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Ahn Sangmin lowered his head once more, then quickly called out to Hyun Gicheol.

"Vice Hyun, take the contract and seal"

"Yes sir!"

The man finished his preparations in an instant.

When the two men quickly left the office, Baek Yoonho asked a man

employees standing nearby, though,

"What just happened? What kind of recruit is that, until that Chief Ahn moves like that? ”

The man she asked turned to a female co-worker for help, but she

shaking his head.

I don't know either.

Eyes told him.

'Sigh…'

Confused, the man scratched the back of his head and spoke with great difficulty, saying,

"Er ... That's .. I'm not sure ..."

He was expecting anger from the Guildmaster that would befall him next, though,

but the Guildmaster said nothing.

"He even hid it from his subordinates, didn't he?"

Baek Yoonho put a hand on his chin.

One of the important parts that built Baekho as it is now is Chief Ahn Sangmin.

And if this kind of person is focused on the task ...

"Did our Chief Ahn find anything big?"

Baek Yoonho's lips widened to a bright smile.

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"What kind of coffee is bitter like this?"

Jin Woo rubbed his face.

Compared to a can of coffee from a vending machine, this "espresso" he ordered

it feels more like medicine.

Besides, it's very expensive.

"You know how much canned coffee I can buy with six thousand won ...?"

When he considers how much sugar he should add to make it

at canned coffee level, Ahn Sangmin and Hyun Gicheol entered the cafe.

"here"

Jin Woo waved his hand.

Ahn Sangmin and Hyun Gicheol found Jin Woo after looking around the store and smiling.

They seem like they are going to win big in some lotteries.

"We don't think we're gonna see you again this soon."

Ahn Sangmin greeted Jin Woo and sat down opposite him.

His subordinate sat next to the division head.

Jin Woo greeted them with a light nod in the head.

They say to strike when the iron is hot; Ahn Sangmin immediately starts

take the contract as he sits.

"So first of all, we will discuss the conditions of the contract"

The man's wish blinded him, but Jin Woo decisively cut him off,

"I'm not here for today's contract"

The hand that issued the contract froze.

Hyun Gicheol's expression also hardened.

As if someone had pressed the pause button on his life, Ahn Sangmin spoke

while his hand was still frozen on the half-revealed document,

"Then what business do you have with the Baekho Guild ...?"

Because the expectations are great, as well as his disappointment.

New recruits who had approached themselves would reject the contract once he saw it.

There was no way he would change his mind in that instant.

"I'm here to help you both."

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Both Baekho employees reacted in the same way.

The couple looked at each other, then returned to Jin Woo.

Jin Woo continues on to the confused couple,

"You're telling me that because our side took all of Gates Rank-C, you're having

some trouble with the new recruitment training, right?"

"Even if we don't have a Gates Rank-C, and we can't directly

bringing new members to a higher level Dungeon"

"And that's why I'm here."

Ahn Sangmin was confused,

"I'm afraid I can't follow him ..."

Jin Woo feels that he has seduced them enough and gets straight to the point,

“We currently have three Gates Rank-C reserves.I want to sell the Raid rights to the Baekho Guild"

Ah ~

Hyun Gicheol opened her mouth with understanding.

The two men from Baekho finally understood why Jin Woo was here.

Ahn Sangmin put away the contract and asked,

"If you want to help us, wouldn't it be better not to order it in the first place?"

Jin Woo shook his head, though,

"We need to order a lot of Gates Rank-C for a while."

"Then why today ...?"

Jin Woo smiled broadly, though,

"Well, I want to help you both."

Should they trust him?

Ahn Sangmin started running all sorts of possibilities in his head, but Jin Woo continued, saying,

“Of course, this offer is only for today.At any rate, we cannot put it off

forever.If you miss this offer, I'm afraid it'll be hard for you to order

Gates Rank-C for a while"

That is how the home shopping channel sellers talk when the sale is about to end.

‘Hmm ..’

Ahn Sangmin fell into the complications of his mind.

It's not that Gates only appears in the capital area.

If they were desperate, they could go to another area to train their new recruits.

However, such a method could invite complaints from Guilds or private parties in the region.

Not only that, doing so would give the other top Guilds a slight disadvantage.

They would basically announce that they had no power to

train their new recruits in their own territory.

'Hm ... That would be embarrassing.'

That is the truth.

What kind of recruit would want to break into a Guild that was underestimated by other top Guilds?

This was why Guild image was important.

"All right"

After thinking about it, Ahn Sangmin made a decision.

"We will buy the raiding rights.Three Gates Rank-C should be enough for us.How much

for all of them? "

The Baekho Guild definitely had the funds to fight for Gates.

But it wouldn't be worth it to get into the financial battle against Yoojin Construction

or upset their relationship with Jin Woo.

So if Jin Woo offers to hand over Gates, shouldn't they thank him?

They are not grateful for the price requested.

"How about three hundred million per Gates, so a total of nine hundred million?"

"Huk!"

Both employees make the same sound.

"That's a little-"

Hyun Gicheol started to protest, but Ahn Sangmin quickly stopped him.

It was like their first meeting.

At that time, Jin Woo ended the discussion after Baekho was unable to meet the asking price.

