Worthless Regression Chapter 40

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Hassan-3

The freedom I felt without restrictions for the first time in three years was awkward yet welcome. Seongmin Lee blinked his eyes and looked down at his body. It was a terrible sight. He lived for almost a year without washing or changing clothes. But he was used to the stench. Because he always had a smelly nose. It just didn’t look that good.

Seongmin Lee quietly lifted his foot and looked at it. The tips of his toes… light. It’s not just the feet. His whole body felt light. Seongmin Lee walked a few steps and let out a small laugh.

“And it’s fascinating.”

I muttered like that. In my ears, which no longer heard noise, I could still hear the sound of cicadas. It was the sound of a real cicada.

“What should I give you?”

Mushi muttered. At those words, Seongmin Lee looked back at Ms. Mushi stood with his arms crossed, looking crooked. Seongmin Lee tilted his head as he looked at Mr. Si’s troubled face.

“What are you giving me?”

“You have overcome the trials of this mountain and endured penance. 3 years. Among those who have recently entered this mountain, none have lasted as long as you. And no one has endured more prohibition than you.”

Mushi muttered that and then laughed. A cloud of smoke billows next to Mushi. Eventually, the smoke came together and formed into the shape of a small boy. It was Flam.

“As a reward for overcoming the despair of being Flam, I have arranged for you to meet Denir, the God of Time. “What you get out of meeting Denir is entirely up to you.”

Denir, the god of time in the Drimoore. I received memories of him from Mushi. He didn’t know what he would get from meeting Denir, but he was willing to go to Drimoor if he got the chance.

“It’s your reward for overcoming Flam. The reward for holding on for three years is… okay. “I will recommend you as a member of ‘Erebrisa.’”

After thinking for a moment, Mushi nodded and muttered. Erebrisa? Seongmin Lee did not understand what Mr. Sis said and tilted his head.

“What is Erebrisa?”

“It’s a ‘brokerage guild.’”

Mshi answered.

“A brokerage guild that can be summoned from anywhere in the world.”

Mushi raised his hand as he said that. Mr. Mashu lightly touched his lips. It was that moment.

“Long time no see. “Goddess of trials and penance.”

A man appeared with a calm voice. I don’t know where he appeared. To Lee Seong-min, the man seemed to have suddenly risen from Mush’s shadow. He was dressed in a neat suit and was tall. He bowed his head towards Mr. Lee without even giving Seong-min a glance.

“What kind of support do you want?”

“Today was not called for that purpose. “I called because I wanted to recommend a new member.”

Mshi answered. Only after hearing those words did the man turn to Lee Seong-min. The man who saw Lee Sung-min looked a little surprised.

“… This is so… You are a rare being. A soul whose causality is distorted. Rather than selling that soul, do you want to recommend that soul as a member of Erebrisa?”

“Yes.”

“I guess I’m not qualified enough… ”

The man muttered while tilting his head.

“A soul with distorted causality. The sales value is high, but membership qualifications are not enough. Let’s see… I learned martial arts… Skills… It’s quite outstanding. Has the climax level already been reached? “How many years have you been practicing on this mountain?”

“3 years.”

“It is the culmination of three years of training on this mountain. Although he is strong and has grit, he lacks talent. Goddess. As you know, not just anyone can become a member of Erebrisa.”

“That’s why I’m using the recommendation.”

Mshi answered.

“If you were a member like me, you would be able to seat someone who is not qualified. “I don’t think there’s a problem?”

“… Hmm.”

The man groaned in a low voice. He raised his hand and tapped the air a few times, then nodded his head.

“If you really want that. The goddess has made some deals with us so far… All right. “I will register this person as a new member of our Erebrisa.”

After saying that, the man turned to Lee Seong-min. He bowed his head in a polite manner towards Lee Seong-min.

“We will make a light contract. A little blood… “Can you give it to me?”

“… blood?”

