Chapter 39

'......This is just a flying factory, isn’t it?'

Without hesitation, he chose the A option.

──The "Quantity to Quality Conversion" has been completed.

──Please "consume" the item that has been converted.

──Time limit: 15 minutes

The bag of coffee beans that Tam spat out was neatly packaged.

"Good job!"

As soon as he tore open the bag, the aroma of the coffee beans rose.

The sweet and nutty aroma made his whole body relax.

"Ugh......This is so good."

He picked up one of the beans and chewed it.

"Grgh."

He poured the remaining beans into the coffee machine.

And a few hours later.

The free business started again today!

"Can I have a coffee?"

"How long do I have to wait?"

"Is it the same coffee as yesterday?"

It seemed that word had spread overnight, as people started flocking from the morning.

"Just a moment!"

Still, it felt like a leisurely workday in the morning, but things changed at lunchtime.

A group of female college students chattered and stormed the shop.

"Notre Dame! Bread shuttle!"

"Boss, you’re handsome!"

Among the giggling girls, Badjoa raised her arm forcefully.

"Here again! With friends!"

A hollow laugh escaped him.

"......Haha, just a moment. There are people working here, so could you wait over there?"

"Okay!"

The crows flew to the park in front of the shop and came back whenever the coffee was ready.

"See you tomorrow! Say hi, everyone!"

"Sure, we’ll come again when you open."

"How much will this cost when you open?"

"I’m thinking around 3,500 won."

"Wow, that’s cheap. The coffee in the student hall is 2,500 won, but this is much better?"

"Right? So come again."

"Okay!"

Even the person who had been grumbling yesterday came back.

"Can I have a cup? Wow, it’s better than I thought."

By around 4 PM, the beans he had bought the other day and the ones he had "converted" today were all gone.

The number of extractions recorded by the coffee machine was 242.

That meant he had sold 120 cups.

'......Is this almost like a promotional event?'

Judging from the questions people asked, it seemed the promotional effect was quite good.

But I’m not a charity worker.

I need a break tomorrow.

I already had enough beans to "convert" anyway.

Since there was no quantity requirement, it didn’t matter how much I did. Today, I put in a lot for the packaging experiment.

I went outside and added text to the sign.

[ Cafe Amuse ]

[ Free Coffee ]

[ Come in and ask for a cup ]

[ Next time! When will it be? It’s a secret! ]

*

The next day.

And the day after that.

And the day after that.

I went to work at dawn and completed the "Quantity to Quality Conversion" every day.

In the "Preview," I always chose the A option beans, and "consumed" them the same way, Agjjack.

And on the last day, the fifth day.

──The "Quantity to Quality Conversion" has been completed.

──Please "consume" the item that has been converted.

──Time limit: 7 minutes

When I tore open the vacuum-sealed bag and chewed a coffee bean, Agjjack.

──Congratulations!

──You have completed Tutorial Ⅶ, "The Basics of 'Macro'" in "Brilliant 30s."

Tutorial cleared!

Then, a detailed explanation of "Macro" appeared.

──By using the "Macro" skill, the "Quantity to Quality Conversion" process is automatically repeated based on the initial settings.

──The "Otherworldly Workbench" prioritizes "Macro" tasks.

──If the materials are not prepared at the designated location and time, the "Macro" task will pause. It will resume when the conditions are met.

The skill was better than expected.

"Wow!"

The task would only pause if the coffee grounds were not ready. It would resume as soon as they were placed.

'This is great. It’s perfect for me!'

──Please check the initial settings you made in the tutorial. These settings will apply to "Macro 1."

──Do you want to proceed?

Yes! Now, the bean copying can be handled entirely by "Macro."

I just need to make sure the staff are well-informed and manage the inventory of beans and packaging bags.

With no daily tasks, I’m in a great position!

──Please give a nickname to "Macro 1."

A clear name, bean copying.

──"Macro: Bean Copying" has been set.

──As a quest reward, you receive a "Macro" coupon (one-time use).

......And the moment I had been waiting for, which came with the tutorial completion.

