Chapter 1139: [(844)] Is it hard to make money? (Thanks to user ending with 28739 for the tip)

The man was somewhat tempted, but at the same time, he felt the pinch.

39 Spirit Crystals… He had brought a total of 140 Spirit Crystals, and he still needed to purchase some talismans and Healing Pills, really worried it wouldn’t be enough.

Pei Jinye slowly said, “The greatest discounts in my shop are within these three days, and today is the last day. Once tomorrow comes, getting it for 39 Spirit Crystals will be utterly impossible.”

Just as the man was about to say something, his communicator vibrated. He didn’t hide this from Pei Jinye and answered the call, saying, “I’m buying… What? Damn it, how can there suddenly be poison fog again? Then buy some more Detoxification Pills, I know they’re expensive, but life is more important…”

He caught something from the corner of his eye.

But didn’t pay attention to it.

By the time he hung up the phone, he saw that several new formations with red patterns on the edges had appeared before him.

“What is this…”

“It’s not that I intended to eavesdrop on your call, but the volume was indeed a bit loud,” Pei Jinye quickly changed the subject, “This formation is a Poison-Resisting Formation. Once activated, it will help you block the poison fog. It’s different from a Protective Formation, which can only be fixed in one spot, while the Poison-Resisting Formation can be carried with you.”

The man’s eyes brightened, “This is a good item.”

Pei Jinye smiled.

You think this is a good item?

Firmly nodding his head, “Indeed, this formation is the culmination of several generations of Matrix Controllers’ efforts…”

The joy on the man’s face gradually stiffened, and he quickly cut off Pei Jinye’s following words, “Just tell me, how much?”

“One set for 18 Spirit Crystals.”

As soon as Pei Jinye finished speaking, the man became agitated, “That’s too expensive. Then I might as well buy Detoxification Pills, only 3 Spirit Crystals each.”

Pei Jinye said with a smile, “The effectiveness of a Detoxification Pill only lasts for a few minutes. If you want to resist the poison fog for a longer time, my offer is really more cost-effective. And if you buy in bulk, I certainly will give you an even bigger discount.”

The man fell into deep thought.

Then he cautiously and tentatively asked, “What’s the effective range of this formation set?”

“A radius of 1.2 meters,” said Pei Jinye.

The man’s eyes brightened again, “That large?”

Pei Jinye laughed and said, “It’s expensive for a reason, naturally. Of course, I also discourage you from buying too many–pure waste. How many people do you have approximately?”

“Seven people…” the man’s gaze flickered for a moment.

Pei Jinye acted as if he hadn’t seen it and mused, “For seven people, three sets are enough. If you are carrying goods, it’s best to buy four sets, a total of 72 Spirit Crystals. I’ll give you a 10% discount, rounding down the change, and charge you 64 Spirit Crystals.”

The man’s facial muscles twitched.

But he was also very grateful.

With just one sentence, he saved 8 Spirit Crystals.

“Thank you, I really do… I just need to save some money to buy some offensive talismans, so… Could it be a little cheaper?”

The man felt somewhat ashamed.

He knew his request was really impolite.

But he really had no choice.

“I have offensive formations here too, and they’re very cheap. The Little Fire Formation, with a deployment range of 500 mm in diameter, is priced at 5 Spirit Crystals. Buy two sets and I’ll charge you 8 Spirit Crystals.

There’s also the Little Ice Formation, with a deployment range of 500 mm in diameter as well… The price is the same.”

Listening to Pei Jinye enumerate them like his own treasures, the man’s expression became serious.

Good gracious!

He struck gold!

He originally planned to go to the shop next door to buy some talismans as a precaution.

Seeing that this new Array shop had opened, he wanted to try his luck and didn’t expect to find so many good items in this small shop.

If they were as useful as the shop owner said, then there would be no need to buy other things.

He said solemnly, “I can’t decide on this matter. I need to make a call and ask.”

“Please feel free,” Pei Jinye gestured.

