Surviving as the Terminally Ill Young Lady of the North Sea Ice Palace - Chapter 49

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Chapter 49
Ah! Not that I’m trying to extort anything.
I just want to see what our combined budgets add up to!
“…….”
But unfortunately, this pretty-faced young master was essentially penniless.
Unlike Yak Seon, who’d come to Hua Shan as an official disciple, he’d simply shown up to take the exam on his own and planted himself here—so all he possessed were a few coins.
“Looks like I’ll have to resort to ‘that method’…….”
I was about to pull out my trump card.
“Um, so……you mean we’re supposed to go outside the Academy to buy Medicine Ingredients……?”
Eun Hyeon, still uncertain, posed the question.
Right—I hadn’t explained this to him.
“Yeah. Luoyang’s a major city, after all. There must be pharmacies there, or merchant caravans from Sichuan, right? They’d sell you Medicine Ingredients for coin, wouldn’t they? That’s probably how Yak Seon got theirs.”
Eun Hyeon had the mindset of throwing money at a problem to solve it.
It seemed he’d never even considered stepping outside the Academy or doing anything unconventional.
Sigh—weeds you could gather from within the Academy grounds.
I mean, if he’d asked me to bring a harmless blue mushroom or something, I’d have honestly gone and dug it up myself.
But didn’t Yak Seon cheat first?
Then it’s an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.
There’s no choice but to play by the same rules.
“So? Not a bad idea, right?”
“…….”
Only then did Eun Hyeon’s mouth fall slightly open as he stared at me.
“I see. So such a method existed.”
Well, now that you understand, help me figure out how to get the money.
I didn’t have much cash myself.
Baek Ung Dae Ju had given me a few silver taels as emergency funds.
Since he’d said there’d be no reason to spend money inside the Academy, I hadn’t taken more than he offered.
“So how should we get the money? Borrow it……?”
“Earn it.”
There were plenty of rich disciples in the Academy, even if not rich Medicine Ingredients.
And there was no need to humble myself by borrowing anyway.
I had a rare item in my possession that those types would covet.
“By selling this.”
I pulled out the Sangongdok Antidote I’d been saving.
“That is……?”
“The Sangongdok Antidote. I found one in the Jangchang Hall as my share, and obtained another after a bout with Peng Ho.”
Originally, I’d planned to sell one within ten days of admission, when the discomfort from Internal Energy Loss would be most acute.
I wasn’t sure how expensive Medicine Ingredients were.
But it seemed likely I’d have reason to leave the Academy like this more than once.
I wanted to secure enough money now.
“Before the value drops, I was going to put it up for auction. Today’s perfect for it. Could you give notice to the Jijeong Hall? Tell anyone who didn’t manage to get an antidote that if they’re interested in bidding, they should come to the front of the Inbon Hall by Hai Hour.”
“Ah…….”
Didn’t he know I had this?
Was he upset that I hadn’t handed it over to him when he struggled against Myeong Gyeong, or was he just surprised I was sitting on something valuable?
Eun Hyeon’s expression became strangely subtle.
Hmm, but you shouldn’t give friends overly expensive gifts anyway.
Besides, he did help.
“Just make sure to promote it to anyone who looks like they have money. I’ll head to the Cheonmyeong Hall myself.”
Once I urged him along, he was quick to get moving again.
No flexibility, but the boy certainly listens well.
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I did have a small worry about entrusting promotion to a friendless fellow.
But since the main bidding candidates were in the Cheonmyeong Hall anyway, I headed there.
First candidate: Namgung A Yeong.
Namgung Min and that tall follower whose name I didn’t know had both already secured their Internal Energy.
But she alone, bearing the Namgung name, was still struggling without it—so her pride must be taking quite a hit.
“What……? You have an antidote?”
“Didn’t you know? Didn’t Namgung Min tell you?”
Surprisingly, when I announced the auction news, Namgung A Yeong started visibly.

No, I fought Peng Zhong-gyeol right in front of multiple students!
Even if Eun Hyeon wasn’t there, Namgung Min actually fought alongside me—yet he didn’t mention it to his relatives.
And candidate number two: Pung Seung.
“Of course I’ll participate in the auction! How much do you need?!”
His mouth was slick with speculation about the Ice Technique.
Like Namgung A Yeong, he’d made no impression on anyone at the Academy in martial prowess.
Some distant connection through the Morong Clan—a friend of a friend’s friend, or something like that.
It was unclear how they even knew each other, but the way he’d obtained an Admission Plaque and come to Cheonmu Academy spoke volumes.
