The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 51: Sorry... Traveling Merchant!

The Traveling Merchant looked at Su Qi's retreating figure, still standing in the same spot.

He had dealt with various great beings before, experienced epic sagas, and witnessed the rise, prosperity, and decline of the myths of Old Days.

Now,

he was being led by the nose by a mere mortal.

And not for the first time...

"Mortal..."

The Traveling Merchant found himself faltering somewhat, as he actually knew after verifying the contents of that Finger Bone that such items were indeed helpful to him. Naturally, when he sensed there was another item of similar nature, he was determined to acquire it.

He could have let Su Qi demand an exorbitant price, as those things did not hold much value for him. It was just that he had suffered a small loss last time and did not want to let this fellow take the initiative again.

But now... he seemed to be moving towards a familiar direction.

The Traveling Merchant watched as Su Qi walked further away, eventually shaking his head helplessly. "Fine, the lad has seen right through me. To continue would be... meaningless."

He moved and appeared in front of Su Qi as if he had teleported.

Su Qi, neither servile nor overbearing, blinked and smiled. "Respected Traveling Merchant, do you need anything else?"

The Traveling Merchant, watching Su Qi's smile, squinted slightly:

"When others see me... under the influence of interest or power, everyone is exceedingly respectful, terrified of giving the slightest offense. Only your 'respect'... is a cheap adjective."

Su Qi: "??? I'll sue you for defamation!"

The Traveling Merchant slowly removed his top hat, speaking gently, "The most unwise thing a merchant can do is to reveal his bottom price. But now... there's no need to hide it any longer. I indeed need that item."

"Let's be frank with each other this time and get straight to the point."

He gave his hat a slight flick.

From within the top hat flowed a dazzling array of items, each encased in some kind of bubble... As soon as they appeared, their various auras stirred up a fierce wind throughout the orphanage, even more tumultuous than before!

A multitude of lights shimmered in the darkness, as if a Miracle had manifested.

Su Qi paused slightly: "What are these... They seem to be on a whole different level than the speaker from last time."

The Traveling Merchant spoke softly:

"As one of my principles, I never make disproportionately valued trades. I recognize the value of that Finger Bone, so in my heart, its value has exceed its original... Therefore, I will offer you a corresponding item."

Su Qi gave a thumbs up: "Good... Can you make up for the last time, too?"

"No returns or exchanges after sale!"

"The seven-day no-reason return policy doesn't contain this clause!"

"Shut up!"

The Traveling Merchant couldn't help but say, his finger slightly hooking, as an item flew down to him. "This is an Akes Stone, with the power to destroy heavens and obliterate the earth. One explosion can annihilate a small town."

Su Qi looked over and shook his head.

"Not satisfied?" The Traveling Merchant snapped his fingers again and a gun wrapped in a blue aura appeared in his hand: "This is an atomic energy gun obtained from a high-tech world. Its power may not compare to that stone, but the advantage is that it can be recharged and used continuously."

Su Qi shook his head again.

"This isn't satisfactory either?"

Just as the Traveling Merchant was about to continue, Su Qi stopped him: "Actually, there's no need to take anything more out for display."

The Traveling Merchant paused, a surprised look on his face: "You're not satisfied with any of these?"

"It's not that I'm unsatisfied, but rather I am very tempted, however..." Su Qi slowly began, "My Item Slot is restricted right now, I can't take out the item you want."

At Su Qi's words.

"..."

The Traveling Merchant fell into a prolonged silence, profound and contemplative.

Though he made no move.

But.

"Crack crack crack!"

A series of cracking noises came from his hand.

Su Qi's eyelids twitched uncontrollably! He quickly looked over.

The Traveling Merchant's face remained expressionless, while the high-tech firearm in his grip cracked open under a powerful force!

?????

Goodness me!

Su Qi coughed, "Calm down... I'm restricted, not unwilling to trade. After all, we're old customers here. It's not decent to attack a customer..."

The Traveling Merchant, still without expression:

"Rest assured, although I'd really like to throw you into that vortex, to experience what 'Pollution Hell' is like, I'm still very kind."

Su Qi: "...."

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Your grinding teeth tell me you're anything but kind.

The Traveling Merchant took a deep breath, silently stuffed everything back, and donned his high-top hat.

"It seems we will have a third encounter."

"But whether by fluke or fate, it shows there's some connection between us..."

"So... tell me."

His amber-colored pupils flickered slightly: "Your name?"

He had never asked Su Qi for his name, after all, from his unreachable heights, what he saw and heard was different from others; to him, mortals were just grains of sand, drifting with the wind, existing only briefly.

Su Qi paused slightly, "Are you collecting customer information? My name is Su Buxian, 21 years old, single, likes to play musical instruments..."

"Enough."

The Traveling Merchant's mouth twitched as he interrupted: "A name is enough."

He raised his staff, and gradually inscribed in the air with it. Mysterious symbols flashed between them, filled with the miraculous.

In the end, they transformed into a stream of light that surged into Su Qi's body.

[You have received a Breath Mark from ? ? ? ? ?]

[Note: He can use this mark to meet you again]

Su Qi paused slightly.

So the name of the Traveling Merchant is invisible... It seems to indicate a great disparity in strength between himself and the other party, unable to know any information about him.

He didn't ask, though, and if he wanted to know... sooner or later the question marks above his head would tell him.

Su Qi thought for a moment, then said, "So when do you plan to meet up..."

The Traveling Merchant was already immune to this guy's choice of words: "Busy with tasks at hand, I'll deal with some matters first and naturally will find you when the time comes."

"Alright then."

Su Qi didn't really care: "Then I'm off, since the main quest is already complete...."

He suddenly paused.

Looking somewhat bewildered at the main quest that was still flickering with light.

"What's up?"

Su Qi hesitated for a moment: "It seems I haven't actually completed the main quest."

The Traveling Merchant was unfazed by the term 'main quest', narrowing his eyes with the keen intuition of a businessman: "What is your task? If it's difficult, I can lend a hand, but of course, it's not free."

Su Qi slowly said: "The task is... to find the key and escape from the orphanage."

"....."

The Traveling Merchant stared wordlessly at the surrounding destruction, houses collapsed into ruins, everywhere bearing the marks of a great battle.

"You call this escaping!?"

"Not important." Su Qi rolled up his sleeves.

"What are you doing now?"

"Doing the task, of course."

The Traveling Merchant watched, somewhat shocked, as Su Qi rolled up his sleeves, took up an axe, and stood in front of the Sheep Head.

As he fiercely chopped down, he demanded loudly where the key was.

He silently looked up into the night.

This guy surely was different from the others he had met.