Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 811 - 733: Bid Up Fish Prices

Fishing Platform.

Dozens of NPCs were busily fishing, their excitement occasionally punctuated by an exclamation, as a Banana swept a gaze over and found that someone had just landed a Tripartite Blood Fish.

"This is insane!"

With wide eyes and a slack jaw, Banana watched the scene unfold, feeling nothing but sheer admiration for Su Ran, thinking that true masters indeed could easily set the pace around them. Banana had been on the Fishing Platform for a good while, barely seeing a few people come by, let alone witness such a bustling scene!

"Fish on sale, fish on sale, buying Tripartite Blood Fish and Magic Seahorses, my fellow villagers, if you want to sell, hurry up; miss this opportunity, and there won’t be another shop like this!"

And just as Banana was dumbstruck, a rough voice echoed from nearby, fortuitously also there to purchase these two types of deep-sea fish.

"Someone’s trying to steal my business?"

Banana’s heart skipped a beat, and, turning to look, found that an NPC had stepped onto the Fishing Platform, someone Banana had dealt with before: the fisherman who made his living from the sea.

"Fisherman, why the career change? You could be out on your boat catching fish instead of joining this commotion," Banana exclaimed.

Seeing someone vie for his business, the tall and skinny villager immediately lost his composure, abandoning his catch to intercept the fisherman, blocking his path.

"What, so officials are allowed to ignite a blaze, but we, the people, can’t even light a lantern? My buying fish is none of your concern. Out of the way!"

Walls have ears, and the fisherman had long known about the fish sales, and now he was desperate. Having tasted the huge profits here, he wouldn’t let go so easily!

Competitors are natural enemies, and nobody takes kindly to others cutting into their profits.

"20 silver for Tripartite Blood Fish, 30 silver for Magic Seahorses, buying an unlimited amount, sell quickly, my funds are limited!"

The fisherman shouted carelessly, not the least bit concerned about the other guy. What could he do, when he himself had plenty of money and was willfully obstinate? Challenging his business, the fisherman was ready to leave him no ground to stand on!

The fisherman had given careful thought to the offer price; if that simple and gullible warrior could buy each of these deep-sea fish at 22 gold and 35 gold without hesitation, it showed that his threshold was far from being reached!

Worst case scenario, he could sell them at a gold each and still make a killing!

Nephew, your uncle is waiting for you to come back and make another big deal, wahahaha!

With that in mind, the fisherman’s face broke into a greedy smile, picturing piles of gold coins beckoning him, the mere thought sending waves of excitement through him!

As soon as the skinny villager NPC heard this purchasing price, he immediately lost his temper; his selling price was only 15 silver for each, and he simply wasn’t on the same level as the fisherman! After struggling internally, he quickly sold the few Tripartite Blood Fish he had just bought to the fisherman and sheepishly left the Fishing Platform.

"Hey, a man who understands the times is a true gentleman. Good on you, lad, for seeing the bigger picture!"

Seeing the skinny guy’s compliance, the fisherman grinned with satisfaction.

"Fish for sale, fish for sale, only buying Tripartite Blood Fish and Magic Seahorses, come quickly if you’re selling; funds are limited, buying at high prices!"

The fisherman, with his loud voice, started calling out again, and upon hearing of high payments, the villagers busy fishing quickly proffered their stock. In no time, the fisherman had spent his newly acquired fortune, amassing a large quantity of Tripartite Blood Fish and Magic Seahorses, contentedly waiting for the brave nephew’s arrival.

"Damn, this is trouble..."

Banana looked on worriedly as the fisherman bought the fish at such high prices, a sense of concern for Su Ran starting to form, "Brother Overturning Water is going to lose a lot of money buying fish, that damn fisherman, driving up the prices by himself!"

However, a banana didn’t have the capability to stop an NPC’s will, and could only watch helplessly as the fisherman unabashedly collected the fish, cursing up a storm in his heart.

"Woof, woof!"

Just when the fisherman had caught an overwhelming number of fish, a loud bark was heard echoing from afar.

Before the crowd could even turn their heads, an unremarkable looking mongrel dog swiftly jumped onto the fishing platform, skidding to a halt in the center of the stage, and stood its ground steadily.

Su Ran jumped off the dog’s back but failed to notice the fisherman surrounded by NPCs. After calling Wang Cai back, he headed straight towards Banana.

"Hey, my wise nephew, wait for me, hey, don’t go—Oh man, you guys stop pushing, I already said we’re not collecting any more!"

By the time the hero he had longed to see in his dreams appeared, the fisherman instantly perked up. However, at that moment he was barricaded in by the villagers, unable to even exit, his irritation causing his complexion to change.

Because the scene was too chaotic, Su Ran didn’t notice the fisherman’s shouting. He walked up to Banana and seeing the distressed look on Banana’s face, couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled.

"What happened, why do you look so worried?"

"Overturning Water, you have no idea, shortly after you left, ..."

Banana furrowed his brows, detailed everything that had happened on the fishing platform, and at the end angrily said, "That despicable fisherman—artificially inflating the prices, how are you going to purchase fish now, Overturning Water?"

"Inflating prices?"

Once Su Ran understood the whole story, he glanced at the fisherman struggling within the crowd and burst into laughter, "What’s the trouble with that? These Tripartite Blood Fish and Magic Seahorses are only bought by me. If the selling price goes up, we simply don’t buy! If I don’t purchase, the fish are worth nothing!"

"Not buy? But what about your quest..."

"Haha, no worries, it can still be completed just fine—even if the quest reward is a bit less, it doesn’t hinder the big picture!"

Su Ran chuckled lightly, not at all angered by the sudden situation, but instead began to comfort others.

"Man, Overturning Water, you should have said something earlier, you had me worried for nothing!"

It was only then that Banana’s gloominess dispersed, revealing a smile, "Overturning Water, I bet that fisherman is going to lose his pants now, hahaha~!"

"That’s what he deserves."

Su Ran shook his head, silently musing with a sigh. He had unintentionally set a trap for the fisherman, indirectly getting some sweet revenge in an ironic twist of fate.

As Su Ran and Banana were talking, the fisherman finally broke free from the enthusiastic villagers and hurried over to Su Ran, with a sheepish look on his face he said, "My wise nephew... oh no, hero, it’s been a long time, how have you been?"

"Long time no see?"

Su Ran echoed the question, his gaze sharp as nails, causing the fisherman to avert his eyes before he scoffed, "Uncle Fisher, how come I remember that we have already dealt with each other a few hours ago?"

"Is that so? At my age, it’s easy to forget things, a bit embarrassing, heh...heh."

The fisherman scratched his head, the dark color of his skin revealing no other hue, "My wise nephew, what happened before was my fault. After thinking it over, I felt somewhat sorry to you. Here I am, personally looking for you to give my humble apologies~!"