Chapter 14: Trade
"It's good to et you too, Herbalist Elias." Xu Feng smiled amicably, ensuring none of his shrewd thoughts were exposed.
"I'm Lin Feng, and I ca here specifically to conduct a trade with a person of value." He introduced himself in return, his tone filled with politeness.
"A person of value?" Elias raised an eyebrow, seemingly confused by the use of words.
"Ah, apologies for my blunt remark, Herbalist Elais. I've been traveling in the wilderness for a while, but none have been able to detect the true values of the herbs in my possession. And today, I've finally found soone who understands the herbs' value and its importance." Xu Feng explained, casually lying with a straight face.
His expression and body language were completely natural, almost as if he was speaking the truth. Of course, to lie with a straight face takes experience and confidence, otherwise, the lie would be easily exposed.
This was also why he was able to deceive the guards from the Miracle Herb Garden despite having zero proof of identity. His deanor and gestures alone were able to convince them.
anwhile, Elias' expression brightened up the mont Xu Feng finished his explanation.
Although it was a simple complint, Elias was delighted to hear soone complinting his recognition of great herbs.
"Haha, you sure know how to sweet talk soone, adventurer." Elias laughed heartily.
"So I heard from receptionist Sandy that you wanted to conduct the trade of herbs in a private room. May I know what kind of price you wished for?" He subsequently asked, getting down to the business.
It appeared that he could no longer wait to get his hands on the herbs under Xu Feng's possession.
The conversation continued to drag on for a while, only because Xu Feng wanted to manipulate Elias' emotions.
If Elias could get the herbs easily without much difficulty, then he would only take it for granted and not appreciate him much.
'Those who take things for granted will never be grateful.' Xu Feng sneered inwardly, having learned this lesson quite painfully. He would never commit the sa mistake twice.
Soti later, Elias was no longer able to compose himself further.
"Adventurer Lin Feng, just speak your mind freely and tell
how much you want in exchange for the herbs." He said, his body trembling slightly from excitent and anxiousness.
"I believe Herbalist Elias would give
a great offering," Xu Feng smiled amicably, proceeding to retrieve half of the rare herbs onto the table.
Half of these herbs are things that Xu Feng won't be able to capitalize upon for profits. These were rely herbs that were rare and had a valuable price value on them, similar to gems like diamonds.
Elias' eyes sparkled in glitter when he saw all of the rare herbs glistening on the table. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and was barely able to control his actions of snatching all of the herbs into his pocket.
"You are free to inspect them, Herbalist Elias." Xu Feng chuckled softly.
"Originally, I planned to sell it at a higher price, but seeing your enthusiasm and admiration of the herbs, I decided not to. Instead, I hope that we can discuss and share our views of the herbs such as recipes." He added, painting himself in an honorable light.
Receptionist Sandy, who was standing by the background, seed to find Xu Feng's words confusing and misleading. Yet she couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong in his speech.
As for Elias, he was exhilarated after being placed in anticipation and nervousness all this ti to notice the hidden intention of Xu Feng's speech.
"Haha, of course, Adventurer Lin Feng. It's always been my pleasure to share so of my views of herbs with a fellow enthusiast." Elias laughed heartily, his hands already picking up the herbs.
The mont his hand ca into contact with the herbs, it was as if Elias had beco possessed.
His eyes sparkled brightly, and his facial expression changed drastically. Going from an elderly man, the current Elias displayed a behavior no different than a five-year-old kid.
'Is it really true that NPCs are still sowhat robotic in the early stages? How co this old man can display such emotion?' Xu Feng was dumbfounded by the scene in front of him.
He couldn't comprehend the emotion and actions displayed by Elias.
According to his knowledge, the NPCs would only begin to show such in-depth human-like behavior during the ga's third update.
'Seems like my actions are really affecting the world,' he thought to himself, feeling more certain about how his actions and influence had impacted the Divine World.
Alas, there was no turning back now that he had co this far, and neither would he suddenly get cold feet and attempt to reverse the situation.
At best, the ga would simply proceed forward at a faster rate than in the past.
This kind of developnt would rely affect the players who had zero knowledge of the ga and are still trying to explore this vast new world.
Why should he shackle himself to allow others to catch up?
Ti slowly passed by, and Herbalist Elias had long subrged into his own world, occasionally mumbling a herb na from ti to ti.
Xu Feng also didn't wish to interrupt his mont for now, lest he might get a bad impression instead.
Thankfully, Xu Feng's waiting ti was saved by the receptionist.
"Herbalist Elias, I'm sorry to disturb you, but ti is running out and I rember you telling
to remind you of the matter." Receptionist Sandy stepped forward and reported.
A few seconds later, Elias regained his composure upon the ntion of the matter.
"Ah, how embarrassing of ." Elias scratched his head, seemingly ashad of his earlier deanor.
"Adventurer Lin Feng, I apologize for wasting your precious ti. To compensate for that, here's an old book of mine that I kept regarding my research of herbs and recipes."
System: Congratulations to Adventurer Lin Feng for opening the rapport relationship with Herbalist Elias!
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