BXBX NOVEL Chapter 215 Barter
He had figured out by now that one could communicate using knocks in this place. The number of knocks needed to correspond to the option you want to choose.
Ikasa gently rapped his knuckles once on the counter, signifying he was choosing to barter.
The room became silent after Ikasa knocked on the counter top. In the eerily quiet room, Sang Yi and Ikasa could hear each other's breaths as they waited for a response from whoever was behind the counter.
After counting nearly 20 breaths, Ikasa finally heard the soft voice again.
"Blooming Nightshade Flower Chakra Chart. A High Grade Chakra Chart connecting 6 of the major chakras and 82 of the minor chakras. Recommended for those working with poison or dark attributes."
A holographic image of a scroll with a picture of a flower appeared in the place where Mu Shi's Spatial Bracelet hologram was a few moments ago. Although the picture on the scroll looked beautiful, the Chakra Chart itself did not appeal to Ikasa at all.
In fact, he immediately dismissed this item. Even if it was introduced as a High Grade Chakra Chart, he did not even consider it as something of worth because it only covered 6 of the 7 major Chakras!
Each of the Major Chakras was important in the Chakra Opening Realm. Only by opening the next Major Chakra could one advance into the next stage.
Unless one had no way to get access to better cultivation methods, no one would cultivate according to this Chakra Chart which only connected six Major Chakras.
Using this Chart meant that the cultivation road of the user would end in the Chakra Opening Realm. He can never open his seventh Chakra and will forever be stuck as a Chakra Sage with no hope of becoming an Undying Soul!
Ikasa was not one of the desperate people this Chart could tempt. He had a supreme cheat called the Cloud Printer. Even 'The Middle Finger Chakra Chart' that he had printed before coming to Elm City covered 93 Chakras in total and also covered all 7 of the Major Chakras.
It was no wonder he dismissed this item as soon as it was introduced. Ikasa then waited for the voice to introduce the next item available for barter.
"The Purple Spectre Sword. A short sword made from Anima Lodestones by a Master Blacksmith. This is a One-veined weapon with a rare Soul attribute."
An holographic image of a short sword with purplish damascus patterns on it appeared in the Circular array. Both of its edges shone with sharp glint. The ovaloid tapering tip was also very pointed and great for stabbing.
Ikasa was attracted to the Sword as he was lacking a suitable melee weapon but he still did not think that the Sword was worth exchanging for the Spatial Bracelet. Although the sword possessed a rare Soul attribute, Ikasa still thought that he was on a losing end in this barter.
Another reason he thought this way was Gu Dan.
With the help of his Profession Manual, '1,2,3… Sword Ready' Gu Dan had learned to make Spiritual weapons of Sword type. As long as suitable material and enough time was given to him, Ikasa was sure the Blacksmith would definitely make him a Sword customized for himself.
'Still, a material with Soul-attribute is very hard to come by…'
A tiny voice said in his head. Ikasa decided to check out the last option and then make his final choice.
The soft voice once again sounded in the room.
"A Void Spider Beast's youngling. Void Spiders have the potential to reach the Soul Formation stage and this spiderling has recently advanced to the Spiritual Condensation stage."
This option aroused the child in Ikasa. He loved animals from a young age, okay, ever since he started watching Poke-mon in his early teens but he did like them.
He always wanted a pet of his own but it was impossible for the Orphanage he lived in to allow traditional pets like cats, dogs and birds. So, Ikasa had started to treat the Spider he found in his room as his pet.
Even after he grew into a successful businessman, Ikasa kept a pair of Tarantulas in his office which used to freak out Donna, his secretary. Now, he had a chance to rekindle his love for spiders in this world.
Ikasa narrowed his vision down to the palm sized image of the spiderling. It had a dark black body with a few grayish silver dots. Tiny hair grew on its four pairs of legs.
The grayish black markings on its bulging back reminded Ikasa of a swirling blackhole. As the name suggested, it was obviously a Space Attribute Beast.
It could also grow up to the Soul Formation stage of Cultivation, which was just a rank below the Transcendence!
If Ikasa had to mark the potential of Void Spider in stars, he would give it 4.5/5 stars. He was so enamored by the Spiderling that he did not even think of weighing its value against the value of the Bracelet!
Ikasa immediately knocked three times on the countertop, signifying his choice.
A blinding light flashed as the Bracelet disappeared from the array.
Air shimmered to the right of the cabin and suddenly a door appeared there, startling Ikasa and Sang Yi. They immediately raised their guard as even Sang Yi had not been aware of the hidden entryway.
A person dressed completely in black from head to toe came out of the door. That person was carrying a small cage in their hands.
The black clothed figure brought the cage to a stunned Ikasa and handed it to him. Before Ikasa or Sang Yi could ask questions, the black figure had disappeared into the entryway from where it came from!
Ikasa looked at the cage handed to him and saw a tiny spiderling in the center of the cage. It did not move or make any movements at all. Ikasa also noticed it had a few hai colored red on its legs.
'Either it has just eaten or it is feeling scared.'
Ikasa surmised, bringing the cage away from his face. Another flash of light brightened the room, blinding the two young men. It also served to bring them out of their shock.
Ikasa turned his attention to the counter and saw that another doupo, similar to what he was wearing, had appeared in the circular array. The soft voice sounded in his ears explaining the appearance of the doupo.
"Mister has earned the right to introduce a new customer to the Blind Bazaar due to reaching the required transaction amount."
This message was obviously for Ikasa. He picked up the doupo and kept it in his storage ring.
With their purpose achieved, Ikasa and Sang Yi walked out of the shabby building that hid the mysterious Blind Bazaar in plain sight and got into the carriage.