I Alone Going To The Tower

Chapter 72

Korea quickly restored peace.

Except for the fact that the Korean peninsula almost turned into a monster land, the harvest from the labyrinth dungeon was great.

Many players have achieved remarkable growth due to this incident. There were rumors that the pass rate of the official level 5 exam to be held later would be unprecedented.

It goes without saying that the economic benefits from magic crystals and monster by-products are worth mentioning.

Did they say that the ground hardens after it rains? The Korean hunter world was once again experiencing an unprecedented boom.

Of course, I am also enjoying that special to the full.

"The by-products of plant-type monsters are being released at low prices."

Jeong Jeong-jin, who took the steering wheel, said.

"The market price is somewhat rigid because of the tendency to sell expensive by-products at a fair price, but the by-products of cheap plant-type monsters seem to be an exception."

I smiled and nodded my head.

"I'm sure. How much difference would it make if I left it? There's also a storage period problem."

"I'm just stacking them on a shelf and dropping them."

"Okay! Let's secure a lot of potion ingredients this time."

"Oppa, oppa! What is a shiver?"

Me and Eunsol were sitting in the back seat. Eunsol, who was witty with questions about what she was so curious about, dropped the doll she was holding as she passed her speed bump.

Eunsol was unable to move because she was wearing her seat belt, and her arms were struggling, so I picked up the doll instead.

"Thanks!"

She said hugging her doll.

Earlier, while I was eating breakfast, I got one from a nearby lottery shop, and it seemed like I really liked that bizarre dinosaur doll. He has already given him a nonsensical name of 'dinosaur'.

I said to Jeong Jeong-jin in a low voice, stroking her hair.

“It wouldn’t be much fun if we followed.”

"I'll sleep soon."

Jeong Seo-jin's prediction was correct. Eunsol, who was playing with the dinosaur, nodded and fell asleep immediately.

She always slept a lot, because of the rare trait called [Dream Environment].

She sleeps while eating, sleeps while making golems, and sleeps while watching her favorite internet videos.

And when she is asleep like this, the effect of her dream environment is activated, maximizing the range of her unique ability 'remote control'.

According to Eunsol's words, she says, instead of dreaming, she becomes a state in which she can see the real world without the limitations of space, as if she is out of her body.

It is thanks to this ability that she was able to protect many people on her own during her old Harlem situation.

"Um or Um?"

As she begins to fall asleep, her fallen dinosaur doll jumps up and she wanders around. She was surprised at first, but now it's a familiar sight.

"Top Lord. We have arrived at the hunting grounds of Paju."

When the car stopped, I said to Eunsol, who was sleeping.

"Sol-ah, everyone is here. Shall I wake you up?"

Then, instead of Eunsol, Dinosaur shook her head.

"Are you going to sleep better?"

Dinosaur nodded.

"Then wait in the car for a while. I'll be back soon."

I put a blanket over Eunsol's sleeping body and got out of the car.

"Let's go, Top Lord."

"okay."

There were quite a few cars in the parking lot because there were a lot of users. We slowly looked around the mall.

Two hunter supply stores, two by-product facilities, four restaurants, and other cafes and convenience stores.

'Everything is there.'

There were many shopping malls that were about to open additionally, and new buildings were being built next to them.

When I think that this is all my money, the corners of my lips go up.

"Hey! Are you here, Mr. Kim?"

A middle-aged man in a vest approached me in a hurry. A face I know This is Choi Jeong-dong, manager of 'Ban-Jeff Planning', which has become our Paju hunting grounds management company through dozens of competition rates.

"How have you been? Manager Choi."

"Hahaha! Thanks for your concern, I had a good time! You've worked hard on long-distance driving. Come on, here you go!"

We were guided around the hunting grounds with Chief Choi Jeong-dong. The mud wall that had been installed as a temporary measure when we first came here has now been replaced with a sturdy concrete barrier, with control towers and barbed wire installed everywhere.

We came to the 'Emergency Management Center' building next to the hunting grounds. When I came up here, I could see the hunting grounds at a glance through the glass window.

"This is the command and control room."

As I went inside, I was able to see the situation in more detail.

With the old and crumbling gray building in the background, players can be seen running around and dealing with zombies on CCTV. It's like watching actors filming on a movie set.

"It's been a while since the disaster has ended, so there are so many people?"

Choi Jeong-dong chuckled at my question and nodded his head.

