“Come in.”0

Looking around Jake’s accommodations with a curious expression, Se-Hoon noticed that the interior was spotless, with not a speck of dust in sight. The place seemed more like a model home than a place that someone actually lived in.0

“Wait, did you clean up because I was coming?”0

“Well, I didn’t do anything special.… Want something to drink?”3

Stopping Jake who looked like he was about to head into the kitchen right away, Se-Hoon shook his head.0

“No. Let’s look at the materials first. Where are they?”0

“In that room over there. Follow me.”0

Entering the room Jake had led him to, he became slightly surprised by what he saw. There was a large cabinet occupying an entire wall, holding various ores that were neatly arranged, each one sharing a common feature.0

“These ores here, did you test your grip on them all?”0

“Well… yes.”0

Noticing Jake’s sheepish expression, he examined the ores placed in the cabinet again. Each had been squished like clay, obviously from being tightly clenched in one hand. There were even several Hero ores renowned for their durability, but they had also been squashed by Jake’s grip.1

So even ores of this caliber couldn’t withstand it.… I guess regular ores aren’t a good match after all.0

Having finished scanning all of the materials inside the cabinet, he finally noticed something placed in the middle of the room.0

All alone in the middle was a white basin that was about two-thirds full of a blue liquid that had been created from liquefying magic stones. Even with just a glance, the liquid seemed highly concentrated.0

That should be worth about 200 million.1

Jake had prepared everything exactly—no, even better than ordered. It was like he was flaunting that...0