He had appeared just like that?
Tsunade looked at Shen Mo, who had suddenly appeared, then seemed to realize something as she looked at the Badge in her hand.
"This Badge has a tracking function, but it only works when activated," Shen Mo explained, while doing his best to maintain the elegant smile of a mysterious merchant.
Then Hikari, whom he held in his palm, suddenly struggled lightly. She leaped out of Shen Mo's hand, vigorously shaking the water from her fur before meowing angrily at him.
He had actually grabbed her and given her a bath while she was off guard.
Her master was too much, meow!
"Don't get yourself dirty again, Hikari." Shen Mo helplessly waved a hand.
Magic from Harry Potter: Freshen Up.
In an instant, Hikari returned to her adorable, fluffy appearance.
Satisfied at last, she climbed up Shen Mo's pant leg to his shoulder again, licking his neck as though she had forgiven him.
"Is this cat called Hikari?" Tsunade's attention was drawn slightly toward Hikari.
After all, she was outrageously adorable.
"Yes, Hikari. She's a little mischievous."
Shen Mo affectionately rubbed Hikari's little head, earning a contented purr.
Tsunade looked at Shen Mo's unguarded appearance.
It seemed she had gained a new understanding of him.
Though he called himself a mysterious merchant from another world, he unexpectedly cared deeply for small animals.
"All right, Lady Tsunade." Shen Mo cast Freshen Up on himself as well, then smiled at Tsunade. "I wonder how many sets of Level 2 Chests you would like this time?"
"I can only buy Level 2 Chests?" Tsunade crossed her arms, seeming somewhat dissatisfied.
"You are already a Junior Member, so you can no longer purchase Level 1 Chests. Furthermore, only after purchasing fifty sets of Level 2 Chests may you proceed to purchase Level 3 Chests," Shen Mo explained.
These were the rules he had set.
But once rules were spoken aloud, they had to be followed.
As he had said before.
No one could be allowed to know that he was the real boss.
"So troublesome?" Tsunade frowned, but as expected, she did not argue with Shen Mo, the mere employee.
"Then how many sets would Lady Tsunade like to buy?" Shen Mo asked again.
Then he saw Tsunade hold up one hand.
"Five sets?" Shen Mo was a little disappointed.
He had been making big deals these past two days. Five sets was far too little.
"Five." Tsunade quietly corrected him.
"..." Shen Mo stared at her in astonishment.
How many?
Five?
He had spent tens of thousands of Trading Points using Phantom Shift to reach Konoha, only for this to be a deal for five Chests?
"What kind of look is that?" Tsunade said indignantly. "Your Chests are too expensive."
"But our Chests are absolutely worth the price."
Shen Mo did not even know what expression to make. She had returned to Konoha and was still this poor—then why had she come back?
He decided to give Tsunade a little push.
"Lady Tsunade, if you fail to reach a certain transaction amount within a certain period of time, your membership may be revoked. Then you may have to start purchasing from Level 1 Chests again. More importantly, you might not be able to contact me anymore."
The moment he said that, Tsunade's gaze turned dangerous.
"I mean, I may be in other worlds." Shen Mo spread his hands, his face full of helplessness.
"Hmph, bring out the Chests!" Tsunade gritted her teeth and said fiercely.
If Shen Mo standing before her had been the one who made these ridiculous rules, she definitely would have punched him first.
Shen Mo acted as though he had not noticed the danger at all.
He lightly waved the staff in his hand.
Five Level 2 Chests appeared before them.
Naturally, the payment was taken as well.
A deal for five Chests would not put Shen Mo at a loss, but compared with the business he had done over the past two days, it was truly insignificant.
Twenty-one million Trading Points—this was how many Trading Points Shen Mo currently possessed.
The four ruling families in that town alone, along with some small and medium-sized merchants, had brought him profits of over twenty million Trading Points. The twenty-one million Trading Points he now had were what remained after purchasing the Door without a Room and Hikari.
Then he looked again at the Legendary Sannin before him, the Senju Princess.
Shen Mo realized something.
His initial guess might have been somewhat off.
Most ninjas would not be poor, that was certainly true. However, ninjas pursued personal strength, and most did not have an especially strong desire for money. The truly wealthy were still the powerful and influential among ordinary people, as well as merchants.
But that did not mean ninjas had no value for trade.
Aside from money.
Ninjutsu, knowledge, experience, even vitality—none of these were worth little.
And besides...
An imperceptible smile curled at the corner of Shen Mo's mouth.
Once those exceptionally talented ninjas realized the importance of money, what methods would they use to obtain capital for trading?
He was looking forward to it.
At this moment.
Tsunade stared at the five Chests before her, seeming a little nervous.
Though they were only Level 2 Chests.
They could still contain good items.
She reached out.
Just as she was about to touch one, she suddenly pulled her hand back.
"Shizune, you open them."
"Huh?" Shizune jumped in surprise.
"Stop whining. Your luck should be better than mine."
Tsunade directly stepped aside, rarely admitting that she had terrible gambling luck.
"But last time, Lady Tsunade also opened..."
Shizune saw Tsunade's expression and obediently stopped talking. Now it was her turn to feel nervous.
Shen Mo merely smiled at the side without saying anything.
The nervousness and anticipation when Opening Chests were part of their appeal as well.
In the end, Shizune closed her eyes and opened the first Chest.
Inside was a bottle filled with bright red liquid.
"Another Healing Potion?" Tsunade recognized it at a glance.
"Isn't this an item from Level 1 Chests?" Shizune widened her eyes and glared angrily at Shen Mo. "A Chest worth five hundred thousand can actually contain goods from Level 1 Chests?"
Healing Potions were good things.
But at that price, it was far too much of a loss.
Even someone with Shizune's temperament felt like crying over such a loss.
"Naturally, it isn't the same." Shen Mo smiled faintly. "Since these are Medical Series Chests, there will inevitably be all kinds of potions. However, the effects of potions obtained from Level 2 Chests are ten times stronger than those from Level 1 Chests. In other words, this Chest was profitable—we are not unscrupulous merchants!"
Shen Mo delivered that last sentence with absolute certainty.
It could not be helped; that was the system's restriction.
For a transaction to be converted into Trading Points, the item being traded had to be worth at least one-fifth of the other party's item.
A Level 2 Chest worth five hundred thousand was equivalent to thirty thousand Trading Points.
At the very least, the Chest had to contain goods worth six thousand Trading Points.
"Shizune, your luck really is good." Tsunade happily held the Healing Potion in her hand, her face full of the smile of poverty. "This thing should let me squeeze quite a bit of money out of that old man."
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