SEC Chapter 8 Money-Making Expert Duck Gigi
Chapter 8 Money-Making Expert Duck Gigi
Sure enough, the name of a magic academy is really useful! Lin Feng thought to himself.
He agreed, since he wasn't planning on going into the wilderness anytime soon anyway, and he would wait until he had finished condensing the Heart of Magic.
However, he was very curious about how these adventurers managed to live so "well" in the wild with just a few low elves.
After agreeing on a time, Lin Feng said goodbye to the vendor.
As for the adventurers behind them who were in a hurry, not one of them urged them on; the status of the magic academy is indeed high.
Lin Feng walked down the shopping street, holding the money bag in his hand. 7200 Locke Coins was no small amount. A Magic Fruit only cost 6000 Locke Coins, and a Cocoa Fruit was only worth 120 Locke Coins.
He strolled to West Street, where he remembered a cube-shaped being named Old York at the end of the street. He knew that completing a task there would reward him with a cube-shaped being of a different color, but he didn't know if such a being existed in reality.
Soon, Lin Feng spotted a vendor selling cocoa fruit, but there wasn't a single customer at his stall. He went over to check the price and found it was 125 Locke Coins!
This price is 5 Locke Coins more expensive than the cocoa fruit from the Faraway Merchant Guild!
He was somewhat shocked and asked, "Boss, are your cocoa beans made of gold or silver? Why are they so expensive?"
"Where did this kid come from? Get out of here! Don't you even know who I am? Everything I sell is based on quality!"
Looking at the vendor's proud demeanor, Lin Feng would have almost believed it if he hadn't noticed that these cocoa fruits were no different from those from the Faraway Merchant Guild.
"Bad service and high prices, no wonder nobody buys them."
"Hey, you little rascal!"
Seeing that the vendor was angry, Lin Feng quickly ran away.
The area around the shopping street is much more bustling than in the game, with shops selling not only various daily necessities but also some strange alchemical items.
Lin Feng soon spotted a broken fragment of a wish-power spirit at a stall in a corner.
Isn't this something you get by releasing Pollution Sprites? No, in reality, it should drop from killing Pollution Sprites, right?
Could it be that the nightmare has already begun its large-scale operation?
Lin Feng thought to himself. He walked up to the stall, casually picked up a piece of bone, and asked the owner, "Uncle, how much is this?"
"This is a fragment of a bone dragon, and I also... sigh, I'm really short of money, so I'll sell it to you cheaply for only 10000 Locke coins."
Lin Feng's lips twitched twice, then he picked up a slightly inferior apricot-yellow shell and asked, "What about this one?"
"Speaking of this seashell... if you really like it, I'll sell it to you for just 5000 Locke Coins."
The boss wasn't even a little embarrassed when he lied. Lin Feng silently applauded him in his heart. It was really hard for him to make up a story on the spot. It was a waste of his talent not to be a storyteller.
"That's a great story. Now, what about the blue fragment?"
Seeing that the child wasn't intimidated, the shopkeeper coughed twice, showing no sign of embarrassment, and said, "The origin of this thing is rather... complicated."
Seeing that the boss was still trying to make up a story, he realized that the boss had probably picked up the fragment somewhere, so he quickly interrupted him.
"Stop, stop, stop! So you're making money off this stall by making up stories, huh? One price, 1000 or not?"
As soon as Lin Feng uttered the number 1000, the boss immediately grabbed his hand and stuffed the fragments of wish power into his palm, afraid that he would change his mind.
"Deal! No take-backs allowed."
Holy crap, that was too hasty!
Lin Feng's expression froze; it was obvious that the price he quoted far exceeded the boss's bottom line.
However, the value of the Wish Power Fragment is probably more than 1000 Locke Coins, so he actually got a good deal.
"Hey handsome, aren't you going to look at some other items? I have some more here..."
Aside from the fragments of wish power, everything else at this stall was trash. Lin Feng didn't even bother to glance at it and simply pocketed the fragments and left.
Seeing how decisively Lin Feng left, the shopkeeper knew that the fragments he bought probably had a value he didn't know about. He secretly regretted his decision and decided to sell these strange and unusual items for a higher price in the future.
Lin Feng unknowingly wandered back to East Street. He casually bought 10 cocoa fruits at the Faraway Merchant Guild's stall, spending 1000 Locke Coins.
