166: Chapter 166 Her Majesty's Reflections, Xu Xuan Makes a Huge Profit.

After both parties agreed on a price, Xu Xuan raised his glass with great satisfaction.

"Cheers."

The crystal-clear Elven wine swirled in the glass. He took a light sip; it was smooth and not astringent, truly a premium vintage of the Elf Race.

Although the meal consisted entirely of vegetarian dishes, it didn't stop Xu Xuan, the unscrupulous merchant, from opening his mouth wide and taking a huge bite out of the Elven girl.

The croissants on the table tasted just like meat in his mouth.

It was delicious. Trading brought in exorbitant profits; the cheap Camphor Spirit Ointment had transformed into a sky-high luxury item.

He had transformed into a vampire capitalist.

However, while capitalists exploit the Human Race, Xu Xuan was exploiting the Elf Race.

After settling the deal and enjoying a delicious meal, Xu Xuan pulled out a tissue to wipe the corners of his mouth.

He stood up and said, "I enjoyed this feast very much. I hope to have the opportunity to dine with Your Majesty again next time."

"Your Majesty is so small; you look quite cute."

Hearing Xu Xuan's teasing, Lilith was a bit indignant: "Although I am still young now, I will grow up one day!"

Her words were tinged with a sense of embarrassed rage.

By saying she was small and cute, was Xu Xuan saying she was young and unreliable?

Hmph...

One day, she would grow up and become a great Elven beauty!

Xu Xuan shouldn't look down on people!

When she grew up, she would definitely be the kind of great beauty that Xu Xuan could never hope to attain!

Xu Xuan looked at the Elf Queen opposite him, whose chest was heaving with anger, and he suddenly felt a bit of a mischievous streak.

Teasing this Elf Queen really didn't feel bad at all.

Seeing her face flushed with anger, yet not daring to lash out, was truly amusing.

Xu Xuan turned and waved his hand: "Looking forward to our next meeting where we can discuss an even bigger business deal. See you next time, Your Majesty."

Having secured an order for 100,000 units, Xu Xuan was in a cheerful mood, walking with a spring in his step.

Lilith sat in her chair, gnashing her teeth in anger as she watched Xu Xuan leave.

The Assistant Minister beside her was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, this human is too rude, actually mocking your height!"

"He wasn't mocking my height; he was mocking the Elf Race. Can't you see that?"

Lilith was somewhat speechless; Xu Xuan wasn't making a personal attack.

He was merely using her youth to mock the incompetence of the Elf Race.

The dignified Elf Race actually had to seek help from the Human Race.

But no matter how they defended themselves, it was a fact.

The Elf Race, who had always excelled at medicine, actually had to buy insect repellent from Xu Xuan; it truly brought shame to them as Forest Elves.

But for now, they could only set aside their pride.

On the throne, the crowned Elf Queen took a deep breath.

"For the safety of my people, I can set aside my dignity."

"We Elves love peace and do not like to get involved in struggles. We only came to the Lord Continent to seek refuge and have no intention of fighting with the ten thousand races."

Hearing the Queen say this, the other Elves couldn't help but be moved.

Although Her Majesty was young and had only just ascended the throne...

She was actually willing to sacrifice herself and give up the dignity of a monarch for the sake of the entire Elf Race.

At this time, Lilith also began to reflect: "Actually, if we had approached Xu Xuan with sincerity from the beginning, we wouldn't have suffered such an insult."

"Xu Xuan was interested in doing business with us at the start; it was my arrogance and ignorance that brought about the other party's humiliation."

"If we had respected him from the beginning, he would have given us the corresponding courtesy, wouldn't he?"

At this moment, Lilith seemed to have realized something.

It was their own arrogance that led to Xu Xuan's humiliation of them.

It was a cause they had sown themselves.

After understanding this, Lilith could only be more cautious in maintaining the relationship between the two parties in the future.

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Meanwhile, on the other side.

After Xu Xuan entered the elevator, he looked at the scenery of the Huangpu River outside the sightseeing elevator and the familiar Bund.

He happily hummed the tune of 'Shanghai Bund'.

"An order of 100,000, 100,000 units of Intermediate Spirit Mine. How should I upgrade my Floating City?"

As he spoke, Xu Xuan silently chanted: "Return to city."

At this moment, the elevator flashed with the light of a teleportation portal. When the elevator slowly opened, the exit was Xu Xuan's bedchamber.

Stepping out of the elevator, he had returned directly to his home through the portal.

Looking back, the portal behind him was gradually disappearing.

In the courtyard, Su Daji was lying in the pavilion, showing off her long, fair, and tender legs.

Seeing Xu Xuan return, Su Daji said lazily, "Great King, my undercover agents have already infiltrated the Zerg Swarm. Every move of the enemy is right under our noses."

Xu Xuan, who was in a good mood, asked with interest.

"What means did you use to infiltrate the Zerg Swarm?"

"Great King, it's nothing much. I just used spells to control a few mosquitoes. The Zerg Swarm has no guard against mosquitoes."

With the mosquito spies controlled by Su Daji over there, it was indeed easy to grasp the movements of the Zerg Swarm.

Now, it was time for him to prepare for serious business.

Xu Xuan sent a voice transmission: "General Chi You, how much spirit ointment have we refined?"

[Chi You: Reporting to the Great King, we have currently refined over 30,000 barrels.]

"I just took a big order for 100,000 barrels, and that's just the start. Our client might need even more spirit ointment later. Hurry up and arrange more manpower to refine more!"

[Chi You: Oh? I'll arrange for the laborers to increase the scale of refining immediately!]

Meanwhile, Xu Xuan clicked on the Trade Station interface and restored the Elf Queen, whom he had previously blacklisted, to his friends list.

His fingers tapped rapidly on the virtual keyboard in the air.

[Xu Xuan: I currently have 30,000 barrels in stock. I'll send 30,000 barrels to you first for your emergency.]

[Human Lord Xu Xuan has sent you a trade request.]

[30,000 barrels of Camphor Spirit Ointment, 250 liters per barrel, price per barrel is 1 unit of Intermediate Spirit Mine.]

On the other side, the Elf Queen clicked 'Agree' without hesitation.

[Elf Queen Lilith has agreed to your trade request.]

[The cargo portal is about to open. You can set the location of the portal. Please both parties prepare the items for trade.]

[Note: The cargo portal only allows goods to pass through.]

The function of this Trade Station was quite thoughtful; it would open a portal for you no matter how far apart the two parties were.

Moreover, there were safety measures on the portal, only allowing the traded goods to pass.

This prevented people from pulling off some Trojan Horse stunts.

Like secretly hiding people inside the cargo to invade the other party's territory and such tricky operations.

It could be said that with the Trade Station, all transactions were guaranteed.

Xu Xuan went to the high tower and pointed casually. The cargo portal opened in the warehouse area, and two portals emerged.

At this time, with Xu Xuan's authorization, Hu Zi Mei began to have the laborers push carts to deliver barrels of spirit ointment to the portal.

The goods went in through the left door, and the spirit mine came out through the right door—money in one hand, goods in the other.

And at this very moment, on the other side of the cargo portal...

The Elf Race was fighting a bloody battle.

When they saw the spirit ointment packed in wooden barrels, all the Elves breathed a sigh of relief.