87 – The Giving Tree

“Whoa.”

The next morning, after waking up from a sound sleep, I was now standing at the training ground, nervous.

It was to follow Nayeon’s orders, who went back into teacher mode.

It wasn’t that he was nervous about whether or not he would succeed in completing the order.

Because success has already been achieved.

The name that Nayeon gave me is none other than that.

“Hit the target over there with the Cheongang Yonggung.”

It was to hit the target by pulling the bowstring of the strongest bow [Cheongang Yonggung], which had failed before.

I was confident.

Last night before I went to sleep, I opened the status window and checked my stats.

[Status ▼]

[Strength: 220 (+440)] [Agility: 243 (+486)]

[HP: 232 (+464)] [HP: 200 (+400)]

[Luck: 66] [Endurance: 239 (+478)]

The basic stats had risen by as much as 200%.

Currently, the combined stats, excluding luck, were exceeding [3,000].

Naturally, in the Hunter world, the information on the status window was subject to unwritten rules.

Which store would expose my trade secrets to the world and do business?

Only occupations and grades were officially registered and managed by the association, as there are no perfect secrets in the world.

The approximate sum of stats for each grade was secretly shared.

According to that information.

Class B is between 800 and 1,000.

Class A is 1,000~2,000 in total.

2,000 to 4,000 for S class.

It was speculated to an extent.

The reason for the wide range of S-class combined numbers was that it was the highest grade and because there were only a small number of people, the difference in individual capabilities stood out.

In other words, my combined value approaching 3,000 has already reached the average value of S-class, but of course it was difficult to see it as S-class yet.

It was because of the skills and characteristics that could not keep up with the Mach speed level stat growth.

As I heard from Nayeon earlier, she said that even among the S-class, she has over 100 skills. Among them, there will be overflowing with ultimate skills such as electroluminescence.

Of course, it would be the number of skills Nayeon is capable of as an ‘all-rounder’.

A lot of the skills I only learned the basics must account for.

That’s why I’m an incomplete S-class? It was about to be dismissed.

Well, even if it’s incomplete, it’s a poor status window for an S-class.

anyway.

I held the cheongang yonggung’s zoom tube that was emitting a brilliant blue light with my left hand and relaxed my shoulders lightly.

Previously, even if I stepped on the bowstring with my foot and pulled the string with both hands, I couldn’t pull it to the limit.

However, it was different now.

‘light.’

Unlike before, the left hand holding the bow is light as if flying. The weight of the Cheongang Yonggung was only about 10 kg.

It is definitely heavier than a normal bow, but it is not a weight that an Awakener cannot lift with one arm.

However, evaluating it with such a simple weight of gravity would be an act of ignoring Cheongang Yonggung and even the best blacksmith who made it.

Because the ‘real’ weight of the Dragon King’s palace was up to the user.

It is [Cheongang Yonggung] that judges the user’s ability, mindset, and qualities and determines the weight himself.

Therefore, the lightness I felt in my left hand must be that the Dragon King Cheonkang allowed himself to some extent.

“Whoa… .”

Exhaling thinly, I glared at the target placed at a distance of about 50m.

Nayeon also decided that I would be able to pull the protest, and I gave the command to ‘hit the target’ instead of ‘pull the protest’.

I narrowed my eyes.

The distance of 50M was enough without using the characteristic [Capture].

Familiarize yourself with the distance and aim for the center of the target.

Raise the left hand holding the zoom tube and stretch it straight out.

At the same time.

“Magic Arrow.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve cast a basic shooting skill.

Brilliant golden halo turned into an arrow, caught on the jumpy and string, and gripped the arrow feather with his right hand.

A skill that forms the basis of an archer that anyone can acquire upon awakening as an archer. Since it is a skill that is the cornerstone of all skills, it will not be able to exert great power.

but.

I just wait for it to pierce the center of that target.

Hold your breath, straighten your spine, and tense your core muscles. Next, tighten the trapezius muscle, and then contract the entire muscle of the right arm.

and.

-Chwiiik-!

For an instant, the mana of Danjeon was raised and he protested.

Perhaps they were waiting for a rough relaxation, the strings of the protest stretched out with a tearing sound.

The refreshing feeling of peeling off layers of layers.

The lightness of the music of a festival.

It was a thrilling sound that contained it all.

– Huung, Huung, Huung.

Subsequently, a huge wind of magic rages around, and the pulse of magic power gradually intensifies in the Danjeon.

It was a more violent heartbeat than ever.

It feels like the Cheonkang Yonggung is stirring up the heartbeat.

Like magma right before an eruption, it engraves boiling magic into every cell, pulling the string to its limit.

