Chapter 1466 - 1: The Beginning of the Legendary Merchant (Part 3)

Chapter 1466: Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Legendary Merchant (Part 3)

"Has he now... already become destitute because he accidentally used his superpower a few times?"

The tavern owner nodded.

"We’ve all been wondering, what exactly is the cost of his ability."

"Sometimes, the price he pays is small, sometimes it’s just receiving strange fines, which leads to a bit less money."

"But other times, he might even... have a fire at home, get into a car accident, or fall ill with a difficult-to-cure disease."

Hawker said:

"Is his ability very strong?"

The tavern owner nodded:

"Strong, yet not strong. Now, when he encounters people beating him, he doesn’t dare fight back."

"Because the stronger the ability used, the higher the cost."

Hawker squinted his eyes:

"Do you think it’s possible, that his ability is called equivalent exchange."

The tavern owner was puzzled:

"What do you mean?"

Hawker said:

"Whenever he uses any ability, he must bear the loss corresponding to that ability."

"If he has money, money can offset this loss..."

"Then he can use money to activate his abilities."

"But he must be poor, right?"

The tavern owner nodded:

"Could be said to be extremely poor."

Hawker grew more confident:

"So, his money is not enough, when money is insufficient, naturally he can only forcibly trade other things."

"All kinds of disasters happening to him are instances of forced payment."

"In other words, as long as the money is sufficient, he won’t incur any costs, just needs to deduct money."

The tavern owner was dazed, Indeed, such a simple truth; why didn’t I think of it?

Yesterday, I was still thinking, is it possible that using the superpower causes bad luck?

It seems now it’s not about bad luck, it’s just that using superpower requires payment. Failure to pay leads to misfortune.

Hawker’s explanation made sense to the owner.

Actually, everyone in this world has a kind of superpower, which is the ability to freely get whatever they want.

But the premise is— it requires spending money.

In some way, the person they discussed is just a variant of this ability.

"I’d like to meet this person."

"By the way, who is the richest person in Quanji City? I need to discuss some business with him."

Suddenly, Hawker found a new challenge.

The tavern owner said:

"An Rongzai, without a doubt, he’s the richest in Quanji City... But, but you probably won’t get to meet him."

Hawker’s idea was to recruit that guy who uses money as the cost of activating superpowers over the next seven days.

To see if the more money, the stronger the ability.

It’s practically the ability Batman dreams of, but if it appears with a poor person, it becomes quite ironic.

One can imagine, to avoid using superpowers, avoiding all kinds of disasters, this person won’t act bravely any more, nor will he draw his sword to help when he sees injustice.

To avoid poverty, he will gradually withdraw his warm-heartedness.

This ability seems to tell the poor: without money, you are unworthy of kindness.

But what if I can make you rich?

As long as there’s money, you can borrow this person’s power to help those you wish to assist, which can perfectly complete the Desire Tower mission.

Seven days, first meet the person, then gather money, then complete the original task of the Desire Tower...

This is very difficult, especially since, although I am one of the richest in the Bunker, my money is not recognized in the Desire Tower.

Can I still become one of Jicheng’s rich? Within seven days?

Hawker’s desire to win surged; he suddenly felt, he can finally experience the thrill of a start from scratch.

Just... Hawker still misjudged his luck.

Some people are destined to have the "easy mode" turned on when climbing the tower.

Hawker’s difficulty in raising money was far easier than he imagined.