Chapter 33

“Ugh, I’m late.”
The user who had just arrived looked at Ming Hu and muttered to himself with a wistful expression. Ming Hu could only shake his head at the disappointed user. What was he late for?
“You don’t have any swords, do you?”
“Ah…yes.”
“Ha.”
Ming Hu nodded in response to the user’s question, and the user let out a deep sigh in response to Ming Hu’s answer.
“What’s wrong with me?”
“Ah. It’s a shame, because I could have made some money.”
Ming Hu couldn’t help but wonder at the user’s words. A chance to make money?
“What do you mean it was an opportunity to make money…?”
“Oh, that’s why the sword was a good option, right? I went to the center and sold it for 20 more gold.”
“…”
From the user’s answers, Ming Hu could see why all the users who bought swords ran to the center.
“Did you like the option of the sword I sold?”
“Yes, the settlement mobilized most of the blacksmiths, and what they made was sold first to the local nobility, so we have a hard time getting magic-grade temples… but they’re pretty good among the hard-to-find magic-grade gear.”
“…!”
After hearing the user’s words, Ming Hu was a bit puzzled.
“I couldn’t get it at the moo goo store.
I didn’t understand why users were paying more than three times the price. But after listening to the users, I understood why they were paying so much. They had no choice but to buy it.
“Goodbye.”
The user glanced around at Ming Hu, who had dropped his sword, then walked to the closest spot to the center and spread out his mat.
Sigh
Ming Hu lifted his head and looked toward the center. He saw several users running toward him from the center.
Jumbled
Ming Hu walked to the center, opened his inventory, and checked the options for the ring he’d received from Gadagu.
[Not Tradable]
Restrictions: Clear skies
Physical Defense: 5
Magic Defense: 5
(Portal: Himise)
Open a portal to Himiseh from anywhere. (twice a day)
As a token of the commitment of the people of Himise, all items sold in Himise can be purchased for 10% less.
“…”
Mingfu smiled wordlessly. Tilto’s armory in Himise was still piled high with equipment.
“I’ll have to start with the breadcrumbs.”
Ming Hu muttered as he closed his inventory, then walked to the center and began to examine the items on display around him.
Jab!
Soon, Ming Hu spotted a mat with several different types of scrolls on display, so he stopped walking, approached the mat, and picked up a scroll.

Limitations: None
As soon as you use it, it will be moved to the center square of Demesne.
Amount sold: 1 gold
It was the same scroll he had used. And the price was right. Ming Hu bought four and started walking again.
“How much did you bid…”
Ming Hu muttered to himself as he looked at the auction house NPC that had come into view. Though not much time had passed, he wondered how much the eight items he’d posted had been bid for.
Jab!
When Ming Hu arrived at the auction house NPC, he immediately saw the transaction status window, and when he saw the bid amount for his item, he was stuck in a lag.
1. item for sale: The Arrogant One’s Shoes
Current Bid Amount: 2,600,000
Time remaining: 9 hours and 28 minutes [Game time]
2. items for sale: Shoes of the Arrogant
Current Bid Amount: 2,700,000
Time remaining: 9 hours 29 minutes [Game time]
3. sale item: Helm of the Arrogant
Current Bid Amount: 3,200,000
Time remaining: 9 hours and 30 minutes [Game time]
4. sale item: Dagger of Limitlessness
Current Bid Amount: 2,900,000
Time remaining: 9 hours, 31 minutes [Game time]
5. sale item: Malea’s Staff
Current Bid Amount: 3,500,000
Time remaining: 9 hours 33 minutes [Game time]
6. sale item: Venomous Crossbow
Current Bid Amount: 4,000,000
Time remaining: 9 hours 34 minutes [Game time]
7. sale item: Earth of Patience Bracelet
Current Bid Amount: 4,300,000
Time remaining: 9 hours 36 minutes [Game time]
8. sale item: Earth of Patience Bracelet
Current Bid Amount: 4,200,000
Time remaining: 9 hours, 37 minutes [Game time]
“What…what.
Unlike the first time, the auction was now a non-cancelable instant auction, which meant that once you bid, you had to buy the item at that price.
