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“Please, keep this a secret from others. I can silence the ones present here, but I can’t manage the rest!”
Haenghaeng gazed down at him.
Unlike the animal lovers of Gladiator Training, who proudly established the New Flying Mealworm Kingdom, the Dark Merchant was a goblin who understood shame.
From his desperate stance, it seemed like he would accept any condition.
That’s when she thought of it.
The most beneficial proposal for her.
[For the next 2 turns, join my forces and follow my orders.]
The Great Monster and White Spirit King.
It was a request aimed at making use of the turns when both adversaries appeared.
Earlier, the Dark Merchant had requested their retreat for [3 turns], so the additional request she would make for the victory must be of an equal level.
“I accept!!”
She had learned one thing.
The goblin merchants value face even more than humans do.
Personally, she could understand that.
If you were brazen enough to present a box revealing weaknesses, it was no wonder that the curse would intensify.
Would anyone be able to bear the shame if the Emperor of the Martial Arts Chronicles or Blood Sect Leader Blood Mokrin had their old C-Drive folders from their male days exposed?
If this had happened in the Martial Arts World, she might have lost her purity to the dizzying words.
‘The thought of being forced into such a situation by the enemy fills me with fear... but having a goblin look at me with those eyes imagining the same thing feels strange.’
A trace of regret flickered in the Dark Merchant’s eyes.
That same [N O V E L I G H T] regret soon appeared in Mark2’s eyes as well.
[Mark2. This summoning ends here.]
I couldn’t let our kid wander near such a corrupt goblin.
“My lady. We’ll call them again later. I’ve promised to go play with the Wandering Merchant on the beautiful sandy beach. I’ve also promised to play with Tutta.”
How long has it been since they met, and already planning playdates?
Who does that kid take after? His sociability is impressive.
‘If it were me, I’d avoid such promises just to avoid the next meeting.’
Even after sending Eve away, her innocent nature hasn’t changed.
[Mark2 has been recalled.]
Now that the child is gone, there’s nothing to hold back.
Haenghaeng’s previously gentle demeanor turned sharp with a single movement.
- [The field was quickly conquered.]
[Action counts have not been reduced.]
As the Silent Swordsman crossed the Thousand-Year Old Tree Forest, which was required to reach the Goblin’s Cloud Citadel, some viewers chatted on the forum.
[The latter fields aren’t that bad, huh?] [7]
[Isn’t the first win in the Legacy Challenge an automatic win?] [13]
“I could do this easily, too.” [9]
The field seemed too easy when the Silent Swordsman did it!
Could it be that even Eom Gil-dong was like this?
“Hey, guys, I’m going to call for a save. It’s too far to go from here to there without one. Agreed?”
- "I agree."
- "We’ll be dead from exhaustion before we even get to the Dark Merchant."
- "Teacher, are you a mayfly?"
- "Just to clarify, the question was if you're living for today only."
- "Don’t misinterpret it, and you’ll get the deal."
- "This is how Eom Gil-dong is."
[Loading save file list.]
[SAVE 96. Half-Demon Route - Goblin Village]
[Loading data.]
Even in the Half-Demon route, there’s a multi-save feature.
The Silent Swordsman, playing with a single save file from the start, is a rare case of brute-forcing and breaking everything on his first challenge.
Usually, multiple save slots are activated at easier difficulty levels, and players adjust death counts and leave save files at every field.
Especially for strategists like Eom Gil-dong, who often needs to practice certain segments or refer to materials.
Save files are not a choice, but a necessity.
“What relics do I have here?”
Eom Gil-dong rummaged through his backpack.
After the Wandering Merchant disappeared, the latter fields were filled with monster bodily fluids, torn limbs, and other miscellaneous items scattered around.
- “Going insect collecting?”
- “Clean it up!!”
- “I’m dying for automatic sorting.”
- "One click in the inventory and it’s all clean."
- "Is inventory that good?"
- ""
- "3-year veteran of housework, acknowledged."
- ""
- "3-year veteran of parenting, acknowledged."
- ""
- “Now that’s a pro move!!”
Beyond the piles of junk, a few shiny relics appeared.
These were items that had been acquired through multiple playthroughs or from early bonuses.
Materials for the wager were now available.
Eom Gil-dong boldly headed toward the black market field.
But was turned away immediately.
“Why would a mere half-demon like you try to meet the Dark Merchant?”
- "Entrance cut, lol."
- "Ugh, why’s such trash hanging around?"
- "They look so old."
- "Was that the Entrance Cut?"
