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There are very few people in the world who are registered as hunters.

Every year, about 1,000 people come out of Korea.

As a result, new hunter training is conducted at one branch approximately once every two months.

Even if you have four or five people, it is a level of virtue.

‘There are very few people.’

Of course, there is no way Park Ji-hoon, who was an ordinary person until a little while ago, would know about this situation.

Considering the fact that there were four people, including myself, sitting in the training room on the second floor, I thought there were only a few hunters.

“And when you enter the gate…”

It is no different to turn a blind eye like this during education.

It was because education was so boring.

Things you should definitely know as a hunter.

No, I’m only listing facts that are so obvious that even the general public knows.

It can’t be fun.

Hunter grades are divided from F rank to S rank.

Grades are very important.

You don’t know what will happen at the gate, and it’s very dangerous.

Usually, you enter a gate one level lower, or a gate of the same level as yourself.

A raid group of 6 or more is absolutely necessary.

Because of this, they are always suffering from a manpower shortage.

At least, if it’s an interesting story for Park Ji-hoon and other new hunters taking the class.

“Maglite and by-products. This is important. Because they are essential for making alternative energy and hunter equipment.”

These were things you could get by defeating monsters.

A stone containing magical power, a magic gemstone.

The best eco-friendly material that does not require any cost.

Depending on the grade, it is said to have enough energy to supply electricity to a large city for a month.

However, the problem is that you can only obtain magic stones by defeating the monsters within the gate.

In other words, only hunters can obtain magic stones.

The demand is huge, but the supply is limited to hunters, so of course it is very expensive.

This is the main source of income for hunters who boast profits equivalent to the annual salary of most large corporations even if they only have F rank.

And by-products of useful parts taken from monsters’ body parts.

This is also an enormous item, costing hundreds or even thousands per kilogram in some cases.

Since it is the main material used to make equipment for hunters that earn huge amounts of money, it boasts its value.

Anyway, the conclusion is.

“Hunter makes money.”

And the higher your hunter rank, the better quality magic stones and by-products you can obtain.

The money you can earn increases exponentially.

“Um.”

“Oh…”

Other new hunters who were listening to the training showed great interest in those words.

Up until now, I had been ignoring it.

Of course, Park Ji-hoon was also interested.

But unlike others, ‘As expected, Hunter is good.’ Moderate response.

There was a story that caused his strong reaction.

“Oh, and. The closer the monster at the gate is to a humanoid, the more dangerous it is. This is important.”

A story about a monster that is almost humanoid.

As soon as those words came out, Park Jihoon’s eyes lit up brightly.

‘Humanoid? Feminine? ‘Respectful Goddess, Jjangjjang Girl, and Awesome Monster?’

Can I hear a story about meeting a pretty female monster?

Park Ji-hoon looks forward to it.

Of course, the closer the senior hunter in training is to a humanoid, the higher his intelligence.

It was said to be dangerous because it engages in strategic actions such as digging traps.

“In addition, because they look close to humans, there are quite a few people who become traumatized after battle.”

Even though it is a monster, it looks almost human.

It is no different from killing a person with what you see.

It was enough to be a trauma.

“Physical threats and mental threats. Let’s be as careful as possible.”

With those last words, the fairly long theoretical training ended.

“Next we will measure your rank. Let’s move.”

And finally, the long-awaited time to measure rank has arrived.

The method for measuring rank is simple.

The association has a magic tool that can measure a target’s stats.

You can find out your rank just by placing your hand on that magic tool.

Although it is a very convenient method, there is a problem with this method that ‘skill’ is excluded.

Skill is also one of the hunter’s important powers.

Of course, if the hunter proves himself in this area, he will be taken to a high-rank engineering school or guild.

If you have a special skill, you may not be concerned about rank.

And anyway, if you go to many high-ranked dungeons, you will naturally encounter many opportunities to increase your stats, and your rank will naturally increase as well.

anyway.

Whether the rank is low or high, the rank determined at this time will have a huge impact on your future life as a hunter.

It can be said to be a very important moment.

‘How many ranks will you get? Looking at my stats… no matter what, I’ll still get E rank, right?’

Park Ji-hoon also seemed to have quite low stats.

I walked into the rank measurement room with some anticipation.

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“F rank.”

“……”

Of course, Park Ji-hoon received an F rank without any hesitation.

As expected, his stats were low.

“Still, with this number, if it gets a little higher, I could go up to E rank.”

The staff in the measurement room said that, perhaps to comfort him when he was disappointed.

Of course, unfortunately, low-rank hunters have little opportunity to increase their stats.

Most things like discovering elixirs that increase your stats or achieving achievements happen at high-rank gates.

It was literally just comfort.

“Ah, yes. Thank you!”

That’s why I saw Park Ji-hoon answering with a bright smile.

The staff in the measurement room felt a pity for some reason.

Of course, that’s because I don’t know his skills.

‘So, if you just kill a few female monsters, you’ll quickly reach E rank?’

Although for him it is somewhat conditional on limited to females.

There was an absurd skill that raised stats just by catching monsters.

‘Besides, the fact that it’s almost E rank means that if the stats are doubled, it will surpass E rank.’

Alpha Male, a morale skill that doubles stats against females or female-type monsters.

I thought that if it was activated, it wouldn’t reach D rank, but it would be in the mid-to-high tier even among E ranks.

