Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 632 Saiyan Market Research: Insider Secrets of Private Deals with Discounts

Of course, setting up a stall isn't about making money; after all, how much money can you make from that?
Wanpa Star needs to optimize the materials list for its power engine, which cannot be satisfied simply by making money from individuals.

Why set up a stall again?

This is because Broly wanted to figure out the value of what he possessed on Lyca.

While using a stall to conduct market research may not be very professional, it can still serve as a reference.

"Friend, what are you selling here?"

As soon as Broly, who looked like an alien, set up his stall, some Lyca and Boman people quickly stopped in front of it. One of the Lyca people reached out and touched the half-human-sized Baya fruit, and asked Broly, who was the stall owner, with some curiosity.

Because there are all kinds of people in the universe, this person did not treat Broly like a child just because he looked like one.

It's worth mentioning that one important reason why Saiyans maintain their juvenile form before adulthood is to reduce the vigilance of the native inhabitants of the planets they intend to conquer until the Saiyan children have fully grown up.

(This is Jaco's explanation of why Saiyans maintain their juvenile form before adulthood in another manga by Akira Toriyama that crosses over with Dragon Ball, "Galactic Patrolman Jaco".)
“The thing you touched is called a Baya Fruit. It’s a fruit produced by a giant monster called a Baya Beast from my planet, Wanpa.”

Broly explained.

"Baya Beast?" The Lyca man frowned. He was certain he had never heard of such a monster before, so he asked out of curiosity, "What kind of monster is it? What does it look like?"

"Uh……"

Broly pondered for a moment, then used flame magic to change the color of his aura, controlling it to form a three-dimensional image of the Baya Beast in the air.

"It looks something like this, but in reality, it's much bigger than this, basically as tall as the building over there."

Broly pointed to a futuristic metal building in the distance and added.

"No wonder this fruit is so big!"

People lingering in front of the stall marvel at the distant building, marveling at the sight of such a large monster, something they usually only see in space monster magazines.

Are you a psychic?

Some people were curious about Bro's use of air to create his paintings and asked him about his profession.

In this universe, there are not only martial artists, but also a variety of other strange and wonderful professions.

They may all be using qi, but because the way they use qi is different, they are given different names.

Yes, there can be multiple different names used to refer to the same profession.

"I'm just a boxer and swordsman who knows a bit of magic, not some kind of psychic."

Broly shook his head.

"Then how do you sell this?"

The Lyca people who were touching the fruit asked about the price.

What price are you willing to pay?

Broly didn't know the value of the goods, so he passed the buck back to Broly.

"If you're sincere, I'll sell."

he added.

"How about 100,000 Lyca coins?"

The Leica man hesitated for a moment, then tried to make a bid.

In the universe, interstellar trade is a very profitable industry. Some things that are very cheap in their place of origin may be sold for an astronomical price after being transported to other planets.

However, the target of this large red fruit looks to be a very dangerous monster that is not easy to deal with, so you can imagine how difficult it is to obtain this fruit.

But he wasn't very wealthy. He could afford to spend one or two months' salary to buy a fruit from a big monster to try, but he would feel bad if he wanted more.

Broly: "..."

If a single Baya Beast Fruit can sell for 10 Lyca Coins, then he must have tens of thousands of Baya Beast Fruits that he brought here in his space. Wouldn't he be able to easily sell them for 10 billion Lyca Coins?

Just as he was somewhat stunned, the Lyca man in front of him, who was touching the fruit, changed his expression for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "I can only add another 2 at most. If that's not enough, I'll have to give up."

Upon hearing this, Bro looked at the green-skinned man in front of the stall with some anticipation, but when he saw that the man did not continue to raise the price and was about to leave with a regretful expression, he quickly said, "Alright, you are very sincere, I will sell you the Baya Beast Fruit at a discount."

Pay in one hand and deliver in one hand.

Just as the other person was about to leave with the fruit, Broly called out to him again: "Esteemed guest, I also have clothes woven from Baya fur. Would you like to take a look?"

As he spoke, the boy picked up a green Baya beast sweater and began to promote it.

Although Broly had never set up a stall, he had at least helped out at Wiz's magic item shop before.

Now, he's quite adept at entertaining guests.

"Woo..."

The Lyca man, who had been persuaded to buy the Baya Beast Suit, stopped in his tracks. He was actually a huge monster enthusiast and subscribed to every issue of the annual Cosmic Monster Magazine.

How much do you want for this?

After hesitating for a while, the man asked about the price.

After thinking for a moment, Broly offered 24 Lyca coins.

Of course, he quoted a price in a tone of discounting.

