Hoarding in Hell Novel

Yu-min picked up her cell phone and showed it.

「130,700,000」

1.3 billion. An unrealistic number was written on it.

Even when Yumin was making a fuss, I thought it was overkill, but the bank account balance was huge. It's not Hyunmoo's account, but Yumin's, but it will be sent to Hyunmoo's account soon.

“If it’s not like Lee Ji-tae of the Taeseong clan, no one will make this much money just by selling a few crystal moss. It’s okay to be proud of yourself. My brother will be able to earn more.”

"...that's one hundred and thirty million."

Hyunmoo felt strange that he had omitted 700,000 won while counting the amount of money. It seems like yesterday that he was scouring the gutter to earn only tens of thousands of won.

only 3 kg. It was money earned by selling 3 kg of crystal moss. The amount Hyunmoo has earned in the past few days has been much greater than the amount of money Hyunmoo has earned throughout his life as a miner.

Considering the amount of money he had saved up to this point, it was a little over 30 million won. With just one deal, Hyunmoo's bloody sweat was 1/5.

Are you feeling bad? no.

"...that's awesome."

Hyunmoo couldn't stand the twitching of the corners of his lips.

"I mean, don't you hear anything like emptiness or displeasure? It's something like that the achievements of living a life of conscientiousness were denied in a big bang?"

"What do you mean? This is money earned through blood and sweat. And who hates money?"

It is even more so when I think of the hardships who even came back to reality with this crystal moss.

I shed more blood than sweat.

Rather, it made me think that the processes I had been living in barrenness up to this point were for the sake of the present.

Suddenly, money is money, but Hyunmoo remembered the old gentleman who said it was Park Hwi-so. He didn't show it, but he was definitely a strong man. His pride in his own work also seemed strong.

He bowed politely to the kind of person he would not even look at if he was the old Hyunmoo, wishing that he would meet again.

How about Yumin? She knew she had a crush on her. But she didn't have the confidence to embrace her with Hyunmoo. But now it's different.

This would have been unheard of just a week ago.

money and power. And the powerful power that comes from becoming a capable person.

Hyunmoo let out a long sigh. And he decided. His trembling heart was telling him of his tension.

He hadn't made his mind up until he came out today, but this meeting gave Hyunmoo confidence. There was only one thing that encouraged him.

greed.

He already had a lot, but the conviction that he could grab more, bigger, instilled in him a huge covetousness.

The fear was still there. But his desires, his ambitions, and his ideals were burning like wildfire, like hellfire.

'Going to Hell.'

Hell was the bottom on which he would rise. It was a stepping stone to soar out of the water, no, to the sky.

Hyunmoo's desire for ascension, which had been suppressed for decades, was exploding.Not just to get out of the water, but to grab the stars.

He will make hell as his own training ground.

***

Park Hwi-so drove his car along the road. People's attention was focused on the striking old-fashioned foreign car. However, as he entered the sparsely populated mountain road, he no longer had a chasing gaze.

Park Hwi-so's car, which had been going up the mountain road for a long time, stopped halfway through. It was a good spot with a clear view of downtown Seoul.

There was already a young man who had arrived first and was watching the scenery.

When Park Hwi-so's car arrived, the man naturally sat in the back seat. The young man spoke first.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes. We have secured all the quantities that were released on the market."

In addition to the crystal moss that Yu-min bought at the cafe, inside the briefcase that Hwi-so Park held out, there were other small pieces of crystal moss.

All of them were distributed and sold by Yumin. Some of them were stained with blood.

The young man took out one of the crystal moss, brought it close to his eye, and looked into it. A shallow exclamation flowed immediately.

"I don't know how these things are going around the market. Five-star? No, six-star? Six-star dungeons have never been reported, and it's hard to guess. Besides, they were all originally in one piece."

He shattered it, but the young man saw only a cross-section of the shredded shard and knew in an instant that it was a lump. There were many conclusions that could be drawn from that alone. Park Hwi-so knew that too.

The young man asked quietly.

"What do you think, Mr. Hwiso Park? About this crystal moss."

"...As I said, it is a pure crystal moss that can grow in at least a 5-star dungeon. Of course, the monsters in the dungeon will be quite strong. Since you survived from such a dungeon, you will need a fairly strong hunter. The point is that the shape of the moss is uniform. That is, there is only one hunter who entered the dungeon."

"I will."

"Yes. He must be an incredibly strong hunter. Besides, he must have an organization with enough intelligence and capital to find and hide 6-star or higher dungeons. Maybe a foreign clan is reaching out to Korea."

"There are only two that come to mind, but I have no idea why they would be interested in Korea. It might be a new organization, so it's good to find out. What were the people Hwi-so Park met? Do you have any memories?

Park Hwi-so had a person who immediately came to mind.

The man who was standing next to me while meeting Yoo-min today.

On the surface, he looked sloppy and insignificant. But the moment he held his hand to shake his hand and made eye contact, he was sure.

This man must have crossed life and death several times in a hellish chaos.

Even in his quietly holding hands, the violence that could attack Park Hwi-so at any time was wriggling. Hwiso Park was not deceived by the mask of a man named Kang Hyunmoo.

“There was one person I remember. But… it’s hard to be sure, so I think we’ll have to observe a little more to be sure.

"indeed."

The young man lifted the crystal moss and looked into the sunlight. Crystal moss shattered the sunlight transparently, casting a purple shadow on the young man's eyes.

"Anyway, with this kind of thing, I think I will definitely be able to overcome the ordeal. I've been struggling with it for a while, but I'm sure there will be an opportunity like this. Hwiso Park did a great job."

