AECS 31

Chaapter 31

Random Synthesis Blueprint Box

Runes, skill books, materials, and so on.

Rewards from Weekly Dungeons and Normal Dungeons are usually nothing special.

Especially runes.

You just keep spinning them, hoping for good options. If a rare rune appears and you upgrade it to max stats, that becomes a “graduation rune.”

Top-tier graduation runes are extremely valuable, but in the end, you can eventually get them just by chance.

But…

Tower of Trials rewards are different.

Rare!

At the very least, they’re uncommon.

Unique!

Some might even be one-of-a-kind.

Because of that, no list of rewards exists, and new ones keep appearing.

One of them was the B-rank Rainbow Snail.

The gift Yu Ji-ah had given to Baek Jin-woo’s mother, Hwang Myung-hee.

“…What is this?”

When Yu Ji-ah left, Hwang Myung-hee curiously watched the snail crawling slowly on her arm.

Baek Jin-cheol laughed.

“Read its skill. Open the status window.”

“Status window?”

Hwang Myung-hee muttered, and information appeared in the air.

[Summon: Rainbow Snail]
[Species: Snail]
[Rank: B (Rare)]

• Limited to 100 worldwide.

[Level: 10]

[Stats]
Strength: 1, Intelligence: 12, Vitality: 1, Agility: 1
HP: 1,000, MP: 100
Critical Rate: 20%
Critical Damage: 20%

[Skills]

• Slime: Effective for skin whitening and wrinkle improvement.
• Moisture: Keeps skin hydrated for a day.
• Regeneration: Heals the skin.

“Oh my, what is this?”

Hwang Myung-hee’s eyes went wide.

She had adapted to the new world, so she wasn’t shocked by summoners themselves, but…

Skin whitening?

Wrinkle improvement?

Is this really how you use a summoner?

Squirm, squirm!

The snail crawled onto Hwang Myung-hee’s hand.

It started spreading its slime onto her rough, tired skin.

[Slime fully used.]
[Requires 24 hours to recharge.]

The amount of slime was tiny.

And… nothing changed.

It just felt sticky and damp.

“Maybe it’s just like a cosmetic. You know, like snail cream.”

“Hehe, really? The world has really changed. A summoner as a gift instead of cosmetics.”

“Right? But it’s still cute.”

Hwang Myung-hee petted the snail’s shell, and it was recalled.

She didn’t think much of it, and chatted happily with Baek Jin-cheol before falling asleep.

The next day, as usual, she was washing up to go to work.

“What… what?!”

Hwang Myung-hee was shocked.

‘My hand?’

Her left hand in the mirror looked different from her right.

A transformation on a whole new level!

The skin was whiter, wrinkles smoothed out, and the normally rough hand felt soft and smooth.

All in just one day.

‘I feel like I’ve become twenty years younger…? Is this even possible?’

Her heart raced with excitement.

She realized it was because of the snail slime she applied yesterday.

If she applied this to her whole body every day, including her face…

Wouldn’t she look younger?

Every woman wants to look beautiful.

Hwang Myung-hee felt the same.

‘I’ll apply it carefully every day.’

Her steps felt lighter than usual as she prepared breakfast that morning.

‘Rainbow Snail.’

Thinking of it, a smile appeared on Yu Ji-ah’s face.

The biggest cost of this family care was this snail.

There was little information and it wasn’t famous, but Yu Ji-ah knew its effect.

‘I felt the effect a little myself.’

Actually, Daeseong had discovered the Rainbow Snail very early.

One of their players had obtained it as a reward from the Tower of Trials, floor 1.

• What is this? The reward is so weak.
• Huh, it’s not even combat-related… Moisture? Regeneration?
• What use is this!

The players naturally reacted like this at first.

But Daeseong is Daeseong!

The best business minds in Korea were there.

“A summoner for skin improvement?”

As reports spread, everyone’s eyes widened.

“Skin is money.”
“You can target women worldwide.”
“First, let’s research the effect!”

Under the executives’ direction, serious snail research began.

The result:

“This is insane!”
“The effect is extremely dramatic! It could completely destroy the existing cosmetic market!”
“This is not just skin improvement—it’s like skin surgery! No, even surgery can’t do this. Just applying it rejuvenates cells!”

Of course, they didn’t know how long the effect would last in the early research stage.

But it was significant enough to justify deep study and investment.

“Analyze the slime immediately!”

Daeseong’s research team studied the slime.

However…

“It’s just normal.”
“It’s no different from regular snail slime.”
“…The summoner’s skill must be involved for the skin change, like healing skills.”

If special slime couldn’t be produced separately?

“Snails! Get as many of these limited snails as possible!”
“Yes. We must monopolize them before other companies find out!”
“Post on global markets. Contact anyone with a Rainbow Snail! Buy them at any price!”

