The Divine Martial Stars

Chapter 577 - The Fish Had Taken the Bait

Chapter 577 The Fish Had Taken the Bait

The expression on the young noble’s face was definitely that of someone who had eaten sh*t.

Amid the laughter, he forced himself to explain, “But there is no sh*t here, is there?”

Hearing this, Ding Yi was sort of ticked off. “You said there was no toilet earlier, but now you dare to say that there is no sh*t around here. How about I produce some for you right now?”

As he spoke, he grabbed the belt of his pants with both hands and pretended to pull it down.

The young noble was shocked and got worked up on the spot. “Don’t go too far in bullying others. I just said I would eat sh*t if I lost, but I didn’t say what kind of sh*t I would eat, or how to eat it. I’ll just grab a pack of silkworm excrement and swallow it down. I am Mr. Shi Siming, and I have never gone back on my word.”

The silkworm excrement was the dung of silkworms, which was also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It could improve eyesight, nourish eyes and brains, as well as ease pains.

Ding Yi snarled, “You’re cheating. Young Master Shi, aren’t you? No wonder you bet with swimming in the toilet and eating sh*t. You’re really worthy of your name.”

The crowd burst into laughter again.

The nickname “Young Master Sh*t” could be considered to be completely pinned on the young noble.

Soon, the black-cloaked vendor began to work with his fin-shaped stone knife. With skillful and graceful movements, he cut off the crusts of the two pieces of the Primordial Stone. Then, he carefully cut the large gold-colored fairy crystal into the ones of the standard shape and size before he placed them in front of Li Mu.

Some onlookers began to make high bids for those standard-sized gold-colored fairy crystals.

Still, Li Mu turned down all the offers.

He put away the gold-colored fairy crystals, then he continued to look in all the Primordial Stones.

At this time, more and more people had gathered around the stall.

The news that someone had gotten the gold-colored fairy crystals through the stone gamble had already spread throughout the entire market. More and more people had gathered in front of this Primordial Stone stall, so now it was completely packed.

Some vendors who were selling other goods saw that there would be no more business today, so they simply packed up their things in advance and came over to the stone stall to join in the fun.

This was a big event that hadn’t happened for decades.

The merchants who had relentlessly bargained with the little boy selling beasts also squeezed their way in. They stared at Li Mu with greedy eyes, which were as scorching as the eyes of a wolf that just saw a big chunk of meat.

Li Mu knew clearly about what was going on around him.

But he continued to pick the Primordial Stones as if he hadn’t noticed anything.

Countless eyes were fixed on Li Mu’s expression and the Primordial Stones in his hand.

All those people were hoping to uncover his secret skill from his subtle movements.

After fumbling with the stones for a while, Li Mu raised his eyebrows.

“How could this be?”

He still couldn’t find the Primordial Stone that contained the half-alive, half-dead strange energy that resonated with the Xiantian Skill.

It felt quite quirky.

It was as if that kind of energy had its own consciousness. When Li Mu approached it, it just deliberately concealed itself.

Li Mu took a deep breath.

If there was no other way, he could only use his Third Eye to observe the raw stones one by one.

This way, he could also make some money.

By using the primitive natural qi and the Third Eye in the stone gambling, Li Mu was confident to win nine out of ten rounds... No, he could absolutely win every time and make a fortune without losing anything. It was the best way to get rich and rise to power.

Li Mu then picked up a Primordial Stone the size of a bucket and weighed it. With a satisfied smile on his face, he looked up at the black-cloaked vendor and said, “Boss, this one...”

“Thirty silver fairy crystals.” The black-cloaked vendor straightforwardly set the price.

Before Li Mu could say anything, a stout merchant next to him cut in, “Boss, I offer you 31 silver fairy crystals for this Primordial Stone. Let me have it.”

Obviously, that man meant to intercept the fortune.

Li Mu looked at the stout merchant.

Just now, at that little boy’s stall, it was exactly this merchant who said he would kill the Astral Origin Beast called Flattop for its fur.

He was certainly not a man with good faith.

The stout merchant met Li Mu’s eyes and gave him a menacing smile. Then, he said, “Dude, you’ve gained a lot today. Just let me have this one. You should not be too greedy. Mind you, if you eat too much at a time, your digestion might be burdened, and you’ll have to spit it out in the end.”