Park Hwi-so was not embarrassed by the compliments of the young man, but calmly bowed his head.

"I'm curious about one more thing. Hwi-so Park, how strong do you have to be to enter the dungeon where crystal moss grows naturally and collect it by yourself? Is it possible, Mr. Hwi-so Park?"

Park Hwi-so shook his head.

"I'm already retired a long time ago. I'm sure it's not too late. At least... shouldn't I be as good as the general manager?"

The young man grinned. Hwiso Park wasn't the type to joke around. He didn't even say empty words.

"Then I'll have to ask Mr. Whiso. Why do they even put these things in the market? Oh, I'd like to ask you to investigate that research assistant named Yumin."

Park Hwi-so calmly nodded his head.

"Leave it to me, Manager Lee Ji-tae."

***

Difficulty: Hell.

Hyunmoo, as always, was focusing on old-fashioned physical training at the same crossroads.

"Woo-wook, Heo-uk!"

He repeated his pull-up with a wooden bar made on the stairs. It's simple strength training.

However, Hyunmoo was experiencing a choking pain that he had never felt in real life. It's been a long time.

'189, 190!'

Finally, it came to mind that Hyunmoo couldn't stand it any longer. His arm was on the verge of convulsing. But Hyunmoo was determined to keep repeating until his hand missed the bar.

The moment I added one more at every moment I thought was the limit, the long-awaited narrator sound resounded.

[The strength limit has increased.]

"Big!"

With that, Hyunmoo relaxed and fell down. Sweat poured like rain.

He didn't do it that many times. It was the number of times that people who did a little exercise would laugh at them.

Not to mention if you are talented. Hyunmoo can also do half a day without getting tired in real life.

But in Hell, his stamina consumption was particularly fast. Instead, he performed well.

'After all, in Hell, even if you move a little vigorously, your limit will rise quickly.'

He thought about going to the gym and doing physical training as usual. There's even a gym for talented people.

You can raise your physical ability by leveling up, so you may ask, why do you need a gym?

However, leveling up only strengthened physical abilities and skills, and how to properly distribute flexibility and strength, breathing methods, etc. eventually required self-discipline.

Among them, Hyunmoo was rapidly overcoming his limitations through training in hell. Its efficiency was not even compared to reality.

Because in Hell, everything Hyunmoo puts on, drinks, touches, and smells was the subject of training. One reason was the rapid increase in experience with the 'I am Legend' perk.

Although the stats are not displayed separately, it was clear that his abilities were developing beyond Hyunmoo's level. The difference may be small compared to leveling up, but it was definitely helping.

"then……."

Hyunmoo was already drenched in sweat, but he got up and started getting ready to run. When your strength is at its limit, your stats rise faster. It's hard to move your arms right now, so it's better to exercise using your legs.

"Hook, hook, hook, hook!"Hyunmoo ran alone through an empty crossroad. The weakly foggy crossroad had an eul-like atmosphere, but now Hyunmoo was used to it.

This area seemed to be a place where monsters did not appear from the beginning.

Come to think of it, even when Hyunmoo did nothing and died breathing, he was never killed by another monster.

'I don't know if encountering a goblin is something special.'

You can think of this area as a safe zone if you only pay attention to mosquito swarms.

[The speed limit has been increased.]

[Poison becomes more powerful.]

The good thing about aerobic exercise was this. As Hyunmoo breathes in more fine dust, the ability of poisoning becomes stronger.

Hyunmoo was keeping an eye on the poison. It's hard to tell how strong it is, but it had enough poison to cut off a goblin's wrist in the past.

If the goblin reappeared, it was effectively the only weapon against it.

If it is now, can we win when we meet again with goblins?

Hyunmoo briefly recalled the moment. And he immediately shook his head. The guy is still overwhelming. He cannot be defeated unless he can radically change his strategy.

After 50 laps around the 1km crossroad, Hyunmoo stopped. His shirt was completely wet with sweat.

After sweating in Hell, there was a poisonous odour. Hyunmoo thought it was enough and went back to the shelter.

'How long has he been in Hell?'

Hyunmoo raised his head and checked the time.

[Until the next quest 0 days 18 hours 14 minutes 58 seconds.]

If so, it must have been about three days. In the meantime, he focused on his physical fitness by eating only preserved foods and caramel that he brought from reality.

It would be nice to stay and practice like this, but Hyunmoo knew it was never a good idea.

He 'returns to the state that time in reality passes as much as time in hell.'

As much as the time Hyunmoo spent 'alive' in hell, the time in reality also flows. So, the 'time until the next quest' announced in hell also started after the same amount of time had passed, whether in hell or in reality.

The time axis is set based on 'the living me'.

Obviously, Hyunmoo is the only one who goes back and forth between the present and the future, so it was understandable. Hyunmoo had a bitter taste. Knowing this, he could no longer spend his time in Hell.

But it was better than not being able to predict the schedule. In any case, the growth efficiency is still much better in Hell than in the present.

'The spatial error has not been confirmed yet.'

It's difficult if you accidentally fall into a strange place. It would be difficult to fall into the middle of the city with a lot of fine dust from hell.

Space error also seems to have something to do with the time spent in hell, so it would be better not to stay in hell for too long if possible.

'I went out once today and updated the error... … I'll have to check it out before then.'

Hyunmoo opened the status window to check his skills.

It was the very skill I got by opening the gold box at Yumin's house.

[Battle Helper (Legend): A skill that records/controls the movement of the capable person, corrects the accuracy, and predicts the enemy's movement to help judgement.]

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