< Transaction (3) >
“Then what about permanent rental?”
Of course, Arya kept refusing, so it was a condition that I made out of anger, but I didn’t mean it.
‘Well, it seems like it would be a great deal if I send one of my alter egos and pack a skill that costs trillions of won like subspace.’
The number of alter egos was overflowing and increasing, so I don’t think it would be a big loss if Arya accepted.
At Sang-woo’s words, Aria widened her eyes.
“Is it possible to rent permanently? Sang-woo, I think you will be burdened.”
“Well, it’s possible because there’s no such thing as summoning an alter ego and separately draining mana.”
“really? I thought Sang-woo was constantly consuming mana on his alter ego…
“Haha, that’s not true.”
“In order for the alter ego to be maintained, energy must be continuously supplied as much as the activity energy. How can that be?”
That part was also a question that Sang-woo heard as soon as he got the clone technique.
At the time of awakening, the clone was created with Sang-woo’s weak mana, and it did not require maintenance mana afterwards.
And I knew the reason as I often used cloning techniques.
“I came to know about it while using the clone technique, but when the clone is created, it draws in mana from the surroundings. Because it is made like that, it does not require much mana on its own, and after it is made, it draws in mana on its own?”
“Then, are you saying that after that, the clone will maintain itself while using a separate mana engine or the inner core method?”
“Well, it doesn’t have a unique mana engine, but it seems to be accepting mana to some extent. Even before I learned the Mana Breathing skill, the clones took care of themselves and were well maintained.”
“How amazing.”
Arya once again looked at her alter ego with admiration.
Eventually she agreed.
“The alter ego is a good research subject and has a lot of uses, so if you can rent a summon like this permanently, you will change your mind? great.”
“Then is it okay?”
“Not yet. First of all, Sang-woo threw the rental period, right?”
“Yeah what. haha.”
“It seemed like that. Then, I think we can negotiate the details such as the rental period and the exchange rate of skill spheres before signing the contract.”
Is it because he is also a businessman?
She demanded to proceed with the contract with a business mindset.
Sang-woo also agreed.
“Yes, I like it. Then Mr. Berschael, first of all, I will visit you again tomorrow with my agent. Then check and adjust.”
“yes. great. Sounds like a good deal.”
Arya got up and held out her hand.
Sang-woo also got up and shook hands.
“Then I’ll see you tomorrow. take care.”
“OK Bye~”
Sang-woo left the office with Aria sending him off.
Alter Ego No. 9 was also there.
way back to the hotel.
Sang-woo felt somewhat excited.
‘I think I’ll be staying in New York for a while.’
If I don’t have a schedule, I feel like I want to stay there even if I make it.
* * *
The next afternoon. Sangwoo, Kang Junmo, and No. 9 visited the Heritage headquarters.
On the way to work, I asked Kang Jun-mo about the hazards I asked about yesterday.
“I haven’t been able to contact the US intelligence agency yet… I’m currently looking into it through my local guild connections. I think I’ll be able to contact you soon in a few days. And just in case you didn’t know, I asked Korea as well.”
Kang Jun-mo had not yet met an information company.
So it seemed like it would take some more time to confirm the hazard.
After that, while talking about the negotiation plan to proceed with Arya, I was able to arrive at the Heritage headquarters.
‘I wanted to come a little earlier.’
Because there was a cooldown for clone magic, there was nothing to do beforehand, so I visited at the timing when the cooldown returned.
‘First, let’s sign a contract with Mr. Berschael and go see Mr. Duvert.’
Because Sang-woo had notified of the visit in advance, he was immediately guided to the top floor where Aria was.
Swoop-
The elevator door opened and there was only one person in the office.
“welcome.”
“Welcome.”
Aria and Duvert were together.
“hello. You were together.”
“Haha, as we were talking about yesterday, we were talking about alter egos.”
The two were in an atmosphere of a delicate nervous warfare.
Dubert continued.
“I heard that you agreed to proceed with a contract with Arya about copying skill spheres. By the way, didn’t you decide to show me the copy of the equipment today?”
“Um, it was. So…”
Sang-woo tried to answer that he was trying to keep his promise to Duvert.
