Chapter 2275: Exchanging Resources

Liang Xue, Wu Qingcheng and the others have all run a merchant guild before.

From the guild's location, scale, product quality and prices, they could already gauge the situation roughly.

Moreover, they have already planned the most cost‑effective way to exchange resources based on the local resource situation.

After they left, their clone appeared at the guild together with Wu Qingcheng and Liang Xue.

The three used the Thousand Illusion Technique to alter their appearances and went to exchange resources with the guild.

At the start of the negotiations they didn't discuss purchasing at all; they only said they wanted to sell resources.

Since Ye Liuyun had already gathered enough information, he pretended to be a merchant from another dynasty and offered them some Ninth Rank Mid‑Grade pills and weapons, as well as timber obtained from the Demon Race.

The guild's Administrator, after talking with them, found that Ye Liuyun and his companions knew their prices very well.

So Ye Liuyun and his group managed to bewilder the Administrator.

Moreover, the guild is close to the battlefield, so these weapons and pills would certainly be very popular among Martial Cultivators.

The timber, on the other hand, can be used to build temporary shelters and railings.

The alchemy and artifact‑crafting techniques in this world are indeed far behind Ye Liuyun's, so the Administrator naturally quoted a slightly higher price, buying three thousand pills, three thousand weapons, and three thousand pieces of timber from Ye Liuyun.

After quoting the price, Ye Liuyun didn't rush him to pay, but casually mentioned Storage Yuan Stones and energy‑conversion treasures.

The Administrator, of course, didn't want to spend Crystal Stones; if he could sell something else, he'd profit more, so he pushed his sales aggressively.

However, the quantity of Storage Yuan Stones and energy‑conversion treasures they had refined was small.

Ye Liuyun then claimed the finished goods were insufficient and the artifacts' quality poor, and switched to buying Raw Ore directly.

The amount purchased, also estimated by Qiong Qi, was roughly enough to equip their current twelve thousand Death Legion soldiers.

These raw ores still need to be refined back at their base.

But with Tong Xin and Qiong Qi present, Ye Liuyun naturally had no worries.

Such raw ore is a universally usable material in this world; Ye Liuyun can exchange it for Crystal Stones anywhere.

Therefore the Administrator had no suspicion and offered Ye Liuyun a slightly lower price, giving him a small profit margin.

Thus, the big deal left both sides satisfied, and the resources were exchanged smoothly.

After the transaction, the Administrator praised the pills and weapons Ye Liuyun supplied, lauding their superb crafting technique and expressing a desire for long‑term cooperation.

Ye Liuyun naturally didn't refuse; he still had many soldiers without equipment.

He then agreed with the Administrator that next time they'd trade three times the amount at the same ratio, letting him prepare the supplies in advance.

He also took the opportunity to bring up Cui Yuan Liquid.

Earlier Qiong Qi had inquired about this item, and the Administrator had bluntly said the dynasty forbade its trade, so they couldn't sell it.

But now the Administrator pretended to be nervous, immediately gesturing for silence and warning Ye Liuyun: "Shh, you dare utter such a death‑sentence! Cui Yuan Liquid is not permitted for guild trade!"

Yet his face showed no tension; his eyes instead revealed a slyness.

So Ye Liuyun immediately probed, "I was only mentioning it in passing! And even if I wanted to buy, I couldn't get any, right?"

The Administrator replied in kind, "Hmm, as long as we don't trade, it's fine."

"But I heard that our headquarters actually does have some, not many—only two drops."

Obviously, the Administrator was hinting at a trade.

He probably wanted to negotiate price with Ye Liuyun.

"From your headquarters to here, what's the fastest possible time?"

Ye Liuyun asked further.

"Hehe, we have a Teleportation Array for items; supplies can be transmitted the same day."

The Administrator said proudly.

"Is that thing really as legendary as they say?"

Ye Liuyun asked again.

The Administrator, again feigning mystery, told Ye Liuyun, "I wouldn't mention it to anyone unfamiliar.

I only tell you because we've already made a deal.

Using that, one's realm will certainly improve, but how much depends on personal luck."

At this point, Liang Xue and Wu Qingcheng had already calculated an approximate price.

They thought that a thousand Ninth Rank Mid‑Grade pills should fetch one Cui Yuan Liquid.

Ye Liuyun immediately tried to get friendly with the Administrator, "We're not just doing this one deal! Next time the volume will be three times this, and as long as we cooperate happily, there will be continuous cooperation thereafter."

"Exactly, exactly, that's why I gave you such confidential information!"

The Administrator kept agreeing.

Ye Liuyun immediately added, "This time I still have quite a few Ninth Rank Mid‑Grade pills on hand, and I'm not sure what resources to exchange for; could the Administrator help me plan?"

The Administrator hurriedly replied, "We can't trade Cui Yuan Liquid, the dynasty forbids it! However we have another kind of emerald‑green Lingquan liquid, would you like to try?"

But the price isn't cheap.

At least one thousand one hundred Ninth Rank Mid‑Grade pills are needed for a single drop."

Obviously, the Administrator renamed Cui Yuan Liquid as emerald‑green Lingquan liquid to skirt the prohibition.

Ye Liuyun smiled knowingly and bargained, "Given the quality of our pills, selling each at a ten‑percent markup is perfectly fine."

"How about this: set the price at one thousand, and I'll buy both drops, treating it as a good start for our future long‑term cooperation, okay?"

The Administrator thought it over for a moment and finally agreed.

Then he had the headquarters send those two drops of Cui Yuan Liquid over.

Ye Liuyun also took the chance to use his Golden Pupil to glance at the Administrator's Teleportation Array Disc, recording the inscribed formation.

The two drops of Cui Yuan Liquid were each placed in a small porcelain bottle, sealed with True Yuan Seal to prevent evaporation.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil swept over them and saw two droplets of vivid emerald liquid, looking extremely enticing.

But he still pretended to inspect the goods, feeling the rich energy within.

At that time he confirmed that the item had abundant energy, which could definitely let someone raise their cultivation level, so he satisfiedly put it away and also gave that administrator two thousand Ninth Layer Mid Stage pills.

Ye Liuyun had prepared over a million pills for the soldiers before coming out this time, so he had no fear of consumption.

The administrator also specifically reminded Ye Liuyun: "Although we are not trading Cui Yuan Liquid, you'd better not say it outside, lest others misunderstand and bring unnecessary trouble!"

Ye Liuyun also agreed repeatedly, then took Liang Xue and Wu Qingcheng and left.

He also made an appointment with the administrator to come back in two months for the next transaction.

But he also reminded the administrator that next time it might not be him coming, possibly letting his younger brother handle the transaction.

Not long after leaving the chamber of commerce, Ye Liuyun stored Liang Xue and Wu Qingcheng inside the Space World, then donned the Invisibility Cloak and returned to the military camp.