Vol 2 Chapter 8 (1/2)
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Giran, a Merchant's Battlefield
Haic)
Weapon Type
One-Handed Hammer
Attack Dae
15~20
Durability
31/50
Weight
60
Usage Restriction
More than 180 Strength
A hae, it is difficult to deal with theIt boasts power h to reduce decent armor to scrap
Option: +10 Are to Undead
Spirit of Separation (Magic)
Defense Type
Steel Helmet
Defense
40
Durability
11/45
Weight
45
Usage Restriction
More than 200 Strength
A hel layers of thin steel and speciallydefense, it has the effect of protecting the ic
Option: Mind-related Magic Resistance +30
Penalty: Agility -10, no penalty if used by a Combat related profession
Magic Scroll 'Lie'
Usage Restriction: Intelligence +60
Scroll ician, when used, one can change their information for other people to see at will Can even fool NPCs of their alignment, level, stats, and profession However, level can only be adjusted to within the range of 10 levels of actual level
1 hour duration Single use item
Magic Scroll 'Robbery'
Usage Restriction: Intelligence +60
Scroll with the ability of a notorious Pirate fronate an ite While the scroll is in effect, killing the opponent will have a 100 drop rate of designated item Duplicated items are treated as one itenated Effect disappears if the caster dies
1 hour duration, single use item
The iteen had dropped were very useful, but Ark's attention was drawn to the scrolls
'There were scrolls such as these?'
For a user who planned and chose to be Chaotic, wasn't this the best itehly understood the situation
The reason why chaotic players like Leo and Hargen were able to enter the village, and why Sid, who even checked their information, didn't know their identity It was because of the scroll 'Lie' Also Sid's terror was because of the scroll 'Robbery' Since Leo used the scroll, he would have dropped all his silk if Sid had died If he'd lost the silk he bought by investing his whole fortune, there'd be no hope for Sid He could only declare bankruptcy
'If I died to Hargen, I would have lost all my pearls'
Belatedly, just thinking about it caused cold sweat to trickle
”You get it now, right?”
”Yes, I'”
”Not at all— in any case, I would've gone bankrupt if not for you, Ark-nim”
”But the iteen dropped”
In the craziness, Ark quickly claimed ownershi+p of the ite else later, it was better to nail it do
Sid nodded as if there was nothing to think about
”Of course, Ark-niet them And e arrive in Giran, I'll be sure to repay you for all this My ive you at least 15 Gold”
”Why go so far Well, though I'd take it if you're offering”
Unlike Hyun Woo, refusal wasn't in Ark's dictionary
”Yes, I'll be sure to repay you Ark-ni trouble because of uys disappear” Sid ground his teeth as if his rage was exploding again
”Anyway, it's a relief it was settled well”
”By the way” Sid blew out a sigh as he slue and take the safe route, it'll take a few more days That's the worry I heard silk prices are falling a lot right now”
”Let's just keep going this way I need to get to Giran anyways, so I will protect you”
”What? But Ark-nim alone”
”Don't worry,” Ark replied with confidence ”It er than when there were three people, but at this level of difficulty, I can protect you just fine”
Of course, Gray Ridge had a high difficulty As Sid had said before, at least 3 players between level 50 to 60 were necessary to pass through safely But it only applied to those who blindly charged in like Leo and Hargen There was no reason for Ark to do so so idiotic
If he lured them out one at a time with Dedric and took them doith a concentrated attack with Skull, they weren't very difficult opponents After all, Ark had hunted even more difficult monsters alone
Granted, now that the situation had turned out this way, there was really no need to look after Sid But Ark had his own plan Even if you fall, you never get up with an empty hand
”Ah, but” Ark stopped walking and en”
”If we can get to Giran, I'll give you the protection fee I prouys For both of them combined, I promised 25 Gold,” quickly answered Sid, quick on the uptake
”Of course the reward you promised would be separate?”
