I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 62

EP.62 Secret Warehouse (6)

As the thick and massive vault door swung open, the scene inside was nothing short of a treasure trove.

‘Ohhhhh…. This is incredible~.’

Kang Seo-jun held back an exuberant cheer as he surveyed every corner of the secret vault.

There was no spot without a treasure in sight.

There were piles of gold bars here, walls of cash there, and even high-grade magic stones in the distance.

Kang Seo-jun picked up a gold bar and threw it into the dimensional shop window.

[You have sold a 《Gold Bar 1kg》]

– Chrrrrrrrrr!! –

Dimensional currency poured out.

‘Wow. It actually sells! In the game, these were just part of the background and untouchable.’

In the original [Grand Hunter Academy], these gold bars and cash were merely background decorations.

Despite their tempting luster, they were untouchable, forcing players to leave them behind.

Every time he played, he would complain, ‘Why create these if you can’t even take them!? Does it make sense to just leave these treasures behind!?’

They were nothing more than a pie in the sky.

[You have sold a 《Gold Bar 1kg》]

[You have sold 《Cash 5,000,000 Won》]

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With the game becoming reality, such irrational system constraints have become a thing of the past.

Kang Seo-jun struggled to contain his overwhelming emotions.

‘Yes. This is how it should be.’

What was blocked in the game due to balance issues is now irrelevant in reality.

Moreover, compared to the items that caught his eye next, gold bars and cash were just trivial loot.

‘Wow, insane! All the rare drop items are here!?’

Rare to legendary grade swords, spears, and maces hung on the weapon racks.

Rare to legendary grade helmets, spaulders, and breastplates displayed on the armor mannequins.

In the game, these items would drop only one or two at a time depending on chance when opening chests, but now, every single one was present without exception.

Whether it was due to the ‘Luck 50’ bonus or a change from the game becoming reality was unclear.

If he hadn’t started with the trait ‘Favored One’, reaching ‘Luck 50’ would only be possible in the very late stages of the game.

But what’s important now isn’t how this came to be, whether it’s due to ‘Luck 50’ or the game turning into reality.

What matters is that this phenomenon has occurred.

‘If all the other vaults are like this too…’

Kang Seo-jun’s eyes gleamed with determination.

If every dungeon, every vault yields items like these, without the randomness of drops…

‘I might be able to aim for a much higher realm than I had thought.’

He might even grow strong enough to transcend the realm of gods, to a level where he could face the strongest beings of the world with his own power alone.

‘I’m going to run out of dopamine at this rate.’

His prefrontal cortex was marinating in dopamine from the anticipation.

‘Let’s lock the door first.’

– Thwoong! –

Kang Seo-jun hurried to the entrance, closed the thick vault door, and locked it.

If the automatic gathering minions entered, they would take a 10% service fee on all these treasures, which could be a disaster.

‘Selling just ten of these 1kg gold bars could buy a rare-grade item. If I let them take a cut here, I’d lose at least an epic-grade amount of dimensional currency. Can’t let that happen.’

Now, everything in this space belonged solely to Kang Seo-jun.

‘Let’s deal with the common items first.’

[You have sold a 《Gold Bar 1kg》]

[You have sold a 《Gold Bar 1kg》]

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[You have sold 《Cash 5,000,000 Won》]

[You have sold 《Cash 5,000,000 Won》]

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He cleared out all the gold bars and cash first.

‘It’s so convenient to be able to just sell it all off without worrying about money laundering.’

If he didn’t have the trait ‘Dimensional Shop’, even if he had taken all the gold bars and cash, he wouldn’t have been able to launder it immediately and use it properly.

But with the Dimensional Shop, all those processes are unnecessary.

Gold bar serial numbers? Cash serial numbers?

How would anyone track items sold to another dimension?

‘Yum!’

Kang Seo-jun voraciously threw every last gold bar and bundle of cash into the dimensional shop window without leaving a single piece behind.

– Chrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! –

– Chrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! –

Dimensional currency flowed in like a jackpot from a slot machine.

‘I’ve only sold the common items, and I already feel satisfied.’

But he hadn’t even touched the main dish yet, and there were still appetizers left.

‘Next are the Demon-specific elixirs.’

[You have sold an 《Upper-Grade Magi Stone》]

[You have sold an 《Upper-Grade Magi Stone》]

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[You have sold 《Diluted Demon’s Blood》]

[You have sold 《Diluted Demon’s Blood》]

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Items that were as precious as ginseng to Demons but were no more than toxic trash to Kang Seo-jun were all disposed of.

– Chrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! –

‘Now for the main dish.’

Kang Seo-jun’s eyes gleamed menacingly as he stood in front of the weapon and armor displays.

‘I don’t need anything below rare-grade.’

[You have sold a 《Chain Casting Firebolt Wand》]

[You have sold an 《Ebony Helmet》]

[You have sold an 《Eternal Flame Greatsword》]

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– Chrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! –

‘I don’t need anything Demon-specific either.’

