Devour

Chapter 253 Picking up bargains with your own ability

Chang Yufeng understood immediately and pondered in his heart: "Master agrees with what he said, but if I don't do well, he will ask me to take the blame. Well, the eight spiritual swords were destroyed in my hands, who else should I take the blame for?" Then he said: "Brother Dabai, this sword is entrusted to you, please help us make it better. The 320 million taels will be transferred to you now."

Cheng Bai accepted the order, collected the gold and materials, and thought to himself, "It's a good time to relax these days and calmly refine some treasures. The remaining intact parts of the damaged armor are enough to make an extra-large treasure bag. I'll save it for Jing'er to prepare as a gift for her apprenticeship. Girls like beautiful bags."

Chang Yufeng asked again: "When will it be finished? Can tomorrow be done?"

Cheng Bai nodded and said, "Brother Chang, please come to the gate of the Star Palace to pick up the sword at the beginning of the Si hour tomorrow."

"Okay. Thank you, Brother Dabai."

Guo Xieke and Chang Yufeng left Yuzhen Palace contentedly.

Cheng Bai continued to wander around the hall, looking at the dazzling array of goods everywhere, and was reminded of the science and technology exhibition center on Earth. In comparison, the goods in Shanhui City were much more quaint and mysterious.

In addition to the various rare treasures that opened Cheng Bai's eyes, there were also many alien races such as Rakshasas, snake monsters, fire demons, etc. mixed with various branches of the human race in the hall, which was not surprising at all.

Hei Long looked around and whispered, "Last time I passed by the Enci Palace, I saw a dragon girl walking around, but when I turned back to look for her, she was gone."

Chi Zhongming continued the topic, "There is a spiritual medicine market around Enci Hall, where there are more foreign races coming and going. There are more weapon refiners near Yuzhen Hall, and the work they do requires some physical strength, so most of them are stronger races. There is also Guanqi Hall, where there are fragments of scriptures, fragments of formations, and corners of secret patterns. There are all kinds of real and fake things, which is the most challenging for eyesight."

Cheng Bai sighed sincerely: "The cultures of all races in the universe have come together, which is amazing. Now I realize that I have been looking at the world from a narrow perspective."

Just as he was about to go to the Grace Hall to take a look, a leopard-faced Rakshasa ghost approached and asked, "My lord, do you need to buy a warship?"

Cheng Bai thought he had misheard, and looked at him and said, "What did you say? Battleship? Is it here?"

Luosha Ghost introduced himself, "I am Kuang San. Sir, you may not know that warships, spirit boats, and star ships from all over the world are traded in the market, but it is not convenient to moor them in Shanhui City."

Cheng Bai asked in confusion: "Is there no place to park in Shanhui City?"

"Yes, there are docks around the Changming Palace where various spirit boats and star ships are moored."

Kuang San paused for a moment, then continued, "But Tianmen charges a management fee, which is quite expensive on a daily basis, and not cost-effective for business. Therefore, when buying and selling warships in the city, it is popular to trade the designated Netherworld Key or related information first, and then go to other star regions to complete the follow-up."

Hei Long reminded: "I have inquired about it these days. There are indeed large-scale transactions that need to be operated in this way, but the handover of goods is risky and there are many uncontrollable factors. You need to be careful."

Cheng Bai asked, "What warships do you have, and where are you going to verify the cargo?"

Kuang San said flatteringly, "Our race specializes in collecting retired warships, spirit boats, and star ships from all over the star field. We have all kinds of styles from all races. No matter which one you like, or if you have any special requirements for modification, customization, etc., just let me know if you are interested. If you don't have a clear target, I can also recommend it as needed, and I guarantee you will be satisfied."

"I'll find you again if I need you." Cheng Bai was carrying the Shengjin Pagoda, how could he be compared to an ordinary spiritual boat warship? He was not interested for the moment and turned around and left perfunctorily.

Kuang San called out eagerly from behind, "I often stay here, so you can always find me if you come."

Cheng Bai and the others walked outside the Yuzhen Palace. There was a stall outside where two men, one old and one young, in fancy clothes were bargaining with the stall owner. The dark green cube floating beside them looked so familiar that it attracted Cheng Bai's attention.

The young man in fancy clothes was playing with the item and asked with great interest, "Qiaoli, Wu Hou, you didn't make a mistake? Is this tattered helmet really a relic of the God King?"

The dark blue block made an ethereal voice as if it had life: "You Ling, regardless of whether it is a God King Helmet or not, you can buy it with confidence based on the material alone."

