Sage Warrior

Chapter 26

sage warrior

– Volume 2 Episode 1

Episode 8. Rise

As if the rumors had already arrived, the monster disposal site had cleared the parking lot and spread a waterproof pad over it.

If I had just passed by, I was going to hear a lot of resentment.

In fact, Jung Daesik knew where to pay more.

The monster disposal set the price lower as the distance from the dungeon was closer.

If you want more money, go somewhere far away.

However, the transportation cost is high, and it is not scary to carry so many monster by-products across the city, so I just went to the disposal site.

“welcome!”

The staff, who usually sat at the desk and shook their heads, ran to meet him.

Jung Daesik nodded his head to the staff who crawled while rubbing his hands.

“You want to dispose of the Cerberus corpse?”

“Yeah, I’ve heard the story. I’ve prepared the settlement, so come this way.”

Porters load in the parking lot with waterproof pads.

Jung Daesik’s eyes widened as he watched the staff appraise the by-products.

It took a long time because of the large quantity, but I followed them one by one and tried to check whether the price was right or not.

“Did I say 10 million won now? There are only six eyeballs that come out of killing one Cerberus, so you’re saying you can only give me 10 million won?”

“It’s… a collector’s favourite because it looks good, but it’s practically useless. The price is at a maximum of 10 million won.”

“Anyway, can that price drop to 10 million won? If you look at the monster by-product appraisal page, one Cerberus eyeball costs about 11.3 million won. But you’re going to cut 130 more? Are you kidding me now? If I do that, I’ll just pack up all the by-products and go. Even if it’s a bit corrupt and I lose money, that’s better.”

“Instead, didn’t you pay a high price for the toenails earlier? I gave you 5% more…”

“The price of leather was terrible! No matter how badly the leather was, I set a price that was comparable to the strength of the blade…”

In the end, at Jung Daesik’s torch, the staff ended the appraisal with tears in their eyes.

After having been tormented by him for hours, when the total price finally came out, everyone’s faces began to look tired.

It was already dark and it was late at night, but Jung Daesik was harassing me and I had to work overtime.

Even the party members who had to go to receive payment were homeless in a corner of the treatment center with an expression that they would die of boredom.

Either way, Jung Daesik carefully checked the appraisal to the very end.

Eventually, after deducting tax, I checked the settlement amount and signed it.

“Total price 6,398,744,334 won. Confirmed.”

“Yes, here’s the receipt. If you wait a minute, the deposit will be deposited. So it’s all over, right?”

“We even check the deposit.”

Deposit was completed in 1 minute.

Earlier, an employee made a phone call to somewhere, but the money was deposited like a knife.

“Now?”

Seeing the staff euphemistically say, please turn it off when you’re done, Jung Daesik finally nodded his head.

“Yes, that’s it. Well done.”

“Yeah, take a look.”

I was told to come again next time, but the employee didn’t.

On the contrary, after Jung Daesik left, there was a momentum to sprinkle even salt.

Thinking he was being too picky, Jung Daesik bit his taste buds.

Hunters usually deal with huge amounts of money, so they are rather generous with this kind of settlement.

Perhaps it was the first time that a guest like Jung Daesik was there.

He thinks he’ll have to do it in moderation next time, so Jung Daesik approached the party members.

And he left my share as promised and distributed the rest fairly.

Then, in silence, everyone picked up their cell phones and checked the amount deposited through mobile banking.

Still, he did not speak for a long time.

They all looked like they couldn’t believe the amount on the bankbook.

Fully understandable, Jung Daesik nodded his head with a proud expression on his face.

Then, towards Jung Daesik, one of the players nodded and looked down.

“Thank you, you have made me a great income.”

At the same time, other dealers also thanked Jung Daesik.

“I’m also grateful. To be honest, I’m confused because I wonder what kind of windfall this is.”

“It’s the first time I’ve ever touched such a large amount of money. Thank you.”

“Now I can pay off all my debts. Really… Thank you.”

Everyone treats Jung Daesik as if he were an invaluable benefactor, so I was a little shy.

Because of the atmosphere, it was hard to break up right away, so I went to a nearby meat restaurant to eat after dinner.

They sat down and enjoyed their meal, each making plans for what they would do with the money.

“I’m just going to retire with this money. I’ll go home and buy an apartment and open a shop.”

“Isn’t it enough to retire? I’m going to get some new gear and earn a few more years.”

“Still, everyone seems to have no debt. I’m finally able to cancel the debt, so I’m relieved. Now I can stretch out my legs and get some sleep.”

