Chapter 95: This Is the Real Exorbitant Price

"Young man, are you really sure you want to buy this toy?" The shop owner was displeased. He had no intention of selling at all. In his mind, if the boy insisted on buying, then all he had to do was name a price so outrageous the fellow could never afford it. Nothing shut a man up faster than his own words.

"Yes, yes, absolutely. I sincerely want to buy it, Boss. Name your price. If I so much as frown, my name is no longer Chen Yun!" Seeing the owner give in, Chen Yun thought he had been moved by his sincerity and was changing his mind, so he hurriedly spoke up.

"All right then. Bring me one Celestial Crystal Coin, and I'll sell it to you," the owner said without hesitation.

"What? One Celestial Crystal Coin?!" Chen Yun nearly spat blood. Damn it, so that was why the owner had suddenly softened. He was trying to force him away with this trick!

"That's right, one Celestial Crystal Coin. Didn't you tell me to name any price I wanted? That's my price. Bring it here, and I'll sell it to you. Otherwise, I'd advise you to give up on the idea." The owner looked smug.

Heh. One Celestial Crystal Coin. That was equal to ten thousand purple gold coins, one hundred million gold coins, ten billion silver coins, and one trillion copper coins. Not only could you not come up with it, even Blue Rhyme City's richest man couldn't afford it!

"One Celestial Crystal Coin, huh... Wait here. Let me use your phone." Chen Yun clenched his teeth. Damn it, he was going all in. He didn't have that much money, but someone else did.

"Huh?" The owner blinked. What did the boy mean by that?

"Uncle Jiang, it's me, Chen Yun. I'm asking a favor. I need money urgently right now. Can you lend me some? I'll pay you back the moment I sell that dish of mine."

"Xiao Chen, what are you talking about? Between us, there's no need to talk about paying back or not. How much do you need? Would five hundred purple gold coins be enough?"

"Not enough..."

"Good heavens, what are you trying to buy? Surely one thousand purple gold coins is enough by now?"

"Still not enough..."

"...How much do you need?"

"One Celestial Crystal Coin..."

"...Xiao Chen, do you even know how much a Celestial Crystal Coin is worth? That's equal to one five-hundredth of the entire annual revenue of the Heaven Dragon Empire. What on earth are you buying that's so expensive? You haven't been cheated, have you?" Jiang Shan exclaimed in disbelief.

"I..." Chen Yun gave a wry smile. He couldn't very well say he was using that much money to buy a toy car, could he? If he did, Jiang Shan might just send people over to smash the toy shop to pieces.

"Uncle Jiang, don't ask anymore. Don't worry, I haven't been cheated. I know what I'm doing."

"Very well. I won't ask. I'll transfer it right now, into the bank card I gave you last time."

The system detected one Celestial Crystal Coin in Chen Yun's general-purpose money balance. Withdraw to the cash column?

Yes! Withdraw one Celestial Crystal Coin at the same time.

The instant he made the request, a nearly transparent coin appeared in Chen Yun's hand. The moment he saw it, his breathing quickened.

Celestial Crystal Coin: a universal currency in the game world, and an aid for cultivators' training. After use, it grants the player one million experience points. Usable at level 40 and above. Limited to once per month.

One million experience points!

Chen Yun stared at it, stunned speechless. No wonder the books said Celestial Crystal Coins could assist high-level cultivators in their training. This was just like an experience pill in a game!

"Boss, here's your one Celestial Crystal Coin." Chen Yun walked up to the toy shop owner with the money in hand. "Now you can sell me this toy, can't you?"

The toy shop owner, dazed and dizzy, stared at the luminous coin in Chen Yun's hand. His heart seemed to stop. He had never seen a Celestial Crystal Coin in real life, but he had seen one on television, and it looked exactly like this!

Good heavens, this boy was actually carrying a Celestial Crystal Coin around with him!

That was one trillion copper coins!

"You... you... you..." The toy shop owner's face flushed red. He pointed at Chen Yun, unable to speak for a long time.

He was truly shaken today. Though he was a fairly wealthy businessman himself, most of the currency he handled was still gold coins, with perhaps the occasional purple gold coin. But today, he had actually seen the legendary Celestial Crystal Coin, and it was about to be his. Such feelings were impossible to describe.

"Sell... I'll sell..." In an instant, that was the only thought left in the toy shop owner's mind. Sell it. I must sell it. If I don't, then I'm the biggest fool under heaven. What souvenir? What finest masterpiece? Compared with a Celestial Crystal Coin, they're all trash.

Heavens, I sold a toy for one Celestial Crystal Coin. I can brag about this for ten thousand lifetimes!

Carrying the pink mount and a big box full of toy motorcycles, Chen Yun left in satisfaction.

Before he went, he used a scouting spell on the toy shop owner who could make such an incredible mount. After reading the result, he suddenly understood. The owner had another identity as well: master-level mount customizer!

Chen Yun made up his mind on the spot. When it came time to change mounts in the future, he would come looking for this master again.

After Chen Yun left, the toy shop owner got into his car and sped straight to the bank. Carrying such a huge sum of money on his person was too frightening. He had to deposit it immediately. As for the unattended toy shop? Heh. He was a billionaire now. Who cared about that little bit of money? Take whatever you want. It all counts as a benefit for the customers!

Player Chen Yun failed to drive a level 3 mount. Level 3 driving proficiency +1. Current proficiency: 1/500.

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Player Chen Yun has maxed out level 3 driving proficiency and can now freely operate all level 3 mounts. Level 3 mounts include: motorcycles, three-wheeled motorcycles, one-wheeled motorcycles, wheel-less motorcycles, and flying motorcycles.

At last, he had maxed out the proficiency. At last, he could go learn level 4 driving.

Chen Yun let out a long breath. Looking at the empty box, he folded it into cardboard in a few quick motions and tossed it into the trash.

He glanced at the time. It was almost seven. He had never expected that this practice session would take two full hours. He wondered whether the instructor was still waiting for him there.

"Better go take a look. He should still be there. After all, I did send him quite a lot of money," Chen Yun muttered, mounting his electric scooter and heading to the driving school.

The driving school's training ground.

Instructor Liu had already calmed down. He looked helplessly at his wife, who was counting the gold coins over and over again, and said, "You've counted them more than a hundred times. Aren't you done yet?"

"Done? How could I ever be done? I'll never be done, not even if I count for a lifetime!" The instructor's wife said excitedly. "Old Liu, I think marrying you was the smartest thing I've ever done. When I married you, I told you you were a man with fortune, great fortune. You didn't believe me then and even said it was superstition. Well? Do you believe it now?"

"I believe it. I really do." Instructor Liu nodded. This wasn't just great fortune. This was practically being possessed by the God of Wealth. What good had he done in a past life to have Heaven send him such a foolish man, only to bring him a mountain of money?

"Old Liu, it's been two hours already, and that fool still hasn't shown up. Could he not be coming today?" The instructor's wife looked up at the darkening sky and asked.

"He'll come. A fool's word is truer than anything else. And even if he doesn't, I'll keep waiting right here. Think about it: he gave five hundred gold coins just to learn how to ride a motorcycle. If he learns to drive a car, tsk tsk... I don't even dare imagine it."