8 – Episode 8. Talent of Greed_(2)
The man didn’t stop for a moment after entering the store.
Looking at the products on display, looking at the potion, the horse passed by, and looked around the store, looking around his head.
And when Suga asked about the stack of returned soldiers, he answered like this.
“It’s okay because I still have time.”
Are you free?
That was the kind of answer you would get if you were asked to pick a word that didn’t match this town the most.
When you first arrive in this town, you are bound to be terrified by the pain and curse you suffered in the tower.
Hungry, money limited, curses piling up.
In a village deeper than the starting point?
Following the outfit, the answer caught Suga’s attention.
‘What does this taste like? It’s not bitter, but it’s not a frustrating taste either. Something new.’
I wonder if he’s bluffed to the limit, or is he a guy with a corner to believe in?
The way to tell them apart was simple.
Because the first possession gold is 100 gold for everyone.
Whether to use it as a base material to become a potion-eating machine while traveling back and forth from the tower, or risking one’s life to be more greedy.
You can tell by looking at the selection.
“So what do you want to buy? Portion? Or are you interested in equipment?”
“I don’t need those, are you selling those too? Can I take a look?”
But the answer that came back is neither potion nor equipment, is that?
What the man pointed out was a pile of japtem piled up in the corner of the store.
Meaningless garbage that the Golden Rule Guild must purchase unconditionally because of the contract with God.
‘You want to buy that? Why?’
No matter how stupid you are, don’t you know just by looking at the price of the items how precious the gold paid in the beginning is?
Still, the man crouched down in front of the mountain of japtem piled up in the corner, and he started searching for something.
He swiped away things he didn’t like, occasionally touched his chin and thought, and smiled badly a few times.
Then I came back and spilled some stuff on the bar.
[Carcass of the Shadow Cub]
– The meat of a wild boar that roams the shadows.
– If you carry it carelessly, you can buy the wrath of the mother wild boar.
[Salt Minerals]
– A common mineral found everywhere in the Tower.
– Animals have a habit of gathering.
[Grass]
– The grass that grows in the labyrinth.
[Unknown tree fruit.]
– A fruit that grows in the tower’s thickets.
– Bitter, spicy, and astringent.
Among the japtem, it is a corporation with a high rank.
All of them were garbage that could be picked up at the beginning of the first floor.
“Really? You want to buy this?”
“As long as the price is right. How much is it?”
“These are… All useless items, it should only cost a few gold. Wait.”
Is this bastard trying to scam other players by buying cheap items?
But that was the worst move.
You can’t decide the price of items in this tower.
How much the other person wants the item, how rare the item is, and how much money the people who have it have.
Suga didn’t know the details, but anyway, it was forced to be set according to quite complicated rules.
That’s why we measure the price every transaction.
She measured the price of the japtem with the golden rule guild card this time as well.
And I thought about the price.
“Why is that?”
“Well, I’ve never had anything like this before, but the price is a bit high. Why are you doing this?”
“How much is it?”
“98 Gold for everything.”
When I bought it, it would have cost about 6 gold at most, but the measured price was more than ten times that.
There was only one thing I could guess.
This man found a special strategy, and that’s why the value of these japtem increased.
You must be thinking this way.
‘But still…’
98 Gold was an absurd price.
Where is the crazy guy who gives all his money for an item that was originally trash?
“Really? I can’t. Please.”
“Yes?”
“I’ll buy it, please.”
But it was right in front of my eyes.
In front of her eyes was a man who was throwing all his possessions into trash items.
A madman who puts his hand in at once even after seeing the trap of 98 gold.
At that moment, Suga suddenly remembered the story he had heard from the guild master right before coming here.
[No big deal. You just have to find the ones who feel cheap.]
[For example?]
[It’s just that it’s a little tasteless, or what’s wrong with that bastard? Guys who think the same.]
[Haa… Wouldn’t it be better to just find a strong guy? How many floors can those guys go up?]
[I’m right. In my experience, crazy people are better than competent people. You can tell by looking at you.]
‘Aha. I thought it was bullsh*t at the time. I was referring to a case like this.’
She understood the meaning of the words after 10 years.
What kind of feeling did Gilma talk about?
It’s not because of his own whims, but that he’s unique enough to be nerve-wracking in the first place.
And who Dana said was interested.
That child always showed the same smile no matter who came to this village. There was no special treatment.
“Ah, now I understand. Is it you The one who talked to Dana closely.”
“We talked, but we didn’t get close. Who said that?”
“There are not only two people who have been annoyed since earlier. Half of the people I kill in this town are Dana fans. If you carelessly touch it, you’ll be beaten?”
“There is no such thing. It won’t stay long.”
“That’s what I’m talking about. If you’re going up, don’t give it to me.”
Then the man said with a disgusted expression.
