I Possess Too Many Attributes Chapter 18

“Crazy…”

Jeonghyun muttered quietly, as if whispering.

This was because his speculation about expanding slots through attribute level-up turned out to be so wrong.

Everything about this EX-Rank attribute was like a lottery, including the expansion of slots.

For Jeonghyun, it was an essential item that could not be ignored.

[“Equippable Slot Expansion Ticket” (E) purchased.

Equippable slots will be expanded from 3 to 4.]

After spending 2 coins to buy it, sweat beads formed on Jeonghyun’s back.

What if a D-rank attribute appeared in the store, and he passed it because there were no available slots, but then an expansion ticket appeared?

Or what if an S-rank attribute appeared with a 0.1% chance, and it turned out to be an expansion ticket?

“Phew…”

It was just imagination, but Jeonghyun felt a headache.

These were situations that could have happened and might happen in the future.

He couldn’t even choose when to use it.

In many ways, it was welcome, but it was something that he couldn’t just be happy about without losing his mind.

“Well, at least it’s fortunate that it happened now.”

However, Jeonghyun did not choose to be fearful of something that had not happened.

He immediately bought the ticket. After that, he refreshed the list once more.

[The list has been updated.

Remaining coins: 3]

Initially, he considered equipping the “Decent Endurance” (E, Lv.1), on the list, but ultimately he chose to refresh.

“It’s not bad, but it doesn’t really suit my current combat style.”

Jeonghyun focused on agility and evasion.

He didn’t need to enter gates that far exceeded his current abilities.

For gates suitable for F to E-rank hunters, he could manage it even without the endurance attribute.

It was better to quickly refresh and find an attribute more suitable for him.

And among the newly emerged list,

“There it is!”

There was an attribute that caught Jeonghyun’s eyes.

[“Dagger Technique” (D. Lv. 1), 3C]

A dazzling D-rank, clearly distinguished from F and E with a bronze border,

It appeared boldly, with a 4.5% probability.

Moreover, even if equipped, it was a dagger technique that can be used together with his current battle style.

In many ways, it seemed to fit well with Jeonghyun’s situation.

Without hesitation, he immediately purchased the dagger technique attribute.

[“Dagger Technique” (D, Lv.1) purchased.]

[Remaining coins: 0]

Thus, the seemingly abundant 10 coins were all spent, but there was no regret.

No, there couldn’t be any regret.

He obtained a D-rank attribute, after all.

Moreover, it felt satisfying to have an amount of 22 coins needed until the next level-up.

“Is life really allowed to be this good? Seriously.”

He had just been grateful to live as an F-rank not long ago.

In no time, he succeeded in obtaining a D-rank attribute.

If a third party saw his progress, it would indeed be a shocking growth rate.

Well, just being able to increase his rank was already a surprising thing.

Humming a tune, Jeonghyun equipped the dagger technique in the newly expanded slot.

[“Dagger Technique” (D, Lv.1) equipped.]

“Do you want to equip ‘Dagger Technique’ (D, Lv.1)?”

The status window asked once more, but Jeonghyun didn’t pay attention.

However, once the dagger technique was registered in the slot, Jeonghyun realized.

“Oh.”

He had forgotten the fact that adapting to a new attribute always came with side effects.

And immediately, excruciating pain tore through Jeonghyun’s body as if tearing it apart.

When he equipped “Physical Ability Slight Enhancement” (E, Lv.1), Jeonghyun thought, ‘Is there a pain worse than this in the world?’

At this moment, Jeonghyun was convinced.

‘There is. Damn it, there is!’

Of course, there was.

“Uwaaaa!”

Jeonghyun couldn’t endure the pain and let out a scream that seemed to boil up from within.

“Is this guy going crazy even in the evening now?”

As expected, he once again disturbed his neighbor.

And as if knowing about that complaint, Jeonghyun’s scream abruptly stopped.

Of course, it wasn’t the result of superhuman patience to consider the neighbor.

Snore.

It was just that the intense pain made Jeonghyun lose consciousness, even mentally.

***

Three days since obtaining D-rank attribute.

Jeonghyun could finally get out of bed only today.

Although he had awakened the morning after being tormented by adaptation pain, the severe aftermath and the physical fatigue accumulated from the gate made him unable to get up.

In the end, during this time, he had to endure lying in bed without moving.

It was fortunate that the bed he ordered arrived before he got the D-rank attribute, allowing him to rest comfortably.

“Doctors said to rest for a week, what the heck…”

Actually, on the day he received treatment, his body was quite okay, so he thought that the doctor probably set an exaggerated long recovery period. But the real problem began the next morning.

Muscle pain tortured his whole body, especially his right arm, which had suffered a significant injury.

“Hehehe… 10 Million! (around 7,500 USD)”

Still, what made Jeonghyun laugh was the staggering amount of reward money in his bank account.

Underneath it, the value of the goblin’s corpse he caught in the gate was also listed, but compared to the reward money, it was negligible.

Considering that he couldn’t hunt properly in the first place, it was understandable.

Anyway, he earned much more than originally expected, so it was time to spend some.

Since the newly acquired D-rank attribute was a dagger technique, Jeonghyun didn’t hesitate and browsed a online shop that sold hunter equipment.

It was a famous equipment store displayed at the top of the portal site, a name he had heard before.

Although there was still time left on the equipment borrowed from Cheolyong, the armor was already in tatters, not to mention the zombie’s claws.

