Chapter 53: Grandpa Xu
The old man almost choked on his own breath.
"500 high-grade crystal cores?!" he sputtered, slamming a hand against the armrest. "Girl, are you out of your damn mind?"
Liora blinked innocently. "Is that too much?"
The old man clutched his chest like he had just been stabbed. "Too much? TOO MUCH?! Do you even know how many people would kill just to get their hands on one high-grade core? And you’re asking for five hundred? Are you planning to buy an entire country?!"
"Even if you got the high-grade crystals from all over the world, it would hardly be 500 high-grade crystals. And 500 high-grade crystals mean 5 million low-grade crystals."
Liora tilted her head thoughtfully. "You know it’s a very rare item. I have gotten my life in danger, so this much is worthwhile."
The old man groaned, rubbing his temples as if dealing with a severe migraine. "Do you take me for some kind of bottomless treasure vault? Where do you think I’d even get that many high-grade cores? Pull them out of my beard?!"
Liora squinted at his beard as if genuinely considering the possibility. "It does look suspiciously thick..."
"Don’t look at my beard like that!" the old man snapped, covering it protectively. He let out a long sigh and shook his head. "Listen, brat. I’m a businessman, not a miracle worker. You might as well be asking for the moon while you’re at it."
Liora pouted slightly. "So you’re saying you can’t afford it?"
The old man’s eye twitched. "Of course, I can afford it!" He puffed out his chest indignantly. "But I’m not an idiot who would pay such a ridiculous price!"