Transcendent Warrior with a Dimensional Shifting Inventory

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Not long ago, Minhyuk’s dream house was a high-rise apartment or officetel that overlooked the Han River or downtown Seoul.

With stylish interior designs and a large floor space.

He had imagined himself coming home from work, putting on some music, and drinking whiskey while looking down at the night view of Seoul.

After living in a Gosiwon room without windows for over 5 years, he had come to desire such things.

‘But not now.’

Such vanity was not important at all in his current situation.

What was important now was practicality and the source of funds.

First, let’s start with the practical aspects.

It is essential to be able to park a truck near your home.

A truck is a necessary tool for transporting large quantities of goods to the other world.

It is second only to a refrigerator in importance.

And unless there are special circumstances, the refrigerator will be left in the truck.

You can’t carry a refrigerator every time you come home.

It will be difficult to move the refrigerator later when it gets bigger.

So, you need to put the refrigerator, item number one on the property list, in the truck, item number two on the property list.

You can’t leave things that you need to keep an eye on far away from your home.

You must park the truck near your home.

Minhyuk searched the internet for information on parking trucks.

Apparently, there is a shortage of places to park large vehicles in Seoul.

There is a severe shortage of public parking lots for trucks, and it takes years to get assigned a garage.

The places where you can get a garage assigned quickly are too far away to be convenient.

Some people spend more than two hours driving from their home to their garage.

That’s why truck drivers have no choice but to park illegally on the side of the road.

‘I don’t have to live in Seoul.’

Anyway, I’m going to be driving a truck and transporting goods, so I don’t need to live near a good commercial area.

Minhyuk thought of a vinyl greenhouse that he had visited recently.

It was very close to Seoul, but it was very quiet.

In such a place, it would be easy to park a truck and it wouldn’t take long to get to Seoul.

It would also be easy to get old cucumbers.

‘Let’s go to the suburbs of Seoul.’

And we must not forget that the money Minhyuk is using is of dubious origin.

Buying an expensive house out of the blue in the current situation could lead to irreversible ruin.

If he is unlucky, he will be caught in the tax office’s surveillance net and his source of funds will be investigated.

If a 20-year-old blue-collar worker who had no money and was in debt suddenly bought real estate worth hundreds of millions of won in cash, it would be strange to anyone.

‘Let’s rent.’

The outline is roughly set.

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A monthly rental house in the suburbs of Seoul.

Now that the outline is set, I shouldn’t just look at the internet.

I need to go out into the field and look for a suitable house with my own eyes.

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It was not easy to find the perfect house.

If one was satisfactory, two were unsatisfactory,

If two were satisfactory, one was fatal.

Everything was good, but there were places where you had to pass through someone else’s private property to park a truck near the house,

Everything was good, but there were places where the neighbors didn’t like big cars.

Ignoring all that and just moving in could lead to serious conflicts later on.

‘Time sure flies.’

Before he knew it, Thursday had arrived after Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

He had spent over four days looking at houses, but he still hadn’t found a decent place.

He had postponed renting the truck that he had originally planned to do on Monday.

‘Today’s the last day.’

He had set Friday as his deadline.

If he didn’t find a decent house today, moving this week would be out of the question.

In that case, he would rent the truck first, accrue more return time, and move next week.

Thud-

Minhyuk got out of the real estate agent’s car and arrived at a secluded area near Seoul.

He saw an empty lot near a small road.

“This is it! There’s no better place to park a truck. This used to be a car wash, so it’s easy for large vehicles to come and go.”

A fence was installed around the perimeter of the empty lot.

And there was a wide gate that was big enough for trucks to pass through.

The inside of the fence was clean, without any trash or weeds.

The ground was also newly paved and tidy.

Just as the agent had said, it was an excellent place to park a truck.

“The house is over there.”

The agent pointed to a two-story house located on one side of the empty lot.

“It’s a two-story house, but the floor space isn’t that big. It’s perfect for one or two people.”

Minhyuk followed the agent into the house.

The first floor had a small room, a living room that doubled as a kitchen, and a bathroom with a shower.

He went up to the second floor and found a large room and a bathroom with a bathtub.

“You can use the room on the second floor as your bedroom.”

Minhyuk nodded at the agent’s words.

He really liked it.

What he liked in particular was the large window in the room on the second floor.

He had a clear view of the empty lot.

If he parked the truck in the empty lot, he could look at it from his bedroom at any time.

‘Perfect!’

It was close to Seoul, it was a good place to park a truck, and there were no neighbors who would complain about large vehicles.

It was perfect for Minhyuk.

“I like it.”

“Then should we proceed with the contract right now?”

Minhyuk nodded.

The agent took out his cell phone.

“I’ll call the owner right now and ask him to come over.”

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About 30 minutes later, the grandfather wearing a black hat arrived.

He was the owner of the vacant lot and the house.

The broker said that he was a wealthy man who owned several buildings in Seoul.

The grandfather made a tempting offer to Minhyuk.

“I won’t charge you much for the security deposit, so how about this?”

Originally, the conditions were a security deposit of 200 million won and a monthly rent of 3 million won for use of the house and the vacant lot.

However, he suggested that the lease agreement should state that only the second floor of the house would be rented out, excluding the vacant lot and the first floor of the house.

The security deposit would be 10 million won and the monthly rent would be 500,000 won.

“I’m a poor man who will starve to death if I don’t have any rental income, but that damn government keeps raising taxes.”

In short, his aim was tax evasion.

He was saying that he would write down 500,000 won per month on the contract but actually receive 3 million won per month and rent out the house and the vacant lot.

In return, he would give a huge discount on the security deposit, reducing it from 200 million won to 10 million won.

This was also a very good deal for Minhyuk.

Minhyuk asked the grandfather with a faint smile.

