"This..."
Chen Daoxuan knew he seemed to have talked this silly girl around rather thoroughly.
Seeing the sincerity on Luo Li's pretty face, Chen Daoxuan could not help but feel a trace of guilt.
But in the next instant, he cast that guilt aside.
He glanced at Luo Li, then at the vast quantity of rare treasures the Merfolk Tribe had brought. An even bolder idea rose in his heart.
Thoughts churned within Chen Daoxuan's mind, but his expression remained unchanged. "Miss Luo, I have felt the Merfolk Tribe's sincerity, but... ten Spirit Stones for one Water Spirit Pearl, isn't that a little too..."
Before Chen Daoxuan could finish, a blush flashed across Luo Li's pretty face. She stammered, "I know ten Spirit Stones for one Water Spirit Pearl is a little expensive, but it's still cheaper than what the Zhou Family sells them for, right?
"If... if you still think it's too expensive, we can discuss it."
"Alright! No need to discuss it. We'll settle on this price."
Chen Daoxuan waved his hand.
He felt he could not keep negotiating with Luo Li. If they continued, they might negotiate the price down to one Spirit Stone apiece.
The Chen Family needed to accumulate initial capital, but they could not fleece the Merfolk Tribe this badly either. After all, he had already regarded the Merfolk Tribe as his own forbidden preserve.
Hearing Chen Daoxuan agree to the price, Luo Li heaved a sigh of relief.
For all these years, due to the Zhou Family's persecution, the Merfolk Tribe had never dared deal with humans. The scant information they had about humans had all been passed down orally by their ancestors.
It was not as though Luo Li did not know Chen Daoxuan was making enormous profits from their trade.
But