Chapter 43 - Chapter 43

Chapter 43

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Translated by Jinmu

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Various environments exist on each floor of the Black Tower.

There are caves, desert-like wastelands, forests blending grass and trees, even denser jungles, rugged mountains, snowfields swept by blizzards....

The inside of the tower was no different from actual environments.

Rolling stones were real, the hard touch of trees was real, the swaying grass was real.

Would players entering the tower have just stood still and merely stared at those things?

In commemoration of entering the tower, they picked up stones to put into the tower-exclusive inventory, snapped tree branches to put them in, and uprooted a few weeds to put them in.

However, when they exited the tower, everything vanished entirely.

The stones, the tree branches, the grass, absolutely anything.

Perhaps it's because they were in the inventory?

It might be different if they exited holding them in their hands.

However, the result was the same.

There are no drops, and gathering is impossible.

Purely clear reward items.

They could only take out objects provided to the tower-exclusive inventory.

Anything other than that was absolutely prohibited.

However, the objects that came out of Rajix's backpack?

When he did the work was unknown, but he had skinned the giant Ironclad Basilisk, mined mana stones, and even pulled out grass appearing to be herbs.

"Are you saying Rajix-ssi gathered all this and brought it?"

"Ho-e, I'm sorry. Summoner-nim. Those people ended the clear too early. I could only pack this much."

"They're bad people! Just speeding through the clear among themselves and ending it as they please."

"Ho-eng!!!"

Anyway, he could purely be dumbfounded.

To the point where it's strange that Rajix is a Rare.

Then again,

Gobang was also a Rare at first.

Because he was strong but had a bad head.

Similarly, Rajix is highly competent but his combat power is feeble.

Ah.

To think he tried to kick this precious person out just because his combat power was low.

He must deeply reflect.

Joo-hyuk tightly! hugged Rajix and rubbed his face against him as he spoke.

Fluffy, round, and,

"Oh my, Rajix-ssi! You're the best! The best! You're truly an angel among angels! Tell Gwangma to get lost!"

At that, the other people too.

"D-Darn right, sir. He's an extremely excellent summoned entity, sir."

"Lord Rajix, may this woman also hug you once?"

"Excellent. Warriors protect Rajix."

"Ho-eng?"

Rajix was at a loss for what to do.

He thought he would be scolded for not filling his bag to the brim.

To think he'd be praised like this.

"Ho-e-e..."

The items Joo-hyuk had received up to the 41st floor.

Excluding a few, over 90% were mana stones.

What's the point of clearing with an S++?

When they tell him to just take mana stones and get lost.

It's the same for other players.

The profession of a player is making a living by selling mana stones.

Occasionally, clear rewards like metals, leather, herbs, items, etc., pop out, but the probability is not that high.

In this sense, Rajix's tower gathering ability is enough to chew up an LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare). To think this many material items could roll out from a small bag.

'It seems like a backpack with performance similar to an inventory.'

They are going together until the end.

There will be no such thing as a replacement.

What to do about the 51st floor?

Well, he can just park there.

And pull off Trait Enhancement one more time too.

By any means.

"Rajix-ssi, you're disappointed it ended early, right?"

"...Ye-es."

"Then shall we enter one more time?"

"Tomorrow?"

"No, now."

"Ho-eng? It's once a day..."

"We can enter. I can do it twice. Hahaha."

"Ho-e-ek?"

Startled Rajix.

Widening his eyes roundly,

"...Ho-e, Summoner-nim, you're cool. You're incredible."

"Do you want to enter now?"

"Yees."

"Then let's go!"

Pop!

[You are entering the 41st floor of the South Korea (South Korean) Black Tower.]

* * *

Before starting the clear.

Joo-hyuk gathered the summoned entities.

"Now, now, since it's a floor where we already finished the S++ clear. As slowly as possible. So our Lord Rajix can work comfortably, got it?"

"Yes sir! We will drag it out until the mission time limit, sir."

"I will make an effort. Lizard, I kill late."

"This woman will move together with Lord Rajix."

"Ho-eng!"

He's looking forward to it.

Exactly how large an amount of materials will he gather?

Rajix sortied.

Roll, roll, roll, roll.

The enlarged Gobang stepped forward and blocked the path so basilisks couldn't approach Rajix.

Cossack assisted alongside as well.

Rajix, already standing far ahead, beginning his gathering activities.

'Fast, he's fast.'

Legs are merely decorations.

They posed absolutely no obstacle to Rajix's movement.

His round body seemed to have been made purely for the convenience of movement.

Rolling over there, twitching and shaking his booty while working, then rolling somewhere else and twitching his booty again.

Just watching that sight was enjoyable because it was so cute.

Joo-hyuk wasn't the only one acting like that.

"Kyaaak!!!"

Gyeon Dal-rae chasing after Rajix while screaming exactly like a crazy b**ch.