“Then would it be better if I paid the monthly rent in cash instead of transferring it to your account?”

The grandfather slapped his knee and said,

“That’s what I’m talking about!”

The problem of the source of funds was also solved.

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After the contract, Minhyuk cleaned the house.

He had set today as the start date for the lease.

So from now on, this place was Minhyuk’s new hideout.

It was completely different in character from the dream house he had originally dreamed of, but he still felt good.

He didn’t know who had used it before, but the house was quite clean.

In particular, the kitchen and the second-floor bathroom seemed to have hardly been used, as the sink, toilet, and bathtub looked new.

So he cleaned the house in the morning and came to Seoul in the afternoon to lease a truck.

A leasing company employee showed Minhyuk various vehicles, starting with 1-ton trucks.

And then he stood in front of the long-awaited 4.5-ton wing body.

‘It’s huge!’

When he actually saw it, it was much bigger than he had thought.

The length of the cargo bed was 7 meters.

He was slightly intimidated by the truck’s overwhelming size.

He wondered if it was really necessary to get something this big.

But he had already secured a large parking lot, so he couldn’t back down.

And the number of soldiers would continue to grow in the future.

Right now, he had 4,000 soldiers under his command, but later he might have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops.

At that time, he would need to procure a much larger quantity of supplies than he did now.

So the bigger the truck, the better.

“I’ll go with a 4.5-tonner.”

What’s more, unlike the other leased vehicles, the 4.5-ton wing body was a new car.

I might as well drive around in a new car while I’m at it.

“Let’s go to the office, and I’ll help you with the contract.”

Minhyuk went to the office with the employee and leased the 4.5-ton wing body.

And he received the car key.

Vroom—

He drove the car around the parking lot once slowly.

He wanted to get a feel for it before going out on the road.

This was the first time he had ever driven such a big car.

But driving it wasn’t as difficult as he had thought.

There was no hood and the ceiling was high, so the visibility was better than in a small car.

But there was one thing he had to be careful about.

The leasing company employee warned him never to drive the truck down narrow alleys.

He said that beginners often get stuck in narrow roads and can’t get out.

Vroom—

Minhyuk drove the truck to the studio apartment.

The road in front of the studio apartment wasn’t particularly wide, but it wasn’t too narrow for the truck to pass.

He was about to park in front of the building when the owner of the studio apartment came running out.

“You can’t park here!”

Minhyuk stuck his head out the window.

“I’ll be quick!”

“Minhyuk? What’s with the truck? Your cars keep getting bigger!”

Minhyuk got out of the truck and said to the owner of the studio apartment.

“I’m here to move out of my room today.”

“Oh?”

The owner of the studio apartment continued.

“You know you won’t get a refund, right?”

“I know.”

Minhyuk had signed a month-to-month lease for his room in the studio apartment.

He couldn’t afford to pay a large sum of money upfront.

If a tenant moves out in the middle of the month due to their own circumstances, as Minhyuk was doing now, they can’t get a refund for the rent if they have already used the room for more than half of the month.

That’s what the consumer dispute resolution standards state.

Minhyuk had already used the room for 25 days.

He had used it for much more than half of the month.

So it would be unreasonable for him to throw a tantrum and demand a refund for the remaining 5 days of rent.

Minhyuk moved his belongings back and forth between his room in the studio apartment and the truck.

And he moved the refrigerator last.

The owner of the studio apartment opened his mouth when he saw the refrigerator.

“Isn’t that refrigerator from the Gosiwon?”

“I recorded our previous conversation. Would you like to hear it?”

“No, thanks.”

From the moment he first brought the refrigerator, he had done well to keep its ownership firmly established.

Rumble-

Minhyuk started the truck and set off for his new abode.

And as he left the neighborhood, he sang to himself.

‘I will never return to this world again.’

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Rumble-

He drove the truck into the vacant lot.

And got out of the car to close the gate.

It was a hassle to open and close the gate every time he came and went.

‘I need to change it to an automatic gate soon.’

He had already gotten permission from the landlord to remodel the fence.

On the condition that Minhyuk would cover the expenses.

He could also raise the height of the wall and install CCTV and security devices.

Or he could just put up an electric fence.

He wasn’t sure about the relevant laws, though.

‘I’ll make it into an iron fortress.’

He would also install a camera inside the truck’s cargo bed.

Linked to his cell phone so he could see inside the cargo bed at any time.

He would also reinforce the cargo bed’s locking mechanism and install an alarm to prevent thieves from breaking into it.

‘First, let’s unload the luggage.’

Minhyuk unloaded the luggage from the truck and carried it into the house.

Except for the refrigerator.

From the bedroom window on the second floor, he had a clear view of the truck parked in the vacant lot.

When he first saw it in the parking lot of the leasing company, it had seemed huge, but from this angle, it didn’t look that big.

‘Should I have gotten a bigger one?’

His current Class 1 regular driver’s license allowed him to drive cargo trucks under 12 tons.

If he got a large vehicle license, he could even drive 15-ton or 20-ton trucks.

Anyway, that was for later.

Minhyuk finished unpacking and went outside.

And climbed into the truck’s cargo bed and put his hand on the refrigerator.

“Return.”

Pop-

With a flash of light, he returned to the Batcave.

The message from before continued to float before his eyes.

＜We’ve found the entrance to the ancient temple dedicated to the Goddess Freya.＞

＜Inside the ancient temple, mysterious ancient artifacts slumber.＞

＜The Lady of Melbec arrived safely at the Tamryn Fortress, led by her subordinate soldiers.＞

Should they explore the ancient temple first, or head to the fortress and check the contents of the letter first?

He had already made up his mind in the real world.

Minhyuk shouted to the soldiers.

“Special forces, follow me! We’re going into the temple!”