Barter

"I'm in luck today, I bought a Talent Stone for only 200,000 Core Power, haha."

Xiao Fan walked quickly, afraid that the stall owner might change his mind and chase after him at any moment.

This price isn't exactly cheap, but it depends on when.

When the game first launched the Talent System, Talent Stone Talent Stone were at their most valuable. Their price will gradually decrease once they become abundant.

This is based on Xiao Fan's experience playing games in his previous life.

Until...

He saw another vendor also selling Talent Stone.

"Nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, everyone else is selling it for twenty thousand! This is the cheapest I can get!"

The stall owner looked excited.

It's clear he really wants to sell it.

Xiao Fan's body trembled, and he turned and ran.

He finally understood that the stall owner's two fingers meant 20,000!

When Xiao Fan ran to the stall, it had already been taken over by a different seller, and the original stall owner was nowhere to be seen.

"Grass!"

Xiao Fan was on the verge of tears; that was a full 180,000 Core Power!

He learned a harsh lesson on his first visit to the Trading Market.

After thinking about it carefully, Xiao Fan understood the reasoning behind it.

<Cloud Sea> is not a real online game; this is a life-or-death situation.

In a real online game, there would definitely be players hoarding Talent Stone, hoping to get a Golden Legend.

In this game where death can come at any moment, the sunk cost of gambling on Talent Stone is too high; it's more important to steadily improve one's strength.

Unfortunately, Xiao Fan realized this too late.

Everyone's gone; there's nothing he can do.

I can only say that I must ask about the price before buying anything in the future.

Returning to the stall, Xiao Fan bought the other Talent Stone.

The stall owner had thought he'd lost the sale, but Xiao Fan's return made him even more enthusiastic.

"Hey bro, are you buying Talent Stone regularly? If so, let's be friends, and I'll let you know when I get Talent Stone."

Xiao Fan stuffed the Talent Stone into his pocket, but actually put it into his Space Ring.

Upon hearing the stall owner's words, his eyes lit up, and he spoke up.

"Big brother, let's make a deal?"

What transaction?

"I'll buy Talent Stone for 21,000 long-term. You just need to buy them from the Trading Market and sell them to me. You can keep whatever profit you make," Xiao Fan said.

He counted the holes on the Talent Page when he had nothing to do; there were 180 in total.

To determine the type of Talent Stone to socket, you might need nine Talent Stone if you're unlucky, but with good luck, you could need one, two, or three.

He calculated that, based on the worst-case scenario, it would take 1620 Talent Stone to find out all the types of Talent Stone that could be socketed. Since the types of Talent Stone identified are random, this number would be even higher.

In the near future, Xiao Fan will need a large number of Talent Stone to test out the inlay rules for talent pages.

Since he didn't plan to stay in Dragon City long-term, he might as well spend more Core Power and let the stall owner reap the rewards for him.

The stall owner frowned and thought for a moment.

Of course, it wasn't because the deal Xiao Fan mentioned was inappropriate; in fact, earning a thousand for a Talent Stone was already quite good.

The market demand for Talent Stone is very poor, so they are not difficult to collect; he can even drive the price down further.

What he feared was that the young man in front of him might change his mind!

What if he accepts a bunch of Talent Stone, and then the young man in front of him changes his mind and refuses to accept them? Wouldn't those Talent Stone be a waste of his time?

Although he could use his talent to sell it, this thing relies too much on luck, and the probability of losing money is extremely high. He's not the kind of person who's risky.

Is there a problem?

Seeing that the stall owner remained silent, Xiao Fan asked him a question.

He felt that earning a thousand for Talent Stone was already quite good; if he weren't so busy, he wouldn't have been willing to part with it.

"Sure, add me as a friend."

The stall owner eventually agreed.

If all else fails, he can buy some and sell some, so that even if Xiao Fan goes back on his word, he won't lose too much.

"Okay, it's settled then."

Xiao Fan sent a friend request to the stall owner.

The stall owner received a notification immediately.

Player Jiu Chen has requested to add you as a friend.

"Jiu Chen!"

The stall owner's eyes widened instantly.

He's hit the jackpot! He actually ran into the famous Jiu Chen in the Trading Market.

The stall owner was breathing rapidly.

How could he not have thought of that!

Such young faces are extremely rare in Dragon City! Yesterday, Jiu Chen opened up Profession in Dragon City, so he's clearly Dragon City!

That makes perfect sense!

Depend on!

The stall owner regretted not replying to Xiao Fan immediately, otherwise he could have improved his favorability.

However, it's not too late now. He has already reached an agreement with Jiu Chen, and there will still be opportunities to improve his relationship with him in the future.

The stall owner silently vowed that he would try his best to collect more Talent Stone from Xiao Fan in the future, hoping to get a job change quota from him.

Although the quota belongs to the state, the Profession was created by Xiao Fan.

The stall owner happily accepted the friend request.

Xiao Fan glanced at the stall owner's ID; he saw Qian Juduo.

Good.

Qian Juduo didn't have much to sell to begin with, and after learning that the player in front of him was Xiao Fan, he simply packed up his stall.

"Sir, I also know a few stalls that sell Talent Stone. I'll take you there now, and it's free."

Qian Juduo said with a chuckle.

Xiao Fan did not refuse. Qian Juduo was clearly very familiar with the Trading Market, and with him around, he wouldn't be caught with cold money.

"Oh, right, Xiaoqian, I'd also like to buy some Heavenly Spirit Treasure that increase attribute points. Any attribute is fine. I wonder if they've appeared on the market recently."

As Xiao Fan walked, he stated his purpose.

Qian Juduo thought about it carefully, then slapped his forehead.

"You know what, it seems there really is! Last night I saw a female player selling Millennium Ginseng Fruit!"

Xiao Fan was initially very excited when he heard about the Millennium Ginseng Fruit; it was a wonderful thing!

But when I heard that someone was selling it last night, my heart sank to the bottom.

Good things don't wait for anyone. Dragon City isn't a small human settlement; there are plenty of powerful players here. The Millennium Ginseng Fruit must have been sold last night.

"Are the items sold last night still available today?"

Xiao Fan said regretfully.

"I don't know if the person is even there, but the goods definitely didn't sell."

"Why?"

Seeing how confident Qian Juduo was, Xiao Fan asked curiously.

"That female player doesn't sell the Millennium Ginseng Fruit individually; she sells it as a bundle."

"Bundled sales?"

Xiao Fan frowned; this was going a bit too far.

The fact that even a high-quality item like the Millennium Ginseng Fruit failed to sell shows that the items this player bundled with it weren't very good.

"What was she bound with?"

Xiao Fan sighed. As long as it wasn't too outrageous, he would let it go.

After all, this concerns the safety of his younger siblings in the Novice Zone.

"It's a piece of wood. She said it's a prop, and it can indeed display information, but the prop description doesn't mention its specific use, only that it has a mysterious purpose?"

Qian Juduo explained that this matter caused quite a stir in the Trading Market yesterday, and he also went to see what was going on.

"Mysterious purpose?"

Xiao Fan thought for a moment.

According to his understanding, props with mysterious purposes are generally quite useful.

He might be able to snag a bargain this time.

"How much Core Power does she sell?" Xiao Fan asked.

"She doesn't want Core Power; she wants to barter."

Bartering is a common trading method in the Trading Market, mainly involving the exchange of resources among players.

What do you need to replace?

Xiao Fan was starting to feel more confident; he had quite a few props.

"She wants a flying machine that can take her flying."

Xiao Fan:????

"Why doesn't she just fly to the moon?"

"If I buy a flying machine, I can go to space, right?"