Chapter 39
Chapter 39
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 39
Chapter Title: Acceptance and Evolution
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New technology development always brings about revolution.
Those who ride the newly surging wave advance toward the future, while some resist it and sink to the depths, becoming obsolete.
And at the present moment.
The job class most affected by the torrent crashing into the hunter industry is none other than...
The porters.
Thanks to their unique skill 'Inventory,' they had steadily held a top-tier position.
But now, they stood at a critical crossroads.
[Molrangtori<<<<<<[This is fucking revolutionary lololol] [Post reported. (Reason: Advertising)] Click! [Tried it for the first time and damn, it's good. Porters are such assholes fr] [Post reported. (Reason: Advertising)] Click! [Triple jackpot hit!!!!] [Post reported. (Reason: Advertising)] "Cut it out already. Why are you making such a fuss?" There were way too many posts. Had there ever been this flood of posts about a specific product before? It was even worse because they weren't just derivatives—they were dominating the hot posts. You couldn't avoid seeing them even if you tried. Click! Thus, C-rank porter Choi Han-gil spam-reported them. Convincing himself it was all viral marketing, that some mere item couldn't replace humans. "......Tch." But in the end, what inevitably washed over him was a fleeting disgust. One he absolutely didn't want to acknowledge—disgust toward himself. Click! Eventually, Han-gil left the main gallery and entered the porters' gallery. Birds of a feather flock together. People seek solace by banding with their own kind. But lately, even the porters' gallery wasn't in great shape. [Just level up your skills, duh? This is actually our chance to boom][Poster: Best Porter in the City] Molrangtori inside Molrangtori?]>> X
Molrangtori inside Inventory skill? >>> O
Still not getting it?
Porters' boom era is here.
We're going to Mars, I swear? Dev's launching rockets for us lol
I seriously don't get why everyone's hating on it.
We should be bowing to the dev once a day lololol
-AI came out, so why'd devs get wiped? Same logic, just use it as a tool (no cap)
└(Poster): That's why dudes who use AI well rake in mad cash
└That's only a tiny fraction, you retard. Public opinion here is most porters get obsolete
└(Poster): Fr, they only know one side. Devs had every scrub jumping in
└(Poster): Meanwhile porters like us are rare jobs from the start
-Don't care about leveling up, they just won't hire us anymore, dumbass. They loved us having one less mouth to feed
└(Poster): Then just run longer raids? Molrangtori porters still win on capacity anyway
└Even then, no porters needed
└(Poster): You probably quoted shit pay rates.
-(Poster): These fucks just won't listen. National average is the truth. Just get obsolete, dumbasses lolol
└Dude goes straight to personal attacks cuz logic fails lmao
[Like I said.][Poster: ProPorterBum]
Inventory alone will hit its limit for sure.
Even top classes like healers and alchemists went through dark ages of scorn.
Porters are no exception.
That's why I told you to get monster disassembly certs?
Told you to learn at least C-rank combat skills?
Told you to quote fair pay rates?
Who are the shameless bastards who ignored that and got fat?
All y'all just get normalized lololololololol
-Fuck you
-lolololol wtf upvote
-Gutted~
-Where's that "toldja" bug been?
└Fr, what's the diff from a one-liner troll
Originally, opinions on Molrangtori had been outright hostile, bordering on rage for folks like Han-gil.
But lately, things had shifted a bit.
Factions pushing to grow with Molrangtori and those advocating skill-building for survival were starting to take over.
"......Fuck."
Han-gil—and many porters—didn't like it one bit.
They'd been coasting all this time.
Never thought it'd hit their turn...!
But Han-gil didn't reflect on himself.
Human frailty turns eyes outward, not inward.
Click!
[Post reported. (Reason: Trolling)]
So Han-gil reported and clicked another post.
One from a porter sharing his mindset.
[Molrangtori's fatal flaw found lol][Poster: LEamd]
(Durability test video)
Gets one-shot by C-rank monster attack lolol
See it shatter and items spill out?
Meanwhile porters?
As long as you don't die, it holds till the end~
Even near-death, get a heal and you're good o_o
-This is it lololol
-C-rank tho.. porters die too if hit..
└Don't be dense, asshole
└Whoa, so venomous lolol
└Fair point since frontliners would carry Molrangtori.
└(Poster): Exactly. Porters chill in the back, barely get hurt.
"...This is it."
Not flawless, but perfect ammo against Molrangtori.
The moment hunters start handling their own loot, they'd need to protect it in fights.
So Han-gil—and probably most porters—thought the same.
Dig into these flaws relentlessly.
Vicious, sure, but the only way to protect their comfy rice bowl.
It surely would've been...
Ding!
[Molrang Mall VIP Alert - New announcement posted.]
**
Sizzle... Pop!
A pretty appetizing sound rattling the eardrums.
Problem was, this wasn't a steak grill session.
Meeting the new material, Molrangtori reacted intensely.
Not just spikes protruding from the surface—cracks formed all over.
Even forcing water and oil to mix wouldn't do this.
Looked kinda like evolution.
Accept the new one and advance. Fail, and die.
Siii...
"Ah."
Sadly, Molrangtori chose the latter. It couldn't hold and collapsed.
"Fuckin' hell. Ptoo ptoo ptoo!"
Total buzzkill. Flashing lights had me thinking success for sure.
But bad vibes end here.
Failure's the mother of success—turn it into future fodder.
"What went wrong..."
Click!
I immediately replayed the recording.
Sizzle... Pop!
Pudding slime's mana fiercely resisting the mana herbs.
Simple terms...
'Just like frying food.'
Drop food in oil, bubbles go nuts.
Exactly that.
Molrangtori hated the new material bad.
Which made me even more certain.
Fried food?
The king of flavors. King of foods.
If Molrangtori could bond with the new material, improvement possible?
'Need to stabilize the mana for that...'
How to pull it off?
Finding a whole new material? Time crunch...
As worries swirled, something caught my eye.
Iwoo!
Wooi!
Mini and Seolbaek deep in rock-paper-scissors.
Iwoo!!!!
Seolbaek wins with rock, flicks Mini's forehead.
Snap!
Crisp smack, blue particles scatter.
Ultra-stable particles absorb straight into Mini.
Despite different monster manas usually not mixing easy.
Same reason pudding slimes clashed.
"...This is it."
Answer was Seolbaek.
Always wondered.
How does Seolbaek pull off transformation arts?
Not just looks—mana form too. Art of arts.
Answer in that mana.
So stable, mixes with anyone easy. Truly bewitching mana.
As expected of a fox spirit.
Her charm over others? Makes sense now.
Come to think, she stopped that explosion too.
"Seolbaek!"
Iwoo?
"Come here. Research time."
Tweet!
"Okay, Experiment 14 starts. Probably the last one."
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[New feature boom boom boom!][Poster: DragonRaisingWannabe]
Hey everyone?
Molrangtori upgrade success, as mentioned.
Barely hit the deadline. (Was scared shitless^^)
Updated features:
★Molrangtori duration now flexible★
-10-day countdown starts first item stored.
-No flow if unused (no mana drain).
★Durability massively boosted★
-Tanks B-rank attacks fine.(Don't use as shield pls...! Like phone waterproof. Not infinite~!)
Next sales all updated version.
Thanks.
-Fuckin lit lololololololol
-DragonRaising dude a god? DragonRaising dude a god? DragonRaising dude a god?
-Enter gates whenever horny, total cheat lolol
└Fr, even low stock clears fast?
-Already plotting shield reviews, upvote those bastards lololol
└Sleeping mitubers jumping lolol
└They owe DragonRaising bows fr. How many derivative vids they pumping