"As my first customer, I'll sell this dress to you for 24 Lyca coins."

Broly looked intently at the other person, willing to offer a discount if the other person showed any sign of wanting to leave.

"Okay, I bought it."

However, the Lyca customer in front of him only hesitated for a moment before nodding and paying for the clothes without haggling.

"Ah, don't rush off. I also have the leg meat of a monster from the same planet as the Baya Beast, the Wanpa Spider. Its meat is sweet and delicious..."

Broly then used air to create the Vampa spider and continued to promote his new products.

"No, really no, if we buy any more, our family's finances will go into deficit."

The Lyca people fled in panic. Broly watched their departing figures, and the message "[Mid-Deng, get more gold coins]" flashed through his mind, leaving him with a slight sense of regret.

"Do you still have the monster suit that was sold?"

And just after the first customer fled in panic, another person came forward to inquire.

The other party was neither a Lyca nor a Boman, but an unknown alien with a lot of metal structures on its body, who seemed very interested in the Baya beast suit that had been bought.

"Have."

Broly nodded, then reached into the Crystal Palace space and took out a set of green clothes and a red fruit to fill the empty space on the stall.

"Space device?"

The metallic man, who looked somewhat like a machine, was surprised and asked him about it.

Do you sell space devices?

"I can't sell it. This is an innate ability of mine, not an effect of equipment or items."

Broly explained.

According to Crystal Palace, the other party has indeed existed since their birth.

However, I didn't know this when I was a child, and the Crystal Palace only spoke up when the spacetime energy was full.

"So it's a natural superpower..."

The man, whose right side of his face and body were made of metal, was somewhat disappointed. He then turned to look at the replenished Baya beast suit with his right electronic eye.

"This garment looks very strong. Can I actually test its strength?"

Upon hearing this, Broly looked at the man with a puzzled expression.

Are clothes woven from Baya animal hair strong enough?

What about those Baya beast clothes he wore when he was a child?
Is it considered a low-quality product among clothing made from Baya animal hair?
"It's still quite crisp."

Broly offered a reminder.

"Don't worry, if I damage your product, I'll buy it."

The metal-clad man said with a hint of helplessness.

"Then please do as you please."

Broly immediately handed the Baya beast suit to the guest in front of him. The guest then pulled a metal rod from the back of his metal arm.

With a hum, an energy sword appeared in the opponent's hand.

Jedi Knights?

The information flashed through Broly's mind instantly, and he saw the other party slash the energy sword toward Baya's beast suit.

The Baya beast suit wasn't pierced, but as the lightsaber pressed against it, the green fur began to curl.

Broly could tell that it was only a matter of time before the clothes were pierced, so he said that the clothes made of Baya fur were very fragile.

"The material is superb. If it could be transported to a planet with the technology to develop combat suits, this thing of yours would definitely fetch a good price."

The metal man didn't actually penetrate the Baya beast suit. His electronic eyes flashed red, and after collecting enough data, he put away the energy sword and gave his evaluation.

“My name is Luca, a Bigo alien. I’m currently resting on this planet. I don’t have many Lyca coins, but I can trade with you using Galactic Federation coins. Name your price.”

There are no fees for exchanging Galactic Federal Coins for Lyca Coins, but there is a 10% fee and a limit on the exchange of Lyca Coins for Galactic Federal Coins.

Therefore, unless they are interstellar travelers who are settling on Laika Planet long-term, no extraterrestrial visitor would exchange too much of their local currency.

The more you exchange, the more you lose.

"I need some special metals, such as air gold, silver steel, and high-entropy alloys..."

Broly rattled off the list of metal materials needed to optimize the planetary spaceship, much like reciting a menu.

"If you have these things, you can trade them with me directly."

The reason he submitted the materials was because he did not know the specific value of the Galactic Federation Coin.

After all, he didn't come to this planet through legitimate channels.

Therefore, the exchange rate between Lycacoin and Galactic Federation Coin is unclear.

"These are all materials related to spaceships. Is your spaceship damaged?"

The Bigo aliens recognized him and asked him some questions out of curiosity.

"My spaceship isn't broken; I just need to upgrade its power system, which is why I need these materials."

Broly offered an explanation.

"I see."

The Bigo alien didn't ask any further questions. He put the energy sword back in, pressed the hilt back onto the back of his metal hand, raised his hand to his upper arm, and as the metal upper arm unfolded, a water-colored metal block appeared.

The man took it in his hand, handed it over, and said, "This is a spare amount of empty gold for my machine, one kilogram under standard cosmic gravity. I'll trade this for you."

"One for one?"

