Chapter 401: Leone's Wish: The Little Devil's Wallet

A faint, colored halo lit up in his palm, a sphere of light like a soap bubble. "A Teigu User?"

Her fair, rounded, and shapely legs suddenly tensed, widening the distance between her and Fang Yi.

Leone looked on guard, watching the man who was all smiles and seemed to pose no threat at all.

The setting of the Diju Shijie was still in the Middle Ages, though due to the interference of transcendent materials, there were firearms and technology that did not fit the era.

But at the end of the day,

it was still a world dominated by ordinary people.

Being able to make light appear with bare hands was in the realm of the transcendent; aside from Teigu Users who controlled Teigu and Ministerial Tools, no one could do it.

Every Teigu User was an extremely dangerous existence.

Leone felt regret inside; she was a top-tier assassin of Night Raid, yet she hadn't noticed the abnormality of the person before her.

She had even gotten into such close contact with him; if Fang Yi had launched a sneak attack, she likely would have been severely injured or killed instantly.

Even though she was the wielder of the Teigu 【Lionelle】 and possessed extremely powerful regenerative abilities, she would definitely not survive if she were decapitated.

Fang Yi did not show much emotion at Leone's reaction, denying it: "I am not a Teigu User."

Although Teigu were powerful,

they required compatibility with the user's attributes.

Of the forty-eight Teigu in this world, he feared not a single one could be compatible with him.

Pop.

Under Leone's wary gaze, the soap-bubble-like halo shattered, revealing the item inside.

A palm-sized, soft leather wallet with fine, scale-like patterns.

And, it was the gold color she liked very much.

"Magic?"

Leone kept a two-meter distance, craning her neck to observe the wallet in Fang Yi's palm.

Judging by appearances alone, there was nothing special about it.

Fang Yi nodded and said, "You could understand it that way."

【Little Devil's Wallet】: A wallet that can continuously pour out gold coins; it will deduct a corresponding price based on the number of gold coins.

A contract wallet tanned from the skin of an Abyss little devil, housing the soul of a little devil holding a pair of scales; the holder can conduct monetary transactions with it.

In some supernatural worlds with Western backgrounds, little devils were frequent visitors.

They would deliberately discard wallets by the roadside, waiting for greedy people to trade.

As for this wallet,

Fang Yi had excised the little devil soul inside and turned it into something like a contract parchment.

The price Leone paid to exchange for gold coins would go directly into his pocket, not the little devil's.

"That really gave me a scare, no wonder you dared to barge into the Imperial Capital all by yourself!"

Leone said this, but in reality, she observed him carefully, and only after confirming that Fang Yi was indeed not a Teigu User did she relax slightly.

Outside the Imperial Capital, Danger Beasts weren't exactly everywhere, but as a traveling merchant who claimed to have been all over, one would always encounter them after traveling enough places.

Perhaps it was a means of self-defense.

As long as it wasn't a Teigu...

When a Teigu User released their Teigu ability, there would be a very specific fluctuation, which Leone had not sensed from Fang Yi.

The Foundation Stone of the Diju Shijie dictated that, aside from Teigu, no stronger transcendent power could be born.

Therefore, Leone had a blind confidence in Teigu.

Or rather, it wasn't just the blonde bombshell; this was the consensus of everyone.

Knowing that Fang Yi was not a Teigu User, even if he had many schemes and tricks, Leone still had enough confidence to retreat unscathed.

Leone put on a confident expression and laughed: "I say, don't try to fool me with a wallet; I've touched more wallets than you've ever seen, sister!"

This kind of street-performing magic trick might fool ordinary people.

She was a top-tier assassin of Night Raid, and she also moonlighted as... a con artist.

Leone walked over and reached out to take the wallet, but Fang Yi dodged.

"Sorry, customer, I am not a wish-granting machine, but a merchant."

Fang Yi maintained a polite smile and said, "If you want to buy the gold coin wallet, you need to pay an equivalent item."

"But I don't have any money!" Leone paused, then spread her hands.

Her money was all at the Night Raid base; she had just left the house today and run into Fang Yi, so she hadn't had a chance to open for business yet.

Besides, even if she had money, she didn't intend to pay.

She had been protecting Fang Yi, who was unarmed, had no calluses on his fingers, and looked pampered, all the way here, and she hadn't even collected a protection fee yet.

This wasn't her extorting him; if Leone had really watched Fang Yi wander aimlessly through the Imperial Capital without intervening, given the malice hidden in the Imperial Capital, Fang Yi would likely be in big trouble right now.

"Then use something to offer as collateral."

Fang Yi smiled, looking at Leone's Teigu belt.

Although his goal in coming to this world wasn't to collect Teigu, it would be better if he had one.

"What a lecherous merchant!"

Leone clearly misunderstood Fang Yi, showing a look of disgust, and said, "You wait, once I expose your tricks, I'm going to beat you up!"

She wasn't the type to be coy anyway,

and they were already at the edge of the Imperial Capital, where there were a few abandoned houses.

Leone quickly ducked into a house, and when she came back out, she was holding the black tight shorts she had just been wearing.

She had changed into a new pair of shorts and was wearing them.

"Here!"

The shorts still retained Leone's body heat; she handed them over, sneering inwardly: "Night Raid always values evidence. After I beat you up in a moment and loot your wallet, that will be the price for your lecherous gaze!"

Fang Yi looked at the shorts being held out by her fair, tender palm, but he did not reach out, his face full of speechlessness.

You really don't stand on ceremony.

Seeing this, Leone grew vigilant and said: "Don't push your luck; surely you don't want my intimate undergarments too?"

"Apologies, I have no interest in a guest's clothing."

The Teigu belt had already been hung on the new shorts.

Fang Yi shook his head helplessly and said: "Since you have agreed, then... the Contract is established."

He did not touch the black shorts, which carried her body heat and a faint fragrance,

but merely waved his hand lightly through the air.

The little devil's wallet floated up swayingly and landed on the back of Leone's right hand, imprinting the pattern of a gold coin.

"Is this also... magic?"

Leone was like a startled panther, nearly launching a counterattack against Fang Yi.

She only desisted after sensing no danger.

She raised her right hand, staring at the gold coin pattern with a deep frown, and reached out to wipe it, only to find it could not be wiped away at all.

"Now, as long as you are willing, gold coins can appear in your right hand."

Fang Yi explained: "However, just as I said, every gold coin requires a price to be paid."

"The little devil from the Abyss generally needs to absorb the holder's pain; for example, falling down, hitting a wall, or getting injured will all cause it to spit out gold coins."

"However, since you have made this deal with me, any item can be exchanged."

"Knowledge, lifespan, wisdom, strength, including the soul."

These understated words made Leone's expression grow increasingly unpleasant; she sensed an unusual aura.

Especially since Fang Yi's rhetoric was so categorical; he did not look like he was lying at all.

She feigned ease and said: "I believe you have been to many places; after all, even I admire your ability to deceive."

Subsequently,

Leone froze, because as she spoke, her left hand was unconsciously stroking the gold coin pattern on the back of her right hand.

Then... a crisp, familiar sound appeared in her ears.

It was the sound of metal coins, specifically gold coins, colliding with each other—crisp and wonderful.

She opened her right hand,

and two gold coins the size of fingernails lay quietly in her palm.

"Gold coins?!"

(End of chapter)