Chapter 1658 - 557: Merchant Tricks, Trading Slaves

Chapter 1658: Chapter 557: Merchant Tricks, Trading Slaves

Although he indeed had several billion Crowns in his backpack, he didn’t want to be such a fool.

Spending five hundred million Crowns to buy a group of slaves with uncertain specific value, Cao Xing must be crazy!

So he said, "Mr. Orkan, I can’t afford such a high price, you better find someone else."

After speaking, he was about to turn and leave.

Seeing this, the merchant immediately grabbed his sleeve and quickly said, "Lord Cao Xing, don’t be in a hurry, if you’re not satisfied with the price, we can discuss it further."

He smiled at Cao Xing, with a look in his eyes that implied they could bargain.

Cao Xing pondered for a moment and held out five fingers.

"I can only offer five hundred thousand Crowns per person."

Hearing this price, Orkan suddenly felt a bit of a toothache.

He noticed that every time this Lord Cao Xing bargained, he was really unreserved.

Others might cut prices by half.

But he went straight to the bottom!

If it were an ordinary merchant, they would probably have refused and not bothered to continue trading with Cao Xing.

But this Orkan seemed to see that Cao Xing, with such a vast territory, must have considerable assets.

He was even more unwilling to give up such a big client.

Therefore, with a somewhat troubled expression, he said:

"Lord Cao Xing, your price is really too low..."

"To capture these Crystal People, we ventured deep into the mountains, and many mercenaries died on the way.

"Just compensating the families of these mercenaries cost us tens of millions of Crowns."

"And considering the cost of transportation, plus feeding them Crystal Stones, if sold like this, I would make a loss..."

"Could you please add a bit more?"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the group of mercenaries.

Then he nodded slightly and said, "If that’s the case, then I’ll add a bit more..."

Orkan’s face immediately showed a hint of a smile, then he saw Cao Xing extend one finger.

Orkan tentatively asked, "One... one million?"

Cao Xing said, "Add another one hundred thousand."

"For each Crystal Person, I can offer up to six hundred thousand Crowns."

This price made Orkan roll his eyes again.

Cao Xing stated directly, "Six hundred thousand is the maximum I can accept, my territory hasn’t been developing for long, and I don’t have many assets."

"I can’t let my territory fall into financial difficulties just to buy this batch of Crystal People."

Cao Xing’s reasoning was well-founded, and upon hearing it, Orkan’s face once again showed hesitation.

Moments later, he gritted his teeth and said, "If that’s the case, then I’ll give Lord Cao Xing a bottom price!"

"How about one million Crowns for each Crystal Person?"

"Any lower, and we’ll truly face a substantial loss!"

He seemed extremely heartbroken.

Cao Xing contemplated for a moment.

Obviously, the price of one million per Crystal Person was indeed a huge bargain for him.

After all, as Orkan said, a single [Shining Crystal] could be worth millions.

Although the probability was low, with over a hundred Crystal People, a substantial amount could still be produced.

Moreover, these Crystal People don’t just produce crystals once; as long as they are periodically fed Crystal Stones, they will produce another batch of crystals at intervals.

As Orkan said, they were indeed a race that could lay golden eggs.

And this made Cao Xing somewhat suspicious, could this guy really be so kind?

After all, a merchant’s nature is to pursue profits.

Although Orkan seemed very heartbroken, these merchants were all sly, with excellent acting skills.

He might even have unseen tricks up his sleeve.

But... given Cao Xing’s strength, he wasn’t worried about this guy scheming against him.

Once these Crystal People arrived in his territory, they wouldn’t escape his grasp,

So he replied, "Alright, I’ll take this batch of Crystal People at that price."

Upon hearing Cao Xing agree, the merchant’s face immediately lit up with joy.

"Lord Cao Xing, you’re truly straightforward!"

"If that’s the case, shall we proceed with the transaction now?"

Cao Xing didn’t say much, directly took out a green backpack, which conveniently held 112 million Crowns, and tossed it over.

"Take it."

Upon receiving this space backpack and confirming the coin amount inside, Orkan’s face beamed with happiness again.

However, this still didn’t count as completing the transaction.

The transaction would only be considered complete when that group of slaves was transferred to Cao Xing.

"Please wait, Lord Cao Xing, I’ll have the guards release these Crystal People now."

Upon speaking, he suddenly paused.

"However... I suggest you call a few more soldiers over."

"These Crystal People have a strong ability to escape, and they still refuse to completely submit to us."

"They might run away as soon as they’re out of the cage, making them hard to recapture."

He seemed to be considering Cao Xing’s well-being.

But Cao Xing simply shook his head with a smile: "No need, they won’t be able to escape."

His tone was filled with confidence.

Through the System panel, Cao Xing had long seen the skills of these Crystal People, and their ability to escape was indeed strong.

Moreover, among them were two or three Elite Creatures, capable of further increasing their clan’s move speed.

However, in the face of absolute strength, these abilities were negligible.

After hearing this, Orkan’s mouth revealed a barely noticeable smile.

It seemed Cao Xing’s decision suited him perfectly.

He didn’t persuade any further and turned to the mercenaries, saying, "Release these Crystal People."

The mercenaries by the carriage obediently complied.