[Episode 14] Vampire (1)
The crown was as effective as it was splendid in appearance.
When worn, the effects granted to citizens are doubled.
There were six effects currently granted to citizens.
Experience and settlement money increased by 100%.
The power of trust.
Tax collection.
Base salary.
Economically active population support fund.
Occupational effects.
It was said that the effects of all of these were amplified twice.
‘…I guess I’ll have to keep using it?’
Although it was a little bit cumbersome, the effect when worn was so good that I couldn’t not use it.
‘I don’t have much reason to leave the house anyway, so I’ll just wear it on a regular basis.’
There was a system notification that had been ringing continuously since a while ago.
[You have hunted a Goblin (Lv. 7).]
[Gain experience points.]
[18,011 won was deposited into the wallet of the absolute owner of the house.]
This is because Kang Deok-su was training goblins in the goblin lair.
‘Let’s try it’
I carefully placed the crown on my head.
Then, I felt something cool pass through my head.
And as soon as I put on the crown, a change appeared in the notification window.
[You have hunted a Goblin (Lv. 7).]
[Gain experience points.]
[28,670 won was deposited into the wallet of the absolute owner of the house.]
‘One goblin costs almost 30,000 won’
The first digits have changed.
Compared to the time when I caught a goblin myself, which cost only 3,000 won, this was almost 10 times more effective.
It seemed that I should wear the crown even while sleeping, if possible, as it would increase my efficiency not only in goblin hunting but in all future hunts.
‘Now that I think about it, the tax collection cooldown must have run out.’
I’ve been so busy lately that I’ve forgotten to use my tax collection skills and have neglected them.
When I used the tax collection skill a month ago, it wasn’t a significant amount. But now it will be different.
Because I know that the rapid growth of the Hadonggun Party over the years has resulted in each of them having assets worth tens of billions of won.
I used the skill with some anticipation.
‘tax collection’
If this was also applied with double efficiency due to the crown’s effect, it would mean bringing 20% instead of 10%.
Then I thought I could get at least several billion.
however.
[15,674,528,243 won was deposited into the wallet of the absolute ruler of the corner of the house through tax collection.]
‘uh?’
The amount and digits were different from what I expected.
’15 billion?’
That means the citizens are holding around 75 billion won.
‘I see. You must have earned quite a bit of money not only from hunting but also from the economically active population support fund.’
The amount of money earned by citizens who were included in the economically active population support fund per day was in the hundreds of millions. If you add them all up, it will easily amount to several billions.
‘People have more money than I thought?’
Somehow, the sales at the store have been unusual lately.
That means citizens’ purchasing power has increased.
‘Soon I’ll be able to sell tea at the store!’
As road maintenance was completed, demand for vehicles began to increase little by little.
Even if it is not necessarily for hunting, many people want a car because it provides many conveniences.
‘We can make a separate point of sale for cars in the underground parking lot. So that you can drive them right away.’
Alternatively, they could set up shops in newly expanded areas where vehicles were originally sold.
However, it had to remain at the planning stage for now.
‘I need to reach level 25 quickly so I can level up my shop skills and increase my slots!’
All slots in the store were currently filled.
Although it was possible to maximize the efficiency of a single slot through itemization, there was a limit to this as well.
Among them, medical supplies accounted for a considerable proportion.
There were limits to grouping medicines by type because they were so diverse, and slots were quickly filled.
Currently, the medical team is only registering and using the most commonly consumed drugs.
That alone meant that 500 slots were already full, leaving no slots left to register cars.
This means that in order to sell a vehicle, you need to level up your shop skill.
‘Still, I’m almost level 25.’
Over the years, we have steadily leveled up and expanded our territory.
Now I’m close to reaching level 25.
Here I also got a crown that would speed up my experience gains, so I would soon be level 25.
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‘As the area expands in the future, the demand for cars will increase even more.’
Anyway, it was only a few kilometers from the center of the area to the outside. There was no need to buy a car that cost tens of millions of won. And the only people who could afford it were hunting teams.
Even the top-tier hunting teams would have tens of millions of won in their pockets.
‘Anyway, it’s a good thing. The fact that citizens’ assets are increasing means that future tax collections will continue to be lucrative.’
I liked the crown on my head more and more.
‘The basic salary will have doubled, so people who make a living by hunting will be better off.’
For most citizens, the settlement fee is 0%.
Still, the only way I could make money was thanks to the basic salary system guaranteed to those who received citizenship. Experience points and settlement money that I couldn’t touch were 100%.
As it has doubled, the growth of citizens will also accelerate and their income will also improve.
‘I’m so lucky that something like this came out right when the instant dungeon came out!’
People who couldn’t do anything else besides hunting goblins will now have no trouble making a living.
‘In addition, the economically active population has also increased significantly’
Economically active population skills were doubled in support funds, but the restricted population doubled.
With the population doubling in one fell swoop, there was room for a significant number of new people.
‘Good’
It was already uncomfortable because there weren’t enough seats for the number of people working.
I had no choice but to pay money directly in the form of quests, but I no longer needed to do that.
It was at that time that I was checking each and every positive effect that the crown was causing.
The bell rang.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute’
When I checked, I found that Jang Seong-jun, who had asked me to borrow a gun to rescue his family a while ago, was standing in front of the door.
I could tell the result just by looking at his face.
Crunch.
As I opened the front door, I saw Jang Seong-jun with a big smile on his face.
