17: Chapter 17 Selling Divine Artifacts

Actually, Mu Cheng was also taking a gamble, but the key point was that he gambled right.

The first time he met Chu Yaoyao, he had already suspected she wasn't from New Ningcheng.

Now she says she can produce two hundred batches of fourth-order potions? Such a massive quantity would be absolutely impossible to manage in Ning City!

"You accept divine artifacts here, right? I'd like to know the current price. If it's suitable, I might be willing to sell one." Mu Cheng completely ignored the value of however many potions were discussed and directly took the initiative to ask.

A divine artifact? Is it really that expensive? Aren't they just randomly found in top-grade treasure chests?

Lu Yuxuan was also greatly surprised, but seeing Mu Cheng's serious expression... she couldn't help but believe it.

The price for a divine artifact isn't just high; it's astronomically high!

[This guy is becoming more and more intriguing. He actually knows the secret about divine artifacts too?]

[Who exactly is he? In a small place like Ning City, could he be from a major family?]

[Otherwise, an ordinary person couldn't possibly obtain a divine artifact from a top-grade treasure chest or from a Trader.]

... Hearing this torrent of inner thoughts from Chu Yaoyao, Mu Cheng was immediately plunged into deep contemplation.

The secret of divine artifacts? Major families? Ordinary people can't get them from Traders or top-grade treasure chests?

He himself could obtain a divine artifact? And Lu Yuxuan too? He didn't know if she was from a major family, but he could be absolutely certain...

...he himself definitely was not from a major family. The only plausible explanation was his bloodline...

These inner thoughts indeed brought him many questions... But even in his past life, his sphere of activity was limited to New Ningcheng.

As for larger cities, like the northern, Shanghai, and Guangshen areas... he had only heard that ninth-order ability users had appeared there...

The highest-level ability user he had actually seen... was only a seventh-order ability user named Bai Yi, one of the future top ten strongest experts of New Ningcheng.

"You seem like a smart person too. The price for selling a divine artifact here would be very, very low." Chu Yaoyao truly lived up to being the controller of the Trading Center.

Naturally, she was also a shrewd merchant. Not stating a price outright... was obviously to let Mu Cheng estimate a price himself.

If it was higher than she was willing to pay, she could refuse. If it was lower, she would make a huge profit.

This woman is ruthless! Divine artifacts are priceless in the future, asking me to name a price is clearly setting a trap!

"This is the divine artifact I want to sell. Take a look first. If it's suitable, I'll give you a rough price." Mu Cheng wasn't in a hurry at the moment.

He first took out the Wind Chasing Sword and handed it over, wanting to see what Chu Yaoyao was really thinking.

[A high-grade divine artifact, the Wind Chasing Sword! What exactly is this kid's background? I must have someone dig up all his information.]

[High-grade divine artifacts are rare and hard to come by. No matter what, I must secure it today, even if it means risking the entire Trading Center.]

After Chu Yaoyao took the Wind Chasing Sword, Mu Cheng indeed heard some very useful inner thoughts.

Divine artifacts have grades? Mu Cheng felt as if he had discovered a New Continent at that moment. In his past life, he had only heard of divine artifacts.

As for them having grades... he had truly never heard of such a thing.

He immediately became very curious. Just what was Chu Yaoyao's background? Why did she know so much?

Could she know some truths about the Global Survival?

This wasn't hard to guess. From the start of Global Survival until now, it had been less than half a month, yet the Trading Center had already developed into Ning City's largest commercial hub.

Wouldn't that require one or two years of advance preparation? Otherwise, how could it possibly develop so rapidly?

But here came the problem... if that were truly the case, then the arrival of Global Survival definitely wasn't known only to the Trading Center!

"On top of what I originally needed, add fifteen portions each of three different types of fifth-order potions. If you agree, the Wind Chasing Sword can be left here as collateral." Mu Cheng stated his price.

Chu Yaoyao's heart also shook. "Are you sure... you're willing to entrust the Wind Chasing Sword to me? Aren't you afraid I'll run off with it?"

"You're a smart person. I believe you wouldn't do that." Mu Cheng had that much confidence.

Lu Yuxuan, standing to the side, was completely lost... the entire negotiation was handled by Mu Cheng, and she couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Even though she was very puzzled... of course she wouldn't ask now.

"Fine, give me one day." Chu Yaoyao didn't hesitate at all. She accepted the Wind Chasing Sword and agreed readily.

Damn~ Did I set the price too low? I should have asked for a bit more.

Mu Cheng was also very suspicious, until he heard Chu Yaoyao's inner thoughts.

[This guy is really ruthless. Whatever, forget it. The preciousness of a divine artifact in the future means its value will increase at least tenfold, a hundredfold.]

"Did I hear that right? A hundredfold, a thousandfold? That would be tens of billions in value! Is it too late to regret it now?"

Mu Cheng felt bitter inside, but he could only force himself to appear calm and say,

"The Trading Center offers delivery service, right? It shouldn't be a problem to deliver it to Menglou Pavilion later?"

Since he was already at a disadvantage, he certainly couldn't make another trip. Home delivery was a must!

"No problem. Let me give you a friendly reminder. Breaking through to the fifth-order isn't that easy. You'll need to wait."

After saying this... Chu Yaoyao had already turned and left.

Lu Yuxuan had long been impatient. A flood of questions spilled out.

