I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 41

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The distribution of spoils was completed quickly.

After eliminating Bajat and exiting the dungeon, Shin-hwa retrieved all the monster carcasses he had stored in his subspace pocket.

He could easily make the massive carcasses go in and out with a simple summoning command.

Shin-hwa lined them up in the spacious clearing next to the dungeon, which was prepared for the distribution of the carcasses.

“Goodness, I never thought I’d see a subspace artifact with my own eyes before I died.”

Team leader Jung Gi-tae, seeing subspace for the first time, examined the entrance to the subspace pocket with a look of wonder.

The other porters were the same.

It was amazing to see heavy monsters coming and going with just a light flick of a finger.

“As I said before, I’ll take all the baby Madillos, and the four of you can divide the rest of the Madillos.”

“Understood.”

As soon as Seo Ye-hee finished speaking, the porters assigned to the four people moved quickly.

The technicians immediately began butchering, collecting blood and storing it in special containers.

It was definitely a familiar division of labor that gave off a veteran vibe.

“And the nine top-grade dimension stones obtained from Bajat are an ambiguous number…”

“I’ll just take one! Let’s distribute two each!”

Before Shin-hwa could finish speaking, Jin Bo-mi said, taking only one top-grade dimension stone.

It’s really a matter of mood.

For an A-rank Awakened like Jin Bo-mi, a value of 1 billion won [approximately $750,000 USD] is not very significant.

Besides, her father, Jin Seong-tae, is the chairman of Yanghwa Group, one of the leading companies in the country.

What makes her feel regretful is not the money, but the limitation of not being able to surpass A-rank.

“Bo-mi, I didn’t mean to suggest this kind of concession.”

“I know. But you decided to donate the blood and flesh that can be obtained from Bajat’s corpse to the guild, right?”

“That’s right.”

“You can think of that price as being paid with one of my shares of the dimension stones!”

“Well, let’s do that then.”

Shin-hwa didn’t continue the conversation any longer.

It’s not good manners to refuse the kindness of someone making a concession; it’s good to make them feel good.

In any case, with the help of the skilled porter technicians, the distribution of spoils was completed in an instant.

The monster carcasses were neatly loaded onto the trucks assigned to the other four people except for Shin-hwa.

These would be immediately moved to the Awakened Exchange for sale or transferred to the research lab within the guild.

After the distribution was completed.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Shin-hwa politely greeted his colleagues and prepared to leave.

He had gained a lot today.

They didn’t know it, but he also obtained a lot of baby Madillo carcasses needed to make enhancement potions!

He also took possession of the Flower of Transcendence.

If you include the future value for sure, Shin-hwa had gained nearly 10 times as much profit at a minimum.

“Shin-hwa, thank you so much for your hard work…”

The moment Jin Bo-mi and her colleagues, who had received Shin-hwa’s greetings, were about to say their farewells.

Flash!

He took a running start from his spot with both feet, and then soared high into the sky like a spring.

“Is this a movie shoot?”

Jung Gi-tae, who was watching, had his mouth wide open.

In an instant.

Shin-hwa had arrived on the rooftop of a 15-story building located near the flat clearing where there was nothing.

Then, Yoon Tae-ho let out a hollow laugh and said to Jung Gi-tae.

“Heh, maybe Shin-hwa’s life is like a movie. He’s such an unpredictable person.”

It was an honest sentiment from an Awakened who had become accustomed to being surprised by Shin-hwa.

At the same time.

In his office in the Yanghwa Building, Jin Seong-tae was diligently refreshing the dungeon information on his tablet PC.

Internal information network, Yanghwa Net.

He was checking the progress of the K-1004 dungeon that Shin-hwa had entered to attack today.

Just then.

A noticeable and definite change occurred in the dungeon information section, which had been unchanged.

[K-1004 Dungeon]

[Location: Guro Station]

[Ownership: Guild Owned]

[Attack Status: All Clear]

[Update Time: 3 seconds ago…]

“As expected.”

A smile appeared on Jin Seong-tae’s face.

It was as expected.

No matter what he thought, he thought that the man named Kang Shin-hwa would show more than that, and he had once again overcome the wall of impossibility.

A team composed of executives had tried to attack this place several times, but had failed.

However, the fact that it was cleared as soon as Shin-hwa joined meant that he had made a remarkable contribution, even if he didn’t see it directly.

“We need to prepare more ammunition for the renewal of the contract.”

Jin Seong-tae said decisively.

He could already hear it.

The sound of a man’s value soaring higher and higher.

* * *

“Haa… I’m so sleepy. I need to organize the monster carcasses I’ve collected from the dungeon.”

As soon as I returned home, I flopped down on the marble floor.

I hadn’t showered yet, so I felt uncomfortable going straight to bed, and my body felt heavy when I tried to shower.

Lying on the cool marble floor made me feel like I had the whole world.

I closed my eyes and evaluated today’s dungeon attack.

‘If I didn’t have the Magic Lungs and Liver, it would have been difficult to push myself so hard today.’

Today’s attack ended without any major accidents, but it wasn’t that I didn’t feel any pressure.

