Chapter 8: Wanfu Daily and the Mechanical Maid

Chapter 8: Wanfu Daily and the Mechanical Maid

Chapter 8: Wanfu Daily and the Mechanical Maid

The neighbors' replies almost made Li Yu laugh.

Tiangong taught the salesman named Meng to talk nonsense, but they didn't tolerate it and bargained down to the last inch.

The salesman had obviously gotten used to it. There were many unruly people in Wanfu City, especially in the South District, almost all of them were unruly people, and none of them were easy to deal with.

He was not in a hurry, just smiled, walked around and bowed, saying:
"Neighbors, please stop joking with me, Meng."

"Time is tight and the task is heavy. In addition to this old street, Meng is also responsible for the other seven or eight streets in Tianjifang. We can't delay it for too long."

"In this way, the old products will be 10% cheaper, and these new products will be 50% off. This is the maximum discount that Meng can decide."

"If the neighbors have no needs today, Meng will go to the next street."

Having said that, everyone knew that this was the other party's limit.

He didn't delay any further, but went forward to buy what he wanted while grumbling in dissatisfaction.

After all, the Tiangong Sect was an alien sect. Although its influence and changes on Wanfu City were becoming increasingly astonishing, it still failed to become the overlord of the city and could not openly expand its missionary work.

If people want to buy rare artifacts, there is really no other channel except these "salesmen" who go from door to door.

Soon, with shouts of "You have a good eye" and "It must be a masterpiece of nature", the salesman named Meng completed the sales in the old street.

The mobile shops that were packed with goods were also missing a lot of goods.

The crowd was about to disperse when the salesman suddenly seemed to remember something, slapped his forehead, and called out to everyone:

"Neighbors, there is another great thing."

"My church will publish a newspaper in the near future. I think the well-informed neighbors know that the most popular Tiangong Daily in the country is hard to come by. Even the two countries of Qian and Jing, although they refused my church entry, they invited missionaries to the capital to help run their own newspapers."

"This new newspaper is called Wanfu Daily and will only be distributed in the city."

"It will record many major events in the city, major events of the Three Kingdoms outside the city, as well as news related to major sects, gods, high-sequence masters, etc. In the future, some special columns will be opened, such as the ranking of masters in the city, restaurant evaluations, club selections, etc."

"One copy is issued every three days."

"You can order it for only eighty taels of silver per month."

"The number of places is limited. Neighbors in need can register with Meng."

When he was halfway through his speech, everyone's eyes lit up and their hearts were beating fast.

But when the price was finally announced, everyone dispersed cursing.

"ill!"

"This is not the way to kill pigs or people."

"Eat shit, Tiangong Cult!"

"Oh, the Tiangong Sect couldn't even dominate the southern district, how could they have the ability to find out so many secrets in the city? I'm afraid they are just exaggerating to cheat people out of money."

……

Not only did I not sell a single newspaper, I was also booed.

The salesman named Meng was not annoyed. He chuckled, whistled and turned around, and the mobile shop also blew out steam and followed him.

But at this moment, Li Yu's voice came from behind him.

"Wait a minute!"

"Ok?"

"What can I do for you, little brother? Is there anything you want to buy?"

When the salesman turned around, he saw a scruffy-looking boy with an expressionless face carrying a bunch of cans.

Li Yu maintained a cold face, his tone did not fluctuate at all, and asked directly:

"I heard that the wonders of nature are quite effective and can solve many trivial matters."

"Little brother, please remove the word 'I heard'. Even gods can use the natural artifacts. Just tell me what kind of artifact you want. I have everything here. You are full of vigor and vitality, and you seem to have just reached adulthood. But you want to know more about the relationship between men and women. This [Mirror of Romance] is the most suitable for you. It contains three hundred chapters..."

"I need a magical item that can quickly clean up the corpses and flesh!"

"what?"

Even though Meng Shenji was knowledgeable and quick-witted, he was choked at this moment.

The main reason is that Li Yu’s current appearance is too confusing.

Who could have thought that a handsome young man would come up and ask such a shocking question.

"Clear...clean up what corpses?"

"Human!"

"Yes, there are also some other weird creatures and flesh, all of which are filthy and poisonous, as well as some traces of evil gods. It is difficult for living people to enter."

"So this thing needs to be anti-toxic and anti-polluting. It needs to be cleaned up silently, and it can't leave too much residue. It's best not to leave any trace at all."

"Do you have such goods here?"

After hearing Li Yu's deliberate addition, Meng Shenji finally reacted.

