I Am Unstoppable

Chapter 469 Money Speaks

The black market was filled with a sense of mystery and disorder, and it seemed like it wasn't constrained by the legal authorities.

The moment Jonathan and the others entered the place, mysterious and evil-looking salesmen quickly approached them. A skinny man grinned at Jonathan and whipped out a magic gem. “My friend, this is an incredible magic gem. Are you interested? It'll only cost you one hundred.”

Jonathan was amused. “Just one hundred for your magic gem? Wouldn't you be making a loss?”

The skinny man let out a dry laugh and replied, “I don't know the origin of this magic gem, so I'm simply eager to sell it off. Do you want it, my friend? This is a golden opportunity. You won't find a better deal than this. The rest of the sellers here are going to want at least a thousand per magic gem, and theirs are far more inferior.”

“Oh, I'm not interested!” Jonathan declined decisively. “After all, I don't know magic. Why would I need it?”

“You...” Disappointed, the skinny man shook his head and left.

“One hundred for a magic gem, yet you're not tempted at all? What if it's a real magic gem? That could be a splendid deal!” Torrence uttered.

“It's obviously a fake. Think about it. Would he give it up to us if it were real? There's no free lunch in this world. Quit trying to take advantage of others. Greed will get you scammed one day!” Jonathan advised.

“Oh, please. Spare me the moral lesson.” Torrence rolled his eyes.

Jonathan chuckled. “I'm merely sharing the lessons I've learned in life lest you get conned.”

While Torrence ignored Jonathan, Yeverie couldn't help chuckling.

Shortly after, another young seller approached them and asked, “Hey! I have a beautiful elf for sale here. I'll give it to you at a discount—just one hundred! Are you keen?”

The second seller looked as evil as the first one.

“How beautiful is the elf?” Jonathan immediately smiled.

That young man became excited at once. “Elves are all well-loved by the Heavens! Naturally, they're enchanting.”

“Alas, I wish I could get one! Your price is reasonable, but it's a pity that my wife is with me, and I can't do such a thing in front of her!” Jonathan responded in a helpless tone while wrapping his arm around Yeverie's shoulders.

That young man's face fell in disappointment.

Seeing that, Jonathan pointed at Torrence and added, “Having said that, this guy here is single. You can sell your elf to him.”

The latter was instantly rendered speechless.

Without further ado, that young man approached Torrence enthusiastically, but the latter firmly rejected the offer. In the end, that young man could only leave helplessly.

Somewhat annoyed at Jonathan, Torrence urged, “We should be keeping a low profile, no? Why are you bringing so much attention to us? If you keep this up, Theos will locate us in no time.”

“Don't you know that even if we were to stay quiet, Theos would still find us?”

“What's your plan, then?”

“Follow me, and you'll soon find out.” Suddenly, Jonathan pointed at a tent on the left. “Hey, look! Isn't that a pop shop?”

“What's a pop shop?” Confused, Torrence followed the man's line of sight. “That's called a pawnshop!”

“Jeez, aren't those two words synonymous? You're so dumb!” With that, Jonathan walked toward the pawnshop.

The place was filled with all kinds of lanterns, so it was rather bright inside.

Its owner was a scrawny man in his forties, dressed in a long black robe, and had a calculator in his hand.

Upon entering the pawnshop, Jonathan placed a magic gem on the counter and queried, “Sir, how much do you think this is worth?”

The shop owner took an indifferent glimpse at Jonathan before picking up the magic gem. Immediately after, his expression changed faintly. “Three thousand!”

Jonathan was a little taken aback. This magic gem is unquestionably top-notch! Indeed, how could Mr. Moose's stuff be inferior?

Knowing that the magic gem was valuable, he smiled faintly. “Looks like you're not being sincere in this deal, huh? It's all right. I'm not pawning it anymore.”

A sheepish look appeared on the shop owner's face, and he quickly responded, “Ah, seems like you know your magic gems! All right. I'll be straight with you, then. Your magic gem is excellent. The highest I can go is eight thousand.”

“Ten thousand at the minimum! Otherwise, no deal!” Jonathan countered.

“Sure!” the shop owner accepted the offer unhesitatingly.

D*mn it! Jonathan grimaced. This is the worst feeling one can get during a haggle. It seems like I underpriced the magic gem. What a shame! Despite his thoughts, he didn't bother to dwell on it and looked back at Torrence instead. “Is ten thousand enough for us to spend?”

The latter rolled his eyes. “Ten thousand can last a family three centuries.”

As such, Jonathan said to the shop owner, “Okay, you got yourself a deal. However, I also need you to find three sets of clothes for the three of us. It must fit us. Will that be okay?”

“Certainly!” the shop owner answered without the slightest hesitation.

“No new clothes, though.”

“Got it!”

The trio spent around half an hour in the pawnshop to get everything sorted out.

Subsequently, Jonathan left the pawnshop contentedly with ten thousand and three sets of clothes.

“Now that we have the clothes, let's get out of this black market as soon as possible. I'm worried someone is already onto us,” Torrence voiced.

“I doubt it. This lawless place is filled with people from all walks of life. With all these weirdos around, we won't be spotted as long as we don't stick out like a sore thumb,” Jonathan said.

“Even so, we should leave this place. The earlier, the better.”

“Calm down. I still have something to do here.”

That intrigued Yeverie and Torrence. The latter asked, “What is it?”

“You need to buy yourself a fine sword!” Jonathan replied.

Torrence froze momentarily. “That's true.”

“All right, then. You go ahead. I have something else to do.” Jonathan then gave Torrence the storage ring with money in it.

“Why aren't we sticking together?” The latter was perplexed.

“Aren't you worried about being spotted? If we split up, it'll be harder for Theos to track us down.” Jonathan chuckled.

Understanding dawned on Torrence. “Okay, then.”

Before Jonathan left with Yeverie, he withdrew around fifty from the storage ring, then bade Torrence a temporary farewell.

Both parties agreed to meet outside the black market afterward.

Right after the three split up, Jonathan and Yeverie continued forward and arrived in front of a clothes shop. He looked at the chubby female shop owner and inquired, “Ma'am, may I get some information from you?”





































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