Chapter922:Exchange
"Gulp!"Seeingtheblackcandyinthecloakgirl’shand,whichseemedtoemitahintofheat,YunXicouldn’thelpbutswallowhissaliva.
Withtheprofessionaleyeofahero-rankedbaker,hesworethatthiswasdefinitelyafifth-rankcandy!
Atthesametime,itwasthemostdeliciousthinghehadeverseeninhislife.
Theprofessionofahero-rankedlifeoccupationwasalreadyrare,eventhefourth-levelmagiccookiesfromthecolossalTenLeafAlliancewereinshortsupply.
Afifth-rankcandycouldbealife-savingitemwhennecessary!
"Eat,eat,it’sfree."ThegirlinthecloaktemptedYunXiwithalookthatsaid,"Thisisafreetreat."
"Oh...thisistooprecious!"Whetherit’scandyofrankfourorrankfive,theyarethingsthatmoneycan’tbuy.
YunXihimselfisaskilledbakerofhero-rankedpastries.Ittakesalotofefforttomakegoldencreampastriesofrankfour.
There’snowaythisrankfivecandyinfrontofhimcouldbeafreegift!
Speakingofwhich,thecandygiventoothersjustnowwereallhigh-qualityonesstartingfromrankthree,andsomeevenapproachedrankfour.
Whoisthisrichandgenerousyounglady,givingoutfreetreatshere!
"No...it’sjustcheapcandy,Ihavelotsofthemathome."Thegirlinthecloaktoldawhitelie.IfYunXiweren’taskilledbakerhimself,hemighthaveactuallybelievedher.
Correction:Thisisnotjustrich,it’slikebeingaswealthyasacountry!
The5th-tiercandyissogenerous,givingitawaytoothersisquiteimpressive!
"HowaboutItradebread,wine,andyou?"
YunXifollowshisprinciplesandnevertakesadvantageofothers’thingsforfree.
"Well,that’sokayaslongasIgettoeatthecandy!"Thecapegirllaughedlikeachild.
"Then,I’lltradethese4th-tiergoldencreambreadandsomefinewine."YunXireallywantedthosetwocandies.
Exchanging4th-tiercandyfor4th-tiergoldencreambreadisafairtrade.
Hydera’spoisonedwineinexchangefora5th-tiercandymayseemlikealossforhim,butYunXireallywantedthat5th-tiercandy,sohehadtoletitgoreluctantly.
"Thisbreadisnice."ThecapegirlsniffedYunXi’sgoldencreambreadandhadasurprisedexpression.
Forsomereason,YunXifeltlikeshedidn’tseemveryhappy.
"Thisdrink..."YunXireceivedthecupofpoisonfromHydera,shimmeringwithamesmerizinggreencolor.Thecloak-wearinggirlcouldn’thelpbutgaspandcoverhermouth.
"It’sthelegendaryelixirofthegods!!!!"
Itwasascreamfilledwithdisbeliefandastonishment,simplybeyondone’simagination!
"Ohmy!Ohmy!"Thegirl’svoicesoundedpanickedassheranoutinafrenzyandcrashedintothenearbymakeshiftcamp,makingstrangenoiseslike"clatter!clatter!"
YunXilookedatthegirl,whofledinhaste,withaperplexedexpression.Sheseemedtohavesufferedagreatloss.
Thistransaction,itwasclearlyinherfavor.
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"Gulp...Ugh..."
"Ohmy!Ohmy!"Thecloak-wearinggirlcoveredhermouthasasweet-smellingliquidkeptpouringoutfromhersmallmouth.
Infrontofher,therewasagiganticmagiccircle.
Eightstrangeandwickedtentaclesextendedfromthemagiccircle,continuouslydeliveringpowerfromanindescribableworld.
Specially-craftedcandiesappearedonthemagiccircle,theveryonesthatthecloak-wearinggirlhadsentout.
Originally,everythingwasorderly,butnowtheenchantment,withatouchofeeriebeauty,wasspiralingintochaos.
Theeightblacktentaclesweretwistingandtangling,someevenformingaheart-shapedknotthatexudedagirlishaura.
Thereasonforthisturmoilwasthatamongthe"offerings"presented,thereweresomeexceptionallydangerousthings.
Hydera’spoisonedwine,evenintheeraofgods,wasconsideredthehighestqualityandperfectoffering.Boththegodsofjusticeandtheevildeitieslovedthisdeadlydrink.
Moreover,theHyderapoisonwinebroughtforthbyYunXihadbeenbrewedsinceancienttimes.Justasingledropcouldkillmillionsofcreatures,morethansufficienttoserveasamediumforsummoningthetrueformofanevildeity.
So,thecloakgirlwhoexchangedpoisonwineforcandywithYunXi,hascompletedacontractthatisabsolutelynotofequalvalue.
Normally,thiswouldbeahighlyprofitabletransaction,butthecloakgirlisnotanormalhuman.Sheisaspokespersonwhocameherewithacertainmission.
Givingoutfreecandyisn’tjustaboutbeingwealthyenoughtonotcareaboutthesecandies,it’sforahiddenpurpose.
Thosewhoeathercandyareconnectedtoanindescribableexistence,plantingtheseedsfor"thatone’s"arrival.
Thisisacontract,acontractbetweencandyandanotherworld.
Thosewhoeatthecandywillhearindescribablevoices,graduallydrawingclosertoanotherworld.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😢)
Noonecouldhaveimaginedthatinthisworld,therewouldbesomeonefoolishenoughtoexchangeagod-likefinewineforamerefifth-gradecandy.
Thecauseandeffectofthecontracthavebeenreversed.
Now,itwasthecloakedgirl’sturn.Shehadtogivesomethingequalinexchange,otherwisethecontractwouldbebrokenandtheguardiansoftheSkySwordGod’sDomainwouldfindout,whichwouldbeabigproblem.
"I’llgiveyoucandy,morecandy,isn’tthatenough?"
Astheonewhoinitiatedthecontract,thecloakedgirlhadtochewherownsalivaandworkhardtomakecandy.
Thesewerenotmass-producedcandies,eachonewasamasterpiece,afifth-rankcandywithahintofdivinepower,carefullyhandmadebythegirl’strueformfromtheotherworld.
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"Hereyougo!Remembertoeatthemall!"Holdingapileofcandiesalmosthalfherheight,thecloakedgirlstoppedYunXifromleaving.
"Somany?"YunXilookedatthepileofblackcandiesthatlookedfreshlymade,completelyastonished.
"Altogetherthereareonethousandandeightpieces:onethousandpiecesarelevelfive,andeightpiecesarelevelsix."Thecloakgirlforcefullyputthecandy,piledintoapointedtop,intoYunXi’shands.
"Remember,IamSu,thecandy-lovingSu."
"Inthefuture,wewilldefinitelymeetagain."
"Ifthereismoreofthatdivinewine,feelfreetocomefindmeforcandy."
Aftersayingthat,thecloakgirlhappilywalkedawaywithlightsteps,carryingafruitbaskettocontinueherdistributionofrewards.
"Doyouwantcandy?Sweetanddeliciouscandy,oh."
"It’sfreeandtasty,nomoneyneeded."
Afterthecloakgirlleft,PafucrawledoutfromYunXi’schest,thensuddenlyexpandeditsbody,swallowingalltheblackcandies,catchingYunXioffguard.