I Became A Mechanic - Chapter 58

“Before the system was invented, there was a time when we dreamed of flying cars. But after the system came into existence, flying wasn’t all that surprising. People were able to fly in the sky using their skills, and they used flying items, or tamed unicorns and griffins that could fly in the sky and rode them.”

 

Television footage introduced various people flying in the sky, a white horse with horns and wings, and a monster griffin that looks like a mixture of an eagle and a lion.

 

“Flying cars are gradually being forgotten in reality. But today, the forgotten flying car has appeared in the world. Check out the video.”

 

Jun-woo’s flying car, which climbs up and down the building and glides through the sky, was released as a video.

 

Rather than flying in the sky to be precise, it was a car that floated above a certain level of terrain and moved.

 

Jun-woo said, turning off the TV.

 

“Come on in.”

 

Hyeyeon Jeong entered the master room with a perplexed face and sat down.

 

“Boss, inquiries to buy now are pouring in through messenger. Thanks to you, my work is paralyzed now… … .”

 

“Are there many calls to buy?”

 

“Yeah… We are getting calls from all over the world.”

 

“The publicity seems to have gone well.”

 

“promotion… That looks really good… … .”

 

Jun-woo said while looking at the flying car in the item window.

 

“Would you like me to write it down?”

 

“Yes Yes.”

 

“Please write that the classification is means of transportation, health 6,275, movement speed 213, defense 190, item value is 32 billion won, and sales plan is undecided.”

 

Jeong Hye-yeon, who was taking notes, was startled and hurriedly wrote down the amount.

 

“If you put up an option, a lot of inquiries will disappear, right?”

 

“Yeah, because it’s really expensive.”

 

The item value of the flying car was 32 billion won.

 

But obviously there was going to be a lot of money.

 

When the information about the item and the selling price were released on the Lewis website, inquiries quickly decreased.

 

However, inquiries from wealthy people who could buy a flying car did not stop.

 

The next day, Hyeyeon Jeong visited the master room again.

 

“Boss, inquiries to buy are continuing, and the person who bid the highest price among those who have been identified wants to buy it for 52 billion won.”

 

“Are there more?”

 

“I don’t know if it’s a joke, but there are people who say they can live on 60 billion won.”

 

If it could be sold at a high price, there was nothing bad about Jun-woo.

 

“Shall we try something called an auction?”

 

“Auction… mean?”

 

The item had a value set by the system.

 

In the case of materials, as the innovative discovery and demand for the material increased, the price gradually increased according to the transaction volume.

 

On the other hand, in the case of finished items, the price did not rise significantly.

 

Still, in the case of inventions with high rarity, a lot of money was formed, and this was the case with inventions of alchemists in general.

 

Items with a shortage of supply than demand could be expected to have a higher value than the value set by the system.

 

Hyeyeon Jeong nodded her head.

 

“I think it will be fine. It is also sold at auction.”

 

“Let me think about it. You can leave the recipe and go.”

 

Hyeyeon Jeong put down the recipe and materials she had received.

 

Jun-woo took it and asked.

 

“Are you learning Eumeria well?”

 

“Yes, I am watching and learning one by one. She may be able to accept the commission instead of me soon.”

 

Jun-woo was in no hurry because there was nothing in a hurry.

 

“Teach me more, please.”

 

“Okay, sir.”

 

“Get out.”

 

When Jeong Hye-yeon left, Jun-woo thought about the auction.

 

There were many things to sell, but for now, I was thinking of selling a limited number of flying cars.

 

So I thought about the design.

 

Jun-woo called one by one and briefly asked for their opinions.

 

Yoshimura, who was called to the master room, said.

 

“If it were me, I would want a car with a leopard print on it. There’s something dignified. What you made is so bland.”

 

The flying car made by Jun-woo had its own refinement, but it was a silver car that was not colored.

 

Yoshimura left and Lee Mina entered.

 

“Are you supposed to be red?”

 

“What about design?”

 

“Well… I never thought of buying a car. Wouldn’t it be better to have a flying motorcycle than that? I think it will be quite useful.”

 

Next came Murata.

 

“Do you want to appreciate the designer’s designs in Nara?”

