Scammer (2)
Ghosts would wail at this. Staring at the empty box, I thought to myself.
No matter how many times I rummaged through it, the golden mushroom was gone. Wonmo hadn't snuck off and eaten it. Whether it had hands or feet, it had vanished on its own. Utterly incomprehensible.
'Maybe some thief like Ppareumbo stole it?'
I eyed Ppareumbo steadily. It was nibbling away at the Wall Valley Pill I'd given it, hooked on its claw. That didn't mean it'd eaten the golden mushroom. Even if it had, some other animal would've gotten to it first. Ppareumbo had once tried stealing my fish. It failed, sure, but it proved beasts target well-nourished plants and animals.
'Even so, a golden mushroom's too risky.'
Beasts rarely touch mushrooms. But the golden mushroom screamed "Poison! Deadly if eaten!" with its looks. Bright colors mean deadly venom, and beasts know it well. Even if something ate it, there should be traces left. The mystery lingered.
'Weird.'
Maybe it was for the best. I'd been stumped on how to handle it anyway. Still, someone wanted the golden mushroom, so I posted it on the Gallery.
Mushroom disappeared
YasaengGrill
(Photo of empty box)
Put the mushroom I found yesterday in the box, woke up today and it's gone;; Thought Wonmo ate it, but no. Super weird.
└Cheonma
The mushroom ran away? Truly astonishing. Did it have legs?
└YasaengGrill
No idea. No footprints anywhere around.
└Cheonma
A mushroom couldn't possibly do Air Walk, surely.
└YasaengGrill
What's Air Walk?
└Cheonma
The pinnacle of lightness skill—walking or running through empty air.
└YasaengGrill
Can you do it, Cheonma?
└Cheonma
This lady has transcended to Sky Soar Free Flight. I can fly through the heavens at will.
└YasaengGrill
Whoa;;
└SwordTasteStar
Isn't that a bit exaggerated? That's Grand Master level, right?
└Cheonma
What nonsense is this? Explain plainly.
└That'd be Manifest Realm in Jungwon terms, yeah?
└Probably around there. Has anyone in Jungwon reached Manifest Realm?
└You'd have to dig through history books. Rare as hell.
└Fire Realm alone can wreck a city, Manifest Realm lol
└Cheonma
I understand. This lady has reached that Manifest Realm.
└SwordTasteStar
Sure sure, if you say so~
└Olfather
Maybe the mushroom really did have legs.
└YasaengGrill
For real?
└Olfather
Muscular mushrooms exist, so legs on a golden one? Basic stuff.
└YasaengGrill
It was quiet when I caught it though?
└Olfather
Don't judge nature's ways by your common sense, Grills. Think of Ppareumbo.
└YasaengGrill
Ah. Wise Olfather's advice enlightened me. It might really have legs. This world's fantasy. Common sense doesn't apply in the Four Seasons Forest, where I'm struggling. Kinda depressing to say it.
Anyway, no judging by common sense, no matter what. Even a sloth snatches arrows mid-flight right nearby.
└YasaengGrill
Guess I'll just chalk it up as lost.
└Olfather
Wanted to study it. Shame.
Shameful, but unavoidable. My carelessness caused it. At least no midnight raid—small comfort.
I closed the Gallery and headed to the hose for a wash.
Trickle trickle—
The water flow was weak. Spotting it, I realized: fish caught again. Hooks every day like clockwork. Awesome.
'With the dwarf's fish trap, meals are set.'
Food worries off for now. Traps soon, even more bountiful. Learn decent hunting, no starving. Die to poison, disease, beasts, or weird falls instead. Plenty of ways.
'...Yeah. Better than starving.'
Momentary gloom, shaken off. Fish first. Gearing up, I headed to the river. Fed Wonmo first, of course.
Splash! Splash!
River reached, as expected: fish trapped in the narrow passage. Huge, clogging the hose mouth. Red ones before, this golden.
'...Poisonous too?'
Know pufferfish poison. Ocean dwellers. No spines here. Sleek body, plain gold—not gaudy.
Decided to take it. Golden frog ambush would suck otherwise.
"Heave."
Two arms needed—massive. All Four Seasons Forest fish oversized? Perfect portions for me.
'Need a big bucket next time.'
Planned while grabbing the flopping golden fish. Bucket or net for ease. Strength's fine, just size.
'Or bring Ppareumbo.'
Ppareumbo's ace bodyguard material. Returned to cave, prepped meal. Gutting familiar now—quick work.
'Again?'
Checking guts hopefully: inner core again. Gold-tinged, not red. All forest fish have them? Third time—suspicious.
'Just eat fish to get strong? Why's survival hellish?'
Stared at core while fish sizzled. Cheonma called elixirs inferior, but core's a core. Eat for quick gains.
'Can't escape despite strength?'
Likely. Powerless outside. I'm special case too. Gallery access intact. Others? Blind dives. Without it, Mad Dog shreds me.
'Flip the fish.'
Or it'll burn. Core decision later. Auction if needed. Cheonma advised post-peak realm.
'Not sure what peak is.'
Foundation weak anyway. Roots first. Core safe but risky fever. Survival-critical; last fever was close call.
'Auction ending soon.'
Thought mid-bite of tasty fish. Yesterday's post—hours left.
Inner Core: 750 silver nyang. High bid, short cycle—likely final.
