Chapter 293
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[Translator Asura]
[Proofreader Demon God]
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Three days later, at the World Tree Alliance Loan Counter.
Hello.
Youre here again?
Just like before, Seong Jihan was commuting to the loan counter for the third consecutive day, having clicked on a forum pop-up ad.
Upon seeing Seong Jihan wave his hand, the elf at the loan counter greeted him with a weary expression.
The branch manager did say you could come visit again, but I never expected your visits to be this frequent.
I havent started playing the game yet. Came here for the fruit.
Seong Jihan, who had ascended to the Master League through the promotion match held at the end of May.
Until June arrived, he couldnt play the game due to having risen in rank. Thus, during this interim period, Seong Jihan made sure to visit the loan counter every day.
The life force within me has significantly increased.
Although it wasnt included in the stats on his status screen.
The life force from the World Tree Alliance definitely existed within Seong Jihan.
And this energy significantly grew every time he ate the fruit given during consultations at the loan counter.
However,
Im sorry, but the branch manager has been away, and so its impossible to provide any more complimentary gifts.
The elf, a subordinate of the branch manager, informed Seong Jihan with a stiff tone that further gifts were not possible.
Youre the ones who told me to come often. So, youve stopped giving out complimentary gifts after just 3 days? Seems the generosity of World Tree elves is more limited than I thought.
Granting complimentary gifts to a player who has not provided personal information, especially on a continuous basis, is beyond our authority. Unless, of course, youre willing to provide your personal information.
Thats fine, then.
As much as the fruit basket had significantly increased his life force, Seong Jihan could not disclose his personal information to the World Tree Alliance.
Rejecting the offer, the elf seemed to have expected it, nodding in understanding.
In that case, any further distribution of complimentary gifts will not be possible until the branch manager returns.
When will that be?
The loan counter isnt operated from just this location. The branch manager oversees dozens of areas, so I cannot say when he will return.
If what the elf said was true, then it was a coincidence that he met him last time.
Cant help it then.
Just when he thought he could comfortably increase his life force.
Seems like continually growing through such means was indeed impossible.
That guy Did he get the complimentary gifts without even registering his personal information?
To just receive the fruit of the World Tree like that. What is he doing?
Huh. We had to pay interest of over 10 billion GP a month just for a chance to randomly receive it!
I want another one too!
Meanwhile,
Players waiting at the loan counter, having heard the conversation between Seong Jihan and the elf, began to express their dissatisfaction.
The fruit of the World Tree was provided as a complimentary gift only during the first consultation.
From then on, you had to pay over 10 billion GP a month in interest for a chance to randomly receive it. Even though some players had enough GP and wanted to buy it, the World Tree Alliance would never sell.
And yet, how many times has that diminutive race player received it for free?
As you can see, the dissatisfaction among our existing customers is quite severe. Under these circumstances, another distribution of complimentary gifts without the branch managers approval is impossible.
Seong Jihan saw the players glaring menacingly at him.
Players of tremendous races, all eyes turned red over a piece of fruit, united in their agitation.
It seems they change like that once tainted by the force mixed in the fruit and tea.
On the surface, they all looked like formidable challengers.
Players capable of ruling their own race should not be so disproportionately obsessed over the distribution of World Tree fruits.
Were they addicted to the fruit due to being under the influence of its force?
Well then, take care.
Seong Jihan smirked lightly, offering them a word before he logged out.
Flash!
June 1st is almost here. Time surely flows strangely there.
The flow of time in the space of the loan counter was peculiar.
Sometimes it was faster than on Earth, and other times slower.
Now it was the night of May 31st, with about half an hour to spare.
I should show my face around.
Seong Jihan stepped out of the room.
And there,
Oh. You are here, Jihan.
He encountered Yoon Sejin, packed with loads of luggage and pulling a suitcase.
Where are you going?
Ah, I received a Constellation Quest. For a while, Ill be touring domestically to search for the objects mentioned by the Constellation. During this time, I entrust Seah to you.
Domestically?
Yes.
Seong Jihan looked puzzled.
Yoon Sejins Constellation was The King of Humans Gilgamesh.
It wasnt clear why he was asked to explore the Korean Peninsula.
What is the object youre searching for?
Im not sure myself. The message only mentioned relics.
A relic of the Korean Peninsula.
Gilgamesh, what could he be planning?
Seeing Yoon Sejin appearing rushed, Seong Jihan just nodded for now.
Understood. Take care on your journey.
Thanks.
Bye, Dad. Safe travels~
Yep, Seah. Listen to your uncle while Im gone.
If Uncle stays at home, sure.
Woosh! Woosh
After waving to Seong Jihan and Yoon Seah, Yoon Sejin hurriedly disappeared towards the entrance.
In the middle of the night, why is he so hurried?
He couldve left at dawn.
Exactly. Night driving is dangerous. Well, if its Dad, he should be fine even if theres a car accident
Hmm Other than my sisters issue, its the first time Ive seen him in such a hurry.
Could it be because the number of people sponsored by The King of Humans is increasing?
Really?
Yeah, already hundreds have verified it.
Hundreds?
Yeah. And its mostly top players. Nowadays, theres talk that any player not sponsored by The King of Humans is considered without potential.
With the Martial God gone and Gilgamesh taking his place, he was aggressively sponsoring players.
