A Wild Man Has Entered the Academy chapter 124

124 – Stocks (2)

I can calculate the movements of celestial bodies, but I cannot calculate the madness of humans.

This is what Isaac Newton, a rare genius, said right before he lost most of his fortune in stocks.

The fact that someone who laid the foundations of physics said something like that made me realize how scary stocks are.

Of course, physics and economics are completely different fields, so there are some things that cannot be helped. But Newton is in the spotlight even more because he said something like that.

Many people also tend to think of stocks as gambling. In fact, this is true to some extent, because no one knows how things will turn out in the world.

A company that was doing well suddenly collapses, certain forces and major shareholders join forces to commit fraud, a terrorist attack occurs, etc.

There are even cases where the economic foundation of a country is collapsing, as in Korea and Japan, so the fluctuations are severe.

For this reason, it is necessary to carefully understand the situation. In other words, you should read newspapers consistently.

It was lunch time when we all decided to visit the stock exchange. It was about time everyone gathered together.

“So, you come from a duke family. Don’t dukes own stocks?”

Antonio asked Grace a question. It is a pure question without any intention.

Grace glanced at Antonio and then answered in a calm voice.

“Stocks are only a part of the stock. Profit varies depending on what minerals are produced from the territory and what is produced from the land invested.”

“The most important thing is land.”

Regardless of time and place, real estate provides extremely powerful interests and financial benefits.

The wider the territory, the different the power depending on what resources are available in the territory.

Grace’s family, the Duke of Berce, dominates the vast granary region of the empire and is powerful in power and wealth.

“By the way, Mr. Sivar.”

“?”

“Are you really going to spend that much money?”

Grace asked me after paying all the checks. The reason I asked that question was because of the check in my hand.

The amount withdrawn from the bank was a whopping 1 million silver coins. In Korean Won, it amounts to 100 million won.

If I carried all that in cash, it was no different from labor, so I replaced it with checks.

The check is divided into 100,000 silver coins and we plan to diversify our investments.

Ah. For your information, when I went to the dormitory to pick up my bankbook, Rize was away.

“Just leave it alone. He’s also quite stubborn and doesn’t change his mind once he makes up his mind. He probably doesn’t have any sense of economics right now, right?”

Kara responded to Grace’s concerns. The nuance is that she gave up halfway.

When she said she would withdraw 1 million silver coins from the bank by check, Kara tried her best to dissuade her.

If you’re not careful, you could lose everything, and you have to think more than once or twice, but up to 10 times, etc.

I paid no heed to the dissuasion and calmly took out the check. Actually, this is also a sacrifice.

‘If I had said I would invest everything, I would have been ripped off.’

Kara never broke my stubbornness in the name of ‘experience’.

If I had withdrawn 3 million silver, I would have called Rize and Lord right away.

If that happens, I will forever lose the opportunity to make money. I also came up with my own plan.

“Besides, with his ability, you can easily fill up about 1 million, right? All you have to do is go to the forest and kill a few strong monsters.”

“Well, that’s true too.”

As Kara said, if you hunt in the Forest of Chaos a few times, you can easily make money.

It’s because it’s annoying. Moreover, because they mark their territory, it is difficult to bring in by-products.

“By the way, Luna.”

“Yes?”

“Luna, are you really planning to buy the same thing as Mr. Sivar?”

Next, Grace asked Luna a question.

Unlike me, who was counting checks, Luna was counting silver coins one by one.

It’s not as poor as Jane’s, but it must be quite tight due to the recent blockage of access to the Forest of Chaos.

“Yes. I’m going to put the same thing as Sivar.”

“Hmm. For what reason?”

“If the reason is…”

Luna looked at me, her words slurred. She almost seems to know what she’s thinking.

But she couldn’t talk straight away. Luna shrugged her shoulders and spoke calmly.

“There is such a thing. I guess it’s an intuition?”

“It’s just a hunch… Do you trust Sivar-san? Is this your first time as well?”

“Yes.”

“Umm…”

Luna’s answer is extremely simple. In response, Grace glanced at me.

Even though she appointed me as her escort, it looks like this is not the case. Even if it were me, I would do the same.

I couldn’t explain it right now, so I kept my mouth shut. I hope there aren’t any strange misunderstandings.

“If you lose all your money later, don’t ask Shiva to take responsibility. Understand?”

Kara warned Luna with a slight threat mixed with her sunflower-like trust.

It seemed like she was worried that Luna would take money from me because she failed to invest.

Although they are close to each other, she is sensitive to her money calculations, so she issued this warning.

“You don’t have to worry about that. If you don’t trust me, you can choose the same thing as Sivar, right?”

“··· ···”

But Luna smiled confidently and responded with a confident voice.

Kara flinched at that rebuttal. Soon she looked at me with a complicated expression.

Apart from trusting me, this may be very difficult to believe. Because there is nothing to trust.

‘Still, it won’t matter because Tatar will benefit greatly.’

Rather, I hope Kara chooses something different from me. This is an issue that could easily be linked to politics.

