On the second morning, Lin Beifan opened his door to do business.
He currently resides in the scholar district of the academy, where students live and lead their lives. The entire scholar district has a population of tens of thousands, and has developed into a small town with complete amenities for clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
Lin Beifan rented a duplex, using the bottom floor as a storefront and the top floor as his residence.
Usually, apart from studying at the academy, he sells talismans in his shop to earn spiritual currency.
His shop is called "Lin's House," which is straightforward and easy to understand.
Today, Lin's House is opening once again.
Looking at the talismans on the counter, which are like works of art, Lin Beifan had a faint smile on his face.
Last night, he drew about 300 talismans, using up all the animal skins. Among them, two-thirds were low-level talismans, with a dozen or so fourth-level talismans mixed in on the counter for sale.
The remaining one-third were all middle-level talismans, which he kept for himself to enhance his strength.
Today, he planned to make a lot of money with these flawless talismans.
Lin Beifan's Lin's House has a certain level of popularity in the nearby streets.
As soon as the store opened, several students walked in.
One of the students said, "Boss, give me five Thunderstorm Talismans, one for each of us! We have accepted a mission and are preparing to leave the city, so we need something to protect ourselves!"
"Sure, no problem!"
Lin Beifan quickly took out five Thunderstorm Talismans from the counter. These talismans are in high demand due to their explosive effects, and are basically in short supply. That's why Lin Beifan made many of them.
"Boss, how much?" one of the students prepared to take out money.
"5000 spiritual currency in total, thank you!"
The student froze, shocked, and said, "Boss, how much did you say? I didn't hear clearly just now!"
"5000 spiritual currency in total, 1000 for each talisman!"
The student retracted his hand that was about to take out money and said, "Boss, are you crazy? At most, these Thunderstorm Talismans are only Rank Three talismans. Selling them for 200 spiritual currency is already pushing it. You actually want 1000?"
"My talismans have better effects. One talisman is worth ten others. It's definitely a life-saving divine weapon. Selling them for 1000 is already cheap."
"No matter how good the effects are, they can't be sold for 1000. Forget it, forget it, Boss, you're too greedy. I won't buy them!"
These students just left like that.
Later, a few more people entered the shop, but upon seeing the high prices, they shook their heads and left.
Lin Beifan wasn't worried. He believed that his talismans would definitely sell because...
"Brother Fan, I've come to see you. Are you happy?"
At this moment, a beautiful and charming girl flew in with a smile.
Lin Beifan only felt a gust of wind, and then his arm was already in the girl's embrace. With a light touch, he could feel the sensitive area, but the girl didn't mind at all.
Her name was Lin Weiwei, the granddaughter of his teacher. They had known each other since they were 10 years old and could be considered childhood sweethearts. Their relationship was very good, even after she moved out, she often came to visit him and take care of his business.
Behind her were a group of people, who could be considered her teammates. Lin Beifan knew most of them.
But there was one martial artist in black clothes who was relatively unfamiliar.
When he saw Lin Weiwei throwing herself into Lin Beifan's arms, he frowned slightly, his face not looking good.
Lin Beifan kept his eyes and ears open, knowing that this was another student who admired Lin Weiwei. Lin Weiwei was a beautiful girl, pure and romantic, innocent and kind, very popular.
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Beifan didn't know how many such gazes had "injured" him, but he was used to it.
Lin Beifan gently stroked Lin Weiwei's head and said, "Weiwei, are you leaving the city again?"
"Yes, we've taken on a mission to escort a batch of supplies out. The situation is a bit dangerous, so we came here specifically to buy some talismans." Lin Weiwei frowned, tilting her head to avoid Lin Beifan's touch.
Because she didn't like Lin Beifan treating her like a child.
"You've come at the right time. I just finished drawing a batch of talismans, including a few 4th-grade ones."
"4th-grade talismans? Brother Fan, you've advanced?" Lin Weiwei exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Beifan smiled and nodded, "I just broke through these past few days."
"That's great, you don't have to leave!" Lin Weiwei excitedly hugged Lin Beifan, as if she wanted to merge him into her body.
That man frowned again, his face looking even worse.
"Don't get excited, isn't it normal for me to have a breakthrough?" Lin Beifan smiled faintly.
