Ranker Who Lives Twice Chapter 221 - Kelat Auction House (4)

rchant A.

It was the mysterious rchant who Yeon-woo had frequently made deals with in the Tutorial.

He hadnt even told Yeon-woo his na, only introducing himself as A. Yeon-woo couldnt have imagined that he would et him here.

Even though Yeon-woo couldnt see his face because of his robe, he could tell right away from the rchants ridiculous speech and mannerisms.

Of course, since he was hiding his identity right now, he couldnt act like he knew him.

However, Yeon-woo was thinking that it worked out nicely. He already knew the rchants personality, so he could deal with him easily.

The rchant was probably happy thinking that a pushover had co.

Trying not to reveal how he felt, Yeon-woo nervously adjusted his duffel and headed towards the guy.

***

The rchant Atran was soone that was pretty high up in the West Wind Union.

Other than the head boss, the boss position was definitely the next highest.

And after he had gotten several Magic Stone mines at that ti and sold them at high prices to different clans, he received a generous amount of profit.

However, because of his rude speech patterns and his ill-tempered personality, he frequently clashed with his higher-ups.

That was why he had pretty much been kicked out into this lower-level dealing area of the Kelat Auction Housebecause he had smacked the head of the rude head boss.

And obviously, there wasnt much to do in this lower-level dealing area.

Even if there was business, it was just selling and snatching up the items that players brought in at a cheap price. For soone who had once controlled the Magic Stones market, this kind of money seed like re pennies.

Thank you for choosing us. We love you. Fool, I an, custor, I hope you choose to use rchant A next ti too.

But work was still work, so he was getting ready to butter up the next custor

Ugh. Another pushover is here.

The door opened, and another player entered.

The player with a naive face was holding a single duffel bag, looking around. The rchant didnt feel any particular aura from him.

Just with a single glance, he could tell that the player was the perfect pushover, no, prey.

He looked like a newbie rchant who wanted to sell what he had collected so far. Those kinds of guys were the easiest to rip off.

Even if they were dealing within the Auction House, the rchants could rip off the players if they were able to.

And if it was a novice who was just starting out? Even better.

But letting your thoughts be read was sothing that only stupid people did. It wasnt sothing that a veteran like him would do.

What are you here for, push..I an, sir?

When Atran spoke to him, the player even flinched. Atran didnt know how the guy had mustered the courage to beco a player.

It suddenly occurred to him that the newbie seller might be putting on an act, but he quickly shook those thoughts away, since there was no need for acting in a lower-level dealing area like this.

I, I want to sell sothing.

I see, so youre here to sell? Is this your first ti with us?

Yes. Thats right.

Ooh. Then youve found the right place. Our West Wind Union is the most conscientious and honest out of all the rchant unions.

Is that so?

Then, the player bead like it was a relief. It was a dowdy smile.

We have to examine the object, so would you mind putting it up here?

The player awkwardly set his duffel bag down.

Atran was only thinking of how to rip him off and send him away.

But the mont he saw the item inside the duffel bag, Atran was quite surprised.

Where did soone like that get sothing like this?

The items he brought were weapons like swords or spears. They were all sturdy and sharp. They definitely werent sothing that a newbie rchant like him should have.bender

Arent these pretty nice? Haha.

Like the player knew that his inventory was nice, he smiled.

So hes a Crow.

Atran instantly knew what kind of person this player was. They were called Crows.

It was slang for players that went around old battlefields and fard items from corpses.

The world of the Tower was vast, and there were always battles even where players couldnt see.

It seed like he had gathered a decent amount.

There were traces of wear and tear, but they didnt affect how usable the items were, so they could probably be sold at a high price.

Of course, Atran couldnt let his thoughts show, and so he set a low price range.

Yes. Theyre all good quality. Good. Very. And a few of them are high-class artifacts that have magic.

Then, will the price be..?!

However, its a bit of a sha.

W, What are you talking about?

Look here. As you can see, the rune letters on the blade are destroyed beyond the point of recognition, and its very worn. For items like these, the price will drop to of its original amount. And for sothing like this..

lightsvl m Because of the managent of the Bureau, he couldnt painfully rip him off, but he could rip him off a little.

Even within the West Wind, Atrans speaking skills were renowned. As he continued to speak, the bumpkins face paled.

Of course it would, since he had co here with high hopes, only to have them crushed.

Atran decided to stop there. He knew that if he dropped the price too much, the deal might completely collapse. If the player took his swords to another dealing area, all his efforts would go to waste.

..But even if the care is a bit regretful, a pearl wont lose its value just because it was under sand for a long ti. If theyre repaired just a bit, you can sell it at a fine price.

R, Really?

Color returned to his depressed face.

Atran realized that the player had completely fallen for the bait and pretended to punch so numbers into a calculator, pushing it towards him.

