Chapter 9
Field Extensions (3)
“Vitality?”
Sang-woo opened the status window.
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[Stats]
· Strength: 0.709 0.710
· Rapid onset: 0.515
· Health: 0.663 0.665
· Stamina: 0.553 0.554
· Magic Power: 0.13
· Vitality: 0.300
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Under an existing stat, a stat called Vitality was added.
“Oh, my God! You look good once you hear the name. ’
According to the internet, vitality is the ability to engage throughout physical activity, speaking of living power.
How to obtain it is a unique stat, but you are fortunate to get it.
“Is it because of extreme self-immolation? ’
Suddenly, that thought struck me, but it was just a guess. However, after gaining vital stats, Sang-woo felt something circulating better and more energetic than usual.
I didn’t usually feel fatigue at the time I slept, and traveled around the Internet until dawn looking for information.
* * *
The next morning, Sang-woo visited the Hunter Center.
It was to see Hunter’s qualification test.
Hunter.
What is Hunter?
2000.
A simultaneous portal emerges around the world from which monsters spill out.
It was “big talk.”
At first, more than half the world’s population was miserable enough to die.
It seemed the end of humanity was near.
However, at the same time as the upheaval, the world began to develop superhumans who had developed special abilities.
They exert their superpowers and, together with an armed army, defend humanity from the monsters.
In the end, the world won against monsters and recovered most of life from them.
And now, in 2023.
With the people hunting the remaining monsters, they were the Hunters.
Most of them were Awakened, but hunters, including ordinary people, required a certification in order to be formally active in the country.
Many Hunter prospects have won Hunter qualifications because of the ability to carry weapons such as guns and blades.
‘Here · · · ·? ’
Sang-woo, who was inside the Hunter Center, looked around.
The interior was filled with hunters and officials of all sorts, mostly in light and solid material for battle suits.
Sang-woo, who was dressed as a trainee, became awkward for no reason.
How many of you have come to take the certification exam? ’
He had to ask the guide desk before he could get to the testing ground, which was further down.
Hundreds of people, such as workers, students, and the elderly, were sitting at tightly packed small desks waiting for the test.
Sang-woo also sat in an empty seat and took out his smartphone.
What he was looking at was a theoretical problem for the written exam.
The Hunter’s current qualification test was simple. There were three types of handwriting tests, aptitude tests, and practical tests: dungeons and field precautions, weapons safety codes, and the characteristics of frequently appearing monsters, but they were really basic, and aptitude tests were middle school moral tests.
And finally, a practical test.
The live-fire test was passed with a score of more than 70 for both handgun shooting and rifle shooting, but Sang-woo had never fired a gun before in his life.
So when I was worried about whether I should be preparing for target practice,
Even those who haven’t fired a real shot give time to practice before taking the exam.
When I saw the article, I accidentally visited the center.
The first time I asked you, “Why is the test so sloppy? I doubted it, but knowing the reality made sense. Because the country actively encourages hunter cultivation, it has lowered its entry barrier so that anyone can become a hunter.
In fact, when monsters started appearing out of nowhere, they caught monsters because they were Hunter certified. The Hunter’s certification was literally a certification that proved he would pose a question to society as a hunter or at least a qualification.
Because of this, I often came as soon as Sang-woo came to see the Hunter’s Exam that day and got a certificate.
While Sang-woo was studying briefly, the supervisors came in.
“Start the test. Everyone, please turn off your phones. ”
Soon the test began.
The test was easy. Literally anyone with reasonable judgment could guess what he was saying.
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Q. Choose one that is not characteristic of a cadaver dog.
① Skin rots like a corpse.
② Bark the yoke, feed it, and feed it.
③ It is sensitive to sound and attacks everything that sounds.
④ Faster than a wild dog.
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The correct answer is, of course, number two. Most of the problems were at this level.
Rather, I feel like studying while taking the exam.
Thanks to this, Sang-woo was able to finish the written exam safely.
Because it was computer-aided, scores were also aggregated right on site.
[Test number 30982 Normal right. Accept handwriting]
I passed without seeing anything.
