97: Chapter 96 Requires More Money

Chapter 96: You Gotta Pay Extra

Deputy Commander Liu Song was the deputy commander in charge of the black market trading floor and most goods transactions in Huangyan Town.

Wang Ting had heard this name from Feng Bo; he was a shrewd person and also an Extractor.

Hearing now that Deputy Commander Liu Song unexpectedly wanted to request a meeting with him, he furrowed his brows slightly.

"Did he mention what it's about?"

Ren Chuan showed a look of guilt: "It's my fault; I wasn't careful enough when selling the extraordinary materials.

One or two of those shops had connections to Huangyan Town.

We bought parts from them, and the extraordinary materials of the Parasitic Fungus Vine fell into their hands."

"I'm afraid Deputy Commander Liu Song realized that the active vines and other extraordinary materials in our hands came from a new anomaly monster.

That's why he came looking for us, wanting to find out more about these monsters."

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Wang Ting shook his head slightly, not agreeing with Ren Chuan's statement, and comforted him: "We only have this much property; if we don't settle with extraordinary materials, what should we use?

Even if we didn't sell them when buying parts, we would definitely use them when buying weapons or extraordinary potions. It has nothing to do with you."

Extraordinary materials were not currency, and not every type was the same.

He had long been prepared for the Outpost Camp to be exposed.

Deputy Commander Liu Song discovering that they had mastered a new Infinite Building and hunted a large number of new monsters was not a big problem.

What he was concerned about was that this matter was too coincidental.

He had just encountered someone preparing to make trouble in the black market, wanting to pull the convoy out and leave early, and then Deputy Commander Liu Song had arrived.

The two incidents collided, pinning them down all at once.

As soon as Deputy Commander Liu Song came looking for them, they ran towards the outside of the black market; it was impossible not to be remembered.

At this critical juncture, if trouble really broke out in the black market, they would probably become the primary suspects. By then, even if yellow mud falling into one's crotch wasn't shit, it would still be treated as shit.

Solely in terms of individual strength, whether it was Deputy Commander Liu Song or Huang Yanwu, Wang Ting was not afraid in the least.

Having stacked so much physique and means, he was not someone ordinary Extractors could compare with.

But if Huangyan Town added a few more heavy machine guns, or even rocket launchers and mortars, then things would have to be re-evaluated. They still had to value peace, at least for now.

The overall strength of the Outpost Camp still had a gap compared to Huangyan Town.

Wang Ting sighed inwardly: "As expected, the firepower is still insufficient.

If you gave me 10 heavy machine guns or 10 Extractors, would I still need to lay low and fear people making trouble in the black market? I could start a 'New Wo Hop Sing' all by myself."

Wang Ting was just thinking about it; the idea of running a new market was temporarily suppressed.

Haste makes waste, and this matter had to be planned slowly.

For now, he needed to see what Huangyan Town's intentions were.

Were they going to forcefully seize things, or did they want to cooperate?

"Did he say where to meet?"

"Right in the trading floor."

"Pack up the things.

Xiang Nan, Xu Yan, Fu Xing, you three watch the convoy.

Do not move an inch away, and don't let anyone approach easily.

Keep your guns on you and be cautious in everything."

Wang Ting seemed to be instructing Xiang Nan and the others to pay attention to the safety of the convoy, but following Wang Ting's instructions, Xu Yan at the side imperceptibly furrowed his brows slightly, a deeper sense of solemnity welling up in the depths of his eyes.

"Did the leader discover something wrong? Or is he worried that Huangyan Town might have tricks up their sleeve?"

Within the team, Xu Yan was a calm, composed, reticent, and reliable person.

Precisely because of this reason, he keenly captured the key points in Wang Ting's words.

He immediately decided that when guarding the convoy later, not only must it be guarded strictly, but those two heavy machine guns must also have long magazines prepared to ensure they could fight at any time.

Wang Ting led Ren Chuan and strode toward the trading floor.

The trading floor was at the end of the black market's main street, and the tall wall from before was the outer perimeter of the trading floor.

