30 – Illusion

The Association Blacksmith Market is a site operated by the Hero Association, and is a kind of Internet shopping site used by many heroes.

Potions, elixirs, accessories, equipment, armaments, secondary armaments, and various other items can be sold or purchased.

After logging in to the homepage, looking at the items, there are indeed many products.

I searched for the product I wanted.

[Search for items related to space utilization.]

Since the previous sub-space pouch was given to Shin Jae-eun, I need an item to replace that role.

As I searched by typing, related items soon came to mind.

[The only Baltas subspace pouch – KRW 600,000,000]

[Subspace bag containing the only dragon’s breath – KRW 503,000,000]

[Brilliant Natasha Subspace Pocket – KRW 500,001,000]

[Brilliant Predatory Subspace Handbag – KRW 500,000,000]

……

I set the price high, and it jumps out from 600 million won.

I did a sort and put the items in order with the lowest price.

Then, this time, items that had nothing to do with subspace came out.

[(Book) You are also a master of space utilization – 15,000 won]

[(Book) Utilizing a 10-pyeong studio space – 14,600 won]

[(Book) Living in a 2-pyeong studio with monthly rent of 500,000 won in Seoul – 13,500 won]

The search system is made like sh*t.

I searched with patience and found something useful.

[Multipurpose Storage Bracelet for Apprentice Hero – KRW 1,300,000]

Going to the product page and looking for information, it was not obtained from tower relics or dungeon rewards, but was a manufactured product created by mankind’s magical engineering power.

It is explained that a total of 20 items can be stored within the 1.5Kg limit.

Come to think of it….

‘At that time, it was said that the subspace industry would revolutionize the distribution industry in a few years….’

I suddenly remember.

With the development of magic engineering, if subspace pouches comparable to the tower’s relics are mass-produced, there will be a revolution in the distribution industry.

It was argued that transporting a few trucks could be easily done by moving to the portal with a subspace bag with a large volume of space without the need to use transportation.

But even after 15 years, that hasn’t happened.

The development of subspace pockets faced a period of stagnation, and 15 years later, the technology remained the same.

“Hmm.”

I searched for related materials, and perhaps because of such claims, the stocks of guilds and companies that focus on the distribution industry are currently hitting the bottom.

In a few years, if Tower’s strategy leads to government-led industries, these parcel delivery and distribution-related stocks will hit the jackpot.

“… Shall we buy some stock?”

However, you will have to wait at least several years to start earning returns from stocks.

In addition, the butterfly effect cannot be ignored.

As expected, it would be better not to buy it.

I withdrew my interest from stocks and returned to the main topic to search for equipment.

After purchasing a multi-purpose storage bracelet and purchasing healing potions, vitality potions, and magic potions in preparation for emergencies, I suddenly have a desire for magic.

An elixir is a plant or mineral with a mysterious origin and source, like a kind of growth promoting pill.

The absorption rate is different for each constitution, elixir type, and person, but it is generally accepted that eating it increases the speed of ability growth by at least 2% and up to 200%.

I was curious and searched for the elixir, but the price range was high for each item.

A small wild ginseng root with questionable origin cost as much as 50 million won.

It’s filthy expensive.

In general, looking at the price range, 50 million won was on the cheap side.

100 Million, 200 million were common, 1 billion, 2 billion, 10 billion, 30 billion, and even more than 100 billion elixirs.

‘It seems that elixirs are more effective than I thought, right?’

In my past life, I had never taken an elixir.

Because I’ve never been very interested in it.

Shall we try one?

I thought about it, but gave it up.

Contribution is not something you can’t buy by exchanging points for money at the store.

However, the value for money was questionable.

It’s such a price range when even the effect is unlucky.

If I had a lot of money, I would buy it, but not right now.

Because there is a limit for converting points into money.

I ended up shopping for a few more defensive gear.

[Ring of Rejuvenation]

[Durability Defense Ring]

[Normal Suit for Apprentice Hero]

[Normal Gloves for Apprentice Heroes]

[Normal Shoes for Apprentice Heroes]

The armor except for the ring was purchased as an industrial product.

It’s a waste of money to set up halfway equipment now.

Oh Chun-hwa of the reading circle will attack using a dummy, not the main body.

So, at this point, you are fully prepared.

“Wait. Come to think of it….”

I suddenly felt anxious and checked the Kkaetok room of the reading circle.

