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

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Dimensional Item Specialty 24-Hour Friendly Market Episode 5

Episode 5. The Survival Method of the Supernatural (4)

It felt like 4 or 5 hours had passed since I started 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 don’t know which dimension it was being sold from, but there happened to be ‘Kitty Sweet Churu’ selling 10-piece bundles for 1 Gold.

I ripped him off by selling them at 1 Gold per piece, but Manti didn’t even care and bought 10 pieces 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!

Even if it didn’t seem like a huge profit, 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’ does for a living.

‘Not a bad start.’

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

Using skills by spending money without stats is a bit unpleasant, but it also feels 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.

In the Dimensional Market, I was too busy ripping off the cat to properly check the other skills.

Just as I was about to open the skill window, Sam-i spoke first.

[⁕ When 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 raise stats and skill levels.

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]

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 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 many more items with hidden abilities that people don’t even know about :)]

“That… actually… makes sense.”

I nodded reluctantly.

Well, 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]

‘Dimensional Door, that’s too straightforward.’

I scratched my chin while crossing the crosswalk.

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

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 Ember, and Leaves.

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

Thinking about the prosperous future that hasn’t even come yet made me feel motivated.

[⁕ The ‘Dimensional Door’ skill is extremely important for Open Market managers. I recommend raising its level 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 current permissions :)]

“Are you kidding me.”

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

I clicked my tongue lightly.

Anyway, the most in-demand items inside the tower are potions.

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

‘I should raise the level of Dimensional Door, which is the foundation.’

…However.

“Hey, Sam-i, but.”

I was forgetting something important.

To raise levels, I need to build proficiency.

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

When it said it can be used ‘within the Babel system’, it probably means I can only open the market when I enter the tower or Gates.

[⁕ That’s correct. When the level goes 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 squishy.”

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 on any floor of the Tower of Babel.”

It might not even be one hit.

I might die from a monster’s breath…

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

He spoke so confidently that I was speechless.

Come to think of it, there was one more skill.

[Merchant’s Mark (P)]

As I carefully read through the description, I unconsciously gaped.

“Whoa.”

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

‘Isn’t this amazing?’

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 Awakener grade 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 Awakener grade to rise.

Since it’s locked, I wondered if I could at least level up by myself…

Well, anyway, not having to worry about dying when entering the tower is very good news.

I hate dying.

No matter how harsh life is, I’d rather 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 when I get hit?”

[⁕ Yes :)]

“So cheerful, seriously.”

Pain is something I hate 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 the monthly rent alone after Brother died.

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

Perhaps this house itself, not the feather, might be 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 Awakener 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)

Babel demanded something too unreasonable from 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 time rolling over gets applause, the first steps get applause, so shouldn’t the first transaction also get applause if done just once?!

You give me a title that can only do 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 a purchasable item :)]

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 surrounding monthly rent prices had risen too much!

I gave up cleanly and sought 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’m only 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 onwards, 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 at the window floating before my eyes with a serious expression.

[> Available Purchase Items

“…Pretty modest.”

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

For these to do their part, 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 can you do with potions that get kicked around anyway.

“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 blankly, I hurriedly opened the search window.

And a few minutes later, I found a floor where I could instantly complete 100 transactions.

“…36th Floor.”

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

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