CHAPTER 324: CHAPTER 188: ACQUIRING MATERIALS_3

"Alright! I’ll give you ten Low Grade Spirit Stones!"

Li Yunjing sneered inwardly but didn’t show any trace of it on his face.

He casually tossed the ten Spirit Stones, which flew towards Lin Kai.

After Lin Kai accepted the Spirit Stones, Li Yunjing asked, "Now, can you tell me the full story?"

"Here’s the situation!"

Lin Kai laughed heartily and approached Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi before whispering, "On the fourth day of your entry into the city, you visited over two hundred and forty stores in succession, purchasing the same batch of materials, and overall, all the materials were related to arrays!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi were listening attentively, he continued, "Many of these shops are interconnected, exchanging goods among themselves."

"Among the shops, information is shared and communicated. Someone experienced quickly deduced that you should be from Shenxiao Dao Sect at ’Seven Stars Peak.’"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi’s faces changed.

They didn’t expect that in "Wanghai City," these merchants were so deceitful, figuring out their background immediately.

This complicates things!

No need for Lin Kai to say more, Li Yunjing understood that someone was definitely coordinating the shops to raise prices uniformly on these materials, preparing to exploit him.

Of course, the price wouldn’t be too outrageous.

After all, the materials Li Yunjing was procuring were all Tier One materials. Even if they couldn’t be obtained in "Wanghai City," they could be purchased in another city or market.

They couldn’t control him.

But if these shops figured out his bottom line and gathered to sell to him exclusively, would he trade or not?

Steward Xu Wuyi had left him a margin of one or two thousand Spirit Stones!

This margin wasn’t for Li Yunjing to embezzle!

It was to allow for inexperienced Li Yunjing to potentially lose one or two thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones!

If Li Yunjing had the ability to secure the materials at normal prices, he could earn an extra one or two thousand Spirit Stones.

Li Yunjing didn’t lack these one or two thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones!

However, this was the first task assigned by "Seven Star Palace," which Li Yunjing needed to complete beautifully!

Otherwise, he would lose face in front of "Seven Star Palace" senior members.

They would form a negative impression of Li Yunjing as someone with talent but lacking in capabilities.

This would affect his prospects in "Seven Star Palace."

If Xu Wuyi revoked his qualification to purchase materials, Li Yunjing wouldn’t be able to bear it.

Concerned about his future, Li Yunjing, though appearing relaxed on this trip, wasn’t relaxed at all in his heart.

Every night, Li Yunjing meticulously inspected the materials submitted daily by Jin Shouyun and Su Guo, ensuring their quality and quantity were up to standard.

He wasn’t here to waste his days!

Because this task was so important, Li Yunjing was unwilling to lose one or two thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones no matter what!

At this moment, the unfavorable news, coming from this young man named Lin Kai, made Li Yunjing’s face turn grim.

Sure enough, as Li Yunjing expected, Lin Kai then revealed that one hundred and seventy-eight shops specializing in materials in "Wanghai City" had united.

Regarding the organizer behind this, Lin Kai did not say much, but implied that knowing the mastermind would require an additional payment of 300 Low Grade Spirit Stones.

Li Yunjing showed no interest in this.

Giving Lin Kai 300 Low Grade Spirit Stones was out of the question!

Even if Li Yunjing knew the mastermind, he couldn’t do anything to them, only adding to his worries.

Li Yunjing’s refusal disappointed Lin Kai greatly.

"It seems this novice isn’t that easy to deal with!"

Lin Kai continued to stand cheerfully on the side, inwardly contemplating how to handle Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing pondered for a moment and asked, "I’m not concerned about that! I just want to know if you have a way to help me procure materials at normal prices!"

"Ha ha ha! Fellow Daoists, if I dared come to you, I naturally have a way!"

Upon hearing Li Yunjing’s words, Lin Kai’s eyes lit up, and he patted his chest, speaking confidently.

Seeing Lin Kai in this manner, Li Yunjing sneered inwardly, knowing he would have to pay him a substantial amount of Spirit Stones.

Li Yunjing asked coldly, "Speak! I need a large batch of materials, how much Spirit Stones do I need to pay you for connecting me and completing the transaction?"

Li Yunjing had his limits!

He could pay Lin Kai a portion of Spirit Stones, but absolutely would not allow him to ask for an exorbitant amount!

"Hehe! I help you form connections and complete the transaction smoothly, I don’t ask for much, just 5000 Low Grade Spirit Stones!"

Lin Kai smiled faintly and said.

"Goodbye! Your price is too high, I can’t accept it! If I can’t procure enough materials in ’Wanghai City,’ I’ll find another place!"

Li Yunjing’s face changed drastically, pulling Yu Yunyi and walking away.

Although this price wasn’t unacceptable, business naturally required negotiation.

Li Yunjing thought this inwardly but needed to give Lin Kai some pressure in action, letting him know his limit was reached and asking for more was impossible.

Otherwise, this seasoned individual would be extremely difficult to deal with and would continuously raise the price in various ways!

Li Yunjing’s efforts would merely become a money-making venture for him.

Such situations were something Li Yunjing had seen frequently in his past life.

He didn’t expect to find such people in the Cultivation Realm too!

This broadened Li Yunjing’s horizons.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Seeing Li Yunjing about to leave, Lin Kai panicked and hurriedly stepped forward, smiling, "Negotiations can be discussed! How could you just leave directly!"

"Hehe! Your price is too high! If I agree, not only will I not earn a single Spirit Stone, but I’ll even have to pay you! What are you thinking? You think I would agree to such an unreasonable deal?"

Li Yunjing sneered and spoke slowly.