You Have Been Invited to the Auction House of the Gods - Chapter 42

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42

 

 

 

As I entered the Guild Underground Training Room, Park Ju-yong was training while drenched in sweat.

 

“Oh? Vice Guild Master!”

 

Upon spotting me, he bowed his head cheerfully.

 

“Ju-yong, aren’t you on vacation right now?”

 

“Haha, that’s true, but staying still was making my body feel stiff.”

 

Park Ju-yong’s gaze fixed on the bundle in my hand.

 

An old bundle made of purple cloth, with patches sewn here and there.

 

“What’s that you’re holding?”

 

“Oh, this?”

 

After briefly pondering where to start explaining, I concluded it would be better to show him directly.

 

“Ju-yong, have your injuries from that time fully healed?”

 

“They healed ages ago.”

 

Park Ju-yong patted his stomach as if to show how healthy he was.

 

“That’s good. I happened to have something I wanted to test.”

 

“Test…?”

 

I slowly untied the bundle.

 

Far more miscellaneous items than the bundle’s size should allow came tumbling out.

 

A bamboo broom, a mop, a wooden ladle… and finally, even a millstone appeared.

 

“What… are all these things?”

 

Park Ju-yong stared at me with a bewildered expression as I pulled out items like a Bundle Merchant.

 

“What do you mean? They’re Asin’s new family members.”

 

“Uh… this millstone?”

 

Park Ju-yong looked back and forth between the millstone and me.

 

“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to drop your disguises?”

 

As soon as I finished speaking, the miscellaneous items scattered on the floor changed form with a pop!

 

In an instant, dozens of goblins filled the training ground.

 

Well, they were called goblins, but their appearance was no different from Joseon Era Servants.

 

Finally, the old bundle transformed into Dolsoe, completing all the transformations.

 

‘I thought Dolsoe would definitely be the millstone…’

 

There was something disappointing about it, but the old bundle was Dolsoe’s true form.

 

“What in the world…”

 

Park Ju-yong’s eyes widened at the sudden supernatural phenomenon.

 

Park Ju-yong was instinctively on guard against the goblins.

 

This was truly befitting of our Asin’s ace.

 

They may have been treated as rejects at the labor market, but goblins were hardly ordinary beings.

 

The fact that they appeared in Golden Township already proved their value.

 

If a master they truly followed appeared, their utility would soar endlessly.

 

Their basic combat power was above that of most A-rank Hunters,

and each goblin possessed unique abilities.

 

Take Dolsoe alone – he had the ability to fold space.

 

‘Plus, I don’t need to register them separately as summons with the Association.’

 

Rather than summons, wouldn’t they be closer to A-rank spirits dwelling in artifacts?

 

“Merchant, who are these people… or rather, are they even human to begin with?”

 

“They’re not human, and they’ll be Asin’s bodyguards from now on. Especially after what happened before.”

 

“Ah… I see.”

 

“Still, I think we should test them out. You’ll help, right?”

 

“I was actually feeling lonely without any sparring partners.”

 

“Dolsoe, let’s see what the goblins can do.”

 

“Something like wrestling? Sounds good.”

 

Dolsoe rolled his neck as he walked out.

 

***

 

The training room had somehow transformed into a small cheering section.

The goblins gathered around were cheering for Dolsoe,

and Park Ju-yong loosened his wrists with a subtle smile.

 

The two men stripped off their shirts and finished their preparations before slowly stepping onto the stage.

 

Then, the moment a goblin struck the gong, the two collided with a loud bang!

 

“Uwaaaah!”

“How long has it been since we’ve had wrestling!”

“Boss, win!”

 

The atmosphere heated up instantly.

 

After several rounds of probing, the two men clasped each other’s hands and entered into a full-scale contest of strength.

 

There was no magic or weapons.

 

It was just bare-handed combat, yet it was thrilling.

 

Even the cheering goblins gradually closed their mouths and began quietly watching the duel between the two.

 

So if you asked who would win, honestly, I didn’t know.

 

In my eyes, both were formidable.

 

Park Ju-yong was a hunter who belonged to the upper ranks even among A-class,

and Dolsoe matched him with pure physical prowess alone.

 

As the prolonged contest of strength continued, the two seemed ready to settle the match and drew up their energy.

 

Dolsoe’s shaggy hair that covered even his eyes began to flutter.

