Chapter 34

“That’s him.”
Ming Hu remembered that the user running toward him was the middle-aged man he’d seen on his way to Gadagu’s house.
“What’s going on?”
She had no idea why the middle-aged man had called out to her or why he was rushing over to her.
“Thanks! Huh.”
The middle-aged man, who had arrived before Ming Hu, let out a short breath of gratitude. He then swallowed hard and continued, “I’m sorry.
“Are you… are you… user?”
“…Yes.”
Ming Hu paused for a moment at the obvious question, then nodded. Sana breathed a sigh of relief at Ming Hu’s answer.
“Hah. Good.”
“…?”
The company’s reaction left Ming Hu puzzled. What does he mean by fortunate?
“Would you like to go hunting with me? I have a good quest for you.”
The man’s next words left Ming Hu slightly flustered.
“I wondered what was going on…
But when he realized it was simply a quest, Ming Hu tightened his grip on the scroll.
“The reward is a potion that gives you a permanent mana boost, how about that!”
Ming Hu immediately loosened his grip on the power in his hands, then looked at the man and said.
“…a quest where the reward is a potion that gives you a permanent mana boost?”
“Yeah! It doesn’t put up much, but considering it’s a recurring quest, it’s pretty good, right?”
At the man’s words, Ming Hu swallowed hard and opened his character window.
Name: Ming Hu
Nationality : Helioca [Empire]
Age: 22 Occupation: Berserker
Level: 139
Life: 301450
Mana: 420
Strength : 15030[1503(+40)] Dexterity : 15 Constitution : 17 Strength : 10 Wisdom : 11
His mana was currently low enough that he was unable to use the skills he learned as a Berserker, One Punch and Earth Flip.
“…I can increase my mana…
However, there are quests that can increase your mana, and they are recurring quests.
“…Hmm.
Ming Hu was torn. He needed to sell the swords, bows, and crossbows he’d just purchased, but he also didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to increase his mana.
“How do I…
What should I choose? I was very worried. But Ming Hu soon realized that he didn’t need to worry.
“I’m sorry. I’m in a hurry right now.”
Ming Hu said to the man with a regretful expression. The man looked very disappointed by Minghu’s words.
“What a shame. Is this going to take long?”
“I’m not sure how long it will take.”
“Um… Can you come back later when you’re done with that, because I’m having a hard time breaking that quest right now anyway.”
“Yes.”
Ming Hu smiled in response to the man’s words and picked up the scroll.
“See you next time.”
Ming Hu then tore the scroll. White light began to flow from the torn scroll.
Siaak
“Oh, by the way, I…”
At that moment, he realized that the man hadn’t introduced himself and opened his mouth.
“It’s a month off, it’s a month off!”
Siaak
The moment the man introduced himself, Ming Hu disappeared in a flash of light.
* * * * *
Siaak
After disappearing with the light, Ming Hu reappeared in the central square of Demesne.
Hooray!
Many users were still chanting in the central plaza. Ming Hu thought as he walked past them to the auction house.
“How much did it go up, or did it stay the same?
Quite a bit of time had passed. Ming Hu was curious to see how his bid for the rare had changed.
“Maybe it’s just the way it is.
A huge amount of money was being bid. Time passed, but there was a chance it would stay the same.
“Let’s check it out!”
Arriving at the auction house, Ming Hu quickly walked over to the auction house NPC, who opened the transaction status window and smiled.
1. item for sale: The Arrogant One’s Shoes
Current Bid Amount: 4,600,000
Time remaining: 6 hours and 25 minutes [Game time]
2. items for sale: The Arrogant One’s Shoes
Current Bid Amount: 4,700,000
Time remaining: 6 hours 26 minutes [Game time]
3. sale item: Helm of the Arrogant
Current Bid Amount: 4,200,000
Time remaining: 6 hours, 27 minutes [Game time]
4. sale item: Dagger of Limitlessness
Current Bid Amount: 5,600,000
Time remaining: 6 hours and 28 minutes [Game time]
5. sale item: Malea’s Staff
Current Bid Amount: 5,500,000
Time remaining: 6 hours 29 minutes [Game time]
6. sale item: Venomous Crossbow
Current Bid Amount: 7,000,000
Time remaining: 6 hours and 30 minutes [Game time]
7. sale item: Earth of Patience Bracelet
Current Bid Amount: 5,300,000
Time remaining: 6 hours 32 minutes [Game time]
8. sale item: Earth of Patience Bracelet
Current Bid Amount: 5,200,000
Time remaining: 6 hours 33 minutes [Game time]
The bids were way up from before. And there were still more than six hours left in the auction.
