The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 9

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Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Second Korean Server.
Now, two years into the game’s launch, the Second Korean Server was home to countless guilds.
Among them, the five most powerful guilds were collectively known as the Five Great Guilds, and one of them was the Royal Guild.
“Ever since I logged in, I’ve been doing nothing but browsing the auction house all day. What kind of life is this?”
The Royal Guild, true to its status as a massive guild, had numerous members.
Among them were guild members with rather unusual duties.
One of them was her—Byeok Seung-ya.
Her task was to monitor the auction house.
Whenever high-ranking members of the Royal Guild registered items they needed, she would stand by and watch for them to appear on the market, then purchase them—that was her job.
Conversely, selling items at appropriate prices was also part of her responsibilities.
Why was I doing this kind of work instead of actually playing the game after entering a virtual reality game?
Well.
“Once I earn enough for tuition, I’m quitting immediately! …No, wait, food expenses too. While I’m at it, rent as well.”
They paid generously.
If they hadn’t, I would have quit long ago.
Honestly, where else could I find such a cushy part-time job where I could leisurely browse the auction house while earning good money after logging into a game?
With that thought, Byeok Seung-ya sighed in resignation despite her complaints and turned her attention back to the auction house.
“Wow, these prices are insane. Everyone’s lost their minds. Is this a game item cash trading site or what? The scale of it always amazes me.”
The Second Korean Server’s game item cash trading site.
It had a proper official name, but people commonly referred to it as the “auction house.”
As the most popular game in Korea—no, in the world—the Second Korean Server’s auction house was incredibly active.
Some people even considered Second’s gold currency so equivalent to real money that they thought of it as a second currency.
“There really are a lot of rich people in this world. Sigh, whatever. Let me just get to work.”
First, I checked the equipment tab.
The equipment section was the most popular tab in the auction house.
In Second, you needed new items as your level increased, and you had to dispose of your old gear.
So naturally, it had the highest volume and the most buyers.
“Still, high-level items aren’t coming up much. Well, the standards of the Royal Guild’s higher-ups are incredibly high.”
However, finding the items I’d been commissioned to acquire was difficult.
The Royal Guild was one of the five largest guilds in Korea.
The items ordered by such a guild’s higher-ups were all ultra-high-level equipment with ratings of at least Legendary grade or higher.
Such items rarely appeared on the auction house.
“Oh, this one looks decent.”
Still, after diligently browsing and searching to fulfill the orders,
I habitually clicked on the final tab.
[ Elixirs ]
The Elixirs tab.
While the equipment tab had the highest volume and popularity, the Elixirs tab was the most popular yet had the lowest inventory.
Because of this, most items coming up for auction were processed through auction format rather than fixed pricing.
Her reason for entering this elixir tab was simple.
Elixirs were always in short supply, and there were always plenty of people who desired them.
Of course, the high-ranking users of the Royal Guild had already consumed most elixirs that money could buy.
Upon entering the elixir tab, Byeok Seung-ya
“Huh? What’s this?”
discovered an elixir she had never seen before.
[ Gelatinous Elixir ]
“A level 10 elixir?”
An elixir she had never encountered before.
This was no ordinary occurrence.
After all, she had been checking the auction house daily for the Royal Guild and purchasing countless elixirs.
Since elixirs couldn’t be stacked in effect through duplicate consumption, the value of such a new elixir was immense.
“As a level 10 elixir, its effects probably won’t be that impressive, but….”
Like other items, the higher the level of an elixir, the greater its potency.
In other words, this Gelatinous Elixir’s effects weren’t particularly strong.
Even if consumed by ultra-high-level users, it wouldn’t make much of a difference.
But the fact that it could be consumed was what mattered.
Unlike other common elixirs.
“Wow, it’s already heating up?”
The price of the Gelatinous Elixir was climbing steadily.
Others had also recognized the value of this elixir.
In fact, among low-level elixirs with similar effects, something like “Stamina Mushroom” was considered common and didn’t command high prices.
At most around two million won?
Despite having similar effects to Stamina Mushroom, the Gelatinous Elixir’s price continued to rise.
Unlike Stamina Mushroom, which could be obtained fairly easily with enough money, this Gelatinous Elixir was something even Byeok Seung-ya had never seen before.
So Byeok Seung-ya immediately
“Vice Guild Master, could you check this out? The effects are low, but since it’s an elixir I’ve never seen before, I thought it might be at least somewhat helpful.”
contacted the Vice Guild Master of the Royal Guild.
Unless it was a previously ordered item, she needed to contact her superior.
– Bid for it.
“What’s the maximum budget? The market price for Stamina Mushroom, which has slightly better effects than this, is around two million won.”
– …Ten million. Contact me again if that’s not enough.
Ten million won.
Ten million won for just one level 10 elixir.
Money she would need several more months of part-time work here to accumulate was equivalent to just one level 10 elixir.
A sigh escaped her, but having always monitored the auction house, she understood nonetheless.
The desires of the Second Korean Server’s ultra-high-level users transcended imagination.
Many users had abandoned their real lives to live their game lives.
Especially the high-ranking members of the Royal Guild—weren’t they famous for being wealthy in real life as well?
