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◈ Got a Gallery in the Wild ◈
Chapter 50: Shoes (2)
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While Grylls bickered with the Fast Sloth, the Gallery was thrown into an uproar over the post he uploaded.
Normally, whenever he needed something, he made it clear that he would trade for it.
He lived in the wild, with no need for money or even a title. Pressure would not work on him, either.
What could they give Grylls that he would like?
[Post title] I want to get my hands on an Adult Mandrake.
└ I told you, draw him some porn. Honestly, I can't think of anything else.
└ Quit talking shit and be serious.
└ I am being fucking serious. What's there to get off to in the Forest of Four Seasons? LOL
└ Tofu?
└ What a lunatic LOLLLLL
That was why users, especially registered users who wanted to build a connection with him, were deep in thought.
How could they give Grylls something he would like?
How could they trade that item for an Adult Mandrake?
Ongoing trades were difficult because the supply was unstable. Still, a one-time trade was enough.
Even one successful trade could bring enormous profits.
[Post title] Grylls definitely has the advantage.
[Post] Where the hell are you guys gonna get an Adult Mandrake? LOL Only Grylls can get one right now. LOL
└ It'd be one thing if it were just a Mandrake, but it's an Adult Mandrake. LOL
└ Ask where they're gonna get one, and everyone will shut up.
└ That's why we're asking him for one. Just getting one would seriously turn your life around.
└ Are Adult Mandrakes really that good?
└ I heard you can make one top-grade Elixir with one.
└ And Grylls can dig them up like radishes. They're right nearby.
Above all, Grylls had one unique advantage: he possessed rare goods.
An Adult Mandrake was one of the medicinal herbs that could not be bought even with money.
Its rarity alone was more than enough to prove its value.
Trust was not an issue, either. Since the Inner Core incident, trust in him had soared.
As long as the right trade could be made, they could obtain rare goods. And if they used that to build a connection with him?
Grylls could receive all sorts of support, while the other side could profit from rare goods. It was a win-win situation.
[Post title] Grylls's request is seriously demanding.
[Post] Those shoes Grylls wants are seriously difficult to make. Unless you're a highly skilled artisan, they'd be hard to produce.
[Post] But wouldn't it be better to just buy them with money instead of trading them for an Adult Mandrake? LOL
└ Nope. You can't cash out Gallery money. That's why bartering is better.
└ Ah. Right. You couldn't cash it out, could you?
└ Yeah. If you could, the world economy would be totally fucked. LOL
└ It wouldn't be completely fucked, but it'd probably be shaken up a lot. They're handling it well by taking huge fees, too.
└ Wouldn't it be better to make those shoes and just sell them? Why trade them for a Mandrake?
└ Exactly. Aren't people sucking Grylls off too much?
└ Try getting an Adult Mandrake yourself, then. I'll admit it if you can.
└ That's not what I mean. From an artisan's perspective, it'd be better to sell them for money. They don't need an Adult Mandrake.
└ Wouldn't someone higher up pay an artisan to make them? Plus, artisans use the Gallery a lot too. It could turn into a battle of pride.
└ Then who's famous among shoe-making artisans?
└ As always, dwarves are famous, but demonkind has been doing better lately.
└ Why?
└ Because they make sports shoes. LOL
└ Okay, that makes perfect sense. LOLLLLL
Most of all, money loaded into the Gallery could not be converted into cash.
If cashing it out had been possible, crimes like money laundering would have occurred.
Because of that structural feature, goods held even greater value.
The rarity of goods one might see only once in a lifetime. The advantage of bartering instead of using money. Finally, trust.
Those three conditions combined to create a strange atmosphere in the Gallery.
Not only registered users who usually bragged about their own goods, but even people looking to establish connections with Grylls were drawn in.
“I assume you saw the Gallery as well.”
“Yes, Your Highness. You mean...?”
“Had it been a steady supply, I would have ignored it. But this time, a man named Grylls has made a request, with an Adult Mandrake as the reward, no less.”
