Not long after, Miao Yi quickly walked out from the grand hall. When he saw Luo Ping, he cupped his fists from afar and smiled, "Brother Luo is finally here."
He walked down the stairs in a flash, and when he saw Wen Fang at the side, he was more or less stunned. Why was this woman still here?
Luo Ping cupped his fists and smiled, "I didn't expect Brother Miao to be promoted to Hill Chieftain already. Congratulations."
Miao Yi waved his hand, gesturing for the troops surrounding this area to disperse. He then turned to the grand hall and extended his hand, saying, "Please enter."
Luo Ping nodded, then called out to the old man behind him. The two of them followed Miao Yi and strode inside.
The scattered troops of Mount Calming Sea would occasionally turn their heads back to look at Miao Yi. Each and every one of them was bewildered. They never thought that their Mountain Chieftain would have a friend from the capital city, and a Red Lotus expert at that.
Wen Fang, who wasn't invited, shamelessly followed behind Qian'Er and Xue'Er.
To put it bluntly, she had calculated the time it would take for the people from the capital city to arrive at Mount Calming Sea to take a look. She wasn't here to see her Big Brother, Miao Yi. Instead, she wanted to observe and figure out how big Miao Yi's' character 'was. She wanted to see if it was worth spending more effort to curry favor with this big client. After all, Miao Yi was only a Mountain Chieftain.
When everyone arrived at the main hall of the rear hall, Miao Yi instructed Qian'Er and Xue'Er, "Without my permission, do not let anyone near the silent quarters."
"Yes!" The two women answered.
Luo Ping nodded at the old man he brought along, signaling him to wait here.
"Please!" Once again, Miao Yi extended his hand and led Luo Ping into the silent quarters where he cultivated. He even pushed the heavy stone door shut.
This quiet room could be considered as a basement. The soundproofing was quite good, and it was suitable for secret talks.
The two sat cross-legged on the stone couch, facing each other. Luo Ping smiled, "Before I came, I went to find Lin Pingping and asked if she had any message for you. Unfortunately, she did not have any message for me to pass on."
She had made it clear that she had always kept Miao Yi's instructions in mind, and wanted to shorten the distance between them.
Miao Yi knew that Lin Pingping would send him a message if she needed anything. Naturally, she wouldn't ask him to pass the message to her. He asked, "Is she okay over there?"
"With Brother Miao taking care of her, she is naturally much better than before. It's just that in the beginning, there were a few rogue Loose Cultivators who saw that she suddenly had a good life, and that she had no one to rely on, so they started to pester her. " Luo Ping's eyes flickered with a cold light. He had seen a lot of people and immediately made a judgment in his heart. This bastard was a killer … Waving his hand, he said, "Brother Miao, don't worry. I have already dealt with those rogue cultivators. After I came out to warn her, a mere rogue cultivator naturally wouldn't dare to provoke her again. That's why I became the scapegoat for no reason. "
Miao Yi asked, "What do you mean?"
Luo Ping shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Many people think that Lin Pingping is the woman I've been raising on Jade Capital Peak."
Miao Yi was taken aback. Then, he slapped his thigh and laughed out loud. He could imagine how awkward it must have been for everyone to link Luo Ping and a woman of Lin Pingping's age together. He cupped his fists and said, "Then I hope Brother Luo will continue to carry the blame to the end and help me take care of her."
Luo Ping smiled bitterly and waved his hand. He used a personal matter to ease the tension between them. Then, he went back to the main topic, "I believe Brother Miao will not let me come here for nothing. How can I be of service?"
Miao Yi pondered for a moment before saying, "I would like to purchase some Crystalline Obsidians."
Crystalline Obsidian was the essence powder extracted from Black Crystals. Luo Ping immediately asked, "How many do you need?"
'Urns' were small jars used to store the essence powder. One urn would cost about a hundred million crystal coins. Ten urns were enough to refine a spear.
Miao Yi was prepared for this. "One hundred and fifty urns!"
