Managed by robots and bioengineered humans, the house has remained in order during his absence. His round trip had taken over a month and his vacation was nearly at its end.
Du You had no plans of entering the Other World just yet. He first wanted to deal with the items at hand.
He sold off a plethora of miscellaneous items, earning a large sum of Crystal Coins in exchange. Now that his personal space had expanded, Du You no longer needed to store his Crystal Coins in a bank— he could just carry them with him.
As Du You had anticipated, his potions were selling very well. It seemed now was the right time to open a shop, despite the difficulties of finding an apt location in the capital.
Property in the capital was expensive, and the prices of shops were all the more obscene.
Many people were not fond of selling their goods on the Magic Network. Therefore, in bustling cities, one could often find unique plants - a reason why conventional markets had managed to resist the dominance of the Magic Network market.
When he had the time, Du You sold the Ant King Essence 52364. It was priced at ten green Crystal Coins a piece and was sold out in less than three days - the demand far exceeded his expectations.
"What a pity I cannot produce this myself. Otherwise, future harvests would be abundant."
Du You sighed, helpless that he couldn’t acquire an ant-breeding creature. He knew that attempting to tame creatures by capturing them would certainly end up with losses outweighing the gains.
Fortunately, this allowed Du You to gain over half a million green Crystal Coins. This was indeed a "wave of gain."
"Master, the shop matter has been negotiated, but they won’t consider renting. We will have to trade objects instead. They expressed a desire for knight weapons and equipment."
"How did the negotiation go? Tell me the outcome." Du You straight away asked. The location of that shop was too good; it was within the Thirty Rings’ limit and much better than his own house’s location.
Property in such a location was usually not for sale, surprisingly someone was willing to sell.
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Lin Yucha quickly replied, "The negotiation is almost complete. I think we can close it by trading the Earth Demon Dragon mount and the Dragon Bone Shield." She hesitated slightly, "Do we really need a shop? It doesn’t seem worthwhile to spend so much. We don’t have that much to sell, to begin with."
Du You waved his hands in dismissal, "We will eventually need it. If we don’t buy now, we might not get a chance later. It’s a shop within the Thirty Rings! It breaks my heart to part with these things."
The mount in question was already a rarity. To the knights, it was as good as owning a second pet. Using special methods, the mount’s level could be boosted, albeit with great difficulty.
As for the Dragon Bone Shield, it was the only yellow-tier item he had so far, and trading it off was quite a heartache. If sold, it could easily fetch ten thousand yellow Crystal Coins.
Despite its light-yellow rating, because it contained dragon beast material, its value was no less than that of a deep yellow item.
Considering the rarity of such a shop, Du You eventually gritted and accepted, "Alright, I consent. You continue the negotiation and try to clinch the deal as soon as possible. There’s no point holding onto objects that serve no purpose. Might as well trade them for something of future use."
Lin Yucha nodded and disconnected the call to resume her negotiation.
Shortly after, Lin Yushi contacted him, "Master, I’ve found a person who can embed gemstones."
"You found someone? That’s great, let’s embed it when we have time." Du You finally found a use for the Dragon Blood Gem in his possession.
Fast forward to two days, and the shop negotiation was finalised. Du You obtained the shop in exchange for the Dragon Bone Shield and the Earth Demon Dragon mount. The gem embedding was also completed, considerably enhancing his weapon and equipment abilities.
Du You only embedded the Thunderblaze Robe, as his weapon being a ring was too small for it.
The sisters embedded their Thunderblaze Armour and Dragonbone Bow with the Dragon Blood Gem, significantly enhancing the potency of their weapons and armour. From the original 23 pieces, there were now only 18 Dragon Blood Gems left.
But as for the remaining Dragon Blood Gems, Du You had no idea what to do. These green-tier gems were best suited to enhance green-tier equipment. Once he switched to yellow-tier equipment, these gems would be of no use.
"Well, let’s keep it for now. You never know when it might come in handy. If it doesn’t, I’ll just sell it at that time."
After some thought, Du You decided to hold onto it. Now his next move was to visit the auction house. He had several items he couldn’t make use of, which could potentially be traded for something of value.
While Du You was active in the capital, those monitoring him realised he had returned.
"So, Du You is back? When Lao Si returned, it was primarily to deal with Du You. Even though no one knows about it, they must’ve confronted each other. Now with Lao Si and our mother missing, he’s likely the culprit. And his return seems to indicate this outcome."
A man resembling Lin Feng was talking to himself whilst flipping through some documents.
"Back then, Lao Si mentioned getting Li Sanyuan involved. Seeing as Li Sanyuan was attacked, it must be related to this. In that case, Du You must’ve achieved the third-tier by now, and possibly had help. He won’t be easy to deal with."
After a long pause, the man darkly said, "A third tier is beyond my capabilities. I must inform my eldest brother about this, for him to devise a strategy. Humph, regardless of Lao Si’s incompetence, he’s still my brother. His death cannot be in vain. This time, we have to resurrect the Lin Family’s morale, no matter what."
What he was more worried about was not Lin Feng’s death but their mother’s. If his mother died, due to his position, his father, the clan leader, would have to remarry. It was a necessary tactic for alliance.
When that happened, life would be tough for him and his brothers. If his father’s new wife held special status, they might be in grave danger. If they could eliminate Du You now, they could claim it as a contribution and a deterrent in the future.
With this in mind, Lin Feng’s second brother immediately activated his communicator to alert his eldest brother, who was also based in the capital. But little did Du You know that he was already under someone’s radar.
Sometimes, even in the absence of any evidence, people would retaliate. In such a case, the evidence didn’t matter one bit.