Chapter 25 : The Auction （1）
Translator: May Editor: May
"My surname is Xiao!" Xiao Naihe smiled.
Zhu Liyan restrained his excitement and said, "Mr. Xiao, How many crystal stones do you want to exchange with this Nu Wa stone?"
"It depends on your sincerity!" Xiao Naihe did not answer the question.
The knack of doing business was that giving ambiguous answers could avoid exposing bottom limits and get the maximum benefit.
Zhu Liyan was hesitant. He could accurately estimate the price of grade two or grade three spiritual things, because he had experience.
But the spiritual things of grade four belonged to Xiantian immortals, and it could be cast into the immortal-level weapons.
Because he hadn’t authenticated this kind of things, it was more difficult for him to estimate its price. According to the nature of the merchant, it was normal to obtain the maximum interests with the lowest price. But at this time, Zhu Liyan couldn’t demand a lower price randomly. Once the price was too low, Xiao Naihe would definitely refuse, so Zhu Liyan would regret it if he missed this spiritual stone.
The spiritual stone of grade four had a high price but no market. Zhu Liyan didn’t want to use it for himself, but wanted to use it to get more publicity for "Jin Heng Archway".
Because of this price, Zhu Liyan was in a dilemma.
But Zhu Liyan did not know that Xiao Naihe was anxious. Anyway, he would try to sell it today.
Because Zhu Liyan did not know Xiao Naihe’s idea, Xiao Naihe could grab the decisive occasion.
"The maximum fund of Jin Heng Archway is sixty thousand inferior crystal stones, and I will add two more grade two weapons.” This was the maximum price that Zhu Liyan could offer.
There were three weapons of grade two in Zhu Liyan’s pawn shop, but the "Double Star Sword" had been broken and could not be mentioned again. The rest of grade one objects couldn’t satisfy Xiao Naihe.
In fact, Zhu Liyan has been running Jin Heng Archway for so many years. He had accumulated two hundred thousand inferior crystal stones, while most of them were immovable properties--those treasured weapons.
If he could get a spiritual stone of grade four, he was willing to send Jin Heng Archway to Xiao Naihe.
Xiao Naihe thought it was uneconomical. Jin Heng Archway was the first pawn shop in the capital, but the Nu Wa stone was useless to him.
Those so-called "treasure", no matter grade two, grade three or grade four, were useless to Xiao Naihe.
Seeing Xiao Naihe shaking his head, Zhu Liyan’s face turned pale. A spiritual stone of grade four was more valuable than ten weapons of grade two. No wonder that Xiao Naihe would refuse.
"If you agree to barter, I’m willing to suffer losses." Xiao Naihe said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhu Liyan’s mood changed rapidly as if he suddenly rose from hell to heaven.
"I don't know what you need. If I know it, I will try my best to fetch it."
Xiao Naihe nodded and laughed, "What I want are very simple. They are blue ganodorma lucidum, magic herb and arbor. If you can give me these three things in one day, this Nu Wa stone is yours.”
As soon as Xiao Naihe finished his words, Zhu Liyan's face suddenly froze.
The blue ganodorma lucidum was the spiritual medicine of grade three whose common price was fifty thousand or sixty thousand inferior crystal stones. Zhu Liyan did not know of another two things which might be equivalent to blue ganodorma lucidum. These three things in total might cost two hundred thousand crystal stones.
Looking at Zhu Liyan's pale face, Xiao Naihe gently sighed and then stood up.
"Wait, Mr. Xiao, this can be settled through discussion!" Zhu Liyan hurriedly called Xiao Naihe.
Xiao Naihe frowned, "Is there anything else?"
Zhu Liyan pondered over for a moment, and then sighed, "My Jin Heng Archway has business and trade with people of the auction house. Some important people will auction their treasure in the auction house. I can act as a go-between for you."
"Boss Zhu is so kind, but I’m afraid that your intention isn’t so simple. I damaged your "Double Star Sword" with my Nu Wa stone. It's impossible that you don’t ask for compensation."
Zhu Liyan smiled faintly. At this time, he has calmed down. Now that he couldn’t get Nu Wa stone, he would try to take advantage of it to spread propaganda for his Jin Heng Archway.
"Mr. Xiao, the auction house is called" Golden Virtue Hall ", the first big auction house in the continent. Ordinary people couldn’t put their personal items on the platform for auction. But our Jin Heng Archway is the largest pawn shop in the capital, so we have the qualification to do so.” Zhu Liyan said with a proud expression.
"What is your condition?" Xiao Naihe asked.
"I hope that you can auction the spiritual stone in the name of Jin Heng Archway in Golden Virtue Hall. If you promise me, I’ll give you my word to send your stone to this auction today."
Zhu Liyan was very confident. Xiao Naihe wanted more fund, so the auction would be the best choice for him. Besides, he couldn’t refuse the compensation for "Double Star Sword".
Xiao Naihe seemingly would earn much in this transaction, but the division of interests showed that was not the case.