noffsinger Chapter 457 Testing the Truth
Chapter 457 Testing the Truth
Lu Youyou tentatively asked, "Sister Hong, I still don't believe anyone would leave Ghost Coins in the toilet. Could it be that someone used a skill to create a fake one to fool people?"
Wang Hong frowned: "Impossible? Who has the ability to counterfeit Ghost Coins? Every Ghost Coin is condensed by the Ghost King himself using his power."
Lu Youyou was shocked. If the Ghost King could condense Ghost Coins, so could Wei Tianning.
She almost developed cerebellar atrophy, believing that Wei Tianning was King You.
"Hey girl, can I see this ghost coin you found?"
"Row."
Lu Youyou had originally planned to show it to Wang Hong.
After all, she worked at the hot pot restaurant and often delivered goods to people on other floors. She must have handled countless ghost coins, so she must have a certain ability to distinguish them.
Wang Hong took the copied Ghost Coin and then took out her own Ghost Coin for comparison.
The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.
Lu Youyou held her breath, her heart pounding with anxiety.
Finally, Wang Hong concluded: "This is the real Ghost Coin. Even the trembling little patterns on it are the same. Who else but the Ghost King could make it?"
Lu Youyou looked at the trembling little pattern that Wang Hong was pointing to. She had never noticed it before if Wang Hong hadn't pointed it out.
"Was this pattern designed by King You as an anti-theft measure?"
Wang Hong laughed heartily: "You could say that. At that time, King You was feeling unwell and his breathing was unstable. He coughed when he was transmitting power, which caused the pattern to be carved crookedly."
"However, fearing that he would be discovered, he used a layer of power to cover the pattern, so that many people did not know that there was a pattern here."
Wang Hong's eyes gleamed with nostalgia when the topic was brought up.
“Sister Hong, you must be someone that King You trusts. He still kept you by his side when he was so weak.”
Wang Hong waved her hand with a smile: "I'm just a food delivery person, how could I be someone you can trust? Oh dear, I accidentally said too much. You should put away your ghost coins, I have to keep an eye on those lazy newbies."
As she spoke, Wang Hong cursed at Wei Tianning and then went over and shoved him hard.
Lu Youyou looked at the copied ghost coin in her hand and went to the front desk.
"Miss, I see you have a banknote detector here. Could you help me check if this ghost coin is real or fake? I found it in the restroom."
The receptionist smiled and said, "What counterfeit money detector? This is just a model. Besides, how could Ghost Coins be fake? Who would dare to copy the Ghost King's design? If you're worried, I can take a look for you."
"Thank you."
The receptionist examined the ghost coin closely, smelling and touching it, and came to the same conclusion as Wang Hong.
"This is the real Ghost Coin, don't worry."
Lu Youyou smiled.
It seems the copy was quite accurate; even Wang Hong, who was used to ghost coins, and the receptionist couldn't tell anything was wrong.
Lu Youyou returned to her work station, and Zhang Wei quietly approached her.
"Boss, what were you doing, looking for Sister Hong and the receptionist?"
Lu Youyou's mouth was dry from talking, and she didn't want to continue, but remembering Zhang Wei's identity as a puppet, she still took out the copied ghost coins.
"Zhang Wei, do you think this coin is real or fake?"
"Can Ghost Coins really be fake?"
Even so, Zhang Wei still took the Ghost Coin to examine it.
"The dark stone shards are no different from the ghost coins I used to have."
"It's not about appearance. Aren't you going to use Ghost Coins to weave an illusion? I mean, can you even use it?"
Zhang Wei looked at Lu Youyou helplessly: "Boss, have you forgotten the rules of the Ghost Mansion? The strength of all monsters is locked after the third floor, so I can't test whether this thing can weave an illusion."
"Neither can anyone else?"
"I reckon the Ghost King can, since he set the rules for the Ghost Mansion."
Lu Youyou held the copied ghost coin thoughtfully.
Since there is no difference in appearance and the inner strength cannot be detected, wouldn't it be possible to pass off the fake as the real thing?
Thinking this, Lu Youyou copied eight more Ghost Coins.
In this way, she would have nine, which would be exactly the price for her to go up nine floors by herself.
She walked to the stairs and handed over the nine duplicate ghost coins.
The two grave ghosts not only didn't step aside, but also looked furious.
Hopefully we haven't been discovered!
Lu Youyou's heart began to pound.
One of the grave ghosts reached out again: "Not enough."
"What?" Lu Youyou didn't hear clearly and asked subconsciously.
"You have three pets with you, making four people in total. You need to pay 36 Ghost Coins. You've already come to the eighth floor, don't you know the rules?"
Lu Youyou let out a soft breath.
She pretended to retrieve Ghost Coins from her backpack, but actually she was copying new Ghost Coins.
After handing over a sufficient amount of duplicate ghost coins to the grave ghosts, the two grave ghosts stepped aside to let Lu Youyou go up.
The ninth floor is a clothing market, with everything from clothes and shoes to accessories.
As soon as the clothing sales assistants saw the badge on Lu Youyou's chest, they enthusiastically surrounded her.
"Oh, it's the waitress from the eighth floor! What brings you here today? We don't have anyone taking orders."
Lu Youyou took out a duplicate ghost coin and casually tossed it to the sales assistant.
"Please pick out a pair of suitable shoes for me, this is a tip."
The sales assistant's smile was even brighter than before.
"Please sit down and wait a moment, I'll choose one for you right away!"
Lu Youyou closely observed the sales assistant's actions and discovered that not only did the assistant not suspect the ghost coins she had given her, but she also enthusiastically produced several octopus tentacles from behind her.
Each suction cup had a shoebox stuck to it. From a distance, it didn't look like an octopus monster, but rather like a shoebox that had come to life.
"Sister, come on, try these on first, and I'll find you some other styles!"
"No need, I can't try them all, so don't bother looking for more."
Lu Youyou casually opened the shoebox and picked out three pairs of shoes that could automatically adapt to her foot size.
"These three pairs will do."
"Forehead…"
The octopus sales assistant was in a bit of a dilemma.
"What's wrong? Aren't you selling these three pairs?" Lu Youyou asked.
"Sold out! Our shoes are on sale. Four pairs for 100 Ghost Coins. If you only buy three pairs, you won't get the discount, so it'll cost you 150 Ghost Coins in total. Is that acceptable?"
Lu Youyou picked out another pair of shoes, making the octopus-shaped sales assistant happy.
"You'll need to pay 200 Ghost Coins here."
With a thought, Lu Youyou noticed 200 duplicated Ghost Coins appearing on the table.
Without a second thought, the octopus sales assistant put everything away.
Lu Youyou carried four pairs of shoes downstairs.
At the bottom of the stairs, Wang Hong looked up with a tense face, looking very unhappy.