Today is not a small amount, 555
Chapter 68 When a Profiteer Meets a Weasel
While Matthew and the shop owner were arguing, I dragged Yaruo to continue shopping. Since the price he quoted for the item just now was so cheap, how could I just stop like this? At least I had to make some money from him. His purchase price was low anyway, so if I let him make a little profit, that would be a great mercy on my part. I still have no problem dealing with profiteers.
You ask me why? That's easy. Who here can be more arrogant than Thacker? Even Lord Baroque has to curry favor with Thacker. After all, he is a rising star in the imperial military and the nephew of the imperial minister. Who dares to offend him here
What? You called me a dog? But to be honest, in the feudal dynasty, except for the emperor, who is not a dog? How sad! When you are in the world, you have no choice!
"Yaruo, just pick whatever you like. As long as it's within my purchasing power, I will buy it for you." These seemingly generous words actually reflect my realism. I won't say anything like "even if it's the moon in the sky, I won't pick it for you."
But soon, I regretted it. As an elf, she was just like a dragon that sees something shiny. She was fascinated by the room full of gemstones and crystals. She touched and looked at them here and there, with stars in her eyes. My wallet was pitiful. . . . .
"Sir, we have finished the appraisal. Is there anything missing?" After a while, I followed Matthew's words and turned my attention to where all my wealth was. It seems that my vision is really monotonous. Most of the gems in the half box are not magical items. I don't know what price these things can be sold for. I hope they are not worth even the 10,000 gold coins that Thacker gave me.
"Yaruo, see if there is anything you like. If you like it, keep it for yourself. Otherwise, I will sell them all to raise money! Don't regret it later..."
"Ah! The great elf..."
"Why are you yelling? You are not allowed to be so rude in business, especially in front of adults!" Before I finished speaking, the shopkeeper noticed Yaruo. Although only his face was exposed, he still recognized him with his thieving eyes. But before he could shout, Matthew stopped him immediately.
"Master, I don't need anything..." Although she said this, I could still see the change in her eyes.
I casually took out a butterfly-shaped headdress from it, handed it to Yaruo, and then asked Matthew to count it. But I didn't see the light that flashed in Yaruo's eyes when I handed the headdress to her, which contained surprise, joy and anger. . . . . .
"Sir, according to his valuation, the total is 27,100 gold coins, but I always feel that it is a little less..." After the calculation, Matthew muttered a little dissatisfied.
"Forget it, let's make a deal. The boss gave us a favor just now, so we have to ask for it back. Otherwise, how can we get him to step down? Well, boss, can you introduce me to some magic materials? And other magic equipment?"
"Your Excellency is so polite. Since you think so highly of our shop, I will tell you the truth. We may not have much else in Custer City, but the most abundant thing is magic crystals. If you need them, you can take some back to the capital. The price can at least double. . . . .
Look at this, this is broken crystal powder, which is generally used by magicians to make magic scrolls. The price is very cheap. Each unit of crystal powder can make 10 magic scrolls, but the price is only 10 gold coins. If you buy the magic scroll directly, then the price of one will be at least this much, and they are all low-level magic scrolls.
This is a magic crystal. Although they can only be used once, they can help magicians improve their magic power faster during meditation, and can also be used as a magic supply source, such as restoring magic power during battle, or building various cheap magic arrays. Small pieces like these are 5 gold coins each, medium pieces... the size of an egg require 20 gold coins, and the largest ones only cost 50 gold coins. This is the lowest price on this continent except for purchasing directly from the Senke Federation Mining Area... (It's a pity that he doesn't know that I'm cursing. A disposable thing costs 50 gold coins, and the one I just bought that can be used repeatedly only costs 45 gold coins. Fuck his mother)
My lord, this is the magic crystal you just saw. We only sell this small piece for 100 gold coins. The kind you just bought also costs 400 gold coins if we sell it directly here. The big one costs 1,000 gold coins. But if you buy it back, you can make at least twice the money in the imperial capital. This is a huge profit!
Apart from these things, my shop only has a few items that were consigned to us before and may catch your eye. I don’t dare to pollute your eyes with other items...”
"Why don't you take it out? Slow down... We haven't gone upstairs to see it yet, why don't we go upstairs and take a look first?" Damn it, I have to see it all first and then peel it, otherwise, how dare he let me see the thing
We pushed the shop owner upstairs, and what surprised us was that it was completely empty, except for a tightly sealed square iron cabinet in the middle. It seemed that all the treasures were here, but seeing that the magic crystal worth hundreds of gold coins was placed so prominently downstairs, the things here must be very expensive.