Buying top stocks right before the magic stone is discovered? This is an issue that may be controversial in many ways.

It would be okay to explain it as a coincidence, but Tatar probably doesn’t have that much trust yet. This is what I checked last time.

“······I’ll take care of this. You can decide after seeing it today.”

Since it was a part directly connected to money, Kara also sacrificed her body. Then, he started to look carefully at me.

It seems like it’s because of the nuance that they don’t trust me even though there’s no reason to care. Actually, I have no idea.

“Well, that’s the Academy Stock Exchange. Isn’t it bigger than you think?”

“It’s purpose is right next to the bank.”

“That was the stock exchange.”

The stock exchange built at the Academy was not that large.

Although it is a place where talented people from all over the world gather, it is not crowded with people like the metropolitan area.

Of course, it is small compared to a typical exchange, so it will have everything you need.

Roaring- Roaring- Roaring-

And as soon as I got inside, I realized that my prediction was correct.

A stock exchange that is not computerized and is calculated only by people. Even though it was lunch time, quite a few people gathered.

It was so crowded that it almost reminded me of a market. From time to time, we saw students wearing school uniforms like us.

“From now on, let everyone take care of themselves. I’m going to buy it right away.”

“I will pray for it to fail.”

“hahahaha! It’s impossible! Let’s go upward!!”

Antonio paid no heed to Grace’s good words(?). Rather, he is full of confidence.

As someone who knew the future of the stocks he was investing in, I felt extremely sad. He later said he wished he had never asked me for money.

Anyway, I guess I should check it out soon. I turned my head and looked at the stock information board.

‘You write them all down on the blackboard.’

The stock price is revised every hour on several large blackboards. There is a reason there are so many people.

I stared at the blackboard, holding the check tightly in both hands. I was wondering if there was a sport I wanted.

Originally, domestic investment and foreign investment were classified separately, but this is United Academy.

Because the stocks to invest in were different for each country, even finding them was a task.

‘There is a lot of transaction volume, so they pay a lot of attention.’

If this stock exchange collapses during the Academy collapse, the world economy will be greatly affected.

Even the devils seemed to know this and blew up this building first. As soon as that thought occurred to me, I turned my head away from the blackboard.

From what I remember, the devil’s magic circle must have been installed here as well. However, it was difficult to find because the market was so busy.

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‘It’s hard to have an accident here.’

The moment you have an accident, you may be banned from entering the area forever. I am concerned about this and plan to exercise caution.

More than anything, there is still a lot of time left. You won’t just come once, you’ll visit often, so you’ll just have to take your time.

“It doesn’t make sense! It suddenly plummeted like that? What on earth happened!”

“I’m sorry. You may have seen the news, but there is currently a terrorist attack in Santiago…”

“Give me my money right now! Give me my money! Argh!”

Hmm. Looks like someone’s stock has turned into a piece of tissue paper.

The person who was making a fuss to hand over the principal was soon taken away by the security guards.

As if this happened often, people gave us looks and soon started doing their own thing.

“Each country has its own color. Ah, there’s our country too.”

Kara, who had been looking around her trading post for a while, pointed to a certain place. Uniquely, it is a sand-colored blackboard.

For reference, the states related to the Matra Empire are on a white board, and the states related to the Granada Empire are on a black board.

To make classification easier, each country has its own unique color. Design-wise, it’s pretty good.

“Does Tatarstan have a related state?”

“Yes. These are all stocks. They are all familiar names.”

Kara looked at the names written in the Tatar-related states and expressed interest.

Even though Hector introduced various financial services, it would not have made much of an impact on Kara.

She was sent to Hector’s academy before she could reach him. I think I will study slowly now.

I wasted no time in following Kara through her steps as she looked over her relevant notes. Of course, it’s the Tatar side.

“Huh? Sivar. Wait a minute!”

“?”

“Are you sure you want to invest in our country?”

As soon as I took her steps, Kara grabbed my wrist and stopped me. I nodded at her with an expression that asked if there was any problem.

Kara made a complex face and opened her mouth with a hint to reconsider.

“It’s probably not a good option. We, Tatarstan, are a new country and due to our past history, the rate of return may be high, but stability is greatly reduced. There aren’t many people buying stocks there right now, right?”

Kara said, pointing towards Tatar. In fact, while other places have a lot of floating population, only Tatar is empty.

This is completely understandable, as she said, Tatar is a new country and its past record is not very good.

Hector has somehow established the foundation of a country, but to the outside world, it looks like it will collapse at any moment.

If Hector falls, it will naturally spread into a civil war. If that happens, all related stocks will be scraps of toilet paper.

“I want to live.”

But I, who know the future, have absolutely nothing to do with it. Anyway, Tatar will not collapse no matter what happens.

Even if Kara’s favorability rating goes to the worst, the country will survive. This is because the trade route itself is comparable to the Silk Road.

“Why? What do you live by?”

“Tatar is a Kara nation, right?”

“Huh? Yes. Yes, that’s right.”

“So, I want to live.”

