[Episode 07] Seomyeon Station (5)
Giant snakes have a habit of eating their prey alive, which is no easy task.
Because if a living creature inside the stomach were to make a last-ditch effort, it could become quite dangerous.
That is why they use poison to completely subdue or strangle the victim, then swallow them.
But this only applies to relatively large prey, and it was not at all worried about swallowing a single live rat, which was so small compared to its size.
You never know what consequences a thoughtlessly swallowed mouse would have.
‘Okay, I swallowed it.’
By the time the Hadonggun party arrived at Seomyeon Station, I had Seo Ye-jin throw a mouse into the mouth of a giant snake.
He swallowed it without a second thought, and I was able to see right into his stomach.
‘Warehouse open.’
There are two skills that can be used while watching the gods with the eyes of the Absolute.
Warehouses and stores.
The skill to maintain dignity was unusable.
This is because the realm created with the title of ‘servant’ of the vassals was different in nature from the realm that was proclaimed in every corner of the house.
In the realm they created, only the ‘Eye of the Absolute in the Corner’ skill could be used.
So it is impossible to produce things like electricity or gas in this area.
but.
‘Gas Summoning.’
It was possible to store the gas created in the corner area of the house in the warehouse and then use the warehouse skill to summon it there.
It’s a bit of a trick.
Pusheeeeee―
By the time the Hadonggun party got out of Line 2 and reached Line 1 where the giant snake was, its stomach was already full of gas.
and.
‘Summon unlit tissue paper.’
He summoned the burning tissue he had prepared in advance into the stomach of a giant snake filled with gas.
Once you enter the warehouse with the fire lit, you will come out in that same condition.
Since the spark started in a gas-filled place, the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
Kwaaaaang―!
A spectacular explosion started from the giant snake’s stomach, completely destroying its body.
“Ugh!”
Seo Ye-jin, who was sitting cross-legged next to me, woke up, holding her head.
He was shocked when he lost his mouse in the aftermath of the explosion.
As much as we shared the sensation itself, we would have felt the pain of the explosion.
“are you okay?”
“Oh. Yes! I’m fine! I was just a little surprised.”
Although he spoke cheerfully, his face looked quite tired.
“Would you like to lie down on the sofa and rest for a bit?”
“Oh, it’s okay···.”
“Do as you are told.”
“Then, please excuse me for a moment···.”
He spoke to her as she lay on the sofa, closing her eyes with a tired face.
“great job.”
“yes···.”
While checking on Seo Ye-jin’s condition, I summoned the eyes of the Absolute and checked on Ha Dong-gun’s party.
The Hadonggun party was unable to come to their senses due to the sudden explosion.
‘It can’t be done with what I caught.’
He had to die by the hands of his knightly vassals.
That way, you can get 6 times the experience and settlement money.
If he died by my hand, it would mean that he would suffer a loss sixfold.
‘Give party quests to Hadonggun and Oh Eonju, finish the giant snake.’
Of the two, Ha Dong-geon got up first, and the spear he threw shattered the giant snake’s head, killing him instantly.
[You have hunted the Kingsnake (Lv. 40).]
[You gain a huge amount of experience points.]
[1,812,043,879 won was deposited into the wallet of the absolute owner of the house.]
[Citizen Ha Dong-geon defeated the leader of ‘Seomyeon Station.’]
[It is possible to build an outpost at ‘Seomyeon Station’.]
With a whopping cash of over 1.8 billion.
[Skill level has increased.]
[Skill level has increased.]
[Skill level has increased.]
[The declaration of the corner of the house has reached level 15.]
[You gain 3 skill points.]
I went up three levels in one breath, and the excruciating pain that came with it came.
‘Ugh.’
It felt like as the space expanded, the intensity of the pain also increased.
The area that had been growing haphazardly finally stopped expanding after completely engulfing 10 wards.
If anything, the fact that the speed has increased is an advantage.
‘Is it about halfway there now?’
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Among the 25 apartment buildings in the first complex, 13 buildings were made into corner areas.
We succeeded in taking almost half of it.
