Day 4.
I thought the monkeys might come at night, so I prepared for it in my own way, but the attack never came.
Cock-a-doodle-doo~
Instead, it was a very peaceful day at the chicken farm.
Yesterday was too busy with trade and preparing for any potential assaults, but today I was planning to check out the newly opened area.
If I could get more of the chicken feed they have, saving everyone wouldn’t be impossible.
So far, I hadn’t let a single one go hungry.
If we keep this up, it might actually be possible to save everyone.
‘Costs have gone up a bit, though.’
As days go by, eggs turn into chicks, and chicks become chickens.
The feed obtained from the monkeys is quite substantial, but thinking about the exponentially increasing amount of feed, I couldn’t relax too much.
Especially…
Bam!
[Nothing came at night, huh?]
[?]
[Bam!]
[Huh?]
[???]
[I heard something.]
But there are those variables.
“I’ve come to share some good news. It may not be good for you, though.”
[The Golden Blue Monkey proposes a ‘trade’.]
[If you don’t make a ‘trade’, you must pay an expense equal to 1/3 of the chickens on the farm.]
Promising for a better future, the monkeys hurriedly ran back to the farm.
The monkeys approached me and started dropping off items one by one, just like yesterday.
Clunk. Clunk.
The types of items hadn’t really changed, but the problem was the prices.
“Red Magical Stone. The Blue Magical Stone I bought yesterday is way better. About fifteen Golden Chickens will do.”
“?”
“That one next to it is a Sword that Cuts God, a weapon called Beromuas. The blade is very sharp, quite useful. The price is seventy Golden Chickens.”
[?]
[What the hell?]
[LMAO]
[What’s with the sudden inflation?]
[This is insane.]
[Why are the prices like that?]
[They’re at it again, lol.]
[Let’s just kill them, Lily.]
“That’s too expensive.”
“Oh? That’s a bit unfortunate. Well.”
“Is there any chance you could lower the price?”
“Not at all. The price went up a bit overnight.”
“Hmmm…”
So this is how it’s going to play out…
I didn’t expect it, but it was so obvious that it felt suspicious.
Either they inflate their prices ridiculously or drop the value of the Golden Chickens to the point where buying with ‘grains’ is impossible.
It was such an obvious tactic anyone would think of.
“That’s really expensive. It’ll be tough to buy things like this.”
“Well, you’ll have to make do with what you can afford.”
“Hmmm…”
With the travel expense penalty, purchasing was essential.
I wanted to buy chicken feed, but maybe they didn’t have any more, or they simply didn’t bring it; I couldn’t see any chicken feed.
The only somewhat affordable and efficient item was, as previously mentioned, the Red Magical Stone…
‘Fifteen Golden Chickens. Fifteen bags of grain?’
The grains seemed cheap, but this was a product split from Buron’s power, which guarantees more than five portions of chicken feed.
Fifteen bags of grain would be worth about one piece of chicken feed.
I’d managed to buy a lot of chicken feed at almost a free level, but I couldn’t shake off the feeling that I was at a loss.
I bought a lot for free, but I couldn’t shake off the feeling of loss.
“Hmm… What should we do?”
[Let’s just kill it.]
[We should probably buy it first, right?]
[Can’t we make more grain?]
[We have to buy at least one for sure.]
[Let’s just purchase it.]
[Can’t we do it like yesterday?]
[Like yesterday, make grain infinitely, let’s go.]
“It’s not possible like yesterday.”
Yesterday, I lowered the value of the Golden Chicken, but today they significantly hiked the prices of their items.
The value of the Golden Chicken remained the same as yesterday.
After some deep thought, I decided to make the purchase.
No matter how many weapons or magical stones I acquired, my power was still sealed.
I could exploit the loopholes of “transactions”, but dissecting the power itself was impossible.
At least for now, I had to move within the confines of the transaction.
“I’m going to buy that magical stone… is there any service?”
“Are you out of your mind?”
“To what extent?”
At least to this point, I could say I was somewhat sane.
When I gazed at the monkey with pure eyes, its brows furrowed.
“We’re not exactly trading back and forth here.”
“Good things are good, right?”
“I don’t find it good.”
“Then I won’t do it.”
“Not doing it? Are you ready for the traveling expenses?”
[Are you really going to refuse the transaction?]
Before I could finish speaking, a message popped up in front of me.
I shook my head.
“You should listen to the whole story. It’s just that I won’t do it right now.”
“…?”
“I could think it over, right? Let’s pause the transaction for a sec.”
“For how long?”
“Uh… about a day?”
[?]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Oh, just thinking about it.]
[Usually, a serious dilemma takes about a week, you know?]
[For real, lol.]
“Are you joking?”
“Why? It’s not like it’s a forced sale, I’m just saying I need to think.”
“……”
“I’ll take my time sitting down to think. If you’re going to offer a service, let me know.”
I sat on a prepared wooden stump chair and chatted with the viewers for about 30 minutes.
After all, there was no time limit on transactions.
The power of the transaction was merely exchanging each other’s rewards.
The monkeys seemed lost, but the one that looked like the captain sighed and approached me.
“I admit defeat. What do you want?”
“It seems you’re not going to give me any more chickens… Do you have more magical stones?”
“I do have some.”
“Let me see three more. Of course, at the same price.”
“…Do you have a conscience?”
“Of course.”
This much showed I had some conscience.
In the end, the monkey gave me four magical stones, including the three additional ones.
Fifteen sacks of grain passed over to the monkeys.
The monkeys, verifying the grains, began putting the items back into their backpacks.
