Supply and Demand

Previously, Yang Shan was 80% certain, but now, upon hearing this voice, Yang Shan was 100% certain that the player in front of him, who was completely covered up from head to toe, was Su Yitang!

But Su Yitang's first words left it to Yang Shan to decide.

Once I sign Su Yitang, I have to make him understand how serious the consequences are for an employee who offends the boss! But for now, I still have to pretend.

First, I have to pretend I don't know Su Yitang; second, I have to pretend I'm wary of Su Yitang.

If someone comes up to you and says, "Hey beautiful, I think you're pretty good. Want to sign a contract with me?", they'll most likely be labeled a "bad guy."

Seeing that his mask was undamaged, Yang Shan asked, "How did you recognize me?"

Su Yitang: "Your bright red suede coat and that knife have been the subject of countless videos and photos on the forum."

Yang Shan looked down.

The black robe that had been draped over the outside of the garment had long since vanished without a trace.

It must have been blasted into dust by the blood-red battle Dou Qi after the Dou Qi Armor shattered.

Sure enough, you get what you pay for.

Next time I need to get a better one.

The black robe isn't like black stockings; it has to be durable! Yang Shan: "Alright then, since you're a player, I'll forgive you for stealing the monster. Go wherever you want."

After saying that, Yang Shan bent down and began to pick up the fallen items.

Whether it's with NPCs or real people.

If you want to quickly build a closer relationship from a casual acquaintance, there is only one best way: establish a supply and demand relationship!

The first thing Yang Shan did in Cloud Frost City was to increase his favorability with Master Yao.

At that time, Master Yao was issuing tasks, which meant specifying his own needs.

Yang Shan then supplied Master Yao's needs.

The same thing happened to Ya Fei later.

Ya Fei's need is to prove her business acumen, and Yang Shan's elixir can help her.

Chao Bafang, Zhu Tianpeng.

The two players signed by Yang Shan also started their relationship by focusing on supply and demand.

Yang Shan didn't know why Su Yitang wanted to kill Fan Jian.

But if nothing unexpected happens, Su Yitang should have some task to do.

Now that Fan Jian has been killed, all the loot belongs to Yang Shan.

Therefore, Yang Shan has a need for Su Yitang.

A supply and demand relationship has been reached.

There's no need for many words; Su Yitang will speak up on her own!

"That."

Su Yitang cautiously approached:

"Yang Shan?"

Yang Shan ignored him.

Su Yitang frowned and changed her address. "Yang One-Blade?"

Yang Shan was just about to sheath his Thunder Guiding Blade Sheath he heard this address and immediately pointed the blade at Su Yitang.

Su Yitang was so frightened that she jumped back two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).

"Let's talk this out, don't resort to violence!"

Yang Shan: "What's the matter?"

Su Yitang pouted. "Can't you be a little nicer?"

Yang Shan: "You deliberately forced me to show myself, and then took advantage of the fact that I had exhausted Fan Jian's Vitality Shield to pick up the scraps. How can I be nice to you?"

"I didn't know you were a player. If I had known, I would have given you a detection skill. A Dou Ling, who else in the entire server can have that level?"

Su Yitang rubbed her hands together in prayer style:

"I apologize to you, okay? It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

Yang Shan: "Okay, I accept."

Yang Shan stretched out his hand and kept waving it in front of him.

Although Su Yitang could not see what was in front of Yang Shan.

But she knew that Yang Shan was picking Fan Jian's loot! She was very clear about the rules of the special map, Black-Corner Region.

"Yang"

Su Yitang paused, then changed her address. "Blade Sovereign?"

Yang Shan finally smiled.

It's a pity that he went to great lengths to kill his opponent in one strike during the competition just for this title!

It's unclear which viewer started it, but the nickname "Yang One-Blade") quickly spread.

Most importantly, Bai Xiaosheng later wrote an analysis post about him on the forum, which completely confirmed the title of "Yang One-Blade".

Only when Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng posted about Yang Shan would they refer to Yang Shan as "Blade Sovereign".

It wasn't their choice! It was simply because it was "a company requirement"! These two employees had never used the title "Yang Shan" before!

Now, Yang Shan finally heard the words "Blade Sovereign" from a player.

What a bitter experience! Seeing Yang Shan smile, Su Yitang breathed a sigh of relief:

"Mom is right. Even if you don't want to, being a little nicer makes it easier to communicate!"

Su Yitang continued, "Blade Sovereign, when you're choosing what drops, could you please choose that piece of parchment?"

Yang Shan scrolled to the bottom of the list and sure enough, he saw a piece of parchment with the word "mysterious" written in parentheses.

