Chapter 163 – Visitors from China

After gaining 120 levels in just one day, Min Do-jun accessed Hunter Market as soon as he arrived home.

‘I wonder how much the Lion’s Roar price has increased.’

This was the Lion’s Roar skill book that he had been keeping in his inventory, waiting for the price to rise.

‘It’s about time to sell it.’

It had been over a year since he had planned to sell it, so it was time to take action.

‘I hope it’s at least over 200 million won.’

Currently, Min Do-jun had 150 Lion’s Roar skill books.

If calculated at the price of 200 million won from his past life, he could make a profit of 30 billion won.

‘With money coming in by the billions recently, 30 billion doesn’t seem like much.’

The 145 billion won he had scammed from Pet Master, the 75 billion won reward for preventing the dungeon break, and the 100 billion won he already had.

In total, he had funds of about 320 billion won.

‘With that in mind, an additional 30 billion doesn’t feel that significant.’

Nevertheless, having 150 Lion’s Roar skill books that others couldn’t buy was something to be happy about.

‘Let’s see. Are there any listings?’

When he searched for Lion’s Roar skill books, only three were listed.

But the price was higher than he expected.

‘500 million won each?’

A skill book that once cost 200,000 won had now become worth as much as a house.

‘If I sell all of them, I can make a profit of 75 billion won?’

Min Do-jun’s lips curled up at the unexpectedly high price.

‘But why did it become so expensive? It was definitely 200 million around this time…’

After thinking for a while, Min Do-jun was able to figure out the cause.

‘Because I hoarded them, the supply decreased, causing the price to rise?’

With high demand and low supply, the price had skyrocketed.

‘My actions actually raised the price. That’s good.’

Satisfied with the price of 500 million won, Min Do-jun decided to sell the skill books through Hunter Market and wholesale markets.

‘I should sell them gradually, not all at once, to avoid drawing attention.’

This wasn’t the only thing he needed to sell.

‘I also need to sell various equipment and magic stones obtained from killing hunters.’

He had been selling them bit by bit to avoid suspicion, but the accumulation was faster than the selling.

‘That means I’ve killed a lot of people, doesn’t it?’

It was ironic that he, who had never committed murder before his regression, had now become a revenge-obsessed killer.

‘It’s too late to turn back now.’

Having already stained his hands with blood, what difference would a little more make?

He would only move forward for the sake of his revenge, which was just a few steps away.

‘By the way, I wonder how much Magnum Burst costs?’

Previously, Lee Se-yun had tried to mess with him by hoarding Magnum Burst skill books.

‘I got 19 of them after killing him.’

This was another skill book he needed to dispose of, and he was curious about the price.

‘Before, it was 50 million won each, but now…?’

When he checked, he found one being sold for 100 million won.

‘The price doubled in just five months?’

No, it wasn’t just five months.

‘It says it was traded for 50 million won last month!’

The price had doubled in just the past month.

‘What’s going on? Why did the Magic Swordsman skill price suddenly…’

When he looked up other Magic Swordsman skills, he found that their prices had similarly inflated recently.

‘Could it be because I prevented the dungeon break?’

After the Hongdae Street dungeon break, Min Do-jun had become a star overnight.

His face, name, and even his profession as a Magic Swordsman had become widely known.

It was a profession that was unfamiliar to most people, but after seeing Min Do-jun’s overwhelming power, many couldn’t help but be interested.

‘It seems I’ve unintentionally promoted the Magic Swordsman profession…’

If the value of the Magic Swordsman profession increased, that wouldn’t be a bad thing.

‘In that case, I should wait a bit longer before selling Magnum Burst.’

Selling after the value increased would allow him to make more profit.

‘Anyway…’

Min Do-jun put down his phone and picked up another one.

It was the phone of Ahn Gwang-hyun, the master of the Black Sea Guild.

‘Why are there so many missed calls?’