“Are you leaving already?”
“We’re not buying anything else anyway.”
[That’s true, lol.]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Is four magical stones plus fifteen sacks a profit?]
[But why do they sound like they’re in a historical drama?]
[Hmm?]
Hmm?
[The expression on your face is hilarious, like you’ve eaten poopㅋㅋㅋ]
[Will it be similar tomorrow?]
The monkeys behind me, wearing backpacks, left first, and the last remaining monkey leader stared down at me blankly.
“Are you not leaving?”
“…Really using every possible trick until the very end.”
“Last? You won’t come again?”
“This place doesn’t seem like a trading spot.”
The monkey shook his head and finished preparing to leave.
His response was one of boredom.
It was the most pronounced reaction, yet for some reason, it made me feel uneasy.
So, something…
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Probably won’t come again.”
“That’s a bit disappointing. I wish you could stay for another three days.”
“Then I’ll give you payment for three days in advance.”
“Huh?”
Ding!
[The deal has been completed.]
“?”
A sudden message.
I felt the power of the sword, Beromuas, in my hand simultaneously with the message window I couldn’t understand.
The weapons were at a similar level to the spear and hammer I bought yesterday.
But what I should be feeling now wasn’t the system message or the power in the sword.
‘Did I just get forced to buy it?’
[?]
[???]
[?]
[Why am I getting this?]
[Lily?]
[Isn’t this a 70-piece thing?]
[What the heck]
[Huh]
[Did Lily buy it?]
[What’s going on]
Just before the monkey in front of me disappeared in a blue light.
I thought in that fleeting moment.
Originally, the power of ‘trade’ requires permission from both sides.
Here, permission means to include the item in ‘trade’ by stating its price and details to the opponent.
The sword, Beromuas, was already included in the trading items after its explanation was completed.
The grain I had left, I hadn’t explained today, but since there was no change from yesterday, it shouldn’t matter.
I had 49 bags left after deducting the cost of the red magical stone I just bought.
‘I’m short on grain. There’s no way I overlooked twenty-one bags…’
Since he said it was the last, he wouldn’t have incurred any debt.
So, there was only one thing left.
Caw~!
‘Golden Chicken.’
He was trying to take the chickens as a payment.
I hadn’t explained about the chickens, but it seemed like there was some means to cross a line as a being of power.
I swung the sword gripped in my hand.
The lightning strike from the sword severed the monkey’s arm and I lost partial control over the chickens.
Caw~
Half of the chickens managed to escape, but I couldn’t stop his teleportation.
The monkey, with one arm gone, muttered something and disappeared with half the chickens.
“……”
[????]
[What happened? Lily?]
[This is insane]
[So I said let’s kill them!!!!]
[Huh]
[How did you do that?]
[OMG]
[Did you save half?]
“Just half.”
Caw!
I literally saved only half.
Out of a total of 15 chickens, only 7 escaped from the monkey’s grip, and of the five eggs set to hatch tomorrow, I barely managed to get 3.
What did I say at the end?
What did I say at the end?
“… One is a bonus?”
So, I only got 20 out of the 21 I’m supposed to receive?
I nodded while looking at the chaotic chat window.
Since I’ve already been hit once and that guy suffered too, he likely won’t show up again.
If I just keep the remaining chickens safe, I can clear the trial.
“Well, what can you do?”
But it can’t be helped.
“I haven’t even reviewed it, so I can’t just accept the bonus, can I?”
Since saving everyone is my purpose.
I shattered all five magical stones and picked up the spear, Obonura.
[LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]
[Ah haha, I won’t give five stars]
[For real, lol]
[I’ll give it 1 star]
[I’m mad, haha]
[Those monkey brats are all dead]
[LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]
[Lily of Great Rage is coming]
[Please select x to Nulle Joy]
[x]
[x]
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“Phew… Phew…”
“Moa!”
“Geez… That crazy guy is using everything in the midst of this…”
Moa was treating injuries with the help of the monkeys.
It was a plan based on the worst-case scenario, but the situation flowed more smoothly than expected.
One of the powers of transaction, ‘Forced Sale’.
With Moa’s ultimate technique, I could forcibly include items the opponent had in the trade.
Since it consumes quite a bit and you can’t force overly expensive items, you inevitably have to drain the guy’s wealth.
Forced Sale activates after consuming existing wealth, so it was more important to steal a portion of grain along with the key item, ‘Golden Chicken’, than just taking 70 grains.
I thought I’d lure him with those expensive magical stones and if that didn’t work, I’d throw some cheaper items his way…
“That guy was incredibly persistent.”
I never expected he’d try to gain an advantage by dragging out the trading time.
Because of that, I had to throw a few relatively expensive magical stones.
I may have taken a bit of a loss, but since I got the Golden Chicken and Golden Eggs… I guess it’s a gain, right?
“Tsk. It’s a bit disappointing that I could only bring back half.”
“Still, isn’t this amazing!”
“Absolutely! It’s been ages since I’ve seen chickens like these…”
The monkeys drooled at the sight of the chickens.
Moa didn’t like the monkeys, but he also couldn’t help but feel tempted.
“Let them be. I’ll gather them all together and feast that day.”
“Ah, right. But what if that guy comes looking for us?”
“Impossible.”
He’s strong, but he’s just an individual.
Around this pond, there are countless traps that annihilate anyone not a monkey.
Even if he somehow gets through those, there are kin armed with powers and weapons.
He’ll struggle and ultimately kneel before countless monkeys.
In a very brutal manner.
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