Chapter 246

Chapter 246: My Adorable Brave Cat

Rin stopped in front of a stall, filled with colorful and different-patterned woven goods.

There were large tapestries with the insignia of the kingdom, as well as carpet tablecloths, and small items like coasters and outerwear.

Emilia often saw her mother weaving things and interacting with other familiar villagers, exchanging woven goods. That’s why she thought her mother must like weaving.

But if you asked her which type she liked specifically, she couldn’t answer.

Rin’s gaze fell on a few items in the corner, obviously baby clothes and soft blankets.

Suddenly being a father at his age was indeed a bit overwhelming, but joy outweighed the anxiety.

Up until now, his mind was still occupied with what would be best to prepare for his yet-to-be-born daughter.

"Um, and that, I’ll take them all."

Without even asking about the price, Rin waved his hand and bought all the baby supplies in one go.

At that moment, he definitely didn’t realize that he and Hero Meow, whom he met for the first time, were highly compatible.

The woman sitting there knitting blankets smiled from the heart, agreed, and collected the clothes.

Then she found a clean cloth bag, put the items in, and handed it to Rin.

The bag was sewn from scraps of fabric with cut-off edges, and it looked quite beautiful.

"Customer, these amount to a total of forty copper coins."

It was clear that this middle-aged woman was an honest and kind person, not trying to increase the price.

At this time, handmade products were relatively inexpensive, so things that took at least two to three months to weave were only worth a few dozen copper coins.

Even with just a few dozen copper coins, it was enough to make the vendor happy.

Not essential for life, in underdeveloped areas, even hanging for a few days may not be sold.

Rich people also find village women’s weaving not high-end enough, so they prefer to find workshops.

Rin nodded and looked at Emilia, "Silly cat, have you made your choice?"

Emilia had actually been looking at baby items with Rin before, but now she started selecting gifts. After looking for a while, she didn’t know what to choose and could only shake her head.

"I don’t know what to choose."

"You… Forget it, it was my mistake to let you choose."

Letting the indecisive Waste Hero choose gifts was definitely his mistake.

After looking around, Rin pointed to some blankets and coasters, "Take this, and that, and the one next to it… Let’s pack them all up."

The woman’s hands rubbed nervously at her clothes and she joyfully took down the items he wanted, her voice shaking.

"These are a total of 480 copper coins, plus the ones from before, totaling 520. Round it off, and give me five silver coins, please."

"Hmm, the price is very fair."

Rin handed over the money and received the goods before realizing. He furrowed his brows and leaned in to Emilia, whispering softly.

"Do you think these are too cheap for our daughter to use?"

As a gift, it’s fine. Emilia’s mother is not someone who admires vanity. Choosing expensive gifts, I wouldn’t even dare to use them, which goes against my original intention.

Just for our daughter’s use, Rin felt it was too cheap this time.

"As long as it’s good, we don’t need expensive ones," Emilia said lightly.

Rin was amazed that Waste Hero could speak such profound words of wisdom about life, then suddenly he understood, a contented smile appearing on his face.

"Well said, well said. We must instill the right values in our children from a young age. Waste Hero, I haven’t raised you in vain, you’ve actually made progress."

Even though he was confident in providing a life of endless spending for his child, Waste Hero was right, the correct education was still necessary.

In the next moment, he suggested, "But we shouldn’t be too plain, let’s go buy some gemstones for embellishment."

Miss Hero also felt that Rin was acting strangely, and quickly tugged at his sleeve.

"Actually, tundere, I am preparing for the future."

"I know, I am also preparing for the future of my child."

"What I mean is, not yet…"

"Let’s go, don’t waste time, but luxury items like gemstones are definitely not available at the market, let’s find a store."

"Rin, actually…"

"I remember seeing one on the way to join the crowd."

Rin couldn’t hear any other sounds in his mind, his excited face turning red. He grabbed Emilia’s hand, intertwining their fingers, and pulled her away.

Emilia felt troubled as she couldn’t communicate with him. She only felt the warmth of his hand and saw Rin’s bright shining eyes, which made her heart flutter. She felt overwhelming liking for him and let herself go.

