
- Hey, Zombie. Do you know what is most important when being guided?
“I want you to stop calling me Zombie.”
- That's the cost of tutoring.
We finished our business at Sangryun headquarters and left. It was right in the middle of the day, and the streets were crowded. Retired hunters are busy serving customers in restaurants and cafes.
There were a lot of completely empty shops among them as well. The shopkeeper was sitting empty with his mouth agape. The one who succeeds will succeed, and the one who does not succeed. It was cruel, but it was an irreversible fact of Babylon and the outside world.
and you just got tutoring fees. Let's see, so what's next?
“Mm. A good teacher? ”
-no. There's already one in front of you.
Bae Hu-ryeong spoke shamelessly. Without any change in his expression.
a great reference book! You need a textbook that will help you grow faster.
“Text book ..”
yep. Like skill tome or elixir. But there's no way you'll understand a skill tome even if you get it, k? So the only answer is to get that expensive potion.
This guy says the right thing in a rude way.
also, I don't deal with cheap elixirs. Why, is it an Alchemy Castle? There was a guild where doctors and pharmacists were registered. Get an elixir made only by their expert masters.
“Ek.”
I know where the shop is, so don't worry. There's something Marcus' grandfather used to do. If we get all the elixir there …
“W, Wait a minute.”
-hm? Wh why?
I lowered my voice as some people walked near me.
“... Isn't the elixir very expensive?
- Of course it is very expensive. If you hear the price, you'll be open.
Bae Hu-ryeong sneered.
should I tell you how much it costs?
“Let's listen.”
He whispered in my ear. My eyes widened after hearing the price. That's a very large number.
“Even if I pour everything I have, I only get 4 ?!”
-heehee. If we buy in bulk we can get 5 pieces. They know how to run a business. This is why doctors who know the taste of money are the scariest.
“A, it's too expensive..”
Kindness. I will be poor again. I thought I would be able to live comfortably since I got the first place lottery ticket.
-good. What can you do? That's because you lack the skills. Think of it all as your destiny, huh!
Bae Hu-ryeong's face hardened.
- Gong-ja's. Conceals.
“What?”
- Immediately.
His voice turned serious. I found myself behind a garbage can hearing his words. It was a trash can that the restaurant used to dispose of food waste. I pucker my nose.
“Why did you tell me to hide all of a sudden?”
- Careful. That's Marcus' grandfather.
“…”
I held my breath. Carefully, I peered over the trash can to look at the road. An old man with white hair tied back, ranked the current world with Detective’s Insight, Sword Saint, was walking a long way.
“If I get caught, it will suck.”
My heart is pounding. Is it because my nervousness was conveyed. Too much talk Bae Hu-ryeong shut her mouth for a while. The two of us hid behind a trash can holding our breath, staring at the Sacred Sword.
“... Once again.. silent..”.
Fortunately, he didn't seem to notice us. He muttered to himself as usual and headed somewhere.
Sheesh.
Bae Hu-ryeong grimaced at the sight of the Sacred Sword entering a building.
-tsk! It's the best shop.
Best shop?
elixirs, I'm talking about elixirs. The best creators set up shop there. Ugh, that's right! Everyone is just a drug dealer. We have to buy it there…!
Bae Hu-ryeong patted her leg. It's the first time I've seen this ghost really crazy. I was daydreaming beside him.
‘Using the same shop as Sword Saint is too dangerous. But, a good shop for potions.. ‘.
I am looking for the top ranking on my phone. There is a list starting from the first place.
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Rank 1. Sacred Sword/Affiliation: None
Rank 2. Black Dragon Witch/Affiliate: Black Dragon (Union Chief)
Rank 3. Counts/Affiliates: Merchant Union (United States Chairman)
Rank 4. Perverted Inquirer/Affiliate: Ten Thousand Shrines (Guild Master)
Rank 5. Venomous Snake/Affiliate: Chen Mu-mun (Chairman of Guild)
Rank 6. Babel Linguist/Affiliate: Manhak (Vice Chairman of the Union)
Rank 7. Kwangyeok Messenger/Affiliate: Gold Newspaper (Vice Chairman of the Union)
Ranked 8th Crusader/Affiliate: Civil Militia (Deputy Chairman of the Union)
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“Not here.”
I muttered to myself. Bae Hu-reyong reacted to my words.
-hm? What's not here? Your Luck?
“No. Actually contrary. ”
I'm very lucky.
“It may not cost as much as I thought.”
-what?
We only need to spend a penny to get the best potion.
I grinned.
Because I know a very good pharmacist.
We entered a dark alley.
– ... Is there an expert pharmacist here?
Bae Hu-ryeong complained, as if she could not believe it.
“This is not a skilled pharmacist, but the best pharmacist in history.”
just calm down with your lies. Why would someone like that live here?
