194. Wind Dance(2)
Aso is a genius.
What others would take ten years to learn, or martial arts that they would never comprehend even after training for over ten years, she often comes to understand in a single day.
That must be why HunGyo says Mugeuk Seonin’s martial arts suit Aso perfectly.
—Waaaah! So that’s why we’re going on a trip? Where to?
Fwoooosh!
As if she’d heard the news, Lamba came hurtling over from far away.
Oh boy.
This guy, Lamba.
The moment she heard we were going away instead of training, she got excited again.
“Anywhere famous for wind. Lamba, want to look into it for us?”
‘I’d noticed this before.’
Lamba is insanely good at internet searches.
She’s also very sensitive to trends, so it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the summoners’ communication skills improve thanks to Lamba.
An information-gathering expert, no.......
Calling her practically a digital detective wouldn’t even be an overstatement.
—Sounds good! Just trust me! I’ll make a full list and bring it back!
In an instant, the whole mood shifted into trip preparation mode.
Just in case, Baek Jinwoo asked Yoo Jia too.
He asked how she’d feel about combining training and a date.
She said she really wanted to go, but she was way too busy these days.
Well.
Yoobaek as a whole did seem busy lately.
Buildings kept popping up one after another, and apparently they were preparing for some kind of event……
—My lord.
“Yeah.”
—Please consider me absent for a month. I will leave training instructions for the others before I go.
“Okay.”
HunGyo really was amazing.
Even while teaching Aso, he never neglected the other summons.
If you combined all the guild members’ summons, there had to be over 200 of them…..
“Anyway, booking schedules and airline tickets will take some time, so take it slow.”
—Thank you, my lord.
Oh, right.
Rund.
We have to take him too, huh?
If it turns into a long journey, he won’t be able to resummon him every five hours.
“Rund.”
Tap!
The moment he tapped the ground once with his foot, a short little fellow holding a staff appeared out of thin air.
—Hahat, Master! You called?
“It’s just, we’re going on a trip.”
—I already heard!
“Huh? When?”
We literally just decided that.
—A little while ago, Lamba came by and told me. Said we’d be going somewhere windy, so if I end up coming along this time, I should make lots of Light-Speed Runes.
Wow.
Baek Jinwoo inwardly marveled.
Maybe... Lamba really was the wind.
That’s right!
Wind Fairy!
That brat Aso.
She really ought to learn a thing or two from Lamba.
“So these days you’re running some business called Rune Eclat or whatever. That won’t be a problem, right?”
—Ahahat! Of course not, Master! I already made everything they asked for ages ago. They’re just simple rare runes.
Damn.
To think rare runes were simple now.
Had Rund also become the kind of guy who couldn’t be satisfied unless it was a unique rune?
“Alright, then Rund’s coming with us too.”
—Huhuhut! This is exciting! Working together with the wind! I’m all for it!
Okay.
Rund’s settled too.
Now then.
All that was left was to wait for Lamba to bring back the list.
* * *
Baek Ajin, CEO of Rune Eclat, was looking around the shop whose interior had finally been completed.
The store consisted of the first floor, second floor, and a basement level.
The first and second floors were the sales area, and the basement was the auction hall.
“Manager? Is everything being prepared properly?”
She had also newly hired a manager who would oversee overall store operations.
He was a middle-aged man with long experience in the premium sales industry.
“Yes, CEO. All the popular items with good options have been arranged, and the rare runes by Rund, which will be sold in limited quantities this time, are also fully prepared.”
It really had been decorated well.
Because of the nature of runes, they had to be kept in the inventory, so the actual items themselves were not on display.
But.
“Please take a look at these rune models in the display cases. For the Top-grade ones, we plated them in 14k gold, and for the rare ones, we decorated them with diamonds on top of that.”
What mattered was what people saw, so rune models had been made.
Below them, detailed explanations about the runes were written out.
“It looks good.”
It was definitely luxurious and beautiful.
It felt like walking into a high-end watch boutique or jewelry store.
“The interior turned out really well too. It’s even better than I expected.”
Standing right in the middle of the store, she slowly looked all around.
‘This is insane.’
The entire store itself felt like a single work of art.
Softly glowing lights on the walls illuminated the rune models and drew the eye.
‘When customers walk in, they’re going to gasp first.’
“The showcase preparations are going well too, right?”
“Yes. Since quantities are limited, reservation inquiries have already been flooding in.”
“What reservations? Put everything up for auction.”
Rund’s rare runes were the kind of thing people couldn’t buy even if they wanted to.
If they were rare, then only 100 existed in the world.
It made no sense for there to be a fixed price.
Of course they should be sold to whichever player paid the most.
She intended to sell the runes only in complete one-set bundles.
Berserk, Omnipotent, Howling, Emperor, Extreme Poison, Ruin, Fire Dragon, Extreme Cold, Iron Wall, Life, Knight, Savage.
These were the best rare runes Rund could currently make, and there were six of each in Baek Ajin’s inventory.
‘And besides.’
She had also gotten Omnipotent Polish from her older brother.
A total of 288 of them.
For this showcase event, they had decided to hand out 24 Omnipotent Polishes to each winning bidder.
It was exactly enough to polish one full set.
When she asked what her brother was supposed to use if he gave away that many, he told her not to worry.
Apparently the stock piled up from this Tower of Trials alone was 2,557?
“You sent invitations to all the famous players, right?”
“......Yes.”
