Wang Zhong nodded. This could not be helped. There was definitely a process to familiarize himself with the divine territory and understand the rules. He felt that Old Cow was doing this on purpose and was using him as a target to show off. However, what could he do …? He really did not know.
Other than the Shell Shade Faction and the massive pit, the other areas in the Catanlyke District were rather normal. The streets were bustling and colorful, and races of all shapes and sizes could be found everywhere. Although most races lived together, every small area still had a main civilization and power. The architectural styles on the streets were also biased towards that civilization. In the Land, this was a rather common tradition.
The strongholds of the various great civilizations were actually streets. Large civilizations had strongholds in almost every core area, while small civilizations only occupied the periphery. However, even these small civilizations were at least level-6, such as the Ninth Wilderness Path and the Shell Shade Faction. For example, if Earthlings wanted to have a certain level of reputation in the Star Alliance, the minimum condition was to be able to lead a small area and increase the level of their civilization or possess an extremely powerful individual. Thus, they could obtain the right to buy and sell shops in the Land and expand their sphere of influence to become the so-called 'Earth Street' or 'Earth Village'. That was the stronghold of the Earthlings. However, it was obvious that this beautiful wish was too unrealistic. This kind of future was too far away for the Earthlings who could only rely on others …
There was also a massive power in the wholesale market.
The Allansians were relatively easy to get along with and loved peace. Of course, deep down, they loved money. Peace was just a side effect. After all, amiability brought wealth. Furthermore, they did not have powerful combat power. This was a civilization that was rather proficient in farming and cultivation. They were also the largest manufacturers and wholesalers of medicinal ingredients in the Star Alliance. Although their civilization level was not high, they were extremely rich. "Be careful of these Allansians. They seem to be generous, but in reality, they are all very cunning. You have to be alert at all times when doing business with them. If you are not careful, you will fall into their trap!"
"Be careful of these Allansians. They look generous, but they're actually very cunning. You have to be alert at all times when doing business with them. If you're not careful, you'll fall into their trap!"
The Allansians looked like humans, but they were like shuttlecocks. They were pointed at both ends and round in the middle. It was as if they could spin many times with a whip. Their skin was fair, and their hair was a rather beautiful silver-white color. Their ears were long and sharp, and their hearing was especially developed. The boss of the wholesale store was still half a room away but could clearly hear Old Cow's mutterings to Wang Zhong. He laughed and welcomed him. "Dear Cow, that is your prejudice against the Allansians. We only do big business and never haggle over every ounce, much less cheat and cheat people."
Old Cow glared at him. "You won't be calculative? You brought in so many goods last time, and you couldn't even bear to erase a small part of it. You still dare to say that you're not calculative? "
"Your small part is too large, dear Cow." The sharp-eared boss of the Allansians did not care and was full of smiles. "You want to waive 900 Star Coins from over 2,900 Star Coins. There's no such logic. This time, I'll give you a special discount. I'll waive even the small part of it."
"Bullsh * t. What's the use of that? I'll waive at least 10 Star Coins! "
"Okay, okay, okay. Dear Cow, you're our old customer. There's no problem with this small matter. As for the price, we'll keep it the same …"
"What do you mean by keep it the same?" Old Cow glared at him and pulled Wang Zhong out. "Do you know who he is?"
The boss of the Allansians was slightly dumbfounded. With Wang Zhong's appearance, he would have thought that he was a member of the Heavenly Wings Race who had lost his wings. But so what? The Heavenly Wings Race could not openly rob others! Furthermore, he did not have wings. The boss of the Allansians did not think much of him.
"He's an Earthling!" Old Cow was full of confidence. "Have you heard of a level-3.5 civilization?!"
Wang Zhong was slightly surprised. He never thought that an Earthling from a level-4 civilization would be able to intimidate others.
The boss of the Allansians was obviously dumbfounded. What did this mean? What was his train of thought?
On the other hand, Old Cow laughed. "Even this kind of trash civilization can enter the Star Alliance. What does this mean? The situation in the Land is very bad and needs new resources to make up for it. It's not easy to sell things, yet you're still bickering with me. I'm going to cross over. Where can you find such a good partner to cooperate with?!"
