61: The frightened red wine

The sudden appearance of this burly man caused Scorpion Tail Needle and Hong Jiu'er to change expressions instantly.

Rich and Honorable Zhu was even worse off; he was so terrified that he collapsed directly onto the ground.

"Master Tie from the Blacksmith Shop!"

"How could he be here!!" Scorpion Tail Needle exclaimed.

The person who arrived was none other than the super blacksmith of the Yunlong City Blacksmith Shop—Master Tie.

Lin Du's awakened blacksmith profession, Little Artisan God, had granted him a transcendent status within the Yunlong City Blacksmith Shop.

The various blacksmith bigwigs in the Blacksmith Shop all treated Lin Du as one of their own.

Master Tie had previously given Lin Du a token, allowing him to make contact whenever he was in need.

For today's matter, Lin Du realized that it would be difficult to secure a suitable shop on his own, so he had secretly summoned Master Tie...

He hadn't expected the effect of Master Tie's arrival to be so explosive!

Rich and Honorable Zhu, who had been acting as a lackey just a moment ago, was now so scared he was on the verge of losing control of his bladder and bowels.

His appearance was even more exaggerated than a mouse seeing a cat!

"Brother Ye, who among them bullied you!" Master Tie arrived at Lin Du's side, his angry eyes scanning the other three people in the room.

Although NPCs couldn't easily attack players, Master Tie's gaze was intimidating enough.

Hong Jiu'er sat in her seat looking calm on the surface, but in reality, her tightly clenched fists betrayed the unease in her heart...

Lin Du glanced at Hong Jiu'er with an amused look, then turned to Master Tie and smiled, "Don't worry, Big Brother Tie, I wasn't bullied."

"I asked you to come this time mainly because I wanted to ask for your help."

Master Tie saw the terrified Rich and Honorable Zhu on the ground and also noticed the Yunlong City map laid out on the table; he instantly guessed Lin Du's purpose.

"Brother Ye, you want to buy land?"

Lin Du smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, I'm planning to buy a shop."

"The shop I've set my eyes on, Rich and Honorable Zhu wouldn't sell to me, so I had no choice but to trouble Big Brother Tie to make a trip here."

Master Tie was famous in Yunlong City for his explosive temper; when Master Tie's name was mentioned, there were very few NPCs in Yunlong City who wouldn't tremble.

Upon hearing that it was Rich and Honorable Zhu causing trouble, Master Tie strode over to Rich and Honorable Zhu's side and hoisted him up as if he were a chick.

"Fat pig!"

"You dare to bully my brother?"

Rich and Honorable Zhu was scared out of his wits, his face deathly pale.

"Master Tie, it's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

"I didn't know he was your brother; otherwise, even if you gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to do this!"

"It was the two of them who instigated me; if you want revenge, go find them!"

Rich and Honorable Zhu spinelessly pointed at Hong Jiu'er and Scorpion Tail Needle.

In front of Master Tie, how could Rich and Honorable Zhu care about anything else!

Hong Jiu'er and Scorpion Tail Needle's expressions grew tense; the oppressive feeling brought by Master Tie was simply not something players could withstand.

Even someone as strong as Hong Jiu'er was trembling under Master Tie's aura...

Master Tie glared angrily at the two of them, Hong Jiu'er and Scorpion Tail Needle.

"You two, I've remembered you."

"From today on, you are not allowed to step foot into any Blacksmith Shop in Yunlong City!"

"The Yunlong City Blacksmith Shop does not welcome you!"

The life professions that Hong Jiu'er and Scorpion Tail Needle had chosen were both blacksmiths; Master Tie's words directly cut off their future path as blacksmiths.

This move didn't do much damage, but it was extremely insulting...

Lin Du, watching from the side, saw that the timing was right and called out to Master Tie.

"Big Brother Tie, let's talk about the real business."

Lin Du placed the map in front of Master Tie, then reached out and pointed to the shop he had previously set his sights on.

"Big Brother Tie, I'm planning to open a shop here, what do you think?"

Master Tie glanced at the location Lin Du pointed to and furrowed his brows deeply.

"Brother Ye, even a dog wouldn't go to the place you picked!"

"If you want to open a shop, you at least have to choose a place with lots of people, right?"

Lin Du shook his head helplessly.

How could he not understand such a simple principle?

"Big Brother Tie, I would like to find a good place, but all the good places have long since been taken by others."

"The place you see here is already the best location I could find."

Master Tie's brows were tightly furrowed; he carried Rich and Honorable Zhu with one hand to the front of the map.

"Fatty, is what my brother said true?"

"There are no better shops?"

Rich and Honorable Zhu's face was deathly pale, and he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Master Tie, the good locations are really all sold out; the location your brother chose is currently the best one remaining."

Master Tie was clearly unsatisfied with Rich and Honorable Zhu's explanation; he reached out and tore the map to shreds.

Rip—

"Damn it, whoever wants to go to these trash places can go, but my brother isn't going!"

Lin Du didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Master Tie's temper was truly too explosive.

If the few places he selected wouldn't work, then he wouldn't have anywhere to open his business...

After Master Tie tore up the map, he was also thinking of ways to help Lin Du.

Suddenly!

A flash of inspiration struck his mind; he seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly lowered his head to search through the torn pieces of the map.

"Found it!"

Master Tie excitedly brought a palm-sized piece of the map to Lin Du.

"Brother Ye, how about this place!"

What Master Tie was pointing at was a house with a hammer symbol.

After seeing this symbol, a look of confusion appeared on Lin Du's face, "Big Brother Tie, isn't this your Blacksmith Shop?"

Master Tie laughed out loud, "Haha, I'm not talking about the Blacksmith Shop, it's the one next to it!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Du immediately looked at the house next to it.

Sure enough, this house hadn't been circled.

"Big Brother Tie, the location and layout of this house are top-tier choices; how could it not have been sold?" Lin Du looked bewildered.

The Blacksmith Shop was the place with the most player traffic; calling the house next to it the best location in Yunlong City was no exaggeration.

Such a good place, and yet no one bought it?

Lin Du truly couldn't believe it!

Master Tie laughed, "Brother Ye, that house is right next to the Blacksmith Shop; there is constant noise every day, and it is also often disturbed by us rough men."

"Do you think anyone would dare to choose that place??"

Master Tie's words made Lin Du's eyes light up, and he became excited.

Others were afraid of the noise, but Lin Du wasn't!

Others were afraid of being disturbed, but Lin Du wasn't!

With this group of blacksmiths by his side, his safety factor would rise by a significant margin.

This was simply a treasure trove tailor-made for him!

Master Tie said expectantly, "That house has been vacant for a long time; if you ask me, Brother Ye, you should just choose that place!"

"Let's be neighbors and drink and chat every day, how about it?"

The meal had already been fed to his mouth; how could Lin Du have any reason to refuse?

"Since Big Brother Tie has so kindly invited me, then this little brother will respectfully obey."

"I'll choose that place!"

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