The Same Thing, Tang San Took on Three Years of Crystal Loan Debt

"Ah!"

"Sister Lin, your figure is incredible. I'm really jealous."

"But why do you insist on disguising yourself like that whenever you go out?"

Xiao Wu looked Tang Lin's figure over, then compared it to her own. Only her waist and legs barely qualified for comparison.

"Don't you know what a beauty calamity is? Without absolute strength, this can attract danger."

Tang Lin imparted her understanding of the Dog Path to Xiao Wu.

"Like today. That lustful tiger Dai Mubai took one extra look at you."

Xiao Wu thought it over, lightly bit her lip with her pearly teeth, and nodded in agreement.

"Then, Sister Lin, you must have been strong enough to deal with Dai Mubai. Why didn't you make a move? The three of us could definitely beat that guy up."

Tang Lin rolled her eyes. "How do you know he wasn't hiding his strength?"

"And how do you know it wouldn't draw other people's attention and bring danger?"

Xiao Wu's expression stiffened.

"Sister Lin, you're being way too cautious."

Tang Lin lay on the bed, completely relaxed. "What's wrong with being cautious?"

"You should change more too."

On the second morning, after the two had breakfast, they went out for a stroll.

Tang Lin had once again returned to her original disguise, and Xiao Wu had also disguised herself considerably. They looked utterly ordinary.

But as Tang Lin walked out of the Rose Hotel, she made another mental note.

She couldn't stay in such luxurious places anymore. They attracted far too much attention.

Suotuo City was bustling with activity.

The two simply wandered around. When girls went shopping, the point was the browsing, not the buying.

"Eh, Sister Lin, look over there."

Xiao Wu suddenly grabbed Tang Lin's hand and cried out in surprise.

"That place seems related to Soul Masters."

Tang Lin looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a shop not far away. Its storefront was not large.

But the sign hanging above it was quite distinctive.

It bore the same emblem as a third-rank Spirit Hall token.

Tang Lin thought to herself.

This should be Flender's shady shop.

Tang Lin led Xiao Wu toward the shop.

"Let's take a look."

As the two approached, they easily sensed fluctuations of Soul Power coming from Soul Tools.

The shop door was open. Its only occupant lay leisurely rocking in a recliner.

Hooked nose, shoehorn face—he looked like a shady merchant at first glance.

By the way, Tang Lin was quite curious why two such different names as Tang San and Flender appeared in the same world.

What would Flender's future son be called?

Vladimir?

"Sister Lin, are all the things inside Soul Tools?"

Xiao Wu asked curiously.

"Mostly."

Tang Lin tested them a little, and they were mostly Storage Soul Tools.

Only one was an Attack Soul Tool, likely capable of unleashing an attack equivalent to that of a Level Eleven Soul Master.

Suddenly,

a head-sized Yellow Crystal caught Tang Lin's attention.

It was filled with grain-like impurities.

Could this be the Dragon Whisker Needle Crystal Tang San bought in the original story?

[System Choice triggered.]

[Current Ability System: as long as you Make a Choice, you can obtain a reward.]

[Choice One: Give up buying it and wait for Tang San to purchase it. Reward: Soul Power Boost.]

[Choice Two: Buy it and give it to Tang San. Tang San's favorability will increase slightly.]

[Choice Three: Buy it but do not tell Tang San. Reward: It may be useful someday in the future.]

The System Choice had been triggered.

Tang Lin was stunned when she saw the three options. None of the rewards seemed particularly useful.

"May be useful someday in the future?"

"I'll deal with it when it becomes useful. I'll buy it first and see what this Dragon Whisker Needle is all about."

Tang Lin held the Yellow Crystal and waved at Flender, who was lying in the recliner.

"Boss, how much is this?"

Flender's lazy voice sounded.

"One Hundred Gold Soul Coins."

Tang Lin rolled her eyes.

"This lousy crystal costs One Hundred Gold Soul Coins?"

"It's full of impurities, its transparency is poor, and it doesn't even have any color. You really dare to ask for that much."

"If it didn't look like some old thing, I wouldn't even want it."

"Name your own price."

Flender froze for a moment and carefully examined it twice. He seemed to have bought it for only five Gold Soul Coins.

"Then name your price."

He would make a guaranteed profit no matter what. Who could have guessed the purchase price had been so cheap?

Tang Lin considered it for a moment.

Then she slowly said,

"Five Gold Soul Coins!"

The moment those words left her mouth, Flender nearly fell off the recliner, and the glasses on his nose slipped down.

"Five Gold Soul Coins? How could it be that cheap?"

Flender hurriedly pushed up his square black crystal glasses.

"No, no. Add a little more."

Tang Lin looked at the Yellow Crystal in her hand, continuously weighing its price.

Flender waited for Tang Lin to name a price. As long as she spoke, he would agree. This deal was guaranteed profit, and he would earn at least one Gold Soul Coin.

Tang Lin suddenly shouted,

"One Gold Soul Coin!"

"Sold!"

The moment that one word left his mouth, Flender froze.

He stared wide-eyed at Tang Lin.

This girl actually did not play by the rules!

"Boss, you said it. Don't blame me."

Tang Lin shrugged, swiftly placed one Gold Soul Coin on the table, then pulled Xiao Wu's hand and left the shop.

Flender lay in his recliner, staring wide-eyed at the ceiling.

This was the first time he had ever made a loss on a deal.

He simply could not understand it.

Didn't she say she would add more?

Why had the price suddenly gone down instead?

She was practically the enemy of his life!

"Ugh."

Flender sighed and took out another piece from his Storage Soul Tool, placing it on display.

There were still three identical Yellow Crystals left.

Just a few minutes after he lay back down,

a youth with a Big Back Head hairstyle, a white T-shirt underneath, and a Blue and White Alternating Jacket slowly walked in.

This person was Tang San.

He had suddenly wanted to take a stroll, and when he looked up, he happened to spot this shop.

A Yellow Crystal swiftly caught his eye.

"Boss, how much is this?"

Flender gave the same answer. "One Hundred Gold Soul Coins."

Tang San immediately agreed. "I'll buy it!"

Flender was dumbfounded. Another one who did not play by the rules?

No bargaining?

Since you won't bargain, then I'll raise the price.

"The price has gone up now. Two Hundred Gold Soul Coins."

Since the other party wanted it for One Hundred Gold Soul Coins, it definitely had some use for him. Raise the price.

"Are you sure it's Two Hundred Gold Soul Coins and won't go any higher?"

This time, Flender froze.

This Rotten Crystal was actually worth more than Two Hundred Gold Soul Coins!

Thinking of how he had just sold one for one Gold Soul Coin made him want to slap his thigh in frustration. He had suffered a massive loss!

Gritting his teeth, he named the final price. It was also a gamble.

As a shady merchant, Flender had a deep grasp of human nature.

You could only raise the price once at most.

Once was annoying enough. Twice would cause enormous dissatisfaction.

But Tang San was offering far too much, and he had even asked whether the price would rise again.

There was no reason not to raise it.

"Five Hundred. Five Hundred Gold Soul Coins. It won't go up anymore!"