v2c11 (2/2)
I can’t be constantly lowering my head because of my commoner status in the future.
“Thank you for your effort, sirs.”
I carry the mushrooms and pull Hans, as I shout my way through.
‘This can not do. If I trust Hans, I will be in jail even before getting to paying taxes.’
In the village, Hans was innocent and trusted farmer but in cities like here, I couldn’t put my faith on him.
Hans’ clumsy look was just like a runaway teen who arrive in Seoul.
“Hans, lets go.”
“Yea..let, let’s go.”
Hans slowly walks along being pulled by me.
Thus, I was able to enter the castle in the Kallian Continent, homeworld of my master.
‘What do you call this place where merchants gather?’
There were only few people along with village chief and while Hans was one of them, since it has been a long time, he was dazed once he entered the castle.
Especially due to those middle-aged women who were shaking their b.u.t.ts, it was easy to lose focus.
‘This is frustrating.’
How would a person like this sell the mushrooms, pay the taxes, buy necessary items and return back to village?
I could only let out a sigh on village chief’s inability to have foresight on these matter.
“Hans….”
“Hm? What is it?
“Wipe off your drool.”
“S,sorry. It’s been such a long time that I lost focus.”
It wasn’t due to visit in a long time but it was more appropriate to say that his soul was sucked out by those women who wore rather clean and flashy clothes.
“We are going to sell the mushrooms now. Don’t say anything and just stay right beside me.”
“You are going to? Alright.”
As if he knew the situation about himself, Hans just nods away in agreement.
It’s good thing that he listens to me quite easily.
“Please take out one mushroom.”
“Why? You, you are going to sell here?”
As soon as I get past the castle door, I caught sight of many shops.
Along with hammering sound and shops were tightly lined up along the alley that sold foods, clothes and other daily necessity.
It was the perfect place to sell items.
‘I can’t trust any merchants here. There is only one method. Price war.’
From my understanding, sharif mushroom was not an item that per can obtain easily.
Notably, the mushrooms we brought were the highest quality.
There is nothing for me to regret as a seller.
‘It saddens me that this wasn’t a bigger castle, but it should suffice.’
“Ahem-ahem!”
I organized my thought and cleared my throat.
“It’s here, it’s really here! This is not something you are going to see everyday! Fresh from Luna Village, a fresh high-quality sharif mushrooms is here!” (I didn’t know how to go about doing this while keeping the expression behind it. Good thing I don’t make sales pitch. 공기 좋고 물 맑은 루나 마을)
Just like those on Korean drama, I stood on top of leg-high boulder and excitingly shout out.
“Sha, sharif mushroom?”
“Is it true?”
People who first pa.s.sed by with look of ridicule had sudden change of expression once they heard about sharif mushroom with bulging eye.”
“wh,where, sharif mushroom?”
“Oh! It really is high quality item!”
As soon as Hans pulled out a fist-sized brown mushroom, people exclaimed in surprise.
“Kyaa, the fragrance is so thick!”
“Oh wow, it really is attractive.”
According to the villagers, Sharif mushroom had pleasing fragrance and taste which only n.o.bles were able to eat.
All the people gathering were licking their lips from the fragrance emitted by the mushroom.
‘The total amount of sharif mushrooms I brought amounts to 70. Even if I sell them at 2 gold for one…. hehehe.’
Among the people gathered, there shouldn’t be many who could buy sharif mushroom.
However, looking at the people disappearing after confirming the mushroom in my hand, I suspected that the real customers for the mushroom will be appearing soon.
“This is sharif mushroom that you might never get to taste. I will be auctioning such mushroom starting at 2 gold. Since this is not an everyday occurrence, I hope you guys will not miss this amazing opportunity!”
“2,2 gold!”
“So cheap! If it’s that cheap, it should be loss in multiples…” (TLN: I did not understand what 2nd part meant at all, since it sounded super weird on meanings I thought of, any help would be nice on this:싸다! 저 정도라면 배는 남을 것 같은데….)
Just like how koreans would treat matsutake mushrooms valuable, people treated Sharif mushroom just as same.
My plan was progressing well just as I planned.
‘Huh? Those people are?’
Besides the commoners, men with attire of merchant were running towards me in a hurry.
Daron Merchant Group was also among them.
They disappeared from village as if they were running away and they were already at the castle.
‘Today, you shall taste the humiliation! kukuku.’
There was one evil idea that came up in my mind.
Sharif mushroom that was in Hans’ hand was not something merchants can buy even if they had the money for it.
I found the mushrooms pretty easily, but it actually should not have been that easy.
Among the sharif mushrooms, the ones harvested during the time when Luena’s Moon up is considered cream of the crops.
“This is sharif mushroom harvested on Luena’s moon risking one’s life! Since it looks like everyone is here, I will be starting the auction! First, the sharif mushroom in hand will be starting at 1 gold as commemoration!”
Since ten or more rich-looking merchants has gathered up, I add oil to the flame and gave speech to raise the value of mushroom even higher (TLN:raw said with word-to-word phrase of “adding oil to the lip” which I think just translates that you have your ways with speech)
‘Ha,home upbringing is definitely important factor on a person!”(TLN:wish xianxia ppl learned from this)
Ever since I entered elementary school, my parents would sometime give me a survival mission.
Just in case if my parents were to pa.s.s away in unfortunate accident, I would have to take kimbap to subway entrance or park to sell the kimbap.
It didn’t end just at kimbap.
I would sometime also take unneeded things from home and change it into cash to contribute to the family.
As a result of those missions, I reached the height where I can easily lure the merchants in. (TLN: I thought our MC wasn’t korean MC enough, but I was wrong…)
“I will offer 2 gold to buy!”