As I listened to each of them, they each had their own circumstances, dreams, and goals.

Jung Daesik was secretly proud to think that he had contributed a part to that.

“What will the party leader do next?”

Then, a question suddenly flew in and Jung Daesik threw a counter-question.

“I mean?”

“Yeah. You earned the most among us… Oh, is that the price of gum for Triple?”

There was a burst of laughter, and Jung Daesik laughed at the same time, but inside he smiled bitterly.

Today, he earned about 1 billion won.

It achieved the so-called middle-class standard.

In a way, it was a monumental amount, but considering the amount to be paid afterwards, I was not very happy.

‘Obviously, the amount of money I earned today will disappear in an instant. If you upgrade your skills once, it’s just an amount that will fly away.’

For a moment, he was tempted to quit his job as a hunter.

For a billion dollars, you might be able to get a small commercial building in a small local town.

Even if I owed about 120 million won, I could pay it off quickly if I had a steady income.

You won’t have to work and eat anyway, and if you open a convenience store in the middle of a shopping mall and get the monthly rent, you won’t have to worry about making a living.

But I remembered it.

So far, I have spent quite a bit of money doing sensible things.

1 billion is not considered a successful investment.

Resolving to pluck more mulberry, Jung Daesik avoided a brief conflict.

‘For the time being, I will spend some money and develop my skills with wisdom. After that, this 1 billion is the real price of gum, right? If you’re making money, you’re making a lot of money. 1 billion a day, 10 billion in 10 days! 30 billion in one month! It’s not worth stopping here. You have to earn more so that you can live as a landlord without leaving Seoul.’

After finishing the meal, Jung Daesik parted with the party members.

Although he had a billion dollars in his arms, he still rode the bus today.

As he rode into the bus, Jung Daesik scrutinized his shop windows.

It was thanks to the fact that the shops, statuses, skill windows, etc. that he saw were only visible to his eyes and invisible to others.

However, since he can hear what he is saying to Entropy, he tried to figure out what to do by himself without calling him out, so that he could use the 1 billion dollar money most efficiently.

‘First of all, I need to increase my magic. As the number of skills increases, the amount of magic power increases. Next, of course, is fitness. Whether to hunt or not to hunt when the body is the basis… and then the skill, right? What skills should I buy? Should I buy something that increases attack power?’

Jung Daesik immediately shook his head.’No, from my point of view, the one-deal position is less important anyway. After all, it’s attack power, and it goes up when you increase your magic or stamina, so I’d rather go on the heel side… No, the transformation system consumes a lot of magic. It might be better to raise my defense than that. Then I can use less reinforcement on me, so I can save some magic. It’s also meant to increase safety. First of all, you have to live to earn money, right?’

When I looked at it, it seemed that there was nothing like a steel body.

‘With this, I can perform the role of a tank better. I like the fact that another position called close-distance can also be digested, and the defense power is increased more than anything else. It is unwilling to entrust your life to others. In the end, it would be better to buy this passive skill, rather than invest money in horse armor. What’s cheaper than that?’

Raising the level of a skill costs 1 billion won, but once you buy it, it’s on the cheap side.

Because I only need 10 million won, the skill was worth investing in.

‘great. First, buy a steel body. Then let’s go in the direction of properly increasing mana and stamina.’

* * *

Jung Daesik summoned entropy as soon as he arrived at the inn room.

“Entropy!”

The entropy that appeared floating in the air, as always, had a sad expression.

With that or not, Jung Daesik continued with the excitement that can only be felt when spending money.

“I’ll do sage.”

“I’ll buy a steel body for now.”

“Next, buy 10 points of magic and 10 points of stamina.”

Entropy didn’t even ask if Jung Daesik was worried that he might get ripped off again, but he added an explanation.

He had already guessed that the amount of points would not continue to rise by 1 million won.

Perhaps it was correct to predict that 10 million won would increase to 20 million won and 30 million won.

Jung Daesik picked his nose instead of answering.

Then he opened the status window and confirmed that his magic power had jumped to 35 and his stamina to 40.

‘If this is enough, where can I go? Even if you use your skills randomly, you won’t feel like you’re lacking in mana. The same goes for fitness. The stamina will help a lot even after I quit my job as a hunter.’

At this point, I was curious to know what your level of physical strength was.

Of course, Hunters, there were a lot of monster-like guys when they reached level 5.

It’s unreasonable to compare yourself to those who just became hunters.

However, compared to the average person, even at the level of 30 people, it was worthy of being called an Energizer.