Warp Merchant (2)
A huge warehouse where many employees are busy.
An old man approached Hubert, who was quietly looking around the busy scene in the center.
“hehehehe, now that everything has been sorted out, I think we can send the next shipment.”
An old gentleman dressed in a pure white suit from head to toe, not fitting in with the people around him wearing work clothes.
It was Frances, a viscount-level demon who had been dispatched from the Hubert Company’s Demon World Branch to the main branch on the continent.
“Thank you for your hard work. As expected, having Prince Frances help makes things easier.”
“Why have this much? This is something that Hela ordered directly, so shouldn’t this be enough to break the goblin’s head? “hehehehe!”
At Hubert’s public address, Frances, a demon specializing in mental abilities, smiled indifferently and stroked his chin.
I still wasn’t used to the proverbs of the demon world, but it was undoubtedly true that he was a great help.
Since trade with the demon world required thorough security, even hiring workers had to be done with caution.
‘No matter how much magic engineering is used to set up an automated system, the final verification process is absolutely necessary. In that sense, Frances, who is good at crowd control, is the right person for this job.’
Hubert turned his gaze again and looked at the employees busily moving about in their work clothes.
To be more precise—demons disguised as humans who were dispatched to this headquarters under the control of Frances.
“I can’t believe I’m this efficient without resting or eating. Indeed, it can be said that they are the best workers, no match for humans.”
“…Well, it feels kind of strange to hear admiration for something like that. Anyway, it would be a good idea to give yourself at least some time to rest. “Because I’m there, no major accidents will occur, but if dissatisfaction continues to build, the possibility of sabotage increases.”
“Don’t worry. “I’m not one of those vicious businessmen who went astray.”
Hubert’s confident answer.
Frances looked back at him with a shocked expression.
Those eyes seemed to be looking at ‘a merchant of darkness without blood or tears who goes beyond making deals with the devil and exploits them without pay’, but that could never be the case, so it was probably an illusion.
Because they were paid well for the amount of work they did.
‘Well, since they are employees dispatched from the Demon World, they are converted to the Demon World standard and are provided with care.’
In addition, to avoid having to worry about food, clothing, and shelter issues, he even set up employee lodging and a restaurant in one corner of the warehouse. Wouldn’t he be able to say that he is a conscientious businessman that is rare in this world?
They couldn’t leave the premises. It was an unavoidable problem for security reasons.
“···Hmm, I understand why Hella chose you… Risk! Anyway, it’s really great. “I had heard of the reputation of my Hubert Company, but I had no idea that they could handle this amount of volume so smoothly.”
Frances also trailed off, as if she had nothing else to say, but then looked around and changed the topic.
The amount of logistics moving to and from this place is by no means small.
A hub of interdimensional trade where goods arriving from the Demon World and those sent to the Demon World intersect.
The goods piled up in the warehouse were being sorted and moved step by step based on the automated system and the labor of demons.
Just like a logistics center that can only be found on Earth.
“Well, this logistics base has been prepared for quite some time. “If you are in a city, transporting goods in large quantities is a hassle in many ways.”
Hubert chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.
This huge warehouse was the most elaborate building among the logistics bases of the Hubert Company built on the southern site outside Tarak.
Not only is it large enough to fit an entire village, but it is also an iron-clad fortress surrounded by strict security and security measures that prevent anyone from entering without permission.
‘Still, trade with the demon world that ends in this warehouse is comfortable. Even at this very moment, wagons from all over the world are constantly coming and going from other warehouses.’
Of course, it was not a pleasant thing for the city, which had to collect taxes for the movement of logistics, but it was not that difficult for the Hubert Company to persuade them, who not only controlled the area but were dependent on most of the territory’s economy.
It was only a few pennies to silence them.
“Isn’t it all thanks to Hela that this opportunity came? As expected, all the hard work has been rewarded.”
Hearing Hubert’s sly words, Frances looked at him with strange eyes.
Although his power was nothing compared to his own, he was by no means someone who could be easily ignored.
Rather, it can be said that he is an extraordinary person who can understand why he was chosen by Hela.
‘Exclusive trading of Magye-san materials. It has fallen into the hands of the man who leads the top class on the continent in name and reality…’
At this very moment, a monster of the commercial world that could truly devour the world’s commercial sphere was being born.
