The next morning, Lilian and Heloi stretched comfortably and sat up in bed, looking well-rested and refreshed.
Meanwhile, Lin Fan, with dark circles under his eyes, looked utterly exhausted.
Seeing his drained expression, Lilian tilted her head in confusion.
"What's wrong, Master? Didn't you sleep well last night?" she asked curiously.
Hearing this, Lin Fan immediately shook his head.
"No, it was fine."
He didn't want to relive the torment of last night, so he quickly changed the subject by opening a trapdoor and climbing up the stairs.
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Because many people had been farming monsters in the Nine-Story Monster Tower, most of them had saved up 500 gold coins by now.
As a result, the glass bottle shop's business had been booming in the past two days, causing the bottles to sell out quickly.
Lin Fan went to Store No. 1, grabbed 50 stacks of oak logs, and headed toward the marketplace.
Before, his inventory slots were limited, so he couldn't carry too many items on each trip.
But now, with a traveler's backpack, he could haul much more wood to trade with the shopkeeper lady.
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The marketplace was especially lively in the morning.
Most people were out shopping for supplies, and with the Nine-Story Monster Tower now open, the area was packed with a sea of people.
Among the bustling crowd, bits and pieces of conversation floated around—
"Did you hear? The monsters on Floors 3 to 9 of the Nine-Story Monster Tower are all gone!"
"Yeah, I heard about it! Apparently, some guy named Lin Fan did it."
"Who the hell is this Lin Fan? How did he wipe out every monster in the tower?"
"That's not even the craziest part! I heard he kills bosses in a single slash!"
"No way! Those bosses have hundreds of HP!"
Just like on the forums, people from various towns were discussing Lin Fan's feats.
However, unlike the residents of Blue Star, these people had never seen his face.
So, even if Lin Fan were right in front of them, they wouldn't recognize him.
Following the familiar path, Lin Fan arrived at the shopkeeper lady's store.
As soon as she spotted him, her face lit up with joy.
"Lin Fan, you're here!"
She quickly stood up, her eyes filled with delight as she came over to greet him.
Seeing her warm enthusiasm, Lin Fan smiled back.
"Yeah, I came to trade for some supplies. Do you have any sand?"
The shopkeeper's eyes brightened, and she immediately replied—
"I have 20 stacks! How many do you want?"
As she spoke, she walked over to a chest to look for the sand.
Hearing this, Lin Fan was very satisfied.
"I'll take them all."
"Alright!"
The shopkeeper cheerfully packed up the sand for him.
As she worked, she kept chatting.
"Everyone in the market has been talking about a warrior named Lin Fan."
"That's you, right?"
"Did you really clear out all the monsters in the Nine-Story Monster Tower? How did you do it?!"
She handed the 20 stacks of sand to Lin Fan while continuing to chatter excitedly.
She switched between praising his strength and reminiscing about past stories of the tower, her curiosity never-ending.
Lin Fan simply listened quietly, not bothering to interrupt.
By the time they finished trading sand and cobblestone, the shopkeeper still seemed reluctant to see him leave.
After all, this legendary figure was standing right in front of her—her excitement was understandable.
After securing his supplies, Lin Fan decided to browse the marketplace a bit longer.
He had heard that Pande, the slave trader, was in town today.
Up until now, whenever Lin Fan needed slaves, he had to buy them from the slave auction.
But those women were mostly used for pleasure and weren't fit for hard labor.
For Lin Fan, they were useless.
What he needed was strong, capable workers.
Lin Fan preferred buying male slaves rather than female ones.
After all, men generally had more stamina than women when it came to hard labor.
At this moment, Pande's slave trading area was surrounded by a large crowd—men and women alike were shouting out prices as they haggled.
Compared to the orderly structure of the slave auction, this market was much more chaotic.
Among the rowdy crowd, there were also many local thugs.
Lin Fan had seen them before on his previous visits to the market, so he recognized them at a glance.
He took a quick look at the people around him before shifting his gaze to the slaves that Pande had brought today.
This time, Pande had brought 17 slaves—
15 men and 2 women.
Pande rarely sold women, since that business was handled by the slave auction.
Instead, he specialized in selling men.
Most of his buyers were landowners who needed extra laborers to work on farms and mines.
However, there were also some cruel individuals who bought male slaves just to torture them for pleasure.
Pande didn't care who bought his slaves or what they did with them—as long as they paid him, he would sell to anyone.
Because of this, his reputation wasn't great.
But Lin Fan didn't mind.
After all, Pande was just a businessman.
His goal was making money, not charity work.
What happened to the slaves after they were sold had nothing to do with him.
Lin Fan watched for a while.
In that time, Pande had already sold two slaves to what seemed like wealthy landowners.
At this moment, Lin Fan finally stepped forward.
"How much do the slaves here usually cost?"
He looked directly at Pande and asked.
Hearing the question, Pande didn't even bother looking up.
"Prices vary depending on quality, but they range from 40,000 to 100,000 gold coins."
Lin Fan nodded thoughtfully at the answer.
Then, he spoke again—
"How much would it cost to buy every single male slave here?"
"All of them?"
This time, Pande finally looked up, frowning slightly.
He narrowed his eyes and examined Lin Fan from head to toe.
"Kid, you're not joking, are you?"
He eyed Lin Fan skeptically.
"I still have 13 male slaves left. You want to buy all of them? Do you even have enough gold?"
It was obvious that Pande looked down on Lin Fan.
From Lin Fan's clothes, he couldn't tell what material they were made of.
But one thing was certain—his outfit wasn't iron, gold, or diamond, meaning he probably wasn't wealthy.
To Pande, this guy looked like a broke nobody.
And now, this penniless fool was talking about buying all his slaves?
What a joke!
Slave prices were extremely high.
Even the wealthiest landowners had to carefully consider their finances before purchasing just one.
And yet, Lin Fan claimed he wanted to buy thirteen at once?
Pande's expression was full of disdain.
However, Lin Fan simply smiled calmly and replied—
"What, are you saying I can't buy multiple slaves at once?"
"Of course not."
Pande snorted.
"In my business, as long as you have money, I'll sell as many as you want."
Then, his gaze sharpened—
"The real question is... do you actually have that much gold?"
Without hesitation, Lin Fan answered confidently—
"Yes, I do."
Pande let out a mocking laugh.
Clearly, he didn't believe a word of it.
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