Have you had enough, Miss Vampire? It's time to get down to business.

"The hostess's methods are truly amazing."

Lor replied in a low voice, trying to maintain the gloomy demeanor that suited the role of "John the Cleaner."

"Hey, did you find any use for the 'Flame Demon Remains' I sold you?" Ms. 19 continued briskly. "Since we can meet again, it means you've successfully passed the 'test' and ascended to a fourth-level transcendent, right? Congratulations."

"Thank you." Lor nodded slightly.

I did get promoted, but not to the fourth level, but to the second level... If nothing unexpected happens, in terms of my own strength, I'm probably the weakest among all the people participating in the tea party...

Lor sighed inwardly, realizing once again that he still had a long way to go.

Fortunately, I am now the key training target of the church, and I also have the resource channel of "Dark Night Society", so my growth rate will be much faster than other extraordinary people!

"The power of that 'Flame Debris' last time was truly impressive and helped me a lot," Lor said. "It was a pleasure doing business with you, Ms. 19, so I'd love to work with you again."

"Great! I'm always happy to welcome returning customers." Lady No. 19 smiled knowingly. "That's just in time. I have a great item... Um, have you heard of the 'Evil-Avoiding Scarecrow'?"

"I remember it was something... something that claimed to be able to bear curses or disasters on its owner's behalf?" Lor thought for a moment and replied, "Those street fortune tellers who pretend to be mysterious and mysterious love to sell this kind of product to their customers."

"But what I'm about to sell you is genuine." Lady No. 19 blinked. "It was crafted by a high-level transcendent with the roots of 'Puppetry'. It can allow the owner to avoid death... literally."

"Avoid death?" Lor raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Hmm!" Lady No. 19 stretched out her hand and snapped her fingers. "Once you become the owner of this item, you will swap places with the 'Evading Scarecrow' at the moment before death! Not only that, all your wounds and abnormalities will be transferred to the Scarecrow!"

It turned out to be the case.

This type of props is quite common in games.

And it usually appears in the form of accessories. Although it takes up an equipment slot, it can indeed play a big role at critical moments.

As a conservative player, Lor likes this kind of thing very much.

But most of the time, because he was too cautious, Lor would tend to keep these items until he faced the final BOSS... Then he would crush the enemy in level and kill them on the first sight, and they would not be used in the end.

But then again, this isn't a game world after all.

Death is death, there is no such thing as reloading the game.

Therefore, the value of this "scarecrow" is self-evident!

In Lor's opinion, no matter how many gold coins he uses to buy it, it will definitely not be a loss!

"Don't worry about it, if you come here, you want it. If you hesitate, you want to buy it!"

Seeing that "Mr. 32" in front of him was obviously moved, he continued to sell it vigorously:

"It's such a great item, honestly, I can't bear to sell it! But considering you're a repeat customer, I'll reluctantly give it to you and give you a discount! 1,800 gold coins!"

"To be honest, the prop you mentioned is indeed very attractive." Lor nodded.

"Hey, Mr. 32, it's a pleasure doing business with you. It's settled then! ...And payment in installments, just like last time?"

"No, I've prepared enough cash this time."

"Eh, cash?"

Upon hearing this, Ms. No. 19 was stunned for a moment.

She thought to herself, the last time this guy bought the "Wreckage of the Fire Demon" from me, he kept bargaining for the price and took a long time to pay me the balance... Why did he suddenly become so willing today?

Made a fortune?

Hey, what the hell!

Anyway, I made a profit today!

Thinking of this, Ms. No. 19 raised her hand, ready to call the zombie rabbit in the venue to "witness the transaction."

"Don't rush to finalize it, Ms. 19," Lor interrupted quickly. "While your stuff is certainly good, I'd like to wait a bit until the 'formal exchange' begins to see if anyone else has something more appealing."

To be honest, the possibility of this is very small.

But after all, he did suffer a small loss at the hands of Ms. 19 during the last tea party. When he sold the holy water and charms seized from the Eternal Life Society, she acted as a middleman and profited from the difference...

In order to avoid being cheated again, Lor decided to be cautious.

Then, just as she finished speaking, Ms. No. 19 made a soft "tsk" sound.

……Hello.

So, you really plan to be the middleman and rip me off again, right?!

32. Middlemen’s tactics

as predicted.

When the zombie rabbit in the venue rang the bell, announcing the start of the "formal exchange" session, someone soon spoke up:

"Selling a 'Scarecrow', its effect is to prevent the owner from dying once."

The speaker was a man wearing a long robe covered in intricate and ornate geometric patterns, appearing to be from the southwestern tip of the continent. The number on his mask was 27.

...So, Ms. No. 19 knew in advance that this "No. 27" would sell the scarecrow at the tea party, so she planned to buy it at a low price and then sell it to me at a higher price to make a profit from the difference?

Lor thought.

The price Ms. No. 19 had previously proposed was 1,800 gold coins, which means that the purchase price must be lower than this amount, otherwise she would not make any profit... However, in Lor's opinion, the value of this "scarecrow" is self-evident and it should be very popular.

That's exactly what happened.

"It's a good thing. I'm very interested." Soon, someone offered, "How about selling it to me for 1,500 gold coins?"

"I'll give two thousand." someone else said.

"Two thousand and five!"

...Hey, the price is already far more than 1,800 yuan.

Lor couldn't help but glance at Ms. No. 19 next to him, thinking, if we had really finalized the deal in advance, wouldn't you be at a loss?

But surprisingly, Ms. No. 19 looked quite calm.

