Chapter 325: Free Things Are The Most Expensive
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I'm Really Not the Demon God's Lackey Chapter 325: Free Things Are The Most Expensive

Fitch could feel his mind going blank. He was speechless with a face filled with bafflement. "...Book?"

With his usual kindly smile, Lin Jie started to tuck the book Thick Black Theory into Fitch's arms. "As I said before, 'a fragrant wine fears no dark alley.' As long as the books I sell are good enough, it doesn’t really matter if the book has a title or if the shop has a signboard."

In his stupor, Fitch was late to react and flailed frantically to grab the book. As he was about to voice another query, he noticed the bookstore owner giving him a meaningful grin. "You can now attest to the credibility of this statement. Once you’ve finished reading the book, the questions you currently have will naturally be answered.”

Pointing to the book, Lin Jie continued, “From what I see, your expectations of others to change their views to better suit you is simply a complete pipe dream. Why not try a hand at achieving your own goals instead? Change your strategies and trajectories, implement more subjectivity. Create the environment you want by yourself, yeah?

“It's a cutthroat world out there after all. Different species require different sustenance, hence the competition isn’t that intense. Competition only gets more intense the closer the species are to one another.

“If you want to stand out from the crowd and gain everyone’s attention, you would still require some new perspectives.”

With the young man now closer than before, Fitch didn't know if he was imagining things, but the bookstore owner seemed to exude an aggressive pressure that was reinforced by his face partially obscured by shadows. Even though he was grinning, those dark eyes were like an absolutely daunting abyss.

Fitch peeked at the book in his arms and saw the words Nest of Malevolent Chaos in a strange font on the surface of a hard leather cover. At that moment, his mouth went dry.

What... What sort of answer is this?

Did he ask a question just now? I-it seemed more like a discussion... It was like he was taunting me about whether I was utilizin

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