"This piece of equipment... is indeed not as good as imagined."
In the unique house, Duan Qing was holding a set of standard armor, placing it under the white light above his head and pretending to make critical observations: "It's probably because of the standard. This thing is made of ordinary iron ore.
The attributes...oh no, the defense is very good, but the effect is very poor..."
"Not bad, not bad! Brother, you have a good sense." The hunchbacked old man sitting behind the closed counter nodded with satisfaction: "That's what it means! So is this girl very unreasonable, asking for so many gold coins..."
"Hello!"
Before he could finish, the girl standing on the side pulled Duan Qing behind her angrily: "What are you doing? I asked you to negotiate the price, not to lower the price! It's still your own price...
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At the previous moment, Duan Qing, who had just pushed the door open and entered before he could react, was pulled by the overjoyed girl and ran forward, and then, like an aggrieved girl, begged him to be with her.
The old man who had had a business relationship continued to talk about using the equipment she collected to develop a new brand for their adventure group. But what she didn't expect was that the man's next words were to smash his own equipment first.
The sign is: "Captain, sir, my eldest sister! This equipment is so bad, I am not a business person, of course there is something wrong..."
"Well then, then you can't do this!" The girl pulled Duan Qing's ear and shouted in a low voice: "At least you should talk about the advantages of this equipment first, praise its strengths and so on..."
"No advantages, no strengths."
Duan Qing glanced at the other party expressionlessly: "Let me ask you first, did you go to Cabinburg to do some shopping?"
"Uh... yes, yes." Mengzhu's words became a little hesitant: "We have a cooperative relationship with them..."
"You can't be taken advantage of even if you have a cooperative relationship!" Duan Qing gritted his teeth and whispered: "Stop focusing on the quality of those items, pay a little attention to whether they are useful before buying them, okay? What are the extraordinary properties of that armor?
None, just add 'reduce melee damage taken by 5%' at the end... Who would want it except a fool like you!"
"...Having this attribute is already very good." The girl pursed her lips and muttered: "It was Connelly who recommended it to me..."
"You dare to believe what a congressman says." Duan Qing shook his head helplessly: "And...if they are all good goods, why can't they be sold in other stores? Can't you think about it with your head?
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"Isn't it just useless...but will Cabin Castle also have a backlog of such goods?"
"As long as there are players in the world, there will be such goods." Duan Qing explained: "There will always be players who will dispose of the scraps they have produced or discarded equipment. Except for some special crafts, they
There is no use in holding it... Where do you think all these waste products go? Of course it is the NPC store! The free world just highlights this on the shelves, but the result? You bought them all!"
"But, but..." the girl scratched her head and thought for a while: "The things Cabin Castle usually sells are very good, and the players are also praising them."
"This is where people do business." Duan Qing started to explain: "Let's take this armor. Regardless of its attributes, it is at least of high quality and looks good in the store every day...
...The same goes for other things, such as...well, how many things did you bring today?"
"I brought seven items." The girl whispered, pointing at Qian Zhihe who was sitting in the corner with a bored look on her face: "She also helped me carry two items..."
"Are they all of high quality?"
"Hmm." The golden ponytail swayed up and down with Mengzhu's head: "If it's too low, I don't dare to bring it to sell, if it's too high, I won't let it go..."
"Look, this is one way." Duan Qing said: "No store can guarantee that all the items it sells are high-quality and above, let alone epic-level equipment... If you can open a store and do it
This, either you have reached a certain level of strength, or... you just use some useless equipment, just like this one."
"...But in a place as big as Cabin Castle, how could they have so much sophisticated equipment?" Mengzhu asked doubtfully: "Even if it is mixed with so much water..."
"There must be something fishy here that we don't know about." Duan Qing pinched his chin: "A way to produce equipment may be manufacturing, it may be recasting, or it may be just a universal system
It’s a prank... but it’s still something we don’t know about.”
"...Is that why there are such useless attributes?" Mengzhu also lowered his voice: "Then what should I do? I bought a lot, and now they are all in the Adventurers Association..."
"...how much did you buy?"
