Is This Even Right?
No, this is it, right?>
“Is this the last one?”>
I drove the Sword into the neck of the final goblin, then checked the mission progress. >
[Floor 1 (Extreme) Tower Mission]>
• Defeat all threats in the forest (10/10) >
• Defeat them within the time limit (04:33 / 05:00) >
I saw the goal count hit the target and the timer stop, and it clicked. Mission complete. >
So what happens once you clear a Tower mission like this?>
I was about to just stand there when a system message popped up. >
The timing was almost too perfect, like the Tower was literally reading my mind every time I thought about it. >
[Floor 1 (Extreme) Cleared]>
• Claim the rewards for clearing Floor 1 of the Tower. >
• First-ever Extreme Tower clear — additional rewards unlocked. >
• Cleared within the time limit — rewards will be upgraded. >
“Rewards upgraded?”>
The phrase made my heart race. What exactly would they give me? >
I only knew about magic stones from the Tower, so I was genuinely curious about everything else. >
How amazing would this be? >
And the first Extreme clear… It really felt like I was the only one taking on this difficulty. >
Maybe someone else had died a horrible death trying to do it before me. >
[Reward settlement complete.]>
[Class-related skill books (E to A) obtained.]>
[Physical stats improved.]>
[Sword grade upgraded.]>
[Magic stones (E) × 3 obtained.]>
[Extreme reward box obtained.]>
“So much stuff… Wait, a class? I don’t even have a class?”>
Before I could say anything else, a strange floating sensation hit as I was yanked into the Tower. The space twisted around me. >
Hey, someone should explain this properly! >
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“…Ugh. Back in my studio apartment, huh?”>
Clearing the mission obviously sent me straight back. >
I’d been told rewards would come my way, but… >
How were they even supposed to appear? The next second they just dropped onto the floor with a thud. >
Is this even right? Just tossing them on the ground? >
This is ridiculous, I muttered while I scooped everything up and checked the haul. >
All the rewards I’d been promised were right there… except for the skill books. What the heck were those supposed to be? >
[Skill book settlement failed — different rewards issued instead.]>
[Understanding of carapace improved dramatically.]>
[Understanding of joints improved dramatically.]>
[Understanding of inner energy improved.]>
[Carapace Bug skill upgraded from F to F+.]>
[Massive amount of B Points obtained.]>
“……” >
So many notifications… but I didn’t feel like this was better than the skill books. >
I felt completely scammed. My head was spinning. >
They really just swapped the rewards like that? I didn’t know much about skill books, but… >
I knew hunters valued skills a lot. Anyone with plenty of them had a huge edge in the Tower. >
“I’m actually done for.”>
The sigh that left me was heavy. No class, and every clear felt like this. >
Well, whatever. I couldn’t expect only good things just because I awakened. >
First I should check everything else. >
“Appraisal.”>
[Floor 1 Extreme Reward Box]>
- Grade: ???>
- Box received for the first-ever Extreme Floor 1 clear. >
- Contains helpful items. >
“…Sigh, is this any good?”>
The rewards all felt kinda meh. Wait, it’s only Floor 1, so mediocre stuff makes sense. >
Hoping for something great at such a low level felt a little naive. >
After all, news had shown hunters reaching dozens of floors and snatching insane items. >
Too early to be disappointed. If I kept climbing the Tower, everything would change anyway. >
“This one’s not it… magic stones…”>
The Sword grade upgrade notice was still there. >
[Sword]>
- Grade: Common → Rare>
- Carapace Bug born from the Bug Queen (Lee Seong-eun).>
- Named and given the mission to live as the Queen’s blade. >
- Hard, sharp, and carries a venom that weakens wounds. >
- Can switch to sword form at any time. >
“Oh… this one’s actually decent.”>
The Sword’s carapace looked shinier. It almost reflected light like a mirror. >
And it seemed a little bigger too. Who knew how huge it would get after endless Tower climbs? >
But growing any bigger would probably gross me out. >
“You keep staying this form if you don’t want to get squished.”>
I petted the Sword’s head and gave it a little pep talk. >
Honestly… I was starting to get used to it, but bigger would make me feel weird. >
The rest were the magic stones and B Points. >
B Points showed up with the Mother skill count. >
[B Points: 15]>
Remembering that the first Sword had cost only one point, fifteen seemed like a lot. >
