Swallowed Star

by Alexander Buchanez

  Luo Feng understood that if you ask for 9 billion when the cost to make it is 9 billion, you might as well ask the market to make one again. Why would they bother buying your used good? Even though this blade is 0% damaged, there's no guarantee. After all, the weapons sold by the HR alliance, the Dojo of Limits, etc. all have their word to back up the quality!

  "Alright, 8 billion then" smiled Luo Feng as he nodded.

  "Straightforward" Wang Hou also smiled, "Mr. Wei, how about we have a friendly chat for a bit later? I'll pay! This Will Palace is one of the nine greatest palaces, so if you want to find some girls, feel free to mention your requests. Age, height, three sizes, education, looks, virgin or not, etc."

  Wang Hou explained skillfully. This is a huge trade! The best service in this Will Palace is probably a couple million per night.

  However, with this trade, a couple million isn't even worth mentioning.

  "Wang Hou, don't rush, I still have more things" Luo Feng couldn't help but to say.

  "More?" Wang Hou froze.

  He thought that they were done with the dragon egg and blade, since the price has indeed exceeded 10 billion. Who would've thought that there were even more treasures to be revealed? And clearly, this Mr. Wei in front of his eyes brings out his things from worst to best! If the dragon egg was 5 billion and the SS grade blade was 8 billion, then what about the final treasure?

  "Hurry, hurry and show me" Wang Hou was getting a bit excited.

  Luo Feng slightly smiled and brought out the final treasure from his bagһһһ an entire battle uniform set! Including the boots, arm guards, vest, etc.

  "Man, what a person" Wang Hou couldn't help but to take in a deep breath, "Could this battle uniform set also be SS grade?". Depending on what kind of equipment it is, even if they're both SS grade, the difference could be enormous. For example, when comparing a throwing knife, which doesn't need that many materials to make, and a blade, the price difference is huge.

  And the harder it is to make, the more expensive it is: an extremely flexible battle uniform is way more expensive than blades and swords.

  "Take a look" Luo Feng placed the battle uniform set on the table.

  "Okay" Wang Hou immediately used the detectors that previously examined the blade. The dreamy light once again enveloped the battle uniform and examined every part. The detector's display also swiftly showed a huge amount of numbers. Wang Hou looked at the display and smiled at Luo Feng: "Mr. Wei, I can tell that this battle uniform is at least S grade. Whether or not it's SS grade, we'll have to see"

  Luo Feng smiled and said nothing.

  "Hm?" Wang Hou's expression suddenly focused as he stared at the display; his smile was completely gone.

  "What happened?" Luo Feng frowned.

  "Look at this" Wang Hou turned the display towards Luo Feng, and Luo Feng took a close look.....

  Two items have already been evaluatedһһS grade battle boots, S grade combat trousers, the rest were still being evaluated.

  Luo Feng's face slightly changed.

  S grade?

  This uniform set was S grade! Even though SS grade and S grade are only apart by one grade, the price difference between the two is like the difference between the sky and the earth.

  "How could this be?" Luo Feng didn't think that Wang Hou would deceive him, since Luo Feng has seen these delicate detectors before when selling his materials to the HR alliance and the Dojo of Limits..... and according to what he knows, these detectors always compare their data to the main database before making their conclusion.

  In other words, the results are always recorded by the main database, so no one would dare to falsify the results.

  "Hu!" Wang Hou took in a breath, "Alright, it's all done. Mr. Wei, I'll give you some bad news first. Your uniform set isn't a SS grade set. At the same time, I'll tell you some good news. Your battle uniform set isn't a S grade uniform set either"

  "Because, it's a uniform set made out of both S grade and SS grade components!" smiled Wang Hou, "The vest of this uniform set is SS grade"

  Luo Feng secretly let out a breath.

  The results were clear on the display: all the components of the uniform were S grade except for the vest, which was SS grade. And the most important part of the uniform set was the vest, since it's the main part of the whole uniform.

  "The powerful fighter that used this uniform set probably didn't have enough money, so he only bought an SS grade vest!" smiled Wang Hou, "This is a very common course of action in the palace of wargods". Luo Feng could figure out that the other parts of the uniform set were still S grade.