Special props!

So that's what Su Yitang was after!

Su Yitang: "I won't let you suffer a loss; I can give you money."

Money? For Yang Shan, who had earned over ten million in just over two months, was money a problem? So Yang Shan immediately asked, "How much can you give me?"

Su Yitang: "."

Yang Shan's question really stumped Su Yitang.

Su Yitang: "Why don't you name a number?"

Yang Shan only spent a second thinking before giving an answer that left Su Yitang speechless, "I was the one who listed the Bone Sculpting Pill and Barrier Breaking Pill in the Auction House."

If you want to sign a capable and outstanding employee, you must let the outstanding employee know the strength of the company's CEO!

Su Yitang felt a little embarrassed.

She is not a simple-minded person.

Yang Shan's words made it clear.

A low price won't do, because Yang Shan definitely doesn't lack money!

Su Yitang tried to say a number:

"Two thousand?"

Yang Shan: "Are you kidding me? Fan Jian's loot list has Profound Tier Low Grade cultivation technique with Purple Word Seal. That thing can easily sell for 100,000 now."

Su Yitang was a little frustrated. "Well, but I don't have that much money."

Yang Shan discovered that Su Yitang actually had some acting potential.

Back when he Mitier Auction House in the Jia Ma Empire, he spent a whopping 300,000 Spirit Stone to buy Fourth Order Beast Wind.

Those Spirit Stone would be worth more than 50,000 RMB.

Now they're only willing to pay two thousand? That's incredibly stingy!

Yang Shan: "Then let's forget about it."

"No! Can we try a different way of trading?"

Su Yitang thought for a moment and said, "Just consider it a favor. I'll owe you one. If you need anything, just let me know. Whether I can do it or not, I'll lose three experience points for your help!"

Yang Shan thought for a moment, "No."

Su Yitang: "Huh? Even social obligations aren't allowed?"

Yang Shan: "What are your strengths and what are mine? If I really need help, you probably won't be able to help me either."

"Oh, you think you're so great, looking down on me!"

Su Yitang rolled up her sleeves. "Come on! One-on-one! I'll show you the terror of the Gale Stream player!"

Yang Shan almost burst out laughing:

"I've already seen that before, in front of Fan Jian."

Taking money is not acceptable, nor is owing favors.

Su Yitang stomped her feet:

"Oh dear, I'm so anxious!"

In the end, Su Yitang had no choice but to rub her hands together in prayer position.

This seemed to be Su Yitang's habitual action when asking for help, "Blade Sovereign, everything is negotiable. Can you help me out? Or you can make your request and I'll try my best to meet it, okay?"

In her previous life, Su Yitang had a group of "sound fans" in the game.

Her voice has a unique tone, and her pronunciation is very clear, making it very pleasant to listen to.

When asking for help, their voice seems to soften.

However, very few players can hear this sound.

After all, Su Yitang was already a top-tier player when she became famous in her previous life.

When would she ever need to ask for help? She's practically the one asking for help!

But Yang Shan was determined to let Su Yitang figure out how to get what she wanted herself.

Simping behavior is not entirely unacceptable.

However, this should only be done occasionally, out of affection for the other person, after the two parties have discussed marriage or even after they are already married.

In that case, the other party might ask you to lick harder in special circumstances!

If the relationship isn't right, a sycophant is like a wild dog in the deep forest, wagging its tail at someone and rushing up to lick them, only to be met with complaints about the smell of their saliva!

In comparison, the benefits brought about by supply and demand are much higher.

Just like now, Yang Shan has no intention of showing any goodwill towards Su Yitang.

On the contrary, Su Yitang tried every means to persuade and plead with her.

"I've got it! I've got it!"

Su Yitang suddenly thought of a good idea, "Blade Sovereign, how about this? You just need to select the parchment drop. There are actually four pieces of parchment. Once you collect them all, you can find a Opportunity Realm. I'll go get the other three pieces and then come back to you. We'll go to the secret realm together, and I'll give you a quarter of the rewards. How about that?"

Yang Shan moved his finger and selected the parchment.

Upon seeing the parchment, Su Yitang's eyes seemed to widen.

Yang Shan then put it into his Storage Ring: "If you want me to go with you, then the division of labor needs to be changed."

Su Yitang: "Change? How do you change it?"

Yang Shan: "You take three pieces of parchment and I'll take one."

"Yes."

"But if we go to the secret realm together, is your combat strength higher than mine?"

Su Yitang: "Um, this."

Yang Shan: "I probably put in 70% or even 80% of my effort to clear the secret realm, but in the end I only got a quarter of the reward?"

