What I could see was Seonwoo’s status window.
[Kim Seon-woo (Level 9)]
Occupation: Archer.
Strength: 18, Dexterity: 20, Intelligence: 13, Spirit: 14, Stamina: 16, Eye: 7.
Skill: Archery (Passive) Level 3.
It was a fairly simple status window. But that’s not what’s important. The fact that Sunwoo’s level is 9 and that he has a job called an archer. What this says is one thing.
“Were you… a Hunter?”
That’s what Hunter is.
I’ve met quite a few people since I became the owner of the gate, but Seonwoo is the first to see the status window. Maybe it has something to do with Hunter.
“Are you the owner of the gate after all?”
I hesitated for a moment at Sunwoo’s question, then nodded. This guy seems to be doing light actions, but when he’s acting, he’s an infinitely heavy guy. The fact that a guy like that is asking this confidently means that he believes that.
To be honest, I was thinking about when to talk to Sunwoo.
“uh.”
“It was too. But how did you know I was a Hunter?”
“That’s because you can see your status window.”
“Do you have the ‘Observation’ skill?”
“right.”
“Awesome. Even among gate owners, people with that skill are quite rare.”
It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. In the first place, it was not known what kind of skill the owner of the gate would have.
“So which gate is it?”
“It is a small island. Perhaps it seems difficult to get out of the island, and there are no other lands or islands nearby.”
“You mean it doesn’t seem like a lot of money?”
“answer.”
“Then what are you going to do?”
“What are you planning to do… I don’t really have any ideas?”
“Should I say that I am like you?”
Sunwoo says with a slightly bitter smile.
“By the way, where did you learn archery?”
“Wherever you learn, you learned to live on your own.”
“To live? Who said he would kill you?”
In response to my question, Seonwoo takes a deep breath and opens his mouth as he exhales.
“It’s because people don’t know what a gate is, but it’s not that fantastic and beautiful. The gate I entered was even more so.”
“why? Are there any monsters?”
“There were also monsters. But the scary thing is people. Haven’t you ever felt how happy we are to live within the bounds of the law?”
I nod my head at Sunwoo’s words. From the time I was born, I was born within the framework of the law, and I have lived that way ever since, so I never felt anything like gratitude for it. If it’s a similar case, would it be about the military?
A group that ignores the common sense of the world.
Of course, the military is not completely like that, but it was clear that they would experience a society they had never experienced before.
“Which gate did you enter?”
“The gate I entered is not a special gate. It was just an ordinary gate. There are resources, there are monsters, and a lot of people enter.”
Among the gates, there are definitely such places. A gate that allows you to enter and exit by paying what is commonly called an entrance fee and tax. It seems that the place Sunwoo went to was like that.
“therefore? What happened there?”
“Should I say that I learned the whole story of the gate disappearance case?”
Gate Missing Case.
In simple terms, it refers to a dictionary where people disappear at the gate. And that kind of thing happens inadvertently. As Sunwoo said, public power is meaningless inside the gate. If so, in the end, power becomes power in it, and when those who have power wield power, it is a story that terrible things can happen. A story that can be imagined without difficulty, and perhaps a significant part of people’s imaginations may be true.
“Aren’t you surprised too?”
“I haven’t experienced it myself, so why be surprised?”
“Well, you are that kind of guy. aren’t you If it wasn’t for Hoya’s disappearance, I would have thought you might be a psychopath.”
Being calm means not having severe emotional ups and downs. And some of those people have psychopathic tendencies. Not all psychopaths are murderers. Antisocial personality disorder doesn’t mean criminal.
Anyway, this guy is the story that he suspected that I might be a psychopath. He doesn’t show his emotional ups and downs so much, so I can understand why.
“What do you want to talk about?”
“Are you going to reveal the gate?”
“Don’t you think so?”
Sunwoo smiles at my words.
“Good idea. If you don’t have many resources anyway, just go alone.”
“Did you call me separately to talk about that?”
“Don’t come here again, just order over the phone.”
“You mean to hide the gate?”
“right. When that is known, the dung flies will stick to it.”
“Is the gate shit?”
“Don’t ask. I’m not going to try to kill you directly. But I will hold your family hostage and make you open the gate.”
This is something I hadn’t thought of. You’re threatening me. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but you’re holding your family hostage? This is going to be a bit of a problem.
“And be strong. Then everything will be settled.”
“Didn’t I tell you? My gate is a small island. It’s not some kind of monster land, so you think there’s a limit to becoming stronger?”
“Is that so?”