"Don't talk! How diligent are the people of our country? If the disaster is over, they're preparing for the official exam as soon as the disaster is over."

"……haha."

We heard a detailed explanation of the facility from Jeong-dong Choi. Even as an outsider Korean, I had the impression that the hunting grounds were systematically well managed.

Then, suddenly, a thought came to my mind.

"Chief Choi."

"Yes! Any questions?"

"It's just a personal question, is it possible to make a 'control area' into a hunting ground like this?"

Seeing this neatly maintained hunting ground reminded me of the control area around the horse tower.

The current tower is very inconvenient to pass. You have to jump over fences, over barbed wire, and cross the forest avoiding monsters. Now, as I went back and forth frequently, I could grasp the general shortcut, but every single thing was uncomfortable.

Of course, now, because of the specificity and closedness of the 'control area', the forest is playing a role of hiding the horse tower.

But if you think about the future, it is right to organize the control area around the tower somehow. The scale of the tower will gradually grow, and I want to develop the surrounding land accordingly.

Director Choi Jeong-dong thought about it for a while and said.

"It's not unprecedented. Speaking of overseas cases, there was a situation in Singapore where an important port had been turned into a dungeon. The Singaporean authorities used their own power to divide the control area into hunting grounds and port facilities. It's probably the most successful model."

"Ugh."

I'm not saying it's very impossible.

"But hunting field work is really case-by-case in many cases. I think you can accurately determine it by looking at the condition."

"Then how are you?"

I showed the Sanggye-dong control area on my smartphone map. Choi Jeong-dong nodded his head as if he knew.

"Oh, you know! It's the control area with that weird tower. Let's see."

Choi Jeong-dong led us to the office in the room next to him. He made a 'hmm' sound as he tried to hit the keyboard with an awkward eagle stroke.

"What do you think is the biggest reason why the control area is not a hunting ground?"

I answered what I know.

“Isn’t it also risk and volatility?”

"That's the correct answer too! But the biggest problem is..."

Choi Jeong-dong made a coin shape by pinching his index and thumb.

"That's it. It costs a lot of money."

"……Aha."

“Besides the cost of building a hunting ground, the maintenance cost is prohibitive. High-tech facilities to prevent monsters, equipment, and players have to be paid to maintain them, but it is a controlled area, so people don’t come. Because there is a lot of volatility. In one hunting ground, there are rank 1 guys and rank 4 guys, and it's a mess. But that doesn't mean that magic stone efficiency is not good in that place. So the conclusion is..."

Jeong-dong Choi covered the laptop.

"It's not impossible, but it costs a lot of money, so we need to find a way to cover the maintenance costs that we can't afford.

I nodded.

"Thanks for your kind explanation."

"Hahaha! Customer service is also my job! Let's go to the next area!"

I followed Choi Jeong-dong and tapped Jeong Jeong-jin's elbow.

"Seo Jin-ah. Find out who the first discoverer of the control area around our tower is."

"It's not that difficult, though."

Jeong Jeong-jin raised his glasses and asked.

"Shall we live?"

"Huh."

With that said, all decisions were made.

Also, my tech is terrific.

I got a lot of ideas while looking at this Paju hunting ground.

In the future, we plan to enter into large-scale development of the Mt.

The controlled area is land of no value, so you can easily live there, and Sanggye-dong is also the place with the lowest land price in Seoul.

If only the mass production system of potions is completed, the picture is complete.

The hunting ground tour, one of the important sources of money, was over.

We returned to the parking lot again with warm greetings from Manager Choi Jeong-dong and the people of Kaif.

"Brother, ah!"

Eunsol saw us and ran to us.

"You're late!"

"Sorry. It took longer than I thought.

As soon as I hugged Eunsol, the level of my eyes became the same. She smirked and kissed me on the cheek. Eunsol, who was so vigilant and like a wounded cat, also changed a lot when he came to the tower.

“If I woke up in the middle, I would have called. I should have come sooner.”

She shook her head.

"It's okay! My brother was at work."

I stroked her hair without saying a word. It was a little heartbreaking to know that the corners that are strangely more mature than those of their peers are, in fact, learned to survive.

"Then shall we go to the next place?"

"Huh!"

We returned to Seoul and headed to 'Hunter Street Station'.