He said, showing off the firearms he was holding in his hands.
“Hello, Jaehyun. I’ve come to return the items you lent me last time.”
I said with a snicker.
“Congratulations. I hope you are safely reunited with your family.”
“Yes. It’s all thanks to Jaehyun. If I had been even a little bit later, I would never have been able to see my family. But thanks to Jaehyun willingly providing me with a gun, I was able to save my family, as if by a miracle.”
“I just provided the support I could. It was their own strength that saved their families.”
Jang Seong-jun bowed and expressed his gratitude.
“We desperately needed that opportunity. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again. You have continued to look after us and provide us with the supplies we needed.”
When the party arrived at the apartment in Yeonji-dong, the people in the apartment were engaged in an all-out war with the orcs. However, the orcs were too much of a burden to the powerless ordinary people, and they were helplessly pushed back.
That’s when Jang Seong-jun’s party appeared.
Jang Sung-jun’s party, armed with rifles, quickly swept away the orcs and became the heroes of the apartment.
I also completely won their hearts by giving them the supplies I had provided, and I was able to successfully return home with hundreds of survivors from that complex.
Fortunately, their families were also among the survivors.
‘This proves that you can subdue most monsters with just a rifle.’
Of course, the fact that I could provide unlimited ammunition played a pretty important role.
The fact that they could supply ammunition in real time made them even more powerful.
“Thanks to Jaehyun’s continued support, we were able to gain strength and complete the mission. Thank you so much for believing in us and lending us your guns.”
I thought about letting Jang Seong-jun’s party keep the guns, but I had already handed over full authority over the guns to Kang Han-gyeol.
‘I already told you to retrieve all the guns that were distributed to the existing hunting teams.’
I also planned to establish a system where capable hunting teams would be provided with firearms by the dungeon management office when they needed to hunt.
‘storage’
Jiiing
After storing all the guns that Jang Seong-jun brought in the warehouse, he asked him.
“Are all your family members and colleagues staying in the public facility right now?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I have a suggestion to make.”
Currently, all of Jang Seong-jun’s party members are bound by a contract of subordination.
This means that they are all people who have each gained one awakening ability.
‘But during the operation, they only used firearms, so they are not yet accustomed to using their abilities.’
It was also clearly important to train capable riflemen.
However, I thought that people with these special abilities should be managed separately.
Just by looking at the case of the Hadonggun party, you can see how much potential a group with awakening abilities has.
“Would you like to form a hunting team with your colleagues?”
“A hunting team?”
“Yes, but there is one condition. I want you to go hunting monsters using only your awakened abilities.”
First, the plan was to build a goblin lair exclusively for them and get them used to using their abilities.
“Are you telling me not to use rifles?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Hmm….”
It didn’t matter to others.
But I definitely wanted to use Jang Seong-jun as combat manpower.
‘It’s a Grade A telekinesis. If you raise it well, it will become a power that is no less than Ha Dong-geon or Oh Eon-ju.’
He spoke to Jang Seong-jun, who was troubled.
“If you actively participate in the hunt, I will give you three apartments. I will also provide temporary accommodations for the survivors who come with you.”
Most of them would be regular houses, but it would be much better for them to use private homes than their current situation.
Because having to share an apartment with dozens of people was a lot harder than I thought.
When I said I would solve it, Jang Seong-jun nodded vigorously and answered.
“I will do it!”
[Citizen Jang Seong-jun’s trust level increases.]
[Citizen Jang Seong-jun’s loyalty increases.]
“Shouldn’t we ask other people too?”
“If I hear your conditions, I will accept unconditionally.”
He spoke to Jang Seong-jun, who had a serious expression on his face.
“You don’t have to be too nervous. At first, the monsters you’ll be hunting will be goblins at best.”
The plan was to spin the wheel in the Goblin Den, an instant dungeon.
“It might be difficult to fight without a rifle at first, but you’ll get used to it quickly.”
“All right.”
“And Mr. Jang Seong-jun, try using your psychic powers on a regular basis. It might be annoying and difficult at first, but once you get used to it, you’ll have acquired a weapon that’s much more powerful than a rifle.”
“Yes. I will try.”
Jang Seong-jun will probably adapt quickly.
This is because, on the way to Yeonji-dong to pick up his family, he had already grown to the early level 20s after hunting several monsters.
‘I’ll be able to catch a goblin easily!’
Since the other party members’ levels are also decent, six people should be able to easily handle about a hundred goblins.
‘Once you’ve become completely comfortable with using your abilities, you can send them out on a real hunt.’
It was when Jang Seong-jun went down with a bright smile on his face, deciding to set a detailed schedule later.
[Citizen Jang Dae-il has passed away.]
[Citizen Kim Nam-gi has passed away.]
[Citizen Lee Se-Hyeon has passed away.]
[Citizen Seo Go-eun has passed away.]
‘hmm?’
Suddenly, messages of citizens’ deaths began to pour in.
As many as fifteen civilians lost their lives in an instant.
‘It’s never been like this before?’
For a moment, I thought I had an accident.
Unless the building collapsed or something like that, there would be no reason for so many people to die at once.
But then, another strange notification appeared.
[You have hunted the lowest level vampire (Lv. 18).]
[Gain experience points.]
[2,223,988 won was deposited into the wallet of the absolute owner of the house.]
“vampire?”
[Episode 14] Vampire (1) > End
