Chapter 123: You didn’t rob the giant dragon, did you? (2/2)

“Humph! If you counted as honest, then there’d be no people who don’t abide by the rules in this world. I remember all the bad things you’ve done to me, how dare you say that you’re honest?” Phoebe rolled her eyes in a pretty way as she bit off her words while glaring at Han Shuo.

Abruptly taking in a sip of tea to hide his awkwardness, Han Shuo said awkwardly, “Don’t mention what’s in the past! You still haven’t agreed to help me take care of Jack!”

“No problem, I’ll take good care of him for you. It’s easy to help you with a small matter like this, but the other matter is a bit trickier.” Phoebe said a bit thoughtfully.

Starting, Han Shuo looked askance at Phoebe, asking, “What’s tricky?”

“About the materials you asked me to buy for you,” Phoebe thought for a moment and opened her mouth to speak.

The refinement of the earth elite zombie was something that Han Shuo felt imperative he wanted to complete. When he heard Phoebe said that she’d run into some trouble, Han Shuo immediately felt a bit worried. He hastily asked, “What trouble? Is it that your Guild can’t find those materials?”

Shaking her head, Phoebe’s painted eyebrow creased slightly as she sighed lowly, “With our Guild’s abilities, if these items exist in the world, then we’ll be able to get our hands on it as long as someone can afford the price. I had thought that the items wouldn’t be that expensive, but who would’ve thought that after careful inquiry, I’d discover that all those unknown items would all be at an exorbitant price.”

“According to my calculations, all these materials added together would need at least thirty thousand gold coins. Although I hold the power within the Guild, but I’ve just become the head and don’t have the authority to completely mask such a large transaction for you, because each transaction will leave behind a record.”

Han Shuo had been a bit worried when he heard her say she’d run into troubles, but now that he saw that it was due to the price, he rather breathed a sigh of relief. The current Han Shuo could be short on other things, but he had so many gold coins that he couldn’t take them all with him at any given time. When he heard Phoebe say that the problems resulted from pricing, he immediately smiled.

“What are you smiling about? I know you’ve got some savings in your hands, but thirty thousand gold coins isn’t a small amount. I can privately put together ten thousand for you, but I can’t access my father’s savings before I’m 25, so I can only take out so much. Why are you still laughing? I’m talking about serious matters!” Phoebe was frowning and trying to think of a plan for Han Shuo, but he was smiling and laughing as if nothing was the matter. This made Phoebe feel a bit irate.

“Right, how old are you now?” Han Shuo halted and asked Phoebe.

Her face reddening, Phoebe appeared a bit shy. She hesitated, and then snuck a glance at Han Shuo with a bashful expression, “23, you?”

“17!” Han Shuo said.

Phoebe’s face whitened and she appeared a bit panicked. She hastily cried out, “Who are you kidding? Do you talk and look like a seventeen year old?”

Han Shuo only remembered that he’d already been 24 when he’d possessed Bryan’s body. Bryan had originally been thin and small, but now looked completely like an adult after the reforging from the magical yuan. Add to that his original way of speech and experiences, he didn’t look like a seventeen year old no matter how one cut it.

Thinking for a while, Han Shuo finally chuckled, “I’m kidding, I’m 24.”

Phoebe noticeably heaved a sigh of relief when she heard these words and then laughed wryly at Han Shuo, “Don’t think of using me to make a plan. There’s still two more years until I’m 25. I don’t think you can wait two more years. Let’s think of another plan.”

A smile still hanging on his lips, Han Shuo blew a breath of air at the space ring and rubbed it with his fingers. Blocks of gold and all sorts of jewels, jade, and precious gems appeared one after another within the hall. In that instant, the hall was filled with the luster from the jewels as all sorts of dazzling, opulent splendor made the hall extremely luxurious and extravagant.

“Is this enough?” Han Shuo looked at Phoebe, who’d sunk into a dumbfounded state, and asked merrily.

The riches within the hall had come from many years of forest troll looting. When he took them all from the space ring and piled them in front of Phoebe, it did indeed cause a huge shock to her.

“Heart of the Blue Ocean, Sierra Leone Jade, the Mudanee Necklace, King Finley’s Crown…” Phoebe’s stunning face was full of shock as her slender fingers rifled through the jewels that had appeared. She murmured these amazing names in a low voice.

After a while, Phoebe took in a few breaths in a row, finally looking deeply at Han Shuo and asking, “A lot of missing treasures are here. You didn’t rob a giant dragon, did you?”

Shaking his head with a low laugh, Han Shuo said, “Don’t ask how I obtained these items, just tell me if they’re enough for me to exchange for the materials I requested?”

“Eh… I temporarily can’t estimate the value of these goods, but I think their value will definitely exceed thirty thousand gold coins.” Phoebe’s clear eyes still stared firmly at Han Shuo as she slowly responded.

Nodding, Han Shuo said straightforwardly, “Good, these items are showy but not substantial, they don’t have much value for me. Collect them all and dispose of them for me at a reasonable price. I need the materials that I mentioned earlier. In addition, please purchase another space ring for me, I’d like to take the rations from last time with me.”

“With so many treasures, aren’t you afraid that I’ll list some random price that disadvantages you?” Phoebe looked at Han Shuo and stared for a bit, a trace of a faint smile blossoming on her lips as she asked him.

“I believe that you won’t!” Han Shuo smiled. “I’ll visit again in a few days, I hope the items I need will be ready then.”

“Stay for lunch.” Phoebe nodded and hesitated, suddenly saying lightly when she saw that Han Shuo was about to leave after leaving the treasures behind.

Han Shuo felt a bit strange when he heard these words, but Phoebe truly could help him with a great deal of things right now. Although he had a lot of things to handle at the moment, the time it took to eat a meal wasn’t that long either. Therefore, he decisively nodded and agreed to it.

The location of lunch was near the artificial mountains where Phoebe and Han Shuo had once crushed themselves into. This place had been redecorated now and all sorts of expensive flowers and grass had been planted in the surroundings. The branches and leaves of some green and luxuriant, soft plants were entwined around the stone pillars of the little pavilion. It looked quite charming.

Han Shuo continuously felt a bit uncomfortable as he sat at the table within the little pavilion, after the maids had filled it with food and wine. His eyes kept drifting to the crack in the artificial mountain that he’d squeezed into with Phoebe as he kept recalling what had happened here.

Phoebe rather looked quite comfortable, and she didn’t seem to pay any attention to that area at all. She waved her hand and dismissed all the maids and guards, hospitably encouraging Han Shuo to drink wine and tea. This change in attitude made Han Shuo feel uncomfortable.

After eating and drinking, although Han Shuo wouldn’t get drunk thanks to the magical yuan, now that he’d tasted the wonders of women, he kept recalling the time that he’d taken advantage of Phoebe, for some reason. His serious and professional glances at Phoebe were suffused with another meaning at some unknown point.

Phoebe observed Han Shuo’s changes, and whether it was because of the sweet wine, her cheeks became even more reddened and beautiful. As her chilly facade retreated, Phoebe’s charms continued to increase rapidly, making Han Shuo across the table from her panic inwardly and think random thoughts.