Chen Changan frowned slightly. Had the man actually just said it wasn't for sale?
He had been so enthusiastic yesterday. Why had he changed today?
"Please don't misunderstand, honored guest. I'm not saying it's not for sale because of you."
"What I mean is, I'll give it away. I can give it to you."
Not for sale? He would just give it away?
Holy shit, were the people of the City on the Water all this loaded?
These were ingredients for refining Grade Five Pills, and he would give them away just like that?
"That... wouldn't be appropriate, would it?"
"I can't accept a reward I've done nothing to earn," Chen Changan said with a smile.
"It's fine, it's fine. These things might be precious elsewhere, but we have quite a few here. To us, they aren't anything particularly precious."
"Judging by your clothes, you must be an Alchemist from the Alchemist Alliance. These things are useful to you."
"Oh, you people here really are so welcoming. Look, if I refused, I'd seem rather insincere."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
"How many are you giving me?"
"Surely not just one stalk?"
Uh...
Had he changed his tune that quickly? What was all that about not accepting an unearned reward? The bastard had wanted them all along, hadn't he? He really could put on an act.
But the shopkeeper had already said it. Now that Chen Changan had put it that way, he naturally couldn't fob him off with just one.
"How about five stalks of each?"
"Sure. It's only five stalks, but that's still pretty good. They're a gift, after all. I can't be too greedy."
"Still, it'd be even better if there were a few more."
Holy shit!
Was he really this thick-skinned? He said he couldn't be