[An entity that satisfies the conditions for acceptance as a citizen has been discovered.]
[Would you like to grant citizenship?]
As the number of wards increased by 10 at once, there were many people who accepted them as citizens.
‘There are 200 people?’
214 people, to be exact.
There were more people than expected hiding inside their homes and holding out.
‘Give it.’
The moment we grant them citizenship en masse.
[The number of citizens reached 1,000.]
[As the number of citizens reaches a certain level, all citizens unlock the ‘Base Level’ skill.]
{Base Pay} (Passive)
The experience points and settlement money earned by citizens are increased separately by 100%.
‘What does this mean?’
The moment I checked the citizen information window, I knew what he meant.
『Name: Kim Min-ho (Lv. 17)
Trust: 57 Loyalty: 13
Awakening Ability: None
Experience distribution rate: 70% (+100%)
Settlement distribution rate: 30% (+100%)
★Quest Granting Exit』
Literally base salary.
What I meant was that even if I adjusted the distribution rate to 0%, I would still receive 100% of the experience and settlement amount separately.
‘Good.’
We were already considering increasing the citizens’ settlement amount.
It was also possible to collect citizens’ money through stores, and considering the efficiency of ‘tax collection’, it was advantageous to invest a certain amount of money in citizens.
‘It was a little disappointing that the trick didn’t work.’
There was once an experiment done to maximize tax collection efficiency.
It was supposed to be paid by granting quests, but in the process of experimenting with this, Kim Da-bin ended up getting paid weekly.
But there was a big problem with this method.
‘They’re saying that they have to deduct a 10% commission.’
In order to pay 700,000 won to Kim Da-bin, you had to pay the quest fee of 70,000 won.
The effect of tax collection is to copy 10% of the money, so it becomes plus or minus zero.
‘It’s essentially a loss since a 10% fee is deducted again when you get it back.’
The idea was that in order to profit from tax collection, the money had to be buried for at least three months.
‘Huh? Wait a minute. So···.’
As I was organizing my thoughts, I suddenly realized something.
‘If you don’t withdraw money and leave it alone, you will continue to earn 10% profit, right?’
The promised interest of 10% per month would bring an interest of 120% in one year.
There was no financial product like this anywhere.
If there was, it would have been 100% a scam.
‘Should I just invest about 1 billion?’
While I was seriously contemplating, Seo Ye-jin, who was lying on the sofa, cautiously approached me and spoke to me.
“Um… Jaehyun.”
“Hmm? Yes?”
“I’m sorry to ask you this, but could you please bring my group here?”
Thirty-five survivors, including Seo Ye-jin’s family.
Although they did provide supplies, it wasn’t a place where we could stay for long.
It was Seo Ye-jin who took a bath in warm water and fell asleep in a cozy bed.
She would also like to give her family a normal life as soon as possible.
“Of course I should do it.”
Seo Ye-jin stood up from her seat in joy, then bowed her head.
“thank you!”
“Can you control the mouse again right now?”
“Of course! I’m completely fine!”
“I’ll tell you to follow the mouse, so just guide me.”
“All right!”
After giving the party a quest to follow the mouse and rescue the survivors, I turned on the Absolute’s Eye and leisurely observed Ha Dong-geon’s party.
Getting out of Seomyeon Station wasn’t that difficult.
Because it was the area of the giant snake, there weren’t any monsters.
The cityscape that I encountered when I exited Seomyeon Station Exit 2 was a crucible of shock and horror.
‘It’s a total ruin.’
It was so miserable.
The sight of the cars overturned haphazardly, the bloodstains on the road, the broken windows of the first-floor buildings, and the rotting corpses left everywhere was beyond words.
The silence that had fallen was rather terrifying.
Click-
Because Seo Ye-jin’s mouse guided them along the optimal route, there was almost no fighting.
The only thing they encountered was the occasional goblin, and for Hadonggun’s party, a group of goblins was like eating cold porridge.
‘I guess I don’t have to worry about it.’
I focused on the skill window while maintaining the eyes of the Absolute.