Honestly, I didn’t even know what bugs I could summon yet. Was this really better than the skill books? I had no idea. >
“Hmm, magic stones… how do I even sell those?”>
I knew they were a new resource, but I had no idea how to turn them into cash. >
As a brand-new hunter with no connections, I didn’t know the first thing. >
“No choice. Looking it up is annoying anyway.”>
I picked up my phone from the floor and flopped onto the bed. >
No point hunting it down myself — I’d just ask for help. >
There were tons of people online who could answer. >
[Hunter Association, question. (I’m a brand new hunter)]>
I just awakened yesterday and got magic stones — how do I sell them? It’s urgent. >
— ???>
Still don’t know how to sell magic stones?>
Could be, (original poster) >
Check the Hunter Market app?>
Yeah, yeah>
— Just go to the Hunter Association or use the Hunter Market app. The app is way better though. Association takes huge fees. >
— I get it, but why are fees lower on the Market? (original poster) >
Association is a government agency, that’s why. But if you sell a lot you can get some subsidies. >
— I’ll buy. >
— ??? (original poster) >
— Still don’t know how to sell?>
— Did you not take Hunter training?>
I answered the fast comments and finally got some info. >
Association or Market? I was still torn. >
Floor 1 was easy, but I couldn’t imagine the rest would stay this simple. >
The Tower gets harder the higher you go, right? Maybe selling at the Association and getting a stamp plus subsidies wasn’t the worst idea. >
But what kind of subsidies? Items? >
From the reaction earlier, items looked super rare…>
Anyway, I put off the Association and installed the Hunter Market app on my phone. >__GT
Was it really cheaper? I could check later. >
“Oh, quick install.”>
I opened the app after installing and signed up. Annoying but way less than hitting the Association. >
I browsed the well-designed app and saw what they sold. Magic stones, items, tools, even skill books. Pretty cool. >
I kept swiping and scrolling, and the Association guide now felt weird. >
Items are hard to get, they said, but I could see tons listed here. >
Well, maybe it’s the price tags that make them so expensive. >
Everything seemed to cost hundreds…>
While staring at the items an idea hit me. >
I wanted to sell magic stones for cash, but what if items sold for more? >
I had crafting skills, so maybe I could make infinite money? >
It didn’t feel impossible. >
If I could actually make stuff, I could earn serious cash…>
Even just looking at the Sword, it was already crazy strong. >
I didn’t think my creations would lose to anything on the Market. >
Where did this confidence even come from?>
“Then I should look into it more.”>
I needed more info anyway. My living expenses weren’t tight enough to sell magic stones right away. >
Besides, even just eating lettuce made me full — money would flow in easily. >
I looked up how to sell items… but the Market app only had a sell magic stones button. No item-selling option. >
That broke my plan, so I searched the internet for ways to sell items. >
“You have to go to the Association, check the item, get a certification mark… man, this is annoying.”>
I frowned at how complicated the process was. I just wanted something easy. >__GT
Making money was harder than I thought. When I saw a post about it…>
[Item Quick Sale: (The spear is stronger than the sword)]>
Rare-grade spear for sale. >
Special effect: throw it and it comes back with a magic lock. No problem even if you throw it as much as you want. >
Magic setup is written in the item description, so worry not. >
Selling reason: selling the old spear I used to get a higher-grade item. Price negotiable. Delivery available. >
(Photo of hunter certification number.)>
If you scam me, report the number at the Hunter Association. That’s my certification. >
— I’ll buy. >
— ??? (original poster) >
— It’s sold already. >
— Still not sold. Why did you just make it up? (original poster) >
— Thank you. Got it cheap thanks to you. >
— ??? It’s not sold yet!>
…>
…>
— Real deal sold out. Get out of my post, you crazy people. (original poster.)>
— It sold. >
The comments weren’t super useful, but it seemed I could sell through the Hunter Gallery without hassle. >
Using the Hunter Gallery for sales sounded simple and nice. >
Delivery would be annoying, but compared to going to the Association for a mark and shipping to a Market branch, this looked way easier. >
So…>
“I should try making something.”>
But how do I even craft?>CHAPTER_END