Checking the phone belatedly after entering the Tower of Infinity, he found 50 missed calls.

And they were all from the same person.

‘Fortunately, the number is saved in Ahn Gwang-hyun’s phone, but…’

It was simply saved as “Chinese B*st*rds,” so he couldn’t guess who it was.

He could only assume it was some organization from China.

‘I should call back.’

Since there was no reason to avoid it, he called to understand the situation.

Ringing-

After a long tone indicating an international call, there was a click and someone answered.

-Hello.

The other person was speaking in Chinese.

As expected, they were Chinese.

“You called me?”

Min Do-jun also spoke in fluent Chinese.

He never imagined that the Chinese he had learned in his previous life would be useful in this way.

-Black Sea Guild?

“Yes.”

Upon hearing that, the other person sighed.

-Haah, why are you calling only now?

Judging by the tone of voice, they seemed quite angry.

‘That explains the 50 missed calls.’

Though he didn’t know the situation, he apologized first.

“I’m sorry. I was in a dungeon.”

-Dungeon? Is that an excuse? Don’t you know our schedule was disrupted because of you?

“……”

As Min Do-jun remained silent to gather more information, the Chinese person seized the opportunity to lash out.

-The day before yesterday was our regular trading day. How could you stand us up like that? We waited a whole half day and had to return empty-handed! The damage we suffered because of you is not insignificant!

Though he didn’t know what items they were supposed to trade, he understood what he needed to say based on the context.

“I’m sorry.”

-Is that all you have to say? Do you know how angry our boss is?

Judging by the tone, it seemed the other party was in the superior position, and Ahn Gwang-hyun was in the subordinate position.

“Please be lenient.”

-Enough! Our boss plans to cut off trade because of this incident. Of course, you’ll have to compensate us for the damages we suffered.

“How much should I give you?”

-You’ll have to pay twice the amount of the planned transaction. Of course, we won’t provide any goods.

“What? That’s a bit…”

-It’s no use talking to me about it. This is a decision made from above, so there’s no room for negotiation. Just accept it.

“……”

-We’ll send someone by tomorrow. Prepare the compensation amount in physical form like magic stones, and if you want to continue the trade, you can renegotiate after compensation. The price will have to be renegotiated at that time. I’ll send a photo of the person you’ll meet by text, so be at the airport to pick them up at the arrival time.

With that, the call ended.

From this, he learned three main things:

1. The Black Sea Guild had been regularly trading items with China.

2. The missed calls were due to missing a scheduled trading day.

3. They would send someone tomorrow for compensation and renegotiation, and judging by the photo being sent, it was someone they hadn’t met before.

‘I should ask the Black Sea Guild what items they’ve been trading.’

Of course, he wouldn’t ask directly but would approach it indirectly.

And in the process, he would gather information about the trading company.

‘Wait a minute.’

Looking at the transmitted photo, he realized there was no need to gather information about the company.

It was someone he already knew.

‘This guy is the right-hand man of the White Snake Guild!’

The fact that hunters from the Triad had formed the White Snake Guild was well-known even before his regression.

The faces of the executives were also easily recognizable if one wanted to know.

‘While the boss of the White Snake Guild is known for his cruelty, this guy is no pushover either.’

Just the fact that he had killed Triad members to claim the throne made it easy to infer what kind of person he was.

‘So the place I just spoke with was the White Snake Guild.’

If that was the case, the items they were trading were quite obvious.

‘Probably psychotropic drugs or narcotics.’

The fact that the psychopath Gil Chung-su had bought sleeping pills from the cult, and that the Black Sea Guild had supplied them, made it clear.

‘They were importing drugs through the White Snake Guild.’

Anyway, he had no intention of continuing the trade.

Nor did he plan to compensate them.

‘But I should meet them first. They might have information I need.’

Above all, it seemed suspicious that they would send the right-hand man of the White Snake Guild as a trading partner.

‘Are they planning to kill if the renegotiation goes wrong?’

