Chapter 4

Portability 甲 precious item

Portability 甲 precious item

"Huff! Get in the car!"

Xiaoming loaded two chunks of ambergris onto the car.

"Isn't that whale poop? Dried whale poop?"

"Yeah, but what would you do with dried whale poop? Is he crazy?"

The murmurs of the fishermen reached Youngsu's ears.

But a smile played on Youngsu's lips.

'The more people who don't know its value, the better...'

Ambergris is a hardened form of a special whale excrement, used as a fixative in high-end perfumes and is very expensive. However, it seemed that no one here knew its value.

"Quiet, how can we know what the wizard is thinking?"

'Wizard?'

This term referred to him. But it was starting to get annoying.

Bang!

After loading the rest of the ambergris into the cargo area, Youngsu tore open a bottle of mineral water from the delivery and drank it.

Normally, he would drink from the water he kept in the driver's seat, but now he didn't worry about touching the delivery water.

He could buy new ones when he returned to Korea, and even if he had to pay several times the price, it would be fine.

He had obtained the ambergris.

'With this, becoming rich will be a piece of cake. I might even be able to restart my business!'

Youngsu gulped down the water, grinning widely at the unexpected turn of events in his life.

'Who would have thought such luck would come my way...'

He concluded that this place was not Earth.

Ambergris has been used since ancient China, and Westerners, who are crazy about perfumes, have been collecting ambergris for a long time. If this were Earth, the fishermen would have known its value better than anyone.

There were a few things that couldn't be explained.

First, the truck was unharmed even after hitting two green humanoids, which he thought were orcs.

Second, he ended up here because of the navigation system.

Fortunately, it seemed that he could return to Earth thanks to the navigation system.

However, there was a clue that he had to complete a mission.

'Can I go back to Earth and come back here? And complete a mission there?'

If that were possible, it would be an even bigger windfall.

He could find things of no value here and take them to Korea to make a lot of money. Conversely, he could bring things of value from Korea to here.

'But what?'

Youngsu looked at the fishermen mending their nets.

If he brought Earth's fishing nets here, the fishermen would surely welcome them.

But...

'Even if I do, it doesn't seem like I'd make much money...'

They lived day to day, and it didn't seem like they had much purchasing power.

He tried to think like a businessman for the first time in a while.

'However, if I bring a motorboat and nets as a set and start a shipping business, it would be different. I can bring the motorboat in parts...'

But there were several issues.

First, the fishermen called him a 'wizard' and whispered and avoided him.

Second, would it even be legal to run a business here?

He didn't know where he was, so he lacked information about this place.

'Proper business is out of the question...'

Moreover, the immediate issue was that he needed to complete a mission by trading with people who were keeping their distance and avoiding him.

The fishermen were watching him from a distance, but they quickly hid when he looked their way.

'If I'm going to do it, I might as well do it properly.'

Gulp, gulp...

Youngsu drank the water, his eyes gleaming.

Thud, thud, thud...

While he was pondering the trade, he heard footsteps outside.

As the footsteps grew closer, Youngsu tensed and stood up.

'Am I in trouble?'

As soon as Youngsu stood up, the footsteps suddenly stopped nearby.

Several shadows stretched out below the cargo area.

One of the shadows broke away from the group and approached the cargo area.

"Cough..."

A man cleared his throat and looked at Youngsu, who was in the cargo area.

He seemed to be around the same age as Youngsu, but he was dressed differently from the people he had seen so far.

His clothes were colorful and had a lot of lace, indicating that he was of a higher status or wealthy.

"Since I heard that a wizard visited the territory, I came to see if it's you..."

'Wizard? They keep calling me a wizard. Is being a wizard a high status here?'

He hesitated to say no. If they were mistaken, he didn't want to...

In such situations, being ambiguous is the best approach.

"Who are you, then?"

The man nodded as if he understood, not affirming or denying the question.

"I am Sullivan Gantreig, the lord of the Prasia territory. You can call me Baron Gantreig."

Baron Gantreig smiled awkwardly and extended his hand to Youngsu.

Youngsu nodded and shook his hand with a calm expression.

"My name is Youngsu Han. Call me Youngsu."

"Oh, I see..."

Baron Gantreig nodded in agreement.

'Asking to be known by your first name is a characteristic of wizards...'

