Yang Zicang, dressed in somber dark attire, turned back.
Among the crowd, half-walking, half-running, Sai Liu strenuously squeezed out a smile and shouted:
“Since you are guests of Mr. Er, we dare not receive you poorly. Sir, please come back and make your choice anew. “
Among the crowd, several seemingly ordinary customers had already subtly begun to edge toward the doorway and toward Hua Mi and Xue Qi, who had not yet left. However, all these people appeared very courteous.
After all, these were Mr. Er’s people. Sai Liu did not dare to actually have them attack the present company.
Seeing this formation, Yang Zicang figured that if he insisted on leaving, these people would probably intend to stall for time.
The merchant outside, hearing the commotion inside, immediately tensed up and rushed forward with quick steps, stepping onto a carriage that had only just arrived moments ago.
It seemed that even if they were not completely at ease with him, they likely deemed the “Ember Crystal Ore ” to be merely a decoy.
“No need, ” Yang Zicang said.
“What? ” Xue Qi and Hua Mi, who had rushed over from the crowd, stared at him in shock, while the monkey, Hou Tao, stood behind, his expression thoughtful after some subtle speculation.
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A frigid aura abruptly spread outward, and everyone felt goosebumps rise across their skin.
“The ‘crystals’ I need, none of these are of any use. “
Seliu, who had already approached, said with sharp eyes, “Since you can’t use them, sir, what do you mean by paying? “
“I just wanted to do something interesting in my spare time. “
Yang Zicang continued with a smile, “I heard that the natural crystals of Ember Ore are quite special, and I thought I might be able to use them to make some alchemical items, which is why I came to you, Second Sir. “
He raised his hands: “But just now I took a look; none of the goods you gave me meet the standards I require. “
As soon as these words were spoken, some people near the entrance who recognized Yang Zicang turned their heads toward Seliu with a drawn out “Oh~ ” sound.
The regulars here all knew that Seliu was one of the heads of the trading ground, and if he showed up here, it basically meant there was an important guest. And yet this man in front of them, who exudes a special aura, had still not earned Seliu’s respect.
Yang Zicang himself hadn’t expected that one sentence of his would leave Seliu caught in a tight spot.
Looking at the eyes of the customers and vendors surrounding him, Seliu gritted his teeth and thought to himself, “This damned Fogfolk… “
Had he thought of all this beforehand, or was he just making it up on the fly?
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As the voice from the golden pendant echoed, Yang Zicang watched Seliu adopt a much more solemn stance and said in his effeminately charming way:
“I’m sorry. For a guest of your standing, my presumptuousness earlier was indeed somewhat inhospitable. Allow me to make amends. I’ll take you to retrieve all your deposited ‘Remnant Ember Ore Crystals.’ “
Seeing this Fogfolk man draw the lapels of his long coat tightly together with both hands and step down the stone steps toward him, Seylxu’s heart, which had been relaxed, began to tighten with a trace of tension.
Just who in the world is this man before me? That impulsive invitation of mine just now seems to have been a mistake.
But… as he glanced at the meeting hall’s enforcers ominously encircling the man, he realized this show of force had already forced the man to reveal his new hidden cards, yet he still hadn’t deployed the model.
“May I ask, sir, who exactly are you? “
“I am merely an ordinary guest of your Master Number Two. “
……
Not far away, both He Yishu and his companion suddenly felt a faint, oppressive shadow pass over their skin.
He Yishu immediately realized that Chairman Yang had found an opportunity to signal him.
“Did you feel that shadow of gloom just now? ” Leonardo said from the side.
“Follow me. A target has appeared. “
“What? ” Leonardo looked at him, bewildered. Then, following He Yishu’s agile footsteps as he began a nimble sprint, the young but mature-looking man beside him also matched his pace.
Passing through several houses, a horse-drawn carriage clip-clopped past on the road.
Gazing around and confirming no one else was appearing nearby at the same time, He Yishu immediately leaned against a wall and said:
“Have you followed anyone before? That carriage should be the target. “
“Should be? You’re not sure either? ” Leonardo whispered, slightly puzzled.