‘Yes! Great start!’
One of the merchants among many called out 2 gold.
“3 Gold! I will buy it!”
“4 Gold! You must sell them to me!”
The start wasn’t problem and merchants were frantically adding 1 gold to what others were offering.
‘Was 1 gold that worthless as far as currency goes?’
1 gold was apparently enough to feed a family of commoners until they are full for a month.
It was huge amount even in rough estimate but clearly these merchant did not view money as money. (TLN:Wish real life economy was this loose)
“7 gold! I will buy it!”
While others were shouting, I hear a familiar voice.
‘b.a.s.t.a.r.d, he better be mad about this’
“The auction has ended! I will give the mushroom to that merchant who has offered 4 gold!”
“Wh, WHAT!”
“Huh!”
As soon as mushroom was auctioned, confident look on fat merchant of Daron Merchant Group’s face froze.
“Don’t be so nervous~! There are still lot more! Once you win the auction, please pay the money to this man and quickly pick up your item!”
I might have wasted 3 gold, but considering the look on fat merchant’s face, I brushed it off as price of the opportunity.
“Next item!”
At same time I say, Hans brings out another mushroom.
“This time, I will be selling in groups of 10!”
Who was it that said, sale is at the whim of yeot seller. (TLN: yeots sold by those street sellers would be in a big roll and it was up to the seller on how long the yeot would be for ‘one.’ )
“Now! The ten much-sought sharif mushrooms will be starting at 20 gold!”
“25 gold!”
“30 gold!”
“35 gold!”
Once I put out such a sensible price, those merchants held back their surprise and stretched out their hand.
“7, 70 gold!”
For whatever reason, DMG’s fat merchant calls out price of 7 gold per mushroom. (TLN: their name is too long in english T.T…probably due to my not-so-simplified translation)
“Is there anyone else! I will sell these 10 at 50 gold!”
“50 gold! I will buy them!”
I ignore the voices from DMG to look for another bid and another merchant quickly shouted out 50 gold.
“This auction has ended! I will sell ten mushrooms to that skinny person!”
“You b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”
‘Huh? b.a.s.t.a.r.d?’
The fat merchant looked like he was angry and pointed his finger at me calling me b.a.s.t.a.r.d.
“Did you just call me b.a.s.t.a.r.d?”
I was not going to go off easy either. (TLN: I am tired but I can’t think up less-awkward phrase atm)
“To ignore DMG when you are just a low commoner!”
“Aren’t you a commoner too? and when did I ignore you?”
The pig spits out as his face reddens.(TLN: if this was Chinese novel, it would be blood, rather than spit)
“the,then why do you not sell it at the price I call out?”
“Ah, that? What can I do. My ear only understands what humans speak.”
“Wh, what!”
As his head was about to explode from anger,the pig merchant’s face reddened so much that his face started turning blue .
“On top of that, are you complaining about the price that I decide to sell at? If you are so annoyed, why don’t you travel to mountain filled with magical beasts and harvest and sell them yourself.”
They say you must be through when you are making sure they are dead.
I pick out my ear as I make the pig feel terrible.
“you,wait and see! Udu-duk!”
He held so much hatred that you could clearly hear his teeth grinding.
“You can go ahead and do that. Since I am busy, I will see you next time. Alright?” (TLN: I was going to put ‘you won’t get away with this but after I read this, I decided to go with you ‘wait and see’)
I mocked as if I was handling a kid from a neighborhood.
‘this guy, he sure is determined.’
He was lot older than me but a person has to act like a person for them to be valued.
The pig merchant ran off after staring at me while shooting off blue light.
“I will buy all the remaining sharif mushrooms each at 8 gold.”
‘8 gold? What is this easy profit?’
As I see off the pig merchant with pleased expression, I hear the source of my profit. (TLN: pr
“It, it’s Rubis Merchant Group.”
“tsk, I guess I am done for today”
“Rubis Merchant Group?”
There are many things one needs to know to do many things in Kallian Continent.
A man in early thirties appeared in my sight, who looked like a young master of a n.o.ble. (TLN: man in thirty and looked like a young master… it’s breaking my imagination real hard.)
As soon as that man appeared, other merchants backed away.
“If we are talking about Rubis, aren’t they one of the Great Five Continental Merchant Group”
‘They even visited territory like here, what a rare event.’
All the bystanders amusingly observing the mushroom auctions were now all whispering among themselves.
‘The Great Five Continental Merchant Group? Ho, its a conglomerate?’
After hearing all the whispers nearby, the man that appeared suddenly seemed to emit bright radiance around him.
“I am Jamir from Rubis Merchant Group.”
If the fat merchant from Daron Merchant Group was typical bad merchant, Jamir who was extending his hand for handshake would be example of typical look of dependable merchant.
“I am called Kyre.”
“Kyre? You have interesting hair and the name fits you well.”
‘Uuu! Dong-gun hyung has no place here’ (TLN:korean actor Jang Dong-gun)
Jamir was about as tall as me.
His golden curly hair and calm lavender-colored eye that would charm anyone looking at him with his deep set eye and his sharp nose qualified him to be called handsome. (TLN: deep set eye just means your eye socket is more caved in creating ) shaped effect bringing your eyebrows more forward when looking at from the side)
“It wouldn’t be right to talk here, so let’s go over to the inn I am staying in to discuss.
“That would be fine by me. But, since I am hungry, I hope you will take the bill for food.”
“Paying the bill? Haha! Alright. I will pay the bill.”
Jamir was only in the early 30s but he had the talent to become great merchant in the future.
“Hans, let’s go.”
“Huh? Ah, yes.”
Hans, who still hasn’t noticed what was going on only nodded his head and quickly followed behind with stupefied look.
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