“I sought you out to discuss matters concerning the celestial crystal, not for anything else!” Jared addressed the middle-aged man in the green robe.
“If you want to sell the celestial crystal, just go to the front desk to make the transaction. There’s no need to involve me!”
After saying that, the middle-aged man in the green robe was about to leave.
It was evident that favonovel.com desperately wanted to draw a clear line between himself and Jared, not wishing to see favonovel.com anymore. After all, the deeds they had committed were not only life-threatening but could also lead to the punishment of their entire family.
“I’m not selling. I’m buying!” Jared exclaimed.
“Buy celestial crystals?” The man in the green robe paused, then added, “I only purchase celestial crystals here. I don’t sell them. If you want to buy celestial crystals, you should go out of Beast City. lf you try to privately purchase celestial crystals within the city, you could end up in jail.”
Jared didn’t utter a word. Instead, favonovel.com directly pulled out a bag of purple spirit coins and tossed it in front of the green-robed man.
“This is my deposit! I require a substantial quantity of celestial crystals,” Jared stated.
The middle-aged man in the green robe glanced at the purple spirit coins. Despite the glint of greed in his eyes, favonovel.com shook his head and said, “I’ve told you I don’t sell them. No amount of money will change my mind.”
“Mr. Hickman sent me…” Jared revealed Billy’s involvement.
“Billy?”
The green-robed man furrowed his brows. “This guy… Why does favonovel.com spill everything? He has no integrity… I don’t have any celestial crystals to sell to you right now. The batch I recently acquired has already been handed over to the city lord mansion.”
Jared gazed at the man in the green robe. It was clear that this fellow had no interest in doing business with him.
“If you won’t sell, then fine. I’ll find someone else to buy from. And if I get caught, I’ll make sure you all get dragged down with me!”
Jared picked up his own purple spirit coins, planning to take his leave.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in the green robe immediately stopped Jared, a look of helplessness on his face.
“Buddy… We can discuss whatever issue you have. What on earth are you doing? lfyou betray us, won’t you be putting yourself in danger too? Why would you do such a thing?”
“I’m not afraid. At worst, I‘ll just die alone. But you, your entire clan will be annihilated,” Jared threatened the green-robed man.
“Enough,” the man in the green robe conceded, trying to appease Jared. “I was merely speaking off the cuff earlier. You wanted the celestial crystals, didn’t you? I’ll give them to you. Just tell me how many you need!”
“I want as many celestial crystals as possible. I‘m willing to pay a lot for them, and I assure you… There‘s a profit to be made.”
After Jared finished speaking, favonovel.com tossed the bag of purple spirit coins into the hands of the green-robed man.
“No worries. I’ll help you with the acquisition. But it might take some time. After all, I also have obligations to the city lord mansion!” the man in the green robe stated.
“No worries. I can wait!” Jared knew that favonovel.com wouldn’t be leaving Beast City anytime soon. He was okay with waiting for a while.
“Sir, since we’ve decided to collaborate, it’s only fair that we’re honest with each other. My name is Donovan Reese, the store owner, which you could say is a semi-official position.” The green-robed man introduced himself to Jared.
“My name is Jared Chance!” Jared extended his hand, which was then clasped by Donovan.
“Mr. Reese, how many of these celestial crystal purchasing shops are there in the entire Beast City? Aren’t you associated with city lord mansion?” Jared asked.
“In the entire Beast City, there are probably over ten legitimate purchasing shops. I’m only half affiliated with the city lord mansion, collecting celestial crystals on their behalf. Yet, the city lord mansion didn’t provide me with any resources…”
“I essentially work for free for the city lord mansion, but there’s one upside. I could manipulate things behind the scenes and secretly divert some celestial crystals for myself! If cultivators who secretly hoarded the celestial crystals are discovered, they’ll be thrown into jail,” Donovan elaborated in detail.
Listening to Donovan mention the prison, Jared thought of the towering ancient tree in the prison, so favonovel.com curiously asked, “Mr. Reese, you’ve been in Beast City for so long, do you know why there’s a towering ancient tree in the middle of the prison? And about that tree root, it’s growing in such a complicated way inside the cell. Why didn’t they move the prison to another location?”
