Chapter 1208: Secret rchant
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Although Donald was the chief imperial mage of the Rotterdam Kingdom who had a very high status, he had already witnessed the strength of Lin Li and the Tower of Dusk during the ti spent in the Sky Castle. Besides, Lin Li had also insulted the Gilded Kingdom twice, but there was nothing the Gilded Kingdom could do to retaliate, thus making Donald feel that Lin Li was profound and unpredictable.
Hence, Donald made up his mind to build a good relationship with Lin Li, and even went out of his way to swallow his pride and flatter the latter. If he could have a good relationship with Lin Li, it would be the greatest thing he gained from the trip to the Gilded Kingdom.
Lin Li naturally heard Donald’s complints, but he did not have any special reaction. Instead, he remained smiling, and said, “You must be joking, Master Donald, we’re acquaintances. All my friends and acquaintances will be given a seat when they’re here.”
Lin Li actually didn’t an anything else, but Donald and Tory were overjoyed to hear his words. However, they knew very well that anyone could say polite and nice things, and whether or not they could really beco friends with Lin Li would depend on their actions. After all, not all friendships were the sa, and so were stronger than the others. Effort had to be put into a friendship to keep it going too. At this point, Lin Li rely decided not to hold what happened previously against them.
After they were seated, Lin Li also went to sit down on the master’s seat. He then said to the two of them, “I went on a shopping trip in the Sea Market today, and I have to say that it’s really such an eye-opener. Why didn’t you two go on a tour around the market too? Why did you co here instead?”
Of course, Lin Li knew that Donald and Prince Tory had co over with the purpose of bonding. However, unless they were really close friends, they had to put in effort to spend ti with Lin Li and keep their friendship going. After all, their relationship hadn’t reached that level yet.
If they were from the Felan Kingdom, Ledin Kingdom, or the Brilliance Shrine and Darkness Shrine, which had business dealings and cooperations with the Tower of Dusk, they could at least discuss their partnerships. However, the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom had only interacted with the Tower of Dusk during the exploration of the Sky Castle. Later on, they did not cooperate in business or any foreign affairs, so there was no contact at all.
Hearing Lin Li’s words, Prince Tory smiled, and said, “President Felic, since you’ve visited the market today, you must also know that although the goods sold at the market are not too bad, almost none of the goods are really excellent. The Divine Sea Pillar that you bought was an exception, and you can’t find sothing of its level in all stores.”
Prince Tory’s words were really what Lin Li wanted to hear. The Gift of the Sea was already the largest market where they could find anything they wanted. If not, there would probably be little hope of finding it in other markets. In fact, it made sense because it was only human nature to sell a good thing for a high price. They would naturally want to put it up for auction to fetch a higher price.
Lin Li did not avoid or hide anything, and simply nodded, and truthfully said, “Yes, it might be lively at the Sea Market, but there aren’t any rare or precious treasures. It seems that it’s better to wait for the auction after the Sea Market officially opens.”
After the official opening of the Sea Market, there would be a series of auctions that were held not only by the Gilded Kingdom, but also by other powerful rchants or large Sea Clan forces. At that ti, there would truly be a huge display of all kinds of exotic treasures, each of which probably would not be inferior to the Divine Sea Pillar.
Seeing that Lin Li agreed with him, Prince Tory gleefully said, “The auction is indeed a good place for displaying exotic treasures, but apart from the auctions, there’s another place where we can find precious treasures.”
Upon hearing Prince Tory’s words, Lin Li was really interested as he raised his brows, and asked, “What are you referring to, Prince Tory?”
“President Felic, have you ever heard of the profession of a secret rchant?” asked Prince Tory when he saw that he had aroused Lin Li’s interest. His tone also sounded much more casual than before.
When he started talking to Lin Li, Prince Tory was really anxious mainly because he was frightened by what Lin Li had done in the Gilded Kingdom, and was afraid that he would ss things up again if he were to say sothing wrong. However, after so icebreakers and chatting with him for a while, he realized that this young Sanctuary powerhouse was not as difficult to get along with as he had imagined.
Indeed, Lin Li was just like that. If others were nice to him, he would treat them with respect too. If they were to provoke him, he would insult them back. Hence, although Prince Tory was leaving him hanging, Lin Li wasn’t annoyed, and instead asked, “Secret rchants? Are they different from ordinary rchants?”
Although Prince Tory had kept him in suspense, he knew he could not go too far, so he said, “To put it bluntly, secret rchants are in fact rchants who do sordid business. On the surface, they may be ordinary businessn, or people who hold ordinary occupations, but their abilities are far beyond ordinary.”
Once Lin Li heard this explanation, he ca to a sudden realization, and at the sa ti, he guessed what exactly Prince Tory was probably talking about. The so-called secret rchants were just black market rchants who had treasures, but could not sell them openly at the auctions. Naturally, they were obtained through sordid ans, so they had to sell them on the black market.
At the end of the day, it was because Lin Li had too few resources. He should have thought of the black market long ago! Although Lin Li generally wasn’t interested in black market, the Sea Market of the Gilded Kingdom was now open, and the so-called secret rchants in the world were all out to make a fortune here. It was definitely sothing on a larger scale than the ordinary black market.
“I think I may know what place you are talking about, but you need to have resources and connections to enter such a place.” At this mont, Lin Li actually knew the reason that Donald and Tory ca to visit him.
Just like Lin Li said, those secret rchants were running sordid businesses, so they naturally couldn’t promote and run them openly like auctions. They couldn’t just let strangers in, either. Even if they had a strong background or so powerful backers, they might not be able to enjoy protection. Hence, the secret rchants were very picky with their guests. Either their guests would have to be recomnded by a frequent patron, or the secret rchants would have to be familiar with their backgrounds.
