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[At the year of 2269, the first contact with a galactic entity occurred. The ones who contacted earth through a spaceship were the dwarfs. They were the most knowledgeable with the help of another AI lost treasure.
They warned humanity of an upcoming danger. However, greed between human countries and power monopolization was at its peak. Rather than publishing this crucial info and complying, they captured the dwarf and confiscated his airship to grasp its origins.
In the year of 2272, the demons made their first appearance. Bahl, an SS rank demon and one of the demon's elite members was sent to investigate this unknown planet. With the help of his army, they overtook a whole continent in two years.
Guns and bombs worked with the lower tier demons. However even a nuclear bomb couldn't penetrate Bahl's magical barrier. Luckily the demons have returned for an emergency back to their original realm.]
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" welcome sir, may I know where are you heading to?"
The train stations in this world are hella cool. This technology and weird magical devices are giving me some movie vibes.
"…"
"….."
" ?? SIR HELLO?"
cutting my line of thoughts was a young receptionist in her 20s that seems to be looking at me in disdain. Does she think I am some beggar?…
" yes, sorry this is my first time here. Orchid city please"
" alright.. that would be 3 silver coins "
"….."
Oops….I forgot about solving the money problem, well all transportations were paid by the academy.
'raising one of her brows while thinking whether I can afford the ticket or not, I showed her my ID number'
" I am a student at the magical academy, you can check this badge"
'startled at the mentioning of the academy her whole demeanor changed'
" W..well dearest customer, please wait a second"
Hmm? I think she mistook me for a member of an elite family? After all it was considered as the best educational institution in the whole world. Well Let's tease her a bit
" How dare you make me wait ? Huh? do you even know from which family I am from?"
that would do the trick.
' Bowing in 90 degrees while shivering at the same time' the receptionist was scared shitless as she was a commoner who barely got this job.
" I…I apologize g…good young master please have your phone back, I was just following with normal procedure, Please forgive me"
Shit…. I think I over did it. " I..It is okay, I forgive you". I forgot that in this world commoners can die from just a whim of some elite families.
' the receptionist started bowing repeatedly while crying and said" thank you, thank you young master, I hope that you have a safe trip"
Well that was that, From now on I should be more careful specially in the academy. There were many incidents where the main character was bullied because of his commoner background.
I entered the train with one thought in my mind " I should focus in getting stronger".
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On the window seats inside the train,
'Staring at the view outside'
" I can see why it is called orchid city "
A huge beautiful forest filled with all kind of flowers can be seen from where I was sitting through the small window.
from what I remember there was a spaceship hidden in this forest. It was in an underground facility where many researches were conducted before the demons invasion.
" talk about stupid luck, of all people it was of course the dear main character who found it"
' the train stopped as the robotic voice announced the arrival to the destination'
"Arriving at Orchid station no. 3 please be ready to exit once the doors open. repeating arrival at….."
I left the train and went to the nearest local street to get some decent gear with whatever I got.
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"Best prices are only found here!"
"Buy one get the other for free!"
Many shop sellers could be seen shouting in the street for customers.
After many scams in my previous world, I understood one important thing in business 'No body cares about no one'
The only thing that the seller wants is to get rid of their merchandise at a price higher than they consumed, so I know that every offer here is just a hook of a big lie. For example, buy one and get the other for free is a very common hook that seems quite profitable, but the reality is different. All the sellers did is doubling the price while doubling the item they sell. in reality they just sold more…
"Young master! we got everything you need!"
One of the main key factors is to show that you are confident in what you are doing and that you are already aware of the scams called best deals.
' Entering one of the stores ' the dealer noticed me and welcomed me dearly. " Welcome dear customer, would you like a tour or do you have something in mind?"
" Yes, I am looking for some hunting equipment.. nothing grandiose just a dagger and some low tier potions and bandages.."
"…."
The dealer seemed disappointed as my objective wasn't that expensive, but nonetheless he continued buttering me up
" Well dear customer, our store have the best deals in the whole city, first we have….."
After what seemed to be an 20 minutes of blabbering , I was surprised…. They all are the same regardless of which world or realm do you live in. Finally finding an interesting offer I inquired more into it.
" What is this 'economic hunting gear'?"
"….o…oh it is a very cheap deal that is probably not that impressive… come I will show you much more impressive deals"
"….."
Can you lie better than that? The gear seems absolutely alright after all I'm not going to face some demons… probably just some goblins.. or wild animals
" It is alright I will take the one with the dagger… here is the 5 silvers as it shows here"
"Actually sir this is an old tag the price nowadays is 10 silver coins…"
And here it comes. The dealer mistook me for a young stupid walking wallet I will show him the technique that my uncle carefully honed and taught it to my very bones.
"…..Well….thanks I guess I will check the other stores then…"
"….sure" {Hmmf.. Will this kid really leave after all this headache?….wait…. He is actually leaving?}
The technique is to show complete indifference and never look back like you still hold some feelings towards the item.
'Walking towards the door' as I expected the dealer was calling for me once again.
"D..dear customer wait a second, just because I like you I will give it to you with Half the price!!"
"…..thanks" you bastard the price was already like that. what a shameless dealer.
' exiting the store ' I headed towards my main objective from this trip
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