Protests extended to the shoulder blades.

The bow and arrow bends its body and prepares for the fierce shooting.

Holding the arrow feather tightly, one eye was closed.

and.

“Whoa… .”

Exhaling thinly, he aligned the arrowhead with the center of the target, and immediately released the feather.

-Tooung!

“Huh?”

His right leg, which he was supporting, staggered from the recoil as if a cannon ball had been fired.

It may have been that I was careless, but it was a reaction I had never felt before.

And along with a heavy crackling sound, the magic arrow flew away leaving a brilliant golden halo.

If the combination of Cheongang Yonggung and I was correct, it would surely hit the center of the target.

-gulp.

0.1 seconds of swallowing saliva.

Immediately after that, the center of the target was pierced and shattered.

– Quaang!

No, it exploded.

A target that could not withstand the destructive force.

[Cheongang Yonggung searches for the user.]

…

…

…

[The Celestial Dragon Palace is satisfied, and hopes that it will dwell in the user’s soul.]

[Yes No]

ask what are you doing

‘Yes.’

[The Dragon’s Palace dwells in the user’s soul. Recognizes the user as the master.]

[The Celestial Dragon Palace is bound to the user.]

Yes.

ready for sortie

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“It’s great too. That’s a target I haven’t been able to break yet.”

“What… . I worked hard… ?”

Nayeon said that while looking back and forth between the smashed target and me with a bewildered expression.

I had to scratch the back of my head out of embarrassment.

Actually, it was inconceivable.

The apprentice’s use of the Dragon’s Palace is the same as that of a newborn baby wielding the Hell’s Sword and doing three-step back tumbling.

However, Nayeon considered this contradictory strength to be a power that had been passed down from the Pangea continent like herself.

Fortunately (?) that is.

by the way.

“But this… How do I unbind it?”

It only appeared that the Dragon Palace belonged to me, but it didn’t tell me how to unlock it, so I asked Nayeon.

“belonging? ah.”

“I don’t know how to unlock it.”

“That, it can’t be unlocked until the new owner is found.”

“What? So you’re saying you can’t use another weapon until you hand it over to the new owner?”

“right?”

Well, it’s absurd to use another weapon over the Dragon’s Palace.

No, but then how do you learn various weapons as an all-rounder?

‘ah. Could it be possible with Weapon Mastery?’

Maybe.

Because it is the same characteristic as the catalyst for all-rounders.

Anyway, does that mean Nayeon was the owner of Cheonkang Yonggung until now?

Umm… , I felt like I had taken it unintentionally, so I said with an apologetic expression.

“Then can I lock up the monthly rent and pay it back later? As you know, I have no income yet.”

It is probably no longer the case that money of unknown origin was deposited into the bank account every month.

Apparently, it must have been Han Chang-ho’s secret deposit.

Therefore, the promised rental payment was unreasonable.

Together.

“You don’t have to give it.”

uh?

“Because it has found a new owner.”

Yes?

“Well, if you weren’t Elloden, you would have gotten it, right?”

“Cook cook,” said Nayeon, laughing.

“But to just receive the Cheonkang Yonggung… .”

I am also a man with a conscience.

It means that he is not a man so shameless as to accept a weapon made by the best artisan in Korea.

“It’s something that can’t be valued anyway. So just take it.”

“Still, this… .”

I tried to offer a reasonable reward, but even if I gave everything I had, it would look insignificant in Nayeon’s eyes, so I couldn’t say anything.

“What… . If so.”

Still, Nayeon was lucky to see if there was something she wanted from this insignificant disciple.

okay.

Man Taejin Han.

Even if you get it, free is a specification.

Isn’t there a dog sh*t-like rumor that if you like freebies, you’ll go bald?

I use the intermission to send my deepest consolation to the bald people suffering from that dog poop rumor.

“Just talk. I’ll listen to anything. Of course, only with the ability to listen?”

Because I can’t do anything beyond my ability even if I want to.

I was waiting for you to say something like that.

“Then what… . Call me ‘Nayeon’ from now on. Not Master.”

I had to open my eyes wide at the unexpected offer.

“What?”

“No, what. If you want to be a little bit like that, sister… whether you call Nayeon is better, but… .”

So, the condition of giving Cheonkang Yonggung for free.

“Na Yeon-ah… Do you want me to call you?”

At my question, Nayeon narrowed her eyes and tightened her philtrum.

Cheongang Yonggung was given to her for free, but she couldn’t do that much.

“why. What. no? If you don’t like it, return it.”

no?

Starting today, I am Han Tae-jin, a bald head.

“Na Yeon-ah… !”