Magic Merchant Racial Anecdote

The memory ends.

A Lai looked at Ned standing in front of him, still exuding a 'golden light', and just thought hehe.

What happened next was nothing short of a chain of disasters.When he finally found Mr. Edward, who was evading the order, and forcibly executed the 'order', Ned couldn't get rid of it at all. He followed him wherever he went and went home.

Now think about it carefully, help, rewards, partners...these are all excuses, Ned is because of the hot pot smell on his body in the first place!

And—the rituals of the Dragon Clan are too casual.

"Alai?"

Why are you stunned again?Ned tried to perceive Alai's emotions again through the contract, but the connection he had just established disappeared like smoke, and Alai became the unpredictable Alai again.

"Ned, do you want to eat grilled fish? How much do you want to eat? Really, really want to eat?" Alai came back to his senses and asked tentatively.

Since the contract cannot be canceled for the time being, at least Ned must understand that he should support himself!understand?communicate?Nothing could make Alai ignore the fact that Ned had almost eaten up his savings.

Thinking of this, Alai couldn't help showing a 'gentle' smile to Ned.

"I don't really want to eat it... I'm just curious about the taste." Ned replied hesitantly, always feeling that Alai's smile made him panic.

"Actually, it's not impossible to eat grilled fish, but you also know that we don't have money, and if we don't have money, we don't have grilled fish, right?"

"Correct."

"So what's our goal in going to 'Monster Bazaar' this time?"

"Uh... make money?"

"That's right! I won't bother with you about what happened just now, but you have to promise to fix the door for me when you come back. Understand?"

"understand!"

"That's about the same. What's left is... Should you explain what's going on?" Alai looked around the courtyard and asked Ned.

Just in a daze, didn't notice.Now, if you look carefully, you can see all kinds of strange objects scattered everywhere in the yard that was as clean as new before going to bed last night.It looks like after he went to sleep, a dragon dug through all his collections non-stop all night.

"I want to find out if there are other things that can be sold besides scales. If... I mean, if we find a more suitable product, can I not sell my scales. Although they are used for nothing other than taking up space None, but I thought about it carefully, I mean..." Ned looked at Ah Lai hesitantly and said.

Alas, I knew it would be like this.After all, it is a part of him, so it would be awkward to sell it.

"It's not impossible. If there is a suitable one, I mean if! We will sell other products." Alai promised.

It was impossible to really sell Ned's scales.Alai looked around, scales, empty chocolate boxes, candies of various shapes, old kitchen utensils, and piles of magic items with unknown uses...

"Before then, let's look for it first."

This is a big project.

"I'll wash my face first, and you go to the kitchen to get some food. We'll see what we can sell after breakfast." Alai rolled up his sleeves and said to Ned with his arms akimbo.

"Ok!"

He didn't know whether it was because he heard about the breakfast, or because he didn't need to sell the scales, but Ned became happy when he saw it.

***

Thirty minutes later, Alai was fully dressed and stood in the courtyard again, and he and Alai started the long journey of looking for goods again.

"Let me see, what is that? The one that looks like an apple, is it an apple?" Alai asked, pointing to a large cardboard box in the upper left corner of the courtyard, where more than 10 dark purple apples were placed. , and a logo that looks like a twisted snake is printed on the surface.

"That's the witch's apple, it's delicious! But most races may not be able to eat it."

"Looking at the color, shouldn't it be poisonous?"

Ned—nods, nods.

next!

"What about this?"

Alai took out an old silver teapot the size of a palm from the scales, asked Ned, and lifted the lid to look inside. There were still some tea stains on the dirty teapot wall.

"That's the kettle I used to use often, and the water will be heated automatically when it's put in."

Ned took the teapot and said, he knocked on the body of the pot, poured some water into it, and the kettle began to heat up.

"This is barely qualified, but the new magic water bottle is already very cheap, so it probably won't be worth much. What about this one?" Alai asked again.

