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Chapter 458: A Big Transaction
🕑 Added 2024-03-18 05:25:45 +0000 UTCImmortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List
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After Yun Qingya introduced Wang Hong, he had a clear understanding of the situation.
One day later, Wang Hong transformed his body, his skin forming scales that covered him from head to toe, changing him from a green-skinned Demonic Beast to a scaled Demonic Beast.
Silently, he left the inn, not even bringing Little Peng with him this time, venturing out alone.
Heaven Demon Pavilion and Ten Thousand Demons Tower were on the same street, two powerful shops facing each other across the road.
As Wang Hong walked through the entrance of Heaven Demon Pavilion, a strong and muscular beauty immediately approached him.
"Good day, sir! How may I assist you?" she asked.
"I need to purchase a large quantity of materials. Can you help with that?" Wang Hong asked straightforwardly.
"Certainly! Of course!" The woman's face lit up with a smile as she eagerly agreed.
With that smile, Wang Hong could even see her vocal cords clearly. They said that the most beautiful smiles in the Yao Clan must reveal the throat.
Wang Hong turned his head slightly, feeling a bit repulsed and unable to meet her gaze directly.
"I'm not sure what kind of materials you need, sir," the beautiful woman asked warmly.
They were all slaves, and each of them had a quota to fulfill. If they couldn't meet their quotas, there would be punishments. On the other hand, if they exceeded their tasks, they would be rewarded. Therefore, they were eager for a substantial transaction like this.
"I need quite a variety of things, and listing them one by one would be troublesome. How about you provide me with a catalog of all the materials available here, and I can select from that?" Wang Hong suggested, wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain all the high-tier materials from Heaven Demon Pavilion in one go.
He thought that it wouldn't be easy to make this trip again, so he might as well go big. Even if the Yao Clan here wanted to deceive him, they would still need to consider their reputation and not make a move within their own shop.
"Very well, please wait a moment, sir!" The saleswoman arranged Wang Hong in a guest room, brewed a pot of tea, and then hurriedly left.
After only a short while, the female clerk returned with a thick book in her hands.
"This is the complete inventory of all items available at Heaven Demon Pavilion. Please take a look, sir."
Wang Hong took the book and flipped through it. It contained the names, illustrations, approximate effects, prices, and inventory quantities of various Spiritual Objects.
With a rough estimate, he found that there were tens of thousands of items recorded in the book, truly living up to the reputation of a major merchant.
Starting from the first page, he carefully examined each Spiritual Object.
As he browsed through the catalog, he checked every item he thought might be useful now or in the future.
The female clerk who had been waiting by the side was stunned to see that Wang Hong had been checking items without any intention of stopping. She hadn't expected that his idea of a large quantity would mean clearing out all the high-tier Spiritual Objects.
At this point, this was no longer a transaction she could handle.
"Sir, due to the enormous value of your transaction, I can no longer make decisions. Please wait for a moment, and I will fetch our shopkeeper to personally assist you."
"Very well, go ahead," Wang Hong replied without lifting his head, continuing to select items.
Soon, the clerk brought in a three-tiered white-haired old ape.
"I am Yuanshan, greetings, Fellow Daoist!" the old ape bowed respectfully, extending his salutations to Wang Hong.
"I am Lin Fei, greetings, Fellow Daoist!" Wang Hong casually used a false name and returned the courtesy before continuing to select items.
Observing this, Yuanshan patiently waited by the side until, after half a day, Wang Hong finally stopped, as he had reached the last page.
"Fellow Daoist Yuanshan, I'll settle for these items for now!" Wang Hong said, handing the book to Yuanshan.
"Are you sure you need this many?" Yuanshan briefly glanced at the catalog, realizing that aside from Spirit Pills and Spiritual Herbs, almost all the medium to high-tier spiritual materials in the shop had been depleted.
This was a massive deal they had never encountered in all their years of business.
"Absolutely sure! Is there a problem?" Wang Hong replied.
"Of course not, I just wanted to confirm once more. After all, such a substantial transaction is no small matter, and the financial resources required are considerable," Yuanshan discreetly reminded. This kind of transaction couldn't be easily handled by just any faction, as it tapped into their years of savings.
"As for the financial aspect, Fellow Daoist need not worry. Take a look at the value of these pills." Wang Hong took out a pill bottle and handed it to the old ape.
Pills were priced at least ten times higher among the Yao Clan, so by trading with pills, he would only need to pay less than a tenth of the cost. While it was possible that the Yao Clan would become stronger after consuming his pills, the quantity was too small to affect the bigger picture.
Furthermore, every decision had its pros and cons, and as long as the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, it was worth doing.
The old ape poured out a few pills but couldn't identify their type.
"Fellow Daoist can either try one or have a specialized Alchemist identify them," Wang Hong suggested.
"Thank you for understanding, Fellow Daoist!" Yuanshan immediately consumed one of the pills and silently refined it with his cultivation.
After a moment, Yuanshan's narrowed eyes widened with delight. "With these pills, Fellow Daoist, how many more do you have? Can we complete the entire transaction with these?"
"I don't have enough to cover the entire transaction, but I do have other pills suitable for trade, and their quality will satisfy you," Wang Hong replied.
He then presented several samples of other pills for Yuanshan to examine one by one.
"With so many items needed, it will take some time to tally them all. Please wait a while, Fellow Daoist," Yuanshan said.
Wang Hong waited patiently, and a whole day passed before Yuanshan escorted him to a spacious hall filled with countless Storage Bags.
"All the items you need, Fellow Daoist, have been sorted. Please verify the quantity," Yuanshan informed him.
Wang Hong approached the large pile of Storage Bags, randomly picking up one and scanning its contents with his Divine Sense.
Inside, various materials were stored, along with a Jade Scroll. He retrieved the Jade Scroll, which contained the inventory list for that specific Storage Bag.
After cross-referencing the items in the Storage Bag with the list, he picked up another Storage Bag.
For this transaction, both parties spent three days verifying and cross-checking the items. Three days later, with a massive wooden crate in tow, Wang Hong left Heaven Demon Pavilion in the company of Yuanshan.
The wooden crate was filled with Storage Bags, as Storage Bags couldn't be placed inside other Storage Bags, so they had to be arranged this way. The items he took out during this trade were mostly valuable pills, small in size, and a few Storage Bags were sufficient to hold them all.
Carrying the enormous wooden crate, he walked the streets, drawing the attention of passing Demonic Beasts.
As he was quite conspicuous now, he didn't dare return directly to the inn. Instead, he left the city and headed south.
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