Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 279



Episode 279

It’s crazy.

That too is absolutely crazy.

‘Are you saying you really know the value of that guy’s fruit?’

Contrary to the shock the people in the market received Suho was actually just waiting for this moment.

‘It just worked out. Now that I’ve saved up quite a bit of money I was planning to move on to the next step.’

Rather from Suho’s point of view Haseul’s sudden appearance was something to be thankful for.

His plan to sweep up as much currency as possible from the market was actually quite successful.

As expected when we added competition the response was much more explosive than expected.

Besides there was still a lot of bread left that I brought anyway.

‘So from now on it’s time to sweep up other things as well.’

And for Haseul the city’s most famous harvester who appeared at the right time there was plenty of fruit and it was much easier and more convenient than mingling with people and participating in the auction.

chuck.

In the end in response to Suho’s request Haseul took out the ‘Fruit of Alfheim’ from her pocket without saying anything and presented it to Suho.

That too….

Six.

Suho grinned as he accepted the fruits offered by Haseul.

“oh my. Thank you guest. Pick anything from there. “There are 6 berries so you can only make 3 strawberry cakes?”

Swish.

As soon as she got permission from Suho Haseul approached the stand where the cakes were displayed.

But in reality all there was were pieces of cake.

Unfortunately Suho swept up all the unsold bread left over from the bakery that was closing last night.

However Haseul began to pick out the pieces of cake with the brightest strawberries and the best color one by one with a very careful eye.

“…!”

Seeing that scene everyone in the market was astonished.

It’s profiteering.

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It’s tyranny.

I also couldn’t understand Haseul’s behavior in accepting that absurd request without a word.

Alfheim’s fruit is the most valuable item in this city.

No matter how much fruit the harvesters have it is not enough to exchange it for just a few pieces of bread.

However without knowing about people’s reactions Haseul carefully chose three pieces of strawberry whipped cream cake she liked the most and placed them carefully in the plastic bag Suho gave her.

And just like when he came he left the market without saying a word.

As Haseul disappeared a sigh of relief spread throughout the market one tempo later.

It felt like a typhoon had come and gone.

It was proof of how many people had had their heads cut off by Haseul’s sickle.

Anyway people who were relieved that Haseul had left entered the competition for Suho’s bread again.

However with the appearance of Haseul who thought it would end as a minor incident quite a lot has already changed.

Suho who watched Haseul leaving for a moment grinned and changed the auction rules arbitrarily again.

“Okay let’s change the auction rules a little bit. For those of you who have run out of money from now on you will be able to participate in the auction with the fruits of Alfheim.”

“…crazy!”

“Who can get fruit like that…!”

“Of course I don’t know when the price will rise again.”

Stand tall.

Suho’s last words were decisive.

At that moment people realized.

As long as there is bread left in Verbaguette anyway.

And as those buns become scarcer.

The competition only became more intense.

Extreme shortage.

However from now on it is not just a price competition but the unit of currency has completely changed.

Due to Haseul’s appearance.

In the end Suho’s bakery ended up stealing the money of the market merchants and forcing them to take out expensive fruits themselves.

‘…I give all this glory to Haseul.’

And Suho.

“Ber.”

[Yes Solord.]

I asked Ber in a low voice looking at the direction where Haseul disappeared.

“He was just S-rank right?”

[You saw it correctly. Rather…]

However what Ver noticed was not the fact that Haseul was an S-class villain but rather the huge scythe on Haseul’s shoulder.

[I felt the energy of a foreign body from that scythe earlier.]

At those words Sirca nodded and agreed next to her.

“I saw it too. It’s clearly a weapon made of foreign stone. The same thing that was stuck in the eyes of the high elves…”

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After all is that guy the executioner?

I need to find out about this.

“Ber step behind you. “What is this guy doing?”

[yes.]

At Suho’s order Ber immediately disappeared.

‘And while I was leaving….’

While doing so Suho also gave separate orders to other shadow soldiers hiding in his shadow.

Hide in the shadows of all the villains gathered in this market right now.

…and so on.

The guardian’s shadow began to gradually expand its territory throughout the paradise city located under the vast shadow of Alfheim without anyone noticing.

