Chapter 190: Transaction

Having been snubbed, Doug did not seem to mind; he simply called his brothers to leave.

Sawasi said sheepishly, "I didn't expect him to be this kind of person. Everyone around said he was a decent guy—of course, that was half a year ago when I first arrived in Rierna."

"You weren't on this ship half a year ago, were you?" Chimu looked at him.

"Uh, no, my original ship sank." Sawasi shook his head. "Luckily, my luck wasn't bad. After the storm, I was blown onto a small island. I waited there for three months before I encountered a passing merchant ship that picked me up."

"I bet you must have said that the storm wouldn't come." Chimu cautioned him, "Don't you know how much of a jinx you are? Don't go around talking nonsense in the future."

"I don't think it's that bad. After all, things like the weather shouldn't be affected by me." Sawasi's mindset was actually quite good. "It must be that we didn't satisfy the God of Storms; our offerings weren't enough."

"People on the sea all worship the God of Storms." Chimu muttered to himself, then walked up to a stall and asked, "I want this stall of yours, how much?"

"Just the stall?" The man's eyes lit up.

"Yes, just the stall, I don't want the goods." Chimu said.

After thinking for a moment, the man said, "1 Shide. I'm definitely much fairer than Doug!"

It was clear that 1 Shide was considered a high price for them; Doug was truly a crook.

"Deal." Chimu did not hesitate, gave the man a Shide, and then told Sawasi to sit there.

"Am I crazy? I feel like the stalls here shouldn't cost money." Sawasi had been scammed once, so naturally, he wouldn't be fooled again.

Hearing him say this, Chimu felt that the stalls here definitely charged fees, just not as exorbitantly as Doug.

"But this location is the best—close to the entrance and the aisle, and it's not baking in the sun. With people coming and going, you can also go to the nearby stalls to buy coconuts." Chimu watched as the man cleared the items off the stall. "Alright, now you are the owner of this stall. I'll give you some Charms, and you sell them here."

"What, me? Then what about you?" Sawasi felt like jumping up from the ground.

"I'm going for a stroll. You get a 5% commission on anything sold here." After Chimu finished speaking, Sawasi calmed down and watched him place those Charms onto the stall.

These Charms were all made by the players themselves and were basically effective. The cheaper ones were made of tin and were usually Charms for praying for good luck—though most were Misfortune Charms, because it is much easier to pray to the God of Calamity than to the God of Fate.

Next were the Wealth Charms and Wisdom Charms used to pray to the God of Wealth, the God of Wisdom, and others, as well as things like Spiritual Charms.

The prices for these items were relatively expensive.

Additionally, there were wooden ones, which were Pregnancy Charms prayed for from the God of Life.

Finally, there were the Purification Charms prayed for from the sun; because they needed to be made of gold, the quantity was very small, with only three pieces.

"My god, I just found out you're a practitioner of Mysticism." This was the first time Sawasi had seen so many Charms. "I thought you were just an ordinary merchant."

"These aren't mine either. Remember, for this type and this type, don't sell them for less than 1 Shide. For this type and this type, no less than 3 Shide. Finally, for the gold ones, no less than 10 Shide." These Charms were not so easy to sell in Tana City, but for entry-level players, making these things was very easy and effortless.

Perhaps because it required their own spirituality to act as a medium, and the spirituality used by these players all came from the God of Calamity, the players only needed to ensure they didn't mess up the steps when making these Charms.

As for the more troublesome Defense Talismans and Attack Charms, the requirements for the players were much higher because they were complex to draw, the materials were not so easy to obtain, and they also required prayers to the gods.

Not all gods would respond to every request, so in most cases, the resulting Charms were just for psychological comfort.

Chimu did not explain, believing these things would sell better in Rierna, and then went to look at other stalls.

"Young man, I can tell you haven't awakened yet. How about it? Want to buy a formula for awakening? I have formulas for official Extraordinarys here, and the price is fair!" The person speaking had half a set of dentures that looked shiny and golden.