“yes. ah. This contract is to register you as a new member of Erebrisa, and I promise with all my being that you will not be disadvantaged in any way. Mshi, the goddess of trials and asceticism, and Behan, the god of promises and transactions, will testify about this.”

After hearing the man’s words, Lee Seong-min glanced at Mr. Mr. Xu nodded his head slightly. After receiving confirmation from Ms. Lee, Seongmin Lee lightly bit the tip of his finger. Blood flowed from the small wound at the end.

“Confirmed. Seongmin Lee.”

The blood that flowed down fell but did not touch the dirt. The blood disappeared into thin air before it even hit the ground, and the man nodded his head and said:

“Lee Seong-min’s soul has been registered as a member of Erebrisa. Whenever you wish, please find Erebrisa in your heart. If you do that, Lee Seong-min’s person in charge will come and find you.”

After saying that, the man looked at Mr. You can go back. As soon as he finished speaking, the man’s appearance disappeared again. Seongmin Lee looked at Mr. Si, unable to understand the sudden situation. Mushi shrugged his shoulders while receiving Lee Seong-min’s gaze.

“Try calling it directly. “It would be better for you to listen to them than for me to explain.”

“… Umm… ”

Seongmin Lee let out a small groan and called out to Erebrisa in his heart. It was that moment. Woe! Someone rose from the shadow at Lee Seong-min’s feet.

“Nice to meet you, Seongmin Lee. My name is Neble, the broker of Erebrisa. From now on, I will be in charge of Lee Seong-min.”

It was a different man than the man I had seen before. The man, who introduced himself as Nevel, had his hair cut short and was dressed in a smart suit. He bowed his head towards Lee Seong-min, and Lee Seong-min also bowed his head in a hesitant posture.

“ah… yes.”

“Is this your first time using Erebrisa?”

Nevel asked. Just as Mish’s manager didn’t pay attention to Lee Seong-min, Nevel also didn’t pay attention to Mush. Seongmin Lee looked at Nevel’s face and nodded his head blankly.

“Then, let me give you a brief explanation about Erebrisa. Erebrisa is a brokerage guild that exists to broker everything that customers desire. At the same time, Erebrisa has partnerships with various guilds, including merchant guilds.”

After saying that, Nevel took a deep breath.

“If you want to sell an item, we will take responsibility for purchasing it. If you want an auction, we will hold an auction. Of course it’s not free. “We only charge a conscientious fee of 5%.”

Lee Seong-min couldn’t help but be surprised by those words. Brokerage Guild Erebrisa. I still didn’t quite understand what a ‘brokerage guild’ was, but it was very surprising that the transaction brokerage commission that Nevel had just mentioned was only 5%. Most merchant guilds and mercenary guilds have a commission of 15%, but Erebrisa’s commission is less than 5%.

“As for trading, we will match the market price in Eria. If you are looking for a blacksmith, we will connect you with a skilled blacksmith. If you want information about the dungeon, we will purchase the information you want through the information guild we are cooperating with. We promise that there are no lies in the information purchased through us. Oh, of course. An additional 5% fee will be added during this process.”

At this point, Lee Seong-min learned what Erebrisa meant by ‘support’. In other words, they support everything that Seongmin Lee wants. To meet a skilled blacksmith, you must visit the blacksmith guild. To obtain information, you must visit the information guild. Easier said than done, but the process is by no means easy. Blacksmiths are usually stubborn, so it takes a lot of effort to persuade them.

The same goes for the Information Guild. At best, it is a problem to determine whether the information purchased with money is real or fake, but there is no lie in the information purchased through Erebrisa. Of course, you can’t always believe that, but just putting in the effort of running with both feet had a huge advantage.

“If you need urgent money, we can lend you money using collateral. There are many other things, but it would be faster for Lee Seong-min to use us himself than for me to explain them to you.”

“… If it’s a deal… Do you also sell elixirs or martial arts? A magic book or something… ”

Lee Seong-min pondered for a moment and then asked. Nevel grinned at those words and nodded his head.

