Level 1 Player

Chapter 31 Legendary Item Auction

The Chinese government put out flippers first.

– It was an arbitrary action of the ranker.

– It was not an instruction from the Chinese government.

After that, excuses came.

-Destroyed territory of North Korea is land without an owner. It is only being occupied by Korea without permission. Therefore, it is absolutely not an act of aggression or an act against humanity.

After the flippers and excuses, it was the turn of the captain.

– Rather, Korea should thank China.

-Chinese rankers gave their lives and made the Imoogi in a dying state. That is why Korea safely hunted the Imoogi.

-The Korean government should share the loot from hunting Imoogi with the Chinese government.

Instead of an apology and compensation for bringing monsters to the territory of another country, they force them to give out the loot they have brought because they have hunted the monsters they have driven.

From a Korean standpoint, it was staggering and stuffy.

Public opinion in the international community was not good either.

However, China continued to make the same argument.

Anti-Chinese sentiment soared in Korea.

On the contrary, China has fueled anti-Korean sentiment among its own people.

With him, he began to subtly put pressure on Korean companies doing business in China.

We will impose additional tariffs on Korean goods. We will reduce the scale of imports and exports to Korea. I will check illegal matters of Korean companies in my country, etc.

The thugs they had been doing before the Cataclysm started again.

But a lot has changed from the past.

It was the trust and stability of the Chinese market.

China has not yet fully evolved the Second Cataclysm.

Even compared to other countries with large territories, suppression of the Second Cataclysm was delayed considerably.

All factories and shops were stopped because monsters were running rampant all over China.

Of course, the Second Cataclysm is a global problem that occurred at the same time.

However, the problem was that the suppression process was not smooth and it was taking too much time.

No matter how large a market is, it is of no use without stability.

Even if you invest hard to build factories and import and export goods, what use is it if the economy of a country is paralyzed by a monster?

China has always boasted of having the largest player in the world.

As such, the dungeon stability rating was maintained at the highest level in the world with an Aaa rating.

However, the ability to cope with the dimension gate was significantly lower than that of Korea, where the number of players was significantly less.

For reference, Korea’s dungeon stability rating was Aa2, two steps lower than that of China.

The view of China and Korea from the international community was inevitably different.

China’s dungeon safety rating fell to Baa in an instant.

On the other hand, Korea’s rating has risen sharply.

It was rated Aaa, the highest grade.

It wasn’t just the dungeon safety rating that went up.

The national credit rating has also been upgraded to Aaa.

In the first place, there is a close relationship between the dungeon safety rating and the national credit rating.

With the success of this Imoogi raid, Korea received favorable reviews for having the best players in the world.

With the disappearance of North Korea, the Achilles heel of a country in a truce disappeared.

As North Korea was restored as it was, the population and territory increased.

The underground resources and numerous dungeons lying dormant in North Korea were like a treasure trove.Naturally, the valuation value had to rise vertically.

Right now, financial companies from around the world were visiting Korea with their investment funds.

A country safe from monster attacks.

A country full of potential for development.

It was the best place for investors to invest.

Under these circumstances, the Chinese threat was not as effective as before.

* * *

After the Imoogi hunt was over, Hyunseong returned to Seoul and diligently filled the sales window.

Large-capacity batteries for camping were piled up in the warehouse of the electronics store, which Hyunseong built himself and managed by his sister Choi Hyun-ji.

It was thanks to the steady purchase order placed at Hyunseong’s request.

It seems that the international community is noisy with the incidents in Korea and China, but that was not Hyunseong’s business.

Hyunseong was a player, neither a politician nor a businessman.

‘Isn’t it difficult to buy an item?’

One benefit was given to the destroyers who participated in the Imoogi Raid.

It was the right to participate in the auction of items from Imoogi.

The government’s Imoogi hunting compensation has already been deposited.

All that was left was the distribution of the loot.

When the item auction is completed, a portion of the sales amount will be deposited into Hyunseong’s account according to the contribution level.

‘want to buy.’

However, they did not have the funds to purchase a legendary item that was expected to cost at least hundreds of billions of dollars.

‘Let’s not be greedy.’

I got enough rewards from hunting Imoogi.

So I had to be satisfied with this level.

