The Mortal Evolution

"Why would you do such things when I am talking in a friendly manner?"

He pulls back his aura. The people of the government building finally take a sigh of relief; they are able to breathe properly now. However, the situation was still tense inside Hao-Yun's temporary office.

"I'm sorry if I scared you, but you have to restrain your friend from acting rashly like this in the future."

"He would not only risk his life, but yours as well."

"Do you understand?"

"Y-yes, sir..."

"Now, coming to your punishment, how about 1 billion?"

"1 billion? As in compensation?"

"Sir, please, it is too much, please don't do this..."

"Are you guys out of your minds? Why don't you try listening for a bit?"

"Ahem, so, returning to our topic, how about you sell me your 37 Mineral Stones and 10 Monster Cores for 1 billion won?"

"What?! Y-you mean all this time, you wanted to buy those Mineral Stones and Monster Cores?"

"Yeah, what's the problem with it? It was just perfect timing when your group came out of the portal."

"If I were to go into it and search for everything from scratch, it would take a lot of time. So, isn't this a good deal?"

"Say, Eun-Chae, are you willing to deal with me?"

"Amm... I... I actually can't believe it. Are you for real?"

"Yeah, I'm serious. If this isn't enough for you, how about I help you complete your Task?"

"W-What? You will help complete my Task?"

"Yeah, I run a business where I help people complete their Tasks."

"Normally, I charge billions of won, but if you agree to this deal, I will help you free of cost."

"So, what do you say?"

"I-I... I agree-I agree!"

"Isn't that good for you, Eun-Chae? Now you won't have to face financial problems like before."

"Yes, you're right, Yuna."

"But there's one thing, I didn't understand, why did you act like you were going to punish her, sir?"

"Yuna, was it? It was to prevent others from actually thinking that they can earn a lot of money as long as they sell stones from another world."

"Everything happened so suddenly. We don't have any rules against the rights to own other worldly materials. That's why I did this?"

"Now, you just have to promise me you won't tell other individuals about our deal."

"I, Eun-Chae, promise that I won't tell about our deal to even a single soul."

"You guys all won't right?"

"Yeah, we won't."

"That's good enough, now just take your 3 stones and leave the rest here. You'll receive your payment in a few hours."

"Yes, sire."

The Squad Leader and Yuna were happy for Eun-Chae. With this money, she can easily buy a decent home and pay the rest of their piled-up bills.

Outside the room, the two people whom Hao-Yun called were extremely scared after seeing a glimpse of Hao-Yun's aura.

However, then they saw, Eun-Chae and her friends were all coming out of the office. They were giggling, looking happy, and Yuna was asking for a Party from her. Eun-Chae was crying while smiling. Kang Joon-Seok was still unconscious. The Squad Leader was carrying him on his shoulder. They didn't know what the meaning of all of this was.

But soon, both of them were also called out. This time, however, Hao-Yun didn't pretend and just offered them 1 billion won each for their loot. Both were naturally overjoyed and agreed to it without thinking twice. After they left, the officials who were trying to hide their presence all this time, asked Hao-Yun why he was buying these materials with so much money.

Hao-Yun honestly replied, It's for his Tasks. He didn't have to go to the rest of the worlds and search for Monsters and Stones. Not to mention, each world has different kinds of troublesome stories and traps.

Since his business was over, Hao-Yun left the office with his belongings and returned to Jiwon's place.

Ding-Dong...

"Jiwon! Joo-na! I'm back!"

"Brother Hao!"

"Big Brother Hao-Yun, you are back already? Did you complete your Task?"

"Yeah! I completed it."

"Brother Hao! What's with these bags? Did you bring more precious gems?"

"Ha-Ha-Ha, you guessed it right. I brought more of them. Let's talk inside."

Hao-Yun explained what happened to both of them. Joo-na didn't understand much, but Jiwon was proud of his Brother's intelligence.

"Both of you, now leave me alone for a bit. Once I complete my Task, I'll come down."

"Okay, Brother Hao. Joo-na, let's go. Don't disturb Brother Hao for a while."

"Hmm... I understand."

"Now that they have gone, let's get into it."

"First, let's put four cores."

[Monster Cores: 4/5]

"Now let's put 59 Stones."

