MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again - Chapter 860 - Pawning Gold

Chapter 860 - Pawning Gold

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Chapter 860 of "MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again" commences with: Under the cover of night, the soldiers guarding the city were drowsy. This realm had... Don’t miss the next part!

Under the cover of night, the soldiers guarding the city were drowsy. This realm had never experienced war, so there was no curfew. Anyone could enter as long as they had money.Walking up to the soldiers, he handed over a copper coin, which he had swiped from Wang Wang. He would definitely return it tomorrow.

Lu Hong’s gesture startled the soldier: "What are you doing entering the city in the dead of night? Trying to scare me to death?!"

The soldier grumbled as he took the copper coin from Lu Hong, then waved him through: "Quickly go in, and don’t make it a habit to enter the city at night without reason, or you might be mistaken for a thief by patrolling officers and get caught!"

Lu Hong said nothing in response and directly walked into the city.

After night fell, the lights in the small town were faint; most people were already asleep, with only a few inns showing dim lights.

Lu Hong did not head directly to the inn he had visited during the day to find the elder of the Sang family. Instead, he approached a pawnshop that still had its lights on.

Though the main door was tightly closed, Lu Hong still stepped forward and knocked on the door, thump, thump, thump.

After a short while, a voice came from inside: "Who’s there?"

"Looking to pawn something, not sure if you’ll take it."

"Pawning something at this hour? Another gambler in debt! I don’t take junk, scram!" It seemed the person inside mistook Lu Hong for a gambling debtor.

"I’m not a gambler; I just entered the city at night and ran out of money, so I thought of pawning something."

Hearing Lu Hong’s words, there was some hesitation inside, but eventually, the door opened. The person inside eyed Lu Hong warily, clutching a sharp dagger behind his back stealthily.

Looking at the middle-aged man sizing him up, Lu Hong smiled and said, "Won’t the owner invite me in to talk?"

The pawnshop owner frowned slightly. The man before him wore tattered, patched clothes, hardly the attire of someone possessing valuable items. However, since the door was already open, he might as well take a look; perhaps there was something worthwhile to be found. So he stepped aside: "Come in then."

The two walked into the shop, and the owner didn’t offer tea, simply saying to Lu Hong: "What do you want to pawn? Show it to me quickly; I want to return to sleep, don’t waste time."

"Alright," Lu Hong replied as he retrieved a large lump of gold from his Space Ring.

Seeing the gold lump in Lu Hong’s hand, the pawnshop owner’s eyes lit up; in this trade, a keen eye was much better developed than most.

"Gold?!" The owner immediately weighed options in his mind: "You want to pawn this gold?"

Lu Hong nodded with a smile.

Clutching the gold in his hand, the pawnshop owner yelled inside: "Third Lady, Third Lady!"

"What is it, dear?!"

"Quick, bring a pot of tea for our guest here!"

Saying this, the pawnshop owner first re-closed the shop’s main door before sitting beside Lu Hong, smiling: "Guest, this gold... its origin... might be questionable, huh?"

"Oh? You can tell?" Lu Hong didn’t deny directly. He himself wasn’t sure if the gold’s origin was legitimate, having brought it from his home in the Star Sea. However, since the owner suggested this, he didn’t mind hearing the justification behind it.

"Hehe, about half a month ago, it was rumored a batch of Official Silver newly stored in the Imperial City went missing, which included three million taels of gold. This was the Emperor’s preparation for the Crown Prince’s wedding banquet. The gold you have, guest, has clearly been remelted, albeit roughly, probably to remove the official mark, right? Also, coming to pawn it at such an hour would likely be to avoid attention, am I correct?"

Upon hearing the pawnshop owner’s speculation, Lu Hong couldn’t help but laugh: "Shopkeeper, you’re putting me in quite the bind now!"

"Hmm?" The shopkeeper was taken aback, not quite grasping the implication.

Lu Hong then said, "If I admit it, wouldn’t that mean you guessed everything right? So, should I, to keep the secret, silence you?"

Upon hearing Lu Hong’s words, the shopkeeper finally realized, shivering in fear, almost dropping the gold lump, while the woman, just returning with the tea, dropped the teapot in fright, shattering it.

