I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 248

While Grylls was rolling around working hard to master a new combat style,

the Gallery was buzzing about the recently auctioned dinosaur carcass.

The dinosaur carcass had been sold for a price close to 50 billion KRW in Korean won.

Fifty billion won wasn’t pocket change, but a sum even most rich people couldn’t possess, so users couldn’t help but be astonished.

Title) With that much money

Just how much bread can you buy?

└ First off, just putting it in bank savings is enough money to live off for life;

└ And the Setan bro-nims spent that on a dinosaur carcass, damn

└ But even for a dinosaur carcass, isn’t that way too expensive?

└└└ In terms of pure value, you shouldn’t count in billions, but in trillions.

└ Just that single research project alone will skyrocket the academic standing of Setan, right?

└ Fr, getting to research dinosaurs? Absolutely irresistible rofl

└ Probably hunting down whoever bought the dinosaur carcass right now lol

Title) I’m jealous

I only saved up 7000

└ 7000 is still impressive though;

└ Fr how did you save that?

└ Originally had 10,000 Sera, but spent 3,000 Sera buying skewers.

└ Ah.

└ lolllllllll

└ roflmao

└ Bought something expensive lol

Title) What was the highest transaction amount

on the Gallery again? Was there anything bought for more than that back in the day?

└ Accounting for old inflation, there might be, but for now that one is officially the highest.

└ Then what was the most expensive before that?

└ Excluding war-related goods, was it the silk worth 3 liang of Gold Sycee? Probably that.

└ Wouldn’t silk of that tier be better put up for auction?

└ It was a scam.

└ ;;;

In effect, the dinosaur carcass Grylls posted had been auctioned off for an all-time record sum.

No item had ever been sold for such a astronomical sum until now.

Because of murderous fees coupled with the condition that only deposits were allowed while withdrawals were impossible, people rarely used the auction house.

Unless it was urgent, selling on the Gallery meant taking that much of a loss.

At best, it was used occasionally because of the overwhelming merit of bypassing distribution networks.

"Contact the Setan academic community immediately! The dinosaur carcass must have gone over there!"

"What if they claim they don’t know?"

"Then we report it to other academic circles as well! Hogging it all for themselves is morally wrong!"

The super-giant meteorite Grylls had dropped. The aftermath of that meteorite was severe.

By nature, where a meteorite hits dictates its consequences.

If it falls into the sea, it turns into a massive tsunami engulfing continents; if it falls into a volcano, a volcanic eruption occurs.

Literally a natural disaster itself. The meteorite that landed in the current academic world was equivalent to that.

"We got a reply from the Setan academic circle!"

"A reply came? In just a single day?"

"Yes! They asked for a month of time since they’re busy with this issue too..."

"Those unconscionable bastards! Trying to solve everything with money...!"

"Is it perhaps that we just don’t have money?"

"Shut up!"

Since ancient times, battles of knowledge between nations had been fierce.

Fundamentally, humanity was a species that explored knowledge out of curiosity. Thus, the value of knowledge was bound to be high.

Therefore, if a scholar prominent in a specific field emerged, they usually became the pride of the nation.

The ’unknown’ was synonymous with a place full of ’danger’, and digging into that unknown was something only courageous people could accomplish.

It served as an example demonstrating that we were braver and possessed a higher spirit of challenge than you.

"Is there really no way? We must at least stop those bastards from monopolizing it."

"There is no suitable method. Unless we protest at the national level..."

"As if the state would, when they’re already busy as hell because of Alfheim."

The academic community of Setan was internationally recognized, but at the same time, it was a target of resentment.

Saying they bought knowledge with money, lured scholars with money, and so forth.

In reality, quite a few scholars ended up drifting to Setan.

Although the weather was harsh, thanks to generous research funding, they would never suffer financially.

Moreover, Setan was a desert nation. Nobody knew what was buried beneath the sand.

On the off chance an ancient ruin was discovered? Then it was common for scholars to rush over in swarms.

"No matter how good money is, this is..."

"A very terrible precedent has been set."Read this novel at NovelPing for the best experience.

