Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 92 - 84: Breaking Principles
Chapter 92: Chapter 84: Breaking Principles
Su Qi shook his head, his gaze calm:
“Master Zhou, the source of the meat is not within the scope of the trade.”
Zhou Long’s words were swallowed back, and he nodded forcefully to calm himself:
“You’re right. Then… what price for this batch of meat?”
Su Qi tapped his fingers lightly on the table twice:
“The price will come later. Master Zhou has traveled far and wide and seen a lot. I have a few things I wish to ask for advice on. Even if the deal doesn’t happen today, I won’t let you go home empty-handed.”
Zhou Long scrutinized Su Qi’s steady demeanor and pondered briefly:
“You go ahead and ask.”
“Has Master Zhou, while traveling through the wilderness, ever heard of any villages planning to get their hands on the Shunfeng Travel Group’s Tier One Mechanism Blueprint?”
“Ha.” Zhou Long tugged at the corner of his mouth: “There’s probably not a single known village that isn’t eyeing it.”
“Do you have any idea how much they could potentially gather?”
“This… how could I possibly know?”
Zhou Long shook his head, then lowered his voice:
“But Quanzhou Village has let it be known that they are determined to get that blueprint. I’ve heard they’re selling everything, even their tenants. Our family estimates they have at least… three gold coins on hand.”
Three gold coins!
Su Qi’s heart sank.
By market conversion, that’s nearly four thousand silver coins!
Even if the Su Family sold all their current Treasure Meat, it wouldn’t match that amount.
Unless… they sell the Tier Two Treasure Meat crucial for Linzi’s Tendon Lock breakthrough?
Impossible!
It seems this blueprint might slip away after all?
Su Qi leaned back in his chair, eyes slightly narrowed, a surge of unwillingness boiling inside.
He bluntly admitted:
“To be frank, Master Zhou, our village is also interested in this blueprint. This batch of beast meat is being sold for that purpose.”
Zhou Long’s brows furrowed:
“I can’t come up with three gold coins. This pile of meat is at most worth eight hundred silver coins.”
Although Wanderers don’t have a Slaughter Saber to cut meat, they roam the wilderness for years, well-stocked with supplies.
And this money is basically used to buy weapons, ammunition, and food from safehouse owners.
Beast meat is a must-have!
For Wanderers to survive in an environment without a safehouse, their own strength is more important than anything else.
The beast meat that supports their training is crucial!
Su Qi held up one finger:
“One gold coin.”
“Impossible!”
Zhou Long flatly refused, his expression instantly darkening, his gaze towards Su Qi not friendly.
Isn’t this treating him like a fool to be scammed?
Su Qi remained unfazed, his tone steady:
“One gold coin. As an added bonus, within the next month, I’ll offer you priority purchasing rights for at least a thousand pounds of beast meat. The price… we can negotiate.”
Zhou Long’s pupils constricted:
“You have stable channels to obtain beast meat?!”
Su Qi neither affirmed nor denied, he just quietly watched him.
Zhou Long remained silent for a moment, weighing the pros and cons, and finally spoke:
“…Deal! But you must deliver the thousand pounds of meat within a month, at a price of… one hundred and fifty silver coins per hundred pounds.”
A price of one hundred and fifty silver coins wasn’t low.
Previously, Su Lin sold meat in the village for only fifty to sixty per hundred pounds.
Zhou Long’s price had almost tripled!
However, beast meat for Wanderers was absolutely in short supply compared to demand, and was far less than the demand.
In large quantities, the price was absolutely several times higher than for small amounts.
A thousand pounds of beast meat would be enough to sustain their training for quite some time.
“Okay.”
Su Qi readily agreed.
A thousand pounds of meat was no more than ten meat-cutting operations, just a bit tough on Linzi.
If it really came to it, defaulting on the debt wasn’t out of the question either.
Anyway, if they actually got that mechanism blueprint, their village would soon advance to a township.
By then, where would Zhou Long find them to collect the debt?
…
The transaction was completed quickly.