"That's the pea that gets hungry more and more."

"this?"

"The ordinary knife and fork I use to eat."

"this?"

"That is a kitchen knife that sucks blood, it's very useful for cutting meat."

"Maybe some monsters will be interested in this one, keep it for now, what about the one over there?"

"That's dried squid that will come to life when soaked in water."

"?"

……

1 hours later.

Alai was already exhausted and slumped on the chair, only Ned was still rummaging in the yard, bringing everything to Alai.

"Is this... a dried 'whitebait'? It's in that cave." Alai watched Ned dig out a big bag from a corner, which was full of translucent dried 'whitebait'.

"That's right, because half of the cave was blown away by me, and the 'silver fish' that floated up were all dried up. I just put them back in. These are the 'witness fish' of our ceremony."

As Ned said, he picked up the bag and shook it happily. A bitter smell wafted from the bag.

"I remember hearing someone say that the 'whitebait' in District 4 will be very bitter after drying, and some monsters especially like this bitter taste." A Lai recalled, and took out the magic instrument to search.

"Let me see, the super hard-to-catch miraculous 'silverfish' lives in the black rock caves in hot areas. Because the caves have no entrances, the texture is hard, and it is extremely difficult to obtain...the value is extremely high." Ned leaned over curiously, Staring at the screen and reading.

"Alai, isn't this quite valuable?"

"It should be, right? By the way... How long did it take you to dig the cave?" Ah Lai asked Ned.

"About 7 days? Fortunately, I brought a lot of food, otherwise I would have starved to death during the digging."

Did this guy dig for a week to eat 'whitebait'?Should it be him?But thanks to Tony, they have something to sell.

"Pack up everything, it's almost 10 o'clock, and it's time for us to go to the 'Monster Bazaar'."

***

The bone china teacup on the table was filled with hot water from the old kettle. Alai reached out and tapped the rim of the cup lightly, and a wooden gate quietly appeared in the courtyard.

"Before we set off, you have to promise me that you won't eat everywhere." Alai confirmed to Ned again before opening the door.

"What about grilled fish? You can only eat it once a year!" But obviously, Ned did not give up his ultimate goal of eating grilled fish.

"Then only buy grilled fish, but after we sell our products. Remember, we are here to make money, not to spend money." A Lai emphasized.

Ned stood at the same spot, nodded obediently, and decided to continue to follow the principle of "Ah, it's up to you" to the end.

***

Alai pulled open the 'door'. Outside the 'door' is a vast forest, the sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves to the ground, and the cool wind passes through the forest, shaking the treetops.

This is the "Monster Bazaar" that Ned has been thinking about, the annual grand celebration of the monsters in the six districts.

As far as the eye can see, all kinds of shops are noisy and scattered all over the forest, some are under the trees, some are on the trees, and more are hidden behind wooden doors that open on the tree trunks.

The space inside the tree door is staggered and superimposed. Maybe step on a wrong step, or open a door, and you will go to another place in the forest.

"Follow me closely, it's hard to find if you get lost here." Alai raised his head and instructed Ned, but found that Ned had already attracted his attention by the open shop next to him.

It was an open-air shop, opened under a tree with large pink petals fluttering. The stall owner was wearing a red and black fox mask, with wide sleeves rolled up, and was pouring slender dough into the boiling soup. .

The dough sank into the soup, scattered into wisps, and slowly floated up.

The stall owner shakes the noodles with long chopsticks, picks up the noodles and puts them in a large bowl, and then pours a spoonful of thick oily red sauce topping.The salty aroma is wrapped in heat and wafts away.

Ned involuntarily took two steps forward, but was grabbed by Alai.

"Ned! Take it easy, what about the one who agreed to sell first?" He knew that this kind of thing would definitely happen. There are such open-air stalls everywhere in the 'Monster Bazaar'. If you don't pay attention to your wallet, you will be eaten empty.

