vncnus Chapter 53 Flanders: Holy crap, you can do that!
Chapter 53 Flanders: Holy crap, you can do that!
"Let's go in and take a look!" Lin Hao led Dugu Yan toward the shop.
The shop door was open.
The interior was dimly lit, and there were a few soul tools on the shelves, emitting a special energy fluctuation.
There was only one person in the shop.
He sat in a wooden rocking chair. He looked to be in his fifties, and although he was not young, he was quite robust.
His face shape is very distinctive, with a slightly protruding chin, wide cheekbones, a flat face, and a somewhat hooked nose, which can be described as resembling a shoe sole.
Even with his eyes closed, his face revealed a hint of cunning. He wore black-rimmed crystal glasses with rigid, square frames that gave him an odd appearance.
Although his eyes were closed, he looked somewhat cunning.
Dugu Yan glanced at the shelves. "There aren't many good items."
Lin Hao ignored Dugu Yan's words, walked to the wall, and his gaze fell on a crystal the size of a human head.
Suddenly, his gaze froze, and he couldn't help but feel excited.
He remained calm and continued searching for something in the corner.
He came to a rustic wooden shelf in the corner of the shop.
The wooden frame was clearly old and dilapidated, covered with many rotten pieces of wood and holes.
Some old items and worn-out books were piled up on top of it.
Because he was an "alchemist," Lin Hao was interested in the ancient books and fragments in every shop.
My hand casually flipped through these yellowed old books, and a faint musty smell wafted up.
Lin Hao frowned slightly, picked up the ancient book and shook it, from which a tattered picture the size of a palm fell out.
There were no accidentally dropped images.
He continued flipping through the old books for a while, but they were all travelogues, ancient poems, and other worthless things, so he put them back.
Finally, he bent down to pick up the torn picture that had fallen to the ground, and as soon as his hand touched it, he was stunned.
The sensation transmitted through the skin of your fingers is incomparable to that of ordinary paper.
I rubbed it gently with my fingers; it felt like kraft paper, but it was different from ordinary kraft paper.
As an alchemist, I have come into contact with many different kinds of items, including the leather of soul beasts.
However, Lin Hao was unable to determine for the moment what the tattered picture was made of.
Suddenly, his gaze froze.
"This thing seems a little different!"
Lin Hao examined the pictures carefully.
It resembles a map, marked with mountains, seas, and lakes. Because only a portion of it is shown, the exact locations it describes cannot be determined.
If he stared at it for too long, Lin Hao felt a wave of dizziness.
Other ancient books, due to improper storage, have become moldy to varying degrees, with mildew spots. But this tattered map has no dirt or mildew spots, only dust.
Clearly, this is not an ordinary item.
Lin Hao continued his search on the bookshelf. His pupils turned golden, scanning the soul tools on the shelves like a scanner.
Flanders is a shrewd businessman.
He placed a few soul tools on the shelf, most of which were fake.
Unless you test them one by one with your soul power, ordinary people can't tell the difference just by looking at them.
Suddenly, he was drawn to a jade bracelet.
The jade bracelet is hollow. It resembles an antique bronze artifact. If you bring it close to your nose, you can smell a strong odor of horse urine.
It is clearly from last week.
However, there was a blueprint inside the hollow jade bracelet.
Suppressing his excitement, Lin Hao continued his search, but found no other special items. The inferior soul tools were beneath his notice.
Dugu Yan watched Lin Hao pick up the crystal and the tattered map, and said speechlessly, "Boss Lin, you don't actually want to buy this crystal, do you? Look, this crystal has no luster at all. Purple crystal is the most precious. And this map, it's tattered. Besides being made of animal hide, it's completely worthless. And this bracelet, I wouldn't take it even if you gave it to me for free. It smells like urine; it's clearly a fake, not an antique!"
Lin Hao nodded. "I just don't know how much it will cost?"
"Not expensive. Crystal, one hundred gold soul coins. Map and bronze bracelet, also one hundred gold soul coins each," Flander's lazy voice rang out.
"Okay, three hundred it is. I'll buy it." Lin Hao immediately took out three bags of gold soul coins from his storage jade ring and placed them on the table.
Seeing Lin Hao's straightforwardness, Flander suddenly spoke up again, "But my crystal and map each cost two hundred gold soul coins!"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan's eyes widened. "What kind of broken crystal and broken map do you want, and you even want four hundred gold soul coins? You might as well just rob someone."
Flander remained seated in the rocking chair, opened his eyes, and said, "Pay up if you want, or leave!"
After saying that, Flander closed his eyes again.
Dugu Yan was furious. She wanted to step forward and argue with Flander, but Lin Hao held her back.
Lin Hao picked up the crystal and map from the table, put them into his storage jade ring, and turned to leave with Dugu Yan.
Before they could even step out of the shop, Flander spoke again, "You can leave, but leave your things behind!"
Lin Hao turned around, smiled, and asked, "You want to buy my things, right?"
Flander opened his eyes, still not leaving his seat. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
This is Flanders' shop. The person buying things is Lin Hao; Flanders isn't the one buying anything.
Lin Hao maintained his smile and explained, "Our transaction is complete. There are three hundred gold soul coins on the table, no less. If you don't believe me, you can count them in front of me!"
Flander cautioned, "But my crystal, map, and bronze bracelet cost four hundred gold soul coins!"
Lin Hao chuckled and said, "Four hundred gold soul coins—that's the price you and my friend agreed on. Two hundred gold soul coins—that's the price you and I agreed on. The transaction is complete; money for goods, it's perfectly reasonable. Even if we go to the authorities, I'm in the right. If you want to buy back the crystal, map, and bracelet from me, the price is up to me!"
Flanders was taken aback.
Holy crap, you can do that?!
After explaining, Lin Hao turned and continued to leave the shop.
He had just reached the shop's entrance when Flander finally managed to stand up from his chair.
"stop!"
Dugu Yan turned her head to look at Lin Hao beside her.
Lin Hao kept walking, ignoring Flander completely.
Flander quickly walked out of the shop and stopped Lin Hao, who had just left. He said in an unfriendly tone, "Leave your things, or pay 1,500 gold soul coins."
"What?! 1,500 gold soul coins?! You're going too far!"
Dugu Yan was furious. Three spirit rings rose from under her feet, two yellow and one purple.
Possessed by the Azure Serpent, Flander stared blankly, then exclaimed in astonishment, "You are his child!"
He refers to Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo is the Poison Douluo, renowned in the Soul Master world.
Flanders had heard of Dugu Bo's formidable reputation.
Lin Hao remained impassive as he left Dugu Bo's side. As Dugu Yan passed by Flander, her face full of disdain, she couldn't help but mutter, "Hmph, what a swindler. With that kind of intelligence, he thinks he can fool my Boss Lin!"
Flander looked surprised again.
He spent his whole life as an eagle, but today he was pecked by an eagle!
As a renowned Flying Horn in the Soul Master world, Flander also had his pride. Being criticized like this by a junior, Flander clenched his fists slightly.
But, recalling Dugu Bo's figure in his mind, he silently loosened his clenched hands, turned around and walked into his shop.