Lu Yang pretended to be interested as he picked up a palm-sized golden sculpture of a flower with a scorpion's tail and asked, "How much is this?"
The clerk replied expressionlessly, "One hundred gold coins."
That was thirty thousand Credit Points in reality. Lu Yang sneered inwardly. It really is cheap. On the surface, however, he frowned and said, "Why is it so expensive?"
The clerk said, "That's the price. No bargaining."
Leono moved closer to Lu Yang, staring into his eyes as though she wanted to see through him completely. Yet at that moment, Lu Yang clicked the automatic transaction option.
System: You spent 100 gold coins to purchase the Scorpion Tail Flower!
Leono stared at Lu Yang in surprise and asked, "You actually bought it? Why?"
Lu Yang smiled at Leono and said, "Because I know it's a treasure."
"What is it used for?" Leono hurriedly asked. Her boss had spent a month searching for clues related to this item without finding anything. Yet someone now knew what it was, and she was intensely curious.
Lu Yang could not help laughing. Looking at Leono, he said, "We'll meet again. Next time we meet, I'll definitely tell you."
This Golden Scorpion Tail Flower was neither an accessory nor a quest item. It was a teleportation token, and its destination was the place where Leono's boss was collecting antiques.
Unfortunately, that boss did not know that the real treasures in that place were these antiques. Instead, he had put them here for sale.
Leono instinctively sensed that something was wrong. Just as she was about to ask another question, she saw Lu Yang take out a Return Scroll and crush its seal.
"Y-you, wait, I haven't..." Before Leono could finish, Lu Yang turned into a streak of light