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Chapter 155 - 103: Dimension Merchant·Elf Travel Merchant_2

Chapter 155: Chapter 103: Dimension Merchant·Elf Travel Merchant_2

There were two possible reasons why this small stone seemed unremarkable: first, because it had become separated from the Stone of Destiny making its magical effect disappear, and second, because he was not a king, so it could not take effect.

Gu Shanhai wasn’t particularly covetous of the Stone of Destiny because its effects were limited and were most likely only effective in this world. Additionally, its use was too restrictive. He wouldn’t possibly conquer a world to become a king just for such a trinket.

There were simply too many similar things. Why bother with something as troublesome as this one?

The origins of the Stone of Destiny at the church were unclear. There had been speculation on the forums. It was either taken when the family split or found after the division. Otherwise, it couldn’t have just appeared out of nowhere.

"Jeez, it’s really just a Little Ji," muttered Gu Shanhai, pocketing the small piece of the Stone of Destiny, planning to wait until he got to the Royal Capital to figure out what to do with it.

It wasn’t highly valuable, but he felt it might have some use, and it wasn’t dangerous, so what else could it be but a Little Ji?

Gu Shanhai had also thought about divining or prophesying using this small stone, but instinctively sensed that it would not be auspicious. If he tried to manipulate it, his lifespan might turn negative.

In other words, he was not yet qualified to peek into destiny.

What he was trying to spy on was destiny itself, not mere divining or prophecy. It was akin to staring directly at something indescribable.

Surviving it would suggest his own vitality was resilient. Still, he wanted to come out even better.

"Who’s there?"

Just as Gu Shanhai was preparing to get up and leave, he suddenly sensed a gaze. With his perception, unless the other party was much stronger than him, it was unlikely that they could escape his awareness.

In the shadows, he saw a figure resembling the Lamp God with a huge pack on his back.

Gu Shanhai recognized the figure; he had encountered him in a previous life, the Dimension Merchant·Elf Travel Merchant, seemingly lacking any strength but possessing an extremely powerful ability, immune to injury, and able even to ignore seals and negative statuses.

In a previous life, Gu Shanhai had met him in a black hole and faced him without any pressure.

The Fairy Travel Merchant did not speak. Instead, upon seeing Gu Shanhai, he began to unpack his giant backpack as if to ask if he was there to buy something.

Gu Shanhai walked over and after pondering for a moment took out some items. "Give me a price."

The other party dealt only in Fairy Coins. Gu Shanhai didn’t have any. Therefore, he had to barter items to get Fairy Coins first before he could purchase anything.

Checking the knowledge category, he saw various bizarrely expensive books like "My Emperor Dad," "Training Process of Heavenly Venerate Master," "How to Let My Brother Be a Great Emperor and His Laid-back Life," and even spotted "My Years as a Statue." Truly bizarre and pricey.

Although they seemed humorous, the content was genuine. For instance, "My Emperor Dad" really detailed how to train one’s father to become an Emperor, and that starting from scratch could lead to dominating three realms—a high-stakes cultivation.

From cultivation techniques to military tactics to state governance, it was a fool-proof education method. Following it, one could indeed establish a divine dynasty.

Unfortunately, they were too expensive, and he couldn’t afford them. If he could, he wanted to buy a book titled "From Pet to Pillar: The Mascot’s Struggle."

He didn’t know how such unseriously named books had come about. In his previous life, the Dimension Merchants always had one or two, and he had even bought an unserious invitation letter in that life.

It was called "High-Aged Tycoon’s Home Address," a directional invitation that could teleport him to an old and powerful individual to receive a legacy.

Gu Shanhai had gone to Purple Cloud Palace, traded T-blocks of butterseed to the Taoist Ancestor for a Demon Suppressor legacy...

At that time, he was absolutely awestruck, never expecting such a scenario; he thought he would face various trials... Well, this was a trial in its own right. No one would carry so much butter on them, and neither did Gu Shanhai at the time, but he had a super AI computer then, which stored everything.

Unfortunately, the Demon Suppressor inheritance wasn’t compatible with him, so he auctioned it off and made a tidy sum.

The Fairy Travel Merchant quickly appraised the item and offered a one hundred Fairy Coin, indicating that was its value, sell it or not.

"Sell it," Gu Shanhai waved his hand, deciding to take care of it then and there, and then asked, "Do you have any recommendations?"

After the Fairy Travel Merchant packed up Gu Shanhai’s items, he laid out three things.

"Sword God’s Smile, Ghost Energy Bullet, and a treasure map???"

Gu Shanhai’s mind conjured the details of these three items. Sword God’s Smile could randomly summon a sword move to confront an enemy, possibly an ability like Sword Opening the Heavens which could replay primordial chaos, or it might just be a useless ordinary stab.

He quickly dismissed this luck-dependent item.

The Ghost Energy Bullet was nice, but there was only one, and once used, it was gone. He wanted to study it, but couldn’t. The creator of this bullet was certainly no ordinary person—Gu Shanhai could only store it away even if he bought it.

The last item, the treasure map, was known as the Treasure Map of Burying Destiny, a map in this world with a real treasure.

It was probably recently acquired by the Fairy Travel Merchant.

This brought up another issue, whether the treasure had already been unearthed—if it hadn’t, who would sell it?

"Has the treasure on the map been dug up?" Gu Shanhai asked. If not, he would buy it.

He had only one hundred Fairy Coins, so he could only choose one item.

The Fairy Travel Merchant shook his head, meaning he didn’t know either—if he did, he would have dug it up himself.

"..." Gu Shanhai was frustrated, but the other’s reasoning was sound. Since there was valuable stuff, he would have dug it up himself; there was no need to sell it to Gu Shanhai. The fact that he didn’t know was precisely why he was selling it.

In the end, Gu Shanhai decided to take a chance on the treasure map.

After the transaction, Gu Shanhai picked up the treasure map and was about to leave when the Fairy Travel Merchant signaled him to wait, then dug out an invitation from his miscellaneous goods.

Gu Shanhai instantly understood the other’s intention, then surprised, "Did the Lucky Cat ask you to deliver this to me? But wasn’t the task a failure?"

The invitation was a blank one from the previous world.

"Oh, it wasn’t a failure. I left, but it continued and was completed shortly afterward, and since I wasn’t in that world anymore, the invitation, unable to find ’The First Epoch’s’ recipient, was returned. The Lucky Cat asked you to bring it to me..."

At that moment, Gu Shanhai realized that he had not stumbled upon the Dimension Merchant·Elf Travel Merchant by good luck, but rather the other had specifically come to ask for his help with delivery.

"Thank you," Gu Shanhai said without discussing any postage. The Lucky Cat must have paid it. However, it was quite clever of the other to evoke a purchase before delivering the blank invitation to him.

Fortunately, he wasn’t at a loss. He thought he lost those things, but they were actually sent to him.

Gu Shanhai silently criticized in his mind, ’Speaking of which, "The First Epoch" was somewhat lacking in the first version, wasn’t it? It’s like the fact that I wasn’t half digitized meant that once I crossed worlds, they couldn’t find me and had to send it back by the original route...’ In his previous experiments, he had never encountered such a situation.

After packing up his things, Gu Shanhai stood up and left. The Fairy Travel Merchant set up a small stall waiting for other customers. The merchant wasn’t there just to deliver the goods and leave; he was just delivering while setting up his stall.