"Excuse me, do you know where the market is?" I looked back, to see a red haired boy smiling as he asked me.
He was younger than me, and didn't look very tall. However, he did wear very ragged clothes that had obviously been worn for a long time. On his belt laid a sword sheath, and it looked not half bad.
His eyes had lost its color, but very determined. Fierce even.
I pointed him to the market's direction. The whole encounter happened in a few seconds. Didn't take much attention.
Well, did the event catch my attention?
Not at all. After all, I, Ren Ji, is destined for greatness in this city.
...
Gang Xin asked for directions from a passersby after he exited the Gang clan ground.
Fortunately, after going in the pointed direction, he was able to find a gathering of people. Streaks of stalls were by the sides of the street, and people hawked their goods to the people passing by.
"Tendon Strengthening Pill for just 1 silver each! A deal you musn't pass by!" a middle aged man shouted. The passersby weren't really paying much attention to him.
"Bullshit! I'm selling the exact same thing for 80 copper each! Buy 5 and get 1 free!" another person beside the previous seller's stall shouted.
Only after hearing this were people interested. After the shout, a group of people quickly formed.
Hearing this offer, even Gang Xin was surprised. After all, he had wasted his previous saving of 4 and a half silver, just for 5 tendon mending pills, which were around the same level and price as their strengthening counterpart. The pricing had effectively made each of them worth 90 copper each.
However, this person was almost selling them at two thirds the price. If a person bought 5 of them, they would be paying around 67 copper each.
Had the previous Gang Xin encountered this, he could've bought better food and clothes with the remaining money.
'Unfortunately... I'm not looking for these' Gang Xin shook his head and passed.
What he needed was a stalk of Violet Yerins, a type of spiritual plant, and a pair of eyes from the Bemon Beast Fire Rooted Fox.
'If my memory is correct, they should produce the same qualities my previous world's Cultivation Reset Pill did.' thankfully, the previous host was a diligent person.
He had paid a lot of attention to the clan's lessons, and learned and memorized many basic plants' qualities. He also had some foundation in formations, and pill refining.
And though his previous game world's plants didn't really exist here, the qualities they had could be traced to other plants here. Through his memory, he was able to think out a recipe to create the Foundation Erasing pill.
If this recipe was authentic, he would be able to make a fortunate!
Well, that was for later.
For now, he had to find the "Seven Medicines Tower". And sure enough, it was easily noticeable from afar.
It was at a grand height of 7 story. In this busy street, it stood out like a phoenix among chicken. The nearby shops weren't worth much of a glance.
It had 7 big adornments that glowed from afar, and the title of the shop was also written beautifully. Each of the seven floors corresponded to a specific rarity of a medicine, and the higher one went, the better the quality became.
The highest that ordinary customers could go was the 3rd one.
As for the previous host, even the 2nd floor was a luxury. He didn't even dare go into the 3rd floor.
Gang Xin entered through the main door. As expected, two bodyguards were situated openly, and there should be more that are observing secretly.
The tendon strengthening pill was sold here too, only that it was at the price of 1 silver 10 copper, and not to mention no discounts when bought in large supply. It was obviously a luxury here.
Still, people would buy their stuff because of the authenticity.
Gang Xin browsed through the products. This place mainly sold pills, and he could see cultivation pills such as spirit strengthening pill, meridian hardening pill, qi circulation pill, and also temporary pills that gave boosts like the skin hardening pill, and the vitality surging pill.
However, Gang Xin shook his head. 'What I'm seeking for is not here'
He went up two floors, and arrived at the third. Sure enough, his eyes brightened immediately.
"Foundation Cleansing Pill - will remove Form Fighter foundation formed by a cultivation technique up to the 7th star.
Forged by the Alchemy Association.
Quality - Normal.
Price: 50 silver"
"50 SILVER?!" Gang Xin was so shocked that he blurted out loud. Wasn't this, like, 100 tendon strengthening pills?! A person could for sure find a deal like that with that kind of money.
If an ordinary youth was given even 10 tendon strengthening pills, not to mention 100, they would have tendons like steel. Of course, the effect of the pill would diminish over time, but still.
"What? Never seen a pill at this price?" an arrogant voice sounded beside him. The perpetrator of this voice seemed to be a young man in good clothing, followed by two bodyguards. He waved his fan as he talked, as if he was a more noble being.
"Poor plebs like you shouldn't even be around here. especially not of the Gang Clan" he further added. Disdain was evident in his words and face.
Hearing this, Gang Xin's eyes grew cold.
Due to the most prominent owner of the red hair being the Gang Clan, the clan members get recognized easily. And opposing clans would also take the chance to ridicule them too.
"To whom do I owe the pleasure to see?" Gang Xin put his hand on his chest and bowed slightly.
"Tsk, know your place. Thinking you can talk all elegant like that. However, I'll grant you the privilege of knowing my name. Gin Cue of the mighty Gin clan." the fan was in front of Gin Cue's nose, and his expression subtly suggested he didn't want to breathe the same air as Gang Xin.
"I see, it was young lord Gin Cue. Well, my bad" right after saying that, Gang Xin turned around and left. Although his heart was cold, he knew he was far from being a match from this Gin Cue, or the two bodyguards near him.
However, although Gang Xin apologized, the disrespect he had was also clear for everyone to see. Seeing this, Gin Cue's expression undoubtedly turned into one of displeasement and anger.
"Find out who he is."