Chapter 66
Chapter 66
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 66
Chapter Title: Reseller Crackdown and Toner Frenzy
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[Notice: This Bastard Just Loves Money]
Author: Judak*
Yeah, me.
So I'm thinking of selling more lotion.
(Alleyway deal sighting.jpg)
(Lotion being secretly exchanged.jpg)
These resellers are going absolutely nuts?
I was gonna turn a blind eye, but now it's time for crackdown.
From now on, reselling items registered in the market is prohibited.
If you spot it and report to me, there'll be a reward.
Of course, with a bounty.
If caught attempting black market trades: 100 mana crystals or equivalent dream item of similar value.
Much obliged, much obliged.
[Recommendations 9999+][Disrecommendations 152]
-Judak: I'm a money-crazed bastard.
-Kya~ This guy's on fire~
-Black market trader? Die.
-Wait, Judak you idiot? What about people who wanted to buy but couldn't?
ㄴThat's exactly why we're stopping it, you moron.
ㄴBlack market trader bust lol
ㄴGulp, I'll eat well~
A new notice post went up in the gallery.
Declaring a full sweep of the black market traders he'd been ignoring until now.
Even attaching bounties, which drastically shrank their operating range.
Even forcing trades became way harder and riskier.
Almost everyone welcomed it, and then it was time for the market refresh.
-Wait 1 minute and the market will update!
ㄴWhy? Because every minute past, we smash their heads super hard...???? Smash what?
ㄴH-Hey, what's wrong with you?
ㄴSnap out of it, gallery bro, really just 1 minute left.
ㄴSince when have you been smashing heads?
The market refreshes twice a day, the time gallery bros look forward to most.
Lots of surprise new items drop, so competition is fierce.
[Market has been refreshed!]
-Now!!!
-Gallery charge! Gallery gobble gobble!
-Please, just this once, let there be spicy tuna cans!!!
The no-race mongrels rushed into the market all fired up.
And what greeted the gallery bros was an unexpected video.
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"Huh? Were there videos in the market too?"
Elia, the elf secretly waiting for the market at work, tilted her head.
After finishing her True Dew sales, what came up was a strange video from the merchant group.
"Did the market board have video features?"
Curiosity sparked.
She'd picked her items already, so she watched the video, and something slowly started playing.
[For your beautiful skin.]
It started with a sweet voiceover.
Especially a husky tone rare in the gallery—her eyes went wide.
Next appeared a woman applying something to her face.
"How is her skin that white?"
Even to an elf famous for beauty, it was stunning.
Not quite childlike, yet cute; not fully adult either.
Her milky skin and subtle features stole the gaze.
Then the woman in the video stared silently at the screen.
She giggled softly, whispering like this.
[My skin got so soft thanks to the toner.]
Skin that pristine, you'd think she'd be cautious, but so bold.
'What the hell is that stuff?'
Elia found herself glued, then locked eyes with the model on screen.
The model, lotion freshly applied, gave a fresh eye smile and lightly shook her hair.
Then the closing tagline.
[Pure new product toner, made from natural extracts only.]
[Embrace your skin with purity from nature.]
"Whoa."
Elia gasped without thinking.
Beauty even an elf envied.
Suddenly, she wanted it too—curiosity surged.
"Now that I think, there was a new product up..."
Even Elia, who chugged True Dew thanks to her natural looks, got interested in cosmetics.
But when she checked the new product...
[Dokdo Toner 500ml 1pc] - 100 Crystals
Sold out.
"Argh!"
It had been sold out for a while.
*
The ad effect was insane.
"Will this really work?"
I'd half-assed it mimicking modern ads from memory.
Back then, I wondered if it'd even sell...
[Item sold out.]
Even after upping quantity tenfold, it sold out—proof right there.
A video in a medieval world without ads exploded with reactions.
Then an admin chat alert popped.
[Admin Chat]
Full-HP Elf: Judak! Judak!!
Judak*: ?
Full-HP Elf: (New product toner ad.jpg)
Full-HP Elf: Give me the new product too. Reward your unpaid slave pls.
Full-HP Elf: (Elf looking up with sparkling eyes.jpg)
About-to-Die Vampire: Judak, can I have some too?
"They're into it too, huh."
I gifted toner set aside for Paradak's share and turned to the gallery.
Post-ad, the gallery was pure chaos.
[Title: Lol thieves broke into my house too]
(Shelves full of fine gold stuff)
Fuck.
-? What? Everything's fine?
-Just bragging about being rich?
-Bitick does this shit lol so fucking annoying.
