Global Coming: Farming with my sister-in-law in the end times

Chapter 558: Chamber of Commerce Routines, Slave Trading (5200)

Merchant Olkan explained excitedly: "These crystals are extremely valuable!"

"Even an ordinary dark crystal is worth more than 100,000 crowns."

"And a single sparkling crystal can even be sold for a high price of over millions of crowns!"

"Moreover, there are even more precious and rare colorful crystals, any one of which costs tens of millions!"

"However, the probability of producing this kind of colorful crystal is too low. It is rare even among the entire Crystal People."

At this point, Orkan changed the subject, looked at him with a smile and said, "Lord Cao Xing, are you interested in these crystal people?"

A strange look appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"Just by swallowing the crystal stones, you can produce crystals of amazing value."

"Such a rare and valuable species, would you be so kind as to sell it to me instead of keeping it yourself?"

There was doubt in his tone.

The goatee on Orkan's chin twitched slightly.

Faced with Cao Xing's questioning, there was a hint of panic in his pupils.

But he immediately regained his composure and explained with a wry smile, "It's like this, Lord Cao Xing."

"Although these crystal people can spit out crystals of astonishing value, it is not easy to feed them!"

"You need to eat a lot of crystals regularly, whether it's Frost White Crystal, Shadow Amethyst, etc..."

“This high-grade material is not only expensive, but also very rare.”

"If we don't feed them crystal stones for a while, these crystal people will starve to death, and then we will lose all our money!"

"Moreover, they will only produce crystals if you feed them enough crystal stones. This means that you need to invest before you can get a return."

Olkan's explanation makes sense.

After all, this kind of crystal stone is not something that can be received casually.

Come to think of it, he actually controlled a vein of white crystal stone.

The mine was very large, and it took more than a hundred goblins nearly two months of full mining to mine all the white crystals.

But it only brought Cao Xing 12 units of white crystal.

During this period, a lot of crystals were consumed in making robots and repairing ancient swords.

There are not many crystal reserves left in the territory.

But it doesn’t matter, because the cooling time of the Shining Throne is almost up, and there is a high probability that other crystal mines can be found.

Therefore, if he could buy this group of crystal people, it might really bring him a lot of profits.

Of course, Cao Xing didn't just listen to this guy's bragging.

Instead, he planned to check the properties of these crystal people first.

However, when he looked over, he found that these crystal people had a layer of shielding device on their bodies, blocking his detection.

Fortunately, Cao Xing's Eye of True Vision is still quite powerful.

Directly penetrated the shields on these crystal people and saw their information.

【Name: Sanye Stone】

[Race: Crystal People]

[Level: Level 31 (Level Elite Creature)]

[HP: 41225/41225]

[Attack power: 1894~1917]

[Armor: 385~417]

[Skill: Crystal Body (Physical damage received is reduced by 30%, but cracks will appear when health drops below 50%, and in serious cases, the body will shatter)
Survival Instinct (When the Crystal People encounter danger, their movement speed will instantly burst by 200%, and their dodge probability will increase by 30% until they are out of danger.)
Crystal Shine (When the tribe members are in danger, the tribe elite will emit a strong light, blocking the enemy's sight and increasing the dodge rate of all tribe members by 20%. Cooldown time: 3 minutes)]

[Talent: Crystal Transformation (You can eat various crystals, and after digestion, you will produce three kinds of precious gems, including Dark Crystal (Purple), Flash Crystal (Gold), and Colorful Crystal (Orange).]

(Note: The probability of producing dark crystal is 80%, the probability of producing flashing crystal is 20%, and the probability of producing colorful crystal is 1%...)
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A look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

As Orkan said, this is a special race that can produce crystals by eating crystals.

Although it is not yet known what the function of these crystals is.

But the system said that these crystals are very precious, and it is obvious that their value is not low.

And among them, there are even crystals of epic quality.

Of course, the more precious the crystal, the lower the probability.

But this also aroused Cao Xing's interest.

After all, with the blessing of the [Shining Throne], he can continue to discover more rare mineral veins, including various crystal mines.

There is no need to worry about the food problem for this group of crystal people.

So Cao Xing asked, "How are you going to sell this batch of Crystal People?"

After hearing this, Orkan's eyes gradually narrowed.

He knew that Cao Xing was moved.

He glanced at him with a sly look, then said with a smile:

"Lord Cao Xing, this is not the first time we have traded, and I know your character."

"There are a total of 112 crystal people here. If I sell them retail, I will sell them at a price of 500 million crowns per person."

"But... as mentioned before, these crystal people are group creatures. If they are separated from their tribe, they may stop eating and die in a short time."

"If you want, I suggest buying all of these crystal people. I'll give you a package price!"

Cao Xing's eyes showed a strange look, "What's the package price?"

Orkan hesitated for two seconds, as if he had made some difficult decision.

He said directly: "For Lord Cao Xing's sake, I will take a loss and give you a total of 5 million crowns. How about that?"

Cao Xing took another deep look at the shifty businessman.