The dinosaur carcass incident that occurred this time would exert no small impact on the global academic realm.

No matter how rich you are, you cannot buy knowledge or the unknown. That was an unwritten law firmly believed in academic circles.

However, this case showed that if one possessed enough wealth, even the unknown could be purchased.

No matter how economically affluent or prestigious one was, the thirst for knowledge could not be concealed.

Especially since most scholars harbored tremendous thirst for knowledge regarding the unknown, a subtle atmosphere quietly spread.

"Hey there. Where are you going?"

"A sudden business trip to Setan came up..."

"Don’t lie and take a seat."

A game of stealthy maneuvers had begun. Now that the dinosaur carcass was in Setan,

scholars majoring in paleontology quietly sounded out the waters to somehow get to Setan.

Since Setan was bound to hide the dinosaur carcass tightly anyway, wouldn’t it be better to just go there directly?

In fact, quite a few scholars agreed, and cases of making all sorts of excuses multiplied.

"Word has it that scholars who go to Setan rarely ever return."

"Are they being threatened over there or something?"

"No. They get bewitched by dark elves and settle down permanently. I heard it’s common for them to be introduced to their daughters."

"..."

"They say dark elves are so beautiful..."

Furthermore, Setan was the land of dark elves.

Bronzed skin, bodies brimming with healthy beauty. Coupled with the signature allure of elves.

If a dark elf deliberately used honeytrap tactics, most human men had no choice but to be seduced.

Unless other races also had many scholars, the proportion of humans was overwhelmingly higher.

No race could match humans when it came to greed for exploring knowledge.

While the global academic community was bustling like this...

"Professor. What are you packing all these bags for?"

"I must prepare."

Professor Jones, a renowned scholar in paleontology, was packing his bags.

Upon hearing that answer, his assistant wondered if he was changing jobs to Setan and voiced his doubt.

’Well, he did pour out a whole year’s worth of budget.’

Money once charged into the Gallery cannot be withdrawn. And currently, a year’s budget had been dumped in.

Even if he stayed here, he couldn’t conduct research properly anyway, so moving to Setan was the wiser path.

However, considering that, there was a strange point: the luggage itself.

If he was just going to Setan, he could pack lightly, yet he was preparing this and that as if setting off on an adventure.

Starting with a massive backpack, crystal orbs to record footage, a dagger, a telescope, and so on.

There were far too many strange points for a simple job change.

"...Wait a minute, Professor. What are you preparing for?"

"Preparing to head to the Forest of the Four Seasons."

"Have you gone mad?"

The assistant swore out of sheer shock. It was rude, but he had no choice.

No matter how much he failed to get the dinosaur carcass, suddenly heading into the Forest of the Four Seasons?

Even someone bankrupted by gambling wouldn’t go that far. The assistant hurriedly tried to stop him.

"No matter what, the Forest of the Four Seasons?! That guy who posts can at least use the Gallery, but you can’t, Professor!"

"Who said I was going right away? I must prepare slowly."

"Just going there itself is a dangerous gamble! Do you even know what’s in there?"

"There are dinosaurs."

"..."

The answer that there were dinosaurs. To that answer, the assistant was rendered speechless.

He wondered if he was really going into the Forest of the Four Seasons just for a dinosaur.

However, considering Professor Jones’s disposition, it wasn’t all that strange.

Wasn’t he a man who had excavated countless ruins and fossils while exploring all kinds of unknown regions since long ago?

"...Do you know that mana cannot be used in the Forest of the Four Seasons?"

"I know. I read every single post put up by that fellow named Grylls."

"And you’re still going?"

"I don’t intend to go empty-handed either. I must prepare thoroughly."

Professor Jones had his own plan.

Randomly charging into the Forest of the Four Seasons carried a high probability of meeting an unnatural death.

Even with thorough preparation, it would be the same. There were still many areas even Grylls hadn’t explored.

Yet there was a reason he was going anyway.

"It will still be dangerous."

"Then I guess I can live as a beggar for a year."

"..."

