Level 1 Player

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Seowoo Guild

“You have to embrace it unconditionally.”

“I think so.”

Lee Soo-hee agreed with Ma Ji-hoon’s words.

“I’ll give you a negotiating expert. Once you have an acquaintance, come and see for yourself.”

“Yes.”

“Didn’t you leak information to other guild members?”

“Yes, the people on the subguild master side don’t know. Jisoo, too, was firmly regulated by me.”

“great job.”

Ma Ji-hoon used the power of Seowoo group to thoroughly block information about Hyunseong.

But it was only a matter of time before it became known.

The most problematic was not the other guilds, but the same Seowoo guild.

Buguild Master Jeong Seong-woo.

He was in constant conflict with the guild master Ma Ji-hoon.

Buguild Master Jeong Seong-woo had a close relationship with the officials of the Seowoo group.

The guild master, Ma Ji-hoon, uses his personal connections to block it, but it is difficult to keep his secret for long.

‘We have to recruit him as soon as possible before the voice actor finds out. That way I can keep my place.’

Guild Master Ma Ji-hoon was currently in the corner.

Jihoon Ma was an early player who awakened in the year of the cataclysm 19 years ago.

After recruiting other early players, Ma Ji-hoon led to the sponsorship of the large corporation Seowoo Group.

One of the early players recruited at that time was the sub-guild master, Jeong Seong-woo.

At first, the two got along well.

The two of them worked together to grow the Seowoo Guild into one of the three largest guilds in Korea.

The problem was after that.

As the size and interests of the guild grew, Ma Ji-hoon and Jeong Seong-woo began to confront each other and the factions split.

Currently, Ma Ji-hoon has also been given the position of guild master from time to time.

He failed in succession to recruit new players who are likely to grow into the top class, and it was decisive that the guild was pushed to the top 10.

‘Even if he didn’t interfere with Jung Seong-woo.’

There was no evidence.

But there was heartache.

Ma Ji-hoon was convinced that Jeong Seong-woo had interfered with the recruitment of new players by stealing information inside the guild.

‘I can’t fail until this day.’

It was more than enough to make up for the mistakes he had made in the past.

could never fail.

* * *

After moving, Hyunseong returned to her normal daily life.

He went to the dungeon early in the morning to hunt and returned home in the evening.

In the evening, he enjoyed a meal with his family.

He also did not forget to visit his father.

He couldn’t see him every day, but he made up his mind to visit him about once every two or three days.

It was the same today.

During the day, Hyunseong, who was crazy about hunting in the Blood Rat Dungeon, crossed the dimensional gate and returned to everyday life.

‘Let’s sell it right away.’

He wanted to sell the mana stones he had acquired today and go home and rest.

“Mr. Choi Hyunseong?”

Then someone spoke to Hyunseong.

Hyunseong turned his head to look at the protagonist of the voice.

His familiar face caught my eye.

‘That’s the lifeguard then.’

“It’s nice to see you again. I will introduce you officially. My name is Suhee Lee, who is the deputy leader of the first team of Seowoo Guild. Could you give me some time?”

At Lee Soo-hee’s words, Hyunseong’s expression hardened.‘How did you know that you came here?’

We only met briefly in the dungeon.

There was no hint to know about Hyunseong’s personal information.

He knew his name though.

He was not enough, so he was waiting in advance at the entrance of the dungeon he entered.

Today is the first day in the Blood Rat Dungeon.

Until yesterday, I was hunting in the Horned Rabbit Dungeon.

‘These children.’

Hyunseong stared at the gatekeepers in charge of the dungeon.

They were the only hole through which information could leak.

Leakage of player personal information.

It was clearly illegal.

“How did you know my name? And how did you know you came here?”

At Hyunseong’s question, Suhee Lee politely bowed her head.

“I’m sorry if you were offended. However… … .”

“Did you do a background check on me? Did you even buy the managers?”

Hyunseong interrupted Lee Soo-hee and asked.

Lee Soo-hee sighed after hearing Hyunseong’s hostile attitude.