This person was interesting. Chimu wasn't afraid of death, so he smiled and said, "How can you tell I haven't awakened?"

"If you had awakened, you wouldn't let that old bastard Doug scam you." The man grinned. "My name is Bier, and everyone around here calls me Gold, because I have a personality like gold."

"I don't care what kind of personality you have. How do I know the formula you're giving me is real?" Players were indeed constantly collecting formulas, and a few wealthy ones had even experimented with them.

According to tests by people like Tuorsuo and the others, it had been confirmed that none of the formulas Luolita brought from the Royal Capital were real.

After this incident, the players had concluded that they didn't have enough money and energy to waste.

So no one wanted to be a sucker again. Although Chimu had made his first pot of gold following Fuling and subsequently chose to go to sea to make money, he didn't have extra money to buy a fake formula.

"Of course it's real, but you'll just have to pay a bit more for the introduction fee. I have an Arbiter here; you don't have to trust me, but you must trust the Arbiter." The guy known as Gold-like Bier said with conviction, "In the Federal government, they don't trust Arbiters; the Royal Family doesn't allow them to infringe upon their authority. But on the sea, believe me, the Arbiter is quite powerful. You could say that the entire underground trade in Rierna is initiated by the Arbiter."

"A judge?" Chimu recalled the word he had just learned.

"That's what it means. They are widely active on the islands; after all, this is where order is needed most, and the followers of the God of Storms are mostly on the sea!" Gold-like Bier pointed to a house not far away. "The things sold here are all endorsed by the Arbiter. You don't have to worry about getting the short end of the stick. If there really is a problem..."

"If there really is a problem, I will die, and someone will pursue those Arbiters." Chimu said coldly.

"You can't put it that way. You might have some friends. I mean, there are contract documents here; if there's a problem, you can come and hold them accountable." After Gold-like Bier finished speaking, he led Chimu into the room.

In the room, five or six people immediately turned to look at Bier and Chimu. The person in the very center frowned and said, "You've brought a newcomer again."

"This newcomer has enough strength to come here, and are you all still afraid of an outsider? He hasn't even awakened." Gold-like Bier revealed the dentures in his mouth. "You know I can tell."

"Don't use your Appraiser ability indiscriminately, damn it." A man nearby who looked like a pirate reminded him, "Do you want to bring the official Extraordinarys here?"

"I don't mess with those people. Can't I identify those official Extraordinarys?" Bier sat to the side, annoyed. "This kid wants to buy a formula."

Hearing this, someone in the room's eyes lit up. "I have a formula here; it's a formula from the Wisdom Church."

"After awakening as a Seeker, you can gain enough spirituality and also gain bonuses when learning knowledge." The person speaking lifted his hat. "Those who awaken in the Wisdom Church can easily become Scholars."

"Are there no other formulas?" Chimu appeared uninterested.

The Arbiter sitting at the head of the table said, "If you are interested, I also have a Wind Chaser formula here. You should know that it belongs to the Storm Church."

"You have this kind of thing too?" The person who had just lifted his hat looked surprised.

"I also have to bear certain responsibilities, and I don't guarantee that you can collect all the materials for advancement. Most of those materials are under the control of the Storm Church, and only a few can be obtained in the wild, and these materials are likely in very dangerous sea areas." The Arbiter tapped the table. "Moreover, if you are willing to join the Storm Church, you can obtain these formulas directly."

"Are there no others?" Chimu felt it was better not to spend money if he could avoid it. The Seeker from before seemed okay, but it had no attack capability, and players were still more interested in attack capabilities.

Bier, who was to the side, smiled and said, "You can also buy the formula for my profession. Of course, the materials are also very hard to find, even harder than the Wind Chaser formula."

"Heh, I don't think there's anything difficult about it; walking the path of the Extraordinary is difficult in itself." Chimu was unimpressed.