The two walked in through the main gate of the wall, where soldiers from Huangyan Town guarded the entrance.

The trading floor was a trading venue, and whoever came was a guest.

They never blocked people entering and leaving the trading floor, but would only silently observe the passersby.

Wang Ting strode inside, and a yellow-faced man with short whiskers, dressed in an old short-sleeved work uniform, walked up to him: "What does my friend need to buy? Or are you offloading bulk goods?"

Transactions on the trading floor only handled two types.

One was the auction of the highest-priced and scarcest items.

Under this form of transaction, an auction was not necessarily convened every time; usually, when selling extraordinary potions or extraordinary equipment, news would be released and then an auction would be held.

The other was the routine function of the trading floor, and also one of the purposes for Huangyan Town establishing this black market—buying and selling bulk goods.

Huangyan Town itself had stable sales channels. Bulk grain, minerals, monster raw materials, and so on were all contents of their transactions.

They collected them from various Shelters and then sold them to Jumu City or other larger distant Shelters, collecting huge price differences.

After selling the goods, they would also buy supplies needed by the public from these Shelters or large cities: energy blocks, bullets, clothing, medicine, and so on, and then place them in the trading floor for transaction.

Admittedly, in the black market, other gangs and caravans also had such transaction channels, and their acquisition prices were even higher.

But Huangyan Town was never afraid of competition, because the throughput of these forces was very limited and far less powerful than Huangyan Town.

"I'm from the Outpost Camp. Deputy Commander Liu Song made an appointment to meet us here. Go announce us."

Hearing the four words 'Outpost Camp', the man twitched slightly, and then immediately said: "Wait a moment, I'll go find the deputy commander."

The man went to report, and Wang Ting looked around the trading floor.

The so-called trading floor was actually a poured concrete building with a total of three floors, all separated by brick and stone masonry.

The first floor was a place used to acquire bulk supplies or trade large quantities of goods, so not too many things were placed there.

Only a blackboard was placed in the very center, in an extremely conspicuous location that could be seen as soon as one entered.

Written on the blackboard were today's prices for goods.

The most basic was energy blocks, followed downwards by natural foods like wheat, rice, and potatoes.

Bullets were also among them, and besides that were things like medicine.

Tied to these goods were extraordinary materials.

Taking energy blocks and bullets as examples, the marked price at this time was that one portion of extraordinary materials could buy 780 energy blocks or 375 bullets.

The purchase price here was a bit more expensive than outside chambers of commerce or shops, but the advantage was that the inventory was relatively sufficient and the quality was more stable.

As a currency anchor, extraordinary materials actually hid an unspoken rule.

In those large cities, their demand for extraordinary materials was far greater than for ordinary supplies, and there were actually differences in exchange prices.

This was the opportunity for Huangyan Town to earn the price difference through commerce.

In addition, for a sanctuary city like Jumu City, the overall acquisition prices for different types of extraordinary materials were different. The higher the demand, the more expensive the price.

Taking extraordinary materials that could make the gardener potion and Painless potion as examples, the acquisition prices of extraordinary materials obtained from Zombie Town and Jungle Ruins were relatively higher.

Wang Ting and Ren Chuan did not wait long.

After the man came out, he said to the two of them: "Deputy Commander Liu invites the two of you to go to the third floor to sit for a while."

The first floor was for bulk commodity transactions, and the second floor was the place they used for auctions.

The three of them walked up the stairs, merely passing the second floor, and entered the third floor shortly after.

The third floor was the office space for Deputy Commander Liu Song and his subordinates, as well as a rest area.

The rooms were isolated from each other, and people could be seen standing at various locations on the third floor from time to time.

When they walked to the last room, the man knocked gently: "Deputy Leader, they are here."

"Come in."

The room door opened, and unexpectedly two people were sitting inside.

Sitting behind the table was Deputy Commander Liu Song with a round face.

Although he had a round face and looked slightly chubby, his whole body was extremely bulky. The 1.89-meter-tall giant sitting there looked like a wall of flesh.

Sitting next to him was a tall woman dressed in black, her head unlifted and her face cold.