Of course, we cannot say that we know the future. How can I tell you that a magic stone mine will soon be discovered in your land?

Kara’s green eyes shook greatly at my simple answer. My mind seemed complicated in many ways.

Finally, she smiled and gently grabbed both of my cheeks.

“Ugh. Ugh. You only choose pretty things. Okay. Okay. Even if you end up losing money later, I’ll take care of it with you.”

Kara is holding the ball and kneading it like dough. Her firm trust was reflected in her grinning face.

When her face was crushed like dough, Grace, who was standing behind Kara, caught her eye.

She was biting her thumb nail, wondering what she was worried about. The expression of resentment is a bonus.

‘Is it because I didn’t invest in the Matra Empire?’

It is probably not impossible. In fact, the Matra Empire is a country that excels in stability.

Initially, capital is concentrated in safe countries. Even Santia, where science has developed, is severely affected by terrorism and outlaws.

“Okay, then let’s go buy it. Like I said before, even if you lose money, I’ll make up for it. Is this just this one time?”

“Yes.”

“Sister. I’m telling you now, there is nothing bad about trusting Shivar.”

“Even if you lose money, you should ignore it.”

“Yes? Why?”

Let’s move on from Luna’s unfair treatment today. I chuckled to myself and headed toward the empty Tatar Exchange.

“What kind of stock to buy…”

“This is it.”

“Yes?’

“Buy them all.”

Approximately 100 million won was invested in a distributed manner. And that only in Tatar-related states.

The employee looked shocked, probably surprised by my bold purchase. And then he asked me one after another if it was true.

I nodded my head each time, saying I was sure. The employee was suspicious and issued the certificate.

“Shivar. I just need to believe this, right?

It looks like Luna was also issued at the right time. She asked a question while showing me a stock she had never seen before.

He said he trusted me, but he still seemed uneasy.

“Yes. I believe it.”

“hehehehe.”

Luna smiled brightly, as if she was already excited at the thought of earning a lot of money.

There are only hardships left in the future, so I should be happy even now. I consoled her in my mind and then looked at her securities.

“I really bought it. Don’t cry because you lost all your money.”

Kara said in a worried voice, as if she didn’t think I was really going to buy it.

Then, as if something had occurred to him, he whispered quietly.

“No. It’s not that bad to cry… But if you comfort me by hugging me then…”

“I’m not crying.”

Who cries when there is absolutely no reason to cry?

Kara looked embarrassed, probably not expecting me to hear it. I thought her embarrassed face was quite cute.

In the meantime, I looked towards the Granada Empire. Antonio caught my eye as he was buying stock items that he had chosen in advance.

“He.”

“Huh? Who? Antonio?”

“Yes. Comfort me.”

I told him to comfort Antonio instead. Then she gave Kara a look that said she couldn’t understand.

Anyway, Antonio was already smiling at the thought of making a profit.

Sooner or later, that face will turn into despair. Even every stock you touch will go bankrupt.

“Hey. Did you really bribe the Tatar girl? What were you thinking?”

After a while, Antonio returned with a smiling face and heard the whole situation.

That is a normal reaction, as Tatar is a new country and has many risk factors. Even if the rate of return is high, stability is greatly reduced.

“The rate of return is high. Kara said.”

“······Hey, friend. Stocks are not gambling. You should buy them based on stability.”

“You’ll make a lot of money.”

“No… Ugh. Do whatever you want. I don’t know.”

Antonio also shook his head, as if he had given up trying to persuade him any more.

Most people reacted negatively, but only Luna had confidence.

“hehehe. Now all that’s left is to make money.”

“How much did you invest?”

“All of my monthly allowance.”

That monthly allowance.

[Breaking news. An incident in which all the mithril mines discovered by the Granada Empire were buried…]

Everything turned into pieces of tissue paper.

[Large underground mine discovered in the Tatar Desert! It is believed that a large amount of magic stones and rare minerals are buried…]

And the price of my paper securities rose through the sky.

“That…Friend?”

“?”

“Could you lend me some money? You made a lot of money.”

“No.”

Where to eat raw. Antonio clung to my firm refusal, but he waved it all off.

It was a situation I had already expected, so I wasn’t very impressed. Right now, all I have to do is make money.

“Look at this, sister. Since you only trust Shiva, even the rice cakes that don’t exist will be created on their own, right?”

“So. Are those really wild persimmons?”

“You may have the heart of a wild one. You bought it right away after hearing that the rate of return was high, right?”

The same goes for Luna. Thanks to my help, I gained so much benefit that I was able to live comfortably for several months.

Kara discovered a large-scale mine in his country, and his investment increased significantly. It was a win-win for everyone.

“Did you hear? That guy made a lot of money by investing?”

“Why on earth did you invest in Tatar? It seems like you are close with the Tatar princess, but…”

“That’s probably not true. I heard that you discovered it suddenly. I guess I just invested because we were friends.”

“How close do you have to be to invest that much money? There’s definitely something there.”

Ignore the whispering that comes to your ears.