Destiny Mission of game 'Star Ring'-Chapter 1438 - 1128: Opportunity
The Fake Owner · Swallower replied in a deep voice: "So you’re saying that you’re not taking Su Mo as an apprentice because he’s just not up to the task himself?"
"Exactly, without this VI-type Genetic Potion, how can I teach him Blackening."
The old man replied coldly.
The Fake Owner · Swallower pondered for a moment and said: "Even if you can’t teach Blackening, you could still take him as an apprentice and provide systematic training?"
The old man raised his hand to interrupt the Fake Owner · Swallower, and said hoarsely.
"That kid’s abilities have already exceeded my expectations. He’s a maverick, yet he’s managed to integrate all the stolen technologies. Now his abilities are basically just a tad weaker than the fifth seat of the Royal Order of Twelve Knights · Xia Wei Ya, and stronger than the sixth seat, Rogel. That’s enough."
"That doesn’t stop you from training him some more."
"Do you think I haven’t considered it? I’ve weighed it. My way of training requires him to have injected the Genetic Potion, and his body to undergo major enhancements before it can proceed. Otherwise, it’ll just harm his body by forcing growth."
The old man stated clearly and directly.
"Understood."
The Fake Owner · Swallower fell into long silence after hearing it, eventually replying deeply.
...
The next morning.
Su Mo arrived early at the door of the general store.
Because he arrived so early, the door of the store wasn’t even open yet.
Su Mo came this early not just to persuade the old man to take him as an apprentice; the most crucial reason was that he was a bit worried about the Fake Owner · Swallower.
He couldn’t help but pray that nothing would happen.
At that moment, the store door opened automatically, and Su Mo’s eyes lit up as he quickly went inside.
He saw the old man standing expressionlessly at the counter, with a box placed on the counter, where the Swallower Light Computer lay.
"Is it repaired?"
Su Mo picked up the box and asked excitedly.
"It’s repaired. Have you ever fully charged the energy?"
The old man raised his head, looking coldly at Su Mo.
Su Mo’s smile stiffened immediately, and he replied awkwardly: "Um, well..."
"Want the horse to run fast, but don’t feed it grass; no wonder it breaks."
The old man said hoarsely.
"Ah, I know, it’s actually like this..."
Su Mo replied apologetically.
"Alright, you can go now."
The old man was not interested in listening to Su Mo’s explanation.
"It’s so early, and there aren’t any customers, might as well hang around a bit."
Su Mo said shamelessly, his face thickened, hoping to succeed through persistence.
"Not opening today."
The old man replied coldly, preparing to head to the inner room.
"Wait, don’t rush off, I haven’t paid yet."
Su Mo called out quickly.
"Waived this time."
The old man replied without turning his head, then entered the inner room, leaving Su Mo alone.
"Wow, a rarity, did this old man have a change of heart? Free today?"
Su Mo was amazed; he was prepared to get ripped off.
At that moment, the Fake Owner · Swallower floated up from the box, quietly seeped into Su Mo’s body, and spoke to him in a deep voice.
"Let’s go."
Su Mo stretched lazily and left the general store.
Walking down the street, Su Mo conversed with the Fake Owner · Swallower in his mind.
"How are you feeling?"
"Fully repaired."
The Fake Owner · Swallower replied deeply.
"Oh, seems that old man’s skills are pretty good, but he’s really unusually eccentric."
Su Mo couldn’t help but remark.
"It’s alright."
The Fake Owner · Swallower replied deeply.
Walking along the road, Su Mo pondered intensely, seemingly lost in thought, bumping into others several times.
"What are you thinking about? Surely you’re not still fixated on this?"
The Fake Owner · Swallower asked deeply.
"I’m thinking about how to make that old man let go."
Su Mo didn’t hide it from the Fake Owner · Swallower.
"Stop dreaming in the day; he won’t take you in. Instead of wasting time on this, you should think about how to complete the unfinished task and relax sooner."
The Fake Owner · Swallower said calmly.
"That definitely needs to be done, but it can’t be completed all at once, no rush, take it slow. By the way, does that old man have something he particularly likes?"
Su Mo discussed with the Fake Owner · Swallower.
"What are you planning? Giving gifts?"
The Fake Owner · Swallower asked somewhat incredulously.
"Yeah."
"Interesting, I never thought you’d give gifts. The dense brain actually got enlightened."
"There’s no other way. One has to be flexible. To be honest, since entering the Negative Universe, it’s the first time I feel someone can teach me. It’s not that there weren’t stronger people before, but I always had the confidence to surpass them on my own. This time it’s different. After sparring with the old man, I truly saw what a real powerhouse is."