[Skill Points Available: 3]
‘Where should I invest this so that it will be known as a good investment?’
In the beginning, the answer was to unconditionally increase shop skills.
Because it was a situation where we had to register more items as quickly as possible.
‘But things are different now.’
This was thanks to the greatly increased number of slots and the ‘Itemization’ function as the shop’s skill level reached level 5.
‘Now, filling all 500 slots is a task.’
Even though I was registering all kinds of items, including nutritional supplements and vitamins, I hadn’t even filled half of the 500 slots.
‘There’s no need to go to extreme lengths to level up your store.’
Besides that, there are plenty of places to invest skill points.
There were a total of five skills that had the [+] button activated next to the current level: Maintain Dignity, Warehouse, Eye of the Absolute, Health of the Absolute, and Invisible Hand.
‘The first skill would have to be the Eye of the Absolute.’
The most utilized skill at the moment is the Eye of the Absolute.
‘The compatibility with Seo Ye-jin is also good.’
It would also be a key skill when going out to rescue my family in the future.
I leveled up without any worries.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute in the Corner of the House, Level Up.’
Woohoo
The moment the Absolute’s Eye skill goes up to level 3.
Hot―
‘Ugh.’
A change occurred in the field of vision illuminated by the Eye of the Absolute, along with a sensation as if the surface of the eye was burning.
“Goblin (Lv. 8)” “Goblin (Lv. 7)” “Goblin (Lv. 7)” “Goblin (Lv. 7)”
The levels of the goblins that were fighting the Hadonggun party began to appear above their heads.
When I looked closely, I could even read the characteristics of the goblins.
“Goblin (Lv. 8)”
Height: 103cm. They live in groups and are intelligent enough to use tools. They have surprisingly good eyesight and can see far away, and their eyes are sharp enough to distinguish objects without a problem even in dark caves.
‘It’s okay.’
Until now, level information was only revealed by killing the corresponding monster.
But now, you can know the level of a monster just by looking at it with the eyes of the Absolute.
‘I needed this ability anyway.’
The easiest way to increase the quest difficulty was to have them hunt high level monsters.
However, the problem is that monsters above a certain level are rare in number.
Goblins at single-digit levels are scattered all over the place, but it’s becoming difficult to find monsters in their 20s right now.
‘Honestly, finding high-level monsters is more difficult than hunting them.’
This ability was one of the absolutely necessary abilities in order to fulfill Owen’s wish in the future.
First, find a monster of a suitable level and give her a quest to save on the cost of resurrection.
‘It’s a bit of a shame that I can’t go up one more level.’
The [+] button next to the Absolute’s Eye skill that reached level 3 had disappeared.
It meant that the skill level was still lacking.
‘Then what’s next···.’
The first thing that caught my eye was the ‘Maintain Dignity’ skill.
‘If the rapid increase in Seo Ye-jin’s trustworthiness and loyalty was truly due to the increase in the level of the Maintain Dignity skill, then that alone is worth investing skill points in.’
Not only was it helpful when accepting new vassals, but it also had the advantage of maximizing the effects of the ‘Power of Trust’ or [Knight] titles.
‘Maintain dignity, level up.’
The moment I tried to check the new function that appeared as the skill to maintain the dignity of the absolute master of the corner of the house rose to level 4.
Taang-
‘huh?’
I came to my senses suddenly at the sound of a gunshot that came out of nowhere.
Upon confirming with the eyes of the Absolute Being, the owner of the gunshot sound was surprisingly a goblin.
‘That’s···?’
The moment the goblin was about to point his gun at the Hadonggun party again.
Ss …
Moon Byung-ho teleported behind the goblin and cut off its head.
“Kikikikik!”
The rest of the goblins were also mercilessly torn apart by Moon Byung-ho’s spear.
‘Register your items!’
While Moon Byung-ho was killing the goblins, I registered the gun that had fallen on the floor and then directly ordered it to be repaired.
S&W M60 (476,320 won)
.38 caliber live ammunition 100 rounds (158,400 won)
I couldn’t help but smile as I looked at the pistol listed on the store.
‘A gun.’
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