I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 74

74.

“How many hours has it been…?”

Even though the exit portal to the outside world had long been open, I was still busy eating the Black Hook Boar meat.

Before, with Madillo, I could analyze and absorb abilities just by cutting off a bit of thigh meat.

[Black Hook Boar]

[Analyzing information…]

[Failed. Consuming at least 6kg of content is required for suitability judgment.]

This one had strict standards.

6kg is about 10 “geun” [a Korean unit of weight, approximately 600 grams] in meat.

Considering I get full after eating just one or two “geun” of pork belly, 10 “geun” was definitely a lot.

If there’s any advantage, it’s that my stomach has been modified, so it’s very elastic.

At some point, I gave up all the luxurious feelings of savoring the meat’s juices!

I was mechanically chewing and swallowing the dry meat, diligently filling the analysis quota.

“I’ve been busy for the past three days.”

I kept stuffing meat into my mouth, organizing my schedule for the last three days.

First, I raided the Madillo dungeon once more with the executives of the Yanghwa Guild and secured plenty of materials.

And the enhancement potions that I hadn’t made since selling them to Marina.

Except for Katra, whose stock was depleted, I had gathered enough materials to make at least 300 packs of the rest at once.

Moreover, I had received an additional sales request from Marina last night.

[Shin-hwa, I’ll buy all the enhancement potions you make additionally.]

[The price is 600 million won per piece, a 20% increase. The VVIP is very satisfied. Payment approval is immediate.]

[Please contact me as soon as you secure the quantity. And our pocha [Korean tent restaurant] date is still valid, right?]

“VVIP… Who the hell is it?”

His existence keeps bothering me.

I didn’t have a blatant bad relationship with him in my past life, but I’m more curious because he subtly blocked my path.

Even Nicholas, who seemed to know everything, was full of question marks about this existence.

Anyway, it seemed clear that a sales channel for enhancement potions had been firmly established with WSA.

The initiative is completely in my hands.

So, there was no need to rush to answer Marina’s call or deliver the goods as if I was being chased.

The one who’s getting impatient as they clearly feel the value of the potion is them, not me.

“The sales of top-grade magic potions are progressing smoothly.”

I took out my smartphone with a satisfied expression and checked my balance.

LTE wasn’t working inside the dungeon, but the last saved record remained.

[Korea Bank: Depositor Kang Shin-hwa]

[Balance: 124,000,000,000 won]

124 billion won!

Thanks to neatly removing the change, it was an exact amount without any discount.

This included the proceeds from selling the top-grade dimension stones obtained from the Jeju Island dungeon and the potion sales to the Yanghwa Guild.

In addition, it also included the five external guild sales that were auctioned off this time for 7 billion won each.

Supply would have been made according to the assigned auction order, so it would have been taken by Beon Woo-shin, Ayla, Marina, Mok Jin-woo, and Shin Jung-ah in that order.

I canceled the plan to receive a month’s worth of potion sales in advance from the Yanghwa Guild.

Receiving it in advance wouldn’t motivate me and would make me feel unnecessarily indebted to the guild.

So, I was settling accounts each time sales were made, like now.

“I’m steadily buying Gorim Chemical stocks every day, and I’ve almost secured the necessary land in Jije Station.”

Everything is progressing smoothly.

In fact, I invested more money two days ago, thinking of buying more Gorim Chemical stocks.

However, when I saw the stock price suddenly jump as trading volume increased significantly, I soon abandoned that idea.

Since it was knowledge related to my lifeline, I didn’t want to create unnecessary variables.

Anyway, future knowledge is overflowing in my head. Even if it’s not Gorim Chemical, there are many stock tips that will be like milk and honey to me.

It’s a matter of waiting for time to pass. Those stocks aren’t going anywhere.

Chew. Chew. Chew.

[Required Judgment Amount: 6kg]

[Current Intake: 4.3kg]

“Kkeueueueuk.”

A long burp came out involuntarily.

Still, I have to eat.

Moreover, if I throw up while eating, it’s back to square one.

So, I was chewing thoroughly, moving my body diligently, and eating hard.

“If a dungeon break occurs at the K-2027 dungeon in front of Ansan Station at midnight tomorrow, it will go from an E-rank to an A-rank dungeon. If I raid it successfully, I can also secure the Flower of Rebirth.”

The thought of getting another flower made my heart flutter already.

The Flower of Rebirth is really like getting a guaranteed life, so it’s so useful.

On the other hand, if it falls into the hands of a bad guy, it’s a living hell.

Black Magician Rechelo.

In my past life, I remember this guy getting as many as two Flowers of Rebirth around 2035. He had obtained additional flowers from other boss monsters that dropped the Flower of Rebirth.

It was a disgusting experience.

Thanks to that, our Nine Lords had to cut off his breath three times in the battle with him.

Like a recurring villain in an animation or movie!

We had to fight Rechelo three times, promising the next time as he ran away.

Of course, there’s nothing I can do now, at this point when Nas Continent isn’t even connected yet.

Even if there was, it’s not my concern.

I didn’t want to worry about anything related to Rechelo.

It’s not for nothing that Nicholas had stress-related hair loss after 2030. There was a reason.

“I think I’ll be able to gather close to 300 billion won by March at the latest. Should I buy some of the Krivia Islands that I looked at before?”

Krivia Islands.

The collective name for the four islands in the South Pacific: Krones, Linia, Bistecia, and Ashtores.

Each island has many unique plants and is close enough to easily travel between islands with just a small boat.

Above all, there are many flatlands suitable for building structures for living on the island, making it a good place.

