It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Unofficial Territory, Study Villa (3)

『Infinite Reading』 ! A skill that raises stats through studying!

When Kyung-joon taught the residents sincerely, some of the skill’s effects were passed on to them.

The better Kyung-joon taught, the stronger the effect became.

[Fezun’s dexterity has increased by 1.]

[Liant’s dexterity has increased by 1.]

[Ronnie’s stamina has increased by 1.]

[Rina’s strength has increased by 1.]

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Ten days had passed since Kyung-joon started educating the residents.

They didn’t build houses or plow fields for ten days.

The residents, who had invested a total of over 100 hours solely in carpentry studies for ten days……

As a result, an enormous number of wooden fences were piled up in the yard of Study Villa.

“Well, the training is finally over. You all must have had a hard time, right?”

Kyung-joon asked the residents.

“Hahaha……! How could it have been hard?”

“N, Not at all! This much is nothing! We are the Hero’s residents, aren’t we?”

“10 hours a day is nothing…! Haha! Hahaha!”

……The residents’ expressions as they spoke were very different from their words.

They looked like they were dying.

Their fingers and arms were trembling.

Kyung-joon decided to tease them a little.

“I knew it, right? When I first studied carpentry, I studied and practiced for more than 15 hours a day.”

“More than 15 hours a day?!”

“You’re lying…… right?”

“Does it look like I am?”

“……..”

Of course, it was actually only about 7-8 hours.

This is because Kyung-joon used the Dimensional Study Room, which doubles the time.

“I think you all have enough dexterity now, so let’s move on to the next task.”

It was time to get down to business.

Pointing to the pile of wooden fences, Kyung-joon said,

“First, let’s go sell those fences to Beginner’s Village.”

“Excuse me? You’re going to sell all of that?”

“Yes. We’ll sell the fences cheaply to places that need them, and if there are any left over, we’ll sell the rest as firewood. All the fences you’ve made so far were just for practice.”

It was the same when they first made the chairs.

Afterward, desks, houses, wooden fences, Energy Towers, bread, stands, etc…….

Whatever it was, they practiced countless times before they got it right.

Only then did they make something to use themselves.

“The new fences we’re going to make from now on are the ones we’re going to use.”

This was Kyung-joon’s way.

Of course, this was Kyung-joon’s way, not the residents’ way.

“You’re saying we have to make that much again……?”

“We don’t have to throw away what we’ve already made, do we?”

The residents were dissatisfied with Kyung-joon’s way.

If things went wrong, the satisfaction and loyalty they had worked so hard to raise could go down!

So Kyung-joon took a drastic measure.

“First of all, I’ll give you all your salary.”

[Paying 2 million liyan each to the residents as salary.]

[Income tax has been set.]

[1.8 million liyan, excluding 10%, will be paid to the residents.]

“Gasp! T, This is…….”

“Why the sudden money……?”

The residents were bewildered.

“Why? You worked.”

Kyung-joon replied as if it were nothing.

“I’ll give you this much money every month.”

“This is much more than we earn from farming every month…….”

“And the tax is only 10%…….”

Kyung-joon drove the point home to the residents who were still unable to accept the situation.

“The better you work in the future, the more I’ll raise your salary. So let’s all work hard together.”

“You’re saying you’ll give us more money?!”

“Yes, that’s right. Is that a problem?”

“N, No! Of course not! We’ll work even harder from now on!”

“The time has finally come to make some real money!”

“Sob sob sob! It seems like just yesterday that I was living on less than 500,000 liyan a month……!”

[Residents’ satisfaction has increased by 10.]

[Residents’ loyalty has increased by 10.]

No matter how much they revered Kyung-joon as their hero, he couldn’t exploit them with passion pay.

He who does not work, neither shall he eat.

Conversely, he who works must eat.

People are motivated by rewards.

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They disposed of all the previously made wooden fences and made new ones.

It took ten days before, but this time it was finished in just three days.

The quality was much better than before.

This was because the residents’ dexterity had all grown to nearly 100 after practicing tirelessly.

Although it was only about 30% of Kyung-joon’s dexterity, it was enough to make sturdy wooden fences.

That’s exactly how it was when Kyung-joon first made wooden fences.

[By teaching others, you have gained a much better understanding of the principles of carpentry.]

[The level of the Carpentry skill has increased by one level.]

[General skill 『Basic Carpentry (Lv.10)』 has been changed to advanced skill 『Advanced Carpentry (Lv.1)』.]

[General skill 『Basic Woodworking (Lv.10)』 has been changed to…….]

[General skill 『Basic Patching (Lv.10)』 has been changed to…….]

All of his carpentry skills have also been upgraded to advanced level.

While teaching over a hundred residents, he had been thinking about how to make them understand easily and how to explain it more simply, so he was able to grasp things that he had overlooked before.

As a result, Kyung-joon, who was teaching the residents, was also able to reach level 10 in his carpentry skill.

As his proficiency increased, the level changed from general to advanced.

It would be a big mistake to think that the only thing that has increased is his skill level.

Kyung-joon’s dexterity, strength, and stamina stats continued to increase while teaching the residents.

His intelligence stat also increased by more than 30.

This was because he had been studying general chemistry and general physics every afternoon after finishing his carpentry lectures in the morning.

