Chapter 202
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 202
Chapter Title: The Dimensional Merchant Jebo
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The Dimensional Merchant Jebo.
In a world where countless dimensions and diverse races intertwined, she, who sold and bought the most goods of all, was always brimming with confidence.
She possessed overwhelming capital, enough to block all resources flowing into any place she chose.
Furthermore, she had powerful guardians protecting her, the merchant, as well as allied forces in coalition with her.
Unless one was completely ignorant of these facts, there was no reason to needlessly stir up trouble.
Thanks to this, she had always held her head high with arrogance, until one day, she discovered an unexpected product.
[Mad Guardian’s Queen Scentgrass Propolis Cosmetic (★★★★★+)]
A single cosmetic item, acquired through a supplier.
Its durability was significantly depleted, and for her, who possessed countless 5-star+ grade items, it didn't pique much curiosity. But there was something more important.
“Shall I give it a try?”
Jebo, after all, was a ‘woman.’
Even for a Primordial Golden Troll, skincare was an irresistible temptation.
Besides, it also had a permanent stat-boosting effect.
Jebo used it, feeling as though she were merely sampling a product, and the results were astonishing.
“G-Good heavens. Such moisture!”
The perpetually rough skin, a characteristic of trolls, was completely transformed the moment she applied the cosmetic.
A moistness and softness she could have never imagined.
“This is unbelievable!”
Since birth, as she grew into a dimensional merchant, she had used countless high-quality consumables.
But what were the results?
They had some effect, but she was never truly satisfied.
They were products that had always betrayed Jebo’s expectations.
This time, however, this product did not betray her heart.
“How can it be this blissful!”
Along with the unbelievable texture came the sweet scent of honey that seemed to permeate her very mind.
As a woman, she found herself momentarily captivated by the fragrance and effect, something she felt she could smell for a lifetime and never tire of.
“This is certainly valuable enough to stock.”
Like the great merchant she was, a key player in the dimensional market, calculations began to spin in her head.
She located Che-sur through various information channels, and a smile graced her lips upon learning that this product was the work of a human.
“No matter how strong a human is, there’s a limit.”
Even with the system's aid, limitations existed.
There was, of course, the innate difference in physical strength.
The disparity in the karma they had accumulated over their different lifespans was simply incomparable.
Sure, he had experience hunting a dragon, but to Jebo, that wasn't much of an accomplishment.
“Dragons are just big-bodied reptiles. A bit of a nuisance, but that’s all.”
Her personal guard wouldn't even need to step in; she herself was a being of ???+ grade.
An Elder Dragon might be tough, but ordinary dragons were another story.
If she put her mind to it, she too could dispose of them easily.
It was just that most in the dimensions avoided them because they were endlessly troublesome once provoked.
Besides, if he was entangled with dragons, that could be a good bargaining chip.
“If I, Jebo, protect him, it couldn’t be better.”
If he could escape the threat of the dragons, the man would surely welcome her with open arms.
She thought she had the perfect leverage to control the situation, but what was this?
“Customer. You looking for a beating?”
An insult she had never experienced in her entire life as the Troll Empress.
And the fact that it came from a ‘human,’ someone less than an insect, made Jebo’s rage explode.
“Y-You insolent…!”
Establishing a hierarchy is crucial in any transaction.
Even though her power was weakened by a penalty, subduing a single human was a trivial matter.
“Lady Jebo. If you act like this, what does that make me, the one who introduced you!”
Che-sur’s complaint burst out.
[The Transcendent Being, the Great Golden Goblin Lord Machereti, scolds you, saying you are in the wrong this time.]
Machereti, the Transcendent Being of the golden races, also chimed in, but Jebo’s fury could not be stopped.
However, just as she was about to teach the human some manners, she froze.
“Is, is that what I think it is?”
The best tranquilizer is often not far away.
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[Elder Green Dragon Bellerein’s Scale (★★★★★+)]
[Elder Green Dragon…….
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The same ‘???+’ grade as her.
Was there any need to explain why the spoils of an Elder Dragon were here?
“Ho, hohoho. I can be a bit hot-headed. I apologize if I offended you.”
Death is something feared by all life, regardless of race.
With her personal guard absent due to the movement restriction penalty, Jebo reined in her furious emotions at the possibility that a single misstep could lead to her death.
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The grade of a Transcendent Being, experienced for one hour.
Seong-hyeok still remembered that overwhelming power.
‘Truly godlike. An untouchable power.’
A power that could effortlessly crush Seong-hyeok, who had reached level 79 and grown strong from the permanent stat boosts of numerous honey products.
A realm he could never hope to reach.
But what mattered wasn't how great that power was.
‘So what?’
No matter how strong they were, the amount of power they could use was limited by the world’s interference.
The limit for crossing over to the current Earth, where Chapter #5 was underway, using the ■■■ power allocated to Transcendent Beings, was something Seong-hyeok could handle, wasn't it?
And more importantly, Seong-hyeok wasn't just high in stats.
※ Dragon Tongue (Permanent): Maximum mana increases by 100%, and the damage of all skills is greatly increased.
※ Half-Dragon (Permanent): Maximum health increases by 100%, and you can use a significant amount of the Red Dragon's and the Elder Green Dragon's power.
His body had consumed the hearts of five dragons, including the heart of the level 90 Elder Dragon Bellerein, who was even higher level than the level 88 Jebo standing before him.