Crown Prince Arnold, with blond hair and blue eyes, explained the situation in a solemn voice.
Count Gorgon, a greying middle-aged man, broke into a bright smile at the explanation.
Arnold nearly snorted at the smile, which made Gorgon's intentions far too obvious, but he did not show it.
He could not overlook this matter, either. It was that important.
“A long-term contract with someone like Grylls is uncertain. But a one-time contract such as this is extremely important. He even made the request himself.”
“Yes, Your Highness. I shall quickly gather the artisans...”
“Listen until I finish. You must not be so hasty.”
Arnold stopped Count Gorgon, whose loyalty was a little too eager.
Gorgon was highly capable and otherwise excellent, but he had a tendency to take things too far.
‘That only means he has that much ambition.’
From the perspective of a man in power like Arnold, the best people to trust were not those who were perfectly upright.
An ambitious person who was appropriately corrupt and appropriately righteous. That was ideal.
If their ambitions were satisfied, they would offer loyalty. That made them easy to trust.
‘If he crosses the line beyond that, I will have his head...’
But he had not gone that far yet.
Count Gorgon was full of ambition, but not particularly greedy.
“If we pressure them for no reason, we may only invite backlash from the artisans. Can work produced by crushing them with authority truly be proper work?”
“Would that not be lèse-majesté?”
“We must make sure they do not commit a crime. We are the ones who need them. The others will be in the same position.”
Anyone could use the Gallery as long as they met the conditions.
There was no telling when shoes of the quality Grylls wanted might appear.
That was why Arnold considered how they could break through the fierce competition.
“And it may be too late to trade with him. If that happens, all our efforts will come to nothing.”
“Then we should move faster...”
“We will take a different approach. We will make it so he has no choice but to trade with us, even if he puts on another pair of shoes.”
“Pardon?”
Count Gorgon’s eyes widened. He could not understand what Arnold meant at all.
But Arnold was not finished. He willingly laid out his plan.
“Wild Grylls. What he wants is a pair of shoes that comes close to doing everything. He especially emphasized durability.”
“Yes, yes. That is correct. If he injures his feet, he would be unable to go anywhere.”
“More than anything, trust is what matters most to him. He will be even more careful over a matter like this.”
“Come to think of it, there are rumors he was recently scammed.”
‘I know,’ Arnold answered inwardly.
Rather than having been scammed, it had been an incident where Grylls had nearly been scammed. At the same time, it was an incident that increased trust in him.
After that, Grylls became even more cautious. He had even declared that he would get a registered user's verification before listing expensive-looking items in the Auction House.
Would someone like that readily agree to a trade? Arnold was certain he would not.
Unlike the registered users who had helped him out of pure goodwill, trust was important in this matter.
“First, commission an artisan, preferably one contracted with the military. If we are too late, the shoes can be used as military boots.”
“Understood.”
“I hope for a good result. Once the shoes are made, do not contact him. Report to me first.”
“I will live up to your expectations!”
Count Gorgon left with a vigorous cry.
Arnold stared at the spot where he had stood, then looked up.
The Gallery window, which he was gradually getting used to seeing, floated before his eyes.
‘Grylls will surely check the registered users’ posts. If there is nothing there, he will definitely grow suspicious.’
Arnold had spent that time discerning Grylls’s disposition. It could be described like this.
He was the kind of person who could not rest easy until he gave something in return for anything he received.
He answered goodwill with goodwill, and malice with malice.
Perhaps because he had no sharp edges to his personality, quite a few registered users had become acquainted with him.
He occasionally bickered with Passing Dwarf, but they were close, more like friendly rivals.
‘At the very least, he is not someone who deceives others. He will definitely give an Adult Mandrake.’
That was assuming he received the shoes he wanted.
Even if someone created a registered account, they could give him nothing but strange shoes and then go silent.
Registered users were not necessarily free of scammers. Human malice was frightening.
‘If I could, I would like to step forward myself, but...’
Arnold checked his username again.
[Username] AbsoluteZLJ0nArnoldJjangJjang
It was a username that made him feel like coughing up blood every time he saw it. Arnold squeezed his eyes shut.