Though scared, the shopkeeper quickly composed himself, forcing a smile: "See what you say, I was just speculating out of boredom, reading too many detective novels lately makes the mind wander, hehe, you agree, sir?"

With that, the pawnshop owner turned to scold his wife: "What are you doing?! Get another pot of tea!"

"Yes... yes... yes..." The woman understood her husband’s hint and turned to return inside.

But Lu Hong stopped her: "No tea needed, ma’am, you sit as well. This gold isn’t the lost Official Silver from the Imperial City; you can rest easy. I’m just short on cash at the moment, name your price, and I’ll be on my way."

Lu Hong knew well that the woman would likely have left through the back to report to authorities.

Realizing their plan was exposed, the pawnshop owner had to force a smile: "Then, sir, what do you think would be a fair amount?"

Hearing this, Lu Hong chuckled: "You’re the pawnshop owner, it’s your job to set the price, isn’t it? Why are you asking me?"

"Then... then..." The pawnshop owner weighed the gold in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Three thousand taels of Silver? That’s really the most I can offer. First, I can’t offer more; second, processing this gold will incur some costs, making it difficult to sell elsewhere, as you must know."

Yeah, right, Lu Hong nodded: "Let’s go with what you said."

"Alright, alright, I’ll get the money right away." Saying so, the pawnshop owner went into the safe room and returned with three thousand taels of Silver, placing them in front of Lu Hong.

With just a wave of Lu Hong’s hand, the three thousand taels of Silver vanished, a trick that made the couple collapse to the floor in fright: "You... you are a Cultivator?"

"Something like that." Having exchanged for Silver, Lu Hong didn’t linger, opening the pawnshop door to step into the night: "Owner, if you’re worried about the gold, don’t rush to sell it. Once the case in the Imperial City is resolved, you’ll naturally learn the real origin of my gold, whether it’s legitimate."

Under the red light’s irradiation, everything Lu Hong kept in his Space Ring should have been obliterated. However, they were forcefully saved by a Primordial mutant beast. The consequence was special as well: everything, including the Sacred Sword inside Lu Hong and the Space Ring in his hand, melted but didn’t completely dissipate. Instead, they became a special form, integrated with Lu Hong’s body. Half a month ago, Lu Hong discovered through experimentation that the storage function of his Space Ring still worked; although the Magic Potion was ruined and items from various worlds gone, the Divine Artifacts seized from the prodigies lost ages ago, the gold he had stored long ago still lay there quietly. Though molten into large lumps by the red light, losing their original molded shapes, it was worth noting the Yuan Currency, too, had similarly melted into lumps, but those couldn’t be pawned in this realm, so Lu Hong hadn’t taken them out.

Now with money in hand, Lu Hong decided to buy Wang Wang her favorite roast duck the next morning, letting her eat to her heart’s content.

Thinking of Wang Wang’s likely surprised expression, Lu Hong couldn’t help but smile joyfully.

Following the deserted street, Lu Hong arrived at the inn he had visited during the day.

The innkeeper was sleeping soundly on a table in the main hall, drooling all over.

Lu Hong approached and gently tapped on the table.

The startled innkeeper stumbled to the floor, knocking over the tables and chairs.

"Ow!" The innkeeper rubbed his sore backside and glared at Lu Hong: "You ꟷ ꟷ ꟷ"

Before he could curse, a silver ingot occupied the innkeeper’s view.

"Hehe, is the guest looking to stay over at this hour? Might I bring you a pot of wine to warm your throat?"

"Get me a room, and also tell me where the Sang family elder who was buying berries here during the day is staying."

Receiving the Silver from Lu Hong, the innkeeper answered without reservation, pointing to the third floor: "The guest resides in room three-zero-two upstairs."

Taking the room key offered by the innkeeper, Lu Hong went up alone to the third floor to the room where the Sang family elder was staying.

Bang, bang, bang, three loud knocks woke the elder inside.

The elder, disturbed from sleep, shouted angrily: "Who’s there?!"

"Me! Wang Wang’s brother!"

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Chapter 860 - Pawning Gold

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