Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 80 The little scoundrel gets tricked again!

He originally wanted to ask for 5,000.

However, Tang San was not oblivious to the fact that You Chen was trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Considering You Chen's dislike for his teacher, this action was entirely for his own benefit...

Even though Tang San was very confident in the value of the Zhuge Crossbow, he was still too embarrassed to ruthlessly slaughter You Chen...

You Chen hadn't even verified the power of the Zhuge Crossbow before he immediately ordered a hundred of them without saying a word... This touched Tang San quite a bit.

Other things don't easily move Tang San, but when it comes to hidden weapons, Tang San's threshold for being moved is greatly lowered.

You Chen is a scholar who studies martial spirit theory. He doesn't seem to use the Zhuge Crossbow normally. Although he lives in a big house, it is said that the research on martial spirit requires a lot of funds, so it is hard to determine whether You Chen has money or not.

Tang San had already considered in his mind that if You Chen couldn't afford to pay, it wouldn't be a problem to temporarily pay on credit.

Huh? You mean another price reduction? No way! Five hundred gold soul coins for Tang Sect hidden weapons isn't expensive at all! It's already a fire sale! It's been this price for so many years; Tang Sect hidden weapons are incredibly rare! If You Chen can't even afford installment payments, Tang San might forget his earlier感动 (feeling of being moved) and want to turn around and question You Chen: All these years, has your research made any money? Have you been seriously doing research?!

Secondly, concealed weapons have only recently appeared in the world, and their specific value is indeed difficult to assess accurately before entering the market.

Tang San was also afraid of scaring away this first big customer.

Considering both reasons, Tang San ultimately decided to price them at 500 each, selling 100 at a time, which would amount to 50,000 gold soul coins! The starting capital for Tang Sect's rise in another world was now secured!

Tang San even felt a little smug.

But Yu Xiaogang, standing to the side, was terrified.

"No, that won't do!"

Yu Xiaogang quickly tried to dissuade her: "Xiao San, what kind of hidden weapon is this? Why are you charging such a high price? If..."

"If its effect isn't as great as you're saying, and it's not worth 50,000 gold soul coins, then if You Chen comes to question us later... swindling money, and such a large sum at that... he'll have the moral high ground to justify it, and the Spirit Hall's law enforcement officers might even get involved to collect the debt for him! Wouldn't we both have to pack our bags and run away then?"

Yu Xiaogang did not say the second half of these words.

Because he suddenly thought of something.

"No, that's not right. The mistress has that powerful figure protecting her, but I have no one behind me. So, in the end, I'll be the only one who has to run away?"

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang tried even harder to dissuade him.

Tang San had no idea what Yu Xiaogang was thinking. When he heard Yu Xiaogang's words, which seemed to imply that his hidden weapons were inferior and unfinished products, he frowned quietly.

When it came to hidden weapons, which were like a faith to Tang San, he expressed resistance to Yu Xiaogang's suggestion for the first time, saying in a dissatisfied tone, "Teacher, whether this will work or not depends on Master You Chen! Besides... if my hidden weapons really don't work, I can just return them!"

Seeing the subtle tension between the master and disciple, You Chen smiled faintly and said, "Heh, a refund? I, You, keep my word! A mere 50,000 gold soul coins aren't worth me going back on my word!"

Tang San's eyes immediately lit up.

His gaze lingered on You Chen and Yu Xiaogang's faces for a moment.

Even though the rigid and feudal ideas of "Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, and Teacher" still made him dare not disrespect his teacher, at this moment, he couldn't help but have the thought of making comparisons.

And in this comparison, a gap inevitably emerged... At least in terms of demeanor, bearing and bearing, his teacher was far inferior!

"...Have you all forgotten that we're still in the middle of a competition?"

After waiting for a long time, Yusei finally interrupted their conversation.

Tang San was taken aback, only then remembering that he was still fighting for his teacher's honor! How could he be thinking about such things!?

Moreover, this is not very respectful to the opponent...

Tang San then said, "I apologize, Youxing, but I must explain the power of the Zhuge Crossbow beforehand. Although the duel must have a winner, I don't want you to suffer any serious injury."

Since everyone wants to carry a sedan chair, and since Youxing's teacher is so easy to talk to, Tang San doesn't mind saying a few good words for Youxing.

"Tang San, are you sure you're not mistaken about something?"

However, Yusei, who had remained calm throughout, revealed a hint of coldness in his words for the first time: "My safety is naturally determined by my teacher! Whether your hidden weapons are worthy of your claims will be decided by actual combat and facts!"

There's something else I've wanted to say for a long time! It was a bet, and if you won, my teacher would have to embarrass himself for that fame-seeking Yu Xiaogang! But if you lost, you wouldn't have to pay any price? Don't you think that's incredibly unfair?

"A bet!?" Tang San's pupils contracted. This... meant he had to take the risk too?

Yusei nodded: "If I lose, my teacher will have to do this and that... Isn't this obviously a bet? Since it's a bet, it's only fair that both sides place equal bets!"

An equal bet?

Tang San's face darkened. To make a theoretical master, who was more respected than them and was at least a powerful figure in the Soul Sect, apologize... what price would be appropriate to match that?

Seeing Tang San's predicament, You Xing kindly said, "Of course, I won't deliberately make things difficult for you. The so-called 'equal treatment' means the value is determined by both sides in the contest. How about this: since you value your hidden weapon so much, let's use it as the wager? If you lose, you'll have to do your utmost to forge one hundred Zhuge Crossbows for my teacher! Of course, I'm not some devil; I won't make you pay for the materials! Whatever materials you need, I'll personally purchase them and deliver them to your door!"

Attentive viewers have clearly figured it out...

You Chen knew from the start that Tang San could use hidden weapons, but he couldn't easily get involved himself. He had planned to use his status as You Xing's "disciple" to protect his "overly lenient" teacher, thus making Tang San waste time and effort on hidden weapons.

Of course, he was indeed very interested in Tang San's hidden weapons.

All of this was meticulously planned by You Chen in advance. The most that might be different was the process, but the final result would remain the same.

You Chen knew that Tang San would definitely agree!

Not just for the teacher, but also because... he is still confident that he can win!

"In that case..."

Tang San's expression was somewhat conflicted, but after careful consideration, he nodded solemnly and said, "I agree!"

Since Youxing has spoken so frankly, if he doesn't agree, he will seem unreasonable.

Despite his pure and innocent appearance, Tang San clearly still cares a lot about his face.

Although it was just a plan that You Chen came up with on the spur of the moment after Tang San and his disciples broke in today, it seems that everything is going very smoothly now.

Yusei smiled slightly, assumed a fighting stance, and waved to Tang San: "That's good. The intermission has been long enough, can we continue?"

(End of this chapter)