"Mmm!" Lin Weiwei nodded vigorously, then adoringly said, "My Brother Fan is the smartest, the most amazing!"
Lin Beifan was enchanted by this adoring gaze.
Ah, humans are indeed vain creatures!
Lin Beifan is no exception.
The man had a blank expression, but whispered, "To only reach Rank Four at 18 years old, he's simply useless!"
Lin Beifan secretly glanced at him and suddenly found this man annoying.
Is it bothering you that I reached Rank Four at 18 years old?
"I want to buy all of Brother Fan's Rank Four talismans!" Lin Weiwei suddenly waved her hand with determination. These talismans were drawn by Brother Fan after his breakthrough to Rank Four, they have great commemorative value. I will definitely keep them well, hehe.
"There are a total of five, each talisman costs around 3000 spirit coins, so it's a total of 15000 spirit coins. Since you're my good little sister and also my first customer today, I'll give you a 50% discount, so it's a total of 7500 spirit coins."
"7500 spirit coins, so expensive?"
"These are the prices for Rank Five talismans!"
"More expensive than Rank Five talismans!"
... The people around exclaimed.
The normal price for a Rank Four talisman is between 500 to 800, and the price for a Rank Five talisman is between 1000 to 1500. Lin Beifan's five talismans cost a total of 7500 spirit coins, which is equivalent to 1500 per talisman.
And that's after the discount.
It's still expensive for students.
"It's a bit expensive, but I still want to buy them!" Lin Weiwei said firmly, because she valued the meaning behind them.
"Weiwei, buying these talismans is definitely worth it!" Lin Beifan smiled.
"I believe in Brother Fan!" Lin Weiwei hugged him and smiled, then prepared to pay.
She herself was a wealthy woman and could easily afford the high price.
But just as Lin Weiwei was about to pay, the man finally spoke up: "Wait, Weiwei, you can't do this. He's taking advantage of you."
"Luo Tianjun, this is my business, you don't need to interfere!" Lin Weiwei frowned, showing displeasure.
"Your business is also mine..." he was about to blurt out, but then remembered that he and Lin Weiwei were only classmates at the moment, so he swallowed his words.
"And I believe in Brother Fan, he won't deceive me!" Lin Weiwei said earnestly.
Lin Beifan smiled slightly, "Of course I won't deceive you. If it weren't for the fact that I still need to earn money to support my family, I would give it all to you!"
"Brother Fan is the best!" Lin Weiwei felt a sweet sensation in her heart.
The man looked at his beloved woman, who was so stubbornly in love with another man, and felt a sharp pain in his heart.
A surge of heat rushed to his head. "Lin Beifan, what's the point of deceiving a young girl? You use Weiwei's sincere love for you, but you deceive her for money and pleasure.
You're simply scum!"
This was too much, and everyone's faces changed.
"Kid, watch your words, or I'll make you regret it!" Lin Beifan said calmly.
"Luo Tianjun, what nonsense are you spouting? I won't allow you to defame Brother Fan! I demand that you apologize to Brother Fan immediately, or we will be at odds!" Lin Weiwei drew her sword and said angrily.
"Weiwei, I think you need to calm down! Give me three minutes, and I'll expose his true face!"
Luo Tianjun looked at Lin Beifan with an unfriendly expression. "Lin Beifan, if you're a man, come out and fight me! Let's have a battle of wits.
I just want to test the authenticity of those talismans.
Do you dare?"
The so-called battle of wits is an unequal form of combat.
Both sides stand on opposite sides of the combat arena, with a line in the middle that neither side can cross.
One person is responsible for offense, and the other person is responsible for defense.
If the attacking side cannot overcome the defending side, they lose. If the defending side voluntarily surrenders or loses the ability to resist, then they lose.
This form of combat is more commonly used to test new moves and tools, and is generally seen in battles between combat-oriented and support-oriented professions.
Because in a direct confrontation, support-oriented professions are almost impossible to win against combat-oriented professions, this method is adopted.
"What's there to be afraid of? But what benefit is there for me in winning or losing?" Lin Beifan said casually. "You see, using talismans in a battle against you will result in a loss for me, so who will be responsible for my losses?"
Luo Tianjun smirked coldly. "If I lose, I'll compensate you tenfold for your losses. How about that?"
Lin Beifan's eyes lit up. "Deal!"