Chapter 222: Nearly Cleared (1/2)

“Let’s first start with this crystal. Its actual function is still unknown, but we do know that it is extremely hard. After trying everything we could, we have still failed to leave a mark on it. That was also why we couldn’t figure out its actual function. But we are sure it has an extremely terrifying energy contained within.” Zhuang Ming tried his very best to exaggerate how special the crystal was. Unfortunately for him, Bai Xiaofei was his current opponent…

“Simply put, this is a stone not even the Babel Merchant House can figure out the function of? What price do you intend to value this stone at?” Bai Xiaofei asked coldly. He did not name a price, but he had described the crystal like it was completely worthless. Even so, Zhuang Ming had no way of countering his words. After all, at present, the crystal was indeed useless.

“26 billion!” Zhuang Ming named a price nervously, and even he himself wasn’t confident the crystal was actually worth that much.

Spending 26 billion for a useless item…

“Deal! It’s mine!”

Before Zhuang Ming was done with his inner monologue, Bai Xiaofei had already taken the crystal and kept it away. This stunned Zhuang Ming.

What’s going on? Was the price too low?

“You know that thing?” Zhuang Ming asked sheepishly. He swallowed, a light of expectation surfacing in his eyes. At the same time, a trace of regret also appeared on his face. The contradiction in his emotions was understandable. He wanted to know the function of the crystal yet was worried he would feel extremely regretful once he found it out.

“You are overthinking, Vice President Zhuang. How can I know an item not even you and Brother Feng know? I only bought it because I thought it looked good and would serve well as an ornament,” Bai Xiaofei said cheerfully, but Zhuang Ming did not believe a single word of his.

Spending 26 billion for an ornament? Who do you expect to believe that? A person like you that will argue endlessly over even several billions will be so generous?

Nevertheless, Zhuang Ming did not continue asking. Rather, he started introducing the purple flower. From his expression, it was clear he was extremely fearful of it.

“I named it Nightcharm, as it is truly too beautiful. Every single part of it is extremely poisonous. The outermost layer has the least toxicity, and further inward, the toxicity becomes higher. The centermost core is the most toxic part of it. Even the petals of the outermost layer are toxic enough to instantly kill someone with a tiny graze. 100 billion for this flower. This price is non-negotiable. This flower is one of the rare items capable of threatening even Legend Rank puppet masters.”

After hearing that, Bai Xiaofei frowned. In truth, although he was extremely skilled with using Stinky Grass and other plants, he had no interest in such destructive poisonous plants. But after thinking about it, he decided to take the flower. The only reason he did was so that others couldn’t use it against him. After all, his current relationship with Zhuang Ming was very bad.

After selling the second item, Zhuang Ming eased up. Although he really liked Nightcharm, he did not dare to use it. Even extracting the poison from the outermost layer was an extremely difficult task. One ought to know that many of their people had died testing this flower back then, some important individuals included.

“As for this map, I have nothing to say. If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m sure it came from the vestige, I would have decided to sell it as some junk item. But some people suggested that this map will only work within the vestige.” As Zhuang Ming spoke, he lowered his voice, feigning mysteriousness.

“You are forcibly creating a reason to buy this map out of thin air. You’re even claiming it to be a map of the vestige? Sure, out of respect for our friendship, I offer 10 billion. If you disagree, keep it for yourself. You can use it when you enter the vestige in the future, I suppose,” Bai Xiaofei offered coldly. An awkward look surfaced on Zhuang Ming’s face as he handed the map over to Bai Xiaofei.

Sigh, this kid is indeed not so easy to scam.

“As for this fruit, I believe it doesn’t need much introduction, right? You guys can all sense the terrifying fire element energy within. During testing, we were able to extract energy as powerful as the origin energy of a Legend Rank puppet master, but we have yet to discover how to make use of this fruit. 200 billion for it, non-negotiable.”

This time, Zhuang Ming was filled with confidence. Although they had yet to figure out the fruit’s usage, the mere fact that it was a source of such powerful energy made it worth the quoted price.