Chapter 26 · 11 min

Chapter 26

It's 0 level.

The stairs were fairly long. At the end of the stairs there was a door, and opening that door and entering another world unfolded.

"Wow."

Seo I-hyeon let out an exclamation without realizing.

Under the bright lighting filling the ceiling numerous counters were unfolded.

It seems like entering a department store.

Only the items sold differ from a department store.

Anyway it was impressive. That such a huge space is prepared in the basement of the building is also so, and the atmosphere that overwhelms as soon as seeing is also so.

"Since we came shall we look around?"

At Lee Yeong-su's words Seo I-hyeon nodded. At times like this if not looking around when will he. Well, seeing it seems he can also come alone later.

"First pay the entrance fee."

At Lee Yeong-su's words Seo I-hyeon flinched.

"Do I have to pay the entrance fee?"

"Then why would that person be standing here?"

Right in front of the door a security personnel wearing a black suit was quietly watching Seo I-hyeon and Lee Yeong-su.

When Lee Yeong-su took out the phone and held it out, the security personnel brought a square equipment.

Beep.

It seems a sound that payment was done.

"Since one coin no burden, right?"

"If one coin, 100 thousand won?"

What entrance fee eating 100 thousand won.

Still what can he do. The one in a hurry is this side.

"Is it paying with Ether Pay?"

"Right."

Seo I-hyeon also familiarly paid one coin with Ether Pay saying he has done it a few times.

The security personnel stepped aside one step and politely bowed and greeted.

Seo I-hyeon and Lee Yeong-su received the greeting and boldly stepped inside.

"Ether Pay, didn't you say it was made at the black market?"

"I did."

"Does the cartel also use such a thing?"

"Everyone uses that so what can they do. Even Obsidian uses it. Still the cartel or Obsidian seem to pay attention to security on their own to some degree."

Lee Yeong-su slightly gauged the surrounding mood then lowered his voice as much as possible and stuck close to Seo I-hyeon and talked.

"And this is something I picked up somewhere, originally when making Ether Pay, there's also talk that Obsidian and the cartel participated."

Seo I-hyeon nodded. Somehow that has the most credibility.

The two people walked along the path between counters and counters and started looking around.

"The cartel mainly sells finished products. It's not that they don't handle materials, but to obtain materials Obsidian is much better. That side concentrates more on materials."

That Seo I-hyeon also felt with direct experience when decorating the house.

Since Seo I-hyeon mainly had to buy materials for magic he had no choice but to buy more at Obsidian.

So the ones bought on the cartel side were few.

"That is a potion."

When Seo I-hyeon said shining his eyes, Lee Yeong-su nodded.

"Potions the cartel is definitely good. The quality is the best. Expensive so it is."

"Compared to black market potions how is it?"

"Trash."

Lee Yeong-su shook his head repeatedly and continued.

"Compared to here black market potions are poison. Because cheap they use, honestly one can't even say the cost-performance is that good. Rather Obsidian is better."

"Does Obsidian also sell potions?"

Seo I-hyeon tilted his head. Because it seemed he didn't see that in the catalog.

"What one can buy online has limits. One can buy things like materials one doesn't know where to use, if seeming a bit usable they all turn offline."

Lee Yeong-su pointed at the floor with his finger.

"That is the same here too. Have you seen potions in the cartel catalog?"

Seo I-hyeon shook his head.

"What's in the catalog is just consumables that make one worry where to use that."

Certainly it is like that. Still since he used those consumables well and decorated the house it's not useless.

After that Seo I-hyeon followed Lee Yeong-su and diligently looked around.

Looking around what the cartel mainly handles he could roughly know.

What is seen the most is talismans and beads. Not small beads but crystal balls bigger than an adult's fist.

And there are also bullets. But no matter how looking around they don't sell guns. Then where to use those bullets? Only people who already have guns buy?

There are also mirrors, and talismans are visible.

Looking at those, the scenery seen when eating samgyeopsal before came to mind.

The monster with tentacle hair, and the people fighting that monster.

The equipment they used was exactly those kinds of things. Talismans, beads, mirrors, talismans, etc.