 

Jun-woo thought about whether to make a custom product or sell them all with the same design.

 

To make the current one, Jun-woo needed a cooldown of about 48 hours.

 

He could make one every two days, and it was inconvenient to have to draw a blueprint every time.

 

In the process, Jun-woo thought about whether to differentiate the design or whether to present the same design.

 

Suddenly, an entry-level item came to mind.

 

Items of the same design, people tended to dislike the entry-level.

 

However, there must be people who appreciate the designer’s design.

 

In the end, Jun-woo said to Jeong Hye-yeon, thinking that it is up to the person who lives to decide.

 

“Hyeyeon, please ask the people who want to buy it. Would it be better to keep the design the way you want it, or just change the color?”

 

“All right.”

 

Of the 520 people who wanted to buy, 430 said they wanted their own design and color.

 

Now all that was left was to decide how many to sell.

 

Hyeyeon Jeong said.

 

“I think it would be good for profits to sell only in limited quantities due to the nature of the auction. Or sell a variety of products… … .”

 

Since he had never participated in an auction, Jun-woo didn’t really get a sense of it.

 

So I called a professional auctioneer.

 

“Hello, I’m Chan Lee, the auctioneer.”

 

“Welcome. I want to get some advice.”

 

“Yes, ask me anything.”

 

“I’m going to run an auction, and I’m curious about how many units to sell and whether the design should be differentiated.”

 

The auctioneer nodded.

 

“Are you trying to sell the car that is a hot topic these days?”

 

“Yes, that is correct.”

 

“Of course, it would be nice if the design was cool, but more than that, an auction is selling scarcity.”

 

“Is it rarity?”

 

“It increases the desire to buy. You must buy that! To make you think.”

 

“You mean to sell limited quantities?”

 

“Of course, that also helps to increase the desire to buy, but… How many flying cars are you planning to make?”

 

There was no set number of them.

 

Jun-woo made this because he thought it was necessary, and if people need it and are willing to buy it, he intends to keep making it.

 

“Probably, if it is sold, I will continue to make it.”

 

“Then there is very little rarity. Of course, it takes time to make, so it can be auctioned off as a priority sale, but it is impossible to form a high price. It is better to emphasize that it is the first.”

 

“If it’s the first time?”

 

“You put your first invention up for auction. If it were the first car to be built among the flying cars, the rarity would greatly increase and the desire to purchase it would also increase.”

 

“ah… … .”

 

“There were some makers who engraved patterns or numbers as a method used to prove it was the first. It would be good to refer to.”

 

Jun-woo nodded slowly.

 

“I think I know what you mean.”

 

“Obviously, Lewis’ first inventions are so attractive that people will want to buy them.”

 

“Thanks for the advice. The next time you run an auction, I hope you can take it with me.”

 

“It’s an honor. Just call me.”

 

The auction house went and Jun-woo took out a piece of paper.

 

I was thinking of making a variety of things to put up for auction.

 

However, Jun-woo designed a flying car again.

 

The design was the same as the previous one, but the colors were completely different.

 

The second flying car that Jun-woo made was golden itself.

 

What was the first was a secret known only to the producer.

 

In the future, Jun-woo was thinking of pushing the gold color for the first time among all inventions.

 

By doing so, the high scarcity could be maintained, and the desire to purchase would be satisfied.

 

* * *

 

Kim Pan-seong, who was imprisoned in a Seoul detention center while trying to break into Jun-woo’s underground workshop and awaiting settlement and trial, saw Jun-woo’s flying car on TV and opened his mouth unconsciously.

 

Then, he remembered the words of Dae-nam Jeong, who he had visited two days ago.

 

‘Think of a good way to help your work. Then they agreed.’

 

Kim Pan-seong shook his head.

 

The next day, when Jeong Dae-nam came to visit, Kim Pan-seong told him what he was thinking, and Jeong Dae-nam heard it and went to see Jun-woo.

 

“Hello, have you eaten? … .”

 

“Yes, please sit down.”

 

Jeong Dae-nam sat down carefully and looked into Jun-woo’s eyes and said,

 

“Didn’t I tell you before that Seongpan is a smart friend?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“He said to me, how about digging through the ground with a blasting operation?”

