Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 277



Episode 277

Have you ever eaten the meat of a demonic beast?

Horribly tasteless.

Isn’t it just delicious? It is also toxic.

Eating carelessly can cause an upset stomach and the stomach itself could dissolve or all organs could rot.

But there is no law that tells you to die.

Among the demonic beasts there are clearly edible ones.

Therefore survivors in North Korea use various methods to neutralize the poison of weakly poisonous beasts and eat them.

Of course even if it were it wouldn’t taste good.

But anyway this is apocalyptic North Korea.

After the cataclysm this land became a paradise for demonic beasts.

The city was in ruins and people were struggling to survive.

In this beggar land complaining about food was a luxury.

I’m starving to death right now so what’s the importance of taste?

If a person starves for a few days in the end there is no taste or anything.

In order to survive you have to stuff anything whether it’s monster meat or food waste into your mouth chew it and swallow it.

And that was the reason why the ‘market’ existed in this city.

“For sale! Weakly toxic demonic beast meat! “We are offering you a special price!”

“Look here! Demonic beast meat whose toxicity has been neutralized! “It’s prepared with minced meat!”

“Fresh fruit just picked this morning! Welcome!”

“You can barter! Yes welcome!”

A noisy free market today as well.

Anyone can freely buy and sell goods here without having to join the union.

The atmosphere is close to a second-hand market.

Hunter Kim Cheol-soo (pseudonym) who was cutting up freshly caught meat and selling it on the street clicked his tongue with a look on his face full of worry.

“Tsk business is really bad.”

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To those words Kang Ki-ho (pseudonym) another merchant next to him responded.

“That’s right. But what can I do? “I have to sell it somehow.”

Hunters usually carry out requests from banks to obtain food ingredients receive compensation and then sell the remaining scraps of meat.

Kang Gi-ho sat down on the floor and said while chopping meat diligently.

“So like me you chop it up so it’s easy to chew and sell it? “It takes a lot of work but the results are good.”

Kim Cheol-soo sighed and answered.

“Write it. Is that a day or two? “If it doesn’t sell in the end it’s all in vain.”

“Then it all goes into your mouth.”

“no. “This is actually quite toxic.”

“yes? Indeed. There are very few scammers out there. Hehe. “Of course so does my meat.”

Sigh.

Two merchants facing each other their eyes shining sinisterly.

In the first place a clumsy villain cannot survive in a free market where scheming is rampant.

And somehow the most popular ingredient in the market was not meat but something else.

Just fruit.

Or a spice that allows you to pretend not to notice the peculiar smell of monster meat.

The merchants who specialized in selling strongly scented fruits and vegetables collectively known as ‘fruit merchants’ were the actual executives and powerful figures of the Free Market Alliance.

“Business is good today too. “It’s a fruit after all.”

Fruit merchant Park Jang (pseudonym) stood in front of his store and smiled proudly.

At Director Park’s words President Choi (pseudonym) of the store next door nodded with an envious expression.

“That’s right. The doctor is really great. “Where on earth do you always get so much fruit?”

President Park grinned and looked at President Choi with an arrogant expression.

“If you ask me about a trade secret like that will I use it? And even if I tell you anyway it’s too dangerous for you to even imitate.”

“Of course it is.”

Despite Director Park’s blatant remarks President Choi did not show any signs of discomfort and only quenched his appetite.

In the first place selling fruit was something only the strong could do.

This was because wandering around outside the city to find fruit that could be anywhere was much more difficult and dangerous than hunting down the demonic beasts that one would easily encounter even outside the city.

Therefore selling fruit was only possible for the strong.

It was not for nothing that fruit merchants became union officials.

If you are weak but simply earn a lot of money the streets at night are actually more dangerous.

While you were sleeping last night other villains could suddenly attack you and rob you of your life.

“hmm?”

But that was then.

Suddenly the doctor narrowed his eyes and looked somewhere.

“…an unfamiliar face.”

