Chapter 220: Chapter 220 - Kelat Auction House (3)
Chapter 220 – Kelat Auction House (3)
The second day .
Yeon-woo went to visit the Martial King because he had something to request from him for his plans . The Martial King, who had been busy chasing after the Bow God, looked unusually stiff .
Their tracking had ended in failure again . Since the damage their tribe received was pretty large now, they had to use all the cards they had .
But he lifted a corner of his mouth, like he was fine .
“Our little disciple-nim changes day by day . I heard you made something fun?”
Even though the group had agreed to keep things related to the Philosopher’s Stone under wraps, the Martial King knew the truth .
The Martial King was able to feel that Yeon-woo was definitely different, and he nodded in amusement .
Yeon-woo had grown a lot compared to last time .
“Thanks to you, I was able to create it comfortably . ”
Psh . The Martial King scoffed and waved his hand .
“You say insincere things so easily . You’re becoming more shameless as time goes on, hm?”
“It’s all thanks to my teacher . ”
“And you’re good at flapping your gums . But it’s nice to see that you seem alive now . ”
The Martial King continued with a smirk .
“When I first saw you, you were just fierce, like a wolf starved for 5 months . But you finally seem like a person now . Hm?”
For a moment, Yeon-woo was speechless . He felt like he knew why the Martial King was saying that . When they first met, Yeon-woo was filled with thoughts about revenge .
But now, it was different .
He was stronger, but he wasn’t only sharp around the edges . It was probably because a lot of things had filled his empty heart .
Sesha, Brahm, Galliard . Phante and Edora . And the Martial King . Now, he had a lot of people around him, and he experienced mental growth by becoming close to them .
Maybe it was because he was more ‘relaxed’ now .
If he hadn’t met them, he might’ve been putting his all into climbing the Tower .
“Well, growing is good, whether it’s external or internal . If you focus too much on one thing, you’ll eventually fall . You’ve been so focused on external growth, so I was worried, but it’s a relief . ”
The Martial King nodded with a smile . His eyes showed that he was proud of Yeon-woo .
Yeon-woo also felt pride arising from somewhere in his heart . It was the first time the Martial King complimented him like this .
“But be careful, and even more careful . There are too many things that you possess right now . Even if you’re currently doing well, it’s only human to be shaken up someday . A person’s mind is surprisingly weak . Be wary of things outside the body . (身外之物) [TN: A four character idiom to be careful of things that aren’t inside your body . ] You’ll be fine as long as you don’t forget this . ”
身外之物 . Things outside your body . It meant not to be hung up and changed by things that weren’t ‘yourself . ’ The most important thing was ‘you,’ or in other words, your mind .
“I’ll be careful . ”
“Alright . Good . ”
The Martial King’s smile turned deeper . Yeon-woo was doing much better than he thought as his third disciple, although their meeting had been coincidental .
Actually, the Martial King didn’t have plans to take in any more disciples . His first disciple walked a road of destruction after being too greedy, and his second disciple turned away from the world because it was too hard to understand the Martial King’s teaching .
The Martial King had only been successful his entire life—becoming the king of the tribe from when he was born and living a life full of accomplishments . So the Martial King was hesitant to take in more disciples after both of them failed .
But the third disciple that he found by chance was doing well on his own .
The Martial King hoped that this child, at the very least, would safely walk his path . At first, he accepted Yeon-woo in hopes of him fulfilling the wishes of the tribe, but now he was truly cheering him on .
“Then, that’s it for the nagging today . ”
The Martial King quickly changed the subject in case Yeon-woo caught on to what he was thinking . He would be embarrassed if Yeon-woo read his mind . And obviously, Phante would endlessly tease him .
“Why did you come here? It seems like you have something to ask . ”
“It’s not like your student only comes when he wants something from his teacher . ”
“Really? So you’re saying you don’t need my help, right?”
“But it would be impolite of the student to reject his teacher’s help . ”
“That mouth of yours . So what is it?”
The Martial King asked with a smirk .
Yeon-woo nodded his head .
“I’d like to have a Skin Mask . ”
“A Skin Mask?”
The Martial King widened his eyes, wondering what Yeon-woo was up to now . The Skin Mask was something that wasn’t that well known in the tribe . It was something that almost no one from outside the tribe knew about .
But the Martial King spoke like it was nothing .
“Talk to the Head Elder and take some . And from now on, you don’t have to come to me for things like this . ”
It was Yeon-woo’s turn to be surprised .
“Wasn’t the Skin Mask something rare and precious?”
“So? Do I seem small-minded enough not to lend my disciple even a single one?”
“You aren’t?”
“Hey, watch your mouth . I’ll take back what I said . ”
“Never mind . Thank you . ”
Yeon-woo quickly bowed and left in case the Martial King changed his mind .
The Martial King grinned as he watched Yeon-woo leave .
“He’s even joking with me now, huh? He grew a lot . He grew . ”
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The first thing that Yeon-woo was going to attempt was leaking a fake formula for the Philosopher’s Stone so the Tower would be thrown into a state of chaos .
Yeon-woo and Brahm were successful in making a fake Emerald Tablet after 4 days .
Although it was fake, because it had to trick countless players, it wasn’t that different from the original .
No, it was actually more informative than the Emerald Tablet that Yeon-woo first received . He had given specific details about several points, and even mixed in the real formula into some places of it as well . It was at a level that if it was really experimented with, it seemed achievable .
However, that was it .
It was only at the level of potentially seeing the results . It was a level that was too lacking to be called the Philosopher’s Stone . It was created so that nobody would be able to find out the information that wasn’t included .
And Yeon-woo split this into 4 parts .
“You’re going to release this in order, right?”
