Chapter 231
Chapter 231
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 230
Chapter Title: Yeah, If You're Going All Out, Go Big
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Yeah, if you're going to splurge, go all out.
"About 1.3 trillion won."
[…….]
After getting permission from those Five Dragons guys and returning to the private room, a moment of silence fell.
Cheda was the first to speak.
[1... 1.3 trillion won?]
He asked again, sounding a bit flustered. It was an amount that warranted it. Even the president of Korea, infamous for handling massive budgets, couldn't dream of that kind of money on a personal level.
"I've been working hard. And the stocks have risen a lot too."
"You're famous for being diligent, Jaeyeon, but... haha. Even so, this is truly staggering. It's good for Korea. We've taken on a lot of items from external civilizations that couldn't pay proper prices, treating them like burdens. If you're buying over a trillion... I think I can authorize a 30% discount with my authority."
It seemed there were way more items than I'd thought. But there was one thing I needed to clarify.
"Thank you. Oh, what about taxes?"
It's fine holding stocks, but selling them turns it into cash, and taxes kick in.
Profits from stock trades count as income too.
*They don't cover your losses, but still!*
I wasn't without complaints, but taxes existed anyway. The rate wasn't too bad... but at a trillion-scale, it was a different story.
"Ah, since it's a deal with the nation, we can make allowances. Honestly, there were a lot of unsellable types, but you're buying over a trillion."
The national treasury swells, so accommodations are possible.
"But like all government dealings, it has to be publicly announced."
I gave a wry smile at President Cheon Jong-myeong's words.
"Well... I was prepared for that."
And sure enough, it played out just like he said.
* * *
[Legendary Investor Profits 800 Billion?]
[The Great and Mighty Apostle of the Game God, Han Jaeyeon, Sells Revenge Stocks for 800 Billion Profit.]
[Rift with CEO Bae? Revenge's 'Darling' Han Jaeyeon Sells All Nemesis Stocks for 800 Billion—What's the Story?]
Just as expected, articles poured out about me selling my stocks.
*Well, entertainment sections are all like that anyway.*
Stories about celebrities buying buildings somewhere, profiting from rising land values, or losing money on bad investments are staples in those sections.
They dig into personal investment info without permission, but that's part of the job celebrities sign up for.
The reactions were heated.
↳HorolLollo : Whoa, 800 billion profit from stocks? Even a investing genius wouldn't hit that level, right?
↳SseuSseuMungMung : Forget that—how much seed money do you need to make 800 billion from stocks lololol damn, that's insane money.
↳Mineral : For a Transcendent like Jaeyeon, he works a ton though. Movies, variety shows, docs... and apparently he runs around as a space mercenary in between?
↳GigasMan : Transcendents are impressive. Starting from nothing with bare fists to trillions... Hell, even chaebol chairmen don't make that easily.
↳SseuSseuMungMung : Anyway, look at his investment history... All-in like no other, insane lololol. Who mashes stocks like that?
↳MoKokKol : So what's your return rate?
↳SseuSseuMungMung : Don't ask ㅠㅠ 800 billion profit is too enviable ㅠㅠ
It wasn't something I could hide anyway. The scale of money moved was just too massive.
800 billion profit sounds nice, but investors pulling that off are rare. Especially individuals.
And with those profits.
[Identity verified. Access granted.]
[Welcome, Han Jaeyeon.]
I started shopping.
[This is F-Zone. Lowest grade, but more plentiful than you'd think. 583,000 items.]
The first things I saw were what you'd call 'junk items.' Arrows, bullets, recipe fragments, etc.—items in name only, barely better than trash.
Among them, usable ones like healing potions were mostly used to handle monster incident casualties, so stock was low.
Game items are generally seen as iffy for real use, but potions with instant effects are different. The FDA and pharma associations would freak, but with tons of injured, how could you not use them?
"If you price them aggressively, I could buy in bulk... but for now, I'd like to see higher grades."
[Moving.]
Space rippled, and we arrived at a new warehouse.
[E-Zone. Items that drop most commonly. Rarely have mana, and quality is poor.]
Plain iron swords, worn pistols, tattered gloves, etc.
"How many?"
[1,589,000 items.]
"Higher-grade please."
I kept ascending the storage tiers.
D-Zone held relatively quality goods or low-quality ones with faint spiritual energy.
C-Zone had luxury-grade equipment and proper magic items.
Up to B-Zone with hero-grade items that had real power or unique effects.
*But mostly useless.*
Yeah. These were mostly useless. Items handed over by civilizations devastated by monsters, so anything immediately useful was kept back.
The somewhat practical ones came from monsters killed on 34th Earth or by space mercenaries.
Finally, after climbing tiers, we reached a luxurious storage room.
[A-Zone. Mostly from Transcendent monsters, so quantities are low. Sometimes ignores physics or common sense.]
I examined the items while listening to the explanation from [Genie], the legendary AI from 34th Earth, famous as the Game Master's deputy.
Unlike lower zones piled up, A-Zone items were individually packaged on tables.
*Legendary grade...*
[Quantity: 2,311 items.]
More than I'd imagined. Proof of how many Transcendent monsters appeared in the greater universe.
I checked them out.
[Black King's Greatsword][Ancient]
A massive sword of pitch-black meteoric iron. Holds the power of gravity.
Weapon used by the Black King, born from a meteor that fell in ancient times.
Weapon Type: Greatsword (Standard/Piercing)
Attack Power: 300. Mana: 100
Stat Bonuses: Strength (B). Dexterity (D). Intelligence (C).
Combat Skill: Gravity Well.