Though he couldn’t discern their intentions, he intuitively knew.

There was nothing to lose by meeting the White Snake Guild tomorrow.

‘I might even gain a new characteristic.’

Min Do-jun called the Black Sea Guild.

He needed to prepare to welcome the White Snake Guild.

* * *

Incheon International Airport.

Gao Zhihong, the right-hand man of the White Snake Guild, appeared there.

‘So this is Korea?’

Gao Zhihong removed his sunglasses.

Though the White Snake Guild had committed all kinds of evil acts, they weren’t yet infamous enough to be recognized worldwide.

Therefore, he could walk around openly without anyone recognizing him.

Except for one person.

[Welcome to Korea. (黑)]

Seeing the welcome sign with “黑” (Black) written on it, Gao Zhihong moved in that direction.

The Korean holding the sign compared the photo with Gao Zhihong and then spoke in awkward Chinese.

“Welcome. Please follow me.”

Gao Zhihong silently followed the man.

From the sign he had seen earlier, there was no doubt that the Korean in front of him was from the Black Sea Guild.

“Please get in.”

Gao Zhihong boarded the van without asking where they were going and relaxed in his seat.

‘I probably won’t be able to communicate with anyone except their boss anyway.’

It was obvious just by looking that the guide in front of him was a small fry.

‘At most a B-rank?’

He couldn’t sense the presence that an A-rank hunter would emit from the guide.

Realizing this, Gao Zhihong crossed his legs and spoke arrogantly.

“Where are we going now?”

“Excuse me? Hahaha, I don’t understand what you’re saying…”

Gao Zhihong, realizing that the man couldn’t speak Chinese, continued.

“Is there no other guild member to guide me besides you?”

“Uh, uh, well…”

“This country Korea has no manners. How dare they send just one small fry to deal with the great White Snake Guild of China. Shouldn’t at least the master of the Black Sea Guild have come to greet me?”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

“Tsk tsk tsk, these uncivilized foreigners who can’t even speak Chinese.”

After finishing this one-sided conversation, they arrived at their destination.

“This way, please.”

Perhaps because he had been ordered to treat him with respect, the Black Sea Guild member maintained a subservient attitude.

“Why bring me to a mountain like this? Tsk.”

Gao Zhihong complained, but the guild member naturally couldn’t understand.

‘What is this Chinese bastard saying? So annoying.’

Though it was frustrating that they couldn’t communicate, all he had to do was guide him properly.

After guiding him to a cabin in the mountains, the guild member brightened up when he saw Ahn Gwang-hyun waiting.

“Boss! I’ve brought the guest from China.”

“Good work. Stand by for now.”

Ahn Gwang-hyun said this and approached Gao Zhihong.

“Thank you for coming all this way. I am the master of the Black Sea Guild.”

When he spoke in fluent Chinese, Gao Zhihong finally showed a serious expression.

‘So this is the master of the Black Sea Guild?’

He had seen him in photos, but this was their first actual meeting.

‘He’s weak.’

Judging a hunter by appearance alone would be foolish, but Gao Zhihong had reason to look down on him.

After all, he was an S-rank hunter at level 3,000 who was respected wherever he went.

He had come to trade alone, without bodyguards, because he was confident.

Confident that he could handle the Black Sea Guild alone.

‘The master of the Black Sea Guild is probably just an A-rank.’

A-rank and S-rank differ not only in the number of skills but also in their power.

If a fight broke out, Gao Zhihong would have an absolute advantage.

‘Moreover, I have an S-grade characteristic.’

The reason he was thinking about fighting when he came to trade was because he had another motive.

In fact, Gao Zhihong had a different real reason for seeking out the Black Sea Guild.

“Hey, Master.”

“Yes?”

“Let me get straight to the point. The legendary sword, where is it?”

Find the location of the legendary sword and then exterminate them all.

That was the order Gao Zhihong had received from his boss.