The trading market was vast, and the vendors shouting outside were truly too numerous.
These individuals were all trying to save on taxes, and naturally, many were also trying to attract customers.
Lords who came and went, buying and selling items, were also plentiful. Their skin colors varied greatly, not just yellow, but also brown, red, blue, green, and purple.
Their appearances also differed somewhat from the people of the Canglan Continent, especially their hairstyles, many of which resembled "Kill Bill" styles.
This was all due to the different planets they originated from, which made them appear peculiar in his eyes.
From the perspective of these people from [Moon Star], he was undoubtedly an oddity as well.
He had intended to enter the trading market, but as he passed by these individuals, he overheard someone selling the rare metal he needed.
And it appeared to be in considerable quantity.
Naturally, he stopped and found the shifty-eyed fellow, easily recognizable by his gold-inlaid tooth.
His first thought was of a certain character, "Big Gold Tooth."
However, this fellow's gold tooth wasn't that large, and his appearance was similar to Big Gold Tooth, both having that sly, cunning look.
He gave the guy a nickname: Little Gold Tooth.
Approaching the man, he asked, "How much for the Five-Star Locke Metal?"
"That depends on the quantity you need. For under a hundred units, it's forty thousand spirit coins per unit. For over five hundred units, it's thirty-five thousand per unit. And for over a thousand units, it's thirty thousand per unit."
Little Gold Tooth replied.
Before coming here, he had already gotten a grasp of the metal prices. This guy was outright lying. Even on [Pegasus Star], Five-Star Locke Metal only sold for fifty thousand spirit coins per unit.
He turned to leave.
He wasn't a fool.
Seeing Zhou Yan leaving, the other party quickly stopped him and said, "Friend, do you genuinely want to buy? Is the quantity large?"
"Of course I want to buy. At least ten thousand units to start."
Although he didn't have much money on him at the moment, he had already arranged for Diao Chan and the others to go to the [Dwarf Trading Market] to sell ore. He was confident they would have money soon.
Indeed, it wasn't long before he saw the spirit coins in his territory begin to increase. Diao Chan and the others had already started selling ore at the [Dwarf Trading Market].
He kept the ore he needed for himself, only selling what he didn't require.
Even so, he could at least quadruple his total assets.
"Ten thousand units! (☆▽☆)"
Little Gold Tooth was stunned. He could never have imagined that the other party would want so much.
If he didn't try to win over such a customer, he wouldn't be in business.
"Brother, you really want this much?"
Little Gold Tooth's address changed immediately as he rushed to stop Zhou Yan.
"You're a dishonest merchant. I'm not doing business with you."
Zhou Yan said, now holding the initiative, hence his assertiveness.
"Brother, as the saying goes, it's a deal. You don't even haggle when I quote a price, and you call me a dishonest merchant? I'm a legitimate businessman. If it weren't for saving a bit on taxes, why would I be standing here shouting all day..."
The other party began to play the victim, but unfortunately, he wouldn't fall for such a trick.
How many people on the streets, begging in tattered clothes by day, would be in fine suits, holding glamorous women at bars and hotels by night?
Their acts of playing the victim were far more professional than this guy's.
He deserved a bad review.
"Get lost. Don't bother me while I'm shopping."
The buyer is always the boss, especially when Zhou Yan wanted such a large quantity.
If this deal went through, how much longer would he have to stand here?
"Sir, you name your price. If it's reasonable, I'll sell."
The other party was practically begging, leaving the passersby bewildered. What were they buying that made him so desperate?
Could it be...?
Moon Star didn't have much else, but it had an abundance of these rare metals. Any powerful lord could mine quite a bit.
This was also why the metal prices here were generally not high. The other party had initially quoted casually, seeing Zhou Yan's youth, never expecting him to want so much.
"This is what you said." Zhou Yan stopped.
"Of course, but only if the price is reasonable."
The other party quickly said with a smile.
In other places, Five-Star Locke Metal was about thirty thousand spirit coins per unit. Here, some were selling it for twenty thousand spirit coins per unit. This information was obtained from Xiao Wei's data, so he was very clear about these prices.
Therefore, Zhou Yan said, "Ten thousand spirit coins per unit. We can establish a long-term cooperative relationship."
"What?" The other party was dumbfounded. This was too harsh a price cut; it was practically giving it away for free!
"Brother, it seems you know the market. This price is really too low."
The other party quickly said.
"You asked me to name my price. Did I force you?"
Zhou Yan spread his hands and replied.
Little Gold Tooth: (T_T)
"Sir, you can't make me lose money like this."
Little Gold Tooth tried to play the victim again, but seeing Zhou Yan's unchanging expression, he knew he had encountered an expert today.
"Well, I won't beat around the bush. The lowest price is eighteen thousand, but your quantity must be at least twenty thousand units."
Little Gold Tooth stated directly.
Zhou Yan looked at the other party and said, "I need various metals long-term. You can't even afford a storefront, so forget it. I'll find a major lord to cooperate with; I'm sure they'll give me a fair price."
Hearing this, Little Gold Tooth couldn't let Zhou Yan leave. This was a god of wealth!
Little Gold Tooth was truly about to kneel before Zhou Yan and said, "Sir, to speak from the bottom of my heart..."
"Then show me what's in your heart first."
Before Little Gold Tooth could finish, Zhou Yan directly replied.
The other party: (¬_¬)
Finally, Little Gold Tooth offered him a lowest price of sixteen thousand spirit coins per unit.
Zhou Yan had initially worried if this Little Gold Tooth had so much to offer, but seeing that Little Gold Tooth had some connections and was familiar with many lord merchants, he might have acquired a significant amount of goods from them.
It took half an hour to gather twenty thousand units of materials. Then he said, "Sir, I was unprepared today. If I had known you needed such a large quantity, I would have prepared long ago. I bought these at a high price."
"Of course, if you're willing to spend time, you can buy these at the same price. However, for someone like you, time is extremely valuable. From now on, just give me instructions for procuring materials."
"I'll just earn a hard work fee, and at the same time, get to know a big shot like you. I hope that in the future, you'll entrust me with anything you need..."
Little Gold Tooth showed genuine sincerity this time, without any pretense. He truly spoke from the 'bottom of his heart.'
And this price was indeed very low. To get it any lower would require arguing with others for a long time.
His time was indeed valuable and shouldn't be wasted here.
"What's your name?" Zhou Yan asked.
"My name is Jin Zai, everyone calls me Jin Zi. Could you add me as a friend?"
Jin Zi asked earnestly.
He chose to hide all information when adding friends. He had already added many stone clan friends from [Stone Realm], so he didn't mind adding more friends from other worlds.
However, Zhou Yan said, "I'll call you Little Gold Tooth from now on. This name suits you better."
Little Gold Tooth: (´Д｀;)
"Whatever you wish, you can call me anything." Little Gold Tooth smiled. A nickname was nothing.
Territory Notification: "You have become friends with [Moon Realm - Be a Rich Man (Jin Zi)]. All your information is kept confidential from him."