Chapter 403 - Chapter 403: Chapter 103: Reunion with the Dark-Skinned Youth (2/2)
however, he had not seen any trace of lin jue.
thus, lin jing frowned and said to the squint-eyed old man:
“the ‘goods’ you have here, is that all?”
“the quality is really not that great. don’t you have anything else?”
the squint-eyed old man smiled sheepishly and then spoke up:
“replying to the senior…”
“indeed, these are all we have here.”
“if the senior isn’t satisfied, the only option would be to go to the black shark auction house.”
“we’ve always cooperated with the black shark auction house; any relatively high-quality ‘goods’ are sent there for auction…”
“oh?”
“is that so?”
lin jing asked the squint-eyed old man.
the squint-eyed old man nodded repeatedly and said:
“without hiding anything from the senior…”
“our little shop has an extraordinary relationship with the black shark gang, so any quality ‘goods’ are sent to the black shark auction house for auction.”
“just like a couple of days ago, a young man, who was a second-grade alchemist, was deemed high-quality ‘goods’ and was sent to the black shark auction house.”
“the young man sent to the black shark auction house is the same one you showed interest in just before, along with that dark-skinned youth…”
upon hearing this, lin jing immediately tensed up.
the second-grade alchemist mentioned by the squint-eyed old man must certainly be lin jue.
who else could it be, sent alongside the dark-skinned youth, except him?
“a second-grade alchemist…”
“the second-grade alchemist you mentioned, has he already been sold at auction?”
seeing lin jing’s reaction, the squint-eyed old man also hurriedly asked him:
“could it be that the senior is very interested in that second-grade alchemist?”
lin jing then spoke bluntly:
“nonsense…”
“i often refine medicine, and having a second-grade alchemist skilled in alchemy to assist me would save me a lot of trouble.”
“hurry up and tell me, has that second-grade alchemist been sold at auction or not?”
lin jing appeared somewhat eager, but his reason was quite sound and reasonable.
the squint-eyed old man had no doubts; after all, he had spent decades here and had seen all kinds of people.
he’d seen many like lin jing, of course.
in his view, lin jing was certainly a demon cultivator who practiced demonic techniques and was the kind who disliked interacting with others.
that’s why he would come to black xing island to buy the medicinal primers he needed.
with this in mind, the squint-eyed old man said:
“senior, that second-grade alchemist probably hasn’t been sold yet.”
“he was brought here just a couple of days ago, and the next auction at the black shark auction house is scheduled for tomorrow.”
“if the senior wishes to buy that second-grade alchemist, there should still be time.”
lin jing then laughed heartily, saying:
“haha… good!”
“i’ll take that second-grade alchemist.”
the squint-eyed old man, seeing how intent lin jing was on the second-grade alchemist youth, immediately felt a burst of nervousness.
he was responsible for guiding lin jing, and if lin jing bought ‘goods,’ he would receive a reward of spirit stones.
if lin jing didn’t buy any ‘goods’ here, then he would get nothing at all.
therefore, he spoke carefully and swiftly asked lin jing:
“senior…”
“that ‘good’ you were just looking at, do you still want it?”
lin jing then said:
“yes, of course…”
“how much are you selling that ‘good’ for in spirit stones?”
upon hearing lin jing’s affirmation, the squint-eyed old man was instantly delighted, reinvigorated, and quickly said:
“senior, although the youth isn’t very old, he has reached the foundation establishment stage.”
“originally, with his cultivation, he could have been sold for at least five thousand mid-grade spirit stones; however, his talent isn’t very good, and his dark skin is disliked by many, so the selling price is three thousand mid-grade spirit stones.”
“that price is a real bargain.”
in order to close a deal, the squint-eyed old man explained the price of the dark-skinned youth with both description and rationale.
lin jing nodded and said:
“fine then, three thousand mid-grade spirit stones it is.”
seeing lin jing agree readily, the squint-eyed old man nodded repeatedly and said:
“senior, please wait here for me.”
“buying goods here requires going through some procedures. i’ll go handle it for you. when i return, we can exchange money for the goods, and the deal will be complete.”
lin jing nodded and said:
“ok…”
“i’ll wait for you here, but make it quick. i still need to go to the black shark auction house to inquire about that second-grade alchemist.”
the squint-eyed old man hurriedly replied:
“senior, rest assured, i’ll be right back!”
“additionally…”
“we have a copy of the black shark auction house’s auction list here. i’ll bring a copy for the senior in a moment, so you won’t have to go through the trouble of inquiring at the black shark auction house…”