Chapter 126: Transaction Successful

After sitting down on the sofa.

Their eyes met briefly.

"You wish to sell Life Spring Water?" Restan cut straight to the point.

"Yes," Gune nodded slightly, wasting no words.

Restan smiled.

"Then how much are you offering, and how shall we conduct the transaction?"

"Also, is this a one-time deal, or can we trade multiple times in the future?"

Restan clearly wanted to secure this channel from Gune.

As a member of the black market, Restan knew well that the market gap for Life Spring Water was enormous.

In Sugg Ruins City, relying on the northern mineral veins, many nobles had obtained mining permits.

Thus, a group of extremely wealthy capital nobles had emerged.

In Sugg Ruins City, there were plenty of rich people; what they lacked were fine goods like Life Spring Water.

He could take as much as was offered, after all, he had the entire black market behind him. Besides Sugg Ruins City, they had channels to transport these goods to prosperous cities within the empire.

"For this first transaction, it's not much—just three hundred milliliters. If you are sincere in cooperation, there will be more later," Gune said thoughtfully in a deep voice.

"Three hundred milliliters—that's quite a lot." Restan's heart stirred.

Three hundred milliliters had a base market price of three thousand gold pounds, and even more at auction. Currently, he couldn't come up with that much capital.

"Should we purchase at market price or... have it auctioned in the black market?" Restan inquired.

"I'll sell it to you at one thousand gold pounds per hundred milliliters. What you do with it is your own business."

Restan was slightly startled by Gune's words.

At one thousand gold pounds per hundred milliliters, the profit margin in the black market was considerable—a resale could net several hundred gold pounds.

If he could firmly secure this channel, it would be like earning money effortlessly.

While inwardly delighted, Restan also grew cautious.

After all, such an unexpected windfall falling into his lap might not be a good thing.

"You are well aware of the substantial profit beyond the base price, aren't you?" Restan said in a low voice.

Gune's hoarse voice sounded again.

"You saw the conflict in the black market last time, didn't you?"

"Those Blood-Ear Elves want me dead."

"By selling Life Spring Water through your channel, you take a good cut of the profit, but at the same time... you also bear considerable risk."

"If your lips are loose and those Blood-Ear Elves trace it back to you, heh..." Gune chuckled hoarsely and said no more.

At Gune's words, Restan suddenly understood.

At that moment, Restan felt relieved instead; at least he now knew why the money was so good.

"Blood-Ear Elves? In Sugg Ruins City, those fellows can't just investigate me recklessly. If they dare to look into me, I'd likely catch wind of it first."

After weighing the benefits and risks, Restan wasn't too worried about the Blood-Ear Elves.

By channeling a portion of the resale profits from the Life Spring Water to the black market's power-holders, this channel could be secured as solid as a mountain.

"No problem!" After some deliberation, Restan looked up at Gune and nodded affirmatively.

"In Sugg Ruins City, if I let those Blood-Ear Elves find me, I wouldn't be able to operate here anymore."

"You can rest assured and trade with me."

"Good."

Gune nodded lightly.

Gune knew Restan's reputation.

By giving Restan enough profit from the Life Spring Water, he would do his utmost to protect the security of this channel, without Gune having to worry much.

Earning a little less was fine; concealment and safety were Gune's main concerns.

"What about this transaction?" Gune looked at Restan.

"Three hundred milliliters is a bit much; I don't have that many gold pounds on hand."

"Let's start with one hundred milliliters for a thousand gold pounds. Come back in three days; by then, you can bring more Life Spring Water—at least seven or eight thousand gold pounds' worth."

"No problem." Gune nodded slightly.

It didn't matter that this transaction was small; once the channel was opened, funds would flow in continuously.

After the initial deal was struck, Restan quickly began planning in his mind.

In these three days, he could prepare at least five thousand gold pounds himself. As for the black market, after consulting with its power-holders, he didn't know how much they would contribute, but at least two or three thousand gold pounds.

This mysterious man in the vortex ghost-face mask had sold five hundred milliliters last time.

Now he had another three hundred milliliters.

Seeing that he could sell even more in the future, Restan guessed that this fellow might have a very secret relationship with the high-ranking Blood-Ear Elves.

Otherwise, he couldn't possibly obtain so much Life Spring Water.

But that wasn't his concern.

Gune took out a dragon blood wood box and opened it to reveal three small wide-mouthed bottles arranged inside.

Each small bottle contained one hundred milliliters of Life Spring Water.

When Gune opened the dragon blood wood box,

a rich, life-filled aura rushed out.

Just breathing in the emanating scent, Restan felt his body become more comfortable.

"Need to check?" Gune placed the small bottle of Life Spring Water in front of Restan.

Restan held the small bottle up to his eyes.

"I don't know how to check Life Spring Water..." Restan thought to himself.

"But this guy sold Life Spring Water last time, and the scent is the same. It should be fine."

After staring for a moment and confirming that the scent matched the Life Spring Water he had sensed before, Restan nodded slightly. "It is indeed Life Spring Water."

Then, Restan directly stored the Life Spring Water into his storage bracelet.

Subsequently, Restan took out one thousand gold pounds in banknotes.

Under the promotion of the Yulan Empire's state bank, the adoption of paper gold pounds had been very rapid recently.

Even some silver dragons and copper coins were gradually being replaced by paper currency.

Nowadays, large transactions were conducted using ten-gold-pound notes.

After counting the one hundred ten-gold-pound notes, Gune breathed a sigh of relief.

The transaction went smoothly without any anomalies; at least this channel through Restan seemed successful for now.

"In three days, I will come here again to trade with you."

Gune's hoarse voice sounded.

"And before I come, I will pass by the spot where Little Lake used to wait for me."

"If there are any last-minute changes or unusual circumstances, have Little Lake or another child wait for me there."

"Understood." Restan nodded slightly.

Then, Gune stood up.

"Pleasure doing business!" Gune extended his hand.

"Pleasure doing business!"

Restan also extended his hand.

...

In the street, the cold wind howled fiercely.

Gune had already disappeared into the depths of the night.

Standing at the entrance of the alley, Restan confirmed that Gune was far away, then put on his wide-brimmed, thick, ochre-yellow winter cowboy hat.

He walked in another direction.

The subsequent transactions of Life Spring Water were no small matter; he needed to contact the black market's power-holders to sell it legitimately within the black market.

After all, he was only a core member of the black market; many things couldn't be handled by him alone.

...

In the pitch-black, deep night.

Snowflakes drifted, and Gune moved like a ghost, swift and silent.

Half an hour later, Gune returned to his cultivation chamber via a hidden underground passage.

Sitting cross-legged on his cultivation mat, Gune reflected on the successful transaction today.

"Overall, the transaction went well, and the channel is initially established."

"Of course, I can't let my guard down; I still need to stay vigilant."

"So..."

Gune gently rubbed his brow.

"Next, I need to purchase those materials."

Over the past few days, Gune had conducted market research.

Thanks to the rich mineral resources of the supernatural mountain range north of Sugg Ruins City, the city's economy had been boosted.

Several well-known merchant guilds had branches in Sugg Ruins City.

Moreover, the city itself had many powerful local merchant guilds.

These six materials were sold in various merchant guilds, big and small, in the market.

Now that Gune had opened a channel, he could start buying them in small, scattered quantities.

Large-scale procurement would attract too much attention.

Small, scattered purchases would go completely unnoticed.

"Once the materials are ready and the Soul Rune Potion experiment succeeds,"

Gune mused softly.

"My soul's supernatural traits can evolve toward the 'Elite' level."