"Miss Aqua has an urgent matter?" Shifeng was slightly surprised.
"That's right. Although I cannot tell you what it is, I, Joking Scholar, can trade with you on Miss Aqua's behalf."
However, Shifeng did not believe Joking Scholar's words.
Every time they traded, both sides would receive massive profits. Logically, nothing could be more important than this matter. Even if Aqua Buddha had an urgent matter, she should have contacted him in advance. Yet, Shiuse Qiangwei had not done so.
Looking at the Maitreya Buddha before him, Shi Feng narrowed his eyes and smiled. Although the Maitreya Buddha appeared harmless, he exuded the shrewdness of an experienced businessman.
In the virtual reality world, whether it was the player's appearance or demeanor, it would be fully displayed.
Shifeng, who had fought in God's Domain for ten years, could see a hint of joy and panic in the Maitreya Buddha's eyes.
"Since Miss Aqua has matters to attend to, let's postpone our trade for another time," Shifeng smiled faintly. He then stood up abruptly and said, "I still have matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."
Hearing that Shifeng had no intention of trading with him, the Maitreya Buddha's expression changed abruptly. A hint of anxiety appeared on his amiable smile. This was especially true when he saw that Shifeng had already stood up and was about to leave.
"Master Hei Yan, there is no need to be in such a hurry. Although Miss Aqua is not here, Twilight Echo has also come with great sincerity. The price we offer is 30% higher than what we previously offered," Joking Scholar hurriedly stood up and pulled Shifeng back.
"30%? It seems that your sincerity is quite sufficient." Shifeng stopped and turned to look at the anxious Maitreya Buddha. Smiling, he said, "Since you've said so, let's discuss the price according to our previous agreement."
"Of course, of course." Joking Scholar nodded repeatedly, his amiable smile blooming on his face once more.
Immediately, the two sat down once more and began discussing the trade.
"Did you bring the items I asked Miss Aqua to bring last time?" Shifeng asked.
"Master Hei Yan, take a look," Joking Scholar said as he took out a bag of ore. The majority of the items inside was Hard Stone. There were also quite a few rare forging materials.
Moreover, Joking Scholar had also taken out a black leather bag with the largest storage capacity, which was the five Ore Bags with 400 slots. There were many runes engraved on the surface of the backpack. At first glance, it was obvious that it was not an ordinary item.
"As expected of Twilight Echo. He can even take out a Rune Ore Pack. "Shifeng was secretly shocked.
The Runic Ore Bag was a Mysterious-Iron Ore Bag, and it was much larger than a Common Ore Bag. This was because the Runic Ore Bag contained an extremely large storage space. The Runic Ore Bag's capacity was four times that of a Common Ore Bag, with a total of 1,200 slots.
However, it wasn't easy to obtain these items. Only by killing the Lord ranked SS in the mine had a chance of dropping them.
Compared to the last time, the trade volume this time was much larger. Joking Scholar had prepared over 2,000 stacks of Hard Stones. There were also 300 stacks of Refined Iron, 400 stacks of Silver Ore, 200 stacks of Mithril Ore, and 100 stacks of Gold Ore that the Starmoon Kingdom did not have.
Just how much manpower and material resources were needed to obtain so many things?
This was the strength of a first-rate Guild. It was not something that an ordinary Guild could compare to.
"Alright, these are the items that Miss Aqua requested last time. Excluding these ores and the 30% increase you mentioned earlier, you only need to give me a total of 120 million Credits." Shifeng took out a system-encrypted letter and placed it on the table. This was a message that only a designated person could see. No matter what method outsiders used, they would not be able to see it.
When Joking Scholar heard the price of 120 million Credits, he was stunned. He nearly spat out the black tea in his mouth. His hand trembled, and the teacup fell to the ground.
"120 million Credits just for this encrypted letter?" Joking Scholar's expression turned extremely ugly as he looked at the white envelope on the table. Shortly after, his slightly narrowed eyes abruptly opened, glaring at Shifeng. His gaze filled with chilling intent as he said in a cold voice, "Master Hei Yan, aren't you going too far? We are here with utmost sincerity. Isn't it inappropriate for you to do this? Or are you looking down on Twilight Echo? Are you not taking Miss Aqua seriously? "
Even if Joking Scholar was a fool, he knew that no transaction at this stage of the game could possibly reach such a frightening amount. That was 100 million Credits they were talking about, not 100 million Hell Coins. It was enough to allow an ordinary person to live a carefree life. Even Joking Scholar would not be able to earn so much money in his entire life.
The only possibility was that Shifeng was toying with him. Either that, or Shifeng had seen through his disguise. However, as a precaution, Joking Scholar had still used the name of Shiuse Qiangwei.
Shifeng revealed a faint smile, completely ignoring Joking Scholar's cold threats. Unhurriedly, he said, "How can Lord Scholar say such a thing? Weren't you the one who proposed a 30% increase in price?"
"I have followed our previous agreement and brought out the items that Miss Aqua requested. Could it be that Miss Aqua forgot to inform you, or are you a fake?" Shifeng questioned loudly, a cold glint flashing across his eyes.
"You!"
At this moment, Joking Scholar was gnashing his teeth in anger.
Shifeng was feigning ignorance. However, he could not say it out loud.
"Master Hei Yan, of course, I was invited by Miss Aqua. Please stop trying to test me. Miss Aqua never agreed to this matter at all," Joking Scholar was not stupid. He believed that Shifeng was trying to test him. Immediately, he calmed down.
"Test? Why would I test you?" Shifeng laughed. "I was very serious about this matter. Miss Aqua did not even mention such an important agreement. Yet, you did not know about it. It seems that you are indeed a fake. In that case, I'm truly sorry. The transaction ends here."
After saying so, Shifeng stood up and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Joking Scholar was utterly confused. He could no longer tell whether Shifeng was speaking the truth or not. Initially, he had thought that Shifeng was trying to trick him. However, looking at it now, that did not seem to be the case.
"Could I have guessed wrongly? Is the real item they want to trade actually this letter?" Joking Scholar felt that his brain was no longer enough to process the situation. He could not figure out what Shifeng was thinking at all.
Previously, Shifeng was brimming with interest. Now, however, he was leaving coldly. Just what was he trying to do?
Joking Scholar was fully aware of the benefits Shiuse Qiangwei had obtained through the transaction. If Shiuse Qiangwei could obtain such great benefits every time they traded, the other first-rate Guilds would not be able to compete with them at all. They were destined to become the overlord of a country.
Just the benefits of becoming the lord of a city were enough to attract the investment of international corporations. Not to mention several hundred million, even tens of billions was possible. If Twilight Echo became the overlord of a country, they would receive the investment of over a dozen major corporations. The Credits they would earn would be unimaginable. The 100 million Credits before them was nothing at all.
However, 100 million Credits was not a small amount, either. Moreover, Twilight Echo had gone to great lengths to collect so many ores. If they were to give all of them to Shifeng, they would suffer a huge loss.
In fact, it could even be described as a serious injury.
Of course, if Twilight Echo really did receive such great benefits, it would also be a huge improvement for Twilight Echo, allowing them to become the overlord of a capital city in one fell swoop.
However, Joking Scholar could not fathom Shifeng's thoughts at all. He did not know if Shifeng was sincere in continuing to cooperate with Twilight Echo. With Joking Scholar's identity, he did not dare to take such a gamble.
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