However, mana stones weren't something that just anyone could sell if they wanted to.

Mana Stones were primarily traded at hunter markets, which required a hunter registration card to enter and were not open to the general public. The internet hunter community also seemed to be a place to trade, but it also required a registration card.

It's not even open to the general public.

I thought about putting a grill on my face and selling it to the regulars at the Haejangguk, but I knew someone, somewhere would say something. And they'd ask me.

No, you're not a hunter, where the hell did you get that mana stone?

If an ordinary person had a mana stone that pure, I honestly felt that they would ask me, too. There are so many things to take care of. The lives of ordinary people were so hard.

Should I say that an ordinary person gave it to me to help my family's finances?

Ui-jae shook his head. Because the regulars at Haejang-guk House are now more of a community than just customers. Even if there was only one person among the ten thousand who had touched their lapels, they knew each other across two bridges, and if they snooped on each other's backs, it would quickly become clear that no one had given this to a mere part-timer.

In the end, there was only one option left for Cha Ui-jae.

Tomato Market, a local secondhand app.

Tomato Market, which existed before Rift Day, helped survivors share information and stay alive while waiting for rescue when the world collapsed after Rift Day. People who didn't know their neighbors used Tomato Market to feel the warmth of neighborhood.

It was very helpful in rescuing survivors. ....'

If I put the mana stone on Tomato Market, will it sell? I had to find out first. He immediately opened the Tomato Market app and tried to log in, but his old account had gone dormant and seemed to have been deleted. No wonder, it had been eight years. He pressed the login button.

[Please enter a nickname]

What should he enter? He tried Garlic, Haejang-guk, Seonji, Bones, and so on, but they were all nicknames used by someone else. When 'Haejang-guk1234' was rejected, he stopped a bit annoyed and typed in a random alphabet.

[EZ]

[Welcome to the Tomato Market, EZ, turn on your GPS and register your area!]

After successfully registering, Ui-jae logged in and tried to navigate the app.

When he checked the app, he saw that there was a new category for hunters! Of course, the items being traded were things like Hunter Civil Service Examination question books and merchandise from famous hunters, which seemed a little different from the purpose of the app.

Will it sell if I list it for 80 million won?

He doesn't know if it's easy to get a deal for a few million won, but... If it doesn't sell, he'll sell it to a regular. He'll give them as high a price as they want, and if he begs him to keep it a secret, they'll at least be loyal enough to keep their mouths shut, right?

Ui-jae placed the newspaper reverently on the green table and tilted it so that the golden, glittering flakes were clearly visible.

Click.
Click.

He took pictures from different angles and then chose the best ones to write about the tomato market.

Title: Mana Stone for sale
Seller: EZ
Price: 80.000.000 won
Highly pure mana stone with no impurities.
Negotiable, so please chat.

He was worried that he had overpriced it, so as a last conscience, he added the phrase "negotiable, so please chat" and felt a little better.

If this sells, we can buy Ha-eun and Grandma a winter coat and pay for her operation. I'll even buy a new ladle.

It was a perfect plan. It was the moment when Ui-jae had a sweet dream and posted a message on the tomato market in a good mood.

Ting

Ting

Ting

Ting

Suddenly, his phone started shaking as if he'd been thrown out into minus 30 degrees. He hasn't even finished the contract yet, what's going on? The incessant vibrations made him worry that his phone was broken and he quickly checked it,

I'm not sure if it's a scam or not, but I'm sure it's not a scam.

Piling in Majang-dong: **Hey, I'm reporting the scam to the bureauᄀᄀIf it's not a scam, could you please answer the chat? Would you do me a favor?

XLevel : Direct trade

Good Neighbor : Scam ** Legend

Pupatpongkurri : Where are you? I'll come to you, just give me your address and I'll take the money and go right thereᄅᄋᄋ돈방석에앉아드려서돈으로레드카펫 을깔려드려요

Pu Pad Pong Curry: Whereareyou?I'llgowhereyouarejustgivemyouraddressIcangostraightwiththemoneyI'llputyouontheredcarpetwiththemoneyIgiveyou
(TL/N: yeah, it's like that on the raw, probably typing so fast that he doesn't have time to space out. The word, in sentence: "Where are you? I'll go where you are, just give me your address. I can go right with the money. I'll put you on the red carpet with the money I give you.")

White: You put out a decoy to meet me and kidnap me, right?

I'll put in a good word for you: What?

Haing: Is there another mana stone like this?

Mackerel : Address

:

:

I was confronted with a tomato market chat notification that was piling up like crazy in real time....

It took me less than 30 seconds to unlock and check my phone before I realized what was going on: a red +99 speech bubble over a cuddly tomato icon.

Fuck.