Wow!

Then, Hyunseong got a call.

It was Shin Yoon-ah.

“Hello.”

– This is Yoona Shin.

“Oh, yes, Yoona. But for some reason… … ?”

-You’re always asking for something. Can’t I just call you for no reason?

Shin Yoon-ah asked with a piercing voice.

“It’s not, but it’s true that you called because you had a business.”

Hyunseong answered in a calm voice.

– Ha, I shouldn’t talk. that’s right. I have a question for you, so I called.

“What?”

– Interested in Legendary items?

At Shin Yoon-ah’s words, Hyunseong’s eyes lit up.

“of course. Are there any players who are not interested in Legendary items?”

-I can let Hyunseong buy one of the legendary grade items this time.

“Are there any conditions?”

-of course.

“What? Perhaps?”

– You’re right.“Is this still a perpetual contract?”

there was only that

-The government will do its best to acquire items from Imoogi this time. Do you think there is a player who can beat the government’s financial power?

“But the qualification to participate in the auction is only given to the Killers, right?”

-That’s why I contacted Hyunseong. Currently, the only players under the association are me and Hyunseong.

“Then, shouldn’t Yoona have all of it?”

There was no need to contact Hyunseong and ask him to share the items.

– At first I thought so too… … One skill doesn’t match me well. Maybe it suits Hyunseong better than me.

“Can I check the items I can purchase first?”

Shin Yoona is the leader of the killing squad and the person who retrieved her items after the Imoogi hunt was over.

Therefore, she has no choice but to know information about the item.

However, the other exterminators only checked the number and type of items and did not know the exact specifications.

-Sure. But it’s difficult right now. It was decided the day before the auction to disclose item information to the Killers. In all fairness, Hyunseong would know a day in advance.

“It’s pretty short.”

-If information is released too early, there may be extermination crews who are subordinated to other countries.

“It seems that the recruitment has already begun.”

– It’s under investigation by the government.

“Once we see the item, we will decide.”

-Do by that way. But you will never regret it.

* * *

Shin Yoon-ah’s promise was true.

“Wow!”

Hyunseong’s mouth widened and opened.

Dark Dragon’s Punishment – Legendary Rank

-Active skill book

-Changes the nature of magic to dark attributes.

– The power of attack-type skills is greatly increased.

– The power of healing skills is greatly reduced.

– Fires black lightning at will according to the caster’s will.

– This skill has no cooldown.

‘It’s the same as a vampire ball.’

It gives powerful power, but there is a penalty for that.

The black dragon’s punishment was practically nothing but the ability to cast black lightning.

But that was the point.

Depending on the caster’s will, there was no penalty, including the cooldown.

It does not need to be used in a specific situation or fixed in a special form.

In the case of Imoogi, black lightning was sprayed like rain, and it was used as a spear that pierces the enemy or a shield to defend against the enemy’s attack.

It could be used freely in any form as long as there was will and magic power without fixing the form.

‘I love it.’

The compatibility with the Vampire Ball and the Dragon Blood Sword is also good, but I had hopes that it could be combined with the Breath of the Thunder Dragon.

‘Is it possible? Can a hero rank skill absorb a legend rank skill?’

But there was nothing wrong with failing.

The Black Dragon’s Punishment was a very attractive skill just by itself.“Are you really not going to learn this?”

Shin Yoon-ah is a typical dill tank.

Strength, agility, and stamina are fairly evenly distributed.

Although she seems to have relatively low mental power and magical power, that is only when compared to a ranged dealer or a healer-type ranker.

She said that compared to a tank or melee dealer of the same level, she probably had an overwhelmingly high mental and magical power.

Because the power of her skills that Shin Yoona showed during her Imoogi raid was truly enormous.

She said, “She has a whole divine type of magic. Most of her main skills are set to respond to divine magic.”

“Ah!”

It was then that I understood.

The Dark Dragon’s Punishment changes the nature of magical power to dark attributes.

If that happens, the effectiveness of her main skills that Shin Yoona has learned so far will be drastically reduced.

The harm is greater than the gain.

“Perhaps if Mr. Hyunseong declines, this will be the charge of one of the distance dealers. There is one person that the government has put a point on to get the skillbook as a bait. You don’t have much time, so decide quickly.”

