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[Checking for Error...]
[Error found...]
[Error Code: Xiw9920]
[Detected that the system can't distribute this Reward on the current beta version.]
[Initiating process to upgrade...]
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█▓▒░ UPGRADE SUCCESSFUL ░▒▓█
[Current Version: Alpha]
[Distributing Rewards to Korea...]
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[Distribution Successful]
[Congratulations to South Korea for receiving the Dimensional Resource Nexus]
[Dimensional Resource Nexus will open many portals in different coordinates of South Korea. The portals connect to different worlds across the Multiverse. Citizens can use these portals to extract new substances, metals, minerals, and other things from other worlds.]
[Warning: Each portal leads to a world where no other intelligent or dormant species reside, but each world contains a lot of dangerous creatures, some can even manipulate elements as they desire, so please, only explore the world if you are confident in your strength.]
[Next Task Arrival: 48 hours left]
It seemed like the system had changed after upgrading itself. It had become a lot chattier. But no matter how much it talks, it doesn't change the fact that Korea is safe... for now.
Hao Yun and Jiwon were happy to see this. Jiwon's eyes were even getting wet. For this day, they decided to celebrate.
Jiwon took Hao Yun to a 5-star restaurant.
The rest of Korea wasn't much different; the streets, restaurants, diners, clubs, cafes, etc, were crowded with people, all of them celebrating the happiness of completing this impossible task before getting wiped out.
That night, exhausted, Hao-Yun took a taxi to make it to his apartment. It wasn't physical exhaustion; it was mental.
After all, it takes a lot of mental power to confront a divine being, face death head-on, and wait to get wiped out without being able to resist at all.
"Haah, so tired..."
"Looks like I can no longer get drunk no matter how much I drink."
Hao Yun remembered that Jiwon sent him some fees this morning, to check how long he can use it, he pulls out his smartphone, but...
Ugh... Blregh!
(wipes mouth)
"What... in the world... is this?"
"Maybe I'm a bit drunk after all?"
"Let's sleep for now. I'll check it again after getting sober."
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The Next day, Hao Yun wakes up feeling fresh. He couldn't tell he had drunk litres of liquor yesterday night. There was no lingering feeling, no headache, nothing.
Suddenly, he remembers the fee once again. However, it looked like he wasn't drunk last night after all; the amount he saw was accurate. Jiwon had sent him 1 billion won (approx. 700K USD) just to help for a few hours.
Although he knew Jiwon was ultra wealthy, he still thought it might be 20 or 30 million won at max.
At that moment, Hao Yun swore, "Jiwon! From now on, you are my sworn brother! You are the real benefactor here, bro."
For a person like Hao Yun, who had a bit of family savings left, earning 1 billion in a few hours was beyond his dreaming capability; he could easily live for a few years out of this money.
However, that wasn't all. This experience gave him a new idea, an Idea that could actually allow him to stop worrying about money forever.
If just walking on the street made him meet Jiwon, won't there be many more filthy rich people like him? Can't he just turn this one-time helping into his business?
That's his brilliant idea. From now on, Hao Yun will find needy rich folks and help them complete their task for money.
The system doesn't seem to be going anywhere, and that guarantees there won't be any shortage of customers for him. But just to be careful, he can't openly promote it.
What if activists find him and demand that he help as many people as he can? He can't even think how worse that situation would be.
So, before he has enough power, Hao Yun decides to just keep his customers limited.
Suddenly, Hao Yun remembers he didn't check his new task, which should have been assigned last night, but he was too tired to notice.
"Let's not delay it anymore."
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[Task 1: The Origin Miner]
[Objective: Collect 100 stones that are only found in a particular world, 20 stones from each of the 5 Dimensional Nexus Worlds. ]
[Time Limit: 30 Days]
[Penalty: The Host would be turned into a Zombie who loves to kill humans indiscriminately.]
[Reward: Dimensional Resource Handler Title (Gives Host early access to crafting & alchemy recipes using dimensional materials), Dimensional Storage Function, Random increase in all stats (Maximum 10)]
[Task 2: Apex Core Hunt]
[Objective: Defeat and extract one Corefrom any Creature of each Nexus World]
[Conditions: 5 Cores in total (One per world). Must be personally obtained.No team kills allowed.]
[Time Limit:30 Days]
[Penalty On Failure: Host will be stripped of his stats and left on any random world to be eaten by Monsters.]
[Reward: Skill Predator Instinct (Boosts Host's instincts to the level of a Mythical Rank Monster),Dimensional Seed Core (Allows the Host to grow his own pocket realm), Apex Hunter Title (Grants bonus stats when facing high-level predators), (Skill Little Thief: Gives Host 5% chance to take any 1 random skill of the defeated target)]
This time, Hao Yun had received two tasks at once, each with a limit of 30 days.
But... There's a problem. How will he even enter the portals? The government must have taken strict measures to surveil them.
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In the government office, the positions had completely changed; 3 out of the 9 survivors had resigned out of fear of not being able to complete their individual tasks on time.
Now, except for the five senior officials and President Jun, all of the positions have been replaced by new officials. There's not a single person in the office who doesn't take the system seriously.
President Jun: "Everyone! First of all, I would like to thank you for your cooperation and extreme hard work in completing the impossible task in such a short time."
Officials: "No-no President Jun, what are you saying, it's all thanks to your leadership and vision that we were able to complete this task. You are the real savior of our country."
President Jun: "I appreciate your feelings, but I don't deserve it. Because of me, tens of thousands of people died in vain. I must take responsibility. But, we can't afford to repeat this kind of mistake in the future."
Officials: "So, what does President Jun plan to do?"
President Jun: "From today, I declare that we will prioritize system tasks above anything else! Stop the rest of the projects except for the necessary ones. If even those projects get in the way of completing the task, we will also halt them for some time! Do you understand what I am trying to say? No matter what situation comes, completing the system task is our top priority!"
Officials: "Understood, Sir!"
President Jun: "Now, there are some other important things we must focus on."
"First of all, all of you must complete your individual tasks and become stronger. For now, the power gap isn't much among people, but soon it will widen a lot. Those without enough power will be reduced to nothing; no one will take you seriously."
"Secondly, find all the portals throughout the country and surveil them 24/7. All of them should be heavily guarded, and no one is allowed to come near them without permission."
"Thirdly, build a new organization to recruit strong individuals, convince them with benefits, good payment, and if there are exceptional people, try recruiting them as special government employees."
"Fourthly, build some squads consisting of our country's best soldiers, and a few scientists, and send them to explore the portals. Also, post a temporary recruitment poster. If any strong individual wants to help, they are free to do so, but first, they should evaluate their strength."
"Is that clear?"
Officials: "Yes, sir!"
President Jun did his best to evaluate the current trend and the future; he didn't want to see Korea reduced to ashes.
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