Episode 15. Workshop Contract
“100 million is enough.”
Dojun first paid the remaining balance of the simple workshop, of which only the deposit had been paid.
And then we returned to the workshop street to sign the most important contract.
“I can’t work in a studio apartment forever.”
Dojun’s one-room apartment had two purposes.
Sleep or work. At first, I did that because I didn’t have any money, but as time went by, side effects gradually occurred.
I couldn’t sleep properly and couldn’t work properly.
The balance between work and rest was destroyed, and it became toxic.
‘We need to separate them right away.’
Do-jun of the past realized this too late.
That’s because I was focused on saving as much money as possible.
‘I learned later that work and rest must be clearly separated.’
And now I know how many advantages there are to having your own workshop.
There were sentimental reasons, but the signboard itself that said there was a workshop on Gongbang Street was quite positive for those who had awakened to the crafts world.
‘A freelance Awakener without a single workshop is not trusted in many ways.’
“I have about 8,000 left. 8,000 is enough for a deposit for a workshop. I don’t know about good spots, but the inner or outer areas are fine.”
Dojun had no intention of creating a place in an expensive and prestigious place.
“I’m the one who makes the best seats. If I have a reputation, people who want to buy will come to buy wherever I am.”
‘First, let’s rake in some money.’
Money attracts money.
“There are so many things you can do if you have money.”
Golden Hand Workshop.
Dojun greeted Kim Changsu, who had helped him a lot in many ways during his dealings with the Aram Guild.
“Thank you, Mr. Kim. Thanks to you, I was able to make a good contract with the Aram Guild.”
“What did I do? You earned it all with your own skills. All I did was talk to you a few times. But you. You must have made some money. Why don’t you open a workshop?”
“I was going to tell you anyway.”
“Yes. This is a very classic path. Since you are a craftsman, you would prefer to open your own workshop and have people come to visit you rather than join a guild.”
‘It’s a little different, but if you look at it closely, the path to get there is the same.’
Do-jun was introduced to a real estate agent with the help of Kim Chang-soo. The real estate agent specializing in Gongbang Street introduced Do-jun to a building, saying that there was a perfect property.
“It’s written neatly. As you know, it’s hard to find something of this price in this workshop area. Even though it’s on the outskirts, there are many benefits to being within the workshop area.”
Dojun’s budget was actually extremely small.
“You know there’s no key money here, right? The key money for a workshop street starts at a minimum of 1 billion won, but here there’s none at all. This is the perfect place for the awakened Gudojun.”
Dojun looked around the building.
It was a neat two-story building. The second floor was empty, and the first floor was quite spacious. It was a perfect place for the awakened production people to come in and run a store.
Kim Chang-soo, who came with them, stroked his chin and examined the building with eagle eyes.
Then I opened my eyes wide.
“Wait a minute. Isn’t this place?”
“Oh, Mr. Kim. That’s true. It’s here, there.”
“No! What should I do if you introduce me to a place like this! I trusted you and came here!”
“Where is this place?”
In response to Do-jun’s question, the real estate president finally confessed.
“It’s a haunted workshop.”
“A ghost?”
“Actually, that’s why the monthly rent is a bit cheaper. The deposit is also small. And there’s no key money. Right now, if you want to meet the conditions of the awakened Gudojun, this is the only place you can go.”
“They say that the person who went in before came out completely deformed. Everyone was clicking their tongues and saying that if they had been even a little bit later, they would have died!”
“But even so, after that, the building owner spent a lot of money and did some good things!”
“It didn’t work!”
The real estate agent shook his head.
“I heard a voice. Good~. I was completely fooled. Anyway, that’s why.”
“Why did you recommend something like this! Seriously. If you do this, you shouldn’t be receiving rent or anything. If you have a conscience······.”
‘wait for a sec.’
I’ve heard it somewhere.
‘A haunted workshop. Is that it? Everyone avoided it because of the rumors of ghosts, but isn’t it the place where one of the craftsmen went in and made a contract with a spirit?’
The ghost’s true identity was a spirit. It was a corrupted spirit, and it was said that the spirit had been purified and a contract had been made.
Spirits are beings that only special people among the magical contractors can make contracts with.
Instead, I heard that once a contract is signed, they help the contractor through various abilities.
‘Well, I’ve never seen it before.’
I only saw it in the video.
‘If I could make a contract with the spirits, that would be even better. Everything would be cheaper.’
“I’m sorry, but this is the only place that matches the monthly rent you mentioned for the deposit. And I’ve definitely made a deal with the building owner. The monthly rent is negotiable, right? It’s a place that has nothing but advantages, except for the ghosts. The merit is this amount in particular.”
This artisan’s workshop street was not an easy place to enter.
Actually, there was some truth to what the real estate agent said.
“But still, how about a workshop where ghosts appear?”
President Kim Chang-soo sighed and spoke to Do-jun.
“Don’t worry, I’ll find a better place for you.”
“No, that’s okay. I’ll sign the contract.”
“Okay, I thought about it well······Huh? You’ll sign the contract!?”
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President Kim Chang-soo asked back with a surprised expression.
And the real estate agent was also embarrassed to see Do-jun accept it so coolly.
“Instead, please lower the rent even more than it is now.”
“······Uh, how much is it?”
“I think 20 percent should be enough.”
20 percent more at a very reasonable price.
The broker spoke to the building owner for a moment on the phone and then quickly nodded.