He first looked at Li Yu with a look full of surprise and fear, and then fell into distressed thought.

He was still muttering to himself, counting off things like "corpse-dissolving water", "fire god tube", "Qi-transforming steam furnace", etc., and then rejected them one by one.

After more than ten breaths!
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, his expression changed, and he said to Li Yu excitedly:
"There is indeed such a strange thing!"

"She has a mechanical body, which is not filthy or poisonous, nor is she afraid of being contaminated by evil gods. She is also equipped with simple fighting and cleaning functions. I heard that my senior brother also equipped her with some other functions. She can completely solve the troubles you mentioned. It's just a matter of price..."

"How many?"

Perhaps it was because Meng Shenji’s description was so good that Li Yu temporarily ignored the other key words and subconsciously asked about the price.

"One thousand taels!"

When Meng Shenji said the amount, Li Yu almost suspected that this guy was following him or had some special abilities.

How come he can accurately tell his entire net worth as soon as he asks for the price?

Li Yu suddenly lost interest in asking any more questions. His expression became even colder and he turned around to leave.

Meng Shenji seemed to know that this was an important customer and he could not let him go no matter what, so he reached out and grabbed Li Yu, saying eagerly:
"Don't think it's too expensive, little brother!"

"If you have ever seen Red Bean, you will know that this price is extremely fair."

"She is a maid doll that my senior brother created after he was promoted to a Sequence 7 Doll Maker. It took him a full year to create it."

"It has great capabilities and is very useful. Anyone who uses it will know it."

"If my brother hadn't had an accident, he wouldn't have put it on consignment with me."

These words were spoken like a machine gun.

Li Yu also stopped because he heard new extraordinary knowledge.

Sequence Seven Puppet Maker!

Is this the divine path mastered by the Tiangong Sect?

Seeing that he didn't move, Meng Shenji immediately turned around and shouted towards the inside of the mobile store:
"Red Bean, start, come out."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of gears turning, and streams of reddish steam with a faint fragrance gushed out.

The door curtain opened, and a humanoid machine jumped out and stood in front of the two people.

"Ok?"

Li Yu originally thought that he had overestimated the Tiangong Sect, but at this moment, he felt that he had underestimated it.

Before my eyes, there stood a mechanical girl. Its body seemed to be made of bronze, brass, fine iron, and some unidentified metals. Although it was slender, it was full of power.

The most eye-catching thing is its head.

If you don't look at the extremely complicated copper wires, gears, rivets, etc. behind her head, and only look at the pretty and cold face in the front, you would mistakenly think that this is a real girl.

I don't know who the caster imitated, but the facial features are lifelike, the skin is white, and he has a pair of fox eyes. There is a fiery red gem embedded in the center of the eyebrows.

Although from the various intricate patterns and fine polishing on her body, it can be seen that the caster put a lot of thought into it.

But the aging and wear of the details, the accumulated dust and dirt, etc., also show that she is not valued.

An extraordinary mechanical maid created by a Sequence Seven expert!

Why is it sold so cheaply?

Could it be a scam?

That's right!

Li Yu, who had just thought it was too expensive, now complained that the price was too cheap.

But his suspicion is reasonable.

It should be noted that Sun Sanniang was an evil cultivator who had not yet been promoted to the sequence. The strange object condensed from her corpse after her death could be sold for a price of one thousand taels.

Why should the rare items created with great care and effort by stronger people of a higher order also have the same price?

In fact, Li Yu suspected that the higher-order secret medicine formulas and extraordinary items would not be bought with money such as silver. He was afraid that due to their scarcity, they would return to the original rule of "barter".

Before Li Yu could ask, the commotion here attracted some neighbors who had not left yet. Among them were some evil cultivators who happened to know something.

This is his nature. Perhaps he wanted to retaliate against Meng Shenji for not letting him bargain, so he deliberately said:
"Meng Yizhiyan is trying to trick people into buying his mechanical maid again. The price is probably one thousand taels again, hehe."

"If it was really a complete extraordinary doll, it would be worth ten thousand taels, not to mention one thousand taels. Unfortunately, that thing is not only incomplete, but can only be said to be empty shell."

"The [Heavenly Secret Core] that gave the puppet extraordinary power and high intelligence has been taken away, and the various parts have long been aged, not to mention the trouble of providing energy. Apart from some useless functions such as spraying fire and pouring water, it is simply a waste... In my opinion, this thing is not as good as the half-body robots with only two tender little hands in the ecstasy club."

