Chapter 114: All-in with the Demon Cores, Another Fortune
Chapter 114: Chapter 114: All-in with the Demon Cores, Another Fortune
In the time it took to drink a cup of tea.
The assistant returned, and with him was a middle-aged man.
"Proprietor, these are the two..."
"Xiaoxue?"
When the middle-aged man walked over and saw Qin Zhaoxue, his face filled with surprise.
Lin Yi, who was sitting there holding his teacup, looked slightly startled.
Clearly, the owner of this shop knew Qin Zhaoxue.
"Uncle Mingcheng, it’s been a long time!"
Qin Zhaoxue quickly greeted the middle-aged man with a smile.
While they were talking, Lin Yi sized up the shop’s owner.
He was about 1.78 meters tall, with a well-proportioned build, and was dressed in an ordinary tracksuit.
A few strands of silver were mixed in with his jet-black hair.
His expression was kind, his eyes full of affection for Qin Zhaoxue.
When Lin Yi saw the man’s talent entries, his expression couldn’t help but change slightly.
This man before him was actually a 5-star Martial Artist.
A mere Shopkeeper having such a high cultivation level was somewhat surprising to Lin Yi.
"Lin Yi, let me introduce you!"
"His name is Kong Mingcheng. He’s my dad’s best friend and the owner of this shop!"
"Uncle Mingcheng, we came today because we want to sell you some materials. I was wondering if you’d be interested in buying!"
After Qin Zhaoxue finished her smiling introduction, Lin Yi quickly put down his teacup, stood up, and politely greeted Kong Mingcheng.
"Materials? What kind of materials?" Kong Mingcheng said with a smile and a wave of his hand.
He also took a seat in a single armchair opposite them.
Qin Zhaoxue glanced at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi understood her meaning and quickly took out several Demon Cores from his Storage Magical Artifact.
There were Tier 3, Tier 4, 1-star, and 2-star ones.
As for their quality, some were good and some were not.
After all, inside his Storage Magical Artifact, if he didn’t have a hundred of these Demon Cores, he at least had several dozen.
And he couldn’t guarantee that every single Demon Core was of the highest quality.
Naturally, there were some of ordinary quality mixed in.
But Lin Yi didn’t have any that were of truly poor quality.
When he collected these Demon Cores, he had been very selective.
Kong Mingcheng took the Demon Cores and examined them carefully.
He nodded and said, "How many of these Demon Cores do you have?"
He looked up at Lin Yi and asked.
"A few dozen, I suppose. The lowest are Tier 3, and the highest are 2-star..." Lin Yi replied with a smile.
Kong Mingcheng nodded lightly. "I don’t know what’s been going on lately!"
"Martial Artists coming to our black market are buying up pills, Blood Replenishing Soup, and medicines that can boost Qi and Blood and improve one’s constitution everywhere!"
"Some Martial Artists are also buying large quantities of Demon Beast Meat and the like..."
"Not long ago, Xinghai City had a major demon beast invasion, which caused the market for these demon beast materials to become saturated. Only a few days have passed, and now there’s huge demand again!"
"Now the demon beasts have all gone into hiding, and the Demon Hunters in the city are practically unemployed!"
"Materials from demon beasts like these... every shop is short on them. For you to bring so many at a time like this, you’ve really done me a huge favor!"
"Since you were introduced by Xiaoxue, and you’re her friend!"
"I’ll take all the Demon Cores you have!"
"As for the price, how about thirty percent above market value?"
Kong Mingcheng looked at Lin Yi with a smile.
"Boss Kong, there’s no need to give me a special price. Whatever the going rate is will be fine!"
"If I get more of these demon beast materials in the future, perhaps we can continue to work together, Boss Kong!"
Lin Yi replied with a light chuckle.
"Hahaha... I didn’t expect someone so young to already understand the value of long-term cooperation!"
"However, this price I’m offering isn’t entirely because of Xiaoxue. Like I just said, the market is severely lacking these demon beast materials right now, and prices are climbing day by day!"
"I’m giving you thirty percent extra today; tomorrow it might be fifty percent!"
"Don’t worry, I’m a businessman. How could I possibly make a losing deal?"
As soon as he said that, Qin Zhaoxue quickly blinked a few times at Lin Yi.
She also chimed in with a laugh, "Exactly, Lin Yi. You don’t know Uncle Mingcheng. He’s a master negotiator; he never makes a deal that loses him money. Whatever he offers you, just take it!"
