Chapter 143 – Chapter 29 (3)

“I see. That’s what happened.”

The merchant called Gyu-jong explained the crisis he felt while exaggerating it as much as possible.

“Yes. So I promise to give you 15 gold coins…”
“15 gold coins. Wait a minute.”

Sang-joo rummaged under the desk and pulled out a pocket.

I waited quietly to see what I was going to do, but I put 15 gold coins on the desk.

“Under any circumstances, if you made a pact, you must keep it. Especially if you’re a merchant.”
“Go…Thank you, Danju.”
“Anything else to report?”
“Besides, the dead and wounded…”
“Okay. I’ll take care of that problem myself.”

Kyu-jong, worried that Sang Sang-ju would be offended even a little, was bowing down to the point where he would hit his head on the ground at any moment.

“Rule.”
“Yes yes!”
“It was an unexpected raid, but you came back alive. This time it’s not your fault, but next time, be more careful. Go and report to the person in charge of the settlement.”
“Yes, thank you!”

Kyu-jong, whose complexion brightened at Sang Sang-ju’s words, lowered his head as he went outside.

When Gyujong disappeared, Sang Sangju smiled at me and winked at the gold coin.

But I didn’t come all the way here just to make a living.

“This seems to be the first time we’ve been attacked on a grand scale. If we had known that, we wouldn’t have sent just that many warriors.”

Once I put the gold coins in my pocket, I smiled as relaxed as possible toward the upper column as if asking for my regards.

“You’re right. We’re not the only ones, other traders use the same way to get their slaves. It seems that the Miao people are properly horned.”

The upper lord clicked his tongue and regretted not being able to save the slave.

At the same time, it is not that he will not save the slaves, but that he shows his will to save them somehow, which feels like a merchant of the Age of Exploration.

“Ah, my introduction was late. My name is Shim Gyeong-seo.”

Shim Gyeong-seo?
This surname reminds me of Shim Eun-nang.

“My name is Jincheon.”
“Jincheon… It’s a name I’ve heard somewhere…”
“Haha, I’m sure you’ve seen similar names. My name hasn’t spread yet.”

In any case, perhaps this meant that we should end the exploration battle with each other, and Sang Sangju Yangban got to the main point.

“Looks like he’s from the central plains, but how did he come to the southernmost point like this?”

I spread two fingers and closed one with a reason.

“There are reasons why I want to travel to various places,”

After that, the remaining fingers were also closed.

“In order to travel leisurely, they eventually needed money. That’s why I came here because I came to the south for many things.”

Here, I have brought out information that the owner of a merchant company active in Guangdong must know so that the merchant merchant does not betray me.

“Many countries in the West region buy trade items here by giving silver. Judging from the language of Saekmokin, it seems that they are also trading with England. I’m surprised. There must be many Portuguese merchants.”
“…!”

Oh, the poker face is broken.

Thank you, social studies teacher.
Thank you, Verivery, for teaching us about the Age of Exploration.
Even though it was because I was addicted to the classic game called Age of Discovery 2.

To be honest, this is something that anyone with even the slightest interest in the Age of Exploration can know, but in this age, it is information that can only be known by running abroad.

“You know a lot more than you think.”
“Of course. The stupid upper heads who don’t know anything say that it’s the national security and they have to do smuggling because they’re issuing a ban, but I know that the benefits that can be gained through trade with foreign countries are enough to bear that risk.”

Shim Gyeong-seo, who was smiling softly, Sang-joo Sang-joo, looked confused toward me.
You can’t tell if it’s an enemy or an ally.

“You look like you don’t know whether I’m an enemy or a ally.”
“To be honest, it is. It is knowledge that can never be obtained with the brains of old-fashioned midfielders.”

For reference, the Guangdong side has the strongest regional pride through exchanges with foreign countries, and the rebellious temperament toward the central region is strong.

Even in modern times, the media is suppressed by the Communist Party in other regions, but in Guangdong, there is a media that criticizes the Communist Party most boldly.

