the trash can. But useless posts were that many.

Seo I-hyeon decided to post one post himself for now. Since a mage came to the mage community one has to greet, right.

- Accept the newbie.

The title ordinarily. The content was nothing special. Because it was content that since a newly joined newbie please treat well.

As soon as posting the post alarms rang madly.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

Wondering what it was looking it was that every time one comment is posted an alarm rings.

Too noisy he confirmed the settings and turned off the alarm. And confirmed the comments.

┗ [Dreaming Mage] Really a newbie?

┗ [Meteor] How many years has this been?

┗ [Master of Magic] Where affiliated? Where is the place that recently discharged newbies?

┗ [Wind Mage] There wouldn't be such a place?

After that similar comments continued in a row.

Then one comment that entered the eyes was seen.

┗ [Owner of the Magic Tower] So where did the newbie learn magic?

Seo I-hyeon seeing the nickname Owner of the Magic Tower right away posted a reply comment.

┗ [Timid Black Mage] Are you really the magic tower owner?

┗ [Ether Man] Would he be. There's no such thing as a magic tower itself where would a magic tower owner be. He's doing concept play.

┗ [Owner of the Magic Tower] Because the skill is there one does concept play. If not liking shall we have a match? And the newbie has to answer my question?

┗ [Timid Black Mage] Learned from a witch in a cramming style.

┗ [Master of Magic] Oh oh. Don't call them.

┗ [Timid Black Mage]??

┗ [Broom No.1] Which witch did you learn from?

┗ [Owl No.1] Black magic? It's a rumor.

┗ [Owl No.2] And magic in a cramming style? Joke?

┗ [Owl No.3] No answer?

┗ [Broom No.2] Is the newbie really a newbie?

Seo I-hyeon seeing the posts running in a row under his comment let go of his hands for now.

"What is this. Don't tell me really witches?"

Without realizing his hands trembled. He didn't want to post comments anymore. He knows that these witches are different people from the witch Seo I-hyeon knows, but still he didn't want to get involved.

But one has to know. What kind of things the witches here are.

First he set the mage use connector aside and held another connector.

Still on the martial artist or spirit user side there wouldn't be witches. On the shaman or esper side also of course there wouldn't be witches.

So he left one greeting each on the remaining communities. The content was the same as written on the mage side. After saying accept the newbie he just briefly greeted.

Other places the atmosphere was a bit different from the mage side. There wasn't much interest.

Seeing it the number of people active in the community itself differed.

It was about ten times the mage's minimum. Even spirit users were that many.

Honestly with Seo I-hyeon's common sense it didn't make sense, but reality being like that what can one do.

Anyway the number was also many and newbies were also many.

So there was no occasion of Seo I-hyeon receiving attention like in the mage community.

In the end Seo I-hyeon picked up the mage use connector again.

This time without rashly writing posts or posting comments he just read for now. He also continuously confirmed the comments on the post he wrote earlier.

After that the brooms and owls presumed to be witches persistently posted comments.

And he knew why the person called [Master of Magic] left such a comment.

The witches as soon as appearing dominated the comments of the post Seo I-hyeon wrote. As if swept away by a tsunami.

Seo I-hyeon scratched his head.

"This somehow I should clean up?"

First he wrote one more post.

- Regarding witches.

With this title he wrote a post. The content was nothing special.

Just calling the person who taught him magic a witch, he doesn't know her real identity.

Then the brooms and owls flocked again and posted comments.

┗ [Owl No.1] I see. Then that person would have been a very beautiful and elegant and even wise person.

┗ [Timid Black Mage]... She was pretty.

┗ [Broom No.2] As expected I knew it. Welcome.

┗ [Owl No.2] A person who knows something.

┗ [Broom No.1] A person who seems to communicate well came so good. Let's get along well from now on.

┗ [Owl No.3] If needing help anytime say.

After that comments poured and most were favorable. Seo I-hyeon exhaled a sigh of relief. Now it seems a bit cleaned up.

"Ha. What am I doing now."

But since resolved well it's enough. Briefly looking, several notes had also come.

Most notes from owls and brooms. Notes asking why not posting comments, confirming the time they came when briefly looking around other communities earlier.

"Wow, persistent like leeches."

Now he knows for sure. Those are kinds one shouldn't touch. As expected witches are like that.

Anyway since he cleaned up the done thing now he can look at the community a bit more comfortably.

Seo I-hyeon refreshed. Then one new post popped at the top of the list.

- But newbie, isn't the nick familiar?

Since his talk of course he has to confirm. Seo I-hyeon right away confirmed the body.

Wasn't the one who replied to the fishing post the hunters posted in that trash can over there 'Timid Black Mage'?

The current newbie, wasn't that caught in the hunters' fishing then?

Somehow there was news that hunters are struggling these days, since fishing a mage it was a natural result.

Newbie, tell a bit about then. Curious what happened.

Did you really hunt a leprechaun?

Seo I-hyeon let out a hollow laugh.

Certainly since communities are all linked traces are revealed like this.

Well, at most the community nickname is known so no particular relation.

"Alright, what to reply..."

Seo I-hyeon worried for a moment then posted a comment.

┗ [Timid Black Mage] Hunted the leprechaun, and just let them go.

┗ [Owner of the Magic Tower] Wow, it was real? If hunting the leprechaun you must have obtained gold too?

┗ [Timid Black Mage] Yeah three lumps.

┗ [Owner of the Magic Tower] Sell to me. 1 thousand coins each.

Seo I-hyeon's eyes slightly widened.

'Huh? 1 thousand coins? Then, 3 thousand coins?'

Exactly the value of the connectors bought today.

But as expected he decided not to sell. Not that money is short and there might be occasions to use later.

"Ha, this is more fun than expected."

Seo I-hyeon grinning entered one step deeper into the world of the community.

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