“of course.”

Nevel raised his hand and tapped the air a few times. Then a translucent window appeared in front of Lee Seong-min. It was a window similar to the status window that otherworlders summoned to Eria could see.

“There is also a search function, so give it a try.”

Nevel said so. Erebrisa’s trading window was intuitive. It was possible to classify items by category, and also by price. Seongmin Lee took a deep breath when he saw the visible transaction items.

Great Hwandan.

That was the elixir registered at the top. The most excellent elixir created in Shaolin. I heard that all Daehwandan are strictly managed by Shaolin, and only a small portion of the warriors belonging to Shaolin are given gifts. I can’t believe that such a great deal is registered as a sale item!

“What price… !”

Seongmin Lee gasped. The price of Daehwandan was beyond imagination. Looking at Lee Seong-min, who was surprised, Nevel said with an expression that said it was no big deal.

“Daehwandan is considered the highest elixir among elixirs created through refinement techniques. The value clearly exists. If you take Daehwandan, you can gain endurance for several decades. No matter how much money you have, you can’t buy time, but if you can buy decades worth of hard work with money, then of course it’s worth this much.”

The price itself is understandable. However, it is surprising that it is so expensive. Seongmin Lee swallowed his saliva and searched for the Holy Spirit Altar. there was. Although the price of the Holy Spirit Altar was quite expensive, it could not be compared to the Great Hwandan Altar.

“Although it is less effective when taken, there is also a raw elixir. A thousand years of snow ginseng, a hundred years of snow ginseng, the spiritual power of human beings… Things like that. But I can’t recommend it. Unpurified elixirs have side effects when taken. For example, if you eat Millennium ginseng, the balance of yin and yang will be disrupted and yin energy will run rampant, so there is a high possibility of intoxication. “You wouldn’t know it if you had learned Yang Kang’s Neungongsim method.”

Nevel gave me that advice. Seongmin Lee looked away from the elixir. He wasn’t greedy, but the price was so high that he couldn’t afford it. Instead, Lee Seong-min looked for martial arts.

There, Lee Seong-min had no choice but to hold his breath. Various martial arts were on sale. There was Taegeukhyegeom, which can be said to be the shaman’s Jinsan season, and Hwasan’s plum blossom sword technique.

“There are many types of martial arts. The origins of the otherworldly people who enter Eria are very diverse. Even if it is the same Taegeukhyegeom, the shape is slightly different. But it’s enough to say that it’s all a miracle.”

I didn’t understand. Is it so easy for a faction’s Jinsan season to be leaked and traded? No, of course, the price is so high that most people can’t buy it. Nevel seemed to have read Lee Seong-min’s embarrassment and smiled.

“I didn’t say it. We at Erebrisa are cooperating with various customers and guilds. ah… still. Even if you purchase martial arts through us and learn it, we do not take care of the after-sales service.”

I could understand what Nevel meant. If you use Taegeukhyegeom without hesitation, you will attract the attention of shamans. If you cannot convince the shaman faction of the reason for this, they may resort to tricks to retrieve martial arts.

It wasn’t just martial arts that could be purchased through Erebrisa’s mediation. There were also various types of magic. From organized school magic to minor magic. Seongmin Lee looked at the items being traded and shook his head in disgust. Because I could never have imagined that martial arts, magic, and elixirs would be traded in this way.

“… “Is there any condition required to become a member of Erebrisa?”

“Yes. Actually, the easiest way is to get a recommendation from another member like Seongmin Lee. In fact, just because you have a recommendation doesn’t mean you can become a member… Mr. Mshi is our regular. “He was forced to a certain extent.”

Nevel said that and slightly bowed his head towards Mush. At those words, Lee Seong-min tilted his head. What did the rookie Mr. Shih transact through this brokerage guild?

“It is the soul.”

Mshi answered.

“The souls of those who died on this mountain. I traded it.”

