Chen Lin pondered for a moment.
He walked over to the young man in crimson robes, pushing his Heaven-Opening Eye to its limit as he watched the sea and spoke casually.
"You have quite a few Life Coins on you, don't you, fellow Daoist? Interested in a trade?"
When the other man said nothing, Chen Lin waited.
Then he continued, "You seem interested in Soul Locks, too. I happen to know a Soul-Unlocking Secret Method. If you're willing to trade, I can offer you the Soul-Unlocking Technique, a Soul-Unlocking Key, or a Character Card."
The young man's expression had changed when they mentioned Soul Locks earlier, which was why Chen Lin had come over to try his luck.
He was also certain the young man had Life Coins.
Something had occurred to him.
Since a Ship Ticket could only be obtained through a perfect rating on a Life Letter mission, it should have been a reward, not a punishment.
Therefore...
The guiding fee could not have been set without reason.
Chen Lin believed...
If someone received a standard perfect rating, then besides the Ship Ticket, they would also be awarded a hundred Life Coins.
He had received none because his Ship Ticket had not come from a perfect rating. Quiet Fire had used her special permission to grant it to him as an exception.
She had probably thought she was helping him, never realizing he lacked enough Life Coins. That had led to his current predicament.
"I don't have any Life Coins to spare."
After a moment of silence, the young man in crimson robes spoke softly.
Then he looked at Chen Lin.
"Could I trade other treasures for them?" he asked tentatively. "Precious Tools, Spiritual Pills, Superior Cultivation Techniques, eggs of exotic strange beasts-I can offer all of those."