Insight Scroll

After a while, Renard withdrew from the System Mall with a sense of loss. He glanced at the longsword forgotten in the corner, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

It was an ordinary fine iron longsword, not expensive, costing only twenty silver coins. Yet, in the System, similar weapons cost twenty dinars.

"Wait!" Renard suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked the System, "System, can real-world currency be exchanged for dinars?"

"Of course, but the minimum exchange unit is silver coins, and it's a one-way exchange only. One silver coin exchanges for one dinar, and dinars cannot be exchanged back into silver coins."

Renard quickly did some mental calculations: "One silver coin for one dinar, an enchanted longsword costs two hundred dinars, which means an enchanted longsword costs two gold coins. Damn, the price isn't cheaper than buying one at a magic shop."

The System's reply carried a hint of schadenfreude: "The prices of items in the System Mall are automatically linked to the prices of items in the main world, precisely to prevent the host from reselling goods."

Having his thoughts seen through, Renard's old face flushed slightly. However, his thick skin quickly recovered, and he took out the money pouch from his waist, counting its contents. There were a total of two gold coins, sixty-three silver coins, and forty copper coins.

Scum Renard was a big spender, and expecting him to save money was a pipe dream. Of course, his current spending speed was even faster.

Renard pondered for a long time but ultimately did not exchange for dinars. After all, he still had nine lackeys to support, and his quests also required financial backing.

"Money! Money!" Having lived two lives, he found he still couldn't escape the troubles of daily necessities.

Just as he was worrying, Tommy suddenly ran in excitedly from outside, shouting as soon as he entered, "Young Master, Young Master, good news!"

Renard showed no change in his expression, calmly took a sip of tea, and asked, "Did Old Walker voluntarily hand over the medal?"

"That's right!" Tommy nodded vigorously, filled with admiration for his young master. He hadn't expected it to be so easy to make Old Walker relent.

Renard ignored his admiration and asked indifferently, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes!" Tommy quickly nodded, saying as if seeking praise, "I've recruited a dog... talent for the Young Master."

"Oh?" Renard stood up in surprise and looked at Tommy, thinking to himself: So this kid recruited a lackey for me.

Reminded by Tommy, he vaguely recalled that the System had given him a random draw once.

However, Renard didn't hold out any hope for drawing something good. Given the System's usual behavior, it probably wouldn't give him anything valuable.

He temporarily put the matter aside, turned his gaze to the doorway, and instructed, "Let him in."

Tommy naturally knew what Renard meant. Since he was a lackey, why wouldn't he meet his master? "Tracy, come in."

As he spoke, the honest and simple Tracy walked in from outside. He appeared somewhat reserved, looking like the lowly outcasts in the territory.

Renard immediately showed disappointment. He thought it was some kind of talent, but it turned out to be a weakling. Looking at his nervous appearance, it would likely take a long time of training for him to become capable.

He quickly lost interest in the new lackey and turned to Tommy, saying, "Find him a room to stay in. As for Old Walker..."

Renard thought for a moment and said, "Tell him I won't tell Mr. Wilson about the medal. I'll just say I found it accidentally. Let him rest assured."

Tommy scratched his head, unsure how to explain the matter. After a moment of thought, he honestly replied, "It's not as simple as you think, actually..."

He recounted how Old Walker received the medal, how he met Gilbert, and what the latter had instructed him to do.

Renard didn't know that such a simple matter harbored so many hidden complexities: "It seems Gilbert doesn't have good intentions."

Thinking of this illegitimate son, his ribs began to ache again: "This troublemaker must be dealt with as soon as possible, or it will be like raising a tiger to invite disaster."

Renard had this thought not only because of personal grudges but also because of the System's assigned quests.

Ten Potential points, five hundred dinars, and one random draw – such a reward was enough for him to go crazy once.

"System, what kind of stats do I need to defeat Gilbert?" Renard muttered inwardly, knowing that the other party could sense his thoughts.

"Sorry, this System has no obligation to inform you." The System's voice was as cold as ever, devoid of any emotion.

Renard took a deep breath, his expression helpless: "Can't you be a little kinder?"

After a moment of silence, the System spoke again: "Recommend the host purchase the Novice Insight Scroll."

Novice Insight Scroll? Renard was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me about this sooner? You made me get beaten up by Gilbert."

The System's reply was still as unfeeling as ever: "Sorry, this System has no obligation to inform you."

Renard shook his head, having no desire to argue with it. He focused all his attention on the description of the Novice Insight Scroll.

Novice Insight Scroll, a one-time consumable item, used to investigate the opponent's strength, capable of investigating up to an ordinary high-level warrior, costing two dinars.

Renard's eye twitched rapidly. After a long silence, he asked faintly, "System, can you be any more of a scoundrel?"

The System, unusually, did not mock him but explained, "The Novice Insight Scroll is a magical item, and its high price is normal. If the host does not wish to purchase it, there are other options."

"Recommend the host purchase the Intermediate Insight Scroll, recommend the host purchase the Advanced Insight Scroll, recommend the host purchase the Legendary Insight Scroll, recommend the host purchase the Epic Insight Scroll."

"Recommend the host purchase the Novice Insight Ring, recommend the host..."

Just by hearing the names, Renard knew these items would definitely be much more expensive than the Novice Insight Scroll.

Renard only glanced at them briefly and almost had a heart attack: "Intermediate Insight Scroll, a one-time consumable item, used to investigate the opponent's strength, capable of investigating up to a Battle Qi warrior, costing twenty dinars."

The price of the Intermediate Insight Scroll was still within his acceptable range. Skipping the middle ones, he looked at the end: "Epic Insight Scroll, a one-time consumable item, used to investigate the opponent's strength, capable of investigating up to an Epic-level warrior, costing twenty thousand dinars."

"Twenty... twenty thousand dinars?" Renard counted on his fingers and finally said with a miserable expression, "Gods above!"