Chapter 183 Stone Slab

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied in a low voice, "So, you didn't take Su Mo as your apprentice because he wasn't up to par?"

　　"That's right. Without that VI-type gene serum, how could I teach him to become corrupted?"

　　The old man replied coldly.

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer pondered for a moment and said, "Even if you can't teach him to become corrupted, can't you take him in as an apprentice first and give him systematic training?"

　　The old man raised his hand and interrupted Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer, saying hoarsely.

　　"That kid's strength has already exceeded my expectations. He's clearly self-taught, but he has integrated all the techniques he has stolen. His current strength is basically only a little weaker than the Royal Order's Fifth Seat, Xia Wei'ya, and stronger than the Sixth Seat, Rogerde. That's enough."

　　"That doesn't prevent you from training him further."

　　"You think I haven't thought about it? I've considered it. My training method requires him to inject the gene serum and have his body greatly enhanced before it can be carried out. Otherwise, it will only be counterproductive and damage his body."

　　The old man stated it very clearly.

　　"I understand."

　　After listening, Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer fell into a long silence, eventually replying in a low voice.

　　......

　　The next morning.

　　Su Mo arrived at the entrance of the general store early.

　　Because he arrived too early, the doors of the general store were not yet open.

　　The reason Su Mo came so early was not just to persuade the old man to take him as an apprentice, but more importantly, he was a little worried about Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer.

　　He couldn't help but pray that nothing had happened.

　　Just then, the doors of the general store opened automatically. Su Mo's eyes lit up and he rushed in.

　　He saw the old man still standing expressionlessly in front of the counter. On the counter was a box, and Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer's optical brain was lying inside.

　　"It's fixed?"

　　Su Mo picked up the box and asked happily.

　　"It's fixed. Have you ever fully charged its energy?"

　　The old man raised his head and looked at Su Mo indifferently.

　　The smile on Su Mo's face suddenly froze. He replied awkwardly, "Uh, this..."

　　"You want the horse to run fast, but you don't feed it grass. It would be strange if it didn't break."

　　The old man said hoarsely.

　　"Uh, I know, actually, it's like this..."

　　Su Mo replied apologetically.

　　"Alright, you can go."

　　The old man didn't bother listening to Su Mo's explanation at all.

　　"It's so early, there aren't any customers anyway, can I stay for a while?"

　　Su Mo said shamelessly, preparing to try a little harder to see if he could succeed.

　　"Not open today."

　　The old man replied coldly, and was about to return to the inner room.

　　"Don't, don't rush off, I haven't paid yet."

　　Su Mo quickly shouted.

　　"It's free this time."

　　The old man replied without turning his head, and then entered the inner room, leaving Su Mo alone.

　　"Oh, how rare, has this old man had a change of heart? He's actually giving it away for free today?"

　　Su Mo was also surprised. He had been prepared to be ripped off.

　　At this moment, Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer floated up from the box and quietly infiltrated Su Mo's body. It said to Su Mo in a low voice.

　　"Let's go."

　　Su Mo stretched and left the general store.

　　Walking down the street, Su Mo communicated with Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer in his mind.

　　"How do you feel?"

　　"Completely repaired."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied in a low voice.

　　"Oh, it seems that old man's skills are good, but his temper is really not ordinary."

　　Su Mo couldn't help but sigh.

　　"Not bad."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied in a low voice.

　　Walking on the road, Su Mo was lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking, even to the point of being engrossed.

　　He almost bumped into people several times.

　　"What are you thinking about? You haven't given up yet, have you?"

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer asked in a low voice.

　　"I'm thinking about how to get that old man to change his mind."

　　Su Mo didn't hide it from Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer.

　　"Don't daydream, he won't take you. Instead of wasting time thinking about this, why don't you think about how to complete the unfinished tasks and relax as soon as possible?"

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer said calmly.

　　"That definitely needs to be done, but it can't be completed in a short time, so don't rush, take it slow. By the way, does that old man have anything he particularly likes?"

　　Su Mo discussed with Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer.

　　"What do you want to do? Give a gift?"

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer asked in disbelief.

　　"Yes."

　　"Interesting, I didn't expect you to give gifts too. Your wooden head has finally opened up."

　　"There's no other way, people always have to be flexible. And to be honest, since entering the Negative Universe, this is the first time I feel like someone can guide me. It's not that there haven't been people stronger than me before, but I've always been confident that I can surpass them on my own. But this time is different. After fighting the old man, I saw what a real powerhouse is for the first time."

