Chapter 291 [Granny Yu] (6600)
In this type of lawless market area, Chen Yan knew the scheme well.
First, they target a market customer who seems knowledgeable, aiming for someone who appears to be an unfamiliar face, an outsider.
Then, they assess the person's financial capacity — how much cash they have on them.
It shouldn't be too much, as too much could be troublesome! If they have too much money, they might have a distinguished background that one must avoid stirring trouble with.
Obviously, it also can't be too little, as that wouldn't be profitable.
For such a setup, they preferred someone who is not poor, has some spare money, but is far from the real big shots.
Then, they would offer a good item at a deliberately lower-than-market price to lure the target.
Offering a price tag of one thousand, just right!
Using this to gauge the target's financial strength.
Real big shots wouldn't even look at this kind of broken low-grade magical artifact.