A phenomenon that didnt occur in his previous life when Gilgamesh hadnt awakened.
I wish I had asked him when he was descended in brother-in-law. Thats unfortunate.
Gilgamesh, marked as a traitor by the Void.
And then, the World Tree Alliance disclosed that a long time ago, a critical error occurred on Earth through their actions.
They collaborated with the Void to address the error, but were unable to recover any data, leaving only records behind.
Seong Jihan speculated there might be a connection with Gilgamesh.
My ultimate enemy remains the Martial God. Unsure if hes friend or foe for now. Its premature to become adversarial without gathering more information.
Despite the inevitable showdown over the Martial soul of the Martial God,
Gilgameshs intentions were not clear enough yet.
Regardless of his motives, Gilgamesh seemed friendly towards Seong Jihan.
Of course, if what the Void said was true that humanitys summoning was caused by Gilgamesh,
then at some point, he would need to deal with that cause.
Now is not the right time.
It was impossible to consider him a foe under the current circumstances.
Whatever motives Gilgamesh might have, Seong Jihan had to accept his favor for now.
I still need more growth.
Having become the top-ranked player among humanity and the first to enter the Master League,
Even selected as a rookie in the Space Arena, Seong Jihan realized.
Despite this, the opponents he had to face were exceedingly powerful.
Now that Ive been promoted and the level limit has been lifted, its time to accelerate my level-up.
Oh, Uncle. Its midnight.
Alright, lets go.
Upon Yoon Seah informing him of the time, Seong Jihan immediately logged into the game.
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[Allocated to the Space-4 Area of the Master League.]
[You are among the top 1 percent of players in the Space-4 Area.]
[Through a special mission, you can ascend to the Space-3 Area.]
[Will you accept the special mission?]
Space-4 Area.
Even this zone, accessible only to the top 0.001 percent of players, couldnt pose an obstacle for Seong Jihan.
Claiming the top spot in every game and dominating the area,
BattleNet was suggesting he move up to a higher level now that he had reached the Master League.
I should take this.
With more experience points offered for advancing areas,
It was a condition Seong Jihan, who was desperate for growth, couldnt refuse.
As he pressed yes,
[Player has been assigned to the special defense map, Northern Wall.]
He was allocated the special map Northern Wall.
[Giant walls stand tall, behind which unknown entities invade.]
[Survive 10 days of battle and rank in the top 50 percent in defense performance.]
The Northern Wall map, true to its defense nature, seemed geared towards standing guard.
However, the top 50 percent performance requirement hinted it would be competitive with other players.
Normal maps often lead to clashes, but being a special map, this will likely encourage even more competition.
What needs defending might not only be unknown entities but other players as well.
Just as Seong Jihan was about to review the maps details further,
[You own a guild.]
[The mission can be attempted as a guild mission.]
[Choosing a guild mission offers additional rewards to the guild, with all guild members receiving extra benefits.]
An additional option popped up.
A guild mission.
Seong Jihans Daegi guild.
Aside from a few guild members, it was a development guild where world rankers came for growth, maintained in a business relationship with Seong Jihan.
There was no moral obligation to choose the guild mission and bestow rewards upon them,
Considering the guilds own bonus and the fact that the rankers are still much behind It seems worthwhile.
Without him, humanity even lost to the Zojin Tribe. For Seong Jihan, the level of humanitys rankers was another issue to tackle.
If bringing them along for the guild mission could slightly improve their situation, so be it.
The guild mission will likely be much harder than individual missions
Seong Jihans Daegi guild was gathered purely for growth, having never even aligned their formation.
Compared to other world guilds, they were sure to be significantly behind.
Maybe even making it difficult to rank in the top 50 percent.
Nonetheless, Seong Jihan decided to take the risk for the sake of guild rewards.
But, I cant just give the rewards to the guild members for free.
Though unsure what the guild member rewards would be, being associated with ascending to Area 3 meant they would be valuable.
Lately, having found more uses for GP, Seong Jihan decided to seize this opportunity to gather more.
Is Hayeon asleep?
She wont be now. She just left our house after exercising a bit. Shes probably waiting for Uncles Master League matches. But why?
I got a guild mission. Need to discuss something.
A guild mission? Theres a thing like that?
Yoon Seahs eyes sparkled with curiosity.
Got it just now. Its for ascending to Area 3.
Isnt Uncle already moving up to Space 3 again? Ah, right Since youve swept through Space 4 as well.
Yoon Seah asked and understood by herself.
And theres something grantable to guild members as a reward for the mission. It feels like a waste just giving it away.
Of course! If they can receive a reward from a mission youre running, everyone will readily pay GP.
Thats right. Need to think about the pricing.
Seong Jihan immediately picked up his phone.
[Oh, Boss. What brings you to call at this time? Ah A guild mission? Really? Ill come up right away!]
Thus, late into the night, the leadership of the Daegi guild gathered.
Though the exact reward details havent been disclosed, given its Bosss mission, itll definitely be substantial. We can mark up the GP price significantly. Lets start with this minimum
Isnt this too expensive?
No, its Bosss mission after all. This is quite cheap. Including an additional GP payment option based on the reward
After discussing the pricing until dawn and notifying the guilds across the world,
The next morning,
The front pages of news outlets worldwide were adorned with the details of the guild mission Seong Jihan had received.
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