"So what if I've got money and can do whatever I want? You got a problem with that?"
Big Gold Tooth took the iron-plate takoyaki skewers Ethan handed over, and only then said smugly, "If you're unhappy, you can come buy from me too! One skewer, three Dragon Coins!"
"..."
Everyone was instantly furious.
This was going way too far. Just flipping hands and he was charging two extra Dragon Coins.
Even robbery isn't this fast, right?
But if they didn't buy from him, they'd miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime delicacy.
Wouldn't they regret it for the rest of their lives then?
Just thinking about that, those ore merchants who had thought even one Dragon Coin was too expensive immediately burst into tears and cried out, "I regret it so much! Back then, that skewer of iron-plate takoyaki was only zero point zero one centimeters away from my mouth, but after just a quarter of a sentence, my takoyaki was eaten by the elf race!"
Another dwarf said angrily, "I should've killed that elf girl right then and there!"
"You should have done it. I should've joined you too," the ore merchant said through tears, "Once, a perfect skewer of iron-plate takoyaki was right in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. Only after losing it did I feel endless regret. The most painful thing in the world is nothing more than this. If that takoyaki were still in front of my mouth right now, I wouldn't hesitate. I'd swallow it in one bite!"
Another dwarf nodded and said, "If heaven gave me another chance, I'd say three words to that boss: I'll take them all!"
"Heh! Heh!"
Big Gold Tooth stood there arrogantly, shaking the takoyaki in his hand, smug beyond measure.
But Ethan smiled, then took out ten more portions of magma octopus meat from his backpack and started skewering new ones, saying, "Everyone, don't worry. I've still got some here! Please keep lining up properly. Don't push, don't panic. Delicious food will reach you soon!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Big Gold Tooth was immediately dumbfounded.
He hurriedly turned around and questioned Ethan, "You still have more? Why didn't you tell me you still had more!"
"You didn't ask," Ethan shrugged, "So I didn't say anything."
"I…", Big Gold Tooth was so angry he almost exploded on the spot.
But Ethan's words left him unable to refute it.
After all, anyone running a stall would want to put all their goods out for customers to choose from. Who would deliberately hide stock and pretend they didn't have much?
Big Gold Tooth clenched his teeth, swallowed the anger in his heart, bit his lower lip, and asked, "So exactly how much do you still have?"
"Not much, just a little left. So, do you still want it?"
After skewering the meat, Ethan continued placing it on the iron plate to grill.
The sizzling sound of deliciousness finally made everyone in line behind them let out a huge sigh of relief.
And Big Gold Tooth knew, if he didn't buy up all the iron-plate takoyaki in Ethan's hands, he'd never be able to run a monopoly business. So at this moment, he could only grit his teeth and say, "I'll take all your one hundred skewers too!"
"Coming right up."
Hearing that, Ethan immediately started processing them.
The magma octopus had already been fried to death anyway, so the meat had long been fully cooked. Now it only needed a bit of reheating and some seasoning. Naturally, the speed was fast.
"Why should you get them all?"
"You've already bought dozens of skewers. Aren't you satisfied yet?"
"You heartless profiteer, you scalping bastard! Aren't you afraid you'll die a horrible death?"
Everyone pointed at Big Gold Tooth and cursed angrily.
But Big Gold Tooth, as a refined top-tier merchant, didn't get angry or upset at all. He just smiled at everyone and said, "I've written down every insult you just hurled at me. Later, you'll need to pay one extra Dragon Coin each as compensation for the damage to my reputation before I'll sell you iron-plate squid skewers."
"You…"
"Damn it!"
Hearing this, everyone could only helplessly shut their mouths.
Between eating and not eating, they still chose "so damn good." After all, who knew when they'd ever run into an opportunity like this again?
"Your one hundred skewers of takoyaki are ready. Thank you for your patronage."
As for Ethan, he was like a grilling toolman. He didn't hear any of the complaints at all and just grilled iron-plate takoyaki on his own.
Big Gold Tooth took the takoyaki, finally let out a sigh of relief, and smiled. "If you're planning to pack up, why don't you lend me your stall? I'll take over the business from here."
"Huh? But I still have a bit left unsold," Ethan said seriously, "I definitely have to sell everything before I pack up."
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"You still have a bit?", Big Gold Tooth felt his lips trembling.
Ethan nodded earnestly, then took out ninety-nine skewers and said, "Yeah, just a little left. Not much."
"You said 'not much' last time too, and now you're pulling out ninety-nine skewers again. Are you messing with me?"
Big Gold Tooth was about to go insane. But since he'd already bought over a hundred skewers, there was no way he could eat them all by himself.
And on top of that, Ethan only took out ninety-nine skewers this time. It had to be clearing out inventory.
Otherwise, who would take out such an awkward number?
So, he inferred that Ethan must only have these ninety-nine skewers left.
"I'm not messing with you," Ethan said innocently, "Compared to all these customers in front of me, what I've got left probably isn't even enough to sell to everyone. So saying it's not much isn't wrong."
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"Really?", Big Gold Tooth took a deep breath and said, "Fine. I'll trust you this one last time! Give me all ninety-nine skewers. I'll give you one hundred Dragon Coins!"
After saying that, Big Gold Tooth pulled out another golden pouch from his chest.
Then with another round of "clink! clank!", all of it fell into Ethan's money bucket trap.
Ethan happily grilled the ninety-nine skewers of iron-plate takoyaki and handed them to Big Gold Tooth.
But this time, he didn't waste any more time and asked directly, "Oh right! I just found a bit more tucked away in the corner of my backpack. Would you like those too?"
"You! Still! Have! More! PFF!"
Big Gold Tooth spat out three liters of blood.
At this moment, he was truly about to lose his mind. All his money had already been invested, yet this guy's iron-plate takoyaki just kept coming out endlessly.
"There's still…", Ethan said shyly, twisting a bit, "Just a teeny, tiny bit more. Not much!"
"Pfft!"
The people waiting in line to buy completely lost it this time and almost laughed themselves crazy.
This Big Gold Tooth had thought he could rely on money to directly monopolize the iron-plate takoyaki and make a killing. Who knew he'd instead fall into an endless iron-plate takoyaki trap.
"I'm dying. I guess this is what they call digging your own grave?"
"This human in front of us is really something. Just how much takoyaki does he actually have left?"
"I don't think it can be that much, right?"
"But I remember this magic beast being a magma octopus. And the size of that kind of octopus…"
"Hiss!"
Anyone who knew about magma octopuses sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.
Then they all looked at Big Gold Tooth with eyes full of sympathy.
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