“No animosity,” Tian Xiaoling said with an innocent expression. “My family provides me with food, clothing, and an education, so how could there be any animosity?”
“Then why do you keep calling them unscrupulous merchants?” Wei Kai rolled his eyes.
“Aren’t they?” Tian Xiaoling countered.
“…”
It seemed to make a bit of sense, and Wei Kai was surprisingly speechless.
“Besides, I also need money,” Tian Xiaoling said as a matter of course. “My family only gives me 50,000 in pocket money each month, which is nowhere near enough. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gone to work next door…”
“50,000 isn’t enough?” Wei Kai’s eyes widened instantly.
Over three years of high school, his total pocket money didn’t even reach 10,000.
Yet, she had 50,000 a month.
Indeed, the gap between people can sometimes be wider than between dogs.
“I’m an Enchantress, you know,” Tian Xiaoling sighed. “This little bit of money is simply not enough.”
“…”
Wei Kai was speechless.
Enchantress, like Alchemist and Chef, belonged to a type of lifestyle profession.
The difference was that this profession was indeed quite expensive; those without a solid family background couldn't afford it at all.
Other professions, even if they hadn't learned their professional skills, could still do other things to earn extra income.
For example, a Chef could cook, and an Alchemist could pick up trash, recycle broken equipment to refine steel, and so on.
But an Enchantress couldn't.
An Enchantress could only enchant equipment or items; besides that, she was almost useless.
However, enchanting equipment not only required a large amount of materials but also corresponding Enchantment Orbs.
Neither of these things was cheap.
This was also one of the reasons why Enchantress became the most expensive profession.
“But… isn’t your family very rich?” Wei Kai countered. “Even if an Enchantress needs a lot of money, your family should be able to afford it completely, right?”
“Sigh… I forgot to tell you, I also have a younger brother,” Tian Xiaoling sighed deeply.
Hearing this, Wei Kai instantly understood.
She also had a younger brother…
Needless to say, all the family’s resources were definitely given to her younger brother.
“And he’s an Extreme Ice Mage,” Tian Xiaoling added.
At this, Wei Kai had even less to say.
As a Battle Professionals, he naturally received more resources, let alone the noble Mage.
And Extreme Ice Mage was an advanced profession of Ice Mages, even rarer and more valuable to cultivate.
Unless Tian Xiaoling’s family were fools, they would know who to cultivate.
Seeing that Wei Kai didn’t speak, Tian Xiaoling continued to speak to herself, “Besides. If you sell it to my family, how much money they make has nothing to do with me. If I take it to our shop to sell, I can at least get 20%… Isn’t that enough?”
“This… Alright.”
Wei Kai was instantly persuaded by her.
“However, you should be very much in need of money right now,” Tian Xiaoling said with a smile. “Since that’s the case, why not sell two other recipe books? As for the remaining ones, I’ll help you handle them, especially this Nine Revolutions Large Intestine… Give me some time, and I guarantee it can be sold for three million gold coins!”
“Alright.”
Since they were already business partners, Wei Kai naturally trusted her one hundred percent.
After speaking, he handed his backpack to her.
After Tian Xiaoling took the backpack, she handed over her own backpack instead: “Your backpack is still too small; from now on, use mine.”
“Ah?” Wei Kai was momentarily stunned.
“Don’t worry, my backpack is bigger than yours,” Tian Xiaoling said with a smile. “And there’s nothing messy inside; you can just use it directly.”
“Alright,” Wei Kai nodded.
A moment later, Tian Xiaoling completed the transaction procedures for the two recipe books.
At the same time, 400,000 gold coins were added to Wei Kai’s bank card.
Both were Roasted Meat recipe books. According to the current market price, they were at most 100,000 each.
But considering the current shortage in the recipe market, they were given at 200,000 each.
As for the price Wei Kai had quoted, it was naturally rejected.
In terms of transactions, Tian Xiaoling was still clear about business and personal matters.
Since it was sold to the Auction House, it had to follow the Auction House’s rules, as all accounts of the Auction House were open for all persons in charge to view at any time.
If she dared to mess around, she would not only harm herself but also implicate her family.
This was also why she didn't want Wei Kai to sell things at the Auction House.
Behind the Auction House, too many interests were involved.
After the transaction was completed, Wei Kai left with his new backpack.
Tian Xiaoling personally saw him out the door and even waved, “Little brother, come again next time!”
“Pfft!” Wei Kai nearly spat out a mouthful of water.
It was already past nine in the evening, with less than an hour until the power cut and rest.
Wei Kai checked the time and immediately rushed home.
His home was in the underground city of Xixiang District, with the entrance next to a subway station.
After getting off the subway, Wei Kai took a long elevator ride before finally returning to the thirteenth underground floor.
As the elevator doors opened, a short, thin figure appeared in his sight, leaning casually against the wall, seemingly waiting for something.
Hearing the sound of the elevator, the figure immediately turned its head.
“Kai Ge, you’re back.”
“A Yi, you’re waiting for me here?”
Wei Kai was a little surprised; he didn’t expect him to still be waiting here so late.
“Yes, my dad told me to tell you some things, and he wouldn’t let me go back until I made it clear.”
Wu Yi smiled bitterly.
“What is it that can’t wait until tomorrow?” Wei Kai scratched his head, a little puzzled.
“Do you still remember that recipe book for 400,000 gold coins?” Wu Yi continued to smile bitterly.
“Of course,” Wei Kai nodded quickly.
“My dad bought it.”
“Ah?”
Wei Kai’s mouth instantly dropped open, his mind seeming to pause for a moment.
“Very surprised, right?” Wu Yi smiled bitterly. “A few hours ago, Changlin and I were just as surprised.”
“Peng Shu… he spent 400,000 gold coins to buy you a recipe book?”
Wei Kai pointed at him, then at the direction of Wu Yi’s home.
“Yes. I didn’t expect my dad to be so generous… To be honest, I’m quite touched.”
Wu Yi’s expression changed from a bitter smile to one of emotion.
400,000 gold coins… This was their family’s entire savings.
His father was willing to take it all out, just to give him a better future.
The emotion within… was as heavy as a mountain!
“But… haven’t you already learned the recipe?”
Wei Kai scratched his head, suddenly feeling a bit comical.
If that were the case, the recipe book Peng Shu bought might have been one of the ones he sold at noon.
If he had known Peng Shu would buy it, he might as well have given it directly to A Yi.
This was 400,000 gold coins, and he only earned half of it.
He let the unscrupulous merchant earn 200,000 for nothing.
“Yes, my dad didn’t expect it either,” Wu Yi said with a bitter smile. “So my dad decided to return that recipe book tomorrow and then give you the money…”
“No need!”
Wei Kai didn’t wait for him to finish speaking before waving his hand to refuse on the spot, “We are good brothers; what’s a little money between us?”