  "What price will you offer?" inquired Luo Feng.

  "A complete SS grade uniform set is worth 120 billion in the Dojo of Limits, half price 60 billion. In the palace of wargods, the lowest price is 40 billion! This SS grade vest is the core of the entire uniform set, so the price of it is half of the price of the entire uniform set! 0% damaged; if you purchase this in the palace of wargods, the lowest price is 20 billion"

  "However, the material of this vest is clearly not worth 20 billion, so my offer will be lower. The highest price I can give you is 15 billion for this SS grade vest" smiled Wang Hou, "Of course, with my authority, I'm unable to move such a large amount of money so quickly. If you're willing to sell it to me, you'll probably have to wait 15 minutes for me to get the money together"

  Luo Feng's heart pounded.

  Dragon egg for 5 billion, SS grade blade for 8 billion, and this SS grade vest for 15 billion. Totaled up: 28 billion! Extremely close to 30 billion.

  "What price can you offer for the other components of the vest?" asked Luo Feng.

  Keep in mind that everyone's body size is different so, naturally, the battle uniforms come in different sizes too. Luo Feng has tried on this uniform set before, and it was clearly too large for him. This was why he didn't plan on keeping it.

  "This....." Wang Hou slightly frowned, and then said, "Mr. Wei, I'll be honest with you. First, all the other parts of the uniform set are damaged. Because of this, we can't directly sell them. Next, the market for battle vests is extremely good, but for battle boots and combat trousers..... һ һһ һ һ we'll do this!!"

  "In the Dojo of Limits, a complete S grade battle uniform set is 12 billion, half price 6 billion. The lowest price for it in the palace of wargods is 4 billion. And your S grade uniform set is missing the core component: the 'combat vest'. In the first place, the price wouldn't exceed 1.5 billion, and your parts aren't 0% damaged, so I can only give you the price of 800 million!" Wang Hou shook his head as he laughed, "And this is because of the previous trades we just did. I dare say that no one else would be willing to buy these parts for 800 million"

  It was because of Wang Hou's credibility that Luo Feng went all the way to Kyoto headquarter city.

  Wang Hou's price offers are fair, so there's no need to bargain any further.

  "800 million" Luo Feng hesitated, and then nodded, "Alright, 800 million!". These parts were useless to him anyway.

  "Mr. Wei, do you have anything else?" asked Wang Hou.

  "Nope" Luo Feng couldn't help but to laugh, "Calculate the total and then transfer the money to this account" as he said that, Luo Feng took out a paper which had the nameless account he applied for at the 'Swiss international bank' and the corresponding identification password.

  Wang Hou smiled as he nodded: "Dragon egg for 5 billion, SS grade blade for 8 billion, SS grade battle vest for 15 billion, damaged parts of an S grade battle uniform set for 800 million. In total: 28.8 billion!"

  "Mr. Wei, please wait a moment. I'll prepare the data of the uniform set and send it over to get permission to transfer the money" Wang Hou swiftly typed some numbers on the detector's keyboard as he said that. The dreamy light from the detector enveloped the battle vest and sent the specific data values to his headquarters.

  Around 10 minutes later.

  "Beep beep" Wang Hou took out his cell phone and let out a smile.

  "Mr. Wei, t
he money should be in the account now" said Wang Hou as he looked at Luo Feng, "We contacted headquarters to make an internal transfer at the Swiss international bank, which was why we were able to instantly transfer so much money"

  Luo Feng's cell phone also rang.

  After taking out his cell phone to take a look, a message was displayed

  һһ"Valuable diamond level guest, your account ending in 189891, as of 23:36 on the 8th, has received a transfer of 28800000000 Chinese dollars. Remaining Chinese dollars in account: 28800000000 dollars. (Swiss International Bank)"

  "Glad to do business with you" Luo Feng smiled as he extended his hand.

  "A big customer like Mr. Wei needs to help me more in the future" Wang Hou passionately shook hands with Luo Feng, "Is Mr. Wei planning to......" Wang Hou gave a look.

