Level Up
Chapter 1 Part 3
The Dungeon Headquarters.
Hyunsuk stopped in his tracks and looked at the huge building across from him. He thought he had his emotions in control, but now that he was standing face to face with the building, different opinions and feelings started to surface.
It was a place where everything related to the dungeon could be settled. Every player participating in the dungeon had to come here to finish applying and to start playing properly.
But not all players registered through the Dungeon Headquarters to play in the games. There were many players who were not registered. Of course, these players were the ones who used illegal moves in the game.
Hyunsuk walked into the building.
The reason why he came to the Dungeon Headquarters was to sell the magical stone that came out of the thunder dragonfly when he killed it. Unlike all the other stones, this one was big in size. It was unique.
‘I wonder what the market price of the magical stone is…’
Right before his ‘death’, so about 20 years from now, the price of a magical stone of this size would have been about $10,000. But that was then. Because in the future, magical stones become easier to find.
‘Maybe it’ll even be worth up to $1,000,000?’
There was no other way but for the price of the magical stone to be so high. Nobody had
figured out the building blocks of the magical stone or the relationship between it and its clutch.
Because of this reason, the chance of being able to extract the magical stone from the clutch of whatever creature or being was extremely, very low.
Although the method of capturing the creature or being is very important, there is something even more important than that: the slaughter method. If it isn’t properly killed, the power inside the stone would just be scattered everywhere.
When he walked into the building, Hyunsuk hesitated for a moment.
He had been in the Dungeon Headquarters countless times before, but that was when he was blind. Hyunsuk could now see everything. It was the first time in a long time that he could see everything.
‘Everything’s different from what I was familiar with…’
There was a time difference of 20 years. Of course there would have been a difference in the construction of the building.
More than that, the section of the Headquarters that Hyunsuk used the most, was not even built yet. He kept on having to remember that he was 20 years in the past. This building was the primitive version of the Dungeon Headquarters from the future.
‘Did this building last about… 10 years?’
10 years later, this building would cease to exist. He wasn’t sure of anything else, but he was sure about that. Because Hyunsuk was there when the building collapsed.
Hyunsuk threw away his thoughts and memories and scanned his eyes around the buildings. In the hall, there were a numerous amount of people. Some were very busy taking care of their business, some looked very laid back, as if they had all the time in the world, and some sat at a table leisurely enjoying their coffee.
He once again took in the hall situation and slowly walked towards the last door on the right.
The layout of the Dungeon Headquarters was very simple.
There was a huge hall, and decorating the walls of that hall were many, many doors. In front of every door, there was a line of people waiting to get in. Inside each room, there was a consultant available to help answer each of the player’s issues or questions.
Many of the players did not want to reveal their personal issues to other players. That’s why they got to speak to consultants about it secretively away from the ears of different players.
Hyunsuk got lucky and he stood in front of a door that had nobody waiting in line. The door indicated whether there was somebody in the consulting room or not, so it was easy to tell quickly.
A few moments later, a player came out of the room. Hyunsuk walked past him, entered the room, and closed the door.
The room was very simple. There was a window and in front of it was a comfortable sofa.
Hyunsuk sat down and very comfortably sunk into the sofa.
The consultant sitting near the window asked, “Hello, how can I be of service to you
today?”
Hyunsuk took out the magical stone and set it on the window sill. The consultant grabbed
a magnifying glass and carefully inspected it.
The magnifying glass the consultant was using had its own powers and was only used to inspect the things that came out of the dungeon.
“1253 horsepower… I have to check on the details, but if you were to sell this, it would
be worth a little over $1,000,000.”
Hyunsuk slid over a card. It was a bank card that he prepared before going to the Headquarters.
“Put half of the money into the card and the other half, give to me in materials and resources.”
When the consultant heard the words “materials and resources” his eyes sparked. Players
who bought materials and resources in the dungeon were special players.
