Chapter 209

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Chapter 209: Up (1)

“Targeting government officials…?”

As soon as Yeongwoo saw the main effect of the cloak, he immediately realized what the chairman meant by “unavoidable choices.”

‘So, even when he beat that councillor to death, he was wearing this.’

In a way, the incident itself could have been excellent publicity.

It’s like saying, with this product, you can solve any ‘problem.’

‘But then, who exactly are Dogo’s main customers?’

While Dogo manufacturing such dubious equipment seemed plausible, Yeongwoo wondered who would actually buy such gear.

Finally, he started to take an interest in the customers of the company he was promoting.

“Government officials as targets? What kind of trouble are you getting into?”

As Jeonggu approached, he was astonished by the tooltip of ‘Cosmic Etiquette,’ and Yeongwoo, picking up the cloak, turned his head sideways.

“I haven’t done anything yet.”

“Yet?”

“Well, I don’t know about other people’s affairs.”

Yeongwoo couldn’t grasp the chairman’s true intentions behind giving him this insane cloak.

It could be a suggestion to resist upcoming tax bombs, or it might imply an entirely different event.

‘Well, ‘government officials’ is quite a broad term.’

Anyway, the chairman seemed to think that their advertising model, just like himself, would clash with government officials.

‘I hope it’s just a bluff. I have no intention of becoming a full-fledged criminal already.’

Of course, as long as he wore this cloak, it would be difficult to win the favor of government officials.

‘Does this just automatically wear when draped over the shoulders?’

Since there were no obvious loops or belts to attach the cloak to the body, Yeongwoo draped the large hunk of metal over his shoulders like wearing a coat.

Then, ‘Cosmic Etiquette’ landed sharply on Yeongwoo’s back with a metallic sound.

Clink!

「Cosmic Etiquette」- ◇ Dogo Phase Armor

【20% increase in damage to government officials.】

【20% resistance to abilities】

【Dogo】

An astonishing cloak that can threaten government officials just by wearing it.

Next, Yeongwoo’s resistance abilities soared, confirming that Cosmic Etiquette had been properly applied.

|Flame Resistance: 35%

|Cold Resistance: 35%

|Lightning Resistance: 30%

|Toxin Resistance: 15% 【50% Osmosis】

|Ability Resistance: 50%

“Wow… My toxin resistance has increased too.”

This was thanks to the effect of the Osmosis of the Story Ring.

【The lowest basic resistance value becomes equal to the highest resistance value.】

He inadvertently made full use of the Osmosis.

‘Taking advantage of the 35% toxin resistance.’

As Yeongwoo thought this, his mind spun once more.

‘Wait… Right now, my toxin resistance alone is 15%, so it receives the Osmosis effect, right?’

Then if the toxin resistance was not 15% but 30%, what would happen?

‘In this case, there will be two basic resistances with the lowest values. Then wouldn’t they both receive the Osmosis effect?’

Having reached this point in his thoughts, Yeongwoo glanced quickly through the equipment catalog.

While there was no way to increase toxin resistance to 30% right now, he could temporarily lower lightning resistance to 15% to test it.

‘If I find equipment with 15% lightning resistance and deactivate it for a moment, I can experiment right away.’

And finally.

‘I found it.’

He discovered it in the accessory catalog.

「Insulation」- Mutation Bracelet

【15% Lightning Resistance】

Insulation, 15% lightning resistance.

If he deactivates this in the catalog now, he could record both the lowest values of toxin and lightning resistance.

Pop!

As soon as Yeongwoo deactivated Insulation, his lightning resistance immediately dropped to 15%.

Then.

Boom!

|Flame Resistance: 35%

|Cold Resistance: 35%

|Lightning Resistance: 15% 【50% Osmosis】

|Toxin Resistance: 15% 【50% Osmosis】

|Ability Resistance: 50%

The lightning resistance also increased by 50% due to the Osmosis.

‘Hey… This is a total scam, isn’t it?’

As Yeongwoo unintentionally marveled at the successful experimental results, Jeonggu tilted his head.

“Why, what are you up to now?”

“I’m just boosting resistance.”

“What?”

Though Jeonggu asked, Yeongwoo’s gaze had already returned to the catalog.

Thanks to the second-tier collection effect of the accessory catalog, by deactivating all effects related to basic resistance, he could apply Osmosis to all four resistances.

[Collection Effect: 20]

| All basic resistances +15%

‘This is like winning a Nobel Prize.’

Excitedly, Yeongwoo found and deactivated each basic resistance effect one by one.

As a result,

| Flame Resistance: 15% 【50% Osmosis】

| Cold Resistance: 15% 【50% Osmosis】

| Lightning Resistance: 15% 【50% Osmosis】

| Toxin Resistance: 15% 【50% Osmosis】

| Ability Resistance: 50%

Ironically, after removing resistance equipment, his resistance actually skyrocketed.

‘Wow, not only did the chairman give me the power to target government officials, but he also gifted me resistance.’

This meant there was no need to deliberately purchase resistance equipment, saving even more on equipment costs.

However, the point to be careful of in this setup was,

‘Now, resistance can only be increased through ability resistance, and basic resistance should not be accidentally increased.’

Of course, there might be a way to bring in large quantities of special resistances like the one obtained today, but for now, ability resistance was the only method.

‘Let’s set up Gems in advance. The probability of encountering a dragon again tomorrow is quite high.’

Thanks to having three catalogs, now all gem slots could be utilized.

