Chapter 30 The Wandering Merchant You'd Better Take This With You
AAA Materials Wholesaler Lao Shen: Price increase of 50%, pay in five days and I'll give it to you.
The other party agreed without hesitation, clearly indicating that he desperately needed it and the price was within his expectations.
When you reach a high position, you will be surrounded by good people, and Feng Sheng Shui Qi is clearly one of them.
He wisely covered the contract fees, and after the deal was done, he didn't rush to leave. Instead, he struck up a conversation and tried to build a relationship with Shen Dixing.
"I'm currently on Gem Island. Shopkeeper, do you need anything exchanged? I can buy it for you for free."
He was also one of those who bought information about the gems, and since it couldn't be revealed to outsiders now, the players spontaneously and subtly referred to the island where the dwarves lived as "Gem Island".
The other players were scratching their heads in curiosity, but unfortunately, without a guide, it would take at least two or three trips to find the dwarves and discover the correct way to do it, which they didn't yet have the awareness or ability to do.
Shen Dixin was somewhat tempted, but still shook her head and refused him.
Only two days have passed, and after learning the value of the gemstone, it's become difficult to keep it.
She has only managed to acquire two gemstones at an acceptable price after saving up for so long. Nowadays, the prices of gemstones on the market are sky-high, and it will probably take some time for them to come down.
There's no use going to the dwarves if you don't have any gems, so you might as well save them.
Seeing that Shen Dixin didn't want it, Feng Shengshui started shouting outside, clearly waiting for Shen Dixin's reply no matter when he arrived on the island.
I reckon Shen Dixin wouldn't sell the bow to him on installment, and Feng Shengshuiqi would probably ask her if she needed a proxy buyer.
Shen Dixin looked puzzled and touched his chin. Is this what it feels like to be a big shot?
If she hadn't fallen so badly, she might be floating on air by now. No wonder so many people forget their roots once they have money and power; they just get everything too easily.
Lu Mingang's voice interrupted Shen Dixin's wandering thoughts, "Dixin, it's time to eat."
She nodded, realizing it was getting late. They hadn't encountered any islands since they came down from Yuyin Island that day.
After dark, no more islands will appear, so Shen Dixin seized the last moments and kept a close eye on the sea.
Without radar, it's easy to miss islands that pass by. The blueprint that can be unlocked at the level 3 workbench is a simple radar, which can detect islands and supply crates within a one-block radius around the island.
With this, you don't have to keep an eye on the sea all the time; it's an essential item for the sea!
"Ring ring—" A faint, clear bell rang out, and Shen Dixin's ears twitched. He finished his meal in the blink of an eye.
“The wandering merchant has arrived,” she said confidently.
Sure enough, ten minutes later, a wandering merchant dressed entirely in black robes drifted slowly by on a dilapidated raft.
Despite the absence of strong winds and waves, and the fact that the raft had no sails, it still managed to drift faster than Chen Dixin and the others!
The wandering merchant seemed to really not want to see them, and turned around quite naturally, sitting on his raft and preparing to run away.
Shen Dixin was used to this kind of thing, so she shouted loudly at him, "Hey, friend, I want to buy something!"
As if bound by something, the wandering merchant reluctantly bent down, pulled out his two-meter-long, moss-covered wooden paddle from under the raft, and slowly rowed to Chen Dixin.
"What do you want? All the lucky bags for sale today are here. Since it's our first meeting, I'll give one to each of you."
He turned to the side, his stern face showing even more reluctance than usual. Three rows of cloth bags were neatly arranged in the small shed.
Shen Dixin glanced at him a couple more times, feeling puzzled.
She'd seen plenty of people with pale faces who always had dead fish eyes and expressionless faces.
I don't recall ever encountering a pale-faced person who showed such obvious likes and dislikes towards players. If I hadn't called him back, would he have just run away?
What are you doing? Did you rob him?
She suppressed her doubts and carefully examined the cloth bag that had been laid out, mainly observing the expression of the pale-faced man.
As her hand hovered over the ninth bag in the first row, the pale-faced man's hoarse voice rang out, "It's destined for you."
The third one in the second row, "You'll like it."
The seventh one in the second row, "You'd better take this with you."
After giving the three clues that were neither true nor false, he fell silent.
Shen Dixin observed that when he spoke the last sentence, his tone became more hurried and impatient, which was almost imperceptible unless one listened carefully.
Later, players summarized their selection method as ignoring the white-faced person, blindfolding themselves and randomly touching one, which actually increased the probability of getting good items to 50%.
Shen Dixin closed his eyes, about to touch her, when he stopped.
The white-faced man's hints are not entirely unreliable. Many people have calculated that if you completely trust the white-faced man's hints and open the bag, the probability of getting good items is about 20%.
Of course, there are also unlucky ones with a 0% chance, which seems uncontrollable.
But if it's all fake every time, why make him speak?
Coupled with the pale-faced man's unusual behavior, Shen Dixin knew that they had their own thoughts. She dared to guess that perhaps they needed certain conditions to tell the truth.
Perhaps due to her profession, rank, or even appearance, she seems to be the kind of person who would normally be disliked by a pale-faced person.
