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“What, why are you staring at me like that today?”

Hwang Soo-young looked at Kang Ha-jin with bewildered eyes and asked.

"I do not know. Well, I'm looking for artifacts worth taking a look at."

“Wait, aren’t you doing this on purpose to feed me?”

“Is it possible?”

Hajin Kang smiled brightly.

Since they are just finished items now, it was because they were only checking information through a peek and moving on.

In case you found the wrong part of the appraisal, it was enough to briefly analyze why it happened.

So, unlike in England, the time had to be shortened a lot.

“Something is embarrassing.”

“It’s a misunderstanding.”

Hwang Soo-young narrowed her eyes and glanced at Kang Ha-jin. However, she quickly smiled and moved closer to Ha-jin Kang.

Anyway, doing this, I felt like we were only dating the two of us.

The other party was now being caught by Enzo from the back, and they were eagerly talking about the Guardian's workshop.

“But can we talk like that?”

“Isn’t that something that everyone who should know anyway knows?”

“Don’t you mean the richest people in the world by people you know?”

“There are quite a few people I know at A-Market. And if there are a few more auctions in the future, people around Enzo will know naturally, even if they don't want to know. Maybe his father already knew.”

“Well, I guess so.”

When the two were walking while having such a light conversation, the space where the finished items were displayed was finally over.

It was quite long until there, but after that, it was so long and huge that it could not be compared with anything that had passed before.

From now on, an unfinished, but expected to be completed space begins with real relics displayed.

Hajin Kang stopped her steps in front of her first relic and looked at it with all her senses.

At first, she thought she would be no different than before, but it didn't take long for Hwang Soo-young's expression to change.

“Finally started!”

Hwang Soo-young was startled, and she took a step back from Kang Ha-jin.

“How long do you think it will take you to appreciate it?”

"I do not know."

Hajin Kang's answer ended with that.

Hwang Soo-young immediately approached Enzo as if half-jumping.

“You say you can leave at any time, right? Isn't that a joke? I hope it's not a joke. Only then will you be able to live.”

"uh······."

Enzo couldn't answer properly, wondering what was going on. Seeing this, Sooyoung Hwang's complexion began to turn pale.

Of course, that was her mistake.

After that, Hwang Soo-young and other members of the Guardians' Guild watched and appreciated for a few hours, and then they all went back.

However, because of her guidance, the rest of Enzo could not do that.

And then she understood. Why on earth did Hwang Soo-young always show such a reaction?

Enzo screamed. Of course, only in your mind.

* * *

Hajin Kang’s goal at the Louvre was not to extort the power of relics.

Of course, I'll make it clear when I get the chance, but the real goal was at the source, not that.

She wanted to figure out what mechanism caused this to happen.

In the UK, it was impossible because of time constraints, but here it was already confirmed that there was no time constraint.

However, there was a restriction that no food could be consumed inside, but that didn't matter.

Before returning, there was an experience of fighting without eating or sleeping for about a week because I couldn't get my feet out while hunting.

Of course, I almost died at that time, but I also had many experiences that were comparable to that.

So I could do whatever it takes to hold on here until I achieve my goal.

Isn't it a battle situation now?

Ten days was enough.

So the important thing is not to hold on for long, but to get exactly what you want.

So, each artifact was checked much more carefully and thoroughly than in England.

The proportion of artifacts under erosion was much higher at the Louvre than at the British Museum.

Maybe it's because they stole a lot of relics from England in advance, but Ha-jin Kang felt that it wasn't the only reason.

The Louvre itself felt closer to the system.

It wasn't clear though.

In that way, while checking the artifacts one by one, I tried to grasp the power of the museum itself.

In the meantime, if I found a relic that was almost finished with erosion, I waited in front of it until the moment when it was completed as an item.

There were many artifacts that were being eroded, so of course there were many that were nearing the end.

Perhaps it was possible to get a lot more results than in England.

From the first extortion, the jackpot exploded.

[Dragon Dragon Armor]

[Armor made from the scales of a blue dragon. Helps the wearer grow. Dexterity +100, Stamina +100, Mana +100, and the skill ‘Accelerated Growth’ can be used. It is given the title ‘one who has obtained the strength of the dragon’.]

It was definitely different from the finished item I had seen before.

It looked like a rusty bronze breastplate, but it was a very old piece of armor.

[Growth Acceleration (P)]

[The power of the dragon accelerates growth. Level-up speed increases.]

It was an amazing skill. Does it speed up your leveling up? It was an option like adding experience points.

[Those who have obtained the strength of the dragon]

[Gives the power of dragon scales to the skin. Defense +20%]

It was a title that raised defense by 20%.

This is comparable to the items obtained in England. No, it's better in some ways,

‘I’ll have to check it out a bit more to find out, but I think the power actually given to the artifact is different from the power in the finished item.’

Anyway, it is clear that the items that are eroded in the museum deliver the most excellent effect to Ha-jin Kang.

You can get such great skills and titles so casually.

‘It would be great if I could pass this on to someone else.’

If skills or titles overlap, if you can pass them on to others, you will be able to boost the Guardian's overall power in an instant.

Hajin Kang carefully checked the relics one by one and moved little by little to the center of the museum.

The Louvre had a lot of old relics.

