87: Get rich

Wei Xun was a little surprised to hear the boss’s answer.

Although he had only been in the town for a short time, he still had a general understanding of the exchange rates for gold and silver.

One thousand copper coins equaled one tael of silver, and ten taels of silver equaled one tael of gold!

Three thousand taels of gold were equivalent to thirty thousand taels of silver, or thirty million copper coins.

Three copper coins could buy a string of candied hawthorns or a bowl ofSauce Noodles (sauteed noodles).

It was much more valuable than three yuan in the real world.

As long as he sold this Dragon Pearl, he would become a millionaire.

If these three thousand taels of gold could be taken to the real world, that would be one hundred and fifty thousand grams of gold.

Even at a recycling price of four hundred yuan per gram, that would still be sixty million!

Thinking of this, Wei Xun felt a little tempted.

“How about it?” The boss saw that Wei Xun seemed to be wavering and continued, “As long as Young Master is willing to put it up for auction, I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!”

“So much gold, can a small place like this have it?” Wei Xun was a little disbelieving.

This Demon Slaying Town did not seem very large, and even though the Baibao Yuan was luxuriously decorated, Wei Xun found it hard to believe they could produce so much money at once.

How large would three thousand taels of gold be?

He couldn't even imagine!

“Don’t worry about that!” The boss patted his chest confidently, “Our Baibao Yuan has been in business for decades, and we certainly have this much capital reserves.”

“Besides, those who come to this auction are all wealthy people from nearby, so taking out a few thousand taels of gold is more than enough!”

After listening to the boss, Wei Xun pondered for a moment and finally decided to sell it to him.

“Alright then!” Wei Xun flipped his palm and took out the pearl.

As soon as the boss saw the Dragon Pearl, he immediately leaned in to observe it carefully.

“What a good item!” The boss’s expression was excited, but he did not reach out to take it.

“How will it be auctioned?” Wei Xun asked curiously.

The boss smiled and said, “I have two options. The first is that I give you three thousand taels of gold first, and then take it to auction. If it doesn’t sell for three thousand taels, I’ll take the loss myself. If it exceeds three thousand taels, we’ll split the excess fifty-fifty!”

“What about the second option?” Wei Xun asked.

“The second option is…” The boss smiled, “I directly take twenty percent of the auction price!”

“Twenty percent?” Wei Xun calculated in his mind.

If it was indeed traded for three thousand taels of gold, then twenty percent would be six hundred taels of gold!

“Such a high commission?” Wei Xun felt a pang of heartache at the thought.

“This is not high!” The boss maintained a polite smile, “Normally, I take twenty-five percent!”

“I’ll still choose the first option!” After hearing this, Wei Xun still felt that the first option was more reliable, and he might even get the money sooner.

Upon hearing Wei Xun choose the first option, the boss immediately smiled and said, “Young Master, you must think carefully. Once the transaction is complete, there’s no going back!”

“No regrets!” Wei Xun hadn’t expected the Dragon Pearl to be worth so much money, so he chose the most convenient method.

Seeing that Wei Xun had indeed agreed, the boss reached out and touched the ring on his finger, then pointed at the ground.

A white light shot out from the ring, and then three large iron chests appeared on the open space in the room.

The boss walked forward and opened the iron chests; each chest was filled with gold ingots.

“This one chest is exactly one thousand taels!” The boss picked up a gold ingot and placed it in Wei Xun’s hand, “Three chests total three thousand taels!”

Wei Xun walked forward and picked up a few gold ingots, weighing them in his hand. Each ingot was exactly ten taels, and one chest contained a hundred such ingots.

“I’m rich!” Wei Xun grinned, unable to stop himself from laughing.

When Ao Feng gave him this Dragon Pearl, he thought it was useless.

He didn't expect that selling it would instantly make him a millionaire.

After a simple count, Wei Xun confirmed the weight was correct, so he handed the Dragon Pearl to the boss.

“Young Master can rest well here!” The boss, having obtained the Dragon, couldn’t put it down, and then said, “I’ll go to the back to handle other matters. When the auction is about to begin, a servant will come to notify you!”

“Okay!” Wei Xun nodded cheerfully.

After the boss left, Wei Xun flipped his palm and took out a ring.

The boss had just taken out these three chests of gold from his ring, and Wei Xun was certain that the boss’s ring was clearly a Storage Magic Treasure.

Similar to the Carp Demon’s conch.

Among the three rings Wei Xun had taken from the Immortal Mountain, one of them was very similar to the ring the boss was wearing.

He hadn't studied it much before and hadn't discovered how to use it.

Now, he immediately understood that his previous method of use had been wrong all along.

This ring was also a Storage Magic Treasure.

So Wei Xun put the ring on his hand, infused Spiritual Qi into it, and immediately activated the ring.

He pointed at the three chests of gold, and a white light enveloped them.

After the light dissipated, the three chests of gold were stored in the ring.

“What a pity, what a pity!” Feeling that the ring’s storage space was even larger than what could be held by the Cloud-Flipping Hand Cultivation Technique, Wei Xun couldn't help but regret choosing this Cultivation Technique.

Its functions were completely overlapping.

However, these were all minor matters for now.

Wei Xun still hadn't fully recovered from the joy of sudden wealth.

“This Ao Feng is truly a good friend; he gives such valuable things as soon as he makes a move!”

Thinking of this, he had already picked up the teacup and taken another sip of tea.

The tea, which had originally tasted slightly bitter, now seemed so sweet.

After a while, a servant ran into Wei Xun’s room.

“Sir, the auction is about to begin!” The servant bowed and cupped his hands to Wei Xun, “Please come to the auction hall.”

“Okay!” Wei Xun nodded. After a short rest, his excited emotions slowly calmed down.

Then he followed the servant towards a two-story building in the courtyard.

Upon entering the building, it was already crowded with people.

It was divided into upper and lower floors. The first floor had chairs placed close together, and it was already full of people.

The second floor mainly consisted of private room-like spaces, which looked much more luxurious.

After entering the building, two maids in long dresses came to guide them.

“Sir, where would you like to sit?” The maid was quite beautiful, with bright, clear eyes.

“I want to sit upstairs!” Wei Xun pointed to the private rooms on the second floor.

“There’s only one ‘Heaven’s Character’ seat left!” The maid said with some difficulty, “And it requires a hundred taels of silver as a seating fee.”

“That expensive?” Wei Xun was a little surprised to hear that.

“The scattered seats downstairs don’t require a seating fee; you can sit wherever there’s an empty spot!” The maid continued to introduce enthusiastically, “The ‘Earth’s Character’ elegant seats on the first floor only cost ten taels of silver.”

The maid pointed to a row of seats on the right side of the first floor. The tables and chairs there were also quite luxurious, and although not private rooms, they were much better than the scattered seats.

“Where did this poor wretch come from? Don’t block the way.” Just then, a pale-faced Young Master holding a paper fan walked into the room, “I’ll take the remaining ‘Heaven’s Character’ seat!”