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

Chapter 703 The Joy of Opening a Can, 'King of Cans' Achievement.

at the same time.

The moment the golden jar was smashed open, a system notification appeared in front of Cao Xing.

[Attention survivors! You have successfully opened the gold can, triggering the hidden achievement: 'King of Can Openers'.]

[King of Can Opening: This achievement will be activated by opening 100 cans of gold quality or higher.]

[Achievement Rewards: 'King of Can Opening (Title)'*1, Unopened Black Can*1.]

...

Upon seeing the notification, Cao Xing's eyes showed surprise.

"The 'King of Can Opening' achievement? You'll also get a title and a black can as a reward!"

"That's something I didn't expect."

Clearly, the reward for this achievement is quite good.

Putting aside the title, the black jar alone is already incredibly valuable!

Similarly, achieving this feat is extremely difficult.

After all, it takes opening 100 jars of gold quality or higher.

Even at the market price of 3 million each, it would still require at least 300 million kronor...

For the average survivor, this is an astronomical figure.

However, given Cao Xing's abilities, he does have a chance of succeeding.

"So it seems that with this hidden achievement here, the chances of me losing money by opening the can are even smaller."

"I could even collect a few more jars and have Liu Muxue and Xiao Chuchu open them together!"

After all, as survivors, they also have a sense of accomplishment.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing's lips curled up slightly, already planning how to obtain a large amount of funds to buy up jars on a large scale!
"Bam—!"

Upon hearing the sound of the jar breaking, the surrounding crowd stood on tiptoe, trying to see what had come out of the jar.

However, they were blocked by the figures of Bloom, Assam, and others, and could not see what was happening inside.

At the same time, after the golden jar shattered completely, Cao Xing and the others all looked in that direction.

On the ground, among a pile of broken pottery jars, lay dozens of gold coins.

And on top of this pile of gold coins, there is a colorful gemstone.

Besides that, there are some mithril ore.

Upon seeing this, the Lord of Oran City immediately showed disappointment.

"This is a relatively common opal bead, and the price of one is around 110 million."

"Those mithril ore pieces, all added up, are only worth about a hundred thousand crowns."

"Lord Cao Xing, it seems you've lost out..."

Cao Xing didn't say anything, but silently picked up everything on the ground.

[Received: 43 Ancient Gold Coins]

[Obtained: Gold Opal Orb *1]

[Received: Mithril Ore *17]

……

Although there were only three items, Cao Xing was not disappointed at all; instead, he had a slight smile on his face.

After all, for him, these 43 ancient gold coins alone are worth at least several million crowns!
As for the [Opal Bead] and [Mithril Ore], they were given as gifts.

There's no question of him losing money when he opens the jar.

Of course, the Lord of Oran and the others did not know the purpose of the ancient gold coins, nor could they use them to exchange for treasure chests.

Therefore, they are more likely to lose money when they open the can.

Cao Xing chuckled and shook his head, saying, "It's alright. I'm quite satisfied with what I've gained from this jar."

Let's continue browsing the other stalls.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Oran City glanced at him with some surprise.

It's unclear whether Cao Xing was genuinely satisfied or just trying to comfort himself.

However, he didn't say much and continued to follow behind Cao Xing.

The group strolled around the surrounding stalls a few more times.

This underground black market is known as one of the largest in the area, and it truly lives up to its reputation as the largest black market in the region.

As they walked along, they saw at least tens of thousands of strange and unusual things.

Various mechanical parts, gems, blueprints, weapons, and so on... a dazzling array that is hard to look away from.

Of course, most of these things were useless, or rather, useless to Cao Xing.

He didn't waste too much time on these props either.

The biggest goal right now is those jars!
However, as the Lord of Oran said, very few of these jars have been unearthed.

They searched every corner of the black market and only found three vendors selling these jars.

After some haggling, Cao Xing bought them all.

These three jars consist of two silver jars and one earthenware jar.

As for the gold jars, there weren't any.