If he hadn’t been serving the same owner, he would have thought of getting rid of him before he grew bigger.
‘···He is also Hela’s servant, so the better he does, the better. In the first place, this situation itself was His will.’
With a short sigh, Frances looked away from Hubert and looked at the purple gate where supplies were constantly flowing in and out.
‘Anyway, that’s really amazing. ‘I never thought the devil’s power could be used in such a way.’
A feeling of awe comes from deep within my heart every time I see it.
In fact, no matter how great Hubert’s ability was, it was only natural that trade would not have been established in the first place if that gate had not existed.
‘Of course, perhaps for long-term maintenance, only non-living supplies are being passed around after a few low-level guys come over to use as workers…’
That alone was great enough.
This was not a time when an ‘invasion of the continent’ was possible.
In fact, opening a passage like this was not that easy even for her, but it was possible thanks to the special “World Invasion” that greatly reduced the cost of breaking through the barrier between dimensions.
It was funny that such abilities were being used for trade rather than invasion.
“Then I will try to go quickly. I’ll leave the rest to Prince Frances. “If you have any trouble, please tell my secretary Diana.”
“hehehe, what’s there to be in trouble about? All it does is exchange accumulated items on a regular basis. Even if a problem arises, I will take care of it without causing too much trouble on my part, so don’t worry too much.”
Well, I was worried for no reason because his mental manipulation would be difficult to escape unless he was at the level of a transcendental person.
Because that was what I expected from the beginning and made him the person in charge of this warehouse.
He would be able to exchange materials with the outside world without any discomfort, and even if there was an intrusion from the outside, he would be able to resolve it secretly.
Hubert nodded slowly and walked out of the warehouse past the tight security facilities.
Shut up! Shut up!
Murmuring—
hehehe—
“Uh…? The horse was excited! what are you doing? Quickly grab the reins!”
“hey! Move that over here! “It’s precious, so be careful!”
“Are you Michael from the Kingdom of Thalia? Let’s see… Just come this way.”
As soon as he left the warehouse, he left the security area with the escorts following him, and his field of vision showed numerous people moving around busily.
There are buildings big and small everywhere you look, wide-maintained streets, and various carriages and merchants moving here and there.
This was the true appearance of the large-scale trading complex built under the leadership of the Hubert Chamber of Commerce, the top company on the continent.
“Whoa—that’s great.”
Hubert quietly looked at the view for a moment and let out a sigh of satisfaction.
This scene has been achieved through the mobilization of exclusive rare products, an endless flow of funds, the shadowy force called vampires, overwhelming information power that seems to have combined the continent’s major intelligence organizations, and top personal connections located all over the world. It was a triumph.
‘It was long. It’s been quite a few years since we established Hubert Trading Company. No, if we became the best on the continent in just a few years, should we consider it short-lived?’
I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Of course, it didn’t end here.
Now that trade with the demon world has begun in earnest, the influence of the Hubert Company will only grow, not decrease, in the future.
Because you will definitely make it happen.
‘That’s the path I, Hubert, the world’s greatest merchant, must take.’
however.
It was as if they were cheering on his resolve.
《The accumulated karma of an object reaches a certain level and its potential blooms. Acquire the special skill “Dimension Merchant”.》
As he was just walking, a message suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Other than “analysis” and “code interpretation,” I didn’t even have any skills to speak of.
And a message announcing the acquisition of a merchant-type skill that I thought would never exist in the future.
***
Awakened people who are sent to another world with the system acquire skills appropriate to their individual activities.
Train your body, wield a weapon, practice magic, or eat poison to develop resistance.
It didn’t matter whether it was fighting a life-or-death battle, or at least obtaining a special item or drinking a precious elixir.
Unlike the natives of this world, those who were calibrated by the system were given the possibility to grow quickly in any situation.
“It’s a “dimension merchant”… That’s a grand name. “It’s not wrong.”
In that sense, it was not surprising that Hubert acquired the skill with the additional corrections from “Avatar.”
Except for the fact that it was a merchant-type skill that came out after many years of commercial activity and that I thought might not have existed at all.
‘Still, it doesn’t seem like there were any related skills at all. Now that I’ve seen it come out, it seems like the conditions for acquiring it were much more difficult than for general skills.’