- “Please, no more of that Goblin Suicide-bombing thing!!”
- "Why is it a Suicide-bombing Goblin?"
- "Oh... a pure soul who’s never been to a club..."
- "Newbies don’t even realize they’re being attacked."
- "But didn’t they say it was a newbie, not that they were ugly?"
- "Ah."
- "Protection disabled, not an ally."
- "Protection disabled, lol."
Unlike the viewers still stunned by the entrance cut, Eom Gil-dong quickly found Plan B.
“It’s not much, but it’s a token of my sincerity.”
“Hmph. What is this?”
A book titled 'Spring Art' with no contents.
“Wait?!”
“Haha! Once the monster’s weakness is revealed, one hit will do. Die!”
“Gahh!”
When the monster died, its power weakened, but Eom Gil-dong didn’t care about the penalty for engaging in the Legacy Challenge.
If you are reading this translation anywhere other than Novelight.net or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.
Without hesitation, he barged into the Dark Merchant’s lair, and the Dark Merchant showed curiosity.
“Have you seen such reckless half-demons? Aren’t you afraid?”
“No! That’s why let’s have a Legacy Challenge! Three out of five wins, and no repeating legacies!”
“Fine. Then put your life on the line as the price for the wager.”
- “Quick progress, haha.”
- "I love this route when doing familiar guides."
The first relic battle.
Eom Gil-dong put forward his most valuable legacy.
[Eom Gil-dong has placed the Legacy of the Falling Emperor as his card.]
“Oh? What’s this?”
“If used, this legacy will give even an unknown person the presence of a leader comparable to any faction leader, with [Presence Enhancement 10]!”
“You didn’t use that legacy, did you? If you had, you wouldn’t look so insignificant. Did you hold back due to its usage limit?”
“......”
- "As expected from a fellow merchant, you know too much, haha."
- "You nailed the usage count, 1/5 exactly."
A legacy that could only be obtained after multiple playthroughs.
Its effect was obviously impressive.
“Just in time, I have a legacy to match you as a merchant. A legacy that creates a pressure on any opponent: Presence of Weight and Gravitas.”
“Oh? What about the Fragment of the Great Demon?”
“Fragment of the Great Demon? What’s that?”
At the Dark Merchant’s casual response, Eom Gil-dong realized.
It was a customized story.
Changes in the storyline based on the player’s actions.
And it affected the course of the wager as well.
The relics and legacies the Dark Merchant possessed changed with each player.
[Round 1 – Win]
Of course, this was a low difficulty challenge, so victory wasn’t difficult.
The real problem was the highly anticipated second round.
“If I lose this match, it’s over. I’ll have no choice but to bring out my secret legacy.”
The Dark Merchant finally revealed it.
[The Dark Merchant has placed the Legacy Sealed in the Chains of the Void as his card.]
To win in a three-out-of-five match with a single relic.
Can inflated achievements and shortcuts succeed?
Eom Gil-dong set out to test it.
“I’ll test how impressive that legacy really is!”
Eom Gil-dong, mindlessly drawing his sword, smashed the box.
The black smoke pouring out enveloped him.
“Gahhh! This... wasn’t supposed to happen!”
- "That wasn’t a fake?!"
- "What was with that warm conversation earlier??"
- "What if it wasn’t a fake?"
- "If the Silent Swordsman cut the curse with a sword?"
- "Maybe they just pretended it was a warm atmosphere?"
- "Soooooore"
- "Once again, Eom Gil-dong becomes the sacrifice to the stronger players’ amusement."
“This is a shortcut... this was a shortcut...”
“Khuhuhu. Did you expect to see the Void of someone else? You’re gonna die anyway, so I’ll show you something nice.”
The Dark Merchant pulled out more relics from his bag, one after another, laying them out.
Twenty relics lined up in rows!
“I have twenty relics sealed within the Void. For a weak opponent, I pull out a weak one; for a strong opponent, a strong one. You were easy.”
“This is just... too much... Kkrk.”
[You have been cursed.]
- "Hahaha"
- "Hahahahahahaha"
- "So it wasn’t a shortcut?"
- "2nd row domination play, haha."
- "That’s so many."
- "Isn’t that just a random box?"
- "So, the Silent Swordsman only pulls out the powerful ones when it’s truly a tough situation?"
- "Conclusion: Shortcuts are impossible."
The viewers realized.
The Silent Swordsman’s route was something they could never replicate.
Even if they tried the Legacy Challenge, they would never win with a three-out-of-five format. It had to be a single round battle.