“Ah, don't trust me if you don't want.”
I heard someone clicking their tongue from some angle. It seems like the hunters looking towards us have turned away. They probably thought I was a lunatic who saw me talking to myself. Although these people in harlem were the worst, they did not touch the mental patients. I grinned at myself.
‘What will happen if they know my wallet is full of gold coins?’
That's obvious. They will run towards me like wolves.
Of course, I do not plan on telling my wallet business to others. Smelling the scent of a rotting corpse, I went deeper into the alley. That's when I heard the sound of something tearing.
“T, Please, don't touch my experiment material!”
Young voice.
After which, someone spoke in a harsh tone.
“You've done this more than once now? What kind of shit are you throwing out! ”
“It's been half a year since the due date. You have to pay the price now. ”
I headed to where I heard the voices. In the middle of the winding road, there was an empty shop set up. That's where people fight.
“Ut. Me, If you take all the tools ... I really can't make a living .. ”
” Let's go, there's nothing to see anymore. Take everything!”
Gangsters with nice bodies put engines in their cars behind them. A young woman who looked to be in her mid-20s grabbed them to beg.
“One week! Please give me one more week. No, 5 more days.. ”.
“ One week it becomes one month and that month becomes half a year now! ”
As the gangsters left, the store owner fell to the floor without being able to protest. He extended his hand to the back car even as his knee was being scratched.
“There is still an incomplete liquid medicine..!”
“Ugh. Why we were captured by this crazy pharmacist. Women! I advise you, but never make medicine again! ”
The rear cars creaked and disappeared into the streets. Only the desperate women kneeling were left.
Including me, all the neighbors came out to watch. They whispered among themselves.
“Ck ck's. I think the store will fail. ”
“The medicine is too expensive. Why is one health potion 40 Gold? ”
“She thought business was easy because she was young.”.
Maybe he had heard the whispers
onlooker. The desperate shopkeeper turned his head towards them.
“E, Expensive? I only sell it at the original price! ”
He looks so pathetic. His hair stuck to his head like he hadn't shampooed for days. The glasses on his face looked like an antique. Even his voice is hoarse.
“Only our shop sells this type of medicines at this price in Babylon! Y, you should be grateful that I set up my shop here! Yes!”
“Ah, she is still not alive in reality.”
“Sheesh. What he thinks he better say that.. ”.
The spectators shook their heads and the crowd dispersed.
The shopkeeper who didn't look like he was still there.
“Oh... T, Wait. Since all of you are here, how about a bottle of health potion .. With my special potion, even a near-death hunter can come back to life. ”
“ME. I won't buy it, I won't.! ”
He tried to attract the attention of the audience, but it was too late. The water's been spilled. They cursed and disappeared.
“It has a very good effect..it is not a lie..”.
He fell to the ground.
-hey.
Bae Hu-ryeong muttered after seeing that ominous scene.
- What is the ‘’historical pharmacist you are talking about ... that loser?
“What would you do if it were?
I will sincerely worry about your well-being. Thinking, ah, this kid's brain must have become strange after dying 4000 times. And then I will introduce you to the best therapists in Babylon.
I grunt.
“You should have been worried about my well-being when I started seeing ghosts. The owner must be a history apothecary, so don't worry. ”
it's not the apothecary of history, it's the loser of history! You crazy bastard!
Bae Hu-ryeong spoke loudly but I ignored her. I walked towards the owner who was sitting on the floor.
“Excuse.”
“Uuh .?”
Dia menatapku. Dia tampak lebih menyedihkan dari dekat. Pakaiannya terlalu panjang untuknya. Tetapi karena dia mengenakan jas putih, Anda bisa tahu bahwa dia adalah seorang apoteker dan bukan seorang pengemis.
“Pemilik toko-nim. Anda masih menjual, kan? ”
Of course, this person was not a beggar. He was no ordinary apothecary either.
“If you are still selling, there is something I want to order.”
The Lord of Alchemy Castle.
He was an apothecary who would rise to Rank 5 status in the future.
Right now, he was out of the rankings, but he would definitely succeed.
“Tidak apa-apa jika agak mahal.”
“Ah Yes. Aye! Sure was! I can make you anything! ”
Color returned to his face. His store was on the verge of going bankrupt, but there were customers who said that they would buy expensive drugs.
“Eh, but how expensive are you talking about..?”.
“Hm.”
In the future, he is an apothecary that I did not even think of buying, but this time it is different.
“I want to buy about 20,000 Gold.”
“…”
He opened his mouth.
So what if he looks pathetic. To me, he looks like a goose laying golden eggs. And 100% percent pure gold!
I smile.
“What are you doing? You have to take the order, Shop-nim owner. ”
I will become your sickening habit now.