Episode 229 Upgrade (4)
“Kim Shin-ryeong would be perfect.”
The only person who can handle these materials perfectly is Kim Shin-ryeong.
Claws of Hatred is a material that must be handled with great care. This cannot be left to the vegetable traders.
* * *
When Kang-hoo came out of the dungeon, contrary to what he thought no one would be there, Han Seung-hyuk was standing there.
There is no time limit for clearing a dungeon, so since when have I been waiting here?
It didn’t make sense for him to remain quiet outside the dungeon, as he had come to keep an eye on him. Did you come here to look good?
“Thank you for your hard work! “Thank you so much for organizing the inside of the mystery dungeon.”
Looking at the flow of words, it seemed like he came to say thank you for clearing up a dungeon that was difficult to deal with.
If the problem had been outsourced to a famous guild, the cost would have been reversed, but it was resolved without a problem.
Ganghu indifferently threw the three green magic stones he was holding at Han Seunghyuk.
“What is this?”
“Next time, please find a dungeon with a lot of middle bosses and main bosses. “To a place where the level is no lower than it is now.”
“ah! All right. Let’s also check to see if there are any dungeons that other local guilds find difficult to handle!”
Han Seung-hyuk even promises to retrieve the dungeon on his own. After all, the power of capitalism is great.
“If I don’t answer, at least leave a message. “Please refrain from sending messages other than business.”
“of course!”
“Good work.”
Kang Hu quietly disappeared.
Afterwards, the trainee porters who received Han Seung-hyuk’s instructions headed into the dungeon, but they did not pay any attention to that.
You have to leave the bean paste to several people so that they can follow it without saying anything later.
* * *
Kang-hu, who was quietly walking outside to get some cool air, received a call.
It was Jeon Se-hyuk’s call.
There is only one reason to contact him at this point. Kanghu answered the phone right away.
“This is Shin Kang-hoo.”
– The settings are complete.
“It’s faster than you think?”
– This side was looking at an opportunity, but that side took care of laying the groundwork. Go Kyung-ho, who you mentioned to me, is also confirmed.
Go Kyung-ho.
He is a hunter that Ganghu must kill in order to pass the test of the Pure Dark Seeker Constellation.
In fact, even if the Constellation Test wasn’t the reason, Go Kyung-ho was a villain with plenty of reasons to die.
Unlike Kang Dong-hyun, who has a pretty good image, at least externally.
Go Kyung-ho was a janitor who did all kinds of dirty work at Eclipse. This is Shin Tae-seok’s position in the Jeonghwa Guild.
I don’t feel tired from the mystery dungeon, but I always wear this level of fatigue like a passive skill.
So, instead of taking a break, I patted my sore shoulder a few times and continued talking.
“Where can I move?”
– Come south to Pyeongtaek. I will send you the exact address via Huntergram’s secure DM.
“I understand that they were steadily targeting the outskirts of Daejeon not long ago, but the location has changed drastically.”
– Well, it’s a strategy of its own. Even now, most of Eclipse’s power is in Daejeon.
Go Kyung-ho did not come to Pyeongtaek for no reason.
This is because Eclipse’s branch, located in the south of Pyeongtaek, is larger than expected.
It was also a meaningful place because it was where Eclipse, which was based in Daejeon, first expanded its influence.
The fact that a high-ranking executive like Go Kyung-ho came was probably intended to encourage members.
Recently, he has been being persistently harassed by Jeon Se-hyuk and his group, so his morale must have been low.
At such a time, it was the right strategic choice for an executive to come and encourage and empower everyone.
The best opportunity for Kanghu.
Jeon Se-hyuk continued to ask.
-Would you like to join?
There is no reason to refuse.
I have no immediate plans to meet Takashi, Ayane, or Kim Shin-ryeong, nor do I have any urgent external schedules.
Since time was running out, I was rather pleased that the opportunity came at such an appropriate time.
“I’m moving.”
– It would be better if you come right away. There is a heavy rain warning in southern Gyeonggi Province starting tomorrow night, D-Day.
rain.
Depending on how you use it, weather can be an obstacle, but it can also be your best tool.
If you ask yourself, Kanghu falls into the category of preferring rain.
For an assassin who must hide his presence as much as possible and use the darkness as his friend, it satisfies two conditions.
The sound of rain drowns out the sound of footsteps, and rain clouds erase the bright sunlight. Assassins have no choice but to like it.
“Please give me the address.”
Kanghu set the direction to Suwon Station.
* * *
After that.
In the process of moving to Suwon Station, I was contacted twice.
The first was a call from K, who said that the bile tablets had been completed early and ‘delivery’ had begun.
Before entering the Mystery Dungeon, Kang-hoo had briefly told K about his current location, so it seemed like the contractor hired to deliver had already set off there.
So, I requested that it be stored in an unmanned locker at Suwon Station.
Since the process involved no face-to-face interaction between the buyer, seller, and intermediary, there was no need to worry about their faces being exposed.
and.
Yerin Lee also received a call.
The only contact she received was about overseas requests, so Kang-hu diligently answered the phone.
Normally, it felt like I was cramming several days worth of calls into one day.
