Chapter 55: The Fool Bing Zhi Xie

In the VIP service room of the World Bank, Bing Zhi Xie took out a receipt and asked, "Did you sell the item I entrusted to you last time?"

A neatly dressed young male employee took the receipt and glanced at it. "Please wait a moment, I'll check for you."

Bing Zhi Xie leaned back on the soft leather sofa, sipping a fragrant milk tea, with exquisite fruit pastries laid out on the table in front of him. Auctioning items through the bank was not a service available to just any customer; only VIPs could enjoy it.

Not long after, the bank's dedicated service employee returned, holding a stack of gold notes, indicating that the item had been sold. The male employee placed the gold notes on the table and took out an auction receipt. "Your fourth-grade fire element crystal stone sold for a total of 160,000 gold coins. According to regulations, our bank takes a 5% service fee, which is 8,000 gold coins. Here are 150,000 gold notes and 20 magic crystal coins. Please keep them safe."

"It's more than I expected. Thank you."

"Service is our reputation; it's what we should do. You don't need to thank me." The employee politely opened the door for him and let him out. He was not surprised that a child had such valuable items, as the capital, Dibelas, had many wealthy family children.

The Datam Grand Canyon was not a place to be taken lightly. Although its reputation was not as terrifying as the Ten Forbidden Areas, it was one of the favorite places for high-level knights, true knights, and red-robed mages to go, as the valley occasionally had distant relatives of dragons.

Unlike the Ten Forbidden Areas' Dragon Burial Valley, which was entirely within the borders of the Moon Magic Empire. Although the academy said not to venture deep into the canyon, the outer area was still extremely dangerous, with monsters like the three-headed fire python appearing from time to time.

Bing Zhi Xie also wanted to pick out a suitable weapon and equipment for himself. When he arrived at the commercial area of the academy, the situation was as bustling as it was yesterday, and there were even more people. However, Bing Zhi Xie's slim figure moved through the crowd without any hindrance.

The weapons store, which was once full of a wide variety of items, was now much emptier. This was the same store that Luo had brought him to for the first time, but the owner clearly did not remember him. He simply said, "Please feel free to look around," and hurried off to serve other customers.

Bing Zhi Xie looked around and saw that the bone staff and premium staff that used to be displayed in the window were gone, leaving only some ordinary items. After all, the capital had many wealthy people.

There were many people buying items in the store, and the owner could not keep up with restocking. As soon as a good item was placed on the shelf, it was quickly bought. Despite being drenched in sweat, the owner was beaming with joy. Things that used to take a long time to sell were now sold immediately. However, he was not surprised by this; every year, when new students took their first practical exam, business was always this good. This was why many people wanted to open a store in Kulandtin, despite the strict management and the fact that they dared not sell fake or inferior goods, ensuring that everything was genuine.

"Hey, boss!" A very, very fat student, who could not sit still on the resting chair, walked up to the counter and slapped it hard. "Didn't you say you had a good knight spear? Why hasn't it been delivered yet?"

"It's coming, it's coming." The store owner hurried over to him. "Don't hit it, you'll have to pay if you break it. I've sent my only assistant to fetch the spear from home. I'm already swamped, so don't make things worse for me."

The fat student huffed in dissatisfaction. "If the spear isn't good, I'll tear your store apart. I've wasted so much time."

The store owner was also unhappy but did not argue. He was too busy to argue.

A moment later, a person burst in, holding a paper-wrapped item. "Here, here, here, boss, I've brought the spear."

"Quick, quick, quick, come help." The owner took the spear and complained, "Why did it take you so long? Hurry up and serve the customers."

"Let me have a drink first."

"What drink? Serve the customers first. Hurry up!"

Bing Zhi Xie recognized the person who ran in; it was Orola Dor, who had worked at the ice cream shop when he first entered the academy. They had met a few times since then, always at small stores in the academy.

Dor also saw Bing Zhi Xie and smiled at him before quickly busying himself with serving customers and collecting money.

The store owner placed the spear on the counter and beckoned to the fat student. "Here it is!"

The fat student and the store owner unrolled the paper and picked up the spear. The spear's body was a deep red, with black text engraved on it. The spearhead was thick but wider than a typical spearhead, with two crescent-shaped blades extending to one-third of the spear's length, one longer than the other. Apart from the sharpened edges, the rest of the spearhead was red, with black lines.

The store owner admired the spear. "What do you think? It's a good spear, right?"

The fat student examined it carefully and nodded. "It looks good, but why are the two blades of different lengths? Has it been damaged and you've sharpened it yourself?"

"Rubbish!" The store owner was very angry. "This spear is like this, and it's definitely a good one. Don't believe me? Try it out."

