Free Web NovelChapter 1271: Chapter 86: Are You Familiar with Christmas?
Su Xiao looked at the dozens of pieces of equipment in the Adventure Team Storage Space. There were indeed many items, but the grade was not high, just a sea of blue sky and green grass (blue and green quality).
There were three pieces of purple equipment, two of dark purple, and as for light golden or golden equipment, there was none seen.
This situation is quite normal. The Starfire Adventure Team has dozens of members, and their demand for high-quality equipment is substantial. As for why there is so much green and blue equipment, first, it’s replaced by older team members; second, it’s prepared for new members.
Once entering an open world, each adventure team recruits potential newcomers to cultivate as peripheral members. To retain these potential newcomers, they use these lower-quality yet practical-attribute equipment.
Su Xiao had anticipated this situation a long time ago; what he was interested in was not the equipment but those valuable materials.
After sorting, Su Xiao categorized all equipment into one class. This sea of blue sky and green grass he couldn’t use at all. As for the materials, they constitute a very substantial income.
Golden Quality Material/Rare Metal ×2.
Light Golden Quality Material/Semi-finished Tools ×8.
Dark Purple Material/Semi-finished Tools/Rare Metal/Minerals ×10.
Multiple pieces of purple materials.
Undoubtedly, the value of these materials far exceeds the equipment within the Adventure Team Storage Space, worth at least several times more than the equipment.
Besides equipment, materials, and some odd items, the Starfire Adventure Team left no other possessions. Soul Crystals they couldn’t possibly have surplus, as for Skill Scrolls, it’s also impossible to have leftovers. Consumables were already entirely used up in Hunter World.
The seemingly glamorous Medium-Sized Adventure Group is practically becoming an empty shell. Of course, this might also be because the Bald Captain stored high-value items in his own Storage Space, which is not unlikely.
Deciding how to handle these items poses a headache. Selling them to the Worker Merchant would mean a very low price. As for selling them to the God Emperor Adventure Group, forget it; their stockpile of low-grade equipment is substantial too.
After much thought, Su Xiao felt a certain adventure team close to him was quite suitable, so he contacted that team leader.
The other party quickly replied to Su Xiao with the following content.
’Brother Bai Ye, though it might seem presumptuous, I really don’t take junk. You exterminated which adventure team? Our team’s low-grade equipment stock is sufficient; these things aren’t suitable for bulk accumulation...’
Su Xiao contacted a certain ’Sister Control’, that guy leads a Madman Adventurer Group, currently thriving in the Third Tier. Yes, it’s those lunatics from Mingmen.
Mingmen isn’t interested in these items, so Su Xiao can only sell them to merchants.
Actually, Yan Chen from Mingmen is very interested in these materials, but Su Xiao insists on ’bundling sales.’ Without purchasing those low-grade equipment, high-grade materials are out of the question.
These things certainly cannot be sold piece by piece at the trading market. Who knows how long that would take, and the price is too unstable; Su Xiao doesn’t have time to negotiate prices with those newcomers.
One can imagine, First-Tier Early Stage Contractors, purchasing green equipment would involve haggling, as that’s their core equipment. One or two people haggling is fine, but if a dozen, or even dozens come to find Su Xiao to haggle... just thinking about it is headache-inducing.
After long contemplation, Su Xiao contacted the Black Merchant.
Within a café in Reincarnation Paradise, a cup of coffee was placed in front of Su Xiao. He hadn’t touched it; heaven knows why the Black Merchant always liked conducting business in cafés.
While Su Xiao was trying to clear an insanely difficult puzzle game, a black-clothed man wearing a black face veil walked into the café.
This is the Black Merchant’s standard attire, all in black. The newcomer scanned the café’s interior, quickly focusing his gaze on Su Xiao.
The Black Merchant approached slowly, took a seat across from Su Xiao, and coughed lightly.
Su Xiao paused the game and looked up at the Black Merchant opposite him.
"24K?"
This time it was an old acquaintance, which made things easier.
"Turns out Mister Bai Ye still remembers me, really makes me..."
Black Merchant 24K was about to exchange pleasantries when Su Xiao waved his hand. Seeing Su Xiao wave, Black Merchant 24K raised an eyebrow; this gesture wasn’t a dismissal but indicated that since both were familiar with each other, there was no need for platitudes.
"Have things been going smoothly in the Derivative World recently?"
Black Merchant 24K was shrewd, aware of what to say and when.
"Not bad, at least I didn’t die in there."
"That’s how it is; surviving in Reincarnation Paradise is already tough, achieving great success is even harder."
Black Merchant 24K sighed deeply and summoned a waiter, ordering two glasses of orange juice. This guy had observed from previous transactions that Su Xiao didn’t like coffee.
"Brother Bai Ye, recently Gulu from the travel group has been making bold statements, waiting for you to advance to Fourth Tier."
"Gulu advanced to Fourth Tier?"
Previously, when Su Xiao met Gulu in Naruto World, Gulu was still Third Tier but was an exceptionally strong Third Tier. Huang Yan and Crazy Fox were no match for her; two large adventure teams surrounded her in Naruto World, but she managed to escape. Not only that, but God Emperor and Gulu have a death feud. Gulu killed God Emperor’s sister, Little Sister Xira.
"Seems like she advanced to Fourth Tier three worlds ago; she was completing a chain task in Third Tier before, so she was suppressing her tier. Let’s not talk about that now, Brother Bai Ye, you didn’t contact me this time to reminisce, did you?"
Black Merchant 24K changed the subject abruptly, getting straight to the point.
"Exactly."
Su Xiao displayed all the equipment and material information to Black Merchant 24K. Black Merchant 24K’s eyes twitched as he observed, not because the equipment quantity was enormous, but due to the source of these items.
Black Merchant 24K already knew Su Xiao was a Lone Ranger. How could a Third Tier Lone Ranger obtain so many low-level items? There were only two answers: One, Su Xiao used some kind of item to enter a Low-Tier Derivative World and slaughtered all the Contractors there. Two, Su Xiao wiped out a considerably large adventure team.
"Bulk sale?"
"Yes."
"This... let me think about it."
Black Merchant 24K seemed to be contacting someone, and shortly after, he received a response.
"Mister Bai Ye, recently our commerce association is tight on Paradise coins; a lucky newcomer acquired a large batch of Soul Crystals from a Special Treasure Box. We bought them all at market price."
Black Merchant 24K’s laughter was slightly proud as he mentioned this; they had made a significant profit.
"How about an exchange of goods? Mister Bai Ye is a Lone Ranger, so enhancing your strength is most important. I will consolidate these items into a solid form, which should best align with your intentions."
Black Merchant 24K was very sincere, to the point of being eager.
"What is it? Speak directly."
"Uh~ well..."
Black Merchant 24K rubbed his hands, continuing, "You’re quite familiar with Christmas, right?"
Upon Black Merchant 24K’s mention of Christmas, Su Xiao immediately recalled a certain fellow who jumped from a plane without a parachute, that guy was Umbrella Brother.
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