I Gain Infinite Gold Just By Waiting-Chapter 204: Episode 45_SVIP (1)

Episode 204

Chapter 45: SVIP (1)

1.

He had about 1.2 million gold on hand.

And in the chaos, he had only just now gotten around to opening “The Devil’s Gift.”

[Devil’s Hand]

▶ Grade: Legendary

▶ Level: ★

▶ All Stats +15

▶ When using mana, you can manifest the “Devil’s Hand.”

▷ It can absorb blood to level up.

▷ Once equipped, it becomes permanently bound.

It was a glove that looked, unmistakably, like a demon’s hand. Since there was only one, it made him wonder which hand he should wear it on.

And it wasn’t just any glove.

’If I can manifest the Devil’s Hand, I should probably wear it on my off-hand, right?’

Once he put it on, he would never be able to take it off again. It would become a part of his body.

The description might make some people hesitate. Living the rest of your life with a demon’s hand attached to your arm. What if there were side effects? What if, one night, the Devil’s Hand devoured you in your sleep?

If this had been the world before dungeons appeared, he might have had those kinds of stupid thoughts.

But not now.

Now, Kim Buja was a player. After running through countless dungeons, any sense of revulsion toward monsters had completely disappeared.

’The Devil’s Hand is insanely cool.’

He liked the name from the start.

Without hesitation, he equipped it on his left hand. The glove clung to his skin and then vanished. He didn’t worry that it had disappeared for good.

Vwoom.

When he channeled his mana, the Devil’s Hand revealed its true form, spreading up and over his left shoulder.

“Whoa.”

He was impressed in more ways than one.

Visually, it was shocking enough that you could have mistaken it for a real demon’s arm. It was grotesque, yet its movements were as natural as his original limb. If he could make good use of an arm like this...

Stats were always more important than appearance, but if this 1-star “Devil’s Hand” kept evolving, it would surely gain special abilities that surpassed what a human arm could do.

“It sure guzzles mana.”

Of course, some downsides kept him from just daydreaming about its potential. The mana consumption when the Devil’s Hand was manifested was steep. His mana was his highest stat, and he didn’t really have anything else to spend it on, so he was pouring all of it into the Devil’s Hand. Even so, with it just partially summoned, he could feel the mana draining from his entire body.

In combat, he might be able to use it for no more than 10 minutes.

Since it didn’t have any special abilities yet, he didn’t feel any real need to summon it, but the mana cost would inevitably be a huge limitation.

’It’ll get better over time.’

For now, the “Devil’s Hand” wasn’t an item that met his expectations. All Stats +15. On its own, it didn’t conflict with any of his other gear and was certainly worth its Legendary grade, but compared to the value of “The Devil’s Gift,” it was basically nothing.

Still, he had one thing he was willing to trust and wait on. He was used to this by now.

’At the start, everything’s always trash. For what it is, +15 to all stats isn’t bad at all.’

Legendary never betrayed him.

Most of his Gold Maker skills had looked just as pathetic as the “Devil’s Hand” at first—useless junk that only took up space in his skill window.

But how were they now?

’They’ve eaten a ton of gold, but at least they’re finally pulling their weight.’

There was a tearful backstory about how much gold he had poured into them, but they had given him unexpected options and content that had helped him grow.

The “Devil’s Hand” could do the same.

Above all, there was one reason he could stay so positive.

’At least it doesn’t eat gold.’

For him, it was an item he could level up for free.

Monster blood.

It was a growth method perfectly suited to an item named “Devil.” He might not know much, but this was something he was confident about.

“I’ll feed you plenty.”

’And if I’m going to feed it anyway, it’d be even better if I could feed it demon blood.’

With that happy thought, his expression turned serious. The joy of the Gold Mission payout ended here.

Now came the hard part: deciding how to allocate that payout.

It was time to spend gold.

* * *

These days, when it came to leveling skills, he no longer hesitated.

’VIP Level and Gold Enhancement. I’m only raising those two.’

He had already set his priorities. There had been a time when he had gone all-in on farming gold just to raise them, but at some point, they had been pushed to the back burner, especially Gold Enhancement.

’If the success rate wasn’t such garbage, I would’ve showered it with love.’

It couldn’t be helped. Even if two features required the same amount of gold, if one was chance-based and the other guaranteed a stat increase, he would naturally choose the sure thing, even if the gains were smaller.

He had put it off for so long that the time had finally come to invest in RNG again.

[Would you like to enhance your weapon?]

▶ Current Level: 8 → 9

▶ Gold Required: 200,000

▶ Success Rate: 20% (+5%)

▶ Failure Rate: 80% (–5%)

▶ Destruction Rate: 0%

▶ On Success

1. Attack +130 → Attack +180

2. Attack +6% → Attack +14%

3. On hit, Mana Absorption +4% → On hit, Mana Absorption +10%

4. On kill, HP Recovery +2%

It was a moment where he could feel the payoff of having focused on one thing for so long.

“Two hundred thousand gold...”

And at the same time, a moment where he was tempted to start on something else entirely.

His weapon enhancement was now approaching level 9, and the potential stats were so incredible they were practically screaming his name.

The attack power was simply overwhelming.

Considering the Gold Ring’s current stats, this single enhancement would be like a booster shot, transforming it into a weapon on par with a 6-star item.

