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◈ I Became the EX-Rank Pet Maker Hunters Obsess Over ◈
Chapter 70: Declaration
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An invention that would shake the world.
Essentium, which planted seeds of new possibilities in magical beasts, was truly an invention of the century.
Awooo!!
Fwoosh.
Psssh.
Whoooosh.
As they watched magical beasts evolve into different forms, everyone in the audience rose to their feet and began applauding.
Clap clap clap clap.
“Damn... It’s been a while since I’ve seen a real skill demonstration event.”
“A while? I’ve never seen anything like this even once!!!”
“Bravo!”
“I can’t believe it, hahaha!! I can’t stop laughing!!!”
It was not difficult to imagine the changes Essentium would bring.
Giving magical beasts the potential to grow would completely transform the existing rank-based magical-beast system.
Design, Cultivation, and Enhancement had been the three elements that completed a magical beast. Now, a fourth element called evolution had been added. Calling the response explosive was not nearly enough.
Some people were practically collapsing from hyperventilation, and it was no joke.
Even the host grasped the magnitude of the unbelievable achievement and accidentally swore.
[ Holy shit.... ]
The unbelievable news quickly spread to Korea as well.
It went beyond the Magic Beast Minor Gallery and reached the major galleries of the Korean Hunter community.
【 Korean Hunter Gallery 】
- [ Free ] Fuck;; What did Yoo Hyun do this time? Magic Beast Gallery’s ranking is shooting up
- [ Free ] From Magic Beast Minor Gallery) Yoo Hyun’s live stunt show
- [ Free ] ??? What is it, did he release another Jellykko?
- [ Free ] He released Evolution Stones for magical beasts
- [ Free ] What the...?
- [ Free ] ???????
- [ Free ] It’s fucking straightforward, but if you still don’t get it, upvote lol
- [ Free ] Fuck?? Is this for real???
- [ Free ] The demonstration hall is going completely nuts lololololol
- [ Free ] Evolution Stones, seriously... Is this a game?
- [ Free ] The world might actually be a game to Yoo Hyun;;; This guy just moves differently;;;
As I looked over the demonstration hall, where the excitement had yet to fade, I thought about Essentium’s production process.
The Rune Turtle Energy Infusion experiment I had conducted with Second Order energy to reproduce the Flying Turtle Rodin’s case.
I did not understand the Second Order at all, so I had failed to reproduce Rodin’s case even once in that experiment.
But I had learned one thing.
The potential of the mana core, which I had believed was already complete.
‘Rodin evolved after being stimulated by the energy I infused into him.’
Thinking about it carefully, that was practically the same as saying that a mana core possessed adaptability.
No one had paid attention to it, but magical beasts’ mana cores clearly had a nature that responded to stimulation and attempted to adapt.
Normally, though, that nature did not manifest.
Even I would never have discovered it if I had not tried infusing Second Order energy.
‘Once Cultivation is complete, a mana core’s adaptive nature falls into a deep sleep.’
Rather than adapting to external stimuli, it focused on preserving its existing essence array.
For a living organism, seeking a stable state that consumed the least energy was only natural. It was natural for an unstable state to settle into a stable form.
Anyway, I focused on how Second Order Energy Infusion disrupted that stable state.
To reproduce that stimulation, I tested various methods.
And at last, I created Essentium by imitating the structure of a Spirit Stone.
Spirit Stones were crystals used in the birth and growth of spirits.
Essentium was created by recreating that structure with essence and mana cores.
Heavier and denser than ordinary essence, which was an energy form, Essentium reacted with a magical beast’s core after entering its body and reactivated its dormant function.
I gave them a suitably concise explanation.
“How does someone even come up with an idea like that...?”
“So this is what a true genius is like...”
“Hmm... Questioning elements thought to be complete is a researcher’s virtue.”
“We were far too content with the present... This is making me reflect.”
With the overview of the technology finished, the demonstration moved on to questions, and I answered them one by one.
A question about using multiple Essentiums.
“You mean, can a magical beast consume several Essentiums at once? It isn’t impossible, but the chance of conflict is high. The grades were divided in the first place to efficiently separate the essence arrays used in Essentium... So, whenever possible, one magical beast and one Essentium is recommended.”
A question about the essences used to create Essentium.
“The essences used in Essentium? Most of them are intermediate-grade or lower. The reason is simple. Lower-grade essence is more stable and less expensive.”
A question about creating Essentium with higher-grade essence.
“Would it be better to make Essentium using only higher-grade essence...? That’s a good question. The answer is, ‘It could be.’ Better-quality essence would naturally allow you to create better Essentium. But you would have to be much more careful about the combinations of essence used in it.”
A question about whether the Essentium I had displayed was a finished product.
“Well? It is complete enough to put on the market, but there is still limitless room for this technology to improve, so I would hesitate to call it complete. It will probably be possible to improve it further in the future.”
Then, at last, came the most important question.
“Director Yoo Hyun. Will you make the technology for producing Essentium public, like Duality and the Buffering Array?”
Everyone in the hall swallowed hard as they waited for my answer.
“I will not.”
Duality and the Buffering Array were Stage 1 technologies. Essentium was the first Stage 2 technology to emerge, and one of my answers for reaching the Second Order from the first-tier technological level.
Sighs broke out from all directions.
The alchemists, in particular, groaned.
“Ah...!! So you will not make Essentium production technology public after all...”
“It’s disappointing, but it can’t be helped... Still, let us be satisfied with having seen a new possibility.”
“Hmm... I cannot even begin to imagine how to reproduce that technology...”
Of course, I was not making it public because it was a Stage 2 technology by my standards, but there was another reason as well.
“Next, I will discuss the future supply of Essentium.”
The noisy hall fell quiet at my words.
