Chapter 770 - 462: A Confusing and Hesitant Look

Chapter 770: Chapter 462: A Confusing and Hesitant Look

It was early in the morning, and since it wasn’t mealtime yet, there were few customers in the tavern.

"Yaaawn~" An idle Liu Yun sat behind the counter on a chair woven from vines, raising a hand to cover her yawn.

’Why hasn’t that Mr. Lin arrived yet? I’ve already prepared the two hundred thousand pearls he needs!’

Just as Liu Yun was wondering why Lin Li hadn’t come to pick up his goods, a figure dressed in a black training uniform walked into the tavern.

Seeing the familiar figure, the yawning Liu Yun’s face lit up with a pleasant surprise. She quickly stood up, came out from behind the counter, and went to greet the valued customer.

"Mr. Lin, welcome," Liu Yun greeted Lin Li enthusiastically.

"Miss Liu, good morning," Lin Li replied, then explained why he was so late. "Sorry, something held me up, so I’m only just now coming to get them."

"It’s no problem. We’ve kept the goods you need in the warehouse, so you can come and get them whenever you’re free..." Liu Yun said with a smile.

Lin Li was eager to get outside the city to hunt Mutant Beasts, so he didn’t waste time on pleasantries with Liu Yun. He got straight to the point. "I have some other business to attend to, so let’s hurry and complete the handover."

"Okay." Liu Yun nodded and led Lin Li toward the warehouse in the tavern’s backyard.

A short while later, after receiving the large batch of pearls, Lin Li left the tavern, escorted all the way out by Liu Yun.

Standing at the tavern entrance, Liu Yun watched the valued customer’s figure recede into the distance and muttered to herself.

’The Shopkeeper is away on business. When he comes back and finds out that this Mr. Lin bought so many more pearls while he was gone, he’ll definitely be pleased. Maybe I’ll even get a raise!’

...

Out on the street paved with bluestone slabs, Lin Li didn’t immediately leave Dongwu City to hunt Mutant Beasts after exiting the tavern. Instead, he headed for a Money Shop not far from there.

Two hundred thousand pearls, at a purchase price of One Copper Coin each, had a total cost of two hundred thousand Copper Coins. The transaction had just cost Lin Li two hundred Silver Coins.

Lin Li now only had sixty-seven Silver Coins and a few dozen Copper Coins in cash. With so little liquid cash, he might not have enough if he came across something he wanted to buy. Therefore, he decided to go to the Money Shop to exchange some Spirit Stones for cash.

The Money Shop before him was a three-story building, covering an area of over two hundred square meters.

Two burly men stood at the entrance. They had weapons hanging from their waists and watched the customers coming and going with expressionless faces.

It was obvious that these two men standing guard at the Money Shop’s entrance were its guards.

Although he couldn’t sense any Spiritual Energy Waves from them, they were definitely Cultivators of considerable strength.

The average thief trying to rob the Money Shop would likely not even make it past these two guards.

Under the gazes of the two guards at the entrance, Lin Li walked into the Money Shop.

The interior of the Money Shop was luxuriously decorated. Crystal chandeliers cast a brilliant light, exquisite works of art were placed in the corners, and staff in uniform sat behind windows, professionally assisting customer after customer.

’This Money Shop has the feel of a bank from Blue Star!’ Lin Li thought to himself as he surveyed the interior.

Just then, a long-haired girl in a work uniform approached Lin Li and asked with a smile.

"Hello, sir. Are you here to make a withdrawal or a deposit?"

Lin Li looked at the girl before him—her hair was tied up high, and she had a very capable air about her. He stated his purpose, "I’m running low on cash. I’d like to exchange some Spirit Stones for cash."

Upon hearing this, the girl, who was like a bank lobby manager from Blue Star, gestured for Lin Li to follow her to the currency exchange window to handle his transaction.

"Please, have a seat." The girl gestured for Lin Li to sit down, then said to her colleague at the currency exchange window, "This gentleman would like to exchange some Spirit Stones for cash."

The employee at the currency exchange window was a young man. He nodded at the girl, then turned to Lin Li.

"Sir, could you please present the Spirit Stones first? We need to inspect their quality to see if they meet our standards.

I must inform you beforehand that if the Spirit Stones have been used and their contained Spiritual Energy is below fifty percent, our Money Shop cannot exchange them for cash."

"Okay." Lin Li nodded. Then, with a thought, he directly retrieved a large burlap sack from the Mysterious Small Island.

This burlap sack contained all the Spirit Stones Lin Li currently possessed—686 in total.

Seeing Lin Li conjure a large burlap sack out of thin air, the two Money Shop employees were instantly dumbfounded.

They had assumed the customer wanting to exchange Spirit Stones for cash would pull one or two from his pocket. They never imagined he would do something like this.

’A Storage Space Superpower?!!!’ After the two stunned Money Shop employees came to their senses, the same thought flashed through their minds simultaneously, their faces filled with shock.

After pulling out the burlap sack full of Spirit Stones, Lin Li began taking them out of the sack, all while being watched by the two employees, whose eyes were wide with shock.

"Ten, twenty, thirty... one hundred."

Lin Li counted as he pulled the Spirit Stones out.