368 – [7] 2Nd year 1st semester
#368
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However, not everyone reacted to this plunge.
Even those who were normally interested in stocks or the market just listened.
Just as the two childhood friends thought, there were fewer people trying to step out.
On the contrary, there were quite a few people who interpreted this announcement to their advantage.
“Hmm…… Selling more than half of America’s shares to the private sector?”
“But I don’t think this is privatization. In any case, what they are saying is that the government will hold a certain amount of shares and exert influence.”
“Isn’t it because the academy’s budget has been reduced because the situation is no longer urgent? “Last year, we had to deal with the aftermath of losing half of the academy, but this year, the situation has stabilized to some extent, so there is no need to do that.”
“And the reason we stopped the large-scale offensive in Chareltea is because there was no need for it anymore.”
“If the hunters and soldiers were to be pushed further than this, their morale would be low and their combat power as a group would be poor, right? “It is right to rest now and prepare for defense.”
The government’s choice is rational.
Anyway, the current system is unsustainable.
Now that you have some free time, it’s right to take a breather, strengthen things, and save money.
It was a fairly cool-headed and calm analysis.
Tragically, many people thought this was the right answer.
A plunge of ridiculous proportions did not occur.
There was no such thing as a cliff.
The streets were on fire, and there were no people wearing red clothes making a fuss.
Everyone just went about their daily lives doing whatever they wanted.
The stock price was slowly drawing a gentle mountain or hill.
“Ah! Thank god! If this trend continues, the bull market will return soon!”
“This crash…… No, it’s not a crash. “The slight decline in stock prices is only temporary.”
“Pain pain that occurs in the process of improving a faulty structure. “No more, that’s it.”
“Plaster is a god!”
“Oh, oh!!! It goes up a little! Wow, look at what I said- oh, it’s falling again. No. It’s going up again?!”
However, there was definitely no upward trend.
In the big picture, everything went down slowly.
Like hope slowly fading away.
As if death is slowly approaching.
Also, Gangsian and Cheonmali.
The two looked at this situation calmly.
“But that doesn’t mean it’s a large-scale panic.”
“Strictly speaking, yes. “It’s just a downward trend for the hunter industry as a whole.”
“Hmmmm…… Marie, don’t you think we’ll get less profit than we think?”
“No, we will reap as much profit as we thought. “The scale of the hunter industry is by no means small.”
Are you rich overnight through short selling?
Except for the first few days, there was no sign of that happening.
Instead, I thought it would be roughly correct if I removed the word ‘one morning’ and added a slightly longer time period.
The two childhood friends leisurely watched the money slowly accumulating in their account.
People in the world spent their daily lives thinking what was good.
In particular, hunters continued to live more vibrant lives than usual.
“Hello everyone! “My name is Nasua, and I’m here to teach the intermediate ice school magic course!”
“New students! Everyone, please come here and see what our furry club is doing!”
“Oh my goodness, thank goodness! “My older sister, who was mobilized as Charelthea, came back alive from the battlefield!”
“After all, the pleasant, dusty air of Earth is better than the clean and clear air of Chareltea.”
Start new learning and create a vibrant world.
A lively world with warm newbies.
Those who were mobilized to Chareltea returned to a lively world.
It’s dirty and bad for your health, but it’s a lively world where you can breathe the much-missed Earth air again.
It was better than last year.
Compared to the chaos back then, it was nothing now.
One day, one week, one month.
Time passed quickly.
I heard from Grandmother Cheonma-ri that the explosion scroll terrorist attack was prevented.
Due to the exploitation of a lizard and an elf, and the nonsense of a discriminator, Kang Xian’s daily life became slightly difficult.
Days similar to those in first grade continued non-stop.
And it was a day when more than half of the semester had passed.
Time for the cadets to finish their lecture and go to a cafe to chat.
An unexpected tragedy occurred in the middle of the city.
“Aaaaah!!!”
Boom!
“What the fuck!”
“Ha, there was a person in the sky—”
“Suicide?! “In broad daylight?!”
Arecibo’s tall building.
A person fell from the top of a skyscraper made of magic stones and gold.
The car that was standing on the ground fell due to impact.
And on top of the car, a person was lying bleeding.
It was suicide.
The hunter jumped in the bright daylight of Arecibo.
“What on earth is this…?” ….”
“Huh? “Do you think it’s alive?”
“It’s because I lost a lot of blood, so I feel like my breath is still there! “Someone please call 911!”
However, it was not a true suicide.
This was because awakened people were somewhat unsuitable for suicide.
Durability that is on a whole different level from the soft, taffy-shaped humans who would die just by falling from a high place.
That’s why one hunter’s suicide attempt ended up being the stupidest thing that happened that day.
However, the fact that he attempted suicide was not a big problem.
Rather, the current question was why he committed suicide.
“A rank A hunter belonging to a huge guild? Why on earth did a person like this commit suicide?”
“It appears that he has been living by taking out all kinds of loans to purchase equipment, making money with the purchased equipment, selling new equipment when it comes out, and making money with new, more expensive equipment.”
