Taming Master

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“Welcome to my shop. What kind of things are you looking for? ”

It's a three-story antique shop.

However, since there was only one Ian, the owner of the shop approached Ian directly.

A middle-aged man with semi-white hair, he naturally gave Ian a natural look, and Ian scratched his back head.

“Oh, yeah, I'm not looking for anything. I'm interested in antiques. ”

“Oh?”

From Ian's mouth, lies began to pour out to buy NPC joy.

“I was just passing by the city, and I found a really cool store and wanted to check it out. ”

But it wasn't a perfect lie.

Ian's antique shop had a more sophisticated look than any antique shop I've ever seen.

‘Lies are supposed to be persuasive when you mix truth with truth. ’

And in Ian's compliment, the shop owner had a single face.

“Khh, my young friend knows something! Well, then you're in good hands. This is where I've been traveling around the South Island for 450 lifetimes collecting all the rare items. There's no better antique shop in the world than mine. ”

The man reaches out to Ian, and Ian holds his hands together.

Ian shook hands and became a little embarrassed.

What, 450 lifetimes? So you've lived 450 years? Aren't they Humans? ’

But when Ian looked at the man again, he was just an ordinary middle-aged man.

He opened his mouth.

“I'll introduce you again. I'm Lenovans, the owner of this store. ”

Ian replied.

“My name is Ian, a traveler on a trip to South Island. ”

Ian saw the proud face of the owner, and at the same time, he remembered a few system messages.

Tyring -

[Increased Amity with ‘Renovans’, an antique shopkeeper in the Castle of Capilla by 10 points.]

[When purchasing antiques, a 1.5% increase in chance of getting higher-grade items.]

Ian's mouth dries up.

‘As expected, squeezing works for NPCs all the time. But how much would 1.5% feel...? ’

Ian was going to buy a lot of antique shops.

From a rough glance, there were also millions of gold items for expensive items.

But for Ian, who had decided to spend his money for a long time, it was not a very expensive price.

‘If you've decided to gamble with antiques, you should at least try to pick the right stuff. ’

Ian asked the owner of the shop.

“Renovance, do you have anything I can recommend?" ”

Lenovans tilts his head in response to Ian's question.

“Tell me what kind of stuff you're looking for first. ”

Ian pondered for a moment and replied.

“I'm not looking for anything. As I said, I'm originally interested in antiques. I just want to buy cool stuff, any kind of stuff. ”

As I told Renovans, Ian didn't have what he was looking for.

I just came into the antique shop because I didn't want to find anything.

‘There was a guy who used to sell hidden-class former items at an antique shop... ’

It was a really big case, but gambling is supposed to be a big case.

Ian's eyes sparkled.

“Hehe, you... I like it even more. A lot of shy travelers want to come and get powerful weapons from my shop... but you're different. ”

The system message echoes again.

[Increased Amity with ‘Renovans’, an antique shopkeeper in the Castle of Capilla by 10 points.]

And the words of Renovans continue.

“Follow me. I, especially you, will open the third floor. ”

At that point, Ian's eyes slightly widened.

‘3rd floor…? You're supposed to open a restricted area? ’

Ian's eyes began to look like a child.

A hidden area with a higher level than any other area you've ever visited.

And a special area in the antique shop there.

It was even weirder not to expect it.

Squeak- Squeak-

As Lenovans steps forward, the wooden staircase begins to squeak.

And Ian slowly began to walk with him.

What do you think is out there? Some of the equipment you're wearing right now has the lowest level of accessories and shoes... I hope you get one hell of a gamble. ’

However, as Ian was making his move, he suddenly felt something empty.

And that emptiness, that emptiness, was the existence of Kaka.

Of course, Kaká, who should have been following him, had not been seen.

“Hmm…? ”

Ian walked up the stairs and looked around, and in the corner of the first floor he found Kaka immersed in something.

“Hey, Kaka. Hurry up and follow me. ”

At Ian's words, Kaka picks up her head and nods, looking at something crazy.

“Understood, master. ”

Kaka immediately rises into the air and flies toward Ian.

But in the flying Kaká's hand, there was an old book.

Ian tilts his head and asks Kaka.

“What's that? Why did you bring it here? ”

Kaka told Ian.

“Owner, let's buy this. ”

Kaka's words are endless.

Ian asked, looking embarrassed.