“Even if someone begged me to give it to you, I wouldn’t give it to you. More than that, there is one thing I want to see. Can I see it?”
“The stuff over there is starch, right?”
“There are gifts, not goods, right? The one behind your back Is that right?”
Behind your back?
Oh, that one? There was something like that.
An artifact that was stuck on a shelf.
That’s what the guild master said when she first came here.
An artifact that was left to be used if the opponent was really crazy and couldn’t be captured.
When the dusty cloth was removed, a miniature model that looked like a tent came out.
[Hotel Armadillo]
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“Wow, it really is. hehehe… It’s advanced, it’s advanced.”
The man stroked it as if it were a newborn child.
When I talked about Dana, I snorted, but then I looked at things full of affection.
Then he asked Suga.
“I want this, what are the conditions for receiving it?”
“Well, there is no such thing. Do you want it?”
“Yes. Definitely.”
“I’m not selling that, but I can give it to you if you bring me 1,000 gold.”
Of course, such a price did not exist.
It was just Suga’s whim.
Since it’s the guild master’s thing anyway, she doesn’t have the right to set a price for her.
I just played a joke because I saw so many people getting frustrated with 300 gold.
I wondered how he would react to the price of 1,000 gold if this man was the person the guild master wanted.
But the expression on the man’s face after hearing that…
It was far from frustrating.
“Really?”
“Why do you like that expression? Do you know what kind of money 1,000 gold is and like it?”
“It’s much better than not getting it at all. I’m going to adopt him, so please take care of it.”
“Wow, that sounds like complete bravado? It’s bullsh*t.”
“You have to do it to know.”
“Then, would you like to make a bet with me while saving money?”
“What bet?”
“Because I’ll only be here for another week? If you buy this within a week, I’ll give you this as well.”
“Uh, that is…”
“I don’t know about that, but it’s quite expensive. It’s a membership card for the Golden Rule Guild, so you can get discounts and have a price measurement function.”
“I will.”
“You haven’t even heard of the failure conditions? If you fail, will you be banned from this store forever?”
She made it clear earlier that the only way to break the curse was the potion sold in this shop.
She
She And She said that the only way to raise your stats in town is with equipment here.
The man nodded his head without a second’s hesitation.
“Good. I made a promise, so I won’t say anything else later.”
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After the man left the store.
Suga thought.
What does that kid really know that makes him so confident?
Isn’t that just going to die?
But what if, in the unlikely event that happens, if you collect 1,000 gold?
Of course there is no such method, but still.
I only have a week to stay here, but wouldn’t that time be more fun than the past 10 years?
Alone, she put her legs up on the bar again and started digging her nose.
His expression was much brighter.
**
As soon as she left the store, she danced in the dark like a Venom-infected Peter Parker.
Just everything is perfect.
I also got her cooking ingredients at a reasonable price, and the price was just right, so I had 2 gold left.
I even found out the acquisition conditions for [Hotel Armadillo].
The Hotel Armadillo is a relic that pops up when you attack a shelf in a store. It has been famous since the beginning of the game, but no one got it.
It’s not because the conditions are difficult, it’s just that I don’t even know what the acquisition conditions are.
Thanks to this, more rumors were created as time passed.
Some people simply dismissed it as a MacGuffin, and others tried to disassemble the client to find out the information about the system.
Many people speculated that it was the strongest artifact.
Anyway, nobody got it.
But you can get it for just 1,000 gold…
The price is a bit high, but what about it?
Anyway, all the relics you can buy at this store are worthless, and even if things go well and you collect money through stalling, you’ll end up dying before you go to the next town.
And… Isn’t there an event given by the shop owner?
The item [Membership Card] Was expensive, and it was a card that could only be obtained on the 20th floor or higher.
It comes with a discount function, so the more you use it, the more you benefit, but use it from the first floor?
Just imagining it, the taste of mulberry is lethal.
Now the goal has been set.
That’s why I’m saving money like a nerd and buying a hotel armadillo like Jeongseung!
After that, either slaughter the tower with the strongest artifact, or hold your breath and love dive! Kou!
Now all the ingredients are gathered and all that remains is execution.
It’s time to test the performance of the cooking card, which is a perk of my job [Wandering Chef].
[Cooking/Life Card: Combine items to create a Item. The stats of the created item are determined randomly.]
It says that the product is random, but it doesn’t seem to be the case considering the pots at the tavern.
Even if you use the same card, if you cook together, industrial waste will come out.
I even invested all my assets, so I have to do my best to get the best items possible.
“Isn’t it Jessica-chan? Can you do it?”
“Right! That’s right!”
But it was the moment I reproduced Jessica’s voice.
I thought there was no one on the street.
A woman with an awkward smile caught her eye in the shade in the corner.
“Uh… I didn’t see anything.”
“Yes, thank you at least.”
It was Dana.