As a result, they managed to acquire Rainbow Snails from clueless players worldwide.

A total of 54 snails!

Now, the business was in progress.

A wide, luxurious building, offering premium skin treatments.

Meanwhile, a few snails were given to women in Daeseong, and Yu Ji-ah received one as a gift.

For Yu Ji-ah, she gave an extremely valuable cosmetic to Hwang Myung-hee.

‘But it doesn’t matter.’

Yu Ji-ah didn’t care.

She had already applied it to her body, and her skin was already good, so the effect wasn’t dramatic for her.

She could even go to Daeseong for free treatments whenever she wanted.

What mattered was the snail’s value.

When Daeseong’s business fully launched, the rumors would spread, and the snail’s value would skyrocket.

Could easily surpass billions.

Only 100 exist worldwide, and Daeseong wouldn’t sell them elsewhere, so they’d become even rarer.

‘That’s fine.’

Yu Ji-ah smiled.

Hwang Myung-hee deserved such a gift.

Why?

Because she gave birth to JinuGod, the hope of Korea and the treasure of 「Yubaek」.

“Wow, really.”

After conquering floor 1 of the Tower, Baek Jin-woo sat in the open area, laughing hollowly.

“Typical luck-based shitty game.”

In front of him was a box.

[‘Random Synthesis Blueprint Box’ (B-rank)]

It was the reward from floor 1 of the Tower of Trials.

It was funny.

The reward itself was random, and now they want you to open something else randomly?

When opened, it gives a random “synthesis blueprint.”

It’s the same blueprint used to craft items in the Saturday Dungeon.

Various items can be created at the synthesis workshop with these blueprints.

• “What are you waiting for, Jin-woo? Open it!”

Ramba shouted from Baek Jin-woo’s shoulder.

Chewing the cream bread he got after floor 1, he muttered,

‘Well, it’s a Tower reward, so maybe something special will appear?’

…Not really.

Especially on floor 1, the chance for unique items is very low.

• “Master. We’ll start training first.”

Hoon-gyo raised his sword.

• “Huh? Already?”

Ramba on his shoulder frowned.

• “What do you mean? Right now, the One-Eye is easy. How can you rest with such pathetic skills? You’d better get ready too.”
• “Eeeeeek!”

Ramba flapped helplessly in the air while holding his head.

Hoon-gyo’s skill, “Charisma,” forced them to obey training.

Baek Jin-woo laughed.

Yes.

The reward doesn’t matter.

What matters is continuous training and growth.

No matter how good the reward is, it’s meaningless if the summoner’s core isn’t strong.

‘Just open it.’

Swoosh!

Baek Jin-woo tore the box open boldly.

[Using ‘Random Synthesis Blueprint Box’ (B-rank)!]
[Player ‘Baek Jin-woo’ obtained ‘Guaranteed Summon Scroll Blueprint’ (B-rank)!]

Guaranteed Summon Scroll?

What’s that?

He opened the info.

[Blueprint]
[Rank: B]
[Can craft: ‘Guaranteed Summon Scroll’ (B-rank)]
[Produces a summon scroll that can summon a chosen B-rank summoner.]
[Required materials: King’s Token (Bound) x1, Top-tier Summon Scroll x3, High-tier Summon Scroll x10, World Tree Leaf x10]

Crazy.

A summon scroll that guarantees the summoner you want?

‘Wait… does this mean…?’

Can I even get the EX-class summons I want?

It’s tricky.

During 「Battle of Summoners」, only two B-rank summons were patched for JinuGod:

• Gale Slayer
• Rune Dwarf

Both were overwhelmingly powerful.

The question is whether the system considers them B-rank or EX-class.

If it sees them as EX-class, this scroll can’t summon them.

But… who knows.

Ramba, Hoon-gyo, and the Dragon all appeared in low-rank scrolls.

The system might still judge them as E or D rank…

‘Wow.’

If I can summon Gale or Rune, that’s insane.

Already overpowered… and this would make it even stronger.

Gale is ridiculous in PVP, and Rune can create any rune with time and materials.

A summoner that can make graduation runes in a game where graduation runes were end-game?

Definitely a balance issue.

‘But the materials are tough.’

[Required: King’s Token (Bound) x1, Top-tier Summon Scroll x3, High-tier Summon Scroll x10, World Tree Leaf x10]

World Tree Leaf is a Saturday Dungeon material, so that’s okay.

‘King’s Token will be tough.’

It’s bound to the player and can’t be bought or sold.

You get one from defeating the floor boss every 10 floors of the Tower.

So to make this scroll, I need to defeat the One-Eye (S-rank)!

‘Let’s make it.’

Then I’ll know if I can summon Gale or Rune.

Who to summon first can be decided later.

“Let’s go.”

Training starts again today.

Now, he planned to speed through the Tower until floor 10.