"Brother Cheng, that woman seems so mysterious. What did she mean by 'need to wait'? And... you just gave her the Wind Chasing Sword like that? If she goes back on her word, wouldn't we suffer a huge loss?"

"Don't worry! She's a sensible person. She knows that since we can produce a divine artifact, she certainly won't only consider the immediate gains."

Mu Cheng also said, somewhat perplexed, "As for what she said about waiting... we can just have Mumu inquire about it. After all, quite a few people are trying to break through to the fifth-order."

"That's true. Brother Cheng thinks further ahead. So now... should we go back?" Lu Yuxuan was quite understanding.

Of course, she wasn't a fool either. Being able to produce so many potions... definitely meant she wasn't from Xinning City.

"We have a lot to do today. Stock up on cigarettes, salt, all kinds of seasonings." Mu Cheng stated his second objective for the day.

Don't look down on these cheap prices now. Once the Great Earthquake passes, wild animals will attack.

Things like salt and various seasonings will be used up bit by bit. As for cigarettes, it goes without saying...

After all, people under pressure will smoke a few. Mu Cheng himself wasn't a heavy smoker, but he would occasionally light one up to relax.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Brother Cheng. The problem is, what do we do if we don't have many strange crystals on us?" Lu Yuxuan suddenly blurted out.

She really hit the nail on the head. At this moment, Mu Cheng's entire body indeed held a pitifully small number of strange crystals, less than sixty thousand grey crystals. However, he did have one star-glow crystal...

As for Lu Yuxuan, she had long since handed over all her gains to Tao Mumu, since she was a management major.

Naturally, the entire Menglou Pavilion, top to bottom, was left for her to manage... Of course, this included the divine artifact, the scepter of the goddess of life, which happened to suit Gu Na's awakened bloodline—Goddess of Life—so it was directly given to her.

Tao Mumu's awakened bloodline was Ten Thousand Wood Spirits, suitable for the Wood Spirit Sword, which had already been given to her. Tao Shuishui's awakened bloodline was Ten Thousand Things Water.

The Water Spirit Sword was also very suitable for her. Even when Lu Yuxuan gave them these items initially, she felt it was a bit too coincidental.

Later, she didn't dwell on this matter...

"You little rascal, you must have kept quite a few good things for yourself, right? Whatever... it's fine if you keep some for yourself. I'll just sell the awakening cards." Mu Cheng could tell at a glance, but keeping the cards was useless for him.

For Menglou Pavilion to develop rapidly... this little contribution was nothing, not worth worrying about at all.

The price of ability awakening cards was rising day by day. The day before yesterday, it was just a hundred thousand per card, but now it's two hundred thousand.

As for bloodline awakening cards, the price had directly reached the milestone of one million grey crystals.

"Damn, the price is rising way too fast. Maybe we should keep them!" Seeing the prices, Mu Cheng

felt a bit of regret. He shouldn't have sold them like that yesterday.

"A small sweep every three days, a big sweep every seven days. It seems the price is affected by more zombies appearing, right? We could also have Mumu make a trip."

Lu Yuxuan's words suddenly enlightened Mu Cheng. Indeed, it was just as she said. The scale of these zombie sweeps...

It just so happened that yesterday was a major sweep. Millions, even tens of millions of First-order Zombies. As the strength of Xinning City increased,

naturally, obtaining grey crystals... became much easier, thereby affecting the entire market's fluctuations.

"Buying a few things won't cost much. Now, confess honestly... how much exactly did you keep for yourself?" Mu Cheng could easily see through Lu Yuxuan's little scheme... naturally, he had to press for the truth.

Lu Yuxuan stammered, "Well... I kept all the white crystals, and all the black crystals too. Also, the ability awakening cards I found *20, and bloodline awakening cards *5."

"I just wanted to keep a little something to feel secure. If Brother Cheng needs them, I can take them out!"

So the little rich woman was right beside me?

Mu Cheng never expected... that Lu Yuxuan had kept so much for herself.

He scolded her in a low voice, "You little rascal, what am I going to do with you? Go back and give all the awakening cards to Mumu! Menglou Pavilion needs to develop rapidly."

"I'll listen to you, Brother Cheng." Lu Yuxuan was clearly feeling guilty.

Mu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "About the divine artifact... it's better not to let others know. I never imagined that thing would be so expensive."

"Mhm, mhm. When we get back, I'll tell Sister Na, Mumu, and Shuishui. From now on, anything we find will be handed over to Brother Cheng to handle." Lu Yuxuan nodded.

The price of a single divine artifact was indeed outrageously high. Saying its price could buy the entire Xinning City didn't seem like an exaggeration at all.

"Otherwise? Also, in the future, if I sell divine artifacts, at most I can provide resources for the four of you. The development of Menglou Pavilion will still depend on you ladies yourselves." Mu Cheng also made things clear.

There were two main reasons for not directly pouring resources into it.

First, with too many resources, competitiveness decreases. That way, Menglou Pavilion wouldn't be much different from other forces.

Controlling resources properly, letting the ladies fight and compete for them themselves, is what benefits Menglou Pavilion's development.

Second, Mu Cheng wanted to cultivate the ladies of Menglou Pavilion into elites who could handle ten opponents each without a problem.

To put it bluntly, it was about taking the elite-of-the-elites route. Abilities, physical strength, practical combat skills... comprehensive development in all aspects!