213: Secret Contact

When Xia Qi and Lina walked into the exchange, the traders inside immediately stepped forward.

Before she could speak, Lina quickly gave her a look.

The trader immediately understood and adjusted her demeanor.

"How may I help you?"

The trader asked politely.

"I have something here, I wonder if you can take it."

Xia Qi said.

The other party was clearly stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered.

"We are the largest black market exchange in all of Tian Du City."

"If we can't take it, then it's unlikely anyone in all of Tian Du City could."

Xia Qi looked around, then said.

"That's good."

The trader cleared a space on the counter, preparing for Xia Qi to put the items down.

Before she could...

Xia Qi directly threw all his spoils from his spatial storage onto the ground.

The originally spacious exchange instantly became crowded.

"This..."

The trader was momentarily at a loss for words.

This young man in front of her was definitely no older than twenty.

The items before her were all Rank 30, or even Rank 40, equipment.

Among them, quite a few were high-quality Gold Rank equipment.

Lina was also slightly surprised.

She wasn't surprised by these items, but by Xia Qi himself.

If these items were at her house, she wouldn't even glance at them.

But what Rank was Xia Qi? Just Rank 30, not even a second advancement.

Even an S-Rank professional team couldn't acquire these items.

Not to mention, not long ago Xia Qi had already cashed out a batch from her.

"See how much these are worth."

Originally, Xia Qi could have given all these items to Lina.

However, since he was already here, there was no need.

Additionally, he could directly purchase a batch of Talent Potions from here.

His military merits on the Dragon Battlefield were not yet abundant; to exchange for a Talent Potion, he needed one thousand military merits.

For Xia Qi, this was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.

He needed to buy some Talent Potions here now, and then accumulate more later to get all that he needed.

Lina and Xia Qi sat aside, waiting for the trader to count the goods.

The trader alone certainly couldn't handle it, so she quickly called over several colleagues.

People who originally intended to trade walked into the exchange and saw several traders tirelessly counting goods.

Some stayed to watch, while others who didn't want to wait left.

To raise his Talent by another Rank, Xia Qi still needed eight hundred Talent Potions.

He would acquire a batch here, and after the Professional Competition ended, he should be able to get another batch.

After he returned to the Dragon Battlefield, it should be enough.

If he was still short, he would figure something out then.

The counting by the traders would take a long time, so Lina pulled Xia Qi to the exchange's shopping area.

"What do you want to buy?"

Lina walked ahead, leading the way for Xia Qi; she was very familiar with this place.

"How come it feels like your family owns this place?"

Xia Qi couldn't help but ask.

"I used to be a trader too, everywhere is pretty much the same."

Lina immediately tried to brush it off; she had been staying here for the past few days.

Xia Qi didn't mind; everyone had their own little secrets.

"How many Talent Potions are there here? Buy as many as you can."

Regardless of Lina's identity, it certainly wasn't bad for him.

"You wait here, I'll go ask."

Lina said she was going to ask, but in reality, she went to check the inventory herself.

Xia Qi watched Lina leave, wondering why she was so confident leaving him here; wasn't she afraid he would run off with things?

After a long while, Lina returned.

Not only her, but the previous trader also followed behind her.

"Here are all the Talent Potions in stock, a total of two hundred."

"According to the price, these are eight hundred million gold coins in total."

"These will be directly deducted from the items you brought this time."

"Your equipment and Materials are worth a total of one billion."

"The remaining two hundred million, I have already given to Young Miss Lina."

The trader said.

"Oh, and the items you asked me to cash out last time, here's the money after they were sold."

"Those two hundred million are also here."

Lina also handed over a bank card.

Xia Qi put the two hundred Talent Potions into his spatial storage and took the card from Lina's hand.

Two hundred bottles, he was one step closer to the eight hundred bottles he needed.

He wondered how many he could get after this professional competition ended.

Two hundred bottles should already be all the stock here.

Temporarily, there probably wouldn't be any more in stock.

As for some scattered goods in the black market, for Xia Qi, they were just a drop in the bucket.

There was no need to consider them either.

"Let's go!"

Xia Qi pulled Lina, ready to leave.

"Wh-where to?"

Lina was suddenly a bit flustered.

It would be fine if they were outside, but this was the black market.

Here, her father's eyes were everywhere.

Her father definitely wouldn't agree to her being with Xia Qi, and now, being so blatant, what if her father found out?

"Home, of course!"

Xia Qi didn't think much of it, pulling Lina out of the exchange.

Lina was inexplicably nervous; Xia Qi was holding her hand, walking outwards.

She didn't resist at all, just followed him out.

The trader nearby watched this scene, not daring to say a word.

Only after leaving the black market did Lina stop.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Qi asked, puzzled.

"Nothing, I still have some things to deal with at home, so I can't leave for now."

"If you little rascal miss me, come find me in the black market."

"Even if I'm not here, they'll tell you."

After speaking, Lina left without looking back.

Xia Qi watched Lina leave, then began his next step.

Only one day remained until the finals.

He needed to prepare well now.

Not because of the team and individual competitions, but because of the arena battle.

This arena battle would not be divided into groups.

At that time, the opponents Xia Qi faced would not only be those from before.

The Professional Competition gathered many masters, and there were certainly people with Talent Rank reaching SS-Rank or even SSS-Rank.

If he could copy all their Talents, it would undoubtedly be a huge improvement for Xia Qi.

At that point, who the champion was would no longer be important.

Unfortunately, he couldn't copy SSS-Rank Talents for now.

However, that was only a matter of time.

Xia Qi arrived in the wilderness of Tian Du City; many professionals were leveling up.

Raising his Rank by one level would increase his chances of winning in the later matches.

Moreover, he could also refine his combat skills.

Xia Qi came here, of course, not for these reasons.

In the wilderness, a middle-aged man walked over.

Xia Qi saw him and immediately went to meet him.

"Good kid, you're finally here!"

The person in front of him was none other than War God General Hu.

He had told Xia Qi to come find him here right after the competition ended.

"Making the War God wait for you here, you're quite important, kid!"