His family clearly had enough wealth to give the Morong Clan substantial sums.
“Ah, Young Master Peng. I have a favor to ask.”
“S-you’re speaking to me, young lady?”
I caught Peng Ho as well and asked him to spread the word.
There might be wealthy buyers I didn’t know about.
If I only told the potential candidates, they wouldn’t bring in any competitors.
“Understood! I’ll tell all my fellow disciples in Cheonmyeong Hall right away!”
Ah, a good friend indeed.
Thanks to him, Cheonmyeong Hall was quickly sorted.
Inbon Hall had so few people to begin with that spreading the word wasn’t difficult either.
“An auction? That sounds fun.”
Gu Won Ui, who’d been making something with So Woon in the dining hall, showed interest when he heard the news.
He offered to gather all the boys himself.
Thanks to that, I only had to visit the room where Dan Li Hyang and Jeong Ha Rin were staying to tell them in person.
“You have extra Sangongdok Antidote?”
“Yes. If you’re interested, come out to that spot in a little while.”
Dan Li Hyang was utterly shocked and rushed back into her room to find her money.
The ones who’d seen it must have kept their mouths shut quite well.
That explained why there hadn’t even been an attempt at pickpocketing.
And so I announced the auction to both dormitories.
Even though there was less than half a double-hour until curfew for Cheonmyeong Hall and Jijeong Hall, quite a number of students came.
“Miss Seol! Please, please, please sell it to me! I feel like I’m dying!”
I’d wondered if Jijeong Hall would even have a serious bidder.
But there was a student who, having watched me obtain an antidote right before his eyes last time, had bid up to thirty taels.
A Secular Disciple of the Gongdong Sect named Wi Jong Haeng.
The moment I heard his introduction, I immediately raised him to candidate number three.
It was for the same reason as Pung Seung.
Unlike True Mountain Disciples, who underwent strict discipline and training at their sect’s headquarters, Secular Disciples earned their livelihood in the secular world and provided financial support to their sect.
If someone like that was here at the Academy, it meant one thing—they had money.
Unless they were more skilled in martial arts than a True Mountain Disciple, that is.
“Sell it to me! The Hebei Peng Clan will not forget such kindness!”
A branch of the Peng family? The large boy who’d been accompanying Peng Ho also stepped forward quite eagerly.
Fine. You’re candidate number four.
“What’s going on here?”
“They’re having an auction, apparently?”
Quite a few non-candidates had gathered as well, surprisingly.
Some had come to watch because the auction sounded entertaining.
Others were seniors simply hovering about to catch a glimpse of my face.
“Those not participating, please step outside the circle! We’re about to begin!”
There was no point in dragging things out.
I confirmed that candidates one through four were gathered with tense expressions, and the moment You Hour arrived, I started the auction.
“Now then, thank you all for coming! As you all know, today’s item is none other than the Sangongdok Antidote!”
I held up a small pill container and shook it so the candidates could see it clearly.
Clap, clap, clap!
“Ooh!”
“Ah, please…!”
Candidates one and two, Namgung A Yeong and Pung Seung, gazed at the pill container with desperate longing, as though it were an elixir of immortality.
The other students huddled nearby also turned their eyes toward it, envying whoever would take it home.
I’d prepared myself to draw my sword at any moment, in case someone foolishly tried to seize it by force.
Fortunately, no one was that reckless.
“We’ll start the bidding at ten taels! Ten taels!”
Since Wi Jong Haeng had already called out thirty taels last time, I decided to open with a substantial sum from the start.
“Gasp.”
“That much?”
Several students murmured among themselves.
Eun Hyeon didn’t even carry a single Silver Tael on him.
Ten Silver Taels was quite a sum for children who had barely surpassed Earth Rank to spend readily.
‘But there are dozens of young masters from wealthy families here alone, aren’t there?’
Considering that without Internal Energy one had to climb the mountain laboriously for an entire month, and endure classes several times more difficult, it was certainly a reasonable price to pay.
Especially here, where the wealth gap was vast and the cost of living differed greatly from my past life.
One Silver Tael could sustain a person for a month, yet luxury goods traded for thousands of Taels.
“Ten Silver Taels!”
“Twelve Taels.”
“Fifteen Silver Taels!”
“Twenty Taels!”
As expected, the moment I called out for bids to rise,
aggressive bidding poured in from multiple students.
Surviving as a Fated Young Mistress of Beihai Binggong (Serialized)
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