Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 83. A true merchant

There is also a temple in Lucky Land.

Because the portal to move between regions is a unique ability that only temples possess.

‘Anyway, why is it so expensive?’

We arrived at Lucky Land.

However, the portal fee was 1000 gold per person.

No matter where you start from the temple in the world, the fare to this place is always fixed.

Instead, the return cost is free.

It has a deep meaning that even if you lose all your gold in gambling here, you will be returned to the original area for free.

You’ll never be able to come back here until you’ve collected another thousand gold.

“Wow…”

“Mister! What the hell is that?”

“That’s a hotel billboard.”

“Then what about that?”

“That’s… The kids don’t have to know.”

“Melissa is not a child!”

After exiting the temple, a different world spreads out all over the place.

A colorful neon sign that is a bit out of the world.

It is not a real neon sign, but colorful lights that work with magic catch our eyes.

It must be really spectacular at night, but even in the morning, it is still dazzling.

There is more floating population than I thought, and that means there are a huge number of rich people in the world.

‘But the real thing is tomorrow.’

According to Ms. Laura, it will be known to the world through the information magazine distributed today.

The fact that the Continental Conference will be held.

It is a huge event in which lords and kings from all over the world gather in one place.

Starting from people who come to watch, to those who want to collect information as quickly as possible, to those who want to make money using the crowd who know about it.

Soon the whole city will be crowded with people.

“First of all, let’s find a place to stay. It’s going to be difficult to find a good place to stay if the information is scattered.

“Oh, that’s right.”

“Are you okay, Nadia? I’ll pay for the accommodation.”

“Really? Thank you.”

Ms. Nadia, the receptionist of the adventurer’s guild in a low-level area, would not be able to afford the prices of Lucky Land.

If you consider the cost of staying overnight, it will be at least dozens of times more expensive than Pixel.

Because of that, I thought I would bear all the expenses of staying here from the beginning.

I was the one who invited you to come here in the first place.

‘Is Everett Lowell always feeling like this…’

I didn’t arrogantly say ‘I shoot!’, But somehow I felt like a rich man.

Thanks to the money I earned from selling in Felon this time, I don’t think I will have to worry about money for the time being.

I need to invest more in attributes, but from now on, the efficiency compared to the investment cost will be extremely low.

Time to adjust the pace.

First of all, the urgent thing is children’s equipment and artifacts to be purchased through this auction.

“Let’s start with lodging, have lunch, and go shopping in the afternoon!”

“Are you going to buy our equipment?”

“Yes.”

“I want to auction Melissa too!”

“Yes. I also visited the auction house.”

“Wow!”

Children cheer.

Because there is nothing as easy and fun as spending money.

But before that, there’s something we need to do.

‘Let’s go alone for a while.’

* * *

I rented an entire floor of a luxury hotel.

There were enough rooms for our party, the hairy siblings, and even Nadia to use their own rooms.

‘Still, I should write when I write.’

When will you come here again?

It came after a long time, but I decided to write it in a big way.

Even if you spend all this money, if you sell just one taco, it will be restored.

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“Then I’m unpacking and looking at the hotel. I have a place to go for a while. I told hairy hyung earlier.”

“Where are you going?”

“Wait a minute, I’m going to meet the boss here.”

“Ah… What did you see at the lord’s castle in Salem then?”

“Right.”

We need to talk about the artifact auction.

A situation where an advertisement has already been published in an information magazine through Mr. Laura.

I already sent her a letter through her yesterday, but such important business must be done face to face with her.

Because I’m in a position to receive help.

“I’ll be back soon, so don’t go anywhere and wait at the hotel.”

“Yes.”

I went straight to the huge Trump Tower in the center of Lucky Land.

* * *

“It’s been a while.”

Pierre Lucky Seven.

The president of Lucky Land welcomed me.

After a short greeting, the topic immediately switched to the story of the auction of artifacts.

“Are the preparations for the relic auction going well?”

“Of course. Even like this, I’m the boss here. I can’t be a fool who kicks luck by preparing carelessly.”

“When would be a good date? Since the Continental Congress is over, would the next day be suitable?”

“No. The date has already been set. It’s the day of the Continental Congress.”

“Yes?”

CEO Pierre grins.

“The bigger the event, the better it should be when it gets the most attention.”

“Is that so…?”

“Of course. There are going to be a lot of great items, especially in this auction.”

“Things? Not just artifacts?”

“Of course there are artifacts. But wouldn’t it be fun to have artifacts alone?”

Well, that’s not wrong.