Broly asked, and the expressionless Bigo alien's lips twitched, and he withdrew his hand as if preparing to put away the water-colored metal in his hand.

"Just kidding, but I might not be able to open it."

Void Gold is very expensive. Broly checked the selling price on Laika Star. Under standard gravity in the universe (Earth), one kilogram would cost about ten million Laika coins. On Wanpa Star, one ton of Void Gold would be needed, which would cost tens of billions.

"If you have enough monster costumes of this quality, give me 29."

Won't you suffer a loss?

Broly sold 29 items to a customer for 240,000 Lyca coins, which is about 7 million Lyca coins, but the customer gave him a water-colored metal worth 10 million Lyca coins.

After Broly finished asking his question, he saw the metal man's only remaining eye look at him with a somewhat strange expression. Broly paused for a moment before asking, "Is there a problem with what I said?"

"You said you'd only sell it at a discount to the first customer."

Broly realized that this was the price this metallic man, who looked just like a machine-type creature, was giving the Baya Beast Suit its appraisal.

"So, 29 of these clothes are worth 1000 million Lyca coins?"

Broly consulted them.

"It's not that high. On this planet, you can buy a kilogram of empty gold for 800 million Lyca coins. If you use Galactic Federation currency, you can get a discount of about 40 to 50 Lyca coins."

The metal-clad man shook his head.

"I'll round it up for you, here are 30 Baya Beast Armor sets. Hey, big brother with higher star rating, tell me how to use this price to buy empty gold."

Broly said enthusiastically.

Luka: “…”

The short stall owner in front of me looks a bit inexperienced. Is he really here on Laika Star to buy cheap spaceship materials?
"You're familiar with the Galactic Federation's immigration subsidy policy, right?"

"Have heard a little bit."

"That's good. Not every kind of material subsidized by the Galactic Federation is needed by the immigrant planets. For example, our planet Laika doesn't develop its interstellar aviation industry much on its own."

Therefore, the materials and supplies subsidized by the Galactic Federation for the interstellar aviation industry are surplus. People here often sell these raw materials to others at prices one or two tenths lower than interstellar prices.

"But the prices I found are higher than what you said. For example, for empty gold, the price I found is 1000 million Lyca coins per kilogram of the standard universe..."

Broly was somewhat puzzled.

"If you buy openly, the funds go to the public, so it's naturally more expensive. But if you buy privately, the funds go to private individuals, so it's naturally cheaper. You must be someone who hasn't been out in the universe for very long, right?"

"Luca asked."

"Ah."

Broly nodded; Wampa Star had indeed only recently set sail.

"Young man, some deals need to be discussed privately."

The surrounding Lyca and Boman people: "..."

Is this kind of insider information about private deals something that locals can hear about?
No wonder he's an alien god; he discusses such highly sensitive topics openly and honestly on the street!

"Thank you, I've learned a lot."

Broly was sincerely grateful and took out 30 Baya Beast outfits from the Crystal Palace, along with a Baya Beast Fruit as a bonus.

"By the way, are you interested in the legs of the Wampa spider?"

But before the other party was about to leave, Broly couldn't help but try to sell other products.

"The material has low strength, I'm not interested."

Luca's electronic eye scanned the Wampa spider's legs and immediately shook his head in refusal, saying he was a stickler for material strength.

"What about the gold coins from the Asura Kingdom of another world?"

Broly picked up a gold coin and asked.

"Ordinary gold is of little value to me."

"What about these precious gems?"

Broly asked again.

"Some colorful and beautiful stones have some aesthetic value, but clearly, you're selling to the wrong planet."

Luca gestured for him to look at the Lyca and Boman people around him.

Broly glanced around instinctively and suddenly realized that none of the people there were wearing gold or jewels.

Clearly, gold coins and jewelry are low-value items on Lyca.

After the Bigo aliens left, some people came to Broly's stall, and some left as well.

In the end, he only sold 5 more Baya beast costumes and a bag of Asura Kingdom gold coins.

The buyers of the Asura Kingdom's gold coins are only paying for the story of the otherworldly kingdom behind that bag of gold coins.

It was said to have some collectible value, so I paid Broly 5 Leica coins.

As for the Baya Beast Fruit, apart from the first customer who bought one fruit and the fruit I gave away, no one wanted the others.

What, you're asking about the legs of the Vampa spider?
One of the items on the stall had never been visited by anyone.

After spending most of the day setting up his stall, Broly earned a total of over 170 million Lyca coins and one kilogram of empty gold.

Of course, the biggest gain from this stall was the information on private transactions obtained from the Bigo aliens.

(End of this chapter)