Chapter 111:

Chapter 111:

Chapter 111

It had been a few days since I revealed my identity as a Teller.

Since then, I could easily check how famous I had become.

“Hmm.”

Genesis Network.

This place, commonly known as Genesis Net, had a bulletin board exclusively for Collectors.

Most Collectors used the internet, but there were also a few weirdos who preferred this place.

[Rumors about Kang Yu-hyun, the Teller. Is it true?]

[I heard from a Teller I know, and he said it was true.]

[He’s a Teller who gave up his protection? Wow, that’s no joke.]

Even in the Collector bulletin board where there were few people, the posts were frequently updated with rumors about me.

On the internet, especially in the galleries where Collectors were active, I could easily guess their reactions without checking.

Of course, that was understandable.

I had shown them that I was different from ordinary Tellers.

A Teller who talked and worked with Collectors.

There must be some people who couldn’t believe it even if they saw it.

Naturally, the rumors spread uncontrollably.

‘It’s understandable that people are interested, since the dam that was blocked has collapsed.’

I could feel it in my skin.

The more people spread rumors about me, the more my story grew bigger, and that eventually came back to me as power.

[People remember your name.]

[Your stats increase slightly.]

The system window told me that my stats had increased.

Indeed, this mixed world was really indeed a mixed world.

My abilities improved just by spreading stories like this.

It was no wonder that Collectors were obsessed with popularity.Ñ00v€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Fame was not just a matter of vanity, but a tangible reward in this world.

I felt different as I experienced it firsthand.

“Mr. Kang Yu-hyun.”

Just then, Celine appeared in the air and handed me a few documents.

“Here are the things you asked for.”

“Was there anything else?”

“No. There wasn’t.”

“Good. You did well. Rest.”

Celine bowed lightly and disappeared into the air again.

What I had asked her to do was to find out how the clans were moving and their trends.

The documents she gave me contained their reactions and internal movements briefly.

‘As expected, she’s very neat in her work.’

I didn’t know if it was because of her peculiar nature as a Gikyeok or if Celine herself was originally competent.

But the data she gave me was quite helpful.

More than that, I felt that her attitude toward me had changed quite a bit from before.

‘Her tone and behavior seem to be the same as before, but I can sense a subtle respect for me in her attitude.’

At least she didn’t doubt or guard against me anymore, which was a relief.

I analyzed the data Celine brought me and shared my vision with Baekhyo, who was far away.

‘Baekhyo, how is it? What do you see?’

Hoot.

He answered like that.

At the end of the vision shared with Baekhyo, there was a man who was busy making phone calls to someone else.

A middle-aged man with a somewhat vile impression.

A man I remembered.

Jeon Kwang-seok of Hanul Clan.

He was the one who threw insults at Seoryeon and got beaten up by me like a dog on his bad day.

I wondered what he was doing and focused my hearing.

I heard his voice on the phone.

-That man is dangerous. You can’t leave him alone just because he’s a Teller. How do you know what he’ll do if you let him go? We have to take some measures right now.

I heard my name vaguely.

I could easily guess what he was trying to do.

‘Bingo.’

Apart from asking Celine to find some data, I had told Baekhyo to fly around the sky and monitor some suspicious people.

The list of people was mostly those affiliated with Korean clans.

I guessed that there would be someone who would definitely move among them. And that turned out to be true.

‘Well, I thought they would move roughly.’

The clans’ reactions to me were varied. Some were quite surprised, some wanted to wait and see, and some were curious.

“Well. You could call it a preliminary survey.”

I needed to check what kind of place it was before I moved with Kwon Jia and Kang Hye-rim.

It was too risky to take them both right away, so I thought I’d check out the situation by myself first.

“Do you know how famous you are right now? I’m happy that our agency has grown so much because of this incident, but if you go outside now, reporters will recognize you and stick to you.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. Seo-ryeon. Do you see this?”

I held up a hat that I had bought in advance, thinking that this situation would come.

“It’s a hat.”

“If I wear this, people won’t recognize me.”

She narrowed her eyes at my ridiculous joke.

“That’s it?”

“It’s just a hat now.”

But when I engrave it, it will be different.

***

Dal-dongne, a place where people didn’t come and go often.

I stood there and took in the scenery that hadn’t changed much from before.

The lack of people was the same as before.

The only difference was that the gangsters who used to roam around in groups were gone.

‘Maybe the Twilight Veil Clan withdrew them, just in case.’

They knew I took the vault.

They weren’t stupid enough to not expect the contents to be exposed.

So they must have dismissed the gangsters they hired as subcontractors.

‘But they haven’t given up completely.’

At the end of my sight, there was a construction site with a veil over it.

That was the world of thought that the Twilight Veil Clan secretly owned without the government’s knowledge.

‘Baekhyo. Can you check it out?’

Hoo~

Baekhyo hooted with a dissatisfied voice.

I realized then that I had been overworking him lately.

He was a nocturnal owl, and I made him observe and monitor people during the day.

Even if he was a divine beast, Baekhyo was still a chick.

He needed to eat well and grow well at this age, but doing this kind of work would tire him out.

‘I’m sorry. I’ll buy you something delicious later.’

Hoo!

He seemed satisfied with that and hooted happily.

Soon, various things caught my attention in the [Shared Vision].

‘The gangsters are gone, but there are still people guarding the place.’

There were four of them. They were clearly collectors, not ordinary people.

And as if that wasn’t enough, there were more than 100 CCTV cameras installed around the construction site.

There were no blind spots.

The security was so tight that they would notice me right away no matter which direction I approached from.

‘I didn’t expect them to stay so stubbornly, even though they were exposed.’

That meant one of two things.

One was that they were confident enough to deal with the government with their own power.

The other was that there was something so attractive inside that they couldn’t give up even if they were exposed.

I was sure it was the latter.

‘This is making me drool.’

There were four collectors guarding the area near the construction site.

Surely one of them had a story related to detection.

They would be able to tell by their abilities even if they hid their appearance.

‘But can they see through my [Engraving] that I invested a lot of points in?’

My [Engraving] was very versatile.

And its power changed depending on how much points I spent, so I was confident that I wouldn’t be detected with a lot of points in my hand.

As expected, no one noticed me even though I entered through the front door boldly.

It deceived the senses and hindered cognition.

It fooled not only modern devices but also collectors with sharp senses.

‘That was easy. Maybe if they were intermediate collectors, they would have noticed me, but they wouldn’t use such high-level personnel for just guarding the entrance.’

I approached the entrance of the world of thought that was raging fiercely inside the roughly built steel frames behind the veil.

I didn’t know what was inside, but it would be enough to just check it out and get out quickly.

Shwoo!

As soon as I entered, the scenery changed in an instant.

I couldn’t help but open my eyes wide at the sight that unfolded before me.

“Ha. These guys. No wonder they went this far.”

They were hiding this?