In his position as the person in charge of the auction, the more great things come out and are traded at a higher price, the higher the commission he collects in the middle.

If it was the day of the Continental Conference, the publicity effect would be maximized, and lords or kings who participated in the conference could become customers.

‘I used my hair…’

But I want to know what it is like from my point of view.

Isn’t it just that the competition is increasing?

If the lord and the king become rivals, then the money I own will never be my opponent.

‘Suddenly feeling shabby…’

The 20 million gold in your inventory suddenly feels shabby.

I felt like a rich man when I booked a hotel.

‘If I had known it would be like this, would I have sold more dishes?’

“By the way, with only two days left, will there be enough artifacts to put up for auction?”

“This, you think I’m too incompetent. I’ve already received a mountain of artifacts from all over the past two weeks.”

Indeed.

It seems that there is no need to advertise in information magazines anymore.

‘Because this is all experience…’

“This, you worked hard because of me.”

“It’s not a big deal. As you suggested, I offered to cut the auction fee this time only, but the relic dealers who wanted to take this opportunity to sell the items they had collected rushed ahead.”

I’m glad.

If there were that many artifacts gathered, there would be many such jars that I need among them.

Anyway, the auction seems to go smoothly.

Now that he’s done my favor, it’s my turn to repay him.

“Jeon Tae-min, do you remember the promise you made with me last time?”

“Oh, of course.”

“Do you remember the dish you gave me?”

“Yes. Did you enjoy your meal?”

Last time at the lord’s castle in Salem, I presented him with a dish as a condition of holding an artifact auction.

It was Carlisle wild boar bulgogi rice bowl with the modifier ‘Excellent’.

“No. I didn’t eat it and put it up for auction.”

“Ah…”

“Do you know how much it was sold for?”

“Did it sell for a high price?”

He grinned from ear to ear,

“The auction was won for 3 million gold.”

“Yes?”

“It’s not such a surprising amount. It was a dish that no one could get at the time.”

I was opening my mouth wide.

Is this the power of Lucky Land?

No matter how great the buff effect is, you sold a dish with a limited consumption period for 3 million gold?

‘Even that dish was made when the attribute level was 40?’

As expected, he immediately started glaring at me with a straight face.

It was a cold gaze that sent chills down the spine.

“By the way, dishes with similar abilities have been sold all week in Fallon.”

“Ah… That’s…”

“It was quite difficult because the winning bidder protested.”

“I’m really sorry about this. Because of my sudden improvement in cooking skills, even though it’s not a ‘excellent’ dish, the buff value increased significantly…”

I explained the situation while hiding as much information as possible.

At that time, apparently, as a condition of holding an artifact auction, I promised to sell the dish only to him.

I’ve never sold a la carte as promised.

However, as the attribute level increased, a dish with a similar buff effect was sold for only 5 gold.

What he sold for 3 million gold, I sold hundreds for only 5 gold, so that must be a problem.

There must have been complaints from people who bought it for 3 million gold.

However, his cold expression melted away.

As if it was all a joke.

“It’s okay. They have similar buffs, but they’re not exactly the same food. They didn’t sell à la carte… But you had one more promise, right?”

“Yes. So I brought some a la carte dishes today.”

I pulled out a few a la carte versions of high oak tacos and sweet and sour pork.

You can’t take them all out.

This is a buff dish exclusively for our party that we must eat while hunting.

I took out the least amount of leftovers.

“I also appraised it in advance. Let’s take a look.”

He checked the information on the dishes I gave him.

Gradually, his whole body gained strength, and soon he started shouting ‘Lucky Seven’ in succession with an excited face.

“Indeed, that’s how it happened. If the effect of a la carte is this much, I can believe you. My stats are over 500… Oh, my lucky seven!”

“hahahaha… But I can’t make many of these…”

“No! Rather, it’s good! The rarer it is, the more valuable it is.”

He set down a heavy pouch in front of me.

“This is the amount of the last dish sold. 2.1 Million gold excluding commission.”

I couldn’t say, ‘You swindler for a 30 percent commission!’

Because I would never have been able to sell that dish for 3 million gold.

“I just gave you that dish…”

“No. Business isn’t like that. If you want to sell a la carte, bring as many as you like. I’ll give you the best price and sell them all.”

I suddenly felt a sense of respect for him.

I wonder if a real merchant is like that.

It is a structure in which the more I reveal the money, the more his profits increase.

Right now, to raise funds for future auctions, I want to hand over all the dishes I’m holding.

He said, taking care of the a la carte dishes I had set down on the table.

“These dishes will soon be sold at the best price.”