 

Solid mana rose from Park Ju-yong’s body in response.

 

The two men’s energies collided head-on.

 

‘It’s about to end.’

 

With a cracking sound, the floor of the training ground began to split.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

With a bang, the two men’s energies collided head-on.

 

The shockwave filled the underground training ground, and the floor split cleanly in half.

 

I slashed with my hand and unleashed Karmic Fire.

A blue wall of flames instantly rose in front of the goblins and absorbed the shockwave completely.

 

When I withdrew the wall of Karmic Fire, the figures of the two breathing heavily on the destroyed training ground were revealed.

 

“It’s a draw…”

 

“Uwaaaah!”

 

Cheers erupted.

 

The goblins’ level was higher than I had expected.

 

Dolsoe hadn’t even used his unique ability.

Though Park Ju-yong also didn’t use any skills, it was the same…

 

‘So it’s like 41 A-class hunters joined Asin.’

 

This was on par with a decent mid-tier guild.

 

“Let’s head up now.”

 

“Eh? Mister Kim, we want to wrestle too.”

 

Baby Goblin clung to my pant leg with a disappointed look.

 

I sighed and looked at the half-destroyed training ground.

 

“What wrestling can you do in there?”

 

“Huh? Are you leaving already?”

 

Park Ju-yong also sounded somewhat disappointed.

 

“We need to go stamp the contracts.”

 

***

 

With forty-one people gathered, the office was bustling.

 

Today was probably the first day double-digit numbers of people entered the office.

 

Though 30 porters had joined, we gave them the lower floor separately, so Jin-woo’s and my office was still spacious.

 

I sat at the long conference table, and across from me, 40 goblins were seated with Dolsoe at the center.

 

“Jin-woo, the contracts.”

 

Jin-woo took out the documents he had prepared and pushed them toward Dolsoe.

 

“Mister Kim, even without such papers, we are already bound to you…”

 

Dolsoe glanced down at the paper once, then shook his head glumly.

 

“That’s just a subordination contract. You can’t really call it a proper employment contract.”

 

When I purchased the goblins from the labor market, they were naturally branded.

 

A mark of slavery that proved ownership while forcing absolute obedience to my words.

 

I didn’t want to brand them, but it was Golden Township’s system that even Smith couldn’t interfere with.

 

So I prepared a separate formal contract for them.

 

Because I wanted to treat them as real family, not slaves.

 

“Please read it first. There aren’t any bad conditions.”

 

Jin-woo forced a smile as he held out the contract.

 

He looked calm, but his fingertips were trembling slightly.

 

If you looked closely, his lips were also pale with fear.

 

Well, compared to fainting when he first saw Dolsoe, he was doing pretty well.

 

“Party A shall provide unlimited buckwheat jelly to Party B… Buckwheat jelly?!”

 

Dolsoe’s eyes widened as he read the contract line by line.

 

“Boiled pork and rice wine shall also be provided upon request…”

 

“Boss, they’re giving us rice wine too?!”

 

The baby goblin nearby grabbed his head with both hands and shouted.

 

That was understandable.

This was a contract Jin-woo had truly put his heart and soul into creating.

 

For beings that weren’t human, an appropriate approach was needed.

 

It was the result of searching through ancient texts and folklore materials, adding conditions that goblins would like one by one.

 

The other clauses followed similarly to Porter’s contract.

 

Things like annual leave and sick days.

 

Even after Dolsoe finished reading the entire contract slowly, he couldn’t take his eyes off it for a long time.

 

“Boss… are you crying?”

 

When the baby goblin looked up and asked, another one nearby quickly covered his mouth.

 

After a long while, Dolsoe raised his head.

 

“This kind of thing… is a first.”

 

There was a small tremor in his voice.

 

“There was a prophecy that Mister Kim would save our clan. But I didn’t believe it.”

 

‘So that’s why he called me Mister Kim.’

 

“After wandering the world while being persecuted for time immemorial, such words had no meaning.”

 

He slowly stood up from his seat.

 

“But now I think I understand. The reason we’ve wandered for so long…”

 

Dolsoe looked straight at me and spoke slowly, savoring each word.

 

Each word he uttered carried an inexplicable power.

 

“Our clan… will serve you as master for eternity.”

 

With those words, Dolsoe bowed to me.

Following him, all the goblins gathered throughout the office bowed to me in unison.

 

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