NOVEL NEXT Ch 6
Chapter 6
Well, that doesn’t mean they’re completely useless.
They’re “slaves” of sorts, willing to fight for him and do their best work at night¹, as long as he gives them drugs.
“If they’re obedient, they’ll be easy to farm² and eat.”
Even if the world had gone to hell itself, anything to do with sex was a good business to make money in, one way or another.
It was easier to take it by force now, so he preferred that, but Tae-soo’s greed was far into the future.
“Hehehe. An exchange at a time like this. Isn’t this totally setting up a stage for me?”
Of course, if you read the warnings about the “withdrawal symptoms” of Tae Soo’s drug, no matter how effective it is, most people with common sense would not buy and consume it.
Unfortunately, the only person who can see the warning is the creator of the item.
Why is that?
[Drug lord class specialization, Explaining it my way is activated].
[Drug lord class specialization, Concealer is activated].
[Make some changes to the item’s description].
[Hides the contents of a portion of the item].
Kim Tae-soo’s drug lord class-specific effects, “Explain It My Way” and “Concealer”.
The downside is that he can only utilize it on items he created himself, and he can’t modify the effect itself, but that doesn’t matter.
This allows him to mask the actual details of the item so that if he were to scatter it around the market and hide the warnings about withdrawal symptoms, it would just look like a normal buff item to others.
[The ‘Battle Amplifier (★+)’ you registered on the marketplace has been sold].
[Obtained 4 coins after subtracting 20% commission.]
At first, sell for a price of 5 coins, which isn’t much.
But the real scary thing about drugs is the withdrawals, which are even worse than alcohol addiction.
According to the principle of supply and demand, the more people who want it, the more the price of Tae-soo’s drug will skyrocket.
“Go ahead, eat it and scrape up some coins for me.”
Grandiose plans as a drug lord.
When the job notification first popped up, Tae-soo had been looking forward to this moment ever since he chose this job out of 107 candidates due to his unique visual acuity and execution ability.
“In this world, I’ll be the new ruler!”
Ambitions to go beyond ruling a single shelter in Incheon and build a kingdom of his own.
[The ‘Battle Amplifier (★+)’ you registered on the marketplace has been sold].
[The ‘Battle Amplifier (★+)’ you registered on the marketplace has been sold].
[The ‘Battle Amplifier (★+)’ you registered on the marketplace has been sold].
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Tae-soo’s mouth twitches at the sound of the battle amplifiers being sold incessantly.
“Uh, what?”
However…
A situation where sales are slowing to a crawl instead of accelerating.
Something is wrong.
Just as that thought started to sink in.
“B-Boss, we’re in trouble, look at this!”
The question is answered when the door opens and Tae-soo’s eyes widen at what his subordinate shares with him.
[Neatfreak: Various drugs, including battle amplifiers, which are pills that cause withdrawal on the exchange. Here’s how to detox it! P.S., Honeybee] – 32 views. .
– The decryption method is simple. Similarly, the Guardian’s Rubigem Honey Soap on the Exchange. Buy it and wash yourself! It’s the best cost-effective item in the market, with a durability of 8, so you can use it 8 times. Just search for honeybee or honey soap in the exchange search listings. Oh, and by the way, it’s an X-Manggem³ that collects coins just for searching, and the competition is insane, so you’ll have to deal with that on your own.
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– K-OOK: Thank you so much for your help. I almost lost my mind with the withdrawal symptoms, but thanks to you, I solved it. I will recommend it to you!
– Support is a tool: I don’t know who you are, but thank you so much for making the honey soap!
– Prince Wendil: This smells great and works great!
– Friendship: Its sister products, honey tea and honey wine, are awesome. They’re perfect for drinking before bed and perfect for not getting cold.
– Hair Loss Beast: Milk-colored honey is the best in beekeeping.
– Financial Therapy (Physical): No, it’s disgusting how the fuckers in this system are stealing your coins in such an unorthodox way.
– Octopus Woman: LOL… I agree with you.
…..
“What the hell is this…”
He’d kind of expected that there would be some sort of detoxification method for drug withdrawal.
However, it’s a ★+-rated poison, so it’s probably not feasible to solve it right away.
Isn’t that what drugs are all about?
The nature of drugs is that they spread much faster than they can be solved.
As such, Tae-soo would simply use the coins and power he’d earned in the meantime to release higher-grade drugs.
But what is this?
A cost-effective, detox-type item that appeared as if it were a script written by someone.
Drug lord Kim Tae-soo’s grand plan was foiled by a beekeeper’s honey soap that smelled sweetly of honey.
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#1 chapter update conducted this time.
But it’s not just the exchange that’s been added here.
Community bulletin board.
At first glance, it’s just a way for surviving players to communicate with each other, but a community board carries more weight than just a free message board.
