Chapter 83: Chapter 76: Bargaining and the Mysterious Black Stone
"Old Yang, are you a clown sent by the monkeys? And Sai Zhuge, I spit, give me back my money or this is far from over!" Fatty Wang was the first to rebel, shouting angrily.
"You’re providing warmth to the Sunflowers and the community, aren’t you? But the key is, you make us pay for your warmth." Another person gritted his teeth and said.
"Tier Three Sunstones, they are quite valuable, do you think they’re just like cabbages? I don’t care, you need to cough up the money for me." Boss Li from the cleaning company, who usually prides himself on being a gentleman, was glaring wide-eyed, ferociously wanting to eat Old Yang alive.
Old Yang was instantly dumbfounded, muttering, "It shouldn’t be like this, why is it happening like this, where did it go wrong."
Old Yang was isolated, and these cleaning company owners turned their faces in an instant.
People who do this kind of business, how many are truly good? They’re basically smiling tigers, with kind faces but wicked hearts.
In this battle, only the Sunflower King emerged as the biggest winner, laughing at the end.
It gathered many Tier Three Sunflowers, which were part of its original body, under its control, essentially its imperial guards, the emperor’s close guard.
With this, the Sunflower King doesn’t have to run around; it only needs to dispatch one Tier Three Sunflower to hold the fort.
Once cleaning was completed, Secretary Liang took the contract to ask President Feng for money, but President Feng shrugged, "I don’t have money here, but I can trade items."
Upon hearing President Feng say he didn’t have money, the Sunflower King’s smiling face immediately fell.
Its root-like feet suddenly bounced, leaping high up, its leaves rolled into a ball and swung forward, producing a sound that sliced through the air.
If President Feng had been a second late in speaking, the Sunflower King’s fist would have landed in President Feng’s eye socket.
Just see the Sunflower King’s rolled-up leaves unroll, patting the thin dust off President Feng’s shoulder with its lush green leaves, showing an incredibly genuine smile.
President Feng’s back went cold; he had just sensed a towering murderous intent.
Luckily, he spoke rather quickly, otherwise, that fist would have landed on him.
"Secretary Liang, as per the contractual agreement, payment should be made, right?"
"I have equivalent crystal cores and evolution stones."
"And there’s stone material which might contain valuables, but it depends on your capabilities. Don’t blame me if you get it wrong."
President Feng turned to lead Secretary Liang and the Sunflower King towards the Pet Beast Union in Shihui City.
"President."
"President."
Upon seeing President Feng, some young union members greeted him.
President Feng smiled, returning the greetings, showing no airs at all.
He arrived in front of a grand door of the Pet Beast Union.
"Secretary Liang, Sunflower King, apologies, according to the rules, you both need to wear this."
President Feng took out two bracelets.
Secretary Liang naturally understood the rules; this should be protective measures by the union in Shihui City.
She casually put it on, and the bracelet automatically adjusted to fit Secretary Liang’s hand.
The Sunflower King wore the bracelet on its leaf.
Afterward, President Feng passed through iris, fingerprint, and blood verification, and the grand door slowly opened.
"There are a total of five doors here."
"All require iris, fingerprint, and blood checks to open normally."
Beyond the door is monitoring equipment, the infrared detectors watch 24/7.
Only after scanning and confirming correctness will the next door open.
Once the fifth door opened, inside were a plethora of crystal cores and evolution stones.
The crystal cores still had bloodstains, looking as if they were freshly cleaned.
"President Feng, how should we conduct the transaction?"
"I don’t know the value of these things either, and market prices fluctuate."
"If you let the Sunflowers suffer a loss, what if they get angry and refuse to handle your orders during a Beast Tide?"
"You must know, we don’t lack a market, and now the Sunflower Cleaning Company’s reputation has gotten out."
Secretary Liang glanced around at the abundance of items, looking determined.
Upon hearing this, the Sunflower really rolled up its leaves to form a fist, gesturing a small threat towards President Feng.
President Feng smiled wryly, "Let’s do it this way, I already logged into the Flame Country trading platform on my phone."
"We’ll calculate based on the real-time amount of Flame Country trading platform."
"I can give you a 20% discount."
President Feng acted generously, mainly because the finances of Shihui City were practically emptied by the cleaning company.
Among those who most loathed the cleaning company, President Feng ranked towards the top.
After all, they’ve skinned even the wool, so to speak, and if the Sunflower Cleaning Company didn’t take the deal, President Feng would feel regret.
Currently, it’s still a honeymoon phase, so President Feng could accept making some concessions.
At this moment, Secretary Liang’s gaze fell upon a pile of black stones.
"What are those?"
Secretary Liang asked curiously.
