# 4
Episode 4
Treasure Dungeon (1)
I stared at the diamond capsule without even breathing properly.
<Obtain super rare information!>
<April 14, 2030. 05:07. A dungeon is created near Gwanaksan Mountain. Dungeon name: Treasure Mole’s Den. The exact location coordinates are (639,251)>
A feeling I rarely felt when playing a game.
The pleasure of acquiring the highest rare!
It is human to scream even after pulling out a graphic piece made up of 0s and 1s.
But what if something like that happens in real life?
Surprisingly, I just calmly checked the date on my phone again.
April 13, 2030.
“It’s tomorrow… .”
Current time 7pm. Approximately 10 hours remain.
I put my phone away and a little while later. I checked the date again. And once again. One more time.
I wasn’t calm at all!
‘The lowest dungeon transaction price in history is 1 billion.’
Dungeons that were of a very low level or, conversely, dungeons that were too high level to be conquered had low trading prices.
Still, 1 billion.
Needless to say, there were dungeons where one could expect moderate difficulty and appropriate rewards. There were many cases where it was traded for tens of billions of won.
You’ll have to go and check for yourself what level of difficulty the ‘Treasure Mole’s Den’ dungeon is, but you’ve won a lottery ticket that guarantees at least 1 billion won.
“I got all my sleep today.”
You must take the lead before the dungeon seekers find it.
We had to prepare hiking equipment, various types of cover to hide the discovered dungeon, and even supplies and food for emergencies. 10 hours was definitely not long.
‘But it’s a den of treasure moles…’ ‘I think I heard this somewhere?’
I was lost in thought for a few minutes, but it seemed like nothing would come to mind, and in the end, nothing came to mind.
“no way. First, prepare.”
Without even being able to rest my exhausted body, I walked to a nearby large supermarket.
* * * * * *
2AM.
Jeongdo arrived at the entrance to the Gwanaksan Mountain hiking trail.
“Whoa… . “It’s heavy.”
Jeongdo said as he put down his backpack from his back. She packed it briefly, but it was quite bulky.
“It’s good that we came this far… .”
How do I go from here?
First of all, I called up the status window and loaded the obtained information.
<Information Box (8/999)>
The information box was a new category that appeared in the status window after Jeong Do used the information draw.
Just like a document program on a computer, the information obtained through the lottery could be saved, deleted, or retrieved.
<… ‥The exact location coordinates are (639,251)>
‘So how do you read those coordinates… .’
The Dokdo method I learned in the military was completely useless.
639, 251
At least in modern times, locations are not expressed this way.
“Is it a password?”
After taking 639 steps, take 251 steps again?
no. A person’s stride length is not constant. Also, what is the reference point for walking?
“Oh, this isn’t some kind of game, what are the coordinates… uh?”
game?
Yes. His skills were influenced by the talent <Game>. <Status Window> and <Information Drawer>.
So what if we approach these coordinates game-wise?
The conclusion came quickly.
‘It’s like the coordinates of a game map!’
This was a method commonly used by open world RPG online games to display map locations.
Of course, there remained the question of how to apply the game format coordinates to reality, but I wasn’t worried about the degree at all.
Even in online games, it is difficult to find directions using coordinates alone.
Naturally, users complained, and the game company responded. Very simply.
Jeong Do touched the coordinates in the information window without hesitation.
Tiring!
<Navigation guidance. Here we go.>
The navigation window was like Augmented Reality. And there were arrows stretching out, indicating the destination.
“Long live <game>!”
Jeongdo put his heavy backpack back on his back and started following the arrow.
* * * * * *
“Here it is.”
It was a space densely populated with trees. A place so deep that no matter how much you look in all directions, you can’t find any light. The only source of light was the moonlight in the sky and the flashlight held in my hand.
At some point, the navigation system started to deviate from the hiking trail. The terrain became increasingly difficult, and narrow visibility and detours along impossible routes took up a lot of time.
Current time 04:57 minutes
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“There are only 10 minutes left.”
Still, I arrived ahead of time. Jeong Do took out an energy bar from his backpack, took a bite, and was lost in thought.
‘If the dungeon is of an appropriate level, we should sell it to our guild first.’
The option of monopolizing the dungeon alone was not an option. He couldn’t do it exactly even if he wanted to.
‘Entering a dungeon at my level now would be suicide.’