As for how much they criticize it, they say that China’s Northeast Project is also to the point of being disrespectful.

Sim Gyeong-seo, Sang Sang-ju, has such pride in the region, and even though I cursed at the Ming Dynasty government, he responded positively, saying that they were ‘old-fashioned people in the Middle Ages’.

“How can idiots who think that if they only read books related to Confucianism and do farming, the world will take care of themselves, can they acquire this kind of knowledge. The world is ultimately run by this guy.”

I put my index finger and thumb together and made a circle shape.

“Heh heh heh. You, you’re a completely different kind of human from normal soldiers.”
“Please don’t compare me to other unmanned people. It’s unpleasant to be on the same line with such idiots.”

First of all, I make this person feel that I am not an ordinary midfielder.

To be honest, I was worried that I might go too far and instead make people suspicious, but if it does happen, I plan to use a method to make people pay attention to me by deliberately expanding my work.

For example, on the street, deliberately ‘If you defeat me, I’ll give you a gold coin!’ There is also a method of self-PR to merchants who need sharp knives by showing off their skills after attracting attention in this way.

“To be honest, it’s not unreasonable to be suspicious since you’ve only seen other ignorant midfielders, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m here to sell my sabers for money.”

He showed everything other than his skills.
Trying to cling more than this will only make the impression worse, so let’s step back neatly.

“Then goodbye. I don’t know if we’ll be enemies or allies next time.”

I said that and went out.
Let’s just wait a day or so.
Still, if there is no answer, you can even watch a show of strength on the street.

After recovering the gauntlets, I confirmed that I was the one made by melting the Heavenly Demon Sword and went outside.

Seeing my females huddled together, I hugged Ha-yeon and Hye-woon by the shoulders and decided to go outside.

“How was it?”
“Once I got paid.”

At Ha-yeon’s question, I took out 15 gold coins from her pocket and showed them.

“Wow…”

Seeing the glittering gold coins, Chung-ha covered her face with a veil, and I don’t know what kind of rudeness she would have shown otherwise.

“Hey.”
“Yes yes?”
“It’s up to you.”

I flicked two gold coins and handed them to Chungha.

“My, my share?”
“You are also part of my company. Why? You really thought I would pamper you penniless?”
“Uh…To be honest…Yes…”
“That’s too much. What if I run a business? I’ll be too nice and the business will go bankrupt.”
“Put. That’s not it.”
“Puhuh. It’s not like that.”
“Fuck. That’s not it.”

I was honestly hurt by seeing the three of Hayeon, Hyeun, and Yuran laughing at the same time.

Shit! Let’s see if we do business later!

“That… The sky…?”
“Why?”

At that time, Hye-woon looked around her while feeling restless.

“That… There are so many interesting things, but is it okay if I take a look?”
“Oh, me too. To be honest, I’ve never even seen the sea.”
“Hmm… Honestly, me too…”
“Me too…”
“What? Are they all landlords?”

When I learned the shocking fact that not all the women had seen the sea, I laughed and laughed.

“Woo! You can’t go to a place like the sea easily!”
“There’s no reason to go there in the first place!”
“Huh? What? I don’t know what they’re talking about because they’re rural people on land who haven’t even seen the sea~?”
“Jinrang!”
“Above!”
“Keep it off! Don’t use your inner strength when pinching the sides!”

Side pinching is good, this is it!
But why do you keep using your inner energy?

“Does it hurt if I don’t do this?”
“That’s right! It’s as hard as a lump of metal!”

Certainly, it is a muscle that makes me wonder if it can block swords and spears wielded by ordinary people if only strength is given without internal energy.

Anyway, everyone wanted to see the exotic scenery along with the sea, so they wanted to freely wander around the city.

I came here to make money, but it feels like the purpose has changed to tourism.

“Wow! Is this the sea!?”
“I can’t see the end…”

Ha-yeon, who traveled here and there with numerous missions, and Yu-ran, who had a lot of experience in Moorim and wanted to have been to every place, looked very surprised as if it was their first time seeing the endless expanse of the sea.

