The Last Gentleman-Chapter 173: Relic
Upon seeing such an oppressive gold Frame, Yi Chen immediately thought of what he had seen in the Abyss Laboratory deep within Green Lake, where his consciousness had been dragged—the “Fish Origin.”
An epic music prelude, accompanied by a unique yellow-golden Frame.
If a being of such caliber wished for Yi Chen to die, it probably wouldn’t need to lift a finger, just a mere thought could erase him.
Even Moon Trace Lorrian, an Open Source patient, would instantly abandon the thought of fleeing at the sound of epic music in his mind, and could only comply with this Old World merchant who appeared suddenly.
However,
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Duke Garrisen did not carry any hostility, but instead cast a benevolent gaze,
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He seemed to have come all the way from the deep Old World either for the appearance of an ‘item,’ or perhaps for the aura of a quality customer.
There was no seizure of the item, but a very polite request to trade.
“What trade?”
Following Yi Chen’s inquiry,
The Duke grew several strange little arms under his armpits and began to search for something in his ancient castle shop, eventually flipping out a special magnifying glass to observe the Dead Egg he was holding in his hands.
“Slightly flawed, but in decent condition, clearly biased towards a descent into ‘Death.’
For such a Dead Egg I’m willing to offer five hundred points, and you can use the points earned from the sale to choose anything you like in my shop.
As long as you trade with me, a dedicated ‘Accountant’ will record your points. As long as you can meet me on this side, you can trade and buy at any time.
Of course, if you choose to believe in me, you will also receive a twenty percent discount.”
“May I take a look at the products and specific prices in your store first?”
“Some of the ‘things’ I sell should not be known, or they could bring about trouble. Just tell me what kind of thing you need directly, and I will try to find products that meet your requirements.”
“Do you have any Relics for sale?”
“Oh, these things are all over the place in my shop, but I’m not sure what kind of Relics you are looking for.”
“Do you have any Relics associated with the Three Attributes of Physique, Intelligence, and Sensing?”
“Yes… However, Relics associated with Three Attributes are quite rare and also quite valuable. Let me have a look.”
Gājī gājī~
The Duke grew even more slender arms under his armpits and began to search in detail within his ancient castle shop,
1, 2, 3
A total of three suitable Relics were taken out, each sealed within a closed container.
Being quite valuable, it was not possible to directly view the form of the Relics, but one could identify the basic information through the Ancient Living Text embedded on the containers.
① “Touring Chrysalis”
[Introduction]: Very few Parasites are able to complete a “World Tour” in the Old World without relying on any source of disease replenishment. When the touring ends, they will become chrysalises, and after a long state of chrysalis, they will achieve a leap in disease stage and be accepted by the hidden Source Plague forces. ȑåℕȱBĘ𝘚
Intact forms, chrysalis shells with less than 20% damage are very rare, and can be used a second time.
[Category]: Relic (Associated with an individual’s Three Attributes)
[Bias]: Sensing > Intelligence > Physique
[Trait]: “Traveler’s Thought”
[Price]: 1500 Trading Points
② “Meat Storage Box”
[Introduction]: Originating from the Source Epidemic Area – Rotten Meat Ruins, used to handle the garbage abyss of the lowest-grade waste meat.
The containers that held the rubbish meat would, over the years, awaken to Self-awareness, and among them, only a very few could crawl out of the garbage abyss to gain recognition.
At that time, they would take off their Meat Storage Boxes and become a member of the Rotten Meat Ruins with a brand-new body.
[Category]: Relic (Associated with an individual’s Three Attributes)
[Bias]: Physique > Sensing > Intelligence
[Trait]: “Proof of Uselessness”
[Price]: 1300 Trading Points
② ??
[Introduction]: ??
[Category]: Relic (Associated individual’s triple attribute)
[Bias]: Intelligence > Physique > Sensing
[Trait]: ??
[Price]: 2000 trading points
After completing the basic information review of the three relics, Yi Chen was stunned himself.
In the perception of the gentleman’s group of Zion City, it was basically impossible to obtain a three-attribute relic, yet in this Duke’s shop, three matching relics were easily found.
And they were all attributes that aligned, all three of them.
But the price was indeed steep—using only the trading points obtained from the Dead Egg, he simply couldn’t afford them.
“Duke, can’t the information for the last relic be disclosed in detail?”
The Duke’s mouth, capable of swallowing several living people at once, broke into a smile:
“The reason for the information being sealed is simple, because this item was acquired through unconventional means. If everyone could inspect it, a leak would cause me some trouble.
“Only a truly interested customer who pays a deposit and signs a confidentiality agreement can view the detailed information.”
“How much is the deposit for this item?”
“500… just as expensive as the Dead Egg you sold to me.”
With the opportunity right in front of him, Yi Chen did not want to waste it, and further inquired:
“Is there any way to get trading points quickly?”
A golden glow flashed in the Duke’s eyes as He patiently explained, “The rules here are simple; if you want to get trading points, you sell me something valuable.
But in my opinion, you probably don’t have any extra valuable goods on you anymore.
However, there are still two methods here for quickly obtaining points to purchase the goods you desire and urgently need right now.
1.[Borrowing], this requires you to first perform a worship ritual and sign a covenant.
I am different from those guys. They care about singularity; I don’t mind… Although you have a direct association with ‘Source Epidemic Area – Profound Skin Market’, I don’t mind you worshipping me at the same time.
Once you sign the covenant, a ‘Transaction Seal’ will be branded upon you.
All goods will be at a 20% discount, and you can mortgage yourselves to borrow, needing to repay points and corresponding interest periodically.
If the contract is breached, you will become my ‘Accountant’ to pay off the debt.
Even if you keep hiding in another world, I have ways to let debt collectors bring you here.
2.[Gambling], using the points you currently have or borrowing points to gamble with me. If you can win the game, you will receive points according to the corresponding multiplier.”
“For gambling, do we need to sign a covenant?”
Facing Yi Chen’s question,
The Duke, not in a hurry to answer, drew a long spear-like rare weapon from his side, using it as a toothpick to dig around in his mouth… hissing, directly extracting something resembling a sand worm, then using His big gold tooth to behead, chew, and swallow it.
“For mere gambling, you don’t need to worship me.
“However, I still suggest you sign a covenant with me… I dare say, in this near-death world, aside from those equal in status to me, no creature does not wish to bear my transaction mark.
“I never constrain any of my worshippers; they are all premium customers I have selectively handpicked.
“Enjoying the discount while being able to roughly sense the location of the shop, enables more convenient future trades.
“My appearance isn’t solely because of this Dead Egg; it’s because I see potential in the two of you.”
At that moment, Moon Trace Lorrian stepped forward, negotiating with the Duke for the first time, “No constraints at all?”
“Correct… only those who fail to repay their debts need to bear the consequences of their insincerity.”
Lorrian’s ‘Sixth Sense’ could discern the Duke’s ‘Absolute Neutrality’.
If He truly wanted to compel them, He could have easily suppressed them directly, without the need for so many words.
At this point, Yi Chen had also made a decision.
After a quick exchange of information between Yi Chen’s black pupils and Lorrian’s new moon eyes, they decided to sign a contract with the Duke.
