Taming Master

In an unexpected situation, the party members of Hun who met Ian fall into chaos.

Their common sense never understood this situation.

“Ian, what's that pickaxe? Hidden item?”

“Wow, how many minerals have you mined? Do you have a mining class for production? ”

“Do you know how many high-end minerals there were on the server? ”

Rankers from the Heavenly Army Faction approaching Ian and baptizing him with questions.

However, despite all that commotion, Ian just silently pickaxes.

Boom, boom, boom!

The sound of Ian's pickaxe until it's regular and clear, without even the faintest of words.

Then, toward the frustrating rankers, many beside you answered.

“The owner usually talks and doesn't answer once he starts mining. Maybe he'll answer after he digs something up. ”

Many said that some rankers were a little offended, but not the part they didn't understand, so they decided to wait.

Mining requires extreme concentration, so it's not something you can do while talking to someone.

Jonas and other rankers begin to watch closely how Ian mines instead of asking questions.

Boom, boom, boom!

Every time a golden pickaxe falls, the chunks of rock in the mine crumble into chunks.

And as the regular pickaxing continues, the blue minerals that were hiding inside the stone walls slowly begin to reveal themselves.

Boom, boom, boom!

Ian's golden pickaxe moves delicately, as if he were sculpting minerals!

And then about five minutes later,

Tuck.

A mysterious ore glowing in red is somewhere in front of Ian (?) rolled down.

Then a short elastic gust leaks out of the rankers' mouths, watching the scene.

“Ah…! ”

“That's amazing!”

What surprised the rankers was actually a natural part.

It was a stable and fast mining operation unlike when they were mining Magic Stone.

Normally, a Magic Stone could not be mined, but it would require a pickaxe pickaxe for about 15 minutes. There is a very high chance that Magic Stone will be damaged and the Mining will fail.

But Ian was different.

I've been able to dig up ore in just over five minutes, and if I'm looking at that stable pickaxe, I'm a long way from "failure."

Of course, the ore Ian just mined doesn't seem to be of any dimension, but it's also not easier to mine other minerals.

And what's even harder to understand is that pickaxing isn't even faster.

After successfully mining, Ian turns his gaze towards the lambs surrounding him.

Everything was going according to Ian's plan.

Even showing the mining process was part of Ian's ‘design’.

‘Huhu, by this time, I'll start looking forward to it. ’

From Hun to Jonas.

After looking around at the familiar faces, Ian opened his mouth at them with a surprised expression.

“Oh, I was so focused that I didn't know you were coming. Sorry about this.”

Ian's Truthful (?) Jonas, who heard the apology, shakes his head and replies.

“No, Ian. Mining took a lot of concentration. I understand.”

“I'm glad you understand. ”

Ian smiled and said again.

“By the way, I see you've all got enough Magic Stone for everyone. ”

“ ……? ”

“Aren't you all looking at my nogada after mining? ”

The group hears Ian's ambassador's expression grows dull, and he gives a grumpy look at Ian.

‘Man, I think he knows that. ’

After a short pause, Jonas once swallowed his saliva and opened his mouth again to Ian.

“We still need more mining.... Did Ian get enough Magic Stone? ”

As if Ian had waited, Jonas nodded and replied.

“Of course. I've already completed the quest. ”

Then, this time, the next Safel asked Ian reflexively.

“Then why are you still mining...? ”

Instead of answering, Ian smiled and showed me the red ore that he had just mined.

“I stayed because I needed these guys. It's full of magic stones, but I'd like to collect some more minerals. ”

“Ah……. ”

Ian, who had succeeded in shaping the desired plate, slowly opened his mouth again with a gentle expression.

And in Ian's expression, Hun was immediately mistaken for a demonic figure that appeared to overlap.

“Gentlemen, may I make a suggestion? ”

* * *

Dimensional magic stones stacked up in Ian's inventory.

And Ian's idea of how to use the extra magic stones was not that complicated.

The other rankers who were unable to solve the mystery of the Iron Worm were clearly lacking enough Magic Stone, so they decided to use it as bait to attack them.

If so, Ian's labor force (?)?

“This red ore is an ore called 'Dimensional Synthetic Stone'. ”

“I know. I thought it was magic stones at first, but I got one from the wrong mine. ”

“Right. So, do you have any of these purple and white minerals? ”

Ian asks, some rankers grunt and raise their hands.

Ian nods and starts to join the conversation.

“If you've seen the information window, you can see that the White Man is a dimensional sorcerer. And the purple one is a dimensional reinforcement stone. ”

Rankers wait for Ian's next words, and Ian starts slowly joining them.

“From now on, what I'd like to offer you is a barter. ”

“ ……? ”

“You have Synthetic Stone, Magic Stone, and Enhancement Stone……. Let me give you a Magic Stone in return. ”

“Oh…! ”

In Ian's bombing declaration, the eyes of the rankers you were listening to start flashing.

