The Master of Strength

‘What?’

Myeonghu wasn’t able to understand his reaction.

“Not too long ago you were bringing me the pelts of Rabbits and Foxes, but now you just brought me that of a Monstrous Fox!”

It was only then that he understood why Pelun had been so shocked.

“Where you always this strong? Else it’s truly impressive how you’ve improved in such a short period of time.”

“…”

“When you first came and sell me Rabbit Pelts I thought you were truly quite weak, but now, despite your appearance not changing much, you’re actually quite strong! I mean, a Monstrous Fox!”

Pelun seemed like he was ready to go on and on about it, so Myeonghu chose to cut him off.

“Are Monstrous Foxes that strong?”

“Yes! Of course they’re strong!”

“Then how much is one of their pelts worth?”

“Ah yes, please give me one moment.”

Pelun hummed to himself as he proceeded to examine the goods.

“Hoho ”

He would meticulously analyze and sort them by quality, stopping only to occasionally admire the product. When he was done, he looked up at Myeonghu in surprise.

“All Superior quality!”

Hearing that he could only smile. Although he had been expecting it, it was always nice to get the confirmation.

“As always I can buy the Great Fox King’s Pelts for 30 gold, and their claws for 35. As for the Monstrous Fox’s….”

Seeing Pelun hesitate, Myeonghu could only swallow down nervously.

“Could I buy a single one for 200 gold?”

“…?”

Myeonghu thought he had heard wrong so he looked up at him somewhat confused, but it didn’t seem to be the case judging by Pelun difficult expression.

“To be honest I simply can’t afford to purchase all of your Monstrous Fox items.”

“Ah…”

It was only then that Myeonghu understood what was going on.

‘I’ve really struck it rich.’

After selling this Monstrous Fox Pelt for 200 gold, he would still be left with another 18 of them, not to mentions the claws and tails.

“Will you be selling?”

“Oh, yes of course.”

Myeonghu quickly replied.

“A Great Fox King Pelt is 30 gold, so 17 of them is 510. 8 claws at 35 gold each is 280 gold, plus the one Monstrous Fox Pelt at 200 gives us a total of 990 gold. I’ll throw in an extra 10 gold to express my thanks for a total of 1000 gold, what do you think?”

“…Great!”

At the sound of 1000 gold, Myeonghu’s mind had gone completely blank. Pelun however simply chuckled at the sight of him as he took the items and him a pouch filled with the 1000 gold.

“Here you go.”

“…”

As he pocketed the money, he proceed to take back the remaining items into his inventory.

In addition to the loot from the Monstrous Fox, he realised that there was still the Inner Cores and 3 Key Claws from the Great Fox King which remained unsold.

“Are you not interested in the Inner Cores and Key Claws?”

“I could naturally buy the cores, but I wouldn’t want to cheat you. Since they contain magical properties, it would might get a better price if you to sell them at the Apothecary. However, now that you mention it, I am somewhat interested in those Key Claws and can buy them for 40 gold apiece.”

“Ah…”

Myeonghu nodded back understandingly as he stored everything except for the Key Claws.

“I’ll sell.”

“Here you go!”

Pelun agreed and handed him an additional 120 gold, after which Myeonghu began to make his way out.

“Come again next time!”

He then began making his way to the Butcher’s shop out of habit, but caught himself midway after he realised that he had no meat on him sell. Instead he went to the Blacksmith’s shop

On his way he was fixed on the absurd 1,100 gold in his possession.

‘1 gold is worth about 10,000 won.’

He suddenly stopped walking as did the math in his mind.

“Thats 11 million won! Then there’s the Monstrous Fox Pelts….”

If he were to exchange all of his gold for cash, he would immediately be 11 million won richer. Not to mention that a single Monstrous Fox Pelt could still be sold for 200 gold and he had 18 of them, netting him another 36 million won.

“That’s 47 million won in total… how is that even possible?”

The reality was however slightly different, since it wasn’t as if he had suddenly gained 47 million won in his bank account. It was currently in the form of gold and items.

At the moment it wasn’t possible to exchange the two for cash, here in Himise. It would only be possible if potential buyers were to come to him, but how was that feasible seeing that he was surrounded by mountains infested with Boss ranked monsters.

The same was true for using the Auction house. Since none existed here in Himise, he would first need to visit a larger city before completing the exchange.

“It’s hard to get cash, but….”

Although he wasn’t able to get the 47 million into his account right this moment, he was likely to be able to do so in future. However, until was actually able to convert it into hard cash, in his mind it was just some worthless virtual items and coins.

“…I’ll need to consult with the Chief soon.”

He decided to pay Ga Dogu a visit in order to learn of a way to leave this village.

“…”

“Hello”

As he walked into the Blacksmith’s store, Tilto welcomed him with his usual silent stare. Myeonghu then went on to examine some equipment.

<Shiny Steel Sword [Magic]>

Restrictions: Strength 250, Stamina 150, Wisdom 50

Physical Damage: 140 ~ 150

Attack Speed ​​+5%, Movement Speed ​​+5%

A steel sword made by a skilled craftsman. By putting his soul into his work, it’s developed a small shiny glint.

“…Not bad.”