It is said that this area was not originally a big downtown. However, the nearby Sky Park became a hunting ground due to the 'dungeon call', and a rare permanent field dungeon was discovered near Mt. Mangwol, and it became crowded with players.

It has now become a holy place for players as various hunter supply stores and related shops have been built there.

Our first 'Alchemia' branch is also located here.

It was a car-free street from the middle, so we parked our car in the parking lot and walked to the store.

“But Jin-ah Seo. How did you find a store on this hotplate?”

At first, I was surprised to hear Seo Jin-i's report that he had found a shop on Hunter Street.

She wouldn't have been playing with the rent.

"I was lucky. A good sale came up and I grabbed it."

“Is the monthly rent too high?”

"It's okay. If you die, you'll have to close the business next month."

"Ugh."

After talking about this and that, she arrived at the store.

This is the shop that will be in charge of selling potions at the forefront. On the signboard, the words 'Alchemia' were engraved in a nice font.

'Wow, that's good.'

A one-story building located a short distance from the intersection. The location was good and I liked the clean look.

You mean this is my first store?

I was drenched in emotion and stared at the store without hesitation.

"Let's go inside and see."

"Oh, yes."

we came inside The clerks who were in the midst of finishing the opening looked bewildered at me.

Then, as if Jeong Jeong-jin noticed something from behind, the clerks who suddenly became rabbit eyes bowed 90 degrees.

"Nice to meet you, boss!"

I hear a lot about being the boss today.

I greeted them and told them not to care and do what they were doing. The clerks moved in unison.

Although it seemed like he was working with a tight flag, he used to glance at me, wondering if it was surprising that I, as the president, looked young.

The clerks left it alone and looked around the store. It was a modern and clean interior with white color scheme.

From lighting and wallpaper, to shelves and wall storage for potions. A perfect sense of unity was formed through color.

In addition, eye-catching potion-shaped props, and various fantasy-style concepts reminiscent of an alchemist. The items I ordered before the store opened were exquisitely preserved.

This is my store!

"Top Lord."

"uh?"

“It will be difficult to immerse you in here.”

… … Are you treated the same as Jinbo?

I stared at him, and he turned his head with a light smile.

“By the way, did you design the store?”

"Of course, it's a professional's job. I don't feel like this. Do you like the store?"

"Yeah. Great."

"I'm glad. If you have more ideas, please let me know."

At the word idea, I glanced around. The interior is generally satisfactory, but it feels like something is missing.

Then my gaze turned to the picture frame hanging on the wall.

It was a certificate indicating that our company belonged to the association's research foundation.

"Seo Jin-ah."

"Yeah."

"Here's the association research foundation mark. I'd like to make it a little bigger and put it on the outside of the store or on a window so people can recognize it."

There is one thing I learned when I sold 'heat resistance equipment' with Jinbora in the lava cave.(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

Even then, they were confident in their quality, but people questioned their reliability.

Whether it be magic equipment or potions, they are still unfamiliar to people. And at that time, Jinbora's solution in the lava cave was to reveal an externally known affiliation called the 'Academy Student Council'.

The same is true in this case. Potions with status ailments were well known among hunters and guilds, but there were many cases where ordinary players did not know about them.

When our brand awareness was not enough, we needed to appeal to people with a familiar image and gain trust. It's a research foundation that went into that.

Jeong Jeong-jin also agreed with my proposal. He just called somewhere.

"Yes, Assistant Manager Gam. I have something I want to tell you. I would like to appeal to the store more that it is a member of the Research Foundation. Yes, yes. I need a plastic plastic paper or coated sticker for the store. I will visit you in the afternoon, so I will have a sample. Please prepare. It should be printed by tomorrow."

After that, when I presented an idea, Jeong Seo-jin immediately changed it into a realistic one and reflected it. I feel it every time, but it was like a knife.

"Hey, aren't you just listening to what I'm saying?"

"When I heard it, I sympathized with it and felt it was necessary. Do you have a secret sense of this work?"

… … I don't know if that's true or a lie.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Suddenly, a scream was heard from somewhere in the store.

What's going on?

I went in the direction of the sound.

"Aww! You're so cute! What's our baby's name?"

"...Eunsol."

"Kyaaaah! It looks like an angel! Look at that plump thing!"

"How good! Doesn't she look a bit like a Nordic child model?"

Eunsol was so shy that she was restless when the clerks talked to her. She then found me and ran to me and hid behind my back.