24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 5

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24-Hour Friendly Market Specializing in Dimensional Items Episode 5

Episode 5. Supernatural Survival Methods (4)

It felt like 4 or 5 hours had passed while progressing through the Tutorial Quest, but when I actually came out, only 30 minutes had gone by.

I was even among the faster ones to clear it.

This was all thanks to Manti, who deserved this year’s Good Cat Award.

As soon as he tasted one bite of churu, his eyes went wild and he requested to buy everything.

I didn’t know which dimension it was being sold from, but there happened to be ‘Kitty Sweet Churu’ selling 10-piece bundles for 1 gold each.

I ripped him off by selling them at 1 gold per piece, but Manti didn’t even care and bought 10 of them on the spot.

“As expected, he was quite loaded.”

Starting with the basic 100 gold, I came out with 108 gold!

8 gold means 80,000 won!

It might not seem like a huge profit, but at least I avoided going into the red, so it wasn’t a bad start.

Though I still don’t know what a ‘Dimensional Market Manager’ actually does for a living.

‘Not a bad start.’

Having accomplished one thing, my steps felt a bit lighter.

Using skills by spending money without stats isn’t exactly pleasant, but it does give me a sense of being different from others.

‘Let me check out the other skills first.’

Since it’s an unheard-of title, there’s no information available at all.

I was too busy ripping off the cat at the dimensional market to properly check the other skills.

I was about to open the skill window when Sam-i spoke first.

[⁕ When your skill proficiency increases, the level goes up and you can use more functions :)]

“Proficiency?”

Usually, you’re supposed to gain stat points through Quests and use them to level up stats and skills.

Of course, since I don’t have stats, I’m an exception to that rule.

In the end, it means you have to practice a lot to improve, which is no different from reality.

I muttered while walking past the tower toward home.

“Let me check the other skills first.”

Since I’ve confirmed the Repair skill, I need to properly check the other three skills I was given.

[Item Appraisal Lv.1]

You can appraise an item’s basic information and hidden abilities.

[⁕ Among items obtainable from the Tower of Babel and Gates, there are unidentified items whose hidden abilities haven’t been appraised :)]

Sam-i immediately added an explanation.

But there was something I didn’t understand.

“I’ve never even heard of unidentified items before?”

It’s been 10 years since Awakened ones appeared, and countless data has been accumulated in South Korea, but I’ve never heard anything about items having hidden abilities.

[⁕ Without an appraisal skill, you can’t check them, so there are probably far more items with hidden abilities that people don’t even know about :)]

“That… actually… makes sense.”

I nodded reluctantly.

Right, even if something is hidden, it’s useless if you don’t know that fact itself.

“Show me the next skill too.”

[Dimensional Door Lv.1]

You can open doors leading to other dimensions. More functions can be used within the Babel System. Only inanimate objects can be traded.

‘Dimensional Door, that’s way too straightforward.’

I scratched my chin while crossing the crosswalk.

This is probably the skill I’ll use most frequently.

It’s also the skill that best suits my title of being able to bring and sell items from other dimensions.

Like the dimensional market on the 75th Floor that I saw when I went to clear the tutorial.

‘I guess when the level goes up, I can trade other things too.’

I swallowed my saliva thinking about the money I earned today.

Right now I only have 3 selling slots and can only buy things like spring water, fire embers, and leaves.

But if I level up, I’ll be able to buy more diverse items in larger quantities, and maybe I can earn a fortune in no time?

Thinking about this prosperous future that hasn’t even come yet filled me with motivation.

[⁕ The ‘Dimensional Door’ skill is extremely important for an Open Market Manager. I recommend leveling it up first 🙂 At level 2, you can receive supplies from creators and sell them exclusively.]

“Oh, like wholesale? That sounds good. What about the next level?”

[⁕ That’s difficult to confirm with your current authorization level :)]

“Are you kidding me.”

If you’re going to tell me, tell me everything. How petty.

I clicked my tongue lightly.

Anyway, potions are in highest demand inside the tower.

To earn a lot of gold with just 3 selling slots, I need to keep doing Quests to increase slots and…

‘I should level up the basic Dimensional Door skill first.’

…However.

“Hey, Sam-i, but.”

I was forgetting something important.

To level up, I need to build proficiency.

To build proficiency, I need to frequently open Dimensional Door… meaning I need to open the market often.

Saying it can be used ‘within the Babel System’ probably means I can only open the market when I’m inside the tower or gates.

[⁕ That’s correct. When you level up, you’ll be able to open the market outside the tower too, so it’ll become more convenient :)]

No, that’s not the important part.

“I’m a glass cannon.”

I have no stats.

The only floor I can safely go to right now is the Tutorial Floor.

What could I possibly sell to the newbies staying on the Tutorial Floor!

“Right now, I’d die from just one hit no matter which floor of the Tower of Babel I enter.”

Maybe not even one hit.

