Test its authenticity?
Of course, he would! Even though the young man before him was Tang Ling, the one who had achieved many unbelievable feats, the martial arts fanatic did not believe that he could really get 5 kg of Sea God's Gift.
However, the martial arts fanatic did not deny Tang Ling's claim. He only dashed out with a strange expression. There was only one thought in his mind. Is this kid's 5 kg of Sea God's Gift diluted?
But the color doesn't look like it! However, color was not the most important standard to judge whether the Sea God's Gift was real or not. It was not difficult to fake it anyway.
Regardless, the quality of the Sea God's Gift must not be that great!
The martial arts fanatic brought a piece of test paper to Lin Sanjiu with a mix of disbelief, denial, and hope.
Tang Ling was still smiling. He opened the bottle and splashed some on the table without hesitation.
"What are you doing? Do you know what this is? "The martial arts fanatic was cutting the test strip when he saw what Tang Ling did, so he could not help but growl.
Tang Ling looked innocent. "This is the Sea God's Gift. Didn't I say I wanted to test it?"
"Even if you want to test it, you don't have to pour it out on the table!" The martial arts fanatic roared at Tang Ling, the veins on his neck popping.
Tang Ling looked up to the sky. He did it on purpose!
It was like being rich all of a sudden. Not flaunting it would be less fun. The desire in one's heart was not something to be ashamed of, at least, that was what Tang Ling thought.
The martial arts fanatic did not want to argue with Tang Ling anymore. He had already cut out a thin strip of test paper, and his trembling hand reached out to the pile of Sea God's Gift on the table.
The color of the test strip changed quickly and a rich blue color appeared on it.
Although it wasn't the densest type, it was definitely considered a top-notch product. In any case, this bottle was a few levels higher than the one that the martial arts fanatic had shown him.
As a matter of fact, it was the lowest quality one on the deserted island since Tang Ling had only asked for the blood pool.
What if it was the viscous one from the blood pool? What kind of quality would it be? Tang Ling was a little confused.
However, the quality of the Sea God's Gift, the kind that Tang Ling looked down on, made the martial arts fanatic scream, "T-this is … High quality? So many? Kid, are you lying to me? "
"What do you think?" Tang Ling took a sip of hot water and looked at the martial arts fan.
Somehow, the martial arts fans felt like Tang Ling's smile was asking for a beating.
"No, I have to try again." The martial arts fanatic paced back and forth in the room speechlessly.
"Feel free to try. It's just for the experiment. I don't charge you." Tang Ling shifted into a more comfortable position.
The martial arts fanatic stopped abruptly and looked at Tang Ling in disbelief. At the next moment, he dashed into the house and grabbed a cup that could hold 100 grams. He poured a cup in front of Tang Ling even faster than before.
Then, he dashed to Chen Ning's side and dragged her into the back of the shop before she could react. He said, "You said it's free for the trial."
"Yeah, it's free," Tang Ling muttered softly to himself. He did not care that the martial arts fanatic was trying to take advantage of him.
Now that he had money, his mentality was different. So what if I let you take advantage of me? Tang Ling felt like he did not have to put on an act to look like a noble.
He waited patiently. Seven to eight minutes later, the martial arts fanatic appeared in front of Tang Ling with the empty cup, but Chen Ning was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Chen Ning?" Tang Ling simply asked.
The martial arts fanatic looked solemn and a little absent-minded. Tang Ling's question snapped him back to his senses and he muttered to himself, "It's great to be able to provide the girl with sufficient resources."
After that, the martial fanatic placed the cup on the table and grabbed Tang Ling's hand. Agitated, he said, "Can you use the Sea God's Gift to pay off all the debts you owe? Okay?"
"You don't want the Moonlight Nether Fish anymore?"
"You don't want the Mutated Four-colored Sea Pearl anymore?"
"You don't want the Stamen Seven Lotus either?" Tang Ling raised a brow.
It seemed like Chen Ning had accumulated quite a lot and met the requirements for a Purple Moon Warrior. Her age was also suitable, so why would she not want the resources?
One thing worth noting was that the earlier one became a Purple Moon Warrior, the more benefits one would get in the future. It was common knowledge.
"Compared to some things, it's fine to become a Purple Moon Warrior a year later. Resources can be bought with money anyway. Even if I can't buy the Stamen Seven Lotus, the girl can still level up. She's very talented. "The martial arts fanatic did not care about the resources at all.
Tang Ling went into deep thought. What was he thinking in his heart? It made the martial arts fanatic extremely nervous.
"What do you think? Are you willing?"
"How much do you charge me for the Sea God's Gift of this quality? It's impossible for the quality to be different. You'll charge me the same price, right? "Tang Ling did not deny the martial arts fanatic's question.
