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“Si, one hundred thousand gold coins.”
The moment the woman stuttered to speak, dozens of pairs of eyes immediately turned to the stage. A flashing golden ax is placed on a manual cart with a white cloth rolled up. However, users are looking at the woman, not the product. She looked at everyone with disbelief.
“… “With one hundred thousand gold coins, let’s start.”
The woman who felt the gaze immediately straightened her face and repeated her affirmation. It was a serious voice with all playfulness gone. Only then did her intestines begin to rumble.
In fact, even if a mid-sized clan does not have 100,000 gold coins, strictly speaking, it is not a small amount of money. Even if you try to buy it, you try to minimize the checks somehow, and unless you are a serious idiot, the possibility of making 100,000 from the start is converging to 0.
However, if a large clan steps forward, the story changes 180 degrees. Especially if it is the representative clan of a city.
‘okay. There’s no way you could have focused on just one item. ‘I guess I’ll give it a try.’
The man who thought so quietly lifted the communication crystal ball to his mouth. Since it was on the first floor and in a corner, no one could hear the man.
“Shi, one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins! “One hundred and fifty thousand gold coins came out!”
A moment later, with a startled cry from the woman,
– her?
A small exclamation flowed from the beads in my arms. The man quickly stared at my image. Kim Soo-hyun, who was lying down calmly, slowly raised his upper body and crossed his arms.
– Hmm, who is it? Should I take a stab at it? Two hundred thousand.
“Two hundred and fifty thousand.”
The moment Kim Soo-hyun finished speaking, the man continued to bid.
“Two hundred thousand! No, it’s two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins!”
The woman’s voice gradually becomes louder. Kim Soo-hyun also slowly began to react.
– Huh, what happened?
– I guess that’s not the case for over 300,000 people… .
At that moment, the man’s head popped up. Most of the participants were looking at the woman who was talking about a new bid, but not everyone was like that.
Exactly five people. No, a total of six users, including the man, were secretly looking around. The man and the other five people also noticed this.
– Uhm. Buying cheaply has gone beyond the pale, host? Let’s raise it to 260,000.
“Yes, two hundred and sixty thousand…” ! No, two hundred and ninety-five thousand! “It came out to 295,000 gold coins!”
Once again, the amount rose again. However, the main character of this bid was not the man sitting in the corner. This was probably what one of the five people who were looking around earlier said. It is almost certain that it was raised only 5,000 gold coins less than ‘300,000’.
“Isn’t there more… ? Shall we end this?”
The woman was unable to come to her senses. She turned her head with a flushed face and declared that she had won the bid in a trembling voice. At the same time, her man smiled softly.
‘The Mercantile Clan made secret contact with the seller in an attempt to secure the items to be auctioned.’ It was almost by chance that I heard that.
There are two facts to know here.
First of all, judging from the fact that they had behind-the-scenes contacts, it is highly likely that the New Koran Coalition accepted Mercenary’s request.
There is one more thing.
What kind of clan is Mercenary? In recent years, hasn’t all the ruins been swept away? If it’s an achievement that such a clan is trying so hard to achieve, it’s probably not an ordinary item.
The leadership of a certain clan thought so and had the man participate in a blind auction. The situation of the other five people is probably largely similar.
The situation is still favorable to the Mercantile Clan. Anyway, auctions are for rich people, and there was a lack of information. Because I don’t know exactly what goods Mercenary is targeting.
Also, even if this is the case, the available funds are at a severe disadvantage. Mercenary was known to be rich in funds from the beginning, and became even more wealthy after becoming the representative clan. In other words, I know that there is no chance of winning if we fight head on.
So, a tacit alliance was formed. Of course, all of this is just a prediction, but it was a guess that was almost certain.
For example, in the case of the golden ax just now, anyone is willing to pay an appropriate price as long as the equipment performance is guaranteed. Then, ‘How is the performance of that axe?’ or ‘What price is right?’ is the key.
However, wouldn’t the fact that Kim Soo-hyun, a clan affiliated with Mercenary and in cooperation with the New Coran Alliance, the organizer, bid, be enough to make it worth the investment? In particular, if it was an operational force that did not have a lot of funds, it was judged that it would be better to take at least a more certain piece of cake.
Other operational forces can also see this as a benefit. This is because Mercenary can save as much money as possible until the product they are really looking for is released. One-on-one is not even possible, but six-on-one is worth a try. He thought so and clasped his hands together.
– Tsk… . Well, it can’t be helped. I guess I’ll just think of it as saving money.
The moment he heard what he was saying to himself, the man’s eyes gained strength. Kim Soo-hyun, as seen by the beads, was savoring her with a very regretful expression.
‘I think I saved money… .’
The man who had been closely observing Kim Soo-hyun’s reactions suddenly came to his senses when he heard the sound of a manual cart being pulled out.
“We’ll start the fifth auction right away!”