I might die from a monster’s breath…

[⁕ You don’t need to worry about that. Stats are unnecessary for Awakened ones with the Open Market Manager title 🙂 Please check the ‘Merchant’s Mark’ skill.]

He spoke so confidently that I was left speechless.

Come to think of it, I had one more skill.

[Merchant’s Mark (P)]

You are registered in the Babel System as a merchant, not an Awakened. Merchants can only visit floors that are open or scheduled to open in their designated area. Additionally, you can communicate with all beings inside the Tower, and beings inside the Tower will not attack you.

As I carefully read the description, my mouth dropped open without realizing it.

“Whoa.”

No matter how many times I read it again, this is really…

‘Isn’t this totally sweet?’

I’m basically a freeloader right now.

Not just any freeloader, but a well-seasoned freeloader who doesn’t have to worry about dying even when entering the Tower!

[⁕ The reason your Awakened rank is locked is also because the passive skill ‘Merchant’s Mark’ is currently applied :)]

“Tsk, is that so?”

‘That’s a bit disappointing.’

I’d better not expect my Awakened rank to rise.

Since it was locked, I thought maybe I could at least level up by myself…

Well, anyway, the fact that I won’t die even if I enter the Tower is very good news.

I hate dying.

No matter how harsh life is, I want to live as long as possible and peacefully finish my remaining years, not die inside a Gate where even my corpse can’t be found.

‘…Like Brother.’

I shook off the unnecessary sentimentality and asked casually.

“But does it hurt if I get hit?”

[⁕ Yes :)]

“So cheerful, seriously.”

Pain is unpleasant in a different way.

I shouldn’t feel relieved just because I won’t die.

As I swallowed my anger and hurried my steps, I had arrived in front of my house before I knew it.

The house where I struggled to pay rent alone after Brother died.

Even that contract is ending, so I need to prepare to move.

Maybe this house itself, not the feather, is Brother’s last trace.

I let out a deep sigh and opened the door.

‘Anyway, I should try entering the Tower.’

If I had been an Awakened with stats, I would have gotten a job instead of entering the Tower.

“Haah…”

Thinking about entering the Tower made me feel overwhelmed.

That’s when it happened.

Ding!

[Title Job Quest (2)

Complete 100 transactions inside the Tower.

However, duplicate sales are not recognized and Intermediate Stations are excluded.

Reward: Additional sales slot opening, ‘Dimensional Door’ skill proficiency increase]

Babel was asking too much of me.

“Are you serious?”

I frowned deeply and asked back.

Anger began to surge up.

I mean, normally for a first Quest, wouldn’t succeeding just once be praiseworthy?

I’m no different from a newborn who awakened less than a week ago.

The first roll-over gets applause, the first steps get applause, so shouldn’t the first transaction also get applause if I do it just once?!

You give me a title where all I can do is business, then tell me to make 100 transactions – does that make sense?!

“Why don’t you just tell me to buy the Tower instead?”

[⁕ The Tower is not an item available for purchase :)]

I gave the middle finger to the notification window that annoyingly butted in.

“I won’t do it, I won’t!”

Even if you give me a Quest, if I don’t do it, that’s the end of it!

* * *

“Hmm, I should go next week.”

I was too poor to rebel.

While I was raising my Carrot Market manner temperature, the rent prices in the area had gone up too much!

I gave up cleanly and looked for a solution.

“First, up to the 25th Floor won’t work.”

The lower floors that individuals challenge have no merit.

Even if I go once, I’d only be selling to one person.

What I’m aiming for is the 26th Floor and above, where many people have to move together.

Among those, somewhere I can minimize Tower visits and trade with 100 people.

From the 26th Floor onward, group raids are common.

As the floors reset periodically, it was a system where raid teams were deployed every time to obtain newly generated resources.

“Where should I go…?”

I seriously pondered while keeping open Babel Wiki, everyone’s encyclopedia and this era’s guide.

What scenarios are given for each floor is all shared on Babel Wiki.

Among those, choosing which floor is my biggest concern.

Of course, I’ve already decided what to sell.

If there’s one item people trade most inside the Tower, it’s potions.

I stared seriously at the window floating before my eyes.

[> Available Purchase Items

– D-Grade Health Potion (10 pieces) 1G

– C-Grade Health Potion 1G

– C-Grade Mana Potion 1G]

“…Pretty modest.”

It’s a very small and weak list with nothing to boast about.

For these to do their job, they’d need to sleep and grow for a few more nights.

But with my current level, this is the maximum I can buy and sell.

I only have 108 gold left.

Well, what could I possibly do with potions that get kicked around?

“Ah, come to think of it.”

It’s academic consensus that even mouse holes have sunny days.

“There was a floor with an ‘Infinite Raid’ scenario, right?”

Muttering absentmindedly, I hurriedly opened the search window.

And a few minutes later, I found the floor where I could complete 100 transactions in an instant.

“…36th Floor.”

Like a lie, there was a floor that was perfect for me.

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