Gao Xin t the other party’s demands, so of course he wouldn’t refuse their questions.
"Is it Cangyue, what’s up?"
The old man’s eyes lit up, "Nice blade, young man, would you sell it?"
"The weapon shop across the street is mine too, we can talk about the price."
Gao Xin obviously wouldn’t sell, but he still asked about the price, "How much? Do you think you can offer more than Silver Tower’s exchange rate?"
The old man pursed his lips, "I can give you twenty-eight thousand for it."
Gao Xin rolled his eyes, "Silver Tower sells it for thirty thousand, you offer twenty-eight thousand, wouldn’t that be a loss for ?"
The old man smiled, "You can’t say that, Silver Tower doesn’t buy them back... this is second-hand, y’know."
"Besides, if I’m not mistaken, this is specifically provided for the ga, right? You didn’t even pay anything for it."
Gao Xin raised an eyebrow, "How do you know this blade is specially provided for the ga?"
The old man was taken aback and said, "What else? First off, this blade is a limited edition. Did you just do a quick search and not click to read more?"
"If you clicked in and looked, you’d know that all the ’Cangyue’ blades from C grade to S were sold out."
"The official only stocks up in August each year during the campaign against the Extre Mind army."
Gao Xin was taken aback, he hadn’t looked closely at other versions of the Demon Blade, he just clicked in and saw the S one, and indeed it was sold out.
So not only the S was sold out but every blade from C to S grade was bought up?
What’s more, they have to combat the Extre Mind army to restock?
True, it requires sothing like ’Cangyue Material’, it looks like it can only be scrounged from Cangyue itself?
The old man spread his hands, "And young man, no offense, but that blade is worth thirty thousand, and you don’t even have a decent set of armor—a good weapon like that?"
"Our black market boss has had his eye on that blade for a long ti and still hesitates to buy..."
At that mont, Yamal blurted out next to him, "Is this the blade Brother Salah has been obsessing over?"
Gao Xin smiled, his outfit indeed looked a bit shabby.
But then an idea struck him. The blade the black market boss wanted? Wasn’t that a high-ranking mber of the Black Blood Gang?
"Your black market boss runs such a big black market and can’t afford a blade?"
Yamal’s face darkened, about to scold him.
The old man hastily intervened, smiling, "You can’t say that, the Black Blood Gang runs a big black market primarily to facilitate things for everyone, saving the need to pay taxes to Yakutza."
"We only charge a little for entry tickets, and all the goods inside are fair deals; where would we make a profit?"
Gao Xin did not deny this point; this black market was indeed pretty good, with everyone trading freely, rely requiring an entry ticket which was a small redemption coupon. There really wasn’t any phenonon of random overcharging.
The so-called black market was in fact more conscientious than the ’regular market’ outside under Yakutza...
"So, you’re running the black market just to serve the public?" Gao Xin said smilingly.
The old man shrugged, "Serving others is serving oneself. You see, we prosper by volu, attracting people travelling back and forth from all over, most of the shops are their own, making small profits but selling a lot."
"With so many people, the range of goods is wide, and any good stuff, we get it firsthand. Like... your blade."
"Let’s not beat around the bush, we really want that blade, twenty-eight thousand, our Black Blood Gang will buy it. You got it for free anyway, with the redemption coupons, you can buy many more good things."
Gao Xin pondered for a mont, then suddenly said, "Fifty thousand!"
"What! You little...!" Yamal exploded in anger, Gao Xin was really opening his mouth too wide, asking fifty thousand for a thirty thousand blade?
However, the old man narrowed his eyes, pulling Yamal back and said, "Young man, you know your stuff."
Gao Xin said, "Isn’t it obvious? Limited edition items, even second-hand, are pricier than their original price!"
"Your black market boss can’t get this blade, probably not just because he can’t gather enough redemption coupons, but mainly because he can’t buy it fast enough, right?"
He didn’t believe that soone managing such a big black market couldn’t gather thirty thousand in liquid assets. Even if the actual profit wasn’t much, he could borrow it, couldn’t he? Just buy it first.
The old man sighed, "Yes, every ti it gets restocked, it’s snapped up right away."
"But, fifty thousand is too much, we can’t afford it."
"Young man, if you flaunt this blade around, once you et soone who knows their goods, you might attract covetous looks."
Gao Xin raised an eyebrow, "Are you threatening ?"
The old man shook his head, "I’ve long given up fighting and killing, just a friendly warning."
"Young man, thirty-five thousand, how about that? That’s my final offer."
"Since you got it for free, and it’s just a True Wolf grade, why do you need such a good blade?"
Gao Xin laughed, "Because it’s a good blade, that’s exactly why I want it. I’m curious, can you guys extract what you call the Cangyue material? Do you even know what that material is like?"
The old man shook his head, "Don’t know, we can only be sure that it’s a material only Cangyue possesses, even AI can’t produce it."
"Since that’s the case, it’s the rarity that adds value. Even if we can’t extract it, just based on the blade’s own features, it’s worth that much..."
Gao Xin knew, even without understanding the so-called Cangyue material, just the na alone ant the blade would only appreciate in value, not depreciate.
He smiled and shook his head, "Alright, enough said, I’m not selling it, this blade is B grade, good enough for until I reach True Tiger."
The old man said solemnly, "Are you really not going to consider it further?"
Kerry was dead nervous, suspecting a fight might break out.
Being in the heart of Black Blood Gang territory, just the two of them would certainly not get away unscathed.
Yet, Gao Xin smiled, "Okay, I’ll think about it, I’ll co back after three days... then I want to talk directly with your boss."
This 𝓬ontent is taken from f(r)eeweb(n)ovel.𝒄𝒐𝙢
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