*Options meaningless in reality.*
Game item stats like [Attack Power] or [Defense] mean nothing here. They don't apply properly without being a [Player].
The 'combat skill' might be useful, maybe.
[Oh. That Gravity Well damages the user too.]
"As expected."
In games, AoE skills are fine. [Game Tolerance] means no self-damage.
But for a close-range sword firing an AoE? User couldn't survive.
*No wonder they're offloading them.*
Not all items are like that, though.
[Mask of Time Transcendence (Relic)]
Speed +50%
Stress +15%
Simple options like this apply in reality.
Attack power means zilch, but percentages work.
"Prices vary wildly."
[Depends entirely on options and structure.]
Some legendary gear at 870,000 won, others over 10 billion. If fully usable in reality, they'd rival high-end magic artifacts.
*And even these are the leftovers after the good stuff's gone.*
I picked the cheapest first and said,
"There's more above this, right?"
[Yes.]
Flash!
Space shifted again. Now in a small room.
[S-Zone. Extremely rare drops even from Transcendents. Sometimes truly absurd items, but those are sold or claimed already. These are the rest.]
"...."
I quietly examined them.
*Mythic grade.*
[As you see, 7 items.]
More than I had.
One from Revenge, six others.
[Impregnable Wall (Mythic)]
Defense +45
Auto-Defense +5
Skill Damage Amp +15%
[Transcendent Sacred Gear]
[Attack Block]
[Transcendence - Indomitable Citadel][Inactive]
[Proof of Immortality (Ultimate)(Passive)][Inactive]
Material: True. Adamantium (Indestructible)(Holy)
*Mythic armor!*
A smile crept up. I'd held back pulling Revenge items from Ardenia due to updates, but this dropped?
Sure, no enhancements, but that's fixable.
*Buying this for sure.*
It'd meaningfully boost me against 12—no, 11 Mythics now.
Checked the rest.
[Geometric Overthrow (Cosmic)]
[Dawn Goddess's Dress (Epic)]
[Immortal Iron Shell Bow (Lv.20)]
[Sunflame Gauntlets (Lv.20)]
Read each description. Even for a [Player] like me, many unusable since they're trash-tier collected, but some good ones.
Obvious, but key is [price]. Even real-world trash items count same as other Mythics when fed to Zero-Sum.
"Impregnable Wall. Dawn Goddess's Dress. Sunflame Gauntlets. I'll take these."
[Excellent choices, esteemed customer.]
"Sounded like 'sucker' there."
[Hoho. Perish the thought.]
Bantering with Genie, I checked Zero-Sum.
[Zero-Sum]
Gains and losses sum to zero.
[Drop Adjustment Lv.3] On acquiring Hero+ items, nullify and store the probability instead.
Stored probs activatable at will.
99,988 points to Lv.4.
[Event Adjustment Lv.2]
On mid-sized event, nullify and store probability.
100 million points to Lv.3.
[Variable Adjustment Lv.1]
[1 million points to unlock.]
The transcendent weapon from Game God Gwandaeha.
Called a weapon, but never used as one. Drop Adjustment was key.
No growth invested.
*Because it upgrades like Mythic > Legendary... not the other way.*
I want Mythic/Legendary probs, not Rare/High/Normal. No point grinding thousands/millions of junk for useless features.
But now, with mountains of efficient real-world items buyable, it's different.
"Cheapest first from A-Zone. Same for B, C."
Bulk buying.
Criteria: price only, excluding Mythic/Legendary.
Cheapest piled up, then activate Zero-Sum.
Wung!
Mountain of items blurred, then crushed.
[Fire Arrow][Fire][Arrow][F][i][r][e][A][r][r]...
[Iron Sword][Iron][Sword][I][r][o][n][S][w][o]...
[Dawn Goddess's Dress][Dawn][Goddess]['s][D][r][e][s][s]...
Solid matter scattered into text. Texts swirled like dust in wind.
Pafapat!
Texts sucked into Zero-Sum, pile vanishing instantly.
[102][202][1202][2202][3202]...
Ardenia items: High-grade =1pt, Rare=10pt.
Real drops: Normal=100pt.
1,000x efficiency.
*Still, Zero-Sum point costs are brutal.*
Tiers multiply by 10, up to Lv.6... costs in trillions.
Why I abandoned growth till now.
*But not anymore.*
Because I spent 1.3 trillion.
[Wow. Impressive.]
Genie marveled.
[That massive pile... all gone...]
Ignoring her, I checked the watch on my arm.
Zero-Sum description totally changed.
[Fate Selection.]
Observe and choose fate.
Seeing the ultra-simplified text, I said,
"Gonna test this divine relic's performance. Any good healing facilities here?"
[Pardon? Oh, yes. Of course. This is Steel Realm. But why healing for relic testing...?]
Whether Genie was puzzled or not, I whispered.
"Log in."
Instantly into Ardenia.
Unlike real world's passage of time, barely a moment passed there—still utter chaos.
[What the hell!? Game clear? How can there be a game clear?]
[Damn, Dark Star isn't fully sealed off, is it?]
[Connection severed. What...]
Ignoring the groaning, screaming monsters, I manipulated inventory.
Flash!
Donning the white heavy armor, Impregnable Wall, the confused monsters instantly went on alert.
[You. Don't think you can fight amid the chaos. One's gone, but... we're still 11. You believe you have the edge?]
Threatening me, but Demon Sword King's stance flawless. No carelessness unworthy of a Transcendent.
"Of course I do, you lot."
But I smiled at them.
"After spending 1.3 trillion."
Time to show capitalism's power.