– A mercenary request has arrived from Germany. This is a request to conquer a dungeon that was designated from the beginning.
“Let’s listen.”
– First of all, the nominated hunters are Kanghu and Ayane.
“It looks like you don’t just need bleeding maintenance, right?”
– yes. It was said that without Ayane, Kang-hoo would have a hard time with this request.
I am curious.
Dungeon quests that require a sniper usually involve monsters attacking from the air.
What kind of environment is it that requires assassins and gunners to move as a group?
first.
Before hearing the details, I first wanted to see if I could make an upside-down proposal.
The reason Kanghu had Germany in mind as his top priority destination was because of the set items from the Corruption series.
Among the remaining items, the location of the breastplate was in Germany.
To be exact, it is located near the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, in the dungeon under code category 13.
The guild that currently owns the dungeon is Germany’s Kampf guild.
“First of all, I would like to discuss other rewards to replace the request reward. Can we talk?”
– sure. It is now completely connected to the client side. Real-time brokerage is possible.
“Dresden. Near Zwinger Palace. “I would like to receive a license to conquer code category 13 dungeon as a reward.”
– wait a minute.
Usually when you hear something like this, what’s in that dungeon? It would be common to ask,
This is because he is referring to a specific overseas dungeon that has no connection to Ganghu.
However, it was not a dungeon that was well known to the outside world.
However, Yerin Lee never asked the reason and immediately continued the conversation with the client.
I can hear fluent German.
Although he is fluent in Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Latin, and English, he is illiterate in German.
Now, unfortunately, I had no choice but to interpret her fluent pronunciation arbitrarily.
A conversation lasted for about 3 minutes.
Actually, I didn’t think I would get an answer right away, but surprisingly, the results came out quickly.
– It’s possible. Unlike Korea, Germany is a place where license rentals and trade are active, right? I think that’s why.
“Then, I will accept it as soon as I confirm the contents of the request. “What did Ayane say?”
– I haven’t contacted you yet. This is a request that cannot be established in the first place without maintenance of bleeding.
“okay. “Let’s listen.”
– They say you can collect the essence from a plant called Sharpheater. That’s all, but that’s why it’s so difficult.
“Sharp heater….”
Sharp heater. In Korean, this plant is called executioner.
As the name suggests, it is a plant, but it is a mutant plant with many attack abilities.
It has a similar texture to the mutant sunflower that I encountered at Ground Zero a while back.
– The problem is that in order to collect the essence, the bleeding must be stacked to the maximum, and the person causing the bleeding receives a concentrated attack.
“In other words, you need a contractor who can keep the bleeding going and keep interrupting you.”
– that’s right. Since it is so difficult to find such a skilled person, it seems that inquiries have been made to Mr. Kang Hoo.
“Can I get information on the previously failed request?”
– 13 losses in 13 matches. I tried sending some useful berserker assassins, but they all seem to have failed. There have also been six cases of death.
“It looks like there is even hope torture.”
Kang Hu smiled bitterly.
It is true that the clients are sincere in their requests, but they do not risk their lives.
What I mean is, if you feel like you’re going to fail while doing something, you quit without any regrets.
Because there is nothing more precious than life.
If you give up midway, the transaction with the client will be cut off and the value to the mercenary group will be reduced.
As a mercenary group, all you have to do is find a new place. This world is full of clients who will give you requests.
Nevertheless, if six out of thirteen cases died… there is one reason.
This means that there are many elements that cause hope and torture to clients who take on challenges that seem unlikely to succeed.
In other words, it is a monster that viciously ravages intruders. It must not be an average bet.
“Let’s proceed. I am very curious. Moreover, they agreed to the change in remuneration, so there are no complaints.”
Kanghu received the request.
Just having the opportunity to obtain the Corruption series breastplate was enough. Even if you can’t eat it, it’s still bitter.
at that time.
– I am telling you this in advance because it is information that the client can disclose. This is the German Stack Guild.
“Stark?”
– yes. It’s a bit of an unfamiliar name, right?
no. It’s a familiar name.
The reason Ganghu knows about the Stark Guild is because there are hunters here who have not joined the Thirteen Stars.
Currently, there are a total of eight hunters in the thirteen stars named ‘Justice’.
Five have not yet joined.
One of them is the deputy guild master of the Stark Guild.
‘Lars Abel.’
In the original work, he is portrayed as an ambitious person.
That’s why Jang Si-hwan recruited Lars to Thirteen Stars, saying he would show him a ‘new world’.
At the time, Jang Si-hwan, who had world-class connections and high-level colleagues, was an object of envy for Lars.
He joined two years later. It is time for Jang Si-Hwan to have grown several levels further than he is now.
‘This is how a connection is created.’
In the grand scheme of things, Lars is not a 13-year-old star.
The situation is a little different from Jang Si-hwan, Chae Gwan-hyung, Casey Rex, and Vincent Meyer, who are impossible to coax or persuade.
Of course, we need to approach it from a completely different perspective than when dealing with a guy like Takashi.
Because there is only one way to win the heart of an ambitious person. There is nothing left but to satisfy one’s ambition.
A request from Germany that had to be given priority due to necessity. Here, an unexpected path opened up.