Chapter 19

"Can I try it?"

Hua Yao pointed at the sharp dagger and asked softly.

Although she didn't believe the claim of cutting iron like mud, trying it wouldn't hurt; as long as the dagger's sharpness was indeed good, she would still buy it.

"Of course, there's a stone right by the road; you can use it to test the sharpness."

Su Hao smiled and nodded, picking up the sharp dagger and handing it to Hua Yao.

True gold fears no fire; his sharp dagger is no mere showpiece, so naturally he isn't afraid of others testing it.

Seeing Su Hao's confident appearance, Hua Yao couldn't help but feel a hint of suspicion.

Could it be that this sharp dagger actually has something extraordinary about it?

With a curious heart, Hua Yao stretched out her tender little hand and took the sharp dagger Su Hao handed over.

For Su Hao, who is 1.8 meters tall, a half-meter-long sharp dagger is indeed a dagger, but in the hands of Hua Yao, a flower sprite under one meter tall, it looks like a long sword.

Her right hand hung down, the blade tip almost touching the ground.

She held the sharp dagger, turned to the stone nearby, raised her right hand, and chopped down fiercely.

With only a "pfft" sound, she felt no resistance whatsoever, and the basketball-sized stone was cleaved in half by a single stroke.

The cut was unusually smooth, with not a single burr; after a little polishing, it could even be used as a mirror.

"This, this, how sharp!!"

Seeing the neat cut on the stone, Hua Yao couldn't help but exclaim, her words somewhat incoherent.

No, you're for real—this actually cuts iron like mud!

Being able to so easily cut a stone, slicing through steel is no problem.

If we had this weapon in hand, killing goblins would be a one-stroke affair, wouldn't it?

Thinking this, Hua Yao's gaze at the sharp dagger turned fiery.

Immediately she realized it was bad, hastily covered her mouth, walked to Su Hao's stall, wanting to take the dagger back before anyone noticed.

But that was obviously impossible; Hua Yao's earlier exclamation wasn't small and had already drawn the attention of the surrounding crowd.

After hearing Hua Yao's exclamation, the people around all cast curious glances.

They looked at the neatly cut stone by the road, then at the sharp dagger in Hua Yao's hand; their gazes instantly shifted from curiosity to shock, and they hurriedly gathered around Su Hao's stall.

"Holy shit?! Such a smooth cut—what kind of sharpness would it take to do that? This couldn't be a supernatural weapon, could it?!"

"Even if it's not a supernatural weapon, it's surely not something Earth technology could produce; if I had this dagger, I'd be walking sideways in the Dark Forest!"

"Holy crap! What is this, a healing potion? A potion that can quickly heal most injuries? And damn, ten bottles!"

"This lethal poison dagger isn't simple either; if it really can seal the throat upon seeing blood, easily killing an adult, its effect is hardly inferior to that of the sharp dagger!"

"If? I think you can drop the 'if'; the description on the sharp dagger says it cuts iron like mud, and the fact isn't already proven—it really is cutting iron like mud, not exaggerated at all!"

"Exactly, boss, this guy actually dares to question you—that's disrespect; don't sell him anything."

"Boss, don't listen to his nonsense; I'll definitely believe what you say."

"Boss, how should we trade these? Give me a price."

As soon as those words were spoken, the scene fell silent instantly, and everyone stared intently at Su Hao.

As long as they had what Su Hao needed on them, they would unhesitatingly hand it over to trade for the sharp dagger or the lethal poison dagger.

In this apocalypse where strangeness has descended, having a powerful weapon undoubtedly greatly increases the chances of survival.

With such a strong weapon in hand, they can reach more places in the Dark Forest and obtain more supplies.

In the near future, perhaps they'll find the items to become supernatural beings and become powerful supernatural beings!

Just thinking of that scene, their gazes became even more fervent.

As for the idea of rushing forward and directly seizing it, they didn't even dare to think about it.

How could someone who can produce two powerful weapons and ten bottles of healing potion be weak?

Perhaps he's actually a supernatural being with supernatural power!

Even if he isn't a supernatural being, his armor that looks unusually sturdy and the long blade at his waist covered in serrations aren't easy to provoke.

Knowing the enemy can't be defeated, yet still wanting to seize them—isn't that just courting death?

But among these people, one person's thought is rather different.

Ye Xiu stood behind the crowd, walked to that stone Hua Yao had casually cut in half, squatted down beside it, lightly traced his finger over the cut, and a hint of greed appeared in his eyes.

"Really sharp—even some supernatural weapons don't have this level of sharpness!"

As a supernatural being, Ye Xiu's vision is higher than others', and he understands the value of this dagger even better.

Through the gaps in the crowd, he looked at the other items on Su Hao's stall, his gaze growing ever more greedy.

This trade fair really came at the right time; I didn't expect such a big fish to appear here—if this deal goes through, at least it'll save me a week or two of struggle!

I originally thought my gains were already enough, but I didn't expect this guy's luck to be just as good; in just over two days he's acquired so many items, however—

"These things will all be mine right away!"

Ye Xiu whispered softly, then moved to the upwind position, quietly took a green pill from his bosom, and crushed it without leaving a trace.

An invisible, colorless gas drifted out from the broken pill, spreading with the air flow in all directions, inhaled by the people at the trade fair.

Then he nonchalantly returned to his own stall, opened the communicator on his wrist, and sent a message to a person named Ma Tao—

【Big fish, plan moved up!】

At the same time.

In a dense forest three to five kilometers from the flower sprite tribe, a man clad in a gray cloak, his face sinister, upon receiving Ye Xiu's message, his eyes flickered slightly as he revealed a cruel smile.

"A big fish? Even better!"

*Clang clang clang—! *

He shook the bell in his hand, and more than fifty goblins emerged from waist-high weeds.

Among these goblins, there was also a giant goblin that stood 2.5 meters tall, wore heavy armor, and wielded a giant axe.

Just the aura emanating from him was enough to know that he was absolutely incomparable to an ordinary goblin!

Afterward, Ma Tao stood behind the giant goblin, and with the protection of over fifty goblins, he marched mightily toward the Flower Sprite Tribe.

No one else at the trade fair knew about these matters, including Su Hao.

At that moment, he smiled faintly and answered the questions of the people around him.

"I want to exchange sharp daggers and deadly poison daggers for extraordinary materials or shelter blueprints, healing potions; you can trade with basic resources, preferably having charcoal and energy crystals."