ragginovel 118. Exorbitant pricing.
118. Exorbitant pricing.
The two went up to the second floor one after the other and took their seats as host and guest. Wu Hong, who had dealt with all sorts of people all year round, glanced at Xu Yan's face and clothes with apparent casualness, but he clearly saw through them.
The robes were casual, monochromatic, and undecorated, but the fabric was unlike anything seen before, and the workmanship was exceptionally fine. The stitches were even, as if measured with a ruler, without the slightest crookedness or disorder.
Great craftsmanship!
Although it wasn't a monk's robe, it was still quite elaborate.
If Xu Yan knew what Wu Hong was thinking, he would be absolutely ecstatic.
Just because he's wearing a synthetic fiber robe, you can deduce so much?
After observing their clothing, observe their behavior.
Although Xu Yan is young, he is well-mannered, neither arrogant nor short-sighted.
In Wu Hong's mind, only true disciples of major sects possessed such extraordinary demeanor.
He immediately made some judgment about Xu Yan's background, and his smile grew even brighter: "Someone, bring tea, bring the best tea!"
"No need," Xu Yan waved his hand in refusal. "Where is the sword?"
Wu Hong's smile froze slightly, but he didn't take it to heart.
It's normal for a disciple of a high-ranking sect to have a temper; after all, they have powerful connections!
He quickly composed himself, took out an ornately decorated sword box from his storage ring, opened the lid to reveal a flying sword radiating seven-colored light: "This is the Hongguang Sword, its strike is like a rainbow, adorned with dazzling light!"
As he spoke, he took out his flying sword, waved it a few times in his hand, and immediately created a dazzling rainbow.
Xu Yan was taken aback: "If one were to use this sword to fly through the air... wouldn't it create endless streaks of light?"
"Fellow Daoist, you have excellent eyesight!" Wu Hong laughed. "Fellow Daoist, you are young and promising, full of youthful vigor. Wherever you go, the sky is filled with rainbow light. Isn't that a perfect match?"
Xu Yan's eyes widened in surprise: Which eye of yours saw that I was so flamboyant?
However, if one's body and sword become one, one will surely be covered in seven-colored light, and when defending against enemies, one will pounce on them head-on... It seems quite mind-bending!
"Never mind, that scene is too beautiful; it doesn't suit his low-key personality." He asked, "Is there anything else?"
Wu Hong frowned. Such a cool flying sword, how could he not be interested in it?
He immediately switched to an ancient and dignified sword: "This is the Thunderclap Sword..."
Xu Yan immediately became interested. Could this sword be imbued with lightning? That would suit him quite well!
But then Wu Hong said, "This sword is accompanied by thunder; when it is drawn, it sounds like thunder, and the sound can be heard for miles around..."
???
A row of question marks appeared above Xu Yan's head. What the heck is this "thunderous sound"?
In the novels he had read before, a swordsman with extraordinary talent would develop a skill called "Sword Qi Thunder Sound" once he reached a certain level. Could it be that this flying sword with its own thunderous sound was actually a disguise for Sword Qi Thunder Sound?
Holy crap, how vain must he be to use a sword like that?
Want to hear thunder? It's simple, I'll just give you the real thing, won't I?
"Next one!" he said.
Wu Hong's smile was almost gone. "Fellow Daoist, you didn't like this one either?"
He then took out a flying sword that emitted a pink glow: "Flying Flower Sword, it possesses illusion magic; when the sword is drawn, flower shadows fly everywhere, effectively obscuring vision!"
Xu Yan's face darkened. "You expect a grown man like me to use this stuff? How much fake alcohol have you been drinking?"
"Change it again!"
"The Falling Shadow Sword, with its numerous sword shadows, possesses extraordinary power."
"Change it again!"
"Moonfrost Sword, its shadow as white as frost..."
"Keep changing!"
"The Flying Sand Sword, once drawn, will unleash a storm of flying sand and stones..."
Xu Yan... what the hell?
Those who know it recognize it as a flying sword with special effects, but those who don't might mistake it for Pigsy descending the mountain!
What kind of weirdos are these? Do they think there are also ghost fire youths who fly around on swords and cause chaos in the cultivation world, and that Wanbaolou specializes in doing business with them?
What part of me looks like blond hair?
Xu Yan impatiently stopped him: "Fellow Daoist Wu, I am not used to such fancy things. If there is nothing suitable, I will not bother you any longer."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't!" Wu Hong quickly stopped him. "Yes, yes, yes, we have plenty of swords! How could a place as big as Wanbaolou not have swords!"
"Alright, fellow Daoist, could you please help me find a flying sword without any special effects or sound effects, suitable for both sword-riding and combat? Thank you!"
Xu Yan rattled off several requests in one breath, more detailed than one would expect when conversing with an AI.
Wu Hong reluctantly took out an unremarkable sword box: "The Azure Leaf Sword, its color is pure azure, and its sword light is unique... It's not a special effect; the sword is inherently azure, making it most suitable for gentle and aloof female... uh, male and female cultivators!"
Xu Yan's face darkened even more. "You can't stand it if you don't say a few dirty words, can you?"
However, the cyan color is quite nice; it looks high-end. If only we could make a pair...
"This one will do," Xu Yan nodded. "Do you have any purple ones?"
Wu Hong was taken aback, then shook his head: "No!"
Xu Yan sighed in disappointment. To make perfectly good flying swords so flashy and impractical was quite an achievement: "Never mind... May I ask, fellow Daoist, which master craftsman forged these flying swords?"
"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me, but it is truly inconvenient for me to disclose this information."
"If it's inconvenient, then forget it." Xu Yan didn't press the matter. "What about the ceremonial robes? Do you have any?"
Wu Hong immediately perked up and was about to speak when Xu Yan stopped him: "Don't be all show and no substance!"
That's what he said, but Wu Hong was very unwilling. He took out several white robes decorated with gold thread: "Fellow Daoist, please look, these are Golden Thread Robes..."
"Wait a minute, what do you call this thing?" Xu Yan almost thought there was something wrong with his ears.
Wu Hong was baffled: "A golden robe!"
Xu Yan finally realized he hadn't misheard: "No, why don't you just call it a jade burial suit?"
Wu Hong was taken aback, then his eyes lit up: "What a great name! What a great name! From now on, we'll be called the Jade Burial Suit!"
What the hell?
You say there's only gold thread and no jade? Why not just nail a few jade talismans on top?
Xu Yan was speechless. "Go ahead and yell if you want."
He realized that this guy was completely mentally unstable!
Wu Hong wanted to continue promoting the product, but Xu Yan firmly refused.
In Wu Hong's eyes, these clothes were as plain as they could possibly be.
But in Xu Yan's eyes, the base color alone was already flashy enough, not to mention the gold thread embroidery.
Such eye-catching attire is completely out of step with his usual low-key style.
After threatening to leave again, Xu Yan finally obtained two sets of relatively practical robes.
One set is black, the other is dark blue; both are colors that are particularly resistant to dirt.
Wu Hong silently calculated: Green Leaf Sword 450, Robe 180 each...
He laughed and said, "The Green Leaf Sword is 3000, and the two robes are 800 each. Thank you, that's 3800 spirit scrolls in total."
"How much?" Xu Yan's voice suddenly rose.
He didn't have much of a concept of prices in the cultivation world, but based on the calculation of one hundred beads per technique, that's 380,000 spirit beads!
Good heavens, from Earth to the Moon!
Xu Yan doesn't lack a few thousand spirit techniques, but the price is a bit too high.
No wonder they go through so many tricks, it's to make it easier to raise prices, right?
Are you deliberately trying to rip me off, treating me like a sucker?