Until Wang Ting and Ren Chuan walked closer, blocking the light coming from outside the door, did she lift her head slightly.

Deputy Commander Liu Song smiled and pointed to the two chairs in front of the table: "Leader Wang and Brother Ren, please sit.

Normally, once goods are sold, no further questions are asked.

Inviting the two of you here this time is actually Liu breaking the rules.

However, matters are urgent, and my heart was extremely curious, which is why I offended the two of you."

Deputy Commander Liu Song looked very much like a businessman, courteous in every word.

But Wang Ting remained unmoved.

He could hear that this speech actually carried a condescending attitude—I want you to come, and you have to come. This was where Huangyan Town was impolite.

"Deputy Commander Liu, if you have something to say, feel free to spell it out."

His expression was as usual, without a shred of emotion in his words.

Deputy Commander Liu Song's face remained calm, but he was displeased in his heart.

"We are very interested in the new monsters in the new Infinite Building you have mastered."

Deputy Commander Liu Song spoke bluntly, but also with a bit less politeness.

In his view, Wang Ting was at most a warrior who had broken limits twice, yet he dared to speak to him like this, which was truly somewhat impolite and rash.

"Who is this?"

Wang Ting turned to Researcher Huoling, and Deputy Commander Liu Song introduced: "Our researcher, Miss Huo, actually it's mainly Miss Huo who wants to understand the situation of the monsters with you."

Wang Ting raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Deputy Commander Liu Song: "The intelligence in the Infinite Building and the detailed status of the monsters are our secrets, and I'm afraid it's inconvenient to disclose them."

Deputy Commander Liu Song's displeasure grew even stronger, and his tone turned slightly colder: "Normal, normal.

However, we happen to be collecting a batch of extraordinary materials.

At a ratio of 1:1.5, we will take 10 of each type of extraordinary material, how about that?"

Wang Ting shook his head: "You gotta pay extra."

Deputy Commander Liu Song frowned, his aura suddenly released.

He was a Tier 1 Extractor after all.

Although he walked the Gardener Pathway and his combat power was not comparable to the Painless, the physical enhancement brought by being an Extractor still made him like a male lion.

"Brother Wang, harmony brings wealth.

The acquisition price cannot be raised, but if the news is valuable enough, I will personally give you another 10 extraordinary materials, how about that?"

Deputy Commander Liu Song played the tactics of courtesy before force and force before courtesy to perfection, making it easiest to manipulate people.

Wang Ting snorted coldly in his heart, his gaze sweeping across Deputy Commander Liu Song like a knife.

The aura on his body was also released, resembling a reborn beast.

A sense of crisis instantly enveloped Deputy Commander Liu Song's body, making him stiffen momentarily.

He was actually an Extractor too, and had gone further than him?!

Deputy Commander Liu Song's heart shook, and he immediately thought: My judgment was wrong. They are not a branch separated from Scarecrow Town at all, but rather a mighty dragon overpowering the local snake, personally taking that place.

"Actually, whether you add money or not doesn't matter to me.

It's just that I want to know if the deputy leader made such a big fuss today and came specifically for these extraordinary materials, could it be that these extraordinary materials are linked to extraordinary potions?"

Deputy Commander Liu Song steadied himself, but did not want to answer this question directly.

Doing business meant not letting others easily grasp one's bottom line.

Researcher Huoling at the side lifted her eyes to look at Wang Ting at this time, seemingly rather impatient with the negotiations. Her voice came: "It's possible they are linked, but whether they specifically are requires understanding it from you to know."

"Then let's talk about it. There might still be a chance for cooperation."

The smile on Wang Ting's face made Deputy Commander Liu Song secretly cry out that it was bad.

If they were truly linked, and the Infinite Building was still in the hands of an Extractor, I'm afraid Huangyan Town really had no assurance of seizing it back.

Researcher Huoling cut straight to the point: "I need to know whether the monster types and strengths in that Infinite Building are of the same kind and progressive, and whether there are elite individuals?

If possible, I want one copy each of the ordinary materials and extraordinary materials they drop.

Deputy Commander Liu Song will pay for them."