A moment later, Lu Ming and Big Yellow, one man and one dog, crept stealthily into the room bearing the sign for the Blood Fiend Tower's person in charge.
As for the alchemy furnace, whoever wanted to bid on it could do so. Couldn't they see the demonic cultivators were already preparing to rob them?
Although he was a fake demonic cultivator, a fake demonic cultivator was still a demonic cultivator! Naturally, he had to do as the locals did...
“Senior, we are demonic cultivators. We'd like to buy a copy of the buyers' information.”
The person in charge was a fat man whose head was covered in bumps. Lu Ming looked at the bumps on his head, which were glowing faintly like lightbulbs, as he spoke.
It wasn't that Lu Ming didn't know this was impolite. But he was genuinely curious: were these highly unique bumps natural, or were they acquired?
Did they light up whenever he came up with a brilliant idea?
Big Yellow also looked at him curiously, muttering in its heart: This must be what the elders in Peace Town meant when they said that if you do too many bad deeds, your soles will ooze pus and bumps will grow on your head!
Immediately, Big Yellow felt a surge of pride. It didn't have any bumps on its head, so it was a good dog.
Hearing that Lu Ming wanted to buy the information, the person in charge looked at Lu Ming and Big Yellow, then spoke with a beaming smile:
“Little friend, what nonsense are you talking? Our Blood Fiend Tower runs a legitimate business. How could we do something like selling customer information?”
“Not selling?” Lu Ming was taken aback. Could the information Diao San got be wrong?
Big Yellow nudged Lu Ming in confusion: Did he realize we're righteous cultivators, so he won't sell to us?
Lu Ming patted Big Yellow's head and muttered internally: That shouldn't be the case. With my current look, no one on the street would ever call me a righteous cultivator.
Just as Lu Ming was feeling puzzled, the fat man's voice sounded again:
“However, if a customer wants to become famous and show off what they bought, we in the Blood Fiend Tower must satisfy their wishes.”
Lu Ming was stunned. No one would want to show off, right? After all, it was very dangerous. Otherwise, people wouldn't have bothered to disguise themselves before coming in.
As if seeing through Lu Ming's confusion, the fat man explained, “Since these people didn't explicitly request confidentiality, they must want to show off just a little bit!”
Lu Ming looked at him and said, “But they didn't say that!”
“Oh, come on! Not saying it means they didn't object either! That means they default to wanting to show off, they're just too embarrassed to say it... Of course, this is just our internal interpretation. Don't go blabbing about this outside!”
Lu Ming's mouth twitched. So, in their eyes, not refusing was equivalent to agreeing!
“Rest assured, Senior, I definitely won't speak a word of this...”
The fat man nodded and handed over a jade slip:
“This only contains the buyers' room numbers, their appearances in the auction house, and the Blood Fiend Tower's analysis and speculation...”
“One hundred thousand spirit stones. If you buy it now, you can get most of the information. The remaining information will be updated after the auction ends...”
Looking at the jade slip in the fat man's hand, Lu Ming couldn't help but sigh. It wasn't cheap.
“Senior, how many spirit stones would it cost to include the information on the demonic cultivators as well?”
The fat man rolled his eyes:
“When they came to buy information, they all paid a protection fee. Not for sale...”
Then, he looked at Lu Ming again:
“By the way, do you want to pay a protection fee?”
“Ah? How much is it?” Lu Ming was stunned. So money could be made this way too?
“The protection fee for a VIP room is five hundred thousand.”
“No!”
Lu Ming refused outright. He had only spent five hundred thousand on a cultivation technique and a forging method.
A damn protection fee actually cost five hundred thousand...
Let them try to rob him if they had the guts.
After that, Lu Ming didn't say anything more. He pulled out a storage bag. Just as the fat man reached out to take it...
Clatter...
A massive pile of spirit stones tumbled out and filled the room.
The fat man froze and looked at Lu Ming in confusion. What was the meaning of this?
Damn it, if his room hadn't been so spacious, he would have been buried alive by these spirit stones. What, was he trying to bury a living person in spirit stones?
Lu Ming scratched his head sheepishly:
“Hehe... well, my family is poor, you see? We don't have any spare storage bags. Here is ten thousand. Put it away first, and I'll give you another ninety thousand...”
“Woof! Woof! That's right!” Big Yellow nodded in agreement from the side.
This was true. The family had indeed fallen on hard times...
As it nodded, Big Yellow's eyes carried a hint of melancholy as it recalled their impoverished days in Peace Town.
Hearing Lu Ming's words and seeing Big Yellow's expression, the fat man couldn't take it anymore. A bump on his head actually flashed with a red light.
Damn it, you spent a hundred thousand, yet you're pinching pennies over a single storage bag?
Seeing the bump on the fat man's head light up, Lu Ming was also astonished. Holy crap, it actually lit up.
“I'll give you two storage bags.”
With that, the fat man pulled out two storage bags and handed them to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming quickly took them. “Thank you, Senior.”
Lu Ming felt that this was a matter of being frugal where necessary and spending where appropriate. Two ordinary storage bags would cost over a hundred spirit stones. Back when he and Big Yellow first ventured into the cultivation world, it had taken them two whole years to save up just a dozen or so spirit stones.
After taking the storage bags, Lu Ming produced a storage bag containing ninety thousand spirit stones, swept up the spirit stones on the floor into the other bag, and handed them over.
“Here you go, Senior.”
Having paid the spirit stones, Lu Ming left the room with Big Yellow.
As soon as he stepped out of the room, Lu Ming hung the token given by the Xiaoyao Sect on his waist.
Before he could even enter his own room, Elder Gou's voice rang out from behind:
“Little friend, is there anything you need?”
“Haha... I didn't expect you to be so fast.” Lu Ming looked at him in surprise. It had barely been any time at all!
“Hehehe... I just happened to be attending the auction here.”
Lu Ming then led Elder Gou inside. “Elder Gou, I have some information here. Do you want to buy it?”
Elder Gou's eyes lit up as he looked at Lu Ming excitedly.
Lu Ming didn't say a word. He simply pulled out a piece of paper and wrote: “Information on the righteous buyers.”
At the same time, Lu Ming muttered in his heart: I didn't say it out loud! Besides, no one said I couldn't write it down.
Seeing this, Elder Gou's breathing grew heavy, and his eyes widened. “Is this real or fake?”
Actually, he had also heard some rumors, but the people he sent to investigate couldn't get any accurate information.
Lu Ming nodded and burned the paper he had written on.
“How many spirit stones?” Elder Gou asked.
“Since it's only most of the information, I won't cheat you. Three hundred thousand spirit stones,” Lu Ming said without even blinking.
Hearing Lu Ming's quoted price, Big Yellow suddenly turned its head to look at him: Is that too cheap? Don't get ripped off!
“Deal.” Seeing Big Yellow's gaze, Elder Gou quickly agreed. He was afraid that if he hesitated, the dog would object.
He could tell that Lu Ming really doted on this dog. He had never seen anyone keep a spiritual pet out of its storage bag all day long, carrying it everywhere.
Lu Ming didn't go back on his word either, handing the copied jade slip to Elder Gou. After all, this information had an expiration date. Once the auction ended, people would change their disguises or get robbed.
Receiving the jade slip, Elder Gou's face bloomed with a massive smile.
“Little friend, I have some business to attend to, so I'll take my leave first.”
As soon as Elder Gou left, he pulled out a stack of sound transmission talismans. He began sending messages to sects like the Haoran Sect.
“I have information here. Do you want it?”
Then, he began moving in and out of the various rooms.
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