Guarnien

[Guarnien]

Hello stranger.

I wish I could

offer you help

on your adventures...

However, what I have to teach would only benefit Merchants. Trading and money making are my areas of expertise. If you have any Merchant friends, send them to me.

Technically, yes, you're a Merchant, but I know an expert when I see one. You've been through the Merchant life before, I can tell!

We can't even begin

to fathom the number

of markets and people

out there in this wide,

wide world of ours.

All of them are possible customers and business partners. Of course, it'll be up to you to meet them.

If you can be sincerely kind to everyone that you meet, you'll

have no problem.

I believe it's time

for my final lecture.

I'll discuss the definitive

skill of the Merchant: Vending. Please listen carefully.

The Vending skill is an active skill which allows you to open your own shop where you stand. Vending allows you to do real business with other people.

However, you can only vend items that are stored in your PushCart,

so you'll need one of those. The maximum price you can set for

each item is 99,990,000 Zeny.

Basically, you've got to learn the Push Cart skill first before you can learn the Vending skill.

The higher the level of the Vending skill, the more items you can vend at one time. Vending is mastered at Skill Level 10.

Level 1 Vending allows you

to vend a total of 3 items at one time. Each time you level up the Vending skill, the total number of items you can vend will

increase by one.

But I see that you must already know that, huh? Well, seeing as you're so clever, I think you've earned this little prize~

But it looks like I just put my foot in my mouth. I'm sorry, I didn't notice that you already mastered the Vending skill...

You're such an

excellent student!

Please, take this

little reward for

all your efforts~

For your final assignment, I will ask you to learn the Vending skill up to Skill Level 4. Of course, once you do, I'll give you a little reward. I'll be waiting, so do your best~

So...

How much have

you learned

about Vending?

Excellent!

You've taught yourself well. Here, you've earned this little reward~

Oh, I see that you're very serious about being a Merchant. I'm proud that you've managed to master this skill! Here, you deserve this reward!

Hmm...

Haven't learned Level 4 Vending yet, huh? Just keep in mind that being able to vend things is one

of the defining characteristics of being a Merchant!

Ah, now you have mastered the fundamentals of the Merchant class. Just keep practicing the basic principles, like researching the market for item prices, and you should be fine.

Although everything we do is for money, never forget customer needs and always sell your products at a suitably fair price. Otherwise, no one may buy your goods!

Well, there's nothing more I can teach you for now. Go out into the world and make your mark as a Merchant.

And feel free to

visit me whenever

the mood strikes you.

Good luck to you~

Now to talk about

Push Cart. First off, you need to know Level 5 Increase Weight Limit before you can even learn the Push Cart skill.

Push Cart can be mastered at

Skill Level 10. This skill allows you to carry a Push Cart with you. You can carry a maximum of 100 different kinds of items that weigh less than 8,000.

As you can see, this skill is an advanced form of the Increase Weight Limit skill. You can procure a PushCart from most Kafra Ladies for a certain fee.

Once you have rented a Cart, you can hold on to it so long as you don't take it off. The disadvantage to using a PushCart is that your movement speed is reduced to

almost half! Horrible, isn't it?

Fortunately, when you increase

the level of the Push Cart skill, your movement speed will slowly be restored. With Push Cart Level 10, a PushCart won't slow you

down at all!

Ah, and I see that you've been focusing on learning Push Cart. Although you might still have a problem with your movement

speed, it shouldn't be a big deal.

Well done~

Wonderful! You've already

mastered the Push Cart skill.

You truly deserve a little bit of a reward~

For now, why don't

you learn the Push Cart

skill up to Level 4? Once

you do that, I can go on to

my next lecture.

So, have you

learned Push Cart up

to Level 4 like I asked?

You've been a very

cooperative student.

You deserve a little

reward for your effort~

You've actually went above and beyond mastered the Push Cart skill. Great work!

Still not there, huh?

Well, remember that you need

Level 5 Increase Weight Limit before you can learn the Push

Cart skill. I hope that helps.

Next time, I'll talk about the skill that sets Merchants apart from all the other classes: Vending. So don't miss it!

Ah, ready to

learn already,

are you? Alright,

let me tell you

about Over Charge.

Like Discount, Over Charge is a Passive skill that can be mastered at Skill Level 10. Therefore, it doesn't require SP to use it.

Over Charge allows you to sell items to NPC shops for more Zeny. The higher your Over Charge Skill Level, the more Zeny you'll receive for items sold to NPCs.

Ah, you've already learned Level 4 Over Charge. Perfect! Let me give you a little reward~

Amazing! You've already mastered the Over Charge skill! You must have wanted this reward badly~

Personally, I think you should learn this skill for sure! For your next assignment, learn Over Charge up to Level 4. It shouldn't be too difficult to do.

Once you do that,

we can talk about

more advanced stuff.

Do your best~

How is it going

with learning that

Over Charge skill?

Nice work!

I can tell that

you've done just

as I asked. Please,

take this little reward~

Whoa...

You actually

mastered Over Charge?

Most impressive! You deserve a small reward for your work!

Mm? You haven't

learned Over Charge

up to Skill Level 4 yet?

There's no rush, but I won't be able to lecture on anything until you finish this little task.

Next time, I'll discuss the

Push Cart skill. Be ready for this lecture, as Push Cart is one of the more important skills for a Merchant.

Let me see those

Red Potions. Now,

how much did you

pay for these...?