Cao Xing bought those two silver jars for 70 crowns, which is equivalent to 35 crowns each, and that should be the market price.

As for earthenware pots, they are relatively cheap; you can buy one for 5 crowns.

Moreover, after receiving cashback from his Diamond Membership Card, it was equivalent to only spending 4 kronor.

At this moment, everyone gathered together again.

Cao Xing looked at the three jars in his backpack and thought to himself, "It is said that the items that can be opened from these silver jars and earthen jars are not of high value, so there is no need to hide them."

"In that case, let's just start."

After saying that, he first took out the earthenware pot and then threw it on the ground.

"Crack!!"

After the same crisp sound, the can shattered into pieces again.

Mixed in were some yellowish copper coins and some yellowish gemstone fragments, scattered everywhere.

Cao Xing waved his hand, collecting all these items, including the fragments of the can, into his backpack.

[Received: 22 Ancient Brass Coins]

[Obtained: Tiger Eye Pebble Fragment (Green) *3]

[Received: Copper Ore *28]

……

The contents of these earthenware pots are also quite good.

It contains a total of 22 ancient brass coins, and also comes with several green-quality gem fragments.

Cao Xing's lips curled into a smile.

However, a look of regret appeared on the face of the Lord of Oran City standing beside him.

"Lord Cao Xing, this earthenware pot is also a loss. It contains three tiger eye pebble fragments, each worth 3000 crowns on the market."

"With all that copper ore, it's less than 10,000 crowns."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing chuckled and said, "It's alright, just consider it entertainment."

"Let's keep going."

After saying that, he took out two more silver canisters from his backpack.

This time, Cao Xing plans to open both jars at the same time.

Hold the can by the bottom with both hands and throw it on the ground!
"Snap! Clap!"

After two crisp cracking sounds, silvery-white shards of the jar flew everywhere.

It also contained a large number of silver coins.

In addition, you can see several black magic rocks and a thumb-sized, sparkling black diamond!
Upon seeing this, the Lord of Oran City's eyes lit up.

He quickly calculated in his mind and said, "Huh? I actually got 9 magic stones, worth about 18."

"This black diamond is quite large, worth at least 60 yuan."

"Lord Cao Xing, you didn't lose out this time."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with a relieved smile.

After all, these two silver jars cost 70 crowns, and the items inside were worth at least 80 crowns.

It was definitely a profit.

Cao Xing also had a faint smile on his lips.

He continued to collect the silver coins and materials on the ground into his backpack.

[Received: 48 Ancient Silver Coins]

[Received: Magic Stone (Gold) *9]

[Received: 1 Black Diamonds]

[Received: 17 Eternal Gold Ore]

……

About an hour after entering the black market, I purchased four jars, spending a total of 375 million crowns.

The price after the discount with the Diamond Membership Card is 300 million kronor.

The materials extracted from it could fetch approximately 205 million kronor.

This is equivalent to a net loss of nearly one million crowns.

For others, this is already a pretty good result.

After all, the saying circulating in the black market, "Nine out of ten times you open an account, you lose money," is no joke.

However, Cao Xing looked at the ancient coins in his backpack and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

For him, these ancient coins far exceeded the value of the jar itself.

Lord Oran remarked with a sigh, "Lord Cao Xing, you are truly fortunate."

"The four jars only resulted in a loss of one million crowns. If we hadn't opened that gold jar, we could have even made a profit."

"Do you still want to open the jar now?"

Cao Xing smiled and shook his head, "Not for now."

"I've run out of crowns. I need to sell something to recover some of my losses, otherwise I won't be able to continue."

After listening, the Lord of Oran City pondered for a moment. Then he tentatively asked, "How about... I lend you some money first?"

After hearing this, Cao Xing turned to him and asked, "How many do you have?"

The Lord of Oran replied, "I brought about 60 million crowns with me on this trip."

"If Lord Cao Xing needs it, I can give it all to you."

Cao Xing did some mental calculations.

