Max Talent Player

Chapter 70: 1st Players Convention (5)

Chapter 70: 1st Players Convention (5)

I didnt know this person would show up here, but he was a Player I knew.

[Player]

Name: Gu Sungmin

Age: 31

Level: 19

Class: Coin Thief

Innate ability: [Wallet Perception]

State: Excited / Expectant / Nervous

Disposition: Selfish / Quick-witted / Bold

Summary: Promising Thief Thirsty for Coins

• Guardian has not yet been selected.
• The disposition/state/summary only show the most representative and can change according to the situation.
• Because Eye of Perceptions proficiency is not high enough, viewing more detailed information is impossible.

It was Gu Sungmin, a Coin-specializing thief whod gone around swindling beginner Players out of Coins in the early days of Playing. I remembered him as the most famous thief Player in the early period.

And hes got an innate ability of his own, too.

That was why he was able to rob so many Players of their money.

Wallet Perception, huh.

From the looks of it, he could roughly see how many Coins were in a Players inventory. Since this was the early period of Playing, he might not know the exact figure, but he could probably determine who in the room had the greatest number of Coins.

Currently, the person with the most Coins is

There was a good chance it was me, since I had about 13,000 Coins at the moment. Sure enough, Gu Sungmins gaze flitted to me. He wasnt staring at me, but he was definitely keeping me in sight.

Sungmin drew the attention of the crowd with his characteristic sly laugh and exaggerated clapping.

Its not just your face that is beautiful, but also your skills.

He came closer.

Hrmmm?

Many early Players experienced the strange phenomenon of the Coins in their Inventory suddenly dropping to 0. If Gu Sungmin hadnt done the braindead act of revealing that he was a thief Player, those Coin losses might have remained a mystery for an eternity.

He often bragged about all the foreign cars he had, and then

He made a drunk post on Instagram detailing exactly how he earned his money.

Looks like hes trying to draw attention, come to me, and take my Coins.

I saw his movements precisely. His mouth was busy with other things and he appeared to be paying attention solely to Yeonseo, but I could still see it. Just like how I could read Yeonseos sword path, somehow, I was simply able to see his intentions.

But how come he cant see Darongi?

[!!!] marks clearly appeared over Darongis head, but Gu Sungmin didnt seem to have much interest in Darongi. To be more exact, it didnt look like he could see Darongi.

I think its because of his innate ability.

For a frickin squirrel, he had an incredible amount of innate abilities.

Innate abilities: [Pickup] [Pathfinding] [Gnawing] [Theft] [Subspace] [Big Belly] [Hole Digging] [Stealth] [Master Selection]

Come to think of it, Darongis summary was nothing to scoff at, either.

Summary: Gluttonous Theft Genius

A promising thief met a theft genius. Darongi stared at me, the [!!!] marks shining red above his head. He seemed to want something from me, like he was asking, If I bring you a ton of Coins, whatll you give me?

We couldnt converse, but we could communicate well enough.

Fruit Bundle.

Two words, and Darongi was off, moving as swiftly as an arrow.

[Using the innate ability Theft.]

[Coins have been acquired.]

[Using the innate ability Subspace.]

[Coins have been stored in the Subspace.]

Gu Sungmin didnt notice Darongi at all.

Are you fellows her party members?

In the meantime, the obviously defeated Kim Taechun stealthily snuck away. Gu Sungmin was drawing the crowds attention away, so he left without another word.

[Eye of Perception detects a foreign energy.]

[Eye of Perception grasps the use of an innate ability.]

I continued to stay where I was. I knew what he was trying to do. When I looked with Observers Eye, I could see that a bunch of mana was gathered around Gu Sungmins handhe seemed to be in the process of taking my Coins. I opened my Inventory to find that my Coins were slowly decreasing in amount.

Wow.

What a fun ability. To think he could really suck Coins from others, and even from a target that was over ten levels higher than him. He was indeed a promising thief.

My friend is an incredibly competent journalist Would you be willing to do an interview with us?

What? N-No. Um, thats

Yeonseo reddened. In the meantime, Darongi jumped onto Sungmins shoulder with Stealth activated and stared at me with [!!!] over his head. When I gave him a nod, Darongi snorted and waited, like he was shouting, Watch, Im this awesome!

This is my business card. I really would like to interview you. Please contact me.

The whole time, my Coins continued to dwindle. When the number hit 0, Darongi took action with terrifyingly impeccable timing like the theft genius he was.

[Using the innate ability Theft.]

[Coins have been acquired.]

[Using the innate ability Subspace.]

[Coins have been stored in the Subspace.]

A [?] popped up above Darongis head. It was a message I could click. There really was no shortage of fascinating things when it came to this fellow.

[As the one who has become Darongis master, you can access Darongis Subspace.]

[Currently, there are 47,000 Coins in Darongis Subspace.]

I almost laughed, dumbfounded. Just by sitting around, I was about to come into possession of 47k Coins. All it took to replicate this was to go to the store and buy a bunch of snacks that squirrels liked.

-13,000 became +47,000 in mere moments. I obtained a whopping 34,000 while sitting down.

Hah.

Making money sure was easy. Thinking of how I got just 17 Coins from killing a level 25 Fanged Boar, this was one crazy amount of Coins to get in one go.

And it looks like this guy doesnt even realize hes lost all the money in his Inventory.

He gave a very polite farewell, like he had finished everything he needed to do here.

I will get in contact with you at a later time.

And then, he turned and left, which made me certain of it.

He really doesnt know? Even though he was sure to have checked his Inventory? Wow.

Darongi, this little squirrel, was the real deal.

He really is a theft genius.