“What's that? ”

Kaka shrugs.

“No, master. I buy things at antique shops. Do you even know what they are? ”

Ian scratches his back head with a handsome expression.

“Th-that's it? ”

But Ian was not a fool.

It's not that I didn't think about it.

It was just that Kaká, who had always demonstrated an unrivaled ability in in-game knowledge, thought that he might be able to find rare items even in antique stores.

“Anyway, lion, master. ”

“Mmmm... ”

But Ian thought that Kaka might have something special if it looked that interesting.

Ian checked the information on the item.

[Name - Unknown Ancient Record/Classification - General Goods/Grade -???/Price - 875000 Gold]

Ian was more concerned about the price of some pretty expensive antiques than others.

"Almost a million gold pieces of scrap paper that aren't equipment." ’

870,000 gold was not a lot of money for Ian, but it was never worth spending without thinking.

But Ian decided to gamble with Kaka.

“Okay, I get it. Hold it. Buy it later. ”

Kaka nods brightly.

“Thank you, master. ”

As Caca sits on Ian's shoulders, Ian starts climbing the stairs again along the Renovans.

Lenovans pauses for a moment while they talk, and he looks at them with an interesting look.

And as he makes his way back, Renovans looks back to see if he can think of anything.

His gaze stopped on Ian's shoulder.

“Hmm...? By the way, that guy following you... Karga Phantom. ”

According to Renovans, Ian's eyes widen.

‘Hmm…? Did you find out who Kaka is...? ’

I've been with Kaka for months now.

But no one, not even you, not even the NPC, knew who Kaka was.

Most assumed it was one of Cacado Ian's summons, rather than revealing his true identity.

Unlike Ian, though, Kaká's expression was not very shaken.

Kaka opens her mouth.

“Yes, indeed, the chosen ones recognize me. ”

Lenovans smiles and starts climbing the stairs again, and Ian stares at the two of them in a puzzled manner.

What are you two talking about? ’

And after realizing Ian's heart, Kaka gave me a short statement.

“Don't be so curious, master. You'll see soon enough. ”

Ian nods and walks again.

I was curious about what Kaka said about the word 'chosen one’, but now it was more important to enter the hidden place of this antique shop.

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Boom-boom-boom!

A sprawling plateau in the midst of a massive battle.

And from all over the big map, mostly made of mountain topography, a powerful explosion started to erupt.

It is said to be spectacular, as the effects of the skill emanate as it flashes from the sharp boulder peaks.

But as admirable as it was for the spectators, the users who were in battle in this room were truly doomed.

This was the Plateau of Liberia and the scene of the Northern Continent War.

“Retreat to the next Defensive Faction first! We can't do this anymore! ”

Since Ian's disappearance, Seohee has been in charge of the battle operations of the northern continent again.

She was sweating all over her forehead, and the equipment was already scrambled, but her eyes were still alive.

‘Phew, just a little more today, and we'll be able to defend the Velia Plateau. ’

Two days after Ian left.

The Punitive Force was forced to lay the plains of Shuranka at the fierce onslaught of Majae Faction.

However, it was not as vain as before, but because it was close to a strategic retreat, the user was not demoralized.

‘Obviously Ian has a big vacancy. ’

The prairie of Shuranka, with absolutely no obstacles, was a bad map to deal with the rampaging horsemen.

The Velia Plateau, on the other hand, was a place to effectively defend against enemies who were more comparative in their strategies.

Seohee felt a lot during the battle with Ian, and she was doing a great job of stopping the northern region by applying them.

‘But at this rate... we won't last five more days here. ’

We were entering the third week of the World War.

The difficulty that I felt at the beginning was a different level.

‘Phew... Once we get through here, we'll be at the Empire's border in no time. ’

The Velia Plateau was right next to Schranka, where the portal was opened, and there were about three maps left until the border of the Empire.

The remaining maps, however, were not a good place to prevent further attacks from the marching faction, and the map itself was not broad enough.

Seohee thought that the border might be breached in a day or two as soon as the highlands of Liberia are breached.

‘Ian should have come back before that... ’

Ian clearly said he was coming back, and that's all the Northern Continent rankers believed.

The Dimensional War had to end with the victory of the Punitive Force Alliance.

If we don't stop the Horsemen, the Northern Continent's stronghold will be wiped out.

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