"…" Wang Zhong and the boss of the Allansians were instantly speechless.
"30% off!" Old Cow pulled Wang Zhong, who had finished using him, away and confidently said, "Don't say that I'm bullying you. I'll give you a fair chance to bargain!"
"… Dear Cow, you've taught me another trick!" The boss of the Allansians only recovered from his shock after a long while. As a race that was famous for making money in the Star Alliance, he felt that his negotiation ability was simply too weak compared to Old Cow's. "How about this? I'll give you a 15% discount on top of the original 10%."
"70%! This is my bottom line! "
"20%. I can't go any lower! If it goes any lower, I won't have any profits! "
"No profits my ass. You're still bickering with me. You Allansians are a bunch of misers!" Old Cow muttered with a face full of disdain. He simply threw out a list. "Forget it, forget it. Let's come to an agreement. Next time, I'll give you a 70% discount. Give me the best. Don't pass off shoddy goods as good ones, and don't mix them up. You know my habits. I'll check them one by one!"
"No, no, no. Next time, it has to be 80%!" The boss of the Allansians waved his hand continuously. "Dear Cow, as for checking, you can check them all you want. If it's fake, we'll compensate you 10 times."
"Look at how you're bickering with me!" Old Cow rolled his eyes. A 20% discount was already a massive breakthrough. As for the next 85% discount? They could talk about it next time. Next time, he would think of a way to make it 70%. Old Cow waved his hand. "Don't talk nonsense. You're not nimble at all when negotiating a price. Hurry up and send the goods!"
Dragon's Tongue Orchid, Nether Ghost Grass, Heavenly Infant Fruit, Heavenly Fire Wick, Hundred Flower Shell Serpent Fruit … The goods that were brought over were all planted in small pots. Wang Zhong could recognize all of them and could tell that they were all top-notch goods. These potted plants were more expensive and delicate, making them hard to raise. There were also those that were stored in large boxes with runes engraved on them.
In reality, in the divine territory, good things did not necessarily have to be very expensive. The price-to-performance ratio was also a very important factor. Not only did they look at the value of the goods, but they also looked at their rarity. For example, there was a box of Loying Fruits in the list that Old Cow had ordered. These things contained an extremely rich spiritual energy and were essential for refining many pills. They had a wide range of requirements and logically speaking, they should be very expensive. However, firstly, these things were easy to plant and easy to raise. Secondly, the size of the seeds was extremely small and was easy to carry and transport. Thirdly, the production of these fruits was very high. Thus, the cost of transporting such a large box of Loying Fruits from the faraway Fifth Dimension to the Land was much lower than many items that were slightly less valuable. There was a large demand, a large supply, and a low cost. Thus, the price of these fruits could not be raised. Old Cow had ordered a large box of Loying Fruit seeds. There were tens of thousands of them, but they only cost 100 Star Coins.
However, Old Cow continued to pick and choose these worthless items. He opened the box and simply wanted to check them one by one. When the Allansians boss saw this, he furrowed his eyebrows continuously.
"Dear Cow, you're wasting too much time. We have professional inspection equipment and can do a free, large-scale quality inspection on the spot."
"Go to the side and wait!" As Old Cow spoke, he had already picked out a few seeds that looked slightly bland. In reality, these blemishes did not affect them much. "This is your machine. How can I say that the things you sell are not good? Also, you said it yourself. If it's a fake, I'll pay you back ten times. Let's count. There are already 21 seeds here! "
Not to mention the Allansians boss, even Wang Zhong was sweating profusely. If Old Cow was given a magnifying glass, he would definitely be able to study the tens of thousands of Loying Fruits in the box for an entire day!
This tenacity was too terrifying. When the Allansians boss saw Old Cow's slow movements, his eyelids continuously twitched. In the end, Old Cow had actually picked out hundreds of Loying Fruit seeds that seemed to only have a slight flaw. The boss did not have the courage to compensate Old Cow with 1,000 seeds and let him slowly pick again. He waved his hand. "I'll give you 1,000 seeds for free …"
"This is 10 Star Coins." Old Cow taught Wang Zhong in satisfaction. "Do you see that? This is how you do business! What's the most important thing in running a shop? Two words: seriousness! Next time, when you come to stock up on your own, you have to choose like this! "
After half a day, from morning to noon, they finally finished checking the goods that were worth over 1,000 Star Coins. While they were slowly packing them up, Old Cow still had to go to other places to take a look. At the same time, he instructed Wang Zhong, "Watch them pack them up one by one. Keep a close eye on them. Don't let them switch the ones that you've picked."