“Those who have passed the handwritten exam, please move down one floor. ”
After the supervisor’s guidance, most of the people got up and moved downstairs.
There was an indoor firing range.
Those who had already taken the shot had already taken the live-fire test, and those who had never taken the shot were immediately taken to the training ground.
The equipment prepared was a handgun and two rifles, with a brief safety training from the supervisor to learn how to disassemble and combine the equipment, attach magazines, aim and shoot.
And Sang-woo felt that shooting was really simpler than he thought.
You aim, you shoot, and that’s it.
What’s the difference between a pistol that’s short and harder to aim, and a rifle that’s easier to aim at?
Sang-woo, who had enough sense in practice shooting, quickly passed with 15 pistols and 19 guns out of a total of 20 shots.
Upon successful admission, the admissions supervisor told them to go downstairs, complete a physical examination, and obtain a certificate.
Downstairs again. There was a search party that I saw in the Awakening Program.
“Ladies and gentlemen, come here and scan once and get your credentials. ”
The procedure was no different from when I participated in the Awakening Program.
Wait in line, explore, check skills, and finish.
I finally qualified Sang-woo for [Class F Hunter].
And the Hunter’s credentials were engraved on the identity bracelet on Sang-woo’s left wrist.
“You’re finally an F rank hunter. ”
Short became a hunter after about three hours of testing, and long.
It was when he stepped out of the exit, feeling overwhelmed.
I saw a group of people handing out business cards to people at the exit.
Sang-woo also received a business card from one of them.
[JM Agency/Agent Jun Mo]
“What is this? ”
“Congratulations on your Hunter certification. But for the first time, you don’t know where to go hunting monsters, do you? Please contact me about the Hunting Ground and when you sell items so I can return the best service for a small fee. ”
When she said that, Kang Joon-mo, who looked like she was in her early 30s, revealed her white teeth and laughed.
“Oh yeah · · ·. I’ll be in touch.”
“Yes, please contact us! ”
Sang-woo didn’t know what would happen, so he took his business card.
# First hunt
“Yes, yes. We’ll make sure to deposit by the end of this month. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just a minute, Ms. Grant. I don’t have years on the floor. ”
She hung up her phone roughly while driving while talking for a long time.
“Oh, shit, I’m dying. ”
Gangjun Mo, who was a famous Hunter Manager in the Royal Year as part of the Comet Guild, was a large guild.
However, he fell into the abyss by informing the guild about the misconduct of settlement.
The indictment wasn’t due to his overwhelming sense of justice. How he ended up drinking with Hunter, secretly spilling his guts in the drink.
However, because of that one mistake, Kang Joon-woo was fired from the guild for the second time, rumors spread throughout the industry that the way to re-employment was blocked.
‘Let me start a company like this. ’
At first, he thought it was an opportunity. With transparent clearing and high clearing rates, we were able to attract a lot of hunters into our own party. Moreover, the hunters who believe in themselves and follow them agreed to join them when they set up the company.
But the reality was different when I brought Hunters out like that.
With the hindrance of the comet guild, it was almost difficult to find a hunting ground, and rumors spread in the industry that Hunters were reluctant to work with Gangjun Mo’s company’s JM agency. There were very few Hunters who had been terminated or new Hunters who had signed with Kang Jun-Mo’s company, and only those Hunters who had been contracted had zero F rank potential to know anything.
The company has been in a deficit since its inception, and the debt has been tightening her neck gradually. Hunters who have already believed in themselves have turned their backs on us for a long time.
Since there was no future at all, Kang Joon-Mo was seriously thinking about closing the business these days.
When Kang Joon-Mo was sighing in a dark reality, a phone call came from his smartphone.
I glimpsed the screen and I didn’t recognize the number.
She answered the phone wondering if it was an urgent call.
Hello, are you JM Agency?
“Yes, Agent Kang. What was the nature of your contact?
Hi. I just wanted to go hunting, and I didn’t know what else to do, so I wanted to get counseling.
Apparently, you don’t even know where to hunt yet, Class F Hunter.
Kang Joon-Mo was a little disappointed, but this is also an unfortunate situation.