In the morning market which was leisurely and noisy as usual a person I had never seen before appeared.

Although not all there are quite a few merchants who remember the faces of customers who have passed by.

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President Park was one of them and President Choi also looked in the direction he was looking at and rubbed his chin meaningfully.

“Hmm. As of yet I heard that a new member came in last night. “The name is ‘Ber’ or something.”

“Ah is that him? “I was expecting a bit since I was a newcomer for a long time but I was empty-handed.”

“That’s right.”

No matter how large the city is such rumors are bound to spread quickly.

Rumors about the new arrival in the city last night quickly spread throughout the Free Market Alliance through the mouths and ears of the guards.

Even the pseudonym he used at the bank.

It was one of the positive functions of the union.

Smirking.

“…But it’s just like the rumor. Take a look. You’re not exactly broke are you? “You’re dragging a really expensive product around like that.”

“I know.”

President Park also raised the corners of his mouth with a look in his eyes at President Choi’s meaningful words.

“That’s a real elf right? “It’s still fresh and alive.”

Chief Park took a sip of his appetite after seeing the pointy-eared cross-breeder walking calmly next to ‘Ber’.

“At first he said he was a summoner but judging by the commotion last night that would be a lie. Of course that elf won’t be a summon either.”

“I’m really lucky. Where on earth did you find such a fresh elf? “It wasn’t even an adult so whoever picked it up first would have been the owner.”

The expression full of jealousy and greed that had appeared on President Choi’s face just moments ago had now moved to President Park’s face.

No matter how expensive the fruit sold it was nothing compared to ‘Elf’.

Elves are Alfheim’s favorite fertilizer.

When it comes to selling fruit the best way to sell it is to catch an elf and take it to the bank to sell.

But is there anyone in this market who doesn’t know that fact?

The doctor’s eyes glanced around.

Suddenly the attention of all the merchants in the market was focused on ‘Ber’ and Sirka.

With the same eyes as yourself.

“…Is this the market? “It’s quite a lively atmosphere.”

Suho and Sirka were leisurely looking around the market.

On the outside the market was just as noisy as before but there was already a silent tension in the air among the merchants.

The reason was no different.

‘Because people who don’t know the market price are idiots.’

A newcomer who has just arrived in a city does not know the city’s prices.

A customer who did not know the value of an item was nothing more or less than tasty food for the merchants.

Even when that newbie is still fresh and doesn’t have much debt.

This means that he is a nobleman among noblemen who if he is well persuaded can completely rob him of his soul.

Also an elf?

‘In the end it’s a first-come first-served fight.’

‘Before someone else takes advantage of that idiot I’ll be the first…’

‘It would be really great if I could somehow buy that elf at a low price.’

With so many greedy eyes watching Suho and Sirka’s every move.

Sooooook-

Suddenly a roughly made wooden sign popped out of Suho’s arms.

Then they chose a sufficiently large and quiet space and stuck a wooden sign into the ground like other street vendors.

[Ber Baguette]

A puzzled look appeared in the eyes of everyone in the market when they saw the roughly scrawled wooden sign.

“Baguette? bakery?”

The doctor narrowed his eyes and muttered.

President Choi also tilted his head.

“Are they really trying to sell bread? “Then what about elves?”

Something is strange.

He put up a sign saying ‘Baguette’ but he didn’t actually have anything in his hand let alone bread.

A merchant said in a whisper.

“What are you thinking? No matter how you look at it I’m broke.”

“I know. Are you planning to just put the elf up there to attract attention and start selling other items?”

Lee Chae appeared in people’s eyes.

For a bigot I guess he’s a lot more sophisticated than I thought.

In any case newcomers who have just arrived in the city are likely to have belongings that are difficult to obtain in North Korea because they have just left South Korea.

After disposing of them all it is not too late to sell the elf.

“Oh is it a small object?”

“Could it be a cigarette?”

“Oh it’s a cigarette!”