After wandering around for so long, it was almost noon. He planned to go back and check on the results of Duck Gigi and Qili Grass, and also give the four Qili Grasses some nourishment.
He was humming a little tune when he reached the riverbank and saw a boy about his age acting suspiciously, holding a high-end gulu ball and aiming it at the back of his duck's head.
"It's a legendary, rare shiny Pokémon! Let it be my first Pokémon!"
"Holy crap, NTR?"
Lin Feng had just heard the boy's murmur when the boy threw a Poké Ball at DuckJiji. Unfortunately, the Poké Ball hit DuckJiji's head but didn't react at all.
"quack?"
Duck Gigi felt a sharp pain on its head from the sudden attack. It picked up the "weapon" that had attacked it from the ground and quacked loudly and swore.
"How could this be? Why aren't my Poké Balls working at all? Did I buy a defective one from Annie's shop?"
The little boy was having a moment of existential crisis, completely unaware that the duck Gigi had an owner. With a heavy heart, he pulled out a second high-grade ball from his backpack and threw it at Gigi.
"I refuse to believe the second one is also faulty!"
Seeing that the boy not only showed no remorse but continued to attack it, DuckJiJi became displeased. After intercepting the projectiles thrown at it from the air, it prepared to teach this impolite boy a lesson...
"quack?"
When DuckGigi discovered that he was holding two fresh, high-grade Gulu balls that were radiating a purple glow, his eyes lit up. He didn't even care about the four Qili Grasses squeezing him out behind him and ran away with the money.
Lin Feng, who was not far away, took in the whole scene. He scratched his head and even gave a voiceover for Duck Gigi's escape.
"You're patting the road on the back!"
"Come back! Give me back my Gulu Ball!" The little boy finally realized something was wrong; this duck, Gigi, wasn't as friendly as his family had described.
With a sob in his voice, he chased after Yajiji.
"Ahem, this is just my usual behavior, please don't take it personally, Locke." Lin Feng was a little embarrassed, realizing that he probably wouldn't be able to take DuckJiji out for a while.
He walked to the spot where the crape myrtle was, where there were two sunflowers on the ground. He calculated that it had produced three sunflowers in just three hours that morning.
That means one flower per hour!
2400 Locke Coins per hour!
Lin Feng gasped, looking at the four beautiful grasses on the ground as if they were treasures, then grabbed them and stuffed them into a sack before running away.
This path to wealth can't be snatched away by other Locke players! Timid Qili Grass is rare, let alone four timid ones.
Lin Feng had just returned to Wuhei Alley when Yajiji appeared in his field of vision. The child who had been chasing after it had probably lost track of it.
He asked, "You didn't lead them to a dangerous place, did you?"
Duck Gigi fawned over him, handing him two premium gurgling balls, quacking twice.
Lin Feng cautiously looked around, and only put the Gulu Ball away when he saw that no one was paying attention. He nodded in satisfaction and said, "You really have a lot of trouble with me."
"quack?"
Duck Gigi didn't understand why Lin Feng would say something negative with a satisfied expression. Did he do a good job or a bad job?
Locke is really strange.
"Aunt Lorraine, I'm back!"
Aunt Lorraine had prepared a sumptuous feast. On the table were a plate of grilled fish, a plate of cold cocoa fruit salad, and a small bowl of leftover tusk pork soup from yesterday.
"Little Lin Feng is back? Where did you and Ya Jiji go to play? Huh? What's that burlap sack you're carrying?"
Aunt Lorraine asked, puzzled.
Lin Feng put down the sack and opened it. Four strange herbs jumped out of the sack one after another, and their long crying faces turned into satisfied smiles.
Lin Feng peered into the sack and saw that all 10 cocoa fruits had been eaten, but he didn't care. These cocoa fruits were originally intended for the exotic grass.
As for Duck Gigi, he plans to buy it a magic fruit as a reward.
Aunt Lorraine exclaimed upon seeing the four beautiful grasses on the ground, "Beautiful grasses! Four of them! Lin Feng, where did you get these? Aren't they dangerous?"
"Don't worry, Aunt Lorraine, these four succulents aren't aggressive anymore, and besides, we're here with me and DuckJiJi!"
Upon hearing Lin Feng mention him, DuckGigi proudly patted his chest.
"Gaga gaga! Gaga gaga! (With me here, nothing will go wrong)"