Chapter 119

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 119

EP.119 An Appetizer as Big as Taesan (3)

The grand mansion of the Taesan family.

Inside the massive vault located on the third basement floor.

“Wow….”

Kang Seo-jun marveled at the high-priced items displayed inside the vault.

‘I didn’t expect to get in here so quickly.’

And it wasn’t even a secret entry; he had entered with the permission of Park Tae-ho, a key figure in Taesan. This was all thanks to his luck stat of ’50’ and the variable known as the Record of Destiny. If he had to raise Taesan’s favorability through conventional means, it would have taken at least another six months to get in here.

‘Thanks to this, I can accelerate my growth path much faster than expected. Now… where should I start?’

Rubbing his hands together, Kang Seo-jun carefully surveyed the vault.

‘Wow… there’s so much to take.’

The secret storerooms of Omen that he had raided so far were quite impressive, but this place was on a different level. It was like combining about five of Omen’s secret storerooms in the cathedral. There were dozens of [Epic] grade items, and more than ten [Legendary] grade items. In the deepest part of the vault, there were even two [Mythic] grade items.

‘The demonic sword used by Park Tae-ho in his prime.’

▶Tirving

Grade: [Mythic]

One of the two [Mythic] grade items was the demonic sword from Norse mythology. Tirving was majestically embedded in a thick stone slab. It was quite large to match Park Tae-ho’s massive build, and the jagged blade looked extremely menacing.

‘And the other one….’

The blue chain coiled around Tirving.

▶Gleipnir

Grade: [Mythic]

This was also a sealing tool from Norse mythology.

‘My heart swells every time I see these.’

Both were weapons used by Park Tae-ho during his [SS+] grade prime. They were incredibly powerful, but being demonic weapons that could destroy their user, they were sealed here because Park Tae-ho’s mental and physical strength had weakened.

– Whoosh. –

As Kang Seo-jun approached the stone slab, Tirving emitted a cold chill.

‘Wow. That’s intense.’

The blade glinted as if it was about to lunge at Kang Seo-jun at any moment. Perhaps it was because it hadn’t tasted blood in over ten years. The demonic sword Tirving seemed to be quite famished. If it weren’t sealed by Gleipnir, it might have actually attacked. At the very least, it would have emitted a much stronger chill, enough to lightly slice through Kang Seo-jun’s skin.

‘Okay. That’s enough sightseeing. Any more would be dangerous.’

A demonic sword of [Mythic] grade was no different from a beast with its own will. Though it was currently bound by Gleipnir and couldn’t cause much trouble, lingering too long in front of it was still risky. Even a sealed demonic sword of [Mythic] grade could easily tear apart a hunter of [B] grade standing right next to it.

‘As long as I don’t provoke it, I should be fine. Honestly, I’d love to just sell it off.’

A demonic sword that couldn’t be used. It would be far more useful to convert it into dimensional currency. But….

‘Still, it was a weapon used by Grandfather Park Tae-ho in his prime. It must hold a lot of memories….’

Selling off someone else’s cherished item would be morally wrong.

[※Store Notification: This is a high-value item. Are you sure you want to sell it?]

[You have sold the Mythic Demonic Sword 《Tirving》.]

[You have sold the Mythic Sealing Tool 《Gleipnir》.]

“Yummy~”

Kang Seo-jun prioritized his growth over morals. How could he resist? There were two [Mythic] grade items right in front of him, ripe for the taking. Why keep a useless sword locked away in a vault? If it was useless, just sell it off!

‘………….’

He realized he had made a mistake. What would he say if Grandfather Park Tae-ho asked where his weapons had gone…?

‘Oh well.’

He decided to think about it when the time came. There was no point in regretting it now that he had already sold them. If it became an issue, he could always promise to return them later. Though he couldn’t repurchase them immediately due to the loss in value, buying back a couple of [Mythic] grade items would be no big deal once he became more powerful.

‘Still, the dimensional currency from selling [Mythic] grade items is incredibly sweet.’

Though he had impulsively sold them, the massive influx of dimensional currency made it worth it. He had no regrets.

‘It would have been nice if I could have fed them into the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》.’

Feeding a [Mythic] grade item into the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》 would charge it with a whopping 10,000 points of power. This amount could cure up to 200 minor debuffs.

“Tsk.”

