146: Sellers' Market

"Lin Yue: How many sets of clothes do you need?"

Shao Tianlong was overjoyed when he saw this message. His intuition told him that this person was different from the previous scammers!

He actually had the goods!

But seeing his arrogant tone, Shao Tianlong couldn't help but sneer. He looked at Lin Yue's profile and saw that he hadn't joined a guild. How many clothes could a lone ranger have?

His Tianlong Guild had about two thousand members!

"Shao Tianlong: Brother, however many you have, I want them all!"

"Lin Yue: I'm afraid you can't handle this much inventory."

Shao Tianlong couldn't help but laugh out loud. This guy had a really big mouth, but since he was asking for something, he didn't want to offend him.

"Shao Tianlong: Alright then, how much for one set of clothes?"

"Lin Yue: Five hundred copper coins."

"Shao Tianlong: Brother, are you joking? How can it be so expensive?"

"Lin Yue: Then forget it."

This price was meticulously calculated by Lin Yue. At this time, it was completely a seller's market. He could easily sell a set of clothes for three to five taels of silver or even more!

But then only a small portion of players would be able to afford it, and the purchase volume would be very small, leaving him with a lot of unsold inventory.

Moreover, based on supply and demand, if clothing prices remained high, native residents or other forces would quickly move in to seize the market, and his inventory would be completely worthless.

At the same time, his name, Lin Yue, would also be branded as a profiteer, and the player guilds of Shang Commandery would not let him off!

As for five hundred copper coins, far more players could afford that. After all, players now were no longer as poor as when they first entered the game. Some wealthy guilds could even directly fund purchases for their members, allowing him to sell out all fifty thousand sets of Xiongnu people fur coats while also reducing the negative reputation.

"Shao Tianlong: Brother, wait. What kind of clothes are these to be so expensive? Five hundred dragon coins can buy a brand name item outside!"

"Lin Yue: Ordinary clothes, but this is a set. It includes a top, pants, and shoes."

"Shao Tianlong: I can buy a set outside for five hundred dragon coins too!"

"Lin Yue: You can buy them outside. I'm not stopping you."

A dark line appeared on Shao Tianlong's forehead.

"Shao Tianlong: If buying them outside worked, why would I be bothering with you?!"

"Lin Yue: Exactly, why are you bothering with me?"

"Shao Tianlong: Alright, I give up. If I buy more, can it be cheaper?"

"Lin Yue: How many do you want to buy?"

"Shao Tianlong: Two thousand pieces. Do you have that many?"

Shao Tianlong had saved some money from trading animal furs and herbs with wandering merchants these days. After subsidizing his household, he still had five hundred taels left.

He was truly out of options. As long as he got through this crisis, he could still earn it back, but if this crisis didn't pass and the guild disbanded, he would only have these five hundred taels left, which would only convert to five hundred thousand dragon coins.

If he had just entered the game, he would have stopped there.

But he had now tasted the sweetness of earning dragon coins in reality by fighting in the game. If he were to stop now and run away with five hundred thousand dragon coins, the current him would be unwilling.

"Lin Yue: Of course."

"Shao Tianlong: If I want two thousand sets, how much will you sell each set to me for?"

"Lin Yue: Five hundred copper coins, didn't I tell you?"

"Shao Tianlong: Are you completely unyielding? Not even a little discount?"

"Lin Yue: Your quantity is too small. That's the price."

"Shao Tianlong: I'm buying two thousand sets, and you won't even give a cent off?"

"Shao Tianlong: You're robbing me!"

"Lin Yue: Robbing money isn't as fast as making money through business."

Shao Tianlong really wanted to curse his mother at this moment, but for the sake of his guild, he held back.

"Shao Tianlong: Send me a sample first so I can see it."

Lin Yue didn't hesitate, directly picking a better one and sending it over.

After all, he had over fifty thousand pieces, so one less wouldn't hurt.

Upon seeing it, Shao Tianlong immediately chose to receive it, then promptly took out a set of clothes and examined it from all angles.

"Guild Leader, where did you get these clothes?" the Vice Guild Leader asked.

"I have a way. You put them on first and see if you're still cold?" Shao Tianlong said to the eager crowd after putting the clothes on the Vice Guild Leader, "Don't rush, there's enough for everyone."

Only then did the crowd quiet down.

"This is great, Big Brother! It's so warm!" the Vice Guild Leader laughed.

These fur coats were far superior to the clothes they had when they first entered the game. These Xiongnu people fur coats were warm and wind-resistant, perfect for them!

"That's good then." Shao Tianlong smiled and continued his conversation with Lin Yue.

"Lin Yue: How is it?"

"Shao Tianlong: So-so. Brother, where did you get these fur coats?"

"Lin Yue: From looting bodies."

Lin Yue didn't need to hide it, because later there would be blood-stained clothes, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.

"Shao Tianlong: You're joking, brother..."

"Lin Yue: How many do you actually want?"

"Shao Tianlong: Brother, I see you're a lone ranger. How about you join our guild? I'll give you the position of Vice Guild Leader?"

Lin Yue was getting a little impatient. Why was this person asking so many questions?

Then he sent some screenshots over.

Shao Tianlong looked at some familiar names, including Zhang Zhuang, the Guild Leader of Tianwang Guild, and several other guild leaders he had clashed with, and his heart immediately tensed up.

So they were all deceiving him; they didn't have any supplies either!

It turned out everyone was a clown!

But they all inexplicably chose to pretend to be rich and mock him, while he alone was desperately sending messages in the regional chat. So... I'm the only clown?

"Shao Tianlong: One thousand pieces! Trade now!"

Shao Tianlong quickly said to Lin Yue.

Then he sent a trade link, one side with five hundred taels of silver, the other with one thousand sets of clothes.

Lin Yue cursed under his breath, muttering that after all that talk, he only wanted a thousand pieces, but even a mosquito's leg is still meat. He also put a thousand sets of clothes into the trade slot.

Soon, a notification appeared: Trade complete!

Lin Yue looked at the empty warehouse, shook his head, and walked towards another warehouse.

But before he could open the door, he saw a message from Shao Tianlong.

"Shao Tianlong: Brother, are you a profiteer?! Why are there so many blood-stained clothes?! You really stripped them off corpses!"

"Lin Yue: I told you, but you didn't believe me."

"Shao Tianlong: Who would have thought you'd strip clothes off dead people! Zhou Bapi couldn't strip as much as you, you really dare to strip them!"

"Lin Yue: I told you, I never lie."

"Shao Tianlong: Then how am I supposed to wear them!"

"Lin Yue: First the top, then the pants, and finally the shoes. Of course, you can do it in reverse if you insist."

"Shao Tianlong: You little punk! Where are you, let's meet up!"

Shao Tianlong's anger was instantly ignited at this moment! Did he really think of him as a clown?

No matter what, he was the Guild Leader of Tianlong Guild, a good son in his parents' eyes in reality, and a promising child in the neighbors' mouths!

How could he be so humiliated!

"Lin Yue: Think about it, when you fight enemies wearing clothes covered in blood, others will see you as a battle-hardened Soldier. Won't your morale be a notch higher?"

"Shao Tianlong: But this has more blood than my own!"

"Lin Yue: Doesn't it exude a ruthless aura, full of deterrence?"

"Shao Tianlong: But these are clothes worn by dead people!"

"Lin Yue: Think about it, since you're buying so many, you won't be the one wearing this blood-stained piece, right?"

"Shao Tianlong: You're messing with me! Refund!"