Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 277

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“Let me introduce myself. I’m Loren from the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild.”

The Blue Turtle Merchant Guild. One of the three largest merchant guilds in Zehetan, mainly dealing with heavy goods such as minerals and jewels.

Naturally, the Blue Turtle also handled mana stones. In fact, they handled the largest quantity of mana stones in Zehetan.

Merop’s expression crumpled.

“What are you talking about? You should know that the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild has an exclusive contract with us.”

“Yes, I know. That’s why we’re planning to terminate the contract.”

“Do you even know how much the penalty for breaking the contract is?”

“Of course. We’ve already finished the cost-benefit analysis. The higher-ups have decided that it’s more profitable to contract with Jung Se-woon than with the Serpent Guild, even if we have to pay the penalty.”

“……!”

With this, Merop’s card was completely crumpled.

He tried to threaten Se-woon, but now he was about to lose the contract with the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild, which traded the most mana stones, so the damage was only going to increase.

‘I’ve heard that the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild is radical, but I didn’t know it would be this extreme.’

He himself knew that Se-woon’s skills were outstanding, but even so, Se-woon’s shop was still just a new store.

Moreover, he was an outsider with a bad reputation in Zehetan. In other words, a player [someone from another world].

Because of that, he didn’t expect that even the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild would come up with such a sweeping proposal.

“Are you crazy! I admit that this guy’s enchantment skills are a bit decent, but he’s an outsider! An outsider! Someone who could disappear at any moment!”

“Correct yourself. It’s not just a bit. Our guild has secured items and compared them to the Serpent Guild’s. The performance is more than 50% better, and the price is about half as much.”

“Th, that’s…….”

“Even considering that the Serpent Guild is charging high prices by taking advantage of its monopoly, the performance difference is a reality that cannot be improved.”

“Even so, he’s just one person! No matter how hard he tries to make them, he can’t keep up with our Serpent’s quantity!”

“Of course, we’ve also grasped that. Currently, Jung Se-woon’s workload is similar to that of the entire Serpent Guild.”

“That’s because we’re taking it easy, but if we really put our minds to it…….”

“Are you saying you’re going to put your minds to something you haven’t done in decades?”

“Kuh…….”

Loren from the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild. It seemed that the cost-benefit analysis was not just empty words, as she logically refuted everything Merop said.

Therefore, there was no way that Merop, who had not expected this situation, could make a proper protest.

No, it seemed like he wouldn’t be a match even if he had prepared.

That merchant named Loren seemed to have quite the silver tongue.

“What will you do? Mr. Jung Se-woon.”

Loren turned her head towards Se-woon as if she had finished talking to Merop.

It was truly dramatic timing. It was almost as if she had waited for this moment on purpose.

However, Se-woon did not nod immediately.

“What are you going to do if I refuse?”

“Our Blue Turtle Merchant Guild distributes more than 80% of the mana stones in Zehetan. Even if we fail, the Serpent will have to reluctantly contract with us.”

To say such a thing so confidently, even though the Serpent’s Guild Master was listening right next to her.

It was an outright disregard, but Merop could only clench his lips tightly without saying a word.

“Let’s check the contract first.”

“You’re wise. Would you like to check it here?”

“Let’s go up to the second floor.”

“Thank you.”

Se-woon and Loren went up the stairs to the second floor.

In the remaining seats were Merop, the Guild Master of the Serpent Guild, the mages who were watching his every move, and the customers who were watching them.

The stifling atmosphere that continued for a while…….

“Would you please leave? If you’re planning to buy something, please stand in line and come back.”

Ended with Harry’s eviction order.

Merop clenched his fist with a reddened face and left the store.

Looking somehow very precarious.

* * *

“First of all, since we’re trading mana stones directly, it will be much cheaper than what you bought from the Serpent Guild.”

“I like that.”

The Serpent Guild was not only ripping people off with magical items. Although there were not many people buying them, they were also charging exorbitant prices for basic items, including mana stones.

Looking at the price offered by the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild, it seemed that he could buy them for half the price compared to what he had been buying from the Serpent Guild.

‘Even this alone will greatly increase profits.’

Currently, half of Se-woon’s material costs are equipment costs, and half are mana stone costs.

If he could get mana stones cheaply, the cost would drop accordingly, and the net profit would increase.

Of course, if this was all, the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild would not have come to find him directly.

Below the contract, there were additional clauses written in addition to the mana stone transaction.

“What’s this?”

“This is a clause regarding the training of successors. As the Serpent’s Guild Master said earlier, Mr. Jung Se-woon is an outsider. Therefore, we thought we needed insurance, so we added it.”

Successor training clause.

To summarize, it meant that he had to teach the enchantment technique to the mage sent by the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild.

Honestly, it wasn’t a good clause. That clause was no different from saying that they would openly steal Se-woon’s know-how.

Loren seemed to know that fact as well, as she carefully continued to speak while watching Se-woon’s expression.

“Of course, we will send a mage that we have directly selected. We will also pay their wages on our side. Also…….”

Although she wasn’t showing it on the outside, Loren was showing a nervous look for the first time. It meant that she knew that this additional clause was that difficult.

Taking away the know-how of a craftsman was that much of a rude act.

However, Se-woon was not a craftsman. Moreover, as she worried, Se-woon had no intention of staying here for thousands of years.

They were paying the wages on his behalf and listing various benefits, so there was no need to refuse.

However, there was a need to take advantage of this situation.

“I understand.”

“……Really?”

“Yes, but I have one request as well.”

“You know how to make a deal. Good. What is your request?”

