773 The Mysterious Old Man (1/2)
”Gate, when did you have another son? What does he do?” The old man leisurely walked in and sat on the sofa. As he spoke, he raised his hand forward and a door appeared out of nowhere!
When the door opened, there were all sorts of alcohol inside. He took one and threw it to Mister Gate. ”Speaking of which, your habit of accepting people as your sons have not changed at all.”
Taking over the wine, Mister Gate looked and suddenly pouted. ”This Fragrant Pomegranate Bloom wine should be drunk with a jade cup. As the saying goes, a jade bowl holds amber light. If we use a jade cup or a jade bowl, it will add color to the wine.”
”Pu—!!!” The old man nearly choked to death hearing that. He coughed violently for a while and said in shock, ”Gate, when did you become so civilized?! A jade bowl holds amber light, this phrase brings an aesthetic image to my mind!”
”Wahahahaha! Of course!” Gate laughed out loud. ”My newest son taught me that. How is it? Am I good?”
”Great, not bad.” The old man nodded. ”You have some knowledge.”
”What do you mean some knowledge. It's very knowledgeable!” Gate chuckled as he touched his chin. ”Speaking of which, what are you doing here instead of guarding Beta Planet?”
”People need to relax sometimes.” The old man smiled and sipped the wine. ”This wine is not bad.”
”Rubbish.” Gate pouted. ”You are the only person I can get along among the Galaxy Aristocrats. The things you do are still bearable. Others, hehe, if they dare to show off in front of me, I will punch them! Tell me, I don't need to give face to such a small Honorary Aristocrat yet. What's up?”
”You are the number one interstellar pirate kind, indeed. I can't hide anything from you.” The old man sighed and said, ”What I wanted to ask you is, are you the one who passed level thirty of the Tower of Trials?”
Usually, for someone of such status, they would not come to visit unless they needed something.
As a small Honorary Aristocrat, this mysterious old man had no reason to owe someone a favor.
”Do you think I care about the stupid Tower of Trials?” Gate grabbed a jade cup and poured himself a drink. ”I just passed twenty levels for fun, and to get some wine from my new son. I'm not interested in the higher levels. Why? Did you suspect it was me?”
”Somewhat. But when I thought about it, not really.” The old man drank a mouthful of wine as well. ”With your capability, there was no need to play along with the rest. Could it be one of your sons, then?”
”I don't think so.” Gate touched his beard and said, ”My sons are not as capable. I've heard about the super genius. Fifteen minutes one level, even I'm not so fast. They might possibly make it to level twenty-three, twenty-four, or twenty-five. But level thirty, definitely not.”
To have a bunch of sons who were so brave and strong, it was no wonder this mysterious old man did not dare to fight him.
This was strength. Facing the number one interstellar pirate kind, as a Galaxy Aristocrat, this old man was not confident.
”Aye.” The old man sighed and shook his head helplessly. ”It's a pity. Such a super genius appeared in the Milky Way, but we were not able to find this person after so long. This has the Galaxy Aristocrats all worried. There is no clue at all. Who this person is, if it's a man or a woman, young or old, no one knows.”
It was rare for such a super genius to appear in the Milky Way. But this person could not be located. This made the old man feel aggrieved—was it easy for the genius?
”Everyone has their own thinking.” Mister Gate chuckled. ”It's better for some things to go with the flow. Look at me, although my new son is quite the prodigal, I quite like him. Isn't that good enough?”
”Prodigal?” The old man smiled when he heard that. ”How so?”
”Do you see this shop?” Mister Gate pointed at the weapons shop. ”This weapon has three attribute gems embedded in it. Two Strength +9, one Reflexes +8. My son actually said to sell this for one thousand Galaxy Dollars. If he's not a prodigal, what is he?”
”Is this true?” The old man's eyes lit up when he heard that. He looked left and right, then look at the crowd standing outside the shop orderly. He closed his eyes and thought carefully, then suddenly slapping his thigh. ”Your new son is quite smart! I think you might have an inkling? Otherwise, you wouldn't be so happy!”
”Wahahahahaha.” Gate laughed out loud. ”It's easier to speak to smart people, indeed!”
He slowly said, ”My new son seems very playful, but he's not as simple as he looks. I don't know if he really got these shops to squander, but he always seems to be on the right rhythm of things. That is powerful, very powerful! Not anyone can do that.”
”These stores are big and lavish enough to sell only one piece of equipment a day. This is a very good gimmick. One piece of equipment sold for only one thousand Galaxy Dollars. Very prodigal and eye-catching! All pieces of equipment are equipped with gems, with a minimum of +8 per attribute gem. This firmly grasps a person's desire to take advantage of cheap deals. It is very easy to gain popularity.”