My Summons Are Mythical Beasts-Chapter 149: Scam Encounter?

Lucas paused mid way, trying to understand what Spot was trying to convey to him.

Lucas tilted his head, in confusion.

Spot's bark was a warning.

Not to the old man, but to him.

'Spot doesn't want me to buy this item?'

Knowing that Spot would not do him harm, Lucas had always put his trust on him.

'Could this actually be… a scam?'

Retracting his hand, Lucas looked at the old man warily, but chose not to expose him.

He knew that even if he exposed this old man, it would do nothing except stop him from doing the scam for a few days.

For him to be able to set up a stall here without getting shooed away by other stall owners, meant that this old man has some background.

Lucas did not want to entangle himself with such troubles.

Looking around, he finally realized why none of the people around decided to approach the old man's stall.

From the looks of it, this was indeed not a fortuitous encounter but a well made scam targeting people like him.

Looking at the array of items displayed below, Lucas no longer felt impressed, and looked at them just like their real value.

Shaking his head in disappointment, Lucas turned around and ignored the old man and his smile.

Seeing him turn around, the old man hurriedly called him back.

"Young one, try your luck? Just five Silver Coins for this magnificent ordinary rock, what do you think?"

Lucas ignored the antics of the old man and proceeded to the next stall without hesitation.

As he walked away, Lucas twitched the corner of his mouth as he heard the discussions of the people around.

"Wow, I thought that old man would be able to scam someone once again."

"Shh! Lower your voice. It's not a scam!"

"Yes. Yes. It's not a scam. Totally!"

Arriving at the next stall, Lucas took a glance at the old man one more time.

The old man did not even bother looking at him after he left.

Meanwhile, another youth, casually looking around, got the old man's attention as well.

The old man looked at the youth, and stated, "Young one, do you believe in fate?"

Lucas turned his head away without hesitation.

Sometime later, Lucas finally arrived at the stall that sells the plant that he was searching for.

This information was included in the stack of papers that he has been reading these past few days.

According to the information, this was the only shop that sold this kind of item.

The stall was not entirely big, however, it stood out amongst the others in the area due to the unique shape of its roof being curled like a ram's horn. This was also the reason why he was able to spot it easily.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man with a burly figure. His arms were crossed in front of his chest confidently. His eyes were closed at the moment, as if not afraid of thieves trying to take his items displayed in the stall in front of him.

Lucas approached the stall owner and asked, "Do you still have Ember Fang blood?"

The stall owner opened his eyes and looked at him deeply before nodding his head.

"How many vials do you need?"

"Five! How much is each vial?"

"5 Gold Coins per vial," the burly stall owner stated plainly.

Before Lucas could open his mouth and try to haggle, the stall owner beat him to it with a snort.

"Don't even think about haggling. These blood came directly from my own beast and you won't find it anywhere in Serene City. You should know that no matter who, my price has always been the same. Even if you are the City Lord standing in front of me right, the price of my Ember Fang's blood would still be at 5 Gold coins per vial."

Hearing that, Lucas could only smile wryly.

"Alright! Give me five!"

In fact, this was already mentioned in the information he read. He just wanted to try haggling, who knows if the stall owner decides to lower down his prices all of a sudden?"

Like what the stall owner said, he was the only person in Serene City that owns an Ember Fang beast.

Being the owner of the Ember Fang, the stall owner was also quite popular in Serene City.

He was also one of the many popular Silver Star Rank summoners in Serene City. At the very least, he used to be.

An Ember Fang was a Silver Grade dog-type beast. It has decent combat capabilities and strength. But what stood out the most about it was its strong endurance and defense.

According to the information, the Ember Fang beast could run for hours continuously and not feel tired.

The endurance was what Lucas was after.

It was already verified that Ember Fang's blood could indeed enhance the endurance of beasts that bathed in a liquid with its blood in it.

For dog-type beasts, it was even said that the effects would double compared to other types of beasts.

Unfortunately, a noticeable side effect would appear once a beast bathed in liquid with the Ember Fang's blood in it, even if the one bathing was a dog-type beast.

This was the reason why, despite its uses, the Ember Fang blood was only mildly popular and didn't go out of stock due to many orders.

The stall owner nodded his head. He then pulled out a bag from below and took out five vials the size of a finger.

"25 Gold Coins," the stall owner reached out his arm, not intending to give Lucas the vials of blood unless he gave the Gold Coins first.

Lucas did not waste time and immediately handed the Gold Coins to him.

He did not have to check the item as everyone knew that this stall owner was quite straightforward, and at the same time, an honest person.

The Black Scroll Bar also vouched for him, increasing his trustworthiness.

After he received the five vials of Ember Fang blood, Lucas did not linger in the area anymore and proceeded to go to buy some more in the next few stalls.

Lucas was already aware of what he was going to buy when he came here.

Soon enough, he had already bought a total of seven different items, not totaling more than 100 Gold Coins.

Of all the items he bought, only the blood of Ember Fang beast was quite expensive.

Five of the items he just bought were for Spot while the remaining two were intended for Tony.

None of them was huge either, so Lucas could easily place them inside his newly bought bag.

Unfortunately, Lucas did not see some of the items that he has been eyeing on.

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This was not the only market in Serene City anyway. He planned to visit the other market and check them out when he had the time.

For now, Lucas decided to call it a day.

Returning to where he came from, Lucas soon hailed a beast taxi that was waiting for any willing passengers outside of Sander Street.

A few minutes later, Lucas walked inside his home.

Heaving a sigh of relief since nothing untoward has happened, he decided to meditate and recover his energy first.

Now that he has obtained the basic materials that he needs, he does not want to waste time anymore.

First things first, he needed to prepare a bath for Spot.

A bath with the blood of Ember Fang beast as bubbling shampoo.

After he was done meditating and recovered his energy to full, Lucas immediately opened his eyes and sprung into action.

The first thing he did was to get the large basin that was included in the house.

He then filled the basin with hot water, allowing only a small margin before it overflowed.

Lucas then took out one of the vials containing the blood of an Ember Fang beast.

He uncorked the vial and before the strong smell of blood could waft to his nose, Lucas immediately dropped the entire vial under the basin.

Bubbles rose up, while a hint of red slowly spread to the clear water inside the basin. The clear water turned to a pinkish hue, and all the way to the color of blood.

The blood of a Silver Grade beast was indeed potent.

This information and preparatory work to have the best experience during the process was also obtained in the same source.

Lucas allowed the mixture to rest before he took Spot and allowed him to stay near the basin.

He then explained his plan to Spot, in which he only received a 'woof' and a Gentle Gaze as a reply.

Anyway, after letting the mixture simmer for a few minutes, and saw that the shade of red no longer changed, he immediately realized that the preparation was ready.

Lucas smiled at Spot and asked, "Ready?"

Although he was not aware of what was going to happen next, Spot still replied with a woof, before jumping directly inside the basin.