"Those kinds of things if no suitable talent one can't use at all. Just ordinary paper, no more than decoration."

"How do you know if there's suitable talent?"

"Just know."

Seo I-hyeon looked at Lee Yeong-su with an expression as if what nonsense is that.

"Really just know. As soon as seeing the feeling that one can use comes."

Lee Yeong-su who said up to there quietly grumbled.

"Fucking envious. Fuck."

Lee Yeong-su was a person with very strong desire to become an ability user. So every time the black market opens he goes and eats that expensive gukbap.

"Do they also sell guns here?"

"They sell."

"I don't see them?"

"They don't sell to just anyone."

Well, here is not America but Korea. A country where just possessing firearms is illegal. Even if a worldwide organization one couldn't carelessly sell guns.

"Still selling is amazing. Does the country leave it alone?"

"Would they leave alone? Of course they sanction. Still what can they do. They don't sell openly. There has to be evidence to do something."

So it seems they don't sell to just anyone. Only to people verified for sure, and who won't cause accidents carelessly.

"And the guns the cartel sells are a bit special."

"Special?"

"Then would they sell ordinary guns? The guns the cartel sells have some ability attached one by one. For example aiming correction or penetration power enhancement. Since so diverse one has to look carefully and buy. Occasionally there are also ones where durability drops sharply because of ability."

Seo I-hyeon nodded with an interested expression.

Just looking around this is fun.

Still he gradually wanted to sell the batteries and take the money. Looking around if having money one can do more fun, right.

"When do you sell the item?"

"Wait. It's not time yet. If looking around they will come on their own. For reference don't think of bargaining. Just dispose of the item as they present and end. That side also knows very well that there's nowhere to sell except here."

"But is there really nowhere except here?"

"None. If really wanting to sell elsewhere one has to go abroad. But abroad is a den of demons worse than Korea. Scams are basic and there are tons of cases of taking items and bullets getting stuck in the body. Occasionally also kidnapped."

That is a bit scary. Seo I-hyeon shook his head repeatedly. As expected Korea is the best country to live.

Anyway since he has to kill more time he had no choice but to continue looking around.

Looking, there was a counter displaying weapons widely.

Swords, axes, maces, whips and such cold weapons were lined up widely, and just looking the quality was considerable.

Seo I-hyeon also had some eyes for seeing cold weapons. Because the weapons mainly used in the other world were cold weapons. Of course not that he used directly but subordinates held, but anyway choosing was his share.

But the weapons here were good to a degree incomparable to the other world's.

First the material itself was different. Although not held the center of gravity also seems well caught. The craftsmanship is also precise.

And the black swords taken from the guys who attacked a while ago were also visible. Those guys also seem to have bought here.

However, the colors were diverse. Black, silver, even gold. Don't tell me those are really made of gold or silver?

"Real proper weapons are over there."

At Lee Yeong-su's words Seo I-hyeon alternately looked at the counter's weapons and Lee Yeong-su with slightly widened eyes.

This is also sufficiently proper weapons yet there are more proper weapons? Is such a thing possible?

"The weapons here are just weapons, over there are weapons with abilities granted."

Only then Seo I-hyeon nodded with a convinced expression. If that kind of thing he acknowledges.

"Of course weapons with abilities granted also if no talent one can't use."

Seo I-hyeon suddenly had such a thought.

'Would Black and White be able to use that?'

In the other world there were also weapons with abilities granted. Strictly speaking rather than abilities it was magic.

But it wasn't that special talent was needed like here.

Just usable.

But here seems a bit different. He doesn't know what is different how.

Anyway would Black or White be able to use weapons that need special talent? If able to use, how should one confirm that?

They say just looking one can know, would Black or White be able to know that?

While holding and dragging such gradually complicating thoughts, Lee Yeong-su tapped Seo I-hyeon's shoulder.

"It's time."

Seo I-hyeon looked at Lee Yeong-su, and he gestured with his chin to one side.

Someone was approaching from the end over there. A male employee wearing a beige suit, holding a tablet in his hand.

"Long time no see."