Kyung-joon’s current stat window was as follows:

[Kyung-joon]

▶Job: Infinite Knowledge Seeker

▶Race: Human (Player)

▶Level: 119

▶Experience: 41.3%

▶HP: 1140/1140

▶MP: 3240/3240

▶Strength: 126 Agility: 410 Intelligence: 481 Stamina: 114 Mana: 324

▶Dexterity: 327

▶Water attribute affinity: 66 Earth attribute affinity: 47

▶Fame: 412

▶Remaining stat points: 190

Just by looking at the stat window, one would have no idea what kind of person this was.

High agility. A thief?

But his intelligence is higher. If not a thief, then an evasion-type wizard?

But his dexterity is also high. Maybe an alchemist?

But then he also has attribute affinity. Then could he be a Spirit Summoner?

Finally, at the bottom, there are 200 stat points that haven’t been allocated yet. Why in the world……?

Out of this world stats!

One thing’s for sure, it’s definitely not the kind of stats a level 119 player should have.

“Kyung-joon-nim! We’ve finished installing all the wooden fences!”

“Good work.”

Kyung-joon looked around at the wooden fences the residents had installed.

It was so wide that he could barely see the end of it.

[Territory size has been changed.]

▶Territory size: 1.0145km^2 (approx. 75 acres)

It’s about 1km*1km in total.

This was the new look of the expanded Study Villa.

“This is just the beginning.”

Kyung-joon’s Study Villa project.

This was the moment it all began.

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The residents worked very hard.

In the morning, Kyung-joon would give them some instructions and technical lectures.

Afterward, when Kyung-joon went to study, the residents would review what they had learned and do what he had told them to do.

Naturally, what they learned was mainly carpentry and construction skills.

“Okay, that’s it for today’s lesson.”

“Yes! Thank you for the great lesson!”

Kyung-joon finished his morning lecture and it was time to go study.

Before that, there was something he always did.

“Now, like we did before, please hold out your hands.”

“Okay!”

The residents of Study Villa lined up in front of Kyung-joon in 10 rows.

With their hands outstretched.

Kyung-joon grabbed their arms one by one and chanted a spell.

[Rare skill 『Fine Mana Manipulation (Lv.5)』 ]

Wooong.

Kyung-joon poured his mana into the resident’s arm.

And with a practiced hand, he moved the mana inside the arm and circulated it.

Very subtly.

Through the faint mana circuit in the body, it went through the arms, shoulders, chest, stomach, thighs, feet, and……

Back up to the head.

“Ugh…… K-Kyung-joon-nim. I think I’m going to throw up.”

“Hold it in. And keep that feeling in your body and mind.”

“Uuugh…… O-Okay…….”

Wooong!

The mana that had circulated throughout the resident’s body touched Kyung-joon’s hand again.

One lap, two laps, three laps…….

“K, Kyung-joon-nim! I really can’t anymore……!”

“Okay.”

Zzzzt…….

Kyung-joon removed his hand from the resident’s arm.

The resident struggled to catch his breath and barely managed to stop himself from throwing up.

But it was worth it.

[Fezun’s body is becoming more adaptable to mana.]

[Fezun’s mana has increased by 1.]

Kyung-joon’s mana manipulation increased their mana stat.

Something that would normally be unthinkable.

Usually, wizards only know how to handle their own mana.

To forcibly control external mana, let alone the mana of another person, would be shocking to any wizard who saw it.

It was a trick that only Kyung-joon, who had the skill Fine Mana Manipulation and had used it countless times, could use.

“Good. Only 14 people threw up today.”

“Ugh…… I’m so dizzy…….”

“Blech?! Bleargh……!”

“Ugh! I told you to go to that hole over there!”

“Haha, that makes 15.”

Kyung-joon had taken care of the mana of all 107 residents.

Of course, there was something in it for him too.

[Mana has increased by 1 due to constant mana use.]

[The level of the rare skill 『Fine Mana Manipulation (Lv.5)』 has increased to 6.]

As the residents’ stats increased, so did the stats and skills of Kyung-joon, who was teaching them.

Seeing the residents gradually adapting to mana, Kyung-joon felt a sense of satisfaction.

‘It’s going smoothly.’

Kyung-joon’s goal was to make the residents of Study Villa like himself.

Essentially, human modification!

If they were going to work under Kyung-joon, this was the least they could do.

Kyung-joon was the kind of person who used Unique skills even when making a simple loaf of bread.

At least half, no, even a quarter of what Kyung-joon could do would be good.

“Well, I’m going to go study. Liant, I’ll leave the residents to you.”

“Yes. Leave it to me.”

Liant began to lead the residents somewhere.

It was a vast meadow with nothing but a wooden fence surrounding it.

But if you looked a little to the side, where the residents were headed, you could see log houses similar to Study Villa being built.

Four houses formed a block.

Four blocks formed a street.

And a collection of streets is what we call a ‘village’.

Of course, it wasn’t an ordinary village.

Just as Kyung-joon had named this place Study Villa.

That place was a village of studying.

A village where all the residents studied, practiced, and constantly learned new things, just like Kyung-joon.

“I guess you could call it a study village.”

The first study village for players.

The moment of its birth was not far off.

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[Intelligence has increased by 1 due to constant studying.]

[Intelligence has increased by 1 due to constant studying.]

Knock, knock, knock.

While Kyung-joon was in the middle of studying, he heard a knock on the door.

“Come in.”

Kyung-joon turned off the Dimensional Study Room and greeted his guest.

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