Chapter 582: Mysterious Artifact
Chapter 582: Mysterious Artifact
2017-09-25
The old man was quite articulate, and in less than ten minutes, he had vividly explained the functions of the Mystic Cabin to Lu HaiKong.
After understanding the purpose of the Mystic Cabin, Lu HaiKong felt that it shouldn't be called a Mystic Cabin at all, but rather a Gambling Cabin.
This dungeon was quite interesting, as every item inside had a price tag of ten thousand gold.
A price of ten thousand gold might seem expensive for Lu HaiKong's current wealth, but one must consider that this is in comparison to Lu HaiKong's standards. If a regular Outsider, not to mention a free Outsider, but even an Outsider Lord, were to be asked to spend ten thousand gold to purchase an item, they would surely feel the pain of the cost.
When Lu HaiKong first descended upon this world, he had burned a cart of salt worth around ten thousand gold, which later caused the Zhang family a loss of several tens of thousands of gold. In response, the Zhang family frantically sent troops to surround and suppress the mountain camp in Shanyu County. This shows that ten thousand gold is indeed a significant sum.
Of course, for Lu HaiKong, it was like a drizzle, and even if the artifacts were sealed, as long as they held value, he could easily purchase the entire cabin. However, the situation wasn't that simple.
The attributes of these artifacts were sealed, and even with the Celestial Eye Technique in hand, Lu HaiKong couldn't discern the attributes of the sealed artifacts no matter how focused he was. This was a bit of a letdown.
This meant that the items bought for ten thousand gold might have a value far less than that, which was highly likely. In fact, most of the items should be like this.
Although the old man exaggerated the value of these artifacts, Lu HaiKong, with his extensive knowledge, wasn't unaware of the underlying tricks. Where could one easily find such valuable items?
So, after understanding the situation of the cabin, Lu HaiKong vaguely felt like leaving.
Lu HaiKong had plenty of money, but not enough to go crazy. This dungeon was obviously a trap, and Lu HaiKong wasn't very interested. Rather than wasting time here, he might as well prepare more before returning.
However, just as Lu HaiKong was about to leave, he suddenly felt his sleeve being subtly pulled by the slick old man.
Lu HaiKong was startled and looked at the old man, who was identical to Old Wang. The old man slightly smirked and subtly gestured towards a pile of secret manuals on a shelf beside him, making the situation quite intriguing.
From the beginning, Lu HaiKong had thought this old man was the one from his mountain camp, and he still believed so. In this situation, it was clear that the old man had some hidden concerns, possibly related to rules or something similar.
This old man still had some conscience, knowing to give Lu HaiKong a little benefit.
Lu HaiKong slightly raised the corners of his mouth and approached the pile of secret manuals. He discovered that there were indeed quite a few manuals, probably around ten in total.
However, all the manuals looked the same, and Lu HaiKong couldn't discern any differences between them.
In this situation, Lu HaiKong turned to the old man, hoping for some guidance on which manual to buy.
But the old man merely smirked and then put on a serious expression as if someone was inspecting the cabin at that moment.
Seeing this, Lu HaiKong was taken aback and then, without hesitation, he grabbed the entire pile of secret manuals in a lavish manner.
"I want these, but I don't have the money on me. Can I go and get it?"
"No need, no need. You want these, right? After appraising all of them, the cost will be automatically deducted from your assets. There are thirteen books in total, worth thirteen ten thousand gold in total. Are you sure you want them?"
The old man spoke, and Lu HaiKong could vaguely sense something strange as the old man winked at him. But under the old man's urging, Lu HaiKong nodded.
"Alright, I'll appraise them for you right now!"
As the old man finished speaking, he eagerly slapped the stack of books, and a faint light glowed, accompanied by a system notification.
【You have successfully purchased thirteen mysterious artifacts from the Mystic Cabin, spending thirteen ten thousand gold.】
Lu HaiKong glanced at the system notification and then stepped forward to pick up the stack of secret manuals, wanting to see what this old man had recommended.
When Lu HaiKong looked at the first book, he was stunned. It was actually the 《Basic Sword Technique》, a basic secret manual that didn't even cost a single gold coin. Lu HaiKong had just spent ten thousand gold, and now he felt like he had wasted his money.
However, Lu HaiKong didn't mind too much. After all, there were over a dozen books, and even if he lost money on a few or even twelve of them, Lu HaiKong wasn't too concerned. As long as one of them turned out to be valuable, it would be worth it.
But as Lu HaiKong flipped through the books one by one, his brows furrowed. Several books in a row were all the 《Basic Sword Technique》, and Lu HaiKong began to suspect that he had been scammed.
Indeed, when Lu HaiKong reached the last book, his face turned ashen. All thirteen books were the 《Basic Sword Technique》. Seeing this, Lu HaiKong realized he had been swindled.
"Old man, you're quite the trickster, winking at me and making me lose thirteen thousand gold."
The old man's face was filled with flattery.
"How can you talk like that, guest? You chose these items yourself, and now you're blaming me, an old man, for tricking you. It's not right to blame your bad luck on me."
At this moment, the old man's expression was filled with sycophancy.
Although he addressed Lu HaiKong respectfully, his face was brimming with arrogance. His gaze seemed to look down on Lu HaiKong as if he were a foolish lamb ready for the slaughter.
Lu HaiKong's anger rose as he looked at the old man's smug expression.
Lu HaiKong now confirmed that the old man before him was definitely not the same Wang Laotou from his mountain camp. That guy didn't have the guts to trick him like this.
However, this man probably knew Wang Laotou, which was why he had been giving Lu HaiKong subtle hints and gestures from the start, making Lu HaiKong mistake him for the Wang Laotou from his camp. This man had clearly planned to deceive Lu HaiKong from the beginning.
As soon as he saw that Lu HaiKong was about to buy the books, he immediately put his plan into action, scamming Lu HaiKong out of several ten thousand gold.
With Lu HaiKong's current wealth, he didn't mind losing a few ten thousand gold. But he couldn't swallow this humiliation.
Lu HaiKong glared at the old man, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "Good, very good. You dare to scheme against me!"
"What are you going to do? Your eyes are full of malice. I'm warning you. The use of force is prohibited in this dungeon, so don't bring trouble upon yourself!"
(End of Chapter)
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