Chapter 132
Chapter 132
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 132
Chapter Title: Settlement
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⚙ ACTIVITY SETTLEMENT ⚙
>Planet #010009 Base Settlement: 10% of total points spent in Tower World (2,521,900 pt) Gained: 252,190 Dimensional Crystals (DC) Achievement Settlement:
Major Achievements: [Angel Partner]: 5,000 DC [Demon Partner]: 5,000 DC [Ariel the Angel's Virginity]: 50,000 DC [7th Rank Angel]: 10,000 DC [Corruption]: 10,000 DC [Idol]: 10,000 DC [Dangerous Tightrope]: 20,000 DC [Guild Creation]: 1,000 DC [Additional Recruitment]: 3,000 DC [Universal Compendium]: 30,000 DC [Archangel's Blessing]: 100,000 DC [Stamina Stat]: 1,000 DC Hunting Achievements:
[Summoner Kills 600~700]: 1,300 DC [Ratman Extermination]: 300 DC [Spider Extermination]: 300 DC [Kobold Miner]: 500 DC [Hobgoblin Conqueror]: 500 DC [Wild Boar Butcher]: 500 DC [Lizardman Warrior]: 700 DC Final Gain: 501,290 Dimensional Crystals (DC)
"Whoa..."
I couldn't help but let out an exclamation as I checked the final settlement amount.
"Yeah, that's it. Life's all about that one big hit."
Just looking at the number—500,000—made me feel good. With this many Dimensional Crystals, I could probably snag some pretty decent skills or items from the Warp Shop, right?
I was itching to blow my fresh, hot-off-the-press crystals right away, but first, I decided to check my status.
"Open profile."
⚔ PROFILE ⚔ Name: Kim Joo-hyuk | Gender: Male
⚡ Strength: +3 | 💨 Agility: +2 | ✨ Intellect: +1 | 🍀 Luck: +2
💰 Dimensional Crystals: 504,493 DC
[Ability Slots (3/3)] 【 Warp SSS 】 (Unique Ability / Cannot Unequip) 【 Third Eye C- 】 【 Authority: Reversal 】 [Skill Slots (2/4)]
【 Partial Gigantification 】 【 Archangel's Blessing 】 (Empty) (Empty) [Passives]
【 Inventory 】 【 Trace of the Emperor Lv 2 】 【 Strength F 】 【 Threat Detection 】 【 Tactical Marksmanship 】 [Stored Abilities/Skills]
【 Genetic Mutation S 】 "Huh?"
As I scrolled through my profile window, I spotted something odd.
The 【Archangel's Blessing】 I'd gotten as a reward for taking Ariel's virginity was squarely equipped in my skill lineup.
"Whoa! This works in the real world too?"
Goosebumps prickled across my skin in an instant.
Once a day. A skill that lets you escape death's door—and it applies in reality too?
It wasn't as brutal as the Tower World, where you had to endure forced trials, or a zombie planet overrunning the whole Earth, but the reality I'd been born and raised in wasn't exactly a peaceful paradise either.
Right now, Hunters all over the world were busting their asses to do their jobs.
But if gate raids got delayed or failed for whatever reason, and the mana density inside spiked, you'd get a monster wave exploding out.
And it didn't have to be monsters—even in everyday life, you could get unlucky with a car accident or get swept up in a terrorist attack while traveling abroad and kidnapped.
If I had the Archangel's Blessing in a situation like that?
No matter what crap life threw at me, it'd give me one free do-over challenge per day against whatever trial was right in front of me.
In other words, a spare life wasn't an overstatement.
'Maybe I should grab a nice chocolate set to give Ariel later as a thank-you gift.'
Since I'd just gotten the 【Archangel's Blessing】, I decided to check its upgrade costs.
How much scammier could I make this already broken skill? With eager anticipation, I clicked on it.
【 Archangel's Blessing 】 Upgrade List [Death Deferral Lv 0] - Not Acquired
- Next Level: Defers death for 10 seconds upon reaching it. Use 'Archangel's Blessing' during this time to overcome death.
- Cost: 300,000 DC
[Stacks Lv 0]
- Not Acquired
- Next Level: Increases max charges of this skill to '2'.
- Cost: 1,200,000 DC
[Invincibility Lv 0]
- Not Acquired
- Next Level: After 【Archangel's Blessing】 activates, gain 'Invincibility' for 10 seconds, immune to all damage and status effects.