“They said they would do that. However, they said that the contract period must be completed unconditionally. If you leave in the middle of the contract, they will compensate you for the entire discount.”
“······How long has it been since the person who was there before left?”
In response to President Kim Chang-soo’s question, the broker made a troubled expression and raised three fingers.
“Three months?”
“No. Three days.”
“Okay. I’ll sign the contract.”
Dojun said.
“Mr. Broker.”
“yes.”
“The cost of the food is······.”
“······Yes. I’ll only take 20 percent.”
Kim Chang-soo once again showed a pleased expression at Do-jun’s sharp appearance.
***
“A workshop that simply makes equipment is not enough.”
Dojun was determined to make his workshop unique.
I was thinking of selling not only the equipment but also the potions.
“Put all the other potions aside.”
The 3-layer Vitality Potion I made this time had an incredible presence.
“We should make this our main focus.”
After trying it myself, I realized that this is definitely a product that will sell. Since the effects are strong as soon as you eat it, it can be used in various situations, including for people who work all night.
Dojun went to the alchemy workshop, Kerencia, where he purchased the materials.
I was thinking of getting confirmation from the Kerencia workshop owner once more.
Daughter-.
As the paper rang and Dojun came inside, the owner of the Kerencia workshop greeted him.
“Welcome.”
The owner of the workshop, who greeted the guest with a languid face, smiled as soon as he saw the guest.
She had a pretty good memory, so she remembered that he was the customer who had bought a bunch of ingredients just before.
“Have you come to buy a vitality potion?”
“no.”
“Do you want to try again?”
“That’s not it.”
Dojun took out the flasks from the bag he brought.
“Do you want to buy potions?”
“······?”
Did you make a vitality potion?
Dojun immediately opened the lid of the flask. Then, a refreshing and elegant scent spread throughout the workshop.
Hmm.
The workshop owner took a sniff.
You can tell just by smelling it whether it’s a properly made potion or not.
The workshop owner frowned slightly.
“Did you······make it yourself?”
Wasn’t it just yesterday that you bought it?
Are you saying you succeeded in just one day?
“yes.”
Dojun took out all the vitality potions he had made.
“Please feel free to appraise it and if you are interested in purchasing it, please do so.”
The workshop owner examined the vitality potion that Dojun had made.
“Higher level emotions.”
Then I used my advanced emotions to examine the vitality potion.
“······?”
In that moment, the guard’s eyes opened wide.
“Excuse me. Are you an awakened magician?”
As she said that, she looked at Dojun. No matter how much she looked, she couldn’t feel Mana.
“no.”
“······Then do you have any alchemy-related skills?”
“no.”
“Then, how long have you been working in the field? By any chance, what is your Awakener rank······.”
“It’s Misanjeong.”
“······.”
The eyes of the Kerencia workshop keeper shook violently.
“Then you don’t have any experience······like this.”
The quality was crazy.
The most important thing about Vitality Potion is to restore stamina. This Vitality Potion is supposed to act as an energy drink while also acting as a tonic.
In terms of numbers, this Vitality Potion is what raises stamina that has fallen from 100 to less than 10 to 90.
This vitality potion that Dojun had made was quite suitable for its role.
“I have three more vitality points. How on earth did I······.”
How was it made?
It was beyond her common sense to understand.
“Can I have a drink? I’ll pay for it.”
Dojun gestured with a leisurely smile.
“As much as you want.”
Gulp, gulp.
The Kerencia workshop owner drank Dojun’s triple-layer vitality potion.
As soon as she finished drinking, her eyes opened wide.
“This, this, this, this. This.”
She stuttered as if she had lost her intelligence as soon as she drank.
“Do you have an allergy to vitality potions?”
Dojun asked with a smile.
“This is crazy! Are you saying that the effects come like this as soon as you take it?”
Kerencia’s workshop owner was amazed by the vitality overflowing from within his body.
Vitality potions are extremely tricky to make. There are countless instances of failure when trying to increase the vitality effect by adding various ingredients.
But to Dojun, that difficult process is meaningless.
Because if you have the materials, you can easily do it no matter how difficult the process is.
“I’ll buy it. No, can we buy it from our workshop on a regular basis? This… will definitely sell!”
The workshop owner looked at Dojun with sparkling eyes.
‘The commercial viability is certain.’
“It’s not easy for me to make it either. It’s hard for me to buy it regularly.”
There is no reason to sell it through another workshop.
‘We don’t do things like monopolizing goods here. If we do that, we’ll get kicked out.’
There was only one absolute rule in this artisan’s workshop street.
Skill.
As long as you have the skills, it doesn’t matter what you make.
“Then I’ll buy everything you brought.”
“Oh, I just want to sell a little bit.”
“A little? I’ll give you double, no, triple.”
“sorry.”
Even though it was something to sell anyway, Dojun lightly tried to push it since the response was this good.
‘It would be nice to buy the ingredients directly from the store and make and sell them.’
If the reaction to the 3-layer Vitality Potion was like this, it seemed like the materials could be obtained at a cheap price from the merchant.
“Give me more. No, give me everything!”
The excited Kerencia workshop owner’s eyes lit up.
“Ghhhhhh! Take all my money! I’ll pay you five times as much!”
‘The vitality potion is so effective.’
Dojun calmed down the Kerencia workshop owner.
Of course I took all the money.
