SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 187

Chapter 187: Snow World.

Kael picked up his phone.

The first thing that appeared on the screen wasn’t Jonas’s message.

It was a bank notification.

[Account Balance Updated]

[+4,600,082,010+ Credits]

Kael stared at the notification for a few seconds.

Then he sighed.

To think that only a month ago, he had been worried about how he was going to secure three billion credits within the next three months for the upcoming auction.

The reason had been simple.

The elixir.

If the rumors surrounding it were true, then it could potentially cure their mother’s illness. At the time, three billion credits had seemed like an enormous amount of money, and Kael had spent quite a bit of time considering how he was going to obtain that much wealth within such a short period.

Now, only a month later, his account balance had surpassed that amount by a considerable margin.

And strangely enough, Kael didn’t feel particularly excited.

There was no overwhelming sense of accomplishment.

No disbelief.

No urge to celebrate.

It simply felt normal.

Kael looked at the number again before locking his phone for a moment.

"With the amount of wealth I have now, getting excited over four billion credits would be pretty weird."

His standards had changed.

That was probably inevitable.

A month ago, billions had represented a seemingly impossible target. Now, they were simply another number in his account.

Still, speaking of the elixir reminded him of something important.

Their mother’s condition.

Dun’s potion had already begun producing small improvements in her health. It wasn’t enough to completely resolve the problem, but there had been noticeable progress.

Unfortunately, the potion wasn’t something capable of producing miracles overnight.

Her recovery would still take time.

The elixir, however, was different.

If its description was accurate and it truly possessed the ability to cure every sickness, then it could dramatically accelerate their mother’s recovery.

The problem was that the auction wouldn’t take place for another two months.

Kael wasn’t particularly fond of waiting.

He had already instructed Joy to investigate the matter and look for another way to acquire the elixir before the auction.

Hopefully, something would come from it.

Kael pushed the thought aside and opened Jonas’s message.

There were several files attached.

The first one immediately caught his attention.

Information regarding the newly discovered rift.

Kael opened it.

Whenever a new rift was discovered, the Hunter Association didn’t immediately send in the main exploration team. A preliminary exploration team would first enter the rift to gather basic information about the environment.

Their job wasn’t to fully explore the rift.

Instead, they were responsible for determining the fundamentals.

Atmospheric composition.

Toxic substances.

Temperature.

Terrain.

Environmental hazards.

Potential abnormalities.

Anything that could affect the survival of the main exploration team had to be recorded.

The report Jonas had sent him was the result of that preliminary exploration.

Kael began reading.

The further he went, the more serious his expression became.

The rift was a snow world.

A world covered in endless cold.

According to the preliminary team’s records, the temperature within the rift was low enough to freeze exposed objects within moments. Ordinary protective equipment was insufficient, and anyone entering the environment without proper resistance to extreme cold would quickly find themselves in serious danger.

Kael paused.

"It’s at least A Rank."

That was his immediate conclusion.

The environment alone was already enough to eliminate anyone below the A Rank threshold from consideration.

And that was before factoring in the monsters.

The final ranking could easily increase once the main exploration team completed a more thorough investigation and mapped out the rift’s deeper regions.

Kael continued reading.

The first confirmed monster was the Yeti.

They were enormous ape-like creatures covered in thick, snow-white fur. Their natural coloration made them extremely difficult to distinguish from the surrounding environment, especially during the blizzards that constantly swept across the rift.

According to the preliminary team, the Yetis appeared to have developed an instinctive ability to use the environment to mask their presence.

They could disappear into the snowstorm almost completely.

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