At the International Building, Zhang Yuanqing was led into a luxurious and spacious office by the blonde Annie.
Bill Tarantino had been waiting in the brown leather sofa in the reception room for quite some time. He was wearing a black shirt today, with the buttons on the cuffs and collar undone, holding a glass of wine. He had a casual and carefree look.
"Oh, my friend, it's great to see you again," Mr. Bill showed a completely different enthusiasm from last time.
He put down the wine glass and warmly welcomed Zhang Yuanqing, opening his arms for a hug. He led the important client to sit on the sofa and asked in a friendly tone, "What would you like to drink?" "Coke!" Zhang Yuanqing said.
Bill Tarantino was taken aback and quickly looked at his female assistant, "Annie, get someone to buy it."
Coke didn't need to be bought. As a foreign-funded company, there were many white employees who were used to drinking Coke. The leisure area's freezer was stacked with boxes of inventory. Annie brought back a case of canned Coke, opened it, poured it into a glass, and took out an ice cube box from the freezer, adding a few small ice cubes.
"Mr. Zhang, please enjoy~"
She placed the drink on the coffee table, deliberately bending down to let the young client see her fair and smooth cleavage.
The profession of seduction was quite annoying, always tempting you, enduring the discomfort, but unable to resist. Zhang Yuanqing wished he could gouge out his eyeballs and throw them in to measure the depth of the cleavage.
Seeing the young man so infatuated with her body, Annie smiled as if she had regained her confidence. "Ahem!"
Mr. Bill coughed, and Annie instinctively restrained her coquettishness, standing next to her boss.
"Have you made up your mind, Mr. Zhang?" Bill Tarantino straightened his back, interlaced his fingers, and said seriously, "I can provide you with the relevant information about the use of the pill group and explain it in detail, which will take about 30 minutes. In addition, I have prepared a document for you to read in detail and understand that group more clearly.
"If there are no objections, I will have Annie prepare the contract, as we discussed last time!"
Although he had not yet confirmed whether Chen Shu's son was a transcendent, and although the organization had regulations against revealing the secrets of transcendent to ordinary people, in the face of ten million, what did these rules matter?
In the face of a hundred percent profit, capital could do anything, and the information about the transcendent was not really a secret to the people in the circle. With low-value intelligence, exchanging it for a large sum of cash to complete a beautiful transaction was a temptation that no virtual professional could resist.
Zhang Yuanqing crossed his legs, picked up the glass, took a sip of the cold drink, and smiled, "I am indeed very interested in the information about the transcendent from abroad. After all, as of now, I only know about Mr. Bill's virtual profession and Ms. Annie's seduction." Mr. Bill and Ms. Annie across from him were stunned.
It turned out that he knew that he was not only a transcendent, but also quite familiar with our profession, not the kind of ignorant wild transcendent. A few seconds later, Mr. Bill put away his stunned expression and asked carefully, "So what is the purpose of your visit today?"
He felt a little regretful and disappointed because a low-cost, high-yield transaction had fallen through. "I did come to trade with Mr. Bill," Zhang Yuanqing said, choosing his words carefully, "I have a friend who wants to buy props and materials, but couldn't find them in the black market. I thought of Mr. Bill being a virtual professional, so I came to visit today." Upon hearing this, Bill Tarantino became excited and his smile returned to his face, "What do you need to buy? Our Merchant Guild has a wide variety of props and materials. As long as the price is right, you can buy anything from the transcendent world."
"A prop that can conceal one's aura, and some high-quality, transcendent-level Yin materials," Zhang Yuanqing said, opening his phone and showing the list he had prepared in the car to the other party. When he decided to buy props from Bill Tarantino, he suddenly thought, could he take this opportunity to collect the materials for refining Yin corpses?
Kill two birds with one stone!
Bill picked up his phone, carefully looked at the materials, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled, "We have all these materials now, with a total value of about four million. Considering your mother's sake, I'll give you a ten percent discount." Then, he frowned and pondered, "As for the aura-concealing prop, your request is too simple. Some props have the ability to conceal one's aura, but they are secondary effects. Some props cannot conceal one's aura, but can achieve a similar effect. Some props can conceal one's aura for a long time, while others can only do so temporarily.
"In addition, you also need to tell me the price you can accept, and the level of the ideal props. The transcendent level and the saint level are completely different in terms of price."
Zhang Yuanqing pondered, "I hope to see the props before making a decision."
What he wanted was a prop that could conceal the aura of a master-level powerhouse, but he couldn't say it so directly, as it could easily be guessed by the other party. After all, investigating the recent information about Song Hai could reveal that the Demon Eye King was searching for the Primordial Supreme and the Master of the Killing Palace.
