Chapter 140

The auction house in White Stone City had been uneasy these past two days, as many people had heard. Yesterday began with an unprecedented buying spree, followed by two robbers who were obviously casing the place. Then, it was said that two beautiful girls, suspected of being robbers, had appeared late at night. Many people were still regretting whether they had missed some good show when, as a result, there was another trickery this morning. There was suddenly a performance artist in the auction house.

The parallel world didn't have a world chat channel where everyone could see a single shout, so doing business was a bit inconvenient. But because of this, the game's offline trading forums were exceptionally popular. Everyone in the game who wanted to buy or sell something good would show up there. There were countless trading sections, but each was very popular. An excellent piece of equipment like the Staff of Boundless Ideal was actually surprising to see in the auction house. It was common for such top-quality items to be advertised to the world on the trading boards.

As a result, as soon as the Staff of Boundless Ideal was sold from the auction house, another big shot immediately appeared in the auction house, holding up a sign to buy it. This very creative and targeted approach immediately attracted widespread attention.

"Buddy, aren't you tired of doing this?" someone even came up to ask.

"It's okay." Dao Xiang Mu didn't want to be distracted, while keeping an eye on the delivery side, casually perfunctorily answering the question.

And everyone could clearly see where his eyes were pointing. This time, no one suspected that he was a robber casing the place. They all laughed and said, "Brother is really attentive, wanting to buy it back from the person who just bought the Staff of Boundless Ideal yesterday?"

Dao Xiang Mu nodded.

"Speaking of which, I also heard that the guy who bought the Staff of Boundless Ideal yesterday didn't come to pick it up after the auction!" someone said.

"Then he hasn't come yet?"

"Who knows."

While the players were discussing, they all gave Dao Xiang Mu a thumbs up. Dao Xiang Mu could only smile wryly. In any case, Jian Nan You's strategy was extremely successful, using such a method to attract everyone's attention, and instead, let everyone have a preconceived idea, not suspecting that Dao Xiang Mu had other purposes.

In comparison, everyone else was having a very easy time. Whether it was at the wanted mission office or at the resurrection points in various safe areas, there were no abnormalities. Jian Nan You pondered for a long time whether this could explain something. After inadvertently glancing at his friend list, the hazy blur made him finally realize: this shows that most players haven't gotten up yet.

He tried adding Xi Yao Wu as a friend, and sure enough, this girl wasn't online yet either. Jian Nan You replied to her letter, seriously agreeing to her request, and informed her what the double reward would be, how much time this task would take, and the deposit issue. Jian Nan You felt that acting had to be a full set. Since he was going to pretend to take the bait, of course, he had to perform in his true colors. Something like a deposit, not asking for it would be too unreasonable.

After adding Xi Yao Wu and finding her not online, Jian Nan You simply tried all the names he knew, Qian Li Yi Zui, Bai Shi Jing Lun, none of them were online. This time period was really not a time period when players generally went online, but because of this, maybe the buyer who hadn't shown up all along might take this opportunity to appear. Jian Nan You had also been trying to figure out why this strange buyer was late in appearing. He put himself in the buyer's shoes and felt that the other party was worried about being targeted by their robbers, so they would be so cautious. If that were the case, then choosing such a sparsely populated time to appear was very likely.

Thinking about it, Jian Nan You reminded Dao Xiang Mu to pay closer attention.

And Dao Xiang Mu was getting a headache from being surrounded by people at this time. He felt that the vast majority of players who came to the auction house this morning didn't seem to be there to buy or sell things, but were there specifically to watch him. Dao Xiang Mu decided to respond to all changes with constancy. Facing any onlookers, he held up his sign, majestic and unmoving.

Until noon, Jian Nan You suddenly received a prompt that there was a new email, and then went to the mailbox, opened it, and first looked at the sender, sure enough, it was Xi Yao Wu. Unable to wait to see the contents, as a result, Jian Nan You's meticulous letter received a one-word reply: Okay. In addition, it also included the 1500 gold deposit that Jian Nan You had requested.

"What a great customer!!" Jian Nan You couldn't help but sigh again. No bargaining, no deliberate difficulties, no heavy concerns. A single word, a deposit, simple and direct. Jian Nan You didn't even want to believe that this was a trap. How much he hoped that they were indeed working for Xi Yao Wu!

Jian Nan You imitated Xi Yao Wu's demeanor and replied with a single "Okay," somewhat disappointed that Xi Yao Wu could reply again. Knowing that it was impossible, Jian Nan You still fantasized about Xi Yao Wu being able to resolve their past grievances and become their top client.

"Alas!" Just as he was sighing, he suddenly received a message from Jiao Shui: "Da Nan, Yin Yue sent a message asking how the staff is doing."

"Tell him to go to hell." Jian Nan You was annoyed. Why were beautiful things always illusions, and reality was full of garbage?

Jiao Shui probably caught Jian Nan You at a bad time, so he was silent for a while, and then asked, "Really say that?"

"You tell him that we'll contact him when the staff drops. It hasn't exceeded the agreed date, why is he asking every day?" Jian Nan You said.

"Oh..."

As soon as Jiao Shui's message was finished, Dao Xiang Mu came again, and said directly, "Da Nan, this can't go on! If the buyer only shows up in the end, I can't hold up the sign here for seven days!"