He was mostly checking out the properties out of curiosity, since he knew that he didn’t have the stats to equip it. However after examining it for some time, a he was struck with a sudden thought.

“…!”

Picking up the sword, he approached Tilto and asked for its price.

“It’s 25 gold.”

Hearing the price of the Shiny Steel Sword, a crooked smile spread across his face.

‘1 gold was about 10,000 won, so buying it is around 250,000 in cash. But, I know that I can auction it for at least 500,000, no maybe even 1 million!’

He turned back and stared at the rest of the equipment, his eyes filled with endless greed.

‘The best sellers were what, Swords and Staffs?’

He immediately rushed towards the sword rack and began looking at them one by one.

<Solid Steel Sword [Magic]>

Restrictions: Strength 200, Stamina 150

Physical Damage: 100 ~ 105

+20 Stamina

A very strong sword made out of steel, great durability.

<Sharp Steel Sword [Magic]>

Restrictions: Strength 180, Stamina 150

Physical Damage: 90 ~ 95

Critica hitl +10%

Sword made out of steel, careful it’s very sharp.

<Frosty Steel Sword [Magic]>

Restrictions: Strength 200, Stamina 250

Physical Damage: 150 ~ 160

Stamina -10, Crit + 5%

A sword made out of steel, its cold sting is quite painful.

Of course he couldn’t equip any of them, but that was beside the point. He gathered a total of 8 Magic ranked swords and brought them before Tilto, who had been staring at him with a frown, unsure of his intentions.

“How much do these cost?”

Tilto continued to frown, but answered nonetheless.

“20 gold for the Solid Steel Sword, 15 for the Sharp Steel and 25 gold for the Frosty Steel one.”

Myeonghu’s face couldn’t help but erupt into a smile once more upon hearing the prices.

So how much would it be if I were to buy them all, including the Shiny Steel Sword over here?”

“… all of them?”

“Yes”

“Well…”

His frown finally disappeared, no doubt at the thought of a large sale, as he began to tally up the different prices.

“That’s 1 Shiny Steel Sword at 25 gold, 3 Solid Steel for a total of 60, 2 Sharp Steel for 30 gold and 3 Frosty Steel Swords are 75 gold. The total comes out to 190 gold, but since you’re a frequent customer I’ll give you a 5 gold discount.

“Here you go.”

Upon hearing the quoted price, Myeonghu didn’t hesitate to accept as he immediately handed over the money and stored the 9 swords in his inventory.

Kukuku!

Staring at these 9 swords he couldn’t help but chuckle. He had spent a total of 185 gold on them, which represented about 1.85 million won. But if he were to auction them off directly for cash, he was confident that he could earn much more. Of course this was contingent on that fact that he could actually arrive at a location to make that exchange.

He turned to look at the remaining equipment up for sale.

“Anyway since the sword is the most popular weapon, I’m better off just buying swords.”

He walked towards the rack as if mindlessly drawn towards the prospect of more money, only to stop himself halfway.

‘Won’t it all be pointless if I can’t get out of here?’

Regardless of how many items he bought, they would be nothing but deadweight if he wasn’t able to leave this village. Even worse, they would be eating away at his gold and taking valuable inventory space.

“I should look for some equipment for myself.”

He instead moved to the section with Knuckle Braces and Gauntlets.

<Gauntlet of Perseverance [Rare]>

Restrictions: Strength 500

Physical Damage: 400 ~ 410

Physical Defense: 250

Stamina +50, Health +2000

20% chance that when attacked attacked, you gain a 20% increase in Defense

-For those who suffer in silence.

<Knuckles of the Unfortunate Introvert [Magic]>

Restrictions: Strength 400

Physical Damage: 250 ~ 260

Physical Defense: 100

Strength+20, Stamina+20

– For those who suffer in silence.

“…Hm.”

He looked over a couple of possible equips, but sighed dejectedly as he compared them to his current Icy Knuckle Braces.

<Icy Knuckle Braces [Rare]>

Restrictions: 600 Strength

Physical Attack: 550-560

Physical Defense: 200

Ice attribute, 20% chance to stun nearby enemies for 1 second. (The higher the level difference with the enemy, the lower the probability of success.)

Are you ready to scream? – Raberu (Martial arts expert)

I can’t find anything better than these…”

Closing the Item page dejectedly, he went back to searching through the section of Knuckle Braces and Gauntlets. Shortly after starting to search once more, he looked up at Tilto. Of course he was owner of the place, he had no need to do such mundane searches himself!

Myeonghu went up to him and showed him his Icy Knuckle Braces.

Do you have any Knuckle Braces or Gauntlets which are better than these?”

Tilto took a moment to examine them, before replying.

“I don’t have any better Knuckle Braces, but I do have a Gauntlet that should be somewhat better.”

“Oh! Show me!”

Myeonghu couldn’t help but shout excitedly.

“Please wait one moment.”

Tilto replied as he opened the door leading to the back of the shop, returning shortly after with the Gauntlets in question.

‘Oh?’

They looked very ordinary. If one were to see them in a pile of equipment they might not even bother examining its properties. Still, Myeonghu approached at looked at its stats.

“Huh?”

After reading its properties he couldn’t help but be stunned.