“It’s weird, but…”
The amount bid was definitely odd. It was more than the item was worth, but that didn’t mean it was bad, so Ming Hu let out a short breath and closed the trade status window. He then opened his inventory.
“It’s time to get rid of these.”
Ming Hu looked around. Many users were buying and selling items.
“I’m looking for emergency items, gold or cash, I’ll take what I can get!”
Just then, Ming Hu’s eyes were drawn to a user who was buying an urgent item.
“How much will you pay me if I send it to…
Ming Hu walked up to a user who was purchasing an emergency item and requested a trade. When the trade window popped up, Ming Hu raised his glowing steel sword.
“How much for this?”
“Hmm.”
The user thinks for a moment and puts 100 gold in the trade window.
“How about this?”
“…”
When Ming Hu saw the price of gold on the trading window, he was speechless at how high it was.
“Do you have 100 gold?
It wasn’t a bad transaction – this was clearly a user purchasing an expedited item.
‘Well… I sold it for 110 gold and made 100,000 won. I sold it really cheap.
However, when I thought about it, I realized that if I bought it for 100 gold and sold it for 110 gold, I would make a profit of 10 gold, or $100,000. I realized that the asking price could be 100 gold.
“Dream to 102 gold.”
Just then, the user posted another 2 gold. It was clear that Ming Hu hadn’t responded.
“Yes.”
Ming Hu was willing to sell it for 100 gold. Ming Hu clicked Confirm to sell the shining steel sword for 102 gold. He then opened his inventory to see how much gold he’d received and what swords, bows, and crossbows he had left.
Sigh
“I’m looking for an emergency item! I’ll take gold or cash! I’ll pay as much as I can!”
Ming Hu looked up and saw the user who had just purchased a glowing steel sword from him. He smiled broadly and submitted the trade again.
“… Palm again?”
“Yes.”
“I’m selling everything. Three at a time.”
Hearing the confident user’s shouts, Ming Hu wanted to list all the items in his inventory, but the trade window only allows eight, so he listed six swords, one bow, and one crossbow.
“Wow, that’s a lot. Give me a minute.”
The user looked a little surprised and started to check the options for the item that came up.
“Hmm.”
After checking all of the options for the item, the user hesitated for a moment before placing 870 gold in the trade window.
“How about 6 swords for 600 gold, a bow for 140 gold, and a crossbow for 130 gold for a total of 870 gold?”
“Good.”
Ming Hu presses confirm, and the trade is complete. Ming Hu opened his inventory to see the gold that had come in, smiled, and placed the trade back to the user.
“Hmm? More?”
“Yes.”
“Olissem.”
Ming Hu again raised six swords, one bow, and one crossbow.
“Hmm. That’s better than before, so 880 gold dreams.”
“Yes.”
Another deal was struck. Ming Hu opened his inventory to check the gold.
“…Yikes.
You had about 1900 gold in your inventory. If he cashed in 1900 gold, it would be 19 million won. Ming Hu was briefly impressed that 19 million won had been exchanged in three transactions.
Sigh
Ming Hu looked at the user again, then back at the trade. There was still plenty of equipment left in his inventory.
“Mr. … is there another one?”
“Yes.”
The user looked at Ming Hu with a slightly puzzled expression, and Ming Hu nodded in response to the user’s question.
“Olissem.”
In response to a user named Ollie, Ming Hu posted six swords, one bow, and one crossbow in the trade window, just as he had been doing all along.
“Hmm.”
The user started checking off the options one by one, and before he knew it, he was up 900 gold.
“900 Gold Dream”
“Good.”
Ming Hu pressed confirm and the deal was done.
“But that’s 900 gold, that’s 900 dollars.
When I think about it, $900,000 is not a small amount of money, and it was so simple to come and go.
“Whatever.
Of course, that wasn’t the point, so Ming Hu asked the user to trade again, but he soon realized that he couldn’t help but look disappointed.
“Sir. I’m out of money now. Enjoy!”
“Oh. Yeah.”
As he watched the user leave, saying that he had run out of money, Ming Hu opened his inventory.
‘Already 2800 gold… I still have a lot left…’
He had 2800 gold in his inventory, 101 swords, 28 bows, and 27 crossbows. Ming Hu closed his inventory and looked around.
“I’m buying an emergency item! I’ll pay you as much as I can!”
“Chulcher tem sam, dream so much you won’t regret it!”
There were quite a few users around, buying items. Ming Hu smiled and began to walk toward them.