I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 61

EP.61 Secret Warehouse (5)

[The Constellations admire your interdimensional strategy.]

[Some Constellations applaud your righteous judgment.]

[Some Constellations smile satisfactorily at the scene of the massacre.]

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[The Constellation 《Wise Old Serpent》 sponsors you with dimensional currency.]

[The Constellation 《Queen of the Deepest Depths》 sponsors you with dimensional currency.]

[The Constellation 《Illuminating One》 sponsors you with a large amount of dimensional currency.]

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[The Constellation 《Golden Fox of the Sun and Moon Palace》 sponsors you with +1 to your resistance stat.]

[The Constellation 《Guardian with Scales》 sponsors you with +1 to your mana stat.]

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As soon as Kang Seo-jun witnessed the scene of the Demon massacre, a flood of praise and sponsorship from the Constellations poured in.

Kang Seo-jun offered a brief prayer of thanks before hurrying to start his task.

‘I need to devour as many spoils as possible before the Hunter Association’s purifiers barge in.’

There’s no time, and too much to consume.

Just picking up all the Demons’ corpses would take hours.

‘I can’t be picking up each one by one. There’s no time for that.’

But that didn’t mean he intended to give up on the Demons’ corpses.

They were all money, after all, and he couldn’t possibly give that up.

Kang Seo-jun opened the dimensional shop window.

Here, he could find a partner to assist with his work.

─────《Dimensional Shop》─────

◆Urban Automatic Gathering Robot

An automatic gathering robot widely used in urban areas. It requires electricity to operate. Both rechargeable and battery types are available.

◆Alchemist Workshop’s Automatic Gathering Golem

An automatic gathering golem favored by alchemists. It runs on mana as a power source. It can also be operated with magic stones.

◆Dimensional Shop Automatic Gathering Service

Summons minions to assist with your gathering. The value of the gathered goods is totaled, and a portion is taken as a service fee. More minions summoned will result in higher service fees.

※Note: If combat occurs during gathering, the summoning will be immediately canceled.

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Robots and golems might be useful for long-term gathering in mines or forests, but they’re not the best choice for a situation like this, where quick collection and escape are essential.

Buying just one would be too slow, and buying several would be too expensive.

Even if you use them briefly and then resell them, they trade as used goods after just a minute, resulting in a significant loss.

On the other hand, the Dimensional Shop’s Automatic Gathering Service was an option that existed precisely for situations like this.

Although a service fee was incurred, it was much more cost-effective than reselling used robots or golems.

‘There’s no need to hesitate.’

Kang Seo-jun selected the ‘Dimensional Shop Automatic Gathering Service.’

[Please set the gathering items.]

[Item > Material > Corpse > Demon > All parts.]

[Item > Equipment > All equipment.]

[Please set the number of summoning personnel.]

[20 minions.]

[A service fee of 10% has been set.]

[Summoning minions. Please ensure sufficient space.]

Once all the settings were complete, minions popped out from the dimensional shop window.

– Yup! Yup! –

– Zawa! Zawa! –

– Wee! Wee! –

They were barely knee-high to an adult man, and they looked exactly like stick figures.

– Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! –

Their footsteps were adorably dainty.

– Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! –

– Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! –

The noise was considerable with 20 of them, but it was necessary.

Soon, 20 minions lined up neatly in front of Kang Seo-jun.

He checked the time on his smartwatch and immediately gave a work briefing.

“We don’t have much time. The work area spans from the first to the third underground floors. Open every room you come across, divide the personnel, and work as quickly as possible. Also, make sure that not even the slightest sound of the work leaks to the first floor above. If we’re discovered outside, it’s all over. Keep your footsteps as quiet as possible.”

– Yup…! –

– Zawa…! –

– Wee…! –

The minions responded in hushed tones.

Kang Seo-jun nodded in satisfaction.

“Good. Let’s start the work immediately.”

– Yup…! Yup…! –

– Zawa…! Zawa…! –

– Wee…! Wee…! –

– Pop…! Pop…! Pop…! Pop…! –

– Pop…! Pop…! Pop…! Pop…! –

The minions dispersed, keeping their footsteps as quiet as possible.

Soon, one minion picked up a piece of a corpse and, opening its mouth wide, placed it inside.

[You have sold a 《Second-Class Demon’s Bone. 》]

[You have sold a 《Second-Class Demon’s Leather. 》]

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The Demon’s body parts were being sold automatically.

– Gulp! Gulp! –

– Gulp! Gulp! –

This set off a chorus of gulping sounds from all around.

