Chapter 316: Trading Must Be Profitable!

Chapter 316

Trading Must Be Profitable!

The revelation of this cause greatly shocked everyone. Initially, they could have waited a bit longer for the Setter family to grow stronger before taking the test together. However, the eldest young lord awakened and led them to pass the 7th floor. They didn’t want to imagine what would have happened to the human race in the next 4 years without him.

They were not a bloodthirsty race but sought strength, driven by both greed and cowardice. Because of this, they moved slowly and cautiously, as a result, they nearly reached the test deadline. If that had happened...everything they had done would have been in vain?

“Be proud. Many races couldn’t even survive,” said a member of another race. They too had faced difficult situations but felt proud now. If they hadn’t fought back then...their descendants would have ended up as slaves!

Of course, it wasn’t just the Setter family that knew. In their world, humans from every kingdom heard this. It was an announcement from the tower’s creator, the true deity here. The announcement contained the information the Setter family had learned, spreading fear everywhere!!

In the end, it wasn’t just that they knew the Setter family passed the 7th floor test. They also knew the Setter family had extended their deadline from 4 years to 10 years. After 10 years, everyone would be drawn to the 7th floor without exception. Their only hope was the 2,000 members of the Setter family who could freely enter and exit the floor.

In other words...only these 2,000 people who passed the test would be able to enter and exit. Everyone else, if they wanted to go up, would have to pass the test themselves or wait another 10years!!

The kingdoms, initially planning to fight among themselves, had to quickly change their plans. In this situation, even if they won the battles, they would still end up with nothing. Were the resources in their kingdoms still necessary? Their lives were hanging by a thread now.

Each city on the 7th floor had a limited capacity. It meant that, instead of fighting for power, they needed to help the Setter family buy more territory on the 7th floor and flatter them as much as possible.

The Kingdom Council meeting began, with many nobles rushing to the palace non-stop. This chaos was something the hunters of the Setter family were unaware of. Fortunately, the Setter family head was still in the city, making him the center of the council meeting in the Ares Kingdom...

"The cheapest city available now can support a population of 500,000. It’s enough to expand your race. However, if you want to buy a city for 170,000 tols, you will get an increased capacity. Of course, this might not be necessary now, so you should think carefully," the staff laughed happily upon seeing the expressions of the humans.

"This seems like gambling with human lives, doesn’t it?"

"It seems a bit too much. What choice do we have? We’ve already sent all the resources we could sell. We can only accommodate 500,000 people. It can’t even accommodate our kingdom."

"We can only choose to ignore that now. We can’t just throw all our resources into this. Our strength is important too."

"Right. What will happen after we move here? Let’s let them buy their own cities. When we go back...those who can provide enough resources for a space should give them to us, and we’ll sell them to buy the city."

"I think the same. We just need to make sure our Setter family is well established first."

"Yes, yes." Ultimately, they decided on a course of action. The problem of accommodating tens of millions of people was set aside for now. Their main responsibility was simply to do their own part well.

Ellie furrowed her brow slightly. The Setter family was right, but...even for them, living well was still a challenge. If they bought a city at a cheap price, they wouldn’t be able to live in it properly anyway. Eventually, they would need to buy more land, and those places would be exorbitantly expensive after this.

The young girl pondered for a moment. Owen was also thinking about this issue. When the person in power didn’t make a final decision, the others gradually fell silent.

"You said a level 1 weapon sells for 10 tols, right? What about...a special level 1 weapon?"

"Hmm?" The staff was somewhat intrigued. A special level 1 weapon?

The staff took the equipment to inspect it. It took only a short time to determine the market value. This equipment was one of many that Owen had made specifically to deal with demonic beasts. Therefore, it held significant expectations.

Fortunately, the central service recognized the usefulness of this weapon. While it wasn’t extremely valuable, it still fetched a higher price than ordinary weapons.

"This weapon contains lightning magic with containment properties, making it effective against demonic beasts. Although at floors 10 and above, real practitioners are immune to demonic toxin, these weapons are quite beneficial for the younger members of various races. Instead of drinking antidotes, they can use these weapons. Therefore, we’ll buy it for 100 tols, equivalent to a level 2 weapon. What do you think?"

Hearing this, the Setter family hunters felt a headache coming on. Why was a weapon against demonic beast’s toxin sold for the same price as a level 2 weapon!? For all humans, this weapon was almost considered a miracle. Nonetheless, Owen saw some profit. At least he could make a good profit by buying level 1 weapons and enhancing them with his magic power.

Seeing that the eldest young lord was willing to invest his resources fully, Ellie couldn’t just stand idly by. Although she wasn’t sure if her idea was correct, spiritual fruits were still considered spiritual resources, right? Additionally, they were rewards from the recent challenge. Ellie believed they had to hold some significant value!

"Then, may I ask how much these herbs sell for?" Ellie carefully checked the prices of various herbs. It turned out that herbs used to concoct level 1 potions had no demand; they needed to be processed into potions before they could be sold. The same applied to level 2 herbs. Only level 3 herbs could be sold as raw materials, but even then, they fetched a modest price. Thus, it was more profitable to process them into potions before selling.

However, when Ellie brought out a level 5 herb, the staff finally revealed a bright smile.

