Chapter 178 (2/2)

“Hehe, someone also said that they would be buying one in the east district today.”

…

Ferdinand looked at Hylong helplessly and said, “Hylong, I’m sorry. I’m going to leave this rib bone for myself.”

Hylong stood up immediately and said furiously, “Ferdinand, what rubbish are you talking about? Haven’t we agreed that you’ll let me have it?”

Ferdinand touched the remain affectionately and sighed, “But this is a piece of my ancestor’s remains, passed down in the clan. Not only is it strong, more importantly, it is very meaningful to me. Moreover, this is a rib bone, and is the best material for a spearhead. It’s just right for me and my spear arts.”

Hylong spoke in a panic, “You can’t go back on your word! We agreed on the deal for seventy gold! Are you planning on raising the price?”

“It’s not that I want to raise the price.” Looking at how anxious Hylong was, Ferdinand spoke with great hesitation, “Barbara isn’t letting me sell. She said that she has something important to discuss with me. It’s with regards to the upcoming Regional Selection. I think… I think it’s related to the Governor.”

Hylong’s eyes narrowed and he asked, “What did you say?”

Ferdinand laughed out loud, “Look, Barbara is here.”

Barbara walked over and headed straight to Ferdinand, tugging him and said, “Ferdinand, don’t sell that rib bone yet.”

Hylong said angrily, “Are you kidding me? We’ve agreed on the deal and the price. How can you just say that you’re not selling?”

Barbara let out a cold laugh and asked Hylong, “Hmph, you must be here to take advantage of Ferdinand, isn’t it?”

Hylong asked, a bit meekly, “What do you mean?” He turned to Ferdinand and said, “Alright, I’ll make it ninety gold. That should be fine, right? The rib bone is mine to keep now.”

With that, he turned, taking the rib bone from the table, and left.

After seeing that he had left, Barbara pouted and said, “I didn’t know Hylong was this rich. He couldn’t have sold the shops under his clan to gather the money, could he?

“Tsk, he should go take a look at himself in the mirror. He thinks someone like him can pass the Regional Selection? ” She then reached out her hand to Ferdinand and said, “The five gold we’ve agreed on. Give it to me.”

“Take it yourself.” Ferdinand stroked his chin and thought to himself, ‘Seems like the profit is better if they are sold individually. It’s a pity that there’s not enough time. We can only change our method.’

On the other end, Hylong left excitedly, holding onto the rib bone and thinking to himself, ‘It’s a pity. Now the money I have won’t be enough for me to sign up for Fang Xingjian’s class.

‘But with this rib bone to make my spear tip, I can get my father to help me find what I need to forge an Inferior Divine Weapon. With that, my battle prowess will increase by at least 50%.’

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In the underground room, Robert looked at the incomplete set of bone remains and asked, “Weren’t there fourteen sets? Why is there one more now?”

Ferdinand grinned and said, “I noticed that a complete set of remains would look too new. If there are some parts missing, then the people will think that these have some age, and they won’t suspect Garcia.

“I wanted to sell some of them individually to some poor fools. But it seems that we don’t have time. Therefore, I just put them together to form one set and sell it to people who don’t know any better.”

Robert shook his head while looking at Ferdinand, mourning for the many deceived people.

…

In Fang Xingjian’s study, Manny was holding onto a book and reading, “The human body is an internal world, and the universe is a large world. Heaven’s Perception requires an exchange of one’s will with the world’s will.

“But the world cannot talk, so we must learn how to interact with the world. Each increasing stage in the Ten Heavenly Barriers allows a deeper understanding of the world’s will.”

Manny nodded and said, “This Lobuche’s words have a charm to them. The world has a will of its own? Just like humans?” He smiled and told Fang Xingjian, “I heard that you’ve been crazily earning money from teaching classes?”

Fang Xingjian turned to him and asked, “What about it?”

“If you have your mind set on the parietal bones, you can give up on it now.” Manny sighed, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes. “That item has been reserved.”