Paper 157 Daily Life and Change
Jihoo opened a general store today as well.
Just yesterday, there was a rift where a level 10 special object appeared, but the [Artisan’s Street] was crowded as always.
“Heeyeon, are you here already?”
“Now I have to open it.”
It’s six o’clock now.
She never came this early. Lee Hee-yeon and Kim Mi-ji changed this way after seeing the power of the bow Ji-hoo used yesterday.
“Hmmm, I guess that’s enough time.”
“… … ?”
“We have a week left. It may not be as good as the bow you used, but I was wondering if it would be difficult to make one unknown artifact with me… … . hehehe, would you like to massage my shoulders?”
“Dust the dust off there and bring me some coffee.”
“… … heh heh, yes i know president!”
Jihoo shook his head.
It’s amazing how Lee Hee-yeon’s attitude changes depending on the situation.
She dusted and ventilated, putting firewood in the wood stove. Then he poured out the coffee and asked.
“Rather than that, I heard that the one that came out yesterday was a level 10 demon?”
“huh. Turns out it was 10.”
Jihoo knew that and was taken aback.
Of course, I moved to get the corpse. However, there, I met Aunt Miyeon and a high-class Hercasey demon called a demon under direct control of Persia.
“Aunt Miyeon and the demon took it together. They said it would be given after the investigation.”
“Is this side of the demon world different from the fissure demon world?”
“I say yes, but we’ll see what happens.”
Lee Hee-yeon nodded at Ji-hoo’s words.
And guests started coming in.
With my daughter-!
The first customer was, of course, a person who stopped by after making all preparations to climb the [Indomitable Tower].
“I want to leave this to you!”
Emotions are easy now.
As the reading level rises to 8, most things come to mind the moment you see them. You just need to write it down.
So, rumors spread widely in the neighborhood. Jihoo’s emotional grade is S. It hasn’t been judged yet, but it won’t be difficult to get an S grade with an [Insight Plan].
With my daughter-!
The second guest is a production request.
Lee Hee-yeon consults on this.
What materials and money do you want to make? When it is finished, Jihoo takes a look at it and adjusts the price and performance.
“like this?”
“Yeah, and about that… … They say it will be over in 10 minutes.”
“Okay~”
Lee Hee-yeon received the request, and Ji-hoo produces it right away. If you don’t do anything right now, get it right away. Usually, the request is overdue, so I have to leave it for a few days, but this is too simple, so I did it right away.
“oh! look at this! It’s an intermediate level of magic power amplification.”
“Are you just looking at that? This is advanced amplification.”
“Wow – you have something like this?”
“But it is too expensive. When can we buy something like this?”
These days, there are usually many conversations like this.
Jihoo’s general store also has cheap, low-grade artifacts for newbies, but these days, they made a lot of high-level and high-grade artifacts to practice. Isn’t it an expensive thing that catches the eye?
They are sometimes sold as well.
“I knew I would be there! It’s almost a lottery today?”
A woman from the main guild under a large corporation. She used to stop by every Sunday, always coming and looking at flying artifacts and gun artifacts.
Usually there are no items.
Because they sell as soon as they are made.
And even if there are, some don’t like it, so there are times when they just go. After coming here for a few weeks, I finally decided to buy it.
“please give me this!”
“You finally bought it.”
“Ah, did you know? Because it’s my favorite option. Even if the price is around 9 billion, it’s okay!”
Jihoo is saving money these days.
Healing artifacts, flight artifacts, starting to sell artificial cores of the undead, including firearms, feel like earning 20 billion every week.
And that’s not all.
“It’s Jihoo. Did you see this?”
“huh?”
What she showed me was the news.
-This time, the ruins of the Red Desert were discovered and became a hot topic. In addition, it is revealed that there were four people who attacked the ruins, and it is becoming a hot topic.
The content didn’t matter.
A small number of B-class ruins were attacked, and the auxiliary team that helped the attack was Samhyeon. And it was news that the artifacts found in the ruins would start a large-scale auction.
“Besides, this is not all.”
Lee Hee-yeon turned on another piece of news.
-The first regular subjugation has begun as the [Underground Dungeon of Ancient Thorn Slime] has completely stabilized near [Indomitable Tower]! The color of Venta Black that can be obtained from the object and the sales proceeds of the slime body fluid that can be used in various ways are expected to reach hundreds of billions a year… … !
“More than 10 billion won in annual fees will return to the owner! furthermore! Extensive research on the S-rank young Hyunmu has begun, and this summer, it will be converted into a regular dungeon, and it is expected that more than 30 billion won will be returned to the owner.”
There was excitement in Lee Hee-yeon’s voice.
This is because these two dungeons belong not only to Jihoo, but also to Heeyeon Lee. She was a B-class hunter who used to earn tens of millions of won every week, but now she is coming in over tens of billions of dollars in unearned income.
Of course it has to be good.
‘I’m selling potions now.’
I got a call from Samhyun.
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Mass production will soon begin, and Jihoo will earn more than 30 billion won a year. However, what he earns at this general store is 20 billion won a week.
“… … .”
Jihoo had tens of billions of dollars in his account, but he was not very happy or not. Of course it’s good. If you have money, you can buy better ingredients, and even better… … .
‘There’s nothing to do.’
just buy the ingredients
The problem is that most of them do not have supplies even if they want to buy materials now. It was faster for Jihoo to save him himself.
It is no longer simply a matter of money.
Of course, if you look at the auction house, good things come up from time to time. Among them, there are things that go over hundreds or hundreds of billions.
“hmm.”
However, in many cases such artifacts themselves are not needed. The best thing is to extract only [options].
