Dashing Student-Chapter 1056 - 1054: Striking It Rich at the Ghost Market
The sudden incident piqued Chen Nan’s interest, making him stop in his tracks to ponder.
Supposedly, he was meant to be stealing items from the stall, but that person just walked by and placed an item on it.
This indicated that the origin of the item was undoubtedly questionable, perhaps even stolen.
And since there was no other option, they placed the item on the stall, making it convenient for themselves to buy it back later.
"That means, if I take it now, no one will notice."
Chen Nan smiled slightly and slowly walked over.
"Sorry, brother, but you’ll have to excuse me this time!"
"Fellow Daoist, what are you looking for?"
Chen Nan nodded and said casually, "I’m just browsing."
He picked up a few items from the stall, which looked like antiques but were all fake.
You know, atop antiques, you might find a Treasure Map, Cultivation Technique, Lost Elixir Recipe, and so on. There are often tales of overnight wealth from the Ghost Market.
But Chen Nan now realized that achieving overnight riches wasn’t as simple as it seemed; most items on this stall were fake and could probably only deceive clueless cultivators.
After looking at a few items, Chen Nan finally picked up the stone, feeling its weight in his hand, and lightly rubbed it with his fingers, discovering that the stone’s surface was just a facade.
Underneath the surface, it revealed a metallic sheen.
Chen Nan was delighted inside, instantly realizing that this stone was certainly extraordinary, yet he showed no hint of it on his face and instead placed the stone back.
To save Spirit Stones, he’ll need to use some strategy.
The chubby cultivator beside him inspected a few items, picked up a Jade Pendant, and said, "Name your price, I want this."
"Oh, you have a keen eye; you’ve instantly chosen my most precious treasure. This jade pendant is something I..." The stall owner was evidently about to share the jade pendant’s story.
But the chubby cultivator saw through the stall owner’s intention, merely trying to sell it for a higher price, and interrupted impatiently.
"Alright, alright, just tell me the price."
The stall owner gritted his teeth and held up three fingers: "Three thousand!"
The chubby cultivator immediately threw the jade pendant back onto the stall, glaring with wide eyes and scolding, "Why don’t you just rob me? Do you think I’m some clueless fool?"
The stall owner chuckled, "How could it be, fellow Daoist? You clearly have skills. In that case, one thousand Spirit Stones, let’s make friends!"
The chubby cultivator snorted coldly, "Five hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones, take it or leave it!"
The stall owner appeared to be in pain, performed a little show, and then waved his hand, "Alright, I’ll sell it to you, but I’m taking a loss here."
"Haha, do you think I believe that?"
The chubby cultivator snorted, took out the Spirit Stones, and then casually grabbed two more items from the stall, saying, "These two trinkets are on the house."
The stall owner noticed the two items, a copper plate and a black stone, but couldn’t remember when he acquired them.
Clearly, they were worthless.
So he waved grandly and said, "Of course, no..."
But before he could finish, Chen Nan suddenly snatched the stone back, glaring coldly at the chubby cultivator.
"I say, fellow Daoist, it’s not nice to take what others love, is it? I was clearly interested in this stone first."
"Oh? You dare snatch from the Daoist? Hurry, give it to me. You didn’t even buy it, and the stall owner already gave it to me."
The chubby cultivator said sharply.
Chen Nan looked at the chubby cultivator and started to laugh. He could now determine who this chubby guy really was, and wasn’t he the Divine Calculator?
However, he still said to the stall owner, "I’ll give five hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones for this stone."
He knew that the Divine Calculator had seen the extraordinary nature of this stone too, and he guessed that the Divine Calculator’s real target was the copper plate, with the jade pendant serving as a mere decoy.
Indeed, chubby Daoists are quite sly!
Upon hearing this, the stall owner’s eyes lit up, "Oh wow, great, I’ll sell you this stone!"
In his heart, he mocked, who would spend so much Spirit Stones on a worthless stone? Did they have more Spirit Stones than they could use?
To his surprise, the Divine Calculator was still unwilling to give up, "No way, I’ll offer six hundred!"
"Seven hundred." Chen Nan raised the bid, expressionless.
"Eight hundred!" The Divine Calculator continued to compete.
As the two bid against each other, the stall owner was baffled. How could this stone that even he didn’t remember fetch such a high price?
Or was this stone actually a treasure?
With this thought, the stall owner hurriedly took the stone back, even retrieving the copper plate from the Divine Calculator’s hand.
He had seen all kinds of people, so he slyly suspected that the real target of this chubby fellow was perhaps this Iron Plate.
"Fellow Daoist, I won’t give away these items anymore."
The stall owner chuckled, then looked at Chen Nan, "Fellow Daoist, I’m not selling the stone either."
Chen Nan suddenly felt anxious, knowing that their bidding war had alerted the stall owner. How could he let go of this hard-to-earn opportunity?
The Divine Calculator was also quite frustrated. Had he known, he wouldn’t have bid in front of the stall owner. He should’ve ambushed him afterward.
"Stall owner, name your price!"
The stall owner carefully inspected the two items; the copper plate was plain, but it had a unique symbol, resembling a snake devouring its tail, forming a circle.
The stone appeared unremarkable, but it was heavy to hold, seemingly an iron ore.
Unable to unravel the secrets of these two items, keeping them was useless, better to sell them at a high price.
"Ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, no haggling!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Nan and the Divine Calculator decisively turned and left.
The stall owner was treating them like cash cows to rip them off.
Seeing the customers about to leave, the stall owner panicked; what if these items were just duds, wouldn’t he be missing out on big clients?"
"Come back, let’s negotiate, how about eight thousand Spirit Stones?"
"Five thousand!"
"Three thousand!"
"One thousand, I can’t go lower!"
At the final offer, Chen Nan and the Divine Calculator finally paused and returned to the stall.
Chen Nan directly took out the Spirit Stones, pocketed both the stone and the copper plate.
He suspected something was up with the Divine Calculator. If the Divine Calculator wanted that copper plate, it probably held a secret; he had struck gold.
But the Divine Calculator didn’t compete with him, left without a word, which left him puzzled.
Had he acted in vain just to give up so easily?
Shouldn’t be the case.
At least according to his brief acquaintance with the Divine Calculator, this person was persistent and tenacious, never giving up.
So, this sudden generosity seemed off.
"Is he planning to ambush me outside the Ghost Market?"
Chen Nan’s mouth twitched, thinking about the Divine Calculator’s nature, it was a real possibility.
The conclusion he drew from the All-Knowing was still proving true: "Not a single chubby Daoist is a good person," and its weight was increasing!
