"Speak! How much are you willing to pay?" Lu Yu directly ignored his "inappropriate" remark; ultimately, it’s all a matter of interests.
"Ten thousand gold coins," said the Shopkeeper.
"Twenty thousand," Lu Yu immediately offered without hesitation.
The Shopkeeper looked speechless and helplessly said, "This short dagger from the Divine Weapon Pavilion costs around just over twenty thousand."
Lu Yu, embarrassed, voluntarily lowered the price, "Will fifteen thousand do?"
The Shopkeeper shook his head and said, "It’s not that I’m unwilling; the cost is too high, I can’t handle it. Fifteen thousand plus the subsequent processing fees, I won’t make any profit. At most, twelve thousand."
Lu Yu waved his hand and said, "Alright! Twelve thousand it is."
After selling the hexagonal short dagger, coupled with the money saved from handling leftover refined iron in Windmill Town, Lu Yu’s current assets amount to nearly 150,000 gold coins.
Lu Yu was preparing to recharge 60,000 gold coins to buy 20 pieces of Ice Spirit Flowers when he noticed a rather crass and wealthy-sounding statement in the public chat channel of Beifeng City.
[Beifeng City Regional Chat] Anonymous: Unlimited gold coin acquisition, 1 gold coin for 100 RMB, the more the better, those interested, PM me. Note: Don’t bother me if you have less than 1,000 gold coins, I’m very busy.
gold coin for 100 RMB—seeing this gold price, Lu Yu’s eyes nearly popped out of his sockets; this isn’t reasonable!
With RMB recharge, 1 RMB = 1 Point, with gold coin recharge, 1 gold coin = 10 Points, the difference is so huge, who would be dumb enough to buy gold coins instead of Points?
With a huge question in mind, Lu Yu opened the chat window with the tycoon.
Guo Cunrui, who was chatting with others, clicked on the message notification.
[Martial Arts Grandmaster: I have nearly 150,000 gold coins for sale.]
The first sentence excited him a lot. Until now, he had only acquired fifty or sixty thousand gold coins. If the other party really sold 150,000 gold coins at once, he must seize the opportunity.
Ever since Guo Cunrui discovered the magic of this game, he spared no effort in investing all his energy and resources into the Divine Weapon World.
Before encountering the Divine Weapon World, though Guo Cunrui owned billions in assets, he couldn’t solve his problems.
He suffered from temporary heart disease; once it flared up, his heart might stop beating anytime, leading to his demise. Hence, he had a micro internal pacemaker installed in his chest to ensure his heart kept beating during an episode.
He had been living such painful days for too long, almost to the point of mental breakdown...
Until he unintentionally obtained the Divine Weapon World’s game login device. After training to the third level of the Body Refinement realm, he noticed a significant enhancement in his physical condition; his heart disease also visibly improved. Since starting his training, his heart had not stopped beating, and he even removed the micro pacemaker.
Through training, he solved his physical problems. In the game, he witnessed unprecedented power, power impossible to attain in reality.
He developed a desire for power. He is an ambitious person; otherwise, he couldn’t have amassed billions.
So, he decided to leverage his assets in reality to influence his in-game self, to obtain the power he craved.
Thus, the message Lu Yu saw came to be.
Seduced by 150,000 gold coins, Guo Cunrui was very willing to chat with Lu Yu. During the conversation, Lu Yu intentionally or unintentionally mentioned words like game mall, recharge, Points. He was shocked to realize that the game mall feature seemed unique to him.
Thinking back to a previous client who entrusted him in the Divine Weapon Pavilion to craft gear, Lu Yu became more certain that the game mall was exclusive to him.
Lu Yu remembered something Su Peng mentioned way back, his first message stated that the Communication Talisman was precious. At the time, Lu Yu only thought it was expensive and didn’t consider other implications.
But now, it seems that Su Peng probably didn’t have a system mall; otherwise, he wouldn’t say it was "precious" instead of just expensive.
Realizing the system mall is a unique feature for him, Lu Yu had many ideas flash through his mind. He eventually refocused his attention on chatting with Guo Cunrui.
Despite chatting for so long, Lu Yu hadn’t mentioned where to meet. Guo Cunrui, feeling a little anxious, urged Lu Yu, who then casually typed "Celestial Immortal Guest Tavern."
A few minutes later, they met in a private room on the third floor of the Celestial Immortal Guest Tavern. The table between them was filled with delicacies worth hundreds of gold coins, but Guo Cunrui had no appetite, unable even to sense the aroma of the dishes.
Pouring a glass of Celestial Immortal Brew worth 80 gold coins a bottle for Lu Yu and another for himself, Guo Cunrui asked, "When do we start the transaction?"
For many years, this was his first time pouring wine for someone else; usually, others poured for him, whether he drank or not depended on his mood. But now, the situation was reversed.
Having faced many storms in life, Guo Cunrui once again felt the pressure, a pressure that also signified opportunity, igniting the long-dormant fervor within, inspiring him to strive harder.
"Do you urgently need the money?" Lu Yu asked.
After hearing this, Guo Cunrui regained his composure, channeling the calm of a dominant business leader. Observing Lu Yu’s attire, obviously not ordinary clothing with faint spiritual glimmers, most likely a valuable spiritual armor.
Moreover, Lu Yu appeared quite young; for someone so young to have 150,000 gold coins at his disposal, his status mustn’t be low.
Unconsciously, Guo Cunrui elevated Lu Yu’s status significantly.
Though the other party is also a player, this isn’t just a simple game; he mustn’t underestimate the youngster.
Guo Cunrui thought to himself.
He pondered much, but only about two seconds passed in reality before he said, "Not really in a hurry."
Guo Cunrui considered this a test from Lu Yu, calmly dealing with it to hold onto a big player and shoot for the moon.
"If you’re not in a hurry, let’s eat first!"
After saying this, Lu Yu raised his glass and toasted with him before starting to eat.
The food was truly aromatic. Lu Yu found it hard to resist, and learning Guo Cunrui wasn’t in a hurry, he immediately picked up his chopsticks to dig in to the dish he most wanted to eat...
The editor mentioned launching on March 1st, but currently, I only have over 40 bookmarks. Hmm... I don’t know what to say. Having not been recommended yet, this bookmark count already nearly matches my last book’s total bookmarks (quite humble). I guess I’ll have to see the results after launching to get further promotion. There are so many fantasy books, some requiring launching at 140k words.
I’ll try to bump up the word count to 200k before launching in the next two days, depending on my condition. I wasn’t in good shape a few days ago, only updating 5-6k words daily. Now I feel better, and you should be able to see it in the update volume, right?
Honestly, I’m not sure if anyone will read this sentence. If any readers see these words, leave a trace for me; it’ll help boost my confidence in writing (though I’m already planning to cash in every penny).
Finally, please bookmark and recommend. The number of recommendation tickets is pitifully low (though I feel they’re pretty useless, but whatever, doesn’t matter to me, so that’s fine!). Just enjoy reading.