Sun Mutaos stepped out of the shop, crossed the street, and turned aside to speak to someone as if he was trying to convince his companions that this was a good idea…

Pei Jinye didn’t seem the least bit nervous.

Meanwhile, Old Liu Tou’s youngest son stood at the doorway, pretending to sweep the floor, and couldn’t help but take a glance inside Pei Jinye’s shop.

[Huh, they didn’t destroy the shop?]

He looked dubiously at the tall man who hurriedly came over.

[What kind of spellbinding potion has he been given?]

The glass door closed, and Little Liu Zi could no longer keep staring; instead, it was Old Liu Tou who yelled inside the shop, leaving him no choice but to reluctantly leave, putting aside the burning gossip within him for the time being.

…

“Okay, a Protective Formation for 39 Spirit Crystals, four Poison-Resisting Formations for 64 Spirit Crystals, plus two Little Fire Formations and two Little Ice Formations, totaling 129 Spirit Crystals.”

Not much later.

Two companions of Sun Mutaos arrived, greeted him at the door, and they all left together in a carriage.

Pei Jinye sat inside the shop, picking up a diamond-like Spirit Crystal, gently wiped it, and then placed it in the air, feeling its crystal-clear radiance.

“There’s too little energy contained in the Spirit Crystals for my cultivation; more than a hundred are not even enough to stuff the gaps between my teeth… I need to save money to buy materials for making Dan Medicine.”

No customers came to the door for a long time.

Pei Jinye didn’t mind, he cultivated in the back room, and had set up a triggered Formation at the entrance to remind him if anyone appeared.

Unfortunately, nobody came until the evening.

Pei Jinye glanced at the time, and simply closed the shop.

Meanwhile, the Talisman Garden next door saw people leaving from time to time.

When they closed at half past nine in the evening, Little Liu Zi deliberately glanced at Pei Jinye’s shopfront and curled his lips when he saw it was already closed.

“Do you really think it’s that easy to do business?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Old Liu Tou urged him impatiently: “Stop wasting words, lock the door quickly!”

After Little Liu Zi locked the door, he hurriedly came up and asked, “Dad, business was good today; we made a total of 21 Spirit Crystals! At this rate, you could buy that Third Class Fu Charm Technique next year.”

Old Liu Tou just hummed indifferently.

But in his heart, he harbored a faint worry.

Becoming a Third Class Talisman Master is not that easy.

Even now, he didn’t dare to say that he could easily make a Third Class Talisman.

If he became a Third Class Talisman Master, then he could work with high-level Talisman, and selling one for twenty to thirty Spirit Crystals wouldn’t be a problem!

…

Meanwhile.

Forty kilometers away from Sky Cloud County, deep in the mountain.

The fog was thick.

“It’s poison fog!” someone whispered, “Use the Poison-Resisting Formation bought from Big Sun.”

“Can it really be effective?” someone else murmured doubtfully.

Sun Mutaos remained silent, took out the Poison-Resisting Formation, activated it, and the encroaching poison fog was immediately pushed away.

“It works.”

There came a cry of surprise.

“Advance.” The man with tattoos on his face urged.

The group moved deeper into the mountain range.

Not long after.

The sound of combat echoed.

A man with a ghostly face exclaimed in shock and anger: “It’s a Vine Tree Devil, quick, retreat!”

“Damn it!” Sun Mutaos cursed under his breath, instinctively throwing out the Formation he was holding.

With a ‘whoosh’, flames emerged.

The formidable Vine Tree Devil was instantly burnt to ashes.

The scene caught everyone present by surprise.

“Holy shit… this Formation is brutal.”

“It’s more than brutal!”

“Big Sun, how many more of this kind of Formation do you have?” the ghost-faced man asked.

Sun Mutaos replied as if having a narrow escape from death: “I only bought two Little Fire Formations.”

Everyone’s face immediately changed: “Damn it, why only two!”

Sun Mutaos then took out two Little Ice Formations: “But I have two other types of offensive Formations.”

The group was instantly buoyed.

“Kill, kill, kill!”