The martial arts fanatic blushed a little. He really wanted to fool Tang Ling with the question just now. His weapons might be valuable, but they cost a lot to produce and he was not rich. Moreover, the Sea God's Gift that Chen Ning requested was very expensive, so he was really short of money.
"S-Six thousand?" The martial arts fanatic stuttered out a number.
The number was a little low for the quality of the Sea God's Gift. It was so low that he felt like he was being forced to buy it.
Tang Ling did not say anything. He looked at the martial arts fanatic with a profound gaze.
"T-Then how about seven … seven thousand?" The martial arts fanatic offered another price. It was still ridiculously low, but it was still out of the range of ridiculous.
"Seven thousand it is then." Tang Ling stretched his body lazily and straightened his legs as he agreed to the price without hesitation.
Why is he so quick? The martial arts fanatic was a little doubtful. What is this kid up to this time? Is he going to use the Sea God's Gift to pay off his debt and then go back to his business and end up with a bigger debt?
It's entirely possible! However, with so many Sea God's Gifts, the martial arts fanatic could not care less anymore. The kid is quite reliable. If he dares to get into debt, the martial arts fanatic would let him. Just based on the generous price of seven thousand, the martial arts fanatic was willing to pay.
More importantly, the kid was generous enough to let the martial arts fanatic use two taels of the Sea God's Gift for free.
With that in mind, the martial arts fanatic quickly counted out, "There are five kilograms here, so that's a total of 100 taels. I used two taels just now, so I'll make it 98 taels. If converted into True Capital coins, it'll be a total of 686,000 True Capital coins. "
"You owe me 870,000 …"
"Erase the change," Tang Ling said calmly as he took out two cigars from his pocket and tossed one to the martial arts fanatic.
"The Ba … Ba Gu Cigar of the old civilization? Or is it the authentic one? "The martial arts fanatic received the cigar from Tang Ling in disbelief.
Humans were very strange. Even after a disaster like the Purple Moon mutation, they still managed to survive and build a new era. But they still didn't forget some strange habits, and they passed them on.
For example, the Ba Gu Cigar was a favorite of the rich in the old civilization, and the influential people of this era still loved it.
However, it was very difficult to plant the Ba Gu Cigar in this era. In order to please the influential people, they purposely opened up a small plot of land to plant the Ba Gu Cigar, but they still had to spend a lot of effort to control the mutation and make it as authentic as possible.
Therefore, the value of a Ba Gu Cigar was imaginable.
Even so, the Ba Gu Cigar could only be considered a replica. The authentic Ba Gu Cigar was preserved by the old civilization through various means.
After all, no matter how similar a replica was, it could never replicate the old civilization's products. How powerful must the influential people be to control the mutation and obtain the exact same plant from the old civilization? Maybe Emperor Han of the True Capital could do it.
Therefore, the value of an authentic Ba Gu Cigar was even more astonishing.
It was not like the crude cigarettes that existed in the world. Even if it was manufactured in this era, it could still satisfy the needs of smokers.
"Yes, an authentic Ba Gu Cigar. It costs 1,000 True Capital coins each. " Tang Ling crudely pulled the cap off the end of the cigar and lit it up. He did not know how to appreciate a cigar anyway, and he did not buy it with his own money. He simply took two from the so-called VIP room.
Come to think of it, the anonymous, high-class membership card that Cyril asked Samuel to bring to him was not bad at all.
Indeed, the high-class membership card was the second most expensive special card in Sochi's black market.
As long as it was a membership card, it would be more valuable than the so-called VIP card.
It was also a concept from the old civilization. All the high-end places had to have a clubhouse to accommodate the members. Only then would it look private and ceremonial.
The so-called VIP card? It was just a way to attract business and get long-term customers.
Since it was anonymous, the membership card was the second-most expensive and could only be ranked second.
The first-place membership card must be registered, but only the castellan of a safety city could be registered, and it could not be a small safety city.
If that was the case, what was a box of Ba Gu Cigars in the room?
"You … You are wasting God's gift!" Just as Tang Ling was exclaiming that the rich really knew how to play around, the martial arts fanatic suddenly shouted at him.
He was obviously a tobacco lover, which was why he usually chose a pipe to enjoy his tobacco.
Cigars were too luxurious, let alone Ba Gu Cigars. Since Tang Ling did not know how to cherish his cigar, how could the martial arts fanatic not feel sad?
However, that was only Tang Ling's problem. After the martial arts fanatic shouted at him, he saw Tang Ling's confused and innocent expression. He sighed and put away his Ba Gu Cigar. He said, "You want me to erase 70,000 from a single Ba Gu Cigar? You're too calculative. But for the sake of … "
The martial arts fanatic wanted to argue, but for the sake of Tang Ling's honest price, he would accept the 70,000 points.
After all, if he followed the market price strictly, Tang Ling's bottle of Sea God's Gift would not only erase his debt, but the martial arts fanatic would also have to pay Tang Ling back.