Anyway, no matter how hard the materials were to obtain, they could be captured through hunting. As long as there was enough profit, players would definitely flock to it.

"Fine, if you want to buy the Appraiser formula, I can give it to you, but you have to give me 1000 Shide."

"Are you crazy? An ordinary formula only costs 200 Shide. Don't forget, these formulas are only primary level."

Chimu remembered that the formula for a thief only had a primary level version.

Some professions hit their ceiling at the primary level, while others did not.

This game was not like other games with job changes, second job changes, and the like, progressing layer by layer.

It was as if it wasn't finished; many things were not ready-made.

The players have been playing it more like a cultivation-type game up to now; there aren't many true Awakened, with only a few dozen awakened in total.

Moreover, most of these people are concentrated in the Wealth Church, because the materials of the Wealth Church are the easiest to obtain.

"The Appraiser has no subsequent development, but it is useful enough; at least I can identify all the Awakened, as well as all the materials!" Bier said complacently, "I am quite useful."

"I really don't understand why you let this guy awaken in the first place." The person on the side knew that there was no hope of selling their recipe; after all, no matter how strong a Seeker is, they still have to learn on their own in the end.

But Appraisers are different; they don't need to study to master all knowledge.

It is as if those things naturally appear in their minds.

"I want the Appraiser's recipe." Although two thousand Xide is expensive, it is rare enough.

Although the players have not yet obtained the recipes for the Wind Chaser and the Seeker, judging from the current progress of the players, the Wisdom Church will sooner or later give the players the corresponding recipes.

As long as they still want the Xiahui People to do things for them, and it can be seen that Ye Laoshi will sooner or later be taken away by the people of the Wisdom Church to study.

"You are really generous." The person who wanted to peddle the Wisdom Church recipe coughed, "Fine, but if you want to buy materials, you can also look for us."

"Can I introduce newcomers to come to you to buy things?" Chimu said frankly.

"You can let those newcomers come to the outside market, so that this guy Bier will bring over those he is interested in; he needs to first appraise the degree of danger of the other party." The Arbiter took out a document, "You just need to press your handprint on this, and the same goes for Bier. After the transaction is completed, this document will automatically disappear, but its effect will still remain."

Chimu nodded and directly pressed his handprint on it, "I need to go back to the ship to get the money."

"That is inevitable; no one would carry such a huge sum of money on themselves. Bier will wait for you in the dock area. Don't think about playing tricks. If something happens to Bier, you will also pay the price."

No wonder; it turns out this document has a certain binding force.

This was the first transaction reached by these few Extraordinary in a recent period of time. There were quite a few other materials, but without having seen the recipes, Chimu didn't know what to buy.

Mainly because no players entrusted him to buy materials, and he didn't have enough money on him.

But next time, he could just let those players come to buy them themselves; he could even charter a ship to bring them over specifically.

Hmm, he still needs a guide, but that guide cannot be Sawasi; that guy's mouth is really...

In Gannaer, inside the manor, two documents were placed in front of the Queen's desk: one from the investigation of Baroness Clara, and one from the church, which was an investigation regarding the legends of the Underworld.

"We cannot fall out with those witches for the time being, as long as the matter is still within a controllable range." Knowing that her subordinates had already resolved the problems caused by the witches, the Queen continued, "I didn't expect the Federal to make such a big move. They sent a full fifty thousand people to Tana City, and the spies we sent over before failed to cause their shortage of supplies. Not only that, I heard that they have already reopened the port and built Arrow Towers at the port."

"That is to say, we cannot attack them by water." Baroness Clara said in a deep voice, "It seems those barbarians have angered them, and this is not a good thing for us."

"It certainly isn't. Those witches should also pay a certain price. I have already sent a mission to see if we can mediate with those people in Tana City, but our goal remains unchanged." The Queen frowned and said, "I must occupy Tana City and the Port City basin; the God of Death needs to expand his Earthly Kingdom of God."

(End of this chapter)