Chapter 2101

Looking at the price, Xiaoyue couldn't help but exclaim, "So expensive!"

Lu Feng smiled and said, "Our chamber of commerce clearly marks all our prices."

Lin Moyu asked, "If I want to pay with fine-grade origin crystals, is that possible?"

Lu Feng immediately replied, "Of course, the ratio of fine-grade origin crystals to ordinary origin crystals is also one to ten."

Lin Moyu did the math; if he wanted to buy high-grade technological magic treasures, he would need 10 fine-grade tier-five origin crystals.

If he bought mid-grade information, it would require 100 tier-three origin crystals. Converted to fine-grade origin crystals, just one fine-grade tier-four origin crystal would be enough.

Xiaoyue's little head spun rapidly, and once she figured it out, she let out a sigh of relief.

When she practiced, she always carried a fine-grade tier-five origin crystal with her. Calculated this way, she was much more extravagant.

Xiaoyue felt that Lin Moyu was truly good to her. She was really lucky to have met such a good master.

Lin Moyu had an idea. "Could you please show me the prices for the maps?"

Chairman Lu immediately interfaced with the formation, and the map prices were projected.

The categorization of the maps was even more detailed, with many different classification methods and varying prices.

Ranging from small areas near individual cities to large regions controlled by various holy lands.

There were also maps of the Southern Continent divided into four regions—east, south, west, and north—as well as a map of the entire Southern Continent.

As for a map of the entire Origin Continent, Lin Moyu did not see a price listed.

He had previously thought the information on technological magic treasures was already very expensive, but he hadn't expected the maps to be even pricier.

The prices of the maps ranged from the cheapest at 1,000 tier-one origin crystals to the most expensive at 1,000 tier-six origin crystals.

The cheapest map among them covered an extremely small area, not even a third of the region controlled by the Hanshui Holy Land.

The most expensive map was the one of the entire Southern Continent.

Lin Moyu asked, "Why are the maps so expensive?"

Chairman Lu smiled and explained, "That is because our Lufeng Chamber of Commerce guarantees lifetime updates and replacements for any maps we sell."

"You should also know that in places without origin spirit veins, the terrain changes very quickly. Almost every few hundred years, drastic changes occur, rendering previous maps useless."

"As long as it's a map purchased from our chamber of commerce, you can bring the old map back, and we can update it once every ten years, for life."

Lin Moyu suddenly realized. So that was why. Looking at it this way, it wasn't that expensive.

Chairman Lu continued, "Not only do we offer lifetime replacements, but we also support map upgrades. You can upgrade your map to a larger one simply by paying the price difference."

"If you feel our map is inaccurate, we also have a buyback service, where we can buy it back at a fifty percent discount of the purchase price."

"Our chamber of commerce considers everything for our customers, striving to make our service as perfect as possible!"

The Lufeng Chamber of Commerce had indeed thought of every possibility. Purely in terms of service, this price did not seem so exorbitant.

Lin Moyu thought for a moment, then took out several maps. "Can these be upgraded or bought back?"

Chapter 2538: Exchanging origin crystals

Looking at the maps Lin Moyu took out, Chairman Lu's lips couldn't help but twitch.

These maps indeed all came from the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce.

The Lufeng Chamber of Commerce marked every map it sold. With one look, Chairman Lu knew that the original owners of these maps were all Heavenly Venerables.

However, these maps had now fallen into Lin Moyu's hands, and the outcome was self-evident. These people were all dead, and the maps had become Lin Moyu's spoils of war.

One map meant one Heavenly Venerable.

Lin Moyu had taken out seven maps, which meant he had killed at least seven Heavenly Venerables.

It was probably more than seven, as not every Heavenly Venerable would purchase a map.

Lin Moyu's image in Chairman Lu's eyes instantly changed. Previously, he was just a young genius, but now, the words "God of Death" had to be appended.

Chairman Lu did not touch the maps. "I'm sorry, but our chamber of commerce only buys back and upgrades maps for their original owners."

"So that's how it is. It seems these things are useless then." Lin Moyu wasn't disappointed; this outcome was actually quite normal.

Lin Moyu said, "Then give me a map of the Wen Dao Sect."