At Shin Yoon-ah’s words, Hyunseong thought for a moment.

“If you listen to one condition, I will do that.”

“What is the condition?”

“If later I pay the same amount as the down payment, please allow me to cancel the tenure.”

“Isn’t that too much?”

“If that is not possible, I will give up cleanly.”

“Well, then, let’s do this. It is not the same amount as the down payment, but the statutory interest rate from today to the cancellation date.”

“What is the statutory interest rate?”

“5% per year.”

“Is it Danri?”

“Of course it’s compound interest. That’s a huge concession.”

“I will.”

“like. It’s a contract. Then I will report to the superior and come.”

“Thank you for caring me.”

This is Hyunseong, who once had a confrontation with the government for Minister Lee Hang-gu.

Wrong with the matter, the government was most likely classifying Hyunseong as a player with a disgraceful temperament.

However, he had an opportunity to purchase a legendary skill book.

Even considering the importance of possessing unique skills, the fact that such an opportunity came to Hyunseong, who had no ties to the government, was a story that someone who could influence the government pushed him.

The only person who could give Hyunseong such a favor was Shin Yoon-ah.

“What have I done? Then I will go.”

Shin Yoona smiled and left her office.

* * *

The auction was held.

It was a format in which a professional auctioneer disclosed detailed information of items or skill books, and the exterminators who participated in the Imoogi Raid bid.

“Are there any more bidders? I’ll count to five. One Two Three Four Five. Congratulations. The Dark Dragon’s Spear belongs to Shin Yoon-ah.”

After fierce competition, Shin Yoon-a took a weapon.

‘No matter how you look at it, it’s not just an amount that players can use… … .’

Even the rankers came out with an amount that could never be called.

‘Are companies stuck?’

Just as the government invested large sums of money in exchange for life contracts in Shin Yoon-ah and Hyunseong, players directly under the association, large corporations may have invested large amounts of money in their guild rankers in return for life contracts.

Contrary to expectations that it would be held smoothly, the auction was quite fierce.

However, Shin Yoon-a eventually got all the items.

One weapon and one skillbook.

The cost of purchasing two items alone was close to 2 trillion won.

After that, the last sale item.

The black dragon’s punishment has appeared.

Hyunseong started bidding for the first time.

Competition is fiercer than ever.

All the players who could not get the item rushed in thinking that this was the last time.

And in fact, from an objective point of view, the effectiveness of the skill book itself, the punishment of the Dark Dragon, was good.

It was because I could use it freely whether it was a tank, a close-distance, a one-death, or a healer.

Hyunseong, through fierce competition, finally won the bid from the Black Dragon.

‘driving me crazy.’

But Hyunseong’s face was not so bright.

His debts to repay exceeded trillions.

‘Isn’t this really tied to the Players Association for the rest of my life?’

5% compound interest.

It was a moment when Hyunseong’s plan to get rid of the debt before the end of the existing contract period was slightly erroneous.

* * *

‘How did this happen?’

Shin Yoon-ah’s expression hardened.

When she lifted the Dark Dragon’s spear, she couldn’t hear the message she was supposed to hear.

When she mastered the Dark Dragon’s Rage skill, she also couldn’t hear the message she should have heard.

In both cases, the first achievement message did not appear.

‘whoever?’

She said she was actually feeling suspicious since she succeeded in the Imoogi Raid.

This is because the achievement of achieving the first heroic level achievement did not appear.

Obviously, it was Shin Yoon-ah who killed Lee Moo-gi in the end.

Her achievements prove it.

The moment she cut off the Imoogi’s breath, she was able to earn the title [She was the first to hunt a Legendary-grade monster – Heroic grade].

But she didn’t have one thing to float with.

It was the [First Hero Rank Achievement Achievement – Hero Rank] achievement.

That meant that someone had already gotten their hands on the Heroic tier achievement.

A question arises as to how you can get hero-grade achievements when no legendary-grade monsters have appeared.

But this was clearly the reality.

There was one more strange thing.

Of course, I thought that the contribution would take first place.

Because Yoona Shin contributed more than anyone else in the Imoogi raid process.

However, the contribution was not number one.

