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nFeng Luo stared at the merchant’s eyes with a faint smile. “You really have them?”

nHe still remembered the merchant saying a bunch of gibberish back then to trick him.

n“But I remember back then you said that it was something that a group of players got from the nest of a Boss monster in an underground ruin after a lot of hard work. Moreover, they only got one, which was why it was so valuable…”

nThe last two sentences were added by Feng Luo since he did not believe the merchant called Good Honest Merchant would have recorded each and every word that he said back then.

nThe guy was unscrupulous. When dealing with someone like him, Feng Luo had to take the initiative.

n“Heh…” Good Honest Merchant was surprised by Feng Luo’s words. However, when it came to being thick-skinned, he had a lot of experience. “Ah, that. They went back there again and got a few more pieces.”

n“Oh, so that’s why. Since you have them, then I’ll pay 20,000 credits each and purchase them in bulk. Let’s put the limit to ten pieces for now.” Feng Luo said.

nWith regard to the Psionic Crystals, it was better for Feng Luo to get his hands on as much as possible. However, since he still needed to ask Good Honest Merchant something else, he needed to first stabilize the situation.

n“20,000 each? And a total of ten pieces?” Good Honest Merchant’s eyes sparkled.

nA deal worth 200,000 credits. This was definitely considered a huge piece of business.

nWhile Feng Luo could easily earn millions of credits after killing a few monsters, for normal players, earning a few thousand credits per day was considered a decent haul. Not everyone was as insanely strong as the current Feng Luo.

n“20,000 per crystal… This price…” Although he was delighted, Good Honest Merchant’s face suddenly showed a look of embarrassment.

n“20,000 per piece. That’s as high as it gets, I’m not increasing the price. You should know that I’m buying them to feed my pet. If the system did not tell me that there’s a chance for it to advance its grade from eating those rocks, and the fact that I’m too lazy to search for them elsewhere, I wouldn’t come to you specifically.” Feng Luo frowned and spoke while pointing at 24K, who was still munching on the diamond crystal.

nSince Feng Luo was specifically asking him about this, he knew that someone as clever as Good Honest Merchant would say that he had picked up a bargain last time the moment Feng Luo asked him about it.

nAs such, he did not set a low price at the beginning. He even showed the merchant 24K eating the diamond crystal, to let Good Honest Merchant think that he was just a guy who doted on his pet. Otherwise, the merchant might spend all day negotiating with him.

n“How about this, if they can bring me to the place where they found the rocks, I’ll give you 200,000 credits straight. Or you could just provide me with information on how to get these things. However, if it’s only information, then I’ll have to reduce the price. As to how much will be deducted, we’ll have to see the comprehensiveness or completeness of the info provided.” Seeing Good Honest Merchant’s interest, Feng Luo raised the offer “generously.”

nIn fact, this was his actual objective.

nAlthough the Psionic Crystal had no attributes or elements, and Good Honest Merchant probably did not know the actual use of the Psionic Crystal, it was still a given that he would have his suspicions. As such, Feng Luo decided to just give him another offer.

nIn addition, his action of feeding a diamond crystal to 24K, which was likely regarded as the action of a wealthy tycoon, would make Good Honest Merchant work hard for such a gullible cash cow.

nWithered Desert. The flea market.

nThe size of his shop had doubled. Even the truck he used to carry his goods had been changed into a large recreational vehicle priced at over 500,000 credits.

n“Alright, alright. Mister Feng, please hold on a moment. I’ll help you ask about this immediately…” After hearing Feng Luo’s second offer, Good Honest Merchant’s money-loving eyes shone even brighter.

nA deal worth 400,000 credits was considered a huge deal for him.

n“Oi! Grasshopper! What are you doing?” After hanging up the call with Feng Luo, Good Honest Merchant immediately called another person. From the image on the comms device, the person was farming monsters in the desert.

nIn other places, no player would be online at night. However, the Withered Desert was a place that was busier at night rather than in the day.

n“Stop farming monsters. I’ve got a huge deal here! … Yeah! The rock without any attributes or elements that you gave me last time, do you have any idea how to get more? I’ll buy them at 8,000 credits each.” Good Honest Merchant was a businessman after all. In an instant, he had sought a 1.5 times profit.

n“That rock?” The player had not reacted. Only after Good Honest Merchant explained things to him did he understand what was being said.

n“I only had that one with me. But the others probably have a few more on them. We can’t even appraise the attributes or elements of that rock, and as such, can’t sell them. You really gonna buy them at 8,000 apiece?”

n“Of course! A wealthy patron is buying them to feed his pets! He’s just burning cash!” Good Honest Merchant said.

n“Alright then. I’ll help you ask around. But f*ck me. I remember you only gave me 2,000 credits for that last one, didn’t you? If you want me to help hook you up, you better compensate me for last time!”

n“Hey, paying you 2,000 credits for a piece of rock without any attributes is already quite risky, ya know? Moreover, for that last piece, I also made a loss. I was tricked by some guy and sold it at only 3,000 credits. How about this. As long as you get me a few of those rocks from your friends, I’ll pay you the 1,000 credit profit that I made from that earlier one. In addition to that, I’ll also throw in another 1,000 credits as your commission.” Good Honest Merchant gritted his teeth and spoke with an agonized expression.

n“Really?” The player asked, not fully convinced.

n“F*ck! When have I ever lied to you?” Good Honest Merchant asked with a fully confident expression. “Also, if you have any information about where you got the rocks, such as the monster you need to farm or mission or whatever, can you give me the info as well? Of course, if you feel that the info has a specific value and you don’t want to give it to me, I won’t force you. However, in that case, you’ll no longer get a cut of the buyer’s information fee.”

n“Information and intel? That’s fine. You can’t enter that place without a mission anyway. Now, about that information fee you just spoke about…”

nAfter half an hour, relevant information regarding the crystal, including the location details, was in Feng Luo’s hands.

nAs for the Psionic Crystals, Feng Luo asked Good Honest Merchant to send them to Storm City after he collected them all. As for the payment, it will be paid upon delivery.

n…

nA night passed by quickly.

nThe next day, when Feng Luo crawled out of his tent, the entire valley’s appearance had completely changed.

nOn the ground were multiple “Idol Stone Pillars” made by the Collector Beetles’ goo. In the middle of the valley, a “Temple” with an embryonic shape was being built.

nAs for the corpses of the Cave Spiders, they were all pulled underground. It seemed as if they had been stored as food.

nThe “Idol Stone Pillars” and the “Temple” were not novel things to Feng Luo. Back then during the City Building mission, the ruins of the city also had many of these “buildings.”

nFeng Luo asked 24K before and it said that the “Idol Stone Pillars” and the “Temples” were actually useless. They were simply a habit of their species.

nHowever, Feng Luo thought that that was not the case.

nA real Zerg base also had all kinds of buildings. Moreover, each of them had their own unique uses.

nAfter touring the valley once around, Feng Luo remembered something else.

n“Oh, that’s right. You, and you two, come over here for a sec.” Feng Luo grabbed the crystal cores dropped by the Commander Grade Cave Spiders from his inventory. He asked a few beetle soldiers that were Level 45 or above through 24K to gather around him.

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