Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 30 The Shameless Merchant Flander

After returning to the Rose Hotel, Ye Liangchen checked out of the room, put on a straw hat, and headed towards the neighboring province of Fasno.

As Ye Liangchen passed by a street, he glanced over and spotted a shop with a hammer and sword logo above the entrance, clearly a Soul Master shop.

Wait! Could this be Flander's antique shop?

At this moment, Ye Liangchen remembered that Tang San had obtained a piece of rutilated quartz in the antique shop in Flanders and made it into a deadly dragon whisker needle. That thing was as thin as a hair. Once it pierced the body, it would quickly shrink into a ball, causing unbearable pain. In severe cases, it could even kill the victim.

The Dragon Whiskers are as thin as a hair, making them impossible to defend against. They are truly deadly weapons, especially for a master of hidden weapons like Tang San, who is like a fish in water with them.

This must not be allowed to be obtained by that guy. Otherwise, if he can't accept defeat in a competition and gets carried away, he might use this kind of hidden weapon to hurt the girl next to him, which would be terrible.

Under the influence of the little rabbit, Tang San developed a distorted protective instinct. If the little rabbit was harmed, he would immediately lose his mind and resort to all sorts of underhanded tricks, regardless of the consequences.

Yu Xiaogang brainwashed Tang San for a long time, saying that he was the number one genius in the world, which gave him a perverted sense of superiority. Once he experienced failure, he would also lose his mind.

When fighting with others, that guy always put on an attitude of "I can hit you, but you can't hit me," as if the whole world had to revolve around him.

Thinking of this, Ye Liangchen strode into the antique shop, intending to take the crystal plate ahead of time. Although he didn't need it, he absolutely couldn't leave it to Tang San.

"Click..."

As soon as Ye Liangchen pushed open the wooden door of the shop and stepped inside, he was immediately greeted by a variety of ancient smells, some of which carried the earthy scent, as if they had just been dug out of the ground.

Then they saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses lying in a rocking chair, pretending to be asleep. This man was Flander, the four-eyed owl.

"Take whatever you want, the prices are fair."

When Flander saw a boy wearing a straw hat enter his shop, he looked up and said something casually, then pretended to lie down again, a cunning look in his eyes.

Ye Liangchen glanced at the items in the shop; they were all unimportant ancient objects, along with some storage soul tools, though slightly damaged and not worth much. Several old objects lay on the table, including a slightly yellowish transparent crystal with many golden threads inside—it was probably a plate crystal.

"Boss, how much is this crystal? I'll take it."

Ye Liangchen pointed directly at the crystal plate on the table and asked Flander, wanting to see how this unscrupulous merchant would behave.

"100 Gold Soul Coins, no bargaining."

When Flanders heard that a business had come to him, and that the other party had taken a liking to the broken crystal, he was overjoyed and tentatively called out a price.

"Okay, here's 100 gold soul coins. I'll take this crystal."

Ye Liangchen knew that Flander was trying to trick him, but he didn't care about a mere 100 gold soul coins. So he took out a small bag of gold soul coins from his soul tool, threw it on the table, picked up the crystal plate, and turned to leave.

"Wait! You don't have enough money. My crystal costs 500 gold soul coins."

Just as Ye Liangchen picked up the crystal plate on the table, Flander's cunning and treacherous voice rang out again.

Flander had casually asked for 100 gold soul coins, but he didn't expect the other party to actually offer that price. He immediately realized that this kid was a rich man and planned to rip him off.

"Boss, you're not being honest?" Ye Liangchen feigned surprise, already aware that Flander was a swindler.

"My crystal is only worth 500 gold soul coins. Take it or leave it."

Seeing that the boy was willing to pay 100 gold soul coins, Flander concluded that the kid definitely needed the crystal, and thought that the other party would definitely continue to spend money.

"Boss, it's a flat price of 500 gold soul coins, right? No going back on your word."

Ye Liangchen didn't care about the 500 gold soul coins, so he took out another 400 gold soul coins, threw them on the table, picked up the crystal, and left.

"Wait, my crystal is now worth 2000 gold soul coins."

When Flander saw that the kid had taken out another 400 gold soul coins without even blinking, he knew he was a fat sheep and the opportunity to make a fortune had come. How could he not make a killing and live up to his shrewd businessman nature? So he immediately raised the price to 2000 gold soul coins.

"Boss, you're not a fair businessman. Are you planning to make a quick buck and rip off whoever you can?"

Ye Liangchen was speechless. He knew from the novel that this guy was shameless, but he didn't expect him to be this shameless, actually raising the price directly from 500 to 2000.

"My crystal is only worth this much money. Since you are also a Soul Master, if you don't have enough money, you can pay 500 first, and then pay 10 gold soul coins every month. However, you will have to pay 10% interest."

Flander continued to act shamelessly, determined to squeeze some money out of this kid today.

"My elders told me about a bespectacled conman in Soto City, and seeing him today, it's true. You're not a conman, you're a shameless swindler."

"Is this the kind of person Flander, the four-eyed owl and one of the Golden Trio, the headmaster of Shrek Academy?"

Ye Liangchen was too lazy to beat around the bush with the other party, so he directly revealed the other party's identity. Anyway, his King of Chicken HK416 was already unlocked and could be taken out at any time to deal with the crisis. He was not afraid that Flander would bully the weak.

