ALL NOVEL Chapter 26 - Faction, Conflict (1)
Chapter 26: Faction, Conflict (1)
After making a contract with the Sellatan Guild and securing funds in exchange for providing technology, Yeonwol immediately stockpiled ‘Fairy’s Illusion Powder.’
He had no intention of buying large quantities and didn’t have enough capital to do so anyway.
‘If I monopolize the market excessively, the future might become drastically unstable.’
If the number of Tamer players drastically decreased, the future could become unpredictable.
‘I need to ensure that the Tamer class isn’t affected while securing enough profit for myself.’
Yeonwol informed Rapion, the master of the Sellatan Guild, of this plan.
“So, are you saying that this Fairy Powder, which doesn’t even cost 1 gold right now, could skyrocket to over 10 gold?”
“It could become even more expensive than that.”
Yeonwol explained his reasoning, and Rapion quickly accepted it.
“Oh, I see now! The Eagle Knights Guild is currently subjugating the Demon Lord at Blenka Fortress… I’ve heard about this. It’s even being live-streamed on Eltube right now, with over a million viewers.”
The Demon Lord was one of the strongest raid bosses revealed so far, drawing immense popularity due to the involvement of numerous rankers.
“The Demon Lord has the ability to tame monsters. The Eagle Knights Guild will likely defeat the Demon Lord and acquire that ability.”
“Does that mean… a Tamer class? Is that what you’re predicting?”
“Exactly. It seems you have some experience with games.”
“Tamer isn’t a common class in RPGs, but taming itself is fairly familiar.”
Rapion pondered for a moment.
Indeed, Fairy Powder possessed a mysterious power to lower a monster’s vigilance.
Though currently a pricey, mostly useless item, if taming abilities were unlocked, its value would undoubtedly skyrocket.
“What are the chances that Tamer will be released as a hidden class? If the Fairy Powder you mentioned only becomes relevant through conditions like directly subjugating the Demon Lord, then it would be useless for most players.”
If such a condition existed, only members of the Eagle Knights Guild would be able to transition into the Tamer class.
If general players couldn’t access the Tamer class, Fairy Powder’s price wouldn’t rise.
“No, it’s highly likely to be released as a public class.”
“Do you have evidence for that?”
“The Eagle Knights Guild has received a mission from Count Hans to ‘investigate the mysterious power of taming monsters and, if possible, claim it.’ It’s essentially a hidden class transition quest.”
If it were an ordinary NPC, it might have been a simple skill quest. However, since it was a noble like a count issuing the command, the reward would certainly not end with just a skill.
This raid was a ‘Subjugation Quest’ open for free participation, meaning the noble could publicly recruit people to form an army and conduct the raid on a large scale.
However, since the Eagle Knights Guild was a massive guild, they carried it out internally without recruiting regular players.
“Free participation quests typically have rewards accessible to all players. Of course, the true hidden class Tamer will likely be monopolized by the Eagle Knights Guild.”
“But the general Tamer class will be available to everyone…?”
“Exactly.”
Indeed, a user who succeeded in transitioning to the A-rank class ‘Demon Lord’ after inheriting the Demon Lord’s abilities would emerge later from the Eagle Knights Guild.
This individual became famous for taming the monster ‘Ancient Drake,’ demonstrating great power and gaining immense popularity.
However, he lost all his monsters to a certain necromancer and could never recover his strength.
Unlike necromancers, who could resurrect summoned creatures indefinitely, the Demon Lord could only tame monsters once.
If a monster he tamed died, he lost his entire combat power.
‘In contrast, I can resurrect my tamed summons indefinitely.’
Yeonwol’s class might very well be a superior counterpart to the renowned Demon Lord.
After briefly excusing himself to check the chat window, Rapion nodded.
“Hm, that’s certainly a possibility. There’s a precedent for this. Previously, the warrior class ‘Captainman,’ which mainly used two shields, was unlocked through a public quest. It wasn’t very popular, so few players transitioned to it.”
Rapion quickly understood the situation.
With such clear evidence, he reasoned that even if the plan failed, buying a large quantity of Fairy Powder would result in only minor losses.
“Alright. Thank you for this excellent information. It’s well-supported. I’ll use Sellatan’s funds to purchase Fairy Powder. If the price rises by over 500% as you predict, I’ll give you 5% of the profit.”
“Oh…”
This was unexpected.
“You’re sharing this information with me to make an investment, right? I’ll compensate you properly for the intel.”
This feels like an unusual type of investment fund.
Rapion smiled warmly.
“I also enjoy investing money, so I feel a sense of camaraderie here.”
“…”
This guy had the wrong idea.
Yeonwol wasn’t particularly fond of investments, nor was he very skilled at them.
Still, this wasn’t bad.
‘Having money means fewer restrictions on alchemy, which is convenient.’
Alchemy required significant funds—a ridiculous amount, in fact. Thus, more money was always welcome.
“Alright then, let’s continue working well together.”
The two men shook hands firmly.
Not long after, the Tamer class was officially released.
Every community, news outlet, and Eltube was in an uproar.
[New Class ‘Tamer’ Revealed! Is There an Essential Item for Training?]
[How to Obtain Fairy Powder!]
[Beginner Tips: Don’t Panic If You Don’t Have Fairy Powder! 20 Ways to Befriend Monsters]
[What’s the Big Deal About Fairy Powder?]