“Aww!”
“Yeongcha!”
“Huh!”

And around the harbor, sailors of various races with tanned skin were diligently moving, loading or unloading goods.

“Wow, what is this? It’s the first time I’ve seen it?”

In addition, street vendors are selling cheap items that have no value as trade items.

At a glance, everyone could see flaws somewhere, but the exotic-looking items were enough to attract attention.

Rusty tiaras with missing jewels, bottles and glasses made of low-quality glass, and so on.

However, the girls who saw things in a style they had never seen before were looking at this and that without me saying anything.

“Is this how parents feel when they travel with their children?”

It’s quite noisy, but since you’re having so much fun, this smile alone seems to be enough reason for you to come here.

“Huh?”

Uh? What is this?
I couldn’t believe my eyes

“Is this…A pistol?”

Of course, I’m not talking about modern handguns.
A ‘ㅅ’ shaped body made of smooth wood, a trigger and a ball made of metal, and a long barrel.

It’s that old fashioned pistol from pirate movies!
Oh fuck! When I saw this, I thought I would love to have it!
There are 2 of them too!

“Hey, how much is this?”

The fat god has descended!
Gotta run this!
In case you get bored with just one, there are two!
It’s fate!

While maintaining a poker face as much as possible, I opened my mouth to the man with the face grinding the seat.

Hehe. He has quite a bit of sight. This guy was made in the West, but there is no matchlock of this type in the Jungwon.”
“Jinrang? What are you doing?”
“What is that?”

The women behind me said something, but I was busy grabbing the pistol and checking its condition.

It’s broken here and there, and frankly, it’s impossible to reuse it unless it’s repaired by a decent technician.

Honestly, even if it is repaired, the attacks of unmanned soldiers are much faster and more powerful than guns of this era.

But what!
It’s a man’s dream!
If you’re a man, you want to get in shape with a pair of pistols!

“So how much is this?”
“That’s quite expensive. Both are worth one gold coin.”
“What? Gold coins!?”
“What kind of robbery!”
“Okay, one gold coin!”
“Jinrang!”

I put down a gold coin and quickly took my pistols.

Haha! This feels good!”

Now, if you make a matching vest or suspenders and put them in place…
Kheu~ I’m drunk on the 2nd bottle of mulberry~!

“What the hell is that good for?”
“What good! How cool is this!”
“What do you like when you buy something like a toy?”

Big! Is this the loneliness of modern people who have fallen into the past? …

But why is everyone looking at me with the eyes of an ‘ugly adult who hasn’t grown up’!

“Besides, isn’t that a matchlock? Repairing it doesn’t help in the fight between the Murim people! Get a refund right away!”

Hye-woon tried to take my dual pistol, so I quickly shoved it into my chest and slammed it.

“No! I will never give up on this! Don’t tell me to throw it away because I’ll take good care of it!”
“Ha…”

My girls, including Hye-woon, sighed and made faces that seemed helpless.

“It can’t be helped. It’s the first time I’ve seen Jinrang become so greedy.”
“Me too. I can’t do it. Instead, don’t throw it away later saying you don’t need it. Okay?”
“Yep!”

… I feel like a parent telling the kids, but let’s ignore it.
Anyway, I’ll try to figure out how to fix this guy tonight.
It’s not my inclination to carry a guy that I can’t even use, no matter how flimsy it is.

“I feel like today! Buy everything you want!”

Having unexpectedly received a must-have item, I felt good, so I decided to open my wallet wide today.

“Really? Jinrang! Then I have this!”
“Hmmmm, if you really want to… Then I’m going to do this…”
“I… Me too…”

What! In fact, there was one person everyone had a crush on!
And then you scolded me like that!

… Even if you say that, it’s broken, and you’ll only be countered that it’s an ornament from the beginning.

Well, anyway, everyone is in a good mood for sightseeing, so let’s have fun for now.

If my prediction is correct, Shim Kyung-seo, the nobleman will be in contact with you tonight or tomorrow, so you should play to your heart’s content in the meantime.