Chapter 27

“…What’s wrong?
Ming Hu couldn’t help but wonder at Fern’s reaction.
“Amazing, not long after you caught the rabbit, you brought me the skin of the great fox, and now the skin of the monster fox!”
But at Fern’s next words, Ming Hu realized why Fern had been staring at him blankly.
“Wow, is it possible to get this strong in such a short time? Or was he always strong to begin with?”
“…”
“You looked so weak when you came to sell me your rabbit pelts… You haven’t changed much in appearance, but you’ve grown so strong! A monster fox!”
Fern’s words showed no sign of ending. Ming Hu, who was willing to wait for him to finish, eventually interrupted him and said, “I’m sorry.
“Is the monster fox that strong?”
“Strong!”
“And how much of the monster fox’s skin?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Give me a minute.”
At Ming Hu’s words, Fern gave a wry smile and began to sort through the items Ming Hu had brought out.
“…Ho.”
For some reason, Fern kept exclaiming as he sorted. When he was done, he looked at Ming Hu in amazement and said, “I’ve never seen anything like this before.
“They’re all the best!”
Ming Hu smiled at Fern’s words. He had expected it, but he couldn’t help but feel better after hearing it.
“First, the pelts of the great fox are worth 30 gold per piece. And the claws will give you 35 gold. And the pelt of the monstrous fox…”
Fern trailed off. Ming Hu swallowed hard and focused on Fern.
“Can you buy one for 200 gold?”
“…?”
For a moment, Ming Hu couldn’t help but panic. He wondered if he had misheard, but the look on Fern’s face suggested otherwise.
“I’ll be honest. I don’t have enough money to buy you all the pelts, claws, and tails of a monster fox.”
“Oh.”
As Fern continued, Ming Hu understood why Fern had said what he did.
“…which is awesome, by the way.
You have 19 monster fox pelts. If he sold one for 200 gold, he would still have 18. He also had the tail and claws.
“Can you sell it to me?”
“Oh, yeah.”
Ming Hu was quick to respond to Fern’s words.
“Well, I have 17 pelts from the Great Fox, so I’ll pay you 30 gold per pelt for 510 gold, 8 claws for 35 gold for 280 gold, and 1 monster fox pelt for 200 gold, for a total of 990 gold, and I’ll give you 1000 gold for a service of 10 gold. What do you say?”
“…Great!”
At the sound of 1,000 gold, Ming Hu stared at Fern for a moment before regaining his composure and answering. Fern smirked at Ming Hu and took the skin and claws of the Great Fox and one of the Monstrous Foxes. He then took out a pouch containing 1,000 gold and handed it to Ming Hu.
“There it is.”
“…”
Ming Hu took the pouch from Fern and put it into his inventory. As Ming Hu was about to put the remaining items into his inventory, he looked at the remaining items and couldn’t help but shake his head.
In addition to the monstrous fox’s skin, claws, and tail, the key to the Great Fox’s inner pelt and claws remained.
“You don’t buy inner heels and claws, by any chance?”
“Ah, I’m afraid I don’t deal in inner circles. And as for the claws, I do buy them, but seeing as how these claws are enchanted, it would be more profitable for them to sell them to the tower than to me, so I’ve let them go. Would you like to sell them, I can give you 40 gold apiece?”
“Oh.”
Ming Hu nodded at Fern’s words and placed all of the items into his inventory except for the Claw Key. Then he looked at Fern and said
“I’ll sell it.”
“There it is!”
Ming Hu took 120 gold from Fern and placed it in his inventory. After a quick bow, he walked out.
“See you next time!”
After hearing Fern’s greeting, Ming Hu stepped outside and considered stopping at the butcher shop, but realized that there was no reason to stop at the butcher shop and headed straight to Mugu.
‘Ha. How much is that.’
As Ming Hu headed to the Mugu Store, he couldn’t help but marvel at the amount of gold in his inventory, over 1100 gold.
‘Since 1 gold averages full… Ugh.’
Stop!
Ming Hu had to stop walking for a moment.
“11 million won… and a monster fox skin. Heh.”
If you sell all of your gold, you’ll have a staggering 11 million dollars. On top of that, I had just sold a Monstrous Fox Skin for 200 gold, which means that Monstrous Fox Skins are worth 2 million per skin, and if I sold all 18 of them, I would have 36 million.
“A total of 47 million won. Does this make sense, no matter how confusing the market is?”
He didn’t have $47,000 in his bank account right now – all of that was when he cashed out of the trade. If you don’t cash out, all you have is gold and items, not 47 million won.
Furthermore, gold and items could not be cashed out in Himise. This would be possible if the buyer traveled to Himise in person, but who would travel to Himise, which is isolated and surrounded by the Broth Mountains, which are teeming with boss-level monsters?
The same goes for auction houses. Auction houses only exist at the city level, meaning there are no auction houses in Himise. To cash out, you had to leave Himise.
“I know it’s going to be hard to cash out, but…”
Myung-hoo knew that, but the thought of 47 million won coming into his bank account if he cashed out made him wonder if this situation was a dream.
“…I’ll have to ask the chief later.”
Ming Hu decides to ask Gadagu to help him figure out a way to get out of this place, so he goes inside the Mugu store, which he eventually arrives at.
“…”
“Hello.”
Once inside, Ming Hu made eye contact with Tilto, who stared at him wordlessly, and Ming Hu greeted him and began to look over the equipment.

