Community Entry! Goblin General's A-Ranked Gem Is Selling Cheap! (Hard Mode Solo Clear Confirmed?)
I walked into the community. “Ding! Dralalan! Dralalan! Dralalan! Dralalan!” “Kuuu… thump thump… thump thump… thump thump… thump thump…” “Whoa! Show some confidence, dummy!” “Y-yes… yes!”
We got home. Yeongwon and I sat facing each other on the bed. “Shall we open it?” “Ope… ope!” “Status window!”
💎 MP: 50 ⚡ Strength: 1 💨 Agility: 2 🎁 Bonus Points: 14 🗡️ Skills: Skeleton Summon / Necropolis
“15! 15!”
“Ah, Yeongwon. What level are you?”
“I… I’m already beyond the level of meaning…”
“Tch.”
“But still, I am your subordinate.”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
My mood lightened, so I asked her. “Then, roughly what stats would a normal adult male have?”
“Take a healthy adult male as an example. HP around 50, MP around 10. Strength and agility around 10.”
“Eh? My HP is only 10…”
“What…?”
“Strength 1… agility 2…”
“Uh… ah…”
Yeongwon’s eyes trembled. Her pupils darted away from my stare. “Strength 1 would be like a little elementary school boy’s?”
“Th-that’s… that’s… that’s for a seven-year-old girl, okay?! But! Your strength isn’t in the stats! You command an army of undead soldiers who are masters of invincible tactics! Indestructible Necropolis!”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. What else do I have to do? Then I’ll dump all the bonus points into MP, man-style!”
Joking time was over. Now it was my growth time. “If we prioritize safety, increasing HP is a good path.”
“Good path, huh…”
“Nod nod.”
“But that just sounds like a coward.”
“Even if it takes more time to grow, it’s the safer way.”
“Yeah, but the Necromancer is weakest when you have few subordinates. Adding HP right now won’t mean much.”
“You’re right, Master. But aren’t you still adapting to your body?”
“How’d you know?”
“The day I was first summoned, I saw you sprinting toward the torch like you could jump over it. That kind of dash…”
“Yeah… you can stop there.”
“I’m sorry, I went too far…”
“Cut it shorter!”
“…”
“Um… it really scratches me. Too short isn’t good either. Medium length.”
“Yes, Master.”
Actually, I’d asked Yeongwon’s opinion to block variables. “Two men? Who cares about HP? Just dump everything into MP.”
I put every single bonus point into MP. [MP: 50 → 190]
“Hm. One bonus point gives ten MP.”
“You’ve already invested all of them?”
“Yeah. Just dumped it all into MP.”
“Will you keep investing in MP from now on?”
“Who knows? I just want to reach at least 500. I’ll check the situation each time.”
Yeongwon looked worried. “Don’t worry. Follow me!”
I grabbed her wrist and headed to the living room. “Skeleton!!! Here!”
Clank clank. Three skeletons summoned. “Master!”
“Yeah! Now we have five!”
“One will always stay by my side. That should ease your worry.”
“Um… yeah. For now that’s fine.”
“Good. Then let’s open the inventory.”
“Wow…! The marble! The club!”
Items dropped by monsters were expensive. Somehow, the drop items showed stronger attack power than modern weapons made by people. “Thumb-sized marble. The marble is now being developed as an energy source and is an incredibly valuable item. It can replace petroleum, electricity, or be crafted into items. It’s a multi-purpose wonder!”
“Hehehe!”
If it’s an A-rank marble, it’s a ridiculously expensive item. “Masichong, masichong.”
Clearing the first tower alone like this was a big deal. “But what is this?”
Community entrance ticket. “Ah, Master. It’s an entrance ticket that lets you use the system-provided community.”
“The system?”
“Yes. Register it and sell items. Hard-mode clearers are considered skilled, so credit trading is active.”
“Really? Use it right now.”
Community Entrance Ticket (Challenger’s Tower Hard Mode) used. [Community (Challenger’s Tower Hard Mode) entrance possible.]
“Should I just think about the community?”
“Probably installed on your smartphone or computer.”
“Really? Let me check… yup, it is.”
There was an icon I couldn’t see on the smartphone screen. A white tower icon with “HARD” written in red in the top right corner. “Oh! There are quite a few users.”
I entered the community. It showed that there were almost a thousand users. “Huh? Is there an alarm that I logged in?”
I tapped a recent post that caught my eye. [Title: Are Gangs Also Climbing the Hard Mode?] [Author: Minjun’s Staff] “Newbie gang? Lol lol lol. Now even gangsters are climbing towers.” “Lol Kim Cheolsu: really scary lol.” “Lol Tracking Tracker: Seems like they cleared floor 1 by grinding subordinates. No new people besides the gang.” “Lol Kim Cheolsu: That’s why it’s even scarier, damn it.”
“Hm. There’s a misunderstanding…”
I had to check other posts too. [Title: Don’t You Need to Call the Sky?] [Author: Tracking Tracker] “Hard floor 1 cleared. One new subscriber, Gang. Full party of 10. The other 9 are invisible. Is this a scam?” “Lol Kim Cheolsu: It’s not a scam, it’s an incident.” “Lol Kim Cheolsu: The nickname itself is the incident.” “Lol Tracking Tracker: Should I report it to the association?” “Lol Assassination Sister: No evidence.”
