infodatos Chapter 17 Martial Arts
Chapter 17 Martial Arts
How much do you want?
Li Yuan asked.
"I want them all!"
The hunter made a snap decision: he would buy it all! Of course, this was the result of careful consideration.
Despite his burly appearance, he is very shrewd and insightful.
Even if the hunters think the price is too high, they can sell it slowly.
As the war spreads further and further, hunting in the mountains becomes increasingly dangerous. Relatively speaking, being a middleman is much safer.
Moreover, even if the hunters complained about the price, there were others who didn't mind.
"What? You want to buy everything again? No way!"
Some people in the crowd protested.
"Didn't you complain about the price? What's wrong with me buying it?" The hunter glared at him fiercely. He had wanted to buy everything the first time, but these people had interfered. Otherwise, he could have earned even more.
Blocking his path to wealth is like killing his parents.
If it weren't for the fact that we were in Xiaolingfang, he would have given him a good beating.
But he forgot that there was a group of people here, and he was all alone.
"Twenty it is, I'll buy ten packs."
At this moment, someone handed over the money directly, cursing, "Damn it, everything's going up in price now. It's not wrong for this young man to raise prices. Buy more, it might be even more expensive in a while!"
Since the money had already been handed over, Li Yuan couldn't refuse to sell, so he took ten packs and gave them to him.
But this person was like a pile of dry firewood that had been set ablaze.
Everyone has changed.
"I want...three packs..."
"Give me five packs..."
.....
They complained about how expensive it was just now, but now they're buying it with great enthusiasm.
The hunter 'cried'.
What the hell was going on? He didn't care anymore and just grabbed dozens of bags, stuffing them into his sack.
Li Yuanle's mouth was crooked from smiling.
He really likes this business.
Organizing the money in the bag, there were 108 packets in total. After deducting the cost, the net profit was more than sixteen taels of silver. This way... they wouldn't go hungry anymore.
Moreover, the hunter had specifically asked him before leaving if he could cooperate with him alone, selling to only him, at a price of twenty coins per pack, but Li Yuan did not immediately agree.
After all, prices are soaring, and his will have to go up eventually too.
Although his father, Li Shouyi, stockpiled a large quantity of medicinal herbs before he left, at this rate... they would be used up in a month or two at most, and then they would have to purchase more herbs.
In these chaotic times, the price of medicinal herbs naturally rises.
The ointment will naturally swell as well.
"Big brother really made a killing this time." Huang Si, standing to the side, drooled with envy. He earned so much in such a short time. If only he could make this ointment, how wonderful that would be.
"Hard-earned money!"
He tossed him five large coins, saying, "Consider it payment for your words."
"Thank you, brother. Thank you, brother."
Huang Si caught it with both hands, his eyes crinkling with laughter, and quickly stuffed it into his pocket. "Now... Big brother, take a look at this martial arts technique?"
"Um!"
Seeing this, he immediately took out the martial arts manual. "Brother, look, I guarantee it's the real deal."
He even added a sentence.
If he can't sell this stuff, he'll be heartbroken.
Li Yuan looked at the martial arts manual in his hand. It had a light blue cover with four faded characters on it: "Beast Taming Technique"!
"It's not offensive!"
Li Yuan frowned slightly.
Huang Si, who had been watching him, felt a pang of unease. Being the most perceptive person, he could tell that Li Yuan was not too satisfied, so he immediately explained, "I bought this from a hunter for a high price."
"It's said that if you master this beast-taming technique, you can command demonic beasts!"
"That's amazing!"
However, Li Yuan didn't react much, and inwardly scoffed. Commanding demonic beasts? Aren't they afraid of biting off more than they can chew!
That's someone comparable to a martial artist, his father once said.
Besides, would a hunter possess such formidable martial arts skills?
Based on his guess, he estimated that at most they could only tame some wild animals.
Seeing that he didn't react, Huang Si gave an awkward laugh to himself, but his heart sank to the bottom.
Li Yuan flipped through the pages one by one, and Huang Si didn't dare to urge him.
After flipping through about half of it, he finally spoke, "Brother, have you finished reading?"
Li Yuan stopped and immediately checked his mind.
Heaven rewards diligence.
Name: Li Yuan
[Realm Level: Rank 8 (Skin Refining)]
[Exercise Method: Health Preservation Exercise (Minor Success (0/200))]
[Skills: Healing (Minor Success (48/200)), Beast Taming?]
"real!"
The best way to distinguish between genuine and fake cheats is through cheat codes; as long as they are genuine, they will be included. However, since he didn't finish reading it, there's a question mark at the end.
What he cares about most is that once he controls his prey, he can be alerted to danger. In this chaotic world, this is exactly what he needs.
However, cultivation is very difficult! It is mentioned here that it requires extremely high talent, especially in communicating with wild beasts, but this is not a problem for him.
Heaven rewards diligence; what talent do you need?
"How many?"
"Ten taels of silver!"
Li Yuan wanted to roll his eyes when he heard this. They really thought he was a sucker. When he sold it, it cost three or four taels of silver. Even though it was fake, he sold it as if it were real.
"That's too expensive! Give me a reasonable price!"
"No way, brother, my costs are pretty high too!"
Huang Si said mournfully.
Li Yuan remained silent.
"In that case, I'll take the loss; eight taels of silver!"
Suffer a loss?
He was willing to suffer a loss, so Li Yuan wrote his name backwards and held out one hand, "Five taels!"
"No... Brother, just kill me!" Huang Si was almost crying. "Brother, I've invested all my savings to buy this martial arts manual, and you were the one who said you couldn't haggle like this."
But Li Yuan remained unmoved; he took Huang Si's words with a grain of salt and never actually believed them.
"Seven taels, that's the lowest I can offer. If it's not right, I won't sell it."
Huang Si gritted his teeth, looking as if he had suffered a great injustice.
After some haggling, the deal was finally struck at five taels and forty coins.
"Brother, you've hit the jackpot! This is a martial arts technique, and you bought it for such a small amount of money."
"You didn't make any money?"
Li Yuan countered with a question.
"It's alright, it's alright." Huang Si knew he couldn't fool him, so he chuckled, "It's just hard-earned money!"
This martial arts technique only cost a little over one tael of silver, plus a jar of wine, and a few days of his time.
What a steal! But it's also thanks to the acting skills he's honed over the years!
"By the way, is there any news from the battlefield outside?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Si's smile slowly faded. "The blockade is very tight!"
Li Yuan nodded. The tighter the blockade, the more severe the situation.
"Goodbye."
Huang Si cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and before leaving, he gave one last reminder.
"Brother, you should be careful. You've made so much money at once, you'll attract attention. And outside... there are probably Wild Wolf Gang members watching over you."
Having made so much money from Li Yuan this time, he's already thinking about the next time!
Thank you!
Li Yuan was naturally aware of his reminder.
They are too weak to protect such a large fortune.
Earning sixteen taels of silver in one go is a huge sum, enough to tempt even a ninth-rank martial artist.
Being low-key all the time is definitely not going to work!
So he's also preparing to flex his muscles, which will hopefully reduce future troubles.
"Perfect timing. Targeting the Wild Wolf Gang will serve as a deterrent, preventing them from daring to mess with us."
Li Yuan had already thought of all this beforehand.
After finishing packing, just as he was about to go shopping, a figure approached. He deliberately lowered his voice, "Brother, do you still have the yang-tonifying medicine from last time?"
"I didn't make it, do you want it?"
"Yes, I want it!"
The man immediately exclaimed excitedly, then said to him with great enthusiasm, "The effect is amazing, you should try it..."
"And also, look at this..."