'In the old days, only nobles or high-status people had surnames. Since he said he is the lord of the territory, he must be of high status.'

Different thoughts.

After shaking hands, Youngsu glanced at the people behind Baron Gantreig.

"Behind..."

Youngsu gestured with his eyes.

"Don't misunderstand. They are my bodyguards. Unlike you, I don't have magical powers..."

Baron Gantreig glanced at Youngsu.

It seemed that the position of a wizard was ambiguously higher than a baron.

'I need to be authoritative but also polite.'

"So, what brings you here?"

"I have no... no, I came to greet you since a wizard visited. Prasia is a small fishing village, so it's rare for wizards to visit."

"I see..."

Youngsu took his time and observed Baron Gantreig closely.

"Ha ha... If it's not too much trouble, may I know the purpose of your visit? If there's any trouble, I'd like to help..."

Taking his time, Youngsu made Baron Gantreig reveal his reason for visiting first.

This was a money-smelling opponent.

In negotiations, revealing your information or cards first is a disadvantage.

Baron Gantreig didn't seem to be a negotiation expert who would deliberately reveal fake information to provoke a mistake.

'He's a pushover.'

"My purpose is to wander around and do various things."

"Ah, ha ha... Wizards are usually buried in their laboratories and dungeons..."

Baron Gantreig stopped speaking, looking startled.

The expressions of the bodyguards behind him also hardened.

"... I've heard that wizards sometimes take a break from their work to wander freely. Ha... ha..."

Baron Gantreig laughed awkwardly, looking at Youngsu.

"Being buried in laboratories and dungeons can make anyone restless. Sometimes, you just need to get some fresh air, right?"

"Ah, ha ha... The air is good."

Baron Gantreig laughed awkwardly, wiping his sweat with a handkerchief.

The end of his handkerchief was trembling.

This man had completely revealed himself as a pushover due to a slip of the tongue.

A good item to sell to him came to mind.

"You don't seem to be feeling well, even though it's not hot."

"Ah, ha ha... I guess it's because I come from a family of scholars and don't exercise much."

"I have something good to eat in such situations. Would you like to try it?"

"Really? You, a wizard, are offering me something to eat?"

Baron Gantreig was startled, his eyes darting around.

"Why not? Do you think I would give you a potion that turns you into a frog?"

Youngsu chuckled at his own ridiculous joke.

But Baron Gantreig's face turned pale, as if he believed it.

"Ah, no. I don't think so. I don't think you would... even if you had such a thing, you wouldn't give it to me. I am a baron, the lord of a small village, appointed by the king of Lat..."

Baron Gantreig mumbled, making excuses.

'Does he really believe it?'

The bodyguards behind him were seriously reaching for their weapons, as if ready to strike if he harmed him.

What kind of person is a wizard that they would believe such a joke?

Apart from his slightly unusual attire and the fact that he was in a truck, there was nothing else special about him...

'Ah... the truck.'

He remembered people whispering about a carriage without horses as he came here.

To people who only rode in horse-drawn carriages, a carriage without horses was a concept-breaking idea.

If such a concept-breaking person were a wizard, it might be possible to turn someone into a frog with a pill...

Or even if it wasn't possible, people believed it.

'Surely, they would be interested if I sold ginseng extract as a precious medicine. They would believe anything, even if I said I made it from red beans. Everything is mysterious to them.'

Gulp, gulp.

Youngsu drank the mineral water from the cargo area, as if his throat was dry.

"Mr. Wizard Youngsu, but..."

"Yes, what is it?"

"Excuse me, but may I take a look at that water container for a moment?"

"..."

"Hmm, it's not glass, yet it's transparent and you can see what's inside. It's also light and easy to carry. Hmm, hmm... It doesn't even have the characteristic smell of wood or metal..."

Thump, thump.

"It's also elastic and doesn't seem to break easily. It could reduce the weight of soldiers' gear."

"..."

"Excuse me, but could I get one of these water containers? I will pay a fair price."

Baron Gantreig looked at the water bottles in the cargo area with curiosity and greed.

'Ha...'

He was surprised by this unexpected point.

But one thing was clear.

Baron Gantreig was not a skilled negotiator.

"Water container? This is more expensive than you think."

Smirk.

A deep smile formed on Youngsu's lips.