Chapter 534: Chapter 526: Qian 7 is the person.
Seeing the old man on the Light Brain starting to ramble on, seemingly intending to criticize him in thirty thousand words, Su Xingchen sent a voice message to interrupt him promptly.
[Su Xingchen: Haven’t you seen the news? The person who led the Fire Stream Dragon into the instance wasn’t just Su Ang.]
[Master is Master: ? You know well that I’m always too busy and lazy to watch the news!]
[Su Xingchen: [Sent you a link]]
The white-haired old man clicked on the link, and after carefully browsing its content, his expression began to change subtly.
As Qian Qi came back dragging a new sack, she saw the white-haired old man run over quickly with a sly grin. His aged hands were surprisingly "nimble" as he took the sack from her, giving off a fawning vibe.
"Oh my, if I’d known you were going to take so much, I would’ve gone with you! You must be exhausted! Next time, just call me along, no need to be polite with me!"
Qian Qi: ?
What’s up with this old man?
He wasn’t like this when I came here before.
The old man quickly opened the sack, and upon seeing a large, complete piece of Fire River Dragon Skin and countless unclasped dragon scales, his pupils trembled slightly despite being mentally prepared. He discreetly glanced at the girl standing calmly at the counter.
Did this young girl really slay that beast exceeding S-level, the Fire Stream Dragon?!
What level of Awakened does she have to be?
Even with Double S-level and extensive combat experience, Su Ang couldn’t possibly have killed the Fire Stream Dragon without a massive army and multiple S-level Awakened covering for him!
From where and when did Su Xingchen find this big weapon?
"Did you really kill that Fire Stream Dragon?" the white-haired old man couldn’t help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Qian Qi lifted her eyes, then grinned, her dark eyes like a deep black misty valley. "No, wasn’t it reported in the news that the Fire Stream Dragon disappeared? I just happened to run into it, and was lucky enough to peel off a piece of its skin and a few scales~ then it ran off in pain, not knowing where to go~"
Her smile and spooky tone nearly scared the soul out of the old man’s heart, given no psychological preparation.
Apparently, he had never seen such a terrifying smiling female ghost; he couldn’t help but step back, and upon seeing Qian Qi pursing her lips to put away her smile and return to normal, he finally patted his chest, recovering his breath.
This young girl, her smile is so scary!
The white-haired old man dared not ask any more and secretly thought to himself that it’s no wonder Su Xingchen sent him a special message earlier, advising him not to probe too much into this young girl’s affairs. Not to mention her striking appearance; just from that conversation just now, it’s obvious she’s not a simple character.
No wonder she could captivate the young lad from the Su Family.
"The dragon skin and scales, are they enough?" Qian Qi checked the time and asked.
"Enough, enough. When the time comes, can the leftovers..." The white-haired old man was just about to discuss a deal with her, but Qian Qi said, "Add the extras to the Defense Armor, use it all up."
"... What a waste! What a waste!" The white-haired old man moaned in pain, "Why add it to the Defense Armor? Children don’t need such expensive ones. You might as well make yourself a pure leather Combat Armor!"
Even the heads of the Seven Great Families wouldn’t bear to make an S-level Defense Armor, let alone a battle armor from beast skin exceeding S-level for their kids!
If the dragon skin fell into their hands, they would divide it instantly and sew it into their Combat Armor!
No one else could dream of getting any! Not even their own children!
Qian Qi looked puzzled at the white-haired old man, "Make me a pure leather Combat Armor? Weren’t you just saying you owe Uncle Su a favor, so you’re willing to make me a Combat Armor for free... Wait, so you mean you’re willing to make me another Fire River Dragon Skin Combat Armor for free?!"
Her eyes sparkled with joy, and she grasped the old man’s wrist, exclaiming happily, "Grandpa! You’re so kind! Thank you!"
The white-haired old man: ???
No? When did I say that? What I meant was...
"Then it’s decided! I’ll bring another piece of dragon skin over, and by then, please make another Combat Armor according to my sizes!" Having said that, Qian Qi swiftly opened her Light Brain and dialed Su Xingchen’s number, "Uncle Su! The tailor boss you introduced is really kind! He even offered to make me another set of armor for free! Sob sob sob, I’m truly overwhelmed! I don’t know how to repay him!"
Su Xingchen paused momentarily, quickly grasping the situation, and chuckled lightly, "Oh? Hehe, indeed, he is that kind of a person."
The white-haired old man: ... No!!!
In the end, the white-haired old man tearfully signed this unequal contract. Qian Qi patted his shoulder, comforting him, "Don’t worry, Grandpa; I’m not the type who freeloads. I’ll give you some rare goodies you’ve never seen before."
Upon hearing this, the old man’s heart softened; instead of feeling distressed, he became expectant, "Then you must hurry because this old man, due to his age, can’t wait too long."
Qian Qi laughed loudly, "Alright!"
After Qian Qi left, the white-haired old man dialed Su Ang’s number, "Su Xingchen, you’re shameless! Joining forces with her to scam me!"
"If you really didn’t want to, who could force you?" Su Xingchen replied with a slight smile, "Seems like you quite like her, huh?"
"Humph." The old man harrumphed, "Do you know? She told me to make the dragon skin into Defense Armor! But the Defense Armor she wants is all in children’s sizes!"
Hearing this, Su Xingchen wasn’t surprised, "She’s from the Bright Orphanage; making some Defense Armor for the orphanage kids isn’t strange."
It wasn’t a secret that Qian Qi was from the Bright Orphanage; a simple search could reveal it, so Su Xingchen didn’t hide it from the old man.
"Why isn’t it strange? Would you be willing to give them to little Su Ang back then?" The old man sneered softly.
Su Xingchen paused, then sighed, "Naturally for someone of greater value."
"But..." He chuckled, "That’s also why you like her, isn’t it?"
In this world’s value system, the lives of those orphanage kids are truly worthless.
Yet, there are people willing to use treasures far exceeding their worth to protect their insignificant lives.
Qian Qi is one of those people.
"Who still remembers, in the ancient civilization era before the instances, that children were the bearers of human civilization’s future..."
Su Xingchen murmured.