Chapter 134 – Next Operation (2)

[Study on securing safety and side effects when installing multiple gates]

“Oh.”

While looking through the institute’s papers one by one, we were able to find one paper that was listed under the name of a university professor. Senior Yu-jeong heard the sound of the pot bubbling over and ran to the kitchen in shock. In the meantime, I downloaded the thesis and started checking the contents.

[The purpose of this study is to study the efficiency of resource mining inside the gate and the multi-gate installation method for shortening the circulation and its side effects.]

I just skipped the installation instructions below. I didn’t know because I wasn’t a scientist in this field anyway. The part we paid attention to was the side effect part. A side effect of this multi-gate installation. As I scrolled all the way down, the side effects part came out.

[However, currently, if you open multiple gates at the same time, it is not possible to assume the grade of the monsters that appear in the gate, and accordingly, it is difficult to determine the grade of the hunter in charge of collecting resources.]

Ichie said.

“What do you mean?”

“It means that if several gates are opened, you can’t control it because you don’t know what might come out from inside.”

Senior Yoojeong said while scooping the kimchi stew.

“Are there any other studies?”

I nodded and started looking through the gate items again. As long as the history of the opening of the gate was deep, the thesis topic was diverse. Yujeong sunbaenim scooped up boiling kimchi stew and rice for us next to the pad and began to set them down. She put a soup bowl and a ladle for each person to use. She came next to me, looked over her thesis, pointed to one and said,

“This this.”

I dragged and looked at her thesis she said.

[Study on Selective Summoning of Monsters in the Gate]

Based on this item, I started my search again. Similar studies have been pouring out. It was an item that had been actively researched, and it seemed that the theoretical foundation had been established. However, all these papers could not be read with the ID level of Seong Ha-yeon Hunter.

[Corresponds to reading level A.]

“How much is reading grade A?”

“If you hit it as a hunter, it means that you give access to at least A grade or higher. Hayeon unnie’s ID is reading level C.”

“Then, does that mean that those who can refer to these theses are those with Hunter rank A or higher?”

“Yes.”

Senior Yoojeong nodded her head. Ichie slipped out of my arms and scooped up a ladleful of kimchi stew. She then took a little taste of the soup and widened her eyes. When Yujeong-senpai turned her head to her reasoning, she raised her finger to her reasoning and said,

“Best.”

The kimchi stew was really good.

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A week after that. There were no signs of anything out of the ordinary from the terrorist group. It was surprisingly quiet, to the point where we felt rather uneasy. Terrorism might have entered in a way we couldn’t predict, and it might have been something that we gave up because we were surprised by the strict vigilance.

Junhyeok Lee Hunter said.

“This is what Yoojung told me the other day. The hypothesis that someone who has free access to research papers inside the institute is providing data to the organization. I mean this.”

We all nodded at Hunter Lee Jun-hyeok’s words. There were no other Hunters in the Black Dragon Room, just us. It is said that the Black Dragon Room has collapsed, but since they had to earn money to operate the building, all the hunters were circling the gate as freelancers. Hunter Lee Jun-hyeok looked at us once and then lowered his voice a notch.

“This is already being investigated by the police and the research institute. Everyone remembers the last time I opened the gate on the spot at the Diamond Club lab, right? The impromptu gate made at that time brought the theory that the research institute was researching as it was, so they said they were suspicious of the inside of the institute or those with A-level or higher reading qualifications and put it on the line of the dragon.”

I felt relieved even though I was a little taken aback by the words that I was in doubt. I asked.

“By the way, aren’t there a few numbers for grades A and above? I think I can pick it up soon.”

“That is, surprisingly, a lot. Because large companies related to this have several researchers with A-level access rights. Besides, when this simple gate research itself came out, rumors circulated among high-ranking hunters, so all hunters with A-rank or higher viewing qualifications went to see it at least once.”

“If our ark…”

Senior Yoojeong looked at her surroundings and said in a low voice. Since the Black Dragon Ark was also an A-class hunter and turned into a secret organization, it was a possible guess. However, Hunter Lee Jun-hyeok shook his head without showing any sign of anger.

“Our ark has no right to read. You can’t handle a computer. Originally, if you put an A-level, you basically grant a B-level reading qualification, but the ark returned it saying that it was not necessary. So in the Black Dragon Room, only Hayeon and I have the right to read. Both in C grade.”

“Then it’s still a long way to find out.”

