The tall, middle-aged man with dark skin and dressed as a fisherman smiled and walked into the store with a bulging sack of stuff in his hand after hearing Ian's greeting.
"It's Uncle Sainan."
Walking down the stairs, Ian actually knew who the visitor was just by relying on the sand armor apprentice's sense of the footsteps on the earth.
But he still pretended to be surprised, holding on to the escalator and said: "It's been a long time no see. I thought that after you got your own long-distance fishing boat, Uncle Sainan, you would never bother to go ashore."
Sainan was the first fisherman who rushed over to save people when Ian killed the priest and burned down the old house on the first day he awakened his memory.
Afterwards, Ian was given a World of Warcraft-level salmon, which allowed Ian to regain his strength immediately.
Although he did have ulterior motives, he was able to come to rescue people despite the fire, no matter what the reason was, he was sincere.
Not to mention the free fish later, Ian is willing to accept it.
In the past few years, Sai Nan has become the captain of a long-distance fishing boat in the Baishi fleet. He is enthusiastic and protective of others, and is very respected and loved by sailors and fishermen.
"Hey, didn't I also give a big anemone to little Elland for her birthday last time?"
Hearing Ian's words, the dark-skinned and white-haired fisherman showed a row of snow-white teeth. He laughed heartily and said, "Look, as soon as something happened to me this time, I didn't even think about it and came directly to find you!"
"...Sea anemones are not plants. Elan likes flowers and plants, but sea anemones... can only be said to be really delicious."
Hearing Sai Nan's words, Ian almost burst into laughter.
The large anemone that the newly promoted captain gave last time was indeed very beautiful, colorful and fluorescent, but it was not poisonous at all. It was obviously a great effort.
But this thing is really not a flower, and it cannot survive in a fish tank. In the end, Ian made a pot of soup and it went into the stomachs of the two brothers. It can be regarded as living up to Sai Nan's hard work.
"As long as it tastes good, I'm a rough person and don't understand this."
The hearty fisherman with thick eyebrows and squinting eyes lifted the sack from the ground. His exposed skin was darkened by the sun. It was obvious that he had the physique of a man who had been running around on the sea recently. If he didn't often bask in the sun, he would be in trouble in a few weeks at most.
Faded, fully restored within a few years.
If you observe carefully, you can also see some strong blue-black scales behind the fisherman's ears and neck, and the fingernails are even sharper and stronger, making him look a bit ferocious.
After untying the sack, Sai Nan showed the contents to Ian and said seriously: "I'm asking Ian to help you find out whether this bag of fluorescent algae is worth anything!"
Ta. With these seaweeds exposed, the dark interior of the grocery store was suddenly illuminated, as if white oil lamps were lit.
"Hmm...fluorescent algae." Ian nodded slightly and groaned.
He noticed that although Sai Nan seemed quite cheerful on the surface, all the details of his body seemed very nervous.
Ian didn't even need to turn on his psychic powers. Using the silver chip, he could find that the knuckles of the opponent's fingers holding the bag were a little white, and his breathing was much heavier.
It seems like something really big is going on. Would even a character like Sai Nan be nervous?
"This brightness...Uncle Sai Nan, the quality is quite good, it should be considered a sublimation material."
He said casually, and Ian squinted slightly. He didn't know it clearly at first, but now he can see that one of Sainan's ancestors probably has a fishman or mermaid from Whale Song Cliff, so he is so adapted to the ocean and has
The atavistic characteristics of these fish-lizards are just like the dwarf characteristics of Elder Pude.
If given the chance, Sai Nan can become an Ascended One.
But the important thing is not this, but the current state of the opponent.
"He is lying to me. He is definitely not here to determine whether this bag of fluorescent algae is worth anything."
Ian can be sure.
He and Sai Nan are acquaintances, and they help identify catches more than once or twice. Every time they identify a World of Warcraft-level catch, the other party will give a reward without hesitation, and Ian always says, 'Everyone is
It was the Bai people who refused most of them as the reason "you saved my life and gave me a fish".