But Dubert cut off his words.
“But you’re not going to listen to my request.”
“No, Mr. Dubert. Mr. Sang-woo asked Mr. Duvert first…”
Aria tried to answer, but Dubert cut off again, probably in a very impatient nature.
“Good. I’ll let the contract go through. If you help me copy the equipment I have, I will make one item for you.”
“Is it an item?”
“That’s right. It’s also tailored to suit you. How is it?”
It was an unexpected windfall.
‘I was going to help anyway, but what kind of rice cake is this?’
Sang-woo immediately nodded.
“That’s good. I will.”
“Good. Then let’s make a contract. aria? help me.”
“yes. Come over here.”
Arya, Duvert, Sang-woo, and Jun-mo Kang discussed the contract at the same table.
“How about making one piece of equipment every 10 copies of equipment?”
“It’s not possible. Let’s go with 1 piece of equipment per equipment copy.”
Junmo Kang refused.
Dubert hardened his complexion.
“I want this. You hit ten times not half, but one tenth.”
“Hunter Jeong Sang-woo’s ability to copy equipment is a rare ability that no one else has. In other words, you can use the service only through Hunter Jeong Sang-woo. That’s why I think it deserves a price like this.”
At Kang Jun-mo’s words, Duvert looked at Aria.
The two seemed to be having a quiet conversation using skills or magic. Finally, Dubert nodded.
“Good. Don’t do that. Instead, custom equipment is difficult because it takes a long time to produce. Let’s replace it with a ready-made one. How is it?”
At those words, Kang Jun-mo looked at Sang-woo.
Chatting came and went through the smart goggles.
-[Kang Jun-mo]: I thought we would push and pull for a long time, but he accepted right away. Conditions look good now. Shall we go like this?
-[Shark]: Yes. This is satisfactory enough. Please make progress.
When Sang-woo’s permission was given, Kang Jun-mo opened his mouth.
“great. However, please let us choose ready-made products.”
“Okay.”
When the big frame was agreed, the contract was carried out in an instant.
The contract was quickly concluded by adding a few clauses to the existing contract form brought by Heritage.
Duvert and Sang-woo signed their respective contracts and shared them.
“You have a good friend.”
It seemed that he stuck out his tongue at Kang Jun-mo’s negotiations.
“Haha, I think I have a lot of people.”
Even Sang-woo himself felt that way.
Starting with Kang Jun-mo, Kim Woo-hyun with rare skills, Raven, a swordsman master from the other world, Bless, an S-class hunter with formidable holy power, and Lucas, the head of the world’s No. 1 group Enlighten Group.
Because most of those people were kind to him.
‘Everything has been going well since I acquired the Clone Spirit skill.’
Of course, it was bad luck with the younger sister, but it was off topic because it was solved well in the end.
As a result, it is now successful.
“Looks like it. Anyway, let’s finalize the contract with Arya. I want to quickly copy the equipment.”
“yes.”
“Please sit down, Mr. Dubert.”
Aria, the next contract partner, opened her mouth to Kang Jun-mo.
“Did you say Kang Jun-mo? I think you will know the contents because you heard it through Sang-woo.”
“Yes, I have heard of it.”
“We need to coordinate the rental period of the alter ego and the number of skill spheres to borrow, so please give us your opinion first.”
Kang Jun-mo’s eyes lit up.
“First, I think we need to calculate how much the rental cost of the alter ego is.”
What came out of his mouth was Arya’s unexpected answer.
Because she thought Kang Jun-mo would say the rental period.
“Um, yes.”
“Do you know the exact specifications of your current alter ego?”
“no. I don’t know exactly.”
Arya shook her head.
“Currently, Hunter Jeong Sang-woo’s alter ego uses Aura Blade and is strong enough to face A-class monsters alone. Mobility is also excellent, and all stats are over 20. Moreover, they are very loyal because they have the ability to carry out all orders without fail.”
“Well, then you’re saying you’re about an A-rank hunter?”
The average annual salary of A-class hunters is in the tens of billions of won.
‘If you’re asking your alter ego to be treated like an A-class hunter, you can lend them subspace skill spheres and rent your alter ego for 100 years.’
