The Hunter System
Chapter 25 - Starting a Business (2)
"Why can't you buy it?" ask Alvin again. He looked at Thomas suspiciously, thinking the man wanted to start a trick to trick him.
Alvin finally recalled how people scrambled to buy the 60 items he used to sell online. In fact, the quality of those items was inferior compared to the one currently before them.
Incidentally, Thomas was one of the buyers who at that time bought his products as many as 20 items at once. Thomas then emailed Alvin again to ask if he still had stock.
Alvin who desperately needed money to find a new place to live and hide from the Association chase certainly welcomed the question. And this is where they finally met.
“This stuff is amazing. These are all fixtures with B and A.” ratings Thomas Sahut.
Alvin was silent to hear it. He hurriedly tried to soften his facial expression back because he was almost angry because he had mistakenly thought first.
He thought Thomas wanted to fool him like most of the dark swords who often do the buying and selling things fraudulently.
Just then, Alvin heard System's voice laughing in his head.
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From Thomas' statement, there is something else that makes Alvin a little curious. According to the System's assessment, the objects were only at the C and D rank. Meanwhile, according to Thomas' assessment, which has examined the quality of goods with its detection equipment, the raid equipment has a level that is 2 times higher than the value system.
‘System. Why is the ranking rating here and the rating that Rimi gives different?’
[“Because the ingredients were obtained from a B rank Dungeon in your day. Rimi rated it based on the condition of the future Dungeon.”]
‘So Dungeon in the future is much more difficult?’
[“Yes. B rank Dungeons in this era the difficulty level is just like D rank Dungeons in the future.”]
Alvin clucked. He remembered how he had come close to death many times while in the Dungeon of the System quest, when it was only a D rank Dungeon.
'Simply...'
["Hnnn?"]
'Forgetit... I just want to know. Then...what about my rank if converted to this age?'
The system just laughs and doesn't answer.
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“Can you give me time to collect the money?" Thomas asked quietly, seeing that Alvin had been quiet for quite a while. "Right now I don't have enough money to pay for all this stuff.”
“How much money do you have?” ask Alvin.
Thomas looked back at all the raid equipment to estimate the ability of the funds he had.
“My savings may only be able to pay for these 3 swords and 3 sets of leather armor,” Thomas said as he set aside the things he meant.
Alvin was a little upset to know. He had already bothered to bring 30 sets of the equipment and only 3 sets that the man could afford.
However, as he desperately needed money to rent an apartment or a modest house, Alvin finally agreed.
“So, how much will you pay for it?”
Thomas was doubtful. The price he wanted to mention was 25% lower than the price of the equipment that was usually sold at the official selling point.
“How about 600,000 dollars?” his words were slow, afraid that Alvin would object to the offer.
“What?!”
It's not just Alvin. Vina also gasped when she heard the enormous value of money to them.
They could even rent a middle-class apartment in a downtown area for that kind of money.
“You're not kidding, are you?”
Thomas was a bit nervous when Alvin asked like that. He knew the price he was asking was much lower than the market price.
“What is too low?” asked Thomas hesitantly.
Alvin was confused by Thomas' question.
‘Is the market price even higher?!’
“Honest of all. How often do these items sell?”
Thomas cleared up 2 times before answering, “Actually, the selling price on the official market for this item I bargained for will reach around 800,000 to 850,000 dollars.”
Hick…
Alvin and Thomas both turned their heads towards Vina who suddenly had a hiccup when Thomas said the original value of the items.
"Pardon me... Hiccu..."
Knowing that he was going to make a huge profit, Alvin became somewhat hesitant about selling the item at a price that was much lower than its original price.
However, Sistem gets angry and asks him to immediately sell all the items that meet his warehouse or he will destroy them.
“I only brought 200,000 dollars. I'll transfer the remaining 400,000 dollars to your account.”
Alvin shook his head, “I need cash. I can't accept money through my account for a while.”
Thomas nodded. He knew, the Association would definitely freeze his account as well because Alvin was now a fugitive.
“Then can you follow me to the bank? I'll cash the money.”
“I can't go back to the city.”
“I know. We can go to City T. I'll give you a ride.”
Alvin turned to Vina for a moment, about to ask for her response. However, as he recalled his determination to take responsibility for the lives of his father and brother from this point on, he did not seek advice from his sister.
"All right..."
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Alvin, Vina and Thomas eventually cross into the City of T.
Thomas very quickly cashed out all his savings in the bank and gave Alvin a small box of 10,000 dollar bills.
Alvin hands the box to Vina, who does not believe that in her hands there is now cash worth 600,000 dollars. Moreover, the money was a special electronic money that was usually only owned by a hunter.
"Do you want me to take you back to the border town of S?"
Alvin shakes.
"Do you know where to rent an apartment in T City is?" Alvin asked back.
"I didn't know the apartment. But, are you interested if it's a bungalow? It's a very nice place, it's around the river."
"alright. Can you get us there?"
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Along the way, Alvin and Thomas have started to get more familiar. Many things Thomas tells about the business of buying and selling raid products and raid equipment that he just pioneered in the last 1 year.
Knowing that, of course, made Alvin interested to jump in the business as well. He planned to leave the business to his father and brother, while he himself would go to the Dungeon to look for items that would be processed as raid equipment.
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Thomas helps Alvin to take care of the bungalow rental, also delivering Alvin and Vina to the location of the bungalow they rented.
After they get there, Thomas opens his car box, to take down all the raid gear Alvin couldn't afford.
"Wait a minute" Alvin hurriedly prevented Thomas from transporting the goods.
"Yes?"
"Can you sell this stuff?"
"You mean?"
"If you can find the buyer, you can take all this stuff with you. You can take 30% of the sale price. What say?"
"What?!"
"..."
"I mean..., are you serious?"
"Of course."
Thomas immediately grabbed Alvin's hand with both hands, then shook Alvin's hand tightly.
Alvin could feel both of Thomas's hands clasping them trembling and cold.
"If you believe me, I'll sell everything in 4 days!" thomas said with great enthusiasm.
"certain." Alvin, followed by a smile. "Hopefully we can work together well in the future" added Alvin, closing their conversation.
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"Are you sure you left her those expensive things?" ask Vina, while staring at Thomas's crib car that went away.
"She won't be able to run away from me" said Alvin, staring at the friendship map that Thomas already had in place.
Vina furrowed her brows, then punched Alvin softly in the stomach.
"Since when have you been such a cool ass?"
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