Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Merchant Guild Promotion Exam - Part 1!

The examiners are Rokusu and Rora.

Ranks range from SSS to G, similar to the Adventurer's Guild.

This time, you can take the exam up to Rank S.

Exam details:

- Ranks E to G are written tests only.

- Ranks B to D add procurement of specified goods through drawing lots.

- Ranks S to A further include confirmation of merchant skills.

It seems buying the required goods is allowed, testing merchant capabilities.

I'm curious about the skill confirmation.

I wonder how much of my skills will be revealed through skill verification, not stat check…

"How is skill confirmation done?"

"It's done using special crystals to check if merchants have acquired necessary skills."

"What skills are required?"

"Well, skills like [Appraisal] and [Negotiation] at a certain level or higher."

"Understood."

[Appraisal] is at a decent level, so that's not a problem.

If I haven't reached the required level, I'll work on it then.

First, the Rank G written exam. Time limit: two hours.

Question 1: A bought seven apples, each costing three gold coins. How many gold coins did A use to pay?

Again, same as yesterday, this is like a primary school question.

Question 2: B bought a sword for sixty gold coins, paid with a hundred gold coins. What's the change?

I'm tired of this. It's either too simple or I have to take these elementary-level problems seriously!

Questions 3 and 4 are similar.

Finished in about five minutes, signaled "done."

Rokusu checks my answers with a smirk, admits he got all questions right, albeit looking frustrated.

Rora seems impressed.

Ranks F and E were also simple math, so total time limit: six hours.

Finished in less than ten minutes.

Clearly, Rokusu is frustrated.

Rora seems to be having fun.

She looks at me with curious eyes, as if a new toy is right in front of her.

Moving up to Rank D, an appraiser is called in and added as an examiner.

The written exam for Ranks B to D was also math, so no issues solving it.

Procurement of specified goods was just what I've acquired during my journey.

Activated [Item Box] in my pocket and submitted them.

Rank D: "Curl Fruit: Three."

Rank C: "Brookbird Feather: Three."

Rokusu asks the appraiser if this is some kind of mistake, but since it's genuine, the results won't change.

Rank B: "Orc Necklace: One."

Since I didn't know which item was relevant, I brought out all the necklaces I had, dozens of them.

Rokusu is dumbfounded.

"Why are so many things coming out of your pocket? Isn't this cheating?"

Rokusu accuses.

"Takuto has the [Item Box] skill, so doing this is easy!"

"[Item Box] skill…"

"If you keep making baseless accusations, I'll report it as exam interference."

"No, I apologize…"

I hope Rora can keep the [Item Box] skill a secret if possible…

Rokusu doesn't say anything further.

He's weak against authority.

For now, luck seems to be on my side, as I had the items.

All the orc necklaces were indeed the required items.