* * *

And after some time.

Eventually executives from the Free Market Coalition gathered together.

The person who summoned them was none other than the ‘bank president.’

“Has everyone gathered?”

“….”

The bank president clicked his tongue as his gaze scanned the faces of the fruit merchants whose complexions were unusually dark.

It’s absolutely pathetic.

Guys who were always proud and confident became like this overnight.

“…Berbaguette.”

Shocked.

At that single word all the executives’ bodies flinched at once.

Looking at the reactions the bank president sighed softly and said.

“Does this make sense? “The city’s economy is being shaken because of just one bakery?”

“….”

No matter how rare a ‘bakery’ appeared in this country it was absurd to say that the city’s economy would be at risk due to an incident of this magnitude.

But it actually happened.

because….

“…Later another container popped out.”

That’s right.

It turned out that the newbie had not one but two ‘bakery shops.’

After the market traders had already spent a lot of money to buy the bread from the first container he took out.

When he suddenly summoned a second container everyone there had no choice but to spark a fight.

“…I don’t know what kind of skill that is.”

What kind of container summoner should we call this….

But the problem at hand now was not his title or skills.

“In just one day the newbie spent so much money.”

“And then it just disappeared without spending a penny of it.”

That’s right.

That was the problem in the first place.

It was not a problem at all for someone to make a lot of money in the market.

That’s why the market exists in the first place.

However if he only earned that money and held it in his hands without spending it it became a very big problem.

In fact the city’s economy was maintained by ‘debt’ not money.

No matter how much debtors want to repay their debts if they do not have the money the interest will only continue to increase.

Then in the end the result of not being able to repay the debt and the debtors bursting out of their heads holding on to the debt was something no one wanted.

Even the banks didn’t want it.

If all the debtors go bankrupt the bank will eventually go bankrupt as well.

“…If this continues the city’s currency circulation will be severely reduced within a few days causing a major disruption in transactions. As everyone knows the circulation of currency in our city is very limited and if so much money is tied up in one place there will be a shortage of currency needed for other people’s transactions which will inevitably lead to a contraction in market transactions.”

Everyone nodded at the bank president’s general speech.

Since this city has a small market it was bound to be more sensitive to these changes.

“And if transactions decrease due to a currency shortage prices also….”

Mr. Park a fruit merchant who could not stand the boring sermon that seemed to never end finally opened his mouth.

“Bank President is there any need to worry already? If we wait a little bit won’t the newbie end up spending that money anyway?”

“What year?”

The bank president glared at him with sharp eyes and asked back.

“When would that rookie spend all that money on his own in the first place? Or is there even a need in the first place? “At the end we’ve already earned a lot of fruit so what do we need anymore?”

“….”

That’s right.

In fact everyone knew it.

In any case what people need to survive is food clothing and shelter.

Here ‘righteousness’ means armor.

Not clothes to decorate yourself but armor to keep you safe.

And because of the unique nature of North Korea there was virtually no way to solve this problem.

Unconditional self-supply.

Before coming to North Korea I had to change the armor I wore.

Next is food.

This is usually monster meat or fruit.

And it meant the fruit of Alfheim.

This is precisely why the problem has become so complicated today.

With the sudden appearance of a bakery.

And the third and final one is ‘Ju’.

It was a lodging.

To begin with the citizens of this city had no concept of ‘owning a home’.

It is unconditionally monthly rent.

No to be precise it is ‘Ilse’.

Because we lived in a world where we never knew when we would die all lodgings in the city were unconditionally charging guests a daily lodging fee.

“How about telling people and making him pay more for accommodation?”

For the first time in a while President Choi gave a good opinion.

But that was the biggest problem.

The bank president’s gaze glanced at the union executives and asked sharply.

“That’s a good opinion. So does anyone know where he is now? “Where are you staying?”

“….”

“I heard you lost track of yourself as soon as you left the market after selling all the bread?”

“….”

That’s right.

It happened last night and tonight it disappeared again.

It’s literally a new arrival.

He really is like a ghost.

“Is it perhaps related to that container skill…?”