　　Su Mo now finally understood what Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer had said before.

　　"It's good that you know there are people beyond people. Alright, I won't waste your time. I do know what that old man likes."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied indifferently.

　　"What does he like? Negative God fragments?"

　　Su Mo asked with a glint in his eyes.

　　"That thing doesn't have much appeal to him, don't even think about it."

　　"Then what does he like?"

　　"Stone slabs."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied in a low voice.

　　Hearing Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer's words, Su Mo was shocked and immediately reacted; "Damn, how could I forget about this, that guy seems to like stone slabs a lot."

　　"It's not just a normal liking. I once overheard the old man's conversation with someone else. He not only likes stone slabs, but he's also looking for a stone slab with a special mark on it. If you can find it, he might really be very happy."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer said in a low voice.

　　"Where can I get that stone slab?"

　　Su Mo quickly asked.

　　"In this world, a small number of stone slabs are circulating outside, but the vast majority of stone slabs are in Star Ring City, or more precisely, in the hands of City Lord Icaroya."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer said to Su Mo.

　　"Damn, you want me to steal the stone slab from Star Ring City?"

　　Su Mo's eyelids twitched violently.

　　"I didn't say that, I'm just telling you the situation."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer cleared himself of any responsibility.

　　Su Mo's expression changed continuously as he pondered this matter. After a long time, he replied to Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer.

　　"It's not impossible, wouldn't it be enough to just make a rubbing of the stone slab?"

　　"If you think a rubbing is useful, what value would the stone slab have? Let me tell you a secret, those stone slab rubbings only contain superficial information. The real value of the stone slab lies within, as it also records special information. Of course, this is a secret that only a few people know."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer explained to Su Mo.

　　"There's such a thing?"

　　Su Mo was also secretly shocked. He didn't expect it to be so complicated.

　　"That's right, those stone slabs have no value to ordinary people, only to a small number of people."

　　"Wait, how do you know so much?"

　　"After this repair, my database has recovered a lot."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied in a low voice.

　　"That's great."

　　After hearing this, a hint of joy appeared on Su Mo's face. He didn't expect to have this unexpected surprise after sending it for repair.

　　"Alright, I won't chat with you anymore, you can think about it yourself, I've told you everything I should tell you."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied in a low voice.

　　"I'll think about it more carefully."

　　Su Mo was also very troubled. On the one hand, he was really tempted and wanted to get a stone slab.

　　But when he thought about having to get it from City Lord Icaroya, he felt a little uneasy.

　　"As you wish!"

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied indifferently.

　　......

　　After a long time, Su Mo returned to his room in the Shadow.

　　He picked up his phone and continued to browse the trading platform, preparing to collect some energy crystals.

　　At this moment, his eyes lit up when he saw energy crystals with very affordable prices.

　　So he fiddled with it.

　　Before long, Su Mo's brows began to furrow.

　　"What's wrong?"

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer asked when he saw that Su Mo's expression was not right.

　　"Look at these energy crystals. For example, the normal trading price for a level 3 energy crystal is 400,000, right? This price can be sold completely, and it sells very well, but someone is gradually listing them at 390,000, 380,000, 370,000. So I bought the 370,000 energy crystals, but as soon as I bought some, all the 370,000 ones were sold out. At first, I didn't think much of it, thinking that someone had bought them all, after all, there weren't many originally listed. But after a while, more level 3 crystals at 370,000 were listed, and when I bought a little more, they all disappeared again. This is obviously a problem."

　　Su Mo said to Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer. It should be known that before the Star Gate opened, a level 3 energy crystal was being sold for 1.5 million.

　　"You mean someone is suppressing the price, wanting to buy it at a low price."

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer said.

　　"That's right, which means someone has been watching the energy crystal market. In fact, under normal circumstances, their price suppression is beneficial to us, but since the other party is suppressing the price, they will definitely find a good opportunity to buy in large quantities. If we continue to buy slowly, we will raise the alarm if we do it too many times, and they will definitely start to sweep the market frantically."

　　Su Mo nodded.

　　"What are you going to do then?"

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer asked curiously.

　　"I'll count all the models of energy crystals and see how many affordable goods are currently released on the market, and see if it's enough for us. If it's enough, I'll just sweep them all up at once, after all, this is a great opportunity."

　　Su Mo said after thinking for a few seconds.

　　"Alright!"

　　Wai Gua Ji Wan Jia·Devourer replied in agreement.