Martial Master

The expression on the clerk's face grew increasingly disgruntled in his heart.

Pretending in front of me, just say you can't afford it!

Saying it's not tough enough, do you even know what toughness means? Acting as if you're some kind of crafting master!

Suppressing the anger in his heart, the clerk picked up another long sword and said, "This Explosive Flame Sword has been enhanced with volcanic crystal stone, forged by Master Leng Mo of the Artifact Hall. Master Leng Mo is one of the top crafting masters in the hall. Although this Explosive Flame Sword is one of his early works, it's a rare masterpiece, now selling for only eight thousand silver coins."

The slightly dark red sword emitted a shimmering glow. Qin Chen picked it up, infusing it with a bit of true energy, and immediately a scorching aura spread from the sword.

"Hiss, what a powerful sword."

Lin Tian and Zhang Ying, watching, were full of admiration. As expected of Master Leng Mo's masterpiece, if they were to possess such a sword, their strength might at least increase by a level, giving them no fear even against late Human Level martial artists.

But Qin Chen couldn't help but shake his head.

Integrating volcanic crystal stone into the sword certainly grants it fire attributes, but if a martial artist's own true energy isn't fire-attributed, the increase in power isn't much different from a regular sword, essentially a waste.

"Do you have anything else?" Putting down the Explosive Flame Sword, Qin Chen asked.

Hearing Qin Chen's words, the clerk's eyes widened.

You don't even think highly of Master Leng Mo's work? You're really putting on a show, aren't you?

Fine, since you want to act, keep acting.

The clerk angrily picked up an entirely black long sword from behind the counter and said, "This Glorious Sword is also a work of Master Leng Mo. It's made by melting multiple special materials like mysterious iron, luminous stone, and moonlight sand with special forging techniques. It's one of Master Leng Mo's peak creations. However, the price isn't something everyone can afford, selling for fifteen thousand silver coins."

Buzz!

As the black sword was unsheathed, a black radiance flowed immediately, and Lin Tian and Zhang Ying felt a chilling aura, gasping in surprise.

What a divine weapon!

"How about it? Surely you're satisfied with this treasure sword, right?" The clerk snorted coldly.

He was almost beside himself with rage.

Qin Chen weighed the sword, examining the patterns on it carefully. The entire sword was adorned with spirals, indicating it was forged using the Spiral Steel Method from the basic five methods.

The Spiral Steel Method was a top-notch special forging technique in the Great Qi Kingdom, but in the Martial Domain, this method had long been obsolete.

This was because the Spiral Steel Method caused some damage to the physiological structure of the raw materials during forging, compromising the material's ductility, thus reducing its ability to withstand true energy.

Putting down the Glorious Sword, Qin Chen frowned and said, "Is this all you have? Nothing better at all?"

Frankly, he thought the items presented by Jubao Pavilion would at least be decent, if not entirely satisfactory.

But what the clerk had shown so far was utterly garbage, leaving Qin Chen disappointed in Jubao Pavilion.

"Better items? We have plenty at Jubao Pavilion, but can you afford them? There's a limit to pretense. If you break something, can you pay for it?"

Hearing Qin Chen's words, the clerk couldn't hold back his anger anymore and exploded.

This kid had shown off in front of him multiple times. If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. Why pretend?

The outburst immediately drew the attention of other customers in the hall.

"What's going on?"

A deep voice sounded, and a middle-aged man in a black robe walked out from behind the counter.

This man exuded an aura of authority without showing anger, clearly a manager of Jubao Pavilion, coming out upon hearing the commotion.

"Manager Xu, these three youngsters clearly have no purchasing power but are being picky in our Jubao Pavilion. I couldn't tolerate it, so I reprimanded them," the clerk explained, trembling.