And as I checked them one by one without being pressed for time, little by little, the essence of erosion began to come into my eyes.

Erosion is the process by which Earth's objects are connected to the system, that is, the information of the system inhabits the Earth's objects.

Of course, the power of the system is involved in the process, but it is the power of the system that Ha-jin Kang keeps in mind and examines.

The reason why it resides only in relics is that in the first place, the relics have the power to be expected.

Hajin Kang initially thought that erosion was the process by which the system gave strength to the artifact, but it was not.

Watching the process of erosion for a long time, it was more like taking away rather than giving strength.

The system absorbs the power of the artifact first, and overlaid it with the system's information to give it back.

So Ha-jin Kang was able to extort it in the middle.

I was so engrossed in looking into the process that I missed the extortion moment of one artifact.

As the cost of missing one of the artifact's powers was to figure out the process of erosion, I decided to think that I had paid the right price.

And I was able to confirm one more important fact.

It was confirmed that the information that actually resides in the artifact is lower than the information that the original system intended to give.

The rest of the surplus was scattered around as it was.

And that power revolved around this museum.

Could it be that the Louvre has special abilities?

‘I’ll have to find out that too.’

The itinerary at the Louvre was until we found out why erosion occurs only in this museum and the British Museum.

As Ha-jin Kang moved to the next relic, Enzo's complexion, who had been waiting next to him until then, turned pale.

'Appreciating one artifact for three hours...!'

Not long after Ha-jin Kang moved to the next artifact, the museum managers rushed in.

Enzo wondered what was going on, so he looked at them.

"what happened? Were there any intruders?”

The manager smiled and shook his head.

"no. We just saw a signal that a new item has appeared.”

"Yes? Is that true? That's great! What kind of relic?”

The manager chuckled.

“Aren’t you standing right in front of me?”

For a moment, Enzo's expression darkened.

“Is this... a water bottle-shaped artifact turned into an item?”

"Yes. Yes. Then we will proceed with the appraisal.”

A highly skilled appraiser was always on standby at the museum. Because you never know when the item will appear.

The appraiser carefully took out the artifact and began to conduct the appraisal.

The shape of the water bottle was changing little by little.

Even if it changed into an item, the shape did not change at once. The change in shape occurs gradually, but it usually takes about a day to get the perfect shape.

Of course, the ability doesn't change depending on the shape, so it didn't matter if I did it right away.

Enzo stared blankly at the appraiser appraising the items, then unknowingly turned his head to look at Ha-jin Kang.

Hajin Kang was examining the artifact very carefully.

Because something like that just happened, it didn't seem like he was simply appreciating it.

‘Is it a coincidence?’

Enzo's mind became very complicated.

* * *

Hajin Kang checked the pattern of power flowing through the artifact and released his concentration.

Each artifact in the process of erosion had a different pattern of force, and when I checked it, I felt that something was accumulating little by little.

So, none of the artifacts could be passed in vain.

Relics in the process of erosion are about 5% of the total relics here. However, there were so many relics that the number was enormous.(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

If it weren't for that, the proportions are like that, and I wouldn't be able to check all the artifacts here even if I stayed up all night for a month.

After I relaxed my concentration, I saw people gathered next to me.

They were now appreciating.

‘You seem to have a system in place to detect when an artifact is turned into an item.’

With that thought in mind, Ha-jin Kang checked the display case where the relics were displayed.

All four sides were made of transparent glass, and a small magic stone was embedded in the ceiling.

The manastone was embedded in the middle of an electronic device that looked like a wide plate, and it seemed that the electronic device was a system that detects mana using a manastone.

‘You can use it that way.’

Because it was a modern electronic device, the peeping skill didn't work properly.

But it didn't even work at all.

[Magic Circuit]

[Electronic circuit operated using magic stones.]

No matter how focused I was, I couldn't extract any more information.

But it was kind of weird. Because it meant the system was detecting that too.

Ha-jin Kang predicted that the next step could be confirmed if the proficiency of the spying skill increased, or if the technology developed as if it had evolved into a spying proudly.

Just like the mastermind can extract information from the general public using his skills.

Kang Ha-jin's gaze turned to the item being evaluated again.

That was a bottle for making the lowest level potions.

There are many types of potions, and that one was a potion that made the mind clearer. So, it was a great potion to use for hangover relief.

‘It’s a waste.’

In fact, that bottle was an item that could make a much better potion than me.

The grade was not the lowest, but the lowest, and the type of potion was not to clear the mind, but to resist status abnormalities.

It was a potion that could be used properly later if used well.

As Ha-jin Kang looked at it, Enzo said with a smile.

“Just now, an artifact has been turned into an item. It's not easy to see a scene like this, but you're really lucky. Now the museum’s appraisers are appraising.”

Enzo, who had spoken up to that point, lowered his voice and added an explanation as if in a whisper.

“Looking from the side, it looks like an item that can make potions. That's great, right? All the items in the museum are like that. Very useful and great.”

Enzo said proudly, but Kang Ha-jin was even more sad to see it.

Originally, it was an item that was several times better than me, but it was even more regrettable that I couldn't tell you that it was the only thing left.

Hajin Kang sighed softly and headed to the next relic.

There are still many artifacts to see. There was no time to waste here.

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