After returning, He became the greatest returner of all time

Episode 18
Episode 18: Return (2)

In conclusion, I was able to revive my fallen civilization by leveling up the achievement shop.

I don’t know how that’s possible.

Honestly, there’s no need to know.

Because I have a set job to do.

“I’m going to flex now!”

I bought a fist axe and used the remaining 21,400 points to buy various other items.

The result is this.

[Achievement Shop Lv.1 – 21,600/100,000]

You’ve already reached a quarter of the required experience points.

It was faster than I thought.

It seems even sweeter because the exchange rate is one-to-one, and it may reach modern civilization faster than expected.

As I was enjoying the flex for the first time, a large hole with a diameter of about 10 meters appeared in front of me.

This cave was purchased by paying a whopping 10,000 points.

●: Purururururun. It suits you quite well, doesn’t it?

The Earth smiled, looking back and forth between me and the cave entrance.

I checked my own condition after finishing shopping.

At present I was wearing animal skin clothes that were no different from rags, and holding an axe in one hand.

She also had a beautiful bone necklace. She also wore a helmet made of deer bone.

I don’t know for sure, but I think that with this level of skill, you’ll be treated like a chieftain wherever you go.

It’s not very pleasant, though… … .

‘Why doesn’t this work in invisible mode?’

It doesn’t even go into your inventory.

The goods that had not been hung up were piled up on one side of the floor.

From leather to be used as mats on the floor, to dry firewood, bone needles, natural pigments, etc.

There are many.

●: Now, let’s make a nest. Blue.

I was pushed back by the Earth and walked into the cave.

The interior was damp and cool.

It was very dark again.

The light pouring in from the entrance was cut diagonally, illuminating only the nearby area.

Of course, the darkness wasn’t a bother to me at the moment.

I walked inside and found a reasonably spacious place to sit down.

The terrain wasn’t flat, but there were some dry blades of grass among the things I bought.

If you lay it down and cover it with leather, you’ll have a pretty decent sleeping place.

‘I’m not really going to buy it anyway, so I’ll just do it roughly.’

I brought all the things I had purchased and started setting up the nest as planned. I even lit a campfire on one side.

After all the furniture was placed in its place, it smelled like a primitive living space.

But what is this?

[Completed a clumsy treasure trove.]
[A return log is written.]
[Episode, Creating a treasure trove]
[Gained 500 experience points.]
[Achievement Shop Lv.1 – 22,100/100,000]

“Oh…….”

● : Oh… … .

I let out a short exclamation.

You can also gain experience this way.

The amount of experience points is also quite generous.

Because 500 experience points is equal to 500 achievement points.

This was the same amount of achievement points I received for clearing the main quest.

If you compare the difficulty levels, there is no comparison.

●: Let’s paint a mural too!

I followed that advice without saying a word.

There’s no reason to hesitate when you’re giving this much experience.

First, I applied red natural pigment to my palm and pressed it against the cave wall. A clear palm print was created on the wall.

[Palm mural completed.]
[Return log written.]
[Experience gained 10.]
[Achievement Shop Lv.1 – 22,110/100,000]

Was this too easy?

The compensation is stingy.

Feeling regretful, I began to draw on the wall with my finger.

●: What is it? Is it an elephant?

“……Are you a person?”

How can you see this as an elephant?

●: Ahh. I really can’t draw well.

Well, I admit it.

Even I can see that it was really bad drawing.

But it was acknowledged by the system.

[The mural has been completed.]
[The return log is written.]
[Episode, Painting the mural]
[50 experience points gained.]
[Achievement Shop Lv.1 – 22,160/100,000]

Hmm, is this it?

I got up from my seat and dusted my palms off.

Let’s stop playing now.

Now that we have a rough idea of ​​what’s going on, we should go back.

“It’s been quite some time, so let’s go back.”

●: That’s right. We’ve already exchanged everything and nothing has really changed.

