Chapter 36 - The Primordial Ancient Scroll, God-Tier Technique
Zhou Han immediately used Appraisal and checked the guy's attributes.
After seeing them clearly, Zhou Han felt a bit speechless.
[Apprentice Swordsman · Tu Fei]
Level: 11
HP: 1500
Attack: 200
Defense: 60
Weapon: Greatsword
Equipment: None
Accessories: None
Technique: Basic Swordsmanship
This guy was complete trash!
And here he was thinking the guy might be some hidden expert.
Looks like this guy was trying to scam him.
Zhou Han instantly lost interest and didn't feel like bothering with him anymore.
"So, brother, looks like I was right, huh? It doesn't matter if your strength is lacking. I've got some fast-track techniques here.
As long as you train them, I guarantee you'll shine in the selection tournament and easily take first place."
Tu Fei had no idea he had already been exposed. He kept talking nonstop, like a flowing river.
After speaking, he even took out a bunch of books—various kinds of techniques.
Things like "Primordial Ancient Scroll," "Heaven-Earth God-Slaying Sword Technique," "Infinite Star Forbidden Canon," and so on. All sounded ridiculously overpowered.
Zhou Han glanced at them. Damn, such outrageous names?
Can you brag any harder?
"If they're that amazing, why don't you practice them yourself?" Zhou Han asked with a faint smile.
"I'm not interested in power. Training is too tiring, not for me. I just want to slack off."
Tu Fei bragged shamelessly without even blinking.
"Here, take this one. Take a look. You'll definitely be satisfied."
Tu Fei directly stuffed one of the books into Zhou Han's hands, clearly trying to force the sale.
After all, he loitered around Azure Thunder City all day. Seeing that Zhou Han was clearly a new face, he approached him to scam some money.
[Detected a fragment of the Primordial Ancient Scroll! Do you want to inspect it?]
Huh?
Hearing the system prompt, Zhou Han was first shocked, then overjoyed.
Holy shit, this is actually real?
What a surprise!
Zhou Han hurriedly checked it.
[Primordial Ancient Scroll (Fragment)]
Grade: God-tier
Skill 1: Fusion (Combine two similar techniques to generate a new one with greater power. There is an extremely low chance to increase its grade.)
Skill 2: None
What the hell!
God-tier?
Zhou Han had no idea what the probability of that was.
He only remembered that the highest grade mentioned by the system before was Emperor-tier.
Now it seemed that God-tier, which hadn't even been mentioned, was definitely above Emperor-tier.
As for how much higher, he didn't know.
All he knew was that it was insanely powerful.
It only had one skill, and the second skill slot showed "None," confirming that it was indeed a fragment.
But even as a fragment, it was a priceless treasure.
As for how effective [Fusion] was, he couldn't test it yet—but a God-tier technique, no matter how bad, couldn't possibly be weak.
Zhou Han's thoughts raced as he glanced at the remaining books in Tu Fei's hands.
Could the rest also be real?
If they were all real, wouldn't he become invincible?
"Bring the rest over. Let me take a look too."
Zhou Han kept a calm expression, suppressing his excitement.
Seeing Zhou Han take the bait, Tu Fei was delighted. Looks like he might finally make a sale today.
After checking them, Zhou Han felt disappointed—the rest were all fake, getting his hopes up for nothing.
After calming down, Zhou Han cursed himself for being too greedy. Having one God-tier technique should already be more than enough.
"Alright, these two are pretty good. I'll take them."
To avoid raising suspicion, Zhou Han directly bought two books.
"One hundred gold each, two hundred total. Train today, top the rankings tomorrow, and you—"
"Cut the bullshit. Twenty gold. Not a coin more."
Zhou Han interrupted him and stated his price.
It wasn't that he couldn't afford 200 gold, but he was worried the guy might be testing him and notice something special about the Primordial Ancient Scroll.
So he had to bargain—and bargain hard.
"Come on, twenty gold? I'd be losing my pants here!"
"Don't want to sell? Fine, I don't want it then."
Zhou Han turned his head and pretended to leave.
Counting down in his mind—three, two, one—the other party would definitely stop him.
"Hey, don't go! Fine, twenty it is. My loss! Absolute bargain price, I'm bleeding here!"
Tu Fei looked like he had just suffered a huge loss, but inside he was overjoyed.
Aside from the Primordial Ancient Scroll, which he had picked up somewhere, everything else was printed by himself.
Each cost less than 2 copper coins to make, yet he sold them at a thousand times the price. It was insanely profitable.
"Look, that guy Tu Fei is scamming another newcomer again."
"Damn him, I got scammed by him before. I was such an idiot!"
"That guy really is a fat sheep, pulling out 20 gold just like that. What a fool."
"Probably just stepped into the world, hasn't experienced the cruelty of society yet."
"Let's go scam him too, maybe we can get some drinking money."
…
The NPCs of Azure Thunder City were all gossiping. None of them expected Zhou Han to spend 20 gold on a pile of trash paper.
In their eyes, Zhou Han had become a big fat sheep.
Everyone was scheming, wanting to take a bite out of him.
"Brother, once you master the divine technique, don't forget to thank me!"
After receiving the gold, Tu Fei left happily—one deal could last him a year.
After getting the technique, Zhou Han didn't bother with him anymore.
He planned to find a secluded place to learn the Primordial Ancient Scroll.
After all, it was crowded here. Learning a skill might trigger unusual phenomena.
Otherwise, Zhou Han wouldn't have needed to buy it at all—he could've just taken it for free.
And this was a God-tier technique. Who knew what kind of phenomenon it might trigger upon learning it?
Just as he was about to leave, a group of people suddenly surrounded him.
Zhou Han frowned. They were all smiling, not looking like they wanted to fight.
"Brother, I've got a piece of equipment here. Cheap, just one gold…"
One of them quickly rushed over and started promoting his goods.
What the hell!
What kind of equipment is this? Isn't this just a bellyband?
Who knows where this guy even got it from.
Zhou Han immediately refused. What kind of person do you think I am?
"Brother, I've got a copy of Golden Lotus, very exciting…"
"Brother…"
More and more people crowded in.
Everyone was desperately trying to sell their goods.
Only now did Zhou Han realize—they had taken him for a fat sheep.
It was all because of his earlier deal with Tu Fei.
"Damn it, get the hell away from me!"
Zhou Han instantly got annoyed. If people already saw him as a sucker, there was no need to be polite.
He directly exploded, shouting and driving them away.
"Kid, you've got guts. Better not run into me in the selection tournament, or I'll kill you!"
"This fat sheep sure has a temper. We should teach him a lesson so he understands how cruel the world is."
"Damn, what a waste of time. This kid suddenly got smart and didn't fall for it."
"Let's go, let's go. We still need to register for the tournament."
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