Extorting

The moon shines brightly in the night sky, casting a soft and enchanting light.

Celine cautiously took a few steps forward and said, "Friend, we don't have any malicious intentions..."

"If you intended to harm me, you should first consider whether you have enough power to do so!" Ling Fan replied indifferently, not even looking at Celine.

Ahh~~

Celine spoke again, "Friend, you see, it hasn't been easy for us to travel this far. As the saying goes, we can only rely on friends we've met on the way to get some food when we're away from home. We haven't eaten much in the past few days, so if you could..."

"Do you want a meal?" Ling Fan mercilessly interrupted.

Ahh~~

Once again, Celine was left speechless, and a red blush appeared on her fair face. She couldn't believe that she, the respected leader of a mercenary group, was silenced by a child. It made Celine question how she could lead the group in the future.

In truth, Ling Fan was right. Celine did have plans to spend money, but expressing it in such a manner was difficult. Moreover, these words came from a child, which only added to Celine's frustration.

Just as Celine hesitated, Ling Fan's irritated voice came again, "One gold coin for one sweet potato, this is the only price."

Extortion. This was blatant Extortion!

But the aroma was so tempting! Perhaps there would be no other chance to smell such a wonderful fragrance after leaving this place. Money was something that could be earned again, but missing this opportunity might mean she can never experience this aromatic food again. However, one gold coin for just one sweet potato seemed quite expensive.

Under the influence of hunger and the desire for delicious food, some people began to waver.

"Give me three!" Lisa's flat voice suddenly broke the silence.

As expected, women had the least resistance in this regard.

All eyes turned to Lisa as she walked directly to Ling Fan and Robin, as if she hadn't heard their conversation.

"Here are three gold coins. Give me three sweet potatoes," Lisa said, pointing to the sweet potato that Robin was eating.

Robin received a signal from Ling Fan and quickly took the money from Lisa, handing her three hot sweet potatoes.

"How do I eat this?" Lisa impatiently asked.

"Peel and eat!" Ling Fan replied with just four words, completely ignoring Lisa.

Lisa didn't say anything more. After storing two sweet potatoes in the magic ring on her hand, she began to savor the food.

The members of the mercenary team watched Lisa intently. They had seen her behave very ladylike before, but now she turned into a greedy eater. It surprised them and made their mouths water.

"Vice Captain, how does it taste?" Payne asked, drooling.

"Do you want to know?" Lisa replied.

Payne instinctively nodded.

"Buy it with your own money," Lisa retorted, stepping away as if the person in front of her would ruin her appetite.

Unknown to Lisa, when she put the two sweet potatoes into the magic ring, Ling Fan's eyes lit up.

"Robin, does that woman have a storage ring?" Ling Fan asked Robin through a telepathical conversation.

Robin glanced at Lisa's hand and replied in voice transmission, "It seems to be called a magic ring! Robin hasn't seen one before, so I'm not sure."

Ling Fan didn't expect to find something like a "storage ring" in this world, which surprised him. What was he lacking the most right now? A space where he can store items!

"Where can we buy something like this?" Ling Fan eagerly asked Robin.

"It's not available in this small town. I heard they're can only be bought in magic shops in larger towns," Robin answered.

Ling Fan said nothing but pondered about acquiring a magic ring.

"Well, give me three as well." Unable to resist the temptation, Amber also handed three gold coins to Robin.

Now that someone had made a purchase, others didn't hesitate anymore. They followed suit one after another, fearing that there wouldn't be any left for them.

In the blink of an eye, Robin's stock of sweet potatoes was sold out. Such a scene usually only happened during big discounts and sales promotions, but they never expected it to happen here.

Ling Fan didn't anticipate that a simple baked sweet potato would become such a hot commodity. It was an easy way to make money! If he had known it, he would have just opened an outdoor restaurant and it would surely make a profit.

Realizing that many people still wanted more, Ling Fan quickly instructed Robin to bring out all the remaining stock. This was a great opportunity to earn a lot of money. He couldn't afford to miss it!

"I'll take ten!" Lisa suddenly said to Ling Fan, offering ten gold coins.

Seeing Ling Fan's puzzled expression, Lisa blushed and hurriedly explained, "I'm saving them for later."

With Lisa resorting to the tactic of pre-ordering, the others couldn't remain silent. They followed suit, afraid of missing out.

After this competition, Robin no longer needed to cook for them. They were given raw sweet potatoes to roast on their own.

"How much did we earn?" Ling Fan asked Robin, as their sweet potatoes had once again sold out.

"Master, we earned a total of one hundred and seventy-three gold coins," Robin replied happily. It was the first time Robin had seen so much money, and she had earned it with her own hands. It made her incredibly excited!

One hundred and seventy-three gold coins, which, if calculated at a rate of "1 gold coin = 1,000 silver coins," amounted to 173,000 silver coins. Ling Fan was also overjoyed. He didn't expect to meet such a wealthy customer. Making so much money in a single night meant they could buy many things!

Finally, the satiated mercenary team sat down to rest. They knew that as long as they didn't provoke Ling Fan and the others, nothing wrong would happen.

Some of them began cleaning their weapons, others started jotting down their travel experiences, and a few examined the map.

"Hey, can you show me the map you have?" A childlike voice sounded in Lisa's ear, startling her.

Lisa looked up and saw Ling Fan. She was surprised that this child took the initiative to talk to her.

"Do you want to see the map?" Lisa suddenly asked, a mischievous smile on her face.

Ling Fan didn't reply but simply nodded.

"One gold coin for a glance," Lisa imitated Ling Fan's tone and said.

Damn, they say women's hearts are the most venomous. This saying really didn't deceive me! Ling Fan thought to himself.