An old man in fancy clothes at the side suggested: "My lord, be careful. As the saying goes, 'There is no business without fraud'. Don't believe what they say. It's okay to offer a low price first and talk about it."

The young man in fancy clothes had a slightly childish voice, but he had the demeanor of a great general. He said in a clear voice: "Since that's what you said, I'll offer you ten taels of gold."

The merman stall owner screamed, "My dear guest, please don't joke around. I asked for 100,000 taels of gold! It would be fine if you could bargain it down to 70,000 or 80,000, but how could you only offer 10 taels?"

Chi Zhongming whispered, "Brother, the helmet in his hand is dark, but the rust spots are a strange color. How can it be bright purple?"

Cheng Bai was slightly stunned, and looked carefully from afar with his smart eyes. He was surprised and couldn't help but take a step forward.

The young man in fancy clothes sneered, "Most of the goods on display at the stalls outside are mediocre. It's a good price to be able to offer this. Didn't you say you just bid?"

The mermaid said awkwardly: "But the price can't be so low that we won't give people food. The stall has its own costs."

The young man in fancy clothes casually threw the broken helmet towards the stall and said disdainfully: "I'll add another ten taels at most. If you don't want to sell it, forget it."

Cheng Bai was quick-witted and took the helmet before it even hit the ground. He picked it up and asked, "How much?"

The mermaid turned around and smiled, saying, "At first I asked for one million taels of gold, but no one knew what it was. Now I'll take it for one hundred thousand taels, no bargaining."

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "Just now I heard you say that 70,000 or 80,000 would be fine. How could you lie to me in front of me? I'll give you 70,000 taels of gold, and you are not allowed to fool me."

The mermaid stall owner hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

The young man in fancy clothes turned around and said angrily, "How could you intercept me halfway?"

Cheng Bai saw that he had dark red hair, a handsome face, picturesque eyebrows, sharp eyes, and an elegant temperament. He naturally exuded a warm charm, and he couldn't help but praise in his heart: "What a handsome young man, not inferior to Yong Yao."

He took the broken helmet away, paid for it and said, "Friend, if you want to buy it, you shouldn't let it go. Letting go is like giving up. I'm not stealing, I just bought what you don't want."

The young man in fancy clothes was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it and realized that what Cheng Bai said was right. He put away his anger and laughed, "Okay, okay...someone in the folk actually dared to talk to me like this. It's finally interesting. My name is Cai Youling, remember me, I'll see you later."

He turned around and left without hesitation, with the dark green block floating beside him. The old man in fancy clothes who followed closely behind him didn't even look at Cheng Bai.

Cheng Bai thought to himself: "That is clearly a heritage magic cube. Isn't it said that there is only one magic cube in Shanhui City on the Wuzhou Continent? Cai Youling... could it be that he is a candidate from another region?"

He took another look at the two people who left quickly, and thought: "They have a reserved aura, and their cultivation is higher than mine. They are unscrupulous with immortal weapons, and they are definitely not ordinary people. Even if they know what the helmet is made of, they may not take it to heart."

The merman stall owner received the money, his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile, and he bowed and said, "My name is Ba Ba, if you need anything, just let me know."

Cheng Bai suddenly understood why the guests looked down on him and treated him badly, and said in a daze: "Can you change your name? Are you using this name deliberately to get someone to beat you up?"

Ba Ba said hurriedly: "You can just call me Lao Ba."

It still sounds like taking advantage of others.

Cheng Bai sighed and said, "You keep calling me Master all the time, so I'd better call you Master Ba."

Ba Ba said hurriedly: "I dare not, I dare not, you are too kind to me."

Cheng Bai said: "I am serious. Master Ba, where did you get this helmet?"

Baba Dao: "It is from a relic on the coast of the South China Sea. The coastal area was called Leizhou in ancient times, but now it has been abandoned and turned into a barren land."

Cheng Bai asked for the direction, secretly delighted, and quickly left with Hei Long and Chi Zhongming.

Chi Zhongming whispered, "Brother, after spending so much money, isn't the helmet a good treasure?"

Cheng Bai said frankly: "The material is thunder iron, also known as purple gold, which is more rare and precious than blue gold. The hardness of the treasure is 20, which is times harder than diamond and even harder than the five unique golds. It can be called an indestructible fairy treasure. Maybe it really was once the helmet of the God King."

Chi Zhongming was surprised and said, "Purple gold? How did it become like this? The records of the Qi Sect's classics say that it has a gorgeous color, like purple air coming from the east, and the surface faintly glows with purple lightning."