In the Southern Continent, there were four holy lands, three major sects, and two super families.

They were all Seven-Star forces, ruling over most of the Southern Continent.

The Wen Dao Sect was one of the three major sects, and its strength was not weaker than the Hanshui Holy Land.

The land of providence that Lin Moyu had previously sent Mist to look for was within the Wen Dao Sect's sphere of influence, and it happened to border the Hanshui Holy Land's territory.

It belonged to the border area between the two forces, which was also a relatively suitable place for a new force to develop.

The map of the Wen Dao Sect was priced at 1,000 tier-three origin crystals.

Lin Moyu also requested the mid-grade technological magic treasure information, priced at 100 tier-three origin crystals.

The two items totaled 1,100 tier-three origin crystals. This price was already extremely expensive for low-tier Heavenly Venerables.

Yet Lin Moyu was very generous. With a wave of his hand, he directly produced 110 fine-grade tier-three origin crystals.

These origin crystals were all his spoils of war. The entire net worth of the Heavenly Venerables he killed belonged to him now, making Lin Moyu a bona fide little wealthy man.

Chairman Lu did not care where Lin Moyu's origin crystals came from. He took a portion of them and said, "You are a premium member of our chamber of commerce, so you get a twenty percent discount on ordinary goods."

"After the discount, this transaction totals 880 tier-three origin crystals."

Lin Moyu remembered that Lu Fengyao had once told him that premium members get a twenty percent discount when purchasing items.

After Chairman Lu received the origin crystals, he immediately had someone deliver the information and the map.

The information was stored in a jade slip. The jade slip was one-time use; it could only be read once and would automatically destroy itself afterward.

Furthermore, Lin Moyu was not allowed to leak the information inside the jade slip. When transmitting information, the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce would require the buyer to make a soul oath to keep it confidential.

Otherwise, the market would have long been flooded with identical information, and the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce would not be able to make any money.

The map, however, could be used by others, but anyone wishing to upgrade or replace it had to come in person.

Lin Moyu could understand all of this.

Right in front of Chairman Lu, he finished reading all the information on the technological magic treasures, and the jade slip automatically destroyed itself.

Chairman Lu smiled and said, "It has been a pleasure doing business with Mr. Lin. I hope Mr. Lin is also satisfied with our service."

Lin Moyu smiled and said, "I have a question. Chairman Lu said just now that premium members get a twenty percent discount on ordinary goods. What about non-ordinary goods?"

Chairman Lu flashed an understanding smile. The reason he had said that was precisely to prompt Lin Moyu to ask this.

"Our chamber's merchandise can be divided into three categories. The first is ordinary goods. The second is fine-grade goods, which require certain additional conditions to purchase, such as paying with fine-grade origin crystals or having a corresponding cultivation realm."

"As for the third category, they are auction items. The chamber of commerce regularly holds auctions where you can buy things that are rarely seen normally."

"However, not just anyone can attend the auctions. Of course, with your status as a premium member, Mr. Lin, you are fully eligible to participate."

Following Chairman Lu's tone, Lin Moyu expressed some interest. "Could Chairman Lu reveal what kind of things can be bought at the auction?"

Chairman Lu's tone suddenly became mysterious, and his voice quickly dropped. "All kinds of things. Not just objects, but other things as well, such as beautiful women and the like."

Lin Moyu understood. In the auction, besides auctioning items, they could also buy and sell living beings.

As far as he knew, forces on the Origin Continent fought and slaughtered one another, and some people from the losing side would become slaves. These slaves could be bought and sold.

The Origin Continent was far more cruel than the Great World.

Lin Moyu asked, "Will spiritual materials and spiritual origin crystals also appear at the auction?"

Chairman Lu shook his head. "Every auction is different, so I'm not entirely sure what specific items will be there. If Mr. Lin wants to know, you can go and see for yourself."

"The next auction is in ten days. Although it's not a large-scale auction, there will still be quite a few good things."

"If Mr. Lin wishes to go, I can take the initiative to reserve a room for you."

Lin Moyu thought about it. "I will be staying in Lei City for a few more days anyway, so there's no harm in going to take a look."

Chairman Lu smiled and said, "Then Mr. Lin can prepare some fine-grade origin crystals. The items at the auction will all be settled in fine-grade origin crystals."