"That's right, it's right. It only costs a dozen taels of silver for one trip. It's really affordable."

……

A few evil cultivators went to the next three routes while talking.

Li Yu had doubts in his heart, but he also had to understand them.

Sure enough, there is no such thing as a big bargain in this world.

However, after knowing the truth, he was not annoyed at all, but instead really wanted to buy it.

Of course it’s not because this mechanical maid looks good, but because it is indeed useful.

"Given my current poor situation at the bottom of society, I don't need an extraordinary puppet at all."

"All I need is a rare item to clean out the storage room and deal with Jiao Qing Sun Sanniang's body."

"If this thing is cheap enough, you can buy it."

Li Yu had something in mind, so of course he couldn't easily reveal his intention to buy it.

So he snorted coldly, turned around and walked away, as if he was angry at Meng Shenji's deception.

The latter glared at the evil cultivators from a distance, still holding Li Yu tightly and not letting go.

As the best salesman in the area, he naturally had something. Although he hadn't realized that Li Yu wanted to buy it, he noticed another thing.

"This kid has the financial resources to buy Red Bean."

"No, we must seize this opportunity to sell them off. I thought it would be profitable, so I spent a lot of money to buy a batch of discarded maid dolls from my senior brother. They cost two hundred taels each, and it took me so many years to sell them all. Although I made some money, it took so much time and energy, it's really not worth it."

"We have to deal with this last one quickly. It takes up too much space."

Obviously, the two people who were pulling each other had their own ulterior motives.

Meng Shenji was anxious, so he spoke first, looking very sincere:

"Meng will not hide it from you, little brother!"

"This Hongdou, indeed, has lost the secret core of the heavenly craft, and her rank has dropped to the lowest level. She can no longer fight, and her wisdom cannot be compared with that of a real human girl. Moreover, she must be provided with spiritual energy every time she works for a period of time, otherwise she will fall into a state of freezing."

"But low-grade psychic stones are not expensive. One hundred taels of silver can buy several of them, and one can last for ten days."

"But she herself is still worth a thousand taels. She is equipped with a waist sword, arm blades, chainsaw sword and other weapons. She can be used for simple fighting and clearing debris. There are also secret symbols engraved on her body, such as the God of Wind, the God of Fire, and the God of Rain. She can complete all the requests you made just now, and she can ensure that the corpse is destroyed completely."

"In addition, she can also have some simple conversations and understand the master's orders. She is simply the most perfect maid. You can go to the human traffickers and buy a maid now..."

"Eight hundred taels!"

"No, five hundred taels. I like you, little brother, so I'll give you a fifty percent discount and let you take the red beans away."

Meng Shenji spoke carelessly and unknowingly dug a hole for himself.

In Wanfu City, people are the least valuable.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and bid directly to skip it.

After hearing this, Li Yu's face remained expressionless, and he replied stiffly:
"Two hundred taels, I'll buy it."

"This price is impossible. I want to lose money. Four hundred and eighty taels. This is the bottom line."

"Two hundred and fifty taels!"

"Four hundred taels, plus a low-grade spiritual energy stone. This is Meng's final bottom price."

When the two men fought to this point, Li Yu had a feeling that he could almost win.

Just as he was about to make a final offer, he suddenly thought of something.

He slightly turned sideways, as if ready to leave, and after a pause, he said seriously:

"Three hundred and eighty taels, three low-grade spiritual energy stones, and you also have to give me two months' worth of Wanfu Daily."

"This is my last bid, if it doesn't work then forget it."

When Li Yu's offer came out, Meng Shenji subconsciously nodded in agreement.

It's only twenty taels cheaper, there's still profit to be made.

But soon, he heard the follow-up that gave him a headache.

If the other party didn't look like some powerful evil cultivator, Meng Shenji almost suspected that this guy had seen through his bottom price.

No, I saw through his eagerness to sell it out.

After all, with this price, after deducting the money given away as gifts, he was even making a loss.

Meng Shenji immediately lost interest in pestering Li Yu. If it hadn't taken so long and resulted in sunk costs, he wouldn't even want to bother with Li Yu anymore.

He let go of his hand and said unhappily:

"Four hundred taels!"

"I will give you a psychic stone and a month's worth of daily blessings. It's up to you if you want it or not."

After saying that, Meng Shenji put his hands into his vest, turned around and prepared to go to the next street.

But the next moment, he heard two words in his ears, which were still hard, but joy was also obviously present.

"make a deal!"

ps: I beg for the monthly ticket, I need it to make the list, thank you so much

(End of this chapter)