Evolution Theory of the Hunter - Chapter 170

Chapter 170

I threw the marble that appeared on my palm to the flustered An Gyu-bum .

“What’s this?”

“The thing you wanted . Why don’t you go ahead and try to use it?”

“How do I use it?”

“I don’t know . I’m not sure about that . Since we’ll be here for a while and have some time you could try thinking about it during that time . ”

The problem with the Space Expansion Marble that I recalled .

That is that it can’t be used by someone without the manual .

Frankly, this was an additional option to the van . The same type of thing as the Amphibious Wheels or the Snow Chain . And these were all items that were linked to the manual .

The Snow Chain could of course just be attached to the wheels but it was impossible to use the Amphibious Wheels without the manual . This was the same for the Space Expansion Marble .

If An Gyu-bum were to be able to use this then it wouldn’t be impossible to mass produce and sell it .

10% did seem stingy but money came in proportional to the amount sold it couldn’t be said to be bad .

But if it could only be used through the manual?

That would mean that I have to move myself to install it personally .

In that case, there would be no meaning to a broker like An Gyu-bum .

An Gyu-bum who wrestled for an hour finally let out a sigh as he gave up .

I opened my mouth after expanding the cabin’s space with the marble I received from him .

“You can tell why you can’t use it right?”

“How are you able to use this?”

“None of your business . ”

“Hm…… It seems a special ability is needed seeing how you’re not telling me about it . ”

Looking at this, his head wasn’t entire that bad .

An Gyu-bum opened his mouth once more .

“Is it a skill?”

“Maybe . ”

“So it’s an item . ”

“Perhaps . ”

“Damn it . I really can’t tell what’s going on in your mind . ”

My expression management practice that I did recently is showing its results I see .

He continued talking .

“So you’re saying that you can’t tell me?”

“There’s no hunter that shows their bottom is there . ”

“They usually at least say their skill . ”

“That’s in the case of a low level hunter . ”

Only hunters above a certain level started not wanting their skill to be leaked . Most people only had a single skill slot and they had no choice but to share info on their skills or equipment to be able to hunt in dungeons with their teammates .

Information shared within the party not being shared outside is used as the base though .

Who the hell would keep that .

But if it were to be high level hunters with at least several hundreds of billions they would have several skill slots and they would definitely have a secret weapon or two .

Also, I am able to see through all of that .

Leaving other things aside, I think that the manual at the very least should be kept from An Gyu-bum . If this were to be mass produced then the profit I see from being the sole possessor would disappear after all .

I soon became famous within the submarine . The first thing was that I lived up to my name as the Great Summoner, the second being the cabin I was staying in .

Thinking about it, there was no particular need to hide the fact that there was a space expansion item .

It’s better to show such good items to people that will buy it at a high price after all . Also, the greatest customer was America .

Unless they could use some large scale space expansion on a small ship it would be impossible to pursue recovering trade routes without further technological advancements in that area .

Even if it wasn’t a boat, using space expansion on airplanes would be fine too .

Since weight is decreased proportional to the increase in size there’s no need to worry about the plane not taking off . No, if it’s to raise the price of the space expansion item it’s better to use them on planes .

Even if it’s a bit annoying it would be possible to receive money without going through a medium .

Since I was here already, I thought that it wouldn’t be bad to install it personally .

If they ask for additional installments then I can just tell them to send the plane to Korea so that didn’t become much of a problem either .

***

It took a month to arrive at the San Diego military port .

It was a pretty dull voyage but there weren’t any particularly uncomfortable points .

That’s because I installed the 3 cubit marble in the captain’s room from the marbles I rolled as a test . It was a bit wasteful since it costs 50EP but since 3 cubits is basically a miss I installed it without feeling distressed .

Thanks to that, I was able to arrive comfortably while receiving special treatment . The food was also top tier among what could be eaten in the submarine and I could also wander freely in the submarine .

“Whew . I feel like I’m alive after coming out of the submarine after a month . ”

After getting off the submarine and leaving the port building I breathed deeply .

Lieutenant Colonel Reagan came towards me .

“Wait a bit here . Someone will come soon . ”

“Well, I don’t really have a place to go anyway . ”

An Gyu-bum left ahead of time with people sent from the GE Group . It seems he’s planning on staying at a hotel for the meantime . Edward and I were planning on heading to a housing prepared by the American government .

An Gyu-bum said that he would provide a room but I didn’t want to stick with him as much as possible .

He talked too much for one thing .

He was too annoying so I did ask for him to be moved to another cabin but I gave up after hearing that there weren’t any more empty cabins left .

“But is there really not anymore remaining……?”

“Yes . That’s all I have for now . ”

“Tut . A shame . ”

Lieutenant Colonel Reagan said so as if it was a shame . It seems to be because of the Space Expansion Marble installed in the captain’s room . He had his own room as vice captain so it seems he was continuously giving me signals to install one for him as well .