-What exactly got stolen?
ㄴAuthor) Motherfucker my lotion toner is gone.
ㄴLmao lololol
ㄴGold and treasures who cares, just give lotion lololol
Like a thief who left gold and crystals but stole lotion.
Demand far outstripped market supply.
Even trades of lotion for essentials happened.
And Penny played a key role.
"This actually sells just from that one line?"
"Of course it sold well."
"Humans are weird..."
Penny looked a bit disappointed.
She'd offered to help out of guilt for freeloading.
But she'd worried if it'd work.
I ruffled her hair roughly and said.
"Cake and castella for late-night snack tonight."
"Really? Yay!"
Meanwhile, the gallery was still burning with cosmetics hype.
-New Dokdo Toner review.
-Toner tastes decent too. Give mouth a shot not just skin.
-Toner taste review...jpg
-Unboxing delivered Dokdo Toner...jpg
-Skin dryness? Fuck off. Toner is god, I'm invincible.
"This much? Luxury strategy could work ongoing."
[Adding 100 lotions to market.]
[Item sold out.]
-Fuck!!!
-Surprise restock.
ㄴJudak feels impressive all over again.
-Open it up again... long-time plea...
ㄴJudak*) lol
ㄴLol? Lol?????
Of course, crystals kept pouring in nonstop.
Unlike before, these were sold for profit.
The influx scale felt totally different.
"I'm a famous rich guy now."
Emperor come out! Bourgeois come out!
First item sold purely for crystals was a huge success.
Drunk on the high, I overlooked an obvious fact.
-Fuck save us.
-North really fucked up.
ㄴNo badmouthing like that no no no.
ㄴFucked up x North got a bit colder so plants/animals froze o
ㄴThat's fucked up you idiot lololol
"Oh."
This is apocalypse backdrop.
Problems bursting anywhere anytime? Par for the course.
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Adrian North.
Former Isaac Duke territory.
Known for cold, strong independent streak.
-Cosmetics what elves?
-Focus on eating when belly full?
-Why born here of all places.
ㄴFr real respawn fucked.
Endless survival and combat.
Their focus: results from fertilizer I scattered before.
North already barren, rift terraforming wrecked soil.
[Title: It's sprouting...?]
(Frog cheering howl.jpg)
(Sprouting through barrenness.jpg)
Sprouted so posting lolololol
Judak you sly bastard!!!!! Punchable!!!!!
-No way it actually worked.
-Didn't you just replant harvested ones?
-Blizzard for days yet why perfectly grown?
-Wow almost all succeeded no failures ddddd
Even as gallery raged over cosmetics, they fixated on survival.
Plus nitrogen fertilizer enabled mass farming in harsh land.
-One drink~ nah you worked hard.
ㄴAnother round~
ㄴFuck post the story!!!!!
ㄴThis guy's drunk after two.
Then recently, problems hit there.
[Title: Hello. Does anyone know what this is?]
Author: Joy of Harvest
First time posting in gallery.
Searched everywhere no info so asking ㅠ
(Rift leaking cold air.jpg)
(Nearby fields/plants/animals slowly freezing.jpg)
Suddenly rift area got cold, everything froze ㅠㅠ
Anyone know why?
If so, tell me how to deal pls?
-Fuck what is that.
-Why's rift dot blue now?
-No time for questions, run dude.
Cold so harsh even tough northerners shivered.
Cold air from rift, no warning.
"New wave incoming?"
When I saw the post, I brushed it off.
Waves aren't rare—routine.
[Shop/Winter Gear]
[Wool Muffler (Korean Military)] - 8 points
[Cold Weather Mask] - 9 points
[Beanie] - 20 points
[Hot Pack 100g x20] - 9 points
Shop had all winter gear ready—easy prep.
-Always waves lol.
-Come at ya!
-Moment it comes, straight to seasoning spot.
Northerners, serious about survival, had solid instincts.
Waves like annual event.
Figured they'd prep and pass fine—then alert.
[Admin Chat]
About-to-Die Vampire: Judak be careful. Bad feeling.
Judak*: ? Just a wave tho?
About-to-Die Vampire: Weird energy.
About-to-Die Vampire: Totally different from before. Be careful.
"No way, even About-to-Die Vampire says this?"
Anyone else it'd be panic, but she ate mutant gorani.
If she senses something fierce, too late.
-Lol we're screwed.
-Uhaha fuck I'm ice queen.
-My hand (was).
-Hand frozen solid feet frozen rift idiot lololol
Like joke before, cold from rift instantly froze everything.