Of course, Jian Nan You wouldn't have such a bad attitude towards his own brother as he did towards Yin Yue, and quickly explained, "Of course I won't have you hold up the sign for seven days. You're just making a start there now. This way, we can replace you at any time to hold up the sign, and the players will naturally understand that we are all helping you to buy the staff, and all suspicions will be eliminated, right?"

"If we really have to spend seven days like this, our mission this time will be a huge loss," Dao Xiang Mu said.

"There's no way, who knew what would happen before the mission. This time the situation is complicated, so we can only say that we're unlucky. Now we finally have a turning point. If we really have to compensate that garbage Yin Yue with double the deposit, wouldn't that be an even bigger loss!" Jian Nan You said.

"I think it's better to do this. I'll hold up the sign here, and you don't have to worry about anything else. Practice your levels, do whatever you need to do, don't have everyone spend time here. Let's just bet everything on whether that Qian Li Yi Zui is going to make trouble. Find out where the staff is, and then we'll gather together to do business. What do you think?" Dao Xiang Mu said.

Jian Nan You thought about it and felt that it made sense, and then nodded and told the news to the others. Except for Dao Xiang Mu, everyone went to level up. It would be too much of a loss to just squat around here for a week without even practicing levels.

On Xi Yao Wu's side, she received Jian Nan You's letter as soon as she went online. The double price, the time required, the deposit, all were clear and orderly. Actually, it was impossible for Xi Yao Wu to say that she had never dealt with this kind of person before. Although she had a lot of money, having a lot of money didn't mean she had good character. None of the equipment and skill scrolls on her body were obtained by her outstanding character, they were all directly bought with money.

And she naturally wouldn't care which of these sellers were honest players, which were despicable scammers, and which were robbers like Jian Nan You. Perhaps one of the items she was currently wearing was "stolen goods." She had really seen business deals in Jian Nan You's format before, so of course she wouldn't be surprised at this time. After happily replying to Jian Nan You's letter and paying the deposit, Xi Yao Wu took the letter triumphantly to find Mang Mang De Mang Mang.

"Look, I said it would be easy to take the bait!" Xi Yao Wu slapped the letter in front of Mang Mang De Mang Mang for her to see.

Mang Mang De Mang Mang held the letter and looked at it carefully three times. This was all Jian Nan You's true performance, and there were naturally no loopholes in the letter, but Jian Nan You agreed so readily that she couldn't help but have some doubts.

"Have you already paid the deposit?" Mang Mang De Mang Mang asked, poking at the 1500 gold deposit requested above. Jian Nan You said in the letter that if the reward was doubled, this mission would be 8000 gold coins, so a 1500 deposit was required.

"Aren't you afraid that he's just trying to scam you out of some money?" Mang Mang De Mang Mang felt that Xi Yao Wu's vigilance was too low.

"No, after I received the letter, I first went to the auction house and took a look. Guess what? One of their priests was there holding a sign that said 'Buying Staff of Boundless Ideal,' just waiting for the staff to appear! I saw them doing business, so I sent him the money," Xi Yao Wu said.

"Is it really that simple?" Mang Mang De Mang Mang always felt that things were too simple and smooth.

"That's right, I have to say hello to those guys, don't go and make trouble first, they're helping us get the staff now!" Xi Yao Wu didn't want to think so much, really paving the way for them as Jian Nan You expected, and went to find Han Jia Gong Zi.

Han Jia Gong Zi took Jian Nan You's reply in his hand and roughly scanned it before throwing it aside. You Ge next to him quickly picked it up and studied it carefully.

"Uh, the double price is 8000 gold, so the original price is 4000 gold. The normal valuation of the Staff of Boundless Ideal is 2000 gold, which means their labor cost is 2000 gold. There are seven people in total, averaging less than 300 per person, but the mission period is estimated to be 10-15 days. Uh, is there some kind of relationship between the amount they charge and the length of the date? This ratio..."

Under everyone's gaze, You Ge's voice gradually became smaller, and finally he picked up his notebook and silently went to a corner to calculate.

"What's the meaning of this?" Han Jia Gong Zi then asked about the main matter.

"I paid them double the price to give me the staff they got, so you guys don't make trouble first!" Xi Yao Wu said.

Originally, speaking in a money-is-no-object manner was a very annoying thing, but for some reason, everyone felt that it was so harmonious and natural when it came to this girl, Xi Yao Wu. It seems that the thing called reputation is really terrible. Everyone has subconsciously thought that this kind of temperament is natural to Xi Yao Wu. If it weren't like this, everyone would feel uncomfortable.

"We can't wait to not have to worry about this troublesome thing," Han Jia Gong Zi said. "In addition, Bai Shi Jing Lun is a thug you hired, so of course your words are effective. It's just that that guy Qian Li is very interested in fighting Jian Nan You, so I don't know if he will listen to your arrangements."

"He wouldn't dare not listen!" Xi Yao Wu shouted.

"Of course he dares," Han Jia Gong Zi smiled.

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My writing state hasn't been very good these past two days, but after seeing the post in the book review section today, I noticed that this book has actually reached 2 million words. I congratulate myself: You're too ruthless!