There were always a few shops in the corner of the street. Usually, no one would see people patronizing them, but they were able to stay open.
The same was true for the pawnshop. Its location was not considered good, and it even needed to be specially searched for. The old door was half open, giving people a feeling that no one was allowed to enter.
Reina stood at the door and raised her head to look at the sign above. After confirming that it was here, she stepped in.
The threshold here was very high, and she needed to raise her leg to enter. The room was very quiet, and there was only a very high window. The window even had a few iron bars, and it looked very difficult to break from the outside.
There was no one inside, but there was something that looked like a bell, and there was a rope hanging down.
Reina pulled the bell rope, and it made an ear-piercing jingling sound. She didn't know if it was because the journey alone was a bit boring, but she felt that it was quite interesting to see the bell shake left and right for a long time.
However, at this moment, the door of the room in the window suddenly opened, and an old man with a fierce face appeared inside.
"Are you calling a dead person or a living person? Let go of that bell, before my ears are turned deaf by you! "
He cursed as soon as he appeared, which was very rare. Ordinary merchants would use honeyed words to entice people to buy their goods, or put on a posture that if you don't buy, you will suffer a loss.
Reina let go of her hand and said, "I want to exchange it for some money."
"Of course! Everyone says that, but they bring some junk here, and even shamelessly say how can it be so cheap. Heh, they really think that I collect junk here. "
The shop owner's mouth was like a poisonous snake, and every word he said made people feel uncomfortable. Reina frowned slightly. She took out a bag and placed it on the high window sill.
The other party grabbed it and put it on the table. He showed a reproachful look, as if he was blaming her for being slow.
He looked like the world owed him something, so he wanted to take revenge on the whole world.
Sometimes, Reina would feel that she was very lucky to be alone. If she had such a family member, she would definitely be very unhappy. Every day, she would have to face such an unpleasant face.
The bag was filled with things that Reina had collected during her journey. For example, she would sometimes receive some gifts from the demons and some interesting things that she thought were valuable from the defeated bandits.
For example, there was a musical instrument made of bone, an exquisite snail shell, a funnel-shaped woven fabric of unknown use, and some strangely shaped stones.
The old man thought that he had seen all kinds of strange guests, but she was the first person to take out such a thing.
He rolled his eyes and resisted the urge to curse. He picked up one of them and put on a strange device with lenses to observe it.
But after looking at them one by one, he pushed them away with a smile that was not at all friendly.
"Did you see a few noisy kids when you came here?"
He suddenly asked.
Reina showed a suspicious expression.
"Yes, I saw a few."
"Then give these broken things to them! Only a wimpy kid would buy your worthless toys! Quickly take them away, scram! "
He suddenly began to curse. He pushed the things to the window and planned to leave. Reina frowned. She did not like being scolded like this. At this time, she accidentally thought of something.
"Hey, old man, this, this is the most valuable thing I have. I guarantee that you won't be able to find a second thing like this in the whole world."
He saw her put a compass on the counter. The boss looked back and thought that it was some useless thing, but when he saw the old compass, he was stunned and his eyes gradually became clear.
"What is this?"
He pretended to not care. With a snort, he picked up the compass and looked at it.
He could not tell what it was from a glance, but he was sure that this thing was from a long time ago. An old thing would be worth a bit of money.
The boss's face became more and more strange. Reina was sure that he was very interested in this compass because his eyes had not looked at anything else.
He took out a strange item and tried all kinds of methods to identify it, but he still did not know what civilization it came from. He was not even sure what material it was made of. The only thing he knew was that this thing had a history of at least a thousand years or even longer.
"Where did you get this?"
The old man's words were less confident because he was not scolding anyone.
"This is my family heirloom."
"Heh, family heirloom. This word has appeared more often in my life than my name. Everyone has a family heirloom and they only want a high price. I'll tell you this miss, I am very interested in this thing of yours, but before I know its value, I will not give you a high price. "
When he said this, his eyes were still on the compass. Reina did not think that he would like this compass so much. Or was this compass really something valuable? She did not know how many times she had tried to destroy it but failed. After so many times of destruction, there was not a single scratch on it. Now that she thought about it, it was really great.
"Alright, I'll tell you the truth. This thing is not simple. I almost lost my life in a historical ruin."
Reina said with a serious face.
"Historical ruin? What historical ruin? "
More than twenty thousand miles away from here, in the territory of the Demon Race, it was a place that was once ruled by a race called the Dwarf Race.
"Dwarf Race. Yes, I have heard of this name before, but this does not mean that you are telling the truth."
The old man's heart beat faster. Reina could feel that the blood in his body was flowing faster.
"It's up to you to believe it or not. Anyway, I'm telling the truth. That place is more powerful than you think. I dare to bet that even the largest and most prosperous city in the world can't compare to that ruin. It's not made of gold, but it's more luxurious than gold." Reina's words were clear and logical. The other party was stunned again and again. Although this pawnshop owner had been doing business for many years, there were only a few people in the world who had rich adventure experiences like Reina.
She thought that the only person who had more experience than her was that dead man Horn. He had taught Reina a lesson not to trust humans so easily. Moreover, every swindler would act as if they were helping you when they were swindling you.
The old man shook his head. His face was full of surprise as he said, "I don't dare to believe your nonsense, but ….. this thing is really interesting. If it is a compass, then the direction it points to is not south or north. It is reasonable to say that it has no practical use. Perhaps it is already damaged, or perhaps it is just a part ….."
He began to belittle the compass, wanting to lower the price.
"Is that so? Then forget it. I don't plan to sell it to someone who doesn't know what it is. "
Just at this moment, Reina suddenly snatched it away. The other party did not react at all. When the other party turned to leave, he showed a regretful expression.
"Wait, I know. Three gold and seventy silver. This is the highest price I can offer."
The old man suddenly shouted.
Reina stood still.
"Four gold."
Hearing this, the old man frowned.
"Sure, but you have to add those things just now."
"That's fine."
Reina turned around without hesitation. She could not help but raise the corner of her mouth.
The old man showed an expression of being taken advantage of and took out four gold coins. Reina casually took it and lightly pinched it with her fingernails. After confirming that it was genuine, she turned around and left the shop.
The shop owner immediately poked his head out. After seeing her leave, he immediately showed an excited expression. He held the compass in his hand and carefully placed it in a box. That box could prevent people from stealing it with magic.
"Idiot, this antique is worth at least a thousand gold. Hehehe ….."
At this moment, outside the shop, Reina smiled. It was as if she had found a shortcut to getting rich. In the next second, she took out that damned compass from her pocket.
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