Su Mo finally understood what the Fake Owner, Swallower once said.
"It’s good to know there’s always someone stronger. Alright, I won’t waste words. I do know what the old man likes."
The Fake Owner, Swallower replied coldly.
"What does he like? Negative God Fragment?"
Su Mo’s eyes lit up as he asked.
"That thing doesn’t hold much attraction for him, don’t bother thinking about it."
"Then what does he like?"
"Stone Tablet."
The Fake Owner, Swallower replied deeply.
Listening to the Fake Owner, Swallower, Su Mo was suddenly startled and quickly realized; "Damn, how could I forget that? That guy seems to really like Stone Tablets."
"He doesn’t just like it generally. I once eavesdropped on a conversation between the old man and someone else. Not only does he like Stone Tablets, but he’s also looking for one with special markings. If you can find it, he might really be delighted."
The Fake Owner, Swallower said deeply.
"Where can I get Stone Tablets?"
Su Mo asked hurriedly.
"In this world, a few Stone Tablets are scattered outside, but the majority are within Star Ring City. To be precise, they should be in the hands of Icaroya City Lord."
The Fake Owner, Swallower told Su Mo.
"Damn, you want me to steal the Stone Tablets from Star Ring City?"
Su Mo felt a jump in his eyelids.
"I didn’t say that. I’m just giving you the situation."
The Fake Owner, Swallower washed his hands of it.
Su Mo’s expression continued to change as he pondered this matter before responding to the Fake Owner, Swallower after a long time.
"It’s not impossible. I could try to make an impression of the Stone Tablet."
"Do you think if an impression would work, the Stone Tablet would still have value? Let me tell you a secret. Making an impression captures only the surface information, the true value of the Stone Tablet lies inside. It records special information internally. Of course, this is a secret, known only to very few."
The Fake Owner, Swallower explained to Su Mo.
"Is there really such a thing?"
Su Mo was secretly amazed. He hadn’t expected it to be so complex.
"Indeed, for the average person, these Stone Tablets hold no value, only to a select few do they have value."
"Wait, how do you know so much?"
"Ever since my last repair, a substantial part of my data library has been restored."
The Fake Owner, Swallower replied deeply.
"That’s quite fortunate."
After hearing this, Su Mo showed a hint of surprise, never expecting such pleasant surprises from a repair.
"Alright, I won’t ramble on. Consider it wisely yourself. I’ve told you all I should."
The Fake Owner, Swallower replied deeply.
"I’ll think it over more thoroughly."
Su Mo was quite troubled. On one hand, he was really tempted to get the Stone Tablet.
But then, the thought of having to deal with Icaroya City Lord made him a bit squeamish.
"Suit yourself!"
The Fake Owner, Swallower replied nonchalantly.
...
After a long while, Su Mo returned to his room on the Shadow.
He picked up his phone and continued browsing the trading platform, preparing to acquire some Energy Crystals.
At this moment, his eyes lit up as he saw Energy Crystals at a very reasonable price.
So he started fiddling around.
Not long after, Su Mo began to frown deeply.
"What’s wrong?"
The Fake Owner, Swallower noticed Su Mo’s unusual expression and asked.
"Look at these Energy Crystals. For example, now the normal trading price for a Level 3 Energy Crystal is 400,000, right? At this price, they sell completely and are easy to sell, but someone keeps listing them at 390,000, 380,000, 370,000 little by little. So I bought the ones at 370,000, but as soon as I bought some, all the ones at 370,000 were sold out. Initially, I didn’t think much of it, assuming they were bought up, as there weren’t many originally listed. But after a while, more 370,000 Level 3 crystals were listed. I bought a bit more, and again they all disappeared. This is obviously fishy."
Su Mo said to the Fake Owner, Swallower. Keep in mind before the Star Gate opened, a Level 3 Energy Crystal was once speculated to 1.5 million each.
"You mean someone is suppressing prices, trying to buy at a lower cost."
The Fake Owner, Swallower said.
"Exactly, meaning someone is closely watching the Energy Crystal market. Normally, their price suppression is beneficial to us, but since the other party is suppressing prices, they will definitely buy in large quantities at the right time. If we continue to buy slowly, doing so too often will alert them, and they’ll likely start to scramble to buy en masse."
Su Mo nodded.
"So, what do you plan to do?"
The Fake Owner, Swallower asked curiously.
"I’ll tally up, see how much mid-priced stock is currently available in the market and if there’s enough for our needs. If there is, I’ll buy in bulk all at once. This is a great opportunity."
Su Mo pondered for a few seconds and said.
"Alright!"
The Fake Owner, Swallower replied in agreement.