When I think about it that way, I can’t say I don’t understand.
“Yes.”
Upon hearing my response, she immediately participated in the auction for the Murky Elixir.
The price climbed relentlessly.
The Murky Elixir—an item with inferior stats compared to the Stamina Mushroom—had already far surpassed the Stamina Mushroom’s price.
Some bidders gave up, but others refused to back down and continued raising their bids.
Having successfully won countless items at auction before, she knew that in moments like these, it was better to raise the price dramatically all at once rather than incrementally—to establish a wall that discouraged further bidding.
But.
“Wow, they’re actually following my bid?”
I didn’t know who they were, but my opponent was formidable.
“Vice Guild Master, I think we need to go a bit higher?”
The Murky Elixir’s price had climbed so high that.
It reached six times the market value of the Stamina Mushroom.
At twelve million won, it finally went to the Royal Guild.
Naturally, those who heard this news were once again astonished by the Royal Guild’s financial power.
At the same time, they began wondering where this mysterious elixir had come from in the first place.
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Meanwhile.
“Huff, huff.”
I was jogging lightly around my house.
Games are ultimately a test of stamina.
The capsule has muscle stimulation functionality, so my muscles won’t deteriorate rapidly even with prolonged connection, but if I don’t exercise regularly like this, my body will fall apart quickly.
Especially considering I was lying in a hospital bed in a vegetative state not long ago.
I’ve improved considerably through rehabilitation training, but my body hasn’t fully recovered yet.
So I need to maintain light exercise and proper nutrition.
“My body finally feels a bit looser now.”
Still, after jogging around the neighborhood, the stiffness in my joints from lying in bed has eased somewhat.
The intrusive thoughts have also faded.
After showering at home, I checked the auction house before eating.
I wanted to confirm the results of the Murky Elixir I’d listed.
But.
“Huh?”
The price seems a bit odd.
There seem to be too many zeros.
The Stamina Mushroom, which should have slightly better efficacy than the Murky Elixir, was around two million won, I think.
This is five times that.
No, it looks like it’s even six times the amount.
I wondered if I’d miscounted the zeros.
[ 12,000,000 won ]
“Twelve million?”
My count was correct.
Twelve million won.
I hadn’t sold any particularly impressive elixir—just a single level 10 elixir—yet I’d earned a staggering twelve million won.
Did this even make sense?
Curious about what had happened, I checked the Second Korean Server community and quickly found the answer.
Someone had posted an analysis, shocked like me by the astronomical final bid for the murky elixir.
[ Why the Murky Elixir Sold for Twelve Million ]
First, that elixir had never appeared on the Second Korean Server before.
Elixirs fundamentally can’t be taken multiple times, so since this was the first of its kind, anyone could consume it without worrying about duplicates.
Honestly, its efficiency isn’t that great, but for ultra-high-level players with deep pockets, it’s definitely worth the investment.
Especially since the Royal Guild won the auction.
Everyone knows the Royal Guild is where the wealthy gather, right?
Without worrying about money, they just kept bidding higher and higher until it reached twelve million.
– Twelve million, wow
– But seriously, who pays twelve million for that lol Royal Guild suckers?
– Lol what suckers, honestly if the auction had run longer it could’ve gone even higher
– Yeah there were probably ultra-high-level players who didn’t even know about it
– I mean, once you’re in the rankings, every single stat point becomes precious
– That’s true
– Remember that item from before that was the same but had slightly different attack power and the price skyrocketed?
– What are the rankers even fighting about lol
– Celestial realm warfare lol
“So that’s what happened.”
It made sense now.
The elixir’s potency was merely good among level 10 restricted elixirs, but its rarity had earned me a generous price.
I’d earned an enormous sum far faster than expected.
Since it had been two years since the game’s launch, I’d thought it would take time to earn real money.
I never imagined I could make this much so quickly.
“Twelve million won…”
How should I spend this?
After thinking for a moment, I opened my messenger and sent a gift certificate to Kang Ju-hyuk, my only friend.
Nothing special—just a chicken voucher.
He was so obsessed with chicken that whenever he had money, he’d say he wanted to eat nothing but chicken for a whole month.
A message arrived instantly.
– Kang Chicken : Hey, what is this! Where did you get money to send this!
– Han Mir : I earned it on the Second Korean Server.
– Kang Chicken : What? Wait, didn’t you just start the game today?
– Kang Chicken : How much could you possibly earn in the City of Beginnings to send something like this!
– Han Mir : I earned a decent amount, so don’t worry and just enjoy it. You can eat chicken for a whole week, if not a month.
– Kang Chicken : No, hey!
– Kang Chicken: Yay yay yay yay!
– Kang Chicken: Thank you!!!!!
Kang Ju-hyuk tried to say more, but I ignored him.
I decided to hold onto the remaining money for now.
Even though I’d been discharged from the Hospital, I still needed to visit occasionally for check-ups, and I had to keep money set aside for living expenses like rent and food.
“Well then. Shall I finally go ahead with my ‘class advancement’?”
Confirming the money I’d earned—enough to worry-free about rent for a while.
After eating a proper meal with my health in mind, I logged back into Second.
Now came the most crucial moment in the City of Beginnings.
Time to obtain my first class.

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