Transaction Complete

028

After Li Yue left.

Some staff came in with tea and snacks.

Setting them on the coffee table between the two.

Jiang Fu picked up a piece of cream cake, the size of a mahjong tile, exquisitely crafted.

"Want some?"

Shi Jiu's fingers flew across her phone screen.

She hummed an "mm," and said, "Can't move."

Then she parted her lips slightly.

Jiang Fu: "..."

He stared at the two fingers on the screen, moving so fast they were almost a blur.

Then he carefully brought the small cake to the girl's lips.

Shi Jiu turned her face slightly.

Took a small bite.

Then another small bite.

Outside the lounge's glass window.

Shen Yan watched the interaction inside with a pounding heart.

He took a deep breath.

Handed the document in his hand to Li Yue beside him.

"Manager Li, you did well!"

"From now on, if these two young students come to the exchange again, you'll continue to receive them!"

Li Yue's eyes lit up, and she quickly acknowledged.

Then, she hesitated a little. "And the pricing..."

Shen Yan waved his hand. "Just follow what you said before."

"This time, a hundred and fifty percent premium. From now on, acquire at normal prices."

Deliberate fawning would only seem calculating.

Li Yue nodded.

She watched Shen Yan's back, which looked almost like he was fleeing.

Her confusion deepened.

Shen Yan was the head of the Bin City Martial Artist Guild, District Nine branch—the second-in-command here.

He looked like he was terrified of the two inside.

After Shen Yan left.

Li Yue didn't go in right away.

Instead, she paced outside for a good while.

Then knocked and entered the lounge.

Jiang Fu casually picked up a napkin from the table.

Wiped the cream smeared at the corner of Shi Jiu's lips.

Shi Jiu glanced at him.

Then looked away.

And went back to gaming.

Li Yue coughed.

Set the document on the coffee table.

"You two students, the transaction is complete. The money will be transferred to your exclusive martial artist bank accounts shortly."

Jiang Fu was taken aback. "Exclusive martial artist bank accounts?"

Li Yue explained with a smile. "The Martial Artist Guild opens a dedicated bank account for every certified martial artist. The card, account, and password are all in the file folder."

Only then did Jiang Fu remember the file folder he'd rolled up and stuffed into his pocket.

He nudged it with his Spirit Power.

Still there.

Only then did Jiang Fu look at the contents of the document before him.

One hundred Red-tailed Rat tails, Bin City District Nine branch of the Martial Artist Guild trading post, purchased at a 150% premium, five hundred each, totaling fifty thousand Xia Coin.

Ten complete Silver Moon Wolf corpses, Bin City District Nine branch of the Martial Artist Guild trading post, purchased at a 150% premium, one million two hundred fifty thousand each, totaling twelve million five hundred thousand Xia Coin.

The funds will be deposited into the martial artist's exclusive bank account within half an hour.

Jiang Fu frowned.

"A Silver Moon Wolf... at a 150% premium, only one hundred twenty-five thousand?"

Ten Silver Moon Wolf corpses, twelve million five hundred thousand in total.

That wasn't a small sum.

But compared to Jiang Fu's expectations, it was far off.

Excluding the premium.

The real purchase price for a single Tier 2 Silver Moon Wolf was only fifty thousand?

To think, the lowest-grade Tier 1 Spiritual Fruit, the Mist Ripple Fruit, was worth a million!

Seeing the look in Jiang Fu's eyes.

Li Yue patiently explained, "Low-level Mutated Beasts really aren't worth much."

"Tier 2 Mutated Beasts like the Silver Moon Wolf roam the Wilderness Area in packs everywhere."

"And they can't threaten the cities where humans live."

"So the purchase price isn't high."

Hearing this.

Jiang Fu instinctively recalled the pack of Silver Moon Wolves that had chased him.

Over a hundred of them!

...Yeah, that was quite a lot, actually.

Plenty of them.

And no major threat to human living areas.

The Martial Artist Guild naturally set a low purchase price.

Li Yue looked at Jiang Fu and continued, "Actually, among Tier 2 Mutated Beasts, the Silver Moon Wolf is already considered relatively valuable."

