episode_0010

The country that benefited the most from the emergence of the auction house was unexpected.

The Dwarf nation. Terrein. They were the ones who benefited the most.

“The world has become better! This era is calling out to our Dwarves!”

“That’s right!”

Two Dwarf men clinked their beer glasses at the tavern.

Clank!

With a cheerful sound, the beer spilled slightly, but the Dwarves didn’t pay it any mind.

It wasn’t a day to worry about spilling a little beer.

Today was a joyful day for eating and drinking until death!

They brushed off the minor spill easily.

“We may not know who the newcomer is, but if they come to our Terrein, I’d like to raise a toast to them!”

“Hehehe! The newcomer could be one of our Dwarves.”

“Just the fact that they opened an auction house is suspicious!”

With the economic situation of the Dwarves improving significantly, smiles filled their faces.

The Gallery Auction House.

A counter where all the items in the world could be sold, and the Dwarves could make lucrative deals.

“Farewell, poverty! Farewell, the era without newcomers!”

The Dwarves had been living in suffering until now.

Being stuck in the southeastern part of the continent and in a forested area, the distribution costs were high.

No, they were extremely high.

Most of the profits were cut down by distribution costs to the point of being the worst.

Still, there was no other way for the Dwarves to survive.

Their specialty products were industrial goods. Weapons, armor, jewelry, agricultural tools, and more.

They had to trade to make a living.

That’s why Terrein, the country that suffered losses while exporting, was the one that survived.

Without going through the Merchant Guild of Tesuer Empire, it was difficult to even sell.

And trading with the closest Osen Kingdom?

Located to the north, Osen was a country of the Maekju, whom the Dwarves despised.

They would rather bite their tongues and die! It was absolutely impossible.

They were barbaric!

They didn’t understand the heart of a Dwarf who revered equipment!

So the Dwarves had no choice.

“Heh.”

Despite the many complaints, the Dwarves endured.

The horse training skills of the Tesuer Empire were unmatched by others.

But that was all in the past.

Thanks to the auction system that emerged in the gallery, they were freed from all those constraints.

“We are free! We will not be slaves to distribution!”

“Heh…! Excluding distribution costs, even if we sell cheaply, we make a profit! How much did we suffer to match the prices…!”

“That’s right. We didn’t know how good it was because of that.”

With increased profits, they could now drink plenty of cold beer!

They were so grateful.

One of the Dwarves who was laughing and shouting murmured.

“I want to do something to show my gratitude…”

He wanted to express his gratitude to the newcomer.

What would be a suitable gift?

He pondered for a moment and then nodded.

Anything made by a Dwarf was a luxury. That would be a good gift.

He called his colleagues over to convey his opinion.

“I’m thinking of making something as a token of gratitude to the newcomer. What do you think?”

“What kind of thing are you thinking of making?”

“Since we want the newcomer to live long, we should make something that corresponds to that!”

“Something easy to carry… and that can protect one’s life.”

“Hey! Valin! Come here!”

The Dwarf artisans gathered and began to voice their opinions in their respective fields.

The project seemed to have grown bigger than expected.

Well, it should be fine.

The Dwarf who led the project casually brushed it off and suggested what item to make.

It was a gift to express infinite gratitude to the newcomer.

He just wanted to give the best gift possible.

“Then, how about making it according to this blueprint?”

“Oh, that sounds good.”

“It’s a bit tricky… but can we achieve this level of craftsmanship through gem cutting, Scottlin?”

“Are you underestimating me? Just lie down and drink your beer.”

“I’ll take care of the engraving.”

“If we spend a few days emptying our minds and creating, we should come up with some decent items, so let’s each make time for it!”

What started as a casual idea led to the creation of remarkable items.

When the dwarves got excited about crafting.

The gallery was still captivated by cola.

It was a black liquid that shocked demons, made humans faint, and received high praise from the elves.

Title) Let’s Pour More Cola

Please.

-Please give me cola.

-More cola!!!!!

“Did these guys die without drinking cola?”

Ah. They’ve lived without cola.

As a modern person who has been drinking cola since birth, it was a bit hard to understand.

A life without cola? If you’re dead, you’re dead. How can you live without it? Now I understand.

“Hmm. Should we try something other than cola now?”

Cola is a beverage that can’t help but succeed.

Didn’t they sell black water for 100 years on Earth?

When you think of black water, cola comes to mind before oil, showing its name value.

If they sold cola… wouldn’t it be okay to sell another beverage that matches it?

After contemplating, they chose cider from the list.

If you sell black water, you should also sell white water.

“But with this, will there be time to manage the gallery?”

Time at the auction house was more consuming than expected, making the schedule tight.

Although it was much better than when they operated the minor gallery, considering that such functions would increase in the future… improvements were needed.

Let’s sell the cider first and then think about what to do next.