Luo Ping's eyes widened. He was secretly delighted. He didn't come here for nothing. "One hundred and fifty urns?"
One urn of Crystalline Obsidian was extracted from a hundred million Black Crystals. He would have to pay double the price, which would be two million gold crystals. One hundred and fifty urns would be three hundred million gold crystals. Three hundred million gold crystals, not White Crystals or Black Crystals. If converted to White Crystals, it would be three trillion. A huge number.
"Yes! One hundred urns. "Miao Yi confirmed, then asked suspiciously," Are you out of stock? "
Luo Ping laughed and said, "Brother Miao must be joking. Not to mention a hundred jars, even if it was a thousand or ten thousand jars, the merchant guild would be able to gather it. I'm not afraid of you asking for more, but I'm afraid that you will ask for less. However, Brother Miao. I'll be frank. You can only buy at market price. I can't give you a discount because the quantity you're buying isn't enough to give you a discount. "
"Understood!" Miao Yi nodded.
He understood this principle. If you sold something to the Chamber of Commerce, you would definitely not be able to sell it at market price. If you bought something from the Chamber of Commerce, they would sell it to you at market price. It couldn't be helped. The Chamber of Commerce was here to make money. They wouldn't work for nothing.
"I wonder if Brother Miao will be exchanging items or cash?" Luo Ping asked.
"There's no hurry!" Miao Yi waved his hand and took out a box from his storage ring. He patted the box and said, "Help me estimate the price inside."
As he said this, he opened the box and pushed it over. A pile of gold, blue, and red crystals the size of a thumb rolled out.
After emptying the box, he placed the empty box to the side and extended his hand for Luo Ping to evaluate.
"Blaze Resins?" Luo Ping inhaled a breath of cold air. His eyes widened once again, his face full of shock.
It wasn't that he hadn't seen these things before. It was just that he had never seen so many of them in a single transaction, especially when they came from a Mountain Chieftain.
The more items he traded, the more commission he would receive. Luo Ping was overjoyed. He quickly regained his professional focus and picked up a red Red Blaze Resin. "Market price is ten thousand Gold Crystals. The Chamber of Commerce will purchase it for eight thousand. You have a discount because of your status as an official. Moreover, the quantity is large. I can make the decision to give you nine thousand."
Then he picked up a Blue Blaze Resin. "Market price is fifty thousand Gold Crystals. The Chamber of Commerce will purchase it for forty thousand. I can make the decision to give you forty-five thousand."
Finally, he picked up a Gold Blaze Resin. "Market price is a hundred thousand Gold Crystals. The Chamber of Commerce will purchase it for eighty thousand. I can make the decision to give you ninety thousand."
He threw the item down. "Brother Miao, don't worry. I'll give you the best price. Think about it. If you're willing, we'll count the quantity."
Miao Yi cursed the Celestial Nation Chamber of Commerce for being too black-hearted. 'I risked my life to get these items, and you're making a killing.'
But he didn't have a choice. A normal person wouldn't be able to eat such a large quantity. He didn't have the connections to find a suitable buyer, so he could only sell it cheaply. He nodded and said, "I believe Brother Luo. Count it."
Seeing him so straightforward, Luo Ping's spirits lifted. He quickly took out a jade archive to count. First, he picked out the Gold Blaze Resins one by one and threw them into the empty box at the side.
The total number of Gold Blaze Resins was four hundred and forty. Luo Ping quickly picked up the jade archive and recorded, "Ninety thousand per piece. The Gold Blaze Resins are valued at thirty-nine million and six hundred thousand Gold Crystals."
He then turned around and threw the Blue Blaze Resins into the box. The total number was seven hundred and thirty-five pieces. He picked up the jade archive again and recorded, "Forty five thousand per piece. The Blue Blaze Resins are valued at thirty-three million and seventy-five thousand Gold Crystals."