"Those are stone materials we extracted from the Stone Cave Secret Realm."
"They might contain various treasures."
"However, I advise you not to touch it. Not only is the price high, but there might be nothing inside."
"The risk is extremely high."
"The He Family over in Jiaying City went bankrupt due to stone gambling and broke their financial chain. They’ve announced bankruptcy these past few days."
President Feng shrugged his shoulders and said.
After all, a single cut could make you rich or poor, luck and misfortune are intertwined.
At this moment, the Sunflower King could sense something in the black stone material ahead that attracted it.
Every cell in its body was clamoring for it, yearning for it.
The Sunflower King walked over step by step, stopping at the largest black stone material.
It used its leaves to tightly embrace the stone, showing an extremely excited expression.
"If it’s this one, I’m sorry, this is the stone material with the highest evaluated value, its price roughly accounts for half of the reward we need to pay."
"I can give you a 20% discount; it’s up to you whether you can accept it."
The Sunflower King patted the stone with its leaves, indicating that it was the one.
"One-quarter price!"
Secretary Liang started bargaining, cutting the price directly in half.
"No, no, the price is too low."
President Feng shook his head hurriedly.
"Though this stone is large, precisely because it is large, it will be hard for you to sell."
"Compared to other stone materials, this one has a thick layer of dust and shows no signs of being moved."
"Rules are made by people, but rules are dead, people are alive. You’re quoting this price for something that is so occupying inventory."
"We can’t accept it and would doubt whether you’re sincere in cooperating with us."
"If we don’t take it, it might end up stuck in your hands."
"Do you want to take the risk?"
"One-quarter price, can’t go any higher."
President Feng’s brows furrowed into a river-shaped wrinkle.
He looked at the Sunflower King, then at the huge unsellable stone material.
The evaluated value still has some exaggeration, not necessarily meaning there is something of such high value inside, very likely to lose everything.
President Feng thought for a long time, finally gritting his teeth and agreeing: "Okay, but I have a condition."
"The Sunflower King must leave a small team in Shihui City, and I will ensure their safety."
"After each Beast Tide, I will employ them according to this quote."
"Of course, you know our financial situation, so I plan to convert their rewards into equivalent Union Points."
"Whatever is needed, we will directly exchange using the Union Points."
"How do you find this proposal?"
"But I have a request, there must be a Tier Three Sunflower King, otherwise I worry about managing these Sunflowers."
President Feng laid out the conditions.
Secretary Liang couldn’t decide for the Sunflower King, so he looked at the Sunflower King.
Surprisingly, the Sunflower King made an OK gesture with its leaves.
This condition is almost as if it doesn’t exist; the Sunflower King already has this thought.
Then it patted the stone again and pointed at Secretary Liang, looking expectant.
"Got it, got it."
"President Feng, can I store this stone material in the Pet Beast Space here?"
Secretary Liang suddenly asked.
"I’m afraid it’s not possible, because you are wearing this bracelet, which already isolates your ability to open the Pet Beast Space."
"But no worries, I can do it."
"Once you’ve picked your items, I’ll store them in the Pet Beast Space. We can confirm again at the entrance."
President Feng’s proposal was recognized on the spot by Secretary Liang.
After some bargaining, Secretary Liang walked out satisfied.
The Sunflower King also left a Tier Three Sunflower, leading a group of Tier Two Sunflowers to guard here.
The remaining troops were led by Secretary Liang himself to march back in grand fashion.
Ye Bai got up early; he hadn’t checked the system updates in days.
Fortunately, the system still has a function to view previous refresh information, otherwise, Ye Bai would have been distraught.
[1. There are twelve Dragon-slaying Swords in total, made from Geng Metal Essence, to slay the world’s Evil Dragons.]
[2. The Beautiful Country Alliance invented a Subsonic Weapon. This Subsonic Weapon has no harm to healthy people, but for those with heart disease, it can increase the heart’s beating frequency, leading to heart attacks. This Subsonic Weapon is only palm-sized, very discreet.]
[3. Blood Gu is a very special Gu Insect; only Soul-Calling Incense can drive it insane, rushing madly towards the incense. The formula for Soul-Calling Incense is as follows: skip 500 words (otherwise people might think I’m padding the word count.)]
[4. Mermaid’s Tears plus Tier Four Sunflower nectar can synthesize the antidote for Two-headed Silver Ring Snake. Mermaid’s Tears and nectar are mixed in a 1:4 ratio to obtain the antidote.]
[5. Dark Night Mosquito leader’s Crystal Core has a special effect; a Pet Beast that devours the Crystal Core has a one-third chance to comprehend the Shadow Transformation skill, allowing it to silently enter shadows.]