Chapter Thirty-Two: Lizard Druid
Bowing his head, Marlon carefully read through the old Saint Warrior's "Eli's Book", and then stretched out his hand to stroke the paper, finally letting out a long sigh and straightening up again.
"Is it really selling for one million Rand?"
In the expectant eyes of the onlookers, Ma Long did not say whether he had seen the secret in "The Book of Eli" or not, but instead looked directly at the old holy warrior and asked about the price.
"Yes, young man, it costs 100,000 Rand."
The aged Saint Warrior nodded slightly.
"Can it be cheaper? Hmm... 10,000 Rand, will you sell?"
Ma Long bit his lower lip and started haggling, directly slashing off 90% of the price as soon as he opened his mouth.
But even so, the onlookers around them, after pricking up their ears to hear what Ma Long was saying, suddenly started making a ruckus!
Among the onlookers, there was no shortage of clever people. These clever people would have seen that Ma Long didn't mention anything else and directly asked about the price, willing to spend 10,000 Lant to buy "Eli's Book". Doesn't this mean it's highly likely he has already uncovered the secrets within Eli's Book?
"Hey, little guy! You'd better tell me first, what secrets are in this 'Book of Eli' anyway!"
Some were impatient and had already started making a loud fuss in the crowd, but whether they were truly curious or had ulterior motives, only heaven knows.
"Alright alright, tell me about your discovery, young man. If you're good, sister will take you to buy some candy later, big and soft milk candies!"
There is a "weird sister" who also mixes in the crowd and follows the voice, teasing the handsome Ma Long with words, causing a burst of laughter full of deep meaning - after all, this is a different world, without the three cardinal guides and five constant virtues, requiring women to absolutely not tease men.
Alright, this made Ma Long feel a lot of pressure, as he had never been teased so openly by a woman before.
Ma Long was about to counterattack with the previous sentence, but the crowd that was laughing just now suddenly erupted again, with some people shouting and scolding.
"Damn it, whose bear is this, actually touching my butt?!"
"What's with all the pushing! Does he think this is a steam train? Wow, bear! What a huge bear!"
"Oh no, my old man's foot! Whose big dog is this? Hurry up and tie it up, you soulless thing!"
Big bear dog?
Ma Long's eyes showed a hint of confusion, because in his "Three Wins Plan", there was no role for the Great Bear.
In Ma Long's puzzled gaze, the onlookers who were scolding and shouting suddenly parted like the Red Sea, opening up a path about two people wide!
When the people in the innermost circle were also squeezed out by violence, Ma Long finally saw the creature that made the onlookers curse and turn over - yes, just as everyone had cursed earlier, it was indeed a big dog bear with a golden V-shaped hair on its chest!
But, unlike the bears Ma Long had seen in zoos or on TV, this violent bear that pushed through the crowd had a small pair of pure black round eyes that shone with a divine light unique to higher intelligent beings.
And just as if confirming Malong's guess, the big dog bear let out a low growl after pushing through the crowd and stood up on its hind legs.
Then, the giant black bear that had stood up on its hind legs began to radiate a green glow all over its body and started transforming rapidly into a human shape.
"Wow, this is a great Druid! And it's a rare Lycan Druid too! I saw one when I was very young, that was over 40 years ago."
People with broad vision start selling their own vision.
"Who is this Lycan Druid? We have two druids hiding in the Tidesage Forest near Whitesand Castle, northwest of here. I've visited them before, but where did this Lycan Druid come from?"
Obviously, someone with even more insight and possibly a higher status is taking over the conversation.
"Mom, what is Druid? Can I eat it?"
No doubt the one who said this is a little kid following his mom to watch the excitement.
At this time, Lycoris Druid had successfully transformed into a sturdy middle-aged man with traditional bear headgear, but still looked 70% like a wild bear. He pointed at the old holy warrior squatting on the ground, holding the "Eli's Book", and said in a deep voice:
"Give it to me."
Giant bear Druid's words were concise and filled with an unstoppable flavor.
"Great Druid, I respect a druid such as yourself who guards the natural order, but does not the natural order also include protection from bullying an elderly human?"
The old warrior saint, half-kneeling on the ground, was not afraid of the majesty of the giant bear Druid, and countered it with a calm and composed manner.
"So you're saying you don't plan on giving it to me?"
Giant bear Drewry glared with his big round eyes and showed a very angry look.
"Nature has its own rules, and I have mine. This book 'The Book of Eli' is for sale, but before that, each person... can only read one page."
The old holy warrior responded once again, still being humble yet proud and polite.
Listening to the solemn expression of the old holy warrior, the smooth and flawless answers, Ma Long was simply admired to the extreme - Shadow Emperor! This is obviously an Oscar-level genius!
That's right, the elderly holy warrior who sold "The Book of Eli" for a high price of 100,000 Lant and caused a sensation is indeed Kreisler-Riem!
In the past few days, although there have been some minor unexpected events, major events have been proceeding step by step according to Ma Long's pre-set "Three Wins Plan".
But the sudden appearance of Lizard Druid, absolutely does not belong to Malong's "Three Wins Plan" plot. However, facing the pressure of Lizard Druid, Cui Si-Rem, who plays the role of the declining old holy warrior, still firmly holds his ground, perfectly imitating the style of a holy warrior, and there is no flaw in his words. If he is not the movie emperor... who else can be?
While Malong was about to give up, he was cornered by the word of Custer-Rhyme, who played the role of a fallen old saint warrior, and the Druid Lizard, who was breathing heavily with a series of "puffs", had no choice but to follow the rules set by Custer-Rhyme.
Just as he had done for Ma Long earlier, Cui Shi-er casually flipped open the Book of Eli and made a welcoming gesture.
Nali's claws moved swiftly, unlike those who had previously watched "Eli's Book" and couldn't wait to bury their heads in the wordless pages. Instead, with a speed that was completely out of proportion to his sturdy body, he sprayed an indigo unknown substance onto some yellowed wordless book pages!
Then, something magical happened——
Those indigo unknowns, under the irradiation of sunlight, displayed rows and rows of chaotic golden... small dots on the originally blank "Eli's Book".
"Saint Warrior, I've bought this 'Eli's Book'! I'm Conchita Bobower, but I'll still follow your rules and won't shortchange you by even a single copper coin!"
Lizhao De Rui, showed a look of "I knew it".
As they spoke, a self-proclaimed Lizard Druid named Conchita Bobworm produced an ancient pouch embroidered with Elvish runes.
Lifting the old pouch's drawstring, Lirien Druid turned it upside down, and... amidst a clinking sound, countless glittering gold coins poured out!
"Eleven million Rand! I'm out, eleven million Rand!"
To be honest, the gold coins that were poured out like a fountain made Ma Long involuntarily lose his composure for a moment. After all, he had never seen so much glittering gold in his life.
Ma Long finally understood why the bandits in the movies would kill each other for treasure - gold really did have a magical power that could make people dizzy and unable to resist the urge to possess it all!
But immediately, Ma Long woke up from his infatuation with gold coins and shouted a higher price of 1.1 million Rand.
Can't let Lirien Druid, under the eyes of everyone, buy away "Eli's Book", because this will make Marlon's three-win plan completely fail...
