Goblin Dependency

Chapter 997: Chapter 496: Deal

Xia Nan really wants this [Proof of Diligence] bracelet.

No adventurer can resist equipment that can improve training speed, especially for those with an attribute panel, who can quantify the progress of Battle Skills through a numerical progress bar. For Xia Nan, who sees every point of Skill Level accumulated, its allure is truly exaggerated.

With this as a premise, the current situation is actually very clear.

The [Proof of Diligence] is not ownerless.

It is a collection of the well-known collector "Aurie Silver Heart" in Suo Yu Bay.

There are only two ways to transfer the ownership of the bracelet from him to oneself.

Robbery and theft, and buying and exchanging. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Regarding the former, although Xia Nan never considered himself a particularly noble person and did not pride himself on being a good person in the traditional sense, after transmigration, his actions were often motivated by self-interest.

However, the normal worldview gradually formed by the good education from the modern society of his previous life makes him stand out among the low-level adventurers of this world, even if he already considers himself selfish enough.

Without sufficient moral knowledge and a good comprehensive understanding, few can maintain their original intentions while possessing extraordinary powers far beyond ordinary people.

To some extent, Xia Nan’s way of interacting with ordinary residents passing through the village, and with professional adventurers in the Vengeance Blade Ship Group, is almost identical, which already sufficiently highlights his difference from most low-level adventurers in this world.

Unless Aurie explicitly shows hostility towards him and takes aggressive actions, Xia Nan does not intend to go that far, as he instinctively resists this behavior.

Of course, if the other party really loses their mind... he wouldn’t mind taking the bracelet as spoils of war.

Therefore, at present, if Xia Nan wants to get the [Proof of Diligence] from Aurie’s hands, he can only do so through purchasing or exchanging.

But this involves another point.

Whether the other party already realizes the value of this equipment.

From Aurie’s previous introduction to the origin of the [Proof of Diligence], it can be inferred that the price he acquired this equipment for was less than one thousand gold coins.

In reality, if you refer to the attributes of the bracelet on the panel, selling it for ten thousand gold coins would already be considered a steal.

In this scenario, if Aurie has already clearly realized the value of this equipment, the gold coins Xia Nan would need to buy it from him would be an unimaginable number.

With what he has now, it’s definitely not enough.

No matter how efficient he is at earning gold coins, he would still need to spend a long time earning a lot of money to barely scrape it together.

Of course, considering the importance of the [Proof of Diligence], all of this is worth it.

Xia Nan has considered using his own equipment as collateral.

However, most of his current equipment, which could sell for a good price, is also the main items he frequently uses in battle, and missing even one of them would severely weaken his actual combat power.

This is something he cannot accept.

Therefore, unless a necessary special situation arises, using equipment for collateral debt is not considered.

And what if Aurie has not realized the value of the [Proof of Diligence]?

If up to this day, the other party still only regards this bracelet as an item not worth even 1000 gold coins, but merely as a collection due to its excellent craftsmanship.

Doesn’t that mean there’s a chance for a bargain? freewebnoveℓ.com

Before proceeding, it must be clarified.

This is the second meeting between Xia Nan and Aurie, and they’ve known each other for just a day, not even considered friends, let alone teammates or partners who have experienced life and death together.

To get a bargain from the other side, from Xia Nan’s perspective, might carry some moral pressure, but it’s not that severe.

Especially considering the exaggerated attributes of the [Proof of Diligence] itself...

Xia Nan pondered and weighed his options, but did not make a decision immediately.

Instead, he slowly raised his head, moving his gaze from the bracelet beneath the glass to the half-elf Aurie, who was looking at him.

"This bracelet seems incomplete?"

Choosing his words carefully, he asked tentatively.

On this point, even without an attribute panel, a careful observation would reveal something.

After all, on the outside arc of the [Proof of Diligence] bracelet, there are nine perfectly aligned circular holes.

If nothing were inside, it might be guessed they are decorative elements left deliberately during production.

But currently, in one of them hangs a water droplet-shaped [Shadow Dust] emblem.

This suggests that perhaps the other eight circular holes should also be adorned.

"Oh?" Aurie’s eyebrows raised involuntarily, and his previously polite noble smile showed more authenticity. "You noticed too?"

"In fact, I asked the destitute adventurer about it back in the day."

"He replied that the bracelet itself was a family heirloom, and when he got it, it was already in this condition."

Saying this, as if recalling something, the half-elf suddenly chuckled twice.

"Hehe, he must have been lying."

"I later had someone investigate. That adventurer was a self-taught rogue, without any illustrious but gradually declining family history. His parents and elders were just farmers in a small village."

"This bracelet should be something he dug up from some demon’s cave."