They cannot miss an opportunity like this.

If they did, it would become very difficult to order a Gates Rank-C in the area.

Worst case scenario, they would have to go to another area to train their new members.

"At least I should try to bargain for it"

However, 300 million to a single Gate was too much.

According to their latest investigation, Yoo Jinho's team bought Gates for each

100 million.

Jin woo asked for 3 times that amount.

Ahn Sangmin was sure Jin woo knew a lot.

'He might give a high number, expecting us to negotiate it'

The division head recalled the words of his Guildmaster when he left the office.

"I don't care if it's a hundred or two hundred million, order that damn Gates!

Do you understand?!"

This is as good as receiving permission from the president of the company.

Since the rest of the Second Management Division heard the same thing, the Guildmaster might not

will retract his words.

Ahn Sangmin gulped and gave a counter offer,

"Three hundred is a bit difficult for us, what about two hund-"

"I accept"

Even before Ahn Sangmin finished, Jin Woo reached out.

Ahn Sangmin grabbed that hand, and was confused.

"So .. so we agreed?"

“Yes, two hundred million per Gates Rank-C.Please put that into this account"

It felt like the negotiations were too fast, but Ahn Sangmin was still happy.

The man shook Jin Woo's hand and lowered his head.

"Thank you very much."

"No problem"

Jin Woo smiled broadly.

Ahn Sangmin thinks that he has scored some small wins here.

He had solved the problem of training new recruits and continued the Guild relationship

with Jin Woo.

'Transactions like this are the first step to building trust'

Yep.

Step by step, she will build a good relationship with Jin Woo.

And in the end, he would come to their side.

People don't spit on the face of someone who smiles at them, neither do they

ignoring the gifts given.

In his heart, Ahn Sangmin raised his fist with great accomplishment.

Jin Woo was the first to rise.

"Then, I'll see you again someday.Ah, I forgot, this- ”

Jin Woo holds out a shopping bag with a tumbler in it and returns it to the

the owner.

"Thank you for that.That's delicious."

"I'm glad it suits your taste."

Hyun Gicheol picked up the shopping bag, and Jin Woo left the cafe.

After walking some distance away from Baekho's employees, Jin Woo called Yoo Jinho.

The young man answered the call in a surprised voice,

"Hyungnim, the money is really in.Six hundred million?"

"..."

Jin Woo laughed silently.

The transaction was successful.

He managed to sell the Raid rights that would be disposed of twice what they paid.

That was an amazing deal.

Yoo Jinho asked in amazement in his voice,

“Hyungnim, how do you do this? Where did you sell those Gates Rank-Cs? "

"That's a trade secret."

"Eh?"

"Rest well, we'll meet again in two days."

While Yoo Jinho was confused, Jin Woo hung up.

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That night.

Office of the Second Management Division.

Hyun Gicheol frantically looked for Ahn Sangmin.

"Chairman! The chairman!"

"What's that?"

Ahn Sangmin turned away from his computer.

Hyun Gicheol reached out her phone with a panicked expression.

"See this!"

"What's wrong?"

Looking at the phone screen, Ahn Sangmin's eyes narrowed.

'This is…?'

It was a Hunter Association website that was only available to Hunter.

The website reveals information about Gates that has emerged.

This phone is specifically located in the current raiding rights reservation section.

“What ?! There are a lot of Gates Rank-C in our area! ”

"I know! And most of them are reserved for less than ten million! ”

"Wait ... Did you say ..."

Ahn Sangmin was frightened by Hyun Gicheol's next words, saying,

"Team Yoo Jinho didn't order Gates anything today."

She then remembers Jin Woo's words from the first phone call they had.

"I'll have some free time on Thursday"

Tomorrow is that Thursday.

From the beginning, Yoo Jinho's team had no plans for tomorrow's Raid.

Ahn Sangmin had forgotten about this and bought the raiding rights at a great price.

"Huh ..."

Ahn Sangmin groaned.

All the facts were there, but he failed to put them together.

That was a big mistake.

Well, that mistake managed to calm the Guildmaster's anger.

"I think he's managed to fool us, chief"

As if given a hint, Ahn Sangmin received a message.

beep

That's Sung Jin Woo.

Looks like we're even starting now.

I'll forget the investigation with this.

"Ha ha ha, that man cannot be underestimated."

Ahn Sangmin swallowed a laugh.

If Jin Woo really meant to ignore that investigation, Ahn Sangmin did not at all

feeling guilty being tricked.

Their final goal is to recruit Jin Woo.

The amount they spent today was nothing to Baekho.

"Just consider this an investment for Sung Jin Woo."

If only they could earn something worthy of their investment.

Ahn Sangmin looked at the message with a smile then put down his phone.

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After sending the message, Jin Woo looked around.

There's no one around.

He's in the middle of the woods.

To prepare from all the possibilities that would occur, he had chosen a secluded place.

Time shows at 5:44.

No one will climb at this hour.

Just in case, he still chose a place away from the hiking trails.

"Should I start?"

Jin Woo opens the System mailbox.

[Quest Class Enhancement has arrived]

[Do you want to accept? (Y/T)]

As if waiting for him, the message appeared before his eyes.