TARRITW 02

The Automatic Looting Range Is Too Wide Episode 2

Episode 2: This Actually Sells

<Acquired a large amount of experience.> – Level increases. – L v. 1 -> Lv .4 – All stats increase by 2 per level.<Acquired a large amount of skill experience.> – Unique Skill ‘Automatic Looting’: Lv. 1 -> Lv. 2 – Range: Radius 100 m -> 200 m – The number of  targets increases. 1 -> 2<Acquired tutorial rewards.> – All stats increase by 10. – Acquired Inventory Expansion Ticket. – Acquired Prospect Set.

<Acquired title ‘Super Rookie’.>

• Effect 1: Experience gain +5%.

• Effect 2: Skill experience gain +5%.

<Acquired title ‘One Who Realized the Impossible’.>

• Effect: All stats +20.

<Acquired title ‘First Coin Owner’.>

• Effect: All stats +5%.

<Acquired title ‘Unprecedented and Unrepeatable’.>

• Effect: All stats +5%.

<Acquired hidden piece.> – Acquired 3 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

A warm energy spread throughout his entire body. His mind became clear, and his body, tired from tension, regained its vitality.

Mincheol lightly jumped in place. Surprisingly, his body leaped high into the air.

It was higher than the sergeant jumps of national athletes he had seen on YouTube before.

“So the saying that high-level Awakened are all super humans was true.”

Even though he had only just barely passed the tutorial, he had become as strong as an athlete. It made him think that rumors about veteran super humans blocking monster attacks with their bare hands might actually be true.

Next, Mincheol checked the items he received as rewards.

“Prospect Set? What’s this?”

Mincheol opened his inventory and took out the items. A set of brown leather armor, a metal sword, and a shield appeared.

<Prospect Armor Set> – Grade: Rare – Description: Leather armor made by someone in the Tower for a prospect. The material is unknown, but it’s very light and sturdy. It seems difficult to penetrate this armor with an ordinary attack. – Set Effect 1: All stats +10. – Set Effect 2: Damage Reduction +10%

<Prospect Sword and Shield Set> – Grade: Rare – Description: A small shield and one-handed sword made by someone in the Tower for a prospect. The material is unknown, but it’s very light and sturdy. It seems capable of felling any enemy. – Set Effect 1: +10% additional damage on attack. – Set Effect 2: +10% damage reduction on defense.

“Whoa.”

Mincheol let out an exclamation without realizing it.

Actually, Mincheol didn’t know much about items. However, he had heard a little about the grades.

Normal, Special, Rare, Unique, Legendary.

All items obtainable in the Tower were divided into these five grades.

Naturally, the rarer they were, the harder they were to obtain. He had heard that the number of Legendary grade items discovered so far didn’t exceed three digits.

Mincheol tried wearing the equipment as a test. Amazingly, even after putting on the armor, he felt his body become much lighter.

“Is it because my stats increased thanks to the options?”

Mincheol examined the armor with a satisfied expression. The design was good, and the effects were items that suited his taste perfectly.

Finally, Mincheol checked the hidden piece.

<3 Lucky Coins (Bound)>

• Grade: ??

• Description: A mysterious coin. Having it seems like it might bring good luck. Perhaps someday you’ll find a use for it?

“Is there even a grade like this?”

The grade, marked only with question marks, and the simple description made it seem shabby for a hidden piece.

“I wonder if I could sell it for some money?”

<Bound items cannot be transferred to others.>

“Ugh, can’t even sell it?”

At the timely message, Mincheol appeared put the Lucky Coins back into his inventory.

<Return to Earth?>

Just then, a message appeared before Mincheol’s eyes. Mincheol nodded.

“Yeah, let’s go back.”

<You have cleared the tutorial!>
<You may now begin climbing the Tower.>
<The Auction House feature has been unlocked.>

Once outside, Mincheol first picked up his smartphone. It was to check how much stronger he had become.

But the Hunter community was not in an atmosphere to ask anything.

• Anonymous: Did you all hear? They say a guy cleared the tutorial in 0.01 seconds.

• Apple Strawberry: For real? How is that possible?

• Anonymous: I don’t know either. Anyway, it’s chaos right now. Everyone’s trying to find out who it is.

“Wait a minute, isn’t this me?”

Mincheol hurriedly accessed a news site. The site was completely plastered with stories about him.

<Cleared Tutorial in 0.01 Seconds? Who Is He?>
<Seol-Aeng  Guild Shows Determination, Vowing to Find and Recruit the Individual.>
<USA’s #1 Helios Guild Preparing an Unprecedented Contract with the Individual.>
<Europe’s #1 Crusade Expresses Strong Interest in Recruitment.>

Mincheol’s jaw dropped.

Overnight, no, in the blink of an eye, he had become a world-famous celebrity.