They devour people without spitting out the bones, subtly leading players astray. This time, however, they've shown their emotions openly, which is clearly suspicious.
Could it be... that Shen Dixin was reminded of the newbie perks that are everywhere in survival at sea, where he could only tell the truth the first time?
Shen Dixin glanced meaningfully at the wandering merchant, picked up the seventh bag in the second row, tossed it around, and said, "I want this one."
The wandering merchant fell silent, then nodded and looked at Lu Mingang, "And you?"
Next, Shen Dixin witnessed what a face-changing act was, and wow, it even involved differential treatment.
When she spoke to Lu Mingang, she almost forced a smile out of her stiff face; it was like a gentle breeze.
This time it was Shen Dixin's turn to stare at him with dead fish eyes.
Shen Dixin wanted to make him choose the opposite option from himself, but he wasn't sure if his talent could affect these things, so he simply kept quiet.
Trusting Shen Dixin, Lu Mingang chose the bag that the pale-faced man said sounded the heaviest.
Because the wandering merchant's double standards were too obvious, Shen Dixin boarded the raft and asked Lu Mingang to negotiate a deal with him, saying that he just needed to sell some of the vegetables.
As soon as Chen Dixin touched the contents, the cloth bag spontaneously combusted, giving no chance for recycling.
She clasped her hands together, and only when she returned to her little house did she look down and see a round, blue-purple gemstone necklace.
The jewelry inlaid on it... or rather, carefully wrapped up, was not recognized by Shen Dixin.
It's as clear as the ocean blue, like a deliberately sculpted eye.
Shen Dixin didn't feel scared when she looked at it; instead, she felt the gentleness and kindness in its gaze.
【Item Name: Lotus Moonbless Blessing】
Item Quality: Gold
[Item Description: She is looking at you.]
[Equipment Attributes: Agility 6, Constitution 2, Strength 1]
[Equipment Effects: Moonlight (When the moon is out, all your physical attributes increase by 10%), Ocean Affinity (Marine creatures will not attack you unprovoked)]
A gold-tier equipment with 9 attribute points!
Once an item reaches the gold quality level, the difference between items of the same quality will become greater.
Before the rebirth, there was a saying among players: the difference between gold items is greater than the difference between white and purple items.
Shen Dixin deeply agreed, as she had been tricked before and bought a piece of gold armor that looked almost identical to purple armor.
She clicked her tongue in amazement. There were also two practical special effects. This necklace was definitely top-of-the-line!
Now she finally understood why the wandering merchant changed his attitude so quickly. Who wouldn't feel suffocated and short of breath after being robbed of such a precious item?
It was taken away by someone I disliked; I must be kicking myself and cursing the heavens.
However, it turned out to be a really good item. Shen Dixin had a sudden thought and wanted to buy back all the bags that the white-faced man had mentioned. He just didn't know if the man would still be willing to sell his things if he got too angry.
Just as she was struggling with this dilemma, Lu Mingang returned excitedly with five cloth bags after selling everything.
He winked at her and mouthed, "Dixin, I've bought them all!"
Shen Dixin gave a thumbs up and took the cloth bag he handed over.
I asked which two were hers, and when I opened them, I found two pairs of self-cleaning socks and 200g of white sugar mixed with brown sugar.
Yes, it was the same wandering merchant she knew.
Shen Dixin touched the necklace around her neck again. To be able to find this from a wandering merchant, how incredibly lucky must she be? Did she use up all her remaining shares?
I've never heard of anyone getting gold items from this place before; only a handful of people have managed to get purple ones.
When her gaze fell on Lu Mingang, Shen Dixin suddenly realized, could it be him?
Upon opening Lu Mingang's cloth bag again, one finds an experience fruit seed (blue), a cleaver (green), and a constant temperature blanket (blue) that turns into four after a critical hit.
It's confirmed, the drop rate is wrong.
A typical merchant might have thirty items, half of which are actually useful, but a towel, a pair of socks, or a piece of candy can all be considered "useful."
It's rare to have even one blue and one purple item, let alone a gold item.
Generally speaking, it's a loss for two people to encounter the wandering merchant together, as they can only draw from one prize pool. But their talent is just too amazing!
Shen Dixin stared intently at Lu Mingang. "A lucky person gets it on the first try, but a true koi fish is one who directly increases the entire prize pool! He's bringing me good fortune!"
The cleaver was a weapon, but Shen Dixin simply threw it to him to use as a kitchen knife. Now Lu Mingang no longer had to complain that the small knife was slow and difficult to cut large pieces of bone and meat.
However, white coins were really hard to come by, so Lu Mingang sold all of the dozen or so dishes that had been slow to sell, totaling nearly a hundred portions, to wandering merchants. He also accepted the fish soup that the players were so picky about.
It costs about one white coin for two dishes, and one white coin for a main dish. Only the first dish is free. The remaining four bags are bought with white coins, and there aren't many left after that.
Lu Mingang still wanted to sell; he had plenty of vegetables!
Unfortunately, the wandering merchant shook his head, "I can't eat it, it'll spoil. Maybe next time."
Do white-faced people actually eat human food? What do they eat when they don't encounter players?
The thought flashed through Lu Mingang's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.
Because it's getting dark, the strange tide is coming.
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