”Huh? Ah Yes” A look that said Ark was taking it too far surfaced in Sid's eyes, but when Ark spoke as if he would get what he should definitely get, all Sid could do was nod ”Of course I'll give it to you”
”Then, for the trust between us, let's write up a contract” I what he'd learned, Ark's caution shone
In the end, Sid had no choice but to reluctantly write up the contract But it was not the end of Ark's demands
”Ah, and Merchant bag space is spacious, right? It's just that I don't have room for japtem”
In other words, hehis victiht them, Ark's tenacity was aroused
Sid nodded with a sullen face ”I- I will see and do it for you Since I have some space”
”I'd be thankful if you did that, now shall we go?” Ark turned vigorously and went over the ridge
Only then did Sid realize how horrible a person Ark was
As soon as the bag space was acquired Ark's attitude did a 180 flip When they foundit took, he annihilated them and stored away in the iterasses and fruits that caught his eye
Needing to get to Giran even one hour faster, Sid stamped his feet, but Ark acted like he didn't even notice Sid wanted to spew curses at least, but somehow, Ark was his life's savior Plus, they were already in Grey Ridge He'd get killed by ot separated froe bottled up inside
”Now, please hold onto this as well”
'Waaah, can't you even see I'? Is that how it is? Daretted my choice to be a Merchant this much' He hadn't been this bitter even when he was being chased by Leo
But no ht, Ark liked hi personality Plus, Sid was going to give him 40 Gold as a reward and protection fee when they arrived at Giran, so there was no way Ark couldn't be fond of him The fact Sid had a lot of information was also helpful
'To think that New World had such scrolls In the future I shouldn't judge people by level'
If the 'Lie' scroll could hide more than 15 levels, then even Ark wouldn't be able to do anything but die 'Robbery' was also a scary scroll Though they didn't impact the battle directly, they showed enor on their use Merchants probably feared these two scrolls the most Even so, Ark hadn't even known such scrolls existed
'There's definitely a lier site forum'
This experience et information was to interact with other players
But Ark didn't trust players The case of Leo and Hargen alone was a testament how untrustworthy a player was Therefore, as he headed to Giran with Sid, he tried to get as e was now a matter of life and death
”A red scroll that can be e”
”Then where can they be obtained?”
”There is a village only Chaotic players can enter In the Schudenberg Kingdoe called the Lawless City Kairote Since Merchants don't have much to do with it, I don't really knohere it is Anyway, they say there are lots of various scrolls and ite the use them”
”What other scrolls are there?”
”It's also good to be careful of the 'Trace' scroll Leo used onas you know their name, it's a scroll that can find someone's location within a 1 kilometer radius And there's also 'Null-Recovery' If you get hit by this scroll, potions and recovery ic have no effect”
There were many more 'Peek' let you look at the ite, and it was frequently used in combination with 'Robbery' by Bandits
Of course, there were also scrolls that countered them A typical one was 'Sword of Truth' If another person was using 'Lie,' it was a scroll that dealt powerful da the effect But 'Sword of Truth' was expensive and the places that sold it were limited, so it was too much to use every time you hired a mercenary
”There are more, but that's about all I know”
”Even so, it was a great help”
'Until now, I didn't have any interest in scrolls, but it's not so I can overlook' Ark realized the value of information anew
In fact, scrolls were such a specialized field that there was even a separate profession related to it There were hundreds of types of scrolls, and a the Rare-class scrolls, there was even one that could deal a fatal blow to your opponent And since the indirectly applied ones were also dangerous, even if he didn't use them himself, he needed to know them all to not be a victim
'Kairote, huh'
A village where only Chaotic players can enter Since it was indeed a game with infinite freedom, it seemed there was a way for Chaotics could live with other Chaotics Plus, countless scrolls with unknown effects were only sold in Kairote If he could use those scrolls freely, it would definitely show an immense effect
'I should go look for it one day'
Ark also asked for infordorounds Each time he asked, Sid answered him freely
For a Merchant, information turns to e such inforhtly No, other professions were the same The reason why the information site foru Since Ark didn't share inforeons, he couldn't blae debt, so he couldn't refuse sharing information It was valuable information money can't buy
”Ah, do you by any chance know about a place called the Underground World?”
”Underground world? I wonder?”
Ark asked on an off chance he ht know, and Sid scratched his head ”I haven't been there, but I heard that aes, there's even a place under the ground”
”No, I'e”
”If it's a Beast village, there's none I know, either I haven't even seen a Beast myself, and players who choose to be Beasts start in the Sinius Principality”
”I'e”
”Really? If I get some info later, I'll tell you by mail”
”Thank you”
”But can't we please move a little faster?”
Of course, Ark pretended not to hear Sid's last words Even so, since they were ot closer After about 20 hours, Grey Ridge finally stopped and the sight of the commercial city Giran came into view from the base of the hills
Giran was larger and one to
Encapsulated by thick walls, Giran was divided down the ions, such as Trade, Production, and Magic Each of the areas was bigger than Jackson Castle
As soon as they arrived in Giran, Sid rushed over to the trading post
”Ah, thankfully silk prices haven't dropped yet”
After a long tihter expression ”Thanks to selling the silk, Ark-nim's japtem, and the pearls,skill proficiency both went up by 40, and my silk share went up by 2 as well All in all, this trade was a huge success”
”Congratulations” Generous with free lip service, Ark confirood ”Then it's time to divide the money?”
