Chapter 644: The Harvest, 130 Tons of Gold
Chapter 644: The Harvest, 130 Tons of Gold
Ranchi flew to a spot a short distance in front of Su Yu and stopped, his face dark. "Doubling the price is too much. I can only agree to a 10% increase at most."
"10%? Are you trying to give me a penny? The minimum is a 90% increase, or I'll burn these artifacts right now!"
Su Yu glanced at the floating artifacts beside him, the flames in his hand flickering restlessly.
Seeing that Su Yu was serious about burning the artifacts, Ranchi quickly raised a hand to stop him. "Wait! Can I offer an additional 10%? That makes a total of 20%."
"No way, that's too little!"
"Then what do you want?"
"90% increase, no less!"
"I've already made a concession. Can't you meet me halfway?"
Cole chimed in from the side, "Sir Su Yu, can you also meet us halfway? If we don't reach an agreement, burning the artifacts won't benefit you either, right?"
Su Yu thought for a moment and replied, "Alright, I'll make another 10% concession."
And so, Su Yu, Ranchi, and Cole entered a bargaining session.
Before coming, Su Yu had estimated the total value of the artifacts. The least valuable among them was worth a few million Lysol Coins, while the most valuable were priceless treasures that could fetch several hundred million Lysol Coins each. On average, each artifact was worth about 20 million Lysol Coins, making the total value of the two thousand artifacts around 40 billion Lysol Coins.
The average price of gold on Skrul was 500 Lysol Coins per gram, so 40 billion Lysol Coins could be exchanged for 80 tons of gold. For every 10% increase Su Yu managed to secure, he would gain an additional 8 tons of gold. Naturally, he was determined to push for as much as possible.
The viewers in the live stream watched as Su Yu and the Skrulians engaged in continuous negotiations (Su Yu and the others were speaking Skrulian, which most people couldn't understand), and the chat filled with discussions:
"What are they talking about?"
"No idea."
"Based on their tone and Cole's gestures, they seem to be bargaining."
"Really? Bargaining? I can't believe these high-level figures would haggle."
"I've learned a bit of Skrulian recently, and based on what I can understand, they are indeed bargaining, and Cole seems to have the upper hand."
"Can someone translate for us?"
The viewers couldn't understand, and neither could Fujiwara Chiharu, who stood behind Su Yu. She blinked her large eyes uncertainly, unsure whether to leave or stay.
The bargaining process lasted about three minutes, and in the end, they settled on a 50% increase, each side making some concessions.
After agreeing on the total value, they moved on to discuss the specific value of each artifact. However, due to the large number of artifacts and limited time, Su Yu only focused on a few key pieces.
When they came to a large seal made of pure gold, a small disagreement arose.
Su Yu made the seal float in the air in front of him and introduced it, "This is the great seal ordered to be crafted by the first Speaker, Losman, when the Runkte Alliance was founded. It symbolizes the unification of the six Runkte nations' authority. How can such a national treasure not be worth 500 million Lysol Coins?"
Ranchi estimated the value in his head and knew the seal was worth that much. However, he scoffed, "A simple piece of gold with no precious metal elements or rare gems. Why should it be worth that much? I say 5 million Lysol Coins is more than enough."
Before Su Yu could respond, Cole suddenly burst into anger, not at Su Yu, but at Ranchi.
"What did you say?"
!"Kol glared at Rance, his voice rising an octave: "You dare to say that the 'Lunkert Unity Great Seal' is only worth 5 million Reyan coins? This is a priceless treasure! I think 500 million is low, 1 billion is more like it!"
Rance couldn't help but feel a bit tense at Kol's agitated state.
What side are you on, anyway? I just wanted to lower the price to minimize the cost of getting the artifact back, but you're talking like this?
Kol understood Rance's intentions, but he was more concerned about the face of the Lunkert people. If they were to ransom the national treasure at such a low price, what would their face be? Would people from other countries think, "The Lunkert nation's treasure is only worth 5 million?"
So, to save face, the price couldn't be low.
Finding this scene too amusing, Su Yu translated the gist of the situation to the live stream viewers.
The live stream viewers burst into laughter:
"Ha ha ha, he's actually raising the price himself, is he a fool?"
"Is this a comrade in arms, actually Su Yu's spy mixed into the Skrull people?"
"Impossible, a spy can't be this stupid."
"You guys just don't get it; this is just a show of 'dying for face and living in misery.' I never thought Skrulls would also have a 'dying for face' moment."
"Talking about 'dying for face,' I'm reminded of many people in our village who built three-story houses just to show off to their neighbors that they live better."
"Seeing the Skrulls lose face is hilarious!"
In the end, after this little interlude, Rance didn't dare to haggle anymore and stuck to the market price.
After 15 minutes of negotiation, both parties agreed on a price they could accept—130 tons of gold.
Of course, this 130 tons of gold was increased by 50%, aligning with Su Yu's expectations.
"Let's settle it here!" Su Yu said to the two Skrulls: "In seven days, you'll bring the gold here, and we'll trade in person. If the gold isn't here by then, don't blame me for burning the rest of the artifacts!"
"Fine, I guarantee you'll see the gold here in seven days," Rance gritted through his teeth.
He now hated Su Yu so much, it made his teeth itch to take action. This was a blatant act of robbery, using their world's treasure to ransom their gold!
"You won't be smirking for long," Rance glared at Su Yu, thinking bitterly: "When the 'Explosive Mining' plan starts, you'll be crying!"
"See you later, then." Su Yu waved to Rance and Kol: "I'm heading to attack your military base in Southeast Asia now, so you two won't have to deliver."
Rance took a deep breath, and Kol's body swayed, almost falling to the ground.
Their faces instantly turned dark.
Attacking our spring and bidding farewell like old friends? Do you still have any face left?
Noticing Rance and Kol's expressions, the live stream chat immediately asked: "What's going on?" "What did Kezong do this time?"
Some viewers who understood Skrullian translated Su Yu's words and sent them in the chat.
The chat instantly filled with laughter: "Kezong, you're too ruthless!"
"The bamboo in Panda Park is all gone!"
"Skulls: Are you polite?"
"Looks like I need to learn Skrullian to follow Kezong's interactions with the Skulls without translation."
(End of Chapter)
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