Then he glanced at his man next to him.

“Nice to meet you, Choi Hyunseong. If it’s not rude, can we have a quiet conversation somewhere else?”

A neat appearance in a suit.

At first glance, her man looked like he had been on a typical elite course.

“I don’t like it.”

With that word, Hyunseong turned his body as it was and moved his steps.

“Then, would it be okay if I went home? I waited here because I was very considerate.”

At the man’s words, Hyunseong’s footsteps stopped.

* * *

The three of them sat down in a room-style cafe.

“It’s called Gojinseong. I am working as the leader of the first scout team of the Seo Guild.”

Her man introduced himself.

But Hyunseong had no interest in his man’s name or title.

“Why did you come to me?”

“Of course, to make a scout offer.”

“I have no intention of joining the Seowoo Guild.”

“Haha, I think you were very offended by my actions. I think that’s good enough. Again, we sincerely apologize for that. But I don’t think it’s anything to be offended by. Other guilds are using similar methods. On the contrary, it came out quite divinely. As for other guilds… … .”

Jinsung Ko talked about various cases from time to time.

‘The words don’t match.’

There was no sincerity in the apology.

What kind of sincere apology does it mean to apologize and make excuses every now and then?

“The Daeseo Guild… … .”

After the excuses were over, the Seowoo Guild praise contest was held.

‘You have good hair.’

His speaking skills were very clean and flowing.

Just by joining the Seowoo Guild, it seemed that he could become a high-level player and become rich quickly.

But nothing was certain.

All the words were slurred.

Exactly how much the huge down payment or what the annual salary was was not mentioned at all.

“So, how much do you think I can get as a down payment and an annual salary?”

Hyunseong asked Jinsung Ko, interrupting him.

“It is decided after revealing the level, stats and skills and joining the guild for sure.”

Hyunseong frowned.‘At the end of the day, you’re going to have to look at me and play the cards first.’

“However, I will guarantee an annual salary of 1 billion won with the minimum down payment of 10 billion won.”

Hyunseong’s eyes widened at Ko Jinseong’s words.

$10 million in down payment and $10 million in annual salary.

It was a huge amount that Hyunseong couldn’t even imagine.

‘Strange.’

Hyunseong was more skeptical than surprised by the huge down payment and salary offer.

Even if Lee Su-hee evaluated Hyunseong’s potential highly, it was too much money.

‘Are you trying to raise me as a representative player of the guild?’

It might be.

But the conditions were too extreme.

Although Seo Guild is said to have a large corporation as its sponsor, it is too large to invest in one new player.

Even for new players with the potential to grow to the top level, the down payment received when joining the guild was at most billions of units.

This is because a lot of investment is required for growth, and there is a possibility that it will be ripped off.

The skill of a player who has grown may not meet expectations, or he may be killed or crippled while hunting.

Crucially, hunting monsters is not something you do alone.

No matter how talented a player is, he cannot wipe out monsters of the same level alone.

Simply put, no matter how many newbies are likely to grow to the top level, there is no guild that will invest 10 billion won at the risk of succulents.

‘Except for the case of Hana Kim.’

she is special

She doesn’t become strong alone, but because she can strengthen all of her party members.

In addition, in the case of Hana Kim, there were cases of players from other countries who succeeded with buffs.

As a result, Hana Kim signed the contract with the highest down payment ever.

However, Hyunseong has yet to prove anything.

Also, there was no such thing as a skill to help the party.

Of course, Hyunseong can further increase his stats by purchasing and selling unique skills.

If you have enough points, you can purchase and learn as many rare-grade skills as you want.

In that case, Hyunseong alone can exert as much power as all the parties at the same level combined.

He was also able to wipe out monsters of the same level by himself.

However, in order to prove that fact, the existence of purchasing and selling unique skills must be known.

‘I don’t know that.’

Hyunseong has never revealed her status window until now.

Even when he was issued a certificate of registration by the Players Association, he only revealed his level.

‘But why?’

