45: Chapter 45 Mr. Chen is an appraiser?!
Lin Fan was secretly amazed, but the mask hid his expression.
He only withdrew his gaze when Old Wang asked him what kind of storage tool he wanted.
Lin Fan stated that a ring style would be best.
As a fan of manga and novels in his past life,
he had long been obsessed with the storage rings worn by characters.
Moreover, in his opinion, a ring was much cooler than a bracelet.
"Understood. Please wait a moment; I'll go get the stock for you now."
Old Wang finished speaking and turned to leave.
While Old Wang went to the warehouse to fetch the rings, only Lin Fan and Fang Bin remained in the showroom.
Lin Fan noticed a large, open book lying on the counter.
The pages were drawn with various item patterns, accompanied by dense textual descriptions, likely item introductions.
He couldn't recognize what was drawn in the pictures.
Shifting his gaze, he saw a slightly reddish, shell-like object next to the book, with three holes on its casing.
Lin Fan discovered something.
This strange thing was somewhat similar to an illustration on the page, though the details differed slightly.
"Hmm? What is this?"
Just as suspicion arose in his mind, the ability of the omniscient mask instantly activated, and information about the item immediately surfaced before his eyes.
...
[Deep Sea Whisper: A tool used by magical beasts that have gained sentience and possess human-like intelligence.]
[Can manipulate massive amounts of water; usually hidden in the deep sea.]
...
"A treasure!"
Lin Fan exclaimed inwardly.
An item that can control a large amount of water?
Doesn't this equate to carrying a high-level Water-type spell with him at all times?
Just then, Old Wang returned, holding five rings in his hands and placing them on the counter.
These were all storage rings, similar in size but different in style.
After setting down the rings,
Old Wang looked up at Chen Ping's mask and found him staring at the item next to the book.
"It seems Mr. Chen is interested in this item."
"This object is indeed exquisite, but even as a top appraiser, I'm not sure of its origin. It's truly shameful to say."
"Could it be that Chen Ping knows what this is?"
Old Wang asked with a sincere smile.
Lin Fan looked up at Old Wang and could see that the other party wasn't lying...
The open book on the counter was the best proof; he truly knew nothing about this object.
"I could easily say I don't know, which would be simple and save me the trouble."
"But if I tell them the answer, it might make them respect my identity as 'Chen Ping' even more."
Lin Fan pondered to himself.
Since he intended to mold 'Chen Ping' into the image of a top-tier powerhouse,
he had to be omnipotent!
"This is called the Deep Sea Whisper, a magic tool used for water control."
Lin Fan said in a flat tone.
Fang Bin: "..."
Old Wang: "..."
Both were stunned by Chen Ping's words, not recovering for a long while.
The first to react was Old Wang; he immediately rushed into the small door behind the counter.
Soon, he ran back out holding an even larger book, slamming it heavily onto the counter.
He flipped through the pages rapidly, finally stopping at a certain page, his finger tracing the text as he compared it carefully.
Fang Bin leaned in and looked down at the page.
A moment later.
Even more shocked expressions appeared on their faces.
Chen Ping was actually right!
What was drawn on the page was indeed the Deep Sea Whisper.
Beside it was a long paragraph of text introducing its origin and use.
Although Chen Ping didn't explain in detail,
the key points he mentioned were exactly the same as the records in the book!
"I was wondering why it looked so familiar!"
"I would have had to flip through for a long time to find it. Thanks to Chen Ping's single sentence, the range was narrowed down directly to water-control items."
Old Wang marveled, the look in his eyes toward the mask having already changed.
He had only asked casually just now, never expecting Chen Ping to actually know the answer.
This Chen Ping... is truly not simple!
"How did Chen Ping know? Are you perhaps also an appraiser?"
After a long while, Old Wang couldn't help but ask.
Lin Fan said nothing, just quietly looking at him.
Seeing this, Old Wang had no choice but to close his mouth awkwardly, taking his silence as a default confirmation.
He came to a conclusion:
Chen Ping must also be an appraiser, and his knowledge is far more profound than his own!
The two stopped dwelling on this topic and turned their attention back to the five rings.
Lin Fan picked up the rings, examining them one by one.
These five rings were all very light, almost weightless on the hand, and the styles were all to his liking.
Old Wang introduced the storage space and price of each ring one by one from the side.
The capacity of three of the rings was similar to the storage bracelet Fang Bin had given him last time;
one had a space as large as two rooms, capable of holding eighteen large magical beast corpses;
the last one had the smallest space, only five cubic meters, which could at most hold one large magical beast or two small magical beast corpses.
In terms of price, the three rings with capacity equivalent to the bracelet were priced at 5 million yuan each;
the one with the largest space was marked at 12 million yuan; while the smallest one was priced at 2 million yuan.
Lin Fan: "..."
Good heavens, so expensive!
He cursed inwardly.
It turned out that wanting to buy a truly suitable storage tool would cost almost all of his savings.
He secretly rejoiced that the system had given him the "Spell Creator" skill...
Consuming 500 experience points was much more cost-effective than spending so much money.
"I wonder which one Mr. Chen would like to choose?"
"Personally, I suggest you choose this one; its storage space is the largest and can hold more magical beast corpses."
"Although from the perspective of Mr. Chen's strength, this little space is still insufficient, you can go to auctions to trade for larger capacities later."
Old Wang recommended.
Lin Fan remained silent.
Spending nearly half of his net worth to buy something that wasn't very useful to him—he was truly a bit reluctant.
Seeing Chen Ping hesitate, Fang Bin suddenly thought of something and spoke up:
"I guess this ring probably isn't for Mr. Chen's own use, right?"
"You already have a storage tool that can hold twenty-five large magical beast corpses. You must be planning to give it to someone else."
Old Wang's eyes lit up and he understood instantly.
"I see!"
"If it's a gift, then it depends on your relationship with the recipient."
"This cheapest one is very suitable. It's not considered cheap, and as the other person's first storage tool, it couldn't be more appropriate."
As he spoke,
he put down the most expensive ring and picked up the smallest ring priced at 2 million yuan.
Hearing Fang Bin's words,
a surge of gratitude rose in Lin Fan's heart.
This reason was perfectly logical; he hadn't even thought of it himself.
If it were being given as a gift,
then buying a cheaper one was indeed more appropriate.
He finally made up his mind, and Old Wang put the other four rings back into the warehouse.
"Speaking of which, I have to thank Chen Ping for clearing up the confusion this time."
"We won't take advantage of you. The knowledge of a high-level appraiser is worth a thousand pieces of gold, and the fee for a single appraisal is already quite high."
"Plus, since you are a registered Explorer of our Alliance, you can enjoy a discount."