Prince Tory and Donald were not surprised by Lin Li’s words. At this point, Lin Li’s intelligence would be questionable if he still couldn’t guess it.
“As expected of President Felic, you’ve made a really good guess.” Although this matter was not difficult to guess, Prince Tory still gave Lin Li a thumbs-up and complinted him sincerely. “Yes, the place I’m referring to is the market of secret rchants, which is sponsored by the Secret rchants Alliance.”
“There’s an alliance for secret rchants?” Lin Li froze for a mont, and thought, Wow the black market rchants of this place are really bold, they actually have an alliance too. Aren’t black market rchants usually careful and afraid of having their identities exposed? Even with their peers, they would be extrely wary and keep their guard up against each other. By creating an alliance to unite everyone, won’t they be in trouble?’
However, after hearing Prince Tory’s introduction, Lin Li also guessed why those secret rchants were so brazen. Although the Secret rchants Alliance was a lax organization that was led by the 10 most established secret rchants of Anril who might not know each other’s identity, the Secret rchants Alliance also united all the competent secret rchants of Anril. If there was an outrage and they went all out, it would probably not be difficult to overthrow a kingdom.
Of course, the purpose of rchants was to earn money. Secret rchants were still rchants, and as long as they weren’t forced to the point of no return, they would not go all out and fight with all their might. Anyway, they had already amassed a large amount of wealth, and they would at most just give up. Even though it was said that they could overthrow a kingdom, it just ant that the amount of money they had was astonishing.
The important point was that no one knew the real identity of the secret rchants. They could be bishops of the Brilliance Shrine, princes of a kingdom, or even people with more shocking identities. Hence, no force dared to guarantee that none of their mbers was a secret rchant. Even if they wanted to attack the Secret rchants Alliance, their efforts would usually prove futile.
Hence, as long as the Secret rchant Alliance did not go too far, there was basically no force that made things difficult for them. The existence of the Secret rchants Alliance allowed the deals and transactions between secret rchants to be carried out more easily. Of course, it wasn’t that easy to join the Secret rchants Alliance, and even the most junior secret rchants had to have at least more than 10 years of experience.
“It is said that the Secret rchants Alliance existed since the Dark Age, and there are even rumors that the rebellion army had once obtained the support of the Secret rchants Alliance during the war at the end of the Dark Age. Thus, they managed to finally overthrow the rule of the High Elves. Of course, this is only a legend, or perhaps sothing that the Secret rchants Alliance had made up to make themselves seem impressive.” At this point, Prince Tory couldn’t help but laugh out loud because he clearly didn’t think that the legend was believable.
Prince Tory briefly introduced the Secret rchants Alliance before revealing the legend that could be taken as a joke. That was all he knew about the Secret rchants Alliance. Anyway, even the secret rchants of the alliance probably could not reveal much information.
Lin Li was not very interested in finding out more about the Secret rchants Alliance. He just wanted to buy so useful things anyway. According to Prince Tory’s introduction, there should be more good things in the Secret rchants Market that the Secret rchants Alliance organized since it was such a huge alliance.
“Let’s not talk about the legend anymore. You two didn’t co here just to tell stories, did you?” Lin Li asked half-jokingly with a smile as he looked at Donald and Prince Tory.
Although the purpose of their visit was already obvious, Lin Li still had to hear it from the horses’ mouth. Besides, Lin Li had also thought that even if Donald and Tory didn’t co today, the news and outco of their research today would spread, and people would co to do the sa thing that they did. After all, in the Gilded Kingdom, Donald and Tory were not the only ones with resources. There were the Felan Kingdom, the Ledin Kingdom, the Darkness Shrine, the Brilliance Shrine, and the Illuminati. They were probably already clear about the secret market.
Seeing that Lin Li did not take the initiative to speak, Prince Tory was more or less disappointed. However, he maintained a smile, and said, “Yes, President Felic, Master Donald and I ca to visit you this ti to invite you to co with us to the Secret rchant Market. We hope to have the honor to be your guides.”
Prince Tory’s attitude was really quite positive, and one could hardly see a bit of the inherent arrogance possessed by the nobles of the Rotterdam Kingdom. In the hearts of the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom, they had always perceived themselves to be the humans who had saved Anril, and always viewed the people of other kingdoms with the identity of their saviors. For example, although Prince Kanber was aware that their strength was no match for the Tower of Dusk’s team’s, and that Lin Li was a Sanctuary powerhouse, he was still extrely arrogant.
Lin Li was indeed quite satisfied with Prince Tory’s attitude. It was not that he was fishing for complints. After all, anyone who was treated condescendingly would definitely be displeased. Hence, Lin Li did not continue to say any pleasantries, and simply nodded. “Okay, I’m a little tempted now. When is the Secret rchant Market going to begin?”
Although they did not manage to make Lin Li ask them to take him to the Secret rchant Market, their purpose was considered to have been achieved! Unable to contain his joy, Prince Tory said, “President Felic, if there’s nothing you have to do, we might as well go now. The Secret rchant Market opened five days ago, and it takes place every other night, just in different places. Tonight, it should be on a ship nad The rmaid. There’s still so ti to go before it sets sail today.”
The rmaid was a famous large cruise ship in the Gilded Kingdom, and based on the na, it was obvious what businesses were usually run on it. The real owner of the cruise ship was said to be from the Siren Clan, and was known as a rmaid. The characteristics of the Siren Clan was that the female sirens were beautiful; in fact, they were even on par with the High Elves who were known for their perfection. However, the male sirens were hideous.
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