832 A Rich Mans Life! (2/2)
Xie Haiyang had a seemingly deep, meaningful look in his eyes. He wasn't as composed as he seemed, though. In fact, he was still reeling with shock. The acts that the pig-masked man had committed had been extraordinary and beyond shocking. He hadn't stopped at killing a late-stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivator but had nearly destroyed a Planet realm cultivator. He had caused the destruction of a planet.
No one would have batted an eye if it had been a Planet realm cultivator or someone of a higher cultivation realm who had done something like that. But most of the cultivators participating in the mission had been at the Soul Conduit realm. A Soul Conduit realm cultivator had been behind the catastrophic series of events that had taken place during the mission. He was probably going to bring about a few more disasters on a grander scale when he reached higher levels of cultivation.
Damn it, it must be Wang Baole. He's the only person who can do something like that and not surprise me in the least. He's a walking disaster. He made a trip to Mars and sent Mars into an uproar. He made a trip to the ancient sword, and the Vast Expanse Dao Palace staged a revolt immediately after… Xie Haiyang sighed secretly. Regardless, he was a little excited.
Xie Haiyang was a businessman and enjoyed hedging bets on people. The more things someone stirred up, and the better they performed, the more Xie Haiyang liked them. He spent more time and effort on customers like that. Xie Haiyang's eyes flashed at that thought, and he leaned forward to whisper to Wang Baole.
”Baole, I received an earth-shattering piece of information. Are you interested in paying for it? I promise that this information will give you a chance to break through from the Soul Conduit realm to the Spirit Immortal realm within the shortest possible period if you seize the opportunity and put it to good use!”
”Information, you say?” Wang Baole gave Xie Haiyang an assessing look. Even though Xie Haiyang wasn't as smart as himself, Wang Baole trusted Xie Haiyang's abilities. He asked about the price.
”Three thousand Red Crystals!” Xie Haiyang said immediately. He was about to justify the worth of his information when Wang Baole stared at him and shrugged.
”Let's talk about those materials that I asked you for.”
”Baole, once you get this information, you'll…” Xie Haiyang continued to persuade Wang Baole.
”It's too much, I'm not interested!” Wang Baole interrupted Xie Haiyang. He snorted secretly. This was clearly daylight robbery. The materials that he had tried so hard to get only cost him 300 Red Crystals. Xie Haiyang knew how rich Wang Baole was now, which was why he had dared to ask for 3,000 Red Crystals for some stupid piece of information.
Xie Haiyang knew that Wang Baole had made up his mind. He felt slightly regretful over his hasty actions. He coughed and stopped his sales pitch. He then took out the materials that Wang Baole had placed an order for and began the negotiation for the transaction. After the deal was done, they chatted for a bit before Wang Baole suddenly told him his need for more materials.
”Just let me know what you need, Brother Baole. My shop has almost everything. I can have the materials that you want transported to my shop if they're not in stock. It'll take two hours, tops. You'll have them before you within two hours.”
Wang Baole pulled out his shopping list when he heard that. Xie Haiyang took the list from Wang Baole with a smile and went to make the necessary arrangements. He got everything that Wang Baole wanted within an hour. It cost Wang Baole 2,000 Red Crystals. He could feel his heart bleeding. He believed that Xie Haiyang had overcharged him, but there was nothing he could do about it. If he were to buy these materials elsewhere, he would surely attract undue attention from spending so many Red Crystals in one go. Wang Baole said a few words, then left.
The smile on Xie Haiyang's face grew wider as he watched Wang Baole leave his shop. A moment later, he started to laugh.
Turning down a discipleship under the Flame Patriarch. Wang Baole… it seems like I still have much to learn about you and your background…
Wang Baole didn't turn back as he walked down the street. If he were to do that, he was quite sure that he would find Xie Haiyang standing in his shop, his eyes burning holes into his back. He wasn't overly concerned, though. He walked fearlessly down the street and into the distance, starting to explore the market. He wanted to find out if there was anything interesting or useful that he could buy from the market before he left.
Wang Baole wandered through the market and finally decided that there was nothing else he needed to get and that he was leaving the market. As he made his way back, his eyes suddenly… caught sight of a puppet lying in a shop!
The puppet's appearance reminded Wang Baole of the Diamond Ape in the Ethereal Dao College. He stopped in his tracks and walked towards the shop.
”This is…”
”This is a damaged Dharmic Battleship. The materials required to repair it are too rare, so it has been trashed as junk. Fellow Daoist, are you interested in buying it for your own research and study?” The shop was quite small and was manned by the owner alone, without the help of any staff. The old man had been sitting in the shop when he noticed Wang Baole eying the puppet and made his sales pitch listlessly.