2nd place.

That was the level of contribution Shin Yoon-a received.

What’s even more strange is that no one among the kill squads claimed to have ranked first in contribution.

Of course, it could have been hidden by the party.

But with an astronomical amount of raid rewards at stake, is there any need to cheat the rankings?There were a lot of questions, but in the end I had no choice but to move on.

After that, Shin Yoona mobilized the Players Association to investigate the ranks of other countries.

She thought that someone of them was the owner of the [First Hero Rank Achiever – Hero Rank] achievement.

She honed her teeth and vowed never to lose any other achievements.

But it was stolen again.

Became the first owner of a Legendary-grade weapon.

For the first time, he became the owner of a legendary skill.

According to the previous experience, the first achievement of the hero grade had to be created.

However, the first achievement of the hero level was not generated.

It hasn’t been like this in the past.

When she first hunted hero grade monsters, Shin Yoona ranked first for her contribution, ending the hero grade monster’s breath.

And in return, he obtained 5 rare first achievements.

– The first to hunt a Hero level monster – Rare level

– First Rare Tier Achievement Achievement – Rare Tier

-Those who contributed to hunting the first Heroic level monsters -Rare level

-The one who got the first Heroic grade weapon – Rare grade

-Those who acquired the first hero-grade skill – Rare grade

All were rare-grade achievements.

Unfortunately, [Those who got the first hero grade armor – rare grade] and [the first person to get the hero grade accessories – rare grade] were missed.

But I was satisfied enough.

Because I got the most first achievements.

Again, I thought it would be.

But I couldn’t.

‘whoever?’

Starting with [First Hero Level Achievement Achiever – Hero Level], to [First Legendary Level Weapon Acquisition – Hero Level], and [First Level Acquisition of Legendary Skill – Hero Level], everything was stolen.

Perhaps all other initial achievements were also taken away.

‘This is impossible without someone hunting a legendary monster.’

But it didn’t match the words.

Shin Yoona definitely defeated Imoogi and got [the first to hunt a legendary monster – hero grade].

That meant that Yoona Shin was the first to hunt a legendary monster.

‘What the hell happened?’

My mind was complicated.

Legendary monsters were obviously the first ones to be hunted, but who the hell got the heroic achievements?

‘I feel sorry for Hyunseong for nothing.’

The government wanted Shin Yoon-a to get [the first one to acquire a legendary weapon – hero grade] and [the first to acquire a legendary grade skill – hero grade].

So, the first auction item was the Dark Dragon’s Spear and the second auction item was the Dark Dragon’s Rage.

After that, he invested a huge amount of money and won the bid.

The Black Dragon’s Punishment, which Choi Hyunseong was scheduled to purchase, was deliberately placed in the last order.

It was to drive Shin Yoona the first two achievements.

Although both players were direct players of the association and possess unique skills, the government wanted Shin Yoon-a to be stronger than Choi Hyunseong to become stronger.

Shin Yoon-ah, who has built up a trusting relationship, and Choi Hyunseong, who is just starting to build a trusting relationship, could not have the same value.

Also, if I had to focus on one person anyway, it was the right decision to choose Shin Yoon-a, a mature player, rather than Choi Hyunseong, who is growing.

The government thought it was enough to help Choi Hyunseong master the Legendary level skill.Yoona Shin did not say that she would give Choi Hyunseong one of her first achievements.

It was obvious that the government would not listen to her god Yoona anyway, but she herself was also greedy for her first achievements.

But she was not at ease.

She seemed to deceive Choi Hyunseong with her greed for her first achievement.

She felt like she was doing something wrong.

‘You look stupid.’

Her first achievement, which she tried to get her hands on while suppressing her emotions and overcoming her guilt, was to pass over to her who didn’t even know her face in the first place.

It was the first achievement she couldn’t get anyway.

But she was blinded by her greed and betrayed her conscience.

‘I’d rather be honest with Hyunseong… … .’

If it had been, she wouldn’t have had her heart as heavy as it is now.

“Yoona, congratulations on winning the item. I’ll just go in.”

At Hyunseong’s words, Shin Yoona nodded her head with a subtle expression.

“Have you mastered the skill?”

“Yes.”