"One last question, Mr. 32," she whispered to Lor, her tone calm and composed, her expression confident. "One thousand eight hundred gold coins, buy the 'Evil-Avoiding Scarecrow' from me. Deal?"

Hearing this, Lor couldn't help but be stunned.

"What do you mean, Lor? Is this woman crazy?"

At the same time, through the sensory sharing mechanism, he heard Isabella's puzzled voice:

"Someone's already offered 2,500 gold coins. If she wants to get it, she has to offer a higher price, right? And then she's going to sell it to you for 1,800 gold coins. Isn't that a huge loss?"

Lor also didn't understand what Ms. No. 19 was planning.

but……

I won’t lose anything anyway.

"Okay." Lor nodded.

"Then it's settled!"

Lady No. 19 winked at him:

"This thing is so popular. Honestly, I can definitely resell it to someone who offers a higher price... Alas, I'm a person who values ​​reputation too much. So, if I can make less profit, then so be it. You're a regular customer, after all. I'll just consider it a way to maintain the customer relationship."

The voice just fell.

Mr. No. 27, who was selling the "Evil-Avoiding Scarecrow," shook his head at the enthusiastic bidders and said:

"Compared to money, I want intelligence more. The Griffin Duchy has recently been sending small groups of troops to explore the border, and some of them are extraordinary people... I want to know their purpose."

The so-called "Griffin Duchy" is a martial country located in the southern end of the continent, and has a close relationship with the "Lake Kingdom" where Lor is currently located.

According to the historical knowledge in the original owner's mind, decades ago, the "Lake Kingdom" transformed from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, and the power of the nobles was greatly weakened.

Some nobles were unwilling to accept such changes, so they followed a conservative duke and established the "Griffin Duchy". Although they still obeyed the king in name, they actually became an independent country and acted completely on their own.

"I have the information you want."

Ms. No. 19 stood up:

"I can tell you the Griffin Duchy's purpose. Besides that, I have some clues about the origins of those extraordinary people in the army... In exchange for your 'Escape Scarecrow', is that enough?"

"Deal!" Mr. 27 nodded happily and looked at the zombie rabbit in the meeting room. "Please witness our transaction!"

Upon hearing this, the other participants present who were interested in obtaining this extraordinary item all showed regret and sorrow in their eyes.

But the story is not over yet.

"Next, I'll transfer the Scarecrow to Mr. 32 for 1,800 gold coins." Ms. 19 glanced at the crowd and said, "Sorry, everyone. I know many of you want this, but everything has a first-come, first-served basis!"

These words instantly made Lor the focus of the whole audience.

He could clearly feel that many people's eyes were not friendly...

hiss……

Ms. No. 19, you are really bringing me some hatred.

Lor felt a little uneasy.

But overall, this wave was still profitable. If it weren't for Lady No. 19, Lor might not have been able to get the item, and even if he could, he would definitely have paid far more than 1,800 gold coins!

I have to say, as a middleman, her methods are indeed impressive.

Not only did he know in advance that No. 27 was going to sell the "scarecrow", he also prepared the information the other party wanted in advance... His intelligence gathering ability is too strong!

"Hey, no need to thank me too much. Just consider this as my investment in you, Mr. 32."

Ms. No. 19 said proudly:

"As a businessman, the most important thing is to judge people by their perspective. I have a feeling that I will do more business with you in the future... Alas, people at this tea party come and go so often that it's hard to develop a regular customer.

"For example, wasn't that incredibly powerful 'Miss No. 8' absent this time? It looks like we might never see her again... Of course, it's also possible that she simply asked the hostess for leave this time."

To be honest, her intuition is quite accurate.

It is true that we will never see Lucinda "Number 8" again.

Lor thought.

Also, can I ask for leave for this tea party?

"Speaking of which, Miss No. 8 traded information about the vampires with you last time, and then she was absent this time... Hey, Mr. No. 32, do you know anything?"

"I might know, or I might not." Lor shrugged. "How many gold coins are you willing to exchange for the answer to this question?"

"Oh, it seems you are starting to get the hang of it." Ms. No. 19 said with a smile.

……

Lor's shopping budget for tonight is 2,800 gold coins.

After deducting the 1,800 gold coins that need to be paid to Ms. No. 19 later, there are still 1,000 available.

Tea parties are not held every day and the opportunity is rare.

So Lor planned to spend all the thousand gold coins tonight and buy some other powerful items... Coincidentally, someone wanted to sell a few runes, all of which were long-range attack type, which was exactly what Lor needed right now.

Overall, it was a fruitful evening!

Lor expressed satisfaction.

...What happened next was a bit dull. The participants continued to exchange various materials, items and information, but there was no information about the vampires.

As the tea party was coming to an end, someone asked for information about the "Bird's Nest".

Lor had just read the relevant information during the day today... However, because the other party did not explain the motivation and reason for seeking this information, Lor did not say anything to be on the safe side.

After all, he is a member of the Holy Light Church and cannot disclose dangerous information to others casually.

Unless this person wants to cause trouble for those secret organizations, Lor would be happy to see it happen.

Jingle Bell--

The zombie rabbit rang the bell again.

Tonight's tea party is over.

"Why, you're not in a hurry to run away this time?" Ms. No. 19 joked.

"Well, there's nothing urgent tonight," Lor replied briefly. "I'd like to stay here a little longer and enjoy the sunshine... Don't worry, I've already placed the gold coins outside the 'door'. It won't delay our transaction."

Ms. No. 19 nodded and said nothing more: