Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 12:
Chapter 12 – Roused Registration(2)
“Hey, bro . You look to be alone, so why don’t you join our party? We’ve gather exactly 7 people here, so there is one spot left . ”
“Ah, it’s ok . I’ll enter alone . ”
The man was taken aback by Woojin’s refusal .
“Why would you want to waste your entrance fee by entering by yourself? Since there is a time limit, there is a limit on how many Bloodstones you can mine . ”
The man laughed when he saw Woojin’s confused expression .
“I guess you haven’t been a Miner for long . ”
The Roused were called by a slang . The people, who specialized in challenging the unconquered Dungeons, were called Rangers . Those, who mined the Bloodstones, in the safe and conquered Dungeons were called Miners . The Roused, who were mobilized to fight the monsters with the military during the Dungeon Break, were called Guardians .
They were called these names based on their occupation . However, a Ranger could become a Miner, and a Miner could become a Guardian .
As if the man thought Woojin was a noob, he started going over the rules for a Miner in broad terms .
There was a cap on how many people could enter the Dungeon .
When Rangers decide to attack a Dungeon, they make their teams based on the headcount . These people were called the Attack Squads . The 3 great Guilds of Korea were famous for having competent Attack Squads .
It was the same for the Miners .
Miners could only be admitted up to the maximum number . The Attack Squads sent in the maximum number of people to send in the best fighting powe, and the Miners did it to increase their efficiency .
The entrance fee was also calculated based on the maximum number of people able to enter the Dungeon .
The maximum number of people able to enter the Shinrim Station’s 7th Exit was 8 people .
“So, if I want to use it alone then I’ll have to pay the fee of 8 people? 800,000 won?”
“Yes . Moreover, it is an hourly fee . ”
Even though only the basic monsters were summoned in the Dungeon, it was still dangerous . The information about the Dungeon had already been released to the public, so the danger to a Miner’s life was lessened . However, they were still putting their life on the line .
The Return Stones could only be found in the deepest part of most Dungeons . It was impossible for one person to clear it in one hour . If one went over the time limit, the entrance fee doubled .
‘If I want to use the Dungeon for 2 hours alone, then I need an entrance fee of 1,600,000 won . ’
If he took out all the Monsters, then he’ll probably make decent money . However, a Roused with that much ability, wouldn’t even enter a mere 2 star Dungeon .
“What is your rank?”
“It’s rank F . ”
“Tsk tsk . You came here without knowing anything, but you are in luck . Join our party as a learning experience . We’ll guarantee your safety . ”
“Hmmm . All right . ”
Woojin was able to take care of his own safety, but he joined the party without any fuss . It was purely based on the fact that he didn’t have the entrance fee .
‘I’ll have to level up fast, so I can attack a Dungeon in peace . ”
There were too many constraints and fees . It seemed Woojin’s temperament was incompatible with Mining . He was disappointed, but he decided to experience Mining for a day with these people .
Groups of eight members were entering the Dungeon, so the waiting line grew shorter pretty fast . They were all Roused, but they all held low ranks . The people gathered here were quite diverse .
The difficulty level wasn’t very high, so the parties in front of them were all able to clear the Dungeon in 40~50 minutes .
The man, who introduced himself as Bae-dohsoo, was a Rank E user . He was a professional professional miner, who traveled with 6 team mates to gain profits from the Mines .
Usually, they only visited 1 star Mines, but they decided to attempt a 2 star mine this time around . Since this will be their first attempt, they wanted to fill the 8 slots .
Eight people were better than six people .
Kang-woojin and a Roused named Hong-sunggoo had come to the Dungeon by themselves, so they joined Bae-dohsoo’s team . Hong-sunggoo was a new Roused and he was Rank F like Woojin .
“Well, everyone except me is Rank F . Therefore, my share will be 2, and everyone else will be 1 . We’ll gather all the Bloodstones, then we’ll divide into 9 portion at the end . ”
Woojin didn’t have much to say . He agreed to Bae-dohsoo’s words . He was challenging a Mine just to have the experience .
“Whew, I’m shaking . How about you?”
From the start, Hong-sunggoo had a hard time getting along with Bae-dohsoo’s group, so he tried to act friendly towards Woojin, while they waited in line . Woojin replied back in a sufficient manner, so they talked about various topics .
Hong-sunggoo was a rank F noob, but he was very interested in the Dungeons . He possessed a vast array of knowledge . Woojin’s conversation with him was quite beneficial .
Hong-sunggoo was 21 years old, and he had become a Roused only two months ago . He had quit going to school, and he had started his Roused activity in earnest . He had been going to 1 star Mines for the past two month, and he felt he had gotten used to the Mines . This was the first time he was attempting a 2 star mine .
Money wasn’t his ultimate goal . His goal was to strengthen and train his Roused abilities . His dream was to join a Ranger’s team to attempt an unconquered Dungeon . He wanted to join the Attack Squad .
“Even if one is afraid, men aren’t suppose to show it . ”
“Haha . Big brother is quite confident . ”
The queue time lasted several hours, so they talked a lot . Eventually, they decided to call each other big bro and little bro .
“Ok ok . Let’s start getting ready to enter . ”
The barrier around the Dungeon let out a green light, and it started to fade . Woojin tilted head in curiosity as he saw the team in front of him exit .
“Huh? It seems there was an accident . ”
As the experienced Bae-dohsoo had predicted, the team in front of them had 4 casualties . The public employees and officials dispatched from the Dungeon Management Agency ran towards them to investigate the situation .
They were waiting right behind them, so Woojin was able to hear their words clearly .
“A Hobgoblin showed up! How is that possible?”
The dispatched public employee showed Entrance Log to the argumentative Roused .
“Didn’t you read this? You even signed here . ”
[The basic monsters summoned inside the Dungeon may vary from information given . ]
[The burden of responsibility regarding this is placed on the Roused . ]
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The 4 surviving Rosued, who had lost their team, was very animated, but they had no way of receiving a compensation . Being a Miner wasn’t a safe job .
“Tsk tsk . It is useless to argue like that . They are just wasting their energy . ”
It seemed they had left their party member’s corpses behind, and they were only able to run away after securing the Return Stone . Since they weren’t able to secure any Bloodstones, they had only incurred losses in this Dungeon .
As expected of a veteran Miner, Bae-dohsoo had experienced a lot of these situations . Bae-dohsoo looked away from the argument, then he spoke to his teammates .
“Hobgoblins are 2 star monsters . If we are well prepared, there is no reason why we wouldn’t be able to fight against it . No, those **** most definitely drop Bloodstones, so it should be better for us . ”
According to Bae-dohsoo’s words, he had never hunted a Hobgoblin before, but he had the experience of clearing over 200 instances of 1 star Mine .
The eight party members briefly signed their names in the Dungeon Entrance Log then they started heading down the subway station’s stairway .
“Ok ok . Let’s enter . ”
After Bae-dohsoo’s encouragement, they descended the stairs and they approached a tunnel . A white barrier started forming when they entered .