“Then be careful.”

Her voice was different from usual.

‘what?’

Hyunseong moved towards the exit with a puzzled expression.

“Mi, I’m sorry.”

“Yes?”

Hyunseong turned her head to Shin Yoona’s words from behind her.

“What are you saying you’re sorry for? … ?”

“Auction item placement. In fact, the government placed the items I decided to purchase first to drive me to the first achievement. Hyunseong’s items were put off to the very bottom.”

‘First achievement?’

The moment she heard those words, two achievements generated with the growth of the dragon blood sword came to Hyunseong’s mind.

-Who owns the first Legendary grade weapon – Heroic grade

-The first to obtain a Legendary skill – Heroic rank

‘Oh, that’s why.’

Hyunseong didn’t really care much about the order in which his items were sold.

However, it seems that the government and Shin Yoon-ah were not.

‘It’s okay to do that.’

Perhaps Shin Yoona has her first achievement.

The government also knew about it, so they tried to push Yoona Shin for her first achievement.

‘Actually, of course.’

Hyunseong, who signed a life contract with the government to purchase the legendary skill book, but talked about the terms of the contract termination, and Shin Yoon-a, an already completed player and longtime member of the Players Association, had a different weight.

The government’s position was understandable, and Shin Yoon-ah’s position was also understandable.

She wasn’t even saddened.

The government and Hyunseong had a cool give-and-take relationship.

Shin Yoona was also in a situation where she had no choice but to become greedy as a player.

How can Hyunseong concede achievements that Shin Yoon-ah will bring to him by standing in opposition to the government?

Rather, just the fact that she apologized like this showed how upright Yoona Shin was.

Crucially… … .‘Anyway, I got everything, what?’

I sucked honey properly with the Imoogi raid.

It sucked so badly that I felt sorry for the other exterminators, including Shin Yoon-ah, who played a decisive role in the Imoogi Raid.

“Well, it could be. I fully understand the position of the government and Mr. Yoona. So there is no need to apologize.”

Hyunseong gave a refreshing smile that didn’t feel even 1% disappointment.

“Then let’s go.”

Hyunseong bowed her head slightly to greet her and then went out of the auction house.

‘You really didn’t have any greed.’

Shin Yoona bowed her head softly.

The only person who was anxious about her first achievement was Shin Yoona herself.

Hyunseong didn’t even care about her greed.

She would probably have laughed and understood the government’s position even if she had been honest with her.

However, because of her greed, she could not speak frankly.

‘Let’s never do this from now on, Shin Yoon-ah.’

She has seen a lot of people change as she becomes a player and rises to the ranks of rankers.

While collaborating with the government, she saw a lot of changes in politicians who had principles and standards.

She had vowed every time, that she herself would never be like that.

But, it seemed that he himself had become tainted by them.

My heart ached.

With him she carved a strong will.

Let’s not do this again, and let’s not deceive or deceive Hyunseong again.

* * *

‘Let’s try it.’

As soon as I received the skill book, I pretended to learn it and threw it away.

I didn’t know what the reaction would be.

‘Will it ever come together? Or will they exist separately?’

Both were not bad, but I had a great desire to combine them into one if possible.

Returning to the dormitory, Hyunseong took out a skill book that was emitting a brilliant golden light in a subspace.

-Active Skillbook Dark Dragon’s Punishment – Do you want to acquire Legendary rank?

-[Yes No]

‘Of course yes.’

-Active Skillbook Black Dragon’s Punishment – Failed to acquire Legendary grade.

‘Is it absorbed?’

-Active skill Thunder Dragon’s Breath – Unique hero grade and active skill Black Dragon’s Punishment – Legendary grade are fused.

-Active skill Black Lightning Dragon’s Breath – The only legendary rank has been created.

The Breath of the Thunder Dragon and the Punishment of the Dark Dragon were combined into one.

‘It’s not absorption, it’s fusion.’

Whatever the case, it was certain that the two skills became one.

Then another message came to mind.

-Unbelievable Achievements – Hero Rank

-You have acquired the first and only Legendary level skill.

-Achievement Reward: Title [The first person to acquire the only Legendary level skill – Hero level]

‘also!’

Hyunseong’s prediction was correct.