Nothing is free in the world

As she awakened as a player, she felt that fact deeply.

‘Perhaps?’

She was grabbing something.

“Is it because of the magic stone?”

There was no change in Hyunseong’s question.

“What do you mean?”

Rather, he asked with a puzzled expression.

But it wasn’t Lee Soo-hee.

It disappeared in an instant, but there was definitely a change in his expression.

‘Level Twenty Law.’

Hyunseong is a level 1 player.

As points increase instead of experience, the level does not go up.

Of course, it is free from the 20-level rule.

Therefore, he can roam low-level dungeons, catch a large number of monsters, and sweep up manastones.

But for other players, it’s impossible.

‘These are the ones who used the players belonging to the Association to find out my personal information and the dungeons I was hunting for.’It would have been like eating a piece of cake to figure out how many mana stones he had sold in the past.

‘But no matter how many mana stones I get, I’m only an individual.’

Seowoo Guild is a large guild supported by large corporations.

Considering the income Hyunseong earns in a day, compared to the Seowoo Guild, it was nothing more than new feet of blood.

‘Do you think I have special know-how or skills?’

It was highly likely.

However, Hyunseong did not have any special know-how or skills.

As a level 1 player, you can only get Manastones without any penalty.

You cannot apply this to other players.

‘You’re completely fooling yourself.’

Fortunately it was

‘It’s still okay. But if I keep getting involved in this way, my secrets may be exposed.’

He needed a way to make the Seou Guild stop paying attention to him.

‘You also need to adjust the amount of Manastones.’

This three months happened because too many Mana Stones were sold out.

‘The rotten ones.’

The corruption of the players’ association staff who sold their personal information seemed to come out of nowhere.

‘You can’t sell mana stones through a normal route.’

When selling Manastones through normal channels, you must present your player registration card unconditionally.

It was a measure to prevent tax evasion, but for Hyunseong, it was inevitable.

‘The dungeon gatekeeper is also a problem.’

Today, he informed the Seowoo Guild that he had entered the dungeon.

Even if he does not sell manastones through the normal route, he will inevitably be exposed to the amount of manastones he brings from the dungeon.

In my mind, I wanted to feed bean rice to the players association employees who leaked their personal information right away.

But I couldn’t.

‘Even if you report it, there is a high probability that it will not be properly cracked down. And maybe I’ll get more attention.’

It can’t be like this and it can’t be like that.

“What are you so worried about? Choi Hyunseong has nothing to lose, right?”

At Ko Jin-seong’s words, Hyunseong opened his mouth.

“It is a loss in itself for a player to reveal their status window to others. And Jin-Sung Ko has not promised anything with certainty. I’d rather pay 100 billion won in advance as a down payment. Then I will open the status window and join the guild.”

At Hyunseong’s words, Ko Jinseong’s face frowned.

He had no right to invest 100 billion won without any guarantees.

If Hyunseong is a scammer, he loses 100 billion won.

“I have nothing more to share with the person who is forcing me to suffer unilaterally.”

Hyunseong jumped up from his seat and left the cafe.

Even though he called for a large sum of 100 billion won, he continued to contact the late Jin-seong.

Go Jin-seong tried to pierce Hyunseong with sweet words, but he never said that he would pay 100 billion won.

Hyunseong blocked the phone and ignored him if he came directly.

Even if he really gave 100 billion won, he had no intention of revealing the status window and joining the Seou Guild.

He simply called for the big money because he needed an excuse to reject the Seowoo Guild’s recruitment offer.

Hyunseong was obsessed with hunting.

Among the skill books that appeared in the middle, the passive skill books related to his health were not sold, but given to his mother.

It would be nice if there were a lot of skill books out there, but I couldn’t give much because it came out with a very, very rare probability.

3 weeks passed like that, and Hyunseong was able to get 3 more titles.

The points were also accumulated quite a bit.

Income from selling magic stones also increased.

This is because the level of the dungeon where Hyunseong obtained the title was gradually increasing.

As his number of points increased, Hyunseong’s appearance became young enough to look from his late teens to early 20s.

