Chapter 132: The Black Dragon Mavros (4)
Han-Yeol knew that the abilities Yoo-Bi had awakened with were quite promising. A non-combat awakened being was not that highly valued, but those who awakened with abilities specializing in crafting gears were highly valued in the industry.
The awakened beings with crafting abilities did not have any problems making a living even if they had awakened with the ability to craft normal equipment. This was all thanks to the number of low-ranked Hunters being far greater than the number of high-ranked Hunters, and all they had to do was rely on quantity over quality to make a living.
On the other hand, the awakened beings who had the ability to craft powerful gears, like the owner of the Dwarf’s Workshop, would stand to make a fortune simply by crafting custom-made equipment for high-ranking Hunters.
In short, those who had awakened with crafting abilities were able to earn a lot of money.
The former who usually mass-produced equipment and supplied them to the Hunter Mall or other outlets would earn money in that way, and the latter would earn by dealing directly with a Hunter.
Thud...!
Han-Yeol sat on a large boulder.
“Kyu! Kyu!”?Mavros cried out.
The baby dragon, who had been quiet the entire time, suddenly smiled brightly and rubbed itself on Han-Yeol. It came bounding over once the battle ended.
“You must be bored, right?”
“Kyu!”
Without the possession of any combat abilities, the baby dragon unfortunately had to stay back and watch while Han-Yeol fought the entire time.
Funnily enough, he appeared to be unhappy about the fact that Han-Yeol could ‘play’ with other monsters. Still, he would immediately run toward Han-Yeol and bury himself on his chest whenever the battles ended.
Mavros was happy whenever the battle ended, because he could then be close to Han-Yeol again. As for some other people, they were greatly saddened whenever the battles came to an end.
“Hiing...?Mavros is so mean... He eats everything we give him, but he will run to Han-Yeol Hunter-nim whenever he gets the chance...”
“What can you do about it? I heard Han-Yeol Hunter-nim is the one who hatched Mavros, so we are just people who feed him while Han-Yeol Hunter-nim is someone he longs for.”
“Hiiing!”
The Mulan film crew’s youngest member pouted in disappointment despite her senior’s attempt to console her.
Mavros, armed with his out-of-this-world cuteness, was able to charm not only Han-Yeol, Tayarana, and Mariam, but anyone who came across him.
Han-Yeol spent his time hunting down the Marowak Tribe.
Ziiing! Whiiiing!
The new Porters Han-Yeol had hired were hard at work, dismembering the Marowaks’ corpses.
‘It’s really not easy to hire good Porters these days...’?he thought.
He threw money at all of his problems these days to save time and effort, but he had personally interviewed the candidates who applied to be his Porter. Through a personal interview, he could immediately determine if the Porter was a good one or not thanks to his previous experience of having worked as a Porter himself.
Han-Yeol greatly empathized with what he had heard from Sung-Jin recently. The number of applicants on the websites where Porters usually looked for jobs had dropped by more than half compared to just a few years back.
‘The number of monsters is on the rise while the number of Porters is declining... This is bad...’?
There was nothing Han-Yeol could do about this social issue. He had a solution that he could rely on, which was to simply borrow the Porters affiliated with the Horus raid party whenever he wanted.
However, he was still concerned about the social issues at hand as its collapse was going to affect him, his father, and the people around him, and that was a situation he was unwilling to witness.
‘However... Is there something I can do about it...?’?he wondered.
Seuk... Seuk...
Han-Yeol was stroking Mavros’ head while deep in thought.
“Kyu...”?Mavros let out a small dejected cry as if he understood his owner’s concerns.
‘This is completely different from what happened to North Korea. It’s going to be impossible to fend off the monsters if we stop producing Hunters and our numbers decline later on,’?he thought.
Most people thought that the monsters would not be a concern as long as they did not enter the hunting grounds. However, that was a huge misconception that had come about due to the complacency of today’s society.
The energy barrier preventing the monsters from leaving the hunting grounds was bound to be overwhelmed if nobody reduced the monsters’ numbers from time to time, and this was the reason that most countries focused on increasing their Hunter population.
However, the South Korean government was foolish enough to enact laws limiting the number of Hunters. They argued that a reduction of normal people was going to cause the collapse of society, and that was the main reason why the country was facing this current predicament.
‘I really hope that the government will wake up and start making the necessary changes...’?thought Han-Yeol as he gritted his teeth.
The presidential scandal that had happened twenty years ago had dealt a huge blow to South Korean politics, and the government still hadn’t recovered even though two whole decades had passed.
‘We’re at a crucial time, but there’s no news of them trying to make any changes. Hell, there’s not a single media outlet reporting on what’s going on right now,’?Han-Yeol thought in frustration.
In the end, the only thing he could do was sincerely hope that his country’s government would finally wake up and start making progress from now on.
It was then.
Beep!
“Hunter-nim! Twenty Marowaks have been spotted one kilometer east of here.”
“Okay, Roger that.”
Han-Yeol decided to set aside his concerns for now. Besides, the only thing he could do for his country was to vote responsibly and do his best to subjugate the hunting grounds.
Han-Yeol was the type that would slaughter a lot of monsters whenever he hunted, so he was quite good at reducing the number of monsters in the hunting grounds.
“Heave-ho!?Alright, shall we go on a rampage again?” Han-Yeol jumped down from the boulder.
He enjoyed fighting monsters.
Initially, he had been quite scared of possibly dying in the process, and getting blood on his hands hadn’t been something he had been comfortable with. They might be monsters, but he had still seen them as living creatures in the end, so his heart had been riddled with guilt whenever he killed one.
However, he was completely different now. He did not feel even a sliver of guilt whenever he killed monsters, and he was no longer scared to die or reluctant to get blood on his hands. The only thing that mattered to him now was the rush of endorphin and adrenaline he got whenever he fought to the death against monsters... He really enjoyed this feeling.
‘Sometimes... I can’t help but suspect that I’m an adrenaline junkie addicted to combat...’?Han-Yeol shook his head.
Wooooong!
When his mana started to react to the incoming battle, he thought, ‘See? My mana is already acting up at the thought of fighting those monsters.’
Han-Yeol could not help but laugh at his current self.
[Wow! I’m an avid viewer of Level Up Broadcast and a huge fan of Han-Yeol Hunter-nim, but it really feels like he has something new prepared for every broadcast. I wonder just how far he will continue to grow from now on...?]
[Yeah, the other channels feel mundane and boring these days, but it’s different for Han-Yeol’s channel. He always hunts in different hunting grounds, and seeing him grow is quite entertaining!]
[His channel is really the best! It’s so flashy and extravagant!]
[Flashy and extravagant aside, he is quite strong.]
[Ah... But where is our Yoo-Bi-chan?!]
[YOO-BI!]
[Shut up, you otakus!]
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