Chapter 469 Money Speaks
The ck market was filled with a sense of mystery and disorder, and it seemed like it wasn''t
constrained by the legal authorities.
The moment Jonathan and the others entered the ce, mysterious and evil-looking salesmen quickly
approached them. A skinny man grinned at Jonathan and whipped out a magic gem. “My friend, this is
an incredible magic gem. Are you interested? It''ll only cost you one hundred.”
Jonathan was amused. “Just one hundred for your magic gem? Wouldn''t you be making a loss?”
The skinny man let out a dryugh and replied, “I don''t know the origin of this magic gem, so I''m simply
eager to sell it off. Do you want it, my friend? This is a golden opportunity. You won''t find a better deal
than this. The rest of the sellers here are going to want at least a thousand per magic gem, and theirs
are far more inferior.”
“Oh, I''m not interested!” Jonathan declined decisively. “After all, I don''t know magic. Why would I need
it?”
“You...” Disappointed, the skinny man shook his head and left.
“One hundred for a magic gem, yet you''re not tempted at all? What if it''s a real magic gem? That could
be a splendid deal!” Torrence uttered.
“It''s obviously a fake. Think about it. Would he give it up to us if it were real? There''s no free lunch in
this world. Quit trying to take advantage of others. Greed will get you scammed one day!” Jonathan
advised.
“Oh, please. Spare me the moral lesson.” Torrence rolled his eyes.
Jonathan chuckled. “I''m merely sharing the lessons I''ve learned in life lest you get conned.”
While Torrence ignored Jonathan, Yeverie couldn''t help chuckling.
Shortly after, another young seller approached them and asked, “Hey! I have a beautiful elf for sale
here. I''ll give it to you at a discount—just one hundred! Are you keen?”
The second seller looked as evil as the first one.
“How beautiful is the elf?” Jonathan immediately smiled.
That young man became excited at once. “Elves are all well-loved by the Heavens! Naturally, they''re
enchanting.”
“s, I wish I could get one! Your price is reasonable, but it''s a pity that my wife is with me, and I can''t
do such a thing in front of her!” Jonathan responded in a helpless tone while wrapping his arm around
Yeverie''s shoulders.
That young man''s face fell in disappointment.
Seeing that, Jonathan pointed at Torrence and added, “Having said that, this guy here is single. You
can sell your elf to him.”
Thetter was instantly rendered speechless.
Without further ado, that young man approached Torrence enthusiastically, but thetter firmly rejected
the offer. In the end, that young man could only leave helplessly.
Somewhat annoyed at Jonathan, Torrence urged, “We should be keeping a low profile, no? Why are
you bringing so much attention to us? If you keep this up, Theos will locate us in no time.”
“Don''t you know that even if we were to stay quiet, Theos would still find us?”
“What''s your n, then?”
“Follow me, and you''ll soon find out.” Suddenly, Jonathan pointed at a tent on the left. “Hey, look! Isn''t
that a pop shop?”
“What''s a pop shop?” Confused, Torrence followed the man''s line of sight. “That''s called a pawnshop!”
“Jeez, aren''t those two words synonymous? You''re so dumb!” With that, Jonathan walked toward the
pawnshop.
The ce was filled with all kinds ofnterns, so it was rather bright inside.
Its owner was a scrawny man in his forties, dressed in a long ck robe, and had a calctor in his
hand.
Upon entering the pawnshop, Jonathan ced a magic gem on the counter and queried, “Sir, how
much do you think this is worth?”
The shop owner took an indifferent glimpse at Jonathan before picking up the magic gem. Immediately
after, his expression changed faintly. “Three thousand!”
Jonathan was a little taken aback. This magic gem is unquestionably top-notch! Indeed, how could Mr.
Moose''s stuff be inferior?
Knowing that the magic gem was valuable, he smiled faintly. “Looks like you''re not being sincere in this
deal, huh? It''s all right. I''m not pawning it anymore.”
A sheepish look appeared on the shop owner''s face, and he quickly responded, “Ah, seems like you
know your magic gems! All right. I''ll be straight with you, then. Your magic gem is excellent. The
highest I can go is eight thousand.”
“Ten thousand at the minimum! Otherwise, no deal!” Jonathan countered.
“Sure!” the shop owner epted the offer unhesitatingly.
D*mn it! Jonathan grimaced. This is the worst feeling one can get during a haggle. It seems like I
underpriced the magic gem. What a shame! Despite his thoughts, he didn''t bother to dwell on it and
looked back at Torrence instead. “Is ten thousand enough for us to spend?”
