For Fangzheng, it was just a chance encounter on the road, so he didn't take it to heart. After taking a breather outside for a while, Fangzheng returned to the Chamber of Commerce and saw Lamu and Rehm running over with a bunch of things in their arms.
"Have you chosen what you want to buy?"
"Yes? Lord Fangzheng, I think this is more suitable for Miss Huihui. This is better for little sister Meiyin.... "
As they spoke, the two of them pointed at the things and introduced them to Fangzheng. Fangzheng nodded as he listened. Although the two sisters hadn't been in the castle for a long time, they were familiar with almost everyone in the castle. So far, they seemed to be getting along quite well with each other.
"Okay, since you think there's no problem, then it's settled."
After saying that, Fangzheng snapped his fingers and signaled the shop assistant to come over.
"Please sort these things into different categories.... Hmm, how much is it?"
"Erm, erm.... Dear customer."
However, the shop assistant was a little hesitant in the face of Fangzheng's question, but after a moment, he smiled.
"Actually, actually.... you've hit the jackpot!"
As he spoke, the shop assistant raised his hand and clapped hard. Looking at this scene, Fangzheng, Lamu and Rehm looked at each other in dismay.
"Jackpot?"
"Yes, you're actually the first customer of this shop since it opened, so everything you buy today is 50% off."
"Oh, interesting."
Fangzheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. This was the first time he experienced a discount sale in a different world. But why was this method so old-fashioned? It felt like a scam.
"So you're saying all these things are 50% off?"
Fangzheng pointed to the things in Lamu and Rehm's hands. Although they were only small items, there were quite a lot of them because everyone in the castle had one. Moreover, many of the items were quite expensive. If Lahm and Rem hadn't seen with their own eyes how Fangzheng had just extorted a large sum of money from Luganica, they wouldn't have dared to spend it so recklessly.
"Yes, yes …"
"Very well, then let's buy more. It's 50% off anyway.... Ram, Rem, if there's anything else you like, feel free to buy it!"
"Yes, Lord Fangzheng!"
Ignoring the pale face of the shop assistant, Lahm and Rem immediately ran to the counter and started picking again. Previously, they had their eyes on many expensive gifts, but because they were worried that the prices would be too high, they chose relatively cheaper alternatives. But now that they said they would give a 50% discount, what else was there to say?
Buy, buy, buy!
From this point of view, the two sisters' ghost race bloodline was genuine.
When Lahm and Liam returned to the counter with the goods in their arms, the clerk's face was pale and he was foaming at the mouth, but he forced himself to smile and settle the bill for them. It was not easy being in the service industry.
"And, and this, please accept it …"
Just as Fangzheng stored everything in his inventory and was about to leave with the two sisters, the staff respectfully presented a badge to Fangzheng.
"What's this?"
"This is proof of being a VIP. With this badge, you will receive a 50% discount on any purchase in any Hexing Chamber of Commerce."
"Huh? There's such a good thing? "
Fangzheng took the badge and gave the staff a meaningful look. Previously, Fangzheng did not particularly care about it. After all, although it was a 50% discount, it was a one-time deal. But this badge was different. It meant that Fangzheng could enjoy an indefinite 50% discount.... For a Chamber of Commerce, this was a losing deal.
"Alright, I'll accept it."
Fangzheng carefully looked at the badge in his hand. After confirming that there was no strange magic or curse attached to it, he happily accepted it. He did not care if the other party had any tricks up their sleeves. He would be a fool not to take advantage of an opportunity. The other party had delivered themselves to his doorstep. Even if it was a sugar-coated bullet, wouldn't it be fine as long as they ate the sugar-coated bullet and shot it back?
Don't underestimate the shamelessness of the planner.
"Then, let's go eat."
After shopping to his heart's content, Fangzheng took Lahm and Rehm to lunch. It was already noon, and the streets were filled with people. The three of them strolled leisurely on the street, looking at the scenery around them while discussing what they wanted to eat.
"How's that?"
"I think it's good, sister."
"Rehm, try this...."
"Lord Fangzheng, please have a taste."
"Hmm.... It's not bad. It's quite interesting. What's this?"
"Pigman's meat."
".... Hmm? What's that? "
While the three of them were eating, a petite figure suddenly rushed out from the crowd and bumped into Fangzheng.
