Chapter 27: 100,000 Gold Coins

The first thing Pan Liang did when he went outside was to look for the carriage. Only when he saw it did he heave a sigh of relief.

“Fortunately, that guy named Roy didn’t steal our carriage. Otherwise, I would have nowhere to sleep.”

Shirley glared at him. “This carriage is mine, isn’t it? You’ve been sleeping in my carriage during this period and making me sleep in a tent.”

Pan Liang said earnestly, “I’m doing this for your own good. Look, this carriage doesn’t have a cover, so you might easily catch a cold. Moreover, it’s easier to attract monsters because it’s high.

“I stay in the carriage every day for the sake of your safety.”

Shirley pursed her lips.. “I won’t believe you. You’re such a liar.”

Pan Liang quickly climbed into the carriage and began to sleep. As he had not slept all night, he was now very sleepy.

Shirley asked about the directions of Seth City last night, so she would not get lost again this time.

After all, Seth City was a city, so its area was quite big. It would not matter even if she drove the carriage in the wrong direction. Once she reached a certain range of the city, she could see Seth City.

After lunch, she saw Seth City from afar. Pan Liang had slept for a long time and was no longer sleepy.

He stretched his head out and looked at Seth City in front. “Do you remember what I said to you before?”

Shirley looked puzzled. “What did you say?”

“When I gave you the magic staff, I told you to have the magic staff appraised when we get to the city. Then, you have to pay me according to the appraised price.”

Shirley was heartbroken at the mention of money. Having to pay made her feel more miserable than losing her life.

However, Pan Liang was always by her side, so she would not be able to go back on her word. She had no choice but to nod in agreement. “Alright, I’ll get someone to appraise the magic staff once we reach the city.”

When they reached the city, the two of them attracted a lot of attention as usual. During this period of time, their names had spread throughout the empire. After all, the appearance of an SSS-rank familiar was a big deal. Even the demons had heard about it.

Anyone who saw the two of them would guess that they were the ones in the news.

Pan Liang did not care about how other people viewed him, but Shirley could not stand it.

Most of these people were attracted by Shirley’s beauty. They were not concerned about the fight among the princesses and princes nor the SSS-rank familiar.

They just wanted to feast their eyes on Shirley’s beauty. There were also people who wanted to see what kind of person such a beautiful woman brought along.

Pan Liang stuck his head out and said to Shirley, “Go and check where we can sell this carriage later. Then, get a new carriage.”

After hearing his request, Shirley shook her head and said, “No, no. I don’t have money. I won’t buy it.”

“You don’t have to pay for it. I’ll buy it. You can see the sky when you sleep in this broken carriage at night. If it rains one day, I’ll drown.”

As soon as Pan Liang said that he would be the one paying for the carriage, Shirley brought him to the place where carriages were sold.

Shirley had raised this horse from a young age. The horse was quite big, so there was no need to change it. She just needed to change the carriage.

In the end, she changed to a carriage that Pan Liang was satisfied with. She would be able to turn over whenever she slept in the carriage in the future. Moreover, the carriage would not be blown away by the wind.

Pan Liang lay in the carriage contentedly with a soft and comfortable blanket beneath.

The next destination was the appraisal center where they had to queue as well. A handling fee would be charged for appraising items.

Quite a number of people took out items found in the wild and ruins to appraise. In fact, some of those items were really valuable.

However, the appraisal workers had only seen items worth a few hundred gold coins so far. Some of them began yawning.

“Hey. How dare you take out such a sword that’s broken and embroidered like this.”

The man glanced at the person who asked the question. “It’s none of your business. In any case, I don’t need you to pay the handling fee.”

Pan Liang wanted to find out the level of the item that he had exchanged for, so he followed Shirley into the queue.

Beautiful women were stared at wherever they went. What was more, there were many desperados here, all gazing at Shirley unscrupulously.

“Hey, this little witch looks really pretty. I wonder what kind of treasure she’s going to take out.”

Someone heard this and said, “Tsk, what can this little girl take out? She doesn’t seem to have a familiar. It’s already good enough if she can take out a D-rank item.”

A person, who seemed to recognize Shirley and Pan Liang, smiled and said to the other party, “Well, this little girl might really have a treasure. Do you want to bet with me?”

“I’ll bet. Come on. I bet that… the item that she’s going to take out won’t exceed a C-rank.”

That person was not angry when the other party changed his mind. “Alright. I bet that her item exceeds a C-rank. I’ll bet ten gold coins.”

“Alright. Ten gold coins it is.”

Pan Liang heard the conversation. He even wanted to join the bet and make it big.

However, these people seemed poor. If they could not afford to pay, they might run away. Therefore, he did not participate in the bet in the end.

When it was Shirley’s turn, she took out the magic staff. The entire white staff was engraved with complicated patterns. Its magic wave was almost greater than that of the items in everyone else’s hands.

After picking up Shirley’s staff carefully, the worker took out a magnifying glass to observe it.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t appraise your magic staff. Please wait a moment. I’ll ask my master to come out.”

Then, the young male worker ran inside.

Pan Liang hurriedly shouted, “Don’t go. Leave the staff here.”

The young man paused for a moment. He ran back to put down the staff before heading back inside again.

Soon, a white-haired old man came out. He walked to the counter and picked up the staff to observe it. He even injected some magic power into it to slowly feel it.

Finally, the old man gave the result.

“This magic staff is a S-rank. May I know whose staff this is?”

Shirley raised her hand. “It’s mine. Please name your price for it.”

The old man thought for a moment before he said, “It’s difficult to make such a magic staff. The materials used are very exquisite. It’s actually considered an artwork.”

“I suggest a price of 100,000 gold coins.”