That remark immediately ticked Ding Yi off. “What do you mean? You’re being unreasonable, aren’t you? Don’t you feel ashamed? My Sect... My Master picked it first. Do you know the rules of first come first serve?”

“You stupid servant, screw off. You have no say in front of our President Gu! He can take your worthless life at any time.” A guard in the Mortal Realm beside the fat merchant glared at Ding Yi and scolded him mercilessly.

Ding Yi was furious and was about to fight back, but Li Mu stopped him.

The fat businessman put on a fake smile and said, “You’re still young and naive. First come first serve? Hehe, in the business world, there’s no such thing as first come first serve. Only the highest bidder gets the goods, do you understand?”

Li Mu also smiled. “Are you sure you want to outbid me?”

Even if he did not count in the income he had earned by “opening delivered packages” back on the Divine Land, just the two gold-colored fairy crystals alone that he had just won were sufficient to make him a richer man than 90% of the people on the scene.

The fat businessman was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses. His expression was a little awkward, and there was a strong sense of threat in his eyes.

If he really tried to outbid Li Mu, he might not be able to win against this upstart.

He sneered and said in a low voice, “Little fella, don’t look for trouble for yourself. An inexperienced young man in the Worm Realm like you has not completely transformed your cultivation strength into the power of stars. I can kill dozens or hundreds of those men in the Worm Realm like you with a stir of my mind.”

Some onlookers cast Li Mu sympathetic looks.

However, Li Mu did not look at the fat businessman at all. Instead, he turned to the black-cloaked vendor and asked, “What do you think?”

He looked more like admitting defeat.

“What? Another ten or so gold-colored fairy crystals?”

In the headquarters of Gold Sun Sect in Gold Town, the horse-faced Elder Zhou stood bolt up in surprise when he heard the report of his disciple. Then, his face lit up with ecstasy.

“Haha, this is really God’s help. Haha, I’m so lucky, so lucky to have these two bumpkins enter my territory.” He laughed heartily, then he said, “Go, send someone to keep an eye on them. Besiege the market and don’t let those two fat fish run away. Just let them continue to gamble, haha!”

More than 20 gold-colored fairy crystals!

Even though Zhou Changfa was in charge of the Gold Town, the wealth that he had accumulated by painstaking management and continuous exploitation for 60 years was basically worth the same as the 20 gold-colored fairy crystals. Therefore, how could he not feel excited?

It was simply a huge windfall.

“Congratulations, Elder Zhou,” The dark-skinned, scholar-looking assistant named Wang Feng said with a smile.

“Don’t worry. When the time comes, you’ll also get your share,” Elder Zhou promised. He was in a very good mood.

As far as these two people were concerned, this huge fortune was already in their pockets.

The stout merchant was trembling with anger, and his face changed, but he could do nothing about it.

He never could have thought that the black-cloaked vendor did not sell the Primordial Stone to him, the higher bidder. Instead, he insisted on selling it Li Mu. The reason he gave was that in the stone gambling, whoever picked out the Primordial Stone had the preemptive right to buy it, and they had to abide by the rules.

There was indeed such a rule.

It was an ancient rule of stone gambling.

But the problem was, in the face of real money and power, who could really stick to the rules and principles?

Therefore, the choice the black-cloaked vendor made caused many people to feel a deep sense of respect for him.

Of course, there were also people who looked down on him for that.

In the end, the Primordial Stone, which was as big as a bucket, was cracked open by the black-cloaked vendor. Its inside was filled with shining silver brilliance. It turned out to be a silver-colored fairy crystal. Although it was not a gold-colored one, this one was much larger. If it was broken down to the normal size, it could be divided into more than 100 normal Silver-colored Fairy Crystals. Thus, Li Mu had still made a big profit.

Li Mu put away the silver fairy crystal and continued to pick.

Soon, he selected another Primordial Stone the size of a basin.

Before he had time to ask the black-cloaked vendor for the price, a middle-aged man next to him leaned in and spoke to Li Mu in a negotiating manner, “Pal, how about this? You sell this Primordial Stone to me. No matter what price the vendor offers, I am willing to double it and buy it from you. Just think it this way, you help me pick this Primordial Stone, and double the price is for your advisor’s fee. What do you say?”

Li Mu glanced at the man and instinctively wanted to reject him. But on second thought, he changed his mind and said, “Fine.”