Sunwoo nodded. It was said that normal gates are usually connected to somewhere on the continent. Even if you think probabilistically, the case where the island and the gate are connected like me won’t be common.
“Maybe that’s the case?”
“Then the secret is the answer. Go camping somewhere on the weekend.”
“What are you pretending to be like?”
“uh. Few people will doubt you at this stage, but just in case.”
I heard that’s right. Buy camping equipment like that, but don’t actually go camping? This seemed a bit suspicious.
“I have a question.”
“What?”
“Among Hunters, what level are you?”
Sunwoo’s level is higher than mine, but his abilities are low. There is an ability called keen eye that I don’t have, but it seemed to be related to archers.
“me? It must be at a considerable level. It is known that a good hunter is only at level 20, so of course this can only be seen by someone with the ‘observation’ skill, but I heard that there is a tool that measures a person’s level among machines developed in the United States. Anyway, my level is level 9. Among Hunters, it must be in the middle position. It is known that the highest level hunter is in the early 20s.”
Being known also means that there will be more unknowns. The gate itself is a reality that is dismissed as a new world in the first place. It is a story about pioneering land. Did people tell other countries that the information of the old frontier was good? it wouldn’t have been Probably, it would have been known or known only after they sucked as much honey as they could.
“Isn’t it better than I thought?”
“Crazy. You’re saying that because you haven’t seen the real hunters fight.”
“It could be. What I’m talking about is just looking at the level and talking.”
“Isn’t it easy to be level 9?”
My level is 8. Well, the level has risen as Hoya feeds it, but Seonwoo and I are only 1 level apart, and I have higher abilities overall. The reason for his high ability is probably because of the food materials from the island.
“Isn’t it like food that raises your stats if you eat it? Or maybe a drug?”
“Hey, if there was such a thing, it would have been a mess? There are often types of meat or plants that give you energy when you eat them. why? Did you eat anything?”
“Am I?”
“Will I? Originally, when you enter the gate, you pick up and eat. So when I feel something, I intensively search for it and then sell it. Well, sometimes there are people who build farms and grow things that are edible and have good effects. Of course, those people are mostly gate owners or family members of the gate owner.”
“why? Because you can’t be sure when you’ll be restricted from entering?”
“right. I’ve developed it at best, but if the gate owner blocks the entry, it’ll be in vain. So usually hunters just hunt or gather things they can bring out and bring them out. When you bring it out, pay the set percentage to the gate owner as tax.”
No matter what happens, in the end, the owner of the gate is A.
“Doesn’t the country pay taxes to gate owners?”
“Did you not know that? Gate owners certified by the state are duty-free. Instead, we have to accommodate the convenience of the country to a certain extent regarding gate access.”
I thought I had a good idea of how the gate worked. So, if the gate is usable, the owner of the gate can choose to coexist with the country. The story is that the country prepares a way to obtain new resources from the gate and provides benefits to the gate owner.
Anyway, gate access is a matter that depends on the mind of the gate owner. Therefore, it cannot be practically enforced. You can threaten them, but there is a limit to the access rights obtained through it, so they are trying to make a good relationship.
“Of course, this is a story when we joined hands with the state, and it should be seen that it is usually corporations or criminal groups that are targeting the owner of the gate. Well, from my point of view, all three seem to be there.”
The state, corporations, and criminal groups all want one thing. right money. Gates make money, so that’s what they’re aiming for.
“I have another question.”
“What?”
“Aren’t there people living in it? So, no Earthlings.”
“An alien?”
“uh. that kind of person.”
“Okay. I haven’t heard of it either, but I’m guessing there might be.”
“why?”
“Traces of civilization can be found everywhere.”
It is a trace of civilization. I thought there would be no such thing on my island. And the issue of safety seems to be something to think about. Especially about the safety of your family.
“So what I can do now is hide it as much as possible?”
“Maybe it is? Because even a nerdy guy like me noticed you got the gate.”
“To say that, you say that your keen eye is an annoyance?”
“Sheesh, who has the ‘observation’ skill?”
“Anyway, thanks for the advice. I’ll invite you once my gate is cleared.”
“Yeah, I’m curious too. So you’re just going to play in it?”
“It’s a small island, so what do we do there? Oh, I was fishing. It’s the first fish I’ve seen, but the taste is dead.”
“Hey, is that a bitch? Let’s go fishing together next time.”
“Yes, then.”
I finished the conversation with Seonwoo, and returned home with the bow Seonwoo remodeled and the angular bow he had prepared for me. And I went straight through the gate. Then something greeted me at the gate.