[You have sold a 《Low-Grade Magic Stone. 》]

[You have sold a 《Tainted Obsidian Ring. 》]

[You have sold a 《Magic-Soaked Steel Spaulder. 》]

[You have sold a 《Magic-Soaked Steel Handaxe. 》]

[You have sold a 《Magic-Soaked Steel Longsword. 》]

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[You have sold a 《Second-Class Demon’s Bone. 》]

[You have sold a 《Third-Class Demon’s Leather. 》]

[You have sold a 《Second-Class Demon’s Blood. 》]

[You have sold a 《Second-Class Demon’s Tendon. 》]

[You have sold a 《Third-Class Demon’s Red Eye. 》]

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It was as if 20 Pac-Men were sweeping through the corridors, gobbling up everything in sight.

The gathering speed was truly astonishing.

‘It’s worth the service fee.’

At this rate, it wouldn’t even take 30 minutes, let alone an hour.

‘The minions will take care of the corpses and the armory.’

What remained was the real prize of this hideout.

It was the secret vault hidden by the leader of the Red Cross Society himself.

Kang Seo-jun moved to the end of the corridor and descended to the third basement level via the stairs.

‘Wow. It looks like Park Tae-ho really went on a rampage.’

If the second basement was a scene of slaughter, the third basement was nothing short of a ruin.

‘Every wall is destroyed, and there are hardly any intact pillars.’

It seemed as if a little more commotion could have caused the ground to collapse.

‘I just hope the secret door still works.’

Hoping that Park Tae-ho hadn’t daDemond the secret door as well, Kang Seo-jun moved into a room in the center of the corridor.

In truth, with most of the walls collapsed, it was hard to even call it a room anymore.

This space contained the secret door leading to the secret vault.

‘Only the leader knew about the existence of this secret vault. And only the leader could open this secret door.’

If the secret door had been opened by simply turning a candlestick or pressing a brick, other Demons would have looted it long ago.

Opening the secret door required a more sophisticated ability.

Kang Seo-jun placed his hand on the floor and activated the Eye of Providence.

– Woong! –

Soon, the Eye of Providence began to reveal a dark red magic circle.

The magic circle covered the entire room like a carpet.

‘Fortunately, the magic circle is intact. It’s not damaged.’

Kang Seo-jun bought two bottles of mana potion from the Dimensional Shop and began to interpret the spell with the Eye of Providence.

A spell that Kang Seo-jun’s intelligence stat or magical knowledge could never understand on its own.

The complexity of the spell was such that even a group of veteran magicians would find it difficult to solve.

But all of that meant nothing in front of the Eye of Providence.

‘Show me how to open the secret door.’

Merely by infusing his will into the Eye of Providence, all the secrets and mysteries of the spell were laid bare.

What followed was as easy as eating cake.

The Eye of Providence, which provided the most efficient and simplest solution, required only a few short strokes to be added to the magic circle.

– Sssssssss… –

A wall, seemingly 300 meters thick, split to the sides, revealing a hidden corridor.

‘It’s truly a spectacle every time I see it. A moving wall hundreds of meters thick. I wonder how much money and time the leader spent just to create this vault. It’s almost a shame to loot it. But that doesn’t mean I’ll leave anything behind.’

With those thoughts, Kang Seo-jun entered the hidden corridor.

It was pitch black inside, but darkness posed no problem for Kang Seo-jun with the Eye of Providence.

At the end of the corridor, a staircase appeared, and after descending and walking along another long corridor, a large, round steel door came into view.

It looked exactly like a bank vault door.

This door was the last obstacle between Kang Seo-jun and the secret vault.

Kang Seo-jun placed his hand on the vault door and activated the Eye of Providence.

He saw several spells of much higher difficulty than before.

Locking magic, magic blocking, physical defense, various elemental resistances—everything possible had been employed to secure it tightly.

‘If it weren’t for the magic blocking, I could just mark the coordinates with a teleport scroll and come here.’

Unfortunately, nearly every secret vault in this world was enchanted with magic blocking.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter. The hard work is only at the beginning. Later on, I’ll be able to tear it open with my bare hands without such cumbersome processes.’

With that thought, Kang Seo-jun began to dismantle the spells blocking his way.

A complexity of spells that would have required a group of veteran magicians at least a month to unravel.

Kang Seo-jun solved it in just three minutes, all while entertaining random thoughts.

– Rumble… Rumble…! –

– Clank! Rumble…! Thud! –

The handle of the vault spun on its own and then, with a thud, the door opened slightly inwards.

“Finally….”

The scent of antiques wafted through the slight opening of the door.

Kang Seo-jun savored the waterfall of dopamine cascading in his brain as he slowly pushed the vault door open.