Chapter 163 – Taming Contract (1)
Fortunately, the search didn’t seem to take long.
It might have been in the past when people used to move around and search, but now is the era of runes and holders with active [Warp Gates].
If he could only check the direction, he could narrow the angle by going around the [Warp Gate] Points one by one.
The vicinity of Gyeonggi-do starting from Seoul and going west.
We went to Goyang, Gwangmyeong, and Bucheon, but…
Still the bug pointed west.
And only after entering the western metropolitan city of Incheon, the direction of the bug finally changed to ‘northwest’.
“This… It is likely to be on the Ganghwa Island side.”
Professor Kang Dong-wook opened his mouth about him.
If you go north from Incheon, you will arrive at Gimpo.
From there, head west again to Ganghwa Island.
It was expected to some extent, but it seemed that 〈 Villain 〉 was using the island area and the nearby uninhabited islands as its base.
Uninhabited islands are tricky areas to explore.
If you dig in directly, the attempt to search itself is difficult, and even if you search, there is no guarantee that it will be successful.
〈 Villain 〉 aimed well at that blind spot.
In fact, we pretty much checked our directions, but there was also the possibility of not finding their true home base.
When our party arrived at the shore of Ganghwa Island.
Professor Kang Dong-wook declared.
“I am sure. Uninhabited islands around here. There is a villain somewhere.”
“Then… “
“Yes. From now on, I think we should contact the main unit and conduct a joint search.”
We are always on the front line.
To discover the stronghold of 〈 Villain 〉 and wipe them out at once… It was desperate to join the main unit to jointly carry out the operation.
Professor Kim Myung-hyun nodded his head.
He even declared a temporary suspension of the operation.
It was decided to take a seat at a nearby hotel and wait for the main unit to join.
Thanks to that, I was able to take a little break after running out of breath.
“I… Professor Kang Dong-wook?”
We organized the time to meet again, and each had time for maintenance.
At that time, I found a cafe in the hotel.
To be precise, it was to see Professor Kang Dong-wook, who was there first.
“Ah, Do Jae-hyeon holder. What happened?”
Professor Kang Dong-wook raised his head at my call.
He must have been researching more things related to this search, and he was thinking hard about something while looking at the bug until I came.
I ordered a coffee and sat in front of him.
“I, nothing else….”
And a topic that slowly emerges.
It seems like we have nothing in common with him, but surprisingly, I have a lot of questions about him.
In fact, I wanted to talk to you since yesterday’s kite contact, but the matter was so urgent and the operation was moving quickly that I didn’t have time to ask.
After listening to all my questions with a focused face.
Professor Kang Dong-wook widened his eyes.
“… Are you curious about the training class?”
“Yes.”
Training series.
It is a rare series among the sub-fields of the academy’s special series, and is rather regarded as a mainstream discipline in the academic world.
When I said I wanted to hear more about him…
Professor Kang Dong-wook had an expression that he did not understand well.
“Isn’t Do Jae-hyeon the best prospect in the academy, who has already stood out in his own field?”
“… Not to that extent.”
… In fact, the external evaluation is correct.
Once in the first grade due to the Ando-kwon incident and super-fast promotion.
With the Kim Do-yoon raid incident and the creation of 〈 anti-villain 〉, once throughout the academy.
One last time in this case.
By blocking 〈 Villain 〉’s diversion more effectively than anyone else, I instantly became a celebrity known to everyone in the holder world.
It was the same as going from the ‘domestic TOP 10 prospect holder’ that Park Jin-woo showed before, to the ‘one top prospect’.
Professor Kang Dong-wook tilted his head and persuaded me again.
“Do Jae-hyeon Holder’s passion for learning is something to be praised… Unnecessary overlearning can actually be a stumbling block to growth. Although training classes are emerging as a mainstream discipline in the holder world these days, they are nothing compared to the traditional popularity of direct combat classes.”
It was a theory.
This is also the reason why I don’t learn the [Florian Spell] Of the mage series or the [Star Breaking Method] Of the archer series.
If I forcibly tried to learn a rune or ability that didn’t fit my fighting style, I could have misused other abilities.
If the efficiency compared to the amount of time invested was insufficient, they had to stop at the aid of my main rune.
But.
The case is a bit different this time.
I scratched my head slightly and spoke to him.
“Not that… I recently got a training rune….”
One of the three legendary runes obtained through this incident.
[A promise made by a dragon].
It’s too bad that this guy is simply an assistant…
It is a high-ranking rune with abundant effects.
Because of this, I couldn’t just pass it by.
〈 Rune Information〉
◎Name: The promise made by the dragon
◎Rating: Legendary
◎Level: 1
◎Part engraved: Back of right hand
◎Special effects
: You can tame the beings who have lost their intellect with the Mana Stone and make a contract with them. Due to the special effect of the rune, contractors are given an additional ability value equal to 10% (5.5/6.0…/4.9) of the user’s general ability value.
: If the target of the contract is related to the legend of the dragon or has some of the dragon’s characteristics, the contract’s success rate increases rapidly. Also, special effects are added to the contractor information.
