With some doubts, Richard thought for a while and said: "I am on a tight schedule this time when I come to Les. If he can arrive within two days, I can meet and talk with him. If it is late, I can only apologize. ”
"Okay, Lord Gray Crow, I will give you your feedback," said the water bird.
"See you."
"goodbye."
After saying a simple farewell, Richard walked out of the room, left the store, and walked towards an address on the list. He silently recited the determined contact name in his mind: "Qian Ning."
Half an hour later.
"Martin Channing?" Richard stood in a jewelry store in the center of Rice City, looked at the person in front of him, and asked, "Are you Martin Channing?"
The opponent was short and fat, with a short stature, and looked like a wine barrel with limbs. However, the occasional flash of light in a pair of mung bean-sized eyes revealed extraordinary shrewdness.
Looking at the other party's appearance, Richard couldn't help but think of the profiteer Alex who he had met in White Rock Tower City. Alex looked similar and made a lot of money from him. Of course, he later dug up the graves of Alex's ancestors, filled them with chlorine gas, and found the treasure of the Black Spirit King.
So, in total, it's almost even.
Martin Channing, whose name was called at this time, stared at his small eyes and looked over in confusion after hearing the question. He looked at Richard calmly. He was a little unsure of Richard's identity, let alone the reason why Richard was looking for him.
His eyes rolled in his sockets, and he asked carefully: "This guest, I don't know who you are, do you have anything to do with Martin Channing?"
As he spoke, he had already made a decision in his mind: if it was a good thing, he would reveal his identity; if it was a bad thing, then "Sorry, Martin Channing is not here."
"You can call me Gray Crow. The water bird asked me to come." Richard said, "I want to ask about some jewelry."
"Water... Lord Bird? So that's it." The short and fat Martin Channing breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the words, patted his chest and said, "I am Martin Channing, uh, this Lord Gray Crow, you Just call me Qian Ning. If you have any specific needs, please tell me and I will definitely satisfy you."
As he spoke, Qian Ning waved to the two waiters at the door, signaling them to close the shop door directly and use it exclusively to serve Richard. The price of his discernment was extremely high.
Richard saw everything in his eyes and said: "To be specific, I heard that there is a batch of rare emeralds in your shop, and I want to see if they are what I need."
"Emeralds?" Qian Ning raised his eyebrows, slightly wary, and said thoughtfully, "I do have emeralds here, but not many. After all, I am just a small shop, and my funds are never very sufficient. If you want the quantity you want, There are more, I can take you to other places to see and make sure the prices are fair."
"No, let's take a look at the emeralds you have here first. As for the price, don't worry, I won't treat you badly. You can buy it at the market price or even higher than the market price."
"Really?" Qian Ning's mung bean eyes shone a little.
Richard looked at the other party seriously and asked, "Do you think I look like I'm joking? I don't have time to joke."
"Yes, it's my fault." Qian Ning sneered twice without any sign of dissatisfaction. He suddenly turned his head and shouted to the clerk in the shop, "Why are you still standing there? Didn't you hear what the adults said? Take out all the emeralds in the store, quickly!"
"Yes." The four sturdy guys in the store seemed to be very afraid of Qian Ning. After hearing what he said, they couldn't help but shrink their necks and quickly walked towards the warehouse behind the store.
Not long after, four people carried out long wooden boxes one after another, carefully placed them on the counter, opened them, and revealed the emeralds inside that had not yet been put on the shelves.
Qian Ning led Richard closer, pointed at the emeralds in the wooden box, and began to introduce them.
"Sir, you see, this piece of emerald is produced from Klin Mountain. Klin Mountain, you know, is located in the extremely barren northern wilderness, with almost no human presence. Therefore, this also makes the price of emeralds produced there extremely high. In this way Inlaid with precious stones in jewelry, it will look very noble and very suitable for your identity.”
"Look at these pieces again. They come from the Kingdom of Sika. Let me tell you in a low voice. I heard that they were stolen from the treasure trove of a big noble in the Kingdom of Sika. The quality is excellent. The entire Soma There are not many alliances."
"And this piece, look at the shape and pattern, does it look a bit like a human heart? That's why this gem is called the Emerald Heart. It's so precious that you won't see one for hundreds of years..."
“…”
Qian Ning kept talking, while Richard listened and carefully observed the emerald the other party was talking about.
As a result, pieces were picked up and put down piece by piece.
Finally, Richard picked up an emerald with a rough appearance and narrowed his eyes.
"Sir, are you interested in this green feather emerald?" Qian Ning looked at it and said with a smile. He immediately said a very gorgeous name. He didn't know whether it was a real name or just made it up casually.
"I think this might be the gem I need." Richard responded.
"That shows that you have really good taste." Qian Ning's smile bloomed into a flower, "This is a treasure among treasures. Although it is produced locally in Rice City, I guarantee that there will be nothing like this in the whole world. It’s an emerald. So, the price may be a bit expensive.”
"It doesn't matter if it's expensive, but I want to confirm whether this is what I need." Richard said.
Qian Ning's mung bean eyes blinked and he asked in a low voice: "Sir, how are you going to confirm...ah!" Halfway through the words, Qian Ning's voice suddenly turned into a scream.
I saw Richard put a three centimeter square emerald in his hand, squeezed it hard, and with a "crash", it was crushed into powder.
The fat all over Qian Ning's body trembled violently, and he almost jumped up, but he still managed to control it.
However, several of the clerks in the shop did not have such a good temper, and there was a bit of anger in their eyes. They didn't think about how Richard managed to crush the gem, but at this time they suspected that Richard was deliberately looking for trouble. They stared slightly and were about to come up, but they all stopped the next moment.
"call!"
With a sound, a ball of azure flame appeared out of thin air in Richard's hand and began to burn the emerald that had turned into powder.
The flames rose, and the firelight reflected on the faces of everyone in the store.
Martin opened and closed his mouth, twisted the muscles on his face, forced out a smile, and praised: "Sir, this is amazing!"
The waiters not far away calmly retracted their feet as they were about to come over, and all agreed: "Sir, you are really awesome." Then they turned around, grabbed the rag, and wiped the counter vigorously. Although the counter was spotlessly clean, it was still wiped with great care, almost wiping off the paint layer.