 

“Blasting?”

 

“Yeah, this was the way it was 40 years ago. Now, all we have to do is smash everything with ignorant force, but before the system was introduced, people were weak, right?”

 

“right.”

 

“So you made a hole in the ground with a machine and put explosives in it? That’s called blasting. It’s a method that has completely disappeared after the system was created, this is it.”

 

Jun-woo nodded his head without saying a word.

 

“Seongpan is like that. He is also a maker of flying cars, so why not make a drill that drills well into the ground? Can you make it?”

 

If he wanted to make it, there was nothing Jun-woo couldn’t make.

 

“Perhaps.”

 

“Then why don’t you think about it this way? In the old days, everyone went underground this way.”

 

They could also make powerful explosives.

 

And the difference between an explosion that explodes inside and an explosion that explodes outside was obviously a huge difference.

 

If they drilled a hole, put explosives inside, and exploded, even a hard stone might not be able to withstand it.

 

“It sure seems like a good way to go.”

 

“right? I also wanted this. Seongpan said that his father used to be a blaster. So you know… And there are good skills that miners don’t have.”

 

“What skill?”

 

“I am the only Korean miner. Weakening some terrain would definitely help a lot if you weaken it and then drill a hole. If you call… … .”

 

Jeong Dae-nam looked at Jun-woo, and Jun-woo looked at Jeong Dae-nam and nodded.

 

“All right. Both of you are first-time offenders, so let’s see if they come to an agreement. But I don’t think it’s going to be the mastermind. There are many eyes to see.”

 

Jung Dae-nam answered with a sad face.

 

“ah… Yeah… … .”

 

“Instead, after the mastermind is imprisoned and the case calms down, we will quietly settle an agreement.”

 

Jeong Dae-nam got up from his seat and kept his head down.

 

“Oh, thank you. Master, thank you very much. Seongpan is not the kind of people a married couple would be, so why did they do that? Anyway, thank you very much.”

 

“I think he has a good friend.”

 

“no. thank you.”

 

Jun-woo looked at Jeong Dae-nam and said,

 

“And if possible, I would like the mastermind to do what the wife did. My husband wanted me to help him.”

 

“Ah yes… Yes Yes. I see what you mean. thank you.”

 

Jeong Dae-nam, who had always lowered his head, said cautiously.

 

“Okay then, I would like to thank you.”

 

“All right. Go.”

 

When Jeong Dae-nam left, Jun-woo searched for blasting on the computer.

 

41 years since the system was introduced. It was a method that completely disappeared from the world after the system was created.

 

Jeong Dae-nam immediately went to the Seoul detention center and applied for a visit.

 

When Kim Seong-pan appeared, Jeong Dae-nam said,

 

“I’ll give you an agreement.”

 

“really?”

 

“Instead, Ye-soo will take the lead, and you will agree on it first. I think I’m going to call you. I also talked about skills.”

 

“ah… … .”

 

“I promised to agree with both of them first. But now, there are so many eyes that it is difficult for both of them to agree right now. Show it off while working underneath. Then Ye-soo will take care of you quickly.”

 

“Okay. Thank you, Daenam.”

 

“Well, when you come out, go buy some drinks. Stop being swayed by Ye-soo.”

 

Kim Seong-pan looked at Jeong Dae-nam with a sorry face.

 

“I’m sorry, and tell him that you’re really sorry.”

 

“In addition? okay. He didn’t seem like a bad person.”

 

“Thank you, really.”

 

Jeong Dae-nam, who delivered the words, got up from his seat with a timid smile.

 

“Goes.”

 

As he left the detention center, Jeong Dae-nam received a phone call.

 

“It’s been a while, Daenam-ah, do you remember the Earth Square?”

 

It was the call of a miner I worked with a lot.

 

Jeong Dae-nam asked with a strange face.

 

“Uh… Why?”

 

Jeong Dae-nam had never talked about the square of the land he had heard from Jun-woo except Kim Seong-pan.

 

It felt strange to suddenly talk about it after years.

 

“Because of that, we have something to talk about.”

 

“Huh? okay. Where can I go?”

 

Jeong Dae-nam hung up the phone and walked away with a puzzled expression.