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Merchant Crab by H0st

Balthazar was just a random giant crab enjoying his life in a fantasy world full of bothersome... Read more
Balthazar was just a random giant crab enjoying his life in a fantasy world full of bothersome human adventurers, but then he had to go and accidentally discover the secret of attributes and levels. And also pie. With baked goods and coin as his new life goals, he turns to the competitive business of trading the random junk adventurers loot every day.

Follow Balthazar as he does everything to find a baker... except leave his pond, because exploring the dangerous world out there is for suckers. Witness how adventurers just can't seem to stop dying around his home. And cheer for a crab who makes great new friends by simply buying them.

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Book 2 is out now, with new chapters every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, fresh off the bakery!

What to expect from this story:

- No harems, not unless they're a harem of gold coins.

- Silliness, lots of it. The story doesn't take itself too seriously, so you shouldn't either.

- The only kind of OP here is how "overpriced" the crab's deals are.

- A system simple enough for a crab to use, but still conveniently complex when necessary, for some odd reason.

- Proper realistic adventurers: they're not very bright, and they make very poor decisions.

- Did I mention there will be pastries? Collapse
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    Read it long ago, dropped. Probably not worth your time.
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    "Грязь Убрана", но только на суше? Обси, ты ли это?
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    It's just too much for me. First off, the writing is good, the MC is quite accurate well... crab. But other than that I don't see much of an allure to this. There are quite a lot of plotholes in all of that, the baker genuinely annoys me after some time of seeing the person, comedy isn't that great, although not the worst I've seen, development speed is quite slow. Mediocre book with good writing is how I would sum this up. Maybe it's just my disappointment talking, as I expected a little more out of this. It might seem novel and interesting at first, but later on you will realize that there isn't much else to it, it gets repetitive quite fast. Read up to chapter 10, maybe 20 and you'll see how the rest of the book is gonna go. 5/10, definitely not lower, but reluctant to give any higher, might be 6/10 for some.
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    idk why but the synopsis and silly cover combination genuinely speaks to me. i really want this to be good.. but the rating says otherwise peepo051
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      It’s pretty good if a bit repetitive. Try it with an open mind and you might enjoy it.
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        how many chap you think this will end in?
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          I don’t know. If it were divided into traditional books, the first book ended around chapter 100. The “second book” just started so I can’t tell you how much story is left to tell.

          There is a major plot that needs to be resolved as well as countless mysteries that have yet to be answered.
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            if this ends only in a couple hundreds or so, a repetition this soon is real bad, no?
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    The crab is so cute with a little backpack
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    Don't forget my downvote!!

    Another work with an interesting perspective!
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    Morrowind reference?
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    Creative and innovative story. Side characters have personality and the mc is pretty humorous. I enjoyed this novel personally but I can't say the same for others so I'll give it a solid 7.5/10
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    Oooh another merchant novel, but from perspective from a crab? I am already expecting some comedic funny moments idk why but just being a crab sound kinda funny ngl
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      + 11 -
      can you recommend other good merchant novels?
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        please
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        NO, SORRY.
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          dawg just don't reply
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    Where's the dark jokes guy? Am I early? 👀
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      Wasn't he banned last i remember?
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      He was banished into the dark realm.
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      #Hyperbola#

      He was banned. If you look at his [ Last comments ] you'll quickly realise that it was inevitable. whoknows
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        Well there were a few good(in dark sense) ones too pressure
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        Ain't no way 😂😂. He had some good licks no lie but dang 😂
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