Free Web NovelThe bartering fair is a gathering where items are exchanged.
However, only members of the Beastmaster Association can participate in the Beastmaster Association's bartering fair, and all items appearing at the fair are those that Beast Tamers or their pet beasts can use.
Simply put, the bartering fair is a special flea market.
Mingxi didn't know at first that the Beastmaster Association was holding a bartering fair today.
She didn't even know such a fair existed.
It was the Staff Member who handled her mission registration, probably because she was generating revenue for their association, who kindly reminded her.
Only then did Mingxi learn about this bartering fair.
The bartering fair is located on the third basement level of the association's building, with the entire floor opened up.
Stalls of various sizes are arranged in rows.
The visitors, while not a dense crowd, were numerous, akin to a non-holiday farmers' market.
Both vendors and visitors wore masks that only revealed their eyes, provided by the association, which had no special function to prevent others from prying or to alter voices.
It was just a common mask.
Wholesale price at a certain small commodities market: one star coin.
"Customer, come take a look! A-grade material 'Suspended Gallbladder' for S-grade 'Spirit Medicine'! Private message if interested."
"zhuangdan fruit for Green Knotweed, plenty to go around..."
"I am an A-grade alchemist, I need 100ml of 'Myriad Elephant Milk', I can..."
These stalls basically displayed strange and exotic items.
Oddly shaped herbs, fruits emitting peculiar fragrances;
Tools and potions with myriad effects;
Some stalls even displayed pet beast eggs.
This bartering fair seemed a bit unconventional, but because it had the Beastmaster Association's guarantee, there were very few fake items at the fair.
Because once caught selling or trading fake goods,
Not only would they have to pay a hundred times the value for each fake item, but they would also be blacklisted by the Beastmaster Association.
More seriously, it would also be reported to the local Yushou Center.
If the Yushou Center verifies it to be true, the Beast Tamers will not only be prohibited from challenging the Limit Tower, but also may even be deprived of the opportunity to use the Spirit Pact Chamber.
So, at this bartering fair, there's no need to worry about buying fakes.
When Mingxi passed by certain stalls, many stall owners would proactively greet her, either introducing the items at their stall or stating their trading objectives.
Mingxi would occasionally stop to chat with those stall owners for a couple of sentences, but most of the time she just walked straight past.
To avoid missing out on good things, she voluntarily offered 500 reward hours, asking Guangguang to continuously scan these stalls and remind her promptly if it found any items that she and Golden Silver Lapis Lazuli Black could use.
It was like carrying a treasure-hunting beast with her.
Time to activate the cheat!
"Master, stop! There's a tool at the stall on your left that's very suitable for Anos, recommended for purchase."
Mingxi looked at the stall Guangguang pointed out.
This was a stall specializing [N O V E L I G H T] in tools, displaying various tools she had seen and hadn't seen.
The tool Guangguang suggested buying was an item that looked like a paper boat.
"Boss, what kind of tool is this? What grade is it? What's its function?" Mingxi wasn't here to find bargains, so she wasn't going to beat around the bush.
She directly pointed at the 'paper boat' and asked the stall owner.
Each stall here had a barrier, and no one except the stall owner could touch any items on the stall.
This eliminated the possibility of ill-intentioned individuals robbing or stealing.
Hearing Mingxi's question, the stall owner wearing an Ultraman mask first glanced at her.
Then looked at the 'paper boat' she was pointing at.
"This is an A-grade tool, the water shaker, specially customized for newly hatched water-attribute pet beasts. It can not only accelerate their growth, stabilize their mental world, but also has sleep-inducing and calming effects.
It can be activated by embedding a water-attribute energy crystal; the higher the energy crystal's grade, the better the effect.
Oh, and if you have Fish Superiority Grass or Stone Marrow Milk, using them together yields the best results!"
Mingxi nodded, so it was a pet beast cradle.
It was indeed very suitable for the current Black Pearl.
Mingxi asked, "What do you need to exchange for this water shaker? Do you accept star coins?"
The stall owner looked at her again and said, "Customer, A-grade tools are not cheap. Are you sure you want it?"
Mingxi nodded.
This stall owner probably judged her approximate age based on her figure.
"To exchange for this water shaker, I need two S-grade Scarlet Blood Roots, or 100 million star coins."
Not cheap.
It could even be said to be an exorbitant price.
An ordinary A-grade tool, no matter how useful, is only worth two to three tens of millions of star coins. frёeωebɳovel.com
Even a rare A-grade tool wouldn't sell for such a high price as 100 million.
As for Scarlet Blood Root, an S-grade material could not possibly be common.
Moreover, this stall owner wanted two!
Mingxi didn't say anything and took out a tightly sealed box from the Time Realm.
The stall owner's eyes under the mask suddenly lit up.
Inside the sealed box was precisely one Scarlet Blood Root.
"Just one Scarlet Blood Root, deal or no deal? If not, then forget it."
Of course, Mingxi had more than one Scarlet Blood Root, but she never liked being taken advantage of.
This A-grade water shaker was indeed good, but it certainly wasn't worth her exchanging two Scarlet Blood Roots for it.
The stall owner frowned.
"If you can't get two Scarlet Blood Roots, you can also pay me an additional 50 million star coins?"
Mingxi put away the Scarlet Blood Root without a word and turned to leave directly.
Buying things is about mutual willingness.
She always knew she wasn't a good girl who could bargain.
To avoid being ripped off, she never gave herself the chance to hesitate or deliberate.
If bargaining fails, it means we are not meant to be.
The stall owner also didn't expect her to leave so decisively, "Hey, hey, hey, customer, wait a moment, I've never seen anyone bargain like you."
Mingxi turned her head back: "One?"
The stall owner sighed.
"Deal!"
With money and goods exchanged, Mingxi put away the water shaker.
She wasn't short on water-attribute energy crystals, and they were easy to buy.
However, she didn't have Fish Superiority Grass and Stone Marrow Milk on hand. These two materials weren't high-grade, but they circulated less on the market.
"Guangguang, if you find Fish Superiority Grass and Stone Marrow Milk, remind me about those too."
"Roger that!"
Over the next hour, Mingxi toured the entire bartering fair. Besides the water shaker, she also acquired a few materials that Golden Silver Lapis Lazuli Black could use, but not many.
Especially the super-ability type materials she wanted most, there weren't any.
This bartering fair isn't very good.
"Master, why don't you try setting up a stall yourself? Just exchange for super-ability type materials! Many of the precious things you got on that Creation Fruit planet this time aren't useful to you.
Oh, right, didn't the thousand life stone produce an sss-grade iridescent energy crystal yesterday? Although this energy crystal is a bit small, it's still priceless. You can display it as a gimmick to attract customers."