And Sai Nan will always give gifts that are difficult to refuse in other aspects, such as Elan's birthday and when Ian obtains the junior alchemist qualification certificate.
The relationship between them has been settling down for six years. Even those who are cautious and distant from people, such as Ian himself, still consider each other a true 'friend', not to mention Sai Nan who is already warm and cheerful, but to put it bluntly, he is a little simple-minded.
Woolen cloth?
Why does the other party want to deceive himself?
Suspending his doubts for the moment, Ian picked up the bag of fluorescent algae, picked out one piece and observed it carefully, and then said: "I want to bring one up for identification...is it okay?"
He observed Sai Nan's actions out of the corner of his eye.
The other party's actions were obviously stunned for a moment, and then he said with some hesitation: "Ah, okay... it should be no problem... no problem!"
He seemed to be recalling some rules and warnings, and after confirming that Ian's behavior was allowed, he smiled from the bottom of his heart and responded.
"Are you asked to come to me as an intermediary for appraisal?"
Ian nodded slightly, he saw some clues.
The Bai people help each other, and various industries will offer discounts to each other. Some services are even free of charge. Ian's appraisal fee is not cheap, but it is quite affordable for people of the same race.
This is a normal situation on the land of Terra. Maybe there is no such rule between different families of the same clan, but within families with the same blood, they only charge the cost price.
Ian would occasionally choose a day during ancestor worship days to appraise the clan members for free, or give away some handmade props.
Of course, such free and reduced fees are only for members of the same race.
If someone wants to do shopping or appraisal on someone else’s behalf, they are taking advantage of their own brothers and sisters and will be severely punished by Elder Pude.
"Forget it, I'll make it clear to him later and give him a favor. I personally don't mind discounting, but the rules still have to be followed."
Ian shook his head slightly and sighed: "The world is wise."
As the future successor of Elder Pude, and the new leader and elder appointed by the White People in the future, he will naturally maintain this set of rules... Of course, the benefits that are limited to members of the same race are naturally narrow and meaningless, but this is also the future.
Since the beginning of the membership system, he has already had a complete promotion plan.
After all, Ian is not an elder yet, so he has no intention of changing.
I'll give Sai Nan a warning later for this kind of behavior, so he won't do it again next time.
People like him can't learn to lie.
Identification naturally requires professional tools, but Ian generally does not need them. He said he would take them upstairs to look at them, just to hide the fact that he had a silver chip.
But this does not mean that Ian will not follow the normal identification process. Even without a chip and precognitive vision, his professional standards are consistent with his qualifications.
This is the professional level of examiners in the new era!
But today, there is no need to actually turn on various instruments, such as microlens distillation equipment, vacuum cabinets and the like for testing.
After Ian went upstairs, he casually started a grinder that consumed the least energy and made a clanging sound.
Then, he turned on his precognitive vision and silver chip, and stared at the fluorescent algae placed on the workbench.
Immediately, the wet seaweed that was still squirming and emitting a pale white shimmer was completely analyzed under the silver-blue shimmer in the young man's eyes.
[The psychic evolution of the Thai green algae that lives in tropical coastal waters will release slight pheromones in the middle of the night to attract surrounding small shallow-water creatures, and capture them with its own leaves. The fluorescent seaweed sap is corrosive and trace amounts
Toxicity, after processing, can be used to make medium and high-grade glossy ink, which is generally used to engrave runes, or as amplification materials to perform psychic skills]
[Mutations of this type of algae generally originate from large-scale rapid changes in the surrounding psychic fields. They are commonly seen in changes in the psychic fields before labyrinth formation, migration of Titan creatures, natural disasters, violent geological changes, etc.]
[Warning, if this mutant species is generated on a large scale, be cautious about surrounding environmental mutations]
The light blue mist was fluttering in front of my eyes, mixed with traces of scarlet ripples.
Ian's eyebrows raised.
"Interesting, could there be several lives involved in this algae in the future?"
His expression gradually turned solemn: "I originally thought it was just a small matter of appraising and defrauding discounts on behalf of others..."
"But now it seems that the big one is really coming."