Chapter 28

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 28

Chapter Title: Our Forge Deals Only in Unopened New Products

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After searching the Gallery, it seems the top domestic broadcasts are Twilight Guild and the personal channel of an A-Rank Warrior called Azure Stream.

Among them, the one I decided to watch first wasn't either of those two—it was Sword Drought's channel, treated as pure entertainment.

Typically, top Awakener broadcasts are for sharing real-time info with their guilds.

After all, it makes no sense to throw out commentary and create fun content like a real internet stream inside a gate where danger can strike at any moment.

And taking it further, some broadcasts are private, limited to authorized personnel only.

In Korea, there are representative guilds on both sides: those that go public and those that don't.

The ones that don't are, of course, Crimson Lotus Guild.

They run purely on Hunter achievements and don't overshare their info.

That's the direction set by Guild Master Chae Yeonhwa.

On the opposite end are those who fully publicize their gate processes and leverage the popularity for guild business.

That was Twilight Guild, which I had quite a connection with.

Of course, Twilight Guild frames it as focusing solely on gate clears and recording info.

But you get to see combat footage from their Guild Master, an S-Rank Awakener, so it pulls insane viewership.

For about a week, I didn't settle on any one broadcast. I wandered around watching various ones.

And after compiling my impressions from that week...

It was truly shocking.

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"Ah~! Same result this time too. Is the drop rate for B-Rank gear really that low?..."

The broadcast I was watching now was Sword Drought clearing a B-Rank gate with a dedicated pro party.

And, as always this time too.

Just like the past week, no equipment drop.

"It definitely feels different, right? Even C-Rank, and especially D or E-Rank gear, dropped pretty reliably."

This was a broadcast experimenting on the recent controversy: the hypothesis of drop rates varying by equipment grade.

Sword Drought assembled a party purely for fast farming and ran only B-Rank gates for a week. Result: zero gains.

"Sigh... That's it for today's broadcast, then. See you tomorrow at the same time!"

Honestly, it kinda makes sense that higher-grade gear has lower acquisition odds.

Whenever I browsed the Gallery, I'd see constant whining about gear drops, making it obvious that good stuff is hard to get.

But the problem wasn't just the mental letdown from no good drops.

No good gear means can't clear high gates.

Can't clear high gates means hard to drop good gear.

With low drop rates on high-grade gear to boot, it's an endless vicious cycle.

The moment I realized this, one thought popped into my head.

'I don't even need to control supply—the demand is insane anyway.'

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I realized that even without timing my B-Rank gear sales, buyers would overflow.

Plus, I'm planning a move soon and to start up a guild, so I need a ton of cash.

I was going to trickle them out slowly at high prices, but screw that.

Money makes money, right?

This absolutely isn't because I'm scared of an S-Rank gate break right in central Seoul or anything.

If the country falls or the world ends, I'm gone too—so this is purely for the public good.

...

To prepare for any potential danger, I'll set aside gear for my own use.

After about two hours of sorting, I selected three pieces.

『Sharp Silver Dagger (B)』

『Water Shield (B)』

『Soaked Karambit (B)』

These three won't go up for sale for a while—I'll use them myself.

First, Sharp Silver Dagger has no special stat conditions, so it's pure stat boost material.

Water Shield synergizes water and shield well, and it's light enough for one-hand use, so selected.

Finally, Soaked Karambit I kept purely for its extra skill.

Surprisingly, Blacksmith's Approval works on me too.

Just open the status window and hit the thumbs up. Done.

If not for that, I'd have sold the Soaked Karambit right away. Anyway.

Now, time to hit the auction house for real.

I'm giving those eagerly waiting lambs the chance to spend their money!

B-Grade Attribute Gear x5

B-Grade Non-Attribute Gear x15

Total of 20 B-Grade items dropped.

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First, I posted on the Gallery for promo.

Then,

"Phew... Go find a good owner..."

I registered each of my kids—infused with my prayers and full effort—one by one on the auction house.

Even if some had never left my inventory and I'd never seen the real thing...

That was the patience required to deliver perfect new products to customers!

I'm the guy who can truly create brand-new items.

Unlike the pseudo-Blacksmiths peddling used goods with their grubby handprints.

What reactions would the glorious Gallery users show upon getting the chance to buy these amazing, holy artifacts?

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