23: Chapter 23 The Wandering Merchant

Jiang He was speechless.

Two young masters from wealthy families were actually arguing until they were red in the face over a wooden stick that was given away for free upon logging in?

He unequipped the styx fang, then rummaged through his backpack to find the real wooden stick, raising it and shouting:

"If you two really want it, I can sell it."

"However, I've developed feelings for this wooden stick. I've been using it ever since I logged in, so I'm a bit reluctant to sell it suddenly."

"After all, as you both know, it is a wooden stick that has slain a World-Class BOSS."

Jiang He spouted nonsense without blinking an eye.

The two of them nodded one after another, thinking his words made sense.

"Just say it, what conditions do you want to give up this stick?" Zhang Zixuan said, full of financial confidence.

Gu Qingming gave him a disdainful glance: "Just name your price, I'll buy it no matter how much it costs."

"Alright, since you two young masters are so sincere, how can I not fulfill your wish?"

"But let's make this clear first: this is just the wooden stick the system gives to all players when they first log in. There's nothing special about it. Once sold, no refunds."

"Fine."

"No problem."

Jiang He tentatively held up five fingers.

Zhang Zixuan smiled: "Only fifty thousand? I'll buy it."

"How shameless. This young master offers a hundred thousand."

Jiang He slapped his thigh: "Young Master Gu is generous!"

"Damn it, you want to compete with me in financial power?" Zhang Zixuan grit his teeth and said: "One million."

*Clap clap clap.* Jiang He burst into applause: "Young Master Zhang is grand!"

After a round of competition, the two actually raised the price to twenty million.

Jiang He wiped away cold sweat, thinking to himself.

Probably... maybe... nothing will go wrong, right?

At this time, it also attracted many players to watch.

"Whoa, twenty million? Is that in Happy Beans?"

"Aren't these two idiots? Is a broken wooden stick worth it?"

"Beat it, what do you know? Rich people like to collect things; it's called a hobby."

"Exactly. Something worthless in your eyes is a treasure to them."

After those comments, hundreds of players began rummaging through their backpacks.

They couldn't help but pray that a wooden stick they had forgotten to throw away was lying in their bag.

"Gu Qingming, do you really want to keep fighting me?"

"Hmph, this young master doesn't deign to fight you. Buying and selling is naturally won by the highest bidder. If you don't have the money, then get lost."

At this moment, Zhang Zixuan's eyes were bloodshot, his breathing was rapid, and his fists were clenched so hard they cracked.

"Damn it, fifty million."

The whole audience was stunned, and Gu Qingming's eyes twitched.

"Young Master Zhang is awesome!" Jiang He shouted.

Zhang Zixuan sneered: "What? Not following?"

"You've got guts." Gu Qingming dropped a harsh word and turned to leave.

It wasn't that he couldn't afford fifty million, but the price was too high, and he didn't dare to gamble.

"Kid, hand over the stick."

"Right away, Master Zhang."

Initiate trade, simple operation, trade complete.

Zhang Zixuan originally wanted to Taunt Jiang He a bit, but found that he had run off at some point?

He wasn't in the mood to continue making things difficult for Jiang He right now; he only wanted to hurry up and study this wooden stick.

He guessed that this weapon had hidden attributes.

But before he could even equip it, a group of people swarmed around him.

"Young Master Zhang, I have a stick here too. It's definitely more broken than the one in your hand. It's got great collection value. Could you take a look?"

"Get lost, you call that broken? Mine is even more broken." As he spoke, he began to gnaw on it with his teeth and continued shouting: "Young Master Zhang, look, my wooden stick is all chipped."

"And mine! I don't need fifty million, I'll sell it for five thousand?"

"I'll let mine go for eight hundred."

"Hey hey hey, Young Master Zhang, don't go! We can negotiate, thirty is fine too!"

Zhang Zixuan was protected by his subordinates as he left the crowd and found a quiet place.

He immediately equipped the new weapon.

Eh?

Not only did his attributes not surge as imagined.

Instead, they decreased by more than half?

He suddenly laughed.

"I'm so stupid. Hidden attributes are naturally hidden."

He pointed at a person randomly: "You, come here. Let this young master hit you once."

A cold flash of light.

-25

???

Zhang Zixuan rubbed his eyes and struck again with the stick.

-25

This time he saw clearly. It was 25, not 2500?

On the other side, Jiang He was still running.

His heart was in his throat.

Fifty million? Just like that, it's in his hands?

At this moment, he didn't seem to loathe Zhang Zixuan anymore.

He even fantasized that the more big idiots with more money than brains like this, the better.

Following the map coordinates, he stopped at the edge of the Mist Forest.

Just as he was about to step inside.

A man's voice came from behind a tree:

"Young man, I advise you not to go in. It's not peaceful in there."

Jiang He turned his head. An NPC dressed in a black robe, wrapped tightly with only two eyes showing, appeared before him.

"Holy crap? Qiao San?"

The NPC was stunned: "You know my third brother?"

Jiang He took a closer look.

[Wandering Merchant · Qiao Wu]

Damn, NPCs have twins too?

"Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. What did you mean by what you just said?"

Qiao Wu walked over slowly, putting on a mysterious and unpredictable air: "There are monsters in there."

"Eh? Monsters?"

"Mm."

"Are you sick? Why would I go in if there weren't any monsters?" Jiang He turned to leave.

"Hey hey hey, young man, don't be in such a hurry. Let me finish speaking."

Qiao Wu hurriedly blocked his path, leaned close to his ear, and whispered: "The monsters inside are not simple. They are man-eating monsters, and they specifically eat men."

"And then?" Jiang He replied nonchalantly.

Qiao Wu nodded with satisfaction, laughing inwardly: I was waiting for that line.

He raised his head and pinched his fingers, saying: "This old man has a fate with you and doesn't wish to see you seek death. Today, I shall show great kindness and save your life."

He then opened his backpack out of thin air.

"This old man carries many treasures. Young man, pick one."

Jiang He was overjoyed?

An NPC giving away free equipment?

Looking over, he almost felt dazzled by the choices?

Inside this...

"Holy crap, awesome."

A dazzling array, all of them God-tier items?

However, after looking for a long time, nothing was suitable for him, but he still pointed at a staff and said:

"Let me see this one."

"Young man, you have great taste. This Black Scale Scepter was obtained by this old man from a Black Dragon back in the day. It can simply be called a God-tier item."

Jiang He's eyes lit up, thinking about giving it to Bai Luoyao. Would that girl jump for joy when the time comes?

He reached out to take it, but Qiao Wu stepped back and shouted: "One million gold coins."

???

"Damn, you didn't say it would cost money?" Jiang He was furious.

"Calm down, young man. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. One million is really not expensive. I'm just running a small business, just trying to make ends meet."

"I don't want it anymore, it's a waste of time." Jiang He turned to leave in anger.

Qiao Wu hurriedly chased after him, promoting his wares as he ran.

"Young man, look at this, the Qilin Battleaxe. It slaughters everything."

"And this Mountain God Armor. Once you put it on, I guarantee you'll be invulnerable."

Jiang He ignored him and continued walking forward.

Suddenly, Qiao Wu grabbed him: "If you don't want any of these God-tier items, then let's play something exciting. How about opening a Blind box?"

Jiang He stopped in his tracks.

"Opening a Blind box?"