Thetter rolled his eyes. “Ten thousand canst a family three centuries.”
As such, Jonathan said to the shop owner, “Okay, you got yourself a deal. However, I also need you to
find three sets of clothes for the three of us. It must fit us. Will that be okay?”
“Certainly!” the shop owner answered without the slightest hesitation.
“No new clothes, though.”
“Got it!”
The trio spent around half an hour in the pawnshop to get everything sorted out.
Subsequently, Jonathan left the pawnshop contentedly with ten thousand and three sets of clothes.
“Now that we have the clothes, let''s get out of this ck market as soon as possible. I''m worried
someone is already onto us,” Torrence voiced.
“I doubt it. Thiswless ce is filled with people from all walks of life. With all these weirdos around,
we won''t be spotted as long as we don''t stick out like a sore thumb,” Jonathan said.
“Even so, we should leave this ce. The earlier, the better.”
“Calm down. I still have something to do here.”
That intrigued Yeverie and Torrence. Thetter asked, “What is it?”
“You need to buy yourself a fine sword!” Jonathan replied.
Torrence froze momentarily. “That''s true.”
“All right, then. You go ahead. I have something else to do.” Jonathan then gave Torrence the storage
ring with money in it.
“Why aren''t we sticking together?” Thetter was perplexed.
“Aren''t you worried about being spotted? If we split up, it''ll be harder for Theos to track us down.”
Jonathan chuckled.
Understanding dawned on Torrence. “Okay, then.”
Before Jonathan left with Yeverie, he withdrew around fifty from the storage ring, then bade Torrence a
temporary farewell.
Both parties agreed to meet outside the ck market afterward.
Right after the three split up, Jonathan and Yeverie continued forward and arrived in front of a clothes
shop. He looked at the chubby female shop owner and inquired, “Ma''am, may I get some information
from you?”
“If you aren''t buying clothes, buzz off! I don''t have the time to entertain you!” That chubby woman was
irked.
In response, Jonathanughed and ced a handful of money on the counter. “Would you like to
reconsider?”
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The woman''s eyes lit up at the sight of the money, and she grabbed them right away. “What information
do you want? I''ll tell you whatever I know.”
“Well, I''d like to know if there''s an informant around this area. I have things I want to look into.”
The woman heaved a sigh of relief and answered, “Oh, I see. If that''s the case, you''vee to the
right ce! Let''s go. Since you''ve given me so much money, I''ll personally lead you there. Otherwise,
you definitely won''t find the ce!”
“Thank you so much!” Jonathan shed a smile.
Soon, the female shop owner, Jonathan, and Yeverie arrived in an alley-like area. There were tents in
there as well, but the ce gave off an eerie and sinister vibe.
The shop owner led the couple to one of the huge ck tents. “This is it. As long as you have money,
you can get whatever information you need.”
After Jonathan thanked her for the second time, she turned to leave.
Meanwhile, the door to that ck tent was left open, revealing two listless-looking employees sitting
before the counter. Behind them were countless stacks of files and folders.
The moment Jonathan and Yeverie entered the tent, the employees perked up. One of them, who was
known as Thirteen, spoke up. “Wee! Have a seat. What would you guys like to know?”
“Sorry, I can''t tell you what I want to know. But I have something special.” Jonathan whipped out hisst
magic gem smilingly. “This is my humble gift for your boss. I hope you two can lead me to meet your
boss in person.”
Thirteen took the magic gem and inspected it carefully, his countenance immediately changing. He
ordered his colleague, “Serve our esteemed guests some coffee!” After a pause, he said to the couple,
“I''ll inform my master right away. Please wait here.”
“Sure!” Jonathan beamed, and Thirteen left briskly.
While the duo waited, the other employee served them a pot of hot coffee.
Yeverie couldn''t help feeling curious. What is Mr. Lawson trying to do? This magic gem is precious, no?
Why is he giving it away so casually?
Still, although her curiosity was piqued, there were outsiders around now, so she didn''t question
Jonathan on the spot.
A whileter, Thirteen returned and said, “Hello. This way, please.”
The couple rose to their feet and followed Thirteen into another tent.
As they moved forward, they noticed that multiple tents had been connected, forming what seemed like
a massive residence.
Along the way, they also saw all sorts of luxurious items being disyed.
At the same time, the floor wasid with fluffy gold thread carpet.
Promptly, Jonathan and Yeverie arrived in a bedroom with dim lighting.
As soon as they entered, a ck divider in the middle came into their view.
“Dear guests, my master is behind this divider. Please pardon us, but this is how my master sees his
clients,” Thirteen stated.