11 Strange Old Man (1/2)
With his newly acquired funds, Jack got up and exited the now empty association building. He used the system to scan the bag and found that it contained twenty-four silver coins and eleven gold coins.
Upon closer inspection, he noticed that they barely deserved to be called coins. They were loosely cut and had no image on either side. Regardless, Jack made his way to the town square in the city's center in search of a place to spend the little wealth he had.
After around five minutes of walking, he could see numerous small tents and stands scattered across what looked like a large medieval rock garden. Jack hurriedly entered the sea of people perusing the many wares presented.
He soon discovered that all similar products and services were bunched together. Apparel and accessories were to the north, trinkets and magical items were to the east, beasts and any beast related items were to the west, and weapons were to the south.
Thanks to Zariff, his weapon was already very good for a lv. 1 and Jack knew he wouldn't be lv. 1 for long, so he didn't bother with the many weapon stands. The east was where his attention went.
Jack took a lap around the many shops while fiddling with the stat gem in his hand. While on his second lap, a hoarse voice called out to him, ”Boy, need me to embed that gem into something?”
Looking back Jack saw an older man with tattered facial hair at a small stand. Thanks to his years of experience playing the game, Jack did well to spot most of the fake items and scams during his first lap.
The old man didn't have too many items available, but they were all decent quality. He started to walk over when a young merchant in extravagant clothes from the neighboring canopy yelled, ”Don't listen to that old coot! Something that simple, I can do free of charge with any purchase. Come, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.”
Jack was about to smile when he got a good look at what the young merchant offered. Most of the items were mediocre and some were fakes in front of Jack's well-trained eyes and the achievement system's detailed scans. But he perused anyways, acting interested in the few decent items available. ”How much for this pendant?” asked Jack.
Before the young merchant could answer, the old man chimed in, ”If that's the kind of stuff you're looking for, then you shouldn't browse my wares.”
This caught Jack's attention and got him to respond before the young merchant could offer a rebuttal. ”Oh? And why's that? From what I see, your selection is very small. Everything you have is very adequate, but nothing too over the top that's worth my time.”
”Then why not come over and get a closer look, that way you can inspect my more valuable wares without other's competition,” said the old man with a grin full of dark, unruly teeth.
Hearing that Jack knew the old man was an adept salesman, but that also meant he might have some items not typically found on the market. Immediately, Jack put down the pendant in his hand and marched to the old man.
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”Sir, please! I've got much more in the back, I'll cut you a deal,” begged the young merchant, obviously inexperienced and not confidant enough to stand his ground against the old man's offer. It was the lack of confidence that caused Jack to leave the young man's beautiful canopy for the run-down wooden stall with a worn-out curtain hiding the stock in the back.
”What do you got for me?” asked Jack.
”The name's Zarris, and yours?” the old man introduced himself.
”The name's Jack. I'm sure you've already seen through my level with your appraisal abilities, so why target me?” stated Jack.
Zarris chuckled, ”You may be lv. 1, but of the thousands of people I've worked with you're the first to have a strange class. Hero, wasn't it?”
”Looks like you're better than I thought,” said Jack. ”Then you should also have some wares that are, shall we 'unusual?'”