128. The rewards are insane.
“…...We won.”
Hong Ari muttered in a trembling voice.
“That damn Guild Master actually won, for real...!”
Unable to contain her excitement, she shouted while clenching both fists tightly.
Her palms were soaked with sweat from how tense she had been watching.
“Waaaaaah!”
“Brotheeerrrrr!”
Gi Jaehyuk and Kang Jihoe were already jumping around in chaos.
They had won.
And not just barely—it was an overwhelming performance.
With a bit of sense, some acting, and absolute control, he had defeated Rachel, who was armed with three S-rank summons!
“Hahaha, I knew our Guild Master was a monster, but to think he was this monstrous.”
“Did you see him dodge Power Word Kill? That was practically like seeing a bullet and dodging it with your eyes!”
“Damn it... why is there so much dust in my eyes...”
Everyone was joyful, yet deeply moved.
Clenching their jaws tight, they held back tears.
How much had their hearts raced while watching?
When Rachel flew in and slammed down a breath attack, they thought it was all over.
Then when a new S-rank summon appeared, they screamed together.
“That’s cheating!”
“What kind of nonsense is having three S-rank summons?!”
They had already given up on first place and were ready to settle for second.
But then—
Their guild master was invincible.
If players had ranks, wouldn’t he be beyond S-rank?
“HunGyo, Lamba, Gale Slayer, Explosive Dragon… and the Guild Master too… their timing was just perfectly in sync.”
“It showed clearly why the Five Emperors were wary of him. Baek Jinwoo really is Baek Jinwoo.”
“That monster is our teacher… that monster is our national team captain…!”
While the guild members were fully immersed in their skyrocketing dopamine—
[The World League is ending.]
[Accordingly, the Day of Peace will automatically end.]
[From now on, players can use summons for combat outside.]
The league had finally ended.
“Ah.”
“Ahhh…”
The greatest event in human history, hosted by an unknown system!
[The winning country is South Korea!]
[Rewards will be distributed based on ranking.]
[Reward details will only be revealed to participating players.]
“Oh.”
“So this is how it works?”
The SKY guild members murmured among themselves.
It was their first time receiving league victory rewards!
What kind of reward was it that was said to bring immense wealth and national benefit?
“It popped up!”
Gi Jaehyuk shouted, pointing to one side of his vision.
A system window, visible only to participants, appeared.
[World League Victory Rewards are arriving.]
[You have obtained ‘Ultimate Summoning Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘Ultimate Summoning Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘Ultimate Summoning Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘1t Gold Bar Summoning Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘1t Gold Bar Summoning Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘1t Gold Bar Summoning Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘Rune Sealing Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘Rune Sealing Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘Rune Sealing Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘Pure Oil Deposit Summoning Scroll’!]
[You have obtained ‘Random Skill Summoning Scroll’!]
Shrrrrk!
With the floating status window, the items materialized like documents and dropped equally to each player.
“W-What is all this?”
“Why is there so much?”
“U-Ultimate Summoning Scroll! And three of them! This is insane!”
“Gold bars? And what’s a Rune Sealing Scroll? Pure oil? Random skill?”
Inside the arena, the guild members stared at the items in their hands with pure curiosity.
“Uh…”
Baek Jinwoo had received them as well.
Shrrrk!
Eleven sheets of paper in his hand.
But—
Now that he had stepped out into the arena, there was something in his view that others didn’t have.
[Congratulations!]
[You have been selected as the World League MVP!]
[MVP is awarded to only one player who led their country to victory.]
[Reward is arriving.]
[You have obtained ‘100% Summoning Scroll’ (S-rank)!]
[However, a specific sacrifice is required to use this item.]
Wooooong!
A golden, glowing summoning scroll appeared before him.
“…Huh?”
Baek Jinwoo’s eyes widened.
Really?
For real?
He had wondered what kind of reward could make Rachel struggle so desperately to win—and it was this!
A slow smile spread across his face.
Now he understood.
This was why Rachel could possess three S-rank summons.
She had won the World League three times.
And all of them as MVP.
“That’s insane.”
While he was lying in the hospital, she had been secretly reaping all the benefits alone.
If he had known, he would’ve gotten up earlier!
As he savored the joy, he soon tilted his head.
“‘Specific sacrifice’?”
He examined the scroll.
[Guaranteed Summoning Scroll]
[Rank: S]
[Allows you to obtain an S-rank summon with certainty.]
[However, 10 ‘Ultimate Summoning Scrolls’ are required.]
“Ah.”
So it wasn’t free.
Still, since they distributed three Ultimate Summoning Scrolls as victory rewards, that must be how she collected them.
‘I have exactly ten too.’
Which meant—
He now had a chance to obtain an S-rank summon!
‘That’s a relief.’
If he had used the Ultimate Scrolls one by one earlier, it would’ve been a disaster.
First, Baek Jinwoo and the guild members left the arena and returned to the VIP room.
They would stay here for a while, then return to South Korea by private jet in the evening.
They gathered together to discuss the rewards.
Naturally, Yoo Jia joined as well.
“Putting aside the Ultimate Summoning Scroll… what is the 1-ton gold bar scroll?”
“The item description says this.”
[1t Gold Bar Summoning Scroll]
[Rank: B]
[Summons 1 ton of refined gold bars directly in front of you.]
[It is extremely heavy and large in quantity, so caution is required.]
“…What kind of ridiculous item is this?”
Each person received three. That made a total of thirty.
Thirty tons of gold.
“At current market price, gold is about 100 million won per kilogram… so per ton that’s 100 billion. Altogether… that’s 3 trillion.”
