Chapter 39
Chapter 39
39.Discharge-type Gate (2)
The issue of distribution was the most sensitive part for any team or Guild. It caused a lot of conflicts.
In fact, the most certain solution was one thing: ‘value settlement.’
It meant assessing the item at a reasonable market price and distributing that amount to other team members.
“As you know, I don’t care about money, but I’m curious why we’re not doing value settlement.”
Lee Shin-hee’s question was quite reasonable. She was actually from a chaebol family, so she wasn’t attached to money.
Of course, there was a reason why I made this decision.
“It’s because we’ll be focusing on difficult Gates from now on.”
We were planning to focus on high-difficulty Gates. The rewards for that might be hard to value.
For example, we received a Skill Level-Up Voucher this time, didn’t we?
It was impossible to estimate how much it would fetch if we put it up for auction overseas.
All the S-class and A-class Skill Vanguard Hunters around the world would participate.
“That’s true. It’s impossible to assess that and divide it.”
Lee Shin-hee nodded at my explanation. We were so-called the ‘latecomer dream team.’
We couldn’t assess things in the same way as other Guilds.
“We might go to specific job classes in a row, but I’m thinking of discussing that at that time.”
“Right. There aren’t many teams like us. There will be trial and error.”
Uncle hadn’t discussed it with me beforehand, but he took my side.
Well, that’s what I said, but in the future, we wouldn’t be going to those job classes in a row like that.
‘Chunbae said there’s a lot in the Subspace.’
Once trust was built with the team members, I was planning to open the Subspace at any time.
Even if it wasn’t Gate subjugation, I could share Secret Arts or items, so there wouldn’t be any conflict.
“I’m fine with it!”
“I have no objections either. The issue of fairness is actually luck, and as Han Hye said, we can talk about it later.”
Lee Shin-hee, who agreed, continued.
“Instead, if distribution is prioritized by suitability, there should be a condition that it’s not easy to leave the Guild.”
“That’s right.”
Seo Min-jae also agreed. I nodded. Someone could just take the item and leave the Guild.
I wasn’t planning on gathering a lot of people, but Lee Shin-hee and Min-jae didn’t know that, so they pointed that out.
Thinking about it that way, I felt that the people were good.
If Lee Shin-hee or Min-jae hadn’t brought up those things, they could have just taken the distribution and left.
It must be a sense of belonging as a team member.
Well, to be honest, there’s no better place than our Guild at this level.
“Yes. I’ll add it to the Guild clause.”
In fact, this was a method adopted by most Guilds.
Large Guilds often gave out Guild assets to recruit promising talents.
“Next is the Guild House and staff issues.”
A Guild House was slightly different from a regular office. It had to be a space where Guild members could relax comfortably.
This was an element that was valued more as you went to higher levels.
Ordinary Hunters just met on the day of Gate subjugation, but as the level increased, there were many things to pay attention to.
This was to prevent various problems such as food and alcohol. There were many strange people among the Hunters.
‘You can prevent food poisoning or no-shows and adjust your condition before entering.’
It varied from Guild to Guild, but strict places even had Guild members live together in the Guild House from 1 to 3 days before Gate subjugation.
They would enter the Gate after having a comfortable sleep and safely prepared meals.
“I’m thinking of locating it near the Hunter Association for now. Is that okay?”
“That’s good.”
“It may take some time. As you know, there aren’t any good spots.”
10 years since the Gate incident.
We were clearly latecomers. All the good places to use as a Guild House were already taken.
I could ask Park Seo-woong, but that wasn’t a problem that would be solved by doing that.
We couldn’t take a place that another Guild was using.
“I’m thinking of hiring staff after deciding on the Guild House.”
A Guild House wasn’t just for Hunters. We also needed staff to handle Guild affairs.
There were Gate subjugation applications, tax issues, investigation of Gates to attack, and preparation of supplies…
The higher the level of the Guild, the more the Hunters focused only on the Gate, and the staff took care of the miscellaneous tasks.
There wouldn’t be much work right now, but we had to hire one or two people.
“I don’t know these people well, so if you have anyone you’d like to recommend, please let me know separately.”
I brought it up because Min-jae’s cousin was Seo Seung-yeon of Dawnlight, and Lee Shin-hee was the granddaughter of a chaebol family.
We might be able to get introduced to better talent than we could find ourselves.
“I’ll ask my sister!”
“I’ll check too. I’ll also investigate if there are any good places other than near the Association for the Guild House.”
Lee Shin-hee’s words were quite reassuring. The information power of a chaebol family would be much better than me searching hard.
Seo Min-jae continued as if he couldn’t be outdone.
“Me too!”
The cousin of the 1st and 2nd ranked Guild members and the granddaughter of a chaebol family. When I thought about it, there was nothing more reassuring than this for these kinds of issues.
Come to think of it, Chunbae was helping with Subspace or Gate issues.
‘I don’t have to worry about this?’
I thought I was a Gate orphan and had terrible luck. Maybe the luck I didn’t have back then was coming now.
I was thinking that when it happened.
Wooong— Wooong—
An alarm rang out in the conference room. The group’s heads turned quickly. It was a Discharge-type Gate generation alarm.
[A large Gate has been generated in Daejeon. All Hunters on emergency standby. All Hunters B-class or higher…]
The Mana concentration was said to be strange last time… It seemed like a big problem had occurred.
And soon after, the sound of helicopters began to be heard in succession.
* * *
A Discharge-type Gate had appeared, but we didn’t leave for Daejeon right away.
