Chapter 66

Hehe, I should stop joking around and tell her.

But I felt strange.

It felt like it was really becoming a reality when I typed the words that had only been in my head.

[Shinyuwon: I found a place to live!]

[Shinyuwon: The apartment in the picture]

The '1' next to the message immediately disappeared.

But there was no reply.

'...Chae Yeon?'

I became anxious.

Did I brag too much again?

Did I sound too full of myself when I said I got a great deal through the "quality conversion"?

'Oh... '

I felt I needed to send a message quickly to salvage the situation, but I wasn't sure what to say.

It's all a lie?

Let's see it when we have a housewarming party?

Are you checking the house prices online?

'None of those work. What should I do?'

But then.

Ding— my phone rang.

[Min Chae Yeon]

It was a call.

I don't know why she suddenly called, but I answered it. Then,

[Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

"Ah!"

Crazy... I thought my eardrums would burst.

I quickly turned down the volume and put the phone back to my ear.

[That's great!!!]

It was now bearable, but my ears still hurt.

But, I was more grateful. I could feel her sincerity in her voice, and it made my heart warm.

I didn't expect her to be this happy...

[Really, that's great, I'm so so happy for you! I always knew you would succeed. I told you the Shinyuwon fund would skyrocket, right? Hurry up and give me the profit!]

Hahaha... she's not usually like this.

She's in an incredible mood today.

[Ah, the profit was a joke. Don't you think Seoul Forest is great? There's the Han River in front, and there are so many good places nearby. Anyway, really congratulations! Bro, you always...]

But Min Chae Yeon's words suddenly stopped.

I think I knew why.

I had a chance to speak, so I said it first.

"Chae Yeon, you know I used to live in a studio in Sinchon."

[...Well, yeah.]

She's just too kind.

"Chae Yeon, we should just speak our minds. Look at Sojeong, she just says whatever she wants."

[You're right, it's weirder not to say anything... I still have a lot to learn from Sojeong. Anyway! I'm really happy for you, bro.]

I felt good too.

I never imagined she would call and be this happy.

"Thanks. I got lucky, and things worked out well."

[Yeah? That's great, really great...]

"So, you like Seoul Forest, right?"

[Yes, I go there often. There are a lot of people doing cosplay photography, and there are many festivals, so it's really fun just to walk around.]

"Really? I didn't know."

At that moment, the delivery person appeared in front of me.

"Did you order coffee?"

"Chae Yeon, hold on. Yes, thank you!"

I stuck a straw into the coffee and took a sip.

Mmm, it was refreshing, fragrant, and slightly sour, perfect for the weather.

"Ah."

It was the best.

The weather was good, my mood was good, and the coffee was good.

I put the phone back to my ear and said,

"Chae Yeon, let's go together next time. To Seoul Forest."

[Ah, right... Now that you live there... I can tell you about all the fun things there.]

Min Chae Yeon paused for a moment and added,

[...Hehe, somehow I feel like Seoul Forest is even better now.]

I felt the same way.

I just laughed silently.

"By the way, Chae Yeon. Remember the influencer party we talked about? The schedule is out."

[Ah, right! Bro, hold on.]

*

[Bro, really congratulations! See you next time.]

"Sure, see you next time."

I hung up the call, sipped the refreshing coffee, and organized my timetable.

Moving in three weeks.

Influencer party in one week.

There was no need to rush.

I thought I could meet Choi Jung-hyun and steadily progress with the new project in the meantime.

'So, should I check the quests now?'

The [Quest Reward List] that had been floating in my field of vision.

I had been a bit concerned about it since the contract was finalized, but I deliberately didn't look at it all at once.

Because I clearly remembered the message I saw on the plane.

──The items in the 《Store》 change randomly every hour. Check frequently for special deals!

The items change randomly every hour?

Then it would be advantageous to open the store at 59 minutes.

Check the store at 11:59.

Check the updated store at 12:00.

Of course, I would need time to decide what to buy, so 50 or 55 minutes would be better.

It was now 11:48 AM.

The perfect timing.

'Let's go.'

When I touched the [Quest Reward List], the text strings appeared again.

──Congratulations!

──You have completed the 《Specialization: Buying a Home》 quest!

──As a quest reward, you receive 500G.

I couldn't help but smile.

Really, it seems the quest to help me live a brilliant 30s is working.

I never thought the world would look so beautiful after buying a home.

'Cheers, cheers, cheers!'

Up to this point, everything was within my expectations.

But the following text strings were surprising.

──Congratulations! You have exceeded the 《Specialization: Buying a Home》 quest!

Exceeded the quest?

This wasn't written in the quest.

──Hidden Mission <Spending 1 billion won> achieved! Additional reward: 500G.

──Hidden Mission <Spending 2 billion won> achieved! Additional reward: 1,000G.

──Hidden Mission <Spending 3 billion won> achieved! Additional reward: 2,000G.

──Hidden Mission <Spending 4 billion won> achieved! Additional reward: 4,000G.

They're praising me for spending more money?

What kind of quest is this?

'Well, I'm in a great position!'

But it didn't end there.

──Hidden Mission <1 day left> achieved! Additional reward: 500G.

──Hidden Mission <2 days left> achieved! Additional reward: 1,000G.

──Hidden Mission <3 days left> achieved! Additional reward: 2,000G.

It seems the remaining time I left was also recognized as a hidden mission. I had about 3 days and 18 hours left, so it made sense.

'The faster I complete the quest, the better?'

There was also an interesting message.

──Hidden Mission <Setting up an office> unfortunately failed!

──Try to complete all hidden missions in the next quest.

'Setting up an office' was also a hidden mission.

