Chapter 179 - Chapter 179: Chapter 174 Master Ou, the Cunning Merchanti (2/2)

She wrote down the note.

“This box is custom-made, and once you cover it, it can seal off its scent.”

Qin Niu glanced at the box containing it, noticing many intricate talismans carved on the surface.

The combination of these talismans should effectively isolate the scent.

He felt that Bei Bing’s grandpa was quite impressive.

Could such a talisman master possibly break the enchantment of the Ancient Banyan Tree?

Qin Niu only thought about it in his mind.

He would never be foolish enough to bring an outsider to decipher the enchantment of that Ancient Banyan Tree.

By now, he had come to regard the Ancient Banyan Tree as his private property and it had become his most important cultivation resource.

As he was leaving, Bei Bing gave him a few low-grade talismans as gifts.

A total of five.

“I made them myself, thank you for looking after our business,”

She wrote down a sentence.

” Heh, buying from anyone is still buying, but buying from you is reassuring and helps out a friend, so of course, I’ll come to you! Goodbye!”

Qin Niu waved at her.

This time, he didn’t see her grandpa. It was just her alone tending to the shop.

Her grandpa often needed to go out to gather materials for making talismans and was rarely seen.

But Qin Niu knew that the middle-grade and high-grade talismans were all made by her grandpa.

For now, she could only make some low-grade talismans.

Actually, her family’s talisman store didn’t have a wide variety of talismans.

Or rather, the talisman varieties available in the few talisman shops throughout Black Tiger City were very limited.

The Contractual Talisman was the most popular one.

Insect Masters and Beast Tamers would come to purchase it.

After leaving Bei Bing’s place, he headed straight for Master Ou’s weapon shop.

“Master Ou, I’ve come to see you again!”

Qin Niu greeted the old man inside.

Master Ou didn’t have a strong impression of him and couldn’t remember who he was.

“Young brother, what are you looking for this time?”

Master Ou’s attitude was still quite warm.

“I’d like to have a few fine iron canisters custom-made, similar to this one, but made with thicker material.”

“These are insect jars. No need for customization, I have them readily available here,”

Master Ou instructed his apprentice to bring out a few samples.

“The inner wall of these canisters is made of fine iron, and the outside is aluminum. If an insect can bite through the inner wall, then even a thicker fine iron won’t help. The price is one tael and five maces of silver each. There are round ones, square ones, long ones — feel free to choose any. The lid comes with an air hole and a lock. They are known for being sturdy and lightweight.”

The craftsmanship of these insect jars was way better than the ones Qin Niu found on the market.

It was of a more refined craft.

“Not bad, I’ll take ten. How about a better price?”

Qin Niu knew that weapon shops had high profits and always haggled every time he made a purchase.

“If you buy ten at once, I can give you a discount of two silver money.”

“Just this little discount is as good as none. Ten for twelve silver money, not a mace more,”

Qin Niu was very clear that only powerful Insect Masters and wealthy young masters and ladies would buy these high-quality insect jars.

At one tael and five maces of silver each, nobody’s money came easy.

“You kid, you’re making it so I can’t even afford to eat! I’d be selling at a loss to you,”

Master Ou’s face wore an expression of great loss.

The last time he commissioned weapons, it was the same expression.

In his heart, Qin Niu mused that appearances are deceiving, who would have thought that Master Ou, appearing as a rough blacksmith, had quite a few tricks up his sleeve.

And quite the acting skill.

He should have driven a harder bargain knowing this.