309: Chapter 309 Compensation for Disturbance

The Fourth-Order Wizard channeled the surrounding fire element, forming a ring of flames around his body.

'Bang!'

The ring of flames exploded, and the terrifying heatwave destroyed the surrounding shops.

Passersby looked at the Ice Chains on the Fourth-Order Wizard; there were only a few more cracks on them, which didn't affect the effectiveness of the Ice Chains at all.

"It seems this is all the strength you have. How did you dare to come here and act so arrogantly?"

Nie Ning landed in front of the Fourth-Order Wizard with Saya and asked expressionlessly.

"What does that have to do with strength? Your shop's goods are poor; are we not allowed to say so?"

The Fourth-Order Wizard said with a gloomy face.

But even as he said this, he felt extremely humiliated in his heart.

Especially with the contemptuous looks from the surrounding passersby; he had never been so disgraced since he promoted to a Fourth-Order Wizard.

"Where exactly is the quality poor? We offered a return, but you refused and kept coming here every day to cause trouble. Do you really think the clothes are bad, or are you just here specifically to cause trouble?"

Nie Ning glanced at the Fourth-Order Wizard and asked in return.

As the Fourth-Order Wizard's eyes darted around, thinking about how to respond, another Fourth-Order Wizard approached with four Third-Order companions.

"Wizard Kaya, you've come at the right time! He's illegally detaining me in public; you must uphold justice for me!"

Seeing the city's law enforcers arrive, the Fourth-Order Wizard immediately began to play the victim.

"You again. Do you really think the law enforcers are servants you can summon at will?"

The law enforcer named Kaya walked forward with a displeased expression.

As a member of the Yishi Mansion, he had many things to do every day.

But this guy had been causing trouble every day for the past few days, forcing him to come here and deal with this nonsense.

"Wizard Kaya, he's the one looking for trouble. Look at my current state..."

The Fourth-Order Wizard awkwardly shook the Ice Chains on his body.

It was indeed quite embarrassing that he couldn't break free from the chains even with his full strength.

Kaya looked at Nie Ning, who waved his hand and dispelled the Ice Chains on the Fourth-Order Wizard.

"Wizard Kaya, you've come at the right time. He intentionally damaged the clothes in the shop; I was only preventing him from doing anything more outrageous."

Nie Ning shrugged and pointed at the clothes on the ground that had been trampled by the Fourth-Order Wizard.

"How do you two want to handle this?"

Kaya looked at them both and asked with a flat expression.

"My request is simple. I won't ask for any punishment; just pay for the damaged clothes in the shop."

Hearing this, Nie Ning spoke up first.

Because of the previous Ring of Fire spell, all the clothes in the shop were now scattered on the floor.

The Fourth-Order Wizard curled his lip at the sight, casually pulled thirty mid-grade magic crystals from his spatial ring, threw them at Nie Ning, and said disdainfully, "Is that enough?"

Nie Ning didn't catch the magic crystals, letting them fall to the ground, and then backhanded the Fourth-Order Wizard, sending him flying.

"Are you treating me like a beggar?"

"Wizard Kaya, look at him!"

The Fourth-Order Wizard clutched his face, lying on the ground like a wronged young bride.

Nie Ning looked down at the Fourth-Order Wizard with a sideways glance. "Who would buy these clothes now that they're dirty? 10 high-grade magic crystals, not a single one less."

Wizard Kaya looked at Nie Ning, remained silent for a moment, and then uttered two words: "Reasonable."

Nie Ning raised an eyebrow slightly; he hadn't expected this fourth-order law enforcer to be so easy to talk to.

Upon hearing this, the Fourth-Order Wizard hurriedly scrambled up from the ground with an anxious expression.

"Wizard Kaya, that's not right! His goods are faulty, and he even attacked me. For this many magic crystals, why doesn't he just go commit robbery!"

After all, this was 10 high-grade magic crystals; he would probably have to strip his entire fortune bare to afford it.

"Baudis, do you really think the law enforcers have nothing better to do every day?"

Kaya frowned and said with a cold, stern expression.

Setting aside whether Baudis was intentionally looking for trouble, one must know that this shop was a collaboration with Amelia. Any normal person wouldn't come here to cause trouble.

Sometimes he really wondered if these people had something wrong with their brains. If you're going to pick a fight, at least find a better excuse.

Using the same excuse every day, and the shop had already said they would compensate. Now that the shop owner was here, he didn't even know how to help Baudis save face.

Besides, you're a Fourth-Order Wizard; don't you find this embarrassing?

"I didn't mean that, it's just that this compensation is way too much."

Baudis spoke urgently, having grievances he couldn't voice.

He didn't want to do this either, but the other party had offered too much money just to have him annoy Nie Ning for a few days.

But after Nie Ning's counter-play, not only had he not earned a penny, but he might even lose his underwear paying this off.

Nie Ning smiled upon hearing this. "I'm not an unreasonable person. Take three of my attacks, and I'll waive this money."

Baudis's expression became extremely ugly.

After experiencing that Ice Chains incident, he naturally couldn't agree to such an unreasonable request. God knows how high this guy's attack power was.

And after this whole scene, Nie Ning would definitely strike to kill.

Did they expect him to risk his life for such a small amount of money?

"I really don't have that much money to pay, and why should those few things cost so much? It's completely unreasonable."

Baudis pointed into the shop and whispered timidly to Kaya.

Seeing this, although Kaya was displeased, he just wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

"Fighting ruins harmony. Let everyone take a step back and meet in the middle. How about 5 high-grade magic crystals?"

"Of course."

Nie Ning said with a generous smile.

Because he already had a better idea.

Kaya glanced coldly at Baudis. "Then it's settled. If you're still unwilling, then you can resolve this matter yourself."

Baudis was all smiles. "How could I be? Let's do that, let's do that."

He was a city law enforcer, after all. Offending Kaya wasn't the main concern; it was the Yishi Mansion behind him that he couldn't afford to offend.

Under Kaya's supervision, Baudis began to pull out money with a pained expression.

But he didn't have that many magic crystals on him at all, so he had to use various materials and items to settle the debt.

Nie Ning shook his head at the sight, lamenting in his heart how poor these people really were.

Then he turned to the crowd of onlookers. "Guests are always welcome. I apologize for the poor hospitality today; let these be a gift to everyone."

With that, Nie Ning waved his sleeve and threw the materials Baudis had produced into the surrounding area.

Not every wizard was wealthy, let alone items collected by a Fourth-Order Wizard. For a moment, the onlookers scrambled to grab them.

Watching his hard-earned materials disappear, Baudis's heart bled, and he finally left the scene in a huff.

Nie Ning didn't bother with Baudis, but shouted again, "All clothes in the shop are 50% off today. Don't miss out, everyone!"

After all, the clothes were alchemy items and clearly weren't that easily damaged.

Upon hearing there were more benefits, while others were still hesitating, some had already rushed into the shop to start grabbing items.

"Wizard Kaya, how about coming in for a seat?"

Nie Ning looked at Kaya and invited him with a smile.

Kaya originally wanted to refuse, but looking at Amelia's photo on the glass, he eventually led his subordinates into the back room behind Nie Ning.

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