They were sure.

In this case there is almost a 100% chance that a cigarette or lighter will pop out of the pocket.

And of course cigarettes are an extremely rare item in post-apocalyptic North Korea.

I mean it’s incredibly expensive.

Of course this only works if the person selling it knows the market price.

‘So what is it?’

‘What are you going to sell?’

Market people focused their attention on what ‘Ber Baguette’ would sell based on past experience.

The point here is to look without giving a glance.

This is because when they realize that attention is drawn to them they charge a high price without even knowing the topic.

“hmm. “I wonder if this much space is enough.”

Suho looked around and muttered.

‘So what!’

As soon as those words were said people’s interest soared to an extreme level.

however.

Sooooook-

“…uh?”

For a moment there was a jolt and the expressions on the faces of the people in the market froze.

‘container’

The moment Suho inserted the black key into his shadow a large container suddenly appeared majestically from above the shadow.

“What is that?”

A merchant said rubbing his eyes.

“container?”

“What kind of skill is that?”

The others also began to murmur in surprise.

This is a world where when a strange phenomenon suddenly occurs you naturally think of skills first.

However I have never heard of a skill that summons a container like that.

A skill is a skill but of course it doesn’t mean you’re going to sell containers…

The minds of the people who had been filled with various expectations suddenly turned blank at the unrealistic scene that unfolded before their eyes.

It became difficult to manage facial expressions anymore.

Vera chuckled next to Suho looking at the people buzzing around them.

[Solord the reactions are already hot.]

“I know. “I haven’t even opened the lid yet.”

Suho smiled and answered.

The first step to shaking up the order of this city.

To achieve this Suho had to be a little busy last night.

First after completing the daily quest Gangseojuk training in the Shadow Dungeon.

Instead of returning to this city right away he went to Korea briefly before that.

Using the shadow key and shadow exchange skill.

And I stopped by the nearest ‘bakery’.

-Please give me everything from here to here.

-…yes?

-It’s packed. Because they will do the moving.

-…?!

Rumble-

The bakery employee who was slowly closing the store couldn’t help but be embarrassed when he saw the porters(?) suddenly crowding in.

Truly flex.

Even after all this Suho had quite a lot of money.

In the meantime I’ve been raiding dungeons to level up or for various other reasons.

The price of the Echo Forest spring water sold on behalf of the Scavenger Guild was also steadily being deposited into the Ujin Guild’s account.

With this level of wealth it is quite possible to buy an entire bakery.

In fact it was quite possible to be a B-level hunter without having to go all the way to Suho.

It’s just that there’s no need to do it so no one does it.

But this time Suho had a reason to do so.

Clap la la la rock!

The moment Suho’s hands open the container door.

…?!

“crazy.”

Suddenly one of the fruits in Dr. Park’s hand fell to the floor and rolled around.

However he had his mouth wide open with an expression full of astonishment so much so that he didn’t even realize it.

Just like everyone else in the market right now.

Both eyes were so wide as if they were about to pop out at any moment.

“What is all that?!”

Simultaneously a startled commotion shook the entire market.

It’s absurd.

Neatly displayed shelves.

Countless brightly shining breads filled the top.

And as soon as the container was opened the crazy pungent smell of bread exploded!

The scene was truly one of shock fear and overwhelming emotion all piled up inside the container!

Smirking.

And in the center of it all Ber raised the corner of his mouth with an extremely evil expression and spoke.

[Do you want bread? If you want I’ll give it to you. Because I brought all the remaining inventory from the bakery here.]

No sooner had those words ended.

Wow!

The market has now entered the era of great bakeries.

And people rushed towards Verbaguette in a frenzy.

He took out as many of his money bags as he could.

but.

Suho mercilessly poured cold water on the guests who were coming in with such terrifying force.

“Now let’s start the auction.”

…What?!

It was the moment when the balance of the free market union which had been firmly maintained by the magic meat and fruit merchants collapsed.