Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 14 Investment
After inspecting the goods, seeing Lin Hanchuan sitting on the storage box, the Faceless Passerby also plopped down on the storage box opposite Lin Hanchuan.

"There are a lot of potions, but unfortunately most of them are basic. In other newbie villages, a large number of intermediate potions have appeared. In fact, a large number of advanced healing potions have appeared in the No. 14 newbie village of Icefield City in the Frost Kingdom!"

As a member of the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce, Wumian Guoke had extensive information channels. Even though the server had only been open for a short time, he had already grasped the supply situation of potions in other newbie villages.

"Furthermore, because of that system announcement, everyone in our No. 56 newbie village will soon be in a state where there is no shortage of potions..."

“I understand what you mean! I didn’t expect to sell this batch of medicine for a high price anyway.” Lin Hanchuan interrupted, “Now, all I need is a reasonable price.”

"Great!" the Faceless Passerby said with a smile. He said so much because he was afraid that Lin Hanchuan was still thinking of selling at a high price. It was possible before, but not now.

The faceless passerby held up two fingers, looked at Lin Hanchuan, and said seriously, "Two thousand gold coins! This is the highest price I can offer personally."

"Of course, if you're willing to tell me how you obtained this batch of potions, I'm willing to personally add another 500 gold coins!"

There are indeed NPCs in the apothecary. He had seen them before and tried to communicate with them, hoping to find a way to cooperate with the apothecary owner and sell potions.

But from the moment he followed Lin Hanchuan into the pharmacy until they entered the warehouse, he didn't see the store manager or any of the staff.

The two NPCs seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Moreover, how could there be so much water in the pharmacy's warehouse?

The faceless passerby was very curious.

I'm curious how Lin Hanchuan managed to do that.

"I only need two thousand gold coins," Lin Hanchuan said with a smile and a shake of his head. "As for the rest, one day in the future, you will know everything without needing gold coins."

Two thousand gold coins, that's quite a generous offer.

At your own psychological price point.

However, I'll pass on the information about the demon impersonating a villager for another 500 gold coins.

Lin Hanchuan has only revealed this to Cao Renjie and a few others so far.

The purpose was so that if their own follow-up missions were interrupted, they could pick up the quests from Cao Renjie and the others and get back into the main storyline.

In Lin Hanchuan's guess, the final reward of the main storyline should be related to becoming a god, such as the legacy left by the New Moon God.

For Lin Hanchuan, the fewer people who know about this, the better.

Especially players who have the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce, a top-tier force in other regions, behind them.

If they want to compete for the main storyline.

Lin Hanchuan simply cannot compete with him, at least not now.

The faceless passerby asked casually without delving into it. Everyone has their own secrets, and as a businessman, he only touched on the subject briefly.

"Can these storage boxes be sold? 10 gold coins each!" The Faceless Passerby then pointed to the storage boxes and said, "I need to transport these things to the next village."

Lin Hanchuan glanced at the faceless passerby and said, "As expected of a businessman!"

The area within the starting village and the surrounding monster-spawning zone is the default safe zone set by the system for players.

Outside the safe zone, there are dozens or even hundreds of monsters that roam, making that area a complete danger zone for novice players.

The slightest disturbance could kill them.

The faceless traveler's idea to cross that dangerous area and enter other villages is truly insane.

"There's no other way!" The Faceless Passerby shrugged and replied, "I got it for 2000 gold coins. If I want to make money, I'll have to sell it in other villages. If I'm lucky, I can make at least 5000 gold coins from this batch!"

"Even if there's a high probability of failure, we'll still do it if it's a 250% profit margin."

Seeing the greedy and crazed look on the faceless passerby's face, Lin Hanchuan suddenly smiled and said, "The storage boxes are free; they're all yours for free."

The storage boxes aren't actually that valuable. The kind found in pharmacy warehouses normally cost 50 silver coins each.

The Faceless Passerby is offering 10 gold coins each, which is clearly a generous offer.

Lin Hanchuan wasn't the type to push his luck. He had already gotten a price for the potion that exceeded his expectations, so there was no need for him to be greedy for the gold coins in the storage box.

Moreover, if Lin Hanchuan remembered correctly, the mysterious president of the largest merchant guild in the Green Sea Alliance of the Ninth District in his previous life—the Tianxin Merchant Guild—was also known as the Faceless Passerby.

What a coincidence, I didn't expect to run into you in the newbie village No. 56.

"Then I'll accept it without hesitation!" The faceless passerby didn't refuse; this lack of refusal was a way of conveying goodwill. "Add me as a friend, and I'll transfer two thousand gold coins to you!"

Lin Hanchuan nodded.

After they added each other as friends.

The faceless passerby transferred two thousand gold coins directly.

Such a large amount of gold coins cannot be collected simply by purchasing the currency held by players in the No. 56 beginner village.

It should be transferred from the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce members in the various newbie villages in the ninth district.

Within three hours of the Ninth District's server opening, such a large sum of money was raised in a short time by simply acquiring the few dozen copper coins held by players.

This is sufficient proof of the strength of the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce.

After receiving the gold coins, Lin Hanchuan also sent the video of the walkway connecting the pharmacy storefront to the warehouse to the Faceless Passerby.

"The video is included to help you transport these storage boxes later."

"Thank you! Are you interested in joining the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce?" The Faceless Passerby extended an olive branch to Lin Hanchuan.

"Not interested." Lin Hanchuan shook his head, stepped off the storage box, put his feet in the water, and continued, "The server has just opened, and time is still very important for leveling-up players like me."

The faceless passerby, who had been rejected, smiled even more broadly and said, "Friend, you're busy! I also need to deal with this batch of potions. But next time you have anything good, please consider our Tianhai Chamber of Commerce first."

"No problem!" Arakawa Hakuyo waved his hand and turned to leave.

Watching the departing figure of Arakawa Hakuyo, the Faceless Passerby's expression was quite satisfied.

He was certain that Arakawa Shiro was a smurf account created by a top player from another region.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that they dared to raid the newbie village's potion shop right after the server opened, and actually succeeded, is enough to make a judgment.

Most people really don't have that kind of courage and boldness.

The bid of two thousand gold coins was only worth one thousand for the potions; the remaining one thousand was the money he used to buy a friend slot with Arakawa White Owl.

This is his investment in the network of Arakawa Hakuo, as a businessman.

If Arakawa Hakuyo accepts the invitation just issued in the name of the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce, it means that the investment has failed, but the loss will not be too great.

But what if the other party refuses?

Then the investment was a success.

It could be incredibly profitable in the future!
"Players who can withstand invitations from top-tier chambers of commerce, or even outright refuse without leaving any room for negotiation."

After Lin Hanchuan disappeared at the end of the corridor, the Faceless Passerby muttered to himself.

"There really aren't many left!"

"Arakawa White Owl, what exactly is your real name?"

(End of this chapter)