This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous Chapter 237 - 237 199 The Value of Life 6000 words1

237: Chapter 199: The Value of Life (6000 words)_1 237: Chapter 199: The Value of Life (6000 words)_1 “Oh?

You have sunflowers?” Mu You was surprised.

“Not , but one of my clients does.” Lu Yao said.

“Client?” Mu You was slightly taken aback.

“I’ve set up a second-hand shop on the forum, don’t you know?” ca the reply from the other end.

“…I’ll go check it out.”

Mu You casually logged into the forum and glanced at the hopage of ‘Torchbearer’.

Indeed, her page na had now morphed into ‘Fire Transmission Shop.’ Below were dozens of images showcasing various equipnt and props, each with a designated purchase price and detailed descriptions of the items.

It seed quite similar to the exchange interface within the Dragon Soars software.

“Where did you get all these items?” Mu You curiously asked.

“So I bought at a cheaper rate, others are items that clients have chosen to sell through my shop.

I get a commission if the items sell…

Speaking of which, do you have any second-hand items that you want to sell?” said Lu Yao.

“You’re like a second-hand marketplace…”

Mu You had already scrolled through nurous product pages and noticed familiar advertising slogans such as ‘Female user, almost brand new’ and ‘Selling out of desperation’.

“Pretty much.

But I cater to international custors as well.

A few days ago, a player from Africa ssaged asking if I accept sunflowers.

I didn’t think I could sell it, so I passed on it.

Now it turns out soone needs it.”

“So, it’s the international version…”

Mu You was left speechless.

After checking past transactions, he found that her shop was quite popular.

She had already sold more than a dozen items, mainly those of Excellent Grade or above, whereas there were few common or Black Iron grade items.

Lu Yao said, “I’ll contact that guy right away.

It might take a few days to get the items.

Can you hold onto those two items for ?”

“Sure.”

Mu You nodded.

It didn’t matter who he transacted with.

Since she had the ans, it made sense to trade with a familiar face as it was the most convenient and safest thod, sparing him the trouble.

“By the way, how do you price the items in your shop?” Mu You asked next.

Her shop’s pricing was rather jumbled and seed quite different from the prices at the Star Spirit World shop.

“For every piece of Black Iron Grade equipnt, I charge an average of 5 years of lifespan.

Regular grade is 30 years, Excellent 250 years, Rare 1500 years.

The Epic category is around 7000-9000 years with an average of 8000 years…

Of course, the highest grade I’ve received so far is Excellent.

No one has offered to sell Rare grade items or higher yet,” said Lu Yao.

“The prices for Black Iron and Regular grades are surprisingly low…”

Mu You found her prices were marked down quite a bit.

In the Star Spirit World, one piece of Black Iron equipnt would cost 30 years.

Here, the price had been slashed by six tis.

Regular grade items were originally 100 years, but here they were less than a third.

The Excellent-grade equipnt, however, was not discounted much.

However, further on, Rare grade items in the Star Spirit World cost around 1000-1300 years and Epic-grade items between 5000 to 8000 years.

In her shop, they were actually more expensive!

“It can’t be helped.

With equipnt, the higher the grade, the fewer in number, and the easier to sell.

In the Star Spirit World, too, it’s not easy finding buyers for high-grade equipnt.

I can usually sell Excellent grade items and above pretty quickly after getting my hands on them, while common and Black Iron Grades are hard sells.

Many have been listed for sale for a long ti without any interest,” said Lu Yao.

Hearing this, Mu You understood.

In plain terms, for players, equipnt was a luxury.

Those who could afford it were often rich, veteran players who had no shortage of common and lower-grade items, as these were easy to co by in the ga through monster drops, treasure chests, etc.

To put simply, it was a case of ‘those who need them can’t afford them, and those who can afford them don’t need them’, resulting in this peculiar market pricing.

“In that case, I’ll take all the equipnt in your shop!” Mu You, after glancing at the nurous product images and doing a quick ntal math, suddenly spoke.

“Huh?” Lu Yao sounded utterly bewildered on the other end: “Are you serious?”

“Of course.”

“…..”

Lu Yao remained silent for a mont before finally speaking, “Actually, those ‘Female user’ tags are just that – tags.

They’re not really…”

“…Er, I know.”

“You still want them despite knowing this?”

“Ugh.

What do you think I’m buying these for?” Mu You rolled his eyes.

Of course, he was buying low-level equipnt for synthesis purposes.

Where had her mind wandered off to?

“I want to know too.

There are quite a few female-exclusive items in there.

What exactly are you going to use them for?” Lu Yao asked.

“That’s none of your concern.

At any rate, I have an actual use for them.

Are you going to sell or not?”

“If you really want them, of course I will sell.

It’s just that I’m worried you’ll end up at a loss.” Lu Yao said.

“Then it’s settled.

Are you going to accept cash or sothing else?” asked Mu You.

“I currently only accept barter deals, no cash for the ti being,” said Lu Yao.

She added, “Lately, the price of exchanging cash for lifespan has been quite volatile.

I need to observe the trend a little longer.”

“Oh?

So how do these barter deals work?”

“It’s based on the prices I ntioned earlier.

You can exchange higher-grade equipnt or items.

One common grade item can be exchanged with six Black Iron grade items.

An Excellent grade item can be traded for 50 pieces of Black Iron grade items.

If you have other types of items or magic potions, I can provide an on-the-spot appraisal.”

“Quite the professional, huh…”

Mu You nodded, once again scanned the product list and quickly made a decision.