Although he did have more than a billion kronor in his backpack, he didn't want to be a sucker.

Cao Xing must be crazy to spend 500 million kronor to buy a group of slaves of uncertain specific value!

So he said, "Mr. Olkan, I can't afford such a high price. You should go find someone else."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Seeing this, the businessman immediately grabbed his sleeve and said quickly: "Lord Cao Xing, don't worry, we can talk about the price again if you are not satisfied."

He looked at Cao Xing with a smile, and his eyes suggested that he could bargain.

Cao Xing thought for a moment and stretched out five fingers.

"I can only offer 500,000 crowns per person."

Hearing the price, Orkan suddenly felt a toothache.

He found that Lord Cao Xing was very rude every time he bargained.

Even if others are more ruthless, they will cut it in half.

He was so good that he chopped directly on the sole of the foot!

If it were an ordinary businessman, he would probably just refuse directly at this time and would not bother to continue trading with Cao Xing.

And this Orkan seemed to realize that Cao Xing must have a lot of assets since he owned such a large territory.

I don't want to give up this big customer.

So, with a look of embarrassment on his face, he said:

"Lord Cao Xing, your price is really too low..."

“In order to capture this group of crystal people, we went deep into the mountains and many mercenaries died along the way.

"It cost tens of millions of crowns just to provide pensions to the families of these mercenaries."

"Taking into account the cost of transportation and the cost of feeding them crystals during this period, I will lose money if I sell them like this..."

"Can you please add some more?"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment and glanced at the group of mercenaries.

Then he nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I'll add a little more..."

A smile suddenly appeared on Orkan's face, and then he saw Cao Xing stretched out a finger.

Olkan asked tentatively, "One...one million?"

Cao Xing said: "Add another 100,000."

"For each crystal people, I can only offer a maximum of 600,000 crowns."

This price once again made Olkan roll his eyes.

Cao Xing said directly: "Six hundred thousand is the highest price I can accept. My territory has been developed for too short a time and I don't have many assets."

"I can't let my territory fall into a development dilemma of insufficient funds just to buy this batch of crystal people."

Cao Xing's words were well-reasoned, but after hearing it, Orkan showed hesitation on his face again.

After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "If that's the case, then I'll also give Lord Cao Xing a bottom price!"

"How about one million crowns per crystal person?"

"If it gets any lower, we'll really lose a lot of money on this trip!"

He seemed extremely distressed.

Cao Xing pondered for a moment.

Obviously, at the price of one million per Crystal Man, he really got a great bargain.

After all, according to Orkan, a [Shining Crystal] is worth millions.

Although the probability is a bit low, with a population of more than one hundred crystal humans, a considerable amount can still be produced.

Moreover, these crystal people do not only produce crystals once. As long as they are fed crystals regularly, they will produce a batch of crystals every once in a while.

As Orkan said, this is indeed a race that spits out golden eggs.

This also made Cao Xing a little suspicious. Could this guy really be so kind? After all, the nature of businessmen is to pursue profit.

Even though Orkan appears to be very distressed, these businessmen are very shrewd and have great acting skills.

Maybe there are tricks behind it that you can't see.

However... Cao Xing's strength is there, so he is not worried that this guy will plot against him.

As long as these crystal people reach their territory, they will never be able to escape from their grasp.

So he replied: "Okay, let's take this price. I want this batch of crystal people."

When the businessman heard Cao Xing's agreement, he immediately smiled.

"Lord Cao Xing is really straightforward!"

"In that case, let's make the deal now?"

Cao Xing didn't say much, he just took out a green backpack, which contained exactly 1.12 million kronor, and threw it over.

"then."

After Orkan got the back of this space, he confirmed the amount of coins inside and smiled again.

However, they still haven't completed the deal.

Only when that group of slaves is traded to Cao Xing will the transaction be considered complete.

"Lord Cao Xing, wait a moment. I will have these guards release these crystal people."

Having said this, he suddenly paused.

"But...I suggest you call a few more soldiers over."

"These crystal people are very good at escaping, and they still refuse to completely submit to us."

"They might escape once they are out of the cage, and it will be difficult to catch them then."

He seemed to be considering Cao Xing.

But Cao Xing smiled and shook his head: "No need, they can't run away."

There was full confidence in his tone.

Through the system panel, Cao Xing had already seen the skills of these crystal people, and their ability to escape was indeed powerful.

There are also two or three elite creatures among them that can increase the tribe members' movement speed even more.

However, these abilities are useless in the face of absolute strength.

After hearing this, Orkan showed a barely perceptible smile.

It seemed that Cao Xing's decision was exactly what he wanted.

He stopped trying to persuade them, and turned to the mercenaries and said, "Release all these crystal people."

The mercenaries beside the carriage immediately did as they were told.

However, there was a hint of pity in his eyes when he looked at Cao Xing.

That look was like looking at a fool...

"Click..."

The sound of chains dragging continued.

Cages were opened one after another.

The group of crystal people walked out of the cage with a tentative look on their faces.

The crystal-like legs stepped on the edge of the carriage, making a "crackling" sound of stones colliding.