Although he knew that the man beside him had been with him the entire time, without even receiving a single model link.
Lang Witt inside the carriage turned his head to look back through the window; so far, no one had followed.
He put down the bag he had been clutching tightly, sighed with relief, and said to a man hidden in the shadows beside him, “A Fogfolk actually targeted me. That was almost a big trouble. “
“How could you be so careless? But then again, it’s impossible to avoid dealing with Fogfolk there. “
Just as the man finished speaking, his eyes suddenly sharpened as he turned and pushed open the window, gazing into the dark night behind.
“What’s wrong? ” Lang Witt asked nervously.
The man in the long black trench coat released three thin, bright rings that spread across his eyes. He listened intently for a short while, then with a stir of his aura said, “Not good. We really are being followed. “
……
Yang Zicang was once again invited into this trading venue, deep within the convention’s innermost area.
At this moment, the table was covered with two large baskets of black crystalline ore. Two clearly foreign individuals and several people with notable auras were chatting with each other on a long sofa against the wall.
“These are all the crystalline ore we have. Although some believe that there is another peculiar crystal within the remnants-core ore… As you can see… ” Serius pointed to a metal instrument beside.
Seeing this old-fashioned machine, Yang Zicang’s face twitched. It looked like something he’d seen in a school-organized museum as a kid, probably related to mineral analysis.
A man stood up from the sofa.
“I know what you’re wondering, sir. That’s right, it’s just an ordinary diffractometer for trace elements in ore. Um… based on our years of experience analysis, we can roughly gauge which of the Five Elements it aligns with from its data. “
At that moment, Yang Zicang intuitively understood why Mr. Sors and his companion valued him so highly.
The slight dismissiveness he’d felt toward this mission finally hardened into seriousness. Indeed, being able to judge the elemental information contained in ore with just a single finger was an incredibly rare talent.
“Sir, are you here to pick some ore? “
The other two handling the machine turned around, looking toward Sailu at the door.
Sailu smiled. “This gentleman is the guest of Mr. Two that I just mentioned. The ore crystals I chose for him earlier didn’t satisfy this citizen of the Mist, so I brought him here. “
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This was the entire stash of orea radiant gleam sparkled in Xue Qi’s eyes, shining brilliantly over the piles.
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Hearing Selu’s words, Ju·Lan, who was operating the instrument, frowned. He glanced at Mr. Ge, who had specially invited him over for testing tonight, then looked at Yang Zicang.
“This guest, the ember ore crystals we just sent out are already considered top-tier here. What kind of crystals do you still want? “
“Some with deeper stability, ” Yang Zicang said almost bluntly.
“What! ” Mr. Ge, who was standing by the instrument monitoring the data, exclaimed in shock, “Are you referring to those crystals known as ‘Ash Cores’? “
Selu also looked at Yang Zicang in surprise.
In an instant, several gazes converged on him. Yang Zicang nodded. “That’s right, I need these things. “
Hua Mi’s nervousness, which had just slightly subsided, flared up into sweaty palms at these words. Oh my god, how could the Chairman Yang beside her say such a thing? She turned to look at the “Chairman. ” What was he thinking?
“Why? ” Mr. Ge walked over with a grim expression, “Is it Second Master who needs these? “
“Because I’ve heard that ember ore crystals are divided into two types, and ordinary instruments can hardly measure them, so I plan to test my skills. “
Yang Zicang said with a smile, “If you need me to, I can help select them for free, purely voluntary. “
Everything had changed! When they discussed coming here yesterday, this was clearly not the plan. Hua Mi’s heart was already pounding. She was starting to regret getting into this situation.
At the words “volunteer labor, ” Orange Roland, who had been testing ore all afternoon and barely managed to distinguish three or four crystals, finally couldn’t hold back.
“This gentleman, I don’t know which lab you’re from, but if you plan to rely on just your eyes to measure this data… Tsk… “
Orange Roland was stunned to see a pale gray ethereal flame light up on Yang Zicang’s finger as he leaned toward the ore.