Looking at the notice, Choi Ji-seong’s name exists on the list of OT participants.

That’s right.

I was a little nervous because of the butterfly effect.

I’m afraid this bastard won’t even participate in the OT and hit the run.

By the way, Mo Yeji was also on the list of contestants.

Looks like he’s thinking of participating in the OT too, right?

I don’t know why it suddenly pops up and causes variables here and there.

“… ….”

If I think about it, only I will lose.

I checked the balance and now the remaining reward is about 15 million won.

There is still a lot left.

The withdrawal procedure is cumbersome, so it would be better to just use it.

“… Hmm.”

Since there is still money left, I feel like spending too much.

Come to think of it, I suddenly remembered Mo Ye-ji, who received the bounty money together.

You looked really bad at the awards ceremony.

It was the same today.

The expression looked very unstable and uncomfortable.

Koo Yoon-hwan When we met eyes during class, we laughed awkwardly enough to be burdensome.

“Oh, stop.”

I belatedly remembered.

“Uh, uh.”

What does that mean?

Usually, the protagonists possessed in the world of novels sometimes have attachments to them.

No, there are many.

Most possessors would be like that.

However, as you can see from the 0.5 Star rating, I don’t have much attachment to the main characters in this novel.

If the previous world hadn’t suddenly collapsed, I’d have built a wall with them for the rest of my life.

So it was too late to recall this fact.

How valuable as an event is the female protagonist getting sick.

Tadak! Tadadak!

I immediately searched for gifticons.

I made a quick purchase.

And it was a gift.

After a while, the reply came as if I had waited.

[Mo Yeji: What is this?]

I don’t know if I’m a sick person just by looking at the message.

Well, since I received the reward yesterday, there’s a good chance I’ll be better by now.

But you have to be condescending.

[Ymir: Just happened to have bone porridge gifticons left. You didn’t look good a few days ago, so I suddenly thought of you….]

[Mo Yeji: Uh….]

Maybe it was taken incorrectly.

[Mo Yeji: Thank you for caring. I will eat well.]

Several emoticons flew after this, but I turned off my smart watch without replying.

It’s annoying.

Still, when I checked the points, I got a whopping 5,000 points.

Fortunately, it didn’t seem to miss the event period.

I almost missed it.

* * *

Mo Yeji was practicing facial expressions while looking in the mirror.

“Hmm.”

I tried holding the corner of her mouth and stretching it long like a joker.

“… ….”

She has a very pretty face, but her expressionless face never gets fixed.

Coming to think of it, when was the last time you smiled naturally?

“For some reason, he doesn’t smile even when he smiles. He seems like a person who is uncomfortable. Write….”

I wonder if he looked like that today too.

Ha ha.

Mo Yeji let out a short sigh and shook her head.

I never thought it would be this hard to get other people’s attention.

I am tired and in pain.

… Should I just give up?

[A message has arrived.]

Then the smart watch rang.

I checked the message and it was an OT schedule notification message from the reading circle.

I went to the Circle Kkaetokbang and checked it out, and as expected, Lee Mi-re was on the list of participants.

That damn Hayeonsido.

“… Choi Ji-sung is there too.”

Mo Yeji sat in front of the computer as if possessed.

Her OT schedule is on Saturday, so she should buy her own clothes before then.

She has grown up quickly since her parents died, and her economic ideas are superior to those of her other students.

That’s why she always used sparingly, and the clothes she took off and put on were the same.

It would be okay to buy at least one new suit.

After a long shopping spree, she chose two pairs.

However, due to economic circumstances, she can only purchase one suit.

As she was agonizing over and over again, her smart watch rang again.

What is it?

From noble mtl dot com

I was checking my messages without thinking, but a bone-deep gifticon came out of nowhere.

“… What.”

It was a message from Ymir.

[Mo Yeji: What is this?]

When she replied, unexpected words came back.

[Ymir: Just happened to have bone porridge gifticons left. You didn’t look good a few days ago, so I suddenly thought of you….]

[Mo Yeji: Uh….]

You’re interested in me, right?

My expression is getting accepted.

[Mo Yeji: Thank you for caring. I will eat well.]

Mo Yeji was in a good mood and sent a few more emojis of her.

Replies don’t come anymore.

But her good mood didn’t go away.

As expected, yes.

A smile crept across her lips.