Chapter 120
Chapter 120
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 120
Chapter Title: Compendium of All Things
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"Four people?"
"Yes. Han Yu-ra paid up two shares, including Hyeok-jin's tribute. The other two rented gear from the soldiers and went hunting to barely meet their quotas."
"What about the 113?"
"Most of them are seriously resentful about having to pay with their own points. A tiny few formed parties to complete personal missions, but that's it. Naturally, their tributes fell way short."
"How did you handle it?"
"I didn't think it was something I could decide on my own, so I had them wait for your orders, Master."
"Good job."
They say even bears dance for praise, and Im Ji-hye's weary face—worn down from commanding soldiers and managing summoners—brightened just a little.
"For now, treat all the male summoners who didn't pay tribute as regular slaves. Turn the ugly female ones into sex slaves and distribute them to the soldiers. Set aside the plain or pretty ones separately."
"How much should we charge for slave usage fees?"
"You adjust it to a reasonable level as you see fit, Ji-hye."
"Yes."
The soldiers needed proper rewards. Creating a slave class below them and letting them hire slaves with spare points would motivate growth, while the fear of demotion to slave status kept everyone in line. Two birds with one stone.
I briefly returned to reality and bought a massive stock of hardtack biscuits and cheap orange juice powder for the soldiers' meals, handing them over to Im Ji-hye.
It was all stuff with only a week until expiration, so it was dirt cheap.
After that, I spent about thirty minutes helping Im Ji-hye sort out a few more issues in managing the summoners.
"Then I'll be going now..."
I stopped Im Ji-hye as she finished her report and turned to leave. A sudden curiosity had struck me.
This was the first time I'd used time compression to skip over a full twenty-four hours plus. What had my body been up to all that time?
"Ji-hye. Do you know what I did today?"
"You, Master?"
She tilted her head, puzzled by the odd question.
"You took a walk this morning, and then spent the rest of the day resting in your quarters, right?"
"The whole time?"
"Yes."
"Nothing unusual compared to normal?"
"Oh! Now that you mention it... You didn't call any women for sex today, which was weird? I figured you were just taking it easy in your quarters after finishing that quest recently... Wasn't that it?"
Im Ji-hye said, glancing at my stiffening expression.
'Tch... I just wasted thirty hours?'
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ You have killed the summoner 'Min-ju'. You have acquired 130pt.
If I'd hounded Ariel to clear the third angel quest or hunted monsters during that time, I'd have at least one more level-up or achievement by now.
I'd used time compression to slack off and ended up just burning through time.
'But for staying cooped up in my quarters, I'm not even hungry...'
I keep partial gigantification active at all times, so I get hungry faster than usual.
If I'd really done nothing in my quarters, right after time compression ended, my stomach would be glued to my spine, and I'd have to eat first thing.
'Hmm... I need to figure out how this works.'
I excused myself from Im Ji-hye and stepped outside briefly.
It was to consume a human bento in good time.
The human bentos Im Ji-hye had been diligently watering were a bit gaunt but still alive and kicking.
I picked out the sorriest-looking summoner and killed him.
"Huh?"
No completion message popped up for the daily one-kill quest Pellios had assigned.
I quickly counted the live human bentos.
Should've been fifteen, but there were only fourteen.
'Only Im Ji-hye and I know about this spot. Oh, right—she said I went for a walk this morning. Guess I ate one then?'
The daily quest had already been fulfilled, so no message appeared.
'Hmm. Starting to get the picture...'
* Back in my quarters, after a series of short and long time compression tests, I pieced together one key fact.
'Ah, got it roughly. My body acts based on my intentions right before using time compression.'
For example, like this.
If I have a clear goal in mind before activating time compression—like
"do 100 push-ups"
—then during compression, my body works toward that goal.
Either mid-push-up or already done.
The issue comes after. Under the same conditions, a five-minute compression just finished the push-ups.
But with a one-hour compression, my body had gone further—caressing Im Ji-hye's body, who'd been watching me for the test and gotten turned on.
'More precisely, my body reacted to Im Ji-hye's arousal from watching me work out.'
"Ahh... Master..."
It could be a pro—my body reacting and moving on its own—or a con.
"Quick, put it in Ji-hye's pussy...!"
It started without my say-so, but thinking of Im Ji-hye's hard work today, I decided to give her a thorough seeing-to.
▶▶▶ 30 Minutes Later ▶▶▶
It felt like not even a second had passed subjectively, but suddenly pleasure crashed over me.
'What the—?'
A glance downward revealed the situation.
I was ejaculating deep inside Im Ji-hye's pussy right now.
My intention to "go hard" must've carried over, because barely an inch of her body was free of handprints or kiss marks.
Im Ji-hye was already half-unconscious.
At this rate, I worried if she'd even get up properly for work tomorrow.
So for the first time in a while, I activated a special ability.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Special ability conditions for Emperor's Gene have been met. Please select the ability to use. 1. Perfect Recovery (Essence Cost: Medium) 2. Potential Awakening (Essence Cost: High) 3. Temporary Authority Grant (Essence Cost: Medium) You have selected Perfect Recovery. 50 Essence will be consumed. With the essence expenditure, the semen I'd pumped into Im Ji-hye's pussy began glowing brightly.
"Oh?"
The cum turned into shimmering particles like a mirage—tiny droplets of light. They swirled around her body like the magical glow in an anime transformation sequence.
Soon, Im Ji-hye's body started absorbing the light. That's when the changes began.
The kiss marks on her nape—likely from me—and the handprints on her ass vanished cleanly. The dark circles under her eyes from exhausting work returned to normal.
⚔ STATUS ⚔ All target's injuries and status ailments have been healed. The effects didn't stop there.
"Her skin... feels even better somehow?"
Just like when the beauty spirit Kallista had prettied her up at Im Ji-hye's request.
I gave her breast a quick squeeze.
The texture sent shivers through me.
"Grr...!"
Her skin was flawless now, smoother than ever—and the elasticity lost to stretch marks from using her body had bounced right back.
On a whim, I slid my dick back into Im Ji-hye's pussy.
"This...!"
A game-changer!
Perfect Recovery even reset her pussy's tightness to like-new condition...!
* * *
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ With a basic grasp on time compression mechanics, I started using it in earnest.
I rushed the angel quests from monopolizing Ariel to quickly level Im Ji-hye and Han Yu-ra to 30. Meanwhile, I cleared all the monster achievements I'd put off while pursuing Han Yu-ra.
There were ten monster types on the first floor. Unlocking all ten achievements granted a new one: Monster Compendium. Thanks to Pioneer's effect, it became Compendium of All Things.
✨ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED ✨ 『Achievement: Compendium of All Things』 Effect: You can now view information on monsters you hunt. You can now view information on all items you acquire. It didn't fully replace Third Eye C-, but the convenience of checking info on any monster I'd killed or item I'd gotten anytime was top-tier.
And on day 20 of the tower, the guild system unlocked.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Day 20 begins. 'Guild System' has been activated. Summoners can now create or join guilds. Guild members can cooperate to achieve greater goals. Guild creation cost: 100,000 pt