[※Store Notification: This is a high-value item. Are you sure you want to sell it?]

[You have sold a 《Magic-Soaked Diamond Gauntlet》]

[You have sold a 《Wyvern Slayer》]

[You have sold a 《Tainted Moonlight Sword》]

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– Chrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! –

Each piece of equipment may have had tracking magic on it, but it was of no concern.

How could anyone track them once sold to another dimension?

After disposing of all the unnecessary items, only three remained: a [Epic+] grade crystal ball, a [Legendary-] grade greatsword, and a [Legendary] grade elixir.

‘Let’s start with the crystal ball.’

Kang Seo-jun lifted the fist-sized crystal ball and activated the Eye of Providence.

───────《Item》───────

▶Grand Magician’s Mana Cultivation Aid Artifact

◆Grade:

[Epic+]

◆Description:

A crystal ball artifact created by a legendary grand magician for his beloved disciple. Holding this artifact while cultivating mana increases cultivation efficiency by 150%.

If the user’s Resistance and Mana stats are each below 16, cultivation efficiency increases by 300%.

If the user’s Resistance and Mana stats are each above 31, this item cannot be used.

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‘Hmm.’

A decent training enhancement item.

◆Stats:

[Resistance: 5]

[Mana: 8]

‘I need something like this to quickly raise my mana stat, get rid of mana insensitivity, and learn magic circle.’

Kang Seo-jun pocketed the crystal ball.

Next was the [Legendary-] grade greatsword.

It looked like the Tessaiga from Inuyasha.

The difference was that instead of fur, there was a dragon head decoration on the handle.

Kang Seo-jun gripped the large handle of the greatsword and exerted strength.

“Ugh!!”

But the greatsword didn’t budge.

‘…As I expected, this is unusable for me. Let’s sell it.’

[※Store Notification: This is a high-value item. Are you sure you want to sell it?]

[You have sold the 《Dragon Sky Greatsword》]

Given that [Legendary-] grade is equipment used by S-class hunters, it was clear that Kang Seo-jun’s current strength stat was nowhere near sufficient.

‘Such a greatsword requires at least a strength stat of 30 to be used properly. I’ll have to wait for the future.’

And right now, acquiring dimensional currency is more important than equipment.

The priority was to remove debuffs and strengthen both body and mana.

‘Now, for the last item.’

The legendary-grade elixir.

Kang Seo-jun lifted the pill, small as a thumbnail.

A round pill of such a deep black it almost felt unsettling.

This was today’s highlight.

───────《Item》───────

▶Dark Essence

◆Grade:

[Legendary]

◆Description:

The pure essence of darkness.

Consuming it grants the trait [Dark Attribute Magic Lv.Rare].

Offering it to a constellation of the dark attribute can increase favorability.

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Necromancy, curses, black magic, emotion manipulation, stealth, physical attack and magic absorption, attribute nullification, projection, and duplication, etc…

A Tier 1 attribute with utility not inferior to light attribute magic.

An elixir that grants dark attribute magic.

‘And it’s also essential for acquiring the Heavenly Martial Body.’

To obtain ‘Taiji Body,’ a prerequisite for Heavenly Martial Body, both light and dark attribute magic are needed.

‘This is an elixir that you wouldn’t normally get until at least the mid to late game.’

Dark Essence is typically found only in places filled with demonic energy, areas dense with necromantic energy, or similar regions of darkness.

So, at the very least, one would need to be an A+ grade hunter to even consider farming it.

‘And even then, the drop rate is atrociously low, and it’s found in places so dangerous that solo play is practically impossible, necessitating the hassle of party play.’

All those steps were skipped in this moment.

‘I feel like I owe Omen a word of thanks.’

Because Omen, the leader of the Red Cross Society, had done all that troublesome farming for him.

‘And yet, it looks ominously unsettling.’

The pitch-black color, which didn’t allow even a speck of light to penetrate, seemed to scream, ‘I am an incredibly ominous object!’

It’s likely that Omen too kept this elixir stored away simply because of its ominous nature.

Kang Seo-jun, had he not known it was an elixir, would never have thought of putting it in his mouth.

Indeed, Dark Essence, without the proper preparatory steps and process, is no different from a deadly poison.

The pure energy of darkness is akin to the void that erases existence itself.

However, for Kang Seo-jun, who possessed light attribute magic, all those processes were unnecessary.

Even if the energy of darkness infiltrated his mana circuits, it could be neutralized with light attribute magic.

As long as he properly paved the way with light attribute magic, he could safely incorporate dark attribute magic.

‘Well, no reason to delay. Let’s consume it now!’

Kang Seo-jun immediately popped the Dark Essence into his mouth.

Light attribute magic and dark attribute magic.

Having just one of these attributes was rare and valuable enough to receive special treatment from associations, major guilds, and unions anywhere.

And now, the moment had come for the birth of a hunter uniquely possessing both attributes, a singular existence in the world.