Chapter 11
Chapter 11
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 11
Chapter Title: Another World Auction Gallery - 6
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The Otherworld Gallery was peaceful today, too.
A tactical nuke was posted.
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Title) Doesn't this look familiar?
(A picture of a cat with a silhouette similar to a tactical nuke.jpg)
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
I thought it was a tactical nuke for a second.
— Anonymous
Please delete this from my mind!!!!!!!!!
— Anonymous
I'll sell my brain. Seriously.
— Anonymous
How much? I'll take the first bid.
— Anonymous
13 silver is my entire fortune, but is it possible?
— Anonymous
You think it'll work, you bastard? Haha.
"Sigh."
These clickbait posts were impossible to delete.
By posting similar-looking pictures slyly, they tormented the gallery users' brains.
It was pitiful, but there was no way to punish those who evaded the rules like this.
Banning them just because you don't like them is a move that deserves criticism.
As I quietly downvoted and moved away to browse the gallery, I saw an interesting topic.
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Title) By the way, shouldn't the Auction House have blown up by now?
Nobody's exploiting it?
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
Actually, isn't the Auction House untraceable?
— Anonymous
Could be. Don't know the details.
— Anonymous
Someone try buying 3,000 Dwarven-made weapons and 300 days' worth of food.
— Anonymous
F*ck, lol. How much money is that?
— Anonymous
If you buy this and sell it back, you won't lose much money.
— Anonymous
The commission?
— Anonymous
I don't know, lol.
— Anonymous
You son of a bitch, lol.
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Title) The first Auction House post was real after all.
We warned you, but you still did that shit, lol.
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
Real, lol. Declaring armed mobilization to the continent with a straight face, lol.
— Anonymous
If you're confident in a fight, go ahead, lol.
— Anonymous
Why are the demons doing something they don't even do, lol.
— Anonymous
Then what if the demons do it?
— Anonymous
The demons... using Dwarven-made weapons...?
— Anonymous
Uhh... No way.
— Anonymous
What happens if the demons start arming themselves?
— Anonymous
We're screwed, lol. Their bodies are weapons even without arming. Yeah;; It's a relief they're on bad terms with the Dwarves.
— Anonymous
What if they get along with the Dwarves?
— Anonymous
Then no one on the continent could stop them...
— Anonymous
Dwarves = HATE demons, Demons = HATE Dwarves.
— Anonymous
Haha.
— Anonymous
Our understanding is consistent, lol.
— Anonymous
Both are famous for their strong pride, so it can't be helped.
— Anonymous
Rather, say the demons will join hands with humans and elves, lol.
— Anonymous
Would that work?
— Anonymous
You think it would work, lol.
— Anonymous
The Dark Elves wouldn't let that slide since it threatens their territory, and the demons are on bad terms with elves too, lol.
— Anonymous
What if the Dark Elves and humans join hands?
— Anonymous
Then the elves and Beastkins would protest, right? lol.
— Anonymous
The Beastkins HATE demons and Dark Elves, lol.
— Anonymous
If we call a Dragon, can we confidently declare war?
— Anonymous
You know where they are?
— Anonymous
Let's ask the gallery.
— Anonymous
Kya, you're a genius. Where do you live?
— Anonymous
Waiting, went to ask the gallery.
— Anonymous
F*ck, lol. Why are you asking for your home address in the gallery?
— Anonymous
What about the Beastkins?
— Anonymous
The Darkness Furry Squad welcomes them.
— Anonymous
To be honest, if their fur is shiny, it's super arousing.
— Anonymous
Furry guys... no...
— Anonymous
You guys need to hide a little!!!!!!!!!
— Anonymous
How do you resist fluffy fur, lol.
— Anonymous
F*ck, lol.
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Title) Anyway, arming seems dangerous.
So the Head Admin knew all of this? Damn.
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
Possibly?
— Anonymous
That's why he told us not to do anything stupid.
— Anonymous
Wasn't it just that he wanted to chat in the gallery?
— Anonymous
The Head Admin preventing war just to browse the gallery, lol.
— Anonymous
It's hard to see it as a coincidence when you think about the Head Admin's actions;;
— Anonymous
Real; The Head Admin seems like he only likes sexy pics without thinking, but he probably thinks a lot.
— Anonymous
He seems to have a lot of thoughts about sexy pics, f*ck lol.
— Anonymous
It's funny how he wrote a post just to get sexy pics, lol.
— Anonymous
Is he not managing the Auction House because he's busy looking at sexy pics?
Amidst numerous suspicions, brain theories, and conspiracy theories, I felt a little pricked.
It's true I haven't been managing the Auction House lately because I was looking at sexy pics. I feel a little called out.
I quickly turned on the Auction House and skimmed through the transaction history.
