Chapter 626: The Liquor Is Good, But It Is Too Expensive

Gulp!

As the dark green liquid slid down his throat, the leader realized the unusualness of this liquor.

It was as if someone had used the [Heavy Strike] skill on his brain.

The wonderful warm current meandering through his body was as if his consciousness had been thrown onto a soft bed, making him unable to extricate himself.

At this moment, the whole world lost its sharp edges and became soft and hazy.

The light of the campfire and the surrounding sounds also turned into a sweet, honey-like texture at this moment, making him feel comfortable.

Even the surrounding air became light, making him feel like a feather floating on the water.

Intoxication.

In the leader's heart, there was only the joy of being intoxicated in this wonderful moment.

As if an instant had passed, or as if many years had passed, the leader finally woke up from that dream-like state.

"This... I... How much time has passed?"

He was awake, but not completely awake.

The leader looked at his team members around him with hazy eyes.

"Ah?"

"No."

"Captain, you got this wasted without even having any food?"

"Exactly. You drank a second ago and now you're asking questions. What, is this some kind of divine nectar?"

The team members couldn't quite understand what their captain was doing.

But to be honest, just smelling the aroma wafting from the cup, they knew it was definitely a premium product.

That was why someone immediately associated it with the liquor.

"Ah, hmm, only one second has passed? This liquor... is really potent."

Hearing from his team members that only a second seemed to have passed, the leader felt a bit embarrassed.

After all, he was the leader no matter what. Becoming like this after just one sip of liquor was indeed a bit embarrassing.

But... so what if it was embarrassing?

After all, this liquor really hit the spot.

"How is it, leader? This liquor is not bad, right?"

Seeing that the other party had fully understood the benefits of his product, the black market merchant took advantage of the situation and asked with a smile.

"Not bad, not bad at all. Indeed not bad. What is the name of this liquor, and how much is a bottle?"

Compared to the fruit wine he had drunk before, this liquor was highly tempting to him in terms of both taste and that feeling.

"This liquor is called Heaven's Fall. One Gold Coin per bottle, 200 milliliters per bottle."

One Gold Coin?

Hearing this price, the leader's pupils couldn't help but contract.

Good heavens, the previous fruit wine was only one Silver Coin per bottle, and it was a standard 750-milliliter bottle.

As a result, not only had the price here increased a hundredfold, but the volume had also decreased by nearly three times.

Although it was indeed true that you get what you pay for.

But this thing was a bit too expensive, wasn't it?

"Of course, this price is the usual selling price. Since this is your first purchase, I can give you a discount."

The black market merchant said understandingly.

Hearing that there was actually a discount for the first purchase, the leader immediately became energetic.

"Oh! How much?"

"Eighty Silver Coins, this is the lowest price."

"This... is still too much."

The leader was a bit troubled.

The main thing was that the difference between eighty Silver Coins and one Gold Coin was only twenty Silver Coins. It wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a little either. It was a bit awkward.

So awkward that he didn't even know how to haggle.

But expensive was still expensive.

After all, eighty Silver Coins were enough for him to buy eighty bottles of fruit wine.

"It's not much. Do you think the ingredients for such delicious liquor are cheap? If I lower it further, it will be hard for me to explain to the supplier."

The black market merchant shook his head.

No one knew whether he was telling the truth or lying, nor were they interested in knowing.

But in short, eighty Silver Coins was the limit, and asking for a further price reduction was simply impossible.

Thus, the leader stopped dwelling on it.

At worst, he would just drink less every day. Calculating it this way, not only could he cut down on drinking, but he could also drink such a delicious fine liquor. Who could say this wasn't another way of gaining?

However, just as the leader was about to open his mouth to buy it, he discovered a very serious problem.

"I don't have any cash on me right now."

The leader looked at the black market merchant and smiled awkwardly. After all, they were out to fight a war. Who would carry a lot of money on them?

Moreover, this time they were facing the unstoppable Exorcists, so the money the leader brought out was basically all spent.

Anyway, in this kind of war, being able to return alive was definitely drawing the best lot.

In fact, even if they wanted to run, they had no possibility of escaping.

After all, now even the Teleportation Array was artificially controlled, allowing entry but not exit.

Also, these kings had actually issued missions and given money, and quite a lot of it too.

Under such circumstances, if they ran away, they could forget about ever mingling in the Adventurer's Guild again.

"It's fine, trading with materials works too."

The black market merchant, who seemed to have known the answer long ago, answered immediately after the leader said he had no money.

Rather, he was very clear about what kind of virtues adventurers had.

Most adventurers were like this, getting drunk today if there's liquor today. Only when they spent their money would they feel at ease.

After all, for them, death could descend at any time.

A few years ago on Blue Star, who wasn't an honest beast of burden going to work on time and working late into the night?

As a result, in this different world, within just a few years, the beasts of burden had turned into this current open-minded temperament.

One could only say that the environment could change everything, including human nature.

After all, although money could expand the range of choices, it ultimately couldn't compare to materials.

Especially some local specialty materials, which could be said to be like hard currency.

So the other party definitely had them, and they were absolutely things that could be taken out on the spot.

"Is that so? That works then."

Hearing that the black market merchant didn't want money but materials, the leader gladly agreed.

Just joking, how could he let such a good opportunity slip by?

The other party said materials, but didn't specify what materials, so there was a loophole to exploit.

Moreover, they had collected quite a lot of materials around the camp these past few days, planning to go to the Adventurer's Guild to exchange them for money to spend when they had free time.

As a result, they didn't expect to encounter such a thing, which could actually let them clear their cards at once.

Thus, the leader immediately called his brothers to take out all the materials they had collected during this time.

"Then how about we settle these things with materials as well?"

Pointing to the small pile of items, the leader said shamelessly.

However, the black market merchant didn't mind.

"Of course no problem. Since it's agreed upon, naturally they will be settled together."

"Really? Thank you so much."

The leader grinned and smiled.

Today was truly a good day. Not only did he encounter fine liquor, but he also obtained so many life-saving items at a low price. It could be said that this was simply his happiest day since transmigrating.

Although with their squad's financial resources, besides those items, they could only buy three bottles of liquor, it was enough.

If they drank sparingly, it could still last a long time.

The leader comforted himself like this.

However, right at this moment...

"Huh! What is the smell of this liquor! It feels very nice!"

An exclamation came from behind the leader.