His abilities are at the level of a well-trained ordinary person. Mana amount is low. There was no talent, skill, or anything related to battle.
The most realistic option would be to hand it over to the guild for a reasonable price and grow while receiving help from the guild members. The guild will be grateful just for doing business with you.
“come.”
It’s time.
crackle
With the sound of something tearing
Cracks began to appear in the air before Jeongdo’s eyes.
Creation of dungeons.
It was the first time I had seen something so bad in the industry.
Immediately after the dungeon is created, the dungeon emits mana.
Dungeon seekers are people who feel this mana much more sensitively than other users through talents or skills.
The mana, which leaked slightly at first, gradually leaked out more and more as time passed.
A dungeon that has been created for some time emits mana to a degree that even ordinary users can feel.
People called this phenomenon, which seemed to seduce users, ‘dungeon pheromone.’
Jeong Do stood in front of the created dungeon. Of course, since I wasn’t a dungeon seeker, I couldn’t feel any of the mana leaking out.
Instead, he held a mechanical device in his hand.
Dungeon analyze.
It is a magic tool that briefly analyzes dungeon information.
It was said earlier that the dungeon oozes mana to tempt users, but the reality is different.
The reason dungeons emit mana is not to tempt users.
It was a signal that the dungeon was about to explode.
Dungeon break phenomenon.
Dungeons that are left unexplored for 30 days after a dungeon is created will explode. And of course, monsters pour out of the exploded dungeon. The war between humans and monsters begins.
The mana leaking out of the dungeon is the mana of those monsters.
Dungeon Analyze analyzes this mana and allows you to guess the situation in the dungeon. Of course, it was a must-have item for those who run a dungeon business.
“So, how big is your dungeon?”
Nothing more, nothing less, I would have no wish for just 10 billion won. I thought about that and looked at the analysis screen.
“… Eh?”
Person limit: Unknown
Difficulty: Unknown
Dungeon Type: Unknown
“what’s this… .”
This was by far the first such result. A dungeon where you don’t know anything?
‘No, where is this… ah!’
A dungeon where all information appears as unknown.
And the name ‘Treasure Mole’s Den’.
‘I was wondering where I heard that before!’
A strange sense of déjà vu when I first heard the name of the dungeon.
Jeong Do was astonished by the guess he had come up with.
‘It’s a treasure dungeon!’
Since the cataclysm, there have only been two officially known treasure dungeons.
Britain’s ‘Treasure Dragon’s Nest’
China’s ‘Treasure Panda Bamboo Forest’
Dungeons generally do not have names. Because dungeons disappear as soon as you clear them. This is because naming it has no meaning.
However, there are two cases where the name of a dungeon remains and is talked about by people even though it has already disappeared.
First, when Dungeon Break left behind an enormous disaster that would be recorded in human history.
And the second one is…
‘If it is a dungeon where a legendary item was found!’
British Excalibur.
China’s Blue Dragon and Moon Sword.
It was a weapon of two users representing the East and the West.
I swallowed dry saliva.
‘If you think about it, it was strange. The gold capsule was a lottery ticket.’
Even if you win the lottery, you can easily win billions to tens of billions. But is the information from the diamond capsule the same value as the information from the gold capsule? It didn’t make sense.
‘It is certainly. It’s a treasure dungeon.’
Jeongdo completely revised his plan to sell the dungeon.
‘I eat!’
If it were a regular dungeon, I wouldn’t have even dreamed of it, but if it was a treasure dungeon, it was at least a possibility.
The dungeons revealed by the treasure owners had many differences, but they had two common characteristics.
There are no monsters in the dungeon.
If you pass the dungeon test, you can obtain a legendary weapon.
‘If there are no monsters, I can do it too.’
No, no matter what trials there may be, wouldn’t it be more advantageous for someone who possesses the <Observation> skill?
Jeongdo stood in front of the dungeon.
“Whoa… .”
Just before entering the dungeon, I felt a moment of hesitation.
‘If by chance it is a regular dungeon and not a treasure dungeon… .’
Confirmed to go to the underworld.
It was a gamble that risked one’s life.
However, I soon erased that thought. He chuckled as if it was absurd that he even thought of such a thing.
‘Is there an idiot who holds a four card in his hand and dies because he is scared of a rotiple?’
It’s all-in.
I put some mana into the dungeon entrance.
It was no longer possible to find Jeongdo on Mt. Gwanak.
