God-Tier Enhancement: My Upgrades Never Fail-Chapter 140: Episode 27_The Secret Merchant of the Fog Region (5)

Chapter 140: Episode 27_The Secret Merchant of the Fog Region (5)

7.

In reality, drop rate isn’t an option that makes money while sitting still.

It is strictly for the whales!

Of course, people without money could diligently farm drop rate items in 『Fantastic World』, but considering that the unenhanced drop rate increase effect is insignificant—forcing one to eventually enhance them to use—it becomes an option used by players who have all their gear equipped and still have money left over to desire higher-grade items.

Just looking at Han Simin, he bought it cheaply, but didn’t he use fifteen enhancement stones just to enhance it?

With the market price soaring toward $130 per 1 gold, a price of $1,500 for a single drop item is enormous.

In other words, to see a usable effect, one must invest at least several thousand dollars!

Most light users wouldn’t dare to even attempt it. No, even whales find it difficult to assemble.

If Han Simin hadn’t met Nodaji, he would have been playing the game without even thinking about it.

Does that mean item farming goes well blindly?

That’s not it either.

“The Awakening Potions dropped surprisingly well.”

Currently, Han Simin’s drop rate increase is 78.5%, and over 150% with the effect of Buff the Buff, but this doesn’t apply directly to the drop of all items.

Multiplicative application!

Considering that the base probability attached to a single item is barely less than 1%, one might think additive application would be fair, but such a generous game does not exist in the world.

Simply put, if the probability of an item dropping from a monster is 1%, then for Han Simin, 2.5% is applied!

It is true that material items become noticeably easier to obtain. It is also true that he is gathering a ton of Fog Awakening Potions in that way.

However, obtaining the [Truth-Piercing Eye] was simply luck.

Even receiving a bonus of more than double on a probability of less than 1%, it remains less than 1% all the same.

Ultimately, for high-grade item farming, there is a high possibility that he won’t feel much difference from users who don’t equip item drop probability items.

An undeniable conclusion.

Perhaps when luck isn’t on his side, situations where items drop less than for those people will also occur.

It would be different if this were a PC online game that catered to heavy users, but this is a world that moves strictly according to settings!

Nevertheless, Han Simin intended to steadfastly invest money. Even if investing in this way might not be helpful.

Because he had conviction.

’Numbers are honest.’

He had only assembled two so far.

Since he succeeded in dragging Nodaji into the guild, if he slowly matched them one by one, a day would come when it would be possible to reach not 150%, but 300%, or even 500%.

When that happens, while others aim for a probability of less than 1%, he could aim for high-grade items with a 1%, or perhaps even higher probability.

It might still be meager and laughable, but the difference is by no means small.

Whether catching the only monster on the continent or grinding Named Monsters.

As the numbers get higher, luck will surely come.

“It will come. Surely...”

Trembling, he brainwashed himself like that.

Because if he didn’t, he felt he wouldn’t be able to sleep from the injustice.

“Shit. Should I tell him not to eat it all and leave a little bit even now? N-No.”

The gold shimmered before his eyes.

’Master! Don’t abandon me!’

The gold nuggets that would be stripped naked, violated, and swallowed by Squeakers...

“Argh!”

There wasn’t really anything to regret. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The ways to obtain gold in the game had increased beyond what he could count on ten fingers, and his real-world bank account held enough money to buy a solid building with a great future in a decent location.

The only problem was his personality.

A personality that couldn’t stand seeing others do well!

“Squeak!”

Still, he endured.

After waiting for a long time, Squeakers came out letting out a satisfied cry.

“Did you eat it all?”

“Squeak!”

“Without missing a single piece? Cleanly?”

“Squeak!”

“...Okay, good job.”

He decided not to do something pathetic like going in to check if even a crumb remained.

It wasn’t because it would be embarrassing or hurt his pride.

Because naturally, there wouldn’t be any.

It was a gold mine found by cutting through the fog purely by smell, by a Gold Dragon who goes crazy for gold, despite not even knowing the way home.

The mountain range stretched out in ridges with hundreds, thousands of similar caves, yet he found the gold mine among them just by smell.

Would a guy like that leave gold behind?

It was the same as saying Han Simin would enhance items for people for free.

Resigned, he turned on the broadcast.

Since it had come to this, he couldn’t die alone.

“Let’s all die of stomachaches from jealousy together.”

Watching the users entering one by one, he opened Squeakers’ information window.

Just how much gold did he eat? And how many Gold Points were accumulated?

Possessed GP: 218,218

“...”

Huh? Did I see that wrong?

Denying reality, Han Simin cleared the hologram, took a deep breath, and opened it again.

Of course, the figure remained unchanged.

210,000 GP.

“Let’s see. Since when did GP give 10 per 1 gold?”

The more he denied it, the deeper the despair became.

If there was a silver lining, it was that the shock was so great he quickly forgot about the broadcast, and the users who entered after watching the ad fell into shock together, just as he had initially intended.

—What the? Isn’t GP 1 to 1 gold?

—I’ve watched this person’s broadcast from the start, and that’s right. I know he levels up and picks buffs with that.

—Eh. No way. If it’s 210,000 gold, isn’t that over $20 million?

—Photoshopped?

He didn’t think to quell the confusion.

He merely moved his hand.

[Consuming 300 GP.]

[‘Drop Rate Buff Lv16’ has increased.]

[‘Drop Rate Buff Lv50’ has increased.]

The Drop Rate Buff, which made him groan to raise to level 15 and made his hands tremble to stop, went up to level 50 in one go.

A whopping 35% increase in drop rate!

However, even Han Simin, who was spending gold with his eyes closed to deny reality, had to pause briefly at level 50.

