171: Zhang Longxue's private transactions

Hearing this, Hart understood another fact: Drus not only had extra dragon blood in his hands, but he had quite a lot of it!

Otherwise, how could he have the confidence to ask how much he wanted, as if he could definitely satisfy him?

Thinking of this possibility, Hart's heart pounded with excitement.

Because Hart had already collected 120 cubic meters of dragon blood, he simply held up five fingers and said:

"Nearly five hundred, 480 cubic meters of dragon blood. Does Brother Drus have it?"

Speaking of which, Hart felt a little ashamed for quoting a precise number like 480 cubic meters.

dragon blood is such a precious item; who wouldn't want to buy more? He was only being so precise because he didn't have much gold!

Being able to buy the dragon blood he needed was already pushing his limits.

480 cubic meters of dragon blood would cost 48 million gold coins at the Lionheart Merchant Guild, but buying it from Drus would cost 96 million gold coins.

This was no small sum. The Lia Kingdom royal family, though wealthier than Arthur's former Kate Kingdom royal family,

had an annual income of only about 300 million. From this, it's clear that nearly 100 million gold coins is indeed a significant amount.

On the other side, Drus was a little regretful to hear that the Third Prince Hart only needed 480 cubic meters of dragon blood. This meant he would have to find others to sell his excess dragon blood to, creating more trouble.

"Oh, only 480 cubic meters of dragon blood? It seems Your Highness wasn't empty-handed before!"

"Just a coincidence!"

"I have 480 cubic meters of dragon blood. When do you need it, Your Highness?"

His hidden meaning was, when will you pay?

Hearing this, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Hart's face.

He had been so focused on buying dragon blood from Drus that he hadn't realized he didn't have that much gold on him.

To get that much money, he would have to go back and sell some things.

A trace of apology appeared on his face:

"Brother Drus, you know I don't have a merchant guild under my command like you do, so for this much gold, I might need a little time.

I truly need the dragon blood, so please wait for me one day. Tomorrow, I will definitely bring enough gold to trade with you, how about it?"

To obtain the dragon blood, Hart even said that he was inferior to Drus, which was quite rare for a prince.

Seeing this, Drus also understood Hart's determination. Since he had already agreed to the transaction, he wouldn't go back on his word. Waiting an extra day was nothing.

Otherwise, if Hart became enraged, he might resort to other methods, which was unnecessary.

So he put on a flattered expression and said:

"Your Highness, why do you say such things!

You spending so much gold to buy dragon blood from me has already brought me many benefits. What's the harm in waiting an extra day!

I will definitely reserve the dragon blood Your Highness needs for you. Even if others come to buy it later, I will never sell it to them."

Hearing Drus make such a guarantee, Hart's anxious heart finally settled.

However, just in case, he still took out all of his only 40 million gold coins and handed them to Drus.

Since Brother Drus has said so, I can't just speak empty words. These 40 million gold coins are a deposit. If I don't come to trade tomorrow, this money will be yours.

How about we sign an agreement based on this?"

"No problem!"

It was just a signature. To put Hart at ease, Dross thought for a moment and agreed.

After a while, Drus, who had received 40 million gold coins, signed the contract with Hart.

With the contract in hand, Hart finally felt at ease. At this moment, all he wanted was to get enough gold, so he quickly left.

A day passed quickly. It was unclear if the Third Prince had taken some measures, but no one else came looking for Drus.

Perhaps the Third Prince had blocked the news of his visit to the Lionheart Merchant Guild, Drus thought to himself.

It wasn't normal for no one to come!

After all, the Third Prince wasn't the only smart person. Normally, others should have quickly found their way to him through clues.

But now there was no one, so someone must have been obstructing them.

At noon the next day, Hart, whom Drus had been thinking about, finally arrived.

The two didn't exchange many pleasantries. Hart immediately took out a space ring.

"Brother Drus, this contains the remaining 56 million gold coins. Please count them. If there's no problem, our transaction is complete, and you can give me the dragon blood!"

Hearing this, Drus didn't actually count them meticulously.

He just roughly scanned it, felt there was no problem, and handed the space ring containing 480 cubic meters of dragon blood, which he had prepared long ago, to Hart.

"This is the dragon blood you need, Your Highness. You should also check it carefully."

Compared to Drus's casual glance, Hart was not so polite and meticulously checked it.

Because this concerned his future, Hart dared not be careless.

Soon, Hart, who found no problems, showed a sincere smile, "Brother Drus, thank you so much for this."

"It's nothing, I also earned gold coins!"

In this harmonious atmosphere, the two talked for a while, and Drus and Hart truly became familiar with each other, barely counting as friends.

An hour later, if Hart hadn't been eager to experience the effects of the dragon blood, they might have continued talking.

After sending Hart off, Dross examined the 96 million gold coins in his space ring, his heart overflowing with joy.

In this single transaction, he earned 48 million gold coins. The Duke's Mansion's total annual income was only a little over 20 million gold coins.

These 48 million gold coins were equivalent to two years of the Duke's Mansion's total income.

And he had obtained so much gold in just one day.

Drus knew what all this was for: it was the arrival of the Lionheart Merchant Guild that brought him such good fortune.

Thinking of all this, Drus was filled with gratitude towards the Lionheart Merchant Guild and secretly decided to always stand on the same front as them in the future.

Because Drus knew that there would be many more opportunities to make money in the future.

Just the two-star membership that the Lionheart Merchant Guild had additionally upgraded him to was a very precious thing.

One must know that the one billion gold coins required for a two-star membership could not be produced by any other force in the Lia Kingdom, except for the royal family.

This meant that in the Lia Kingdom, besides Drus, there would at most be one more two-star member, which showed the value of a two-star membership.

And this was just the surface.

More practically, just by the 50 million gold coins worth of dragon blood that a two-star member could reserve each month.

If Drus sold it at double the price each month, like today, he could make a profit of 50 million gold coins monthly.

That's nearly 600 million gold coins a year, more than double the Lia Kingdom royal family's current annual income.