Episode 191. Ricknos’s pawn shop The one who
appeared beyond the familiar gate was…
Jerbuck.
It was Rick Hennessy, one of the middle managers.
You’re finally here. It’s like this snarky inspiration.
“Heh heh. Oops, oops… It looks like he’s very angry.”
Rick let out a big laugh.
That relaxed appearance touched Jinhyeok’s nerves even more.
The voice was cold.
“Surely, didn’t he promise to stop the higher powers from manifesting? The manifestation of demons and editing of Friedman’s live broadcast. These two were the conditions I requested.”
“Of course, I remembered the terms of the deal. But, the other side prepared so well that the barrier had a hole in it.
“There’s a hole in the barrier created by Rick, the middle manager of the world? Are you asking me to believe that?”
Sauron sits clamoring for LASIK.
I don’t know where he is telling such a blatant lie with an innocent face when he turns on the map hack and sees every corner of the tower.
As the atmosphere was about to cool down, Rick hurriedly added a word.
“Kuhm! Keum! It’s not like that on purpose. In fact, we also had trouble on our side.”
“Ooh. I’m sure you will. Of course it’s a secret what it is, right?”
“No. This happened because of our mistake, but of course I have to tell you. A few hours ago… Moorim launched a preemptive strike against the empire. Although it was only at the level of sending an advance party, part of the 24th floor was completely turned into ruins. .”
At Rick’s words, Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed this time.
‘Hoo.’
look at this
Murim, whose size has decreased, launched a surprise attack on the empire first?
Has it also been crouched down so far?
‘Jeongpani, Sapani… I can’t imagine that those who don’t get along well and who have a huge headache called the Heavenly Demonic Church would make such a decision.’
this thing is going to be fun
I didn’t know what the plan was, but it was obvious that it would have a huge impact on the future of the tower.
“I understand there are circumstances. But that doesn’t mean you can break the contract you made with me, Rick.”
“Of course. Even if you don’t, as an apology, I’d like to give Jinhyeok the right to ‘buy’ one of the items I own as a bonus concept… How is it?”
It’s not just giving, but giving the right to ‘buy’….
Indeed, it’s Rickdown.
It must mean that even the reward, which one to choose, and how to negotiate are regarded as points of observation.
“As Jinhyeok-nim already knows, the items I have are not common in the Tower.”
okay. I know.
Actually, Rick, the owner of the corps, had a lot of treasures that players couldn’t get no matter how hard they tried.
Opportunities like this don’t come often.
In addition, because he received various benefits including the ‘key to the rift’ due to Makedros, he was able to give Rick a temporary respite from his atrocities.
Very… for a little while.
“Okay. Let’s do that.”
“It’s a wise decision. If so, what do you want? Weapons, armor, accessories, holy relics, and various elixirs are also available, so feel free to tell us as long as the balance allows.”
“Well, I don’t think I can buy anything with coins because I used up all of them a moment ago. I’ll barter instead.”
“Hmm. That’s not too bad, but I’m sure Jinhyeok-sama has something I might be interested in… heh!”
Whoops!
When Jinhyeok activated the subspace inventory, Rick’s eyes swelled up.
It had to be.
It was because it was none other than the sweet potato that was toddling out without knowing anything.
“Yes, yes. Come here.”
“mosquito!”
The sweet potato came into Jinhyeok’s arms and hugged him.
It’s a dragon cat that doesn’t matter if you close your eyes and enjoy your hands.
“So, are you saying you’re going to exchange the Ancient Bell…?”
Rick’s voice trembled violently.
On the other hand.
“Mo, mosquito!?”
Sensing something strange, the sweet potato struggled in Jinhyeok’s arms.
Stay calm.
Even if I give you billions of dollars, you won’t throw it away.
“Oh!
“Well, then…?”
“I’ll give you one of the scales of a sweet potato.”
What an ancient species of scales!
Greed flashed in Rick’s eyes.
“…what do you want in return?”
“A ‘compass’ that shows where cracks appear. I’m sure… I believe Rick has that too, right?”
Now that you’ve got the key from Makedros, all you need to do is find out where the rift comes from.
Jinhyeok thought of solving it through Rick.
Each other’s eyes cross each other.
From now on, this is the main game of negotiation.
[Rick Hennessey activates the Lv25 ‘Deep Sigh’ skill.]
“Whoa…”
Rick wrinkled his forehead and stroked his chin with his hand.
Every time I heard the deep silence that seemed to drain my soul, nothing but admiration came out.
“The scales of the ancient species are nice, but it’s hard to get the price because they’re not adults and we don’t even know the true name. Besides, they have to be stored in a special solution, and the maintenance cost is ridiculous. Of course, there will be customers looking for them. It may be possible, but it may not be? I have to bear all the risks alone… This is not an easy task.”
The lengthy explanation was close to bullshit, but it was oddly persuasive.
Maintenance costs and inventory issues Low demand due to rarity, etc.
From an economic point of view, the assortment is well prepared.
[Rick Hennessy activates the Lv22 ‘Strike’ skill.]
“Speaking of which… I’ll lend you 10 scales and an ancient species for a week. Whoa. This is really the limit. Anything beyond that is difficult. Scales Hey, it’s going to fly again anyway, and honestly, isn’t it a great request to rent instead of transfer? Rather, I’m losing money, but since it’s Jinhyeok-nim, I’m giving it to you under these special conditions.”
Again, there was a strange magic power in the speech.