The magic power management was precarious.

That’s because I was using magic power extremely to produce A+ rank firepower with a D rank body.

The overload on my body was quite large. It felt like trying to drive a small car at 200 km/h [124 mph].

‘A+ rank firepower cannot be a continuous damage expectation value, and more magic power is needed to produce stable high firepower.’

The concerns of the Awakened usually come down to magic power.

I was no different.

In fact, if I were to act exactly according to the D rank level, my current conditions would be more than sufficient.

That’s the story when you’re satisfied with the rank.

I’m dreaming of faster growth and development. I can’t push for early retirement if I settle for reality.

In today’s attack, I was desperate enough to use all the magic power stored in my heart and other organs.

In other words, the appearance I showed to my colleagues, including Jin Bo-mi, was in fact my maximum firepower.

‘Elixirs related to increasing magic power have the best effect, but it’s still too much for my firepower.’

Of course, future knowledge related to various elixirs is also in my head without any omissions.

The problem is exclusive possession.

If I attack that dungeon with other Awakened, there will inevitably be a distribution problem.

And the monsters that can provide these elixirs were at least S+ rank or higher boss monsters.

The hurdle is still too high for me to aim for acquisition with solo play. Someday the standards will be met.

‘If I try a difficult remodeling now, there will be 100% side effects. Then the better place is…’

Stomach, large intestine, small intestine, hair.

These are the candidates.

Each has a different role when remodeled.

However, except for the parts that don’t need remodeling urgently, the part that has the best synergy in my condition is the stomach.

The ability of the remodeled stomach is related to the tongue.

‘Let’s push ahead with remodeling the stomach, even if it’s a bit of a stretch.’

I made up my mind.

Various changes will occur when the stomach is remodeled, but the most visible change is:

That you can digest anything in your stomach.

Ding!

Just in time, the Magic Ball was bouncing up and down on the floor in front of me.

Yes, if I can chew and swallow even these steel objects, my stomach can digest them.

“My appetite will get worse because I can digest anything I pick up.”

I scratched the back of my head with an awkward expression and immediately prepared to remodel my stomach.

Whoosh!

I felt all the magic power in my body gathering in my stomach with a heavy flow.

All Awakened possess magic power, but not many can control it as they wish.

Even Awakened like Jin Bo-mi and Seo Ye-hee probably use magic power with an incomplete flow if you look closely.

That’s because there is no textbook on how to control and use magic power.

No one received teachings from the ‘transcendental being’ who created the huge system called Awakened.

The reason I can at least imitate handling magic power freely like now is because I worked hard for 25 years in my previous life. In other words, it is a compression of experience.

“Ugh.”

As magic power concentrated in my stomach, a wave occurred inside, and I naturally vomited.

Fortunately, I hadn’t eaten anything since before the dungeon attack, so I didn’t throw anything up.

There were occurrences of large and small pains, but they rose and fell at a level that I could endure.

About 10 minutes passed like that?

As sweat formed on my forehead and I felt a slight sense of fatigue.

“Hoo.”

With a hot sigh, the remodeling of the stomach was completed.

[Judgment Grade: D+]

“Oh! If I grow one more time next time, I’ll definitely be C rank?”

It seemed that the rank had risen because magic power was stored in the stomach as much as in the lungs and liver.

With repeated rapid growth, I have now reached the point where I am about to reach C rank.

But I still have a long way to go to reach the EX rank I’m aiming for.

I need to be able to protect my body for sure so that no one can mess with me even after I retire.

What if I retire with clumsy skills?

Someone might grab me by the collar and drag me back to the field later. They might try to harm me.

‘Power is order.’

This saying is an immutable truth.

Anyway, the remodeling of the stomach is over.

As always, it is necessary to confirm whether the remodeling has been completed normally as a rite of passage.

“Ha, should I eat it?”

I saw a stainless steel chopstick that was stuck in the spoon holder in front of me.

A test is essential.

There’s nothing more difficult than when you try to use your ability later but it doesn’t activate normally.

After holding the end of the chopstick tightly.

I chewed hard on the chopstick that I had pushed halfway into my mouth.

Crack!

Since I had chewed on a steel bar before, cutting the chopstick was no big deal.

Soon, half of the chopped chopstick was chewed and chewed again, and broken into small pieces.

Gulp-.

The swallowed chopstick fragments passed through the esophagus, which had been protected by magic power, and entered the stomach in an instant.

The next moment.

‘It’s melting away quickly.’

I could feel it.

The chopsticks, which would never be digested in a normal person’s stomach, were melting quickly.

Not only that.

I also felt the tiny amount of magic power inherent in the chopsticks being absorbed into my body through digestion.

Just then.

New information, which was the purpose of the stomach remodeling and the reason for its existence, appeared in front of me through the status window.

[Intake: Stainless Steel Chopsticks]

[Suitability: 100%]

[You can transform both hands into stainless steel material for about 30 seconds. Cooldown 5 minutes]

The ability to analyze information on everything you ingest and identify traits that can be absorbed and embodied from it!

That was the moment it appeared.