"Hmm…."
Nothing seems particularly strange?
After flipping through a few pages, a record of someone buying war materials appeared.
"Huh? Look at this guy?"
As I searched the history, they were openly buying up war supplies.
Swords, shields, magic scrolls, ready-to-eat food, cola, cider.
Perfect war supplies.
"Sigh…."
This guy won't do.
I immediately wrote a post in the gallery.
You won't do.
Expose mode: ON.
It was time to show off the skills I'd honed over my years in the gallery.
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"No one is making a move? That's impossible."
Earl Hessen muttered, rationalizing his thoughts.
Humans have desires.
Not just humans, but other races are the same.
Desire exists everywhere, and the greatest of them is the desire to own!
That's why Earl Hessen always coveted other regions.
He was burning with excitement.
A true elite among elites who had reached the level of a Sword Master.
He was a body that could defeat most weaklings in single combat.
The desire to cultivate his strength, and with that power, to conquer others, was always filling his body!
"Everyone is like me. They must be suppressing it…!"
Expanding his domain, expanding his territory.
Everyone must be preparing quietly.
War is not something you can wage easily. There's a lot to prepare, and you must be ready for any situation.
However, Earl Hessen was a veteran of veterans who had experienced both the battlefield and war.
He began to buy all the necessary war supplies from the Auction House.
"The Auction House helps us go to war, and everyone's just sitting still? Kuk. Who do they take me for?"
The Auction House helps solve all the cumbersome tasks in a snap.
Things that would take months to prepare for war, he could finish in a month.
No, even shorter than that.
And by using the Auction House, there's no worry about supplies being intercepted, and no risk of information leaking due to transportation!
It's truly a system for war.
And no one is using it and just sitting still?
To Earl Hessen, it was all a lie.
It's a deception; they must all be holding swords behind their backs.
Behind their smiling faces, they prepare for a declaration of war.
That's the basics of war.
"Almost done."
Earl Hessen smiled and gulped down his cola.
Drinking cola as sweet as victory... was close to the feeling of drinking a toast in advance.
"When will the preparations for deployment be finished?"
"Yes. It will be ready in four days from now."
"Four days? Quite short. I'm satisfied. Proceed as planned. Those who perform great deeds in the war will be rewarded accordingly. Position, money, fame, women! Anything!"
"Understood!"
He even relayed the morale-boosting content to the knights and soldiers.
Army morale is always important. A battle that could be lost can be won with morale alone.
Earl Hessen knew how to boost morale better than anyone.
'Be honest with your desires!'
Then you can raise morale!
Promise to provide what everyone wants. And keep it! Don't lie, and show them the right path!
If we advance like this and win, it won't be hard to swallow up a domain and reorganize.
Earl Hessen was capable.
He was capable as a veteran of a hundred battles, but there was one thing he hadn't anticipated.
"My Lord."
"What is it?"
A knight with a serious expression entered and quietly closed the door.
"Have you checked the Gallery?"
The Gallery? Suddenly?
He thought it was some ridiculous story, but the knight's expression was so serious that Earl Hessen logged into the Gallery.
And then, he saw one post right away.
📰 Breaking News
— Head AdminTitle) Flash) Big Spender Enters the Auction House ― 500 Longswords ― 500 Shields ― 500 Longspears ― Dried meat and other ready-to-eat food ― 3,000 Colas Don't know who it is, but it was purchased from Earl Hessen's territory in the Osen Kingdom. Yeah;; Who bought this? (Seriously don't know)
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
Wow, don't know who it is, but looks like they're preparing for war for real.
— Anonymous
From Earl Hessen's territory, who bought that? F*ck, so scary.
— Anonymous
Real, lol.
— Anonymous
The Head Admin is subtly throwing shade, lol.
— Anonymous
Don't know who it is (Seriously don't know).
— Anonymous
Who is it? (Actually know it, lol).
— Anonymous
No, lol. F*ck, telling us the specific location is too much, lol.
— Anonymous
Humans can't arm themselves, lol. The region is named after the person who rules it.
— Anonymous
Does that mean other countries are different? lol.
— Anonymous
Real, lol. It's obvious who rules which region, lol.
— Anonymous
F*ck, I'm from the Theusser Empire, is this real?
— Anonymous
If it's real, they wouldn't have posted it, lol.
— Anonymous
The Osen Kingdom is in an uproar too, lol. F*ck, is this a full-scale war all of a sudden?
— Anonymous
They're sending an official document to Earl Hessen, begging him to stop, lol.
— Anonymous
So who wins if the Empire and the Kingdom fight now?
— Anonymous
The Empire would probably crush them, but they don't want to fight right now, yeah;;
— Anonymous
Ardel wants to expand his domain too... Maderos is the same, always short on land.