"Ah."
"Sorry."
Looking at the person who bumped into him, Fangzheng took a step back.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Hearing Fangzheng's question, the person in front of him raised her head. It was a young girl who looked around 12 or 13 years old. She had blonde hair and bright red eyes. She rubbed her nose and waved her hand with a smile.
"I'm fine, I just bumped into you. I'm sorry, brother."
"Oh, that's good."
Hearing the blonde girl's answer, Fangzheng nodded.
"Then, give me back the wallet you took from me just now."
"Huh?"
Lahm and Rehm were taken aback, while the blonde girl's expression changed slightly. She turned around and wanted to run, but Fangzheng grabbed her by the collar.
"Alright, I'm not going to pursue the matter, but it's not good to steal from others."
"Let go of me, let go of me! Help, someone's trying to rob me! "
Based on the blonde girl's experience, if she screamed this loudly, the people around her would definitely surround her and give her an opportunity to take advantage of. But what she didn't expect was that even though she screamed, the passersby didn't seem to notice her at all as though she didn't exist at all.
"Alright, just surrender obediently. Playing tricks won't do you any good."
"Argh …"
Hearing until here, the blonde girl seemed to have given up struggling. Fangzheng also released his grip and placed her on the ground. But the moment Fangzheng released his grip, the blonde girl's body suddenly flashed in a green radiance. Then, she leaped and tried to escape, but …
"Huh? Huh? Huh?! "
Looking at her body that seemed to be fixed in the air, the blonde girl widened her eyes in shock. She tried to move her body, but it was as though her body didn't belong to her and she couldn't move at all.
At this moment, Lahm and Rehm surrounded the blonde girl.
"You dare to steal something from Sir Fangzheng? What an arrogant thief!"
Lahm stared coldly at the blonde girl. Then, she extended her arm and a green wind formed in her hand and turned into a sharp, spinning wind blade.
"Do you want to destroy her? Sister? "
As he spoke, Rem produced a morningstar — wait, where the hell did you hide this thing?
"Wait, wait!"
The blonde girl's expression finally changed when she saw the meteor hammer that was bigger than her head. If this thing hit her, her head would instantly burst like a watermelon!
"I'll give it back to you. I'll give it back to you, alright?!"
"Alright, stop scaring her."
Seeing that the blonde girl finally gave in, Fangzheng snapped his fingers. Shortly after, the restricted time around the blonde girl began to flow again and she landed on the ground. This time, she didn't plan to escape. Instead, she stretched her limbs and after confirming that she was fine, she heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she took out a purse from her pocket and tossed it to Fangzheng.
"I'll give it back to you. There won't be a problem now, right?"
"Hmm, you're a good girl."
Fangzheng caught the purse and put it back into his clothes.
"That's why I said that you should look at the person before you find your target. If you kick an iron plate, it won't end well for you."
"So what should we do next? Sir Fangzheng? Should I send her to the guards? "
Lahm stared coldly at the blonde girl. It was apparent that he had no intention of letting her go. Upon hearing Lahm's question, the blonde girl's expression changed instantly.
"Hey, wait. Didn't you say that I'll just return your purse?! I don't want to go to jail! "
If it were someone else, the blonde girl would have run away without saying a word. But after the fight just now, the blonde girl understood that she was no match for the man in front of her. If she turned around and tried to run, she might be pinned to the ground like before. So, she had no other choice but to beg for mercy.
"Hmm … It's really pitiful to be arrested and sent to jail at this age, but stealing is still punishable. By the way."
Speaking of this, Fangzheng seemed to have thought of something and clapped his hands.
"You're a thief, so you should be very familiar with this city, right?"
"Of course!"
Upon hearing Fangzheng's question, the blonde girl proudly puffed out her almost non-existent chest.
"Other than the palace, I've been everywhere else!"
"Well, you can be our tour guide."
"Tour guide ….?"
The blonde girl was taken aback.
"What's that?"
As you can see, we've just arrived at King's City, so we're not familiar with this place yet. Since you're a local and a thief, you should be very familiar with the situation in this city, right? Just show us around the city. As for the reward... how about one gold coin? "
"Hmm …."
At first, the blonde girl wanted to refuse when she heard Fangzheng's words, but when she heard Fangzheng mention the reward, the blonde girl fell into deep thought.