At Lee Yeong-su's words the employee slightly bowed his head.

"Hello. First I will escort this way."

The employee without even introducing himself immediately turned his body and walked.

"Let's go."

At Lee Yeong-su's words Seo I-hyeon nodded and quickly followed the employee.

The place the employee took the two people was a small conference room.

There is a table of appropriate size, and four chairs surrounding the table.

"Please sit."

At the employee's words Seo I-hyeon and Lee Yeong-su sat. Then the employee also sat.

"I heard you are selling ether batteries."

Seo I-hyeon at those words lifted the bag and placed it on the table.

Thud.

Since so heavy the sound was also heavy.

The employee's eyes sparkled.

"Are these all ether batteries?"

Seo I-hyeon instead of answering opened the bag and took out what was inside and placed them neatly on the table.

The size and weight of the ether batteries were similar to PC hard disks.

The employee held them one by one and examined carefully. And took out a stick that looked like a fountain pen from the inner pocket of the suit.

Pressing the switch light formed at the end.

Examining the ether batteries as if scanning with that light, on the tablet the ether battery shape and complex characters appeared in a row.

He quickly classified the batteries into several.

Classification ending it was divided into a total of four piles.

The employee started the explanation.

"The three here are in perfect state. Usable right away, in a word A grade. Our purchase price is 10 thousand."

If 10 thousand coins it's 1 billion. Seo I-hyeon felt as if golden waves were hitting in his head.

The employee pointed at the second pile.

"The seven here need slight repair but are in relatively okay state. It can be said B grade. The purchase price is 5 thousand."

In an instant half was cut. Is this right?

"The ten here are in unusable state. But the core part that is the key is intact so repair is possible. The purchase price is 1 thousand."

Does it have to be cut this much. Seo I-hyeon looked at the remaining largest pile with uneasy eyes.

"The remaining 16 the cores are broken. To the degree of taking out a few parts and using when repairing. Adding all these I will give 1 thousand."

Seo I-hyeon blankly looked at the employee.

'My 36 billion... wait, how much?'

He only thought of the price being madly undercut, and realized the fact that he didn't calculate how much it actually is.

Seo I-hyeon calculated step by step.

Three of 10 thousand. Seven of 5 thousand. Ten of 1 thousand. Up to here alone 75 thousand. Adding the remaining lumped 1 thousand it's 76 thousand.

'7.6 billion?'

Seo I-hyeon's expression came alive completely. Even if less than expected it's really big money.

"Will you sell?"

The employee's question only then entered the ears. Seo I-hyeon answered quickly.

"Yes."

"Shall I pay with coins right away?"

"Yes."

Originally he thought of receiving mixed with cash too, but anyway even receiving with coins cashing is possible right away so receiving with coins was better.

"I paid to the registered wallet."

The employee operated the tablet with his finger then said that.

The transaction ended. Seo I-hyeon suddenly felt the chest full. The mood as if obtaining the whole world seemed about to fly.

"Is there anything you are curious about by any chance?"

It seemed a customary question. Meaning if nothing more to say end the transaction and part.

"How can one buy guns?"

If able to buy the powerful weapon guns wouldn't it be good to buy and keep. Seo I-hyeon looked at the employee with eyes full of expectation.

The employee calmly said.

"One has to be above a certain grade to purchase."

"Grade?"

"Yes. We provide differentiated services according to grade. Currently Shin Yong-un-nim's grade is 0 level."

"0? Not even 1 but 0?"

"When first registering and starting transactions it's 0 level. If transaction records of over ten times accumulate it becomes 1 level."

"Then what level does one have to be to buy guns?"

"From 4 level one can buy."

But the guns 4 level can buy are only a few. If wanting to buy good guns one has to be at least 5 level.

Or buying abroad and bringing in. Relatively the cartel also sells a bit more loosely in countries that allow firearms.

"Since Shin Yong-un-nim sold hard to obtain items I will raise the grade with my discretion. Congratulations. You have become 1 level."

Whether to say thank you for this, or say too stingy, Seo I-hyeon blankly looked at the employee while doing such worries.

By the way when will he raise to 4 level?