"I'm sorry, Captain, but I didn't create these Energy Cubes. I got them from the higher-ups. If you want to reserve them, you can leave me your communication number, and I'll ask the higher-ups later. However, if the quantity you reserve is too small, I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the higher-ups. Also, you'd better give me a deposit."
Although the person was stronger than him, Kaede Sato was not afraid. He stood up and spoke to Ryoichi Sakata in a manner that was neither overbearing nor servile. In order to not arouse the other party's suspicion, he deliberately spoke in a hoarse voice.
Sato Kaede's words about his superiors were, of course, non-existent. But now that his tone was calm and fearless, the cautious members of the Rocket Squad, including Sakata Ryoichi, instantly believed him to be 70% to 80%.
In fact, what made the Rocket members believe in Kaede Sato was not his fearlessness towards Captain Ryoichi Sakata, but the fact that the number of Energy Cubes Kaede Sato sold was too small.
More than five hundred Energy Cubes were not even enough to fill the gap between the teeth of the huge underground base of the Rocket in Nibi City. Kaede Sato only sold so little Energy Cubes. His status was almost the same as a small retailer in a small town.
Especially after listening to the second half of what Kaede Sato said, the Rocket members further imagined that Kaede Sato was just a small retailer. Although he had control over the purchase channel of Energy Cubes, he was currently unable to obtain a larger quantity due to his lack of funds.
"I see. The quality of the Energy Cubes you are selling is excellent. How about this, I'll reserve a thousand Bitter Energy Cubes. This is half of my deposit. Please keep it, Your Excellency."
Ryoichi Sakata nodded, then squeezed a smile on his face.
As soon as he said that, he transferred 2,800 points to the account number of the Rocket written on a piece of paper on Kaede Sato's stall.
"That's great. Don't worry, Captain. A thousand Energy Cubes is not a small business. I believe the higher-ups will definitely accept it. Please send me an address later. I'll deliver the goods to the agreed address in five days at most."
When Sato Kaede saw the 2800 points transferred to him, his tone immediately became more enthusiastic. He smiled at Sakata Ryoichi, who was very tactful with his words.
According to the price on Kaede Sato's carpet, a mid-quality Energy Cube only cost 5,000 points, so half of the deposit was naturally 2,500 points.
But now that Ryoichi Sakata had given him 2,800 points, Kaede Sato naturally knew what the extra 300 points meant. He was quite happy to suddenly get 300 points for free.
Sakata Ryo quickly left after finishing the order. Sato Kaede noticed that he kept looking left and right in the crowd, thinking that he must be looking for the person he had promised to meet.
However, as soon as Ryoichi Sakata left, Kaede Sato was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he looked expectantly at the Rocket members who were still gathered around.
Sure enough, just as Kaede Sato expected, after Ryoichi Sakata took the lead, in the next few minutes, three more people came to him to reserve mid-quality Energy Cubes. One of them was the bad-tempered female stall owner next to him.
Like Ryoichi Sakata, these three people only paid half of the deposit in advance, and all three of them were smart people. In this way, Kaede Sato suddenly had another 5,000 points as a deposit and 500 points as a tip.
Kaede Sato knew when to stop. He immediately stopped setting up the stall and put away the Swamp Monster, then walked to the public restroom.
At this time, some people who were tempted by wealth began to follow him. They followed Kaede Sato into the public restroom.
After Kaede Sato entered the restroom, when he came out again, he had removed his mask and black robe. Of course, he was still wearing the skin mask. The people following him also saw his face and continued to follow him.
Unfortunately, there were countless people wearing the uniforms of the Rocket squad in the public market. Wearing the uniform, Kaede Sato blended into the crowd, then lowered his head to change his face again, and easily got rid of the people following him.
To be on the safe side, Kaede Sato deliberately continued to wander around the public market a few more times. After making sure that there were no people following him, he took off the skin mask and quickly went to the stall owner's stall.
After the female stall owner confirmed that the points had been transferred to her account, she handed the Purple Poison-Black-Spotted Vine to Kaede Sato with her rubber gloved hand, then quickly packed up her stall and left.
"Where did you go? I've been looking for you in the public market for more than ten minutes."
When Kaede Sato was about to put the Purple Poison-Black-Spotted Vine into his spatial equipment, he suddenly heard a very familiar voice behind him. He turned around and immediately saw Ryoichi Sakata's cold face.
"Are you Master Ryoichi Sakata? I've been here for a long time, but because I found something good just now, I didn't have enough points, so I had to find some people to trade with. I just came back now. "
Hearing Ryoichi Sakata's question, Kaede Sato already had a script in mind, but he still pretended to smile awkwardly and said with some embarrassment.
In fact, Ryoichi Sakata did have the intention to leave Kaede Sato aside. For this reason, he deliberately waited more than 20 minutes after sending the message before coming over. However, at that time, Kaede Sato was setting up his stall.
Because Kaede Sato changed his appearance and put on the mask, it made Ryoichi Sakata feel that Kaede Sato had left him aside. He even felt that Kaede Sato had stood him up. This made Ryoichi Sakata have a very bad impression of Kaede Sato.
"Hmph, it better be like this. Come with me."
Ryoichi Sakata frowned when he heard Kaede Sato's words. He glanced at the Purple Poison Black-Spotted Vine in his hand, and after recognizing what it was, he nodded slightly. His tone was cold and commanding.
Kaede Sato's expression remained the same, without any dissatisfaction. He nodded and followed behind Ryoichi Sakata without saying a word. However, his eyes kept staring at Ryoichi Sakata's shoulders with fear in his eyes.
Finally, Ryoichi Sakata brought Kaede Sato to a corner of the public market. Under Kaede Sato's somewhat surprised gaze, he started to set up his stall.
Ryoichi Sakata's stall was as simple as the one Kaede Sato set up just now, and the goods were pitifully few — only three Lesser Elves.
However, through the system's detection function, Kaede Sato discovered that the three Lesser Elves in his stall were extremely rare Lesser Elves. They were Circle Bear, Polygon, and Big Milk Can.
These three Lesser Elves were very good in terms of aptitude and strength. Moreover, it was not difficult to see that these three Lesser Elves were well-trained from their levels and the number of skill discs they used.
"Lord Caesar has ordered me to represent him to help you in this Newcomer Tournament. These three Lesser Elves are all well-trained and will definitely be of help to you in this tournament. I'll trade one of them to you so that it's not against the rules. Alright, enough nonsense, choose one of the three."
Ryoichi Sakata sat on the ground after setting up his stall and stared into Kaede Sato's eyes.
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