It was a bit disappointing, but in the situation where I had to buy a home first, it was impossible to contract an office first.

Anyway, I think I got a rough idea of how it works.

Each quest has hidden missions.

And you get additional rewards for completing them.

The more you exceed, the more additional rewards you get.

I couldn't tell what the hidden missions were, but...

'When I wrote the 4.8 billion won contract or talked about the office, something flashed in front of my eyes.'

When you perform actions related to hidden missions,

You can see a brief symbol indicating the existence of a hidden mission.

Okay.

──《Specialization: Buying a Home》 Quest Reward Summary

──Clear Reward: 500G

──Hidden Mission <Spending> Reward: 7,500G

──Hidden Mission <Remaining Time> Reward: 3,500G

──Total: 11,500G

Total income: 11,500G.

It was much more than I expected.

The Lucky Strike 3-use coupon was 400G.

11,500G means 90 Lucky Strikes?

'Crazy, hahaha.'

At this rate, I could get the skill tutorials quickly.

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∉ 「Hot Hand」 Tutorial: 20,000G

∉ 「Domino」 Tutorial: 20,000G

∉ 「Illegal Compression」 Tutorial: 30,000G

∉ 「Phantom Limb」 Tutorial: 30,000G

∉ 「Biological Clock」 Tutorial: 50,000G

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When the reward was only 500G, I needed to complete dozens of quests.

But now that I know about hidden missions,

I could get the skill tutorials by completing 2 to 5 quests.

'Good.'

「Hot Hand」, 「Illegal Compression」, 「Phantom Limb」, 「Biological Clock」...

Just the names of these skills sound great.

My mouth watered.

'So, it's better to save the glory?'

I already have a lot of coupons, so it seems better to save the glory and get the skill tutorials first.

Still, I earned a lot of glory, so I felt good.

I opened the 《Store》 without much expectation.

'Huh?'

But there were.

Strange items I had never seen before.

This letter first started in Britain and

It looked like a mobile game store.

A semi-transparent, large square window.

Images, names, and prices of the items inside.

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《Glory Store》 ─Glory owned: 11,500G

◇ Swahili Language Pack: 190,000G

◇ Icelandic Language Pack: 780,000G

◇ Swahili Language Pack: 250,000G (written in Arabic script)

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I was speechless when I saw them.

'...What the heck is this?'

I couldn't even read what they were.

Especially the third one, it looked like worm-like characters written from right to left.

Moreover, the prices were in the hundreds of thousands of glory.

It was obvious that I couldn't buy them with my current 11,500 glory, and they were super expensive items that could buy dozens of skill tutorials.

'How amazing are these items?'

I asked Tamcoco to explain these items, but they just flew around without any response. The system was also silent.

'Do I need to figure out what they are?'

I checked the time.

[11:52 AM]

Okay, I had time to check before the 12:00 store update. Even if I can't buy them, I need to know what they are.

I went to an online translator and entered the bizarre names one by one.

[Swahili Language Pack]

It automatically detected the language and revealed the identity of the alien text.

[Swahili Language Pack]

"Whaaat... "

It was even more absurd when I knew what it was.

I don't even know where Swahili is used, and a language pack for it?

I tried the second keyword in the same way.

[Icelandic Language Pack]

[Icelandic Language Pack]

The result was the same. The type of language pack changed from Swahili to Icelandic.

The third item couldn't be typed because it looked like worms, but I had a rough idea.

'It's similar to game language settings.'

When installing a program or game on a computer,

There's a step to choose the language.

I always quickly skipped the alien-like foreign languages and pressed 'Korean'.

It was exactly like that.

So, if I buy these language packs, can I use these languages?

'...That would be amazing.'

If I, who have lived my whole life with native Korean, can master a foreign language? World domination would be a breeze.

The only strange thing was the price.

Swahili: 190,000 glory.

Icelandic: 780,000 glory.

'What's the standard?'

Is Icelandic more expensive because it's in Europe?

Or is the price just random?

I searched for Swahili online.

[Countries of use: Tanzania, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, Malawi, etc.]

[Language population: 15-25 million as a first language, 40-100 million as a second language]

Ah, it's a language used in Africa.

100 million people use it? It's more than I thought.

Next, Icelandic.

[Countries of use: Iceland, some parts of Canada]

[Language population: 350,000]

350,000 is like a satellite city in Gyeonggi Province.

Compared to the 100 million who use Swahili, Icelandic is a minority language.

But why is Icelandic several times more expensive?

'Ah!'

It could be explained by general economic principles.

The rarer, the more expensive; the more common, the cheaper.

If that's really the case, it would be more beneficial for me.

If Swahili, used by 100 million people, costs 190,000 glory,

Then English or Chinese language packs would probably cost 100,000 or 50,000 glory?

'Crazy... '

It was a chance to gain foreign language skills effortlessly.

I needed to check the store whenever I had time, as I didn't know when the English pack would appear.

I should also earn more glory in advance.

But the new items weren't just language packs. There was actually something I was more curious about.

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《Glory Store》 ─Glory owned: 11,500G

◇ Letter of Fortune: 5,000G

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Letter of Fortune.

An item that gives a good feeling just by its name.

I wanted to get the skill tutorials, but the 5,000 glory price was a bit burdensome.

Still, I couldn't resist.

It's a Letter of Fortune!

When I touched the item, the text strings appeared immediately.

──Do you want to purchase the 「Letter of Fortune (5,000G)」? No exchanges or refunds due to change of heart.

The mention of no exchanges or refunds made me a bit anxious.

This letter started in Britain and circled the world once a year...

'...I don't know, buy it!'

Still, I decided to buy it.

I needed to know what it was to decide whether to buy it or avoid it next time.