'Hmm,'

The strict, solemn, and serious demeanor of the Heavenly Empire's princess was nowhere to be found.

Meanwhile, Gobang grabbed the tail of an approaching Ironclad Basilisk and tossed it away with a swish.

He didn't even kill it.

Even though considerable time had passed, the kill count was 0.

It seemed he had finished his gathering activities to some extent now.

The rolling Rajix stopped and looked up at Gobang from in front of him.

"Ho-e..."

"Worker Rajix, is it alright if I catch a lizard?"

"Only one."

"Understood."

The most curious moment.

How exactly does he skin it whole?

Gobang grabbed the tail of a passing basilisk.

And then swung it around with a whoosh before slamming it to the ground!

Thwack!

"Got it."

The moment!

"Hu-e-eng!"

Rajix bursting into tears.

Joo-hyuk immediately criticized Gobang.

"No, why are you making him cry?"

Cossack too,

Gyeon Dal-rae too,

"You punk! I knew you'd cause trouble someday! Nothing's visible to your eyes now that you're an SSR?"

"You are being too much, Lord Gobang! Doing such a rough deed to this small and weak Lord Rajix! Even among farmhands, manners must be kept."

Startled, Gobang waved his hands vigorously.

"Uh, ugh, I, I purely caught a basilisk."

Exactly.

Why did he cry?

So he asked.

"Ho-eng, if you kill it like that, the leather all gets ruined. We have to throw it away."

"Ah!"

He needs to skin it, but having slammed it so violently, it must have all been ruined.

Originally, basilisk leather features an automatic scratch-repair function, but it does not recover from massive impacts exceeding its limits like this.

So Joo-hyuk took out the Golden Mace of Cold Twilight received as a privilege and.

"Just trust me. I'll catch one cleanly for you."

"Hu-eng, if you hit it with that, the leather will freeze and shatter. Summoner-nim doesn't have to catch it."

"..."

What is really wrong with these guys?

Each with their own different methods, they're blocking him from hunting.

It can't be helped.

Joo-hyuk signaled to Cossack with his eyes.

"Oh my, Rajix-ssi, you should have said so earlier. This SSR Cossack will catch it cleanly for you, sir."

"Ho-eng?"

"I'll pierce that bastard's eyeball with the sword aura of this dagger and..."

"Ho-e-e-e,"

Rajix's eyes sparkling brightly.

The hunt resumed.

Gyeon Dal-rae raised her bells and inflicted confusion on a basilisk.

Then Gobang lightly broke its legs, and once bound, Cossack finished it.

Thus, the corpse of a basilisk without a single scratch.

Rajix stepped forward immediately.

Taking out a short knife from his bosom, making cuts here and cuts there.

Grabbing the jaw section of the basilisk with his short arms,

"Heave-ho!"

Rolling over and over while pulling strongly,

Riiip!

"Wow!"

Clap clap clap clap!

Joo-hyuk and the rest of the summoned entities sending applause.

Complete separation of the torso and the leather.

It looked exactly like shedding skin.

The shed leather automatically entered the small backpack and.

'It seems that's a skill too.'

Of course.

Since Rajix is not a Normal, but a Rare.

Extremely adept and experienced.

No wonder he goes around receiving high acclaim.

Caught one so another one.

It takes some time, but so what?

It's not like they're going to clear S++ anyway.

However, after catching the 6th one.

"Ho-e, it's done."

Huh? Done, he says.

"The bag is fully packed."

"Ah..."

That backpack seems to have a limit too.

Makes sense, considering how large just one leather is.

It's a shame, but they'll likely have to be satisfied here.

Monster leather.

It's rare and expensive.

The combat boots Joo-hyuk is wearing were also made from basilisk leather.

It's used for crafting armor but also for general crafting purposes.

Things like bags, shoes, wallets.

It's extremely sturdy, and due to its rarity, sellers name their price.

However, since the quantity is extremely small, it cannot be commercialized.

Instead, celebrities like singers or actors, wealthy people with lot of money, etc., are in a situation where they are struggling to obtain monster leather.

Lately, aren't animal protection groups making such a fuss?

They protest naked, causing an uproar, arguing that the skin of pitiful animals shouldn't be stripped for human greed.

So even famous figures have no choice but to be mindful of animal protection groups.

However, what if it's a custom-made product crafted from monster leather?

The arguments of animal protection groups won't have an effect.

They wouldn't possibly argue that monsters have the right to live peacefully, would they?

A thought suddenly crossing his mind.

He wants to feed Rajix a Rune of Summoned Entity Grade Ascent.

Thus, he desires to give birth to a worker hiding his true strength, the strongest worker in history.

'I'm genuinely curious, actually.'

SR Rajix, SSR Worker Rajix.

If his grade increases, how will he change?

The backpack capacity will unconditionally increase.

'He wouldn't just bring tower materials but also items and such, right?'

He was a worker companion whose development was anticipated.