: The level of targets that can be contracted increases in proportion to the rune level and leadership level, and the number of contracts that can be contracted also changes. (Currently 1)
*[Rune Hunter] Special effects linked with runes
: One of the user’s own runes can be ‘granted’ to the target of the contract. A total of 3 runes can be given to each contract target, and when the rune is given, the rune is deleted from the holder information.
◎Contract target list (0/1)
-Doesn’t exist
◎ Derivation skill
[Hand of Contract]
◎Details
: A promise made by a dragon called a legendary being. You can tame beings who have lost their intellect through mana stones, make contracts, and use them as partners. The power of the powerful promise engraved by the dragon will allow the contractors to use special powers.
〈 rune information 〉 that disturbs the eyes.
Originally, this rune was the one Jiyunjae would acquire.
Among the training runes represented by [Training Contract], This is the highest level legendary rune.
True to its name, the special effects were stupendous.
The fact that some of the rune holder’s abilities can be transferred to the contract target, the fact that it is much easier to train dragon-related monsters, and the fact that special effects are added there…
Among the training runes, there was no rune to follow, and there was a line of great performances.
In addition, a special effect that was created in conjunction with [Rune Hunter].
‘Give Rune’.
This was truly shocking no matter how many times I read it.
‘Can you give me a rune?’
The number of runes a holder can acquire is limited to 30, and I can obtain 50 runes, which is slightly more than that.
A total of 50 runes.
Ordinary holders may not be able to fill it up even if they train all their lives… If you use [Rune Hunter] Consistently, 50 will be enough for me.
Right now, my own runes alone are approaching 37.
Even though I’ve been steadily combining the top runes, I don’t know how quickly 50 will be filled in the future.
Of course, if you acquire runes without covering them like this, you may not be able to get the runes you really need later.
‘You mean you can hand over unnecessary runes to the monster, right?’
But can some of those runes be bestowed on contract monsters?
For me right now, this is a necessary effect.
Passing over the unnecessary runes while leaving the real runes…
Even so, by granting runes, the contract monster is strengthened.
An effect that can be seen as almost killing three birds with one stone.
About my 〈 holder now with too many runes 〉.
It was a great opportunity to clean this up.
Therefore, in order to actively use it, I needed to grow my training class and increase my leadership level.
“Well… Okay. I’ve heard that Do Jae-hyun’s holder is an excellent multi-holder, but I didn’t expect him to be that versatile….”
Professor Kang Dong-wook, who constantly persuaded me.
He, too, nodded.
I got a training rune, and I don’t know how talented I am, so I want to study it…
Since he insisted on such a logic, he seemed to be understanding.
“Good. Then, for Do Jae-hyeon holder, let’s give a short quick lecture.”
“Thank you professor!”
I called for joy in my heart.
If you listen to the advice of the best authorities in this field, you will surely find a way even at a dead end.
Professor Kang Dong-wook closed the contents he had been organizing and opened a new chapter of the notebook.
It seemed that he was trying to briefly summarize what he was going to teach me.
Then he picked up a pen and wrote down the big words one by one.
Training, summoning, language…
A small mind map consisting of several keywords was drawn.
Professor Kang Dong-wook, who was slowly drawing a mind map, looked at me after completing it before he knew it.
“First of all, understanding the training series is not a series that ends simply by acquiring the training contract rune. Other classes are probably similar, but training classes can be seen as a class where the assistance of other common runes is essential.”
Tuck, Tuck.
Professor Kang Dong-wook knocked on the table a couple of times to emphasize the content.
His pen soon touched the item called ‘Language’ on the right side of the mind map.
“One of the most important common runes is language.”
“What language?”
“That’s right. Language runes are the only means by which the holder and contract beast can communicate. In general, it is possible to train monsters and conclude contracts without language runes, but… “
Professor Kang Dong-wook shook his head.
“There are clear limits to that growth. It’s just a one-sided command from the holder who doesn’t communicate with the kaiju, and this emphasized and repeated command makes the kaiju nervous.”
“Unrest… ?”
“That’s right.”
Watching me brood over the explanation, Professor Kang Dong-wook slowly continued.
“If such uneasiness continues, in the end, the monster will not be able to exert its power at the critical moment. It goes beyond the controllable area of the holder.”
“Ah.”
With a small admiration, I listened to his fast-paced lecture.
A rune that was thought to be finished simply by training it.
Surprisingly, quite complex information was intertwined here.
The success of the training itself was also important, and it didn’t end there.
After the training, and after that, it was important.
In case I forgot, I also took out my notebook.
As I listened to it while recording, the arrangement became even better.
His lectures continued.
“Now, next is the summoning rune. It’s written in the next largest text next to the language, so Jaehyun Doh must have been very curious. What kind of auxiliary role does the Summon Rune play… “
However, the atmosphere of Professor Kang Dong-wook, who continues the lecture, is somehow quite bright.
It looks more interesting than me, who was just interested in the lecture.
His teaching voice was full of excitement.
… What.
Does this person seem more excited than me?