Chapter 34: Got scammed

It's evening in the murky Town and the shopping district is more lively than when Lucis and Muzin entered the town. There's even some cultivator setting up a stall of their own.

In the corner between one of the small shop, a figure suddenly appeared out if nowhere. Wearing ragged clothes like a farmer and an ugly jacket.

Lucis look around and realized no one look his way, he walk out from the alley and enter the small shop on his right.

The shop owner look at Lucis and his gaze landed on his clothes. Then he look at his face again that exude the aura of nobility, doesn't match with his appearance at all.

"young man, can I help you?" the shopkeeper stroke his chin with a light smile. He's experience and not judging someone by their appearance.

"can I buy with magic stone?"

"magic what?.. Wait.. magic stone?" the shopkeeper almost stopped breathing in front of Lucis. He knew about magic stone of course but he never hold one before. it's too expensive for someone like him beside, it's useless for him.

Lucis nod and check his dimension storage. He still have 3 gold coin after he gave one to Suyi as her October salary.

"I.. Of course, we receive magic stone." the shopkeeper stroke his chin that barely have any beard on it. He's acting calm and wise shopkeeper.

"Em." Lucis nod and look at the far corner of the shop where all the clothes hanging. There's not much clothes on it but there's a lot of linen roll of various color and texture on it.

"I want all of these." Lucis point at all the clothes and the roll of linen casually.

"send all of this at the cool breeze inn on the second floor room number 6" Lucis put his hand in his pocket and draw a couple of low grade magic stone from his storage dimension.

"all.. All if it?" the shopkeeper look at Lucis and start doubting him whether he can pay or not.

"how much magic stone?"

The shopkeeper silent for a long time sizing Lucis and say:"2..2 magic stone"

Lucis didn't bother to haggle and put two low grade magic stone on the counter.

'I thought one magic stone is 100 gold coin.. did they lied to me?.. all of these is 200 gold coin?' Lucis frown and start calculating. sure the linen is of higher quality than what he trade in the village before but the price is just crazy expensive.

When Lucis casually put the magic stone on the counter, the shopkeeper regret not asking for more. It look like the young man in front of him is a rich young master.

"do you have fitting room?"

"fit what? Room?" the shopkeeper scratching his head confused at what Lucis said.

"do you have some place I can change clothes?" Lucis pinch his forehead and remember that he's living in a medieval world. Fitting room only available to westerners now.

The shopkeeper guide him to the back store to change clothes with extreme formality.

Lucis look at the shop keeper after he finished changing. "do you know where I can change magic stone to gold?" he feel it's inconvenient to trade with mortal using magic stone. Magic stone doesn't have lower value that the low grade stone.

The shopkeeper point him to the town hall directions with a big smile. he just sold all his stock this years.

Lucis trade about 100 low grade magic stone at the town center. Apparently the town lord is a cultivator himself that belongs to the Mardiv kingdom.

The trade rate here is 30 gold coin for each low grade magic stone which far from NorseThunder clan trade rate. NorseThunder clan is bleeding their own disciples.

The amount of magic stone Lucis trade attract the town lord attention quickly. A lot of eyes fixed on him and gossip spiral around the town hall staff.

Suddenly, an old man approach Lucis just when he about to walk out. He stand in front of him blocking his way out.

"young man, the town lord wish to speak with you." The old man approach Lucis with a warm smile. After Lucis probe a bit, he noticed that the old man is a mortal man or he have something similar to Vesta flower.

"what for?"

"it's a business proposition. Please be at ease, we're honest person." the old man warm smile making someone thinks that he's their own grandpa.

Lucis nod and follow the old man. They walk to the 6 floor pagoda in the town center. The pagoda look exactly the same as Japanese style of architecture back on earth.

The town lord is waiting for them on the second floor sitting on his desk while reading some book. He look about 30 years old but there one group of white hair swept neatly to the back of his head making him look like some Casanova or something. In fact, his eyes also look like some kind of pervert uncle.

Lucis notice his energy wave as soon as they met. the town lord using his devine sense wrapping Lucis in every corner examining him.

'a foundation cultivator but his energy is weaker than me. He maybe similar to Muzin..' Lucis secretary probing the town lord using the eye of green star.

Cultivatior with foundation have strong and Sharp devine sense making it easy for someone else to identify them.

"welcome. Please have a seat." the town lord point at the chair not far from him while he's sitting on top of his desk.

"do you need me for something?" Lucis ask straight away didn't bother about formality. He even curse the God, what a mere town lord count for.

"straight to the point. I like your attitude young man." the town lord put the book in his hand on the desk. "I noticed that you have a lot of magic stone, I'm not trying to force you or anything but might I ask you the origin of these item?.. Don't worry, I'll compensate you accordingly." he said it with a calm expression but his eyes is looking at Lucis like he's want to eat him right away.

Lucis smile when he hear what the town lord said. It's all within his expectations that it's almost scripted.

"oh.. "Lucis make it sounds as trivial things. "it's my monthly allowance from my father."

The town lord and the old man that standing near the door stunned and look at each other. Their warm expression completely disappeared.

'he's a mortal but his father give him magic stone? What for?' they look at Lucis suspicion.

"you call me here just to ask me about this?" Lucis look at the town lord and frown with displease.

"who, I mean, may I ask who's your father?"

Lucis look at the town lord and noticed the anger in him slowly building up.

"he's the patriarch of Viking clan. Why do you even want to know this?" as soon as Lucis said this, he quickly release part of his aura to match the town lord. Lucis look at the town lord and shift his gaze to the old man behind him suspiciously.

The old man didn't realize it but the town lord sense how powerful Lucis are and start panicking.

'Viking? Which country this clan come from? Just the name already sounds so powerful. it has 'king' in it.' The town lord start sweating cold and rethink his plan.

The town lord original plan was to force Lucis to spell out the magic stone origin if he's rough cultivator, but after realized that he's mortal, he want to torture him and force out all the magic stone he have. Never did he realized that Lucis is a cultivator and belong to a clan too. Even worse is he's the son of patriarch.

"I have something to do, now, where's my compensation?" Lucis act of confidence further strengthened his act ruining all the town lord and the old man plan to capture him.

A couple of minutes later, Lucis walk out from the town hall with a crystal talisman in his hand. He even humming a little tune as he walk. The town lord just got scammed.

Back inside the pagoda.

"my lord, do you think he's really the son of patriarch? I never heard of this Viking clan." the old man is not convinced at how Lucis act earlier. His clothes doesn't look like he's from powerfull clan or family.

"I'm not sure.. " the town lord brush his moustache reflecting the scene earlier. "let's watch him first. Send someone to tail him. I want every detail about him."