To be precise, the inquiries had poured in even before the invitations were sent…..
“We’ll hold the auction at 7 PM on the exact day the mall opens. Customers whose assets have been verified are to receive special management.”
“Yes, we’ll prepare everything without issue.”
The manager bowed his head and stepped back.
“Hoo.”
Baek Ajin let out a breath.
When the opening came, famous players from all over the world would probably gather.
And fans who came just to see that would gather too.
Naturally, Yoobaek City’s economy would come alive as well.
‘I’m looking forward to this.’
This time, let’s set the highest sales record in the mall.
* * *
“Lamba.”
—Mm!
“Did you find anything?”
—Hehe, look here.
Swoosh.
Lamba held out a laptop larger than her own body.
It was one placed in the training grounds, but it was still amazing how she even knew how to use it.
And then.
She showed a post she had made on a global player community.
Good grief.
You even made an account?
Lamba (Lv. 13)
That’s actually a pretty high level too?
—I only lurked, but my level kept going up.
“......How did you even make an account?”
Don’t you need things like a name and resident registration number for that?
—I asked Jia! She called somewhere, then made it for me in no time!
“...What?”
This little punk.
Is Yoo Jia your secretary or something? Huh?
—Anyway! Hurry up and look here! I made a loooong list for you. Hehe!
Baek Jinwoo didn’t know it, but the community was actually in complete uproar.
All because of one post suddenly uploaded by an account called Lamba (LV. 13).
Title: Hi! I’m Baek Jinwoo’s summon, Lamba!
Nickname: Lamba (LV. 13)
Contents: Hi, I’m Jinwoo’s summon Lamba! We’re thinking of going on a trip. The theme is wind! If there’s a region in your country that’s famous for wind, recommend it to me! We’ll take a good look and go there!
The post itself was extremely simple. It also looked plenty like bait.
Good grief.
But then again?
What kind of summon uses a community forum and even writes posts!
And that particular community just happened to be the world’s number one community.
[World Player Forum]
Abbreviated as Wolpo.
The admins there had a certain policy.
If someone was an official figure who needed attention, they put a blue check mark next to their nickname.
Since so many players and civilians used it, it was to prevent confusion of information.
And on top of that?
Getting that official mark was no easy feat.
Only people on the level of a country’s president, or at the very least players ranked high enough to be recognized by a nation, could get a check mark.
Yoo Jia had gotten that official badge for Lamba.
With a single phone call.
That was why.
ㄴ What is this?
ㄴ What the fuck?!
ㄴ Lamba? Was there ever an official account named Lamba?
ㄴ There wasn’t, right?
ㄴ Then is it real?
ㄴ If it has an official mark, it’s almost 100% true. There’s a high chance that really is Lamba.
ㄴ Holy shit?
The post’s attention score shot upward.
It was reposted in Lamba fan clubs, and breaking news alerts even popped up in various countries.
[Official Lamba on the Player Forum? What happened?]
[Player Forum side: “It’s true.”]
[Things like this really happen! A summon using a community forum? If it’s Lamba, it’s possible!]
There were articles marveling at Lamba’s actions themselves, and then there were even love-call articles from various countries.
[Breaking news - Baek Jinwoo traveling soon! Looking for a country that fits the conditions.]
[“A country with a wind theme!” Where would be good?]
[Switzerland sends official invitation to Lamba account! “Just come, and all travel expenses will be covered!”]
[New Zealand: “The capital, Wellington, is a city of strong winds! Come, and we’ll give you a blank check!”]
[France: “Don’t ignore Provence! The wind carrying the scent of the Alps is something everyone should feel at least once in their life!”]
ㄴ Lololol. What is this
ㄴ I thought it was a bait post, but it was real?
ㄴ Wow, the countries are going crazy. They’re all desperately trying to get Baek Jinwoo to come to them!
ㄴ This is dizzying lol.
ㄴ Switzerland’s Jungfrau, Scotland’s Fair Isle, America’s Chicago, New Zealand’s Wellington, France’s Provence, Japan’s Hachijojima, Spain’s Tarragona, Portugal’s Cascais, Greece’s Mykonos……. Huh, there were this many wind-themed cities?
ㄴ Personally, I’d pick America’s Golden Bridge.
ㄴ But New Zealand offering a blank check is a bit much, isn’t it? lol
ㄴ Obviously that’s bait. They’re probably just desperate to get him there first.
The problem was, the countries really did start offering money one after another.
—Jinwoo! Look at this!
Lamba had her private message box open, and accounts with official badges belonging to actual presidents from various countries were sending countless offers.
Starting from 1 million dollars.
Some were even offering over 10 million dollars.
Apparently there was even a blank check.
—Hehe! What do you think? Lamba did a good job, right?
Uh.......
Was this really doing a good job?
—We can just go wherever gives us the most money! If Jinwoo makes lots of money, that means Lamba gets to eat lots of cream buns! Right?
Right.
That part was true, but.
Lamba, you.......
“Hoo.”
How had you ended up becoming this kind of character?
—Why?
Yeah, you did well. You did well.
Baek Jinwoo ruffled her hair.
Yeah.
Better to get something out of it than just go for free.
‘But.’
Just receiving things without giving anything in return felt a little off.
‘While training Aso, I should clear a few dangerous dungeons in whichever country we stop by.’
And let Explosive Dragon stack up while I’m at it!
Wouldn’t that be the only way to make myself feel a little better?
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