Chapter 65
Chapter 65
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 65
Chapter Title: Bathing is Culture
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Bathing is culture.
Baths, which only dwarves used to care about, had spread to all races before anyone knew it.
After a hard day's work, a bath.
A bath during breaks or hobbies.
Especially, bathing after buying food from the market was the ultimate leisure activity.
[Title: Serious Bathing Addiction Here]
(Split skin pic)
Fuck
Baths are great
But after a bath, my skin peels
I know I should cut back, but baths are too good, what can I do?
- What can you do, fuck
- Cut back, idiot
ㄴ Baths are my life #1) Dude, watch your language. Don't worry, poster—try bathing every other day, or every three days. Once your skin improves, use plant juices for moisture.
ㄴ Fact) Both say the same shit
ㄴ Poster) Fuck, three-line summary, mind your manners
ㄴ This writing level is unreal
ㄴ Makes me wanna puke reading this
ㄴ Don't use polite speech, makes it cringier
ㄴ Baths are my life #1) ?????
But problems arose because of it.
Namely, cracked skin.
With baths two or three times a day, there was no dirt left on the skin.
But without lotion to moisturize, the skin cracked and peeled.
Thanks to that, people started trying all sorts of methods.
- Tried frog mucus on my hand.jpg
- Ground up aloe, mixed with milk, soaked my hand—pretty good actually
ㄴ That shit ain't good
ㄴ lol
Of course, folk remedies were all the rage.
Weird skin moisturizing methods popped up based on hearsay.
Among them, the most popular was mercury cosmetics—spreading thin mercury on the hands.
[Title: Mercury is really great ^^]
(Mercury bath enjoyment pic)
This fixed my skin!
Stresses out with baths too!
It's pricey, but I splurged once and it's amazing^^
Mercury is really great ^^
Mercury is really great ^^
- Wow, how much is all that?
- Living like a total rich asshole, different world
- Why repeat the same line twice?
ㄴ Poster) Mercury is really great ^^
ㄴ ??? What's wrong with this guy
ㄴ Dude's state is off
ㄴ Poster) This is great, really mercury ^^
Of course, side effects appeared subtly.
But nothing matched mercury as a substitute.
Mercury prices kept soaring, and demand never dropped.
Then...
Judak appeared...
[Notice: It's me]
Poster: Judak*
Mercury hype banned
Ban villains preaching mercury's efficacy
Mercury buys are free, none of my business
Not like I'm cracking down...
- What
- Tyranny!
- Kinda not...?
ㄴ Feels off, what if I buy?
ㄴ Judak*) Buy it ㅇㅇ
ㄴ More generous than expected
ㄴ Judak*) Why stop someone volunteering as mercury poisoning textbook?
ㄴ ??? ㅓㅓㅓㅓ
But handing out only red potion without a real substitute wasn't great.
"So I released this."
[Dokdo Lotion 400ml] - 100 mana kyeongdan
!New product!
The Dokdo Lotion.
The unbeatable cost-performance king from army PX that no one misses.
Whoa! You know Dokdo Lotion.
This stuff. Is. Amazing.
But when registering, I explained zero effects.
Didn't say what lotion was or what it did.
Price per unit: 100 kyeongdan.
A product that costs 15,000 won in society, listed at 100,000 won equivalent.
But I was confident.
- New item up
ㄴ Huh? For real?
ㄴ Rushing to buy
ㄴ Buying without knowing what?
ㄴ Don't know, anything's fine
Because gallery dwellers existed who bought and tried new items blindly.
Judak Market's image for items had somehow become stellar.
Compared to early days, "buy first, regret later" was the vibe—always a win.
[Item sold out.]
- Argh fuck!!!!
- Again!!! Why only I miss out!!!!
- I can never be happy!!!!
- It was there tho
ㄴ Wasn't
Initial stock of about 100 sold out in a minute without notice.
Thousands of gallery dwellers constantly refreshing the market.
"Eh, wake up and reviews will be up?"
Checking reviews on my listings was a long-time hobby.
Maybe upgrade my bunker big with this lotion revenue.
"Lotion... will boom...!"
Eyes closed with hopes it'd sell decently as luxury.
.
.
- Lotion is my love
- Even if soldier points gun, won't give up lotion
- Fuck soldiers appeared for lotion
- Lotion safe service. Many thanks
*
First reactions: amazement.
- What material is the bottle?
- See-through inside, not glass
- What's the engraved paper pic? How?
Even the lotion bottle amazed.
From simple plastic to sticker labels—nothing wasn't novel.
But gallery dwellers, used to diverse market items, soon eyed contents.
- Oh...
- So smooth? Feels nice
- Scent's killer. What is this? Awesome lol
- Tastes good too
ㄴ What the fuck is this guy
Squeeze lotion post-bath, apply to skin.
Body smelled great as baseline, but skin didn't dry.
Skin moisturized.
No tightness, cracks, or harmful ingredients.
More you applied, more hydrated skin got...
"Yeah, came to sell lotion."
Inside a noble mansion in Adrian.
The lady of the house faced a smiling merchant, waist bowed.
"How many can you sell?"
"Up to 3 max."
Marketplace merchant.
Judak banned resales, but black market deals happened often.
Market items ballooned 1.5x to dozens times value by rarity.
"Show the goods."
Noble wife indifferent, but eyes sparkling as she urged.
Merchant slowly opened bag—lotion inside.
Judak's second-batch bath lotion new product!
"Ahh, this is..."
Wife admired with gleaming eyes, turned to merchant.
"So, selling price?"
"Well... went far, hustled hard to get it..."
"No stalling, spit it out."
"Thinking 2,500 kyeongdan."
2,500 kyeongdan.
Doomsday price vs. 200 kyeongdan new item.
But noble wife's hesitation brief.
"All three."
"Thank you!"
"Extra 2,000—bring all next batch to me only."
"Haha, why not?"
Applied to skin: great scent, long-lasting bath effects, no skin issues.
Zero side effects.
Atmosphere now: weird to skimp on beneficial item.
[Title: lol Human Win]
(Lotion selfie pic)
Finally lotion for me!!
- Damn jealous fuck
- Why not me
- Sigh
- Buying
ㄴ Poster) lol Using it myself
"Beyond expectations popularity."
Infinite stock, sales exclusive to me.
Feels like corruption, but I'd sold fairly till now.
"Nah, opposite."
Prioritized gallery survival, sold essentials cheap.
Gallery needs dwellers to live.
But lotion ain't essential.
Clear cosmetic—no lotion, no problem living.
Tested high margins on such luxuries...
[Kyeongdan in possession – 182,000]
"When to spend this?"
Sold too well.
Earning outpaced spending.
Warehouse maxed, overflowing—no need to save kyeongdan.
Rich in gallery and reality now.
"But... something missing."
Still unsatisfying.
Black market merchants profited more per unit than market.
Overall sales volume lowish.
Only rich gallery folk/nobles at high price—elite league vibe.
"Something to hook regular gallery dwellers."
No price drop soon.
Previous buyers spent big.
Modern luxuries pricey yet mass-appeal too?
"Hmm..."
Lying in bed, deep in thought minutes.
"Malphite up? Lunch on me?"
Something popped into my room.
Penny peeking head past door.
Eyes met Penny—more grown than before.
Not seductive bunny vibe.
Cuter than her lust nickname...
"Found you."
"Huh?"
Snow-white skin, flawless face, beaming smile—Penny's trademark.
Perfect: Penny closest to me, already lotion fan.
"Do a job with me."
XP farm for better bunker.
Found my scam marketing star.