Chapter Fifteen Unexpected Discovery

  What is called a prodigal son? This is it, this is the real prodigal son.

  "It's this metal, you first get a few thousand catties, your left arm will no longer be a threat to you in a short time." What made Zhao Long even more furious was Lao Shi's words behind him, Zhao Long almost vomited blood.

  "Several thousand kilograms, you think my family is running a gold mine, you think this is something that can be seen everywhere on the street. This has almost bankrupted me. It seems that in the future, there's no need to go to game halls either, at this rate of losing money, the little money from game halls is just a drop in the bucket, useless. Opening an antique shop or finding good stuff takes time. Ah, aren't you knowledgeable about ancient things? Do you know where someone has hidden gold or where there's a gold mine?" At this moment, looking at the thing in his hand that was neither gold nor iron but soft and mushy, Zhao Long really wanted to cry. Where did he come up with so much money? In desperation, he suddenly turned his attention to Lao Shi.

  "This kind of low-level, useless metal is only for you at this stage. Great and awesome me, even if I notice, won't pay attention to these trivial matters. Now it's just absorbing this metal, but when you cultivate to the third turn, that's when you'll absorb precious metals. By the later stages, on the Earth you know, there aren't even those things, if you can cultivate to that level, you'll realize how fortunate you are today, to have found the golden energy you need in such lowly, easily found, and ubiquitous metal, what bliss!!!"

  "As for now, I'm being affected and restricted by this left arm of yours, so I can't explore too far. Remember, as a person, you can't always rely on others; these things are still up to your own efforts. Fortunately, I can still borrow the power of this arm, otherwise my current spiritual energy wouldn't be enough to easily help you extract the Golden Qi. If that were the case, your chances of cultivating the 'Nine Revolutions Five Elements Body Refining Technique' would be almost nonexistent. So, you must still work hard. To rely on this metal to help you elevate your body and quickly reach the Warrior Realm, you'll need at least a hundred times more than before. This is because your body has already been modified and adjusted; otherwise, it would require even more." Lao Shi fell silent after speaking.

  "Damn it..." Zhao Long said, you're quite bold to talk like that while standing upright. If you have the ability, go find a few thousand kilograms of gold for me. Even if Old Shi's initial boost reached the level of a martial artist, one hundred times would be at least 7 or 8 million. You can't just go rob someone, can you?

  It's really easy to talk big when standing, but at the moment when gold is scarce, I think of what I need after losing my voice. Zhao Long didn't even have the idea of inquiring about it, because he was afraid that if he knew the difficulties too early, it would discourage him. It's better to take things one step at a time and only look at short-term and mid-term goals for now.

  Think about it, Lao Shi quietly absorbed the golden energy without warning, turning the gold into worthless metal. Zhao Long secretly congratulated himself, fortunately he didn't touch the gold bars or bricks, otherwise as soon as his hand came into contact with them, Lao Shi would have absorbed the golden energy inside without hesitation, and he would have really become a thief.

  Originally excited to start practicing the "Nine Turns Five Elements Body Refining Technique", Zhao Long couldn't smile anymore. The body refining hadn't even started yet, but he was already on the verge of bankruptcy. Unconsciously, people had crossed Jin Street and arrived at the Cultural Antiques Street, where high-quality imitation antiques were sold. Here, all kinds of calligraphy and paintings, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, were available in abundance.

  Some tourists just want to buy some tourist souvenirs, ranging from tens of yuan to hundreds of yuan, and there are also high-end counterfeit products worth thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan. These things suit them best.

  Although people are wandering around here, they no longer have the same mentality as when they came with Xueer in the past. With things on his mind now, Zhao Long quickly walked to the end of the road. Still without a clue, this is much more difficult than raising a year and a half's rent three days ago. It's better to go back and rest for now, if not, he can only temporarily increase his training volume, and if all else fails, he can only train with his left arm tied up. For the time being, there's no other way to make enough money, so it can only be done this way.

  "No way, no way, this counterfeit itself is worthless, and now you've dirtied some of them, making them even more worthless. We won't take it, we're a serious high-end counterfeit business..." At that moment, in a store at the end of the street, someone was putting away a painting in their hand.

  "I can make it even cheaper, or you can just give me 3,000 yuan for this one, these are not ordinary things." The man packed up his items, but still seemed somewhat unwilling. However, the shop owner was already too lazy to bother with him and went to attend to several out-of-town tourists, including a foreigner, and immediately started saying hello nonstop.

  The man's eyes narrowed slightly, flashing a hint of anger, but he still pulled down the sun hat on his head and walked out with something in hand, just as he was about to flag down a car by Zhao Long's left side.

  "Haha......good stuff......" Suddenly, Lao Shi's voice came from his mind.

  "Do you have a good way?" Zhao Long's heart was delighted.

  "Dragon energy, the person next to you has a painting in his bag that contains a hint of dragon energy. It must be a painting done by an emperor. And it took a lot of effort, which is why there's this hint of dragon energy inside." Lao Shi's voice immediately rang out, very urgently saying: "The aura in the painting itself can have some benefits for you..."

  Moreover, he didn't take it as a genuine product, and if bought, would make a big profit. This thought flashed through Zhao Long's mind immediately, and Lao Shi nodded in agreement, also acknowledging Zhao Long's words.

  He looked to be around twenty-seven or eight years old, of medium height and quite sturdy. This wasn't a good place to hitch a ride, as it took half a day for a car to come by, but it was taken by the few people who had been waiting here early on, while he kept stretching out his hand.

  "What are you looking at?" This man was extremely alert, and as soon as Zhao Long sized him up, he suddenly turned his head to look at Zhao Long, his eyes filled with unfriendliness.

  "Haha……" Thinking of the benefits that Lao Shi had just mentioned, Zhao Long hurriedly smiled and said: "Just now I heard Big Brother mention selling paintings. This time I also came to buy some things to decorate my room at home. Those who sell things are too black-hearted, always wanting to push down the purchase price, but then they want to sell it for a sky-high price, making all the money in between. I've taken a liking to several of them, but didn't negotiate with them. If Big Brother doesn't mind, let me take a look. If I like it, we can both save some money and not let those swindlers make a profit, right? This way, Big Brother can sell for a good price, and I'll also save some money."

  This man just failed to sell it in that store, he must be angry with the owner of that store. Zhao Long's words hit his heart, no matter how he listened, it was comfortable, and his expression also became more relaxed. Especially looking at Zhao Long's young age, like a university student, without any harmful smile.

  "Let's go over there and take a look." The man looked around at the people nearby, then fixed his gaze on a quiet wall root not far away, where it was relatively spacious and there were fewer people, unlike here where many people were coming and going, and many others kept coming to try to hail a taxi.

  "Alright, what's your surname, big brother?" Zhao Long smiled and nodded in agreement. Over the past few years, he had also become quite sophisticated. Although he rarely smoked himself, his body always carried cigarettes and a lighter, and he had already lit one to hand over to this person.

  "White..." The man took over the cigarette and lit it, only then did he say a word.

  This guy is mysterious, speaking so cautiously, and yet he said that painting was genuine back then, but now he's here buying a fake one. Is he not up to some shady business? Is the thing stolen? Zhao Long thought to himself, also lighting a cigarette, this kind of behavior can reduce the other person's sense of unfamiliarity, can bring them closer together, these were all Zhao Long's experiences.

  "Captain, captain, Number Three seems to be in contact with someone. Shall we take action immediately?" At this time, someone not far away poked their head out and looked in the direction of Zhao Long and others, with a Bluetooth headset on their ear, whispering as if they were talking on the phone.

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