"Enough, enough, no need to try. Do I need to test it to see if it's a good spear?" The fat student said. "I'll buy this spear for 5,000 gold coins."

"5...5,000 gold coins?" The store owner snatched the spear and shouted at him. "Get out!"

"You... What, it's just a broken spear." The fat student walked to the door but turned back to look at the spear. "How much do you want for it?"

The store owner scowled. "At least 4...6,000 gold coins!"

"6,000?" The fat student widened his eyes and pointed at the spear. "You're saying this spear is 6,000 gold coins?"

"Of course, do you have a problem with that?"

"Gold coins?"

The store owner shouted, "Of course, do you think it's silver coins?"

The fat student sneered. "Ha, I don't believe it. This broken thing is worth 6,000 gold coins? I've never seen anything worth that much."

The store owner said, "Country bumpkin, if you haven't seen it, don't pretend to be rich."

The fat student's eyes twitched, and he gritted his teeth, looking ready to lose his temper. "Hey, old man, I am fat!"

"Ha!" The store owner ignored him.

At this moment, a thin man approached. "Boss, 60,000 gold coins for this spear is too expensive. Can you lower the price?"

The store owner glanced at him. "Lower the price?"

"Yes, if you lower it by 10,000 or 20,000, I'll buy it."

The store owner also wanted to take advantage of this practical exam to sell the spear, as it had been in his possession for too long. If he didn't sell it soon, who knew when it would be bought. However, he couldn't show his eagerness and pretended to be indifferent. "Lower it by 10,000 or 20,000?"

The thin man glared at the fat student and said coldly, "If you can't afford it, step aside."

The fat student's face turned red with anger, but he dared not cause trouble in Kulandtin and had to step aside.

The thin man took out several gold notes and a few magic crystal coins. "I'm an honest person. This is all the money I have in my pocket, about 50,000 gold coins."

50,000 was indeed more than the 40,000 the store owner had previously mentioned, but he was still considering whether to raise the price.

The thin man added, "50,000 is already a lot. I think it exceeds the value of your spear. But I don't care about the money because I think it's a good spear. If you raise the price, I'll have to leave because I don't have more money in my pocket."

The store owner did not want to lose such a good opportunity. This was 10,000 more than the 40,000 he had originally asked for, but he pretended to think for a moment. "Your judgment is good. This spear is definitely worth 60,000. However, since you're so sincere, I'll..."

Before he could finish, a hand pressed on the spear. "60,000, I'll buy it."

The store owner's heart leaped with joy as he looked at the person who had pressed on the spear. Someone willing to pay 60,000 was better than 50,000.

The thin man gritted his teeth and glared at the person who was bidding against him.

Bing Zhi Xie smiled and took out six gold notes to hand to the store owner.

"Wait!" The thin man shouted. "I'll pay 65,000..."

"70,000." Before he could finish, Bing Zhi Xie took out another gold note.

"You..." The thin man looked around, found his companion, and pulled him over. "Lend me some money, I'll pay you back later. I'll pay 75,000..."

"80,000." Bing Zhi Xie took out another note.

The thin man was taken aback and shouted, "I'll pay 85,000..."

"90,000." ...

The store owner watched the two men in surprise, his joy overwhelming. A spear that usually couldn't be sold for 40,000 was now being bid up to 90,000. Even if he was patient, his heart was pounding.

The people around them turned to watch, and the transaction had turned into a fierce auction.

The thin man's female companion couldn't stand it anymore and pulled his arm. "Hey, this spear is worth at most 100,000 gold coins. If you bid any higher, you'll be at a loss."

The store owner heard the girl's words and realized his spear was worth 100,000 gold coins. He was extremely grateful to Bing Zhi Xie for not buying it for 50,000.

The thin man's eyes turned red, and he shouted, "I'll pay 100,000! This is the maximum price for this spear. If you bid higher, I won't buy it!"

"Is that true?" Bing Zhi Xie looked at him coldly. "120,000."

"..."

"1...120,000." The thin man shouted, "Are you crazy? I said 100,000! You're bidding 120,000?"

Bing Zhi Xie nodded. "Yes, I'm bidding 120,000."

"Is... Is this guy a fool?" The thin man pointed at him and asked others, "I see he wants it so much. I said I'd give it to him for 100,000, and he bids 120,000! Are you a fool? I wouldn't even add one more gold coin."

The store owner, fearing the thin man would ruin his deal, quickly pushed him away. "He's willing to pay 120,000, why do you care so much? Are you worried about his money?" He was afraid Bing Zhi Xie would change his mind and quickly took the money Bing Zhi Xie had handed over, put it in his pocket, and handed him the spear. "The transaction is complete. This item is yours. No returns once the item is in your hands."

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