“Wow. Jackpot.”
Gold cannot be synthesized.
Not even a Synthesis Alchemist could create gold.
The only known methods involve supernova explosions or neutron star collisions—something far beyond humanity’s current technology.
Maybe in the distant future.
Which meant all gold on Earth came from outer space when the planet formed.
“And yet…”
The system just handed it over as a reward. This kind of reward didn’t even exist in Battle of Summoners.
That game didn’t even consider nationality in the first place.
“Here, read the Pure Oil Deposit Scroll too.”
Hong Ari spoke.
“It’s similar to gold. I wondered what ‘oil deposit’ meant—it literally means oil fields.”
Oil fields?
[Pure Oil Deposit Summoning Scroll]
[Rank: A]
[Deposits 1 billion barrels of oil in the designated area.]
[Requires an area of 100 km.]
[Overlap of regions is possible.]
“Holy shit!”
Hwang Juwon let out a scream.
“They’re just turning the country into an oil-producing nation?”
And they had even handed over ten of them.
At 1 billion barrels per scroll, that meant 10 billion barrels.
“If it’s 10 billion barrels, then as far as I know that’s worth around 1 trillion dollars. So in won, that’s over 1,300 trillion in value. And the location is easy too. You can just drop it near the coast.”
“I think I understand now what the World League is trying to say.”
Baek Jinwoo nodded.
He had already read what the Random Skill Summoning Scroll meant.
[Random Skill Summoning Scroll]
[Rank: A]
[A book containing meaningful technology beneficial to the nation will appear at random.]
“It really is, quite literally, national interest.”
Gold, oil, technology, and so on.
It was basically saying they would push the country forward so that it had no choice but to develop.
“If we take this back, the NIS guys are going to love it.”
“...They’ll probably lock it all up as top secret. No matter what comes out. Just like Britain did.”
It was fascinating.
Was this the reason Britain had been able to snatch hegemony away from the United States so quickly?
Of course, Rachel’s military power must have played a role, but money and technology couldn’t be ignored either.
‘Especially technology.’
He didn’t know what kind of technology might be inside, but he didn’t need anyone to tell him how terrifying even a single generation-advanced technology could be.
And there were ten of them.
Britain must have taken thirty.
“Lastly, the Rune Sealing Scroll.”
[Rune Sealing Scroll]
[Rank: A]
[Makes the rune set currently equipped by a summon become ‘bound’.]
[Once it becomes ‘bound’. it cannot be unequipped.]
[However, the rune’s stats increase by 20%.]
This one seemed like it would split opinions.
Players who mainly used A-rank summons often had to swap out runes.
‘But.’
The corners of Baek Jinwoo’s mouth lifted.
‘This is insanely good for me.’
For those who already had endgame runes, there was no reason to replace them.
Summons like Lamba.
They already had no more stats to raise, so if he used this on them, he could squeeze out another 20% speed.
The same was true for HunGyo.
There was no reason to remove the Trinity Rune, so he could just lock it in as a permanent endgame setup.
Then they would become even stronger.
Smiling faintly, Baek Jinwoo turned his gaze.
The guild members were busily explaining everything to Yoo Jia and sharing information.
How much time had passed like that?
“Let’s organize it this way.”
Yoo Jia opened her mouth.
“We’ll split the gold bars between the guild and the individuals in a 2:1 ratio. Each of you can keep only 1 ton as your personal share, and please submit the other 2 tons to the guild. As for the oil deposits and technology, I think I’ll need to discuss compensation with the state. The 3 Ultimate Summoning Scrolls and the Rune Sealing Scrolls will belong to each of you personally.”
Of course, the oil deposit and technology rewards also all belonged to the guild.
That had been the contract from the start.
All assets earned through a player’s abilities belonged to the guild, while guild members only received salaries or bonuses.
“As for the bonus portion related to the oil deposits and technology rewards, let’s discuss that again later. I’ll make sure to distribute it fairly so no one feels slighted.”
Yoo Jia wrapped things up neatly but firmly.
In effect, she was Baek Jinwoo’s spokesperson.
So it was no exaggeration to say this was the guild master’s decision.
“If it’s 1 ton of gold bars... that’s 100 billion won. That’s enough.”
Hwang Juwon nodded.
“Right. Without the guild master, we wouldn’t have even made the round of 16, let alone won.”
“We have no complaints!”
None of the guild members seemed dissatisfied.
If anything, they were grateful.
He had taken in people with little skill, raised them, fed them, housed them, spoon-fed them rewards, and even handed them enormous bonuses!
If anyone still had complaints at this point, they would have no conscience.
And besides—
‘The Guild Master definitely said he was going to recruit more guild members.’
‘If we get on his bad side here, we’re out of the national team next time.’
‘What if he stops giving us proper consulting?’
‘We absolutely have to stay in his good graces.’
These people had every reason to stay loyal to SKY’s system.
Because nothing lasts forever.
They had felt it clearly this time.
Their current level was still nowhere near enough.
If they wanted to push themselves further, they absolutely needed Baek Jinwoo and HunGyo’s help.
“Then that’s it for today’s meeting!”
Smack!
Just as Yoo Jia put down the documents—
Ding-dong!
The bell to the VIP room rang.
“Hm? Who is it?”
Yoo Jia walked over and opened the door, and a staff member whispered something to her.
She nodded, then turned to Baek Jinwoo.
“Jinwoo.”
“Yes?”
“Rachel wants to see you once before we head back.”
Rachel?
Ah, right.
He had promised to see her face once before leaving, hadn’t he?
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