It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 107

Chapter 107: Preparation for the Luxemb Defense 2

▶TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant: I wish World’s Best could help you directly, but…… If a large trading company like us takes a big step, it may cause a backlash.

TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant was saying.

『How about making connections in advance for the future of the territory you are currently running?』

That’s right.

TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant was somewhat aware that Kyung-joon was running a territory.

Of course, Kyung-joon had never told him directly.

It was just a guess that TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant himself had made, vaguely feeling it while talking with Kyung-joon.

Anyway, from now on, if World’s Best’s merchant wagons come and go from the territory, it will soon be revealed.

‘This person is amazing too.’

He was similar to himself.

Every word and action was calculated.

Now that they are in a cooperative relationship, it is a win-win, but if they had met as enemies, it would have been a big headache.

▶TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant: Of course, if Kyung-joon-nim joins our trade company, we can solve the problem much more easily…… What do you think? Haha

Even now, isn’t he subtly seducing Kyung-joon?

He’s a person you can’t really underestimate.

Teemo replied to TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant’s intentions.

<Master. Aside from joining the World’s Best trade company, his point is quite reasonable.>

<For now, it may be okay because it is still an Unofficial Territory that no one knows about, but if it starts to be revealed to the world later, it is clear that there will be various obstacles.>

That obstacle could be a player guild or a neighboring kingdom.

There are really countless obstacles.

Currently, Kyung-joon’s Study Villa is located tens of kilometers away from Beginner’s Village.

Except for monsters, it is a very remote place where players and NPCs rarely pass by.

But.

If you look just a little further, you will reach the bandit village 『Black Secret Village』 to the south, and beyond that, the dominion of the Kingdom of Francois and the Kingdom of Deutschland.

<In that sense, TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant’s suggestion is terrifyingly timely and accurate. Luxemb is sandwiched between Francois and Deutsch, but far from Study Villa.>

“Yes. As the saying goes, keep your enemies close and your friends closer.”

This is an unwritten rule of thousands of years of history.

In terms of South Korea, the enemies would be Japan, China, and Russia, which are close by.

Friends are places like the United States or Europe, which are farthest away.

Likewise.

The enemies of Study Villa are Black Secret Village, Kingdom of Francois, and Kingdom of Deutschland, which are the closest.

A friend is Luxemb, which is far away.

<I think it would be very helpful later if we secretly get close to Luxemb from now on.>

“I see. Later, when the territory grows, the day will come when we will make our debut in international wars.”

The day when Kyung-joon’s territory became known to the world and made its debut in international warfare.

If you don’t build any relationships, you’ll get beaten up.

Therefore.

Relationships had to be built in advance before their debut.

Identify the enemy and recruit allies.

‘Yoo Seol-ha’s grandfather and TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant both give similar advice.’

If one person gives you advice, listen to it.

But think carefully about whether to accept it or not.

But what if two people give advice and they both agree?

In this case, it’s one of two things.

Either the two of them planned it.

Or it’s really good advice.

Kyung-joon made a decision on how to respond and typed in the chat.

▶Kyung-joon: Thank you for the information. But I don’t know if this is a coincidence or inevitable.

▶TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant: Yes?

Kyung-joon smiled and continued typing.

Why did Kyung-joon smile?

▶Kyung-joon: ^Oh^

▶TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant: ??

▶Kyung-joon: I was just on my way to Luxemb.

That’s because Kyung-joon was already putting it into action even if TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant didn’t tell him.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

It had already been a few days since Kyung-joon decided to participate in the Luxemb event.

There were various political reasons that TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant had mentioned earlier.

But the biggest reason was to obtain the『Seolha Publishing House Complete High School Textbook Set』.

Even the Beginner’s Village library only had textbooks up to the sophomore year of high school.

“Besides, the library has a severe lack of workbooks, and the books I got from clearing the Contaminated Underground Villa before were all college-level textbooks.”

<But isn’t the Seolha Publishing workbook set a little different?>

“Yeah. I heard the components are amazing. From concept books to actual past exam questions, they have everything, regardless of major or minor subjects.”

Therefore.

The workbook set was essential for Kyung-joon to continue studying in the game.

A few days after deciding to participate in the Luxemb’s variant monster wave event.

During that time, Kyung-joon made preparations.

To secure first place.

There were three main reasons why he wanted to win.

①Just in case there’s a weirdo who chooses the workbook set as a reward, winning first place and claiming to be the weirdo would prevent any potential incidents.

②To build a good relationship with Luxemb and not be underestimated, he needed to show them something impressive.

③Since he was participating in the event anyway, he might as well do his best. The first-place reward allowed him to choose three items, so there was no harm in getting extra.

A day passed.

Two days passed.

Finally, all the preparations were complete.

And today was the day to go to Luxemb to participate in the event.

Naturally, the mode of transportation was the Warp Gate.

Kyung-joon left the territory in Liant’s care for a while and came to the Beginner’s Village Warp Gate.

But then.

“Hey, human! Do you know where Brother Kyung-joon is?”

“He-heek……!”

