Online: I Can See Health Bars-Chapter 1229 - 543: Pride vs. Pride

A night quickly passed.

The next day, Fang Yu went out with Ding Hui.

Ding Hui’s first stop, surprisingly, was a money exchange.

"Manager Huang."

Ding Hui said with a smile.

The shopkeeper, surnamed Huang, was instantly wide-eyed upon seeing Ding Hui.

"Ding! Ding..."

He glanced left and right, lowered his voice and said, "Divine Doctor Ding, why have you come to Thunder City?"

While speaking, he didn’t forget to cast his gaze at Fang Yu beside him.

[Huang Yousheng: 16/16.]

It wasn’t that Fang Yu had high standards, but now someone with less than a hundred blood points really didn’t catch his eye.

So this Manager Huang was purely a businessman.

But since he warranted Ding Hui’s attention, he probably wasn’t some ordinary figure.

Fang Yu smiled and nodded as a greeting.

Ding Hui also lowered his voice at this time and said.

"Manager Huang, you’re not well-informed. Recently, the outside world has been in demonic chaos. I was forced to flee here to escape."

Manager Huang frowned.

Ever since Thunder City was afflicted with the Blue Blood Disease, there’s been continuous trouble, and at his level, news has indeed become harder to gather.

He signaled to a subordinate and gestured to invite them.

"Divine Doctor Ding, shall we talk inside?"

Ding Hui glanced at Fang Yu, and the two followed Manager Huang into the inner courtyard.

Tea was brewed, and Manager Huang sat down and asked, "Divine Doctor Ding, the last I heard of you was settling down in Tianyuan Town. Then I heard about the chaos there; I even thought about sending someone to look for you."

These were purely polite words. Ding Hui simply disliked social interactions, not that he didn’t understand them.

"Manager Huang, you’ve been mindful, but now Tianyuan Town has been overrun by demons. Even if you send more people to save me, they would never return."

"What?!"

Manager Huang was startled! He stood up directly from his seat.

"Tianyuan Town is overrun by demons? This...this..."

Manager Huang paced anxiously, while Ding Hui calmly gestured for Fang Yu to sit down, pouring him a cup of tea.

"Ear-Nourishing Tea, invigorates and brightens. Outside, a packet of tea leaves costs at least this much."

Ding Hui held up five fingers.

Fang Yu hesitated, "500 taels?"

"..."

Ding Hui rolled his eyes and whispered, "50 taels."

Would you learn to play along in the act, really thinking I was telling you the value of this cup of tea?

Ding Hui suddenly regretted bringing Fang Yu out.

Fortunately, Manager Huang was an old hand in this world, pretended not to hear anything, as if just coming to his senses, halted, and said earnestly.

"Divine Doctor Ding, with Tianyuan Town in such chaos, the Da Xia Dynasty won’t be indifferent. It might soon face another big turmoil."

Ding Hui chuckled, "Tianyuan Town is high and remote, it won’t affect Thunder City."

"That can’t be said. Business affairs are interconnected, knowing the news in advance, one can capture the opportunity early. Divine Doctor Ding, I’m indebted to you for this intelligence. If there’s anything you need from me, feel free to ask. Not discussing past relations, just today’s news alone, I must properly welcome Divine Doctor Ding." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Now, that’s professionalism.

Ding Hui, spending days with Fang Yu, also picked up some strange terms.

Compared to someone entirely unreliable next to him, Manager Huang was evidently a seasoned actor.

Seizing the momentum, Ding Hui stood up.

"It’s quite a coincidence, Manager Huang. Currently, I do have some matters requiring your help to investigate."

On the track now.

Manager Huang smiled and said, "Please, tell me, Divine Doctor Ding."

"It’s like this, with Tianyuan Town devastated by demons, some matters at my hand can’t proceed, so I’m planning to settle temporarily in Thunder City and seek suitable materials for my research... But, as you know, my research requires special materials. I wonder if Manager Huang still has connections?" Ding Hui explained leisurely.

Manager Huang slowly furrowed his brows.

This was no small challenge right off the bat.

He hesitated, "Divine Doctor Ding, can you specify if you need living or dead ones? Big goods or small goods?"

Pure black jargon, incomprehensible to Fang Yu. But Ding Hui responded casually, "Naturally alive, just need small ones for now. However... if Thunder City has big ones for sale, please let me know."

"Sure, sure..." Manager Huang breathed a sigh of relief.

Big goods represent demons.

Small goods represent humans.

Simple, easy-to-understand black jargon.

Ding Hui used to conduct experiments on prisoners from the Foolish Underworld dungeon. However, ever since Fang Yu came along, Ding Hui’s research direction and material needs changed and didn’t require live humans as much.

Of course, what Ding Hui seeks now isn’t as simple as live humans, but... slaves.

Manager Huang spoke again this time.

"Divine Doctor Ding, in recent times, Thunder City has been tight on news. Obtaining goods hasn’t been as easy as before. But I do have a few ways left; go to Tianyuan Gate Square, find someone named Iron Scab, and just mention my name, he’ll take you to where the goods are sold."

Ding Hui blinked at these words, remained silent.

Fang Yu, on the other hand, became instantly excited.

Finally, a direction, good news!

Fang Yu looked at Ding Hui, who smiled back at him this time.

"In that case, I’ll follow Manager Huang’s advice, visit Tianyuan Gate Square, and come back to the money exchange another day to thank you in person."

"Hahaha! Divine Doctor Ding, no need for politeness, given the bond between us, what does this kind of help amount to?"