Ah...!

It looks like...

You were scammed!

D-don't worry, though,

I won't tell anybody.

Oh well, it happens even to the best of us. Just think of this as an invaluable learning experience.

Now, why don't you go to Prontera and try to buy 10 Red Potions from an NPC for the cheapest price again?

Red Potions. Ah, it seems you researched the market and bought the cheapest ones! Great work!

Alright, next time, we'll talk about the skill that you can learn after knowing how to Discount:

Over Charge.

You'll find some NPCs

selling 10 Red Potions

in Prontera. Your task

is to buy the potions

for the cheapest price.

First, you'll probably want to research the market price for Red Potions. And always, be careful of scammers and cheats!

Alright...

I've given it some thought and I've come up with a little challenge for you. Bring me... 10 Red Potions!

It's not too hard, but the stipulation I'm adding is that you've got to find the merchant selling Red Potions for the cheapest price.

So first, you'll need to research the market price for Red Potions. Also, be careful of scammers! If the price is too good to be true, it usually is.

Ha ha ha, let me make your goal a bit less confusing. You will need to buy 10 Red Potions from an NPC in Prontera.

Prontera's a bit far from here, isn't it? I'll just use this Kafra Warp-- Mahnsoo has a bunch for

some reason --to send you there right now. Get ready...!

Ah, you're back!

Now, I was going

to tell you about

the Discount skill, right?

The Discount skill allows you to buy items at lower prices from NPC shops. It is a Passive Skill which is always in effect and does not consume SP.

The Discount skill is

mastered at Level 10. The higher the skill level, the less you have to pay for items at NPC shops.

Oooh, good work.

I see that you've

raised your Discount

to Level 4 already.

Here, take this

small reward~

Incredible!

You've actually mastered the Discount skill! You're such a great student. You deserve a bit of a reward!

Alright! Now, in order to become closer towards becoming a true Merchant, I want you to learn the Discount skill up to Level 4.

It'd be nicer if you could

master it, but you might be more interested in devoting your time to other skills.

Still, you can't ignore the fact that bargaining is an essential skill for a Merchant! Come back to me when you're ready~

So, how is it going with learning the Discount skill? Like I always say, if you can't make a bargain, you can't be a Merchant!

Ah, you've learned

how to use the Discount skill

well enough. Good, here's a little reward for your hard work~

Not yet, huh?

Well, you should be able to reach that goal soon. After all, it's one of the basics of being a Merchant!

Alright, my next lesson will hopefully offer you a bit more of a challenge. Come back when you think you're ready, alright?

Ah, you've come back to learn more. Let's see, what was I going to tell you about... Right, Mammonite!

Mammonite is a skill that lets you greatly damage targets with Zeny. Money really is power!

The upside is that it inflicts great damage and only uses a little SP. However, the downside is that it will also consume your Zeny!

So if you use this skill too often, you might end up bankrupt! So be really careful. Also, as the Skill Level for Mammonite increases, so does the attack strength and Zeny consumption.

Ah, I see that you've already tried this skill. How much money have you wasted using Mammonite? Not too much, I hope.

Well, since you're still green, I feel awfully sorry if you've wasted Zeny. Why don't you take this as compensation?

Okay. Now I think we're ready for me to discuss the Discount skill. Come back when you'd like me to tell you more about it, okay?

Did you learn the

Increase Weight Limit

skill up to Level 4

like I asked?

Ah. I can tell that you have. Not bad! By now you should be able to learn the Discount skill, but I'll teach you about that later.

There are a few other basic skills which you can learn right away that I'll talk about first. Let's not rush~

First, there's the Item Appraisal skill. This ability, once you've learned it, allows you to identify unknown items.

This skill works exactly like a Magnifier, so you won't have to spend any Zeny on them. Also, this skill is mastered at Level 1.

I see in your eyes that you've already learned to appraise items. Haha, although having that knowledge is reward in itself, let me give you something extra!

Alright, next time

I'll talk about the Mammonite skill. For now, let me take a little bit of a break from all of this arduous lecture. *Whew!*

No? That's fine.

But I can't teach you

much more if you can't grasp these simple basics, so hurry and learn those skills, okay?

You've just started out as a Merchant, haven't you? How would you like to learn the fundamentals of business from an experienced colleague?

But first things first!

You better learn the

Increase Weight Limit skill!

You can't really be a Merchant if you can't even carry around goods to sell. As you increase the level of this skill, you can carry around more items.

Why don't you upgrade your

Increase Weight Limit skill up to Level 4? After that, we can talk more about becoming a true Merchant.

Great...!

Ah, and I see that you've learned the Increase Weight Limit skill to at least Level 4. You're a real go-getter, aren't you?

Since your Increase Weight

Limit skill level is high enough, you must be able to see a new skill in your Skill Window: Discount!

But we'll discuss the Discount skill later. There are a few other basic skills which you can learn right away that I'll talk about first. Let's not rush~

I'll talk about the Mammonite skill. For now, let me take a little bit of a break from all of this arduous study.

Oh...

And I'll tell you

more about the Discount

skill later. I always manage

to forget about that!

On your own?

Hahaha, that's the spirit!

But still, the advice I'm giving is free. It couldn't hurt to give what I say a little bit of thought.

Well, if you ever change your mind, stop by and talk to me anytime. And as a Merchant, you should know that free advice is the best!