Anyway, the timing to use the skill is kicking.
He didn’t get the nickname Ricknos just because he beat everything in half.
“Hmm…”
Jinhyeok, who had been listening quietly, nodded.
It’s not a reason for accepting it.
I was going to pretend I didn’t know if I put up the right conditions. As long as you come out of the merchant mode to the bone like this, you have to play properly.
“It’s probably easier to just talk to Mr. Hastings. I don’t think I’ll be able to communicate with Mr. Rick. Call a superior.”
“Yeah… yeah? Uh, what do you mean…”
Rick stammered, much perplexed.
“I was going to hand over one big mistake, considering my relationship with Rick. But, aren’t you trying to hit me instead? In case you forgot, breaching the contract by the manager is a felony. What’s more… the mistake on the part of the manager is another Will there be?”
It is the habit of deceased people not to forget their enemies even if they forget their kindness, so I remember them very clearly.
What the low-level manager ‘Kaman’ did.
Gulp…
dry saliva ran down Rick’s throat.
It’s because I instinctively felt that the situation was not serious.
“I think it’s natural if the favor continues, but it’s a pity. I personally liked Mr. Rick quite a bit.”
“Now, wait! I’m sorry! I… I! I was wrong.”
Rick grabbed Jinhyeok’s sleeve with a white face.
I didn’t want to imagine what would happen if Hastings came here.
“How. Would you please hand over the compass?”
“I’ll give you one scale…”
Finally, Rick raised the white flag.
but.
Jinhyeok did not accept the white flag.
Actually, there was no need for that.
Because now the initiative has completely passed this way.
“Um. I really, really, really want to give it to you, but now that I see it, our sweet potatoes look so pitiful.”
“Mosquito… Mosquito mosquito.”
The sweet potato’s eyes were moist at the thought of tearing off its raw scales.
As a human being, this is something we cannot bear to do. How could he do such a barbaric thing while looking into those piercing eyes?
“No way…”
“Give me for free.”
What do you like about regular customers? At times like these, we should be kind to each other.
No, considering that I was scammed by Rick in the past, I can’t even fall into the axis of being victimized.
“Ah, no matter how much it’s free…”
“I can’t do it, so why don’t you take a look at it yourself?”
Jinhyeok gently stroked the sweet potato’s head.
Growl!
“mosquito!”
Sweet Potato exposed its sharp fangs.
It was a look in his eyes that showed the will to chew and eat it as it was if he touched it with his fingertips.
No matter how middle managers, well.
Your liver won’t stick out long enough to touch the scales of an ancient species.
“Keugh…”
As expected.
Rick pulled his outstretched hand back.
“Please send the compass to my subspace inventory. It will take some time to find it, so I’ll give you three days.”
“Okay… I see. Let’s do that. Please, please keep this a secret from Hasting-sama.”
“Don’t worry about that. Instead, Mr. Rick, please take care that the punishment for that damn low-ranking manager is right.”
Personally, I never wanted to see his face again.
I didn’t even want to get stabbed in the back of the head out of nowhere.
of course.
“I won’t let you appear in the tower again, so you don’t have to worry about that part.”
It was obvious that Rick’s anger for throwing a treasure into life would be directed at Kaman, so there was no need to worry.
timely.
[The 8th and 9th floors have been attacked]
[Amazing achievements have been achieved.] [
This work will be listed in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for one day tomorrow.] [
Level has risen.] [Level has risen. ]
[Level has risen.
This…]
[…has risen.]
[+500000 Coins have been obtained.]
[The right to choose one ‘title’ has been acquired.]
[For more titles, check the detailed information. You can.]
The status windows that appeared one after another told me who the true winner of this fight was.
With this, everything is finished.
Now it’s time to get out of the maze.
＊＊＊
In the antique room, I saw two familiar faces.
One was Hasting, a senior manager, sitting in a chair sipping tea.
The other was Kaman, a terrified and shivering low-level manager.
The sin of daring to break the rules of the Tower and take profits from the bosses was so heavy that he had to be imprisoned for the rest of his life.
however.
That wasn’t the reason Kaman was trembling with fear.
“Ha, Mr. Hastings… Please save me. I made a mistake.”
“That’s right.”
Hastings put down the cup of tea.
The clicking sound resonated particularly loudly.
“I supported them so that they would not fail, but they turned the table over as if showing off. This is really annoying. I’m really angry.”
The cold voice and the blade-like aura…
It was hard to think of Hasting as the gentle Hasting before.
“Hee… hee hee
. ”
The face that was completely tired of fear was full of only the desire to live.
“Especially this time, didn’t you give a line to the upper demons? So that no matter how stupid you are, you won’t fail.”
The reason why a low-ranking administrator was able to connect the two levels and even call Makedros from Pandemonium.
It was all possible because Hastings looked after him.
“Inconspicuous . I deliberately chose a junior manager to avoid it, but I guess I made a mistake. Thank you for all your hard work, Mr. Kaman.”
With that,
Hasting’s conversation ended.
“Please…!”
With a desperate cry.
Kwajik!
The entire space swallowed Kaman’s body.
But then,
wriggling,
a shadow containing an unidentified tentacle fell in the room.
[…]
An ominous feeling indescribable in text and language began to encroach on the room.
Even Hastings flinched. He shuddered,
“Don’t worry too much. You are the masters of antiquity. I will do everything in my power to prevent anyone from approaching your sanctuary…”
