nycdaug Chapter 376: Expensive for a Reason
Chapter 376: Expensive for a Reason
Looking at the old man's series of actions and the words he said, Chen Xuan felt like he was struck by lightning.
What's going on, old man?
Do you want to call?
Soon, the bells began to shake and make a tinkling sound.
The old man put the bell next to his ear, and it seemed that some sound was transmitted to his ear through the bell, but no one present could hear it except him.
The old man looked thoughtful and then said to Lingling, "Help me find a man called the Brown Hair King."
On the side, Chen Xuan explained: "It's not a human, but a demon. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a rat demon."
When the old man heard this, he immediately showed dissatisfaction.
Because Chen Xuan was too specific. If he had just mentioned the Brown-haired King, then the scope of the investigation would have been much wider.
This brown-haired king could be a human, a demon, or even a stone or a tree.
The more information Tianji Pavilion provides, the higher the fee will be.
Now, Chen Xuan directly realized that the Brown-haired King was a demon, and a rat demon at that.
The scope of the investigation was suddenly reduced, and the charges for Chen Xuan were also reduced.
Chen Xuan didn't know about this and didn't know why the old man suddenly became unhappy.
At this time, the old man's apprentice, the young man who was guarding the door, came over with a teapot.
As soon as he saw the old man's dissatisfied expression, he immediately squeezed in front of him and whispered in his ear:
"Master, what are you doing? This is our first customer in three months! If you scare this customer away, our Tianji Pavilion Yecheng branch will be closed for a whole year!"
"According to the rules of the main pavilion, if we don't open for a year, it means that this city doesn't have the conditions to support a branch pavilion, and they will directly dismantle our branch pavilion!"
"By then, we, master and disciple, will become the laughing stock of the Tianji Pavilion!"
When he spoke, he was gritting his teeth, looking very disappointed in himself.
Because he deliberately used his true Qi to isolate himself, Chen Xuan and the others had no idea what the disciple and the master had said.
But it was visibly visible to the naked eye that the old man's eyes suddenly became clear.
His unhappy face immediately turned into a smiling one.
That smile was like a brothel madam welcoming a customer.
It is hard to imagine that a martial arts master can be so humble.
"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll have someone check for you right away."
The old man spoke to Lingling, basically asking the headquarters to quickly investigate a rat demon called the Brown Hair King.
After saying that, he smiled and poured tea for Chen Xuan, the Empress and the others.
"Dear guests, verifying your identity will take some time. Please wait a moment."
"Roughly how long will it take?"
Chen Xuan asked.
The old man immediately raised his index finger: "It won't take long, just a cup of tea!"
"So fast?"
Xue Jian was a little surprised.
"Of course. Our Tianji Pavilion possesses the most complete database in the entire Origin Continent. Even the Divine Court cannot compare to us. The Martial Emperors of the Divine Court, when they want to look up certain information, always come to our Tianji Pavilion!"
The old man patted his chest and suddenly spoke with a proud look on his face.
Even the people inside the Tianji Pavilion don’t know how mysterious and powerful it is.
But what we know is that no matter whether it is the Lord of the Divine Court, the ancestor of all monsters, or the Lord of the Sea, these strongest people in the Origin Continent all keep a certain distance from the Tianji Pavilion.
Presumably, that Pavilion Master is at least a super boss who is on par with the God Lord, Demon Lord, and Sea Lord!
A cup of tea passed quickly.
The bell soon began to tinkle, and the old man immediately put the bell to his ear. The bell vibrated, as if it was conveying some information to him.
But no one else could hear it except himself.
After half a cup of tea, the old man put down the bell and smiled at Chen Xuan.
"Sir, I have already found the Brown-Haired King you are looking for. However, we have a rule that you must give us the Source Stone first, and then we will give you the information."
Chen Xuan nodded, and without further ado, he asked directly, "How many source stones?"
The old man simply stretched out three fingers.
Chen Xuan asked in surprise: "Three low-grade source stones?"
If that's the case, then it's not expensive.
However, the old man shook his head.
Chen Xuan paused and thought that it was true. How could there be only three low-grade source stones? That was too worthless.
"Three mid-grade Originium, right?"
He chuckled and said that the price was not expensive and acceptable.
But the old man continued to shake his head.
Chen Xuan raised his eyebrows. It was neither a low-grade source stone nor a medium-grade source stone. Could it be a high-grade source stone?
"You don't want my three top-grade source stones, do you?" Chen Xuan asked tentatively.
The old man nodded, then added: "Three high-grade Origin Stones are just the inquiry fee. This is a mandatory fee. If you want to know the news, you need to pay thirty high-grade Origin Stones. This is not mandatory. If you pay, I will tell you the news you want to know. If you don't pay, you can just pay the inquiry fee."
Hearing this, everyone immediately looked at him.
Wow, at first I thought I only needed to hand in three high-quality source stones.
But what the hell, three top-grade Originium stones were only the inquiry fee!
And you have to pay this money.
If you don't hand it over, you will offend the Tianji Pavilion.
The consequences of offending the Tianji Pavilion are no different from offending the Divine Court.
Damn, no wonder this crappy place has no business, it's simply a robbery!
Chen Xuan's face darkened.
When the old man saw that Chen Xuan's face looked unwell, he was worried that the business would be lost. If that happened, this branch would really have to close down!
He immediately smiled and said, "Young man, believe me, these thirty high-grade Originium stones are definitely worth your money. You can even say you've made a killing. The rat demon called the Brown Haired King is connected to several important figures!"
Hearing this, Chen Xuan frowned slightly.
He didn't know whether the old man was fooling him.
If I get cheated, wouldn’t I suffer a huge loss?
But, what if they are not fooling me?
He thought of Ye Ya's expression at that time.
The origin of the brown-haired king must be complicated.
Moreover, Chen Xuan had a strong intuition that the flower-stealing rat demon would definitely not die!
Thinking of this, Chen Xuan directly took out a storage bag and took out a total of thirty-three top-grade source stones from the storage bag.
According to the rules of Tianji Pavilion, three stars are the inquiry fee and thirty stars are the information fee.
He didn't bargain or ask for a discount or anything like that, as he felt there was no need for that.
Thirty-three source stones were pushed in front of the old man.