Chapter 22: The Treasure Pavilion

  Du Le strolled on the main street, no longer limited to the streets, and would also go into shops to take a look around. If he found something interesting, he would spend money to buy it.

  Du Le bought a few ink paintings at the calligraphy and painting shop, and then bought several ceramic crafts at the ceramic boutique. Anyway, these things are not famous works, so they are not expensive, just over a dozen gold coins.

  After walking around for more than an hour, Du Le became somewhat bored and was thinking of finding a secluded spot to transmit back home.

  "A long unheard helper sprite in the mind suddenly spoke up to remind: 'Within a 10-meter range, energy fluctuations have been detected. Crystal type, unknown amount of energy, further detection is required.'"

  "Energy Crystal?" Du Le couldn't help but exclaim, attracting the attention of passersby.

  Dule certainly still remembers the introduction of the Elf's help, the energy crystal is the energy stone, which can be used for coordinate engraving and convenient transmission instrument positioning.

  Du Le immediately stopped and looked around. If he had the Energy Stone, Du Le could choose a transmission location himself and wouldn't have to appear in the alley every time he transmitted to this world.

  Du Le didn't find anything special around him, only a three-story commercial building called Jibao Pavilion on his right hand side.

  Unlike most shops in Golden City, the Treasure Pavilion was enormous. Du Le took out over a thousand gold coins from his spatial ring and put them in his pocket, then followed the guidance of the helpful spirit into the Treasure Pavilion.

  The first floor of the Treasure Pavilion seems to be a place specializing in selling gems. Red, blue, green and white, all sorts of precious stones are vying with each other for beauty.

  Early in the morning, there were only a few people on the first floor of Jibao Pavilion. As soon as Du Le walked in, he caught the attention of three shop assistants, but no one came to greet him, perhaps because his clothes didn't look like those of an official or noble.

  Du Le didn't mind and followed the prompt to help the spirit. He soon arrived in front of a counter covered with red cloth.

  "May I take a look at what's inside?" Du Le asked.

  No response.

  Du Le endured his temper and asked twice more before a shop assistant reluctantly came over to attend to him.

  "What's covered here are expensive gems, be careful." The shop assistant said, still using his hand to press down on the red cloth, without any intention of lifting it for Du Le to see.

  Du Le felt a bit resentful, even if I didn't have money, it wouldn't kill you to let me take a look.

  "Are you selling fake goods? Can't even let me take a look?" Du Le deliberately raised his voice.

  The shop assistant looked up at the stairs to the second floor with a mixture of tension and annoyance, slowly lifting the red cloth and saying, "Of course you can take a look, our Jibao Pavilion only sells genuine goods, many princes and nobles have bought satisfactory treasures here."

  Under the red cloth, there were all sorts of jewels, mostly green and a few white.

  How is it so similar to jade? Du Le's eyes lit up, he remembered the photos of jade he had seen on the internet, which were very similar to the green gemstones in front of him. Not only that, but the green gemstones in this Treasure Pavilion seemed even greener, crystal clear and transparent, without any impurities.

  Du Le shook his head, he didn't have much of an eye for gems and couldn't really tell how good these were. Anyway, he was here to find the Energy Stone, so he left the identification to the helpful spirit.

  After browsing around, Du Le finally found a pale green gemstone of average quality.

  Is this the Energy Stone? Du Le looked at the somewhat turbid pale green gemstone, which seemed to be of poor quality. From the expression on the shop assistant's face, Du Le knew that the Energy Stone he had picked up was not a high-quality one among these gemstones, and it might even be a lower-grade inferior stone.

  "How many gold coins is this gemstone?" Du Le asked.

  Suddenly, a middle-aged man walked down from upstairs and said: "This pale green stone, although not commonly seen, is also not a good quality gemstone. Do you really want to buy it, customer?"

  "Second Master!" The shop assistant said with his head bowed and waist bent as he saw the middle-aged man walking down.

  "Why are all the people in this store with eyes on top of their heads?" Du Le was somewhat dissatisfied and asked back, "Can't buy it?"

  "Hehe, sir, you misunderstood." The second shopkeeper hurriedly eased the atmosphere with a smile and said, "I don't know if you're buying gemstones to give as gifts or for appreciation. I can introduce some to you."

  Du Le smiled and said, "This second shopkeeper is a bit like a salesman on Earth. How did you know that the gold coins on me are not enough?"

  The shopkeeper gave the clerk a stern look and said, "Our store's staff lacks discernment, I apologize for that. But looking at you, sir, your demeanor is extraordinary, you're no ordinary person."

  Du Le was speechless, I do have money, it's true, but I really don't know if this shopkeeper is guessing or trying to deceive people, it's a bit like cheating. Maybe he has fooled many people with the same words, it feels like a playboy who says you are beautiful to every woman he sees.

  "How much is this gold coin?" Du Le was too lazy to bother with them, didn't give the second shopkeeper a chance to promote other gems, and directly pointed at the energy stone in his hand to ask again.

  "One hundred and twenty yuan in gold coins," said the shop assistant next to him.

  "Wrap it up." Du Le took out a gold coin from his bosom.

  The second shopkeeper's disappointed expression flashed by, but he still handed over to his partner with the familiar courtesy of a businessman: "Xiao Yi, hurry up and pack for the guest."

  The shop assistant saw Du Le take out the gold coins from his pocket so happily and knew that he had offended a noble customer, so he didn't dare to be slow and quickly packaged the energy stone Du Le had chosen.

  Du Le took another look at the other gems on the counter, and suddenly saw a green gemstone with a glassy luster, transparent, and no impurities could be seen. He was somewhat fond of it in his heart, "How many gold coins is this one?"

  The shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he said, "This is a top-quality green gemstone, with a crystal clear color that shines brightly in the sunlight... It can be yours for 918 gold coins."

  "Also, let's wrap it up," Du Le touched the gold coins in his arms, not too many or too few, just enough to buy these two pieces of jade, there were still tens of millions in space, no need to sell gold for now, didn't lack this bit of money.

  The shopkeeper smiled and nodded his head, saying "Thank you for your patronage of our store!"

  "Right, shopkeeper, what are they selling on the upper two floors?" Having spent his money and waiting for the store assistant to pack up, Du Le curiously looked around and only then noticed that there seemed to be exhibits upstairs.

  The Second Young Master smiled, pointing to the signboard on the gate and said proudly: "Our Treasure Pavilion has stores in every major city of the six countries of Dongzhou. We deal in all sorts of treasures. The Treasure Pavilion in Jinyang City is divided into three floors. You've already seen the first floor, the top two floors sell all kinds of rare and precious treasures. Master-crafted jewelry, precious ginseng over a hundred years old, divine swords, various rare books, including martial arts manuals and spiritual cultivation manuals are all available."

  Du Le's heart skipped a beat, martial arts? Cultivation? Could it be that this world still has martial arts masters with flying and teleportation skills? As a Han Chinese man, who hasn't had fantasies about being a martial hero or cultivating the truth, Du Le asked somewhat impatiently: "Can I go buy some martial arts or cultivation manuals?"

  The Second Shopkeeper heard Du Le's question and was taken aback, hesitantly saying: "In recent years, the Jin Yang City's Jibao Pavilion has been lacking in martial arts secret manuals. It's not that there are no martial arts secret manuals, but rather that those that aren't of a high enough grade can't be put on display at the Jibao Pavilion." After a pause, the Second Shopkeeper smiled and said: "We can't just put up ordinary fist or knife techniques, that would tarnish our shop's reputation. As for Qi training secret manuals, there is one on the second floor that has been stored away for a long time. If the customer wants it, I can have my assistant go fetch it."

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