It Was That Easy to Make the Top Eight

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But as a qualified profiteer, he naturally stuck to the principle of squeezing every last drop from a deal.

"Is that all?~~" Hao Shuai said, looking disappointed. "Junior Brother Zeng, you know there are countless magical treasures in the world, but I guarantee you'll never find another copy of this rare, one-of-a-kind book."

"Come on, Senior Brother Hao! Didn't we agree that one magical treasure would seal the deal?"

As soon as he heard Hao Shuai, Zeng Shushu panicked and hurriedly stuffed the magazine into his sleeve, as though he were afraid Hao Shuai might take it back.

"But this isn't an even trade!" Hao Shuai said, shrugging helplessly.

"How about this? I'll add a chunk of ten-thousand-year-old fire copper." Zeng Shushu thought it over for a while, then finally offered it with a pained expression. "You should know that this fire copper is enough to forge a fire-elemental immortal sword."

As he spoke, Zeng Shushu reluctantly pulled a large piece of fiery-red metal from his robes and handed it to Hao Shuai. He couldn't help complaining, "This really is all I have. If I give you any more, my dad will find out, and then I'll be skinned alive."

Seeing Zeng Shushu's expression, Hao Shuai knew there was no more oil to squeeze out of him. He promptly took the fire copper and said, "For the sake of our senior-and-junior brother relationship, let's call it a deal!"

"That's more like it! Senior and junior brothers should help each other out." Zeng Shushu happily patted Hao Shuai on the shoulder. "Then I'll be off, Senior Brother."

With that, Zeng Shushu dashed away.

Watching him go, Hao Shuai guessed that he was off to some corner to study the material he'd just acquired.

Hao Shuai couldn't help smiling at the