Mushi said with an expression that it was no big deal. Lee Seong-min’s expression could not help but become stiff at those words.

“You’re a rookie… Are you saying that we sold human souls?”

“You must be misunderstanding something. This mountain is my sacred place. Every soul that died here is mine. “Is there something wrong with me doing whatever I want with what’s mine?”

In response to Lee Seong-min’s question, Mushi asked with a strange expression on his face. In the first place, Mshi is a god, not a human. No matter how hard she pushes her human standards, her conversation doesn’t work.

“Horn is a good bargain. There are many people who want the human soul. Warlocks, cultists, sometimes dragons… Even demons. Wouldn’t it be better for both parties to do business like this? It is better for those in power to sell their souls through trade than to commit mass murder to save their souls. and… “Like I said.”

Nevel’s eyes narrowed.

“If you wish. We can give you a lot with Lee Seong-min’s soul as collateral. Because if it is a soul with a twisted causality, it is worth it. ah. Of course, collateral is just collateral. All you have to do is pay back the money that Lee Seong-min borrowed… ”

“Don’t listen to that. It would be better for you to hand over your soul to me and make a contract with me. Isn’t talent what you want? As I said before, if you hand over your soul to me, I can give you something in return.”

Mush said after interrupting Nevel. Through the conversation between the two, Lee Seong-min was able to notice something. They were greedy for Lee Seong-min’s soul. A soul whose causality is distorted as it returns to the past after death. That soul seemed to have great value that Lee Seong-min didn’t know about.

“I have no intention of handing over my soul.”

Seongmin Lee said while sighing. Mr. Mshi had said. The causality was distorted, and in the process, Lee Seong-min’s soul accumulated a lot of karma. It doesn’t affect Lee Sung-min’s life itself, but when Lee Sung-min dies later… He said he would suffer for eons.

in other words. For Lee Seong-min, death is not rest. Lee Seong-min was destined for a painful ending.

But even so, I had no intention of giving up my soul.

“I don’t have anything I want to trade right now. I have no money. later… “If there’s anything you want to trade, I’ll call you.”

“Call me anytime. Oh, and this… ”

Nevel raised his hand. Sigh. Nevel’s thumb and index finger collided to make a sound, and pure white light enveloped Lee Seong-min’s body.

“This is my light favor to our new member, Lee Seong-min.”

The messy appearance changed into a neat look. The clothes themselves were still tattered, but they no longer smelled bad or were dirty. It wasn’t just clothes. My hair, which had not been washed for almost a year, was matted and my unwashed body had become clean.

“Then I’ll see you next time.”

With those words, Nevel’s body disappeared. Is that just magic? no. If you think about magic, Nevel’s appearance and exit are magic. Seongmin Lee looked down at his body blankly and muttered.

“There are so many things I don’t know.”

“Because the world is wide. Becoming a member of Erebrisa is a great thing. “I gave it to you as compensation for the ordeal you endured, so it’s not a waste.”

Mushi looked at Lee Seong-min while muttering that.

“so. “Where are you going now?”

“… “First, I plan to go to Behenger and become a mercenary.”

“He’s a mercenary. Hehehe. That would be fine too. “Just try whatever you want.”

Mushi muttered that and took a few steps back.

“Don’t forget what I said to myself before.”

With those last words, Mushi turned into smoke and disappeared. Lee Seong-min glanced at the spot where Mushi had disappeared and then looked down at his own body. There are no coincidences in this world. If you came back, there was a good reason.

The saying that there are no coincidences bothered me a little.

In his life so far, I think Lee Seong-min has benefited from quite a few coincidences. Meeting Jack or Hans. Meeting Wijihoyeon. He entered the mountain of Mushi and met Baek Sogo. It would all be a coincidence.

Does saying that there are no coincidences mean that even that meeting was not a coincidence?

‘… I don’t know.’

Seongmin Lee sighed and turned around.

First I had to go down the mountain.

fantasy,