Looking up and sighing, Duan Qing looked back at the innocent-looking old man: "This old man must know something about such a magical place like the black market. If you want to make money from him on this, the possibility is ridiculously low...
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"Alas..." Then the girl became a little downcast: "Are you going to lose it in your own hands? It's all hard-earned money..."
"Take out all the equipment and show it to me." Duan Qing stretched out a hand: "There are also Qian... I'll look at it first and then think about what to do, maybe..."
"What can we get out of here?"
"Okay." The girl responded, and then took off the large backpack behind her that was completely inconsistent with her delicate body: "This is the arcanist's cloak, which adds one more spiritual value... This is the elite long sword.
, has the effect of increasing the thrust distance... This is a bright silver dagger, and according to the special effects above, it can pierce any magic type of defense..."
"Why don't you keep this dagger for yourself?"
"I don't specialize in fighting. It would be nice to have a similar dagger." The girl muttered: "The properties of this dagger are not high, so it shouldn't be much different... Well, there is also this ax... Wow.
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A strange-looking helmet suddenly inserted into the line of sight of the two people, startling Mengzhu who was still concentrating on flipping through the equipment: "You, you, you... eh? Xiao Hongchen?"
"This ax is very good!" The man ignored her cry because all his attention was on the ax: "Can you give it to me?"
"Laughing at Hongchen!" The girl who came back to her senses jumped up again: "Where have you been during this time? You don't do tasks or activities, you, you, you... take your dirty hands away!"
"Captain, please let me change a weapon. I haven't changed my weapon for a long time." The shirtless man climbed up with a smile, and then scratched his head in embarrassment: "My spear is still fresh.
Broken off..."
"No! These are all goods bought with the adventure group's money, and they are to be sold! Can you afford so much money... You, you, you! Where did you get so much money? Please explain!"
"Sigh...it seems like it won't be clear for a while."
Looking at the lively scene over there, Duan Qing shook his head and looked away with a helpless look. Then, under the smiling eyes of a maid at the door, he took another package from the red girl's hand:
"I'm sorry, Brother Qingshan, I only have the strength to carry so much..."
"Don't feel inferior. That girl is willing to risk her life just to make money. Her strength is not that great." With these words, Duan Qing unwrapped the package and began to check everything: "And... from now on
Judging from the situation, it would be better to bring two less items."
"Did...encountered some problem?"
"No need to worry about the problem." After carefully reading the description of the items and checking them again and again for a long time, Duan Qing gradually showed a smile on his face: "There are... nine items in total, right? Okay..."
He stood up and walked up to the sleepy old man amidst the commotion behind him: "Hey, hey, old man!"
"Call me Black Camel." The hunchbacked old man raised his eyelids: "Although I don't care about this, you still don't use such casual names..."
"Okay, Mr. Black Camel..." Duan Qing bowed slightly: "I will be in charge of the next transaction, you..."
"If you call what you just did a deal..." The old man raised his hand and interrupted Duan Qing: "Then you'd better pack up and go home as soon as possible, and don't waste each other's time anymore."
"...Okay, then I'll be straight." Duan Qing smiled slightly and slowly placed his hands on the outer wall of the closed counter: "Nine pieces of sophisticated equipment, a total of 3,500 gold coins, how about it?
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"Three thousand five hundred gold coins? Why don't you go and grab it?" Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, the old man immediately jumped up from his seat: "Don't tell me you don't know the value of these equipments. They don't even have ordinary protective equipment."
Worse than anything!"
"They are all excellent level, excellent level." Duan Qing lowered his head and smiled: "In total, I only charge 400 gold coins for one piece of equipment..."
"Just like there is a gap between you adventurers, there is also a gap between the best and the best." The old man squinted his eyes and said: "Any piece of the equipment I have here is worth more than the sum of these, why should I pay for it?"
So many gold coins for this pile of junk from you..."
"This is a black market."
Duan Qing suddenly lowered his voice: "It is the darkest place in the whole principality."
"Since Connelly has a way to turn those bad waste products into good weapons, your black market...must have a way too, right?"
With a strange look in his eyes, the old man raised his head and looked at Duan Qing's face, but nothing came out of his mouth.
