Health Recovery

"Boss, you wanted to see me?"

More than ten days had passed since he took Feng Xue to the Black Market, and Hom had almost thought that the boss had forgotten that he could be called at any time, when he received a call from the other party.

Looking at the handsome young man who appeared at the door with a business-like smile, Feng Xue, without any filters, wouldn't have recognized him at all if it weren't for the contractual connection.

However, it made no difference to him whether the broker was male or female. After opening the door and gesturing for the other person to come in, he patted a stack of cloth and books on the table and said:

"Take a look and see how much this is worth."

Hom had already focused his attention on the books the moment he entered the Living Room, and upon hearing Feng Xue's approval, he immediately went up to her without hesitation.

As a broker, he has basic eyesight. Although he can't see through the elements of an item like some appraisers, he has his own methods for determining the value of an item.

I glanced casually at the top book and saw the title "The Legend of Jing Ke." I knew it was a biography, and I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. After all, biographies aren't like reference books that can directly provide a path for acting or offer clues about skills. However, I couldn't completely dismiss it, since some biographies do contain some acting techniques.

But when he picked up the book, the thought of flipping through its contents was immediately forgotten... because that no longer mattered—without a doubt, this was a real book!

While it's difficult for the average person to determine whether a book truly possesses the necessary elements without authentication, Hom, a broker who has long been involved in the Black Market, clearly knows the difference between False Book and genuine books.

One of the most obvious points is whether you treat it as a book when you pick it up.

This is not easy for ordinary people, because they are easily dominated by preconceived notions, but for someone like Hom who makes a living from this, it is an instinctive "feel" for him.

Without a doubt, this is a top-tier item that can be used as an auxiliary material for crafting Phantom Object of superior quality or higher. It is absolutely incomparable to those False Book that simply replicate the text!

With a nervous heart, Hom checked the remaining books again, and his initial shock subsided slightly.

There are twelve books in front of us, but only two or three of them are genuine. The rest are just False Book. The question now is whether this man knows whether the books he copied are genuine or fake.

If I don't know, can I still acquire these books by offering the price of False Book?

It's important to understand that, apart from a few educational reference books containing valuable knowledge, False Book are only priced at the level of mid-range Ordinary Grade Phantom Object. However, once a genuine book is confirmed, the price starts at least at 200,000, and if the content itself is excellent enough, there are definitely plenty of people willing to offer over a million.

Although the contents of these three books, which are suspected to be genuine, are all more like biographies or even novels, their content is basically directed at Chivalrous Hero and assassins. They can be used as role models or given to blacksmiths to make corresponding weapons, so there is basically no worry about them not selling.

With his connections, he could conservatively sell the remaining books for over 900,000 yuan. If he finds a sucker, selling them for two or three million yuan wouldn't be too high.

And this isn't a one-time thing; if this money-making machine were kept in hand...

The moment this dangerous thought arose, Hom suppressed it.

Judging from the demeanor this gentleman displayed while haggling in the Black Market, he is undoubtedly a master capable of seeing through the elements. Moreover, judging from the array of Phantom Object artifacts he possesses, he is probably no ordinary strongman. Trying to deceive him in such a place would be tantamount to being a fool.

Hom, who was almost blinded by greed, took a deep breath before calming himself down and said:

"Boss, there are a few books here that I Think can't quite make out, but at least two of them are genuine. If you're going to buy them through my channels, I can offer you two options. Of course, this isn't forcing you to choose. I can also introduce you to the book market. None of this is mandatory, but I hope you'll consider my suggestions first."

"There's no need for that." Having acquired the "Book Copyist" Tag a few days ago, he had used other organizations' channels to access underground bookstalls. He was perfectly aware of what Hom wanted to say. He tapped the twelve books on the table and calmly said:

"All twelve books together cost one million. Take them if you accept, otherwise I'll find someone else."

"Oh, this..."

Hom was a little stunned by Feng Xue's direct answer, but he immediately realized that she had probably already scouted the book market and that her offer was right on his bottom line.

If the book he couldn't quite make out was genuine, then he undoubtedly made a profit. But if it was False Book, he wouldn't lose too much. Moreover, considering the distribution channels, selling those False Book mixed with genuine ones would virtually eliminate the possibility of loss.

Furthermore, this man might be Tag Book Copyist...

Hom gritted his teeth and nodded:

"Deal! But boss, I don't have that much cash on me, I need to go back and get some..."

At this point, he looked at Feng Xue with some concern, afraid that she might think he was planning to go back and call for a robbery.

However, Feng Xue unexpectedly nodded, and Hom stood up as if he had been granted a pardon, saying:

"Please wait a moment, I'll be back in fifteen... no, ten minutes at most!"

Watching Hom walk away in a hurry, Feng Xue smiled.

After more than ten days of acting, Feng Xue's progress on the "[Book Copyist]" Tag was actually not very good. Throughout the process, he copied at least two hundred books, but only one of them actually produced the essential elements.

That is, the book that Hom was unsure was the real one, while the two real books, including the Legend of Jing Ke, were actually Reforge Feng Xue.

According to his experiments, to turn False Book into a real one through Reforge, one not only needs to meet the elements of a book, but also needs to have the corresponding Tag or have considerable expertise in copying content. Under such conditions, he did indeed have a good success rate in books such as cookbooks and assassin stories.

However, because he felt that recipes, even if they were real books, might not sell well, he used them directly as materials to Smelt book elements, while discarding assassin books to recoup losses.

In return, Feng Xue has used up most of the "food" resources she had accumulated in reality, and her resource list now includes more than thirty "books".

(My home internet inexplicably went down. The network shows that it's connected and there's a data stream, but I can't connect to either QQ or the browser. This chapter was written entirely on my phone... If I don't finish by noon tomorrow, it means the internet hasn't been restored yet.)