For example,

「Ghost Armor」- Mutated Breastplate

【15% Projectile Damage Reduction】

【–Empty Slot–】

Since Ghost Armor was listed in the armor catalog, he could receive all the effects of the equipped gems without directly wearing it.

Furthermore, there were still two Void Stones left to create new gem slots.

Ping!

Next, when Yeongwoo inserted a Gem into the Ghost Armor, a new entry appeared at the bottom of his resistance status.

| Dragonkin Resistance: 10%

‘Farming knows no bounds. But there probably isn’t something like government official resistance, right?’

It was half a joke, but probably not.

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There was likely an ability resistance attached to something like ‘Cosmic Etiquette,’ which could be considered a kind of obstruction to government duties.

This meant that government officials in the universe generally used ability damage.

“What’s next? If someone else is coming, tell me in advance.”

After watching Yeongwoo for a while, Jeonggu shook his head as if fed up.

Meanwhile, the golden goblin gathered 10 million karma scattered around the Benz field.

-Keet!

Finally, he retrieved the ‘protection fee’ promised by Eunpyeong.

At this point, Yeongwoo belatedly realized that the Dharma Wheel carried by the goblin had disappeared.

As expected, when the Yaksha disappeared, the equipment the goblin carried also disappeared.

‘You can’t just eat up mythological equipment.’

What were the collection effects of mythological catalogs?

And how much had the chairman filled in the catalog?

“Well, for now, there won’t be any more guests.”

Yeongwoo detached his luck while groping for the Bastard at his waist.

Since he probably wouldn’t meet any more mythical equipment or equivalent beings today, the only remaining task was the nighttime dungeon.

‘Since I can blow the whistle once more, my friends can meet me in the dungeon.’

However, to avoid using up Kim Il-sung’s sphere for a dungeon entry ticket, he needed to obtain one more golden sphere.

“Maybe the next destination is North Korea again…?”

“What?”

“Today, to enter the dungeon, I need one more sphere.”

“…So you’re going to North Korea to get it?”

“There’s probably still a high chance of mutants being there.”

And after visiting there, the protection fee collected in Dobong would probably have arrived at the lodging.

In essence, only money coming in remained.

“Now that the difficult tasks are almost done, you don’t have to worry.”

After offering such unhelpful comfort, Yeongwoo finally checked the achievement rewards.

[Achievement Completed: Black Legend]

| Achievement Grade: Epic

| Achievement Rank: #2

「Face legendary evil.」

Since encountering the Kims fulfilled the achievement, the reward notification had been flickering in the corner of his vision since earlier.

‘Black Legend… Let’s see what it is.’

As Yeongwoo approved the reward collection, a new item with a very peculiar tooltip appeared.

Paat!

「Evil Meter」- Mythological Tool

【You can see the target’s evil meter.】

【Increase in post-achievement evil reduction rate by 20%】

‘Evil meter…?’

Yeongwoo’s eyes widened.

This was a device related to the structure of this world, or rather, the universe.

The device, shaped like a revolver, had its entire barrel shimmering brightly like a prism exposed to light.

“W-What’s that? Is it a gun?”

Jeonggu approached, mesmerized by the shimmering barrel of the measuring device, and Yeongwoo, with a slightly tense expression, opened his mouth.

“It’s an Evil Meter.”

“What? Evil?”

“Yes. It seems like when you shoot someone with this, you can see their Evil Meter.”

Swish-

When Yeongwoo aimed the gun… no, the measuring device at Jeonggu, the Strongest Swords standing in the distance started murmuring.

To them, who didn’t understand the situation well, it seemed like Yeongwoo suddenly pulling out a gun and threatening his father.

Meanwhile, Yeongwoo was watching a spectrum of iridescent light gathering above Jeonggu’s head.

Probably a sign that he had become the measurement target.

“It seems that committing virtuous acts reduces the evil meter. It says so in the tooltip.”

“Why are you talking to me while pointing a gun at me?”

“No, it’s just… fascinating, isn’t it?”

As Yeongwoo chattered while tapping the barrel, Jeonggu wiped the cold sweat flowing from his forehead for some reason.

“So, how much virtue do you have to commit to reduce the evil meter? It won’t be a one-to-one ratio, right?”

“I don’t know. But now that we have this measuring device, we should be able to figure it out roughly.”

And for that, they would need to know what the universe specifically defined as ‘evil deeds’ and what constituted ‘virtuous acts.’

In fact, concepts like evil or virtue themselves were quite abstract and subjective depending on the circumstances.

“So, can you only see other people’s evil meters with that device?”

“I don’t think so. If you shoot, you should be able to see mine too.”

However, Yeongwoo’s gun was still pointed at his father.

“Really? How about shooting yourself first?”

Jeonggu made a gun shape with his hand and pointed it at his own temple.

Yeongwoo nodded.

“Yes. I must know my own evil meter. But before that.”

As Yeongwoo placed his finger on the trigger of the measuring device, a clicking sound echoed.

“Aren’t you curious?”

“About what?”

“Whether the universe considers the involuntary creation of orphans due to unintentional malicious intent as evil deeds or not.”

“What?”

“Let’s see the universe’s judgment together. Father!”

Swiftly, Yeongwoo grasped the Evil Meter with both hands.

“…!”

Then, without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

Bang!

[TL/N: Bat-shit insane guy.]

[PR/N: Bro shot his father in the fucking forehead

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