— Anonymous
If humans fight each other and one is annihilated while the other is damaged, other nations will move, lol.
— Anonymous
World War ON, lol.
— Anonymous
F*ck, lol. If the demons and Dark Elves join hands and attack the Dwarves, would the elves and Beastkins help?
— Anonymous
Then the humans caught in between would be annihilated together, lol.
— Anonymous
NO WAR! NO WAR! NO WAR! NO WAR! NO WAR!
— Anonymous
Please, anything but war!!!!!!!!
— Anonymous
Viscount Belios, who borders the domain, is startled and orders a defensive stance, lol.
— Anonymous
F*ck, lol. The atmosphere is for war.
— Anonymous
The domain residents are also startled, asking what's going on.
— Anonymous
F*ck, the stocks suddenly crashed!!!!!!!!!!!
— Anonymous
Hessen seems to have taken a short position, lol.
— Anonymous
Otherwise, this wouldn't be happening.
— Anonymous
F*ck, lol. Did you go 100x leverage on futures and options? Have some moderation!!!!!!!!
— Anonymous
Kyah, the money is melting away, lol. Melting money, melting money, lol.
— Anonymous
It's a relief if you can see it melting, lol. You got liquidated, you bastard, lol.
— Anonymous
Got forcibly expelled, lol.
— Anonymous
I got expelled too...
— Anonymous
Please give me back my stocks.
— Anonymous
Going to kill Earl Hessen. Waiting.
— Anonymous
Looking for Earl Hessen raid party (1/99).
"...Is what I'm reading really true?"
"Yes. Everyone is seeing it."
The knight's stern expression said it all.
This wasn't fabricated; it was the actual reaction from the gallery.
Everyone on the continent was showing interest in Earl Hessen's territory.
Information is important in war.
That's why you plant spies, right?
So this time was the worst. Before even deploying, everyone knew they were deploying.
Before even discussing victory, it was already a defeated situation.
"What do you think is the best course of action, Sir Ert?"
"...It would be best to prove your identity as Earl Hessen in the gallery and explain."
"That I wasn't trying to go to war?"
"Yes. Since winter is approaching... I believe a suitable excuse is possible."
Since my head wasn't working, my vice-captain came up with a solution on the spot.
'Damn. I thought it was a lie. But it was actually possible.'
That's why everything got tangled up. But, on the other hand, it was a relief.
If the Head Admin had openly taken someone's side? If he had thrown information to the Theusser Empire in advance and taken profit?
We would have lost everything.
This time, he rather gave us an opportunity.
To behave properly before losing everything.
He had lost the information war, but Earl Hessen considered it a relief.
"Now, while we haven't lost everything, is the right time. Bring me a photo magic orb. And… I will post it myself."
Earl Hessen moved his hands and wrote a post.
📰 Breaking News
— Earl HessenTitle) It's Earl Hessen... (A picture proving he is Earl Hessen.jpg) The purpose was not war; it's the season to replace the soldiers' aging equipment. The food was bought in advance to prepare for the approaching winter. I have no intention of going to war, so please believe me. Please cooperate in normalizing the gallery.
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
You expect us to believe that? lol.
— Anonymous
You're going to strike first after saying this, lol.
— Anonymous
Kyk, the man himself appears, lol.
— Anonymous
So the Head Admin was telling the truth, lol.
— Anonymous
But wasn't this real war prep?
— Anonymous
How could it not be? Who buys all the equipment at once, lol.
— Anonymous
Real, lol. Who replaces everything at once instead of one by one?
— Anonymous
Buying 700 pounds of food. This is definitely for war.
— Anonymous
Pounds? Pounds? Pounds? Pounds? Pounds? Pounds? Pounds? Pounds? Pounds? Pounds?
— Anonymous
Elves, get out!!!!!!!!!
— Anonymous
F*ck, lol. Pounds? You primitive elf bastards????
— Anonymous
The Dwarves are weeping, lol.
— Anonymous
The Dwarves who engrave units in centimeters at the forge are startled, lol.
— Anonymous
Pound is a traditional and systematic unit used by our ancestors. Don't disrespect it.
— Anonymous
You're insane, lol. Of course we'll disrespect it, lol.
— Anonymous
Yard, pound, gallon, inch, you guys are the only ones who use this, f*ck lol.
— Anonymous
Actually, the Dark Elves use it too, lol.
— Anonymous
You sons of bitches, lol.
— Anonymous
So, how do you prove you're not going to war?
The important framework was this.
There was no guarantee they wouldn't go to war.
They bought those things, after all. It was a natural suspicion.
At that moment, there was one person who could save the chaotic gallery…
📰 Breaking News
— Head AdminTitle) Thought of a way to stop the war. Yeah.
It was the Gallery Head Admin.
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