Moreover, he needed to purchase a dagger for the effective use of the dagger technique.

Entering the shop, the main display was magnificent.

– Black Drake Scale Armor, price inquiry

– Fire Golem Shard Warhammer, price inquiry

– Chandelier Mine’s Finest Ore Crafted Longsword, price inquiry

Even though it said price inquiry, did one have to take out an astronomical sum like 100 million won(around 75,000 USD)?

‘Even if an employee were to come to my house and slap me after hanging up the phone, I wouldn’t have anything to say.’

It means that if famous hunters or guilds use it, they will deduct the advertising fee accordingly.

At this point, Jeonghyun, who was just happy to earn 10,000,000 won, was truly pathetic.

However, the dazzling appearance of the splendid items naturally attracted people’s attention.

“I guess I’ll be able to buy something like this someday.”

Jeonghyun swallowed his saliva.

Could he really afford it in the future?

Perhaps someday, after Jeonghyun has grown enough, it might be possible.

After all, someone must have created those items with the intention of selling them.

In the end, Jeonghyun reluctantly pressed the ‘Sturdy E-rank Hunter Shop’ bulletin board after flicking through the images of the flagship products.

“Well, I might be able to afford E-rank equipment at least…”

E-rank hunters are as common as F-rank in the world.

Considering that it’s equipment for them, the prices should be reasonable, or so Jeonghyun thought when clicking, but…

– Mace made from the tail of Erke, 78,000,000 won (around 60,000 USD)

– Set of meticulously stitched Lobe Orc leather armor made by a skilled craftsman, 170,000,000 won (around 130,000 USD)

“Are these people out of their minds?”

Jeonghyun was shocked when he saw the prices.

Who are the E-rank hunters in the world using such expensive equipment?

Looking at the materials, it seemed like they used quite advanced ones.

Erke, a monster with a giant tail like a dinosaur.

Lobe Orcs, larger and stronger than ordinary orcs.

They were creatures that one couldn’t easily encounter even in a workshop.

Moreover, considering the technical labor costs and various additional costs, the amounts involved were not something easily understandable.

However, understanding the price of a product as a third party and understanding it as a buyer were completely different stories.

“Who would buy this kind of thing at this price?”

Even Sunhyung and Jeonga, who he went to party with before were E-rank hunters.

Did they also walk around with such expensive items?

‘Thinking about it, they were quite impressive people.’

After going through Heesoo and Jucheol, Sunhyung’s party seemed like a dream.

Anyway, at the moment, Jeonghyun couldn’t afford the cost.

Maybe this place is a high-end shopping mall, he thought, but looking around here and there, the places that seemed trustworthy had a similar feeling.

“Sigh… I guess I’ll have to go around a few more times to gather money.”

Jeonghyun had earned 5,000,000 in the Gathering of Withered Souls gate, a low-level gate.

If he endured a few more days of hardship, he might be able to afford E-rank equipment.

Thinking so, Jeonghyun started searching for posts about equipment on HunterNet, and suddenly, a post caught his eye.

– Guys, I heard there’s an equipment workshop in the association. Can I get some reviews?

“In the association?”

Having a workshop in addition to the rental center was something Jeonghyun had never heard of before. He clicked on the title.

The content of the post was almost the same as the title.

– I’m a level 1 beggar, and I heard the association workshop is cheap, so I’m thinking of going. Is it worth it? There’s not much information on the internet. Please share your valuable experiences.

It seemed like a hunter in a situation similar to Jeonghyun.

Jeonghyun immediately scrolled down to the comments.

└ Beggar, good luck…

└ An association workshop? Is there such a thing? Isn’t it a mistake for a rental shop?

└ If you make an effort, you can buy decent cost-effective equipment at the mall. Just make an effort LOL

The initial comments were mostly useless.

However, as he scrolled down, longer comments began to appear.

└ If you go behind the main building of the workshop, it’s quite big. To be precise, it’s where the workshops are gathered, and veteran craftsmen operate with the support of the association. But since they are wealthy craftsmen to begin with, and they receive association support, they run the place with confidence. However, they can be rude due to their arrogance, so I don’t recommend it.

└ Those who went there without knowing got screwed over one or two times. The one who claims to have bought it cheap is probably someone who knows the equipment market well. So why go to a traditional market when there’s a big supermarket?

└ Ah, it was the first time I missed Cheolyong the old man… or not?

└ Seriously, lol.

“What the heck is not available in the association?”

After the rental center, there was even a workshop behind it.

Jeonghyun couldn’t help but click his tongue.

Anyway, after reading the comments, he got a rough idea of the atmosphere.

Unlike those operated by a private management, the association workshop seemed to operate with a throw-it-all-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks approach. If you hit them, they hit you back. Of course, if you could stand up to worn-out craftsmen.

Seeing the comment that said that they were even tougher than Park Cheolyong, it seemed like it wasn’t an easy place.

Moreover, since it was operated by veteran craftsmen supported by the association, it seemed that you couldn’t easily mess with it.

Usually, when hunters hear about it, it’s considered a pretty decent evaluation, but Jeonghyun felt a bit different.

“I feel a bit uneasy about this, but should I give it a try?”

After all, the equipment workshop in the association is a place where knowledgeable people can get cost-effective items. Still, it was a bit intimidating, but since he probably couldn’t afford the budget from those in the online anyway, Jeonghyun thought he might as well give it a try.