Lin Moyu smiled and said, "Then please help me exchange some. I still have some ordinary origin crystals on hand, let's exchange them all into fine-grade ones."

Chairman Lu said, "No problem, but exchanging them this way might cause you to lose out a bit."

Lin Moyu waved his hand. "No matter! By the way, I also have a batch of magic treasures I want to sell to you. I wonder if you accept them?"

Chairman Lu had already guessed where the magic treasures came from, and he readily agreed, "We do, but the price will be lower than the market rate."

"No problem."

Saying that, he took out the tier-three and above origin crystals he had recently acquired, along with over a dozen magic treasures.

These were all spoils of war; losing out a little was fine, he didn't mind.

Although origin crystals could not be exchanged from low-tier to high-tier, within the same tier, fine-grade and ordinary ones could be exchanged.

In the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce, exchanging fine-grade for ordinary was a ratio of one to ten.

Conversely, it was one to twelve, as the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce wanted to earn a spread.

Adding everything up, the entire net worth of over twenty Heavenly Venerables had all become Lin Moyu's wealth.

In addition to origin crystals, there was also a batch of Heavenly Venerable Realm magic treasures.

These magic treasures were not of high grade and were considered ordinary goods even within the Heavenly Venerable Realm. They had no special attributes and were not made of spiritual materials, so they could no longer be used to summon Elemental Liches.

Looking at the magic treasures and origin crystals, Chairman Lu lamented once again. Lin Moyu's combat strength must be extraordinary; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to kill so many Heavenly Venerables.

However, he was a merchant; he only cared about doing business and didn't bother with what Lin Moyu had done.

The magic treasures Lin Moyu took out were bought by him at an extremely low price, and he could make a tidy profit by turning them around and selling them.

In fact, Chairman Lu really liked customers like Lin Moyu, who never bargained.

Chapter 2539: Merging Origins, Methods of Making Money

Chairman Lu handed a storage ring to Lin Moyu. "The origin crystals you exchanged are all inside. Please count them."

Lin Moyu put away the storage ring without even looking. "No need, I trust Chairman Lu."

Chairman Lu smiled slightly. "Thank you for your trust, Mr. Lin. In ten days, I will await your grand arrival."

Lin Moyu nodded and stood up to leave.

Chairman Lu personally escorted him, all the way to the entrance.

A premium member deserved this kind of treatment.

Upon reaching the door, Lin Moyu suddenly asked, "Has Lu Fengyao returned?"

Chairman Lu froze for a moment, not reacting immediately. Only after two seconds did…

…a sharp gleam burst from his eyes. "Is Mr. Lin referring to Miss Feng Yao?"

Lin Moyu nodded. "Yes, I wonder if she has returned."

Chairman Lu shook his head and said, "She hasn't returned yet."

Lin Moyu uttered an 'oh', said nothing more, and turned to leave.

It wasn't until Lin Moyu vanished from his sight that Chairman Lu hurriedly ran back into the chamber of commerce, constantly murmuring, "He actually knows Miss Feng Yao."

After returning, Chairman Lu activated the formation to run a query.

He discovered that Lin Moyu's premium membership was indeed given by Lu Fengyao.

Although Lu Fengyao and he both shared the surname Lu, their statuses in the chamber of commerce were worlds apart.

Lu Fengyao was a direct descendant, and a direct descendant among direct descendants, whereas he was merely a member of a branch family.

If nothing unexpected happened, Lu Fengyao would become a Dao Venerable in the future and hold great power.

It wouldn't even be surprising if she became the head of the chamber of commerce.

Since Lin Moyu's premium membership was given by Lu Fengyao, it showed that Lin Moyu was someone Lu Fengyao valued.

"Fortunately, I was polite enough to Mr. Lin; otherwise, I would have offended Miss Feng Yao."

"I remember Miss Feng Yao went to the Boundary Sea to participate in the World Dispute. Mr. Lin said Miss Feng Yao is coming back soon, could it be…"

Chairman Lu's eyes instantly sparkled as he thought of a possibility.

If Lu Fengyao returned, she would surely return in the posture of a victor of the World Dispute.