They all seemed to be quite honest and had no intention of escaping as Orkan said.

The businessman smiled and said, "Lord Cao Xing, they are yours now."

"Okay." Cao Xing nodded slightly.

At this point, their transaction was officially completed.

At the same time, the system prompt appears.

[Transaction successful: You gained [Crystal Clan]*112 people, and you lost [Coins]*1.12 million...]
[Ding! The item [Diamond Membership Card] takes effect, and 20% of the coins from this transaction will be returned to you. You have obtained [Coins]*2240 million...]
Cao Xing was very happy. He didn't expect that purchasing slaves was also within the scope of the [Membership Card]. This prop was really great.

I saved myself more than 20 million kronor!

Just as Cao Xing was about to go over and bring these crystal people back to his territory.

One of the crystal people, who was about 1.8 meters tall, thin and extremely bony, suddenly burst into light!

The light was so strong that it even blocked the vision of everyone on the field.

It is the elite skill of the Crystal People - Crystal Shining.

Not only can it blind the enemy, but it can also speed up other crystal people.

This also means that they are ready to escape!
Sure enough, the moment the light burst out, the group of crystal people began to act at the same time.

Like a group of frightened birds, they fled in all directions at an extremely fast speed!

The shadows of these crystal people can be seen everywhere.

Obviously, given the current situation, even if Cao Xing sent out all the combatants in the territory to capture people, most of them would escape.

Olkan showed a hint of anxiety on his face, and said quickly, "Help Lord Cao Xing catch them!"

Hearing this, the group of mercenaries quickly took action.

However, their speed is far inferior to that of the Crystal People who are bursting out at full strength.

After running a few steps, the distance between them was left behind.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing was not panicked, but a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Because he already understood Orkan's tactics.

These crystal people had already been tamed by him and had been trained in advance.

Orkan first sold these crystal people to nobles or other lords at extremely low prices.

After the transaction is completed, the crystal people will start to escape quickly.

With their escape skills, it is difficult to catch them back.

And those lords or nobles who took advantage will lose everything!
Afterwards, Orkan will take these crystal people back and look for the next big enemy to trade with.

Moreover, the other lords could not say anything about this matter.

After all, he was unaware of all this, the deal was already over, and they could only accept it.

However, although Cao Xing saw through Orkan's tactics, he was still not in a hurry.

They are just a group of third and fourth level creatures, how could they escape from his control?
The wind wings behind Cao Xing fluttered slightly, and then carried him into the air.

The next moment, he raised his staff, and a deep magical aura gradually spread throughout his body.

At the same time, a powerful ice spirit phantom appeared and merged into himself in an instant!

"Buzz!"

A powerful magical power burst out instantly!
It makes people feel a sense of destructive oppression!

Cao Xing took a glance.

On his skill bar, those small skills such as Ice Spear, Ice Wall, etc. all turned red, which also meant entering the no-CD mode.

A system prompt appears.

[Successfully used the skill [Ice Spirit Possession]. In the next 30 seconds, all small skills will enter a no CD state. Affected by the talent [Eternal Power], this skill has become permanent...]
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At this moment, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Then he raised his staff.

"Wow!"

A wall of ice suddenly appeared in front of one of the crystal people.

Because he couldn't dodge in time, he crashed into it with a 'bang' sound, making a crisp 'crack' sound.

Just as this crystal man staggered and was about to get up and escape again, he suddenly saw a shocking scene!
Walls of ice rose up one after another in front of her and spread out in all directions, gradually forming an encirclement.

"Crash!"

In the blink of an eye, at least hundreds of ice walls appeared!
At this moment, this group of crystal people suddenly realized something.

This lord from another world actually wanted to surround them all by releasing a large number of ice walls!
Thinking of this, these crystal people began to flee frantically again.

However, as mentioned before, no matter how fast you are, you can't be faster than Cao Xing's casting speed.

Walls of ice rose up, blocking their way.

Just after Cao Xing released nearly six hundred ice walls in a row, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his head.

He knew that this was a sign of mental exhaustion.

Without any hesitation, he threw two drops of top-quality sap into his mouth.

Instantly, a sense of clarity came through my brain and my mental strength was replenished.

So, Cao Xing continued to swing his staff.

"Crash!"

More ice walls appeared one after another, and were about to form a complete encirclement that would completely surround them!

At this moment, not only the group of crystal people, but even Orkan showed anxiety on his face.

He even wanted to send those mercenaries to help other crystal people escape.

However, looking at the figure flying in the sky at this moment, there was a terrifyingly powerful magical power.

Orkan finally cut off this dangerous idea!
He had already seen it through Cao Xing's outburst.

This lord from another world possesses the strength of at least level seven, and is also a magician!
A strong man of this level can kill all the people he brought with him with just one large spell!

Now Orkan can only hope that these crystal people escape fast enough, or that their magic power is exhausted.

However, what made him despair was that the lord from another world in the air was still releasing ice walls, like a monster that would never get tired!
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(End of this chapter)