• Daehoon’s Dad: I wonder what this unprecedented contract the Helios Guild is preparing is?
  └ dspps677: I heard Malcolm Bernard, who cleared the tutorial in 5 minutes, received a signing bonus of 900 billion won. Don’t you think this person might get even more?
  └ Daehoon’s Dad: Wow, Malcolm Bernard got 900 billion. Whoever it is, they’re set for life.
  └ rlaehdvkf48: Not even doing a real job, just climbing the Tower a bit and getting 900 billion… I don’t understand how the world works.
  └ dspps677: What nonsense is this kid talking? Do you even know how much the items Awakened bring from the Tower are worth?

Reading the articles, Mincheol’s ears perked up.

900 billion won was an amount that could truly change one’s life. He might even receive more than 900 billion.

But Mincheol had no intention of revealing his identity at all.

“I just luckily set a new record; what contract are they talking about?”

The reason Mincheol could set the record of 0.01 seconds was thanks to the特殊性 of his Automatic Looting skill. It wasn’t because Mincheol’s skills were outstanding.

Moreover, as far as Mincheol knew, guilds preferred combat-type unique skills. Because the higher the floor of the Tower, the stronger the monsters you had to fight.

Would the Helios Guild still pursue a contract if they knew about Mincheol’s skill? Mincheol thought not.

Mincheol ignored the attention and accessed the Hunter community again. As originally planned, he checked how much he had strengthened.

• Anonymous: I passed the tutorial, but my level didn’t increase by even 1… Is it supposed to be like this?
  └ Seal: Do you think it’s supposed to be like that? Looks like you barely scraped through, haha.
  └ King Burger: The average clear time is 1 hour. If you clear it within that time, you’re supposed to gain 1 level.

If you clear within the average time, you gain 1 level.

On the other hand, Mincheol had risen by a whopping 3 levels. Not only that, but his stats had also increased dramatically. It was worth clearing it in 0.01 seconds.

• Anonymous: Guys, what’s your average stat point?
  └ Anonymous: Why ask that? It’s only 2 per level anyway.
  └ Server Tax Evader: I heard promising prospects in big guilds get about 6 per level. They receive various support, so their stats become higher than others.

Mincheol checked his status window.

Stats gained from leveling up, bonus stats from rewards, stats from titles.

Mincheol had as much as 10 per level. He was five times stronger than the average Hunter at the same level.

“I like this.”

He had no intention of climbing the Tower, but anyway, he liked being ahead of others.

• Anonymous: I just cleared the tutorial, what should I do? I’m too scared to climb the Tower recklessly.
  └ King Burger: First, you need to get equipment. If you access the auction house, there will be some items for beginners.
  └ King Burger: Don’t expect too much. They have no special effects and low defense.
  └ Anonymous: Then wouldn’t it be better not to buy?
  └ King Burger: It’s a hundred times better than being bare-bodied.
  └ Anonymous: Do I have to buy from the auction house? There’s plenty of factory-made armor.
  └ King Burger: You can’t bring any other equipment into the Tower except for everyday clothes. You can only bring equipment made from materials found in the Tower.

Mincheol opened the auction house and checked the beginner equipment.

<Chest Armor Made by Connecting Bark> – Grade: Normal – Description: Armor made by weaving the bark of a Sturdy Tree. Not very sturdy.

<Wooden Spear> – Grade: Normal – Description: A wooden spear made by carving a Hardwood Tree. Breaks more easily than you’d think.

Compared to the Prospect Set Mincheol had obtained, these were indescribably crude.

Yet they were expensive. You had to spend over 500,000 won per piece.

“Wow, I’m really lucky I don’t have to wear this.”

Suddenly, Mincheol remembered something he had forgotten.

Mincheol opened his inventory. It was filled with clubs he had acquired from the goblins in the tutorial.

“Could I possibly sell these too?”

Mincheol searched for ‘goblin club’ in the Hunter community. There were surprisingly many posts.

• King Burger: Newbies under floor 10, make sure to secure goblin clubs. They’re money.
  └ Anonymous: Goblin clubs? Where do you use them?
  └ King Burger: I heard goblins have an ability to find good quality wood. Those clubs have high magic conductivity, so they’re used in crafting equipment.
  └ Anonymous: But aren’t they hard to get? Those goblin bastards carry stone axes or poison stingers.
  └ King Burger: They’re expensive precisely because they’re hard to get.

Half-doubting, Mincheol entered the auction house and searched for goblin clubs.

There were no listings for sale. Instead, there were notices from people wanting to buy clubs.

<Looking to buy Goblin Clubs! Will purchase each for 80,000 won!>
<Seeking Goblin Clubs. No quantity limit. The more, the better. Will purchase each for 100,000 won.>

“They actually buy mere wooden sticks?”

Half in disbelief, Mincheol listed all the clubs in his inventory on the notice.

After a while, a message appeared.

<All 10 Goblin Clubs have been sold!>
<1,000,000 won has been deposited! If you register your bank account, you can withdraw any amount you want!>
<Message from buyer: This is the first time I’ve seen someone sell so many clubs at once! If it’s okay with you, could we possibly continue trading in the future?>

The last message from the buyer didn’t register.

