A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War! - Chapter 83: (2)

“Yeah…”

As he looked around, still bewildered, someone blocked his view.

“Hello, and welcome to Lukuba Merchants! Is this your first time here?”

“Huh? Oh, yes. It’s my first time.”

The person smiled a fake smile.

Kaiyan looked at him with a somewhat wary expression, and he quickly shook Kaiyan’s hand, bursting into laughter.

“Haha! You don’t need to look at me like that! Most first-time visitors usually stand here, bewildered, wondering if this is really Lukuba Merchants!”

“…I see.”

Certainly, Kaiyan wasn’t the only one with a similar reaction.

“To put it simply, there are more visitors to Lukuba Merchants than you might think. And most importantly, there is a way to find Lukuba Merchants once you’ve visited.”

“Is there a way to find it?”

How on earth…

Even Kaiyan wouldn’t have guessed where Lukuba Merchants were if Barvan hadn’t told him.

“Well… to put it simply, many visitors are here because they think Lukuba Merchants are hard to find. Even if a hundred people hear the rumor and come, not even ten of them will find it.”

“Hmm… simple but worth it.”

Kaiyan couldn’t help but smile.

“By the way, do you know if I can exchange items of equal value here? I heard that Lukuba Merchants will trade for items of equal worth.”

“Well, to put it simply, Lukuba Merchants accept items of equal value to money for trade.”

[What do you think, Kaiyan?]

As the man moved away, Kaiyan looked at the paper in his hand.

“…Hmm.”

In summary of what was written on the paper:

First, Lukuba Merchants accept items of equal value to money for trade.

Second, if you bring items with unique functions or items of interest, you can sell them at a very high price.

Third, items that cannot be sold at Lukuba Merchants can be privately sold to others at the central square.

It seems that many people have set up their goods on rugs, probably because of this third reason. Since this place is visited by those with money, it’s a suitable place to sell goods to wealthy customers. Perhaps some people come to Lukuba Merchants for this reason.

Fourth, if any altercation occurs for any reason, Lukuba Merchants will suppress it without questioning and expel those involved.

Fifth, anyone caught committing a crime will be immediately executed.

“Hmm… there’s nothing particularly special.”

“Let’s go see the items then! There should be many valuable items here!”

Rieka’s eyes sparkled with excitement as if her special ability had activated.

A petite and cute treasure hunter who could find items worth more than 1000 gold like a ghost.

With Rieka in tow, Kaiyan walked through the central square where people were selling goods. Rieka looked at the items being sold, and her astonished voice filled the air.

[Oh! That’s a 250G item! They’re selling it for 900 gold! What a rip-off!]

“That’s a low-level Decryption Potion! Why are they selling it here?”

There was no place that piqued Rieka’s interest in items as much as this place.

Kaiyan petted Rieka and approached a merchant standing beneath a sign that read “Lukuba Merchants.”

“Welcome. Are you here to sell items, or would you like to browse Lukuba Merchants’ goods?”

“Well… I’ll start by browsing.”

“Then please follow me.”

Following the merchant, Kaiyan opened a door at the back and entered. Inside, there were a few people browsing items, and merchants were present too.

The merchant who had walked ahead of them turned around and pointed to the shelves piled with various items.

“You can browse the items here. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Oh, by the way, please don’t touch the items with your hands.”

“I see.”

Pretending to browse the shelves, Kaiyan looked at Rieka, who was glancing around the shelves frantically. Her eyes sparkled.

[Kaiyan, look here… It’s significant!]

“What? Really?”

“What are you curious about?”

“Huh? Oh, nothing.”

Kaiyan inadvertently raised his voice in surprise.

With an expression that said it was nothing special, he waved his hand to the merchant and then looked at Rieka again.

[Do you see the red bracelet over there? It’s a 1500G item! It’s an artifact with a permanent 4th circle fire elemental magic!]

“That… old-looking bracelet?”

When Kaiyan followed Rieka’s pointing direction, he saw a very old-looking red bracelet.

‘How much could it cost?’

If he knew the price of the bracelet at Lukuba Merchants, it was likely to be very expensive. In that case, it was an ambiguous situation, just as Rieka had said.

Kaiyan turned his gaze to the merchant behind him and called out.

“Excuse me, I’d like to know the function of that bracelet.”

“Ah, that bracelet is a magical artifact. The problem is… I apologize for saying this, but we haven’t been able to determine its exact function. Some mages believe it contains ancient magic from ancient times.”

“An ancient artifact… but how can you use it if you don’t know its function?”

“Well… we don’t know… However, we believe it’s valuable just because it’s an ancient artifact. We have it on display more for admiration than for sale, haha! In fact, it’s closer to being a showpiece rather than for sale.”

Not knowing its function meant not being able to use it.

Kaiyan stared at the merchant with glowing eyes.

“So, how much is it?”

“Excuse me? Oh, you mean the price of that bracelet? Well… originally, because it’s an ancient artifact, it should be around 3000 gold, but since we don’t know its function or how to use it…”

“So, how much is it?”

“Still, it should be around 300 gold. I’m not making excuses, but as you know, it’s an ancient artifact…”

“I’ll buy it.”

“What?”

The merchant was taken aback by Kaiyan’s decision. In his opinion, it was incomprehensible that Kaiyan would buy such trash for 300 gold.

“I’ll buy that artifact for 300 gold.”

‘I know how to use it! With my versatile assistant Rieka, there was no need to worry.’

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