But maybe if it was a 1 cubit one, there was no need to expand even his cabin .

It was enough to get on the Colonel’s good side after all .

“I will go for a walk for a bit . ”

“I will guide you . ”

“No, I want to enjoy some relaxation since I will get busy soon . ”

“Can’t be helped then . Don’t go too far . ”

I called Han Joon-suk after setting out on a walk . I had applied for roaming when I left for Russia so there was no problem in calling .

Just that I didn’t expect to not have data on the submarine so there was a ton of messages piled up in the Team Delta chatroom .

I left a simple report of survival and called Han Joon-suk .

[Ah . It’s good that you’re alive . ]

“I almost died though . ”

Thinking about it, the battle with Baek Gyeong was perilous .

Even I who had the passive mindset of it will somehow work out felt threatened when facing dozens of Baek Gyeong after all .

[Either way, where are you?]

“Somehow I ended up in America . San Diego . ”

After explaining a few things he let out a sigh of relief .

[How long are you planning on staying there?]

“I will return immediately after finishing a few things . How’s Soo-ah doing?”

[Hear for yourself . ]

[Seonbae Oppa!!!]

“Urg . ”

Soo-ah’s shout came across penetrating the phone .

My ear rang but this voice was welcoming at the same time .

Instead of getting angry or worrying, Soo-ah started listing everything that had happened until now .

The fact that they got a level 10 item from a level 9 dungeon while I was trapped in the submarine . The fact that team 2 returned safely from the Yellow Sea .

Either way, the appearance of an irregular was more frequent than I thought .

I imagine this is because of the level 0 item that Soo-ah has . What was good is the fact that they can kill a level 10 monster without me . We decided that the level 10 item would be kept by the person best suited for it .

I thought that I didn’t have to worry anymore since they seemed to possess enough ability as a level 10 farming party . Since I also gave 100 Escape Scrolls before leaving there probably won’t be any large dangers .

By the way, I now had more than 200 Escape Scrolls in storage . Too many of these dropped to the point that it became annoying to count them one by one .

“I’ll go soon . ”

[I’ll call . You definitely have to answer . ]

“Yeah . ”

Edward had disappeared after ending the call and looking around .

“Where did this guy go?”

I was slowly walking by the beach when I found him flirting with a few blonde girls next to a cafe .

What should I say . I who was dumbfounded approached him and started talking .

“What are you doing here?”

“Ah . I was answering since they asked for directions . ”

Looking at his eyes it didn’t seem like a lie .

But you weren’t even someone from this area in the first place .

“You don’t know the directions either . ”

“I don’t know the directions but I can search together . ”

“Do as you want . ”

I let out a sigh while shaking my head . This guy’s love business had nothing to do with me . Even if he was a vampire he wasn’t particularly dangerous either . Since I wasn’t going to forgive him if he ever drank human blood Edward wouldn’t do such things .

I was just about to turn around when a woman that was talking to Edward started talking to me .

“Um…… . ”

“Yes?”

“It’s you right?”

“What is?”

Just when I was wondering if I had to continue this conversation, she took out her smartphone .

There was a picture of me heroically swinging my sword while riding the Black Tiger .

What is this . This picture makes me look like some general .

“Y, yes . ”

“Are you really the Great Summoner? Can I take a picture with you?”

As I nodded, the two people stuck to me excitedly as they took selfies . Edward who was looking at that let out a sigh .

“It seems popularity is great . ”

It was pretty fun looking at his crumpled expression .

After taking a selfie, the two women looked up at me as if expecting something .

It felt like I had to bring out the Black Tiger or something . But there was no reason for me to act like a clown . I was about to say my farewells and turn around when another voice of invitation could be heard .

“Would you like to eat together if you have time…… . ”

“I’m sorry . I’m just on a light walk at the moment . I have a place I have to go to soon too . ”

As I cut them down they lowered their heads as if let down .

I felt a bit bad seeing how down they were . It wasn’t like I was good at talking to women and I’m not exactly the fun type .

Someone hit my shoulder .

Turning around, there was a giant white guy almost 190 cm tall looking down at me .

There were two people and one had yellow hair while the other had red hair . The similarity was that they both had huge figures .

They seemed to be hunters seeing how they had an intimidating gaze and scars here and there on their faces .

The yellow haired guy opened his mouth .

“Hey . What are you doing right now?”

“What does it have to do with you?”

“It has a lot to do with me . The one you’re trying to flirt with is my girlfriend . ”

“I wasn’t particularly trying to flirt with her though . ”

“Do you think I’m blind? I clearly saw you sticking close together . ”

“That was to take a picture . ”

And I made sure to exercise a manner hand .

In the first place, western girls weren’t really my type since they looked too masculine .

I realized within 10 minutes while walking that girls that look like elfs that come out on television or movies are extremely rare here you see .