“Essentium will first be supplied through a new organization I intend to create.”
The audience became noisy again.
“Is he thinking of creating a guild?”
“Hmm... He is probably going to create a company capable of managing all the money pouring in from royalties.”
“...Would he accept Magic Beast Alchemists too?”
The host calmed the restless audience.
[ Please quiet down, everyone. Director Yoo Hyun has not finished speaking yet. ]
I continued.
“For those of you curious about the organization I am envisioning, I will reveal its blueprint. This organization will be centered entirely on magical beasts. It will encompass everything magical beasts can offer: a research institute that investigates every aspect of them, guilds of Hunters who use their power on the battlefield, and commercial organizations that distribute products derived from magical beasts. Naturally, it will be the first to receive the technologies I develop.”
It was a clear declaration that I would create a new power.
I had revealed Essentium here as a benefit that would be given only to my organization.
My immediate goal was to surpass every other power within the category of magical beasts.
The reason I was creating a power was not some grand ambition to save the world from the Transcendents.
I simply thought I needed to build up my scale soon so there would be no inconvenience in creating magical beasts in the future.
Ars Magna had a good environment, but as an artificial island, it could not contain my blueprint.
I needed a cradle where I could focus solely on creating magical beasts without interference from anyone.
My own magical beast empire.
* * *
YouTuber Petite Cream shuddered when he heard Yoo Hyun declare his intentions.
That statement was clearly going to have an enormous impact!
“Gasp...!! Do you think he’s looking for a partner streamer!? I could do a great job!!!”
[ Chat Window ]
- Big dreams, Cream bro lol
- For real lol
- So is he making a guild, a research institute, or a company?
- He said he’s doing all of them?
- Is it a listed company? Should I go all in?
- No;;; Fuck... Do I have to join Yoo Hyun’s faction to get Essentium? ...Then how do I join?
- Seriously, this is urgent;;;
- My current guild sucks. Should I quit and move to Yoo Hyun’s side... The magical-beast benefits would be insane lol
- Wow... Would he buy our company? We sell knockoff Jellykko merchandise ㅠㅠ
- Aren’t you lucky if you don’t get sued...?
- Brazen as hell, fuck lol
If an ordinary researcher had said something like that, everyone would have laughed it off. But Yoo Hyun had already shown them so much that they took his declaration seriously.
“Hmm, looking at the technologies Yoo Hyun has demonstrated, building a massive magical-beast-centered power... It is entirely possible.”
“Aren’t most S-ranks in Japan and Korea already Yoo Hyun’s clients? Even if he just created a guild alliance centered on Yoo Hyun, it would be considerable in scale.”
“To be honest, I want to join right away... Ha, damn it... My heart is still racing.”
While everyone discussed Yoo Hyun’s declaration about his magical-beast faction, Yoo Hyun took the microphone to close out the demonstration.
“All right, it would be a shame to end things here, so I would like to give a special gift to everyone gathered here. You are all either interested in magical beasts or actually work in the magical-beast industry. You attended despite the short notice.”
At those words, small cases were handed out to the attendees.
Yoo Hyun spoke as if it were nothing.
“You may open them if you are curious. They contain Essentium.”
For a moment, reactions of Did I hear that right? erupted throughout the hall.
“...?”
“Huh? What did he say...?”
“Really?”
They hurriedly opened the cases, revealing green gems with luminous hues inside.
As everyone stared at the light with question marks over their heads, Yoo Hyun explained.
“They are prototype Essentium... They are unstable, so their effects only last a week. They melt and disappear quickly. Still, if you feed one to your pet magical beast, it will grow rapidly for about a week.”
At those words, everyone in the audience trembled.
They sensed that once they got a taste of this, they would never be able to go back to how things were before.
Perhaps, a week later, articles like these would appear.
[ Exclusive ] Aftermath of Yoo Hyun’s Essentium demonstration... “Magical beast growth stops after one week,” owners suffer collective withdrawal symptoms
[ Society ] Demonstration attendees anxious after magical-beast evolution halts... “We will pay any amount, so give us more Essentium”
[ Entertainment ] Popular influencer B breaks down during broadcast... “Please give us Essentium so my baby, my magical beast, can grow again”
[ Issue ] Finished Essentium cannot be bought even with money... “Supplied only to members of Yoo Hyun’s emerging magical-beast faction”
The alchemists broke into cold sweats.
“This is practically a drug...”
“...And it will be impossible to copy without analyzing the technology.”
“I am going mad from wanting to feed it to my magical beast right now...”
“Is he trying to completely bind his members to him through technology? It is frightening... So, when can we join?”
Yoo Hyun did not mention a specific date.
“Thank you to everyone who joined us today. Please look forward to seeing what form the power I build will take.”
Yoo Hyun’s skill demonstration event came to an end like that...
[ Society ] “Playing DigXmon evolution BGM while administering Essentium”... Records millions of views on social media
[ Feature ] “My Jellykko becomes my partner magical beast”... Essentium stirs the public’s Pocket Monster dream
[ Issue ] “My pet magical beast can evolve too”... Even ordinary people and non-Awakened join the wave, stirred by the dream of evolution
[ Exclusive ] “Do you accept ordinary non-Awakened people too?”... Hundreds of thousands of inquiries about joining Yoo Hyun’s emerging faction before recruitment begins
[ Special ] “Where do I apply to join Yoo Hyun’s faction?”... Ars Magna help-desk staff scream under the flood of calls
The public reaction exceeded all expectations.
Author’s Note
Thank you for reading today too...!
Have a plentiful, happy, soft, and bouncy Chuseok holiday...!!!
Footnotes:
“Evolution Stone,” “Pocket Monster,” and “DigXmon” allude to Pokémon and Digimon.
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