Episode 51. Black Market (4)
A night when the sun has completely gone down.
Jinhyeok waited for someone in a deserted alley.
‘It’s pretty cold at night.’
I came out a little early because I was worried that I would be late for the time specified by the black market, and the night dew was quite cold.
still.
Because the desired condition was achieved, even the waiting time for the opponent felt enjoyable.
‘They say that if you have a strong bank account, you’ll gain confidence that you didn’t have before, and that was true.’
$30 million.
It is over 35 billion won in Korean currency.
Jinhyeok earned most of it in less than 10 minutes.
It was a great victory that will go down in the history of gambling.
‘This is enough… to win the bid for the desired replica artifact.’
It is said that a total of 100 auction items will be submitted, so the competition will not be severe.
‘Especially because what I want isn’t attractive at all on the surface.’
A pearl buried in mud.
To those who know its value, it has a value that cannot be compared to bills, but it is an item that people who do not know are reluctant to open their wallets.
By the way, it’s time to come soon….
The moment I thought so.
Boooooong!
I heard a car approaching.
A moment later, a black Mercedes-Benz Maybach stopped in front of Jinhyeok.
The window rolled down and I saw a man in a suit.
Is Lee Ji-ja an employee sent from the black market?
“Guest number 117. Are you right?”
“yes. you’re right.”
Jinhyeok showed the number written on the invitation.
“Has confirmed. Then, from now on, I will take you to the place where the auction is held. Please excuse me for wearing an eye patch for security.”
Eyepatch in the back seat of the car.
As expected, there was even a magic blocking the vision.
If you see it in a movie or something, even with an eyepatch on, you count seconds and envision your destination in your head.
How is it in reality?
It might be fun to try, but you don’t have to.
[A mansion located in the middle of the desert, 30 minutes away.]
[I’ll have to hurry if I don’t want to be late. But what are you doing? Hurry up and don’t get on.]
Even if I didn’t do that, I was able to grasp all the information through the ‘Eye of Gluttony’.
‘I’ll have to try it on the players later.’
In the past, by the time this eye was obtained, all players had left the Tower of Trials.
It means that even if you want to experiment, all the subjects you can experiment with have disappeared.
‘I don’t have to worry about that anymore.’
If you don’t want humanity to perish, you’ll have to climb the tower with all your might.
Whether or not it works for those who can handle magical powers.
And if so, at what level will it be accepted?
It will be another pleasure to find out.
Jinhyeok buried himself in the soft sheet.
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Exactly 30 minutes had passed.
“Im here.”
with the words of the staff. The car stopped.
I was finally able to take off the blindfold.
‘Whoa. I thought I was going to die from the stuffiness.’
When Jinhyeok got out of the car, a surprising sight unfolded.
“Hoo.”
An exclamation flowed from his mouth.
That’s right.
It is a much more splendid and beautiful mansion than what I recognized through ‘Eyes of Gluttony’.
In addition, the exterior of the mansion, with the starry night sky and the oasis in harmony, created a picturesque spectacle.
“You can leave the invitation to me. Then have a good time.”
After checking the authenticity of the invitation, the staff bowed deeply.
Alone, Jinhyeok went inside the mansion.
The moment you pass through the pond attached to the garden and enter the gate.
[You haven’t forgotten the promise, have you?]
I heard Alice’s voice.
right. there was this guy
I was honored to have found Mine on the plane, so I asked him to tell me one thing he wanted.
Alice said she wanted to see the outside world.
“It doesn’t matter, is it okay to come here?”
There must be so much more to see in Las Vegas if you’re out there.
I’m going to watch fireworks, motorcycle performances, there are so many of them.
But why would you want to see an auction house where rich people boast of their money?
[At least this level of dignity is required to suit this body of a noble of the night and noble blood. It’s not a bad mansion. Even if it’s made by humans. I want to choose this place.]
How are you?
“What suits you when you live locked up in a 0.001 pyeong ring? And what is the nobility of the night? A noble of the night.”
Are you talking about the nobility of the night in the corner of the room?
[what!? A bat confined
in a gosiwon in a slum?
The ring vibrated slightly.
“I didn’t say that much…”
At this point, beyond pathetic, I feel pity.
okay.
It worked well in the past, so you should understand.
Jinhyuk shook his head and looked around.
It was a very large mansion, so it was rare to be popular.
I didn’t feel the camera or any special magic response.
‘As long as I checked the invitation, it must mean that internal security is certain.’
Above all, there must be a reason why the privacy of the guests participating in the auction must be maintained.
It went well this way.
No one will notice that one or more of the guests are added.
Whoops!
Jinhyeok injected magic into Braham’s ring.
OK.
Elise appeared in human form from the ring.
This time, it is not the size of a puppy, but has a height of close to 150 cm.
Considering that he was originally over 170cm tall, he was still small, but he managed to avoid suspicion.
“Mmm! After all, the air outside is good.”
Alice stretched.
Her long silver hair and red eyes stood out.
“I poured all my mana into it, but anything larger than that size was impossible.”
“are you okay. Still, it’s much better than being less than 30cm before.”