He would rather jump off a cliff than keep using such an embarrassing username.
It was fortunate that he had the ambitious Count Gorgon.
‘If we show trust first, he will respond with trust as well.’
Arnold’s plan was simple.
Rather than exchanging their goods immediately during the trade, they would send the shoes first.
Then they would receive the Adult Mandrake the next day, earning Grylls’s favor and trust.
‘To do that...’
Arnold looked around.
The Gallery was invisible to others, but he still felt self-conscious.
After all, the Gallery was the shadiest form of private life imaginable.
Once he confirmed there was no one around, he began writing.
He had just said he would jump off a cliff rather than stay active, but sometimes surviving required the courage to jump off one.
[Post title] Mr. Grylls, please read this post.
[Author] AbsoluteZLJ0nArnoldJjangJjang
[Post] There are many people in the Gallery who create registered accounts and still scam others.
[Post] So I recommend receiving the item first, then giving the Adult Mandrake the following day.
[Post] Mr. Grylls is always aboveboard, so I believe you have nothing to hide.
└ Who the hell are you to tell him what to do?
└ Isn't this bastard just trying to keep others out of the competition?
└ What a harsh way to live. LOL
└ It isn't harsh. I've been scammed that way too.;;;
└ Yeah, there are more people like that than you'd think. There are plenty of cases that go the other way too.
└ That is the standard method, though. It gives you peace of mind.
└ What if Grylls scams them?
└ [Wild Grylls]: If I can't trade tomorrow, I'll already be dead. Anyway, thanks for the advice.
└ LOLLLL
└ LOLLLLL
└ Holy shit LOLLLLL
Arnold smiled with satisfaction when he saw Grylls’s reply.
As expected, the other side needed to show trust first.
‘A dwarf registered user will make a pair, so I should assume there will only be one or two Adult Mandrakes left after this.’
That would be the best-case estimate. Humans might have great potential, but dwarf artisans were difficult to surpass.
Arnold hoped Count Gorgon would bring back good results.
It would make life easier from now on, for both Arnold and Count Gorgon.
[Post title] Putting an Idiot on Blast.
As Arnold happened to browse through the Gallery, one post caught his attention.
The author was Grylls, and judging by the title, it seemed someone had tried to scam him.
Curious what fool had earned Grylls’s distrust, Arnold opened the post.
[Post title] Putting an Idiot on Blast.
[Author] Wild Grylls
[Wild Grylls]: Have you already prepared the shoes?
[xxx]: Yes. But you need to give me two Adult Mandrakes.
[Wild Grylls]: What? What kind of bullshit is that?
[xxx]: There are two shoes.
[xxx]: You give me one, and I will give you one shoe. That is how it will be.
[Wild Grylls]: If you beat me at word chain, I will give you both.
[Wild Grylls]: I'll start: jaebongteul, “sewing machine.”
[xxx]: Teulni. Dentures.
[Wild Grylls]: Niaemi. Your mom.
[Post] What kind of asshole is this? Putting this idiot on blast.
└ LOLLLLLLLLL
└ LOLLLLLLLLL
└ Is this guy mentally deficient? LOLLLLLLL
└ They started with jaebongteul just to force a teulni response. LOL
└ He seriously has no conscience. LOL
└ xxx, delete your post. If you do not, there will be retaliation.
└ [Wild Grylls]: Retaliate how? Are you coming to the Forest of Four Seasons? I would appreciate that. Dig up your own Adult Mandrake.
└ LOLLLL He really was mentally deficient.
└ Threats do not work on Grylls, idiot. LOL
└ Seeing stuff like this does make things seem easy. LOL
“Heh heh heh.”
Arnold snickered.
The world was wide, and there were plenty of idiots in it. That was what he had learned from using the Gallery.
‘I should browse a little longer before I get back to work.’
Arnold was slowly browsing the Gallery when...
“AAAAAAAAAH!”
Like Grylls had before him, he stared into an abyss that should never have been seen.
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