Brahm observed the split Emerald Tablet and burst out laughing, which was unlike him . Then, his smile turned cold .
“Everyone will go crazy . ”
The Red Dragon would be especially more rushed . But Brahm knew that the other Large Clans and high rankers wouldn’t be too different either .
The desire for an organ with unlimited magical power was intense—for the Summer Queen and for all players .
Brahm wanted to see Walpurgisnacht in ashes as soon as possible .
His eyes shone violently .
“Then, let’s begin . ”
Yeon-woo took off his mask and put on his Skin Mask . A very thin layer covered his skin . The plant that was made to stick without falling off from the user’s face made him uncomfortable .
“Is this good?”
“This part is out . ”
Yeon-woo looked back at Phante . Phante fixed the parts that were awkward on his face and brought a mirror over .
“How is it? You can’t tell, huh?”
Yeon-woo nodded seeing himself reflected in the mirror . Inside of it, there was an extremely ordinary-looking person .
Looking here and there, he carefully examined it . It was more interesting the more he looked at it . He had really become someone different .
While he was at it, Yeon-woo carefully brought his magic into the deepest parts of him as much as he could, and changed his overall aura into something else . With the Philosopher’s Stone, his control of magic power was unmatched .
After he suppressed his magic power, he really seemed like someone else . An ordinary and weak-looking person . It was a common face, so no one would remember it either .
“Then I’ll be back . ”
“See you later on the 21st floor . ”
“Be careful . ”
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Yeon-woo put his duffel bag on his back and left the village .
While Yeon-woo searched for the Kelat Auction House, Phante and Edora were going to do what he asked them to, along with Brahm and Galliard, on the 21st floor .
It was to gather the pieces of Agares’s demonic energy that was spread all over the stage and throw it into De Roy Lake to create a lower level demon . It was going to be used to cure Sesha .
[Hehehehe . So is the strategy to dominate the world of the villains coming next?]
Shanon giggled, amused .
‘Villains?’
[Am I wrong?]
‘Villains, you say . Well, you’re not wrong . ’
Yeon-woo grinned . In fact, Shanon was correct, since he was planning on pushing the Tower over the edge of confusion .
He wasn’t aiming just for Walpurgisnacht . He was after the Tower itself .
Yeon-woo wet his lips with his red tongue . His eyes flashed coldly, like the eyes of a predator that had seen its prey .
Unlike indoor markets, the Kelat Auction House was a market that was open to all players .
However, despite having the name ‘Auction House,’ it was a large scale operation that dealt with over tens of thousands of items every day .
The reason was simple .
It was because this was an official location that was approved by the Bureau . Guardians were always here in case things happened, and all the items were examined closely, so no one had to worry about being scammed .
And if requested, the identity of the person who provided the artifact would be kept a secret . It was an easy place to take care of items found coincidentally .
When the Large Clans needed a large stock of some items or were looking for things secretly, this was the place to do it .
As if to prove that fact, the Kelat Auction House was bustling with tons of people, like usual .
Thanks to that, Yeon-woo wasn’t looked at twice, and he was able to naturally blend in with the crowd .
All he had were loose clothes and a duffel bag on his back . His stiff face was one of a newbie seller .
[Wow! This place is always boisterous when I’m here . Why are there so many people? It’s not even a special day . ]
Shanon laughed loudly, happy to be around a lot of people after a long while . Hanryeong didn’t say much, but he seemed to be traveling down memory lane .
There weren’t many who didn’t visit the Kelat Auction House .
Yeon-woo was a rare case, not having come here once .
The Auction House was made up of many buildings . On a large plot of land, it was divided into 9 sections, and within those sections, there were also divisions .
There was the center building where the actual auctions took place, stalls in the streets, and even places where you could deal with other players .
Of those, the place Yeon-woo was heading for was the dealing section .
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Most people who wanted to sell something came here . There were two ways to deal . Consigning it or selling it .
The former method was to pay a fee and put it up for auction, receiving as much as it was sold for, and the latter was just selling it at the price the Auction House set .
Most people who were confident in their item chose the former, and people who needed quick cash chose the latter .
Yeon-woo passed the labor market where players were standing with all kinds of weapons .
The floors that they could reach were in front of the players so that they could be used as mercenaries anytime . One of the items that Kelat Auction House dealt were mercenaries .
‘It should be somewhere here . ’
Remembering the map of the section that was in the diary, Yeon-woo looked around .
There wasn’t just one dealing area . If so, there wouldn’t be competition between the merchants .
The Bureau only managed the Kelat Auction House, and the actual deals were done by professional merchants .
The mysterious merchants, one of whom Yeon-woo had met in the Tutorial, were another group of beings in the Tower that weren’t players or Guardians . They came and went from various worlds and dimensions, bringing with them all kinds of items .
Of them, there was someone specific Yeon-woo was looking for . No, to be exact, it was a group .
Like how players were connected by clans, the mysterious merchants were made up of unions .
Specifically, the group that Yeon-woo was looking for was the ‘West Wind . ’
It was where his brother had frequently made deals .
Their dealing method was efficient, and they were one of the top 5 largest unions .
‘If I sell something here, it’ll be sold easily . And the rumors will spread fast . ’
With those thoughts, he opened the door to a building called, ‘West Wind Union Dealing Area . ’
“Thank you for choosing us . We love you . Fool, I mean customer, I hope you choose to use Merchant A next time too . ”
He heard a voice as soon as he entered . A merchant with a robe who seemed to have just finished a deal was smiling brightly at him .
But for some reason, the voice was familiar .
Yeon-woo’s eyes widened after realizing who it was .
‘That guy is… . . ?’
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