31: Chapter 31 Trading

Due to the recent beast tide, Su Xintian had to work late every night before she could clock out.

When she saw Tang Mo's figure, the heavy stone in her heart felt significantly lighter.

Although the Jiangkou City Professional Management Association had been transporting materials from outside over the past two days to fill the city's shortage,

the beast tide's impact was quite widespread, and several cities neighboring Jiangkou City were affected to varying degrees.

They had to rely on external transport for their own materials, so if Jiangkou City wanted to purchase materials, they could only bring them in from even further away.

Transporting large quantities of materials incurred significant teleportation fees.

This caused the price of materials in Jiangkou City to remain stubbornly high, and many lifestyle Professionals began coming to the Association to complain.

Every time Tang Mo came, he brought a significant amount of materials. Although it was still a drop in the bucket compared to what the entire Jiangkou City needed, it always helped address the urgent crisis.

Moreover, compared to materials teleported in, Tang Mo's prices were considered low.

As for where Tang Mo got so many materials, it wasn't her concern.

If they pried into the business of every Professional who came to sell materials, the Association wouldn't be able to do any business in the future.

After the inventory was completed, including the materials obtained from Zhao Zhen and the others, Tang Mo received a total of over 400,000 gold coins.

At this point, the number of gold coins on Tang Mo's person had reached 1.3 million.

Tang Mo didn't hesitate to directly purchase an advanced skill secret tome.

His level was almost 20; it was time to prepare the advanced skill secret tome.

Just as Tang Mo was about to leave, a burly man suddenly appeared at the door of Su Xintian's office.

"Miss Su, are the materials I wanted ready?"

Tang Mo came face-to-face with him and recognized him at a glance as the Guild Leader of the Tyrant Slaughter Guild, Tu Nie.

He was also Tu Xiaoxia's father.

For some reason, Tang Mo felt a strange sense of guilt the moment he saw him.

Tu Nie spotted Tang Mo immediately.

"Oho, you're here too, kid?

Have you thought it over?"

Tang Mo was bewildered; this man was acting far too familiar.

"Thought what over?"

Tu Nie's brow furrowed slightly; it seemed the kid really had forgotten.

"Joining the Tyrant Slaughter Guild, of course."

"Sorry, I'm not interested in joining a guild."

Tang Mo shook his head calmly.

Tu Nie looked regretful; it was a pity that such a talent couldn't be used by him.

When he saw Tang Mo just now, Tu Nie was surprised to find that he was already level 19.

It seemed his daughter had completely lost to him.

Su Xintian, who had been standing to the side, stepped forward once she saw they had finished talking.

"The materials are all ready, thanks in large part to this young man."

Tu Nie was puzzled as to why she would say that.

"Because most of the materials this time were sold by him."

Tu Nie was shocked once again. He leaned his large face right up to Tang Mo, looking him up and down carefully.

"You're saying this kid sold so many materials all at once?"

"Yes."

Su Xintian nodded with a smile.

"Oh my, truly extraordinary. The more I look at you, the more I like you. Are you really not going to consider joining my guild?"

"The benefits are very generous."

Looking at the sudden change in the burly middle-aged man's demeanor, Tang Mo couldn't help but have a forehead full of black lines as he firmly rejected him again.

"Sigh, alright. Although you're unwilling to join my guild, we can still cooperate."

As he spoke, Tu Nie pulled out a business card and handed it to Tang Mo.

"If you have materials in the future, you can contact me directly to buy them. As for the price, it definitely won't be lower than the Association's. What do you think?"

Hearing such a good deal, Tang Mo couldn't help but feel tempted. After all, it didn't matter who he sold the materials to.

"Hehehe, Guild Leader Tu, it's not very nice of you to do this."

Although Su Xintian was smiling, she was very displeased deep down.

You should know that when Tang Mo sold materials to the Professional Association, they charged a certain percentage as a handling fee.

When Tu Nie bought materials from the Association, they would also raise the price by a certain percentage.

Through these transactions, the Association could earn quite a bit from the price difference.

Now, if Tu Nie bypassed them and bought materials directly from Tang Mo, the Association wouldn't make a profit.

As the largest guild in Jiangkou City, the Tyrant Slaughter Guild supported a large number of lifestyle Professionals.

They required a massive amount of materials every month. While Tang Mo couldn't provide all of them, he could provide more than half.

In this way, this portion of the Professional Management Association's revenue would naturally be heavily affected.

That was why Su Xintian was so unhappy.

"To thank student Tang Mo for his contribution to the Jiangkou City material market during this period,"

"I have decided that from now on, as long as the value of the materials you sell at the Association reaches 300,000 gold coins, you will receive an extra 30 Association Contribution Points."

Tu Nie suddenly laughed awkwardly, "Hahaha, I forgot Miss Su was still here."

"I was just talking, just talking."

Tu Nie said this while shooting a wink at Tang Mo.

As the largest guild, making things unpleasant with the Association was definitely an unwise choice.

Tu Nie gave Tang Mo another look, the meaning of which was clear: private transactions.

When the two of them traded privately later, who would know?

Tang Mo was very satisfied with the conditions Su Xintian offered. Association Contribution Points were not easy to get.

This could be seen from the tasks posted by the Association.

Furthermore, the higher the Association Contribution Points, the greater the authority and the more discounts one could enjoy.

Looking at Tu Nie, Tang Mo suddenly thought that he could sell all those pieces of equipment to him.

As the largest guild in Jiangkou City, taking in this equipment shouldn't be a problem.

And because it was a guild, there was no need to worry about the source of the equipment.

Of course, Tang Mo wouldn't say this in front of the Association staff.

Giving Tu Nie a look, Tang Mo turned and walked out of the Association's front door.

At a barbecue stall opposite the Professional Management Association, Tang Mo ordered a few skewers and prepared to wait slowly for Tu Nie to come out.

After a while, Tu Nie finished his business and walked out of the Association's door, spotting Tang Mo eating at the roadside barbecue stall at a glance.

He quickly walked over.

"Boss, give me twenty skewers each of lamb liver, chicken gizzards, and beef tendon, and two bottles of beer."

"Ah, it's been a long time since I've eaten at a roadside stall like this. Let's have a drink together."

Tu Nie casually handed a bottle of beer to Tang Mo.

Tang Mo didn't stand on ceremony either, taking the beer and drinking with Tu Nie.

"From the way you looked just now, little brother, it seemed you had something to say to me?

Or have you had a change of heart and want to join my Tyrant Slaughter Guild?"

Tang Mo shook his head, "Neither. I want to make a deal with Guild Leader Tu."

"A deal? Don't tell me you have more materials?"

"No, I've already promised to continue selling materials to the Association. I was wondering if Guild Leader Tu needs equipment."

Tu Nie had just put a piece of grilled lamb liver into his mouth and responded nonchalantly, "I do. Of course I do. I'll take as much as you have."

"Not that many, just a hundred or so pieces."

"Fine, I definitely won't mistreat you, little brother. A hundred or so pieces of equipment..."