'Credit matters.'
Auctions have reviews. Gauge trust. Otherwise scammer paradise. Fees deter too.
'My rep's everything.'
Loss hard to recover. Gallery-dependent me? Fatal. Big money—not joke.
'Cheonma's was core, but auction...'
Core likely, but lies possible. Call me paranoid—won't trust liquidity. Forest drops had "die fertilizer" well-wishers. True evil hides anonymous.
'Wait for close.'
Priority: eat. Fed Wonmo chunks, devoured. Tastier than red—pork-like. No exaggeration.
"Filling."
One monster fish down, back to cave for heart method. Cheonma basics + SwordTasteStar tips.
Post-golden fish? Stormy energy surged. Waves? More gale-force.
Cheonma's Heavenly Demon Divine Art—storm fits.
Tamed the gale, raised hand: faint blue haze shimmered.
'Magic every time.'
Plain guy before. Now mana in fantasy woods. Reality hits, but dream doubts creep. Haze pure fantasy.
'Mad Dog bite proves real.'
Dispersed haze, out for morning: traps and scouting. Muscle shrooms cave from flame spell yesterday. If golden legged away, maybe there.
Trap advice pls
YasaengGrill
Found rabbit spot yesterday. Trap tips? Not normal bunnies—insane hind-kick power. Factor that in.
└Just buy bear trap, done.
└Bear trap halves rabbit;;
└Dig pit, spear inside.
└Nah risky. Capture over kill.
Gallery gold—tips galore.
└Be bait? Big one guaranteed lololol
└Fun lololol
└Fail=death, win=prey! Classic Gallery idiots.
Ignored nonsense, planned. Best: pit covered board. Weight collapses to pit.
'Bunny kicks escape small pit.'
Deep pit + sturdy cover key. Board opens/shuts on weight.
'Step: opens to pit, resets.'
Perfect. Adopted it. Design next: weight-triggered board. Bunny mass considered.
Bought big nails auction. Anchor one side.
'Counterweight resets.'
Two sturdy branches, crossbar—like rotisserie minus meat, iron cylinder instead. Rope stone weight.
Clunk!
Finger press: down. Release: up. Flawless.
Now transport. Scale up, multiple trips sans nails/hammer.
Told Ppareumbo guard house, packed: weapons, shovel, elixirs.
Off to bunny zone.
'Check shrooms first.'
No golden—charred muscle shrooms intact. Scent scared it off?
Trap time. Dig easy. Done: immense pride. Meat soon, not fish.
'Butchering... me.'
Dusted soil, grass camouflage. Patience now. Packed, cave return.
'11 already.'
Time flew. Core auction wait: pondered, pocketed gold core. Auction too?
'After this...'
Gurgle—
Belly ache. Fish always hits. Quicker before, delayed today. Toilet soon—shoveling sucks.
Relieved, logged in. Check bid.
Inner Core: 750 silver nyang. Frozen 6 hours—final feel. Edited to 30 min.
Change end to 30 min prior? No re-edits.
Accepted. Plenty time. Practice heart method—Cheonma basics solid. Patch holes for Aura Blade or whatever.
'Hard. Tough.'
Basics demand understanding, not rote. Outsider me struggles. Shortcuts worked, but foundation cracks.
'Just 30 min.'
Over hour. Lost track. No Gallery dulls time sense.
Checked auction.
Why Grills is scammer
Grills explain!
Grills explain!
This guy's straight scammer lol
Forest bullshit too? Ban him.
Grills dead=upvote lololol
"What?"
Chaos, mostly me. Baffling.
Easy check: concept post.
YasaengGrill total scammer. Don't trust.
Top recs. Mine, obviously. Dove in.
YasaengGrill total scammer. Don't trust.
(Photo: core on palm)
This inner core? lololol Total bullshit. Plain bead. I bought for 750 silver—legend.
Grills untrustworthy. Pay up asshole.
└Cheonma didn't say real?
└You believed? lololol
└Fish always dropping cores weird~
└Never buying Grills stuff again lol
└Wasn't gonna anyway
└So lol
└Retard?
└Bought confirmed?
└Yeah numbers/names match
└Lol how much loss? lololol
└Wiped out lol
└Pathetic lol
└Grills refund?
└Fees?
└Who cares? Scam=full refund retard
└Mods ban scams?
└Yeah perma at least.
As expected. Trusted too much. Predicted-ish. About to comment—
Cheonma
Worry not. This lady shall resolve.
What? Cheonma
That ungrateful wretch needs divine punishment. Wait.
1:1 from Cheonma. What now?
'Ban hammer?'
*****
Ma-gyo's brain, the strategist. Ma-nae was utterly confused by the mess.
Cheonma Yuso Wol's summons? Expected—heaven's call answered.
But heaven's direct order flustered even the world's top Ma-nae.
"H-Heaven... may I confirm your words... again?"
"Odd for you to ask. By this lady's vast mercy, I repeat: Log into the Gallery."
Yuso Wol on jade throne commanded, feigning ire.
"..."
"You ate the inner core I gave, advancing your realm. Post proof."
Gallery 'proof post.' Simple on surface.
But who is Ma-nae? SmartMine, Wi Sarak—Gallery addict trashing boss Cheonma.
'...Fucked.'
'Totally fucked.'
Crisis absolute.