When he saw the large black cow wander to another flower shop across the street, the Allansians boss felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. He wiped his sweat and was rather sentimental. "Every time I do business with my dear cow, it is a cruel torment. However, he was right about one thing. Recently, business has become more and more difficult to do. The customers are too picky."
As he spoke, he swept the pile of 'defective' Loying Fruits that Old Cow had picked out into a large box. When he saw Wang Zhong's curious gaze, he did not look down on Wang Zhong's so-called status as a level-3.5 civilization. He casually opened the box and showed Wang Zhong. He saw that there were all sorts of seeds inside. There were large and small seeds, and there were more or less flaws. However, it was obvious that they could still be used. "Look, they were all picked out by those picky customers."
Wang Zhong's heart moved. "Boss Hu, how are you going to deal with these things?"
"Don't worry. We, the Allansians, only sell the best. We dare to say that we will compensate you ten times for any fake ones. These defective products will definitely not be mixed into the new stock." Boss Hu's eyes turned. "We will throw away all these things. Ha ha!"
That stupid cow thought that he had gained a great advantage. In reality, other people would start with a 50% discount, but he was calculative and greedy for small advantages. His impatience was just an act. Furthermore, Old Cow would purchase a large amount of goods every time, and he did not know how to digest them. Of course, he had to cooperate. In the past, he had come alone, but this time, he had brought a strange creature. Of course, Boss Hu had to be careful not to expose himself.
This gaze was very familiar. Wang Zhong had seen it before. It was the expression of an unscrupulous merchant who had his way. The eyes were the windows to one's soul and were useful for most races. Of course, he did not care about those who had hundreds of windows.
"Boss, don't throw them away. Give them to me. Recently, I have been learning pill refinery and can use them," said Wang Zhong with a smile.
"Little brother, I can't give them to you. In reality, we also give them to the Pill Faction's apprentices in batches. However, since you came with Old Cow, I will give you some face. You can take all 10 Star Coins."
"Boss Hu, I feel that the goods you sold to my boss are a little expensive. My boss thinks highly of me. In the future, I might be the one who will purchase the goods." Wang Zhong did not need to say much and just stopped where he wanted to. After all, he had lived at the bottom of society. How could such a small trick fool him? Boss Hu did not seem like a fool.
"Ha ha. Little brother, you are really a straightforward person. We, the Allansians, like to make friends. Alright, one Star Coin. Let's do it this way. This is against the rules." Boss Hu instantly understood.
"Alright, then it's decided happily!"
One Star Coin was the price in Wang Zhong's heart. He did not show it on the surface, but his heart was burning. This batch of goods would be the first step to changing his fate.
The Machinery race was responsible for the transportation of goods, and they basically had a monopoly. The transportation cost was not low, but it was safe. Very few people in the Land dared to have any ideas about the Machinery race. Of course, the other goblin races also had similar industries. They were relatively cheaper, but their efficiency was low. Meanwhile, the air transportation was completely monopolized by the Machinery race. Old Cow had purchased a lot of goods this time. Wang Zhong felt that it was too unfair for him to open a flower shop. It felt like he was running an underground business. However, this was not something he could ask about.
After finishing his work for the day, Wang Zhong returned to his room in the small building. He could not wait to start his experiment.
There were over a hundred fruits in the box, but very quickly, Wang Zhong realized that he had been tricked. 80% of them were dead and had no spiritual influence at all. This was a natural loss when transporting them to the divine territory. Defective products would become worthless, just like how things from Earth would deteriorate here. After picking for a long time, there were only 32 "living" fruits left.