At 60 million crowns, based on the acquisition price, you could only get a maximum of 20 gold jars.

After smashing them all open, you can get about four hundred to six hundred ancient gold coins, which is equivalent to four gold treasure chests.

Although there are many, there should be more than just these jars in the entire black market.

Moreover... Cao Xing had also heard that in addition to silver and gold jars, there were even more precious black jars.

This is a jar that can contain relics; it must be much more expensive.

Cao Xing shook his head, a hint of regret in his voice: "It's not enough..."

"Lord, if I want to sell a batch of treasures I have to quickly raise more crowns, are there any relevant channels in the black market?"

He still possesses quite a few treasures.

Including the flesh of the legendary giant rhinoceros and the legendary elixir crafted by Francesca.

And the various crystals produced by the Crystal Clan.

According to the merchant from the Giants Merchant Guild, these crystals from the Crystal Clan are extremely valuable.

Even the most common dark crystal costs over 10 kronor per piece.

More advanced sparkling crystals can fetch prices as high as one or two million.

As for the most precious seven-colored crystal, it starts at tens of millions of crowns.

Cao Xing used all those colorful crystals to enhance legendary weapons and equipment.

The backpack contains approximately 130 Dark Crystals and Shining Crystals, worth roughly 30 million.

Then there were hundreds of thousands of mithril, eternal gold ingots, and crystals obtained from King Velen's treasure.

These are terrifying; they're probably worth at least tens of billions.

In addition, there are some special treasures, such as the Heart of the Treant, the Mad King's Fishing Rod, etc., all of which are of astonishing value.

It's fair to say that Cao Xing carries around things worth tens of billions of yuan with him.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Oran City pondered for a moment and replied, "If you want to sell treasures... then you'll have to go to the trading hall in the central area."

"A trading venue?" Cao Xing asked, somewhat surprised. "There are such places here?"

Lord Oran nodded. "Yes."

"This trading venue was set up by the Giant Axe Mercenary Group, which claims to be able to buy anything on the black market."

"As long as you dare to sell, they dare to buy."

"Of course... their acquisition price will be lower than the market price."

"In addition, you can also set up a stall here like everyone else and wait for others to come and choose."

Upon hearing the last suggestion, Cao Xing shook his head and said, "Setting up a stall is out of the question. I'm planning to hurry up and explore that ancient ruin."

"Let's just go to the trading venue and take a look."

"Yes, Lord Cao Xing, please follow me."

After saying this, Lord Oran led Cao Xing and his group toward the center of this underground black market.

Halfway there, they encountered a group of mercenaries blocking their way.

Cao Xing looked at the Lord of Oran City with a puzzled expression.

The city lord explained, "Lord Cao Xing, these are the people I was talking about, the ones responsible for verifying the funds."

"You need to prove you have 500 million crowns to get in."

Cao Xing nodded in realization.

However, he looked at his backpack and realized that he still had several million left when he entered the black market.

After opening those jars, he was completely bankrupt.

Only a few hundred thousand crowns remained.

Seemingly sensing Cao Xing's current situation, Lord Oran stepped forward first and greeted the mercenaries.

The mercenaries glanced at Lord Oran, then their gazes fell on Cao Xing.

Then he waved his hand and said, "Go in."

Seeing that they were allowed to pass, a smile appeared on the face of the Lord of Oran City.

He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you!"

Although, given his status as the Lord of Oran, he didn't take these mercenaries seriously at all, let alone thank them.

But there was nothing they could do; this was the territory of the Giant Axe Mercenary Group.

Adhering to the principle of "better to avoid trouble," everyone kept a low profile.

They traversed the outer ruins and entered the interior of the underground city.

The atmosphere here is noticeably different from outside.

First of all, most of the buildings here still retain their original shape.

Ancient buildings stand on both sides of the street.

After thousands of years, although its surface is mottled and worn, it still stands tall.

