Chapter 70: Mysterious Mouse Old Man

Cheng Shuili plans to circle the retail investors outside, see if there's anything she needs, then go to the Wan Shou Trading House to compare prices before deciding where to purchase.

She thought, and also posted a line in the group chat.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: I'm at the Trading Station, can help purchase whatever you need.

【Xinxue Chuji】: Lao Da, you're so nice~

As soon as she said that, Cheng Shuili realized it was wrong. Her fingers danced on the keyboard, honestly adding another sentence.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Pay yourself.

【Xinxue Chuji】: Lao Da, how can your thirty‑six‑degree mouth say such cold words!

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: Lao Da, you're so great! Could you bring me a fruit? Any fruit is fine, just don't buy something too expensive, I only have 23 Game Coin.

【Xinxue Chuji】: Want me to lend you some? Just add ten Game Coin when you exchange, it's only a day's fee; the more you borrow, the more you earn.

Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai actually started to consider.

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: Let's wait for Lao Da to see what the fruit prices are.

【Wan Yi】: I lack nothing; just buy some rice.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Hmm.

Cheng Shuili closed the group chat, about to scan the retail investors as planned, when she heard an old man's voice nearby, apparently calling her.

"Little girl? The little girl standing at the Trading Station entrance? The little girl in a white outfit!"

"Little girl! Stop staring at your screen! Look at old man me!"

Cheng Shuili was still unsure, turned her head left and right, and the voice immediately said, "Stop looking, little girl, I'm talking to you. Old man me is here! Look down!"

Cheng Shuili lowered her head and finally noticed a tiny old man with a mouse head standing at her feet.

Clearly a hamster, Cheng Shuili wasn't sure of the exact breed; she guessed it might be a golden hamster.

Pretty cute.

Cheng Shuili crouched down and asked, "What's up?"

Shu Shu Lao Tou instantly brightened, squinting and smiling, then stroked his beard, took a deep breath, and exclaimed excitedly, "You have something good on you!"

"Sell it?"

Something good on you?

Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow; indeed she was carrying quite a few items.

As long as they're in the Abyssal Ring.

All her special tools are in the Abyssal Ring, as are the drops from those monsters, plus medicines.

Now that the mouse old man mentioned it, Cheng Shuili wasn't sure what he was after.

Shu Shu Lao Tou was excited, muttering to himself, "Sharp as a torch! Truly sharp as a torch! I haven't seen such quality in many years! Today I must buy this!"

He waited a while without a reply, then shouted, "Name your price!"

Cheng Shuili was genuinely startled; how could such a tiny mouse old man have such a loud voice? She'd never kept a hamster before, but guessed hamsters don't usually shout that loudly.

She shook her head, cleared the tangled thoughts, and asked politely,

"Sir, what is it that you want?"

"What's there to ask?" Shu Shu Lao Tou seemed irritated, pounding his cane hard on the ground, "What other good stuff do you have on you! Bring it out so I can see its quality! If it's decent, I'll take it all."

Shu Shu Lao Tou, fearing Cheng Shuili might leave, raised his hand and held up three fingers, "I'll give you this number!"

"Thirty Game Coin?"

That's way too little.

Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow; she guessed the old man was referring to the monster drops she carried.

"What thirty! This kind of thing can't be that cheap! My price is definitely the highest! In my life I've collected these, and I'm only missing one Oil‑Stained Monster Core! To think I found it on you today, I must buy it!"

"Three thousand Game Coin! That's my bottom price; if the orange is good, I can raise the price a bit more. Quickly show it to me!"

Three thousand?

Cheng Shuili silently clicked her tongue; had she met a collector? The old man certainly didn't seem short of money.

He wore a small vest, polished black leather shoes, and crisp suit trousers, looking just like the old gentlemen from some country in a past life.

Cheng Shuili took out the Oil‑Stained Monster Core.

Shu Shu Lao Tou's eyes lit up as if he'd seen a rare treasure, standing on tiptoe to get a closer look, his beard even trembling with excitement.

"Good! Good! Good!" Shu Shu Lao Tou said three "good"s in a row, rubbing his hands excitedly.

"I've seen this before, in a few old friends' hands. Little girl, yours is actually better than theirs! Where did you get it?"

Cheng Shuili didn't answer his question, just smiled faintly, "Sir, now, what's your offer?"

Shu Shu Lao Tou squinted, stroked his beard, pretended to ponder deeply for a moment, then extended five short fingers:

"Five thousand Game Coin! No one can outbid that!"

Cheng Shuili felt a stir in her heart; she didn't agree immediately, but feigned hesitation, "But this core is also very important to me… To be frank, sir, this is a family heirloom, this price…"

Cheng Shuili spoke seriously yet nonsensically, claiming the item wasn't a heirloom before, but now it is!

It will be passed down from her!

Shu Shu Lao Tou, hearing that, hurriedly waved his hand, "Oh dear, little girl, how about this: I'll add five hundred, five thousand five! If you're still not satisfied, I have other good things to trade!"

Cheng Shuili asked smoothly, "Oh? What else do you have?"

Shu Shu Lao Tou gave a mysterious smile, pulling a yellowed list from his vest pocket, densely filled with item names and descriptions.

He pointed to several lines, saying, "These are our family's assets, look, all premium brand‑new, just produced. If you're willing to trade, I'll throw in some extra ammo."

Cheng Shuili glanced at the list, which was packed with various models of firearms, body armor, grenades, C4, and the like…

It was the first time Cheng Shuili learned that this world also had firearms.

A warning bell rang loudly in her mind!

Everyone knows:

Beyond three steps, the gun is fast!

Within three steps, the gun is both accurate and fast.

Such a deadly weapon is practically essential for murder and loot, home invasion, and killing for profit.

Cheng Shuili felt fiery inside, yet her face remained calm; she took the yellowed list and smiled, saying, "Old sir, you have a fate with this thing."

"Fate?" Shu Shu Lao Tou stroked his beard, shook his head, and sighed, "I wait here at Jiao Yi Zhan all day just for this. If it's fate, then it's something I've forced upon myself."