【Green Bean: We have set up a shelter near the Yeouido Station supermarket. We have plenty of food and many children and elderly people, so if you need help, feel free to visit us!】
【People are scared: Beware of bikers on the loose in the Incheon neighborhood. They are crazy people who kill people without mercy!】
【Neatfreak: Sharing information about field bosses and villains】.
It’s a dangerous place, even for people of your own kind.
In such a world, the power of numbers cannot be easily ignored.
As the saying goes, united we stand, divided we fall.
Survivors would band together to face monsters and wicked people.
In addition to that, information about field bosses and dungeons can be valuable enough to be a kind of commodity, depending on how you look at it.
And aside from that, the community boards are one of the most essential outlets for players.
Why?
[You’ve reached a certain number of target views; you’ll get a certain amount of experience].
[You’ve reached a certain target number of recommendations; you’ll earn a certain amount of experience].
[You’ve reached a certain target number of comments, earn a certain amount of experience].
You don’t have to hunt monsters to gain experience, just browse the boards.
It’s a ridiculously small amount compared to actual hunting, but if you can pull off the aggro, it’s a different story.
Of course, as much as these benefits exist, access to community boards is not “free”.
[Do you want to post a 1-type size post? YES / NO].
※ 10 coins will be charged as a fee for publishing.
[Do you want to write a comment? YES / NO]
※ The fee for writing a comment is 1 coin.
A paid system that requires a progressively higher amount of coins depending on the amount of characters written in the post and the attachment of images, videos, etc.
※ Note: It’s been 60 minutes since you posted, and you’ll have to pay 5 coins (1 stack) to post another one.
Furthermore, it seems that this is a measure to prevent people who are pushing for a large number of posts.
Needless to say, with these restrictions in place, the choice for players looking for aggro is to jump on the bandwagon.
【Want to know: The man who saved us from the evil drug dealers on the exchange. Honeybee, who is he?】
【Summary: I’ve summarized the items that Honeybee sold, please recommend!】
【Wash yourself: Gosh, you haven’t washed yourself in six days? We recommend using honey soap right now, just to get rid of that rotten odor!】
【Hot broth: Sipping a cup of honey tea or honey liquor at night will warm you up and give you a taste for the hunt.】
【Crazy No. 23: Honeybee. If you happen to see this post, could you please negotiate the price a little? If anyone agrees with this, please recommend and sign the comment together!】
Recently, a series of honeybee-crafted items were dropped on the Korean server’s marketplace.
The items were all inscribed with the keyword “Guardian” and were all posted by the same person, Honeybee, so people’s attention was naturally drawn to it.
A tycoon who single-handedly produced not one, not two, but tons of items on Day 6.
And while items like honey tea and honey soap were amazing, it’s the beeswax candles that really stole the show.
Increased health and armor for 60 minutes, etc.
A power that’s bound to be a huge advantage in the early stages.
“The guardian’s keyword is the same. Seeing that he can process this much volume alone, it is clear that he has a unique job like Cheolsu. We must recruit him for the revival of this country.”
“If you can get any information on Honeybee, get it any way you can. If we can get our hands on him, our shelter can be the best.”
“Honeybee, you need to kill that bastard right now. A beekeeper with no sense of decency. How dare you ruin my drug business?”
“Try as hard as you can to promise support!”
In the current situation, those who have found shelter on the Korean server have all expressed interest in Honeybee.
Recruitment and Elimination.
Desires mingled with ambition for their own advancement.
[Green Bean player left a message].
“Excuse me. My name is Green Bean, and I’m the leader of the shelter at Yeouido Station. There are currently 47 survivors here. There are two unique professions among them, including myself. So, I know it’s a bit rude, but I’m going to ask you straight up if you don’t mind, would you be interested in joining our group? We’ll make sure you’re as safe as possible, and I’m hoping you’ll join me and survive this apocalypse.”
[Do you want to reply to the message? YES / NO].
※ 1 coin is consumed as a fee for replying.
[The player left a message in the air]
….
Their ambitions came together and reached Sung-hyuk
“Excuse me. I’m supposed to be beekeeping and it’s so dreadfully noisy, I swear, if you think it’s rude, don’t ask!”
[Do you want to block content for all messages? YES / NO].
※ 10 coins are consumed as a fee for blocking.
“This is so shitty, you charge coins for this? Yeah. YES! Block him!”
[Blocking completed].
Their plans were simply blocked as if their ambitions were spam.
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TL/N:
1. Tae-soo makes both the Female/Male Survivors to be an addict in drugs so he can use them as prostitutes at night.
2. Easy to Farm means he can easily find people and make them reliant on his drugs, increasing the number of “slaves” he can get, and eat up all the coins they have by selling drugs he manufactured while they also generate him coins when he offers them as prostitutes.
3. Korean Slang for Fuck, Failure Game. 망겜(Manggem) This slang phrase combines the words “망” (mang), which means “failure,” and “게임” (geim), which means “game.”