I had been thinking about this for a while.

Could the coupon also be "converted"?

If it could, it would be a real game-changer.

"Tam, can you check how many coupons I have?"

──Here is your coupon inventory.

──"Lucky Strike" x2.

──"Legal Replication" x1.

──"Combination" x1.

──"Macro" x1.

But I only had more than two of "Lucky Strike."

I thought having two "Lucky" coupons was better than one "Super Lucky" coupon, so I had been saving them.

But the moment I read the tutorial reward, I had a feeling.

Combining "Macro" and "Lucky Strike."

This could be quite useful.

Of course, coupons are invisible and I can’t touch them.

'So it’s about information, right?'

Invisibility is actually a good thing.

I went back to my car and tore out two sheets of memo paper.

I wrote the coupon names on each.

[ "Brilliant 30s" coupon, "Lucky Strike" ]

[ "Brilliant 30s" coupon, "Macro" ]

I gave both to Tam.

"I’m using the combination coupon."

──The power of "Quantity to Quality Conversion" is activated.

──The "Combination" skill is activated!

──The "Preview" skill is activated!

──A. "Lucky Strike" coupon (physical)

──B. "Macro" coupon (physical)

──C. "Macro" coupon with "Lucky Strike" applied (system auto-apply)

"That’s it! This is it!"

Originally, "Lucky Strike" was a one-time ultimate move to be used only in truly necessary situations.

But if "Lucky Strike" is applied to "Macro"?

"Macro" would trigger "Lucky Strike" every time it runs!

'Pang-pang-pang! Infinite ultimate move!'

I started the engine and pressed the accelerator.

Vroom──

What nickname should I give this?

Shin Yuwon’s direct investment specialist?

Night investment report?

Korea Yuwon Securities?

It was hard to decide.

All I could think about was making the high-performance printer work properly.

Asking the Ant God for secrets

The "Macro" coupon with "Lucky Strike" applied.

A golden ticket that applies a bonus efficiency to all "Macro" tasks!

I had a use in mind.

'I need to use it for investment information.'

In the past, I always used "Lucky Strike" when I made money with W and Exitoo.

But recently, I pulled information without "Lucky Strike" and got nothing.

'It’s all because I don’t have enough coupons.'

Give me more coupons! Is there any way to get more?

Anyway, with "Lucky Strike" applied to this "Macro," only useful information will come out.

'I need to use it carefully.'

I invested three coupons just to make this one.

Macro, Lucky Strike, and Combination.

Moreover, once "Macro" is set, it can’t be modified.

If this "Macro" task becomes unnecessary later, I’ll have to stop it, and the coupons will be gone.

So the problem is.

Where should I use this Lucky Macro?

I gulped down some juice and leaned back in my chair.

'Should I push HT BioLogics?'

Checking the progress of new drug development every day.

Buying and selling repeatedly whenever there’s good or bad news.

'Not bad, but......'

It felt a bit wasteful.

What if I used this coupon on a single stock that goes downhill forever?

Or if it gets delisted due to bad news?

The "Macro" task itself would be wasted.

'So where should I use it?'

If there’s a problem with a single stock, how about an index fund or ETF that deals with multiple stocks?

But that’s a bit ambiguous.

Securities reports? If they knew so much, the Wall Street financial firms wouldn’t have collapsed in 2008.

'Think harder! Use your brain!'

While web surfing and reviewing my past investments.

'Huh?'

A sudden memory came to mind.

When I had read 100 stock investment books.

The option that appeared in the "Preview."

But the option I didn’t choose.

──C. The stock account performance of the writers

The stock account performance of the writers.

'High-level stock accounts?'

It probably showed the stock account performance of 100 writers combined.

But what if I dug into the data of just one person?

There was a possibility of seeing a comprehensive stock account.

Then I could just follow that person’s trades.

Buy the added stocks and sell the ones that disappeared.

Of course, I would be one step behind that person.

But for someone who knows nothing about investing, following is better than nothing.

'So who should I choose?'

Someone who can fully utilize the Lucky Macro