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Chapter 704: Chapter 12 Inflation Chapter 704: Chapter 12 Inflation Li Yan opened the fridge, grabbed two bottles of beer for Cha Xiaodao, and pulled out half a plate of marinated duck and peanuts to heat in the microwave before placing them on the table.

“It’s all about being calm, accurate, and ruthless. You have to move fast. When I saw that loan, I thought to myself: Old Zhao snaps this up, releasing over ten million, you buy, I buy, wouldn’t that make the item more expensive? And look what happened!”

As Cha Xiaodao spoke, he tossed a peanut into his mouth, showing no sign that he had lost the Taotie agency he’d been running for so long.

Li Yan opened the box Cha Xiaodao had brought and saw an array of variously shaped kitchen utensils spread across the table. He picked up a kitchen knife with a strange look on his face as the gleaming blade reflected a pattern of green flood dragons.

Cha Xiaodao’s eyes widened: “How come you can do it too? This knife should only display the overpowering dragon pattern when held by a recognized chef.”

“…”

Li Yan put the knife back, trying to keep his voice steady, “How much money did you spend on these?”

Cha Xiaodao stretched out five fingers.

“Five thousand?”

Li Yan asked softly.

“Pah! Fifty thousand! Do you know how many Yan Fu Story Jars you have to open to collect these seven legendary culinary tools?”

Legendary culinary tools doesn’t mean that these seven utensils are of legendary level; in fact, only when combined do they possess the quality of one legendary item. However, in the cartoons, they were indeed called the legendary culinary tools…

Right, these seven utensils are the Yongling Knife, Zhuanlong Pot, Mosheng Copperware, Jialuoluo Sword, Tanlang Pot, Lingzang Repository, and Yulong Pot.

“You spent fifty thousand, just for these? That’s what I’m asking you.”

Li Yan lifted the Lingzang Repository: “Why didn’t you buy a fridge?”

[Lingzang Repository]

Quality: Rare

Specifically used for preserving food freshness

“And this one.”

Li Yan picked up the Tanlang Pot.

[Tanlang Pot]

Quality: Rare

Specifically used for automatic processing; simply put the food inside, and whether it needs to be sliced or minced, it can be done instantly

“Can’t you chop yourself?”

“You don’t understand.”

Cha Xiaodao carefully took the Tanlang Pot back from Li Yan’s hands: “It’s about sentiment.”

Li Yan rolled his eyes, pacing back and forth in frustration.

“It wouldn’t normally cost this much, just thirty thousand to secure it. But out of nowhere, the auction house’s price skyrocketed, charging me an extra twenty thousand. I’m telling you, someone opened tens of thousands of Yan Fu Jars just to complete this set, spending over a hundred thousand in total.”

“Someone opens ten thousand jars, sells you seven items, and you’re still pleased? How did you spend the rest of the money?”

Li Yan decided not to dwell on it any further.

“Spent a hundred thousand to level up the Yi Yi legacy to 100%,” he said.

Li Yan frowned but said nothing. To fully level a legacy to about 300% Awakening Degree, with the current auction house madness, it would probably take three hundred thousand Yan Fu points. If prices don’t go back down for a long time, it wouldn’t really be a loss. Even if they did normalize, Cha Xiaodao had another Yan Fu event coming up next month, and he couldn’t wait.

“I spent over two hundred thousand on ingredients, bought the recipe for Dragon Liver from the Eight Delicacies for a hundred and fifty thousand, and acquired an item that triggers a series of Yan Fu events for fifty thousand. Part of the reward for one of the events is the recipe for bear’s paw…”

Li Yan furrowed his brows: “The same Zhao He who invited you the other time?”

“Right, bought it from him. Including some legendary ingredients. Oh, and I also got this.”

Cha Xiaodao produced two deep red daggers from his sleeve; they looked like clumps of flames in his hands, quite eye-catching.

[Sun Ape]

Category: Weapon (Set)

Quality: Legendary

Sharpness: 1 (121)

Resilience: 120 (121)

The characteristics are as follows:

Sighs of Wildfire: When the host releases all fire-related abilities, their power will be doubled.

Flame Shadow: After the host releases all fire-related abilities, “Sun Flame” will be released a second time.

[Changjin]

Category: Weapon (Set)

Quality: Legendary

Sharpness: 120 (121)

Toughness: 1 (121)

Features as follows:

Eternal Darkness: A sizable destruction of the wound can occur with just a scrape on the oil skin.

Set effect:

The sharpness and toughness of the two daggers stack with each other.

The owner can freely manipulate “Poisonous Dragon Flame.”

Even separately, these two daggers are enough to qualify for legendary quality. Together, they are like a tiger with wings, ranking among the top legendary weapons that Li Yan has ever seen.

“How much did this cost? Ah, never mind, I won’t ask for details,” Li Yan waived it off. “How is Yi Yi’s combat ability?”

Cha Xiaodao shook his head: “Not ideal. I’ll tell you the details after we enter the next event.”

Li Yan, with his arms crossed, countered, “You’ve spent a million and a half in one go. Have you thought about what you’ll do if, perhaps tomorrow, next month, or even next year, prices go back to normal? Do you realize you’ll owe over sixty thousand in points as interest in the next event?”

Li Yan fixed his gaze on Cha Xiaodao and was surprised to see him laugh even more joyfully at his words.

“I knew you’d ask that. Do you know what I did with the few hundred thousand I have left?”

Cha Xiaodao laughed heartily: “I bought Awakening Degrees! Right now, in the auction house, the Awakening Degree is about 1000 points for 1%, but I collected a total of 800,000 when it was 500 points for 1%. Now, I can flip it and make an instant 800,000!”

Li Yan frowned, “Did you buy it?”

“Nope, the price is still going up.”

“Listen to me, sell it quickly. Cancel the orders you can from the underground organizations. We can’t dabble in these murky waters. Do it immediately.”

Li Yan’s expression was very serious, and Cha Xiaodao was not one to ignore advice. Hearing Li Yan’s tone, he also calmed down considerably.

“Are you saying there’s a trick to this? No way, didn’t Yan Zhao Club just say they were expanding to 200,000 people? With so many more Yan Fu roamers, it’s normal for Awakening Degree to be in high demand.”

Li Yan shook his head, “Have some common sense, it doesn’t inflate like that. There must be a problem with Yan Zhao Club. Just trust me this time, you’ve made quite a bit by selling now.”

After thinking for a moment, Cha Xiaodao then said, “You’re going to the Divine Court, and you’re going to need a lot of Awakening Degree. Why don’t we keep a little?”

“I have my own calculations, don’t worry about me.”

“Alright then.”

Cha Xiaodao listed his Awakening Degrees for sale at a lower price than the auction house, and they were instantly snatched up. Numbers on his account started to swell.

“Hey, I was just saying, you…”

Before Cha Xiaodao could finish, both of them heard Hou Tu’s voice in their ears.

“Attention all Yan Fu roamers, please note, there is a severe and abnormal market fluctuation happening in the auction house. Yan Zhao Club is further investigating. During this period, the auction house will be temporarily frozen.”

“Attention all Yan Fu roamers…”

“Damn~”

Cha Xiaodao jumped up high.

“How much did you manage to sell?”

Li Yan asked softly.

“Just over a hundred thousand.”

Cha Xiaodao’s voice trembled.

“What should I do now?”

Li Yan gave a helpless expression.

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