Chapter 55: Where Did This Fortuitous Encounter Come From? (2) (1/2)
Chapter 55: Where did This Fortuitous Encounter Come From? (2)
Translator: hwarang
Editor: Klaurem
The weapons that were displayed on the outside were stacked in the hundreds by their respective categories. The swords were all in one pile, s.h.i.+elds were in another. They were all stacked neatly by different cla.s.ses and groups.
I picked out one that looked decent from the pile. I wanted to give this to Kw.a.n.g Du, “How much is this?”
“Oh! You have good eyes for these things.” The old manager knew that the sword that I had just picked up was the best sword that they could offer.
“Six thousand nyang. This weapon should be inside the cage.”
“It seems that the hilt and the sheath received some damage.”
“Good eyes. That’s the reason why we had to put it outside.”
If it wasn’t damaged they could have sold it for at least ten thousand nyang.
Although this sword wasn’t a divine sword, it was still one of the best regular swords that I had seen in this life. It was also the best sword for Kw.a.n.g Du at the moment since I didn’t know if he would be able to control a divine cla.s.s sword yet.
“I’ll buy this.”
“A wise choice.”
Now I picked a sword for Kwan He. It was another good sword that had some defects in it. This one was worth four thousand nyang.
“Are you the son of a blacksmith?”
Since it was difficult to explain to him, I just nodded.
“So it was like that! You certainly know how to choose a weapon.”
After saying that he looked at the sword that I had on my hip one more time. It seemed that he regretted what he said before. He had the look on his face of wanting me to show him the Heavenly Origin Sword, but I didn’t have any thoughts of showing him the Heavenly Origin Sword.
As I was about to leave after buying two swords, something caught my eyes.
“What is that?”
There was something that was standing up which caught my attention. As I approached it to have a closer look, there was a small figure of a martial artist that was about the size of my fist. Since it was made of wood it looked old, and almost disfigured. As there were a few figures that had some disfiguration it caught my attention.
Each figure had a different pose. Some figures were striking with their hands, while others kicked their legs. Some were defending their back while others were defending their torso.
There weren’t any figures that had any weapons. Meaning that these were some sort of weaponless techniques. However in contrast to most other weaponless techniques, these figures were using all parts of their bodies..
Counting all of the figures, there were thirty-three of them in total.
“Are you selling these as well?”
“Of course. That’s why it is here.”
“How much are they?”
“I won’t sell them individually. All of them together are worth two thousand nyang.”
I was surprised so I asked the old manager again.
“These are one of a kind. The other shops don’t have this. I have worked at the Shrouded City Merchant Guild for a long time but this was my first time seeing such things.”
“I will buy it”
“For real? There wasn’t anyone who was willing to buy them for two thousand nyang,” The old man said with a surprise.
He sold divine swords and cultivation medicines for tens of thousand of nyang, but that was expected since they were the most important things for a martial artist. However two thousand nyang for these figures was a large sum.
“There is a start to everything.”
Even though he sold the merchandise he still felt unsatisfied. He whispered in my ear, “I really didn’t want to sell this. Seeing it gave me a good feeling. That’s why I made the price expensive so that others wouldn’t buy it. But it seems that you are going to buy it. I’ll take the two thousand nyang as a compensation.”
This old man misunderstood something. The reason I doubted him was that it was too cheap.
I believed that it was worth much more than that. Maybe five thousand nyang, or maybe even ten thousand nyang. That’s what I determined how much these figures should cost.
If someone were to ask me the reason, I would say it was the poses these figures had. They weren’t the normal poses. They weren’t created just for show. I wanted to look further into it.
“Now, if I want to sell, I must sell well right?”
He brought an old chest and put the figures inside the chest. Now that I look at it, this chest seems to have been created just for these figures. There were thirty-three compartments just like how there were thirty-three figures.
The old man put the figures inside the chest.
After receiving the chest and the two swords I gave him ten thousand nyang.
“Please come again.”
“I will”
“If you want to sell the figures again I’ll refund you the full price for it.”
I said I understood, but I didn’t have any plan on doing that.
Although I couldn’t find the cultivation medicine that I had come here for, I felt satisfied. I was able to buy swords for Kwan He and Kw.a.n.g Du, and I was able to get these figures at a cheap price.
With the rest of the money I went and deposited it at the bank.
It wasn’t a small amount of money. It would be enough to buy more cultivation medicine if it became available at the Shrouded City Merchants, or to invest in my sect and the clan. Now that the financial problem has been solved I felt rather relieved. Now we could enjoy our meals without worrying what would be on our plates tomorrow.
With that feeling, I went back home.
I was also able to influence others with my feelings.
Since I called both Kw.a.n.g Du and Kwan He to one place, all the members of my Sword Sect were nervous.
I gave the two of them the swords that I had bought for them.
After receiving the sword Kwan He asked, “What sort of sword is this?”
“This is your sword from now on.”
“What?” Kwan He’s eyes widened. He was moved at what I told him.
“Thank you for all your hard work. I expect much from you in the future.”
“Sect master!”
“It’s a strong sword, so it won’t break that easily. Use it as you see fit.”