Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

"Then...then you must come back, son-in-law."

Lin Mu patted his chest: "Don't worry, I, Lin Mu, keep my word."

Chunxing smiled then, clutching the copper coin, and skipped away.

Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief and made a few turns before arriving at the commercial street.

The shopping streets in Beach City are much more lively now.

All kinds of shops lined up in a row, selling cloth, grain, and groceries—you name it.

But Lin Mu's goal was clear: equipment shops and pharmacies.

He first found the equipment shop.

The shop was small, with a wooden plaque hanging at the entrance that read "Weapons Shop".

Lin Mu pushed open the door and went in.

A waiter approached with a broad smile: "Sir, I'm Xiao Li, your waiter. What would you like to order?"

Lin Mu took the pile of things out of his pocket and put them on the counter.

"Sell some things."

The waiter looked down and his eyes lit up.

"Wow, you've had quite a haul, sir."

He picked up each item one by one and looked at them, muttering to himself.

"Antique bronze ring, hexagonal ring..."

The waiter looked up and smiled, "Sir, these are all good stuff."

Lin Mu said, "Name your price."

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment: "An antique bronze ring costs one silver coin, and a hexagonal ring costs two silver coins..."

Lin Mu nodded.

The waiter rummaged around a few more times and included the other items in the count.

"There are a few more items here, which will cost you a total of 13 silver coins."

Lin Mu put the money away, looked at the items on the shelf, pointed to a piece of equipment, and asked.

"How much is this?" Lin Mu asked.

The shopkeeper said happily, "Sir, you have a good eye. The iron bracelet is worth 5 silver coins."

Lin Mu frowned.

5?

Why is it so expensive?

The waiter noticed his confusion and explained with a smile, "Sir, please don't think it's expensive. With these attributes, it's quite valuable."

Lin Mu remained silent, watching him and listening to him boast.

Chapter 10 Gold Necklace

The man continued, "Many warriors in their twenties wear this thing. Think about it, no matter how high your defense is, how many hits can you withstand from a monster? No. No matter how high your attack power is, it's useless if you can't hit anything. So what's important? It's the special attribute."

"Accuracy increases hit rate, and agility increases movement speed and attack speed. If your hit rate is high, you'll hit every monster you slash, doubling your efficiency. If your movement speed is high, monsters won't even be able to hit you with a flash. You can just go around killing monsters like crazy."

(Note: In the game, Agility does not increase movement speed, only physical evasion. Some adjustments have been made here to make it more interesting.)

"And the imperial court also collects taxes. Our small business only earns us a meager living."

Lin Mu thought for a moment, then took out five silver coins and bought the iron bracelet.

This guy is pretty good; consider the extra money as a tip fee.

He used to get ripped off even more when playing games. He was used to buying the wrong item from a store and having to pay double the price to get it back.

The man happily accepted the gift and continued his enthusiastic explanation.

So this is how the currency works here. 100 copper coins equal 1 silver coin, and 100 silver coins equal 1 gold coin.

It seems like yesterday's Nail Rake Cat dropped a lot of loot; 1 gold coin is equivalent to 100 silver coins or 10000 copper coins.

To make buying things easier, Lin Mu simply exchanged his gold coins for silver coins, giving him 107 silver coins and 63 copper coins.

After he finished counting the money, the waiter came over again and asked, "Sir, would you like anything else?"

Lin Mu shook his head: "No need."

He turned to leave, but suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, do you know what a scroll is?"

The waiter was taken aback: "A scroll? What scroll?"

"Return scrolls, random teleportation scrolls, the like."

The shopkeeper shook his head: "We don't have that kind of thing. Scrolls are extremely valuable; they're life-saving artifacts. Don't even mention me, the biggest royal weapons shop in the city doesn't have them. Anyway, I've never seen one in all these years."

Lin Mu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He had already guessed it.

A single return scroll could make Master Qin remember a favor for a lifetime, even going so far as to marry his daughter to this "good-for-nothing," which shows how precious scrolls are in this world.

Next stop, the pharmacy.

The pharmacy was much larger than the equipment store, and there was a smell of herbs in the air.

A middle-aged man was standing behind the counter, weighing medicine with a small scale.

Lin Mu walked over: "Buy medicine."

The middle-aged man didn't even look up: "What do you want?"

Lin Mu said, "Small Golden Wound Medicine, Small Magic Medicine."

The middle-aged man put down the small scale and slowly said, "Two silver coins a bottle of wound medicine, and two silver coins a bottle of magic potion. How much do you want?"

Lin Mu thought for a moment.

Two bottles of wound medicine are enough to save your life.

Magic potions increase monster-killing efficiency; buy 5 bottles.

"A total of 14 silver coins."

Lin Mu counted out 14 silver coins and handed them over.

Just as Lin Mu finished paying the bill and turned to leave the pharmacy, a group of people suddenly approached from a distance.

Three men and three women, chatting and laughing, headed straight for the pharmacy.

Lin Mu glanced around subconsciously and saw a figure in a moon-white dress speaking calmly to the person next to her in the crowd.

Qin Yumo!

Lin Mu's mind went blank for a moment, and almost instinctively he turned around and quickened his pace to walk to the other side.

Qin Yumo, on the other hand, did not notice Lin Mu at all.

Yeah, with her attitude, it's no wonder she wouldn't recognize him.

Lin Mu stood still, and could vaguely hear the voices of several people talking.

"Yu Mo, where shall we go to level up today?"

"Orc Tomb"

"An orcish tomb? The skeletons there must be really powerful!"

"What's there to be afraid of? Yu Mo is already level 18, what are a few little skeletons to her?"

"That's right, that's right, let's go together, it's safer with more people."

"Besides, Wanzhu and Qinghe are both level seventeen, so their lightning spells have a bonus against undead monsters like skeletons. The three of us have also learned offensive sword techniques..."

The sound gradually faded away.

"Looks like it's a setup of one Taoist priest, two magic users, and three warriors. Not bad."

Lin Mu muttered something to himself and headed out of the city.

It's still that same grove of trees.

It's still those scarecrows.

But today is different.

Lin Mu looked down at himself.

Left wrist, iron bracelet, accuracy +1.

Right wrist, iron bracelet, accuracy +1.

Around the neck, a traditional necklace, accurate +1.

The three items together give an accuracy of +3.

Including the 5 points of accuracy he was born with, he now has a total of 8 points of accuracy.

He gripped his ebony sword, fixed his gaze on the nearest scarecrow, and a thought struck him.

Your weapon has been coated with arsenic.

MP: 17/17 → 7/17

The wooden sword gleamed with a grayish light.

Lin Mu rushed forward and slashed down with his sword.

puff.

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hit.