Chapter 938: One Shot Hard to Get

In front of the stalls of various merchant guilds, the merchant guild elders spoke eloquently, fully displaying their eloquence.

And as this introduction went on, everyone nodded in agreement.

"That makes some sense. How much for this wig? Give me one."

"One supreme-grade spirit stone."

"What???"

Hearing that, this human cultivator was stunned outright—damn, just a broken wig, among mortals, forget supreme-grade spirit stones, not even the lowest-grade broken spirit stone would sell.

Even if the sky fell, it could only sell for some gold, silver, and copper coins; now they actually want a supreme-grade spirit stone?

Facing this person's reaction, the merchant guild elder was not surprised, instead wearing a smooth smile.

"After all, you get what you pay for; naturally, the price is different in these special times."

One supreme-grade spirit stone is nothing to disciples of the Three Holy Lands, but damn, it's not worth that price at all.

But right now, having a big bald head is indeed somewhat uncomfortable.

Even if some male cultivators don't mind, they wouldn't refuse if they could have a wig.

After thinking, the person gritted their teeth and said.

"Give me one."

"Sure."

Immediately, according to the person's request, they took a wig of suitable length and gave it to him.

As expected of those in the merchant guild, the Ten Merchant Guilds' sense of smell is indeed keen; however, the sale of these wigs is even more outrageous than they imagined.

I thought one supreme-grade spirit stone was already astronomically priced, but after all, this is Tianhong Guan.

A wig that hardly anyone in the mortal world would ask for, here and now, damn, it instantly became a hot commodity.

Moreover, a supreme-grade spirit stone is something that hardly anyone in the mortal world could produce.

But put it in Tianhong Guan, hehe, then all I can say is, nobody's short of money.

So, even at one supreme-grade spirit stone per wig, they still sold out almost instantly.

Originally, the Ten Merchant Guilds didn't have much stock of these wigs even combined; having a thousand would be considered not bad.

And that amount is basically a drop in the bucket for present-day Tianhong Guan.

From the stall's opening to selling out, it took no more than a quarter of an hour.

"What? Sold out?"

"Yeah, demand is too huge; even at one supreme-grade spirit stone, supply still can't meet demand."

"Do we still have any stock?"

"None. We never specifically made this before."

"What about hats?"

"There are some, but they're not bad."

"Also take them out to sell; also, notify the branches everywhere to produce wigs at full capacity and ship them to Tianhong Guan as fast as possible."

"Okay."

The Ten Merchant Guilds almost simultaneously made the same decision.

At that moment, the battle at the frontline Tianhong Guan raged fiercely, while in the rear, everyone from the various merchant guilds received the order to produce wigs at full capacity.

The merchant guild differs from the alliance, and even more from the sect; the merchant guild is more inclusive.

Besides cultivators, many ordinary mortals are also members of the merchant guild, engaging in the most basic work.

And making wigs naturally doesn't require cultivators; ordinary people without cultivation can handle it completely.

However, after receiving the order from above, the people of the various merchant guilds were still completely confused.

"A wig? What good is that? In the frontline war, could it even be used?"

"I don't know, but this is a top-level order; we should implement it as soon as possible."

"Okay."

Not only did they demand full-scale production of wigs, but even transport was allowed to use teleportation arrays, all to get them to Tianhong Guan as soon as possible.

This is outrageous—damn, who would use a teleportation array to ship wigs?

How much does one wig cost? How many spirit stones does activating a teleportation array consume? Damn, how many wigs would you have to sell to cover the cost of one activation?

If it were pills, talisman seals, etc., that would make sense—the frontline war consumes a lot, understandable.

Damn, what the hell is needing a wig for? Go give the Undying Race a makeover?

Puzzling, but the Ten Merchant Guilds went all out, and since they needed something as ordinary as wigs, batches of wigs were soon continuously shipped to Tianhong Guan.

The various merchant guilds are racing against time; they all know that right now, it's all about speed.

Whoever acts faster can seize more market share; moreover, these wigs are easy to sell and there's no need to worry about price.

While the Ten Merchant Guilds were rushing to produce a new batch of wigs, inside Tianhong Guan, a resale phenomenon had already appeared.

Male cultivators who bought wigs resold them at high prices to some female cultivators.

Even if the wig's length and shape aren't satisfactory, it's still better than having a big bald head.

Because the price has risen with demand—from initially one supreme-grade spirit stone, it's now up to ten supreme-grade spirit stones.

"Good grief, ten supreme-grade spirit stones for one wig—this is crazy!"

Looking at this outrageous price, the merchant guild elders were practically jaw-dropped; speaking frankly, even though they've been in the merchant guild all their lives and are as ruthless as they come, they've never done something like this.

What's even more outrageous is that even if you have spirit stones now, you might not be able to buy a wig.

However, some people see it clearly.

"This is only temporary; right now supplies are short, but once our goods arrive steadily, the price will drop—though we'll still make a big profit."

"That's true."

As expected, as the Ten Merchant Guilds' wigs were transported to Tianhong Guan, damn, they didn't even need to be displayed; they were directly sold out.

The people originally in charge of transporting the wigs were still bewildered, cursing Tianhong Guan all the way.

"I've opened my eyes, transporting a batch of wigs—damn, the shipping fee actually netted me a thousand top-grade spirit stones."

"You're still better off; it's close, we need to activate the Teleportation Array from our place to Yaochi Holy City, which costs three thousand top-grade spirit stones."

"I don't even know how to make these wigs worth so many spirit stones."

"You're overthinking; you think it's some heavenly treasure? This thing, even if you took it to the mundane world, might not sell."

"Ah.............."

The group was utterly helpless; the input and output were completely disproportionate. When did our own merchant guild start doing loss‑making business? This is clearly just messing around.

But being lowly and insignificant, they naturally had no say.

But just as they arrived at the gate of Tianhong Guan, as per routine they needed to undergo inspection; however, the few disciples on guard duty just asked a question.

"What are you carrying inside?"

Upon hearing the answer that it was wigs inside, the few people's eyes immediately lit up.

"Yes... it's wigs."

Moreover, feeling embarrassed to speak up and not noticing the change in their expressions, the next second they heard one of them speak.

"How many in total? I'll take them all."

"One............. uh??? What did the adult say?"

"I said I'll take them all—three top-grade spirit stones per piece, how about that?"

"Huh???"

Before they had even come to their senses, now hearing that three top-grade spirit stones bought one wig, the group was dumbfounded, staring at each other, thinking, "Am I dreaming?"