Hyunsuk then took out a piece of paper and handed it over to the consultant. On it, was a list of the things he needed and how much he needed organized very neatly.
As the consultant witnessed this, his eyes very mysteriously, twinkled.
“These… these aren’t materials that are used often, but they are strong in power… Are you experimenting something new?”
Instead of answering, Hyunsuk just waved his hand. He wanted this to be handled as quickly as it could be .
The consultant took a deep breath in and stood up from his desk and walked to the inner side of the room.
There was a huge storage room connected to the consulting room. It was also connected to other storage rooms and because each consultant had his or her own responsibilities, they were able to handle the player’s requests without a problem.
And right on the spot, Hyunsuk’s request was handled.
When the consultant reappeared, he was holding a large leather bag. Inside it was filled with the things that Hyunsuk requested.
As soon as he received the bag, Hyunsuk emptied the contents of it onto the table and inspected the materials that were given to him.
When he finished looking over the items he received, he nodded his head, put the materials back into the leather bag, grabbed the card, and walked out of the room.
As soon as Hyunsuk left the room, the consultant mumbled, “Just by looking at him he looks like a rookie player… but he acts like he’s an advanced player. HA! I guess the ones that front like they’re good are the ones that die first.”
When he finished his sentence, the door swung open and in walked another player. The consultant quickly erased the expression he had on his face and tended to the new player’s needs.
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gabba gandalf
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Thx
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marichel
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I am starting to visualize the world already
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mikomiko
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im actually on break from VR-types novels though I want to try this one out.. the sequences are still confusing though.. but the MC’s growing on me..
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sfasf asf
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Thanks for the chapter
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babywolf
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thanks for the chapter!
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KiwiCaramelo
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It’s a little confusing the events in the story, Dungeon – Apartment – Dungeon HQ, the author isn’t consistent and forgets to create a concrete explanation of the space and the background characters, a little rush my POV, but welp, anyway, Thanks for the Chappie, Barista
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Simon C
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this seems interesting and im really enjoying these kind of novels recently, cant wait to find pt more about the world 🙂
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benwu82608260
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Thanks for the chapter. I feel like its slowly getting to the content
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inbetweenaction
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Unless they are doing some VR alternate reality shit where you can withdraw what you have slayed, i’m slightly upset at the author for calling them players (if they are, i am still slightly upset at him for making it look like they are in reality). Sure, I KNOW that there are obvious rpg elements in the story, but i really dislike when the author is so on the nose with it. I even dislike it when actual games breaks the forth wall by calling me Player (calling me player 1 at startup is still fine though)
It’s slightly immersion breaking, at least adventurer’s makes sort of sense, since they are adventuring into a dangerous place… calling them players makes it sound like the world isn’t acknowledging the danger of their profession… UNLESS of course they are later put into a Colosseum to compete for their lifes, Battle royal style. Then it’s fine. That is just distancing the viewers enough so they can enjoy the slaughter by dehumanizing them.
soo… go dystopian murder-is-fun society? And thanks for the chapter (and please don’t murder me)
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*disclaimer* This post came of as more negative than intended. I have high hopes for the story, i just disagree with the naming sense of the author.
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Ari
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It seems interesting enough 🙂
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Time 939
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Thanks
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tsun dere
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i…need..moar!
Thx for the chapter! 🙂
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da an
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thanks
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victor tiilikainen
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Thank you for the translation!
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Proteus
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Looks like he is getting the preparation down thanks for the chapter
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Leo Sam
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thanks for the chapter! btw is this real life or game? you translated them being called PLAYERS…
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LightNovelBarista
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It’s real life but they call ppl who go in the dungeons players because they are competing against one another i think…im not sure yet either because i’m translating as I’m reading it lol
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Micheal Sho
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What happens if they die? Do they get teleported out? I think it’s dumb to call them players if their lives are on the line. It would be more fitting if they were called Divers or Adventuerers. Maybe change Player to Diver?
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