I was quite satisfied, so I smiled and nodded my head.
“I’m glad you think so.”
“Are you going to do that auction now?”
Alice’s eyes sparkled.
It was a position where his subordinates would get all the things he wanted if he set his mind to it. The concept of economics did not exist at all for Ellis.
Therefore, a spectacle such as an auction was quite interesting from her point of view.
“okay. Gotta go in slowly. It’s almost time.”
Jinhyuk took out his smartphone and checked the time.
10 minutes.
After that, a war between money and money begins.
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Amphitheater located in the center of the mansion.
Originally designed for opera performances, it has now been transformed into an auction house for the world’s backdoor billionaires.
“It’s already the 175th episode… I attend every year, but I’m always excited before the auction starts.”
“I hear from rumors that ‘Ichthyosaur’s Heart’ will also appear at this auction.”
“really? that comes out?”
“It must have been thanks to the appearance of the Tower of Trials. All kinds of treasures that disappeared in ancient times because of magic waves or something are being reproduced.”
“Big. I’m looking forward to it. Even if I don’t win the bid, I definitely need to take a look.”
“And this time, there are so many bold things coming out that they say they get precious metals and bonds in addition to dollars. Of course, in that case, you have to pay an additional 10% commission.”
“Then the competition will be fiercer. I’ll have to check my balance again.”
buzzing sound.
More than half of them were already sitting down and having a conversation or making a phone call somewhere.
Jinhyeok and Alice also moved to find an empty seat.
But just then
“haha. nice to see you.”
An old man in a black hood approached.
Is this man…?
Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed.
It’s a face you know.
An old man from the Mine Association who recently presented a plan to defeat the 3rd floor boss to the executives of a large guild.
That guy appeared right in front of me.
‘This is another big shot.’
If you think of the ability you showed then. The old man would be at the level of an executive of the Mine Association, or at least a middle manager level.
“…”
And next to him was Alex, whom he had met on the plane.
‘This guy must have been beaten quite a bit too.’
His handsome face had completely turned into porridge.
It must be because the elixir was stolen without any results.
It’s natural, but I didn’t feel the slightest bit of sympathy.
Because being sorry was a feeling that one should only feel when the other person is human.
“My name is Julius Cedric. I think you might have noticed, but as you can see, he is the teacher of this stupid disciple.”
Julius Cedric…
that’s what he was called.
Upon hearing the introduction of the opponent, Jinhyeok quietly activated the ‘Eye of Gluttony’.
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Name: Julius Cedric
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Level: 30
Strength 11 Agility 9 Stamina 10 Magical Power 49 Evil 25
Stat Points: 1
Coins: 130855
Occupation: Necromancer
Unique Ability: Cursed Tomb Grave Keeper
Skill: Lv6 ‘Wailing Wall’ Lv6 ‘Brigade Commander’ Lv5 ‘Night of the Corpses’ Lv5 ‘Regenerate 3 Times’ Lv4 ‘Weakened Area’ Lv4 ‘Plague’
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[Copy condition: I am very upset psychologically due to the successive failures of my incompetent subordinates. After completing the black magic class he supervises, if you get an A+ grade, you can copy one of your unique abilities or skills.]
As expected.
As expected, great ability.
I would have thought he even had a unique ability that creates good synergy with a necromancer.
‘Crave Keeper of the Cursed Grave’ was an ability that various summoners, as well as Necromancers, wanted to acquire because it could summon a large number of summons with a minimum amount of magical power.
but.
After reading the copying conditions, Jinhyeok had to grab his forehead with his fingers.
‘The system is going crazy.’
It’s not like I’m asking you to take a hot-blooded professor and a student with the highest level of talent.
What kind of condition is this?
He wasn’t very interested in the abilities of the Necromancers anyway, but somehow the copying conditions seemed to be getting worse.
In a bad sense, too.
‘Ability aside…’
Shall we scrape the bitterness for now?
Jin-hyeok, who captured his expression, opened his mouth.
“Thanks to the disciple, I got valuable things, and thanks to that, it was a fun flight.”
“haha. I’m so glad you did. That’s why I wanted to ask you again about the information you know. This time I came myself.”
“You mean the one about the masked player?”
“yes. It’s a pretty important issue for us. Life and death depend on exaggeration a little… Shall we say?”
look at this…?
Do you secretly threaten me?
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth twisted subtly.
“If it was that story, I would have said that I would tell you later when I had the opportunity.”
“Sorry, but we have no later. It needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible.”
“That’s something I don’t know.”
Whether you’re in a hurry or on a shit line.
What does that have to do with me?
If you are in a hurry, you can bring a set of 12 elixirs, beautifully packaged, like sending a set of Korean beef on New Year’s Day.
However, despite Jinhyeok’s death, Cedric’s expression was calm.
“Hmm. Think carefully before you make any assertions. By the looks of it, if you’ve come here, don’t you think there’s an item you need?”
“So?”
“If we put our minds to it…”
Cedric’s eyes darkened coldly.
At the same time, the voice also became cold.
“It means that you can buy all the items on display today.”
