Chapter 70: You Are a Good Person
Chapter 70: You Are a Good Person
Fatty Lei felt extremely disgusted when he thought that thing was a drug. Especially since that Mario had just suggested he try it, which was really…
“Good thing I wasn’t too curious. If I had really tried it, wouldn’t I have become an addict!” Thinking of this, Fatty Lei was filled with anger. “Damn it! That guy is really no good!”
“Mr. Odin, that’s all I can say about that guy’s products.” The octopus Bruce gave a brief introduction to Mario’s harmful products and the fate of the merchants who had used his goods.
“That guy really causes a lot of harm!”
Fatty Lei said.
The octopus Bruce nodded. “You’re absolutely right! Countless merchants have been ruined by him, and yet he’s still alive and well.” It seemed Bruce was also very unhappy with Mario.
“Logically, since this guy has harmed so many people, his rank should have increased quickly. Why is he still hanging around the low-level merchant area?” Fatty Lei was very puzzled by this.
The octopus watched Mario slowly walking into the distance while peddling his own goods, curled his lips and said, “Don’t think he’s a low-level merchant. That guy is actually a proper Fifth-Rank Merchant.” The octopus’s tone was very disdainful.
“What!” Fatty Lei could hardly believe it. A Fifth-Rank Merchant actually existed in the low-level area. “A Fifth-Rank Merchant! Then why is he here? Shouldn’t he be in the high-level area?”
“He can’t survive in the high-level area because his stuff isn’t attractive to high-level merchants. Besides, those who become high-level merchants usually have improved individual strength. His products simply can’t get those high-level merchants addicted, so he can’t earn Credit Points from them anymore.” Bruce slowly explained the reason to Fatty Lei.
“So this guy comes to the low-level area to deceive novice merchants. After all, high-level merchants can freely come to low-level merchant areas.”
Fatty Lei understood a bit now and murmured, “So that’s how it is.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Just ignore him if you see him in the future, and you’ll be fine.” After chatting with Fatty Lei for a while, the octopus turned to leave.
“Since we’ve met, it must be fate. How about we find a place to have a drink?”
Fatty Lei felt that this octopus Bruce had a chivalrous and warm-hearted demeanor, and seemed like a friend worth making. So he gave up his plan to visit the high-level area and wanted to get to know this octopus better.
“Ah,” Bruce the octopus sighed deeply. “Alright! No one wants to buy my stuff anyway. Once the three days are up, I’ll be eliminated. Having a drink while I’m still alive isn’t bad…” After saying this, he looked around.
“Let’s go over there. There happens to be a small tavern.”
Fatty Lei nodded.
“Wangcai, we’re not going to the high-level area anymore. We were just going to look from afar anyway. We’re not high-level merchants, so I can’t be bothered to go.” Fatty Lei said to Wangcai.
“As you say, Master.”
Wangcai was quite indifferent, since Fatty Lei was the master.
The small tavern was very simple. It was unclear what dimensional plane the owner was from. However, Fatty Lei thought he resembled a dwarf from a fantasy dimension, because the guy had a full beard, short legs, and a giant axe on his back, all very typical of that race.
But this wasn’t something Fatty Lei needed to worry about.
“Two cups of fruit wine.”
Bruce the octopus seemed very familiar with this place.
Fatty Lei sat opposite Bruce, with Wangcai standing behind him.
The dwarf owner brought two large wooden containers filled with liquid, placed them on the table, and then left.
“Every time there’s a gathering, I come here to have a few drinks. The owner of this shop is a merchant from the fantasy dimension. Because his goods don’t sell well, he opens a small tavern during each gathering to earn some fees.”
After drinking half his cup, Bruce the octopus became more talkative.
“What can dwarves sell besides cold weapons? Cross-dimensional transactions cause the enchantment effects on weapons to be forcibly removed. So it’s no surprise that his sales aren’t good.” Fatty Lei quickly figured out what was going on.
“Let me introduce myself.” After putting down his cup, Bruce the octopus returned to a serious demeanor. But even when serious, in Fatty Lei’s eyes, he still looked like an octopus monster.
“Sci-Fi Dimension merchant, Bruce.”
“Fantasy Dimension merchant, Odin!”
When Fatty Lei introduced himself, he lowered his voice.
Because Wangcai had said that the Fantasy Dimension world was extremely rare in the Dimensional Trading Device. Moreover, they had very strong product competitiveness, so many merchants were willing to deal with Fantasy Dimension merchants.
Of course, the 50% retained power effect of Fantasy Dimension products was the reason all merchants flocked to them.
So when Bruce heard Fatty Lei’s self-introduction, his already large eyeballs became even bigger.
“What! Mr. Odin is actually…”
Fatty Lei smiled, raised his hand and waved, making Bruce the octopus swallow his next words.
“Keep your voice down. I don’t want to attract a crowd.”
Fatty Lei was all smiles.
Bruce was extremely nervous. After all, sitting in front of him was a merchant from the legendary dimension.
“Heh heh!”
Bruce chuckled foolishly a few times.
