Episode 46
The space was enveloped in silence.
Although Snowfall did not know the identity of the beings beyond the veil of fog, they probably knew each other.
Janet is here and who is Janet?
said the merchant who had just shown the goods to Kang Seol.
“That’s why I told you, right? “Your pride will only be broken anyway.”
The other merchants flinched as if something was going on.
“You played a trick, Janet.”
“creation? “Hoho, there’s really nothing you can’t say.”
“what?”
“What a waste of time it was to try to tempt my customers with such trash! “As a good merchant, I feel guilty for wasting my customer’s time.”
“Holy crap… how do you know it’s Janet?”
The merchant, now clearly Janet, spoke to the lamenting merchants.
“You are here to sell things, and I am here to sell you things. “Don’t you know the difference?”
“What’s the difference?”
Snowfall knew the difference.
The moment I saw Janet’s items, I clearly felt the difference.
‘It depends on whether the item you want to trade is something you need or not.’
The items belonging to those other than Janet were items of heavy value that seemed to be aimed only at Snowfall’s madness. But Janet’s things were the things that Snowfall needed most at this moment.
In this way, Janet is not simply in Eul’s position, but is in an equal relationship.
Janet threatened the other merchants in a thunderous voice.
“If you don’t know, get out! “You third-rate people.”
“…Janet, let’s go back and see you.”
“However much. See you then. “I have important business to deal with.”
“Ugh…”
“By the way, if the trading volume is still limited to that, it might be a bit dangerous…”
“That’s not something you should worry about. let’s go!”
Other merchants left one after another through the large hole.
The surrounding fog gradually cleared. However, it did not become brighter.
Red background and evil mask.
Things symbolizing Janet filled the surroundings again.
“Phew, I would have been disappointed if I didn’t recognize you.”
“I knew it as soon as I saw it.”
“also! “I heard you have a discerning eye…”
Kang Seol checked the items Janet held out.
[Gelatin of Paranoia]
Grade: Rare
Appropriate level: None
Weight: 0.1kg
Special ability: Can solidify highly volatile energy into a soft jelly form.
This was the paranoid gelatin that Kang Seol wanted.
[Poison herb powder]
Grade: Rare
Appropriate level: None
Weight: 0.1kg
Special ability: If you mix it in water and drink it, you will die within 5 seconds unless you have special resistance. However, if you are poisoned by a poison stronger than the poison of the poisonous plant, the poison of the poisonous plant will eat up the poison.
This was a key ingredient needed for the antidote to shadow poison.
Both items were what Kangseol needed most.
“How do you know?”
“What? ah! “Are you asking how you know Snowman needs this item?”
“You know very well.”
“You will be disappointed to hear…”
Janet pointed to Kang Seol’s belongings.
“That black flower.”
“ah!”
“Hehe… That’s right. Have you forgotten that it was me who passed it on?”
Black flowers can be used as is, but they undergo tremendous evolution once processed. And there was no way Janet didn’t know the processing method.
“However, it is a very different matter for me to know the secret of the black flower and for an ordinary human being caught up in the merger of worlds to know this secret.”
“….”
“You are not an ordinary person.”
Janet figured out a lot of the snowfall with just one number.
By handing over the black flower, he opened the door to the next transaction and was actually on the verge of concluding that transaction.
And in the process, I noticed something special about snowfall.
Kang Seol looked at Janet with nervous eyes. However, contrary to his reaction, Janet puffed her fingers in her ears and spoke.
“Well, when a merger occurs, various circumstances arise. You might be like that too. Rest assured! “I, Janet, am not an unscrupulous merchant who exposes customers’ secrets.”
And smiled sinisterly.
The demon mask shook.
“I just have to sell things.”
“But how do you know about poisonous plant?”
“ah! “I’ve been spying on your recent moves.”
“Is it possible?”
“What else is impossible? Anyway, the two together are 3000 madness.”
Kang Seol, surprised at the price being cheaper than expected, looked at Janet and nodded.
“Good deal done!”
Snowfall smiled with satisfaction, then realized something and asked Janet.
“…is there anything else you want?”
“Could it be that that big merchant, Janet, prepared only these items? “If you only have time…”
“Let me take a look.”
