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Chapter 41
The distribution of spoils ended quickly.
After removing Bazart and coming out of the dungeon, Kang Shin-hwa took out all the monster corpses he had stored in the space artifact.
Because he could easily make the huge corpses come and go with a simple summoning command.
Kang Shin-hwa laid out the corpses in a wide lot next to the dungeon prepared for corpse distribution.
“Oh my, I never thought I’d see the space artifact with my own eyes before I die.”
Porter leader Jeong Gi-tae, who was seeing the space artifact for the first time, looked at the entrance with a surprised expression.
The other porters were the same.
They couldn’t help but be amazed that heavy monsters could come and go just by lightly flicking a finger.
“As I mentioned earlier, I’ll take all the baby Madillo, and the remaining Madillo can be divided among the four of you.”
“Understood.”
As soon as Seo Ye-hee finished speaking, the porters assigned to the four people moved quickly.
The technicians immediately began dismantling and collected blood in special containers.
It was definitely a familiar division of labor that reeked of veteran experience.
“And the nine top-tier dimensional stones obtained from Bazart are an odd number…”
“I’ll take just one! Let’s distribute two each!”
Before Kang Shin-hwa could finish speaking, Jin Bo-mi took one top-tier dimensional stone and spoke.
In fact, it was a matter of mood.
For an A- rank awakener like Jin Bo-mi, 10 billion won wasn’t that significant.
After all, her father Jin Seong-tae was the chairman of Yangwha guild, a leading domestic corporation.
What frustrated her more than money was her inability to surpass the A- rank.
“Jin Bo-mi, I didn’t mean to suggest this as a concession.”
“I know. However, didn’t you decide to donate the blood and flesh obtainable from Bazart’s corpse to the guild?”
“That’s right.”
“You can consider this as paying for that!”
“Hmm, then let’s do that.”
Kang Shin-hwa didn’t continue the conversation further.
It’s not a virtue to reject someone’s generosity. It’s good to make them feel good.
Anyway, with the skillful hands of the porter technicians, the distribution of spoils ended in an instant.
Monster corpses were stacked neatly on the trucks assigned to the other four people except Kang Shin-hwa.
These would be sold immediately at the Awakener’s Exchange or moved to the research facility within the guild.
After the distribution ended.
“Good work.”
Kang Shin-hwa politely greeted his colleagues and prepared to leave.
He had gained so much today.
They might not know, but he had obtained many baby Madillo corpses needed for potion enhancement!
He also secured the Transcendence Flower.
Calculating the future value, Kang Shin-hwa had gained at least close to 10 times the value.
“Kang Shin-hwa, you really did a gre…”
Just as Jin Bo-mi and her colleagues were about to say goodbye to Kang Shin-hwa.
Swoosh!
He took a running start on the spot with both legs and then sprang high into the sky like a spring.
“Is this a movie shoot?”
Porter leader Jeong Gi-tae’s mouth gaped open.
In an instant.
Kang Shin-hwa had arrived on the rooftop of a 15-story building near the empty lot.
Then Yoon Tae-ho let out a chuckle and said to Jeong Gi-tae.
“Heh, maybe Kang Shin-hwa’s life is like a movie. He’s just such an unpredictable person.”
This was the honest impression of an Awakener who had become accustomed to being surprised by Kang Shin-hwa.
At the same time.
In the office of the Yangwha building, Jin Seong-tae was eagerly refreshing the dungeon information on his tablet PC.
Internal information network Yangwha Net.
He was checking the progress of the K-1004 dungeon that Kang Shin-hwa had entered today.
Right then.
A noticeable change occurred in the dungeon information section that had shown no changes.
[K-1004 Dungeon]
[Location: Guro Station]
[Ownership: Guild Owned]
[Clearing Status: All Clear]
[Update Time: 3 seconds ago…]
“As expected.”
A smile crossed Jin Seong-tae’s lips.
Just as expected.
Whatever he thought, he believed Kang Shin-hwa would show more, and he had once again crossed the impossible barrier.
Previously, teams composed of executive members had attempted to clear this dungeon multiple times but failed.
However, the fact that it was cleared as soon as Kang Shin-hwa joined meant he had achieved remarkable merit, even without directly seeing it.
“I’ll need to prepare more bullets for the re-contract.”
Jin Seong-tae spoke definitively.
He could already hear it.
The sound of one man’s value skyrocketing to the heavens.
* * *
“Ah… I’m insanely sleepy. I should organize the monster corpses I collected from the dungeon.”
After returning home, I immediately collapsed on the marble floor.
I felt too grimy to go directly to bed, but I was too exhausted to wash.
Lying on the cool marble floor, I felt like I owned the entire world.
I closed my eyes and evaluated today’s dungeon attack.
‘If I didn’t have the magic lung and liver, today’s risky push would have been difficult.’
Although the attack ended without major incidents, I wasn’t without burden.
My magic management was precarious.
