Jax grabbed the boots by the heels, slammed the appraisal fee onto the glass counter and said. "I appreciate the offer but I just needed a rough price tag to check its worth before I give it away as a present."
The shopkeeper's entire professional mask shattered right in front of him like someone had taken a hammer to a porcelain smile. "Wait, hold on! You absolutely cannot just give away an item of this magnitude as a casual present! Okay fine, how about ten million credits? We can even settle the exact amount using pure gold coins or high-level monster cores if that works better for you!"
Unable to control the greed that was practically leaking from his pores the shopkeeper had already crossed the counter and was rushing toward Jax when a drawn sword found his throat and stopped him where he stood.