The new messages that kept piling up seemed to be whispering to him, 'Yes, you're fucked. It had been a long time since he had broken out in a cold sweat. Maybe this hadn't been a wise choice. No, he must have done the dumbest thing ever!
 

Did he price it too low? Are mana stones more expensive than he thought? Of course, he didn't just randomly raise his prices, and he made sure to swim through the sea of information before listing his mana stone on the Tomato Market. However, when he clicked on the mana stone price thread, a window popped up asking him to verify his hunter status, which he did on a whim and added a few thousand more.

It said it had risen incomparably in the past, but how much more had it jumped...

Ui-jae let his phone vibrate, clasped his hands in prayer and closed his eyes. He needed a moment to disconnect from reality.

Life is so hard.

His life couldn't have turned out like this, since the system had chewed him up and spit him out eight years later in South Korea, but according to the law of karma, you have to finish what you start. He quickly collected his thoughts and concluded.

Let's just run.

Finally, he chewed through all the chats and decided to leave. Ignoring the chat notifications that kept popping up, he went to his profile and hit cancel.

[Is this a breakup? I'm so sorry].

At this point, the chat was still pouring in. Ui-jae prayed fervently that Tomato Market would stop stalking him. But Tomato Market sagged and pathetically clung to the crotch of Ui-jae's bar. It was tighter than the sucker of a third-rate giant octopus he'd sliced up in the South Seas about nine years ago.

[I wonder why EZ wants to delete his account?]

No matter how urgent it is, this is the least I can do, so he calmly checked two boxes.

[√People use my posts too much]
[√I met a rude user]
[√Other: I'm new here and they swear, these ** people]

Unsubscribe. Delete the application.

After completing all the procedures with speed and precision, Ui-jae sat back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling in a daze.

That was pretty fast, wasn't it?

But life, once twisted, doesn't flow as easily as he thought it would...

HunterNet, the anonymous community of hunters that Cha Ui-jae could not access. It burned hotter than hell with an anonymous post.

Title: [Anonymous] Single Bungle Tomato Market...JPEG

(Photo)

Yesterday, an A+ level magic stone was posted for sale on the tomato market, but it was removed in 2 minutesᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

Comments (99+)

-Tomato market is the future

-Freakin' brilliant

-Wow... What the hell do I have to do to get an A+ magic stone? I've been eating well, but it's a B grade.

You need to kill at least one level 2 dungeon boss monster. However, if the mana stone is as pure and pristine as the photo, it could be from a level 1 monster.

So the person who posted this is a high-level Hunter?

Yes. Maybe one of the rankers posted it.

-Tomato Market is a direct trade, so they don't have to pay market fees and taxesᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

ᄂDid they put it in the tomato market to avoid taxes? Strong reading comprehension

ᄂIt's only 8,000 for something like that;; It's a low price.

Didn't they put it without the two zeros?

ᄂI think this is the most reliable.

-ᄂYou can tell it's an A+ mana stone just by looking at the picture?

Is it a fake photo or something?

If it's certified by Hong Ye-sung, it's approved.

Didn't he burn weapons in Jirisan Artisan Village after breaking off his relationship with the world?

He was trying to escape to Seoul. Jung-bin went to Jirisan himself and caught him.

ᄂ** ᄏᄏᄏᄏ ᄏᄏᄏᄏ ᄏᄏᄏᄏ ᄏᄏᄏᄏ

There is no more extreme job than Jung-bin's.

Subject: [Anonymous] Hong Yehsung's Inkblot Postᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

xxYeahsungH EZ, I don't know who you are, but let's make a deal #Jiri Mountain #I want to hit it #Seoul #TomatoMarket #Master's Road #WhiteCheck #Price #Without posting this #Without posting on HunterMarket #The next production equipment is a long emergency escape button

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jungVin80 Why isn't my wifi working?

Comments (99+)

-Jungbin's words are so scary

-It seems like you're making devices to break the connection with the world.

ᄂHong Ye-sung has a lot of money? He'll give you a blank check.

Of course. If he makes an S-class weapon and sells it, he'll make billions.

ᄂFriend... He's the only S-rank manufacturer in the world...

ᄂHe'll be even richer if the auction is held in Songdo this time~

The chirping of a magpie nesting in a pine tree echoed through the silent mountains. A man sitting on the floor of the main hall, scrolling through Internet posts, turned off his cell phone and gazed at the surrounding scenery.

A quiet hanok on the ridge below Banya Peak in Jirisan. The only thing a little out of the ordinary was that the stone walls and pine trees surrounding the house were covered with gold bracelets and amulets. In the middle of the yard, which was probably two or three times the size of most people's front yards, was a huge kiln.

And next to it,

was a man lying on the ground in a white fleece.