Chapter 171 - Ore Devouring Beast (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The unlucky warrior did not want to confess, and Lin Li did not force him, either. He just bent down and picked up the armor that was said to have issues amongst the mess of equipment on the floor.
It was a common half body armor made from refined iron. It was even plated with Eternal Adamantine in a few crucial spots. The craftsmans.h.i.+p was pretty decent. It was of an above-average standard even from Lin Li’s point of view.
The problem stated by the unlucky warrior was the chest area of the armor. When Lin Li picked it up, he immediately saw a long crack. This crack started from the shoulder, and stretched all the way till the abdominal area. Just by looking, it seemed to be split by a sharp edge.
“I’ll ask one last time, who was it that asked you to come?” Lin Li could guess what was the issue just by looking at the armor in his hands.
“…” The warrior broke out in a cold sweat from fear, but his mouth was tightly shut. It was not because he did not want to say, but because he really did not dare to. The person that made him do this had very powerful backing. Now, he only wished that this young mage was making wild guesses.
Maybe if he were to persevere for a while more, he would let him off…
The warrior could only console himself in this way.
The warrior shut his mouth tightly, but the thief at the side could not tolerate it anymore.
“Honorable Mr Mage, we admit that we are not your match. But, you also can’t just willfully accuse us, right? The armor that was bought yesterday had already been split at night by somebody with a sword. You’ve seen that crack yourself. If it was not because my friend got lucky, he would’ve been already dead. Shouldn’t Boss Buck compensate us for selling us such an armor?”
“Well said, but you seem to have forgotten something…” Lin Li only smiled when facing the thief’s questioning. “While creating this crack, have you guys thought about how much strength is required to create such a long crack?”
“…” The thief’s face suddenly froze. It was as if an invisible hand had shoved a cloth into his mouth. ( Boxno vel. co m )
Lin Li smiled, and turned around to look at the warrior, praising him sincerely, “You must be t.i.tan’s descendant. You didn’t get injured from such a powerful slash. You even have the energy to seek trouble with Buck the next morning. You must be from a circus…
“Also, could I trouble you guys to be more professional?”
“…” The two of them were baffled with the lesson taught to them. They stared at each other blankly.
“So unprofessional even when falsifying. Such a lack of professionalism…” Lin Li shook his head as if he’d been expecting better. “Look at this opening yourselves, does it look like it was caused by a sword? It’s more like it was gnawed by a dog. Just look at it yourselves, there are even serrations. Your swords can cause serrations?”
The warrior and thief were full of confusion while listening to Lin Li lecture them old-fas.h.i.+onedly.
“Ok…” Lin Li felt thirsty after lecturing for so long. He only then pa.s.sed the armor to a dumbfounded Boss Buck. He used a perilous look to glare at the thief and warrior. “I’ll give you a chance. If you don’t say it now, you won’t have the chance to say it later…”
“We…” The warrior opened his mouth, and thought of continuing to deny it, but only spoke halfway before Lin Li glared at him. Instantaneously, he felt like there was something stuck in his throat, and his voice was terrifyingly hoa.r.s.e. “We… We can’t say…”
“You’re scared?” Lin Li glanced outside, and then advised the warrior softly, “Relax, there is a total of four people here. If none of us says anything, who would know what happened today? You just need to pretend as if nothing happened later, and walk out with swagger. n.o.body would suspect anything…”
“Furthermore… even if this incident spreads out, n.o.body would suspect you guys. I’ll honestly tell you something. That gentleman behind you isn’t just involved with you guys only. Just less than an hour ago, Buck just sent off another group of people…”
Lin Li’s words were just casually spouted.
The moment he came in, he saw that Buck’s face was bruised, and faintly became aware that something was off. It was just that he did not think about things from this perspective. However, after the warrior and thief came in, how could Lin Li not figure it out?
Such incidents were too common…
Within Alanna city, there were countless cruel businessmen using such methods to undermine compet.i.tors. However, it went overboard this time. Not only were two batches of people sent, Lin Li’s star ink was also carelessly smashed. Thinking about that half of a beaker of star ink, Lin Li’s chest started to feel tight. Under the influence of these circ.u.mstances, he started to look at those two in menacing manner…
“So, what is it going to be? Hurry and decide, I am running out of patience. If you really want to keep mum, I won’t force you to speak, either. It’s just that when you came in just now, you smashed something of mine. You have to compensate for this loss. It doesn’t cost much, just a bit more than 100,000 gold coins or so. I’ll give you a discount, and round it down to 100,000 gold coins. You can leave whenever you pay me back. It’s fine if you don’t return me… Recently, I am lacking a few living humans to conduct magic experiments. The bodies of you two look pretty decent, I just might be able to use them…”
“…”
When the warrior heard this, he thought he was going to die.
What kind of joke was this, demanding more than 100,000 gold coins instantly? As an adventurer, how could he have such a huge sum of money? The words of these young mage were not a joke. If he really conducted magical experiments on them, would it not be worse than death?
He had heard of the cruelty of mages.
Accordingly, some of these really psychopathic mages liked to dissect living humans and transplant all sorts of magical beast limbs on them, creating a monstrosity that was half human and half beast.
Just the thought of it gave the warrior gooseb.u.mps…
The warrior swallowed his saliva, and used a voice that was softer than a mosquito to spout out a few words with difficulty.” Hammer of Glory…”
When this voice that was softer than a mosquito’s was heard by Buck, his complexion changed immediately. “Hammer of Glory?”
“Yes…”
The warrior looked at Buck; unknowingly, Lin Li suddenly felt that his gaze towards Buck had a trail of pity. Lin Li rubbed his eyes, and he was not mistaken. This guy that he had almost forced to commit suicide was now looking at Buck with full of pity.
All of these was obviously caused by a placed called “Hammer of Glory”…
Instantly, Lin Li could not help but feel somewhat uncertain.
“What is Uriel Forging Workshop?”
“It is also an equipment store specializing in all sorts of armor. It is only two streets away from here…”
“And then?”
“And then, they have the backing of the Marathon Family…”
“The Marathon Family…” Lin Li rolled his eyes. Boss Buck’s luck was chasing up to his. Just by selling two pieces of armor, he could also provoke the Marathon Family. Thinking about the influence of the Marathon Family, Lin Li could not help but worry about Boss Buck. “Would there be any trouble?”
“It is nothing big, they just belong to the Marathon Family in name. However, in reality, they are under the management of a few businessmen that are not locals…” Boss Buck shook his head; he seemed to be somewhat down. “But, this time, I would have to spend quite a bit of money…”
Lin Li nodded his head, and did not continue asking. He waved his hand in annoyance at those two. “If there is nothing else, you can leave.”
“Thank you… Thank you, Mr. Mage…”
They trembled in fear for a long time before finally hearing Lin Li say those words. At that moment, they did not dare to hesitate. Instantly, they ran away without leaving a trace.
“Sorry to trouble you, Mage Felic…”
“It’s nothing…” Lin Li smiled, and did not say anything more. He could help Buck till this point, whereas for the future, Buck was definitely mentally prepared. There was no need for Lin Li to help him.
After Lin Li went back into the room, he concocted some star ink again.
He spent about half an hour on the mageweath for the two sets of armor. By the time he came out of the room, Boss Buck had just cleaned up the mess on the floor.
Just as he was about to start a conversation with Buck, he saw Sean’s silhouette appear at the corner of the street.