Douluo Continent: So What If I Reincarnate as Ning Rongrong?

Chapter 40 The Shady Merchant, Flander

Since we're already here, and we've been out in the wind for so long, how can we not go in and take a look?

The shop owner who dares to arrogantly display such a sign must be somewhat educated, otherwise the Spirit Hall would have shut it down long ago.

Ning Rongrong and the other two entered the shop together.

As soon as she entered the shop, Dugu Yan's eye twitched.

"Rongrong, does anyone run a business like this? Won't you go bankrupt?"

The shop is small, without even a counter. Apart from some antique-looking items hanging on the walls, that's about it.

Moreover, it only resembles an antique; at first glance, it doesn't seem to be anything of value.

"Perhaps the shop owner is a respectable person," Ning Rongrong shrugged.

Actually, Ning Rongrong had already guessed the name of the shop when she saw the sign outside, and she was completely certain after entering.

Because in the opposite corner, a man who looked to be in his fifties was lying comfortably in a rocking chair with his eyes closed.

He doesn't seem like a shop owner who cares at all about whether or not he can sell anything in the store.

He has a pointed chin, a face as flat as the floor, and a slightly protruding hooked nose, all of which exude the air of a cunning businessman.

Without a doubt, this person is Flander, the Dean of Shrek Academy and a level 78 Soul Saint.

"Rongrong, did you find what you need?"

Dugu Bo glanced at the shop. With his experience, he could tell that most of the things hanging on the wall were soul tools, outdated products that couldn't keep up with the times.

In addition, there were things that looked like minerals, piled together with some other objects that were of unknown origin.

However, Ning Rongrong is the expert when it comes to appraising treasures.

The reason why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is the richest in the world is because of the special nature of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Now, having advanced to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, Ning Rongrong's ability to appraise treasures has reached a new level.

Ning Rongrong paced back and forth in the room several times before taking the two hanging soul tools into her hands.

Next, he came to the "rotten crystal" that Tang San would buy in the future and put it in his hand.

"Boss, I want these three. How much will it cost?" Ning Rongrong said calmly.

"Three thousand gold soul coins." A lazy, magnetic voice came from behind me. I was half asleep, only glancing up at the screen.

"Okay." Ning Rongrong took out a bag of gold soul coins from her soul tool and prepared to pay the bill.

"Not enough." The lazy voice became slightly hoarse. "I mean, one thousand gold soul coins each."

"You're robbing me, you swindler!" Before Ning Rongrong could speak, Dugu Yan finally couldn't hold back anymore. "A thousand gold soul coins is one thing, but you're giving me a thousand gold soul coins for every single one? Are you obsessed with money?"

"One gold soul coin is enough for an average family of three to live on for a year. Even the black market in the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital isn't this greedy!"

"Take it or leave, don't block my business." Flander waved his wrist, as if shooing away flies.

"You unscrupulous merchant, what kind of business are you selling?!" Dugu Yan was about to curse them out. Did they really think they were easy targets?

Dugu Bo, standing behind Dugu Yan, also frowned slightly, but seeing that Ning Rongrong had not given any instructions, he just watched silently.

"Okay." After saying that, Ning Rongrong took out two more bags of gold soul coins.

"Wait, don't be fooled by this unscrupulous merchant." Seeing Ning Rongrong's completely wasteful behavior, Dugu Yan was a little anxious.

Has this young lady never been outside, or has she never seen prices before?

It's obvious that the shop owner wants to fleece the three of us.

"Sister Yan Yan, don't worry, I believe the shop owner is a respectable person," Ning Rongrong said, turning her gaze to Flander, who was no longer sleepy, and added.

"Each bag contains one thousand gold soul coins, for a total of three thousand. If you don't believe me, you can come and calculate it yourself. I've taken the goods."

Ning Rongrong placed the gold soul coins on the table and gestured for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to leave.

Dugu Yan wanted to say something, but saw Dugu Bo shake his head.

"etc!"

Flander stood up from his seat. "Please put your things down. I'm not selling them!"

"Unless you give each item three thousand gold soul coins."

Ning Rongrong turned around, a smirk playing on her lips: "Cash on delivery, you want to back out?"

"The transaction isn't complete until you've left the store," Vlad said.

But in my heart I was thinking...

This is the last time, the very last time.

Once this job is done, I'll call it a day.

With the Soul Saint's keen eyesight, he could naturally tell that the three were either rich or noble.

But I'm a level 78 Soul Saint, what am I afraid of?

Which Soul Douluo or Title Douluo would bother searching the whole world for him for a mere few thousand gold soul coins?

If he's below Contra, is Flander afraid?

For Shrek's sake, they had no choice but to make a decision that went against their ancestors.

Even if selling things is not a respectable act, it doesn't count as extortion!

As long as the three people don't buy, he has some bottom line and won't chase after them to rob them. So this is a high-stakes gamble, yes, a high-stakes gamble.

However, when he saw the smile on the lips of the brown-haired little girl who seemed to be in the center, his heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, we might be doomed!

"Look what this is!"

A crystal ball-shaped soul tool, about the size of a palm, appeared in Ning Rongrong's palm.

"Although it's not a mainstream item, the shop owner should know about it, right?"

Sure enough, Flander's expression changed drastically the moment he saw the crystal ball.

Ning Rongrong laughed and said, "The scene just now was recorded. You might as well try to imagine what to do next."

"Mr. Flander, you don't want this either..."

"Little girl, do you know who I am?" Flander slowly stood up, his voice low and deep. "Put down the soul tool that recorded the video footage. I'll let you take the stuff, otherwise..."

As he spoke, spirit rings began to rise from beneath Flander's feet.

First came two hundred-year-old yellow spirit rings, then two purple spirit rings, and finally three jet-black spirit rings that were ten thousand years old floated up.

"What? You're actually a Soul Saint?" Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise. "How is that possible? In my mind, a Soul Saint should be a hero with unparalleled strength and power, how could he be such a cunning and treacherous merchant?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Ning Rongrong subconsciously took two steps back.

Ning Rongrong's behavior left Dugu Yan speechless.

Goodness, is Ning Rongrong's acting really that good? If I didn't know the background, I really wouldn't be able to tell that she was acting.

Among the eighty-odd Soul Saints and more than a dozen Soul Douluos of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, none of them had such exaggerated expressions when you asked them to do something; they were all just talking casually.

Vlad felt something was off, but he continued, "Little girl, if you know you're wrong, put down the recording soul tool. I'm not an unreasonable person."

"Since we've lost the game, I won't raise the price on what you bought."

"Really... Well, thank you very much then." Ning Rongrong put away her exaggerated performance and became serious.

"What?"

Before Flander could react, he continued to press for answers.

A cold snort rang out.

Flander felt dizzy and blood slowly trickled from the corner of his mouth.

He finally realized he had kicked a hornet's nest, and looked in shock at the green-haired old man standing a little behind Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan.

"...A Title Douluo!"

(End of this chapter)