However, Tirving was a [Mythic] grade demonic sword, and with Kang Seo-jun’s current specs, he couldn’t hold it for even 3 seconds. Even with a willpower of ’33’, the limit for enduring pain was at the [Legendary] grade level.

“Ouch…! My palm hurts…!”

Just holding the demonic sword briefly during the selling process had peeled the skin off his palm. And this was despite it being sealed by Gleipnir. If he had carried such a fearsome demonic sword to the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》, his body would have been flayed.

‘In the end, I had no choice but to sell it along with Gleipnir.’

If he had tried to retrieve Gleipnir by unsealing Tirving, his arms would have been severed instantly.

‘But I earned a ton of dimensional currency instead.’

With this amount of dimensional currency, he could upgrade the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》 to the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》.

‘I can heal the debuff traits later; for now, let’s focus on boosting my stats.’

Thanks to Kang Seo-jun’s trait 《Downtown Reconstruction Serum (Full Body) Lv. Legendary》, many debuff traits would automatically heal just by increasing his stats.

‘The remaining debuff traits can be treated once I’m sufficiently strong.’

– Gulp. Gulp. –

Kang Seo-jun roughly treated his injured palm with a potion from the dimensional store and coolly turned his back. It was time to farm the [Epic] grade and [Legendary] grade items.

‘From now on, I need to curb my greed and impulses a bit.’

While he had impulsively sold the [Mythic] grade items, he needed to control his desires from here on out. The items here weren’t the entire wealth of the Taesan family, but they were significant enough to be considered the family’s pillars. Park Tae-ho had trusted Kang Seo-jun enough to allow him into the vault, so he couldn’t just strip the family of its pillars.

These assets were necessary for negotiations between guilds and for recruiting important talents. Unless he intended to ruin Taesan, Kang Seo-jun couldn’t monopolize all the items here.

[※Store Notification: This is a high-value item. Are you sure you want to sell it?]

[You have sold the Legendary grade item《Red Dragon Scale Armor》.]

[You have sold the Legendary grade item《Space Gauntlet》.]

[You have sold the Epic grade item《Hammer of Thunder》.]

[You have sold the Legendary grade item《Robe of the Forgotten Sage》.]

[You have sold the Legendary+ grade item《Shield of the Wind God》.]

[You have sold the Epic grade item《Mithril Chain Armor made by an Elven Artisan》.]

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And Kang Seo-jun was a man who prioritized his own growth over the rise and fall of corporations.

‘Oh dear~ I shouldn’t be doing this~’

How could he resist? There were so many [Legendary] and [Epic] grade items right in front of him. No matter how good the items were, they were only meaningful if used. It was a waste to leave them locked up in a vault. Better to convert them into dimensional currency and make the most out of them!

‘………….’

He had done it again.

– Empty….–

In an instant, he had cleaned out the vault of everything from [Mythic] grade items to [Epic] grade items, leaving it nearly empty.

‘…I might really get in trouble for this.’

He had stripped Taesan of its pillars. What if Grandfather Park Tae-ho saw this and grabbed him by the collar?

‘Oh well~’

There was no point in regretting it now that he had already sold them. He could always repay it later. Once he grew stronger, he could easily restore these items in a day or two. He didn’t even need to reach [SSS] grade; even at [SS+] grade, it would be possible. By then, the dimensional currency from the store would have snowballed, and he could freely choose farming locations. Collecting dozens of [Epic~Legendary] grade items in a day or two would be no problem.

‘Wow. The dimensional currency has piled up like crazy.’

With 2 [Mythic] grade items, 15 [Legendary] grade items, and 37 [Epic] grade items, he had earned nearly 3 to 4 times the profit he had made from raiding Omen’s storerooms.

‘At least I left some out of conscience.’

While he had taken most of the valuable items, he hadn’t completely cleaned out all the [Epic~Legendary] grade items. He had left the least valuable ones, but at least it was enough to put out any urgent fires in a crisis.

Even though he had inadvertently stripped Taesan of its pillars, it wouldn’t be a big problem. As long as Kang Seo-jun grew quickly, he could easily recover this expenditure.

‘If I spend the next week farming with Grandfather Park Tae-ho, from Omen’s secret storerooms to hidden dungeons….’

He would know for sure in a week, but he should be able to raise all his stats to ’30’ without much trouble.

‘This is a conservative estimate. I might even reach [S] grade in a week.’

His growth rate was astonishingly faster than the plan he had initially set when he first arrived in this world.