“Then, shall we guess what Janet, the trading magician, needs most?”
“….”
Janet said as Kang Seol was looking at Janet with a sad look on her face.
“pants.”
“uh?”
“You got it right, right? For some reason, everything else was fine, but there was a stinky smell coming from that area…”
“…I would even say that.”
“I guess you haven’t found a skilled craftsman? Well, I guess it’s a good thing I can still adapt to the new world… Come on! Anyway, I never thought the day would come when Janet would show off this product.”
Janet, who introduced her items quite grandly, took something out of her sleeve. Even though it was obviously not big enough to fit in a sleeve, it came all the way up.
“ruler! Please confirm it.”
“then.”
[Shroud of the Black Specter]
Grade: Insanity
Exclusive Occupation: Shadow Summoner
Appropriate Level: 18 – 25
Defense: 95
Durability: 100/100
Weight: 0.3kg
Pants made from the web of the corrupted holy beast Alketra. Although it looks nothing special, it contains Alketra’s ability to manipulate shadows.
Basic Abilities: Wisdom + 12 Spirit + 7 Stamina + 5
Special Abilities: Shadow Summoner’s stats increase by 10%. Shadow Summoner’s abilities have a 5% increased chance of being a critical hit.
“…‘Insanity’ level?”
“Anything that passes through us is marked as mad beyond a certain level.”
Since rare was displayed normally, this item was probably treasure grade.
Snowfall stared blankly, putting her black, flowy pants on her hands. Kangseol was already full of options for this product.
The problem is the price.
When Snowfall looked at Janet with cold eyes, Janet raised both hands.
“Considering the circumstances, I will just pass it to 10,000 madness.”
“Are you not going to put any conditions this time?”
“Because it’s a reasonable price. And now you know, right?”
“what? Ah…”
“You need me, right?”
Janet was right. Compared to other madness merchants, Janet was so outstanding.
“Are you coming with the authors next time?”
“Well, maybe it’s true or maybe not?”
“I’m curious, what are you trying to do with your madness?”
“Madness is everything to us. Can’t you guess? Even those who were once your gods abandoned you for madness…”
When the story of the gods came out, Kang Seol’s expression turned extremely cold.
Janet said goodbye to Kang Seol with a sharp look.
“Oh, and I almost forgot about the invitation. Happy trading here again! “Don’t die.”
Janet doesn’t know whether she’s a woman, a man, or something beyond all that. Did Janet develop a love for Snow Seol?
“Because I don’t want to lose the business I worked so hard to acquire.”
That wasn’t it.
[The Invitation to Madness was obtained.]
[The Shroud of the Black Specter was acquired.]
[The Gelatin of Paranoia was obtained.]
[The Powder of Poison Herb was obtained.]
* * *
When I woke up, it was already morning.
As soon as Snowfall woke up, she stopped at the auction house to purchase the antidote’s additional ingredients and returned to the annex.
After returning to the annex, the first place he went to was unexpectedly the kitchen.
“Shall we start with the antidote?”
It was not yet certain whether the antidote would be used or not, but it would be more valuable than having it in powder form as is.
Manufacturing the antidote did not require complicated processing. All you had to do was add the designated herbs and poison herb powder with water and boil it.
Burgrrr…
The sour smell that arose during the process was unavoidable.
A terrible smell, unknown whether it was poison or antidote, spread through the outbuildings and caused headaches.
“Knock…knock….”
– Don’t die, Snowman!
– If you die, no one will see you! Hang in there!
– In fact, if you die in the rest area, it would be legendary haha.
It took half a day for the dark liquid to be completed.
Jororororo…
Kangseol transferred some of the liquid boiled in the huge pot into a very small glass bottle and packed it in his belongings.
‘The antidote is finished, and this solution will have to remain like this for a while…’
Now that the process of making the antidote is over, all that needs to be done is the black flower.
Snowfall took out something called a black flower rather than a shadow flower.
[Shadow Flower]
Grade: Rare
Appropriate level: None
Weight: 0.1kg
A flower that grows naturally in Flegeria, but is difficult to see even if you wander around your whole life unless you are lucky.