I sat on a massage chair in one corner of the living room and made a subtle expression as I looked at the skills Hubert had acquired.
There was no need to say what was the reason for obtaining the “Dimension Merchant”.
As shown in the message window, beyond selling earthly goods, they began to dabble in the demon world, and their related karma must have exceeded a certain level.
And, as previously assumed, unlike ordinary commerce in which there was no room for supernaturals to intervene, it was clearly far outside the realm of ‘normal commerce’.
Yes, to the point where it is literally impossible without the influence of this ability.
“Well, I don’t even know about the skill system. “For things related to using your body, you only need a certain amount of training, but for things like this, you need to have something to do with your special ability to acquire new skills.”
Perhaps the story would have been different if he had had unique skills related to it from the start.
Things like mental manipulation abilities that increase the friendliness of others, or abilities that greatly increase one’s own luck.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Hubert, who had only “Emotion” as an initial skill and had easily grown his company based on the foundation built by other avatars.
until now.
‘The effect of “Dimension Merchant” is… Indeed, it is a high-level skill obtained by satisfying difficult conditions. There are a lot of additional abilities attached.’
Starting with an increase in likability with the person you meet for the first time, correction of charisma, an increase in insight into the value of an object, an increase in physical abilities that you may not know why, etc.
But the most important thing among them…
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‘Calibrating interdimensional commerce.’
I stroked my chin with a more serious expression.
The best way to understand the limits of a skill and how to use it is to learn it by using it yourself.
Still, I was able to get a rough idea of what could be done through change.
“Isn’t this… maybe Hubert can actually cross the dimension on his own?”
The results were quite unconventional.
Not only could the passage to the demon world that Hella had opened become more stable, but it could also open up a new commercial route.
What if “World Invasion,” which reduces the cost required to go beyond the dimension, is added to this?
‘···Of course, there are proficiency issues, so it won’t be easy, but the possibility is open. ‘I have some complicated feelings.’
I never would have thought that Hubert, who was an ordinary merchant avatar, would have this ability.
He couldn’t help but feel complicated because he didn’t know if it would actually be possible to ‘return to Earth on his own without going through the Karma Store’, which was the reason he acquired the privilege of “Summoning the Otherworldly Transmission,” which was the basis of his growth, and which was the first feat he achieved.
“Well, right now, you have to get used to the abilities first. Anyway, good things are good things.”
There was no need to worry right away.
The more abilities you have, the better, and the abilities you accumulate one by one will one day be helpful when you need them.
There was a separate problem to worry about now.
《The number of unused karma points has exceeded 20 million. The bonus “Karma Store Ver.2 Update” will be changed to “Karma Store Ver.3 Update.”》
Karma has increased rapidly, perhaps thanks to the commerce that is still ongoing.
Another change came as it finally reached the awaited figure.
***
An office full of all kinds of junk.
“Whoa, if this continues, all my hair will fall out.”
The dark-skinned man held his little remaining head dearly.
It was a careful touch to soothe the hair roots damaged by the recent stress, but of course, the act, which had no mystery, had no effect.
“I hope today passes safely without any accidents…”
It was such a pitiful prayer that people who knew his usual appearance would not have believed it if they had seen it.
The number of people who have been melted alive by deadly poison could easily be in four figures, but he is praying so helplessly.
But he also had something to protest.
“Please… This is not Africa, where it is easy to control information. “If you have an accident, this is the one who has to take care of it…”
A colleague who had come from Africa, a barbaric land, was having accidents every day, so even though he already had a lot of work to do as the person in charge of this area, he couldn’t do any other work.
I had expected this to happen to some extent, but when it became a reality, I couldn’t help but feel dark before my eyes.
Band ring—
But his prayers were meaningless.
A beeping sound that I had already heard several times rang softly inside the office.
-Branch manager! We’re in big trouble! The executioner again…!
“ah.”
The urgent voice of a subordinate heard through the contact network.
At that, the head of the Southeast Asia branch of Beoncheonhoe closed his eyes tightly.
‘Now it doesn’t matter whether it’s Hahoe Mask or a saint, I just want you to come quickly.’
He slowly lowered his hand that was covering his head.
Even though I moved as carefully as possible, the number of hairs tangled around my fingers was unusual, but perhaps it was simply my mood.
…Because I felt like I would really cry if I didn’t.
