Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

Chapter 110 Frenzied Reselling

Li Gu made a trip, and his six mid-grade spirit stones turned into twenty-nine.

Now the business can be expanded further. The more money you have, the more expensive the things you can trade, and the faster you can make money.

Of course, I'm going to find that adorable conman again!

Li Gu deliberately waited five days, then disguised himself as a spendthrift rich kid and returned to the alley where he had previously bought three flying swords. However, the shady shop was already closed down and empty. But it didn't matter; they wouldn't have gone far and would definitely still be in this town. Li Gu deliberately waited five days so that they could "lay low" and reopen the shop.

One alley after another, searching one after another.

Li Gu specifically sought out shops that had recently opened and whose signs looked quite new. His efforts paid off, and after browsing for a while, the shopkeeper named Wang Mazi appeared in front of him.

The moment the waiter saw Li Gu, his face turned white, as if he had been covered in white powder, and he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

Li Gu pretended not to understand what he was doing and exclaimed, "Hey, shopkeeper, what are you doing? Did you slip? Ouch! Are you alright?"

The waiter trembled all over: "Young hero, you—I—that—"

Li Gu laughed and said, "Why are you stammering? Get up, I've come to buy some magical artifacts from you again. I went to your shop last time and found you weren't there, which made me quite sad. I didn't expect to run into you again while I was shopping. That's great."

"Huh?" The shopkeeper was a little confused. I thought you found out there was something wrong with the flying sword and came to settle accounts with me, but you still want to buy it? What's going on?

Li Gu said, "I was very satisfied with the flying swords last time. You were right. They were all good items close to mid-grade magic weapons. I gave them to three friends, and they all said they were good."

The guy thought to himself: "I get it, I get it, so you gave them to a friend. Even if your friend discovers they're junk, it's not convenient for them to say it directly. The world isn't about fighting and killing; it's about social niceties. Saying someone's gift is bad can easily ruin a relationship, so it's better to pretend you don't know—it's a win-win situation."

The shopkeeper straightened his back, his legs were no longer weak, and his spirits returned. He laughed heartily, "Young hero, I'm glad you like it. What else would you like to buy this time? We have everything in this shop. If you want, I'll even get you the Queen Mother of the West's peaches."

Li Gu: "Oh, I want this peach."

Waiter:

Li Gu really hoped that he would take out an ordinary peach and say it was the Queen Mother's Peach of Immortality, which would grant him immortality after eating it, and sell it to him for twenty mid-grade spirit stones.

Unfortunately, the guy really wouldn't dare to tell such a lie.

Lying is a delicate matter; you can't exaggerate too much, or you won't believe it yourself. The shopkeeper only dared to lie within his area of ​​expertise, so he could only force a smile and say, "Young master, you jest. I was just bragging. The peaches really aren't..."

have."

Li Gu cursed inwardly: "Damn idiot, have some confidence! Go ahead and say whatever you want, I'll listen to you."

never mind!

Li Gu said, "This time I want to buy a few good magic weapons, preferably top-grade ones, or even the best ones. I want to give them to my senior uncles and elder brothers, so I can't buy anything bad. What good items do you have in your shop? Take them out and let me see."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper was overjoyed: "Damn it, are you trying to rip me off? You want a high-grade magic weapon, huh? The shop's weapon refiner suffered heavy losses last time when he failed to forge a high-grade magic weapon, and now he can finally recoup his losses."

Crafting a high-quality magical artifact requires a great many materials.

The main materials must be spiritual materials. For example, the blank of a weapon cannot be made of ordinary iron or copper. Only spiritual materials such as black iron, meteorite iron, cold-patterned steel, and red-fire copper can be used. These materials are already very expensive. A large amount of spiritual jade and spiritual stones are also needed as auxiliary materials. Some high-grade magic weapons also require rare materials such as dragon scales and black tortoise shells, which are hard to come by.

If the project fails, it will be a complete loss.

There really is one such failed attempt in the shop.

The waiter quickly pulled out a sword. Just looking at its appearance, this sword was incredibly impressive. It was decorated in the most exquisite way, and the hilt was made of the finest thousand-year-old submerged wood, with beautiful patterns carved on it. The craftsmanship was superb, and it could be called a work of art.

The shopkeeper explained, "This sword is called the Qinghan Feixue Sword. Its base material is made of extraterrestrial cold iron, with cold crystal spirit stones from the far north as auxiliary materials. It was burned with icy flames for a full forty-nine days—ultimately creating this superior magic weapon."

[The Cultivation World Anti-Fraud Handbook Lv.1 reminds you: Wang Mazi's statement about "superior-grade magic artifacts" was a lie. Do you want to force the lie to become true? Yes/No.]

Everything in front of me is real!

The only lie the buddy told was the last sentence. When the sword was finally forged, due to the weapon refiner's mistake, a large amount of cold energy escaped, and the final product did not become a high-grade magic weapon, but only a mid-grade one.

When faced with this situation, most weapon refiners would simply accept their bad luck, melt it down, remelt it, and reuse the blank.

However, the weapon refiner in this shop was unwilling to bear the loss of the auxiliary materials, so he attached the hilt to it, carefully decorated it, and took it out to deceive people.

After blowing on the sword, the waiter flicked the blade and said, "Feel it. This sword exudes a chilling aura. If you use spiritual energy to activate the chilling aura within the sword, it can freeze a cultivator of low cultivation level to death."

Li Gu chuckled and asked, "How much?"

Even if it's a fake, the price shouldn't be low. He just wants to know if he can afford it.

The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "One high-grade spirit stone."

Li Gu: "I'll buy it for 20 mid-grade spirit stones."

The waiter looked troubled: "We can't offer that price."

Although this sword was a failed attempt to make, it still possesses the power of a mid-grade magic weapon. It can be sold for 20 mid-grade spirit stones without any deception. If it were only worth 20, why would I go to all this trouble to deceive people?

Li Gu turned his purse inside out: "I only have 29 coins, I'll give them all to you. If you don't want to sell, there's nothing I can do."

Seeing this, the shopkeeper thought to himself: That means I've swindled 9 mid-grade spirit stones. Well, it's better than swindling nothing at all. I can do this job.

He feigned reluctance: "Then—I'll sell it to you."

Only then did Li Gu say to the system: I choose yes!

Then pay immediately, take the sword and leave.

The shop assistant took the money, and as soon as Li Gu turned the corner, he immediately closed the shop and ran away.

That evening, the sword was placed in front of Tie Cangzhou, the Jiangzhou Hall Master of the Golden Bamboo Gang.

Tie Cangzhou took one look and immediately fell in love with it.

Reaching out to touch the sword, one can feel a chilling aura that seeps into the heart; this is definitely genuine extraterrestrial cold iron, there's no doubt about it.

He slowly channeled his spiritual energy into the sword. The more spiritual energy he poured in, the colder the sword became, and soon the entire room was enveloped in a chilling aura.

Tie Cangzhou and Li Gu were both at the Foundation Establishment stage, impervious to heat and cold, unless the cold air attacked them on its own. However, the Qi Refining stage members in the room felt cold all over, as if they were in the dead of winter. Their clothes were too thin, and they had to use their internal energy cultivation techniques to resist the cold.