419: Chapter 414: News 419: Chapter 414: News “What’s wrong with begging?

It’s a legitimate career, isn’t it?”

The beggar heatedly responded to Yin Si upon hearing this.

“Erm, Lord Yin Si, what price will I have to pay for you to share your secret?”

Su Ran hurriedly asked, afraid that the two might start arguing again.

He knew that the shifty merchant wouldn’t rest without gaining something, and the two Rare Beast bosses wanted to regain their strength.

He could only surrender himself to be ruthlessly exploited by the shifty merchant Yin Si.

“Can we speak privately?”

Yin Si beckoned Su Ran with a crooked finger as he suggested with a sinister smile.

His intention was clear—there was a third party present.

“Fine, no need to leave.

I’ll go build the structure myself.

You two can chat!”

The old beggar was no fool.

He quickly perceived the situation, said his piece in annoyance and departed to construct the Heaven and Earth Bank.

“Lord Yin Si, honestly, we’re all on the same side.

Is there a need to be this distant?”

Su Ran felt a bit awkward, expressing his resentment in his words.

“Heh, he belongs to the human race.

How can I dare to share the treasures of the Human Race in his presence?”

Yin Si chuckled, his hands moving involuntarily as if warming up to the conversation.

“Treasures of the Human Race?”

Su Ran was taken aback, the thought registering slower in his mind.

“You’re pretending not to know?

It’s the human heritage treasure—the jade seal of sovereignty!”

Yin Si, seeing the pretense, went straight to the point irritably.

“The jade seal?

No way!!!”

Su Ran was taken aback, his face drastically changed, fervently denying the deal.

Joke’s on them, trading a jade seal for a mere piece of information?

Wishful thinking!

However, this guy was sly, a quick glance was all it took to spot the seal…Oh no, the seal was hidden in his Storage Box.

How on earth did the sly merchant discover that?!

Could it be, his canine-like sense of smell picked up its scent?

“Little skeleton lord, you’re lucky.

Not only did you rob a grandmaster of the Human Race, but you also nabbed their national treasure, the jade seal.

You’re quite impressive.

However,”

Yin Si’s voice shifted, and he continued: “Have you considered the wrathful retaliation from the Human Emperor?

This jade seal symbolizes the fate of the Human Race, and its cause and effect dominate the heavens and earth.

Your small Illusion Demon Robe and Storage Box are incapable of severing this connection.

It’s impossible!

I foresee a brutal invasion from the Human Race army on this small territory soon.

Boy, you’ve wrought a calamity!”

“Not every treasure should be tampered with!

Here’s a lesson: hand over the jade seal to me immediately, let this cause and effect infect me.

That way, the fury of the Human Emperor won’t be vented on this village, and you might dodge a disaster!”

What a load of crap!

He spoke so passionately, only to covet my jade seal?

Dream on!

“Well, Lord Yin Si, your words make me feel remorseful and regretful.

How could my hands be so terribly greedy?!

But even if I’m reckless, I can’t just give it to you.

Wouldn’t that be purely causing you trouble?

Now that it’s come to this, I should finish it myself.

I’ll throw it somewhere unreachable, where the Human Emperor can’t find it.

Isn’t that better?”

Su Ran said deliberately with a dispirited tone, but his eyes were carefully observing Yin Si’s expression.

“Ah, smart boy, not falling for the bait.

Quite gutsy.

No matter, I’ve already informed you of the danger.

It’s up to your luck from now on.

Good luck could defuse the danger; bad luck could lead to self-destruction!”

What’s the worst that could happen with self-destruction?

I can respawn!

Humph, trying to intimidate me?

That’s not going to work on me!

“Lord Yin Si, if you have a Dream Search Mirror, I could trade it with you.”

Su Ran said with a grin.

In his heart, as long as he had the Dream Search Mirror, everything would be fine!

“Dream Search Mirror?

It’s a heaven and earth artifact, far excelling the jade seal.

Forget it, since I’m not destined to have it, I won’t force the issue.

How about this, hand over that Bone Cauldron.

I won’t be picky.”

Seeing that Su Ran did not wish to part with the item, Yin Si sought the next best thing and targeted the forgotten Bone Cauldron.

“The Bone Cauldron?”

Su Ran was startled, noticing something odd from Yin Si’s casual demeanor.

This sly merchant had seen countless treasures, but he was interested in a Bone Cauldron which Su Ran himself thought was worthless?

As for the broken Bone Cauldron, Su Ran remembered Blacksmith Li mentioning that it was picked up on an ancient battlefield and was quite extraordinary.

Looking at the merchant’s expression, Su Ran was fairly sure—the Bone Cauldron could be a treasure!

“Lord Yin Si, I have misplaced the Bone Cauldron somewhere.

I didn’t appreciate its value as it seemed uninteresting.”

Su Ran casually said: “Lord Yin Si, the only worthy item I have is the Underworld Coins.

If you don’t want them, it’s fine.

I can figure this out slowly and eventually find a solution.”

“You…”

Yin Si was left speechless by Su Ran’s response.

He pondered briefly and continued: “Ten Underworld Coins then, or no deal!”

Upon hearing this, Su Ran didn’t hesitate and swiftly surrendered ten Underworld Coins.

“Hmm.

It won’t be so cheap next time.”

Yin Si regretted a bit seeing Su Ran readily agreed to the transaction without bargaining.

But since he took the money, he had to fulfill his end of the deal.

Intensely staring into Su Ran’s eyes, he emphasized:

“One of the ten ancient treasure beads—the Decay Bead!

If you manage to obtain it, all these problems will vanish!”

Upon hearing this, Su Ran was shocked at first.

But he then shrugged it off thinking – Isn’t this the same as not telling me anything?

There were only ten treasure beads in the entire God-Demon Continent, and he had two.

It was sheer luck that he had two of them.

To find a third one was nearly impossible!

Suddenly, he remembered something.

The Heavenly Thunder Bead and Petrification Bead were both related to the green-hat player.

He wondered if he had any other treasure beads and also when he would deliver them to him?

Su Ran started to miss him a bit…

Suddenly.

A friend notification sound interrupted Su Ran’s train of thought.

Su Ran looked up to say something to Yin Si but realized Yin Si had already disappeared.

Su Ran couldn’t help but admire his ghost-like disappearing act, something no one else could match!

Su Ran opened his friend interface and noticed the message was from the cream of the crop player himself.

“Overturning Water, do you have any money left?”

Su Ran was taken aback upon reading the message.

The cream of the crop player had never borrowed money from him.

What wind was he smoking today?

“What’s up?”

“There is a blueprint going up for auction today and I’m interested!”

“Blueprint?

You don’t own any territory.

Why would you need blueprints?”

Although Su Ran said this, his interest was piqued.

The cream of the crop player didn’t have a territory, but Su Ran did.