Just as they were about to choose zero cider to sell, a message popped up.

【The level of the auction house has increased!】

“…Huh?”

The auction house had levels?

This World Gallery

-Management Level: 3

-Auction House Level: 2

-Points: 34034

【Weapons】

【Armor】

【Accessories】

【Consumables】

【Food】

【Others】

“…What’s this new thing?”

They decided to first check what had changed.

***

A few days after the cola craze started at the gallery.

The foreshadowing of the gallery in This World – where familiarity led to the loss of preciousness – began to unfold.

Title) Aren’t you getting a bit tired of cola now?

If you’re tired, drop out ㅋㅋ

-Don’t drink it yourself ㅋㅋ

-I drank your cola too ㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋ One less competitor~

Of course, most people were still thirsty for cola.

-I don’t know, but I think I need to drink about 5 more colas to find out…

-I need 10…

-I think I need to drink 3 glasses every day to know for sure ㅇㅇ

-I mix cola with alcohol, so it doesn’t get boring ㅋㅋㅋ

-Why would you do that to cola???

-Mix it 1:1 with Balen 28-year-old ㅇㅇ

-Wow ㅋㅋ It’s surprisingly delicious

-Is this okay?

-I thought I was getting tired of cola, but I’m not at all?

-It doesn’t get boring if you eat it with french fries

-It doesn’t get boring even if you eat it with meat ㅋㅋㅋ

-Cola is the drink of the gods, and Judtak is a god ㅇㅇ…

Title) But can’t cola be sold all the time?

It’s kind of pitiful that Judtak has to manually sell it every day.

-If you leave the cola to me, I’ll sell it for you

-I can sell cola too, leave it to me

-I’ve been in the market business for 23 years, so I can do it

-I’ve been a home security guard for 3 years, is it possible?

-The home security guard has some serious specs ㅇㅇ;;

The topic of cola was constantly brought up in the gallery.

However, the most important topic was already decided.

-Isn’t it too hard to drink cola?

Let’s compete with others to buy cola.

But if we don’t drink it, did they put drugs in this drink? It’s so exciting and reminiscent.

It didn’t really affect my daily life, but I just wanted to drink cola.

Title) Did they put drugs in the cola?

Yeah.

There are no drug ingredients.

This time the elves analyzed it and said there are no drug ingredients.

They said something that gives a sweet taste and a brain-awakening effect is 1%, the rest is water.

Is that possible?

It must be since they sell it, lol.

WTF, how do they do that?

It’s not drugs, but analysis shows that drinking too much cola is not good.

They said you can drink up to 3 glasses a day.

What happens if you drink 4 glasses?

You feel even better than with 4 glasses.

Haha, going to feel even better with 5 glasses, lol.

Exactly, lol.

It’s not necessarily bad, but it doesn’t seem to be good either. If you feel any discomfort, drink moderately.

That seems right, yeah.

If your body feels off while drinking, just go to church to get fixed, all good.

The church is not a place of resurrection.

Priests wailing, lol.

Even these bastards can’t fix it at church, lol.

It’s not drugs, but it’s not such a great drink.

Thanks to the research-crazy elves, a lot of information circulated in the gallery.

Cola should be consumed moderately.

But as long as you drink moderately, there shouldn’t be a problem, right?

In the end, cola consumption increased again, and there was plenty for the auctioneer to do.

Title) When are they selling cola this time?

Yeah?

Don’t know…

Maybe they ran out of heart medicine this time. They weren’t selling even when desperate.

It’s been about an hour since they disappeared from the gallery; they might be managing the auction house.

Yeah, managing the auction house seems intense.

Title) Do the fat cats not manage the auction house?

─Demon Lord) I have the authority, but they told me not to~~ So it’s just me doing it alone, yaaay~~! ><☆

Heheh, damn, lol.

If it were me, I would track this guy down and give him a sweet night, lol.

─Hero) We only manage the gallery! Recruiting parties on the side! Hero party recruiting ongoing!

Stop gathering, damn, lol.

Actually, this guy isn't planning to gather a party, right? lol

At this point, it's just enjoying party recruitment, lol.

– Plant Druid) Auction House Management… Looks very difficult… Just cheering.

-The elder is quietly sitting…

-The elder doesn't have to manage the gallery either.

-Going to water the plants…

-S**t, what's with the elderly respect hahaha

-Plant Druid) I'm not an old man!!

-Grandma, I'm hungry.

-??? : You're hungry???????

-(Table leg broken meme.jpg)

-Wow, what a dogged old lady hahaha

-Hahaha, what's with the grandma image hahaha

-If you watch this guy grow plants all day, it feels like being at grandma's house hahaha

-Turn on the gallery during the holidays and read his posts, then you won't have to go to grandma's house hahaha

-For real hahaha

Title) So when is the cola coming…

-For real…

-I'm tired…

-I'm cold… Jooddak… Where are you…

-The cola is missing its ingredients…

To the extent that there are people who buy cola to resell it. Supply can't keep up with demand.