‘It’s a waste to do that again.’
In a way, it’s like throwing away the artifact entirely. However, none of the cursed relics were wasted.
After extracting the option anyway, all that remained was the curse.
Come to think of it, Anya Taylor said she was coming today. Jihoo also needed an option, and she said that she also needed Jihoo’s help.
‘At this point, I’ll have to make Heeyeon and Miji one good one.’
Only then will we be able to break through the 11th floor.
But when will the [Knights of the Cold Cold] come? Are you still struggling on the 13th floor? I think I heard that it was solved before, but was it a rumor?
Or did he go to the 14th floor?
I suddenly became curious.
* * *
“It’s been a while? sorry. I’m too busy these days.”
“It can be.”
Jihoo met Anya Taylor and boarded the plane. The destination this time was China, and Anya Taylor said she could get extra pay.
“… … Extra pay?”
“Yes, it is a labyrinth that is a bane in China. It hasn’t exploded yet, but I don’t know when it will explode, so I’ve been requesting it from the United States.”
Jihoo just nodded.
I don’t know much about this conversation.
“You don’t have to worry. We have been dispatched several times to measure the risk. There’s nothing dangerous right now. In particular, it will be even better for Mr. Jihoo since it is all about the curse of the spirit world.”
“okay.”
“A terrorist intelligence came into the United States, and I needed the option of this artifact to stop it without loss of life.”
“… … .”
“Of course, the US decided to hide intelligence from China and receive a certain price. I will give the price to Mr. Jihoo.”
Jihoo understood what he meant.
But suddenly I was curious.
“Why are you telling me that? If I hadn’t known, I would have done it like I normally do.”
Jihoo moves because he has the option he wants. There was a small amount of compensation, but it wasn’t that important to Jihoo.
Why do you even say this?
“Mr. Jihoo.”
Anya Taylor smiled.
Then he spoke slowly.
“I am the World Association of Appraisers. He was the head of the Strategic Support Headquarters in Asia. In a way, it is a high rank, but I was just an office worker belonging to the association.”
Jihoo listened silently.
It was because I could feel the strong conviction in her words. Even without using the [Insight Eye], her feelings were clearly visible.
“This labyrinth. And while working on artifacts, I met Jihoo… … I am able to do meaningful work. I can’t go into details, but you can see it as saving a lot of people.”
“okay.”
Jihoo didn’t ask further.
The beliefs she exuded could be known without asking.
“And I was promoted.”
“ha ha ha.”
I laughed at the sudden confession.
For an employee, promotion is something to celebrate.
“Thank you again. Thanks to this, many people are freed from the threat of terrorism. I just want you to know that I can go back to my family.”
Jihoo couldn’t answer.
He had no such beliefs. I just needed options, and I’m just moving to trade.
Perhaps Jihoo will never understand her heart. At first glance, I thought of protecting people on the street.
But it is different from that.
Because they are family to Jihoo, and Anya Taylor was an unspecified majority. He’s not that selfless.
“Im here.”
At her words, Jihoo stood up from his seat. The already fast plane arrived faster the closer it was.
At this rate, we should be able to return before evening.
* * *
Kim Mi-yeon, the head of the union, was communicating with Persia through holograms.
“As you can see, I don’t think it’s from that demon realm, right?”
– That seems right. Besides, it doesn’t seem unusual to see a big difference in the nature of Magi.
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Miyeon Kim nodded.
It was definitely different.
The demon king who has now established a Pandemonium on Earth. And the demons under his command weren’t that aggressive. No, should I say that reason and intelligence are superior to that?
However, the demons who appeared in this rift were different. It can be because monsters are a species that has no intelligence and only shows aggression.
But not demons.
At least the demons Kim Mi-yeon knew were cold-hearted and rational. Occasionally, I lose my temper during battle, but that’s true for humans too.
“So are you going to continue investigating?”
– Shouldn’t we discuss that? We see your Pandemonium as a potential enemy. So I want to investigate further, but I’ll have to get permission from the head of the union, unless I know it’s not the same Pandemonium.
Persian horse.
However, Kim Mi-yeon did not believe all of that.
“It’s a potential enemy, but it could also be a potential ally.”
-… … .
“Anyway, if you want more, make sure to investigate. If you don’t just create problems like now, I won’t care.”
-Thank you for your consideration.
“Rather than that, have you investigated Kiskov and Nocturne?”
– I’m doing it. No major moves so far. only… … .
“only?”
– Magi transactions have increased by 1.2 times. I don’t know if it’s just the increase in quantity, but if you look at the higher-grade demons, it’s almost doubled.
“Definitely strange.”
– And that’s not all. Originally, crime rates are high in Pandaemonium, but things like kidnapping and monster theft rarely happen. There is, but not to this extent.
“… … ?”
Kim Mi-yeon, head of the union, tilted her head.
I meant to say more.
-There was an incident where a young demon went missing. It is a place with a very high crime rate, but there are very few cases where demons themselves disappear. In the end, it was a murder case in which the body was found. But this time there are eyewitnesses.
“Abduct demons. It’s not a high-level demon, it’s a normal demon, right?”
-Yes, that’s right. It wouldn’t be easy for a high-level demon even if they wanted to. However, since it is something that can happen to high-ranking demons as well, an extensive investigation was launched.
Kim Mi-yeon, the head of the union, salivated.
It’s definitely weird.
It’s not just this one. [Nocturne], a group of fanatics who believe in the gods of the other world worldwide, and [Kiskov], a world-class munitions company. And it is unusual for the armed forces to move in the dark.
I needed to be prepared.