After she spoke, Qin Zhaoxue blinked at Lin Yi a few more times.
Only then did Lin Yi nod. "Alright, then thank you very much, Boss Kong!"
Then, he took out his entire stock from the Storage Magical Artifact, one item after another.
After taking inventory, there was a total of eighty-seven.
There were thirty-three Tier 3 Demon Cores.
There were twenty-eight Tier 4 Demon Cores, eighteen 1-star cores, and the remaining eight were all 2-star.
Lin Yi also noticed that the higher the cultivation level of the Demon Core, the better its quality generally was.
Especially those eight 2-star Demon Cores—every one of them could be considered high-grade.
Kong Mingcheng took one look and nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad. These are all top-quality materials!"
"Lin Xiaoyou, how would you like to conduct the transaction? Should I transfer the money directly to your account? Or..."
"Cash, please!"
Lin Yi replied with a smile.
For Lin Yi, holding cash felt safer.
Kong Mingcheng smiled and nodded. "Alright, cash it is!"
"These Demon Cores total 1.32 million. If you want to be paid in cash, it might take a little time!"
After Kong Mingcheng finished speaking, Lin Yi was utterly shocked.
’Over eighty Demon Cores are worth 1.32 million?’
This price far exceeded his expectations.
After all, these Demon Cores weren’t all 1-star or 2-star; most of them were Tier 3 and Tier 4.
The level of cultivation determined the price of a Demon Core.
Even if each one was worth 10,000, at most they would only be worth 870,000.
And yet, Kong Mingcheng had offered 1.32 million...
"Xiaoxue, you two have a seat. I’ll go prepare the cash for Lin Xiaoyou. I want to have a good chat with you later. It’s been a few years since I last saw you, ever since you went to the New District!"
Kong Mingcheng said to Qin Zhaoxue with another smile.
In response, Qin Zhaoxue nodded quickly. "Okay, Uncle Mingcheng, I’ll be waiting!"
After saying that, Kong Mingcheng took the Demon Cores and headed to the back room with his assistant.
Only then did Lin Yi finally break into a smile.
"Sister Xue, the price for these Demon Cores was so high because of you, wasn’t it?"
Qin Zhaoxue was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head and said, "What? No, it has nothing to do with me!"
"Didn’t I just say it? Uncle Mingcheng is a shrewd businessman. He won’t make a deal that loses him money. Forget me, even if my own dad came here in person, he wouldn’t give up such a big profit margin!"
"It’s mainly because the market is desperately short of demon beast materials right now!"
"I don’t know what’s going on, but all those who cultivate Martial Arts are rushing over to buy up pills and things to boost their Qi and Blood... that’s what’s causing the price of demon beast materials to skyrocket!"
Qin Zhaoxue said, sounding a bit perplexed.
Lin Yi, however, had a few suspicions.
’Tonight, when the three squad captains had their private meeting at the Martial Arts Police Station... Qin Zhaoxue wasn’t involved. She probably doesn’t know about Blood Drop’s plan yet.’
’As for why those other Martial Artists are acting so abnormally... perhaps it’s because they already have a premonition.’
’A disaster is about to break out in the Old District.’
’Regardless of where this disaster comes from or how large its scale... improving one’s own cultivation is never the wrong move.’
’That must be why this frantic rush to buy up pills and Blood Replenishing Soup is happening.’
Just as they were talking, Kong Mingcheng walked over carrying a duffel bag.
When he got closer, he unzipped it, revealing stacks and stacks of cash.
"Lin Xiaoyou, it’s a total of 1.32 million here. You can count it if you’d like!"
Lin Yi glanced at the cash in the bag, then shook his head with a smile. "I trust you, Boss Kong. There’s no need to count!"
With that, he zipped the bag up and placed it into his Storage Magical Artifact.
Then, Kong Mingcheng spoke again with a smile, "Xiaoxue, it’s rare to see you. Come on, tell me, how is your father doing now?"
"Has he adjusted to life in the New District?"
Suddenly, Kong Mingcheng, who had been so formal just a moment ago, sat down right next to Qin Zhaoxue and started asking about her father.
Qin Zhaoxue smiled and briefly described her life after moving to the New District.
"My dad said that when he has time and gets a travel permit, he’ll come back to have a drink with you!"
"Oh? That’s perfect. Ever since you all left, drinking by myself has been tasteless!"
"Tell your dad to hurry up and get it done. I’ll be waiting for him!"
"Okay, Uncle Mingcheng..."