Jiang Fu twitched the corner of his mouth.

"You mean... other Tier 2 Mutated Beasts are worth even less than the Silver Moon Wolf?"

Li Yue nodded. "That's right."

"The purchase prices for Tier 1 to Tier 3 Mutated Beasts generally range from a hundred to a million."

"Of course, there are exceptions to everything."

"Some special Mutated Beasts, like the Blood-Eyed Golden Tiger among Tier 3 Mutated Beasts, are very valuable!"

"The purchase price even exceeds that of Tier 5 Mutated Beasts."

Just then.

Shi Jiu suddenly looked up, her bright, pretty face scrunched up. "I feel like I lost some money..."

"Like, I ran into something really, really valuable, but didn't pick it up..."

In her mind.

A majestic tiger with a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly appeared.

Jiang Fu's expression froze for a moment.

He stammered, "That... that must have been a dream."

Shi Jiu thought for a moment.

It made sense.

So she lowered her head and went back to playing her game.

Jiang Fu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It wasn't what he'd expected.

But at least he'd made a big profit.

Sold at a premium.

The price already exceeded that of a Tier 3 Mutated Beast.

Of course, this world was also quite friendly to martial artists.

No taxes.

Whatever you sold for, you got.

Half of twelve million five hundred fifty thousand was six million two hundred seventy-five thousand.

Enough to buy Vitality Pills!

And.

With Jiang Fu being a human-shaped BUG like this.

One Vitality Pill was ten Vitality Pills!

Thinking this.

Jiang Fu didn't say anything more.

He set the list back on the coffee table.

Then scooped up Shi Jiu from the sofa.

"Since the deal's done, we'll be going now."

"See you later, Sister Li!"

Li Yue also stood up and handed Jiang Fu her business card.

"This is my card. Just come straight to me next time."

Jiang Fu took the card. "Got it."

"I'm going to buy a phone. What about you?"

Leaving the trading hall, Jiang Fu looked at Shi Jiu in his arms.

Shi Jiu's eyes were fixed on her phone screen. "Playing games."

Jiang Fu: "..."

A pointless question.

Right then.

He had already taken the bank card out of the file bag.

It was a sky-blue bank card.

Custom-made by the Martial Artist Guild, accepted by the world's top five banks.

The Martial Artist Guild's trading area had a place selling phones.

Twenty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three each.

Wilderness Area custom edition, durable and tough, with top-notch signal.

No matter how far from human cities, it could still pick up a signal.

The money had already been credited.

With the Martial Artist Badge, no other ID was needed.

Buying a phone, getting a SIM card—the whole process was quick, done in under ten minutes.

The moment Jiang Fu activated his phone.

A call came in.

Just as he was about to answer, the call hung up first.

"This is my number. Save it."

"Ah, okay."

After saving Shi Jiu's number.

Jiang Fu pulled a crumpled business card from his pants pocket.

Li Dazhi.

The taxi driver who had brought him to the Martial Artist Guild that afternoon.

He hadn't charged Jiang Fu the fare.

Now that he had money, he might as well pay him back.

The call connected quickly.

"Uncle, it's me."

"Haha, I know, I know! I'm right here in the parking lot. Just come over!"

Jiang Fu paused.

A strange warmth welled up in his heart.

So.

That unfamiliar driver uncle had never left. He had been waiting here for him all along.

Jiang Fu carried Shi Jiu and quickly left the Martial Artist Guild building.

He didn't ask Shi Jiu where she wanted to go anymore.

She had said before: wherever she went, he would follow.

Now.

The sun had already set, the sky darkening.

The towering city wall cast a massive shadow.

Deepening the night here even further.

Under the dim glow of the streetlights.

Jiang Fu quickly spotted the taxi with its hazard lights flashing at the entrance to the parking lot.

After opening the rear door.

Jiang Fu first helped Shi Jiu inside, then slid in beside her in the back seat.

...Mostly to keep her from slipping off the seat.

Li Dazhi glanced through the rearview mirror.

And immediately caught sight of the Martial Artist Badges on both of them.

He couldn't help but chuckle. "Little classmate, is this your girlfriend?"

"Nice, both of you are martial artists!"