Sale

Made a killing?

Making a killing was good!

Charles hurriedly asked, "Sir, how much is this goblin worth?"

The wizard apprentice said, "This mutated goblin has a high degree of mutation, judging from its physique and the mushrooms growing all over it!"

"And its mutation is fairly rare. According to Fenny's Hand's records, there was one like it a few years ago, and it sold for... over six hundred Magic Stones."

Charles' heart jolted when he heard that!

"Over six hundred! This is awesome!"

Delight filled Charles' face as he said gratefully, "Thank you for appraising it, sir!"

The wizard apprentice asked, "Do you have a suitable buyer?"

"If the buyer is unsuitable, negotiating the price later will be difficult."

Charles nodded inwardly at his words.

High-priced goods like this were unlike ordinary goblins. Ordinary goblins had fixed prices, but mutated goblins like this one...

They were extremely expensive to wizards who needed them, but worth far less to those who did not.

Charles asked, "Sir, do you have any recommendations?"

The wizard apprentice said, "I know several wizard lords who need this type of mutated goblin. I can help negotiate the price for you."

"But..."

Charles immediately caught on. "Sir, I'm willing to pay the market rate as your fee!"

The wizard apprentice nodded in satisfaction. "I won't charge you for this appraisal."

"For business introductions like this, the market rate is 10% of the transaction price. But we're brothers from Fenny's Hand, so I'll only charge you 8% this time!"

Charles did not know whether that really was the market rate, but judging from the percentage, the price seemed fair.

So Charles hurriedly nodded. "No problem. Thank you, sir!"

The wizard apprentice continued, "I know four wizard lords who need rare mutated goblins like this, but each wizard will certainly offer a different price. I'll start notifying the wealthiest ones, the ones most willing to spend."

"If the terms are suitable, you can agree. Even if the price is unsuitable, watch your attitude!"

"I understand. Please rest assured."

Charles understood what the wizard apprentice meant.

The people he would call over were certainly all wizards. If one of them took a liking to Charles' goblin but grew displeased because they could not settle on a price, that would be dangerous.

Judging from the atmosphere in Isata, the wizards here might not have good tempers.

Seeing that Charles was so sensible, the wizard apprentice began sending notifications.

At the same time, he called over a servant and had the mutated goblin brought into Fenny's Hand.

After waiting for most of the day, the wizard apprentice said to Charles, "The wizard lord is here. Come greet them with me."

After waiting so long for a wizard to arrive, neither Charles nor the apprentice showed the slightest impatience.

Wizards were powerful, and every one of them was exceedingly busy. It was already no easy thing for one to come on the same day.

Upon seeing the visitor, the wizard apprentice bowed with Charles and called out, "Lady Loran!"

Only then did Charles realize that the visitor was someone he had met before.

He had seen this wizard when he attended his first public class.

She had lectured on Abyssal Grimoire Studies.

Loran was dressed as before, in a black hooded wizard's robe. Her face could not be seen, as though the hood concealed her features.

But judging from her figure and bearing alone, Loran was definitely no plain-looking woman.

"I heard there was a rare mutated goblin. I hope you won't disappoint me!"

Loran's voice carried the rich, mellow allure of a fully ripened fruit.

The apprentice and Charles hurriedly led Loran to the mutated goblin.

The first-rank apprentice introduced it, "Lady Loran, this merchandise certainly won't disappoint you!"

"Please, take a look!"

Inside the iron cage ahead, the mutated goblin lay listlessly on the ground.

The mushrooms that had been crushed into pulp when it rolled around during the battle had already grown back in considerable numbers.

Loran leaned closer to inspect it, then cast several spells that Charles could not understand before nodding in satisfaction.

"Not bad! Not bad!"

"It really is an excellent mutation. It will be of some help to my research subject."

Then Loran turned toward Charles and the first-rank apprentice and asked, "Name your price!"

The first-rank apprentice immediately opened his mouth to speak. "One..."

But Loran shot him a glance and snorted coldly. "Let the seller name the price!"

The words about to leave the first-rank apprentice's mouth were forcibly swallowed back. He dared to be angry but dared not speak, lowering his head.

Now, he could only hope Charles would be clever enough.

Charles knew full well that selling and buying were bargaining processes. There was no way he could reveal his bottom line from the start.

So he bowed and said, "Lady Loran, I wish to sell this goblin for one thousand Magic Stones."

Loran chuckled when she heard that. "For one goblin, you want one thousand Magic Stones from me? Do you know how many goblins one thousand Magic Stones can buy?!"

Charles hurriedly explained, "My lady, this is a mutated goblin! A mutated..."

Loran shook her head. "Five hundred Magic Stones at most!"

"And I'm taking this merchandise!"

"A mutation of this level is worth only this much to me!"

The wizard apprentice beside them hesitated for a moment before struggling to say, "Lady Loran, this isn't according to the rules..."

Loran snorted coldly. An oppressive aura descended upon the wizard apprentice as she said icily, "You want to talk rules with me!?"

The wizard apprentice's already bent waist bowed even lower, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his face.

Though Charles was not affected, panic still surged through his heart.

But Loran had not threatened him, so he still intended to hold his ground.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "My lady, that price is truly too low. Several members of our team died before we managed to take down this mutated goblin. We really can't sell it for that price!"

Loran continued suppressing the wizard apprentice as she said, "My offer in Magic Stones will not change!"

"However, I can give you two slots in my tutoring class. You should know that each slot in my tutoring class can sell for two hundred Magic Stones!"

"If you're willing, accept this offer!"

"If you're not willing... Hmph!"

Accompanied by Loran's cold snort, the first-rank wizard apprentice beside them finally could not endure any longer and fell to his knees.

Charles' already suspended heart rose even higher as the apprentice dropped.

Thinking over Loran's offer, it was not entirely unacceptable. He did not need the two tutoring slots himself; he could sell them.

And he could attend the classes himself as well. Although Charles could purchase insights, insights were like notes and were immensely useful.

But while laying his foundation, having a renowned teacher explain things, combined with those insights, would produce far better results.

So Charles hurriedly agreed. "I'm willing!"