A few days later.
Lu Yang returned to the polar region. Looking at the excited Aigulie and Aiguda, he handed them the data he had obtained. Aigulie, Aiguda, and the others were all somewhat stunned. They had not seized this many Soul Crystals in millions of years.
"Can we really trade for this many?" Aiguda asked excitedly, his hand trembling slightly as he gripped Lu Yang's.
Lu Yang said calmly, "These are the normal market prices, but when we trade with the Black Emperor, he will probably force the price down to around one-third."
"What?"
"We're not doing business with them. Find someone else."
"The price is two-thirds lower. We absolutely will not accept that."
The elders were enraged. Fortunately, not every elder was like that. Aiguda frowned and asked, "Can we find someone else to trade with?"
Lu Yang nodded. "We can, but he is only a third-rate merchant and does not have that many Soul Crystals. Therefore, my suggestion is that we still trade these goods to the Black Emperor."
"Why?" Aiguda asked.
Lu Yang said, "There are two reasons. First, only the Black Emperor can take such a large quantity of goods right now, and only trading with him is reliable, because his son is in our hands. He may force the total price down to one-third, but we can produce this price list and demand that he raise it. At the very least, we need to get half the market price."
"But..." Everyone was still dissatisfied.
Lu Yang continued, "Hear me out. The second reason is that the Black Emperor has access to information. This transaction between us will not be an equal one, but once the deal is made, the Black Emperor will be one of us. This trade brings enormous profits. He can