They entered a jewelry store together.

Rin looked around the display windows and his face showed a bit of disappointment.

The quality of the gemstones here was not as good as the ones he had.

This time, he indeed had acted impulsively and miscalculated.

It made sense to think that in such a remote place, the gemstones wouldn’t be as good as the ones in the prosperous kingdom or noble households.

The shop owner, who was busy showing gemstones to another customer, hurried over and asked, "Young sir, what would you like? We have various high-quality rubies, sapphires, jades, and emeralds…"

Rin waved his hand to stop the owner from continuing and lifted his chin slightly, showing a very disdainful and arrogant expression.

"These qualities are too low. I have seen a lot and I am not a naive person. If you have any precious items, show me. If everything is of this low quality, then I will leave."

The boss glanced at the space ring on his hand, with a blue gem on top, clearly not ordinary. Combined with the clothes adorned with gold threads, he, with his experience of traveling to other cities, immediately knew that an important customer had arrived.

He smiled and rubbed his hands, "Young master, you have come to the right place. We do have a precious item in our store, but ordinary people may not recognize its value or be able to afford it. Please wait."

After saying that, he carefully took out a crystal box from his storage bracelet in a small space of his own.

Inside were two diamond-shaped, light blue gemstones, each about half the size of a thumb.

The sunlight from outside passed through the crystal box, shining on the gemstones like the shimmering sea, looking very stunning.

"This pair comes from the deepest part of the distant Amorlan Sea, known as the Azure Twins gemstones. They are always born as a pair, of high quality and limited quantity. I dare say that only my shop in the whole of Bicester City has them."

"Herbal plants!"

Another young man in his late twenties suddenly shouted angrily, rolled up his sleeves, and pulled the boss’s collar with a huff.

"You contemptible person, what are you trying to show me? Everything you show me is nothing special and exaggerated. How come you are treating others with such valuable treasures as if they are just common items?"

"Wait, Young Gang Master, let’s talk calmly."

The boss hurriedly explained, "These jewels are of decent quality, and I didn’t deceive you. This pair of jewels is very expensive, not something an ordinary person can afford."

The young man became even angrier, "What do you mean? Do I look like someone who can’t afford two jewels?"

After speaking, the young man put him down and glanced sideways at Rin and Emilia.

However, when he saw Emilia, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he immediately stood up straight, looking like a wealthy young man.

"Tell me, how much? I have plenty of money, I can even give it to this young lady as a gift."

Waste Hero’s expression changed, instinctively preparing to draw his sword, but Rin stopped his hand.

Although he didn’t draw his sword, the murderous intent could not be suppressed, causing a few cold glances to suddenly appear in the shop.

"Hiss."

The young man rubbed his arms, looked around strangely, and muttered a few words when he didn’t see anything suspicious.

Rin’s face showed a stronger sense of mockery.

My goodness, someone actually dares to show off in front of me, this is really rare.

Look at his armband, not belonging to either of the two major groups, I wonder where this country bumpkin Young Gang Master came from, is he here to perform a comedy show for me?

Rin smirked, "Can you afford this thing as well?"

"Kid, when you’re away from home, put on a good show. There’s nothing in Bicester City that I can’t buy… What’s your name, miss?"

Rin’s smile turned cold gradually. He pulled Waste Hero behind him, getting ready to beat up the fool in front of him, when another person walked in at that moment.

"Oh, not bad at all. This place, surprisingly, led me to a rare find."

The voice sounded a bit familiar, the words seemed proud, just like Rin.

Rin quickly turned around and saw someone approaching. He thought to himself that it was quite a coincidence. He had been worried about not being able to find her earlier, and here she was again.

The person was wearing a black bamboo leaf qipao, which outlined her figure beautifully. Her face was covered with a black veil, but you could faintly see fair and delicate cheeks and lovely features through it.

She had long silver hair tied up in a bun behind her head with a hairpin, looking very elegant.

This ageless woman, although exuding charm, always carried herself with arrogance and a provoking attitude. Who else could she be but Xingzhi Witch?

