"What’s this for?" Afei didn’t take it, frowning at Li Xiu.
"In a few days, you’ll accompany to the S-class Dark Maze. This will be helpful," Li Xiu said.
Afei didn’t say anything further, taking the Talent Gemstone and Skill Ring.
"Wait for in the car. I’m going for a stroll," Li Xiu got out of the car, backpack slung over his shoulder, and leisurely walked towards Gemstone Street.
The Gemstone Street was much quieter than before. Previously, many people ca for the Zhongshan City Lord, but now that he’s dead and the Hero Trial Ground hasn’t reopened, not only small vendors but even major shops have evacuated Zhongshan City.
"Kid, don’t think I won’t recognize you just because you’re wearing sunglasses. You dare co to Gemstone Street, give back my Saint Maria Aquamarine," an old man spotted Li Xiu and imdiately rushed over excitedly, grabbing Li Xiu by the collar.
"Old man, you’re also in the gemstone business, aren’t you aware that transactions in this line are cash and carry, no responsibility after the sale?" Li Xiu glanced at the old man and continued, "You’re a smart person, think clearly if you want to make a fuss. If you do, I’ll accompany you to the end, and who gains or loses in the end is uncertain. If you don’t, we can sit down and discuss more business."
Seeing Li Xiu’s deanor, the old man realized he wasn’t just so ignorant kid, and not knowing the other’s background, he snorted and released his grip, "What business do you want to discuss?"
"I want to buy so Pink Apatite, do you have any in stock?" Li Xiu asked.
"Where’s the Pink Apatite from?" The old man squinted his eyes at hearing Li Xiu’s request for Pink Apatite.
"Preferably from the Guyue City area." To feed the magic spirit, spinel from the sa mining area is naturally the best.
The old man knew right away that Li Xiu truly knew his stuff; the Red Apatite from the Red Sand City is the best, and the Pink Apatite from Guyue is no less, and cheaper too.
In fact, the spinel ores from the Ancient City and Red Sand City are in the sa vein area, so they aren’t much different.
"How much do you need? Any requirents on quality and weight?" the old man asked.
"The higher the quality, the better. The bigger, the better. As long as the quality is good enough and the price is suitable, I’ll take as much as you have," Li Xiu said.
"I do have a batch of Pink Apatite from Guyue, but the price I acquired it wasn’t low. Can you handle that?" the old man said, rolling his eyes.
"What do you think?" Li Xiu took out a Ruby he exchanged from Sha Chu, playing with it in his hand.
The old man’s eyes imdiately widened. Even without looking closely, such a large Ruby’s value is hard to estimate, even with so inclusions inside.
"Alright, follow ." The old man jogged back to his stall, packed up his goods, rolled up the cloth on the ground, and headed into Gemstone Street, holding it under his arm.
Li Xiu followed unhurriedly behind the old man, soon arriving at the last few shops in Gemstone Street, and the old man entered a shop called "Daliang Jewelry."
The shop wasn’t large, and the layout was rather disorganized. The display cases held crystal, topaz, peridot, opal, and other less valuable gemstones, most of which were haphazardly piled together.
Occasionally, there were so rubies, but they were all small pieces or of very poor quality.
"Dad, why are you back so early?" A middle-aged man tending the shop looked at the old man with so surprise.
"This is the guy who exchanged our Saint Maria Sea Blue Sapphire last ti. He’s looking to buy so Pink Apatite from Guyue. Do you still have that batch?" The old man explained Li Xiu’s identity and intent in just a couple of sentences.
Upon hearing it was the person who took the Saint Maria Aquamarine, the middle-aged man shot a less-than-friendly glance at Li Xiu.
Hearing the latter half, the middle-aged man nodded knowingly, "We do have so, but that batch of Pink Apatite is of excellent quality, and the price isn’t cheap."
"As long as the quality is good enough, the price can be negotiated." Li Xiu watched and spoke without a hint of emotion.
"Show it to him," the old man said while heading to the back room, casually adding to Li Xiu, "Sit down; we’ll fetch the gemstones."
"I’ll just take a look around," Li Xiu stood by the counter, examining the gems inside.
The middle-aged man called a young girl to watch Li Xiu while he also went inside.
"The City Lord’s Mansion is investigating tightly now. That batch of Pink Apatite we sneaked out during the chaos can’t be sold anyway. Why not sell it to him, then get Old Six to co and report him for stealing the City Lord’s gemstones? We can have Old Six bring City Lord Man’s n to arrest him. Not only can Old Six earn credit with the new City Lord, but we can also seize the other gemstones on him. I saw a seven or eight-carat Ruby that’s definitely pigeon blood-red..." The old man whispered to the middle-aged man.
"Alright, let’s do that. I’ll notify Uncle Liu to co over. Once he’s out of the shop, we’ll catch him red-handed," the middle-aged man nodded, eyes lighting up at the ntion of the seven or eight-carat Ruby.
"The new City Lord desperately needs n now. Your Uncle Liu is doing well over there; another rit like this and his position will be more secure. We can even strengthen our business ties with the City Lord’s Mansion in the future," the old man chuckled as he said.
"You’re always so thoughtful, Dad. And we’ll get back at him for taking our Saint Maria Aquamarine last ti," the middle-aged man said bitterly.
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