The heart of the higher-grade Elder Dragon immediately granted Seong-hyeok a new power.
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[Elder Green Dragon’s Venom (Lv.1)]
* Classification: Skill
* Mana Cost: 500 ~ All (Mana cost increases with the amount of venom released)
* Effect (Active): Freely control the Elder Green Dragon’s venom. (Cooldown: 60 seconds)
* Effect - Elder Dragon’s Venom: Adds additional power to anything related to poison.
* Description: Emits a potent venom that only an Elder Green Dragon can wield. As the level increases, its attack power rises, and the toxicity becomes more concentrated.
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And was that all?
When you added the new skill, Guardian’s Vow, which had played a crucial role in dealing fatal blows to the Elder Dragon, and the powers of numerous other Transcendent Beings, the outcome was practically decided.
[Monster Golden Goblin Lord Che-sur is attempting to whisper to you.]
【Che-sur: Leave the rest to me, customer. As long as you don’t kill her, feel free to relieve your stress until you’re satisfied.】
Like seeks like, as they say.
And to top it off, Che-sur, pretending to mediate, sent a whisper of approval.
Fwoosh!
“They say bee stings are great for a hot temper. I’ll give you a taste for free, customer.”
“Th-That’s a bit…”
“I refuse your refusal.”
Following Che-sur’s advice, Seong-hyeok, without going so far as to hunt her, used a heated bee sting to instill a lesson in anger management.
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A chilling fear that dug into the flesh.
The appearance of the bee sting, coated in various poisons and wreathed in dragon fire, was nothing short of menacing, but most residents of the bee farm knew the truth.
“Seong-hyeok. If you have a moment, could you give me a bee sting treatment?”
“Seong-hyeok, sonny. I’d like one too.”
“Oppa! Me too, me too!”
Whenever he had time, he would regularly perform bee sting therapy on the residents.
Before this crazy world came to be, it would have been an unlicensed, illegal procedure, but Seong-hyeok, who had walked the path of the bee his entire life, had theoretically completed his research on bee venom long ago, hadn't he?
“Customer. This is going to sting quite a lot.”
“H-Hel… Save meeee!!!”
Stab—
Stab-stab-stab-stab!!!
Seong-hyeok’s skilled hands moved with speed, piercing her blood vessels.
For someone experiencing it for the first time, and especially for one who had spoken ill of his bees, he was a bit rougher, which brought considerable pain, but that was not something Seong-hyeok needed to concern himself with.
‘How dare you talk about my babies like that? Roast and eat them? You’re so dead.’
For the first time since he started his bee sting therapy, he pressed down with maximum power, inflicting immense pain.
“Gack! Gaaaaack!”
Her screams echoed one after another, but Seong-hyeok was not one to stop at that.
Fwoosh! Stab!
He repeatedly plunged the ever-blazing sting directly and deeply into her blood vessels.
Amidst the pain that she could never get used to, an ironic effect was triggered.
[Bee Sting Therapy Great Success! The Honeybee Guardian’s blessing is temporarily engraved upon the designated monster.]
[The joint pain relief of Bee Sting Therapy is applied.]
[The chronic fatigue recovery of Bee Sting Therapy is applied.]
※ Bee Sting Therapy’s Joint Pain Relief: For 240 minutes, joints feel refreshed, and Agility and Control increase by 45 each.
※ Bee Sting Therapy’s Chronic Fatigue Recovery: For 240 minutes, accumulated fatigue is relieved, and Mentality increases by 70.
Stiff joints loosened, and tense shoulders relaxed.
Beneficial effects on her weary body parts.
Moreover, the effects of the bee sting therapy didn't end there.
‘It’s not over yet.’
Stab! Stab!
[Bee Sting Therapy Great Success! The Honeybee Guardian’s blessing is temporarily engraved upon the designated player.]
[Bee Sting Therapy Great Success! The Honeybee Guardian’s blessing is temporarily engraved upon the designated player.]
[Bee Sting Therapy Great Success! The Honeybee Guardian’s blessing is temporarily engraved upon the designated player.]
…
He repeatedly stabbed different blood vessels with a sting coated in various bee venoms.
Thanks to this, the information Seong-hyeok gathered was of considerable value.
“Hoh, so it applies like this?”
It was an experiment with bee sting therapy that Seong-hyeok usually refrained from, except on himself, as it caused a great loss of health.
But as luck would have it, he had a troll with excellent regenerative abilities.
Was there any way Seong-hyeok would miss such a golden opportunity for an experiment?
“Now, now, there’s still plenty more to go. Drink this and cheer up.”
“…”
Recovery was underway as he forcibly poured honey tea into the troll, whose eyes had already rolled back in her head.
As the wounds healed in an instant and her health refilled, thanks to the tea's guaranteed efficacy, a smile crept onto Seong-hyeok’s lips.
“Then let’s start again.”
True to his nature as a player born with the karma of a Mad Researcher, the work proceeded swiftly, his expression growing more sinister by the moment.
“W-Well, our customer seems to be enjoying himself. Hehehe, I’ll just be heading out first.”
The Primordial Golden Troll Empress, Jebo, was now being treated less like a living being and more like a kind of ‘material.’
Once he was in the zone, Seong-hyeok’s spirit of experimentation was so tenacious, so cruel, that it made even the iron-hearted Che-sur flee the scene.