The Gypsy Woman in the attic.
Her face flushed, she did not bother to straighten her clothes.
She cradled the one-in-ten-thousand pearl in her hands.
This deal had truly been worth it.
Not long afterward, she sold the pearl to a noblewoman in the city.
Later, this Pearl Devourer was polished and crafted, and after changing hands for many years, it entered China.
In the end, it was auctioned off by a rich second-generation heir. By then, the pearl was known as—the Undying Eye.
Inside the Gold Prospector Bar.
Friedrich raised his glass with a trembling arm and lightly sipped the tequila, spilling it everywhere.
He said weakly, "Three times is already my limit."
Liu Di gripped his glass until it creaked. "The pearl you swindled from me today, I'll reclaim it twofold from your descendants. I'll make him 'borrow' until he loses everything, not even a hair left."
"Descendants?"
Friedrich burst out laughing. "I'm a bachelor with an uncertain future. If I really do have descendants someday, that'll already be my good fortune. Go ahead and swindle them as hard as you want!"
Liu Di gritted his teeth and nodded. "It's a deal."
Friedrich forced a smile. "My dear brother, your title of Eastern Master has now spread throughout the entire goldfields. In my opinion, our business can cover both banks of the river. It's only one pearl—we'll earn it back soon enough!"
Liu Di looked at Friedrich, utterly speechless. "If that's really the case, you won't be far from getting beaten to death."
"The East."
"A mysterious and great nation."
Friedrich stole a glance at Liu Di, then looked into the void, his expression solemn and reverent. "During the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, the Hundred Schools of Thought contended, and countless wise ideas enlightened the world!"