With a very excited face, the woman pulled back the cloth with all her might. This item was a pair of pretty earrings in five brilliant colors.
It was then.
– Oh, is this already the fifth time?
After saying that, Kim Soo-hyun suddenly took out a record from his pocket. Then he nodded his head a couple of times and immediately opened his mouth.
– Uhm. That… . First of all, 150,000.
“Start! “150,000 came out!”
Just a few seconds after the item was revealed, Kim Soo-hyun immediately placed a bid again. You might not know if you bid carefully after observing in detail. This is impossible due to the nature of blind auctions, which can only be seen with the naked eye. Except for one case.
‘Huh, okay… .’
As the guess gradually turned into certainty, the man smiled to himself.
After a while.
“Two hundred thousand! Only twenty-five thousand came out!”
“Ah, three hundred thousand gold coins!”
“Oh~! I won’t lose! “Four hundred thousand gold coins!”
“yes? Four, four hundred and twenty thousand?!”
After several rounds of price competition, the earrings were finally sold for 420,000 gold coins. The successful bidder was not Kim Soo-hyun, but someone on the first floor. He was, of course, one of the operational forces.
– … … .
Before I knew it, Kim Soo-hyun’s reaction was 180 degrees different from the first time. He is no longer lying down, but jumps up and looks at the stage. His demeanor appears calm, but his facial expression clearly shows disbelief.
The man looked at the stage, checking the beads in his arms every second. Before I knew it, the sixth manual cart was out. As if she was trying to gain momentum, the fabric immediately fell down.
The item released this time was also a piece of jewelry, an elegant necklace with black diamonds and a thin jet-black chain.
“… “Huh, you’ve suddenly become quiet?”
However, when no bidder showed up even after a minute had passed, the woman smiled awkwardly.
– … One hundred thousand, no no. Umm. Sixty thousand.
At that moment, Kim Soo-hyun made a bid, correcting the price once in the middle. His relaxed attitude just moments ago suddenly became quite cautious. The fact that his eyes are narrowed like thread makes him look like he’s thinking deeply about something.
‘As expected, did you notice?’
The man grinned and slowly shook his head three or four times. It was her signal that she should not bid this time.
If he had failed to win the bid twice and continued to show the same attitude, I would have felt strange. Maybe she thought it was a trap. A user of the Mercenary Lord level would have sensed, at least intuitively, that things were going strangely.
‘I’m sorry, but I’m still watching your reaction. It’s probably quite confusing, isn’t it?’
The man who thought so calmly waited for the auction to end. In the end, no more bidders appeared, and Kim Soo-hyun took the necklace for 60,000 gold coins.
– … Tsk.
However, the person concerned did not actually look very happy. If you get the item you want, you might be happy, but the constant tilting of your head clearly shows that things are not going as planned.
Meanwhile, a new manual cart was built somewhere along the way. The seventh item revealed was a small, round purple pill. Wrapped in luxurious fabric and radiating a strange energy, it is an unusual item no matter how you look at it. In particular, there were not one ring, but four rings.
There was a moment of tension in the hall. This is because the item itself, called a pill, is likely to be related to an elixir. If, by chance, all four of those pills are elixirs related to ‘stat increase’, it is understandable that the mercenary would want to have them. No, it is an item that anyone, whether a user or a clan, will enjoy.
– … … .
Kim Soo-hyun was quietly silent. He holds the communication crystal ball tightly and looks at his stage with a calm face. The eyes, which emit a colorful light, do not stay in one place, but secretly look around the audience seats on the first floor.
‘Are you trying to find us?’
“yes! “It starts with ten thousand gold coins!”
Someone seemed to have similar thoughts and quietly placed a bid. In fact, it was a prod to see the reaction.
Since the progress of the current auction cannot be relied upon on one reaction, the man focused intently on the marble. Kim Soo-hyun kept his mouth shut, but he kept clenching and opening his left hand repeatedly. The man did not miss the sight.
“Enough gold coins!”
“Thirty thousand gold coins!”
“Forty gold coins!”
“50,000 gold coins!”
The price went up quickly, but this was also a kind of pretense. Since Kim Soo-hyun stays still, the operational forces have no choice but to leave safely.
At that moment, Kim Soo-hyun finally attempted to bid.
– Fifty-five thousand.
The man also quickly put the crystal ball to the corner of his mouth.
“Sixty thousand.”
– Sixty-five thousand.
“Seventy thousand.”
– Seventy-five thousand.
It was a strange thing. The price is rising faster than any other item, but it is still(?) only worth 75,000 gold coins.
“Sixty thousand, sixty-five thousand, seventy thousand, seventy-five thousand! yo. this! I am a traveler on stage talking about gold coins… !”
While the woman rapped hard with her eyes tightly closed, the man took a deep breath.
‘It looks like he’s holding back his reaction, and he’s probably trying to play a long game… .’