In terms of raw attack power alone, once all the bonuses were factored in, it would be enough to kill monsters even in the Ice Castle.

With that in mind, spending 200,000 gold on a single click didn’t feel like a waste at all.

’Just one successful proc, and I’ll be set for life.’

Traveling back and forth between continents had taught him, down to his bones, just how crucial binding restrictions and character stats were.

No matter how lucky you were with Legendary drops, it was pointless if the item wasn’t right.

Not all Legendaries were created equal.

If an item was class-bound, account-bound, or absorbed like the Devil’s Hand, it was practically useless to someone like him, who crossed between two worlds thanks to Gold Missions.

He briefly considered whether it might be more efficient to raise his armor levels to make up for his lacking stats—which wouldn’t be a bad choice—but his desire to see the end of this rapidly scaling enhancement path was stronger.

’A 25% chance... this is definitely doable.’

[Enhancement has succeeded.]

[Weapon level has increased. 8 → 9]

“That’s what I’m talking about!”

His desperate, prayer-fueled wish had finally paid off.

’It’s about time something worked on the first try.’

He had suffered so much until now.

Having items blow up even with a 1% chance of failure was nothing new, and he couldn’t remember a single thing that had ever succeeded in one go.

He’d blown through gold at the drop of a hat, derailing other plans to keep pouring money into Gold Enhancement.

Maybe it had all been for this very moment!

▶ Enhancement Tier Level: 4

1. Weapon Level: 9 (Attack +180, Attack +14%, On hit, Mana Absorption +10%, On kill, HP Recovery +2%)

2. Hat Level: 4 (Strength +3)

3. Top Level: 5 (Defense +40)

4. Bottom Level: 5 (Defense +40)

5. Gloves Level: 4 (Agility +3)

6. Shoes Level: 4 (Stamina +3)

A smile spread across his face as he checked his Gold Enhancement status.

From his hat to his shoes, the numbers were downright pathetic, but the weapon level alone didn’t just overshadow the other options—it was so broken that he wondered if it was even fair.

’If I just have enough gold, this class is completely busted.’

At the same time, he clicked his tongue.

’If a growth-type class is already this powerful, then what the hell are offensive Legendaries like...?’

For the Gold Maker, everything hinged on how you developed it, where you farmed gold, and how quickly you leveled up your gold-generating skills.

The Elemental Wizard, on the other hand, was simply powerful from the start.

Depending on the player’s skill, it could unleash overwhelming power, and as it leveled up through item effects, more and more skills would unlock, making it even stronger.

’If I were to compare it to my Gold Maker, Fly has probably already unlocked almost all of the Elemental Wizard’s seals.’

How strong was he now, really?

He was curious.

And at the same time, he could accept it.

’Having a skill or two that grants immunity to status ailments isn’t that far-fetched for him.’

Looking at the Gold Enhancement options, it felt like Legendary classes operated on a tier where common sense simply didn’t apply.

He nodded and moved on.

He had planned to keep enhancing until he was done and then raise the levels on his other gear, but his top priority was still his VIP Level.

150,000 gold to upgrade to level 7.

The number was so manageable that he let out a short, amused snort.

His VIP Level was another one of those skills he had once wanted to raise but couldn’t, simply because he never had enough gold.

Now that he was sitting on around a million gold, it didn’t feel like a big deal at all.

’I can probably push this to level 8, easy.’

That sense of satisfaction was only natural.

The more gold he had in circulation, the higher the overall quality of his Gold Maker content became. That was both the defining trait and the core concept of his class.

Anything that used gold to level up would eventually rise as long as he did whatever it took to pile up enough of it.

In other words, even the skills he had forgotten about could be rediscovered later and leveled up to a decent point without much trouble.

[VIP Level has increased. 6 → 7]

[You have earned the right to advance to SVIP.]

[Upon advancing to SVIP, the VIP 7 skill will be activated.]

“Huh?”

Just as he casually leveled up and was about to check the requirements for the next, an unexpected hologram popped up.

“SVIP?”

’Special VIP, maybe?’

He didn’t particularly care about the name.

There was only one thing Kim Buja wanted to know.

What were the benefits?

The hologram quickly satisfied his curiosity.

[SVIP Benefits]

1. All VIP skill effects are enhanced.

2. Skills can evolve into SVIP-exclusive skills.

3. Upon reaching VIP Level 10, you gain eligibility to advance to VVIP.

’...Did they just copy and paste this from some random department store’s membership program?’

It was simple.

And it looked so familiar that you could have mistaken it for the benefits page of any old membership service, not a Gold Maker feature.

However, he couldn’t just brush it off.

’This is actually good.’

It looked simple, almost lazy, but when he broke it down, it was anything but.

The whole point of raising his VIP Level in the first place was to unlock inactive skills, upgrade them, and boost his stats.

Naturally, the VIP Level itself didn’t have any direct combat applications.

Given that, what other benefits could an advancement to SVIP possibly offer besides these?

In other words, this was the most fitting upgrade imaginable for the VIP Level.

He would only know exactly how things were enhanced and evolved after he advanced.

’What was there to hesitate about?’

“Advance!”

[SVIP advancement has been denied.]

[1. Required gold (2,000,000) is insufficient.]

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