Deal Reached

Chapter 14: Deal Reached

"Understood, understood," Xu Sheng said with a chuckle, dusting off a chair with his sleeve. "Mr. Su, let's sit down and talk."

"No need," Su Ze waved his hand, getting straight to the point. "Old Xu, just tell me what price your Evolution Technology can offer for this Tier 4 extract. If the price is right, I'll sell it. If not, I'll find another buyer."

Su Ze was indeed in a hurry. The mysterious organization could track this vial of extract, and once they shook off Zhang Fantie, they would definitely come after him.

Xu Sheng replied, "Mr. Su is a straightforward person. Since that's the case, I'll first use our equipment to scan the specific information of this extract and then give you a quote."

Then, under Su Ze's watchful eye, Xu Sheng placed the Tier 4 extract into a complex, precision machine. After a round of scanning and analysis, the machine's display showed the information for the extract.

Abyssal Shadow Demon extract

Grade: Tier 4 B-grade

Acquirable Skills: Shadow Transformation, Night Assault, Shadow Fear...

It's a Tier 4 B-grade extract... Su Ze was secretly shocked. B-grade extracts were already considered high-quality.

The grading standard for extracts was set by Evolution Technology. They classified extracts into six grades—S, A, B, C, D, and E—based on their physique-boosting effects on the absorber and the potency of the obtainable skills. S-grade was the highest quality, and E-grade was the lowest.

Among extracts of the same tier, the value difference between high-quality and low-quality ones was enormous. For example, the Giant Strength Ant and Unicorn Rhino extracts absorbed by Zhao Lingxiao were both S-grade, while the Drill Mouse and Water Spray Frog extracts were E-grade. The price difference could be hundreds or even thousands of times greater.

Xu Sheng's face lit up with excitement. He had worked at the Black Rock City branch for over a decade and had only acquired a few Tier 3 extracts at most. He had never seen a Tier 4 extract before. This time, not only was it Tier 4, but it was also a high-quality B-grade extract. If this acquisition was successful, he was sure to get promoted and wouldn't have to stay stuck in this rundown shop in Black Rock City anymore.

As for the origin of this extract, Xu Sheng couldn't be bothered to ask. If he missed out on this deal, he guaranteed that his competitor, "Life Pharmaceutical," would snatch it up without hesitation.

Even if the extract had questionable origins, so what? Once something entered Evolution Technology's possession, there was no reason to give it back.

Throughout the entire Linhua Continent, there were only a handful of forces that Evolution Technology truly feared, and the six kingdoms of Linhua Continent were not among them.

"Mr. Su, please wait a moment. I need to report this to our group headquarters and get their pricing."

Xu Sheng returned to his computer and communicated with the leaders at Evolution Technology's headquarters. A moment later, he returned to Su Ze with a smile. "Mr. Su, after doing my best to negotiate, headquarters has given us the highest possible offer. Now it depends on how you wish to proceed with the transaction.

"One option is to settle in the common currency of Linhua Continent, which is Lin Coin. The other is to settle using Evolution Technology Group's points.

"Our valuation for this extract is 10 billion Lin Coin. If you choose to transact in Lin Coin, we can offer a 10% premium, paying you 11 billion Lin Coin.

"If you choose to settle with points, it will be one million points, with 1 point equal to 10,000 Lin Coin."

Holy crap! I'm rich!

Su Ze maintained a calm exterior, but his mind was in turmoil. He had expected the Tier 4 extract to be valuable, but he hadn't anticipated it being this valuable.

Before, when Zhao Yuanyi gave him 200 million, he already felt like he was radiating an alluring scent of money. Now, he realized that 200 million wasn't as much as he thought; it wasn't even a fraction of the value of this Tier 4 extract.

In reality, Su Ze didn't fully grasp the value of Tier 4 extracts. As a necessity for Evolvers at the Butterfly Transformation Stage to reach Saint Tier, Tier 4 extracts could be considered strategic resources for all six kingdoms of Linhua Continent, their value immeasurable by mere money.

Su Ze didn't hesitate. "Okay, let's settle with points."

From Zhao Lingxiao's memories, he knew that Evolution Technology's points were a hard currency among the upper echelon of Evolvers, more useful than Lin Coin.

While 1 point equaled 10,000 Lin Coin, 10,000 Lin Coin couldn't buy 1 point.

High-level evolutionary items weren't available for purchase with just money. Take extracts, for instance: Evolution Technology only supported Lin Coin purchases for Tier 1 and Tier 2 extracts. Tier 3 extracts could be bought only with a significant premium, and Tier 4 and above extracts could only be purchased with points.

In other words, if he chose to transact in Lin Coin, Evolution Technology would pay him over ten billion Lin Coin, but with that same amount, he wouldn't be able to buy any Tier 4 extract from Evolution Technology.

However, if he opted for points, there were no such restrictions.

Points could be used not only on Evolution Technology's official website and physical stores but also for private transfers, serving as a medium of exchange for high-level evolutionary items in private transactions.

The only official way to obtain Evolution Technology points was by selling high-level evolutionary items to them.

Therefore, point transactions were essentially bartering, an exchange between high-level evolutionary items.

Evolution Technology was a massive corporation that almost monopolized the extract trade in Linhua Continent. They had a good reputation, and there was no need to worry about them suddenly going bankrupt, leaving the points worthless.

Seeing that Su Ze agreed to the transaction, Xu Sheng said excitedly, "Mr. Su, do you have a member account with Evolution Technology? I'll have headquarters credit your account with points right away."

Su Ze shook his head. "I don't want to use my real-name account."

"No problem," Xu Sheng patted his chest. "Evolution Technology has always respected customer privacy. For clients like you, we have special anonymous accounts. I'll handle the application for you."

While Xu Sheng was helping him apply for the card, Su Ze took out his phone and logged into Evolution Technology's online store to browse the prices for Tier 4 extracts. Indeed, Tier 4 extracts could only be purchased with points, and there weren't many available on the website.

On Evolution Technology's official website, there were only two Tier 4 B-grade extracts for sale, priced at 950,000 points and 1.1 million points, respectively. Su Ze considered it and felt that Evolution Technology's offer of one million points was quite fair.

Businesses had to make a profit, but they weren't being excessively greedy. Su Ze could accept this price.

In fact, to ensure the deal went through, Xu Sheng had fought hard with headquarters to secure a relatively fair price.

With Su Ze's cooperation, an anonymous Evolution Technology VIP card was quickly processed and handed to him.

"From now on, when you log in to our website or make purchases at our stores, just swipe this card. Also, since this card is not linked to a real name, please be sure to remember your password. Forgetting it would be very troublesome."

"Understood," Su Ze said, tucking away the simple yet elegant black card. "Take me to see your Tier 1 extracts."