“All hunters these days are like that. Buy equipment with a loan, make money from it, and then sell it. “But where did the problem come from that made you commit suicide?”
“It appears that the price of the equipment plummeted and the loss was so great that it could not be sold. Moreover, loan interest rates had increased significantly, making life very difficult.”
“Equipment repair costs range from several million to tens of millions of won per day…… ? This is why I don’t commit suicide, tsk tsk.”
This was a problem in the way hunters prepared their equipment.
Buy equipment with a loan, make money from it, and then when the price of the equipment goes up or new equipment comes out, you sell it and buy new equipment.
It was a sight that could only be seen among people engaged in real estate speculation.
Of course, real estate speculation was slightly better than this.
At least abandoned land or buildings do not deteriorate into something close to outdated in just one or two years.
Furthermore, unless something bad happened, it was difficult to break or lose it.
Unusual behavior.
There was no need for the Hunters to continue this waste.
“What, the fire attribute given to the sword has been strengthened by more than 1.5 Times? “If it’s like this, it’s no different from the black trash I bought last month.”
“Even though it is a new product, why has the automaton become so expensive? … Yes? “They were all dragged into mining?”
“Ugh, if I don’t sell this as a used product now, I’m going to incur a big loss later…… Ha, if I sell it, I have to take out a loan to buy a new product…….”
However, if those without talent try to maintain their current position and move forward.
Buying good equipment was an inevitable option.
Some people have grown steadily even after becoming adults, but for others, growth has stopped after elementary school.
In order not to lose his position, he had to spend more money.
It was paradoxical in many ways.
In the end, it means that in order to make money, you have to spend more money.
This was the reason she committed suicide (not death).
And in her hunter industry, there was a truckload of people like her.
“The current used price of the executioner’s dagger is about 35.5 Million won! If you want to sell it for about 34 million won, our agency center will do our best to sell it for about 31.6 Million won. However, please keep in mind that due to severe price fluctuations, it may be sold for less than 33.2 Million won. “We will do our best to sell it for around 29.8 Million won as soon as possible!”
As time passed, the price of equipment plummeted even further.
As the hunters who mobilized Shareltea returned, more and more equipment was gradually released into the market.
A cane that once cost 50 million won now costs only 5 million won.
Even considering that it was a used product, the price was too cheap.
The citizens of Arecibo who wanted to commit suicide came down from the sky and arrived on earth.
Some even went deep into the sea below the surface.
“Ugh, my life.”
“Huh? No, who is this? It’s not Jackson, who left yesterday saying he was going to kill himself with charcoal briquettes. Have you finally realized that the world is not a place worth committing suicide?”
“…… That’s not it. He was going to commit suicide, but he fell asleep. So my lungs are a little bad…… “I’m thinking of going to the hospital because it’s like this.”
“Well, be careful about hospital bills.”
Of course, most of them did not die.
I just became sick physically.
What was waiting for them, who had no money and were even injured, was the United States’ innovative medical system.
Just by hearing about it, it could be said that it was a truly reassuring system.
Thanks to this, countless people were able to avoid physical suicide.
Of course, as can be seen from the fact that among American hunters, the hospital is known as ‘If you have seen this sign, give up hope’, there were some minor problems.
“Illness, hospital expenses!!!”
“I don’t even have health insurance specifically for hunters. Well, if it’s like this…… !”
“Kyaaaaah!!!”
No different, many people were impressed by the innovative hospital fee.
It was a psychological and social suicide.
Still, it was better than dying, so it was okay to say it was a really minor problem.
Moreover, in the eyes of the state, it was still positive because it did not lose the Chunsik who paid taxes.
For many hunters, the bitter summer came that way.
However, it was a very warm summer for the two childhood friends.
“Trillion-dollar profits, how sweet. I never thought it would be so sweet to see the funds run by guilds explode. “At this level, there is no need to worry about academy acquisition and operating costs.”
“Oh, that’s right. Marie, have you heard that the Cancon Guild is in trouble right now due to a funding crunch?”
“Oh, this is my first time hearing it. “I heard you’ve already run out of money?”
“According to Chirashi, that is so. Well, the management of the reserves itself was a mess, so what can you do in this situation?”
At first I didn’t make much, but now I’m making a lot of money.
The slightly hated guild even shook as if there had been an earthquake.
I was very satisfied.
Except for the fact that I often hear news that someone who was taking the same lecture committed suicide, my mood was full of hope.
“Then you should have listened to this Heavenly Demon. “I told you this out of commercial ethics, but tsk tsk.”
“Sangdo? Deok.”
“How can I not believe the words of such a perfect woman? “I can see the future, I’m good at predicting what’s ahead, I make a lot of money, my personality is as good as that of a saint, and I wasn’t like that before, but now my skills have increased, so I’m good at picking up my childhood friend’s stuff too— ugh!”
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Anyway, the two were happy.
With such happiness, half of the second year passed quickly.
And then the moment that many people had been waiting for has arrived.