Mincheol’s gaze was fixed solely on the amount: 1,000,000 won.

One million won for a bit of effort in the tutorial.

It was a large sum he hadn’t seen in a long time.

“W-What should I d-do with this money?”

Mincheol’s mind raced. The first thing Mincheol did was deposit 500,000 won to his mother.

“Oh, Mom. You’re asking about the sudden money? It’s money I earned from a part-time job. You worked so hard raising me. What? It’s not dirty money! It’s real! I can swear to Dad! Don’t bring up dead Dad? Anyway, it’s safe money, so use it as allowance, Mom!”

Next, Mincheol called his friends.

He felt sorry for always mooching off them recently.

“Today, it’s on me. Order whatever food you want. What? You say it must be my time to die? You really have no filter!”

With the remaining money, he bought things needed for living alone.

He filled the empty refrigerator to the brim, and bought lots of daily necessities like toilet paper and body wash.

“… Now I’ve used it all.”

Mincheol muttered, looking at the banking app. The account, briefly full, was empty again.

It was the first time he had spent money so freely. Mincheol felt a satisfaction he had never experienced before.

“The Tower… Should I climb again?”

Reason held Mincheol back. It asked if going to such a dangerous place made sense.

But Mincheol couldn’t easily let go of his attachment to the Tower.

The large sum of 1,000,000 won was money not easily obtained.

Even if he worked part-time steadily for a month, after deducting rent, living expenses, and other things, not much remained in his hands.

He had earned that much money just by briefly entering and exiting the Tower. It was only natural to remain attached to the Tower.

Mincheol agonized for a long time, tossing and turning on his bed.

Then, for a moment, when he came to his senses, he was posting a question on the Hunter community.

• Tower Newbie: Innocent and delicate newbie is too scared to climb the Tower, what should I do? Kyu-!
  └ Seal: This guy’s picked a weird concept.
  └ King Burger: Up to floor 5, you don’t need to be too scared. It’s not that difficult.
  └ King Burger: It ends once you acquire a special item, just like in the tutorial. If you’re really scared, you can just repeatedly clear floor 1.
  └ Tower Newbie: If I only do floor 1, wouldn’t I not make money? Kyu-!
  └ King Burger: Not necessarily. These days, more and more pharmaceutical companies are looking for herbs found below floor 5. They buy them for 50,000 won each, I hear.
  └ Tower Newbie: They buy herbs that expensively? Kyu-!
  └ King Burger: They say it’s effective for hair loss. But it’s not easy to find, so there aren’t many on the market.

“So it’s the same method as the tutorial…”

Mincheol calculated in his head while looking at the question he had posted.

Currently, Mincheol’s stats were far higher than other Hunters at the same level.

Moreover, he was equipped with high-grade gear. He didn’t need to fear monsters much.

What caught Mincheol’s attention most was the existence of the herbs.

“50,000 won each…”

Even if they weren’t easy to find, it was no problem for Mincheol. Because he had the Automatic Looting skill.

• King Burger: You might be scared, but I still recommend climbing the Tower.

Just then, a new comment was posted. Mincheol quickly replied.

└ Tower Newbie: Why? The higher the floor, the more dangerous it gets, right? Ugh-.
└ King Burger: Because the higher the floor, the more expensive material items you can get. Incomparably more expensive than low-floor materials.
└ King Burger: Plus, the higher the floor you reach, the better the guild you can get a job in. If you just get past floor 20, you should be able to join a decent mid-sized guild?
└ King Burger: Joining a guild comes with a lot of benefits. From taxes to minor matters, they handle everything. The larger the guild, the more benefits increase.

Mincheol’s eyes widened. This talk about guilds was something he was hearing for the first time.

‘Well, they couldn’t possibly fit all the information into that short video.’

The higher the floor, the better the guild you can get a job in.
Possible to join a mid-sized guild starting from floor 20.

These two pieces of information completely captivated Mincheol’s heart.

Mincheol had been preparing for employment since this year.

It was a child’s duty to join a excellent company and ease his mother’s worries and concerns.

But in an era with over 500,000 unemployed youth, getting a job wasn’t easy.

He couldn’t even see job postings. Occasionally, one would appear, but a competition ratio of tens to one was basic. For slightly better positions, the number of applicants often exceeded three digits.

In such a situation, the information that climbing the Tower could lead to a job in a good guild was bound to seem attractive.

“The Tower… I should climb it, right?”

At this moment, Mincheol firmly set his goal.

To climb the Tower, make money, and get a job at a good guild.

Having made his decision, Mincheol looked up more detailed information about the herbs that pharmaceutical companies were looking for.

Appearance, characteristics, effects, gathering methods, etc.

After memorizing everything, he got up from the bed and put on his equipment piece by piece.

<Enter Tower Floor 1?>

Mincheol nodded.

With a flash of light, Mincheol’s figure disappeared.