But he wasn’t as young as expected.

‘Let’s just do this.’

As it is now, he seemed to be able to purchase the Elixir soon.

‘As long as the father is cured, the end of misery is the beginning of happiness.’

No, it felt good to see the faces of the families who had been hidden in the shadow of misfortune brightened.

Happiness has already begun.

* * *

Hyunseong went out hunting as usual.

Today’s destination was the Red Mane Wolf Dungeon.

Red Mane Wolf is a dungeon hunted by players of levels 15-20.

He was at a higher level than the Blue Lizard dungeon he hunted yesterday, but there was no need to worry.

‘It’s one room anyway, what?’

Now, Hyunseong’s stats were on par with those of level players who completed the second awakening.

‘Status window.’

Name: Choi Hyun-seong

Player Level: 1

Main Occupation: None

Title: [Horned Rabbit Slayer – Legendary Rank] [Blood Fox Slayer – Legendary Rank] [First Hero Rank Achiever – Hero Rank] [First Legendary Achievement Achiever – Legendary Rank] [Vampire Bat Slayer – Legendary Rank] [Blood Rat Slayer – Legendary] [Giant Ant Slayer – Legendary] [Blue Lizard Slayer – Legendary]

Stats: [Strength 70 +76] [Agility 70 +68] [Health 70 +68] [Magic 30 +68] [Spirit 30 +68]

Undistributed stat: [0]

Unique Ability: [Sell] [Buy]

Active Skill: [Heal – Normal Rating] [Fireball – Normal Rating] [Taunt – Normal Rating] [Magic Missile – Normal Rating] [Shield – Normal Rating] [Secret Strike – Normal Rating] [Stealth – Normal Rating] [Shield Stun – Normal Grade] [Cure – Normal Grade]

Passive Skills: [Solid Body – Normal Grade] [Tough Stamina – Normal Grade] [Samjae Heart Technique – Normal Grade] [Beginner Swordsmanship Knowledge – Normal Grade] [Beginner Magical Knowledge – Normal Grade] [Beginner Shield Skills Knowledge – Normal Grade] [ Stone Body – Normal Grade]

There were more positive stats obtained through a total of 8 titles than the stats raised through the Elixir.

In addition, he diligently absorbed the non-overlapping skill books he had acquired so far to achieve 9 active skills and 7 passive skills.

For Hyunseong, the level 10-15 level blue lizard and level 15-20 level red mane wolf were equally roomy.

He didn’t experiment with it himself, but he seemed to be able to hunt monsters with a level of 60 to 70 with one shot.

‘Let’s start with the Red Mane Wolf Hunter.’

That was the first goal of the day.

Hyunseong entered the red mane wolf dungeon.

There were quite a few people gathered in the dungeon.

‘I’m worried that the number of dungeons you can go to decreases as the level goes up.’

Players are constantly born.

Awakening is fair

When anyone level up, they gain stats and become stronger and head for higher hunting grounds.

The problem is that the dimension gates are no longer stretched.

The dimension gates, which have been constantly increasing for 10 years after the Cataclysm, have neither increased nor decreased since the last heroic dungeon that was created 9 years ago.

It just existed constantly.

Hyunseong moved towards a less crowded place.

And he started hunting.

percussion!

He hurled his body vigorously and swung his sword.

Whoa!

The red mane wolf died without even being able to properly counterattack Hyunseong’s attack.

Aaaaah!

The red-maned wolves around them reacted and started running.

The red mane wolf was a monster with a strong sense of kinship.

When they hunted one, all the red maned wolves around them rushed in.

Other players would be terrified, but for Hyunseong, it was just fun.

“Fireball.”

Whoops!

Hot flames swept away the red-maned wolves that attacked Hyunseong.

“Magic Missile.”

A magic missile killed a red maned wolf from a distance.At that moment, the red-maned wolves around, attracted by Aggro, flocked to Hyunseong.

“Fireball.”

Flames again covered the red-maned wolves.