Limit: 250 Strength, 150 Health, 50 Wisdom
Physical Attack Damage: 140-150
5% Attack Speed, +5% Movement Speed
A sword of steel, forged by a master craftsman, with a slight glow from the soul of the craftsman.
“…um”
It glowed and I checked the information out of curiosity, but I couldn’t equip it either. There was plenty of power, but the other staves were limiting. Eventually, Ming Hu looked away from the sword. It was then.
“…!
With a sudden thought, Ming Hu quickly drew his glowing steel sword and approached Tilto.
“Twenty-five gold.”
When Ming Hu heard the price of the glowing steel sword, he couldn’t help but smile.
‘It’s 1 gold, so it’s 250,000 won, I’m sure it’s worth at least 500,000 won.’
If you buy it with gold, the glowing steel sword costs 250,000 won, but if you pay cash, it costs more than 500,000 won. No, it could have been over 1 million won.
Sigh
Turning around, Ming Hu gazed at the countless displays of equipment and smiled broadly once more.
“I thought your favorite was sword and staff?
Ming Hu rushed to where the swords were displayed and began to check each one’s information.

Limit: 200 Strength, 150 Health
Physical Attack : 100-105
20 health
A very hard sword made of steel. It is also durable.

Limits: 180 Strength, 150 Health
Physical Attack Damage: 90-95
Crit +10
A sword made of steel, sharp.

Limit: 200 Strength, 250 Health
Physical Attack Damage: 150-160
10 Health, +5% Critical Damage
A sword made of steel, cold.
None of them were wearable, of course, but that didn’t matter. Ming Hu picked up eight magic-grade swords and brought them to Tilto. Tilto looked at Ming Hu and furrowed his brow, as if wondering what he was doing.
“How much are these?”
At Myung Hu’s question, Tilto furrowed his brow and opened his mouth to speak.
“Twenty gold for a sack of hard steel, fifteen gold for a sack of sharp steel, twenty-five gold for a sack of cold steel.”
When Ming Hu heard the price, he couldn’t help but smile.
“So how much can you give me for everything here, even the glowing steel sword?”
“… all together?”
“Yes.”
“…Hmm.”
At Ming Hu’s words, Tilto’s frown lifted and he began to calculate the price of the nine swords.
“One shining steel sword, 25 gold, three solid steel swords, 60 gold, two sharp steel swords, 30 gold, and three cold steel swords, 75 gold, for a total of 190 gold. If you’re fertile, I’ll take five gold off.”
“Here you go.”
As soon as Ming Hu heard the price, he immediately took the gold out of his inventory and handed it to Tilto. When Tilto accepted the gold, he quickly put the nine swords back into his inventory.
“Hmph.
Ming Hu couldn’t help but smile to himself as he looked at the nine swords in his inventory. He had spent 185 gold to purchase the nine swords, or 1.85 million in cash. But if he sold them for cash, he could get many times more money than he spent on them. Of course, that was when I was able to cash out.
Sigh
Ming Hu turned back to look at the equipment on display. There were still swords, staves, and other equipment on display.
“But swords sell the best, so let’s focus on swords!”
Ming Hu hesitated for a moment, then walked toward the display of swords. Then a thought struck him, and he stopped in his tracks.
“But if we don’t get out of this, aren’t we screwed?
Even if you find yourself benefiting from the items you buy here, it’s not an immediate benefit; it’s a benefit that comes from getting rid of them. If you don’t get out of here, you’ve just spent your gold.
“I’m going to have to get my gear together first.”
Ming Hu muttered to himself and walked over to where the knuckles, gauntlets, and other equipment were displayed.
<Gauntlet of the Silent One's Patience [Rare]
Limit: Force 500
Physical Attack Damage: 400-410
Physical Defense: 250
50 health, +2000 life
20% chance to gain 20% increased Defense when hit
… – The Silent One

Limit: Force 400
Physical Attack Damage: 250-260
Physical Defense: 100
20 Strength, +20 Stamina
… – The Silent One
“…Hmm.”
Looking over his equipment, Ming Hu let out a short sigh. He then checked the information on his current pair of Chilling Screaming Knuckles.

Limit: Force 600
Physical Attack Damage: 550-560
Physical Defense: 200
Ice Properties
Attacks have a 20% chance to stun all nearby enemies for 1 second (the higher the enemy’s level compared to yours, the lower the chance).
What’s making your knuckles scream? – Mutuga Laver
“I don’t see anything better than this.”
I didn’t look everywhere, but after checking out the screaming knuckle information, I couldn’t think of a better option for a weapon.
“If it’s not there, it’s not there.”
Ming Hu turned off the information window and resumed looking at the knuckles and gauntlets.
“Wait.”
As he looked at the knuckles and gauntlets, Ming Hu stopped in his tracks and looked at Tilto. Tilto was the master of this place; he didn’t need to come looking for him.
Jumbled
Ming Hu walked over to Tilto and showed him his knuckles in a cold scream, “What are you doing?
“Do you have better knuckles or gauntlets than these?”
“…”
Tilto thought for a moment, looking at the knuckles of the cold scream, and then opened his mouth to speak.
“No knuckles. Of all the knuckles in our armory, he’s the best. Of the gauntlets, there’s a better one than him.”
“Oh, where is it?”
At Tilto’s words, Ming Hu smiled and asked.
“Hold on a second.”
At Ming Hu’s words, Tilto told him to wait a moment and entered through the door behind him, emerging from the door and handing Ming Hu the gauntlets.
“…Hmm?
The gauntlet Tilto handed you was a very ordinary gauntlet, a very ordinary gauntlet that appeared to be of normal grade. It was so ordinary that if you were looking at equipment, you wouldn’t even think it was worth checking the information. Ming Hu shook his head and checked the item’s information.
“…Huh?”
After checking the item information, Ming Hu couldn’t help but panic.