Merchants who sell information cannot, like those who sell physical objects, find a place to set up a stall and shout on the spot to attract customers.
These businessmen who sell information usually have their own independent and secret places that cannot be discovered by ordinary people. Most of the time they are introduced by friends or recommended by old customers, and none of them are obvious.
"Sir, this is your first time coming to the black market!"
When Chu Long was looking for an intelligence dealer who was selling information, a thin boy of fourteen or fifteen years old with a haggard face came to Chu Long and asked him softly.
"Who are you?"
"Sir, let me introduce myself. My name is Bird. I sell some jewelry on the black market. I want to ask for some news."
"Sir, this is your first time coming to the black market!"
Bird looked at the man in front of him who was not much older than him and asked what he had just asked.
"Bird, why do you say this is my first time to the black market?"
Chu Long looked directly at the young man in front of him and asked.
"Sir, if you often come to the black market, you should know the black market's regional divisions. This is not a fixed area, but most of the time the areas will not change."
"In addition, sir, most people who have only been to the black market once or twice will choose to find a black market guide like me to save them unnecessary waste of time."
The young Bird looked at the man in front of him with a smile and said.
"Bird, I don't think guides are free, right?"
Chu Long looked at the young man in front of him and asked.
"You are right, sir. Guides charge a fee, but the black market requires all guides to set the fee at 5 pounds. Even if the tip is given by the other party, the tip cannot exceed 1 pound."
Bird quoted the price simply and quickly.
It seems that the management of the black market is extremely strict!
Chu Long thought for a while, instead of searching aimlessly by himself, he might as well pay some fees and find a guide to save himself time.
"Well Bird, I'll ask you to be my guide now, is that okay?"
As soon as Bird finished speaking, Chu Long sent him a sincere invitation.
"Yes, sir!" Bird said.
"Bird, what's going on with the black market zoning you just mentioned?"
"Sir, that's it."
"The black market is divided according to regions. The import location of the black market is generally the grocery area. Everything is sold in this area, mostly black goods from various countries and some 'defective goods'."
"Bird, what do you mean by defective products?"
"Sir, do you know the stock store?"
"I've heard that it seems to be a place where goods are parked and goods can be sold," Chu Long said.
"Sir, you are right, but you are missing some important information. Those goods are all items that have had accidents during transportation. Without affecting the function of the items themselves, or items with little impact,
Only then will they be sold in stock shops."
Chu Long really didn't know about the inventory store Bird mentioned. Even the term inventory store was learned during the chat with Selina. After all, Chu Long had never been responsible for purchasing goods.
"Bird, are you
I want to say that those defective products are the goods in the inventory store."
Chu Long relied on the stock stores mentioned by Bird and associated the defective products, and made a good guess.
"Sir, you are right. However, although there are some problems with the items sold in the inventory store, they can still be sold on the market."
"The defective products I refer to are items that cannot be sold on the market, just like cigarettes; they will be poorly preserved during transportation, and such items will be sold at low prices through the black market."
Bird explained to Chu Long as he walked.
"The closest ones to the grocery area are: the arms area and the slave area. The arms sold in the arms area are not scattered like the grocery area. The arms there are sold at least in ten boxes.
Arms are also unlikely to have hidden dangers as often as in the grocery area. They are all brand-new guns and ammunition, and there are basically very few hidden dangers. In the arms area, there is usually a gun test area for testing guns."
"The slave area and the arms area are opposite. In the slave area, there are people from all countries in the world who were trafficked here. There are all kinds of men, women and children. You can choose from all kinds of skin colors. Most of these people have problems with food and clothing. They themselves
People who don’t know if they can survive; or people who sell themselves cheaply to feed and clothe their families. Of course, there are also a few who were trafficked here.”
When Bird spoke, he inadvertently noticed the trace of pity flashing in Chu Long's eyes and shook his head.
"Sir, you don't have to pity them. If these people had stayed in their own country, they might have starved to death. At least they had food to eat in this foreign country. Even if they were sold, they survived."
"God will bless them, and maybe they will have adventures!"
When he said this, Bird himself didn't actually believe that there were so many adventures in real life. How could God have time to watch the changes in "dust"? Those who have had adventures more often appear in
In fantasy novels.
"Bird, are there any other divisions in the black market?" Chu Long said.