‘Hehe. I have no intention of going according to your plan.’
And with the bid, I let out the breath I had been holding.
“Five hundred thousand!”
“… yes? Oh, five hundred thousand?”
At the same time,
– what!
A strong reaction erupted in the beads. Kim Soo-hyun kicked off the bed sofa and came out. His face is very surprised as he stares at the stage with his mouth wide open and blank eyes.
‘As expected, this is it.’
The man clenched his fists. But she did not let down her guard.
– … One hundred, no! Six hundred thousand!
Because, rather, this is just the beginning.
“Seven hundred thousand.”
“Yu, 600,000… ! Oh, no, 700,000 gold coins came out!”
The sound of teeth grinding came from the bead.
– Damn, what happened? That must be… !
As the video was playing, Kim Soo-hyun was chewing his mouth and looking nervous, but the man also felt like his throat was burning. We have succeeded in finding out the item he is after, but it is not the end yet. From now on he will have to fight purely for money.
“One, one million! “Aaaah!”
The woman suddenly screamed. The fact that she surpassed 1 million made her audience suddenly become a mess. What’s even more surprising is that the price continues to rise. Other operational forces also noticed and participated in the competition.
“Again, again! One million one million! 1.1 million came out!”
“Is there anything else? Are there any more? really?”
“Yes! “One million two million!”
“Noeeeee! One hundred and fifty maaaaan! 1.5 million people came out!”
Eventually, the endlessly soaring bids stopped for a moment when the man’s final bid was 1.5 million.
however.
When the lull had finally entered, Kim Soo-hyun opened his mouth softly, as if he had decided on something.
– Three million.
At that moment, this time the man was shocked.
“… yes yes?”
– No, four million.
The moment I heard the following voice, my vision turned white.
What would happen if you were hit hard on the back of the head with a hammer? Or would it be like this if the game you almost caught suddenly disappears before your eyes?
Four million gold coins.
In an instant, the price doubled. In comparison, the only auction funds his man had prepared were two million gold coins.
“… … .”
The thought that it was over crossed my mind. The man stared helplessly at his orb.
Kim Soo-hyun, who was standing quietly, also did not look very nice. However, both eyes are shining resolutely, as if they are confident of victory. As if I could never miss this, at least.
‘In that one elixir… . Are you saying it’s worth one million gold coins? really?’
I expected there would be a lot of money, but… . The situation is completely unbelievable.
It was then.
The man glanced up at a glance from somewhere. Three or four of the users he had made eye contact with earlier were looking at him. Seeing that the price is no longer rising, it seems that the funds already brought in have run out.
“… … ?”
At that moment, a look crossed the man’s eyes.
Three users were looking at them and secretly sending signals. At first, he opened his remaining four fingers with only his thumb folded, then pointed slightly at the stage, and then pointed at each other once.
In other words, there were a total of four people on stage, and there were a total of four operational forces currently exchanging signals.
“ah… !”
It didn’t take long for the man to figure out what this meant.
“Four million! It’s currently at four million! Is there any? “Are there any more?”
The man’s head began to spin rapidly. Before the 34 million gold coins came out, the final amount Kim Soo-hyun said was 600,000 gold coins. And the amount that came after… .
‘First of all, except for the 1.5 million people I called. Before that, was it 1 million, 1.1 million, and 1.2 million in that order? If I add up the two million I have here… .’
“If there are no more, the seventh item is sold for four million gold coins… !”
There was no time to worry or think.
The moment he finished calculating, the man took a final look at the marble.
And the moment I saw Kim Soo-hyun sighing in relief with his hand on his chest,
“5.3 million gold coins!”
Without any hesitation, I shouted with all my might.
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
Writer Rashelty / Law, I have a question for you. Why on earth is the user who just completed the training in the previous episode caught there and left hanging on the verge of organ harvesting?
EndOfChaos / It looks like the newly completed user was kidnapped to be used as experiment material by wizards or alchemists… .
EndOfChaos explained this well… .
I would like to add a little bit: that woman was originally scheduled to enter the Mercantile Academy. However, after completing the course, she told Go Yeon-joo to take her fellow rites of passage colleagues who did not receive offers as well, or else she would not follow them, and she was left behind (this is in the previous content).
After that, he was deceived and captured by some kind of force. There are few foods as good as newly hatched chicks.
As an aside, let me give you an example. In the past, a user named ‘Sorcerer’ Kang Tae-wook appeared. At that time, Kim Soo-hyun saw Kang Tae-wook and recalled:
『… I glanced at Kang Tae-wook.
In the past, Kang Tae-wook and I were acquaintances to some extent.
Of course, it is difficult to say that they are very close, and they once worked together as ‘vagrant hunters’.
At that time, I was impressed by the extreme cruelty shown, such as conducting biological experiments and cross-breeding with captured vagabonds.』
fantasy,