I followed the rolling earth out of the cave.

Before we knew it, the sky was glowing with sunset.

Even on the destroyed Earth, the sun continued to rise and set repeatedly.

The scenery is quite beautiful even against this desolate backdrop.

As I was admiring the wasteland turning red, I turned my head to the Earth next to me.

“What are you doing?”

The Earth, which had been moving through time zones without even giving time to prepare, was taking a pause for some reason.

●: It won’t work right away?

“You say it won’t work?”

I looked at the Earth with absurd eyes.

The Earth was looking into space, scratching at the northern hemisphere.

Is there something else?

●: Regression is only possible at midnight the next day? It’s written in small letters, so I just saw it now. Blue.

The Earth laughed awkwardly.

It’s not like waiting until midnight is a big deal.

We sat in front of the cave and watched the night slowly approaching.

We talked about many things under the dark night sky.

It was a time to increase the overall understanding of regression and return.

Meanwhile, I also noticed that my privileges had changed.

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[Special] Return Record
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There was another surprising fact.

The time zone we will be staying in after returning is always December 31, 2042.

In short, time in the destroyed world stopped on December 31, 2042.

It was said that it would be like this until the time of the past reached here.

●: No matter what you do in the past, time here will stop on December 31, 2042, and when the past passes and 2042 arrives, time here will change to the future with all the changes reflected.

And vice versa.

While we are in 2042, time will not flow back to the past.

No matter how many hours you spend here and return, it’s just a moment in the past.

Simply put, time was flowing around me.

More precisely.

● : Time moves around me. At least inside my body.

That’s right.

That means that for those who do not live on Earth, time continues to flow even now.

I looked at the blue moon hanging in the sky.

●: Do you want to reach them?

What’s the point of talking?

Even in the midst of so many miracles, I desperately want this.

Because they are the ones who made us like this.

At least I have to destroy the Changwol family with my own hands.

● : Same goes for me.

I looked at the earth that was not blue.

The land that was once covered in green became a barren desert, and the once blue sea was polluted and murky.

We are now no better than walking corpses.

Thanks to that sense of homogeneity, I realize once again that the Earth and I are on the same page.

“Do you think you can reach it?”

●: I see it as positive.

“me too.”

●: Just in case, I’m saying this, spaceships are not allowed.

“I know. It’s a different dimension.”

Didn’t I say that when we first met?

The moon is visible to our eyes, but exists in another dimension.

To get there, you need an ark.

And the ark of the past has not yet been used.

●: Just in case, I’m saying this, but the ark won’t work either.

“Why is that?”

●: Because the prerequisite for obtaining the ark is the destruction of the world.

Hmm.

Well then, there’s nothing we can do.

Anyway, the ark was a second-best option.

I don’t need an ark that big just for me to go.

So there’s no need to be disappointed yet.

Because unlike before, we have the opportunity to make change and find a way.

I was thinking of one of them as an achievement shop.

●: Leveling up the Achievement Shop will give you additional rewards in addition to the advancement of your civilization. It’s filtered, so I’m not sure what they are exactly, but it’s definitely something to look forward to.

I think similarly.

“What is the max level of the Achievement Shop?”

● : I’m assuming it’s 8.

If we categorize them broadly, there would be about 7-8, and if we subdivide them further, there could be more.

But in the end, it will be somewhere around that edge.

If you think about it that way, it’s not as far away as you think.

The amount of experience needed to level up will increase as time goes by, but looking at the situation so far, I was confident that it wouldn’t take even a year.

So I had an expectation that there might be something more in it, or after it.

Of course, it may be a vain hope like the main quest, but at least it will provide some solid motivation.

Because in order to move forward, you have to reach the end first.

●: Let’s talk about this again after you level up the achievement shop.

“Okay, let’s do that.”

It’s still just a vague hope.

And now it was time to return.

● : Let’s gooooo!!

