Chapter 338

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Chapter 338: How Much Is It Worth?
Zhang Mu had never hunted a large zombie horde before, and he had already used up the rewards from his three tasks to advance to a junior Era Sub-merchant, leaving only this small amount.
He always thought he still had money in his pocket, so he confidently didn’t check, but unexpectedly… If Zhang Feng hadn’t given him a free pass, he wouldn’t even have money to treat others.
If only he had stocked up when he was in Luo Yang City, or visited the Era Store in Hohhot City first.
Originally, he didn’t care about the twenty thousand elemental crystals, but now, it turns out trouble arises due to this small amount of elemental crystals.
Suddenly, the scene quieted down. Initially, they were surprised by Zhang Mu’s Era Sub-merchant identity, but after a while, when Zhang Mu remained silent, they felt something was amiss.
The scene instantly became quiet.
Do we have to exchange the beast core for something?
Just then, Su Rui, who had never spoken before, took a sip of tea and slowly said, “Dear Era Merchant, could it be that you are out of money?”
This Su Rui is quite observant!
Moreover, the timing of his intervention was extremely subtle, completely depriving Hachikuju and Zhang Mu of a chance to communicate.
Even though Zhang Mu’s words were humble and polite, he felt like they were cutting deep!
What a great Su Rui!
Just because he and Hachikuju were getting closer, is he starting to make things difficult now?
If Zhang Mu doesn’t have the elemental crystal now, and he can’t borrow it from Hachikuju, making them come all this way just to leave empty-handed is no longer about money. It’s about disrespecting all the Sub City Lords present, disrespecting the entire Eight Riders.
At that time, not only Zhang Mu, but even Hachikuju who gathered all the Sub City Lords for him will have big troubles. Who knows what Su Rui might take advantage of this opportunity to do.
Suddenly, Zhang Mu came up with the most reliable way to handle it, smiling at everyone.
Hachikuju was getting anxious, constantly signaling to Zhang Mu with his eyes. He felt that something was wrong from Zhang Mu’s reaction. When Su Rui mentioned it, he instantly understood what was going on with Zhang Mu, signaling to Zhang Mu with his eyes, but Zhang Mu was too engrossed in the Era Merchant Ring to notice.
And now, he was actually smiling.
Hachikuju felt like he was going to collapse. He used to admire how his new friend took things lightly, but now he wondered if Zhang Mu was being too casual about it.
Hachikuju was already helping Zhang Mu think of solutions, but all four Sub City Lords had already been summoned.
He won’t blame Zhang Mu, and Qizilbash won’t say anything either to save face. But Su Rui, he’s causing trouble now, not to mention after Zhang Mu admits the truth.
And the biggest problem is the old man, although he may not have as much power as the young ones, his influence among the Eight Riders is greater than Hachikuju’s.
If Zhang Mu upsets this old man and then Su Rui gets involved, things will get really difficult.
“It seems like I don’t have enough elemental crystals.”
Zhang Mu actually admitted it outright!
Hachikuju thought to himself that this wasn’t good, already prepared to face the anger of the silver-haired old man and Su Rui’s challenges on behalf of Zhang Mu.
As Su Rui was about to speak again with a slight smile, Zhang Mu interrupted with his next sentence.
“Elemental crystals aren’t that important to us Era Merchants, so I didn’t really pay attention to it. We might be low on stock, but it’s not a big deal.”
Su Rui thought Zhang Mu had something to say, but Zhang Mu remained calm, which made Su Rui distort Zhang Mu’s words and say, “Nothing? So you don’t have an elemental crystal, yet you gather us to tame the King of Warhorses as your protectors. Are you playing a trick on us, the four Sub City Lords?
Are you the new Era Merchant? You look down on elemental crystals, but do we treasure them so dearly? Are you saying that we, the Sub City Lords, are poor and in need of your charity?”
Even Qizilbash, who had a good relationship with Hachikuju, frowned and stared unkindly at Zhang Mu, who remained calm. He felt that Zhang Mu’s attitude, misled by Su Rui, was disrespectful to them.
The silver-haired old man listened to Su Rui’s probing of Zhang Mu. His eyes were clear and bright, examining the expressionless Zhang Mu with eagle-like eyes.
“Hachikuju, you brought this person here. But I suspect that you deliberately brought him to intimidate us three, warning us not to compete with you for the position of Capital City Lord?”
Su Rui then turned to blame Hachikuju beside him. Hachikuju had always opposed him, leading to his younger brother being seriously injured today, pushing him to use the only healing potion he had.
When will this grudge be avenged?
The whole conversation was steered by Su Rui, revealing the hidden nature of this seemingly gentlemanly man.
“Wait.”
Before, when faced with Su Rui’s challenges, Zhang Mu remained calm, but now he has shifted the blame to Hachikuju, prompting Zhang Mu to finally speak up.
“What, are you going to apologize? Seems a bit late, noble merchant.”
Su Rui was like a hungry wolf, attacking every weakness in Zhang Mu’s words, tearing into them fiercely, not giving Zhang Mu any chance to explain or rest.
“You’ve said enough, Su Rui Sub City Lord. As the lord of a city, can you be as calm as the old man and quietly listen to others speak? Otherwise, you seem very childish.”
Su Rui’s smile became somewhat forced, as he returned to his original seat and leisurely sipped his tea.
He was very certain that Zhang Mu didn’t have any elemental crystal on him now, even if it was an elemental crystal exchange item like a beast core. He had a way to make sure Zhang Mu couldn’t leave unscathed.
Zhang Mu smiled faintly, slowly retrieving an object from the Era Merchant Ring, holding it in one hand with his palm facing up, displaying it to everyone.
Except for Zhang Mu and Yuan Rui, everyone present began to breathe heavily.
A clear green liquid, held in a pristine test tube, emitted a peaceful light.
This is a second-tier healing potion!
“Everyone, do you know how many elemental crystals this item is worth?”