“He might still be hiding somewhere sleeping in that container filled with bread.”

The bank president clicked his tongue in frustration as someone muttered something in an uncertain voice.

“Then shouldn’t we at least find that container? “From your perspective the moment you run into him outside the market it will be a huge hit!”

“…The hunter guild is already scouring every city. “I also made separate requests to talented people.”

The bank president’s words really got to the point.

It’s not that he wasn’t but now that newbie was like a walking treasure trove.

This means that today instead of a lot of bread his container will be filled with shiny coins.

And since it is possible to use force outside the market the first person to find and kill that person becomes the owner of that huge amount of money.

Of course… the problem was what happened next.

After that everyone knew.

The person who catches him first will eventually be caught and killed by someone else.

Then the money is passed on to someone new and that person is caught by someone else and killed….

An infinitely repeated battle of slaughter will break out in the city.

Literally this is a city of villains.

Then in the end the case will be concluded only when the money goes into the hands of the strongest villain or the strongest force.

…And all the results were the worst for the city.

No it was a catastrophe.

“Now it doesn’t matter who will catch the newbie and kill him. “The balance of the city has already begun to collapse.”

Haha I can’t help but sigh.

In the meantime the most absurd fact is that all of this started with an incident that occurred in just one day and was caused by just one person.

As a bank president who has to maintain the balance of the city it is impossible not to sigh.

“Whew. In the end the best way is… to let his money flow back into the market. I have to make them spend that money somehow. “Whether through the bank or any other way.”

That’s right.

This was the best the bank manager could imagine.

“To begin with none of us gathered here have any proper economic knowledge or banking experience. They just created this system to survive. “This economic system we have created stands on a precarious balance that could collapse at any time.”

“….”

That’s right.

In the first place the current situation was something that no one gathered here could have predicted.

No actually everyone already knew.

No matter how much they control the city’s market economy they realize that when something like this happens the real bottom is bound to be revealed.

No matter how proud they pretended to be they were just ordinary murderers who were chased by the association and ended up running away to North Korea.

What I was saying was that these are people who find it easiest to just catch and kill someone rather than discussing difficult market logic or balance.

“So what are we going to do in the end?”

Finally President Choi could not stand it anymore and opened his mouth.

“Isn’t what the bank president is saying is that we will eventually find that guy somehow and make him spend money? “If necessary even if we use drastic measures.”

“Hmm. “It’s a radical method… Isn’t that a really good idea?”

The bank president’s eyes flashed like snakes as if he had been waiting for those words.

Then he glanced back at the other union executives with a disgusted expression and shrugged his shoulders.

“It’s something I could never even imagine but is it really possible? “Of course only this time.”

The Union executives internally ground their teeth at that shameless expression.

‘You snake-like bastard.’

‘In the end you waited for us to tell you first.’

The banks and the free market alliance never cross the lines they set for each other.

That was the rule and the secret to this city’s delicate balance.

However making an exception this time was a statement that ignored the existence of the union regardless of the city’s crisis.

Sigh.

When the atmosphere became as he wanted the bank president sat with his hands clasped together and said with a satisfied smile.

“great. Then according to your opinion…”

It was then.

Suddenly the door burst open and a debt collector came running in.

“Bank manager! “We’re in big trouble!”

“What’s happening?”

When the bank president turned his head with an annoyed expression the debtor shouted urgently.

“Be ver! “That newbie…!”

“no way! Did you find it?!”

At those words everyone in the room was startled and jumped up.

However the answer the debtor gave when he came back was shocking.

“That thing… I found it but I found it on my own.”

“what? “Where are you coming from?!”

“It’s a bank. “I came to buy fruit.”

“…what? Fruit?”

The moment the bank president heard those words his expression hardened.

Could it be him?

The debtor facing the bank president’s murderous gaze was intimidated and answered slurred.

“yes. “I wonder how much fruit he can buy in the bank with the money he has…”

“….”

Oh I see.

It’s crazy.

The bank president was convinced at that moment.

Berg That guy must be a real madman.

“Stop it! “Go and stop it right now!”

The bakery villain who appeared in the market was targeting the fruits stored at the bank this time!