* * *

Joo-hyuk and the party exited the tower.

The clear that took the longest time so far.

The items Rajix gathered were piled to the brim in the narrow living room of the officetel.

"Hahahaha!"

"Hehehehe."

"Ho-e-he-he."

They feel full even without eating.

Assuming they sold it all, exactly how much is all this?

6 whole Ironclad Basilisk leathers.

Combining the 1 piece skinned beforehand, a total of 7 pieces.

Even with just this, there's no place to put it in the living room.

50kg of mana stones purportedly mined inside the tower.

25 million won at market price.

Unnamed herbs.

He'll know once he gets them appraised.

They say you get dried herbs as tower rewards, but these are fresh herbs just dug up.

He said he couldn't mine ore.

He can just mine that later anyway.

He stored everything in Joo-hyuk's inventory.

Even though the space expanded due to leveling up, it was almost a third full.

Worker Rajix, now confirmed as a regular member.

A total family of 5.

'I can't delay this any longer.'

Moving is an urgent situation.

The desire to move right this instant.

A spacious house is essential for the comfortable environment of the summoned entities.

So they don't have to be crowded in this cramped officetel.

Joo-hyuk took out his laptop and turned the power on.

He plans to open a real estate trading site and search for a decent apartment.

Apartment prices are no joke.

Even if it isn't a penthouse, any decently large apartment goes well over 5 billion won.

The expensive ones are in the 10 billion won range.

Well, in a situation where there are even 20 billion won ones.

'Expensive, expensive.'

Options broaden if he turns his eyes to the provinces.

Since he can buy an apartment with a larger footprint at a much cheaper price than that.

However, he doesn't want to leave Seoul.

This is Joo-hyuk's hometown.

His parents and family are here too.

Click, click.

Even while thinking, he continued searching for apartments.

There isn't a single one he likes.

He himself knows the reason why.

Because that penthouse suggested by Jeon Kwang-il had not left his mind.

It continually lingers in his mind.

How great would it be to live there?

It's difficult to escape from an item you've set your sights on once.

This is why first loves are unforgettable.

Ultimately, Joo-hyuk looked at the photos of the penthouse he gave up on again.

A demonic penthouse that is always a burden, whether he has money or not.

If he were a true man, he would have bought it without hesitation.

'Right! How did the holy sword rental go?'

Let's use this opportunity to ask.

He turned on his smartphone after a long time.

He texted since Jeon Kwang-il would be busy as a public official.

A short while later.

To-tok!

The text notification sounded.

The reply coming as sharp as a knife.

Let's see. The rental fee is...,

"Huh?"

What is this?

Joo-hyuk rubbed his eyes and checked the text again.

'He rented it... as many as two times?'

My goodness!

What kind of windfall is this?

Renting it twice?

Moreover, they say the calculations have been settled accurately.

20 million dollars, 26 billion won.

'If it's like this, there's absolutely no problem even if I buy the penthouse.'

Ahhhhh!

The strongest nation on Earth, USA.

A country full of true men.

Thanks to a gracious player from America, the holy sword rental fee of 20 million dollars, 26 billion won is scheduled to be injected into his bank account soon.

He is definitely worthy of being the best player.

It's perfectly fine to call him older brother.

Older brother Gerald Watson.

If he gives you 26 billion won, he's your older brother.

Absolutely! Without a doubt.

If he had known he'd rent it twice, he would have given a discount.

He even says he'll visit again in a few months.

He should.

To clear the 67th floor.

"Now, now, everybody, please gather around. I have a major announcement."

"Yes sir!"

"What is the matter?"

"The warrior is ready to listen."

"Ho-e?"

Showing the laptop screen,

"We are moving. To here."

"T-This place is?"

"Is this not the palace we saw before?"

"It is a spacious house."

"Ho-e-e..."

"But how much is it, sir?"

"20 billion."

"...Pardon?"

Cossack said while trembling fiercely.

"It, it's too expensive, sir. We'll have to get a loan, sir. Then Summoner Bong will become house poor, sir. We won't even be able to eat ramen, sir."

Where did he even hear about house poor?

"Loan sharks will come visit again, sir. Then we'll need ribbons, sir."

"I'm not going to borrow money, though?"

He utters scary words so casually.

"Uh-uh, even if we buy it, who will clean that huge house, sir?"

The moment!

"Ho-e, lift your feet, please. Feet!"

"..."

Shu-sha-shak!

Rajix sweeping past the floor with a rag in an instant.

Cossack blankly staring at Rajix's back.

"...We can buy it, sir."

Gyeon Dal-rae also offered a final piece of loyal advice, though.

"This woman is worried. To indulge in such grand luxury for the sake of farmhands. Please reconsider."

"It's fine. We can just earn money again. Isn't that right? Rajix-ssi?"

"...Ho-eng?"

We have a treasure jar,

What is there to worry about?