I didnt know for sure, but I guessed that Darongi secretly put fake Coins into Gu Sungmins Inventory to fool him, if only temporarily. There was no other explanation. In any case, I rubbed the top of Darongis head with my finger after he returned to my shoulder. The boastful Darongi purred like a cat, enjoying the petting with [] marks.

Just wait a little. Ill buy you a ton of the snacks you like.

Hm? Boss, what are you saying? Whyre you talking about snacks all of a sudden?

No, its nothing.

Come to think of it, Yeonseo couldnt see Darongi, either. This little rascal had a real convenient ability.

Hey, this kid says his name is Jo Sunghyun. He said thanks to me, so I told him to say thanks to you.

...

The Typhoon Jo Sunghyun was the type of Player who didnt forget grudges, but also remembered favors even more clearly, to the point that he got the absolute good Lady of the Scales as his contracted Guardian.

[Player]

Name: Jo Sunghyun

Age: 18

Level: 30

Class: Child of Wind

Guardian: Lady of the Scales

Innate ability: [Standstill]

State: Gratitude / Closeness / Rage

Disposition: Just / Strong Pride / Unyielding Spirit

Summary: Not-Yet-Mature Incarnation of Hammurabi

• The disposition/state/summary only show the most representative and can change according to the situation.
• Because Eye of Perceptions proficiency is not high enough, viewing more detailed information is impossible.

His talent plates werent completely open, but he was already level 30, and he had one innate ability.

As expected of Jo Sunghyun.

It was the same as the past. He made a contract with the Lady of the Scales.

Jo Sunghyun bowed to me, saying, Thank you.

Its nothing to be thankful about. That person earlier wasnt acting like a real adult.

The Jo Sunghyun I knew from the future always said, If an adult cannot act like an adult, theyre not a real adult.

As was par for the course for a Player contracted with the Lady of the Scales, he was one of the Players who put great importance on justice and principles, a Player who lived by the principle of an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.

If a person cannot act like a person, I will not treat them like one.

His mentality was probably the same right now. Even when he was appointed as one of Koreas 8 Heroes, he spoke politely, even to little kids.

If Sunghyuns disposition is like that its probably best to speak politely to him.

In any case, we exchanged proper greetings. Thanks to Taechun and Percys brilliant role(?), I was able to leave a good impression on Sunghyun.

With that, the first step was done. It wasnt my intention, but I also got a bunch of Coins as a bonus. It would make the next steps a lot easier.

Alright, next is

Looking at Sunghyun, I said, You are a magician class, correct?

How do you know that?

The way you moved when that large man was picking a fight didnt strike me as a combat class.

...Ah.

You are not a combat class, but it looked to me that you were mentally prepared to some degree for a fight. From your body movements, you were ready to jump back and widen the distance.

More than anything

There was a weak wind in the room.

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There was a weak wind in the room.

At those words, Yoohyun exclaimed in admiration, Hyungnim, just when did you pick up all that?

Dammit, any way you slice it, this guys really a genius. When did you see all that? I was just spacing out.

Yeonseo elbowed Yoohyun and Sung-gu in the ribs. Darn it, shut up, you two. You have to let him say these things so we can learn. Lets just pay attention.

The journalists were clicking their shutters nonstop, broadcasting the current situation, but Yeonseo didnt pay any attention to the outsiders and focused on Hyukjins words.

Which means, youre a combat class who doesnt use weapons or fights with your fists and feet, one who uses wind.

There was only one class like that.

You must be a combat magician, one specializing in wind.

...

Like a Player in the early period, Jo Sunghyun naively nodded.

Impressive.

He looked calm on the outside as he nodded, but Sunghyun was feeling greatly shocked on the inside. It surprised him that there were adults who would step up in such a situation, and that there was a Player who could guess his class from a few tiny movements.

Of course, it wasnt just a guess. Hyukjin was looking at Sunghyuns class very clearly.

Class: Child of Wind

For his 1st advancement, he got the Child of Wind class. That wasnt a class name Hyukjin remembered, but it wasnt hard to figure out that it was the 1st class of the future Typhoon.

As he exchanged greetings with Sunghyun, Hyukjin checked the time.

Almost 2.

Everything was settled with very appropriate timing. The Players Convention would soon begin.

This is where it really begins.

For now, Hyukjin succeeded in bringing Sunghyun to his side, though it was hard to call him 100% an ally. But anyway, the first step was successfully taken. In the event that would happen today, Jo Sunghyun could essentially be called a key person, and Hyukjin managed to make positive contact with that key person. It was all within his plan.

Would you like to come up with us? The convention is in the 12th floors main hall.

Thank you.

We got onto the elevator.

1F, 2F, 3F

The elevator moved quickly.

Arriving on the 12th floor.

The elevator doors are opening.

The time right now

Hyukjin glanced at the clock on his phone.

Its 2:03.

He took a step forward.

The notice is coming.

If things went the same as he remembered, there would definitely be one.

[Entering the Flash Gate, Hill of Blowing Wind.]

This was the place the Typhoon later said was responsible for his awakening. I stepped into the site of the 1st Players Convention, as well as the flash gate Hill of Blowing Wind.

Well probably get a quest.

During the 1st Players Convention, at least half of the participants died. Right here.

If I can save them I will.

Hyukjin thought back to the Tutorial Field, the convenience store safe zone. He could still vividly see the countless people who had died in front of him, separated by glass. If possible, he wanted to minimize the damage. As much as he could.

While also awakening Jo Sunghyun.

And along with those two goals, he would also obtain that.

I have to get it without fail.

In no time at all, the field changed, and he began to see countless people on the new field.

Lets do this.

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