"Hmm! Who are you? How do you know my identity?" Flander was taken aback, and a powerful aura burst forth from his body.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Ye Liangchen quickly retreated a few steps, his body also erupting with powerful soul energy to protect himself, preparing to take out the King of Chicken and fire a burst of bullets at his opponent.

However, Ye Liangchen immediately thought of another way, so he directly called out to Flander.

"Hey, you old man with glasses, are you trying to bully me? If you lay a hand on me, the consequences will be dire."

"We met at the Rose Hotel three years ago. Back then, you even tried to trick me into joining Shrek Academy! If you had made a move against me, you would have been in deep trouble."

Flander was stunned when the young man revealed his identity, so he immediately concealed his aura.

He immediately stood up from his chair, his eagle eyes fixed on the boy in front of him. Seeing the ordinary face under the straw hat, he felt something was wrong. Clearly, this kid was disguising his appearance.

"Four-eyed uncle? You're that kid from three years ago."

Although Flander did not know Ye Liangchen's true identity, he was deeply impressed by him. Three years ago, this kid beat Dai Mubai down without using his martial spirit, which made him an absolute genius.

"Four-eyed uncle, how could you, a dignified level 78 Soul Saint, do such a swindling and cheating thing? And you even tried to bully a weak Soul Master like me."

Ye Liangchen directly revealed Flander's strength level, giving the other party the feeling that he was not alone and that there must be a powerful person protecting him in the dark.

"Hey! Kid, I didn't take any money from you. I'm giving you this crystal, so don't talk nonsense."

"Besides, your strength has reached the Soul Master level, how are you weak?"

Flander was a little embarrassed. This kid could tell him his strength level at a glance, and his calm gaze made it seem like he had everything under control. There must be a Soul Douluo level expert following him in the dark. So he quickly sent the crystal away, hoping that the kid would leave as soon as possible.

"I don't like owing favors, so I'll give you 100 gold soul coins, the price you quoted the first time."

Seeing that Flander didn't make things difficult for him, Ye Liangchen put away four bags of gold soul coins and the crystal on the table, leaving only one bag.

"Kid, from the fluctuations of your soul power, I can sense that your strength has reached the advanced Soul Master level. That's amazing. How about coming to our Shrek Academy? Our academy is perfect for a monster genius like you."

Flander secretly used his soul power to sense Ye Liangchen's strength and was immediately amazed by the little guy's soul power. He became even more curious about the little guy's identity and very much hoped that the little guy would join his academy.

"Uncle Four-Eyes, I haven't even entered your academy yet, and you've already fooled me like this. If I were to go to your academy, I would be completely fooled by you."

"My elders have told me I have to go. Uncle Four-Eyes, stop doing these kinds of swindling and cheating things in the future. Be careful, one day you might run into some other strong person, and they'll definitely beat you into a pulp."

Ye Liangchen didn't reveal his abilities to Flander and simply walked out of the antique shop.

Flander's cunning and treacherous nature was well-known. Ye Liangchen originally thought he would make things difficult for him, but he didn't expect that as soon as he revealed Flander's strength level, Flander immediately backed down. However, Flander was also intimidated by Ye Liangchen's calm demeanor, and he really thought that he had a Soul Douluo protecting him.

After leaving the antique shop, Ye Liangchen quickly left the street and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that Flander had not followed.

Flander walked out of the store and watched the boy disappear. He muttered to himself, "This kid is so young, yet he knows how to hide his talents. He's got a lot of experience in the martial world. He's really a talent."

Flander originally wanted to check Ye Liangchen's martial soul and soul rings, but the other party still showed a calm and collected attitude when he released his soul power aura, which made Flander give up the idea.

Ye Liangchen spent a few gold soul coins at an inn to buy a fine horse to ride, and galloped along the official road toward the Fasno Province.

Several hours later, they finally left Soto City. Ye Liangchen sold his horse to a post station and then slowly traveled along the official road.

"Now that we've got the plate crystal, Tang San won't be able to show off anymore after joining Shrek Academy. He'll definitely be defeated by Zhao Wuji during the assessment, and might even be seriously injured."

"With Tang San seriously injured, Tang Dachui is definitely going to be uneasy. Zhao Wuji will probably be seriously injured as well."

"In that case, Zhao Wuji might develop resentment towards Tang San in the future, which would be very interesting."

As evening fell, Ye Liangchen ate roasted wild rabbit meat in the mountains and forests, thinking that he had only changed some minor things, but he could change things afterward. He felt like a big villain.

Hehehehe…! Not bad at all.

Thinking of this, Ye Liangchen was in a great mood. So he took out the crystal plate, placed it on a hard stone, attached his soul power to its surface, and then picked up a large stone and smashed it directly onto the crystal.

"Bang…"

"Click..."

The crystal slab shattered upon impact, releasing numerous golden threads that quickly coalesced into small beads that scattered in all directions.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Ye Liangchen activated the Five Elements Mystery Steps, quickly grabbing this portion of the metal particles in his hand, while most of the other particles fell into the crevices of the rocks.

Ye Liangchen didn't pay any attention to the golden particles, since he didn't need such hidden weapons anyway.

(End of this chapter)