Volume 1: Devouring Chapter 8 F-Rank Forging Ability

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  "Your words are really hurtful, especially for us girls." said to Beibei with a hint of resentment in her eyes.

  Shangguan Nengren hehe silly smile.

  "Never mind." Pinching the official's arm, it was tender and smooth, without any muscle mass, even more delicate than a woman's. He let out a soft sigh to Bei Bei: "Just as there are women who don't seem like women, there are men who don't seem like men. You can't force it."

  "Discovered A-grade Smile Hides Dagger Technique, host level is insufficient, unable to absorb." The system's prompt tone made Shangguan Nian'er's eyes twitch, and cold sweat suddenly appeared on his back.

  This... towards Beibei is actually an A-level smiling assassin?

  Shangguan Nengren originally thought that Xiang Beibei was just a bit eccentric and had a prickly smile, but he didn't expect her to be hiding so deeply. This isn't a smiling face, it's a smiling viper.

  "What? Don't want to listen?" Seeing that Officer Gao's face didn't look too good, he asked Beibei with a smile.

  The beautiful face with an enchanting smile, originally a charm and temptation that all men found hard to resist, but behind her back, Shang Guan Nian was icy cold. Before, not knowing was one thing, but now knowing that Bei Bei's smile hid a knife of A-level, how could Shang Guan Nian dare have even the slightest 'disrespectful heart'.

  "Cough, no." Upper official Nengren chuckled twice, looked at the time and said: "Xiang Beibei, I've been out for a while too, it's time to go back."

  "Oh?" Officer Nang's sudden change in attitude, from being respectful to keeping a distance, was caught by BeiBei's sharp eyes. She narrowed her eyes and swept a glance at Officer Nang, seeing that his eyes were slightly evasive. Her face turned cold as she said calmly, "Let's go! I won't see you off."

  "Uh? Cough, okay, I'll finish copying the homework as soon as possible and return it to you." Shangguan Nengren hastily picked up his backpack and walked out.

  "Get out!" For some reason, he kicked Bei Bei's foot on the backside of Shang Guan's butt, directly kicking him from inside the door to outside.

  "Ah!" Officer Nang Er almost got his head knocked against the wall by a dog eating feces.

  He's a big boy after all, and at an age when he's particularly proud, being kicked in the butt by a woman is bound to make him furious. He spun around: "You!"

  Seeing Bei Bei's gloomy face, Shang Guan Nian's fire was instantly suppressed. He stood up and left the beauty center without saying a word.

  "Bang!" A flower pot was smashed to the ground in front of Beibei, shattering into pieces.

  At this time a woman in her twenties walked in, saw the scene, silently closed the door, then picked up the broom and dustpan to sweep.

  Kicked off her sandals and sat on the sofa with a sullen face.

  The woman swept the floor clean and walked silently to Beibei's side, asking: "Miss, your birthday cake has arrived."

  "Let's go!" he said in a low voice to Beibei.

  "But..."

  "Throw it away!"

  "...is." The woman quietly exited the single room, but her mind was still on the just-departed Shangguan Nengren.

  This is the first time Miss has taken the initiative to bring a man here, who is he?

  Shangguan didn't know what happened after he left and now he's scared!

  Whether or not Xiang Beibei is a rich second generation is no longer important, what's important is that Xiang Beibei must be a 'second generation', and the synonym for 'second generation' often implies foolishness and danger, it's because they are foolish that they easily do dangerous things.

  Toward Beibei's second not second, Shangguan Nengren didn't know, but A-level smiling and hiding the knife technique was like a big mountain pressing on Shangguan Nengren's heart. If Beibei had made up his mind to deal with him, he knew that with his current self, he would be powerless to resist.

  "No way, the ten abilities must be absorbed as soon as possible. F-rank is just trash, and E-rank doesn't even know what kind of virtue it is. At least it should be upgraded to D-rank, at least when martial arts reach D-rank, there should be self-defense power."

  Shangguan Neng didn't realize that, unknowingly, Xiang Beibei had become the catalyst for his growth.

  ……

  On the way home from the beauty salon, I will pass by an antique market. Although Huabei City is only a second-tier city, its economy is very prosperous, and there are many migrant workers. The parents of Shang Guan were also migrant workers when they were young, and their efforts are inseparable from taking root in Huabei City.

  Due to the prosperity of the economy, antiques and calligraphy have gradually become a common topic in the industry for both the wealthy and ordinary people. The city also has a not-so-small antique market, although it can't compare with Beijing's Panjiayuan, but it's not much different either. Many locals and outsiders often come here to trade goods.

  Antiques are things that have both genuine and fake ones, without a certain level of appreciation ability, it's impossible to play with them. Although the superior officer is ignorant about antiques, he has been eager to improve his ability in his heart. On this trip, he suddenly had an epiphany.

  "Can I absorb the ability to appraise treasures here? If I level up in the future, even if I just pick up scraps every day, I'll be set for life."

  In a chaotic world, gold is king; in a prosperous era, collecting is the way to go. In this flourishing society, antique collecting is one of the easiest ways to increase value. Upper-class people like me have often heard rumors about some worthless vase being auctioned off for an astronomical price. Although I don't know why those rich people with nothing better to do are so fond of these trinkets, it's undeniable that antique collecting is a lucrative business.