Even though 146,718 GP still remained.

“Is this insane?”

8,000 GP to raise 1 level.

Doesn’t that mean $800,000 to raise 1%?

If he raised it to level 60, the remaining GP would be 60,000.

That was also a lot, but for a moment, reason returned and shouted at him to judge wisely.

’Isn’t this enough?’

Rationalization proceeded alongside it!

And putting aside the Drop Rate Buff, he slyly touched other buffs.

“I need to get a bit stronger too.”

Consoling himself that he had done enough for the drop rate—which, after all, he picked for his own profit—he started investing the remaining Gold Points here and there.

“Squeak!”

’Level me up!’

Squeakers’ shout rang out in vain.

* * *

[Character Information]

Name: Simin

Rank: Viscount of the Empire

Class: Legendary Enhancement Master of Legends (3rd Awakening)

Sub-Class: Ultimate Legendary Tamer

Titles: 13

Level: 49 (Required EXP +550%)

Stats (0): Strength (500), Agility (560), Stamina (568), Luck (375), Mana (123)

Skills: Enhancement (F), Absolute Enhancement (SS), Legendary Heal (S), God’s Blessing (SS), Taming (SS)

Sub-Options:

1. Enhancement Success: Special Option Addition Probability +33%

2. Enhancement Success: Certain Probability of Enhancement Effect Increase +35%

3. Enhancement Success Probability +15%

4. Legendary Grade Item Effect +10%

5. Enhancement Success: Evolution Probability +5%

* Gold Buff Effects:

1. Attack Power Buff Lv40: Attack Power +40%

2. Defense Buff Lv50: Defense +50%

3. All Stats Buff Lv30: All Stats +30%

4. Drop Rate Buff Lv50: Item Drop Rate +50%

It wasn’t just abundant; it was overflowing.

The broadcast ended with raising Squeakers’ level to 60, so it wasn’t revealed to the public, but it was character information that drew admiration even when viewed alone.

The result of stopping the Drop Rate Buff after much deliberation and investing elsewhere was absolutely not a waste!

Above all, the greatest satisfaction was that he had heavily increased expensive buffs he wouldn’t have even thought of raising easily under normal circumstances.

“As expected, there’s no honey pot like All Stats Increase.”

A whopping thirty percent.

Could there be a better option for those with abnormally high stats like Han Simin?

60,000 GP was used to raise it by twenty percent, and since it would cost even more gold in the future, it would stagnate again, but thinking he raised it for free put his mind at ease.

On top of that, he raised the Attack Power Buff by 10 levels, and to match the increasing levels of monsters, he raised the Defense Buff by 30 as well.

That was the end of it.

Thinking it was worth a staggering 210,000 gold made it feel futile.

Even so, it was fine.

“Squeak!”

[+15 Golden Hatchling (2nd Evolution)]

- Grade: Epic Legendary

- Level: 60

- Stats (0):

- Strength (751), Agility (746), Mana (1)

- Skills:

- Gold Growth (SS), Gold Buff (SS), Gold Support (SS)

- Possessed GP: 6,718

Because Squeakers had become stronger as well.

Of course, from Squeakers’ perspective, it was full of complaints because it couldn’t undergo the 3rd Evolution, but Han Simin, who only needed to satisfy himself, didn’t listen.

“Right, I bought a house with Monopoly money I picked up on the street. Let’s think of it that way.”

He predicted a lot would come out at the word "gold mine," but he never guessed there would be 210,000 gold worth of gold.

Because he lacked experience.

Just like how Nodaji had no concept of the value of the items he dug up all his life or their utility to the user, so he thought by his own standards and was satisfied with the money he received.

It wasn’t anyone’s fault.

He just had to learn.

Based on today’s painful mistake, he just had to not make mistakes in the future.

“Phew.”

It was a self-criticism so full of privilege that a third party would want to smack him in the back of the head, but Han Simin, who didn’t care, muttered.

“I wish I could find just a few more mines like this.”

Words that popped out unconsciously.

They were heavily laden with sincerity.

“Really, if just five similar ones, no, four, no, just exactly three more appeared, I’d even consider donating to the needy.”

Words spouted by Simin, who had never donated in his life.

Even if just one more appeared, it would be a life-changing turnaround.

Spouting conscienceless words, he looked at Squeakers with regretful eyes.

“Hey. Isn’t there another place that smells? Like a gold mine. Or mithril would be fine too.”

“Squeak!”

There was no way there would be.

Sighing, Han Simin climbed onto Squeaker’s back, which seemed to have gained a little weight.

“Let’s go. We spent money, so we have to earn again.”

8.

The completely empty gold mine.

In the space that was dug up here and there, where the brilliant golden light was gone and only crumbly gray light remained, a mysterious creature appeared.

“Grwah?”

Short stature.

Chubby body.

A face like an otter.

The creature, holding glowing stones in both hands, tilted its head.

“Grwaaah?”

’What is this?’

’Where did my gold go?’

With a puzzled heart, it searched the gold mine thoroughly, but not even a speck of gold could be found.

He even stepped back out of the gold mine, wondering if he had come to the wrong place, but nothing had changed.

He might be dim-witted, but he certainly wasn’t so stupid that he couldn’t remember the mine he had created himself.

“Kkwong! Kkwong!”

The enraged otter hopped up and down in place. There was only one conclusion his limited intellect could reach.

’Someone robbed my gold mine!’

The chunks of stone he had been clutching—as if he would never let them go—were tossed into his mouth.

“Kkwong!”

After devouring the ores, the otter’s body swelled slightly. Feeling the power overflowing within him, the otter marched out of the mine.