Not making a commitment and seeing the properties of the props first was a rather excessive request, as the properties of the props were often confidential.
However, he believed that Mr. Bill would agree, because the props he was looking at were for trading, they were inventory in the warehouse, not props used by Mr. Bill. Sure enough, after a few seconds of contemplation, Mr. Bill nodded, "No problem, but I have to remind you, if you want to buy props with money, you need to prepare a huge amount of funds. Except for our Merchant Guild, most transcendent organizations only accept barter, not money. Even if they do, the prices are often high, with a significant premium."
Props are only produced in the transcendent realm, they are rare in quantity and high in value, and paper money itself is just waste paper. Considering the serious overissuance of currency by governments around the world, many organizations do not accept money. Even if they do, the prices are often high, with a significant premium."Why, do you look down on me, thinking I don't have money? Well, I really don't have much cash." Zhang Yuanqing didn't show any fear on the surface. "I understand."
Mr. Bill smiled and immediately opened the gang's warehouse, reaching into the void and grabbing a bronze carved box. The box had an ancient and rustic design, covered in copper rust, with ancient carvings that exuded a strong national style.
Mr. Bill introduced, "This is an item I exchanged from the Taiyi Sect last year. It originates from a supernatural copy, a female ghost's makeup box. Smear the blood mud inside the box on your face, and your breath will change to Yin. The box conceals the breath of a living person, making the grudges mistakenly believe it's the same kind. But to the Eye of the Demon King, any breath doesn't matter, as long as you are a spiritual realm practitioner." Zhang Yuanqing shook his head. Seeing this, Mr. Bill took back the makeup box and took out another item.
It was a tattered hat, covered in dirt and with heavily worn leather, inconspicuous. Mr. Bill enthusiastically introduced, "It's called the Scavenger's Hat, a tool for the void profession, with the functions of treasure hunting, agility, and concealment. Agility and concealment are to allow the user to run faster and hide better after finding treasure.
"Its concealment doesn't cover the breath, but makes people 'ignore' it, just like no one would care about a beggar on the street. Some have tried wearing it to enter a wealthy person's secret room, the women's restroom, and even a military base.
"Some have used it to violate the opposite sex, and the violated person mysteriously ignored the violator. Of course, this is only for ordinary people. For spiritual realm practitioners, once you reveal the intention to harm others, you will be quickly noticed.
"Its price is to attract misfortune."
A lot of flaws in this item, it doesn't truly conceal the breath, so it will definitely be noticed by the Eye of the Demon. Well, it's also possible that the Eye of the Demon just saw me and then ignored me the next second, but this misfortune is not good. Don't just put it on and then turn around to see the Eye of the Demon appearing behind me." Zhang Yuanqing pondered.
"I still want to take another look."
The hat could be used as a backup. If there really is no other choice, buying this item would also work.
Mr. Bill, like an enthusiastic shopping guide, patiently dealt with the difficult customer, then took out a third item, a thin piece of human skin.
"Perfect human skin, wearing it can transform into the appearance of anyone, you will adopt the target's personality, habits, language, and more, without showing any flaws, even to the most familiar people." Mr. Bill said in a low voice.
"It has two prices. One is that you must take it off within 60 minutes, otherwise you will forever become the target and cannot recover. The second is that during the transformation, you will fully accept the target's everything, as you would say, it's called karma.
Its previous owner, during the transformation, suffered the target's karma and was hacked to death by the target's enemies. The owner before that, in order to approach the leader of a certain gang, transformed into a call girl. That night, he was taken by a dozen men, but he couldn't refuse, because accepting karma is mandatory.
That poor guy, although he completed the task in the end, had a great psychological problem because of it."
What kind of broken items are these, with so many flaws? Its functions are extremely abnormal, a spy's dream artifact, but the price is too severe. Not to mention, if I turn into a woman, wouldn't that be a disaster?
Zhang Yuanqing said, "Are there any more? Mr. Bill, I need something with a single function and not such a heavy price."
"A single function..." Mr. Bill thought for a moment, his eyes lighting up. "There is indeed an item like that. I've had it for many years and still haven't sold it." He reached out and grabbed a pitch-black mask with a white skull printed on it.
Mr. Bill said, "This item comes from an evil profession overseas, it's called the 'Silencer,' with a very simple function, sealing. After wearing the mask, all skills will be sealed, making you the same as an ordinary person.
