Chapter 120: Purchasing Spells (Monthly Ticket Bonus)

The sky was pitch black.

Inside the outpost camp, spirit stone lamps emitted a brightness far stronger than torches, making the place as bright as day.

The Iron Bull Shield under Du En's feet shrank, spinning as it vanished into his sleeve; he stepped lightly onto the ground and continued straight ahead without pausing.

He had already scouted the situation of his patrol sector during the day and selected several practice spots on the perimeter to make preparations in other areas.

Thus, after returning, he went straight to the logistics department.

He walked straight and fast, as he had long since explored the general layout of the camp.

"The new guy who buries the corpses, what? You have spirit stones to patronize my logistics department?"

Unless it was something that couldn't be snatched, or was difficult to snatch in a short time, and required avoiding prying eyes.

It was originally a case of a Foundation Establishment mid-stage suppressing a Foundation Establishment early-stage, and he wasn't just an ordinary mid-stage, plus he was the person in charge of the logistics department and had embezzled quite a few good things, so there was no need to fear whatever cards Du En might be holding.

"Fine, you want to talk to me like that? Then, I announce, just now, the price of spells has gone up!"

"Let me see what you have first."

"Heh! Ignorant of the heights of heaven and the depths of the earth, do you really think this place is the same as inside and outside the city?"

"Stop dawdling!"

Zhao Jinlin subconsciously frowned, feeling a bit hesitant, but as his gaze shifted, he still raised his hand and struck a pose demanding spirit stones.

"I suppose so, it can be connected."

"Was the matter of the storage bag discovered? If that's really the case, then, He Bo must have tipped them off..."

"Of course there are many mid-grade ones, but they cost at least twenty-six mid-grade spirit stones; do you have that many spirit stones?"

However, Du En had no intention of stopping or turning around; he walked away with a steady gait, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached the edge of the field of vision, about to turn into the secluded area where his living quarters were.

Let's see how long you can keep up the act!

Zhao Jinlin sneered in response, just waiting for him to turn back to discuss the price, at which point he would insist on an apology and raise the price again.

"I see, then I won't buy it. Goodbye."

Zhao Jinlin couldn't help but speak up at this moment, feeling both annoyed and dissatisfied, yet also secretly pleased and sneering.

Therefore, Zhao Jinlin's attitude was quite casual; he stood with his arms crossed, waiting leisurely for an answer.

Of course, he couldn't attract attention right now, otherwise it would be hard to swallow the spoils alone, which was why he finally called out to stop Du En, putting on a show of appearing unlucky.

"Wait!"

Judging by the market price of mid-grade object-controlling arts, the selling price here was a full thirty percent higher.

He attempted to use this to confuse Du En, letting the other side smugly believe that he was a person who required no extra caution or vigilance.

His status within this outpost camp was currently basically the lowest, and he hadn't had any contact or conversation with other veteran patrol guards before.

"... Mid-grade?"

That third-rate trash He Bo—don't look at how he was in the same stage, but Zhao Jinlin felt he could take on five or six of him; their combat power was simply not on the same level!

Zhao Jinlin paused slightly, looking very surprised, sized Du En up, and then revealed a smile.

"Something is definitely wrong."

He actually probed into empty air!?

This situation made Zhao Jinlin involuntarily startle.

Du En therefore concluded that this guy had a problem, because he himself clearly appeared to be in a weak position, while the other party was in a quite strong position; if they really let this business go, it wouldn't matter, as according to the bandit style of these people, they would only resort to violent robbery later.

At this moment, Zhao Jinlin basically confirmed the situation, and upon hearing this, he replied as a matter of course: "Because supplies here are not easy to come by! So this is a normal market fluctuation; anyway, that's the price right now, just tell me if you want it or not!"

"What can be sold right now is on this list; as for the rest, the Camp Master is still auditing them, and only after they pass through there and can be put into storage will they appear on the sales list."

Du En didn't show a single change in expression, just saying that, which made Zhao Jinlin's casualness falter; he frowned slightly, took out a piece of paper, and spread it on the table.

"This Earth Cannon Art, is it a higher-level spell than the Earth Bullet Art?"

At the entrance of the logistics department, sitting behind a wooden table, the thin and tall Zhao Jinlin, who had a sharp-mouthed and monkey-cheeked appearance, spoke up as soon as he saw him from afar.

And it just so happened to be the only place that had it, with nowhere else to go.

If even this type of commodity was like this, one could imagine how much of a premium the other commodities must have!

"I want the mid-grade one."

Du En reached into his sleeve and took out the two bags of spirit stones he had prepared early on.

Each was filled with three thousand, and this purchase cost five thousand two hundred, so he needed to shuffle them.

No, he was prepared early on; he's actually quite sharp!

Thinking that he had just not been paying attention and had probed quite casually, Zhao Jinlin didn't feel any wariness or alarm, but instead sneered: "Kid, what do you mean by that?"

Hm?

Du En felt something was wrong.

Or rather, because he was assigned to be led by Yu Jian, he looked like there was no profit to be made, so others didn't pay him much attention at all; as long as he kept a low profile, he would be treated like air, at most receiving some disdainful, muttering gazes.

And the secret pleasure was, of course, that he had finally fully confirmed that Du En definitely had treasures on him; otherwise, he couldn't be so calm and composed, and he must have had great confidence to truly say he wouldn't buy it if he didn't want to!

"I'm only buying these two, and I'll pay with low-grade spirit stones."

Zhao Jinlin said this intentionally, wanting to probe further into his background.

"Why ask so much? Buy it if you want, get lost if you don't!"

Zhao Jinlin interrupted Du En's questioning because he suddenly realized that he seemed to have unknowingly fallen into the other party's rhythm.

"Spells?" Zhao Jinlin smacked his lips, observing closely in secret, and spoke casually, "I have them, but there are no low-grade goods."

A coincidence?

Seeing this situation, Zhao Jinlin complained and wanted to reach out to take it.

So Zhao Jinlin seemed a bit strange this time, actually taking the initiative to speak to him from afar...

"Why is the price so much higher?"

This wooden table's purpose is mainly just this.

"Money in one hand, goods in the other; isn't that the basic principle?"

Clearly, things like spells could be copied and sold, so theoretically there shouldn't be any issue with supply, yet Zhao Jinlin spoke as if it were perfectly natural.

"Fine... then, bring the spirit stones."

He didn't even need to scan with his divine sense to see the count, and at this moment, he wanted to get them all into his hands, treating it as the price!

However, Du En stepped back to avoid it.

"I want to buy spells."

He calmly stated his intention, having appropriately scaled it back to focus only on his main purpose.

Du En remained slightly cautious; without pausing, he continued to approach until he reached that wooden table.

As for that final sneer...

"This Fire Ignition Spell..."

The annoyance and dissatisfaction were naturally directed at Du En's attitude; for an old patrol guard like him, who was in charge of the logistics department and clearly a confidant of the camp master, to be met with such a resolute, stern, cold, and direct attitude, without the slightest bit of flattery or fawning, was simply a slap in his face!

Du En gave an irrelevant answer, focusing only on this.

However, Du En did not care; his gaze merely swept over the paper, quickly locking onto a suitable target.

Facing Zhao Jinlin's attempt at a forced sale, Du En directly pocketed the spirit stones he had just divided and turned to leave.

Du En had a hypothesis; keeping his expression calm on the surface, he turned and walked back again, engaging in a brief tug-of-war with Zhao Jinlin, who was intentionally feigning weakness to confuse him, and ultimately bought the two spells at the initial price of 5,200 low-grade spirit stones.

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