Zhou Long’s men carefully moved the mountain of beast meat away.
A shiny, heavy gold coin was left on the Eight Immortals Table in the Su Family’s Old Mansion.
This was the result of Su Lin’s hard hunting last week, the first third of the funds raised for the blueprint.
The remaining two-thirds included the House Title Deed Su Qi found.
Wanderers also coveted title deeds, but to sell for a higher price, Su Qi chose not to sell it to Zhou Long.
Wanderers were penniless; once squeezed for their belongings with beast meat, they couldn’t possibly afford to pay high prices for a title deed as well.
If there’s no yuan, then this opportunity naturally had no connection to Zhou Long.
Su Qi was waiting for the Shunfeng Travel Group people who had yuan to arrive.
…
Zhou Long and his men were preparing to leave.
Before leaving, he turned and looked at Su Qi, who was seeing them out, feigning an indifferent tone as he asked:
“Second Brother Su, there’s one more thing I want to inquire about.”
“Oh? Please, go ahead.”
“Does Second Brother Su know a young man around twenty years old named Su Lin?”
Su Qi’s eyes suddenly became as sharp as a blade, directing at Zhou Long:
“He’s my nephew.”
“So, he’s the esteemed Linzi of your noble house! Second Brother Su, don’t misunderstand.”
Zhou Long quickly clasped his hands in explanation:
“I have no quarrel with your nephew. I just happened to witness him fighting someone at the market. His skills were quite impressive, leaving me with a profound impression.”
In passing, he also mentioned the matters concerning Song Yiyi.
It wasn’t much of a secret and merely served to earn the Su Family’s favor, so they might continue selling beast meat to the Yunzhou Clan in the future.
“…That’s the situation. As for Song Yiyi’s sister and her relationship with the Shunfeng Travel Group, I’m not clear. But these sisters, including Song Yiyi herself, are indeed from the Upper-level Camp and are descendants of betrayers from the Wanderer Clan.”
“Descendants of wanderer clan betrayers?” Su Qi frowned deeply.
Why would the Shunfeng Travel Group shelter such people?
Even if the other party had some treasure that intrigued them, as part of the Wanderer faction, the group would typically not intervene in the internal disputes of other clans.
There must be deeper reasons behind this…
…
Not long after Zhou Long’s party left, Su Lin, coming from the Gouhuo Tavern, arrived alone at the Su Family’s Old Mansion.
The matter of Song Yiren might be discussed later, but the Snakehead Ground Daisy related to grandfather’s life had to be immediately discussed with second uncle and grandfather!
As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw his second uncle, Su Qi, sitting alone by the Eight Immortals Table, holding a teacup, eyes filled with contemplation.
“At the market, you got into a fight with a girl?” Not allowing Su Lin to speak first, Su Qi put down the teacup and raised his eyes to ask.
“Your information is too up-to-date!” Su Lin was somewhat surprised.
Su Qi pointed to the gold coin on the table, still warm from the transaction:
“It was the wanderer Zhou Long who bought your beast meat who informed me. That girl named Song has a complicated background. She, as a betrayer of the Wanderer Clan, somehow managed to get the Shunfeng Travel Group’s protection. This situation is peculiar. You must avoid getting involved with her in the future.”
Su Lin shook his head with a wry smile:
“Second uncle, I’m afraid… it’s not possible.”
“What do you mean?” Su Qi’s eyes narrowed.
Su Lin then recounted everything that Old Liu had revealed to him.
“Snakehead Ground Daisy?!”
Su Qi abruptly stood up, his eyes shining with sharp brilliance:
“Did she also bring out that blueprint?!”
Su Lin speculated:
“Could it be that the reason for the Shunfeng Travel Group’s involvement is solely due to the value of this blueprint?”
Su Qi frowned deeply, pacing two steps in the main hall, pondering for a long time, and finally slowly shook his head:
“No, even if it’s a Tier One blueprint, I don’t think it can…”
Before he could finish his sentence, his gaze became even more deep and grave.
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