“Are you sure, Ian? ”

“Hey, put me on the phone! There are three Enhancement Stones! ”

But Ian's words could not have ended here.

Ian calms the excited people down for a while and then starts explaining again.

“My proposal is not yet finished, people. ”

“ ……! ”

“As you know, Magic Stone mining is much more difficult than other ore. Of course, one-on-one exchanges cannot be made. ”

“Then…? ”

Ian rubs his hands and smiles.

“Synthetic and magic stones are one in three. I'll give you one percentage of each of the five reinforcement stones. How about that? It's a pretty good condition, right? ”

In Ian's explanation, Jonas, who was listening at the front, raised a protest.

“Of course, mining Magic Stone is more difficult, but isn't the ratio too high, Ian? ”

“Hmm?"

“I don't know about reinforcement stones, but synthetic stones or magic stones.... A mineral that takes as long to mine as a Magic Stone. ”

In fact, Jonas was right.

Ian clearly knows that.

But Jonas missed one thing and said,

“Hehe, of course, but you missed one thing. ”

“ ……? ”

“Magic stones are meant to be mined in pursuit of dimensional power, but other minerals are mined in any mine. ”

“Ugh……. Is that so? ”

At Ian's words, Jonas looks a little surprised.

This was a fact that Ian had never known before.

Ian mutters, smiling deeply.

‘You couldn't have known about this since you've been chasing the energy of dimensions all this time. ’

Ian's words continued again.

“When you go to the entrance of a dimensional forest, there is a large vein where the energy in dimensions does not linger. ”

And those rankers who thought Ian's offer of a deal might be okay, began to listen to him quietly.

“From now on, come with me there and mine as many minerals as you can before the portal closes today. ”

Ian then continued to speak pointing to the three types of minerals that had been placed in front of him one by one.

“As I said, the ratio of magic stones and synthetic stones is 3: 1. 5: 1 Enhancement Stone. Perhaps, as I predicted, you can exchange about three or four Magic Stones per minute for five hours of mining. If you're good at mining, maybe five or six. ”

And Ian's last line was decisive.

One word: we can get three or four magic stones per person.

Ian's offer sounded too sweet, as most rankers were in a situation where even the minimum conditions of the quest were modest.

Even Hun, who boasted that he knew Ian better than anyone, began to tremble, so there was no need to tell other users.

“Well, if that's the case, the quest won't be that hard to complete! ”

“That's right. If you can mine in a place without dimensional energy, you can only mine reliably." ”

“That's right. Monsters don't flock to places without dimensional energy. ”

“Excellent. With these conditions, it is possible to mass-mine enough minerals. From now on, we should start mining as quickly as possible and secure the Magic Stone! ”

Rankers who talk to each other in excitement, whether the calculations are done in their heads.

Seeing them like that, Ian barely held back with a smile about to leak out.

‘Khh, I knew it...! There's no way smart friends would turn down a good offer like this. ’

This design by Ian was, in fact, very precise.

Even the fraction of exchangeable minerals per Magic Stone is precisely designed under the calculation of Ian.

‘At this rate, no matter how well they mine, only three or four magic stones will be exchanged. In the end, it will be difficult to obtain even 1,000 Contribution Points. ’

Ian's meticulous design ability to exchange Magic Stones but not exceed his maximum Contribution Points!

Ian was smiling delightfully, whether his bald hair was satisfied or not, and many stood beside him, staring at him with a frightening look.

‘There are a lot of owners like the Bishop of the Gospels. ’

Then Jonas, who was rolling his head hard, asked Ian a sharp question.

“By the way, Ian. ”

“Go ahead.”

“The offer you just mentioned is definitely attractive, but isn't there something you should check out first? ”

“If there's anything I need to check...? ”

Jonas, who took a magic stone out of his inventory, points to it and says again.

“If we want to trust Ian and go digging for other minerals, why don't you show him how many magic stones you have?" ”

The eyes of the other rankers who heard Jonas' words also regroup toward Ian.

What Jonas said was very important to them.

And Ian didn't know it either, so he smiled and revealed a side of his inventory.

“Do you see the numbers here? ”

“ ……! ”

“There are exactly 60. ”

“Madness, madness...! ”

60 dimensional magic stones in the corner of Ian's inventory.

The rankers who confirm the number remain dumbfounded.

“You may leave now. We need to start mining as soon as possible, so won't you get one more Magic Stone? ”

“Oh, that's great. ”

Rankers who double check Ian's public inventory, like a mute who ate honey.

And towards them, an additional word from Ian, like a wedge, was added.

“For those of you who have mined the most minerals, I'll add an extra Magic Stone. ”

“ ……! ”

“Now that these veins are about to arrive, shall we regroup them at mine number one at our entrance? ”

And as Ian's words ended, rankers started leaping out of the mine without you having to.