"It seems I guessed it right...right?"
Picking up a pair of iron boots in his hand, Duan Qing lit up an inconspicuous sword and shield logo at the base of the sole: "Can you explain to me... what does this thing mean?"
"...Have you seen this sign?"
"Although it has not appeared in Walia Tavern, I have seen this thing before in other places." Cleverly hiding the information he found from the Internet in his words, Duan Qing showed a strange smile again:
"When will... the warrior house also make equipment? And also sell it?"
"The Warrior House is good at making equipment. Everyone in the continent knows this..."
"But they are all in their own name and have never sold in bulk." Duan Qing shook his head and said: "And... Tania's Warrior Home branch is only owned by Hank's family. I didn't hear that they also operate it.
Something like a blacksmith shop..."
"Why is there such a sign in such an inconspicuous place?"
"..."
Seeing that the old man was silent again, Duan Qing put down the hand holding the iron boots, and then pointed to his feet: "I have also checked the other equipment. Some of them have nothing, and some... but there is nothing."
There are other signs left in those invisible corners. Although I don’t recognize them, I can probably assume that they are representatives of other forces...right?"
"So many people are producing equipment..." Duan Qing smiled and spread his hands: "No wonder Tania's blacksmith shop is going to close down."
"...Okay." The hunchbacked old man sighed and shook his head: "These things...some of them do come from this way. But..."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Of course." Duan Qing whispered: "Because... you are also a member of the black market."
"I've been to the black market twice. There are very few people who open a shop here, and there are even fewer people like you who open a shop alone." Looking at the left and right sides of the house, Duan Qing looked towards the direction where the old man was sitting.
He gestured: "No one comes to rob you like this. I can think that this is a proof that you are very clever...right?"
"You don't know how to change equipment like this..." Duan Qing's fingers circled around his head: "It seems a little difficult to get through, right?"
"..."
The old man didn't say anything. He just looked at him with fixed eyes and a smile gradually appeared on his lips: "You are very smart, adventurer."
"What are they?" Duan Qing asked immediately.
"It's raw material."
The old man replied in a low voice: "We... have a way to transform them into better items. Although the process is uncontrollable, it is at least much stronger than the ones in front of us."
"...could such a magical technology be created behind the scenes by the Council of Mages?"
"How is that possible?" The old man shook his head: "Maybe... it's a legacy left by the ancient magic empire."
"It's really fascinating." Duan Qing's eyes shone with curiosity: "I don't know..."
"Don't ask, I can't tell you." The old man shook his head and said, "For Hank's sake, two thousand gold coins... just take the money and leave."
"Two thousand? Are you calling a beggar? Three thousand gold coins."
"...Two thousand five hundred gold coins."
"Three thousand, this is the lowest price. You can't lose a penny."
"...Adventurer, you have to know that the transformation of these things involves losses, and the final results are unpredictable..." The old man raised his eyelids: "Stop being greedy."
"Okay, okay." Duan Qing immediately withdrew his gaze: "Then I just need...two thousand gold coins."
"Um?"
"In addition... add an opportunity to gamble."
"What?" the old man screamed and stood up again: "What are you thinking? You don't really think... gambling is all about a thousand gold coins, right? It was just for Hank's sake the day before yesterday..."
"Hey, don't get excited." Looking at the old man dancing, Duan Qing hurriedly pushed his hands across the window: "We are also taking risks. After all, what we can get... is completely uncertain, right?
?This kind of luck-based thing..."
"Luck? I don't want to test your luck. Your luck has already been tested that day..."
"Luck is conserved... In this way, plus the long-term supply of materials in the future." Duan Qing took out his last trump card: "How about it?"
"Well……"
The old man who stood up hesitated for a long time, grinning, and finally sat back down slowly: "Okay... okay."
"Two thousand gold coins, plus one gambling item." He whispered: "Deal?"
"Deal." Duan Qing smiled and nodded. He gave the old man a thumbs up, then turned to the others and clapped his hands: "Okay, comrades, please be quiet for a moment."
"It's time to test your pedigree again."
This chapter has been completed!