“Ah! You must be Hunter. Thank you for contacting us. You’re an F, right?”
Yeah, that’s right.
“Well, at first I knew there was a safe hunting ground for hunting. Let’s meet and talk. What’s your location?”
This is Gangseo-gu, Seoul.
After the call, Kang Joon-mo took an address in Navy and headed there.
* * *
Secluded cafes.
Sang-woo was talking to Kang Joon-woo.
“Your skills are self-immolation? ”
“Yes. It’s a skill that creates identities that look just like mine. ”
“Oh, that’s great. Would you be able to demonstrate? ”
“The wait for reuse is long, so it’s hard right now. ”
She was not disappointed at all when she heard the skill name.
Rather it was an interesting response.
“Aha, so you’re new to self-immolation and hunting? ”
“Yes, I’ve never done it before. ”
“You never had any real experience. Then you’d better go to an easy place and try it instead of a dangerous hunting ground. Renaissance skills are good for aggression, but not particularly powerful. ”
Kang Joon-woo seemed to have mistaken Sang-woo’s Shinhwa skills for a welcome.
I’d be disappointed if I had a no-holds-barred hallucination.
However, he could not see the slightest glimpse of it.
Rather, it feels like I’m sincerely advising you.
Ten-foot position as an agent trying to win a contract.
‘Cause I’m the only one with self-immolation skills in the world. What.’
Sang-woo was going to explain his skills in detail, but he didn’t really explain them because he didn’t know much about her yet.
Which hunting grounds are good anyway, but we need to know more about them.
“Do you have a hunting ground you’d recommend? ”
“You know, have you seen Slime? ”
“Slime? Yes. It’s that liquid-looking monster. When it rained, I saw it a few times near the sewers. ”
“Yes, that would be easy to talk about. As you can see, slimes are very easy to catch because they’re slow. So most beginners do a lot of slime hunting. It’s just that the by-products are the body fluids of the slime, and they’re barely priced. I mean, I can hunt all day, but it’s almost $20. Are you okay? ”
“200,000 won? That’s a good profit. ”
“Oh, that’s what a horse says all day, because the slime bursts when it dies and the acid spills. There’s poison gas, so it’s hard to hunt with your own equipment for long. Six hours a day, tops? In fact, slime hunting is much more Gathering than hunting, but it’s not very costly. ”
Hunting was easy, but the problem with slime hunting was that the toxic gas kept replacing the protective gear, and that it was difficult to hunt for long. Since the by-products were also inexpensive, she explained that considering the cost of replacing protective clothing and protective clothing, there was very little left.
However, Sang-woo was not going to do it, but he was going to do it, so the damage didn’t matter.
“I don’t think that really matters. But even if you hold a slime, you can still lift it, right? ”
“Yes, it is. It looks like a monster. Should I look into it as a Slime Hunting Ground? ”
“Yes, I would like to proceed. What about the contract? ”
“Here’s your contract. Please read them carefully. ”
Sang-woo carefully examined the contract given by Kang Joon-woo. During the first year of the basic contract period, there were no conditions for automatic expiration and no contracts, but each time the rate of settlement for monster by-products or item sales rose to Class F 80%, Class E 83%, Class D 86% · · · Class A 95%, the rate of settlement increased.
There were no toxicological provisions.
It was just like Sang-woo found on the internet. Of course, it said that JM Agency did not recommend the contract because it was buried in the industry, although the terms of the contract were good.
‘Whatever. All you have to do is find a hunting ground, provide the equipment, and be transparent about the settlement. ’
Sang-woo chose a good settlement rate because he was going to let the self-immolate hunt anyway.
In fact, Sang-woo was trying to figure out where to hunt, trade items, and do everything by himself. But he didn’t know much about the Hunter industry, and he was so big that he eventually found management or agency.
“Just what I looked for on the Internet. No toxins. I’m going to sign it.”
Sang-woo finished signing right there.
Then she smiled brightly and asked me to shake her hand.
“Thank you for your contract. Chungwoo Hunter.”
“Please take good care of me. Agent.”
The two who firmly shake hands.
Kang Joon-woo didn’t know until then.
He was very fortunate.
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