"Although it's not concealment, its effect is stronger than most concealment functions. It has three prices. First, a transcendent stage spiritual realm practitioner who wears it will lose all abilities, but can remove the mask to lift the seal. Second, you cannot speak while wearing the mask. Third, it causes drowsiness."
Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up, this is the one.
Although the mask has three prices, they are all trivial and completely bearable. The sealing ability is a bit of a headache, but removing the mask can lift it, and it's very flexible, not troublesome at all. "Mr. Bill, how much for this item?" he asked.
Mr. Bill smiled, delighted. "An item of the transcendent stage, its value won't exceed ten million. Its function is relatively simple, belonging to the auxiliary category, and the price is between five to seven million. Seeing as it's for your mother's sake, six million."
"For my mother's sake, shouldn't it be five million?"
"No, no, my relationship with your mother is only worth a maximum of one million."
"Alright, I'll tell my mom that Mr. Bill is a plastic friend." Zhang Yuanqing gave up when he saw that the price couldn't be lowered. "Mr. Bill, I plan to trade with items."
"Good, that's the best." Mr. Bill Tarantino happily rubbed his hands, looking forward to it. "Can I see your items?"
Zhang Yuanqing grabbed a censer from his inventory, a bronze tripod base with a toad carved from ebony wood, in a squatting position with its mouth wide open. He planned to sell this censer.
The conditions for using the Celestial Toad Censer were too strict. Since obtaining it, it had only been used once and had been sitting in the inventory for a long time.
After getting Zhang Yuanqing's consent, Mr. Bill carefully and cautiously picked up the censer, his expression and posture like an archaeologist holding an ancient artifact. After repeatedly reading the item information, Mr. Bill Tarantino's face revealed a surprised smile."Such a fine item, its flaws are obvious, but its functions are astonishing. Used at the right time and place, it can yield rewards far exceeding its value," Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but remind the foreigner who was fondly handling the item:
"Mr. Bill, it's best not to take this thing out. Always keep it in your inventory. You wouldn't want your tribe to perish because of you." Bill reluctantly put down the incense burner and resumed his businessman's demeanor:
"My price for it is ten thousand."
Ten thousand? Isn't that exactly the amount I need to buy materials and items? This guy's offer indicates that the Toad Incense Burner is worth more than that. Zhang Yuanqing took a deep breath: "Mr. Bill, in consideration of my mother, how about fifteen million?"
"Oh my, please don't bring up your mother again. She and I are merely business partners." "Then, Mr. Bill, how about for my sake?"
At this point, Annie, who had been silent from the start, said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I think ten million is a fair price. If you agree, I will invite you to dinner on behalf of Mr. Bill tonight." Her suggestive and flirtatious gaze seemed to say, dinner with me and I'm yours.
Faced with the insinuations and provocations of a profession driven by love and desire, Zhang Yuanqing inevitably felt stirred, not because he was lecherous, but because of the nature of her profession.
In theory, getting the company of a beauty to make up for the price difference isn't a loss for me, but the love and desire profession is too troublesome. Until I figure out how to take advantage without getting burned, anyone who touches a woman from this profession is asking for trouble...
With great willpower, Zhang Yuanqing controlled the fantasies in his mind and said solemnly:
"If this deal includes Miss Annie's body, then you'll need to pay an additional physical damage fee. My virginity is worth five million."
Annie's charming face twitched violently. She remembered something unpleasant from the day before.
After some haggling, the Toad Incense Burner was finally sold for twelve million, with nine million three hundred sixty thousand used to purchase "The Silent One" and a large amount of Yin materials. Two million four hundred thousand in cash was counted by the finance team using a money counter to ensure there were no counterfeit bills and handed over to Zhang Yuanqing in a carry-on case.
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Before leaving, Zhang Yuanqing asked:
"How much longer will Mr. Bill be staying on the mainland?"
"I won't be leaving anytime soon," Mr. Bill replied with a tired smile. The chairman had refused to see him, responding with: "Get lost!"
Get lost with a newborn calf? Why roll a calf? Was the chairman implying something? Bill couldn't grasp the chairman's meaning and asked for a translator. Upon seeing the message, the translator covered the words "newborn calf" with his fingers.
Bill suddenly realized, the chairman didn't want to roll a calf; he wanted Bill to get lost.
"Alright, if there's a suitable opportunity in the future, I'll come to you again." Zhang Yuanqing was very satisfied with the transaction. Bill immediately smiled: "I'll walk you out."
When Bill returned to the office, he saw his assistant Annie sitting on the sofa, her expression dazed.
PS: Will correct typos later.