This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!
Chapter 371 Bought it! Bought it!

Chapter 371: Chapter 371 Bought it! Bought it!

"Conrad... is dead," Chen Ke looked around, saw no one, and thus told the truth.

Hainerd’s eyes widened, but his expression seemed not of anger but shock.

"So you’re saying... he still provoked you?" Hainerd muttered to himself.

Chen Ke was also surprised, having expected Hainerd to erupt in anger, yet instead, he had said that.

"Don’t worry, Chen Ke, I’m not blaming you. That old ass was indeed not the best in dealing with people," Hainerd waved his hand dismissively.

"No, it’s not what you think, but Conrad indeed was difficult to get along with," Chen Ke hurriedly explained.

Although the maritime debacle had occurred due to Conrad’s reckless actions, the tragedy’s root cause still lay with the deity capable of turning obsessions into reality.

"What trouble did you encounter?" Hainerd asked.

"We ran into a ship from the Administration Bureau, and during their boarding inspection, they found Conrad’s smuggled goods, then Conrad’s men killed them... and even blew up their ship, so we ended up being chased by the Bureau’s gunboats into a maritime forbidden zone," Chen Ke briefly recounted the events.

Hainerd’s face remained unchanged, but his heart was undoubtedly troubled.

"That forbidden zone... did you enter it?" Hainerd inquired.

"We saw things we shouldn’t have seen. Conrad was killed by his own mind’s creations, but the good news is the survivors eventually made it to Norton City," Chen Ke said.

"Maybe I shouldn’t have let Conrad take you to Norton City, but I didn’t expect that old lunatic to go too far this time," Hainerd sighed.

"Maybe I should have just found a truck driver to give me a lift, and then there wouldn’t have been such trouble," Chen Ke said.

"Conrad isn’t important, tell me about that female doctor... has she decided to buy that green Holy Diamond?" Hainerd finally got to the point.

Chen Ke suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, the coldness creeping to the top of his head, his expression stiffening, all his thoughts condensing into a single expletive.

He had forgotten about that...

"Her...," Chen Ke started fabricating wildly.

He didn’t actually know what the green Holy Diamond was, and he had forgotten to ask Wang Ailin, especially since the research institute was also not normal at the time.

It seemed wherever Chen Ke went, things tended to abnormal...

"Will she buy that Holy Diamond...?" Hainerd asked again, but judging by Chen Ke’s expression, it seemed doubtful.

In Chen Ke’s hallucinations, there were six green Holy Diamonds, all in his possession.

According to Xu Jing, the precursor to time travel included symptoms like nosebleeds and seeing hallucinations.

If he was destined to face a major battle in the future, then this green Holy Diamond was now very important to him.

"She will buy, but she won’t offer a high price," Chen Ke said.

Li Moyang had transferred three million to him, and Chen Ke initially had one and a half million. He had never dealt with Holy Relics before but guessed that amount might suffice to secure a Holy Diamond.

"Have you asked her what this thing is? If the people at the research institute want this Holy Diamond, it must be more valuable than the others," Hainerd said, stroking his chin solemnly.

"Um..." Chen Ke racked his brains, trying to assign a unique yet plausible significance to this Holy Diamond.

He couldn’t make it sound too worthless; Hainerd wouldn’t believe that. And he couldn’t make it sound too powerful because that would raise the price...

"This item is important in the field of research, but as a Holy Relic, it’s not very useful," Chen Ke said.

"Be careful she might deceive you, people in Yasla know how to summon this Holy Diamond, and there’s more than one," Hainerd clearly was not totally ignorant, and not easy to fool.

"Who are these Yasla people... They have not only the Silent Witch but also a bunch of deformed children... They don’t look like ordinary Spiritual Ability Users." Chen Ke said.

He felt someone hugging him from behind, and when he turned around, it was Lucina.

She had changed into a black crop top and hot pants, tied her hair into a ponytail, and her bronze skin shimmered like bright chocolate in the sunlight.

"Yasla is a bunch of deformed hybrids. If I see them again, I’ll definitely blast their heads off at close range with 12-gauge deer bullets!" Lucina declared.

"We’re discussing something very important, Little Na," Hainerd said.

"I am a postman, old man," Lucina retorted.

Hainerd sighed, then turned to Chen Ke and said, "What do you think, Chen Ke? This Holy Diamond is no ordinary item, we should be able to sell it for a good price."

"How much do you think this thing is worth?" Chen Ke asked cautiously.

"Pihom’s psychological expectation is 10 million. I think that’s a bit high, but 5 million is still possible," Hainerd replied.

Chen Ke’s vision went dark for a moment, he rubbed his eyes, trying to calm his emotions.

Fucking hell.

"All that money... I think your offer far exceeds what that lady doctor expected..." said Chen Ke, his voice somewhat shaky.

"Lady doctor? Chen Ke? You know a lady doctor?" Lucina became suspicious, pinching Chen Ke’s waist with her right claw and demanding an answer.

"One of our clients..." Chen Ke explained.

"The price is indeed high. You haven’t traded Holy Diamonds before, have you? Generally speaking, white quality, weapon types go for 10,000, armor types for 50,000. Blue ones average at 100,000, orange and purple range between 1 million to 5 million," Hainerd explained.

It was the first time Chen Ke learned about the price tags of these tiny Holy Diamonds in the black market.

"But this green one, it’s clearly not an ordinary item. Plus, considering the transaction is with the research institute, we have to take some risks," Hainerd explained.

million was not something Chen Ke had, and it seemed that the postman didn’t accept installment payments... Chen Ke couldn’t afford 5 million either.

"That lady doctor is only willing to pay 3 million," Chen Ke said, hoping to lower the price...

Although the assassination contract was provided by Corrigan through Li Moyang, for Chen Ke, it was still inevitable to meet him, might as well consider it free...

"3 million... That’s far below what Pihom and I expected," Hainerd was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Hainerd... I have a feeling this Holy Diamond is going to bring us trouble," Chen Ke persuaded.

"I know, Pihom’s rush to offload is also because of this consideration," Hainerd said.

"I think 3 million isn’t too bad. After all, once the research institute gets their hands on this Holy Diamond, Yasla and the company have no chance," Chen Ke continued.

"I... think so too, but I have to consult with Pihom and see what he thinks," Hainerd said.

"Get back to me as soon as possible, the lady doctor is waiting..." Chen Ke said.

Hainerd nodded, looked at Lucina, and said, "I hope this hasn’t taken too long."

Lucina smiled, took Chen Ke’s hand, and they walked toward the red muscle car parked beside the fish factory.

The two got into the muscle car, with Lucina in the driver’s seat. She kissed Chen Ke’s cheek, then said, "I know a great place that serves pork chops. Let’s go there."

"Then let’s go with your plan," Chen Ke nodded.

He looked out the window, thinking about showing the green Holy Diamond to Wang Ailin once he got it... to see what that thing really was.