[Detected Raw Ignicite]

[Detected Raw Nocturnite]

[Detected Raw Zephyrium]

[Current Progress: 99/100]

"Now, let's put both these things at once."

[Current progress: 100/100]

[Current Progress: 5/5]

[Congratulations to the Host for Completing the Task.]

[Congratulations to the Host for Completing the Task.]

[Distributing 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) ]

[Distributing Rewards: 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) ]

[Random Increase in all stats (Maximum 10)

STATS:

Strength: +8

Speed: +6

Vitality: +5

Endurance: +4

Intelligence: +6

Willpower: +5

Charisma: +4

System Affinity: +5

Luck: +7

]

"Ahh... these random increase rewards are still as unfair as they were to me."

[Activating Dimensional Resource Handler Title...]

[Activating Dimensional Storage Function...]

[Activating Dimensional Seed Core...]

[Activation Failed.]

[Hosts don't have enough overall power to activate Dimensional Seed Core.]

"Setting aside the Dimensional Seed Core, I gained a lot from these two Tasks."

"System, open storage."

[Stored Items: none.]

"Whoa, it really works!"

"Now, I don't have to worry about carrying stuff; they would also never get stolen."

"System, put the rest of the cores and stones into storage."

Hao-Yun was overjoyed, so many things went into his storage in an instant. He finally came out of his room and asked Jiwon for the bag full of Echoite.

To his surprise, Jiwon took him into the underground safe vault, which can be unlocked only by Jiwon's thumbprint. Inside the safe vault was nothing but Hao-Yun's bag. It was a very awkward moment for Hao-Yun. Still, he put the Echoites into System Storage.

Before returning, he gave 3 of them to Jiwon as a present. Jiwon was overjoyed, not because it was Echoite, but because he received a present after such a long time from a person close to him.

Ring-Ring... Ring-Ring...

"Hello..."

"Mr. Hao-Yun?"

"Yes, who is it?"

"I'm the Property agent, remember."

"Yeah-Yeah, I remember."

"I tried calling you for the past two days, but you were out of reach. But thank god, it connected today."

"Sorry, actually I went out for some business. Did you find some good properties?"

"Yes, sir, since the budget wasn't a problem for you, we tried our best to find good properties with a lot of greenery in a peaceful area."

"Is that so? Just wait, I'll come over right now."

"Sure, sir, we'll be waiting for you."

"Joo-na, get ready, we're going on house hunting again."

"Brother Hao, can I tag along as well?"

"Sure, you are also a family to us."

"Sob-sob... Brother Hao..."

"Damn You... don't cling to me with that face of yours."

The three of them visited the Real Estate Company. From there, the property agent took them to show new properties. They were heading to the outskirts of Seoul. A newly established luxury area where many influential and rich people are buying new houses.

However, all this time, Hao-Yun felt bored. For him, travelling by car was too slow and inconvenient. But he still kept himself calm until they arrived at the property location.

"Sir, take a look at this mansion. The area is quiet and safe, since most people living here are Millionaires and Celebrities. The security is very tight; any unknown person has to go through screening before entering."

"As for the mansion, it comes with a spacious garden, a private pool, 10 bedrooms, an ultra-luxury bathroom with a large Jacuzzi, a top-notch living area and kitchen, a private spa, a private cinema, a library with 10 thousand books, and pre-installed high-end furniture and appliances."

"What do you think, sir?"

"What do you think, Joo-na?"

"mmm-mmm."

"Is that so?"

"What's the price of this mansion?"

"It's around 10 billion before tax, sir."

"We'll buy it."

"I know, the price might seem high, but everything used to build this house is..."

"Wait... You'll buy?"

"Yeah, that's what I said."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you very much!"

"What about payment? Will you pay in installments or..."

"I'll pay upfront, just do the paperwork for this mansion right away."

"Yes, sir, I understood. I'll complete all formalities by tonight, from tomorrow you can start living in it."

"Tomorrow, that's good! Thanks for showing us such a good property, Miss Agent. I'll make sure you are provided with some extra commission."

"Thanks a lot, sir!"

"I didn't think such a young-looking person wearing plain clothes would buy this mansion. Seems like he must be one of those self-made millionaires."

"Anyways, I'll receive extra commission, Whoo-hoo! What should I buy with that money... This... that... and that too..."