"This is the Pure Flame Dragon herb. Its price is 10,000 tols per plant. Would you be willing to sell it to us?" Seeing something priced at 10,000 tols for the first time, the eyes of the Setter family hunters couldn’t help but tremble. However, this rare herb, which would fetch several millions of gold coins in their kingdom, was now considered cheap here at only 10,000 tols. They couldn’t help but feel a sense of regret.

Actually, Aman wanted to ask Ellie to keep the herbs for him. However, he couldn’t forget what they were doing. The Pure Flame Dragon herb was indeed beneficial to him, but should everyone miss the chance to buy a good piece of land just for his sake?

But before Ellie could agree to sell the herb to the central service, someone else’s voice interrupted.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. It seems the central service staff still tries to lowball new race who don’t know the details. No wonder more and more races prefer to trade among themselves rather than with you." The one who interrupted the trade negotiation had a lion-like head with a fearsome face. Unlike ordinary lions, they could stand on two legs and had a powerful tail, indicating they were a highly influential race here.

"We, the Lysai clan, have been living on the 7th floor for over 100 years. We are descendants of the God of Fire, so your Pure Flame Dragon herb would be very beneficial to us."

"The central service offers 10,000 tols, but they sell it to us for 15,000 tols, citing handling fees. So, rather than selling it to them, why not sell it to us instead? No matter how many you have...we’ll buy them all. Additionally, our clan will become allies with you in the future. What do you think?"

One of the representatives of the Lysai clan spoke in a friendly manner. Their straightforward demeanor commanded respect from everyone present. Despite the central service staff showing displeasure, they had no right to interfere in negotiations between different races.

“This herb is rarely available for sale, so...”

“Of course. We’re simply interested in you. It would be better if we could trade with each other again in the future. But if you prefer to sell to the central service, that’s fine too. This is just a general cooperation.”

“Oh...” Aman, who felt regret over the herb and had to step in, paused. No matter how he thought about it, it seemed they wouldn’t be at a disadvantage, right?

“In that case, I’ll sell it to you.” Ellie handed over the Pure Flame Dragon herb to the other party without much thought. What they needed most right now was money. How could they refuse an offer that would get them more money?

“It’s a wise choice.” Although the Lysai clan wasn’t gaining much, the herb was quite valuable. The price wasn’t extremely high, but it wasn’t easy to find either. Additionally, they were just buying it at the central service’s selling price. There was no harm for either side.

In the end, the herb sale was concluded. Ellie didn’t bring out the level 6 herbs she had. Even in front of the Setter family, selling them in large quantities might not be wise. However, she had other things she thought might fetch a good price.

“So, may I ask if...spiritual fruits are expensive for you?” After exchanging the herb for money with the Lysai clan, Ellie had something else she wanted to compare.

“Spiritual fruits?”

“Yes.”

“Well, it depends on what kind of fruit it is. Some are very beneficial to us and would fetch a good price. Others, which are not in demand, we might not want to buy at all.”

“Is that so? In that case...are you interested in the Spirit Camouflage Apple?” Ellie asked, but the representative’s expression was not very encouraging. They mostly weren’t interested in fruits. Their race primarily consumed meat. Herbs were still usable because they were just herbs, but getting them interested in fruits was challenging.

“If it’s about fruits...my race doesn’t show much interest.”

“Not interested? I thought it would be beneficial for predators like you since this fruit can stimulate the spirit in combat.” Ellie brought out the fruit, which was a level 2 spiritual fruit she had just obtained from passing the test!

“This!! A spiritual fruit? The central service can buy this level 2 spiritual fruit for 30,000 tols. As I mentioned earlier, we offer good prices for items with generative spirit. This fruit indeed has such spirit, so...”

“Generative spiritual fruit!! The central service may buy it for 30,000 tols, but we can buy it for 35,000 tols, 5,000 more. Are you interested in selling?”

“Sell to us instead. These generative spiritual fruits, if not used correctly, will remain undervalued. If we use them to concoct potions that will further increase their effectiveness, the result will be significant!!”

“I will buy it for 40,000 tols. Sell it to us!”

It wasn’t just the central service staff who were interested; other races were now rushing in as well. Even though those here knew how to train by using generative spirit power from level 10 onwards, the resources for such training were scarce on the 7th floor. Better resources were on the 8th to 10th floors, but those who advanced to higher floors rarely returned to care about the races on the 7th floor.

They viewed associating with lower-level races as a disgrace. The higher one ascended, the greater the class division among races, so much so that the strongest on the 7th floor could be considered mere dirty rat on the 8th floor!

Spiritual resources were found on the 8th to 10th floors, meaning races on the 7th floor had to buy them from higher-level species with access to the 8th floor. Otherwise, they couldn’t get the quality resources needed to advance their levels.

On the 7th floor, it’s much like the 1st to 6th floors, only with better resources, which can push one to levels 9-10. However, once at level 10, the crucial resources were spiritual resources.

After the various races on the 7th floor became aware of the existence of spiritual goods, which served as a secret to a significant leap in power and the means to overcome bottlenecks in training, they sought these spiritual items regardless of their high prices.It was no surprise that as soon as the level 2 Spirit Camouflage Apple appeared, the races who were just passerby that previously saw humans as a lower race and ignored them now swarmed in to offer to buy these precious resources!!