As soon as you enter the pawn shop's box, you can smell a faint scent of sandalwood.

In the center of the box was a mahogany tea table, covered with a plain green tablecloth, on which was placed a set of exquisite purple clay tea sets, with steam still rising from the spout of the teapot.

Orange Sugar was the first to jump into the box with an elegant cat-like step. It jumped lightly onto the armchair next to the tea table, sat upright, and wagged its tail gently.

The guest took one look at it, thinking it was just a lucky cat, and continued to sip his tea.

Gu Xingyan and Janet followed in and sat on both sides, while the others stayed outside and continued to watch the store.

The guest looked at Gu Xingyan, then at Janet, until Chengtang suddenly spoke in a soft voice, breaking the silence in the box.

"Hello, I'm Orange Sugar, the appraiser at the pawn shop."

The customer was stunned. He didn't expect a cat could talk and claim to be an appraiser. This made him doubt the professionalism of this store.

"What items do you need to pawn?" Chengtang seamlessly switched to "work mode", sitting upright, with sharp eyes and a businesslike tone.

The guest felt a little nervous when being stared at by the cat, and finally he looked straight at the calico cat in front of him.

He took out an exquisite box from the space and placed it in the middle of the table.

He opened the box carefully, and inside was a red persimmon that was as crystal clear as crystal?

The two people and the cat all looked over at the same time. Gu Xingyan and Janet's eyes were curious and ignorant, while Chengtang's were inquisitive and profound.

"Jiangli Red Fruit?" There was a hint of uncertainty in Chengtang's voice.

The guest raised an eyebrow in surprise, he didn't expect that someone actually knew about this unpopular treasure.

He nodded, "Yes, this is the Crimson Lily Fruit. It matures only once every 100 million years, and only one fruit grows at a time."

"The God of Creation can use this fruit as the core of a new world. It is very valuable."

Orange Sugar didn't respond, but instead put on a pair of special glasses at some point.

It also used magic to cover its cat paws with a layer of protective film, equivalent to disposable gloves.

Then, it stretched out its claws to take the crimson fruit out of the box to observe it.

The guest subconsciously stopped him, "Wait! This is precious!"

Orange Sugar tilted his head in confusion, "How can I help you identify the value of the treasure if I don't touch it?"

"Besides, if you really pawn it to our store, there will be more people involved in its storage, maintenance, and transportation."

The guest couldn't argue and pushed the box in front of Orange Candy, "Then please do as you please."

He made excuses awkwardly: "This fruit is too important to me. It is the only thing I brought from my hometown that has been with me till now. If I wasn't short of money, I would never pawn it."

Orange Sugar's cat ears trembled, and he didn't respond. Instead, he concentrated on observing the fruit through the magnifying glass.

The scene became quiet, but the guest felt ignored and looked at Chengtang with some anger.

Seeing this, Gu Xingyan quickly asked, "Sir, where did you get this fruit?"

Janet also agreed, "Yes, this fruit looks really beautiful. This is the first time I have seen it."

When the guest was asked this question, his expression softened a little.

"This kind of rare treasure can give birth to a new world. It's easy to sell outside. The market price is about 60 million. But I don't want to sell it, so I came to your pawn shop to see how much you can offer."

Even without Chengtang saying anything, Gu Xingyan, who had bought a plane before, immediately realized that the price of 60 million was too high.

She frowned slightly: "Sixty million? You can buy a cheap low-dimensional plane from the Plane Alliance, not to mention that this is just a 'seed'."

The guest argued unconvincedly: "There are differences between seeds. The quality of my fruit is very good. If it is really made into a plane, its potential will definitely reach a higher dimension!"

"The causes of higher-dimensional planes are very complex, and the quality of the seeds is only one part of it. It won't be so expensive." Gu Xingyan explained patiently.

"Then how much do you want to bargain for?" the customer said impatiently.

Gu Xingyan looked at Chengtang, who was just putting the fruit back into the box, and replied, "Six hundred dimension coins."

"what?!"

The guest slammed the table and stood up with his eyes wide open in anger.

"You're crazy! This is the Crimson Glaze Fruit!"

He sneered, "Others told me that pawn shops are shady, but I didn't believe it. I didn't expect you guys to be so shady!"

Gu Xingyan and Janet were also shocked and speechless for a moment. They looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

But their first reaction was not to follow the customer's emotions, but to believe in Orange Candy.

Gu Xingyan asked: "Is there anything wrong with this fruit?"

When the guest heard this, he snorted coldly and his eyes involuntarily fell on the calico cat, with obvious racial discrimination in his eyes.

Chengtang spoke slowly, her voice was naturally soft and sweet, yet it carried an unquestionable professionalism:

"The skin of the Crimson Glaze Fruit glows with a strange glimmer. If you look at it with a magnifying glass, you will find that there is a transparent protective shell with a tiny sparkle on the outside. The quality and age of the fruit can be determined based on the sparkling substance."

"I don't want to hear this!" The customer rudely interrupted Orange Sugar. He had completely lost his patience and even began to doubt the store's motives.

"You just want to cheat me of my treasure, right? After I pawn it, you will change the store like the one on East Street and even replace the manager, right?"

Janet quickly soothed him softly, "Sir, don't get excited. We definitely don't mean that. We beg you to be more patient with us. Even if you don't pawn it to us, you can listen to what went wrong with this treasure. This will be beneficial to you, isn't it?"

Janet's voice is her greatest weapon, but no matter how beautiful it is, it can't wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.

"Oh, aren't all of you who make offers like this? You push the price down to the bone and belittle me in all kinds of ways. I know everything without you telling me!"

Gu Xingyan also advised: "Sir, we are in the pawn business, so we definitely hope that the items we pawn are more expensive so that we can earn more interest. Why would we deliberately lower the price? We have always believed that you have the ability to redeem the items."

Gu Xingyan’s words hit the nail on the head. The customer felt as if he was being manipulated, but he could not find any evidence.

Of course, he couldn't admit that he had no ability to redeem it, so he could only accept Gu Xingyan's logic and further agree that Chengtang's offer was the highest price.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, sat back in his chair, and said stiffly: "Okay, I want to hear what you can say!"

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