Chapter 40 - Plentiful Harvests (1/2)
“What? What do you mean level 18?”
Yang Joo Hyuk couldn’t help but ask.
“Wasn’t he level 10 just before?”
The levels of Tier 0 players were regularly checked, and the last time they checked, the Archmage’s Descendant was only a level 10.
“Yes, he was……’
Jang Yool nodded. Yang Joo Hyuk then continued.
“Even if he can one-shot monsters around his level, this leveling speed still doesn’t make any sense.”
A day hadn’t passed since the last check, it had only been a few hours. More precisely, only 2 hours had passed.
8 levels in a mere 2 hours? That could be achieved if he could hunt without any competition, but the beginner levels fostered the most competition in the game. So how did he raise his level by 8 in such a short amount of time?
“Did he go to a high-level hunting area?”
Maybe he went hunting in an area not meant for level 10s?
“No, that’s not it.”
Jang Yool shook his head at Yang Joo Hyuk’s guess.
“Then how?”
“He hunted wolves.”
“……Wolves?”
“Yes.”
Jang Yool confirmed as he nodded once again.
“In Matab, because there are only Magicians the players don’t tend to hunt in wolf territory.”
“Ah…”
Yang Joo Hyuk sighed in resignation.
“Is he still hunting? If he’s at level 18, then wolves won’t grant much experience anymore.”
He asked Jang Yool. Even normal jobs at level 18 found levelling through hunting wolves gruelling, but Soo Hyuk was the Archmage’s Descendant, a job which required five times more experience.
“No, he’s stopped hunting now.”
“He hasn’t moved anywhere else?”
“Well, he went to the library again.”
* * *
“Magic Missile.”
Bang!
The wolf was blasted away by the Magic Missile. Soo Hyuk turned his line of sight away from the dead wolf and scanned the surrounding area. After he confirmed that no more wolves were nearby, he collected the drops of the dead wolves.
– 14 wolf pelts
– 5 wolf paws
– 7 wolf fangs
Even though he collected the drops frequently while hunting, there were still many drops left. Soo Hyuk then opened his inventory to check how many pelts, paws and fangs he had gathered so far.
“Hmm, how much are these all worth?”
How much gold would he obtain after he sold them? With a satisfied expression, Soo Hyuk closed his inventory and opened his status window. Soo Hyuk’s expression darkened instantly when he checked his character profile. More exactly, he was frustrated.
Occupation: Archmage’s Descendant
Level: 18
Experience: 9%
Health: 5250 Mana: 36620
Strength: 15 Agility: 25(+6)
Stamina: 99 Wisdom: 1832
“Do I have to move to a different area now?”
When he hit level 17, he had felt the effect of the low experience that the wolves gave. Going forwards, Soo Hyuk knew that it would take even longer for him to reach level 19.
“Yeah, I even got a new title as well.”
Soo Hyuk could easily pick off wolves now. He had gained another title while hunting wolves. It was ‘the Scourge of Wolves’.
(TL: The name of the old title fit better. Sorry for the inconvenience as I’m translating on the fly right now. This kind of thing is exactly why I reduced the sponsored chapters. The title he got from killing the King Wolf will be changed to Conqueror of the Wolven Forest.)
-The Scourge of Wolves (Agility +3)
It increased agility by three, which Soo Hyuk thought was meaningless for him.
“Let’s stop hunting wolves. I think it’s better to move onto a new area.”
He no longer had reason to stay here, as he had even gained the ‘Scourge of Wolves’ title. It was more efficient to go hunt higher level monsters.
Soo Hyuk closed his status window and started walking back to the city. His hunt had ended. It was time to go to the library.
“Who wants to hunt bears with me! I’m a level 25 Fire Mage!”
“I’m looking for a party! I’m a level 19 Healing Mage and I have experience hunting bears!”
Soo Hyuk arrived at the Eastern Gate not long after. The number of players looking for a party hadn’t reduced since morning. Soo Hyuk passed them and entered the city.
“Let’s sell all the drops first.”
He had something to do before going to the library. It was selling the monster materials that he had collected from hunting. He was going to sell all the monster materials that he had obtained from his hunting trip.
“The wolf drops sell for more at the Earth Pagoda, right?”
He could sell items in places other than the Central Spire, and prices were different at every market. It was because different towers wanted different things.
The wolf pelts, paws and fangs that he currently had in his inventory sold for more at the Earth Pagoda. At least, that was what the internet said.
He would go to the Central Spire if he only had one or two drops, but with his massive stash, he chose to go to the Earth Pagoda.
“Welcome!”
Soo Hyuk had finally arrived at the Earth Pagoda.
‘There are a lot of players here.’
The Earth Pagoda didn’t just buy the wolf drops for more. Low-level monsters like foxes and bears were also sold at a high price. For that reason, the Earth Pagoda always had a lot of players visiting. Soo Hyuk got in line at one of the booths in the Pagoda.
“How can I help you?”
“I want to sell some materials.”
It was Soo Hyuk’s turn after a few minutes. He opened his inventory at the NPC’s word and started taking out the monster materials, starting with the wolf pelts.
“It’ll take a minute. There’s a lot.”
Soo Hyuk currently possessed 932 wolf pelts. Although his inventory had infinite storage, he could only bring out ten items at a time. Soo Hyuk unceasingly pulled out pelts in stacks of ten, but when he reached his 40th stack, the NPC hurriedly stopped him with a flustered expression on his face.
“……Wait!”
“……?”