"The Rare Treasures Zone, also known as the God's Favorite Zone, contains cultural relics from almost all countries in the world, but I don't know the value! Someone once bought the Pharaoh's scepter in the Curious Treasures Zone and resold it.
The price is dozens of times higher. However, some people also bought the Hengdao, a cold weapon from the East, but it has been proven that it is a modern imitation and its value is almost zero. Whether you can buy a treasure depends on your luck!"
"In rare animal areas, there will never be a shortage of hunters all over the world. They sell animals from their own countries to various countries. Some of the dignitaries in these countries like to adopt animals, and some like the fur and bones of animals, no matter which kind they are.
All of these have created animals in the rare animal area, and demand exceeds supply every time.”
…
Bird explained the divisions of the black market to Chu Long in detail, and introduced Chu Long while looking at the surrounding goods. Unknowingly, the two of them walked out of the grocery area and came to the slave area.
Walking into the slave area, Chu Long saw more not huge tents like the grocery area, but large specially built cages. The steel structure made the cages strong and stable. Inside the steel cages, a famous person was imprisoned.
Weary and skinny people of all races.
"Bird, they don't carry any germs, do they?"
"Sir, there is no guarantee, but if you want to choose some slaves, I can recommend you to go to the most famous slave owners. They will conduct preliminary physical examinations on these slaves. If the buyer is sure
If you want to buy it, a specialized doctor will conduct a physical examination on the slave you choose to confirm whether it carries germs."
"Sir, when hiring people from the market, you need to sign a labor contract. If someone is injured or dies, a variable amount of cash will be paid based on the injury. If there is death, a huge amount of compensation will need to be paid to the family.
In cash. Even if you don’t have any family members, you still have to pay casualty fees to the government. If you conceal it and don’t report it, you may be jailed if found out.”
"Slaves bought on the black market are different. No one cares about their life or death. Slaves who are cheap and don't have to sign a labor contract, who work hard and don't complain, are slaves in every sense of the word. They were bought.
A good deal.”
"Of course, there are also many nobles who will buy slaves who are healthy and in good physical condition. It would be better if they have gone to school, so that training them will not be too laborious. Generally, such slaves are in the hands of well-known slave owners.
, are not cheap.”
"Such a slave, sometimes if he is lucky, might be favored by his master. It is also possible to be relieved of his status as a slave and officially join his master's family."
…
Bird kept telling Chu Long what he knew about the slave quarters.
"Where is the trading news?" Chu Long asked.
"The buying and selling information is in the area downstairs of the auction house, because there are not many intelligence dealers in the first place, so there are no divisions," Bird said.
"Are there very few intelligence businesses in the black market?" Chu Long asked doubtfully.
"No, sir, the intelligence dealers are invited by the black market organizers every time. The number of intelligence dealers who come each time cannot be determined, so there is no partition for them."
"However, sir, when it comes to buying and selling information, the black market organizer itself also has a fixed information trading. The accuracy of the information has been confirmed by previous customers, and there has been no error so far." Bird said.
"Bird, I hear what you mean, not many intelligence agents came this time!" Chu Long said.
"Yes, sir, only two intelligence dealers came this time." Bird said truthfully.
"Then let's go to these two houses first!" Chu Long said.
"Okay, sir."
Black market rare animal area
In a mobile wooden house with a wooden structure, a thick-haired man stood in front of a man covered in a cloak. The man's body bowed slightly, showing respect for the man in front of him.
"Mr. Bob, has the golden-headed monkey I ordered arrived?"
The man in the cloak asked in a gentle and sweet voice.
Judging from the voice, it was clear that it was a young woman.
"Madam, something happened to the goods you ordered, and they won't arrive in a short time." Big Bob said with a bitter look on his face.
His hair was already lush, but now his face turned bitter. His whole face looked like a curled up hedgehog. Apart from the hair, it was hard to find his facial features. It looked like a feather duster, and it was unprecedentedly large.
The woman standing in front of Bob was shrouded in a cloak, and her expression could not be seen, but her cold voice came out: "Mr. Bob, it was you who signed the contract, the time was set by you, and it was you who traded on the black market.
You asked for half of the advance deposit, but now you want to break the contract?"
"No, no, Ms. Selina, I never thought about breaking the contract, you have to believe me!"
Bob's complexion became increasingly bitter, as evidenced by the fact that his hair became more and more compact, and the facial features became blurred and could not be seen clearly.