Chapter 67: A Thorough Deal (3)
“The dimensional hole raid is almost over, but this place is as empty as usual,” one of the Porters commented.
Those who had no clue would be exhilarated and scream jackpot at the fact that they struck gold, but Gold Mine was not a very popular hunting ground among the Hunters.
There was a nationwide gold rush when Gold Mine had first become a hunting ground, but the price of gold soon crashed after numerous hunting grounds like this one had appeared all over the world. Gold was no longer the precious commodity it had once been, and its value had dropped so much that it was now treated as a commonly traded metal.
In addition, the rich had stopped collecting gold to preserve their wealth as all of them shifted to collecting mana stones instead. This further dealt a blow to gold’s title as the most valuable metal in the world.
That was why this hunting ground, which gave nothing but mana stones, gold, dirt, rocks, and scrap metals, was so unpopular with Hunters these days. Not to mention, the monsters that spawned here were golems, which were quite a difficult bunch of monsters to fight against.
The only Hunters who ever set foot in this place were the ones sent by the Hunters’ Association to clean up the hunting ground once in a while and prevent too many monsters from overcrowding it.
“How long has it been since we’ve seen a normal Hunter in this area?” a soldier said.
“Tsk... I’m not sure if they are stupid or just ignorant,” another soldier said as he clicked his tongue.
The soldiers guarding the entrance to Gold Mine clicked their tongues and looked at Han-Yeol’s party.
This hunting ground was so useless and bad that even the soldiers at the checkpoint seemed to look down on Han-Yeol for coming to this place.
“But Sergeant Kim, we are not in a position to look down on Hunters... Right, sir?” one of the soldiers asked.
“Tsk... Yeah... You’re right,” the soldier named Sergeant Kim replied.
The most useless concern anyone could have for someone in the world was not for celebrities, rich people, or sports stars. The main concern was about Hunters since even an E or F Rank Hunter could earn hundreds of millions of won just because of the fact that they were Hunters.
“We will now equip our equipment,” one of the Porters said.
“Yes, please go ahead,” Han-Yeol replied.
The two Porters with Han-Yeol equipped their equipment as soon as they entered Gold Mine.
‘Hmm... I guess these guys are just average Porters at an intermediate level,’?Han-Yeol thought.
The Porters’ equipment was not on the same level as the equipment belonging to Ah-Ri and Sung-Beom, both of whom Han-Yeol previously used to hunt with. Still, they were using better equipment than the ones that Han-Yeol had received from the association when he had been working as a Porter.
“Then I should get ready too,” Han-Yeol said. He went to a secluded area away from the two Porters, who were busy equipping their equipment, and took out a paper that he had already printed in advance that had Dellchant’s sigil.
Han-Yeol placed the sigil on the ground and dripped his blood on it. Then, he muttered the chant that he had previously used to summon the other demons, “Lord Satan... Dellchant... to manifest... This I respectfully... Lord Satan, may you deem me worthy, Father!”
Fwaaa....!
A cloud of dark smoke rose up from the sigil after the chant was done. It carried the distinct mana of a demon and it spread out on top of the sigil.
[Kihihihihi!]
A sinister laughter filled the entire area, and the surrounding area’s atmosphere suddenly turned eerie. It was as if a ghost had shown up.
Boom!
A light explosion occurred on top of the sigil before a demon jumped out of it.
[Kihihihi! To think that I will get to come to the human world once again! How long has it been since I have been here?]
The demon that popped out had a white painted face that resembled a clown. It had a long yet slender face, skinny body, pointy ears, and a long purple take. It was carrying a large object that resembled a backpack on its back, and was wearing a large circular object on its body.
“It is nice to meet you, Dellchant. My name is Han-Yeol, and I am the human summoner that summoned you to the human world,” Han-Yeol greeted and introduced himself to the demon.
[Kihihihi! It’s lovely to meet you! It will be even lovelier if you were a customer too!] Dellchant exclaimed.
‘Ugh... His voice is too loud...’?Han-Yeol grimaced and thought.
Han-Yeol was currently communicating with Dellchant through telepathy, but the demon’s voice was so loud that he could feel his head ringing whenever the demon spoke.
[I buy and sell anything in the demon world! Human! Tell me, what do you need from me? Kihihihi!] Dellchant exclaimed. His laughter was exactly the stereotypical laugh that humans would expect of demons.
Gulp...
Han-Yeol could not help but nervously gulp at the sight of the demon excitedly laughing upon being summoned.
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[Now human! Tell me what you need! I will procure whatever it is that you want! Kihihi! However, you will have to be prepared to shell out quite a lot if you wish to get your hands on the stuff the celestial beings use, since they are quite expensive. Kihihihi!] Dellchant said while laughing eerily.
The demon was trying to disorient and prevent Han-Yeol from thinking by being loud, but Han-Yeol knew exactly what he wanted from the demon.
“I want to know the secret of how a human can absorb a Demon’s Eye,” Han-Yeol said.
[Huh? Why do you want that of all things? That’s useless if you don’t have a Demon’s Eye, you know? Oh, don’t tell me...] Dellchant said in surprise before trailing off at the end.
“No... I just need the secret for some personal reasons... Can you get it for me?” Han-Yeol asked.
[Kihihihi! I smell something fishy, but business is business so... Alright! You are in luck since I have that secret with me right now!] Dellchant exclaimed.
‘That’s a relief.’?
Han-Yeol let out a sigh of relief before he said, “I will make a trade with you, then.”
[Hmm... It’s quite boring for a first trade. There’s no impact at all! It’s too bland! I can’t believe you asked for something so basic and worthless for our first business transaction... Well, I’ll give you a pass since it is our first deal after all. Kihihi! The fee will be 100kg of gold. I’m willing to let you pay later as well, but when can you give me the payment?] Dellchant asked as a light flashed in his eyes.
“I will give it to you within the day,” Han-Yeol confidently replied.
[Kihihihi! Sounds good to me! It’s even better for me the sooner I can receive the payment. However, I will be taking your soul if you fail to pay me within the day. Mark my words!] Dellchant said with a hint of seriousness in his voice.
“I am well aware of that,” Han-Yeol replied.
[Kihihihi!] Dellchant let out an eerie laugh before he extended his hand.
Ding!
[A new skill has been created: Mana Absorption.]
‘Mana Absorption...?’?Han-Yeol thought before he decided to check the new skill’s description.
[Mana Absorption (F)]
Type: Active
Description: A skill that allows the user to absorb all types of mana. However, the user will suffer a penalty if they absorb mana that is incompatible with their body.
‘Ugh... These descriptions are always so vague and unhelpful...’?Han-Yeol grumbled inwardly.
[How is it? Do you like it?] Dellchant asked with a smirk.
“Yes, I love it,” Han-Yeol replied politely.
[Kihihi! Then do you have anything else to say?] Dellchant asked with a sheepish smile.
“No, I do not,” Han-Yeol replied.
[Then, call me once you have the gold ready!] Dellchant joyfully exclaimed.
“Yes, I will,” Han-Yeol replied.
[Kihihi! Kihihihihi!] Dellchant let out his eerie laughter before disappearing.
Han-Yeol waited until Dellchant completely disappeared before he took out the Demon’s Eyes from his backpack. The jewels that had a dark red glow to them exuded the same sinister aura that he had felt upon first receiving them.
When Han-Yeol grasped the two red jewels in his hand and was about to absorb them, Karvis suddenly said, [Please wait a minute, Han-Yeol-nim.]
‘Huh? Karvis?’?Han-Yeol muttered in surprise.
Usually, Karvis stayed silent until Han-Yeol spoke to her first.
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