Chapter 72: Trading with Valmont! Chicken Talisman!
Jiang Bai was a little unsure about the timeline within Valmont's World. He didn't know if Valmont had already made a deal with Shendu! He was still hoping Valmont would help him acquire the Twelve Talismans. With the Twelve Talismans, he could become a mini-Superman, possessing the immortality of the Dog Talisman and the recovery of the Horse Talisman.
He could be considered immortal, and he already had an idea of how to persuade Valmont. Shendu had traded with Valmont using King Jinji's treasure, giving him some for each Talisman he found! Ultimately, it was about greed, and Shendu, after recovering his strength, might not even spare Valmont.
Even if Valmont had the life to take King Jinji's treasure, he wouldn't have the life to spend it. But he was different. Although the currencies of the two Worlds were not interchangeable, the value of gold was considerable in both! He could completely use gold to bribe Valmont into working for him, and could even help Valmont improve his strength.
Don't look at how Valmont constantly encountered setbacks and failures at the hands of Jackie Chan and Jade; to become the boss of the Black Hand Gang, San Francisco's largest gang, Valmont was not stupid! In comparison, he was more likely to trade with him.
Valmont: "What is this thing? Who are you?"
Jiang Bai: "You can trade with me through this thing. I come from another World, and I know a lot about you! I believe you are a good trading partner. Have you contacted Shendu yet?"
Valmont: "Another World!! You actually know about that statue!! What can you trade with me?"
Jiang Bai: "That depends on what you have to trade with me. I have everything you need: wealth, weapons, strength, lifespan. If your bargaining chip is big enough, even becoming a god might not be impossible!"
Valmont: "Hiss~ Lifespan can also be traded! What do you need, or rather, what do I have that I can trade with you?"
Jiang Bai: "What Shendu wants you to find is good. Compared to King Jinji's treasure, I can give you more! Although the currencies of our two Worlds cannot be exchanged, gold and jewels are both very valuable! Is your ambition limited to being a gang boss? As long as your strength is strong enough, then ruling the World in the future is not impossible!"
Valmont: "Okay, once I find the Talismans, we'll try to trade. But if I trade the Talismans to you, how do I explain it to Shendu? He has some ninja subordinates; I can't deal with them."
Jiang Bai: "Here's what we'll do: agree to the trade. I'll trade you two items that enhance strength, consider it my investment in you! Jackie Chan, who is at Uncle's Antique Shop, will stop you from finding the Talismans. You find an excuse to push the responsibility onto Jackie Chan. Uncle, at Uncle's Antique Shop, is a powerful Qigong and magic user. Just say he sealed the Talismans!"
Valmont: "Oh, oh, oh, okay. Is this candy?"
Jiang Bai: "This thing can enhance your physical fitness, reaching a state beyond the human peak. Eat it by licking it! I look forward to our future trade."
At this moment, Valmont actively sent a message to Jiang Bai. While a little surprised, he began to reply to Valmont. And he started to use his bargaining chips to get Valmont to trade with him! His first target was Shendu's Twelve Talismans!
Valmont didn't believe it at first, but after hearing that even lifespan could be traded, he decided to give it a try; there would be no loss anyway! However, upon hearing that the other party also needed Talismans, he expressed his concerns, and Jiang Bai told Valmont some things in response.
Even the two red candies that Jerry had snatched from Tom, which enhanced physical fitness, were traded to Valmont as an investment! If Valmont's strength wasn't increased, he simply couldn't compete with Jackie Chan and others who had the protagonist's halo. Even if he snatched it, he would lose it again for various reasons.
Even if Valmont didn't fulfill his promise in the future, his only loss would be two red candies that enhanced physical fitness. Tom and Jerry could both produce these. For him, they weren't particularly precious! For the supernatural items of Valmont's World, he was willing to take this risk.
Valmont, from another World, looked at the two red candies in his hand, put them into his mouth with skepticism, and began to eat them by licking! Not long after, he felt his body start to heat up, and it only returned to normal after three minutes.
In just three minutes, he felt his strength seemed to have increased significantly, but to confirm it wasn't an illusion, he broke off a corner of his office desk! The corner of the desk was directly broken off by him! This also proved that the red candy was real!
Thinking of this, Valmont's heart was burning with excitement. Just one candy could improve physical fitness; the other party's words might not be false! Imagining himself ruling the entire World through trade in the future, he couldn't help but get excited!
As for Jiang Bai's mention of trading lifespan, Valmont's lifespan had actually already increased significantly. While his physical fitness improved, the cells in his body also strengthened, and his cell activity even quadrupled! His lifespan thus surpassed that of ordinary people.
Valmont looked at the other candy in his hand. He didn't choose to eat it himself but prepared to give it to his subordinates! He couldn't find all the Talismans by himself. Then Valmont began to gather his subordinates: Chow, Rasu, and Afen!
"We are going to look for something called a Talisman next! Whoever finds the Talisman first, I will bestow this upon him!"
"Uh… Boss, although our Black Hand Gang isn't very rich, we're not so poor that we can't even afford a piece of candy, are we…?"
"Idiots! My candy isn't ordinary candy! Eating it can enhance your physical fitness, improve your strength. Let me show you!"
Boom—!
"This… Boss, is this thing really that powerful?"
"This is too strong!"
"Of course! As long as you find the Talismans, not only this, but there will also be plenty of money for us to spend!"
After Valmont gathered Chow, Rasu, and Afen, he expressed his thoughts, preparing to use this item to motivate his subordinates! But after listening to Valmont's words, the three of them looked confused. Afen spoke to Valmont with a bit of embarrassment.
A piece of candy didn't have much appeal, but as Valmont explained and demonstrated his strength, the three's eyes were filled with Fire! Although their skills were good, who wouldn't want to be stronger and have more money to spend?!
Looking at the Fire in the eyes of Chow, Rasu, and Afen, Valmont nodded in satisfaction and began to search for the Talismans using the clues given by Shendu! The first one was the Chicken Talisman: the power of levitation, which allows the holder to control objects to float. Used with the Rabbit Talisman, it can also enable flight and give the holder the ability to control levitation.