Special Ability: You can forcibly use Shadow Summon on an opponent who has a gap just once. At this time, the summoner’s level is considered to have increased by 10, but even if the shadow flower is used, the shadow summoning fails if the level gap with the opponent is not narrowed to 10 or less.
“There is no problem if I use it like this…”
Kang Seol looked at the flower for a moment and then planted it in the vegetable garden of the outbuilding.
Then he took some powder out of his pocket and sprinkled it on top.
“Grow up well.”
Snowfall got up and rested in the annex.
And exactly the same time the next day.
Snowfall came out to the garden and was amazed to see flowers that had grown to the height of a child.
“It’s done well up to this point.”
The powder sprinkled on the flowers yesterday was a reward obtained from Griz’s laboratory.
[Intact vitality powder]
Grade: Treasure
Appropriate level: None
Weight: 0.1kg
Special ability: Powder that boosts vitality. However, be careful as it can grow excessively.
– It’s full vitality powder after all! Performance is solid!
– Is it okay for it to get this big? ㄷㄷ
Snowfall plucked the shadow flower that had turned into a large one.
[Overgrown Shadow Flower]
Grade: Rare
Appropriate level: None
Weight: 0.1kg
A flower that grows naturally in Flegeria, but is difficult to see even if you wander around your whole life unless you are lucky.
Special Ability: You can forcibly use Shadow Summon on an opponent who has a gap just once. At this time, the summoner’s level is considered to have increased by 15, but even if the shadow flower is used, the shadow summoning fails if the level gap with the opponent is not narrowed to 15 or less.
The contents of Shadow Flower changed overnight.
Originally, I could have been satisfied with this, but now I had obtained other materials through the madness merchant. Moreover, the materials gathered now were sufficient to proceed with the next process.
Snowfall did not come out of the kitchen for two days.
[The dish is finished.]
[The jelly that smells like a gutter is finished.]
[It looks terrible. Cooking failed.]
[I guess this is not the way to do it.]
[Inspiration awakens.] [
Recipes seem to come to mind when I encounter new ingredients.]
[My cooking skills have improved a bit.]
I take a bite of jelly. Snow bitten and immediately covered her mouth.
“Wow….”
– This is not it…
– You are now looking at a work that symbolizes hell.
[The dish is finished.]
[The seriously burnt jelly is finished.]
[It looks terrible. Cooking failed.]
“Again?”
– What’s surprising is that no fire is used in this recipe.
– Then why did you get on it? Hahahaha
– Is it cooking or alchemy? Haha,
Kang Seol took another bite of the jelly.
It tasted so horrible that the moment I ate it, I started to feel nauseous.
“Ugh….”
[Accomplish the achievement ‘I’d rather eat dirt.’]
[Obtain the title “Geek Eater.”] The title “
Geek Eater” means that you can increase your stats even if you eat a failed dish without any other options. There were only options.
Of course, I can sense even that now.
“Today we see the end.”
Kang Seol was sweating and engrossed in cooking.
Even though the cooking process was not that complicated, there was no other reason why it failed.
It just means that the finished product is of a high standard.
Kang Seol forgot to sleep and continued making jelly. My eyes became blurry and I dozed off. Despite this, his hands continued to move and touch things.
– Let’s stop sleeping now…
– How about giving up? It seems like he doesn’t have any talent for cooking…
– It’s a talent he chose together with Ganpa. ㅠㅠ
Kang Seol’s ingredients were about to run out.
‘Is this the end now?’
‘It’s a waste of madness.’ Or, ‘I would rather receive a different reward.’ I had the same thought, but what can I do? Most things in the world are consequential.
If you succeed, you did well, and if you fail, you did not do well.
As Kang Seol moved his hands while thinking such things, he felt a strange feeling.
Unlike before, all tasks took no effort at all, and my hands moved before I even thought.
Snowfall took this as a signal.
Instead of going against the flow, I devoted myself to creating something as if I was giving my body away.
Some time passed like that.
“Ha… finally….”
[The dish is complete.]
[The cloudy day jelly is complete.]
[It smells good. The cooking was successful.]
[Spirit is permanently increased by 3.]
[Inspiration awakens.]
[Recipes seem to come to mind when encountering new ingredients.]
[Cooking skills improve slightly.]
It was the moment when Kangseol’s efforts were rewarded.
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