Chapter 99
Chapter 99
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 99
Chapter Title: Dun's Manager Test
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[Chapter 99]
"Alright, now we need to clear this whole area out."
Dun clapped his hands crisply once, then rubbed them together.
He planned to turn the dense Brianeuk wolf habitat into a wide-open clearing.
"Hold on, just a sec, Dun. Can't you explain what's going on? Why are we suddenly clearing out a monster habitat? What about the auction? The test? I'm still totally on edge here."
"It's a secret until you're officially in charge. To clear this place fast, we need people, so I'll give you the test now."
Dun pulled up a quest window.
[E-Grade Quest] Dun Manager Test 1.
Description: We're holding a simple auction here. Gather people by tomorrow at 4 PM!
*Maximum 30 people. Exceeding the headcount means test failure.
Reward: None.
Refusal/Failure: Test failure.
The long-awaited test details appeared, and Han Suhwan read through them tensely.
Gather people. Maximum of 30.
Dun was the hot topic himself, so rounding up folks would be a breeze. Just post the coordinates and a notice on the community boards, and done.
But that approach would definitely blow past the 30-person cap.
Exceeding it meant instant failure, so he had to cap it exactly at 30.
The next quest was bound to be running the auction, probably aiming for a high bid total.
That meant handpicking 30 prime candidates who'd actually bid big.
To avoid accidentally overshooting during recruitment, he'd need airtight info control or a temporary guard system to keep randos out of the habitat.
"Dun, any hint on what we're auctioning?"
"Why?"
Dun hadn't settled on auction items yet, so he shot back a question.
"If you tell me, it'll help me decide who to bring tomorrow."
Crafter-class players hunted material items, warrior-class sought top-tier weapons, and mage-class chased mana or intellect gear.
Han Suhwan, with his deep knowledge of Ninapinta's geography, cultures, and NPCs, had it all mapped out.
NPC cultures had distinct flavors, drawing specific player types to those areas.
Knowing the auction items meant targeting players who'd bite.
"Need to decide now?"
"You haven't yet?"
"Nope. Was just gonna pull random stuff from inventory on the spot."
"If you're not in a rush, can we pick now?"
Dun, who'd been about to ditch Han Suhwan and head home, eyed his determined gaze.
He liked the guy's seriousness about the test.
Dun nodded and opened his inventory, scanning the contents.
Epic, epic, unique, legendary...
All too good for a mere test auction. Hard to gauge Han Suhwan's skills with them.
Stroking his chin, Dun briefly used his 'World Move' skill to zip to Daboseok.
He plucked some grass, snapped twigs, grabbed a few stones, scooped water, and returned.
Han Suhwan gawked as Dun vanished and reappeared in a flash.
"Dun! Was that a glitch? You just poofed out of nowhere—scared me!"
"Here. Your auction haul."
[Normal] Grass
[Rare] Pebble
[Normal] Twig
[Rare] Gem Water
Han Suhwan frowned at the organic scraps Dun shoved at him.
He took the twig, pebble, and grass, then blanked out for a sec.
"What... is this?"
"Grass, pebble, twig, water. Straight from Daboseok. Oh, and heads-up: gem water and pebbles have sold for 10 units before—word spread among players. Tough to hype the prices, but work that silver tongue."
"You really want these on the block?"
"Yep. And I'm aiming for at least 100 gold minimum."
100 gold was 10,000 units.
Swap to TGO and it'd be about 5,000 TGO; convert to WON and roughly 10 million won.
'Who'd drop 10 mil on this junk?!'
Han Suhwan stared wistfully at the crude naturals.
If Dun hadn't sold them yet, he could've spun some fantasy value. But 10 units precedent killed that.
Normal items traded in bronze-to-silver tiers (~100,000 won), rares in silver-to-gold (~1 mil), epics straight diamond (10 mil to hundreds of mil).
Dun's 10-unit sales pegged Daboseok items at silver average (10-99 units).
But 100 gold? That was diamond-tier markup.
Plus, their effects? Minor strength and beauty boosts. Basic material items, nothing special.
Pushing normal-rares to epic prices tomorrow? Headache city.
Han Suhwan groaned, ruffling his hair wildly.
"You got this, right?"
"Dun..."
Impossible...
He swallowed the word.
From watching Dun, "impossible" just tanked affinity.
Racking his brain, Han Suhwan countered.
"Dun. Let me net you 1,000 gold with these."
"Hm?"
"Give me a month."
Dun pondered the month—his schedule was tight; too long.
"One week."
"Two weeks."
"One week and three days."
"One week and five days, including turning this into a neat clearing."
"Deal, if you keep this place off the radar until auction time."
"Deal."
They shook on it, sealing the trade.
As Dun tweaked and reissued the quest per Han Suhwan's ask, another question popped up.
"By the way, Dun, spill on Daboseok? What's the deal there?"
Knew that was coming.
Dun glanced at the Shared Eye floating beside Han Suhwan.
Might as well show Seol Doyun what he had—and what the guy'd need to handle for him.
"I'll show you. Hand on my shoulder."
"Uh... this how you show it?"
Han Suhwan blinked, then placed his hand on Dun's shoulder.
[[World Move] activated.]
"Holy—!"
Suddenly, from Brianeuk habitat to some stunning unknown paradise.
Han Suhwan rubbed his eyes. His fingertips fizzled faintly, but the epic vista drowned it out.
"Where are we?"
"Daboseok, like you asked."
Fizzle, fizzle-pop.
As static worsened, Han Suhwan finally noticed his body fading too.
"Uh, why's my body glitching like...?"
"Undisclosed world—only I can access it freely. Players hit limits."
Dun recalled Lee Yu-hyun fizzing out last time.
"You'll probably vanish soon too, but soak it in while you can. Gotta know enough to sell it."
"I'm vanishing? Wait—no, just a bit more time..."
"Wanna show more, but this is outta my control."
Fizzle, fizzle-pop!
The scene blurred like water on a painting—Dun and the beauty dissolving.
No, no!
Han Suhwan, craving more details, reached for Dun. Dun waved: "See ya~"
[Service disconnected due to temporary error.]
[Log back in at last checkpoint?]
"Wha—huh!"
The gorgeous world's afterglow lingered; Han Suhwan rushed his yes.
Hoping the checkpoint was there.
But no—the undisclosed paradise was gone, replaced by drab Brianeuk habitat.
Dun was nowhere; seemed left behind there.
Sighing, Han Suhwan logged out fast to tackle the quest.
Tons of contacts to hit up.
* * *
"Huh, left this behind."
Dun eyed the Shared Eye hovering in midair.
Still recording for Seol Doyun. Dun pulled it to his face.
Waving at the lens, he spoke.
"Help me sort out systems here later. Told 'em to live how they want, but it's turning into a mess."
Territory beefs, title squabbles, base disputes—monsters were at each other's throats.
No governing structure meant pure chaos.
As boss, he had to manage it all, but the details overwhelmed.
"You'll help when you got time, right? You love this stuff and you're good at it."
Dun grinned and stopped the recording.