“Oh, thank you very much, pal. I’m Yue Lun the Flying Eagle. And I will definitely bear this favor in my mind.” The middle-aged man was just giving it a try, but he didn’t expect that Li Mu would really agree. Instantly, he was overjoyed and his face was full of gratitude.

Soon, the deal was made.

The stall owner offered a price of 20 silver coins. Yue Lun the Flying Condor gritted his teeth and gave Li Mu 40 Silver-colored Fairy Crystals without hesitation to buy this basin-sized Primordial Stone. Then, he asked the vendor to cut it open.

As it turned out, that Primordial Stone contained a top-grade silver-colored fairy crystal. If it was broken down to pieces of the normal size, there would be 120 standard silver-colored crystals in total.

His profit was more than twice times his cost.

In the blink of an eye, he had made so much money with just a few words and one simple decision. It was the most efficient way to make exorbitant profits.

Yue Lun the Flying Eagle beamed with joy and thanked Li Mu profusely.

After seeing his profit, the others were also tempted. They all asked Li Mu for advice and offered to pay twice the price of the vendor as his advising fee so as to help them choose the Primordial Stones.

After thinking for a while, Li Mu agreed to make the deals with some of those people.

That kind of deal didn’t seem to be very reasonable. After all, if Li Mu bought the stones himself, he would earn more. He did not need to work for others and let them take the fruit. However, from the perspective of the stone gambling business, it was completely understandable.

After all, even a master of Primordial Stones or a legendary guru of Primordial Stones could never guarantee that he could always pick the right Primordial Stones containing fairy crystals.

Therefore, there were many Primordial Stone experts who made a living by helping people pick out Primordial Stones. At least, it was a way to make easy money, and they could definitely make a profit without suffering any loss.

After about an hour’s picking, Li Mu helped the three people pick out their Primordial Stones.

His rate of success in stone gambling turned out to be 100%.

The first one he helped was a gray-haired old woman, who seemed to be an interstellar herb collector. Hoping to try her luck, she threw in the only 14 Silver-colored Fairy Crystals she had and bought the Primordial Stone that Li Mu had selected for her. After the stone was opened, she got more than a large silver-colored fairy crystal that was worth 60 standard Silver-colored Fairy Crystals. The profit was more than four times the cost.

The second one was a young man, and he was not rich. He gritted his teeth and took out five Silver-colored Fairy Crystals. His gain turned out to be worth four times that of five silver-colored crystals, which put a broad smile on his face.

The third one was a man with a disabled right leg.

When he was chosen by Li Mu, he still couldn’t believe that he had been the lucky one.

In the end, this man hesitated for a bit and paid four Silver-colored Fairy Crystals. In return, he obtained a gold-colored fairy crystal, which was shockingly worth more than 50 times the cost.

Holding the gold-colored fairy crystal in his hand the disheveled man couldn’t believe his eyes.

In the end, he came to his senses and was so excited that his eyes were full of tears. He murmured, “Zhu’er, wait for me. I’m finally rich. I can soon take you and our daughter out of the Firefly Star... I can let you and our daughter live a good life.”

The Firefly Star was a planet on which the Spiritual Qi was about to drain up.

In the Brilliance Immortal Star Region, this planet was notorious for its terrible environment. Generally speaking, to live on such a planet, not only would one’s cultivation decline but one’s lifespan would also be shortened. One might even be injured by the poisonous gas emitted by the underground poison fire of the dry planet, which will cause damage to one’s Taoist foundation. And once that damage was caused, it was irreversible.

Those who had any bit of cultivation had long run away from this planet.

But the man with disabled right leg and his family were not that lucky.

The woebegone man aroused the emotional resonance of some people around him.

Most of the people who went to this fair on the Star Posthouse were herb collectors and miners. They had been struggling at the bottom of the social ladder in the universe. They all had different sad stories and their own goals to fight for. Having been struggling for so many years, all that they were waiting for was a day to shake off poverty, wasn’t it?

At this time, the stout merchant who had spoken rudely before couldn’t hold back his urge anymore. He said tentatively, “Little fella, I apologize to you for my previous behavior. Now, could you help me choose a Primordial Stone...”

Ding Yi said, “Now you know to beg for help? Hehe, you wish.”

Li Mu looked at him, smiled at him, and said, “It’s not entirely impossible to make a deal with you. After all, nobody hates money. However, you have to pay me three times the price.”

The fish had finally taken the bait.

“You’re the one I’m waiting for.”