“I posted a rare…
You’ve posted a rare, but you’ve gotten bids that you think are unusually high for what you know the rare is worth.
“…That’s nice, but I don’t understand what it is.
It was a good thing, but it didn’t make sense. Especially the Earth of Patience Bracelet. He didn’t know about the other Rares, but the Earth of Patience Bracelet was a Rare that had been traded many times, and its price had never exceeded $1.8 million. Yet, the two Earth of Patience Bracelets he had listed were both bidding over 4 million won.
“Was that bid even real?
Ming Hu remembered when he canceled the trade because he thought it was a prank. Looking at the amount bid now, it was certainly possible.
“..Ha.”
Ming Hu let out a short breath and checked the time remaining. There was still plenty of time. Ming Hu swallowed hard, closed the trade status window, and opened his inventory.
“How much is there?”
I had a lot of items in my inventory, including 4500 gold, 2 uniques, and 18 monster fox pelts that I sold for 200 gold.
“Ha.”
Ming Hu let out another short breath and closed the inventory. He thought about what to do next.
“Shouldn’t we buy the equipment first and then sell it?
After selling all the swords, I was going to dispose of the monster fox pelts and other items, but I’ve changed my mind.
Jumbled
Ming Hu turned on his heel and began walking toward the corner.
“That should do it”
When Ming Hu reaches a deserted corner, he opens his inventory and equips Himise’s Promise, which he received from Gadagu.
Swoosh!
After using Himise’s promise, a portal appeared in front of Ming Hu. On the other side of the portal was a familiar landscape.
Jumbled
Ming Hu smiled and began to walk toward the portal.
Swoosh!
Soon, Ming Hu disappeared into the portal, and the portal quickly disappeared from view.
* * * * *
Dada dada dada!
Arriving at Himise’s Square, Ming Hu quickly ran toward the Mugu Store.
“For 4500 gold…
I felt like I could buy hundreds of swords instead of 50.
“Hello!”
Arriving at the sword shop, Ming Hu quickly greeted them and rushed over to where the swords were displayed, quickly checking out their options and taking them to the counter.
“I’ll buy it in one go, just like back then.”
“25 goals…”
Tilto was about to offer a price, but Ming Hu’s words silenced him and he began to watch Ming Hu. As he watched Ming Hu, a slight smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh
Ming Hu quickly paced back and forth, bringing the swords to the counter. None of them were normal-grade swords. They were all Magic-class.
“Are there any more?”
Ming Hu muttered to himself as he looked at the swords piled up on the counter. There were still many swords left, but none of them were magic grade. All of the remaining swords were either normal or rare.
Jumbled
“How much?”
Ming Hu walked up to the counter and asked Tilto.
“120 sacks for 2613 gold, 3 gold less for 2610 gold”
“Here.”
Ming Hu smiled, took out the money, and handed it to Tilto. Tilto swallowed hard and took the money, and Ming Hu quickly added 120 swords to his inventory.
Sigh
I turned around and walked back, this time to where the bows and crossbows were displayed.
“You have 1900 gold left.
Ming Hu looked at the remaining gold and began to move it to the counter, considering the options for bows and crossbows.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh
“1850 gold.”
“Already?
When Ming Hu heard the price of the bows and crossbows that Tilto had brought with him, he couldn’t help but pause for a moment.
“I can buy another one.
Compared to swords, bows and crossbows were a bit more expensive. Knowing that he could buy one with his remaining gold, Ming Hu picked up a bow and carried it to the counter.
“1880 gold. Is that it?”
“Yes.”
At Tilto’s words, Ming Hu took the gold from his inventory and handed it to Tilto. He then began to put the bow and crossbow into his inventory.
“120 swords, 31 bows, and 30 crossbows.
His inventory was filled with 120 magic-grade swords, 31 bows, and 30 crossbows. Ming Hu smiled and walked out of the armory and took out a traveling scroll from his inventory.
“Let’s go.”
It was time to get rid of them.
“Wait!”
It was then. Ming Hu was forced to stop his hand from tearing the scroll at the sound of a voice.
“Hold on a second!”
Ming Hu looked ahead. Ahead of him, a user was running toward him.