Chapter 561: Information Sale

When the time came to afternoon, after patrolling the Gangqu, Qin Ge brought Saint Louis to the outside of Mingshi's general store.

Pressing the familiar cat-paw mark, for some reason, while waiting, Qin Ge actually felt a hint of nervousness.

"Hehe, is this really necessary? Commander, I noticed your hands are shaking." Saint Louis said with a smile.

Qin Ge gave Saint Louis a look full of black lines, the previous nervousness completely gone, "My hands aren't shaking, and I'm not nervous at all."

"Is that so?" Saint Louis blinked her eyes, then said without any apology, "Maybe I just misread earlier, sorry, Commander~"

Seeing such "playful" Saint Louis, Qin Ge had no way to deal with it.

But fortunately, the door of Mingshi's general store soon opened; seeing the familiar green cat head appear before him, Qin Ge suddenly felt Mingshi was so cute.

"Meow! It's Commander Qin Ge, what business do you have with me this time?" Mingshi asked Qin Ge.

Qin Ge cleared his throat, "Let's go inside to talk; today I indeed have a few things to discuss with you."

"Meow?" Mingshi said doubtfully, "Could it be related to the Siren outpost that Commander Qin Ge just took down?"

Qin Ge looked at Mingshi in surprise, "We just came back yesterday; where did you get this information from?"

Mingshi covered her mouth and laughed, "Hehe, Commander Qin Ge, I have many channels for obtaining information; sometimes I can sell you the information you want to know."

Qin Ge froze, "You sell information? Why didn't I know about this before?"

Mingshi said matter-of-factly, "Before, Commander Qin Ge was just an ordinary commander; even if I sold you information, you couldn't afford the price, but now Commander Qin Ge, you're different."

Being able to single-handedly face a fleet, confront a Siren humanoid command unit, successfully repel it and seize its Siren outpost, this strength is already comparable to that of an ordinary faction.

So naturally, you have entered my information trading list.

Qin Ge smiled, "Then I'll ask you one thing; if you answer correctly, I will purchase all my future information from you."

Mingshi smiled narrowly, "If we want to answer correctly, Commander Qin Ge must buy something here today."

Hearing Mingshi's words, Qin Ge was speechless; this merchant, to the end, remains unchanged, never doing a loss-making deal.

But if she truly can answer these questions clearly, then buying some things is no problem; besides, I originally came here to buy things.

"Alright, that's settled." Qin Ge nodded, "I want to ask, how many Siren humanoid commanders are there in this world, and what are they?"

"Oh, it's this question; that's really simple." Mingshi said with a grin.

"So far in this world, five Siren high-level humanoid command units have appeared. Commander Qin Ge has already seen four of them: the Observer, the Tester, the Purifier, and the Constructor."

"The remaining one is called the Cleanser; it once appeared in the Arctic ice plains region, where the Northern Union clashed with it head-on. It's a very formidable opponent, its frontal strength surpassing that of the Purifier."

Qin Ge exclaimed, "The Cleanser, in the Arctic ice plains? It seems the Nine Major Factions have indeed been hiding many things from us."

"That's natural, after all, Commander Qin Ge, your displayed strength is already very strong. They have begun to treat you as an equal, so you can't notice some more secret information, but ordinary information can still be learned from them." Mingshi said with a smile.

Qin Ge gave Mingshi a deep look, "Where exactly did you get this information from?"

"Hehe, Commander Qin Ge, this is my business secret; if I told you, I'd find it hard to make money." Mingshi said with a grin.

"Interesting." Qin Ge looked at Mingshi before him, then said, "Our fleet wants to develop some ship equipment technology and conduct research on fleet resources; we plan to order a batch of materials and devices from you—can you produce them?"

"Of course," Mingshi said confidently, "As a merchant, as long as the price is right, I can get anything Commander Qin Ge needs."

Qin Ge smiled, "It seems our future cooperation opportunities have increased a lot, but let's make it clear beforehand: if the Nine Major Factions pressure us, will you still trade with us?"

"Commander Qin Ge, you can rest assured; I have always been a merchant and do not belong to any faction of the Nine Major Factions. Therefore, I have no interest in whether the Nine Major Factions become Ten Major Factions; I am only interested in selling goods." Mingshi said with a grin.

Qin Ge smiled and extended his hand to Mingshi before him, "Then I wish us pleasant cooperation in the future."

"Pleasant cooperation!" Mingshi extended her sleeve and shook hands with Qin Ge.

"Then, Commander Qin Ge, what are you planning to buy today? Or do you want to continue gathering new information?" Mingshi, just after lowering her hand, looked at Qin Ge with eyes shining.

Qin Ge grinned, "I haven't decided what information I need yet; I don't know which aspect to obtain, or rather, the information I want is simply too much, so at the very least you should give me a price list."

Mingshi helplessly pressed her forehead, "I sell information based on the price of the questions you ask me, so Commander Qin Ge can prepare his questions first and then come find me."

"Of course, for payment, supplies, petroleum, cubes, and so on are all acceptable; of course, red gems are the best."

Qin Ge nodded in understanding, "I see; in that case, after I return later to hold a meeting and research which aspects of information and which items we need, I'll come back to find you."

But now I want to ask, do you have Oath Rings here?"

"Yes." Mingshi sized Qin Ge up and down, then said with a grin, "Commander Qin Ge, are you planning to buy ten? Or a hundred?"

"Cough..." Qin Ge was choked by Mingshi's retort, "I only need two, not that many. By the way, how many red gems does one Oath Ring cost?"

"One Oath Ring costs six hundred red gems; two Oath Rings cost one thousand two hundred red gems in total. Thank you for your patronage!" Mingshi said with eyes gleaming, then she stretched out her hand and a box of two Oath Rings appeared in her hand.

Qin Ge frowned, "Is there no discount for two Oath Rings?"

"Can love be discounted?" Mingshi retorted without hesitation.

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