Just like that, Park Ji-hoon’s measurement was completed.

Measurements for all four people have been completed.

“Oh, it came out.”

“There are 4 people this time.”

“It’s still a lot, 4 people in Incheon.”

But from behind, I heard some people muttering.

Naturally, the eyes of new hunters turn to that direction.

They chatted with each other a little away from the measurement room and looked at the new hunters.

Each of them had a badge with a unique pattern on their chest.

“…You are a guild scout. They’re probably here to hear your ranking announcement.”

They were guild scouts.

A group of hunters is called a ‘guild’.

Large guilds have so much power that not even the Hunter Association or the government can do anything about them.

Of course, most of the scouters’ guilds shown here are small and medium-sized guilds active in the region.

It is very rare for large guilds to send scouts.

Anyway, high-ranked hunters go directly to large guilds.

Or maybe it’s because they think that even if they belong to another guild, they will transfer whenever they are scouted by a large guild.

Anyway, when it comes to training for new recruits, the guild sends out scouts to discover new talent.

If you are really lucky, you may be able to recruit a hunter with a D rank or higher from the start.

If the lottery is real, you can see the highest ranks, B rank and A rank.

It was natural for a small or medium-sized guild to send someone like that for every measurement.

So, they announce the ranking measurement results they expect.

“Shin Jeong-hoon, E rank. Park Ji-hoon, F rank. Lee Mi-na, E rank.”

Park Ji-hoon, one man, and one woman received ranks E and F, respectively.

Naturally, the expressions of the small and medium-sized guilds darkened.

Because I thought it was a disaster this time too.

however.

“Kang Si-kyung, C rank… congratulations.”

one person.

There was a man who received a C rank.

“Huhuhuhu.”

The man who received C rank shrugged his shoulders with an excited expression.

He seems very happy to have received a high rank.

“Wow… congratulations.”

“Congratulations.”

Other rookie hunters also congratulated me.

The expression on his face wasn’t very good.

Because they didn’t receive a very good rank.

Of course, Park Ji-hoon just applauded without thinking much.

For him who has skills that increase his stats, reaching C rank was only a matter of time anyway.

After the rank measurement was over, guild scouts flocked to a man named Kang Si-kyung.

“Hello, Mr. Kang Si-kyung. I am from the Signature Guild…”

“If you come to our drain guild…!”

“Oh, get out of the way!”

As if competing, I gave him my name and handed him my business card.

C rank.

If it is a small guild, you can reach the level of a guild executive just by ranking.

Even mid-sized guilds want it so much that they offer high down payments and many benefits.

He is talented enough to become a guild member in even large guilds if he applies.

It was natural that there would be competition for recruitment.

“Ah, yes, yes…”

Kang Si-kyung, who was embarrassed at first, began to collect business cards one by one, as if he was secretly enjoying it.

“Kang Si-kyung, do you need anything?!”

“If you come to our guild, you will be treated like this…!!”

I felt like if I left it a little longer, they would even ask for my home address.

The instructor stepped forward and stopped the scouts.

“The training is not over yet, so scouts, please be considerate.”

It seemed like the commotion had come to an end.

“……”

“……”

Is it because I see reality with little fuss?

The expressions of the other rookie hunters, Shin Jeong-hoon and Lee Mi-na, darkened.

‘But is the guild that important?’

Park Ji-hoon seemed to be just an onlooker, looking at the situation with a disinterested expression.

A guild is a hunter’s successor.

Rank is rank, but what kind of guild are you being treated in?

The status of the hunter changes accordingly.

Which gate to enter, when and how much.

How many benefits can you get?

It was no exaggeration to say that everything was determined by the status of the guild.

Not only does Park Ji-hoon not know the hunter ecology.

Even if he knew, he would have been equally annoyed because he was not particularly interested in the benefits or power he could receive.

I like female monsters, and I dug into that taste incredibly deeply.

Because I never thought I would become a hunter.

I was close to ignorance about hunters.

Meanwhile, one of the scouts spotted the other rookies and slowly approached them.

For a moment, Shin Jeong-hoon and Lee Mi-na had expectations.

Do they even have a chance?

But that opportunity did not come to everyone.

And opportunities are not always as good as you think.

“It was Mina Lee, right? Our guild is also raising sign hunters. Please contact me if you are interested.”

“……”

The only person who received a business card was Lee Mi-na.

And even that, I was scouted not just as a hunter, but as a signature hunter… To put it simply, I was scouted as a ‘celebrity’ or something.

Lee Mi-na certainly looked quite pretty.

If you manage and decorate it properly, it looks like it could be quite popular even on TV.

This is because there are very few occupations called hunters and the image is very good.

There was also a trend of the emergence of ‘sign hunters’ who, even if they were of low rank, gained popularity in this way and appeared on broadcasts.

“……”

Anyway, I was scouted, but maybe it was because it wasn’t what I wanted.

Lee Mi-na’s expression was stiff.

“……”

And of the other two who didn’t even get any attention, Shin Jeong-hoon had a more rotten expression.

Park Ji-hoon…

‘Hmm, it’s pretty, but it’s a shame. It would have been better if she had long ears, blonde hair, and was dressed in leaves.’

Looking at Lee Mi-na, he says that unfortunately it is not to his taste.

I was really coming to that conclusion.