Ch 21
Chapter 21
He has no gunpowder, so what can he do when he’s in a situation where receiving quests does not earn money?
Leeha shook his head while imagining himself hitting the Golden Eagle with the butt of his musket.
But he can’t, he needs to buy and use it sparingly.
“First, I want to buy gunpowder and bullets,23 each.”
“Sniff, sniff.”
“Why are you doing that?”
“What is that. What is that smell?”
The bald general store owner who was leaning on the counter approached Leeha.
“That, that, I know that smell. You, where are you from?”
“What? I came from the restaurant. Oh, is it the smell of meat?” Leeha smelled himself but did not find anything strange at all. In embarrassment, he tried to step back, but the general store owner suddenly caught him.
“Why are you doing this?”
“No, that is not the smell of meat. It’s something more.”
“No, so, let’s talk about this first, this clothes are new. There should be a strange smell-”
“No, it’s not a bad smell. Hmm, hmm. It’s a delicious smell.”
It doesn’t smell like meat, but what smell?
The grocery store owner’s eyes seem to have turned. Leeha felt an eerie feeling, h can’t help but be nervous because the general store owner is drooling like a sick person.
The he remembered.
“Ah! Let me go.”
What did Annie say? Leeha opened the bag and took out what was inside.
“Is it this smell?”
“Oh oh! That’s it!’ That’s it! That! Where did you get it? What kind of bread smells like that?”
Bread with buwak herbs.
It is not simply sprinkled on top, but a deep aroma of bread that has been added from the dough and baked in the oven.
There was an explanation that the scent was good or that it was delicious, but it is only equivalent to one meal. It didn’t have a special effect like Madame Lou’s lunch box, so Leeha tried to save it for later when he got hungry.
‘I think this is what means for a person who likes bread to flip over.’
Come to think of it, the grocery store owner was constantly eating bread even when we first met, right?
Leeha finally understood Annie’s words.
‘If I understand it, I have to use it.’
“It’s a very special bread. I don’t know if you know what buwak herb is, but you can’t get it even if you go to the bakery right now. I saved it for you! Because I got it.”
“Buwak herbs, ah, yes. I’ve heard of it. It’s not even for sale. How about- no, that’s okay. Ho, can’t you just give me a little?”
‘Is this what it looks when someone flips over?’
“It’s so precious, I can’t give you some. I only have this to eat.”
“Then sell it! What if you sell it? Yes? I’ll give you 50 copper.”
“What the. What can you do with 50 copper? You said you couldn’t get buwak herbs. You have to pay at least 5 silver.”
500 copper per bread, the expression of the half-bald owner turned sharp.
“No way! Why don’t you just rob me blind? I won’t buy it, I won’t eat it.”
The general store owner turned his head.
“Ah, is that so? Then I can’t help it. Please give me some gunpowder.”
Leeha again wrapped the bread in a wrapper and put it in his bag, and sighed a little.
“A bargaining trigger.”
[The bargaining skill has been activated.]
[The probability of the opponent being persuaded increases by 21%.]
“Please give me gunpowder as soon as possible.”
“Ah, gunpowder.”
The half-bald owner kept glancing at Leeha’s direction while he was while organizing things under the table. Because of that, his hands continued to sway.
The boss’ eyes turned. In the midst of his anxiety, Leeha sighed and looked at him. The boss looked like he will weep any moment now.
It seems that he was shocked by the words that he might never try the bread again before his life is over.
“Okay, okay.”
The boss raised his head and looked at Leeha, eyes with expectation.
“Then can you change it to 70 pieces each.”
“Oh! Yes Is that really all right?”
“But.”
“But?”
“You need to introduce me to your supplier.”
“Hmm... ...
The general store owner is also a merchant with high artificial intelligence.
There is no way he can’t calculate. Handing over gunpowder and ammunition that are not sold anyway to Leeha! Additionally, he will be leaving Candle Castle soon, so it won’t hurt to introduce him to the supplier.
Besides, isn’t it something that he was not able to sell in the first place?
In addition, not even a single copper is lost, so it will feel like he had earned 5 silver for some reason.
As for Leeha?
He will get the maximum amount of gunpowder and ammunition, and establish his own supply route through the supplier. Even though he couldn’t get money, the money he will get was meant to be spent on gunpowder anyway, so his purpose will be accomplished! It is much more profitable if you think about it on the long run.
The general store owner reached his hands out.
“Okay.”
“It’s a good deal.”
[Skill-Bargaining level has risen to 4.]
Tiring, looking at the notification window, Leeha smiled.
“Huyu-woo.”
Leeha removed the helmet for the virtual reality connector.
“Did you eat? Have you been playing all day?”
“Yes, I already ate. I took a short break in the middle. Don’t worry.”
He moved his body to the wheelchair, supported by his mother.
‘I took a break? Of course it is a lie. Rather than taking a break in the middle, I stayed connected all day until I felt a user call.’
It’s already dinner, if Leeha was like everyone else, he might have said that it’s only evening, but he felt like the time was faster in game.
As soon as he disconnected from Middle Earth, he felt inconvenienced. He wanted to fix his two uncomfortable legs as soon as possible.
‘Kek, the last deal was a real jackpot.’
Leeha moved to the table by pushing his wheelchair. The well-prepared dinner in the table entered his eyes.
“Oh? You already prepared everything?”
“It seemed like my son was busy, so I called you after preparing everything.”
“It must have been hard as you just came from work, you should have called me.”
“No, no. Let’s eat quickly.”
Leeha who was feeling happy just before, immediately felt guilty-
“Why do you look like that in front of the food? Don’t worry, eat.”
Leeha’s mother, who knew him well, turned on the TV. He wanted to make his mom’s heart bright and cheerful even for a little.
“Haha, yes mom. Just a little more and I will be able to earn money, so please wait.”
“What are you talking about. Don’t be push yourself too much and just stay healthy.”
“Oh, it’s delicious. After all, mom’s cooking is the best.”
There is no way that Leeha didn’t know how his mother feel. He didn’t feel good, but he smiled neatly and lifted his spoon.
[Hello, this is “Middle Earth Today”, I’m Reporter Han Kyunghee! What do we have today-]
Leeha heard something among the channels he was passing by.
“Oh, mom! Can you turn on that channel, that channel again.”
“Yes? O-okay.”
(To be continued...)