"Let's go, let's sell the 'whitebait' first, and buy grilled fish for you when we come back." Alai held Ned, and walked firmly towards the center of the forest according to the position shown on the magic instrument.But just two steps away, Alai was stumbled by a protruding tree root on the ground.

"Be careful." Ned quickly supported Alai.Over the past few days, he has fully realized how fragile Ah Lai really is.

"You are in charge of watching the road. I'll take you there, so hurry up." He changed the word "support" to "clamp" as he spoke, and lifted Alai up by the waist with his right hand.

"……Well"

Alai lowered his head, holding the magic instrument in his left hand, and his feet were clamped under Ned's armpit.He got used to it for a while, barely felt okay, and simply acquiesced to Ned's approach.

"Go straight ahead, see that tree with white flowers? Go there first, then turn left." Alai directed.

"Got it." Ned raised the corner of his mouth where Alai couldn't see, and strode forward.

After turning a few turns and opening at least 3 different doors, they stood at the door of a seafood specialty store. Seafood specialties unique to the region, and various special ingredients from other regions are also purchased.

"We have arrived."

Ned glanced at the signboard and gently put Alai down.Alai stamped his feet on the spot with some discomfort, glanced enviously at Ned who had been carrying him all the way but was not blushing or panting, and pushed open the door of the store in front of him.

***

Probably to preserve the goods, the temperature inside the store is obviously much lower than outside.A Lai looked around, the small shop was full of high and low wooden counters, and glass jars of different sizes were placed on the counter closest to him, but he did not see the clerk.

"Ding! Ding!"

Ah Lai tapped the calling bell at the door twice.

"Please wait a moment, I'll be here right away!" A very cute voice came from the depths of the shop, after a burst of 'dong dong dong' going downstairs.

In the dimness, the store manager of the lizard tribe, who was wearing a pink floral dress with a flick of his tail, came out warmly. His professional smile was inexplicably hideous under the dim light in the store.

"Hello, welcome to Yan Yan's Most Shang Seafood Restaurant, how can I help you?" the store manager greeted Alai and the others.

"Hello, I want to sell some 'whitebait' from District [-], do you know if your store accepts it?" Is it really okay for this store to do business like this?Don't think about turning on the lights?And why, the store manager, you are a green lizard, why do you have to wear pink?Alai swallowed the complaint forcefully, and asked politely.

"Could it be that you are talking about the super rare 'whitebait' produced in the caves of the fourth district?" The store manager clasped his hands on his chest and said exaggeratedly.

A Lai's heart moved. When talking about "whitebait", the tone of the manager's tone rose obviously. This is a good sign.He cleared his throat, followed by a somewhat exaggerated introduction.

"That's right, it's the 'silverfish' that is extremely hard to get, located in the depths of the cave that cannot be reached in the fourth district." Alai poked Ned and winked at him as he spoke.

'Quickly bring out the fish, this store is obviously very interested in 'whitebait'."

It's a pity that Ned's brain waves were obviously not on the same channel as Alai's. He stared at Alai's cramp-like eyes and frowned in distress.A Lai is really too fragile, first he almost fell, and then his eyes hurt again if he didn't pay attention.

"What's the matter Lai, are your eyes uncomfortable?" Ned asked with concern.

You shouldn't count on this guy's ability to understand, and if he walks alone on the street, he might sell himself.

"No, I want you to take out the 'whitebait'." Alai said with the corner of his mouth twitching.

"Oh, oh." Ned suddenly said, and took out a huge bag from his coat pocket.

Ah took a look at the shop manager who was all pink, and the other party's attention was obviously attracted by the bag, maybe this thing was more valuable than he imagined.

"Shop manager, do you want to inspect the goods? I worked so hard to get them from the fourth district." Alai carefully opened the bag with Ned's hands, and said to the store manager.It seemed that Ned had completely forgotten about the fact that these fish were picked up by Ned.