However, it was not bad for him to have such a harvest for one Star Coin. Wang Zhong quickly adjusted his mentality and entered his fragment world. He gently placed the 32 fruits on the ground. Then, something strange happened. The ground, which was extremely hard to him, turned into liquid and formed a strange fusion with the seeds. Slowly, it became as soft as liquid and gently "swallowed" the seeds. Then, the ground returned to its original state. It looked as if nothing had been planted. Furthermore, he watered the seeds with spring water from the flowerbed, but it was repelled by the ground and could not seep in at all.
These two strange discoveries caused Wang Zhong to be slightly dumbfounded. At first, he thought that the seeds had been "eaten". However, if he carefully observed and sensed it, he could still sense traces of the power of the Fate Stone slowly seeping into the ground where the seeds were planted. It was as if it was nourishing the seeds. They did not need any spiritual spring water to water them.
It was useful!
Lao Wang was slightly excited. At the very least, this first step was very successful. He thought about the sky lantern fire wick. He had casually thrown it into his space, but later on, he realized that it had grown completely in the ground. It seemed like this was also the reason.
When he sensed the subtle power of the Fate Stone flowing into the ground, Wang Zhong observed for a while. There was not even a bulge on the ground. It looked like there would not be any results for a while. Thus, he simply retreated from his fragment world. Even if the Fate Stone's space was really useful, he obviously could not rush this matter.
At night, Wang Zhong had a good dream. He dreamed that his fragment world had become boundlessly vast and was filled with various mystical natural treasures. However, a Heavenly Core expert had discovered it and wanted to snatch it. In the end, Wang Zhong let out a cold snort and used one finger to crush the Heavenly Core expert into thin air. He recalled the loneliness of being invincible and sensed the change in the Star Alliance's perception of Earthlings. Just as he was feeling elated, Old Cow's furious roar sounded. "The sun is already shining on your butt, and you're still sleeping! Get up and go to work. It's time to open the shop! "
At that moment, in the distant and unreachable Heaven, there was a dense divine mountain. Colorful clouds soared into the sky from the mountain, and purple clouds danced. Occasionally, one could see the figures of true dragons, divine phoenixes, qilins, and strange beasts appearing and disappearing amidst the colorful and purple clouds. It was a celestial scene.
Meanwhile, in the depths of the divine mountain, there was a palace that seemed to have been carved out of ice. Streaks of cold air lingered around the palace. The surroundings were extremely quiet, and everything had solidified, as if it had been sealed for tens of thousands of years and had been like this since ancient times. A purple dragon that was several hundred meters long coiled outside the palace as if it was guarding this place. It didn't move at all, as if it had existed for as long as this frozen palace. If it wasn't for the occasional strands of purple aura coming out of its nostrils, one would probably wonder if this was a lifelike statue.
* Crack … *
A clear cracking sound suddenly broke the silence of this frozen palace for tens of thousands of years. A crack appeared on the mysterious ice at the edge of the palace. It was only a slight sound, but the huge dragon that lay outside the palace immediately sensed it. Its eyelids that were the size of a house opened slightly, revealing its terrifying vertical pupils, as if there was lightning flashing in those vertical pupils.
Immediately after.
* Crack crack crack crack! *
Dense cracking sounds rang out one after another. Not only did the mysterious ice shatter, even the walls and pillars of the palace that were formed from ice actually had countless colorful petals growing and blooming.
"Princess!" The dragon that had been coiled outside the hall suddenly leaped up from the ground. Its huge body soared high into the air, and it turned into countless strands of purple Qi that shot down. When it landed on the ground again, it had already turned into a white-haired, humanoid old man. There was endless joy and excitement on his face as he respectfully stood outside the hall.
It had been hundreds of years. The princess had been asleep for a long time, and it had been waiting here for a long time. It could not remember how long it had been waiting outside the palace, but the day the princess woke up had finally arrived.
The entire palace had been surrounded by a sea of blooming flowers. In the air, one could faintly hear the roars of dragons and phoenixes, and the roars of qilins and other auspicious beasts. The entire divine mountain was awakening, and all directions were bowing!
* Clang clang clang clang … *
In the dense mist, the heavy palace door slowly opened. A sweet fragrance assailed the nostrils, and a purple cloud came from the east. A beautiful barefoot woman, who was so beautiful that she did not eat the food of the mortal world, gently appeared at the door of the palace.
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