"I'm sorry, I really didn't think of that."

Su Yitang looked dejected. "You're right. If that's the case, you should get 60% or even 70% of the spoils from the secret realm. But the most important inheritance in the secret realm is very important to me, and that inheritance can't be split up."

Yang Shan: "We'll talk about that later. We can't stay here any longer. If other members of the Blood Sect come, we'll be exposed, which wouldn't be good."

With this parchment in hand, he's not afraid that Su Yitang won't come looking for him later!

Fishing requires baiting and patience.

Especially when both parties are of the opposite sex.

Girls tend to be more wary.

If it were a different Chao Bafang, Yang Shan would have taken this opportunity to issue the contract directly!

Once they've spent more time together and Su Yitang has become more familiar with him, it will naturally be easier for her to start a conversation.

Yang Shan is currently the supplier, Su Yitang is the demander. Yang Shan won't budge, Su Yitang has no choice but to go along with Yang Shan.

Unless Su Yitang is willing to give up.

But it was clear that Su Yitang was unwilling to give up. "Alright then."

"Okay, you should try to get other maps first, and make some more money while you're at it. When the time comes, just ask for a price that I think is acceptable. I'm not an unscrupulous businessman, I won't ask for an exorbitant price. That's all, see you next time."

Yang Shan summoned the Hoof Shadow and mounted his horse.

"Drive!"

Watching Yang Shan Shan's retreating figure as he galloped away on horseback, Su Yitang muttered to herself:

"This horse is nice, but that red coat is a bit too flashy, tsk. Eh?"

Su Yitang suddenly used her movement technique to chase after Yang Shan:

"Yang Shan, Yang Shan, Blade Sovereign! You haven't added me as a friend! Blade Sovereign!"

The Black-Corner Region is so vast, who knows where Yang Shan is now!

Su Yitang, panting heavily, finally caught up with Yang Shan.

Hoof Shadow ran quite fast; as they chased it, they could even see the Dusk City in the distance!

Yang Shan definitely wouldn't tell Su Yitang that he had deliberately not mentioned adding her as a friend! The reason he did this was simply to lay the groundwork.

This will give Su Yitang a basic understanding.

That means Yang Shan has everything he needs!

Even towards her as a person, Yang Shan showed "no interest".

If you show great interest in someone on the first meeting, it's usually a case of lust at first sight, and the other person will be more wary.

If Su Yitang might have previously thought that Yang Shan was deliberately using the parchment to lure her in...

Now I probably won't have that thought anymore.

Yang Shan was only in his early twenties.

But in my previous life, during my fifteen years in the game, I had countless interactions with other players and NPCs.

Fifteen years of refinement!

Yang Shan's mind is full of tricks!

Su Yitang is destined to become an outstanding employee in the company.

They can't escape!

Yang Shan: "Sorry, I forgot about that."

Su Yitang harbored some resentment:

"You didn't just forget, you never even thought about it, did you? You don't care whether I come looking for you again or not!"

Yang Shan wished she could applaud Su Yitang.

"Yes! Su Yitang, you're so smart! You have to think like that!"

Of course, on the surface, Yang Shan still had to express some apology:

"Sorry to have made you chase after me for so long. Are you also going back to Dusk City?"

Su Yitang: "Okay, let's take a break and then continue working on the parchment."

Yang Shan: "Okay, then I'll treat you to a meal as compensation. Look how out of breath you are."

Su Yitang then laughed, "At least you have some conscience!"

The two returned to Dusk City.

There seems to be no movement from the Blood Sect yet.

They might not discover the anomaly until tomorrow noon when Fan Jian fails to "check in" at the Blood Sect on time.

Yang Shan found a decent restaurant and booked a private room.

If they were eating in the main hall, the two of them would have to reveal their true identities.

It is clearly not very appropriate.

After entering the private room, Su Yitang ripped off the veil covering her face and let out a long sigh of relief:

"Oh, at least I can finally breathe properly."

Sitting face-to-face with Su Yitang across the table, Yang Shan Shan's eyes were truly reluctant to leave Su Yitang's face.

Su Yitang's face is clearly not a good match for the typical internet celebrity face.

If we were to rate it out of 100, at first glance, I'd give it a 75.

If you take any one of the facial features at face value, it seems that none of them would get a perfect score.

But then you'll feel that Su Yitang's face looks quite natural, as if her features are meant to be like this, and this combination is perfect, without any flaws.

And to use a popular internet phrase:

This kind of temperament belongs to the "white moonlight in one's heart" type!

Su Yitang said irritably, "Blade Sovereign, you've been watching for almost twenty seconds, can't you order first?"