The reaction was even more explosive than during the release of the previous class, ‘Captainman.’
Many monsters had adorable appearances, which made the class particularly popular among female players and children who weren’t proficient in close combat.
Many Eltubers, sensing an opportunity, abandoned their skill mastery to switch to the Tamer class.
Players dissatisfied with their current classes, as well as beginners, flocked to become Tamers.
As a result, the streets became filled with Tamers leading various monsters, creating a unique spectacle.
This led to incidents that forced NPCs to introduce new laws.
[All monsters tamed by Tamers must be housed in stables!]
[Mandatory Construction of Monster-Specific Stables on City Outskirts!]
While Tamers were the talk of the town, many people profited from this trend. Sellatan was one of them.
“Wow… Fairy Powder really did skyrocket.”
Although they initially promised Yeonwol 5% for a 500% profit margin, the price had increased by an astonishing 3,000%.
Previously available for just a few silvers, it now exceeded 300 gold. It was even expected to rise further.
The Sellatan Guild immediately reinvested their earnings.
They continued buying Fairy Powder when it seemed profitable but stopped when they sensed its limit.
‘This class targets beginners. If the price becomes excessively high, demand will decrease. The price won’t rise much further. Even if it does, it’ll soon drop.’
Fairy Powder would likely settle at below 100 gold in the near future.
Before that happened, Sellatan sold their stock at 300 gold, securing a massive profit.
They then used the earnings to start mass-producing Yeonwol’s potions.
With the funds earned from Yeonwol’s information, they multiplied their wealth by mass-producing his potions.
‘This is like a phoenix flying into our hands.’
Even if greed arose, it had to be restrained.
‘Yeonwol. Maintaining a good relationship with that man is crucial.’
Rather than getting blinded by immediate profits, Rapion believed it was right to give Yeonwol even a little more.
‘Not only did he suddenly create the best-performing potion, but he also has an incredibly sharp eye for the game’s market.’
In reality, Rapion was an experienced businessman, but he wasn’t yet one in the game.
He lacked a lot of knowledge and struggled to connect the game system with monetary strategies.
In contrast, Yeonwol linked every system within the game to profit.
‘He’s a man with much to learn from. I should keep him close and absorb as much wisdom as possible.’
And if he could make money alongside him, wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?
Money was now in hand.
While continuing to hunt until the funds were deposited, Yeonwol finally finished his preparations and rented a research lab from the Sellatan Guild.
Since he was about to transmute monster corpses, renting a public lab and attracting attention wouldn’t be a good idea.
‘Mr. Yeonwol’s research lab? Haha! It’s free! Use it as much as you like! We’ll provide the best facilities we can!’
Rapion’s confident assurance was certainly trustworthy.
The lab was filled with advanced equipment that users couldn’t even utilize yet due to their low levels.
“These are for making high-grade potions… isn’t this overkill? That guy’s really something.”
High-grade potions were items that even ranker alchemist players struggled to create.
“Well, I’m not making potions anyway. My target is Kulbriak.”
[‘Memory of Death’ has registered the Spectral. Spectral Transmutation is available.]
[No skill support system will be provided for the transmutation.]
“I’m aware.”
Kulbriak, a special boss monster with freezing abilities.
Although it didn’t possess any extraordinary skills or belong to a special race, Yeonwol’s heart raced.
He was about to transmute death itself.
At his fingertips, a life that had perished would be recreated.
It would reclaim its lost body, rise again, and obey his commands.
What could possibly be more exhilarating in the world than this?
The transmutation didn’t take long.
Thanks to the trial-and-error process with Mad Wolf last time, a single day was enough.
[Spectral Mirror: Kulbriak]
Crack!
A silver mirror emerged, over 3 meters tall—on a different scale from anything before.
From the silver mirror, a massive beast covered in white fur appeared, scattering icy energy.
-Kulbriak…
Wrapped in the characteristic silver aura of a Spectral, it immediately knelt before Yeonwol.
When he hunted it previously, he had unsummoned Eltis and Mad for the battle.
While it would have been far easier to hunt with summoned creatures, doing so would have complicated the Spectral transmutation later.
Thus, despite the significant time it took, he had chosen to hunt it alone.
‘I could solo something like Kulbriak, but taming truly tough bosses might become tricky.’
Yeonwol pulled out a blue crystal from his pouch—the ‘Frost Crystal,’ a reward for the first clear of Kulbriak.
This epic-grade support item significantly boosted ice attributes and was highly coveted by ice mages in the future.
Its performance was unbelievable for an item dropped from just a level 70 dungeon.
Since Yeonwol couldn’t use it himself, he handed it over to Kulbriak.
[Spectral ‘Kulbriak’ has declared allegiance to you.]
Yeonwol unsheathed the Blue Sea Blade and gently tapped Kulbriak’s shoulders as if conducting a knighting ceremony.
Ssssshhh…
Cold energy emanated, freezing Yeonwol’s sword.
Some powerful summoned creatures were so strong that their abilities could even harm their masters.
Though Yeonwol had gained significant cold resistance from dying countless times to Zekkaliss and the Blue Sea Blade also had high stats, the cold still felt piercingly intense.
“Your name will be…”
Although he could have kept the original name, Yeonwol wanted to give it a shorter one.
After a brief moment of thought, he decided.
“From today, your name is Cooling.”
It was a name that perfectly matched its racial traits.