Chapter 40: King Song Chi's Smooth Talk
Chapter 40: King Song Chi's Smooth Talk
The Cosmic Marketplace.
As time passed, more and more alien races entered the marketplace, and the streets gradually became bustling with activity.
However, Song Chi was not happy. He had been lingering in the stall area, hoping to discover a few more star sea curios as he had before, but he had yet to find anything.
As for the goods in the shops, which were all sold at five times the acquisition price, they remained extremely popular. However, these were all part of his initial plans and did not bring any unexpected surprises. What he truly desired was serendipitous gains.
At that moment, his eyes lit up as he spotted someone at the entrance of the marketplace.
Gol, filled with intense excitement and anticipation, had returned to the marketplace. His goal was clear: he bypassed the crowded free stall area and headed straight for the shop selling gene optimization serums.
"Could a three-hundred-year-old deep-sea pearl be exchanged for how many vials of this gene optimization serum?"
In the center of the shop, Gol appeared somewhat nervous.
The Copper Spear Tribe had long fallen from grace. Even though his father was the tribal chief and a second-stage merman, he could only produce a mere six deep-sea pearls over three hundred years old. Naturally, the more gene serums he could exchange, the better.
In the free stall area, Song Chi remained still, but his mind was already focused on the gene optimization serum shop.
After a moment's consideration, he quoted a price.
One three-hundred-year-old deep-sea pearl can be exchanged for three vials of gene optimization serum.
According to the prices in the Morning Star Principality, a three-hundred-year-old deep-sea pearl could fetch over 200,000 credit points, while three vials of basic gene optimization serum cost 30,000 credit points. He would make a profit of more than six times, which didn't seem unreasonable.
Gol, unaware of Song Chi's thoughts, fished through his belongings and produced four deep-sea pearls, each around three hundred years old.
After a brief hesitation, he returned three of them and handed one to the counter.
"I'll take three vials of gene optimization serum first."
Song Chi was not in a hurry. He used the marketplace's rule of force to collect the three-hundred-year-old deep-sea pearl, and then three vials of basic gene optimization serum automatically floated from under the counter and were delivered to Gol.
Upon receiving the gene serums, the eager Gol immediately drank one.
For a creature that had never used it before, the basic gene optimization serum was highly effective. After a painful genetic correction, he felt the familiar surge of powerful bloodline within him and could not resist laughing out loud.
He then took out the three deep-sea pearls again and exchanged them for nine more vials of gene optimization serum. But he didn't stop there. To Song Chi's surprise, he produced two larger deep-sea pearls.
"Seven-hundred-year and nine-hundred-year deep-sea pearls are much more valuable than three-hundred-year ones. How many vials of gene optimization serum can I get for these two deep-sea pearls?"
Suppressing his excitement, Song Chi quickly responded.
A seven-hundred-year deep-sea pearl can be exchanged for ten vials of gene optimization serum, and a nine-hundred-year deep-sea pearl can be exchanged for twenty vials.
Seeing the exchange rate, Gol's eyes showed a mix of excitement and hesitation.
Seven-hundred-year-old deep-sea pearls were highly valuable. Even when the Copper Spear Tribe was a royal tribe of the merman race, the tribal treasury would not have held more than fifty such pearls.
Once these two deep-sea pearls were exchanged, it would be extremely difficult for the Copper Spear Tribe to collect such pearls again, given the size of the sea territory they currently controlled.
Just as he was hesitating, a series of footsteps echoed behind him. Gore turned around to see a Star Sea human walk in.
This human exuded an average aura, but his words were quite intimidating.
"Excuse me, how much of this gene serum do you have in stock? If it's not too much, I'll take it all."
As he spoke, he tossed out a large number of Floating Land Essences and Life Nuclei, ranging from zero-stage to first-stage.
Hearing this, Gore stopped hesitating and quickly said,
"I'll exchange these two seven-hundred-year and nine-hundred-year deep water clam pearls for gene serums."
At that moment, Gore didn't notice the subtle smile that crept onto the corner of the human's mouth, which quickly disappeared.
This human was none other than Song Chi. Seeing the merman's indecision, he decided to stoke the fire a bit.
After all, seven-hundred-year and nine-hundred-year deep water clam pearls were extremely rare and would greatly assist his current Level 5 Guiding Technique. He was determined to get them.
With his current cultivation progress, even with the acceleration from the all-attribute cultivation chamber, it would still take half a year to break through to Level 6. This wasn't slow at all; in fact, it was quite fast, considering he had only taken a month to go from Level 4 to Level 5.
However, Song Chi wasn't satisfied with this speed. The subsequent cultivation of the Guiding Technique would be a long journey. If it was this slow in the early stages, how would he manage when he reached Level 30 or even Level 40?
With these two seven-hundred-year and nine-hundred-year deep water clam pearls, he was confident he could break through to Level 6 within a month. Adding the four three-hundred-year pearls he already had, he was certain he could reach Level 7 within three months.
Handing over thirty basic gene serums to Gore, Song Chi felt a sense of relief. Once the transaction was complete, it would be too late for Gore to regret it.
He had designed the trading rules of the All-Heaven Ruins Market to ensure that all trades were voluntary. If either party disagreed, the trade wouldn't go through. However, once a trade was successful, there was no going back.
Coughing lightly, Song Chi knew it was his turn to step forward. He caught Gore's attention and continued,
"How much gene serum do you have in stock?"
With a thought, the holographic screen updated.
【Nearly five thousand.】
Seeing this, Song Chi feigned surprise,
"Really? That's a lot. If I had more funds, I would definitely buy them all."
Gore nodded in agreement, understanding the sentiment.
Seizing the opportunity, Song Chi spoke up,
"Friend, I noticed you bought quite a bit of gene serum. It seems you recognize its power. How about we make a deal?"
Gore's eyebrows raised, a hint of caution flashing through his mind.
"What do you mean?"
Unfazed, Song Chi whispered,
"I'll give you some Floating Land Essence in exchange for you buying me an enhanced gene serum. What do you say?"
Gore's eyes narrowed, taken aback. Instead of immediately agreeing, he asked,
"Enhanced gene serum? What's that?"
(End of Chapter)
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