He threw the Red Blaze Resins into the box again. The total number was a thousand and two hundred pieces. He picked up the jade archive again and recorded, "Nine thousand per piece. The Red Blaze Resins are valued at ten million and eight hundred thousand Gold Crystals. "
After silently calculating for a while, Luo Ping lifted his head and smiled. "This half a box of Red Blaze Resins is valued at a total of eighty-three million and forty-five thousand Gold Crystals. Brother Miao, I didn't make a mistake, did I? "
Miao Yi nodded. He knew best how many items were in the box. As soon as the unit price came out, while the other party was still counting, he already had an answer in his heart.
He let out a light sigh and said, "In other words, if I want to buy those one hundred and fifty urns of Crystalline Obsidian, I still need about two hundred and twenty million."
"To be precise, I still need two hundred and sixteen million and five hundred and twenty-five thousand Gold Crystals." Luo Ping gave an accurate answer. As expected of a businessman.
He still had over thirty million Gold Crystals on hand, but he was still short of one hundred and eighty million. He still had over a hundred First Grade Yao Cores on hand, but they were only worth ten million Gold Crystals. There was still a huge gap. Even if he sold off the eighteen thousand Orbs of Will he had on hand, he wouldn't even be able to fill up the gap of twenty million Gold Crystals. The gap was huge!
The bits and pieces he had on him weren't worth much either.
Right now, he couldn't wait to take out the astonishing Glorious Star immortal herb in his storage ring and sell it. He reckoned that once he sold that immortal herb, he would have enough for everything.
But that was his last resort in the Sea of Constellations. Once he sold the immortal herb, what if he got hurt? Under such a dangerous situation, there was no way he could guarantee that he wouldn't get hurt.
Right now, he wanted nothing more than to spend his entire fortune to get a better set of transcendent artifacts. Why was that? Wasn't it to protect his life in the Sea of Constellations?
Money was just a worldly possession. As long as he could come back alive from the Sea of Constellations. As long as he survived this ordeal, he would be able to achieve great things within the rules with his set of good transcendent artifacts. He could even recoup what he had lost.
Right now, he hated Yao Ruoxian for taking away that half a chest of Blaze Resins. If it weren't for that, he would have been able to fill up a large portion of the gap.
Unfortunately, it wasn't easy to get it back. Even if he could, he couldn't do it. He would have to ask the other party to refine transcendent artifacts for him later on. According to the market, the old man's wages for refining transcendent artifacts were not a small sum. Especially when it came to transcendent artifacts of a higher grade. If he really wanted to compete, he wouldn't be able to get much of an advantage.
Seeing that he was silent, Luo Ping tried asking, "Brother Miao, do you have any difficulties?"
Miao Yi, who was thinking about what else he could sell, snapped back to reality. He chuckled dryly and suddenly took out a jar of wine, bringing it to Luo Ping, "Brother Luo, have a taste."
"Uhh …." Luo Ping smiled bitterly as he pushed Miao Yi away with one hand, "Brother Miao, now is not the time to drink. It won't be too late to drink later. Let's talk business first."
Miao Yi smiled, "Letting Brother Luo drink is to talk business. Let's see how much my fine wine is worth."
"Ah!" Luo Ping was dumbfounded.
Miao Yi had already opened the jar and invited him to have a taste.
Luo Ping's eyes brightened as he invoked his arts and flicked his finger. A clear spring wine snake slithered into his mouth from within the jar.
After drinking it in one gulp, Luo Ping opened his eyes and sighed, "Good wine!"
Miao Yi's eyes brightened, "How much does Brother Luo think it's worth?"
"This …." Luo Ping spread his hands and said, "Even though it's good wine, I'm not good with it. I don't know much about it either. I won't hide it from Brother Miao. This is the first time I've met someone who wants to sell me wine. "
Miao Yi awkwardly said, "Name a price." Luo Ping didn't know what to do with him.
He could tell that Miao Yi was in trouble. Seeing that Miao Yi was a big client, Luo Ping didn't want to offend him if he could. He sighed, "I wonder how many jars of this fine wine Brother Miao has?"
Miao Yi raised a finger, "More than ten thousand jars."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