"Sir, this is a demon-hunting sword. It is said to have belonged to a hero hundreds of years ago, and was sold to our shop by a down-and-out warrior ten years ago. I bought this from the slave market. It was originally owned by an elf archer, but her master only liked the elf's beauty, not her strength, so I bought her full set of weapons back at a high price. Take a look at this..."
After the introduction, I felt depressed. Why are there no real good products? What about the Demon Hunting Sword? I think the material is ordinary and the sharpness is not as amazing as it is said. Is it because the hero is so powerful, like in Chinese martial arts movies where picking flowers and leaves can become a peerless weapon? Damn, I think it’s just hype!
The rest of the stuff wasn't that great either, most of it was stuff I didn't really like. Of course, there were still some things I was more interested in. A few large magic crystals, and the elven bow and 20 arrows. Although the bow was delicate and small, I could tell from Yaruo's eyes that she didn't really like it, and as for the arrows, after Yaruo gently stroked the crystals on the arrowheads, she couldn't leave the cabinet anymore.
"Boss, I want these four crystals and these 20 arrows. Just name a price! In addition, I also need 100 medium-sized magic crystals, 20 large-sized magic crystals, and 200 large-sized magic crystals. Divide all of them equally among all the properties..." The Lion opened his mouth loudly. If I went by the price he mentioned before, I wouldn't have enough money to pay the bill even if I sold Yaruo. But with the price he bought him for before and the bargain I just gave him, can't I deal with him
"Sir... Sir, you want so much? If so, you may... may have to ask your subordinates to get the money..." The guy said tremblingly. Although I saw that he was trying hard to calculate something, everyone knew that he would have to eat bones for my deal this time.
"Almost done. 100 medium-sized magic crystals are 6,500 gold coins, 20 large-sized magic crystals are 2,800 gold coins, and 200 large-sized magic crystals, based on your offer and the purchase price you just mentioned, will cost less than 2,000 gold coins. All of these add up to just over 10,000 gold coins. Do you want to sell those 4 crystals and 20 arrows to me for 18,000 gold coins? Don't you know that those 4 crystals are even smaller than the one I just bought from you? So you just want to sell those broken arrows to me for nearly 1,000 gold coins each? Are you looking for death! Guards..."
With a loud shout, the guards who had just delivered all my belongings immediately aimed their crossbows at the boss's head, as if they were ready to blow his head off at the first command from me.
"Sir...you can't do this...this, this, this...this can't be calculated like this...your store will lose a lot of money with this price..." The store owner knew that the matter was serious almost at the moment the crossbow arrow pointed at him. At the same time, he knelt down with a plop and explained to me with tears in his eyes. All the flowery words and reading people's expressions were thrown out of the window.
"It's a huge loss? 1000 gold coins for an arrow, and you still say it's a huge loss? Do you know who you are selling things to? The army that defends the empire! Do you want to say that you won't sell weapons to the imperial army? You won't even sell such a broken arrow for 1000 gold coins? Do you want me to arrest you and take you to the imperial military court?" Damn it, I'm learning and applying it right away. I'm going to put that guy Morodi's big hat on your head. If this guy doesn't know how to appreciate it, hehe...
"My lord, those magic arrows are not worth this..."
"Not worth it? Then what's your problem with me buying these things from you for more than 20,000 gold coins? The price I paid for these things from you is almost twice as high as the price I just paid for them from you. Do you still have any problem? I didn't even pay you back a copper coin for the jewelry I sold to you just now. Are you still not satisfied? Well, I still have more than a thousand gold coins here, I'll give them all to you, but you want those things. If you don't want them, then I can only take you to see our military judge. What do you think?"
Maybe I look a bit like a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken, but the effect is very good. The deal was done in one go. . . . . . Look, the guy started nodding vigorously. I wonder if he would have agreed if I hadn't added the thousand gold coins? But since the deal was done, forget it. I don't want to really make him suffer. That would not only be troublesome, but also make me look bad, especially in front of the two commanders of the Flame Legion.
When I was about to leave the store, I saw that the subordinates I brought with me earlier almost all had a good sword in their hands, and some also brought a lot of other odds and ends. So, "Hey! Look, my memory is really bad. I bought too much stuff up there, and even forgot that the people down there were waiting for me to pay. But now I've spent all my money on this, look at this..."
The shop owner who escorted me out was almost as if he had seen a ghost. He immediately said that this was a free gift and told me not to worry about it. He then quickly escorted me out of the shop like a plague god. . . . .
Amid the laughter of my subordinates, we returned to the barracks with two large boxes. . . . . Go shopping again? There’s no point in shopping when I have no money left. I’m not qualified to get something for nothing. Now I’m just a popular person, not a local tyrant.