“No. Not completely clueless, not without a prime suspect. Right now, the police and Diamond Club executives point to S-class Hunter Lee Hyeon-woo as the most suspicious person.”

At the word Hyunwoo Lee Hunter, half of the members here frowned. He was a hunter who did a lot of good things, and he was a popular hunter, but from the point of view of the Black Dragon Room, there was no one that annoyed him. To the extent that such a guy was a collaborator, he even thought it was worth it.

Ichie said.

“Do you have any grounds for doubt?”

“First of all, there is a reading record of Hunter Lee Hyun-woo for each document related to the gate, and everyone remembers that Hunter Lee Hyun-woo was near the Diamond Club and came to help, right?”

“Yes.”

We nodded. Junhyeok Lee Hunter said.

“Then the interview. Originally, it was planned to be held elsewhere, but Hunter Lee Hyun-woo suddenly changed it to a restaurant near the Diamond Club.”

If coincidences overlap several times, they are not called coincidences. The same doubt creeps up in our minds. Seong Ha-yeon said.

“That bastard, why is he doing that? I don’t understand. You’re already doing well as an S-class, and you’re not particularly good at the Diamond Club. Hyunwoo Lee Hunter You were famous as a popular celebrity and hunter since you were a minor. Even though he is an unlucky bastard, he has no motivation to do so.”

On her face, a pure question rose along with her annoyance that she was defending Lee Hyeon-woo. It was as she said. Lee Hyeon-woo had suspicious activities, but he lacked the motivation to commit such a thing. Why would he, who is already at the peak of popularity in Korea in his mid-twenties, cooperate with a terrorist group?

If it was for wealth and honor, colluding with the Diamond Club would earn more, and if justice was the goal, it would have been much more honorable to lash out at the Diamond Club in one’s own name.

“There is no evidence, and the motive is not clear, so we can’t publicize it. Even if you poke Lee Hyeon-woo here, it will only backfire. If you notice that he is suspicious of you and save yourself, you will have no chance to arrest the black man forever.”

“The Ark was out to steal the name of the Heavenly Horse from Hunter Lee Hyun-woo.”

Senior Yoojeong said with a laugh. Junhyeok Lee Hunter said.

“So, personally, if Hunter Lee Hyun-woo wasn’t the culprit… There is also a desire to it should be Otherwise, our ark will end up playing in the hands of Hyunwoo Lee.”

But they all instinctively felt it. The problem we worry about will turn and run in the worst direction, as always.

The atmosphere subsided as I imagined a bleak future. Seong Ha-yeon Hunter opened her mouth.

“Nothing out of the terrorist group?”

“Doesn’t exist. No one noticed while preparing the other time, so they might be preparing something amazing this time around.”

“Wouldn’t it be a bit difficult this time? The other day, I went there because I had a dispatch mission nearby, and even though they knew my face, they started searching me as soon as they detected that I was a hunter. Check your name and identity.”

At my words, senior Yu-jeong also nodded. That’s why the border around the Diamond Club was now strict. Each guild’s surveillance-related abilities gathered and took turns monitoring at the Diamond Club, and even the sewer road flowing under the Diamond Club was patrolled from time to time and surveillance cameras were installed.

Surveillance troops were roaming everywhere, and when hunters passed near the diamond club, they had to agree to a body search. Ichie asked.

“By the way, you would have known it would be this hard, too, but why?”

Junhyeok Lee Hunter asked.

“What do you mean?”

“It is. The last time I tried a plan, I thought it would be very vigilant whether it succeeded or failed, but why did you use a plan to solve the monster sloppily instead of a plan to end it in one shot?”

At those words, Seong Ha-yeon and Hunter agreed with her.

“That is also true. Even while recruiting hunters who had a grudge against the Diamond Club, he could not finish the Diamond Club and wrote a plan to only give sloppy blows and strengthen the vigilance. It’s kinda weird As Ichie said, I don’t know if the plan really hit the jackpot and only A-class monsters poured out of all 6 gates, but I don’t think they were aiming for that.”

Junhyeok Lee Hunter agreed and said.

“The reason is probably one of two things. First, really trying to clear the Diamond Club was just a smoke screen. Otherwise, I am confident that my next operation will never go unnoticed, no matter how I monitor it.”

I hoped not as much as the second. For the second reason, this time too, we will have to face the tragedy helplessly without any resistance.