”Ah, yes, of course” Sid smiled bitterly as he nodded
Just the japte and what he had left with Sid totaled 50 Gold Along with selling the 800 pearls at a 15 high price, the total was 418 Gold! It was ht while flinging hidos had in reached 90
He receivedBut Ark still eyed Sid's iven the promised protection fee and reward
”Here you go The 25 Gold I promised when I contracted Leo, and the 15 Gold special bonus” Sid handed over theto cry
Ark quickly took it, packed it away, and laughed ”Thank you Then I'll see you again next time”
”Yes; well, I'onna be in Giran for a while, so if you need to see me just contact me”
Ark parted with Sid for noever, there were still things he had to do in Giran Even after selling off that many items, there were still three or four items left in Snake's belly They were items he couldn't sell to the store because they were unidentified
'Huhuhu, he said he was gonna be in Giran for a while, right? Then I should check all these iteet EXP fro the a Merchant s much more comfortable'
He'd really caught a sitting duck this time Whether he liked it or not, he'd come to know Sid, so he had to use him to the max!
Inside his bag, 650 gold coins jingled Thanks to that, as Ark headed towards the iteht as air
”How much did you say it was?”
”It's 184,700 Won (~185)” The checkout clerk spat out terrifying words with a friendly voice
A sigh puffed out on its own Buying a 4 kilograetables, toothpaste, and a toothbrush totaled to over a 180 thousand Won
It seeain, in short order, whereas workers' wages had been frozen for a year The people's econo to ruin was like a textbook exaas fees also rose
It had already been 10 years since the privatization of public services In the na quality, the utility fees had risen fifteen tiht in his tiny rooed a bill of over 150 thousand Won (~150) every month
Though histo pay a hospital bill of 3 million Won (~3,000) a month was certainly an aftereffect of the privatization of health insurance
Since Hyun Woo was busy s of national bond companies or whatever Whenever a policy came out, there was a part could not understand the people who rose up in are froed
'Dammit, there's a reason why adults talk politics if they siather'
However, he couldn't live without eating and using water just because money was precious
'I''
Granted, even if Hyun Woo could use Survival Cooking, it wouldn't make much of a difference In a city where it was hard to even see grass, there was no way he could get ingredients
In the end, although he valued them like his life, he handed over likenesses of shi+n Sai the Great (10,000 Won), Yi I (5,000 Won), and Admiral Yi (100 Won) to the clerk
[T/N: Ark is referring to faures in Korean history who are printed onto the currency It's like talking about giving soton]
Walking hos, Hyun Woo'smoney
His mother's rehabilitation treatment started this month too, so it would take about 4,500,000 Won (~4,500) On top of that, the utility bill was roughly 450,000 Won (~450), rent and food expenses were 500,000 Won, loan payment and interest were 1,000,000 Won In conclusion, the total expenses was at least 6,500,000 Won (~6,500) a month
With the 7,000,000 Won (~7,000) he'd earned fro items in the past and 3,000,000 Won (~3,000) he received froht he could endure for at least another two h to last a erous if he couldn't step up his game
'Still, I can't skimp on mother's hospital fees'
After life beca Hyun Woo realized was life wasn't so easy Everything Hyun Woo had lived on and enjoyed for 17 years were not for granted They were the result of his father earning with sweat and blood and his ain They raised Hyun Woo with everything in a world with prices leaping like rateful
However that was then, now his pocket swung emptily
Since he had to pay the hospital fee in advance, it ie su very near After thinking, Hyun Woo just shook his head
'No need to worry I still have over 2,000,000 Won left And if there's no other way'
There was still a final resort left to Hyun Woo The 650 Gold he carefully kept in his bag!
It was an eency card he could convert to 6,500,000 Won of real currency at any tiold was necessary inside the game, too At least for an unforeseen circuold if possible
'I still have time Since I'm mostly set with et on auction right away Since et items worth money'
Hyun Woo roughly finished cleaning his house and accessed the auction site
Auction Complete Reaper's Scythe : 600,000 Won (~600)
Auction Co Sword : 350,000 Won (~350)
Auction Complete Merciless Hammer of Destruction: 800,000 Won (~800)
Auction Complete Spirit of Separation : 700,000 Won (~700)
‘For now, I’ve scraped together 2,450,000 Won'
Leo and Hargen's equipment sold for a better price than expected Since he'd made a tasty suht he could understand why players went the path of the PKer even while bearing enormous penalties
'However, there's a li anyways And if you keepenemies like, there would be a tia-terood I have to make money my oay'
Hyun Woo got in the unit and connected to New World