“What do you think you’re doing? Stop! These ores are extremely precious—the energy is unstable. Meddling recklessly as an amateur could trigger… ” Orange Roland rushed to stop him.
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Yang Zicang swiftly sifted through one ore crystal after another, then suddenly paused over one of them.
“This one is it. ” Sensing the different aura within, he subtly activated the Silent Night cloak to perceive the crystal’s internal patterns.
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“What, you’ve found one so quickly? ” Mr. Ge approached in astonishment, then fixed a tense gaze on him. “Sir, I’m sorry, these Ember Cores are not for sale. “
Yang Zicang glanced up slowly as the memory patterns in his mind dissolved away. Having silently recorded every hint of the palm’s full crystal design, he spoke:
“It’s okay, I’ve said it before, I’m just volunteering my time, doing it for the fun of it. You can trade them for other items if you don’t want to sell. “
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“You! ” Orange Cooper’s eyes widened in disbelief as this faceless man actually walked over with the ore in his hand and handed it to him.
He took it skeptically, immediately placed it on the diffractometer, and nervously adjusted the knobs for verification.
Before Orange Cooper could get results, another ‘click’ echoed, and another crystalline plate had been placed beside the instrument.
A deep, muffledthumpfollowed, with yet another crystalline plate placed right before his face. Turning his head in astonishment, the large, professional man stared distraughtly at the tool stand— to his counter-distance just quite flat bared in more fact form?
“This can’t be! ” On an emotional outset.
Visibly,
“Ah, my dear sir, this is simply incredible. “
“Are these all ember cores? How did you possibly manage this? “
The two gentlemen stared intently at Yang Zicang’s hand, as if it held the power to turn stone to gold: “Sir, any interest in discussing cooperation? The payment will be more than satisfactory! ” They completely ignored Mr. Ge and Orange Roland, whose expressions were growing ever more sour.
At this moment, the young man operating the specialized equipment was sweating profusely. Orange Roland, while checking the device in his hand, kept glancing sideways at the Manaflame on his companion’s fingertips, which touched one crystal after another without pause.
When he placed the eighth crystal on the small, increasingly cramped space beside his gadget, Orange Roland’s eyes were already filled with despair.
After a flurry of activity, when Orange Roland had finally compared the data of one batch of ore with a sample, Yang Zicang felt his spiritual energy giving out as well and stopped.
“Dear sir, please come and rest over here. “
The two gentlemen in suits and vests invited him with great awe and courtesy, practically trying to pull him away from Mr. Ge.
As for the two ladies, they had long since been seated like honored guests.
“Could I take a look at your hands? Ah… it’s truly incredible! Who the hell are you exactly, could you leave a contact info? “
Just as Yang Zicang was about to change the subject, Selius, who had been leaning against the door watching everything, finally spoke with a mix of half-doubt and half-inquisition:
“Mister, if I’m not mistaken, you don’t happen to be the fellow who singlehandedly brought down a marauding beast ghost a few nights ago in the lane, do you? “
Yang Zicang turned his head to look.
“Heavens! No way, could he be that hero gentleman from the newspaper!“
As the two foreigners exclaimed in surprise, Mr. Ge seemed to just snap back to reality, equally stunned.
“Wait! That gentleman from the other night—I heard he had been…” He studied Yang Zicang’s face again, letting his gaze linger on the scars covering his entire body. A pang of guilt surged in his chest. “So it really was you, Mr. Yang Bucheng!“
He stepped forward earnestly, letting out a long breath. “I apologize for my rudeness earlier. First of all, thank you for throwing yourself into danger and making such a sacrifice for our city’s disaster… I… Sigh. If you truly need crystalline for something, I can provide you with a few portions.“
“Mr. Ge,” Selu called out hesitatingly.
Mr. Ge waved a hand, signaling him not to speak.
Under the hopeful gazes of Hua Mi and Xue Qi, who finally let out a sigh of relief, Yang Zicang sank into thought for a moment. Then he looked up and said:
“I really don’t need crystalline. But if possible, I would like to obtain some information about the Ring of Bloodline, or other more unique items.“
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