Those who came closer to avoid the fireball were dealt with by swinging their swords and shields.

Left!

The vampire sword in his right hand was swung, and at the same time four red maned wolves died.

Whoops!

The large square shield on his left arm blew away the red mane wolves around him.

Awesome!

The red-maned wolves let out a scream.

He dragged the aggro with the magic missile, and the one far away was cleaned up with a fireball.

Those who approached through the fireball nets were dealt with with swords and shields.

He didn’t forget to put a shield around his body in case of an unexpected surprise.

In an instant, the seeds of the red-maned wolves dried up.

With him, the red-maned wolf corpses and magic stones began to pile up in the vicinity of Hyunseong.

Achievements have also been achieved.

– Incredible achievements – Normal rank

– You have hunted 300 high-level monsters, Red Mane Wolf, alone.

-Achievement Reward: Title [Red Mane Wolf Hunter – Normal Grade]

‘It ended earlier than expected.’

After the magic stat and spirit stat went up, hunting became easier.

The power of the skill became stronger, and it was possible to overuse general-grade skills without a cooldown or cancellation.

Thanks to the Vampire Sword, the mana and stamina consumed were automatically restored during the battle.

‘I have to go somewhere else.’

Hyunseong stepped into the dungeon.

* * *

“Why the hell is there a mandatory period?”

Luncheon Sue frowned and mumbled.

“That’s it. It’s really annoying and I’m going to die.”

Park Ho-young broke into tears at Oh Chan-soo’s words.

Chansoo Oh and Hoyoung Park are players who have completed their first awakening.

Naturally, there was a period of lifeguard duty.

procrastinated and procrastinated

But I couldn’t postpone it any longer, so I had no choice but to go to the Players’ Association to meet the deadline.

The place assigned to them was the Red Mane Wolf Dungeon.

“How many days left?”

“I have to fill 78 more hours.”

“Ah, I’ll fill it in halfway through.”

“That’s it.”

I regretted it, but I couldn’t help it.

That was then.

Crumble!

With a low growl, a trio with its whole body covered in red hair appeared from the dimensional gate.

Although the color was the same, the wolf and the leopard were different.

In addition, the size of the red-haired trio was so big that it could not be compared with the red-maned wolf.

Crucially, it is a leopard with three heads.

He couldn’t be mistaken for a red maned wolf.

“what?”

Chan-su Oh was surprised to find the red-haired trio.

Just looking at it, it was a monster that should not appear in level 15-20 dungeons.

“Should I deal with it?”Chansu luncheon asked.

“of course.”

Park Ho-young jumped up from her seat with a smile on her lips.

“Even if it wasn’t, I was bored to the point of dying, but it turned out well.”

“That’s it.”

Oh Chan-soo and Park Ho-young took out their weapons and rushed towards the red-haired trio.

Only when a higher level monster pops out of a lower dungeon is it only about 10 levels higher than the existing monsters.

The mastermind was luncheon-soo.

Whik!

Chan-su Oh’s spear flew towards the side of the red-haired trio.

wow!

The red-haired leopard quickly evaded and thrust its sharp teeth towards Oh Chan-soo’s head.

“Where!”

Park Ho-young quickly intercepted Oh Chan-soo and smashed the red-haired trio’s heads with a large shield.

Aww!

A loud noise rang out.

But there didn’t seem to be any damage.

The red-haired trio rushed towards Chan-su Oh and Ho-young Park with fierce momentum.

However, the two continued to work together as if they were one body.

Chan-su Oh’s Chang attacked the red-haired trio from a distance.

When the red-haired trio counterattacked, Park Ho-young came up and checked it with a shield and a mace.

The battle went on for quite a while.

However, as time passed, victory and defeat were clearly differentiated.

Chan-su Oh and Ho-young Park did not have a single scratch on their bodies, let alone any injuries.

In contrast, the red-haired trio’s body was full of wounds pierced by spears.

In addition, two of the three heads had already had their skulls pierced and drooped.

The red hair of the triumvirate began to stain with dark red blood.