“Mr. Odin, since you’re a Fantasy Dimension merchant, why are you still in the low-level area?”
In Bruce’s opinion, Fantasy Dimension merchants were very powerful beings.
“Ah~ I’m actually a novice too. Even if I’m a Fantasy Category merchant, it still takes time to raise my rank.”
“Oh~~” Bruce nodded.
What Fatty Lei said was quite true. He was, after all, a novice. He couldn’t possibly increase several ranks in just two or three months and become a high-level merchant.
“Mr. Bruce, I wonder what kind of specialties you have over there?”
Since he had no intention of wandering around anymore, Fatty Lei thought it would be nice to chat with Bruce.
“I mainly sell Warships, and also purchase Energy.”
Fatty Lei’s eyes lit up. “Warships!” That was exactly what he needed.
“Generally, what’s the price range for Warships over there?”
“Heavy battleships, with enhanced armor and artillery. One ship sells for about three billion Credit Points. Of course, we can also do custom builds based on customer needs, adding firepower configurations and armor. But the price would fluctuate, mainly depending on the raw materials used.”
Fatty Lei gasped. The price of three billion Credit Points really shocked him.
After all, currently, Fatty Lei’s account had only two thousand five hundred Credit Points at most.
But Fatty Lei’s face showed nothing, maintaining a very calm expression.
“Maybe I’ll order some Warships from you in the future, but not now.”
Fatty Lei hinted that he had a little interest, but didn’t show any immediate intention.
Bruce was very disappointed, because he needed a large amount of Credit Points to pay taxes right now.
But since Fatty Lei wasn’t interested now, he couldn’t force him, right?
After giving a dry laugh, Bruce looked very disappointed.
“I have to pay taxes soon. If I can’t pay, I’ll be eliminated by the system.”
Bruce was having difficulties now, so he simply told Fatty Lei.
After all, he needed to vent somewhere. Dimensional Merchants need to let off steam too, right?
Fatty Lei didn’t continue on that topic. Bruce’s life or death had nothing to do with him.
“You said you also purchase Energy? I wonder what kind of Energy you buy?”
Bruce drank the liquid in his wooden container in one gulp and replied, “To be precise, I collect Energy and then sell it to those who need it. The technology in my dimension is very advanced, and we can convert many types of Energy into universal Energy Crystals. But as you know, pure Sci-Fi Dimension merchants don’t have an easy life.”
Fatty Lei nodded slightly to show he understood.
“Can wind energy be converted?”
Fatty Lei thought about the planetary storms that happened every night in his area, which seemed utilizable.
“Theoretically, yes, but I haven’t tried it! Most of the time, I purchase whole Energy Crystals and bring them back for conversion.” Bruce thought for a moment before replying.
“The situation where I am is a bit special, and there might be the kind of Energy you need. But I need your equipment to collect some and see.” Fatty Lei said.
Bruce simply assumed Fatty Lei wanted to buy Energy converters, so he didn’t think much of it.
“I can sell you some equipment. It doesn’t cost many Credit Points anyway.”
Fatty Lei thought for a moment and then said to Bruce, “Actually, I don’t want to buy your equipment. I want to cooperate with you.”
Fatty Lei didn’t have many Credit Points on hand right now. Even if Bruce’s Energy collection converters were cheap, he still couldn’t afford them. So Fatty Lei thought he might as well cooperate with Bruce, treating it as doing ‘Contract Manufacturing’.
“What kind of cooperation?”
Bruce clearly didn’t understand.
Fatty Lei then explained his plan to Bruce, which was roughly similar to the cooperation model he had with Andrew.
So after hearing it, Bruce was also a bit tempted, but still asked his doubt with confusion.
“If that’s the case, wouldn’t you lose a lot?”
Bruce felt that Fatty Lei was practically giving Credit Points away to others, which was very different from most profit-driven merchants.
Nowadays, basically all Dimensional Merchants wished they could earn all the Credit Points themselves. There simply weren’t any merchants like Fatty Lei, so Bruce was a bit skeptical.
“My principle is that everyone benefits. Credit Points can’t all be earned by one person. Besides, you already have sales channels for Energy, and I’m too lazy to find new ones and negotiate with them. I only take my share, isn’t that good?”
“Split fifty-fifty?”
Bruce asked.
Fatty Lei nodded. “Fifty-fifty is fine, provided I need to survey the Energy situation in my area.”
“That’s easy. I can give you a small Energy Detector. Whether it’s wind energy, ion energy, particle energy, or buried Energy veins underground, it can detect them all.”
Bruce the octopus took out a small metal globe and handed it to Fatty Lei.
“My Energy collection and conversion equipment is too large. Interdimensional Teleportation would cost a lot of Credit Points. So this is the most cost-effective. Just one Credit Point.”
Fatty Lei took the metal ball and handed it to Wangcai, saying, “Take this back now and do some detection.” Wangcai took the metal ball and headed towards the Odin Shop.
“I hope we can cooperate.”
“I hope we can cooperate too. I can tell, you are a good person.”