Chapter 65: The Shock of the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce.

Chapter 65: The Shock of the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce.

[Black Lion Chamber of Commerce: Hilton has shared his goods list with you. Do you accept?]

"Yes."

In the next moment, a dazzling array of items appeared before Cao Xing.

Upon seeing the names of those items, Cao Xing's eyes instantly lit up.

[Vigor Elixir (Blue)]: Price 30,000 crowns.

[Polar Ice Crystal Flower (Purple)]: Price 50,000 crowns.

[Ancient Weapon: Peacekeeper (Purple)]: Price 400,000 crowns.

[12.7mm Bullet]: Price 200 crowns each.

[Rock Crusher Greatsword (Purple)]: Price 310,000 crowns.

[Paladin's Shield (Gold)]: Price 900,000 crowns.

…

There were many items.

Although he couldn't see their attributes, just hearing their names made it clear they were highly extraordinary.

Among them, Cao Xing even saw a piece of gold equipment!

In this world, both materials and equipment were graded.

White was Common, Green was Excellent, Blue was Outstanding, Purple was Rare, and Gold was Exquisite.

And gold items often possessed irreplaceable functions and value.

One had to know that at the current stage, most Survivors were still fighting with basic white-grade weapons.

Owning even one or two pieces of green equipment made someone an expert.

But now, a piece of gold equipment was actually laid out before him!

One could only imagine how precious its value was!

However, the price tag on this gold equipment was also absurdly high, reaching a whopping 900,000 crowns.

Cao Xing could barely resist the urge to rob this caravan!

Damn it, there were just too many good things!

Seeing Cao Xing's eyes shining, the merchant Hilton smiled and said, "Lord Cao Xing, what do you think? Is there anything that catches your eye?"

Cao Xing tilted his head and glanced at him. "Yes, but I can't afford them…"

His entire net worth was only a little over ten thousand crowns, and that was obtained from wiping out two Prowler camps.

Not to mention Cao Xing, even among all the Blue Star Survivors, very few could boast having over ten thousand crowns.

Hearing Cao Xing's frank admission, the merchant Hilton chuckled and said, "No matter. Lord Cao Xing, you can check if you have any special items. If you are unsure of their value, you can let me have a look."

"If they are suitable, we will purchase them."

Cao Xing remembered that he indeed had some things on hand that could be sold.

So, Cao Xing first took out the [Viscous Liquid].

He asked tentatively, "Do you buy this?"

Hilton took it. "Oh? This is a type of lubricating material. After processing, it can be made into high-quality machine oil."

Cao Xing's lips twitched. Making machine oil out of mucus dropped by Molemen.

That really was a dark joke.

Hilton asked, "Lord Cao Xing, do you have a lot of this black liquid?"

Instead of answering, Cao Xing asked back, "Your Excellency Hilton, what price are you offering?"

A thoughtful look appeared in Hilton's eyes.

After a moment, he spoke, "How about 50 crowns per glob of liquid?"

Hearing this, Cao Xing nodded secretly.

This price should be considered very fair.

After all, [Viscous Liquid] was only a white-grade material, so being able to sell it for this price was quite decent.

Cao Xing had over three hundred globs of Viscous Liquid in his possession. Selling them all would yield a nice sum.

"That works. Your Excellency Hilton, let's trade at this price."

Hilton beamed with joy, and both parties quickly conducted a transaction.

[Transaction successful. You have lost Viscous Liquid * 346, and you have obtained coins * 17,300]

Then, Cao Xing glanced at his coin balance.

[Coins * 31,063]

Over thirty thousand coins was already a huge sum.

According to Hilton's selling prices, it was enough to buy a blue-quality piece of equipment.

Just then, Cao Xing remembered that he had one more thing he could sell.

It was something he had found in the Prowler camp—a [Black Diamond].

The system description said that this Black Diamond was highly valuable, but Cao Xing wasn't sure of its exact worth.

So, he tentatively took it out.

At this moment, the Black Diamond in Cao Xing's hand refracted a beautiful, multi-colored Aurora.

Before Cao Xing could speak, the moment he saw it, the merchant Hilton's pupils dilated, and he cried out in shock, "This is… This is a Black Diamond!"

"A Black Diamond that might not even appear in ten crystal mines!"

"My god! What am I seeing?"

At this moment, not only Hilton, but even the guards nearby stared in shock at the Black Diamond in Cao Xing's hand.

Because they knew very well just how precious its value was.

Some of the guards even had greedy looks in their eyes!

Sensing their gazes, Assam instantly drew his longsword and shielded Cao Xing.

Andrew also entered a combat stance.

Shua! Shua, shua!

Cao Xing's side's reaction prompted all the guards to draw their weapons as well.

The two sides instantly entered a tense, sword-drawn standoff.

Hilton also realized what was happening. He quickly turned around and barked at the guards behind him, "What do you think you're doing?!"

"Who gave you permission to point your weapons at the honorable Lord Cao Xing?!"

"Put your weapons down! Put them down!"

Hilton's face flushed red, and he looked extremely furious!

The guards obeyed the order and gradually lowered their weapons.

Hilton said with a face full of rage, "Apologize to this Lord, all of you! Right now!"

Seeing Hilton's intense reaction, Cao Xing was also a bit surprised.

But he quickly understood the reason.

"If anyone ruins this business for me, I will definitely report it to the Frostbite Mercenary Group and have you all packed up and fired!"

Hearing this, the mercenaries' expressions changed instantly.

Including the two strong Shires, they all lowered their weapons.

Kneeling on one knee in the snow, they said respectfully, "We are deeply sorry, esteemed Chosen Lord!"

"It is truly because it was our first time seeing such a large Black Diamond. We were too shocked and startled you all. We express our deepest self-reproach."

"We hope this Chosen Lord can forgive our recklessness."

Seeing the mercenaries' sincere apology, Cao Xing waved his hand.

"It's fine, put your weapons away."

Assam and the others obeyed, sheathing their longswords.

Sarah, who had already sneaked to the rear of the caravan, also gradually revealed herself.

Seeing this, Hilton breathed a sigh of relief.

He was truly afraid that Cao Xing would refuse to do business with him because of the guards' actions.

He knew better than anyone that this Black Diamond held incredible value.

At this moment, Hilton asked tentatively, "Esteemed Chosen Lord, I wonder if you would be willing to sell this Black Diamond in your hand to our Black Lion Chamber of Commerce?"

Cao Xing gripped the Black Diamond in his hand, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

From their reactions, it was clear that the price of this Black Diamond must be extremely high.

It would definitely even exceed the value of a purple-grade piece of equipment.

As for whether it could rival gold equipment, that was hard to say.

Thus, Cao Xing asked, "Your Excellency Hilton, what price do you plan to offer?"

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