"Of course! Please wait a moment, I need to check the quality of these 'whitebait'." The store manager's expression also became serious. He took the bags and put them on the counter, and began to carefully check them one by one.

Lizards have a very sensitive sense of smell, and can instantly judge whether a product is good or bad.

A Lai leaned against the counter and looked at the display cabinets in the store. In addition to various seafood and seasonings, there were also some unimaginable things such as the mane of the fire unicorn and the skin of the salamander. What are the goods used for.

He leaned over to take a peek at the price of the fire unicorn's mane, it was 450 silver!I didn't expect this thing to be so valuable.At this time, I really hope that Ned is a fire unicorn, so that he can make a fortune just by collecting the 'hair' he falls off every day.

While Alai was looking around, Ned was uncharacteristically staring at the 'whitebait' in the store manager's hand. He was so entangled that he didn't want to sell all of them. At least one should be kept. Ah, the 'witness fish' of the buddies' ceremony.

"I've been waiting for a long time. The quality of these 'whitebait' is very good, and our shop is willing to buy them all." After a while, the store manager finally checked all the 'whitebait', and raised his head to Ah Lai.

"Cough, then I would trouble you to estimate the price." Alai cleared his throat and said.Here we come, here comes the main event, I don’t know how much it’s worth?

"There are 59 complete 'silverfish' in total. The unit price for one in our shop is 400 silver. The remaining seven are damaged. We can only buy them at half the price. Do you think it is okay?" the store manager said while taking them from under the counter A pink 'magic instrument' was produced and a price was marked on it.

"Is it 400 silver? Isn't it a little cheap? These 'whitebait' are hard to get, and these goods are not affected by time loss at all. There are also 500 silver in other stores. What do you think?" A Lai pointed The fish in the bag, the dried 'whitebait' is perfectly preserved because it has been staying in Nieder's space.

Thinking about it this way, Ned's space is really useful sometimes, maybe next time you can consider buying some things that need to be kept fresh for sale.

"500 silver is too expensive, 450 silver, how about the broken 300 silver?"

The store manager tried to keep the price down.

"480 silver, damaged 350 silver."

Since you are willing to raise the price, it proves that there is still room for improvement.

"450 silver, how about 350 silver for damage?"

"480 silver, 350 silver for damage, same price."

Alai persisted.

"Hmm... OK, deal!"

A Lai withdrew his hand contentedly, and signaled to the store manager that he could trade.

"--and many more!"

At this moment, Ned suddenly called out.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Alai turned his head and looked at Ned who suddenly spoke.

"Uh...I want to save one." Ned hesitated for a moment, and said to Ah Lai with his eyes shifting.

"My guest, do you want to change the content of the transaction?" Which of these two people has the final say?The store manager, who was about to settle the settlement, glanced back and forth between Ned and Alai, and asked directly.

"Please wait a moment." Alai said to the store manager.

"You can't eat this, what are you keeping?" Alai stretched out his hand and dragged Ned to the corner, asking suspiciously.

"Anyway, I want to keep one." Ned's face was stiff, and his ears were reddish. A Lai, who has no sense of ceremony, can't say that he wants to keep it as a souvenir.

All right, Ah took a look at Ned who suddenly became awkward. Anyway, the price has exceeded expectations.

"Then keep one intact, and sell all the others." Alai turned to the store manager and said.

"Okay, 58 complete 'whitebait', 7 damaged, a total of 30290 silver, do you accept cash? Cash This store only supports the common currency of the six districts." The store manager asked.

"No need, just put it in the 'Magic Instrument'." The cash in the sixth district is too heavy, and it is not as easy to use as magic currency. Ah Lai handed over his old magic instrument.

Speaking of which, this magic instrument was bought more than 10 years ago, the metal casing is worn out, and the text translation function can only translate a few common languages.Considering the future, it is better to go to the third district to buy a system to compare the price - the era of the "Magic Instrument" should also be over.