Chapter 66: Chapter 66: The News
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Perhaps sensing that there might have been an issue with what he had just said, Rocke Tros quickly added another line.
“No, no matter how many Void Crystals you have in your hands, the Tros Mechanical Family will take them all, including the batch of supplies you had before, all at the normal market price.”
Song Chi smiled, not at all surprised by this response. As someone who had received a formal education, he was well aware of the value of the Void Crystals.
The fact that the other party was buying at market price didn’t mean there was no profit to be made. Market price represented the average selling price, the price under normal sales conditions. Given the rarity of the Void Crystals, it wasn’t difficult to find an eager buyer, and such urgent buying orders were naturally not going to be at the normal market price, with an excess of twenty or thirty percent being quite common.
Even encountering captains in extreme urgency who would be willing to pay double was not out of the question. However, such matters would obviously require time to find the right buyer and could not be resolved immediately, so selling at market price was already the best choice for Song Chi.
However, he didn’t rush to reveal the number of Void Crystals he had on hand but instead asked another question in a hoarse voice.
“We can discuss the details of the purchase slowly, but I want to ask, Shop Manager Rocke, does your store sell those shipboard components that ‘remove negative status’? Or even just information on such components would suffice.”
Rocke Tros fell into contemplation, not replying immediately, his gaze flickering as he seemed to be lost in thought.
One thing Song Chi could be certain of was that among the problems Rocke was considering, there was definitely one about “what negative status his flagship had contracted.”
After about five seconds, Rocke Tros finally spoke, but the news he gave was not promising.
“Shipboard components that remove negative states are not available in my store, however… I do have a piece of information.”
But then his tone took an abrupt turn, recapturing Song Chi’s curiosity.
“What news?”
Seeing no response from the other party, Song Chi quickly realized the situation and took out 200 Zero Rank Void Crystals from his backpack, placing them on the wooden table between them.
Seeing these two hundred Void Crystals, Rocke Tros’s eyes showed some interest, but he ended up shaking his head and not speaking.
Song Chi frowned and, not indulging further, reached out to take back the two hundred Zero Rank Void Crystals.
At this, Rocke Tros, who had seemed quite composed just a moment ago, became somewhat anxious; there were many seeking to buy Void Crystals, and he didn’t dare gamble.
He extended his hand to stop him and said at the same time:
“I received news the other day that the triennial Baihe Auction is about to be held, scheduled for the morning five days from now…”
“So what you mean is, this auction will feature shipboard components that clear negative effects, or is that just speculation?”
This time, Rocke Tros nodded quickly.
“Definite. This auction will include one Blue Quality component capable of purifying negative effects.”
Under the mask, Song Chi pondered thoughtfully, murmuring to himself, “A Blue Quality component should be enough to cleanse the mark left behind by a First Rank Void Demon.”
With a definite answer, Song Chi was in high spirits.
“Thank you, Manager. Then these two hundred Zero Rank Void Crystals and that batch of supplies are sold to your store. But I have one small request.”
“Tell me.”
“Could the Floating Land Origin gained from the previous batch of supplies be all exchanged for First Rank?” Song Chi asked with sincerity.
He already had more than enough Zero Rank Floating Land Origins, well over five thousand strands. Having so many was really of no use.
To this request, Luke Tros happily agreed; he had thought Song Chi would make a much more unreasonable demand.
Rocke Tros was quick to act. Not long after the deal was confirmed, he quickly had someone deliver 448 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin.
After thanking him with a smile, Song Chi soon left the Tros Mechanical Family and plunged into the crowd.
At the Tros Mechanical Family, Rocke Tros’s friendly demeanor was gone, and he listened expressionlessly to the report of the towering figure standing behind him.
“Manager, the man vanished into the crowd and soon left no trace. I have searched almost three entire floors of the mall and have not found any suspicious individuals.”
Rocke Tros, rubbing a few Void Crystals in his palm, fell silent for a while before speaking in a cold voice:
“Keep looking for me. The Old Patriarch desperately needs the Void Crystals, and that man must have more than just those two hundred. If we can get enough Void Crystals to the Old Patriarch, I will have a great chance of taking control of the entire family. You must find this person for me.”
“People the Tros family seeks must be found—alive or dead!!!”
As he spoke, Rocke Tros’s facial expression seemed to contort.
The reason he did not take action inside the shop was firstly to avoid affecting the reputation of the Tros family. After all, Baihe Mall was the largest Blaze Market in Baihe City, and once things got out of hand, even the power of the Tros family would struggle to suppress it.
Secondly, he had already notified his men via a covert communication device, and members of his family’s secret force were already fully deployed outside the shop. It was deemed almost certain his men could track down the target, and as soon as he left Baihe Mall, capturing him would just be a matter of speaking a word.
However, this seemingly foolproof plan declared failure shortly after the man left the store; over ten people losing track of one individual?
It was not hard to imagine how furious Rocke Tros felt at that moment.
As for these developments, Song Chi, who had already returned home through the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, naturally had no knowledge. He had set a Spatial Anchor Point in his bedroom before heading to Baihe City, so he returned effortlessly from Baihe City to Jiangyuan City.
In his bedroom, Song Chi reconnected to the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.
With five days until the Baihe Auction, he planned to stay in the Ruins Market for the time being, not only to prevent further attacks from small squads of Void Demons but also to acquire more Void Crystals, and it would also allow him to fully experience the effects of the All-Attributes Cultivation Room’s substantial 960% bonus.
Five days later, when he stepped out of the Cultivation Room again, a satisfied look was on Song Chi’s face. The significant 960% cultivation boost was indeed extraordinary; even though Song Chi’s Guidance Technique had just advanced to lv7 not long ago, he could still feel a slight improvement over these five days.
If it had not been for the appearance of four squads of Void Demons during these days, forcing Song Chi to leave seclusion repeatedly, the cultivation effects might have been even better.
Nevertheless, Song Chi had accrued several hundred more Void Crystals, subtracting the two hundred sold to the Tros house, he still had nearly twelve hundred in his possession.
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