Even if you predict the demand and raise it, prediction is just a prediction. There are limits.

Even if you know the number of people in the gallery, they sell out quickly, so there was nothing we could do.

Gallery users who had been begging for cola for a long time suddenly noticed something strange.

Title) Cola is here!!!!!!!!!!!

-For real?

-Not a hoax, no no

-Really? Is this for real?

Title) Cola is here but

Title: Unlimited Purchase of Cola;

"What, 6 for 1 silver..?"

ㄴ"Is this for real? LOL"

ㄴ"What the heck LOL"

ㄴ"Looks like the cola supply is increasing LOL"

Title: Had to check if it was real, clicked 1000 times and got screwed

ㄴ"LOL"

ㄴ"Looks like the whole neighborhood will have to drink cola LOL"

ㄴ"I'm already giving them out around here…"

ㄴ"Why not just ignore and leave it?"

ㄴ"If you don't claim it, the items disappear after 3 days…"

ㄴ"For real? Oh, didn't know that"

Title: How did this happen?

"???"

ㄴ"Exactly"

ㄴ"What did you do?"

ㄴ"This is possible LOL"

"Exactly. This is happening," muttered Judak while looking at the gallery.

Suddenly, a message popped up, revealing several new functions.

【Exchange Auction House Commission for Admin Points】

– Exchange commission for admin points.

– 50 silver: 1 point exchange.

– Unlock function: 10,000 points.

【Auto Registration of Auction House Items】

– Automatically list designated items on the auction house.

– Unlock function: 10,000 points.

"…This is good, right?"

In reality, the sales commission was overflowing.

Although it amounted to nearly 10 billion in Earth currency, it was of no help in trolling.

Instead of unlocking two functions, 20,000 points were spent, but it was worth it.

'Oh.'

Points were quickly accumulating after unlocking.

All commissions were converted to admin points…!

Points were then exchanged back for cola and cider.

"Wow. Points are multiplying."

He listed cola on the auction house.

He put up a pack of 6 for 1 silver, and did the same for cider.

And then he immediately wrote a post on the gallery.

─Judak

Title: Listing Cola ㅇㅇ

Also listing cider ㅇㅇ;

ㄴ"Cider? What's this?"

ㄴ"Wow LOL, it's really refreshing when you drink it? But is this for real? 6 for one silver?"

ㄴ"Why are 6 becoming 1 silver?"

ㄴ"What the heck LOL"

ㄴ"Are they suddenly giving out 6 times more?"

ㄴ"Unlimited quantity and 6 times event; Judak, are you not doing business tomorrow?"

ㄴJudak) ㄴNo

ㄴ"Wow LOL"

ㄴ"Judak!! Judak!! Judak!! Judak!! Judak!! Judak!! Judak!! Judak!!"

Title: Judak oppa… How far should I go to show you?

(Bashfully covering the abdomen with hands Elf.jpg)

ㄴ"Wow LOL"

ㄴ"Now it's not an elf, LOL, the elf is revealing itself LOL"

ㄴ"I can't stand this LOL"

ㄴ"You can see the golden fur?"

ㄴ"If you ask for sex, she'll probably do it LOL"

ㄴ"For real LOL"

ㄴ"Weren't elves supposed to be strict?"

ㄴ"Not for you, apparently"

ㄴ"Damn, really?"

ㄴ"If a man thinks an elf is okay, they'll be together for life"

ㄴJudak) Upload it. I'll be the only one to see it.

ㄴ"Can you do it?"

ㄴ"Do you think it's possible LOL?"

ㄴ"Damn LOL, can you upload it privately? LOL"

ㄴ"Do you use the gallery alone? LOL"

While the Elf's innocent hip bones were heating up the gallery, another post was uploaded.

Title: Lustful Yellow-bellied Scoundrels.

(Sexy Dark Elf eyes and butt.jpg)

"You act mature in front, but you're lewd behind the scenes.

Our Dark Elves are always confident."

ㄴ"Wow LOL"

ㄴ"The Dark Elf's eyes and butt are no joke"

ㄴJudak) I want to grow up to be a Dark Elf! I want to grow up to be a Dark Elf! I want to grow up to be a Dark Elf! I want to grow up to be a Dark Elf!

ㄴ"What is this guy doing LOL"

ㄴ"LOL, how do you grow up to be a Dark Elf LOL"

ㄴ"Isn't he already a Dark Elf?"

ㄴ"Actually, isn't he an elf? For real LOL"

The gallery was peaceful once again today.

A peaceful gallery, but…

"…You think you can identify the people at the auction house? How naive. Do you think I'll fall for your tricks?"

With a sneer, someone logged into the auction house.