There are always a few shops at the corner of the street. No one usually sees anyone patronizing them, but they never close down.
The same goes for the pawn shop. Its location is not very good, and you even need to go out to find it. The old door is ajar, giving people a feeling that no one is allowed to enter.
Reina stood at the door, looked up at the signboard, and only stepped in after confirming that this was where it was.
The threshold here is very high, and you need to raise your legs to step in. The house is very quiet, with only one very high window, and there are several iron railings on that window, which seems difficult to damage from the outside.
There was no one inside, but there was something like a bell and a rope hanging down.
Reina pulled the bell's rope, and it made a sharp tinkling sound. She didn't know if it was because she was a little bored during the journey alone, but she thought it was quite interesting to watch the bell swinging left and right.
However, at this moment, the door to the room inside the window suddenly opened, and an old man with a sinister look appeared inside.
"Are you calling a dead person or a living person? Let go of that bell before you deafen my ears!"
He cursed loudly as soon as he appeared, which was rare. Most merchants would use honey-like language to lure others into buying his products, or they might act like they would suffer a loss if they didn't buy.
Linna let go of her hand and said, "I want to change some money."
"Of course! Everyone says that, but they came over with some junk and were not ashamed to say how could it be so cheap? Ha, they really thought I was a scrap collector here."
The shop owner's mouth was like a poisonous snake, and every word made people feel uncomfortable. Reina frowned slightly, took out a bag and placed it on the high window sill.
The other party grabbed her and threw her down on the table with a reproachful look in her eyes, as if she blamed her for being slow.
He looked like the world owed him something, so much so that he wanted to take revenge on the world.
Sometimes Rena feels that she is very lucky. If she had such a relative, she would definitely live a very unhappy life, facing an unhappy face every day.
What was in the bag were all the things Reina collected from her travels. For example, from the demon clan, she could sometimes receive some gifts and get some interesting things from some defeated bandits, which she thought were valuable.
something.
For example, a musical instrument made of bones, a delicate snail shell, a funnel-shaped braid with an unknown purpose, and some strange-shaped stones.
The old man thought he had seen all kinds of strange guests, but she was the first one to bring out such a thing.
He rolled his eyes, resisted the urge to curse, picked up one of them, and put on a strange instrument with lenses to observe it.
But after watching them, he threw them one after another, and finally pushed them away, showing an unfriendly smile.
"When you came here, did you see some little kids who were chattering non-stop?"
he suddenly asked.
Reina showed a suspicious expression.
"I saw a few."
"Then give these crappy things to them! Only brats will buy your worthless crappy stuff! Take your junk and get out of here!"
He suddenly started to curse loudly, pushed things to the window savagely, and planned to turn around and leave. Reina frowned, she didn't like being scolded like this, and at this moment, she accidentally thought of something.
"Hey, old man, this is the most valuable thing I have. I guarantee that you won't find anything like this even if you search all over the world."
I saw her putting a compass on the counter. The boss turned around and glanced at it. He thought it was another useless thing, but when he saw the old compass, he was stunned for a moment, and his eyes gradually became clear.
"What?"
He pretended not to care, he hummed, picked up the compass and took a look.
He couldn't tell at a glance, but he was sure that this thing was from a long time ago, and ancient things were worth a little money anyway.
The boss's expression became more and more strange. Reina was sure that he was very interested in this compass because his eyes had never looked elsewhere.
He took out weird props and tried various methods to identify them, but after all, he didn't know what civilization it came from, and he didn't even know its material. The only thing he knew was that this thing was at least a thousand years old, or even
longer.
"Where did you get it?"
The old man's words were a little less confident because he didn't curse.
"This is my family heirloom."
"Oh, heirloom, these three words appear more frequently in my life than my name. Everyone has heirlooms, and they just want a high price. Let me tell you this, girl, I really like this thing about you.
I'm interested, but I won't give you an exorbitant price before I know its value clearly.",
When he said this, his eyes were still on the compass. Reina really didn't expect that he would like this compass so much, or was this compass really valuable? She didn't know how many times she wanted to destroy it but failed.
, after being damaged so many times, it didn’t have any scars at all, which is really great when I think about it now.
"Okay, let me tell you the truth, this thing is not simple. I almost lost my life in a ruins."
Rena said with a serious face.
"Relics? What ruins?"
More than 20,000 miles away from here, in the domain of the demons, it was once a place ruled by a race called the dwarves.
"Dwarves, well, I have heard of this name before, but that doesn't mean you are telling the truth."
The old man's heartbeat accelerated, and Reina felt it, and the blood in his body flowed faster.
"Believe it or not, what I'm telling you is true. It's more powerful than you think. I bet even the largest and most prosperous city in the world can't compare to that ruin. It's not made of gold, but
It's more luxurious than gold." Renai said it clearly, and the other party was stunned again and again. Although this pawnbroker has been in business for many years, there are only a handful of people in the world who have rich adventure experiences like Renai.
She thought that the only person with more experience than herself was the dead man Horn. He taught Reina a lesson: don't trust humans gullibly, and every liar behaves as if he wants to help you when he deceives people.
The old man shook his head, his face full of surprise, and said: "I don't dare to believe your nonsense, but... this thing is really interesting. If it is a compass, it points in the direction neither south nor north. Logically speaking, it does not.
For its actual purpose, it might have been damaged, or it might just be a part..."
He began to disparage the compass and try to lower the price.
"Really? Forget it, I don't plan to sell it to an ignorant person."
At this moment, Reina suddenly snatched it away. The other party didn't react at all. When the other party turned to leave, he showed an expression of regret.
"Wait a minute, I understand, three gold and seventy silver, this is the highest price I can offer."
The old man suddenly shouted.
Reina stopped.
"Four golds."
Hearing this, the old man frowned.
"Okay, but you have to add those things just now."
"That's okay."
Reina turned around without hesitation and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
The old man looked like he had suffered a big loss and took out four golden coins. Reina took them over and pinched them lightly with her nails. After confirming that they were genuine, she turned around and left the store.
The shop owner immediately poked his head out and showed an excited expression when he saw her leaving. He took the compass in his hand and carefully placed it in a box that could prevent others from stealing it with magic.
"Fool, this antique is worth at least a thousand gold, hehehe..."
At this time, outside the shop, Reina smiled slightly, as if she had found a shortcut to make a fortune. The next second, she took out the damn compass from her pocket.