A few minutes later, the old man hurried back with a contract in hand.
"Esteemed guest, I'm sorry for the trouble. We agree to your terms. Here's the contract. Please look it over."
Shi Fen glanced at the contract, and his expression finally softened. He nodded slightly.
The old man immediately signed the contract with Shi Fen, then handed him a Rare Treasure Shop membership card. Bowing respectfully, he said, "This is our shop's apology to you. It's our top-tier membership card. With it, you'll receive a 10% discount on your purchases."
"That's more like it." Shi Fen took the card, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.
"You're a magnanimous man. You deserve this top-tier membership card." Seeing this, the old man hurried to smile ingratiatingly at Shi Fen, afraid that Shi Fen might storm out and ruin the shop's reputation.
The saying that all merchants were unscrupulous applied everywhere.
The Rare Treasure Shop was considered a fairly reputable establishment and rarely resorted to underhanded tricks.
But when it came to driving down prices, the shop's dirty tricks were endless. If a seller didn't know what they had, the shop's sales staff would buy their treasures for an extremely low price and make a hefty profit.
Part of the extra profit went to the staff member who had successfully driven down the price and acquired the treasure.
Faced with such an opportunity, the old man hadn't hesitated to drive down the price and risk trying an underhanded trick.
The old man had his reasons.
First, based on Shi Fen's description, he'd assumed Shi Fen didn't know much about technological weapons.
Second, Shi Fen had sold a Tier 3 Telekinetic Weapon for 18 billion, so the old man had naturally assumed that 16 billion would be enough for