“Ha……”

I closed my eyes.

And I imagined myself enjoying a mojito while admiring the emerald sea of the South Pacific.

Is this the mindset of an office worker before a vacation? My heart was already on that island.

Anyway, I felt good.

Thanks to that, the movement of my mouth, which was diligently tearing at the meat, accelerated again.

30 minutes later.

I succeeded in eating 10 “geun” of Black Hook Boar meat that I had been grilling and eating.

A victory for humanity!

No other modifier was needed.

* * *

[Intake: Black Hook Boar Meat]

[Suitability: 98%]

[The Black Hook Boar stores magic power in all available empty spaces inside its body.

It can continuously store magic power in all spaces as long as it does not burden the body.

In addition, it improves the elasticity inside the mana line, securing an additional 10% condensation power.

It also provides continuous vitality to blood vessels and bones based on its unique biological activity.]

“This is a great and fruitful ability beyond compare.”

Shin-hwa was very satisfied with the high suitability and ability tooltip of the Black Hook Boar meat.

At this rate, it seemed like he could try bone modification as well.

He had sufficiently rested in the meantime and had gotten rid of quite a bit of the overload on his body through continuous modification.

‘Brain modification’ requires a lot of prior work as it is the most difficult modification, but bones were not that level.

First, Shin-hwa immediately began absorbing the Black Hook Boar’s ability.

[Ability Name: Mana Spring]

[Ability Medium: Black Hook Boar]

Thanks to the high suitability, there were no variables, and absorption was achieved smoothly.

The name of the storage ability was ‘Mana Spring.’

The nuance was good, and it was a name that perfectly matched the changes that occurred in the body.

[Judgment Grade: B-]

“Wow! Does the rank go up by one level right away?”

From the beginning, he had coveted it because the synergy was very high when he made it his own ability.

However, the increase was much larger than he thought.

As expected.

The huge wave of magic power, gushing out in all directions from within the body, was clearly felt.

The Heart of Magic was excitedly pumping the rapidly increased high-quality magic power here and there compared to before.

“F, E, D, C, B. In the 10-grade rank system, I’ve now come exactly halfway, in fifteen days.”

Of course, it can’t be compared to those born with a silver spoon in their mouth who start at B rank or higher from the beginning.

However, the fact that he had experienced the rise from F rank to B rank, which others could not achieve even with decades of investment, was very pleasing and rewarding.

“Let’s replace the bones as well.”

He decided to speed things up while he was at it.

With the new acquisition of the Mana Spring ability, the overall vitality of the body was greatly increased.

If he finishes modifying the bones here.

The ‘endurance’ of the body to withstand high-powered attacks that put excessive load on the body would greatly increase.

‘All of my attacks are in a form that extremely overworks the human body. So, bone modification is as important as the brain.’

The necessity was also clear.

Concentration, and more concentration.

In the dungeon, completely cut off from the outside world, Shin-hwa was experiencing rapid changes.

* * *

That night.

“……”

I was looking down from the balcony of my Zhonghua Station home.

25th floor.

The floor where the penthouse I live in is located, which is 80m high.

Swish. Swish.

Sitting on the railing of the north balcony and looking down, it was quiet without a single person passing by.

“Perfect conditions to fall.”

I uttered words that would have been felt eerie if anyone had heard them without hesitation.

I was thinking of testing the durability and adaptability of the bones that I had modified in the dungeon and returned from in the early morning.

Unlike other modified parts of the body.

Bones require an adaptation period of about 12 hours after modification, so I couldn’t check them right away.

But now time had passed, and my body had completely adapted to the changed bones.

The total amount of magic power had increased slightly through modification, but there was no change in rank because it was a very small change.

“I don’t think I’ll die.”

I was confident for now.

I had already confirmed that my body could withstand 50m jumps and landings without any problems.

It was an increase of 30m from here, but it felt dizzying when I looked down.

Now, the bones that have been modified will not break easily under normal circumstances, and even if they do break, they will recover quickly.

In addition, although it will be a story in the distant future, I will never get osteoporosis.

Also, the increased durability of bones and joints naturally increases the coordination with muscles.

I was going to test ‘falling’ to confirm this.

Right then.

Doo-doo-doo-.

A phone call came with a vibration.

When I checked the caller, it was Yoon-byeol.

I thought she had been staying at home without going out, cutting off contact, but what kind of change of heart had occurred?

I don’t know if it was a mistake or intentional, but the call was a video call.

“Byeol-ssi [Ms. Byeol], it’s been a while. Oh, a video call?”

-It seems like I pressed it by mistake…….

“It’s okay, let’s keep talking. It’s not like my bill is going out.”

-Have you been well?

Yoon-byeol’s official trademark.

A dry and cold voice was heard.

It was clearly a question asking about the other person’s well-being, but the nuance of the voice didn’t feel like a question mark at all.

“No, I haven’t been well.”

-Is it because of something related to me and KSA [Korean Special Abilities Association] ?

“That can’t be. Byeol-ssi, shall I show you something amazing?”

-What is it?

“I’m going to jump off the 25th floor right now.”

I suddenly pointed the smartphone camera I was holding downwards.

Exactly the scenery below the 25th floor that I could see, all of it was broadcast live through the smartphone.

-Kang Shin-hwa-ssi? Kang Shin-hwa-ssi? What is going on all of a sudden? No! You can’t!

I suddenly heard Yoon-byeol’s voice calling me urgently.

It was her diverse voice, which was hard to hear, filled with all sorts of emotions.

But.

Swish.

I jumped off.

A wingless fall began.