So normally, its this price, but you brought a lot of items, and to continue a good relationship with our custors, Ill raise it to this. Hows that?

Y, Yes! Deal!

It wasnt as much as he had expected, but seeing the price increase from what was said at the beginning, the player gripped Atrans hand.

Just then, after he looked around, he carefully pulled sothing from his chest pocket. Atran wondered what kind of item the guy would be taking such special care of, and it was sothing that he never would have expected.

It wasnt an artifact or armor.

It was a tablet.

Most of the letters were hard to recognize, seemingly from the oldness of the object.

But the mont Atran activated his decoding skill, Atran forced a gasp back down.

This is..!

rchants had to know a little of everything since they ca in contact with all kinds of items. Atran knew especially a bit more about alchemy.

But the information on the tablet wasnt ordinary.

There was complex alchemy inscribed on it. And they were all foreign to him, as if proving how old it was.

The Tower was a place where people from all kinds of worlds ca. There were a few players who entered the Tower after stealing treasures from their ho worlds.

However, most of the players didnt know how to understand the treasures, so they were thrown away in the end. These treasures were tossed around by people who didnt know their value, and it was eventually given to soone who saw it for what it was worth.

This item was exactly like that.

It was regretful the ending was a bit cut off, but this was enough. The broken letters would be able to be found after so research.

I have to have this.

Most rchants said, Eureka! when they found items like this. Atran wanted to shout out Eureka!right then and there.

It suddenly occurred to him that with this, he could return to his forr position.

His eyes shined under the robe.

***

Things went smoothly since he seed to know its value.

Yeon-woo lightly laughed as he left the dealing area. He had planned to make the rumors leak out after it was exchanged by several people, or create so rumors himself.

But it seed like there wasnt any need to do that.

To trick the mysterious rchant, he acted as a Crow, and he perfectly tricked him.

Since he had given the fake Erald Tablet along with the weapons, he didnt have to worry about being caught.

The seed was planted.

Now all he had to do was wait for it to grow.

***

Atran didnt move right away after getting the tablet in his possession. Rather, his head was filled with thoughts of how he should take care of this.

I cant just put it up for sale. I have to wrap it up nicely, and make rumors leak out.

In the Auction House, it was most important to control public opinion.

It was because consurs felt more satisfied and content when they thought they had sothing that no one else had in their hands, and the price would rise astronomically.

To do that, he had to spread rumors so people would be filled with curiosity and expectation.

As he was thinking, he ca up with a thod and rang the bell on the table calling for his subordinate.

Ring, ring

Did you call for ?

Do you know a good scribe?

Wouldnt there be so of them in the labor market?

Then bring 10 of them after asking around. As soon as possible!

***

Atran made the scribes copy just 20% of the information on the tablet.

He was making a sample.

He wrapped it up with smooth silk, and sent the sample to his VIP list, along with a few words.

-May luck be with whoever receives this letter. I hope whats in here can be that luck for you.

Most people who received the letter wouldnt be interested.

Inside the fancy envelope, there would just be a few strange letters, and warrior-type players who didnt see its worth would just toss it into the trash can.

However, apostles or magic-type players would realize its worth at once.

The Erald Tablet!

The truth of alchemy, which was just considered a legend, was partly written on there.

Although it was only a small part, people who saw it exclaid in astonishnt. The research that they had been stuck on was solved right away, and the truth that they were missing was recreated.

Thanks to this, different groups within the Magic Tower, like the clans of alchemists, Walpurgisnacht, and a few other religions and sects started to contact the Kelat Auction House, asking what in the world this was.

They asked for where this was from, and if the rest of it was being released by the Kelat Auction House.

Each day, hundreds of people visited the West Wind, and thousands of letters arrived in front of Atran.

The response was larger than Atran expected, and Atrans na was quickly spread amongst the rankers.

Even priests and monks who said they had realized the gods ssages and stayed away from worldly life visited him.

Thanks to that, the Eight Large Clans began to take an interest.

Because of this, the West Wind had to escort Atran back after kicking him out.

At first, they had tried to take it by force, but Atran had hidden it as soon as he made the sample, so there wasnt anything else they could do.

They even gave him the position of a head boss and ordered him to carefully finish this big event of their union.

Atran didnt let it go with just gaining this position, though.

He made another sample with 5% added on and sent it to even more people. People who realized the information was real began to make a fuss.

In the end, even the Bureau had to observe what was going on with Atran and the tablet.

The greater the response, the more deals with other items could co, so they were going to raise the scale.

They gave the main auction house for him to use, which was the largest, at the peak ti when there were the most custors.

Also, since they had advertised it in the na of the Kelat Auction House, countless players, from rankers, clans, business owners, to even spectators arrived on the day of the auction.