  "Sorry, I have things to do" Luo Feng carried his backpack, "Then I'll be going first"

  "Oh, go ahead. I still need to organize these things anyway" Wang Hou smiled. Luo Feng got on the train and left Kyoto headquarter city. Only until the morning of the second day at around 7 AM did he arrive at Jiang-Nan city's Yang-Zhou train station. Luo Feng went inside the bathroom at the Kungfu fast food restaurant next to the train station and took his accessories off. After washing his face, he returned to his original appearance.

  "Time to go back home"

  Luo Feng got on the cab and arrived at Ming-Yue sector's gate. Ming-Yue sector was a fighter sector, which was very strict on who could enter. Naturally, the cab had to stop in front of the gate.

  "I'm back" Luo Feng let out a sigh. That dragon egg, blade, and uniform set were like a hot potato. 28.8 billion! That, added with the money he already has, nears the total to 30 billion. Furthermore, he'll have more opportunities to make money in the future.

  "Luo Feng" the bald, old guardsman of Ming-Yue sector yelled.

  Luo Feng turned his head.

  The bald, old man laughed: "There's a young lady named Zhen Nan. Last night, she came to the gate of the sector and called over and over again, hoping to meet your brother, without success. Later on in the night, she came to the sector again and asked for my help to transfer a letter to his family member. She hopes you can hand the letter to your brother Luo Hua"

  "Oh?" Luo Feng's heart skipped a beat as he accepted the letter.

  Chapter 100: Luo Feng’s Promise

  After stepping into Ming-Yue sector, Luo Feng directly opened the letter.

  Even though his brother's girlfriend, Zhen Nan, wrote it for his brother, Luo Feng was worried about its content...... his brother just tried to kill himself yesterday and is extremely emotionally unstable. If there are some stimulating things in the letter, it could make his brother go out of control. Luo Feng wasn't willing to risk it! "I want to see as to what exactly is written in here" Luo Feng's face was filled with anger but, as he read the letter, his expression started to loosen up.

  "Sigh" Luo Feng shook his head, "At least my brother has an eye for people". Luo Feng realized from this letter that.....

  Nan's parents talked with Luo Hua behind her back! Nan didn't even know that her parents knew that she was dating Luo Hua; she only realized when she heard that Luo Hua tried to kill himself in the pond.

  After hearing this, Nan almost fainted.

  Her parents wouldn't allow Nan to meet Luo Hua no matter how much she cried and argued. After that, she begged with everything she had and convinced her parents by telling them that this is the last time she'll meet Luo Hua.

  However, no matter how many times she called Luo Hua at the gate of Ming-Yue sector, she never received any reply. Since she couldn't even meet Luo Hua, she had no choice but to write a letter and ask his family to hand it over to him.

  "Secretly continue their relationship? Hide it from their parents? Marry after they graduate?" Luo Feng read the letter and sighed. Looks like that Nan girl is quite stubborn about this, as she's clearly not convinced by her parents.

  Ming-Yue sector villa #199, which is Luo Feng's home. The atmosphere was clearly quite heavy: father Luo Hong Guo sat on the couch in the living room and he seems to have aged a lot just over one night.

  "Dad" a voice carried from outside.

  "Feng" Luo Hong Guo stood up. At this time, Luo Feng already entered the house and Luo Hong Guo said to him quietly: "Your mom is currently in the room with your brother. Your brother's emotional state has stabilized a bit, but, no matter what we say to him, he won't reply at all"

  "I understand" Luo Feng took in a deep breath and headed towards his brother's room.

  Squeak! After opening the door, mother Gong Xin Lan, who was sitting beside the bed, saw Luo Feng and stood up: "Feng".

  "Mom, you can go outside and get some rest first" said Luo Feng.

  Gong Xin Lan glanced at her little son, Luo Hua, who was sitting on his wheelchair on the balcony without making a sound, and then shook her head before leaving the room.

  "This time, my brother is quite....." Luo Feng found that his brother's face was much paler than before. He made no sound as he just blankly stared out the window; who knows what was going on in his head at that moment.

  "Luo Hua" yelled Luo Feng.

  Brother Luo Hua sat on the wheelchair without making the slightest movement, as if he didn't hear his brother Luo Feng's voice.

  "Luo Hua, I promise you that you can marry Nan" Luo Feng followed up with a second phrase.