One should not be too shameless, right?
"No, I'm saying that this bottle of Sea God's Gift will be worth 680,000 True Capital coins." Thick smoke came out of Tang Ling's nose as he waved the cigar in his hand and said, "So, I owe you 110,000 True Capital coins. I'm too lazy to calculate the small change … "
"You … You're saying you want to erase the small change?" The martial arts fanatic was completely stunned this time. He even had the urge to ask Tang Ling if he had been adopted by the master of Sochi's black market. Or was he going to owe him 10 million True Capital coins?
However, he did not have any True Capital coins to owe Tang Ling. Unless … Unless … The messy thoughts made the martial arts fanatic's heart ache. His heart was bleeding crazily. No, it was gushing blood.
However, he was seriously considering whether he could really make Tang Ling owe him 10 million True Capital coins.
Tang Ling did not know the martial arts fanatic had such thoughts. If he did, he would not have let go of the chance.
At that moment, Tang Ling felt that the Ba Gu Cigar was not that great. The thick smoke made one's chest feel stuffy. He simply stuffed the cigar into the martial arts fanatic's hand after taking a puff.
He then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. It was a common kind of cigarette, not the expensive ones from the old civilization. It was just a medium quality cigarette from the Purple Moon era, but it was the kind that Su Yao often smoked.
Tang Ling had once followed Su Yao to Madame's Black Market and bought a lot of them, so he had gotten used to the smell.
Uncle Su Yao must have taken advantage of Madame's Black Market back in the day. Su Yao was not a rich man, and Tang Ling … Hmm, I guess I can't be a rich man either.
Thinking about the past, Tang Ling's lips curled into a nostalgic smile.
When the martial arts fanatic saw Tang Ling's smile, he was alarmed. The cigar in his hand became hot. "Why are you being so generous? What are you up to? "
"No, I'm just lamenting that I can't get used to the so-called high-class taste." Tang Ling was telling the truth.
The martial arts fanatic glanced at the cigarettes that Tang Ling took out. He turned around and asked softly, "You like this brand?"
"Is there a problem?" Tang Ling lit a cigarette for himself, and the familiar taste spread in his mouth. He exhaled a mouthful of smoke in comfort.
"No problem. Since we're done with the debt, let's talk business. I know you still owe me 110,000 True Capital coins, but you can take the things that you've mortgaged. "The martial arts fanatic finally calmed down.
"No, no, no." Tang Ling shook his head. "I'm here to pay you back. How can I not pay you back?"
"What do you mean?" The martial arts fanatic was stunned. He could not follow Tang Ling's thoughts.
Tang Ling held the cigarette in his mouth and smiled mysteriously at the martial arts fanatic. He then took another 5kg bottle of Sea God's Gift from his backpack on the floor.
"Ah! You … "The martial arts fanatic's face flushed red.
Tang Ling did not stop. He took another bottle of Sea God's Gift out from his backpack.
Swoosh! The martial arts fanatic stood up and pointed at Tang Ling, not knowing what to say.
However, Tang Ling had no intention of stopping. Thud! Thud! Thud! Another two bottles of Sea God's Gift were placed neatly on the table.
As a rank 5 Purple Moon Warrior, if the martial arts fanatic wanted to, even 50 rank 1 Purple Moon Warriors would not be able to move him, let alone stand on his own.
However, at that very moment, the martial arts fanatic staggered a few steps back. He only managed to straighten his body when he bumped into the counter.
"You … Aren't you afraid that I'll rob you?" The martial arts fanatic hissed through his clenched teeth.
He was not lying. He really did have the intention to rob Tang Ling! With his strength, Tang Ling would not even have a chance to resist.
"You won't." Tang Ling shook his head calmly as his hand caressed the neatly arranged bottles on the table. No wonder everyone loved to show off and invented all kinds of fancy ways to show off. Looking at the martial arts fanatic's reaction, Tang Ling finally understood how great it was to show off.
"What makes you think I won't?" The martial arts fanatic was greatly agitated. Even his words sounded like a bull's breath, let alone the luxurious cigar.
Nevertheless, it did not matter. After Tang Ling violently pulled off the cap and lit the cigar in a messy manner, the essence, aroma, and taste of the cigar had lost half of its essence.
"My feeling." Tang Ling was still immersed in the pleasure in his heart.
The martial arts fanatic was rendered speechless. He really could not find any words to refute Tang Ling's words.
As a matter of fact, Tang Ling was indeed acting on his feelings, but more than that, he was a martial arts fanatic. How could he rob a boss that made him owe more than 800,000 True Capital coins?
After spending a minute to calm himself down, the martial arts fanatic sat down beside Tang Ling and tried his best not to look at the four bottles of Sea God's Gift. He then put the cigar on the ashtray that he had made himself.