Compared to the vendors on the outskirts who simply sat on the ground and laid out cloths in the ruins to do business, things were much more elaborate inside the city.

Each of these vendors occupies a building, setting up their stalls in a neat and orderly manner.

Cao Xing chuckled and said, "Interesting. These people have actually opened a shop in the black market."

The city lord of Oran nodded and said, "Yes, this can also be considered a trading model in the underground black market."

"Most of the people who can occupy a building here to do business have some kind of background."

"The goods they have are relatively high-end, and the prices are also slightly higher."

“Some wealthy individuals, after arriving at the black market, look down on the goods on the periphery and come inside to select their items.”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "And unlike the vendors on the outskirts, the people doing business here are all protected by the Giant Axe Mercenary Group."

"Anyone who dares to cause trouble here or attack the merchants inside will be punished by the Giant Axe Mercenary Group."

Similarly, they would also pay a protection fee every month in exchange for the protection of the Giant Axe Mercenary Group.

Cao Xing nodded slightly, inwardly sighing.

This Giant Axe Mercenary Group is quite good at business.

This underground city has been completely abandoned after tens of thousands of years and has no value whatsoever.

However, they developed it into a massive underground black market.

It not only revitalizes them, but also generates substantial profits for them every day.

Of course, this is also related to the strength of the Giant Axe Mercenary Group.

The leader of this mercenary group is a legendary-level expert; that title alone is enough to suppress most people with ulterior motives.

If it were any other mercenary group, they would never be able to control such a large black market.

In any world, might makes right.

And this... also gave Cao Xing an idea.

"How about we develop that underground city next to my territory as well?"

After all, in terms of strength, Cao Xing has far more legendary experts under his command than the Giant Axe Mercenary Group.

Sending out any one of them would make them invincible below the level of a demigod.

But soon, Cao Xing shook his head.

After all, the reason the Giant Axe Mercenary Group was able to develop this place was because there was a large ancient ruin nearby.

What's in the blizzard-swept plains?
There was nothing there, so it couldn't attract any other people.

Therefore, this idea is not very realistic.

Before they knew it, they had crossed several streets.

As they walked toward the city center, they looked into the interiors of the shops.

To attract customers, shopkeepers would display their most valuable goods in the most prominent positions.

Along the way, Cao Xing actually saw some amazing things.

For example, inside a building, there is a large war machine that is at least five meters tall and made entirely of metal.

On its left and right hands, there is a cannon with a diameter of more than 30 centimeters, which looks very intimidating!
Cao Xing glanced at it.

Ancient Weapon: Type VII Battlefield Sweeping Robot (Tier 7)

[Level: Level 70]

Durability: 4500000/4500000

[Attack power: 15000~15000]

Armor: 3500~3500

Remaining Energy: 0/500000 units

(Note: In standby mode, it consumes 50 energy units per day; in combat mode, it consumes 10000 energy units per minute.)
(Note 2: Basic Magic Crystal = 100 energy units, Intermediate = 500 energy units, Advanced = 5000 energy units, Expert = 5 energy units, Master = 50 energy units)
[Skills: Devastating Barrage, Sweeping Charge, Death Energy Ray, Energy Shield]

[Ultimate Skill: End of Destruction - Battlefield Judgment!]

[Core Device: Master-Level Energy Core]

Current status: Not activated

……

Upon seeing the attributes above, Cao Xing was amazed.

This War Sweep Robot's stats are equivalent to, or even exceed, those of a level 70 Commander creature!
This ancient war machine is in no way inferior to the mechs of the goblin race.

It even made Cao Xing consider buying it.

Of course, the price of this "ancient weapon" is also quite outrageous, with the owner directly posting a price of 2 million on it.

Obviously, even if Cao Xing had the money, he wouldn't spend 200 million to buy one of these.

Shaking their heads, they continued their leisurely stroll forward.

Then, Cao Xing was drawn to a huge gun.

Tong Chuchu, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, her eyes filled with longing!
…………

(End of this chapter)