  Luo Hua's body slightly moved on the wheelchair and then finally turned towards Luo Feng, let out a bitter smile, and then shook his head as he whispered: "Brother, there's no point in you saying anything now. Nan and I have no future..... and I have completely given up. I'll never marry a girl in my life! Never! I'm not worthy"

  "What kind of dumb words are you spouting?" Luo Feng slightly frowned as he scolded.

  "Dumb words?" Luo Hua immediately became agitated, "Am I wrong? Can a handicap like me with useless legs marry Nan? Yea, Nan is willing to be my wife, but what about after that? In the future, everyone will point their fingers at Nan and say her husband's handicapped. How will Nan's family and friends look at her?"

  "I'm a handicapped person! Just a handicap!"

  "Nan and her parents won't have any face to meet their relatives and friends after she marries me, and people will always talk behind their back. Even if I make become successful, people will only think that Nan is with a handicap because of what I have and not who I am!" Luo Hua shook his head, "I don't want such a good girl like Nan to fall to the point where people will always point fingers at her and look down on her"

  "I don't want to drag her down!"

  "I will ruin the life of whoever marries me, so I might as well not marry anyone. There's no point in a handicap like me thinking about girlfriends and weddings" Luo Hua let out a smile, which carried a bit of insanity in it.

  "PA-!"

  A loud slap landed on Luo Hua's face, which almost made Luo Hua fall out of his wheelchair. Blood flowed out of the side of Luo Hua's mouth.

  "Bro" Luo Hua froze.

  All these years.

  Until now, Luo Feng has never hit him before.

  "COWARD!!!" Luo Feng's expression was horrible.

  "There are plenty of handicapped people that can shake the world! There's even one right in our Jiang-Nan city: the wargod 'Yu Yang' whose arms have been useless from birth. But with just his two legs, he earned the nickname 'Gigantic Axe' for himself, for his legs were comparable to gigantic axes! There are tons of similar cases in the circle of fighters, so don't even mention regular people" after Luo Feng said that, his brother's face changed again.

  Of course Luo Hua knew about these cases.

  Ever since he was little, he has been reading way too many cases like this. He can probably spit out over 100 of them in one breath. "Your girlfriend wrote this letter for you, take a look" Luo Feng handed the letter over.

  Luo Hua accepted it with suspicion and, as he read it, the expression on his face started to change yet again.

  "Marry
?"

  "Nan is a good girl, a very good one, and when I'm with her, I feel like I'm in a dream. However, I don't want people to point fingers at her in the future. I really, really don't want that to happen" after saying that, Luo Hua couldn't hold back his tears anymore as they dripped onto the letter. Luo Hua raised his head and looked towards Luo Feng, "Bro, as long as I can secretly watch Nan enjoy her life, that'll be enough, more than enough"

  "If you truly care about her, then you'll stay with her" scolded Luo Feng.

  "But I justһһ"" Luo Hua couldn't help but to reach towards his legs, but the location where his thighs should be have long been... "Come with me" Luo Feng pushed the wheelchair and directly went out the room.

  "Feng" father Luo Hong Guo and mother Gong Xin Lan, who were outside the house, were shocked.

  "I'm going to talk to Luo Hua for a bit" with just a slight push from Luo Feng's hands, his brother's wheelchair was horizontally aligned as it rushed towards the second floor's audiovisual room.

  Inside the audiovisual room.

  "Bro" Luo Hua looked at Luo Feng.

  "Look at the display" at the same time, Luo Feng gave his command, "Turn on!". BeepһһBeep the projector swiftly projected some light onto the wall. Luo Feng sat on the couch as he tapped on the wireless keyboard, entered the 'Home of Limits, warlord discussion board', and searched the board for the three words 'Elixir of Life'.

  Very few people actually talk about the elixir of life.

  This item is just way too rare, so most warlord fighters can never find any. Naturally, there'll be very little news on it. However, there were still a few dozen related posts.

  Luo Feng directly opened one of the posts. Of course, Luo Feng has already read all of these since he has been searching all over for information about the elixir of life.

  "This is....." Luo Hua froze.

  "Look at this post and finish reading it" said Luo Feng coldly.