He was not in the mood to smoke the cigar, so he decided to let it go.
With that in mind, the martial arts fanatic said, "Let's talk business, shall we? What do you want? "
Since Tang Ling had shown his sincerity, the martial arts fanatic decided to be more direct.
"Let's go with 7,000 True Capital coins for these." Tang Ling pointed at the Sea God's Gift on the table.
"You're at a disadvantage." It was one thing to return the money with the Sea God's Gift, but the martial arts fanatic did not want to take advantage of Tang Ling.
It was partly because of the martial arts fanatic's character and partly because of something else.
"Let's not argue about this for now. Aren't we going to your secret armory to talk business? "Tang Ling did not want to waste time with the martial arts fanatic.
Given Tang Ling's intelligence, how could he not know that he was at a disadvantage? However, Tang Ling believed that the martial arts fanatic was kind to him. No matter how important the items were to him, they were nothing but trash in the eyes of the martial arts fanatic.
However, the martial arts fanatic still owed Tang Ling 870,000 True Capital coins.
If it were not for the debt, Tang Ling's hope of defeating the young man from the War Hall would be slim.
Speaking of which, it was a huge favor.
On top of that, Tang Ling had an inexplicable fondness for Chen Ning. He pitied the girl's plight.
In summary, even if he was at a disadvantage and it was not a small one, Tang Ling was willing to do it. He purposely used this method to repay the debt.
**
Tang Ling arrived at the armory again.
Tang Ling was still in awe. He could not escape a man's innate love for weapons.
The only difference was that the last time he came to the armory, it was Chen Ning who explained the weapons to him, but this time, it was the martial arts fanatic who accompanied him.
As for Chen Ning, Tang Ling did not see her at all.
It was not hard to guess that she must have absorbed enough of the Gift from the Sea God and was digesting it.
Common weapons were not worth Tang Ling's attention anymore.
The martial arts fanatic brought Tang Ling to the core storehouse.
"The best high-energy explosive gun you have. I want all your stock. "Tang Ling stated his first request without a second thought after he stepped into the storehouse.
Thinking about the uneasiness that the death mist brought, at least his friends on the Harvest must have powerful life-saving weapons.
Therefore, a single high-energy explosive gun was not enough to satisfy Tang Ling's needs.
The martial arts fanatic did not say anything else. He walked to a certain spot in the core storehouse and opened the safe that stored the high-energy explosive guns.
Unlike the last time when Chen Ning only opened one layer, the martial arts fanatic opened all three layers of the safe.
There were not many high-energy explosive guns in the safe. There were 10 on the first layer, two on the second, and one on the third.
"Do you want the common ones?" the martial arts fanatic asked Tang Ling after he opened the safe.
"I don't want the common ones." Tang Ling shook his head. He had brought a lot of resources with him this time and could be traded for a lot of money, so he would not be stingy in certain areas. Tang Ling was not interested in the kind of one-shot shotgun.
One thing worth noting was that the Sea God purposely gave half of the Gift to the martial arts fanatic out of gratitude and his fondness for Chen Ning.
However, the Sea God's Gift was not the main source of Tang Ling's income. He was using it to repay the favor and to make special feed for the Sunlight Nether Fish.
"Great. In that case, what you see in front of you is my entire stock of high-energy explosive guns. " The martial arts fanatic took one from the first layer and tossed it to Tang Ling. "This one can fire five shots consecutively. There are 10 of them.
"This one has 20 shots. You've bought one of them. Now, there are only two left.
"This one only has seven shots. But it's the most expensive one. " As he spoke, the martial arts fanatic passed the silver-glowing high-energy explosive gun on the highest shelf to Tang Ling. It was beautifully decorated like a work of art.
Tang Ling put down the five-shot version and took the high energy explosive gun that looked like a work of art.
"Seven shots? Is it a tribute to the Desert Eagle? Or is it because of the art? "Tang Ling was just joking.
"No! Seven shots is the upper limit. " The martial arts fanatic did not look like he was joking at all. "One more shot and it'll be useless."
"Mysterious Restriction?" Tang Ling's eyes shone brightly. In other words, this weapon was already very close to the limit of this world's weapons. Any more and it would be broken for no reason, just like the weapons of mass destruction in the old civilization. It was the best proof.
"Yes, Mysterious Restriction! The high-energy bullets it fires can hurt a Rank 3 Purple Moon Warrior, and it's the kind that causes real damage, not just a little cut. "Delight flashed over the martial fanatic's eyes. After all, he was the one who created and modified the weapon.
Tang Ling fiddled with the super energy explosive gun and loved it even more than before.
Indeed, a gun that could hurt a Rank 3 Purple Moon Warrior and not just any damage, it should not be called a high-energy gun in Tang Ling's mind. It should be called a superpower gun.
No wonder that lass Chen Ning said that she couldn't afford it.
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