Se-woon only had one request.

He had made contact with one of the three major merchant guilds, so he would continue to contact the remaining two guilds and those in the inner castle of Zehetan.

After that, he would extract information from them and investigate the meteorites.

To do so, the most appropriate proposal.

“I want to advance my products into the inner castle of Zehetan.”

“……You have ambition. I understand. We were also thinking about that, so we will try to accommodate it as much as possible.”

Immediately, offering goods to the inner castle.

If he did this, not only the inner castle but also the three major guilds would surely contact Se-woon.

* * *

It had been over a week since he arrived at the fifth shelter, Zehetan.

In the meantime, Se-woon’s store had grown abnormally large.

“Wow, it’s as amazing as the rumors say?”

“Are you here for the first time? It’s like you’ve wasted a week.”

“Ah, I recently bought a weapon from Serpent! I can’t get a refund, can I?”

“Absolutely not.”

First of all, all the players in the shelter had learned about the existence of the store.

It was as if they had come out of hiding, and Se-woon’s store was called the holy land of players.

Moreover…….

“Hmm, is this the place?”

“Oh, look at this! It’s really incomparable to Serpent!”

“Hey! Watch your mouth.”

“What does it matter? If even Blue Turtle has turned its back, then that place is finished.”

“Haha, that’s true.”

Residents who had been reluctant to enter because Se-woon was a player began to set foot in the store in earnest. It seemed that the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild’s promotion had played a part.

Thanks to this, sales increased abnormally, and thanks to the support of the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild, the store was able to expand.

Thanks to Harry, who increased the number of employees as the store manager, the service was also excellent.

No matter how much Se-woon was capable, it would have been difficult to handle so many customers alone.

“I’ve completed it! Can you review it once?”

“It’s good. It would be perfect if you paid more attention to this mana circuit.”

“Ah, I see! I learned another thing!”

“Thank you so much! To give me such teachings without any compensation…….”

He was able to manage this thanks to the mages sent by the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild.

Although their magical skills were only at the 2nd or 3rd circle, their personalities were excellent. It seemed that the Blue Turtle Merchant Guild had carefully selected and sent the mages.

Originally, he was only going to receive one person, but he liked their personalities, and already three mages were helping Se-woon with enchantments.

Of course, they could only engrave magic below the 2nd or 3rd circle, but that alone was enough to sell to people.

“Haha, it’s still thriving. Here it is.”

“Thank you, Elder.”

“What. Thanks to you, the smithy I entered has been revitalized for the first time in a while. Rather, they told me to tell you that they are grateful.”

As Se-woon expected, Go Chang-seok entered the smithy.

He signed a contract to receive goods on a regular basis, and thanks to this, he was able to enchant higher circle magic or various lower circle magic.

Indeed, the equipment created by Go Chang-seok was exceptional.

He thought that he should enchant useful magic on the guild members’ equipment soon.

“But, Store Manager, what are you making now?”

One of the mages who had just completed the enchantment came to Se-woon and asked.

It seemed that he was curious because the shape was completely different from what he had been making so far.

“It’s an item to be demonstrated in the inner castle.”

“Oh, I see! Such an elaborately crafted mana stone. What item are you planning to install it on?”

“Install? This itself is the result.”

“……Yes?”

Se-woon carefully refined the last angle of the mana stone.

The mana stone was cut like a delicately crafted diamond.

However, a mana stone is not a jewel like a diamond. Although it has mana inside and shows a dazzling light, it was closer to mystery than beauty.

Honestly, he even wondered if he had to put in this much effort into a mana stone to create such a work.

“Hoo…….”

It took almost half a day to make this one.

Considering the time it took Se-woon to enchant one item, it was a very long time to invest.

Se-woon finished his work and put down the carving knife.

He rubbed his eyes as if he was tired and prepared to operate it to show it to the mage next to him.

‘Anyway, I have to check it.’

You can’t just inject mana recklessly. As it was precisely crafted, you have to inject mana precisely along the delicate magic circle that you have planned in advance.

This was also one of the processes of crafting.

The mana that flowed through Se-woon’s hand flowed into the mana stone as delicately as a thread.

Woong-

The mana stone vibrated briefly and accepted Se-woon’s mana. Then, it began to manifest the magic engraved inside.

“……Light?”

Light. A very basic magic that emits light with 1 circle magic.

It is mainly used to illuminate dark spaces such as caves, but Se-woon used it differently.

Anyway, it didn’t seem like the people of the inner castle would want such practical items.

“Th, this is!”

The subtle light that bloomed from inside the mana stone bounced off the angles of the mana stone.

The outer surface of the mana stone, which was cut at various angles, was captivated by the light and sent out iridescent light around it.

This was like…….

– The constellation, ‘The Serpent Enclosing the Era,’ widens its eyes at the radiance that resembles its sea.

– The constellation, ‘The Bowing Crow,’ admires the beauty of the mana stone you created.

– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ complains that he is paying attention to something he cannot eat again.

It resembled the essence of radiance obtained from the Black Island on the 39th floor.

That’s because the first thing Se-woon thought of when he crafted this mana stone was the essence of radiance.

A mana stone with the beauty of the Sea of ​​Radiance.

Its appearance was more dazzling than a diamond and more radiant than a ruby.

Not only the mages who were working hard around him, but even the constellations were amazed.

“It’s complete.”

Se-woon carefully packed the mana stone, which he named Radiant Stone (光輝石) [gwanghuiseok, literally ‘radiant stone’].

Finally, the preparations to head to the inner castle were complete.