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『January 3, 2024』

The past that arrived with a flock of lights.

Time continued straight from the point I had returned to.

“Eww, eww, eww!”

Still, I got up from my seat and stretched, somehow relieving my heavy body.

I think I’m going to be very busy from now on.

One, all these things will lead to one thing.

‘Getting stronger.’

As you increase your main number and clear main and hidden quests, achievement points will naturally follow.

So, I just have to move forward as planned.

Faster than anyone else.

Overwhelmingly in every way.

After that, I checked my channel.

The number of subscribers had surpassed 500, and the number of views for the Thorn Forest edited video had surpassed 20,000.

It was a huge achievement for me, Hakoin.

The overall comment response was not much different from the real-time response.

– I’m really curious about what the stats will be like

-With this level of talent, wouldn’t it be possible to create a new world?

-The movement is awesome

Although the main number is low, the video didn’t generate as much buzz as I thought it would for clearing an unexplored dungeon, but it will remain as a very useful video that proves my talent.

That’s when my smartphone vibrated.

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Jiying-.

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The message had no sender number and the content was as follows:

[Player Oh Woon-hyeok is preparing. Be careful.]

A smirk escaped my lips.

Dude, you look really pissed.

In his previous life, Oh Woon-hyeok became a player during the height of World War III.

Until then, I understand that after clearing the tutorial, he continued to work in the talent development team.

The main number he has now is a 1-star, like me.

So I expected it to turn out like this.

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‘You must be itching to tear me to pieces by now.’

But in reality, doing something like that would mean spending the rest of your life in prison, so you want to become a player yourself.

In a dungeon, you can kill people by tearing them apart without any guilt.

But that wasn’t just Oh Woon-hyeok’s wish.

I want that guy too.

“In the end, you’re coming here to lay down your neck on your own two feet.”

As things turned out as expected, the corners of my lips curled up.

●: You stupid kid! You don’t even know that place will be my grave. Purrrrrrrr.

The Earth also warmly welcomed Oh Woon-hyeok’s conversion to player.

‘But who sent me this message?’

There was a face that came to mind the moment I had a question.

Kim Kyu-seon.

Among Oh Woon-hyeok’s associates, he was the only one who knew my number, and I didn’t have any special connections with anyone else, so it was probably sent by him.

‘The reason is obvious.’

If you just think about Oh Woon-hyeok’s usual behavior, doesn’t the answer come out?

I couldn’t stand to see that son of a bitch succeed in his revenge.

“I have to work hard from now on.”

But it won’t be in preparation for a showdown with Oh Woon-hyeok.

A guy like that wasn’t even on my radar.

I was drawing a big picture with the goal of creating a window.

That was also the reason why I didn’t move much even though I could just clear the main quest and move up with my current skill level.

‘In New Earth, the dungeon entry conditions are divided according to the main number.’

Simply put, it means that there are things that you can only get at 1st class.

As of now, we are in the process of creating the foundation of the skill tree, so we need to solidify that foundation and move up.

Only then can we build a tall tower that can pierce the moon.

Impatience in the moment can only be poisonous.

We must move forward, step by step, with certainty.

And of those countless steps, the first step is of course.

‘I guess I’ll learn the Taegeuk Haeshim method that I stole from that guy.’

To do that, you need to raise the level of the Taegeuk Heart Method to 10.

For an average player, it would take at least six months to complete the process, but it was different for me, a regressor.

Of course, I intend to use a shortcut.

If you make Yeongdan based on Hwaryeongsan Mountain’s Hwaranggwa and Taebaeksan Mountain’s Baekryeongcho, you can increase your Taegeuksimbeop proficiency exponentially.

●: Very nice, isn’t it?

This was also a secret technique learned directly from Changwol.

So that’s what I was planning to do… … .

The plan completely went awry.

In a very positive way.

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“What is this?”

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I furrowed my brows and doubted my eyes.

A new item was added to the skill description.