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The Merchant (Reboot)

Is your brother sick? I have the cure. Radiation? It's not a problem. Magic? Shh, don't tell anyone. Bubbly black drink? It's called Coke. Gold? Ahh I have tons of it. Luck was an unemployed loser who only knew how to play games. One day, while playing on his computer, Luck was exposed to solar energy and gained a mysterious power that allowed him to travel to and from another world. The other world he could travel to was a world where monsters roamed, kingdoms and empires existed, and a force called mana gave people superhuman powers. By traveling back and forth between these two worlds, Luck will enjoy being a merchant, carrying goods and trading between the two worlds, and making money by using the advantages of both worlds.

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Coke

Looking at the suddenly empty glasses, Luck thought, 'Did they drink without breathing?

"I guess you liked it..." Noticing the duo staring hungrily at his glass, Luck pushed his glass toward the duo

"If you want..." Luck hadn't even finished yet. 

Luck had already taken a sip from his glass and was about to offer his glass, thinking that they would not accept his offer...

"That's very generous of you, Luck." Halt snatched the glass from Luck's hand.

Horace took Halt's hand, afraid that Halt would finish the drink alone.

"You're not planning to drink it all by yourself, are you?"

Halt inwardly regretted that he hadn't been quick enough, 'this old man saw right through me'.

When he had poured half the glass into Horace's, Halt looked at the little that was left and regretted again that he hadn't been quick enough to drink the whole thing himself.

The two finished their drinks in one go again, but their eyes were still fixed hopefully on Luck.

"I'm afraid I don't have any more with me." 

Both Halt and Horace nodded in understanding. They had both seen Luck emptying his bag and the only drinks were the ones he had just drunk.

"Luck..." Horace was looking at Luck with twinkling eyes.

"That drink just now..." he looked hungrily at the empty glass again. "Can you have more than that?"

'he must have more than that if he can bring such a drink only because he doesn't want to eat in a restaurant', she thought.

"Yes, I have more..." 

'I mean, I can buy as much as I want at the store whenever I want, so I'm not lying,' Luck thought.

"How much do you have? I want it all. The price doesn't matter."

"I have as much as you want." 

'Come to Papa with the pennies." "Come to Papa with the pennies.' Luck was happy to be earning money.

Horace's eyes opened wide. "Can you give me as much as I want?"

"Yes, as much as you want."

"If I want five... no, ten barrels..."

'A keg? Where the fuck am I going to get a keg?" Luck's face soured.

"Too much?" Horace misunderstood Luck's expression.

'I dared to ask so much because he talked assertively, but I think I overdid it." He thought.

"No, no, how many liters is a barrel?" luck started doing calculations in his head.

"about 100 liters, why do you ask?"

"so you're asking me for a ton of Coke?"

Horace was confused by the succession of questions.

"Yes I am... wait a minute, is this drink called co*k?" 

Horace's face soured. 'Is that the name of such a nice drink?

"NO!" Luck waved his arms hastily. 

"I think you misunderstood me. Coke. this drink is called Coke!"

Horace scratched the back of his head in embarrassment "Heheeh I see."

Rolling his eyes, Luck said, "I can get you a ton of Coke but in 2.5 liter bottles instead of kegs."

"Deal!" Horace didn't even think twice.

"And I can't do it all at once, I can do it piece by piece."

"Hahaha, no problem at all. As long as you can supply me with Coke regularly."

'What's rare is more valuable anyway, you're smart Luck.' Horace misunderstood Luck again.

***

Looking at Luck's back as he left after the deals were done, the two were in thought.

"Where do you think he gets all this stuff?"

"I have no idea, but the clothes he brings would make even elves jealous"

"The spices he brought are very weak in terms of meaning, but their taste is first class."

"It's lucky for us that he's new to the trade, we'll make a lot of money."

"hehe yes, we'll buy it at a bargain and sell it at a premium."

The two burst into laughter at the thought of the money they would make.

"Sir, Mr. Luck might realize that you cheated him 'a little' after the documents I gave him today."

Halt's laughter was interrupted.

***

Meanwhile, Luck, unaware of what was being said behind his back, was busy going through the list he had asked Halt for.

His head began to ache as he looked at the pages and pages of text.

"So many things... Halt's secretary took her job very seriously and wrote everything down in detail..."

"Blue moon grass, red devil flower, fruit of life, lovers' grass... what are these herbs." 

As she heard the herbs she had never heard of before and the description of the herbs, she began to doubt the world.

"These herbs are officially magical and marked as worthless!"

Blue Moon Grass

Description: A common herb used to make low-level mana potions. If eaten, it replenishes mana slightly, increases focus, and is effective against low-class mental disorders. Widely available.

Red Devil Flower

Description: A common type of herb used to make low-level power potions. If eaten, it gives a slight boost in strength and increases stamina. Widely available.

Life Fruit

Description: A common type of fruit used to make low-level life potions. If eaten, it can heal non-serious wounds and illnesses and increase vitality. Widely available.

Lovers Grass

Description: Increases sexual potency in men regardless of age. 

Note: It is not recommended for those with blood deficiency.

"If these are the worthless herbs, what about the valuable ones?" Luck quickly went through the pages and opened the page with the most valuable herbs.

Immortal Herb

Description: The divine class is used to make a life potion. If eaten, it can bring a dying person back to life and regrow severed limbs. It has a low chance of being found in the nest of Divine Dragons. 

Note: Can revive a dying person if made into a potion, not recommended to be eaten without making a potion.

Sorcerer's Herb

Description: The divine class is used to make life potions. If eaten, it increases one's mana and mental strength by an unimaginable amount. It has a low chance of being found in the nest of divine dragons.

Note: If the potion is made, it can turn an ordinary person into a 9-star Sorcerer Supreme. It is not recommended to eat it without a potion.

"Tiss." Luck was out of breath for a moment.

"I can't imagine what would happen if something like immortal grass appeared on Earth..."

It was as if he could see rich people fighting bidding wars to get the weed, or worse, countries waging war over a weed.

"Anyway, there's no point in daydreaming." Luck opened the pages at the beginning again and began to examine what he had seen more accessible.

***

Looking at the various things piled on his desk, Luck smiled with pleasure.

"I got a lot of good things from my stroll through the town's market."

He had bought a variety of herbs, fruits, vegetables, and meat, as well as a low-class life potion and a mana potion from a potion vendor.

Wondering about the effect of the life potion, Luck was faced with a dilemma.

"How can I test its effect?" Luck opened his drawer picked up his sharp scissors and looked at the scissors and his hand. Should he cut the tip of his finger a little and test the potion's effect?

Frightened by the pain, Luck shook his head in the negative.

Then he looked at the life fruit on the table. The peach-like fruit looked juicy and mouth-watering, but he didn't dare eat it for fear of eating an unfamiliar fruit.

"Could these things from another world be harmful here?"

"I'm dying of curiosity, but I'm really afraid to die."

***

The merchant went to the market to buy things to sell to Halt and Horace. He bought several cases of

Coke, as well as various spices and clothes.

Luck looked at all the things he had bought and at his thin arms.

'There's no way I can carry all this stuff home by myself, I'd better take a taxi home.' He thought and took the first taxi he saw and set off for home.

On the way to his house, the road on the route he was used to was closed due to excavation work, so they were going in a different direction when a store caught Luck's eye looking out the window.

The Pet Store. 

"Stop the car."

"But we're not there yet?"

"I want to make one more stop before I go home."