“Heek? What was that? Speak properly! I’m asking if you know where Brother Kyung-joon is!”

“Heeeeek?!”

Beastkin, rarely seen in Beginner’s Village, were causing a commotion at the Warp Gate.

Then, a familiar-looking tiger beastkin stepped forward.

“Hey, Speedy Spots. What good is it to threaten them like that? Watch and learn.”

The tiger beastkin cleared his throat and asked a passing child and a woman who appeared to be her mother.

“Excuse me, little miss and madam. Do you know where I can find an otherworlder named Kyung-joon?”

“Waaaaah!”

“Kyaaa! Please, please don’t eat us! At least spare my child……!”

“Captain. They’re totally crying, see?”

“Shut up! I know!”

“Waaah!!”

The child started crying, making the situation even more chaotic.

Beastkin suddenly appearing from the gate.

Every time they lifted a finger, all the humans around them were terrified.

The Beginner’s Village NPCs, unfamiliar with beastkin, were mistaking them for monsters.

The players, unlike the NPCs, reacted more aggressively.

“Hey! It’s a monster event! Let’s all gather and take them down!”

“Yeah! We might get amazing rewards if we clear this!”

“Don’t they look super strong……?”

“Come on! It’s Beginner’s Village, how strong could they be? Let’s go! If you’re not coming, I’m going first!”

“W, Wait! Don’t be so reckless……!”

“Die! You tiger b@stard! Take this!”

One player recklessly swung their sword down.

Clang!

The reckless sword strike was easily blocked by a single claw.

“Swinging your sword first means……”

The tiger beastkin glared at the player with cold eyes.

“That you’re prepared to face the same fate, right?”

Roar!

The tiger beastkin’s unique skill 『Intimidation』!

Thud!

“Uh-uh-uh……. “

A sticky, yellow liquid, the exact nature of which I’d rather not mention, splattered on the ground.

The novice player couldn’t even think of moving under the immense pressure.

He could only wait for the approaching death, his eyes wide open.

“If you draw your sword, be prepared to die.”

The tiger beastkin then extended his gauntlet back.

Whoosh!

Soon, a giant fist covered the player.

That’s when it happened.

“Teemo, please calculate the Master equation.”

<Calculation complete. Mana information transmitted.>

Kyung-joon stretched out his finger.

[Advanced skill 『Energy Shooter (Lv.2)』 ]

[Unique skill 『Multi Mana Control: Nano (Lv.1)』 ]

Bang! Bang!

Two energy bullets were fired with a very slight time difference!

One of them hit the fist part of the gauntlet first.

Boom!

The energy bullet exploded in a small way, slightly bending the tiger beast’s arm.

Then the remaining bullet exploded on the very back of the gauntlet.

Boooom!

This time, the tiger beast’s arm straightened out.

[The target’s attack is deflected accurately.]

Through this series of processes, the tiger beastkin’s fist did not hit the novice player’s face.

Wheeew!

It just grazed past it.

The novice player’s hair fluttered wildly in the wind pressure created by the fist.

“Ah…… Ah……. “

Thanks to Kyung-joon’s quick judgment, he barely survived.

[A new skill application method has been devised.]

[Unique Auxiliary Trait 『Shooting Guard』 is added to advanced skill 『Energy Shooter』.]

[100 hours have been added to the Dimensional Study Room.]

[Progress in the study of 『Mana Mechanics』 has improved.]

[1.7%→5.3%]

[Energy Shooter – Shooting Guard]

▶Uses the rapid calculations of the mythical skill 『Just A Rather Very Intelligent System』 and the precise control of the Unique skill 『Multi Mana Control: Nano』 to fire energy shots that accurately deflect the target’s attack.

▶Skill Type: Auxiliary Trait

▶Skill Rank: Unique

Shooting Guard.

Simply put, it’s a 『technique to change the trajectory of an attack by firing energy bullets』.

When fighting Mutated Minto Morco at the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy.

Kyung-joon had fired countless Energy Bolts to deflect his attacks countless times.

Using the memories and data from that time, Kyung-joon devised a ‘Master equation’ that could deflect all attacks, and now it has been established as a skill.

Three Pandora’s boxes that Kyung-joon had risked his life researching during the event preparation period.

This was the moment when the very first one was revealed.

‘…He deflected my fist so perfectly? A mere human wizard, not even a Fairy Elf?’

The tiger beastkin was greatly surprised.

He had recently surpassed level 250 and finally reached the true realm of Weak Ignorance.

He could understand if it was a punch from a mediocre human fighter, but to deflect the powerful fist of a tiger beastkin so cleanly…….

Moreover, what was even more amazing was that his arm was a little numb from the bullet, but there was not a single scratch.

‘It feels like he shot it with perfect accuracy, without a single inch of error…… It’s like that time……’

Just as the tiger beastkin was about to realize something, Kyung-joon greeted him first with a wave of his hand.

“Hey, Mr. Beastkin. Don’t you think you’re going overboard, especially when beastkin already have a bad reputation?”

“Brother Kyung-joon?! It is you! “

“Haha, long time no see, Mr. Brave Fang.”

The connection made at the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy.

They met again sooner than expected.

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