In the case of subspace skills, there have never been many auctions, but the current auction price alone is worth trillions of won.
So, a 100-year rental was a good thing for Arya because it was no different from a permanent rental.
However, Kang Jun-mo’s words did not end there. “It doesn’t end there. He also has the Diamond Steel skill, so he has the same defensive ability as most S-class hunters. It also has high regenerative power, so it recovers from most injuries on its own. Above all, it is important that the ability does not end here. The alter ego continues to grow and become stronger.”
The gist of Kang Jun-mo’s words was this.
It is to ask that the alter ego be treated as an S-class hunter.
“So you’re asking me to treat you like an S-class hunter. This alter ego.”
“That’s right. I think it’s worth at least hundreds of billions of won a year. Just sending them to the dungeon to hunt would suffice.”
Arya was troubled.
It wasn’t that difficult to lend a skill ball anyway.
It’s not because the skill sphere wears out.
However, that was only from her point of view, and if what she possessed would benefit others, she had to extract that much benefit to fill her temper.
‘Can I get about 300 million dollars a year?’
While I was thinking about it, Kang Jun-mo’s words continued.
“And I heard that Mr. Berschael is not simply lending his alter ego for military purposes, but also for research purposes. It is a unique research subject in the world, so how should we measure its value?”
It was a wedge.
Because she also acknowledged the scarcity of her alter ego.
If Sang-woo refused to negotiate, she would never be able to research her alter ego.
Arya couldn’t help it either.
She finally raised her hands.
“I lost. great. The rental period is one month. Instead, we will continue to lend you the skill orbs you want during that period. I need more research, so if the contract period is extended, I’ll lend you the same amount of skill spheres. How do you feel about this? I think you’ll be satisfied enough.”
Kang Jun-mo looked at Sang-woo.
Sangwoo nodded.
“great. You proceed like that.”
After that, we proceeded with the contract by setting confidentiality and detailed items.
In the war of nerves between Kang Joon-mo and Aria trying to get even one more benefit, tension came and went.
And in the end, we were able to close the contract.
After completing the contract, Aria glared at Kang Jun-mo once again.
“Your negotiating skills are amazing. Sang-woo will be strong.”
Sangwoo shrugged.
“yes. Very reassuring.”
“after… It’s embarrassing because I feel like I’ve lost something.”
“The alter ego will be worth it. Alright then, Mr. Dubert, where’s the copy of the equipment? I’ll deal with it quickly.”
Sang-woo changed the topic.
“Finally we will see the copy. then go Come with me.”
“yes. Agent, please wait in the lobby.”
“Yes Hunter. Bye.”
Kang Jun-mo broke up for a while because of secrecy, and Sang-woo went down to the basement with Duvert and Aria.
The location was the lowest floor, located below the production room.
When
the elevator opened, a huge space opened up.
It looked like a museum.
Various equipment was stored in a glass capsule-like place and placed sparsely.
“Wow what is all this?”
“Hmm, those are my collections.”
Duver said as if he was proud.
Sang-woo admired.
It was inevitable because there were equipment that looked great at a glance.
‘Is that a bow? The bowstring shines in rainbow colors. It seems to be enchanted. uh? The blade of the sword is light. Is it like a lightsaber? that’s shit Shall I copy the equipment and ask for that?’ While they were looking around, Dubert led them to a wall on one side of the museum.
“From here on out, you must keep the secret as written in the confidentiality clause in the contract.”
As Aria and Duvert approached the wall after their words, a sphere hanging on one side of the wall emitted light and scanned Aria and Duvert.
After that, the wall cracked and the door opened.
people who went inside.
“Hey…it’s really big isn’t it?”
There was another room there, and in the middle lay a huge greatsword encased in a glass capsule.
The greatsword was made of a dark material, but the combination of brown and black made it look very powerful.
It looks like it came out of a game or a myth.
However, the greatsword, which seemed to be over 2m long, had cracks all over the body, as if it had been shocked by something.
The greatsword looked dangerous as if it would break at any moment.
“This is the equipment we will copy today.”
Duvert pointed at his greatsword and looked at Sang-woo.
< Transaction (3) > End