Having dumped an entire year’s research budget, there was far too little he could actually do.

It was a situation where he had no choice but to pay with his own body.Find the original chapter at NovelPing.

"Well, before that, I must visit Setan. I want to see the dinosaur with my own two eyes before going."

"Will the Setan side even allow it?"

"With my level of prestige, I believe it is more than possible?"

If it were Professor Jones, Setan would welcome him enthusiastically.

At the same time, they would gently tempt him to completely change jobs.

"I can enjoy myself moderately and then head to the Forest of the Four Seasons. If I’m lucky, I might even secure a research budget."

"...Do you not treasure your life?"

"I’m almost 60 years old; I should undertake such an adventure before I die."

"If so, wouldn’t it be better to just sponsor that guy Grylls?"

"I have no money."

"..."

Since everything boiled down to money in the end, emptiness came first.

However, it was expected ever since he slammed down a year’s worth of budget.

The assistant let out a sigh, approached Jones’s side, and helped pack the bags.

"Around when do you plan to go?"

"I estimate it will take about a month. There’s a lot to do in Setan."

"You’re going through a lot."

"Well, you’ll be going through a lot too."

"...?"

The assistant blinked his eyes. Could those words mean...

"Don’t tell me you intend to bring me along too?"

"You are my assistant, aren’t you?"

"Are you insane? Anywhere else maybe, but I am absolutely NOT going to the Forest of the Four Seasons."

Despite the assistant’s violent rejection, Professor Jones gave no response.

Instead, he wore a faint smile, highlighting a determination to drag him along no matter what.

"By any chance, do you know the word ’romance’?"

"People who died for that ’romance’ are piled up like mountains. I have no desire to become one of them."

"It’s fine. We have plenty of time. By the way, it seems we’ll need other personnel besides you..."

Humans are beings with a strong desire for knowledge.

Even if it is a dangerous affair, more often than not, they are drawn in by curiosity.

"Do you know this? The reason why humans have the shortest average lifespan among all races."

"I know well. Isn’t it because they often die while doing weird stuff?"

"Professor. I would rather be the first person to eat a pufferfish. Not the second or third."

"Perhaps we might find a way to cook the pufferfish."

A fierce battle of sword and shield had begun.

It was right around the time the meteorite Grylls dropped turned into a tsunami and swept across the world.

As expected, the dinosaur carcass was now officially released to the Setan academic community.

"Ohhh...! Is this truly...!"

"My goodness. It’s a real dinosaur. A dinosaur we’ve only seen in fossils!"

The dinosaur carcass had been frozen and preserved to prevent decay.

Countless dark elves and human scholars marvelled as they gazed upon the corpse.

In their eyes, thirst for knowledge had taken root, and saliva drooled from their mouths as if biting onto greed.

It was almost a foolish sight, but this was natural. It was a dinosaur, after all.

They would need to research it in detail to prove it was a dinosaur, but it didn’t matter much.

Even if it wasn’t a dinosaur, the fact that it was discovered in the Forest of the Four Seasons was enough.

"S-So, how much did they purchase this for?"

"From what I saw, it was 50 billion Sera."

"Good heavens, at such a cheap price?!"

"Price aside, which house donated this?"

"I heard the Rahman Clan donated it."

The prestige of the clan that willingly handed over the dinosaur carcass soared accordingly.

They had effectively handed over research material that surpassed millions of gold and couldn’t be priced.

"Hahaha! Is this not proof that my eyes were correct?!"

A certain dark elf burst out into hearty laughter.

Flanked by beauties on both sides and tilting a wine glass, his appearance was unmistakably that of a wealthy Setan noble.

His name was Al-Nasr Rahman. The patriarch of the Rahman family.

"I am envious, Patriarch Rahman. Thanks to you, our Setan’s national standing will rise as well."

"Of course! Naturally!"

Next to him, a calm-looking dark elf youth offered flattery.

Unlike the portly Patriarch Rahman, the man who possessed the classic appearance of a handsome youth was named Salman.

’I have Ambergris, should I just mention it?’

His Gallery handle was Praise the Sun.