- Cost: 1,500,000 DC
Every single one had my jaw dropping. No wonder they were all insanely expensive.
"Damn, they made it this tempting just to get you to buy it?"
A hollow laugh escaped me.
The effects made me want to buy them on the spot.
But one glance at the price tags killed that urge dead.
'Life-saving stuff's bound to cost a bit, sure, but over a million? That's crossing the line.'
Of course, no doubt they were worth it.
I sank into deep thought for a moment.
My Tower World self was no slouch in combat—even compared to others—and I had Im Ji-hye commanding spirits and Han Yu-ra sniping enemies from afar as my cheat-sheet teammates.
Barring some ridiculous raid wipe scenario, the core effect of 'Archangel's Blessing' was plenty on its own.
But what about real-world me?
Weak as hell, no teammates.
Sure, with the Warp System, I had high hopes of growing big someday, but right now, reality was a dumpster fire.
Archangel's Blessing was great and perfect as-is.
But useless in insta-kill scenarios where you had to die first.
Honestly, with 【Threat Detection】, I was confident I could handle most situations.
Unlike dimensional travel with avatars, my real body only had one life.
'Ugh, fine, screw it. What's the point of hoarding crystals if I die in reality and lose everything?'
It wasn't even one-use. Just think of it as an investment for the future.
With trembling hands, I hit purchase on the upgrade.
[Consumed 300,000 DC to purchase 'Death Deferral'.] 【 Death Deferral Lv 1 】 - Current Level: Defers death for 10 seconds upon reaching it. Use 'Archangel's Blessing' during this time to overcome death. - Next Level: Increases deferral time by 10 seconds. Allows other recovery methods during Death Deferral. - Cost: 600,000 DC
Held Dimensional Crystals: 204,493 DC
"200k... Kinda an awkward amount for much of anything."
The abilities in the shop were mostly high-rank, easily topping 1 million DC.
And I could bet their upgrade costs would be rage-inducingly expensive too.
But dumping it all into random pulls? Too wasteful.
"Ah, might as well upgrade the 【Third Eye C-】 while I'm at it."
A staple ability useful anywhere—Tower World, zombie planet, reality!
I'd been making do with it half-broken due to lack of crystals before.
No reason to keep suffering now that they were overflowing.
【 Third Eye C- 】 Upgrade List [Duration Increase]: Spend 1,000 DC to increase duration by 1 second. [Cooldown Reduction]: Spend 5,000 DC to reduce cooldown by 10 minutes. [Info Quantity Increase]: Spend 10,000 DC to increase info pierced by 1. "Whoa, compared to the Archangel's Blessing upgrades, this feels dirt cheap."
Mind blown by those crazy prices earlier, so yeah, relatively speaking.
Since it was one I used a lot, I bought them all out.
[Spent 10,000 DC to purchase 'Duration Increase' x10.] [Spent 15,000 DC to purchase 'Cooldown Reduction' x3.] [Spent 10,000 DC to purchase 'Info Quantity Increase' x1.] Unfortunately, purchase limits meant I couldn't make duration infinite or cooldown zero.
⚔ 【 Third Eye C+ 】 ⚔ Duration: 20 seconds Cooldown: 30 minutes Info Quantity: 2 [ ★ Skill Rank Up Available ★ ]
Explanation: All items upgraded. Rank up for better performance.
- Cost: 35,000 DC
"Huh?"
After buying all the upgrades, the rank jumped from C- to C+.
And a new option appeared that wasn't there before.
'I can rank it up? What changes if I do?'
Unlike when I raised my profile to Rookie rank with a detailed explanation, this time it wasn't so helpful.
35,000 DC.
Exactly the total I'd spent on upgrades. Seemed like that's what rank-up required.
'Do it? Skip it?'
From experience, the Warp System always gave back at least as much as you invested—or more.
'It's been useful so far, so let's bite the bullet once. Can't get worse if the rank goes up, right?'
[Spent 35,000 DC to rank up 【Third Eye C+】 to 【Third Eye B-】.] [Rank-up reward: Permanently select one 'Trait' from the following.] [Traits provide permanent bonuses when using the ability/skill, separate from abilities/skills.] [Selected traits cannot be changed, so choose carefully!] 'Bonus trait, huh. Interesting.'
📜 Selectable Traits 📜 [Info Specialization]: Improves quality of obtained information. [Speed Specialization]: Accelerates thought process during activation. [Tag Specialization]: Generates major tags related to target.