That moment… … .

Kwajik!

The decisive blow occurred.

Chan-soo Oh’s spear, who used the skill, pierced the last head of the red-haired trio whose movement was slowed by bleeding.

The body of the red-haired trio who had lost all three heads fell to the floor helplessly.

After that, the corpses coalesced into one and turned into a magic stone.

“Oh, a magic stone is coming out.”

“I must have been a high-level guy like that.”

Chansu luncheon was at level 71, and Hoyoung Park was at level 72.

Giving the manastone was proof that the level of the red hair trio was not more than 20 levels lower than the level of Chan-soo luncheon or Ho-young Park.

The fighting power of the red-haired trio that I had just experienced in person was quite outstanding.

In addition, considering that if there is a difference of more than 10 levels, the probability of obtaining a manastone is greatly lowered, the probability that the red hair trio was a level 60 monster was high.

“Why is this guy here?”

Chansu Oh muttered with a puzzled expression.

The level of the top monsters from the Red Mane Wolf dungeon, which is level 15 to 20, was at least 30 to 40 level.

But this guy was different.

“It’s strange. But thanks to you, I got pocket money.”

Park Ho-young picked up the magic stone that had fallen on the floor as if it was going well.

“But have you ever seen a three-headed leopard?”

“No, it’s my first time seeing it. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in the Monster Encyclopedia.”

“Then wouldn’t the corpse be more money? The corpses of new monsters are traded expensively.”

“It might be worth more money to have a corpse instead of a magic stone.”

Crumble!

As the two of them were having a conversation, a wolf’s growl could be heard from all directions.The red mane wolves, drawn by the tumult of battle, came.

However, Oh Chan-soo and Park Ho-young were not nervous at all.

“I need to do some cleaning.”

“Yeah.”

Red-maned wolves at level 15-20 were nothing more than a swarm of ants to Chan-su Oh and Ho-young Park.

I just didn’t hunt because I didn’t give them experience and mana stones, and I couldn’t come as a security guard and interfere with the hunting of low-level people.

But if you jump in first, you have no choice.

Aaaaah!

Red-maned wolves roared at them with a fierce roar.

The momentum was great, but the level of the red mane wolf was 15-20.

Chan-soo Oh and Ho-young Park, level 70 players, could not be matched.

The red maned wolves died mercilessly.

“Hahaha, the stress I have accumulated over the years is completely relieved!”

“So, sometimes it’s not bad to hunt like this.”

While hunting only monsters of a similar level, I felt a strange exhilaration as I unilaterally wiped out low-level monsters.

Was it because of that?

Chan-su Oh and Ho-young Park did not see something that melted into the darkness and passed through the dimension gate.

Kwajik!

Park Ho-young’s head disappeared with an eerie sound.

dump!

Her body, which had lost her head, fell to the floor helplessly.

“uh?”

Luncheon Su turned his head in amazement.

In his eyes, he saw a gigantic three-headed mark the size of a house.

One of the trio’s heads was munching on Park Ho-young’s head.

The huge three-headed trio with bloodskin looked very similar to the red-haired trio they had just hunted.

Just like a mother and her baby.

“Aww!”

Luncheon-su screamed and pierced his spear.

He infuses his magical powers as he is, and uses his skills as well.

Aww!

One of the triumvirate heads bit Chansu Oh’s spear and right arm whole.

Wow! Wow!

An expensive spear made from the corpse of a level 100 monster and Chan-soo Oh’s right arm, who was holding the spear, was crushed like a cookie in Sam Du-pyo’s mouth.

and… … .

gulp!

It disappeared into the belly of the triumvirate.

“Aaaah!”

Luncheon Su, whose right arm was missing, screamed in pain and flew towards the exit.

He had to run away.

It wasn’t a monster at a level he could face.

Luncheon Su trembled in terror and teased his feet.

‘It’s a monster, a monster.’

Kwajik!

That was the last thought of Chan-su Oh’s life.

This is because the front paw of the triumvirate blew Chan-soo Oh’s head as it was.