Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 98 The First Divination: Unexpected!
The fat boss's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes flickered for a fleeting moment.

It seems that he was using his years of experience in running a shop to judge whether the customer in front of him was genuinely interested in the Shark suit or just pretending.

But he quickly abandoned the idea; he couldn't make a judgment.

The guest in front of me was wearing a bronze ghost mask, revealing only a pair of dark eyes. He even deliberately lowered his voice, making it impossible to judge him by his micro-expressions as one would in a normal situation.

So the chubby boss had no choice but to hold up two fingers and say in a rather sincere tone:
"Two thousand gold pounds, and there's no room for negotiation. As you know, the Phantom Shark is a large supernatural creature that lives in the deep sea, making it incredibly difficult to catch. Not to mention, an extra extraordinary essence was used to create this Phantom Shark suit."

Xia Fa raised an eyebrow. The price was within his budget, but he still felt it was a bit too expensive.

Seeing his hesitation, the portly boss could only sigh:

"Well then, since this is your first time visiting our secret trading shop, I'll give you a special price: one thousand gold pounds. How about that? That's the lowest I can offer."

Xiafa: ...

What's going on? They're cutting the price in half!

He remained silent, carefully examining the deep-sea-colored Shark suit, looking at the smooth, oily leather, and putting on a conflicted expression.

The portly boss sighed again, as if he had made a tremendous decision:
"Seven hundred and fifty pounds, sir. That's the lowest I can go. We're already selling at a loss. Although the 'Transformation Suit' is a basic requirement for superhumans who have signed contracts such as the Mighty Might Contract, Tentacle Might Contract, and Titan Mighty Might Contract, ours is made from the skin of a Phantom Shark and has been infused with a piece of the Clothing-Eating Monster's superhuman essence."

Xia Fa pondered for a moment. Based on his understanding, the most valuable part of the Phantom Shark was, of course, its meat. Like the meat of other edible supernatural creatures, it had always been in short supply in the extraordinary world, even though it smelled of urine.

Secondly, the sharp and sturdy teeth of the Phantom Shark are excellent materials for crafting secret treasures.

Therefore, the skin of the Phantom Shark alone is not actually very valuable.

As for the exact level of the Clothes-Eating Monster's strangeness, Xia Fa didn't know. He only vaguely guessed that the Phantom Shark Robe's ability to manifest as clothing was probably due to the Clothes-Eating Monster's extraordinary nature.

But precisely because of this, he didn't know much about the true price of this treasure and could only try to find out first.

So, Xia Fa spoke in a tone that left no room for negotiation:

"Five hundred gold pounds, that's all the money I have."

Unexpectedly, the chubby boss was taken aback at first, then said with a hint of reproach:
“You’re a connoisseur, sir. If you had asked for five hundred gold pounds earlier, I wouldn’t have thought of taking advantage of you.”

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised. Judging from this, the Phantom Shark Suit really was priced at around 500 gold pounds.
Thinking back to how the portly boss dared to ask for two thousand gold pounds in the first place, he once again understood the profound meaning of the saying "no merchant is without guile," which truly is the same in any world...

After calming himself down, he took out five hundred-pound notes and paid the amount in full.

The portly shop owner had been running the business for so many years that he had become quite shrewd. Just by seeing Xia Fa pull out a hundred-pound note without even a small denomination, he immediately realized something was amiss.

As he handed the Sharksuit to Xia Fa, his smile widened even further as he said:
"Guest, why not try the blind bag? Our secret trading shop swears by our faith in the divine [Supreme Law] that this blind bag has absolutely not been tampered with in any way, and has never been touched by anyone beforehand."

Xia Fa's gaze sharpened.

It has to be said that what the chubby boss said really piqued his interest in blind bags.

You must understand that this is a world where gods exist. If you swear an oath in the name of the Supreme Law, one of the nine great gods, and break the oath, you will truly be cursed or even punished by the gods!

This suggests that these blind bags might actually be worth trying.

Of course, not now. He doesn't have any spare money right now, and he doesn't want to blindly gamble on the odds.

I'll prepare by learning more about blind bag opening techniques and then try it out once I've truly mastered them.

Putting everything else aside, if we could actually unearth a top-tier secret contract or a highly numbered sealed artifact...

"Okay, I'll come and play when I have time. That's all for now." Xia Fa took the Shark Suit and felt that it was almost weightless in his hand, but it was exceptionally cool, as if he were touching the skin of a shark in the deep sea. He couldn't help but feel a little more satisfied.

The chubby boss responded enthusiastically:

"No problem, you're welcome to visit us again anytime!"

Xia Fa nodded, turned around and walked out.

Next, he went to a shop owned by a local nobleman in Rum City and bought a large amount of live iron powder, as well as several portions of jasmine essential oil, cast iron sheets, citrine and other materials.

He packed all the materials into a button-shaped pouch, fastened it to his collar, and also put the remaining two thousand three hundred pounds sterling in it, including the cash check.

It has to be said that having the Black Bag is very convenient. Before, when he went out, the inner pockets of his clothes were stuffed full—two high-level secret contracts, mithril holy symbols, three thousand gold pounds, and other things, almost overflowing.

Now, all of this is placed in the black pouch that looks like a metal button on the collar.

It must be said that the craftsman who invented the black bag, "Suochuwu Kongjian," was simply a genius!

Xiafa wandered around the Extraordinary Market again, but couldn't find any Extraordinary Dried Fish for sale, so he took a boat back to the port of Rum City.

Without delay, he made his way to Risle Street, and then, as he passed through the intricate web of alleyways leading from Risle Street to Daniel Street, he changed his appearance back in an empty alley.

After deliberately taking several detours to make sure he wasn't being followed, Xia Fa finally returned to his own attic.

"call……"

Upon entering the bedroom, he closed the door, exhaled a soft breath, and his eyes flickered.

Next, it's time to start the divination!

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa decided to first divine the seal on his sword, which resembled a horse-slaying blade, and then divine the information related to Pompeii.

He flipped his palm over, took out a small wooden bottle with a narrow neck and a round belly, poured in a palm full of iron powder, and poured it into it with extraordinary power, scattering it into the air.

This time, he constructed a square enclosed space, which was larger than the previous circular enclosed space, almost overlapping with the bedroom ceiling and walls.

This is a lesson learned from the previous experience. After all, we don't know what will happen during the divination, so it's better to make the enclosed space as large as possible.

The entire bedroom seemed to be covered with a layer of metallic starlight. In this environment, Xia Fa held his breath and took out the yellow crystal, the iron plate, and some more live iron powder.

He placed the iron sheet on the yellow crystal, and then sprinkled iron powder onto the shaking iron sheet.

As the iron powder fell, it was controlled by his extraordinary power, forming the shapes of secret runes.

A strange phenomenon occurred: after the iron powder fell onto the pig iron, the resulting runes were like stones falling into water, directly penetrating the pig iron and merging into the citrine!

The secret text composed of active iron powder shimmered faintly in the citrine, as if it were highly active.

Xia Fa focused his mind and calmed himself as he "engraved" each one.

Soon, all eleven secret inscriptions required for the divination seal were engraved.

The moment the last cryptic inscription merged into the citrine.

boom--!
The citrine seemed to suddenly explode, transforming into a sky full of starlight that instantly enveloped Xiafa!

(End of this chapter)