The young man couldn’t take his eyes off the woman in front of him, standing there in a daze.

Clearly, compared to the inexperienced young girls, this woman with a strong mature charm made it hard for him to control himself.

The young man seemed to ignore my obvious disdainful gaze, his voice becoming more confident.

"Boss, how much for this pair of what kind of gemstone twins? I’ll buy it. Tell me, how much?"

"Hehe."

Rin and the witch both let out a mocking chuckle.

The boss felt a bit hesitant, scratching his head, "For this pair, it will be five thousand coins."

"Just five hundred, please wrap it up for me. I’ll give one to this charming lady. Would you like to have dinner with me, miss? Spend a lovely evening together?"

The creepy lustful gaze was now impossible to hide.

"I said five thousand."

The young man widened his eyes in disbelief and asked, "F-five, five thousand?! Are you trying to rob me? Why not just go and steal it!"

"Five thousand is already the lowest price."

The boss felt a bit disgusted, knowing the other party was just from a third-rate gang, probably only able to come up with a few hundred to a thousand coins at most. That’s why the gemstones shown were all on the cheaper side.

My good intentions were actually mistaken for bad by someone, which made me feel annoyed.

Rin showed his typical French disdain, "Someone who is uncultured will always be uncultured, trying to act in front of me. I haven’t seen such an ignorant person before. Take another look at my cute cat, I’ll dig out your eyes and stuff them in your nostrils."

Emilia’s anger faded away, she snuggled up to Rin, almost purring with joy.

The young man’s face turned pale with embarrassment, he glared at Rin.

"You brat, are you teaming up to deceive people? Wait here, my gang won’t let you off. If I don’t chop you up and feed you to the fish, my surname isn’t Ba!"

After saying that, he took a few steps, then suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, and collapsed to the ground.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Rin put away his Magic Book and walked up to him, "You dare to stare at my cute cat earlier and bark at me like that. Do I look like someone easy to deal with?"

At that moment, Rin’s arrogant attitude was on full display, a persona that couldn’t be portrayed without at least a decade of being a villain or some natural talent for acting.

The other person seemed to be around ten levels, being suddenly attacked and knocked dizzy, completely defenseless.

Rin kicked several times, feeling somewhat relieved, "If you’re not dead, get out of here, you’re disgusting to look at."

The young man looked at him resentfully, glanced at Emilia and the witch, then turned around and left, appearing to really intend to get help.

However, he didn’t notice a small, faint flame, transparent like a cicada wing, falling on him.

The young man didn’t notice, but Rin being a fire mage, naturally sensed the change in the fire element and looked surprisingly at the witch.

The witch suddenly chuckled, "Little guy, the bad guy acts very well, just too soft-hearted which ruins the performance."

"What did you do to him?" Rin couldn’t help but ask curiously.

"Nothing."

The witch’s lips moved, her voice sounding like a mosquito, only Rin and Emilia could hear.

"Yeah, his look made me really angry, but I won’t have to see those eyes again in the future. Should I melt his third leg too?"

"Hiss…"

Rin took a sharp breath and felt a chill in his heart.

This witch is so cruel…

He just wanted to wait for the other person to bring someone, then find an opportunity to break his limbs so he couldn’t walk for half a year. He never thought about directly gouging out the person’s eyes.

As for the witch, just because she was harassed with a comment and glanced with a creepy look, she melted the person’s eyes directly.

Is this woman an acquaintance of the naturally kind and gentle Queen water-like Xiaolong?

Darn it, she looks more like a villain than me!

The boss wasn’t too scared, anyone able to run a luxury store must have some connections behind them.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead and asked with a smile, "Sir, do you still want this gem?"

"Yes."

Rin didn’t hesitate and offered a price straight away, flipping over the ring.

He could afford thousands of coins, which would normally make him feel uneasy.

Thinking about his adorable twin daughters with hair as light blue as Emilia’s and how well the pair of gemstones matched, made him feel very happy.

Buy, buy, buy; money is important, earn more if it runs out.

"Wait, I want this gem too!" exclaimed the lady.