“What the… these guys…”
The misunderstanding was deepening. If I stayed quiet, my community life would fall into the abyss. “Ttok tok.”
I wrote a post. [Title: Not That] [Author: Gang] “I alone cleared it. I didn’t kill anyone. Stop the nonsense and sell my Goblin General’s A-rank marble. I’ll buy chicken.”
My sincere post. As soon as it uploaded, alarms went off everywhere. “Lol Tracking Tracker: You cleared hard floor 1 alone?” “Lol Tracking Tracker: Impossible for normal rankers. But searching, you, Lee Ji, have no records for normal either.” “Lol Assassination Sister: ?” “Lol Assassination Sister: At level 1, clearing hard floor 1 is a bit…” “Lol Kim Cheolsu: Even Assassination Sister can’t?” “Lol Assassination Sister: Of course. At level 1 the body specs aren’t that different from normal people.” “Lol Kim Cheolsu: Exactly. If a goblin general hits you full swing, even a tank would die in one.” “Lol Genius Magician: Who is this person?” “Lol Fist Is Coming: ???” “Lol Normal Man: Is he even human?” “Lol Carrot: Can you give away the marble for free ^^?” “Lol Yeo Sunkyo: If you’ve sinned, come to our church.”
“Ha…”
Even people who cleared challenger’s tower hard mode were the same. The place was messy. Why wouldn’t they understand my sincerity? “Ttok tok.”
[Title: Goblin General Marble for Sale@@@@@@] [Author: Gang] “Not cheap, but a little cheap! Urgent@@@”
As soon as I posted, comments started pouring in. “Lol Kim Cheolsu: Isn’t it bloodstone? Because it’s made from subordinates’ blood lol lol lol.”
“Ah… this bastard.”
Kim Cheolsu kept scratching people. Fighting guys like this was a loss. I needed to sell the marble quickly. At that moment, Haneul commented. “Lol Haneul: I’ll buy the marble expensive. Instead, tell me the truth.” “Lol Kim Cheolsu: Haneul-nim is here!!!!!” “Lol Tracking Tracker: God Haneul.” “Lol Namgungsoo: You came.” “Lol Maehwa Ghost Hunter: Haneul-nim hello^^.” “Lol Dalttok Piece Artist: lol lol.” “Lol Coin Rich: Kyah lol lol lol.”
“Oh… Kim Haneul is commenting.”
Moved! National younger sister! National hunter! The light of the Republic of Korea! Number one ideal man for Korean men, Kim Haneul commenting on my post! My heart fluttered for no reason. What should I reply? “Yeongwon. What should I answer to sound like a cool older guy?” “Cool older guy…?” “Yeah. Short and simple is better, right?” “…”
“No. Maybe sweet? Then it’ll feel too YB vibe?”
While I was thinking, another alarm rang. [Haneul Hunter has requested a 1:1 conversation.] “Oh?”
The community had 1:1 chat. “Master.”
“Hm?”
“You just commented, but she already requested 1:1. Haneul hunter seems to have taken the bait.”
“Hehehe.”
“So don’t accept yet. Make her wait.”
“Then shall we shower and come back?”
“U-um… us…? You?”
“Yeah. Follow me!!!”
I pulled Yeongwon’s hand, whistling, toward the bathroom. “M-Master…”
“Don’t be embarrassed. Scrub me hard.”
“T-that’s not embarrassing. This is laundry soap…”
“… When the marble sells, I’ll buy some soap too?”
“Usually shampoo, conditioner, treatment for hair. Body wash or homemade natural soap for body.”
“This laundry soap is Grandma’s handmade… it’s a family heirloom…”
Squelch squelch. I got a refreshing shower. Back to the super-soft body, I turned on the smartphone. [1:1 conversation accepted.] Haneul: Hello. Gang-nim.
As soon as I accepted, the chat came up. “She seems to have taken the bait big time.”
Ttok tok. Gang: Nice to meet you. Haneul: Really? You cleared the tower alone? At level 1? Gang: That’s right. Haneul: Can you tell me your class information? “I can’t.”
Yeongwon, watching the chat from the side, said firmly. “Why?”
“Because right now Master is deprived of strength and body. In other words, this is the weakest time.”
“Um… how does that relate to telling information?”
“We, your subordinates, are undead monsters. Undead monsters are popular with holy-element hunters. If it’s known that Master is a Necromancer commanding an undead legion, the hunters who want Master will focus on him.”
“Um…”
“Moreover, even on hard mode, we’ve only cleared floor 1. Everyone knows that as you climb the tower you get stronger.”
“Exactly. Right now, having only cleared floor 1, is the weakest time. The best time to target me is now.”
“That’s right.”
“Then I have to make sure no one dares target me.”
Ttok tok. Gang: Come see it yourself. After all, I have to trade the marble. Haneul: Okay. Where should I see it?
I told her the address. Haneul said it was close and she would arrive tonight at 7. “Yeongwon.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Let’s create a deception entrance. There you’ll trade with Haneul hunter.”
“Understood. Not just trade, but show the difference in power?”
“Exactly that.”
Kyakya! Hohoho. The laughter of the Necromancer and the ghost queen echoed through the basement room.