"Then, where do you want to go?"
"A famous place, a beautiful place, or an interesting place. Of course, I'm not asking you to take us to some secret or dangerous place. I just want to tour the city. It would be better if you can recommend some shops with local food."
"No problem!"
Hearing until here, the blonde girl revealed a smile and patted her chest.
"Leave it to me, bro. I'm quite familiar with this city!"
Just like that, the small storm came to an end. As for the blonde girl, she joined Fangzheng and company. She introduced herself as Firut, a child from the slums. Of course, she was also a thief.
As a thief, Firut was naturally very familiar with this city. She brought Fangzheng and the rest around the city and chattered about the things that happened in those places. Some were old stories, some were recent rumors. For example, a certain noble was beaten up somewhere in a certain street due to jealousy.... Everyone listened to it with great interest.
Just like that, Fangzheng spent a pleasant day with Rahm and Rem until the sun set.
"Lord Fangzheng, we should go back."
Lahm glanced at his pocket watch and reminded her. Hearing her words, Firut seemed a little reluctant.
"Huh? We're going back? There are still many places I haven't introduced. "
Although Firut wasn't very willing at first, she soon found that she seemed to like this kind of life. After all, as a thief, she didn't have many friends in the slums. She only had her grandfather to rely on. Usually, she couldn't talk to others even if she had something to say, but today, she had a lot to say …. Naturally, she didn't want to stop here.
"Well, it's about time. Let's stop here. We'll talk again next time."
As he spoke, Fangzheng took out a gold coin and placed it in Firut's hand. Firut looked at the gold coin with a complicated expression.
"Bro …. Is this really okay?"
"Hmm? Is there a problem? "
"Because I only accompanied you around and chatted for a while, and you're giving me a gold coin? To be honest, even a silver coin is too much. "
"The value varies from person to person. Of course, since I said it's a gold coin, then it's a gold coin."
With that said, Fangzheng reached out his hand and patted Firut on the head.
"I think it's best if you don't become a thief anymore. Why don't you become a tour guide? I think you're very talented in this field. "
"But can you really make money bringing people around like this?"
Firut was still a little doubtful, but Fangzheng nodded.
"Of course. Maybe to you, this place is no different from your own back garden. But it's different for outsiders like us. Look, a first-timer in such a big city will definitely get lost if there's no one to lead the way. "
"That's true, but if you don't know the way, you can ask the guards."
"The guards will only point you in the right direction, but they won't lead you. Wouldn't it be terrible if they said or remembered wrongly?"
"That's true …."
Firut nodded. In fact, the people she usually succeeded were outsiders because they were stupid and didn't know the way, so they didn't know where to chase after Firut who stole their things. In the past, Firut only thought that these people were stupid, but she didn't expect there to be a business opportunity in this.
"Of course, credibility is also important, especially for someone like you. If a customer finds out that you're a thief, they'll more or less worry that you'll lead them into the gutter. So it might be a little difficult to gain the customer's trust in the beginning, but if you can persist, you should have a stable income. In any case, it's better than being a thief. "
"Hmm … Hmm … You've got a point …"
Firut actually didn't want to be a thief. There was nothing good about this profession. She would be chased, beaten, and caught. It was just that a child from the slums like her couldn't find a suitable job. But Fangzheng's suggestion made her eyes light up. Bringing people around the city didn't require much effort. It was very simple for Firut, and she could even make money. More importantly, it wouldn't be as troublesome as being a thief. If she could really make a lot of money ….
"Okay, I'll give it a try!"
Thinking of this, Firut clenched the gold coins in her hand and nodded to Fangzheng.
"Thank you, bro."
"Hmm, but my suggestion is, if you want to be a tour guide, you'd better change into a clean set of clothes and tidy yourself up."
"Huh? Why? "
"Because you don't look like someone who does business with your current appearance."
Fangzheng pointed at Firut's revealing clothes.
"No honest person would dare to agree to a tour guide like you. In short, you have to make the other party feel at ease so that you can communicate with them."
"Hmm, alright."
Firut frowned and thought for a moment. Then, he nodded and turned to leave. At the same time, he turned around and waved at Fangzheng and the others.
"See you next time, bro!"
Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders as he watched Firut's back disappear. He then looked at Lahm and Rem.
"Alright, let's go back."
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