  Shangguan Nengren's bicycle turned a corner and entered an antique market.

  At the entrance, he put away his bicycle and walked in with an ugly face, muttering to himself: "Damn it, storing a bike costs one block, why don't you go rob? Why don't you go rob? Why don't you go rob?"

  It was just after lunch, the big sun shone on the empty land of the antique market, and the "uncles" and "old men" who sat by the roadside stalls were listless like sick chickens. It's also understandable that it's so hot in the middle of the day, and there are only a few guests, it would be strange if they could lift their spirits.

  The official was so fed up with all the bottles and jars scattered everywhere that he couldn't help but curl his lip in distaste.

  "This teapot is also an antique? I have two at home!"

  "Wipe it off! How can a broken fan be sold for 50 cents each in bulk?!"

  "How dare you sell such rotten books? Who would be blind enough to buy this stuff?"

  These words are all Upper Official Ability's belly-churning resentment, if those uncles and grandpas heard them, they would definitely pick up their horsewhips and beat him until peach blossoms bloom on his face.

  Although Shangguan Neng didn't understand antiques, he had a discerning eye. Since he wanted to absorb the ability to appraise treasures, it was certain that the older ones would have more experience, so Shangguan Neng rushed towards those old men and touched them...

  Patting an old man with a vest on his shoulder: "Grandpa, you're still vigorous at your age! Your whole body is all muscle."

  "Found C-grade appreciation ability, host's capacity is insufficient, unable to absorb."

  Awesome!

  Pinch an old man wearing shorts on the thigh: "Old man, you should eat more, your thighs are not as thick as my arm."

  "Found D-class appreciation ability, host capability insufficient, unable to absorb."

  Damn it!

  Pinch an old lady's dry skin on her face: "Sister, your skin is really good!"

  "Found E-class Seed Song, host capability insufficient, unable to absorb."

  Shut up, you old hag who sings twisted songs! What are you doing here? Hey! Old lady, what's with that look in your eyes? What do you want to do? Don't mess with me! I'm still a virgin!

  The superior officer and his men fled in disarray.

  "Pah! An old woman over 80 years old still wants to eat tender grass, I'll report you for sexual harassment, you'll die and not even get into a coffin." Several hundred meters away, the old lady who was trying to escape the amorous intentions of the old man was chased after, and Officer Wang ruthlessly spat out a mouthful of saliva. Just as he finished spitting, an elderly woman wearing a red armband walked over with a smile.

  "Spitting anywhere, fine of 5 yuan!"

  Shangguan Ruo: "......"

  After repeatedly hitting a wall, Shangguan Neng knew that the abilities of these old men were a bit too high, and he couldn't absorb them with his current abilities. So, he shifted his target to those slightly younger uncles.

  "Found E-class appreciation ability, host's capacity is insufficient, unable to absorb."

  "Found D-level appraisal ability, host's ability is insufficient, unable to absorb."

  "Found E-class..."

  "Found D-class..."

  An hour later, Shang Guan was panting like a dog, his legs weak as he walked towards a cold drink stall.

  "Ni... Ni Ma de, when did Uncle's abilities become so high? Can't they be a bit lower?"

  "Uncle, give me a bottle of mineral water, iced." Xiang Nian almost collapsed onto the ice cabinet of the cold drink stall, weakly saying to an old man.

  The old man was not tall, less than 1.7 meters, over 70 years old, with white hair and beard, but his complexion was very good. He wore a white martial arts uniform, black cloth shoes on his feet. If you didn't know he was an ice cream vendor, standing in front of the Martial Arts Association, someone might think he was the president of the association!

  The old man chuckled and took out a bottle of chilled mineral water from the refrigerator, saying: "Young fellow, you didn't find anything good!"

  "Yes! I've been searching for half a day, but couldn't find a suitable one." Just as Officer Neng was about to hand over the mineral water, he was shocked to discover that the old man's hand only had three fingers, with his thumb and index finger missing, leaving only his middle finger, ring finger, and little finger.

  "It's probably because the old man had some accident when he was young!" With this thought in mind, Shangguan Neng took over the bottle, unscrewed the cap, and gulped down a few mouthfuls, feeling much cooler.

  The old man chuckled and said: "Antiques are too risky, you're still young, learn more and look more, don't always think about picking up bargains, bargains aren't that easy to pick up."

  It seems that this old man often sets up a stall here, and has seen many young people who want to take advantage of him. However, the young people lack experience, and it's not easy for them to find a good deal. Instead, they are likely to be cheated by those cunning old men, with a probability of over 99%. At this moment, the old man might be feeling bored, so he starts chatting with Officer Wang.

  "I know, I'm just taking a look." Officer Nang Er smiled and nodded in agreement, regardless of what the old man's intentions were, but ultimately it was for his own good.

  After drinking a whole bottle of water, Shang Guan Ren let out a breath and casually tossed the empty bottle into the trash can beside him. He then pulled out a steel thermos and handed it over: "Here you go, old man."

  The old man smiled and accepted it.

  How big is a steel ring? It's just a small circle, and the two people's hands touched normally, but the upper official was stunned.

  "Found F-grade forgery ability, is it absorbed?"