"How long has it been since I started talking with Lord Rose?"
Rose was also speechless, "We elves have maintained our noble deanor for thousands of years, always so calm and serene, yet wherever you go, it's chaos!"
Lin Rui could only step forward and ask Violet, "What is she doing? It seems like the elves can't wait to drag her out."
"You'd better see for yourself." Violet felt utterly embarrassed.
In fact, without asking much, it was already lively over there with Audrey.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! Last serving of Templar Order roast at! Only 5000 Spirit Crystal Coins!" Audrey's excited voice rang out.
Then ca the roar of an angry middle-aged elf, "You swindler, you just sold it for 4500 Spirit Crystal Coins."
"What? I sold it for 4500 just now? You must be mistaken! I sold it for 5500. Since you're ungrateful, I'll revert to the original price, 5500 Spirit Crystal Coins per serving! Sizzling roast at! A hundred, no, a thousand, even ten thousand tis tastier than the fruits you elves eat every day!"
"Also, you shouldn't think beef is so cute that you can't eat it? This is beef from another plane, completely unrelated to your world forest. It's just like being vegetarian! No, it's even more eco-friendly than being vegetarian. When you eat vegetables, you're consuming the forest mother's sustenance. Eating delicacies from another plane, every bite is an enjoynt and protection for your forest mother!"
"Alright then. Give a serving of this Templar Order roast at! Damn swindler, and there's only one serving left!"
Imdiately, Audrey's excited voice said, "5500 Spirit Crystal Coins! Co on, co on, co quickly! Last serving of the feast Knight Order roast at, only for 7500 Spirit Crystal Coins!"
"Damn it! Swindler, didn't you just say it's the last serving?"
"That indeed was the last serving I intended to sell. But seeing everyone's enthusiasm, I took out a serving I had prepared for myself. Hurry up, 8500 Spirit Crystal Coins, does anyone want it?"
"Damn it, hurry up and buy it! Otherwise, this swindler will raise the price again, give two servings! You swindler, I know you definitely have more! In the na of the World Tree Mother Goddess, if it weren't for this roast being too delicious, I would definitely make you look bad."
"What? You want two servings? 27000 Spirit Crystal Coins! Your deal."
"Ah, you swindler, two servings were clearly 17000 Spirit Crystal Coins, why did the price increase instead of getting a discount?"
Sitting price hike, extorting for profit, is undoubtedly sothing this black-hearted girl Audrey can pull off!
Under Lin Rui's gaze, within a few seconds, this silly goose raised the price of a Templar Order roast from 4500 Spirit Crystal Coins to 27000!
Incredible, one wonders how far she would jack up the prices after a while.
But these elves indeed have money to burn, willing to spend a fortune just to satisfy their culinary desires, at the cost of what a top-tier luxury hotel's al would cost!
Rose already drew her sword in anger, "I must teach this dreadful woman who disrupts the market a lesson today."
Lin Rui hurriedly hugged her arm; a single swipe and Audrey might lose half her life, "Don't be angry. Your forest has been closed for too long, eating fruits every day to the point they probably taste bitter. Just enjoy the liveliness!"
"It's easy for you to say when it's not your territory's money being spent! You're the ones raking in the wealth, and you're making it sound so simple."
Lin Rui hugged her from behind, pulling her away from the scene. If it weren't for making money for his territory, he wouldn't care about this.
"Anyway, the money ends up buying potions from you; think of it as us collecting taxes for the Imperial Court!"
Saying this, Rose finally cald down a bit and, breaking free from Lin Rui's arms, said, "You jerk, were you just looking for an excuse to hold ?"
Lin Rui, with a sincere face, said, "Although that's part of it, believe , the main reason is still to avoid conflict."
Rose punched him in anger, "Weren't you saying you treat like a buddy? Yet you're taking advantage of ?"
"Well, who told you to have such a great figure? Of course, I'd want to hug you. Being buddies defines our emotional relationship, but it doesn't stop physically from wanting you to help have kids."
"You infuriate !" Rose went frantic, "You're just despicable, just craving my body!"
"I've never denied it," Lin Rui said candidly, "You can't expect a man to have no reaction to such a stunning beauty like you, can you? I couldn't possibly be like you, upholding heavenly principles without human desires."
Rose angrily said, "Who's upholding heavenly principles and suppressing human desires?"
Lin Rui's eyes imdiately lit up, and he quickly leaned forward, asking, "You have desires too? How did you endure for these millennia? Or is it..."
"Get lost!" Rose's face turned red, unwilling to continue discussing.
Further discussion would only lead to her being at a disadvantage.
"Let's go, to the Golden Treasure Hall."
Lin Rui felt like he missed a big opportunity to satisfy his curiosity.
But business is indeed important, so Lin Rui followed Rose all the way to the tree house in the depths of the Tree Language Market.
This tree house was built amidst a giant ancient tree, thousands of ters tall, with an extrely magnificent structure.
Thousands of ters!
On the land plane, it's naturally not that far; many agile soldiers might cross it in seconds.
But when standing upright, it truly towers into the clouds.
After all, clouds usually hang at several hundred to a couple of dozen ters height.
On a building hundreds of ters high, you often find clouds beside you. Riding a griffin at 6000 ters altitude makes you fly through the clouds.
This enormous ancient tree stands in between the clouds, while its enormous interior construction makes humans seem as insignificant as ants.
As soon as Lin Rui and Rose entered, a huge snake-shaped head ca over, a vast head several dozen ters high, hovering just a dozen centiters in front of them: "Oh! My God, what an esteed guest? Imperial Court Guard Captain, the Empress's Guard Captain, Elven Sunflower, Lord Rose!"
"Have you considered my proposal thoroughly? I can assure you that if we reach a deal, within just a century, you'll be as rich as a nation."
Rose sneered, "I'm not interested. I didn't co to find you; I brought a human to finalize a deal with you."
Then Rose introduced Lin Rui: "Greedy Snake, Insomniac, Golden Keeper, Nakada, is the trade specialist and treasure appraiser of the Golden Treasure Hall. You can complete a deal with it. Although its deanor is rather annoying, its trait is very reliable and can directly gauge an item's highest value, and then you can negotiate the price based on that standard value."
"Oh my, oh my!" Nakada flicked its forked tongue, its cold golden eyes fixed on Lin Rui: "It's the first ti I've seen Lord Rose so amiable and patient while introducing soone."
"So, you're that plane colonist, the thief stealing our planet mother's pearl, the destroyer of graveyards, Lin Rui: Golden Pansy?"
Lin Rui couldn't help but smile, "Unexpected, I actually have so many titles! I suppose I'm as famous on your plane as well?"
"No! Infamous!" Nakada's huge snake body suddenly circled around Lin Rui, and its imnse mouth aid at Lin Rui's body, "Every righteous creature on our plane wishes to turn your bones to ashes."
Lin Rui calmly released dozens of [Qingyu Divine Light], without so much as a move, and spoke calmly, "I suppose the 'righteous creatures' don't include you, Greedy One, Nakada. Now, let's talk business!"
Indeed, as Lin Rui displayed the goods, an unrestrained gleam of greed imdiately shone in Nakada's eyes.
"Specialties from another plane! And filled with the divine nature!"
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