Using an extreme amount of magic to generate A+ rank firepower with a D- rank body.
The overload on my body was considerable. It was like trying to drive 200 km/h with a compact car.
‘A+ rank firepower can’t be a consistent damage expectation. To generate stable high firepower, I need more magic.’
Awakeners’ concerns almost always boil down to magic.
I was no different.
Strictly speaking, my current conditions more than suffice for operating at a D- rank level.
But that’s only if I’m satisfied with the rank.
I dream of faster growth and development. Because I can’t pursue a quick retirement by being content with the current reality.
In today’s attack, I was desperate enough to use all the magic stored in my heart and various organs.
In essence, what I showed my colleagues, including Jin Bo-mi, was essentially my maximum firepower.
‘Magic enhancement potions are most effective, but it’s still beyond my current firepower.’
Naturally, future knowledge about various elixirs is completely stored in my mind.
The problem is monopolization.
If I clear dungeons with other Awakeners, distribution issues will inevitably arise.
And the monsters that could provide such elixirs were boss monsters of at least S+ rank.
The hurdles are still too high for me to aim for solo acquisition. Though someday the heights might align.
‘If I attempt a high-difficulty modification now, 100% side effects will occur. So the better options would be…’
Stomach, large intestine, small intestine, hair.
These are the candidate areas.
Each modification changes a different role.
But excluding areas where modification isn’t urgent, the part with the best synergy in my current state is definitely the stomach.
Because the modified stomach’s abilities are connected with the tongue.
‘I’ll push forward with modifying at least the stomach, even if it’s a bit risky.’
I made my decision.
When the stomach is modified, various changes occur, but the most visible change is,
The ability to digest anything eaten.
Ting!
The magic ball was bouncing enthusiastically on the floor in front of me.
Yes, if I could chew and swallow even steel objects, the stomach could digest them.
“My taste will get worse. I’ll be able to digest anything I randomly eat.”
I scratched the back of my head with an awkward expression and immediately prepared for stomach modification.
Whoosh!
I felt all the magic in my body concentrate in the stomach with a heavy flow.
While all Awakeners possess magic, few can control it as they desire.
“Maybe even awakened individuals like Jin Bo-mi or Seo Ye-hee, if properly examined, often use magical power in an imperfect flow.
This is because there was no textbook-like guide on how to control and use magical power.
No one has received teachings from the ‘transcendent being’ who created this massive awakened individual system.
The fact that I can now mimic handling magical power so freely is because I worked tirelessly for 25 years in my previous life. In other words, it’s a compression of experience.
“Ugh.”
As magical power concentrated in my stomach, creating an internal rippling, I naturally let out a dry heave.
Fortunately, since I hadn’t eaten anything before entering the dungeon, I didn’t vomit anything.
There were occurrences of large and small pains, but they fluctuated at a level I could endure.
Had about 10 minutes passed?
Around the time cold sweat began forming on my forehead and I felt slightly fatigued.
“Whew.”
With a hot breath, the stomach transformation ended.
[Judgment Rank: D+]
“Oh! If I grow once more next time, I’ll definitely reach C rank!”
Although not as much as the lungs or liver, it seems the stomach can also store magical power, causing the rank to rise.
Through repeated rapid growth, I’m now almost at the C rank.
But the path to my target of EX rank is still long.
Because I need to be able to definitely protect myself so that even after retirement, no one can easily touch me.
If I retire with mediocre skills?
I might later be grabbed by the collar and dragged back to the scene. Someone might try to harm me.
‘Power is order.’
This is an immutable truth.
Anyway, the stomach transformation has ended.
As always, like a rite of passage, I need to confirm if the transformation completed normally.
“Ha, should I eat something?”
I looked at the stainless steel chopsticks standing proudly in the chopstick holder right before my eyes.
Testing is essential.
Because there’s nothing more inconvenient than finding out the ability won’t activate properly when I actually try to use it.
After gripping the chopstick end tightly,
I forcefully bit the chopstick I had half-pushed into my mouth.
Crack!
Since I’d previously bitten through steel bars, breaking the chopstick was nothing.
The chopstick quickly broke into smaller pieces, getting crushed.
Gulp-.
The chopstick fragments, protected by magical power, passed through the esophagus and instantly entered the stomach.
Next moment.
‘It’s quickly dissolving.’
I could feel it.
Chopsticks that would absolutely never be digestible by a normal person’s stomach were rapidly melting.
Moreover,
I could feel the trace amount of magical power inherent in the chopsticks being absorbed into the body through digestion.
Right then.
The new information, which was the purpose and very reason for the stomach transformation, appeared before me through the status window.
[Ingested Item: Stainless Steel Chopsticks]
[Compatibility: 100%]
[Can transform both hands into stainless steel material for about 30 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes]
The ability to analyze the information of everything consumed and identify characteristics that can be absorbed and embodied!
That was the moment it appeared.
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