It was a large Gate. It was too dangerous for D-class Hunters like us to step up.
We could be helpful in catching the miscellaneous monsters, but…
In fact, it was more effective for a high-level Hunter to use a Skill once than for us to go and catch the miscellaneous monsters.
That didn’t mean we were just standing still. It was a Gate that appeared due to abnormal Mana concentration. We didn’t know when or where another situation would break out.
We moved to Gwanak-gu, which was designated by the Hunter Association, and were on standby.
-If a Discharge-type Gate breaks out nearby, help citizens move to shelters and protect citizens…
Perhaps because we had formed a Guild, we were able to be assigned together as a team, and the area we were in charge of was quite large.
It couldn’t be helped because there was a shortage of Hunters.
The ratio of Awakened was not high. It wasn’t for nothing that the damage was great every time a Discharge-type Gate opened.
Moreover, the top-ranked Hunters had moved to Daejeon.
‘If it’s not a large Gate, there won’t be any major problems.’
Medium-sized or larger Discharge-type Gates took about 20 to 30 minutes to activate.
In the meantime, we could go to support or support could come from other areas, so we weren’t blocking it by ourselves.
[N, now! Iron Wall and Dawnlight have defeated the last remaining Griffin!]
[The large Gate is closing! Monsters are retreating into the Gate!]
4 hours had passed since the large Gate broke out in Daejeon. We were watching the broadcast on TV.
There was damage, but the Vanguard Hunters and other top-ranked Guilds had dispatched in large numbers, so it was roughly under control.
“Everyone, please rest comfortably now.Now that the Gate was closed and almost all the strong guys had been caught, the remaining Hunters were dealing with the minor monsters.
The faces of the team members also became a little more comfortable. Until just now, everyone had been stiff.
They were watching the defense war in a state of tension because they didn’t know when another Gate would break out and the situation was serious.
I had rested in the Subspace, but the team members had come after training, so they were tired.
“Daejeon has been taken care of, and since I’m here, it’s better to get some sleep…”
There was one reason why I couldn’t finish my sentence.
Hwaa-.
A huge wave of Mana was felt. It was a familiar sensation. It was the wave of a Discharge-type Gate that I had felt 10 years ago.
“…I guess that won’t work.”
A Discharge-type Gate had broken out not far away. The problem was that it wasn’t just one.
Hwaa-!
Hwaa-!
Mana waves that seemed to have broken out from quite a distance reached us with a time difference.
And the ‘Wooong-’ Gate alarm began to ring.
[Multiple medium-sized Gates are currently appearing in Seoul. All Hunters quickly…]
“This is bad.”
I thought we could handle it enough if it wasn’t a large Gate. But multiple medium-sized Gates were appearing…
The team members also opened their mouths. It wasn’t for nothing that we ran away as soon as we saw a medium-sized Gate in the ‘Night of Despair.’
We couldn’t block a medium-sized Gate at our current level. It wasn’t a matter of effort.
The medium-sized Gate that came out in the Night of Despair wasn’t even a real medium-sized Gate.
‘Usually, several Ogre-level Monsters pop out.’
One Monster came out according to the level limit. Of course, that was also an absurd level of difficulty.
In other words, a pretty dangerous situation had unfolded now that many high-level Hunters had left for Daejeon.
“This is…”
Uncle had a pretty worried look on his face. It was because of his sister-in-law and Minseok.
“Don’t worry too much. There’s a standby team near the Association.”
“Right.”
Not all high-level Hunters had moved because a large Gate had broken out. They left people behind in case of an emergency.
Moreover, there was a shelter right under where we lived, so we didn’t have to worry too much.
-Hwaa!
-Hwaa!
The problem was us. Multiple medium-sized Gates had appeared. We didn’t even know how many there were.
More than 7 waves of Mana were coming in with a time difference.
The Vanguard Hunters and other top-ranked Guild Hunters had already left for Daejeon in large numbers.
Could the Hunters remaining in Seoul really block these multiple medium-sized Gates?
‘…The answer is already decided.’
A Hunter who gets paid can’t run away. We have to go and block it, whether we can block it or not.
“Let’s get ready to move.”
The Discharge-type Gate hadn’t broken out near us. But we had to go help.
We would soon receive a radio call from the Association.
[Currently, 13 medium-sized Gates are being generated. Hunters in non-Gate generation areas stand by to move.]
As expected, the radio rang.
“13?”
“Crazy.”
While the team members, including me, were shocked, orders were constantly being issued from the radio.
[Moonlight, Holiday, and Evangelism Guilds to Sindorim Station. Recovery, Emergency, and Dinosaur Guilds to Seoul National University Station.]
It seemed they were urgently reorganizing the nearby Hunters to block the medium-sized Gates.
[Teams not named stand by to move…]
They were sending the Guilds first and then sending the teams to balance it out, but I wondered if it was appropriate.
13 medium-sized Gates were a major accident in a situation where there were no high-levels.
I didn’t know if they could block it well by distributing the remaining Hunters.
Well, I don’t have to use my head. I have to go and block it.
“Let’s go.”
I stepped on the accelerator, and Lee Shin-hee sighed softly from the back.
“Aish.”
Her smartphone had been ringing constantly since the Gate broke out. It was probably her parents.
“Do you have to leave?”
“No. It’s okay.”
Lee Shin-hee said firmly and turned off her smartphone. Then, she coolly nodded forward.
“Let’s go.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes. Don’t worry about it. They’re just being dramatic.”
I nodded and quickly stepped on the accelerator.