Chapter 469 - Trade

Compared to Jiang Ming, the two younger Gods only noticed the Small-class ships flying around them and looked down on Han Wu.

Xi Jie broke the silence first, whispering, “A poor man taking over such a barren piece of land. What a combo.”

Han Wu’s senses were sharp, and he naturally heard the comment. He turned toward Xi Jie, who realized it at once and looked away.

Jiang Ming had also heard the mockery and finally showed his first real expression. He glared at Xi Jie, and the heat in that look pressed Xi Jie down in his seat. Jiang Ming then turned to Han Wu and offered an apology. “We are sorry, young Han Wu. I have not taught my own people well. Once I get back, I will make sure they face proper consequences.”

Han Wu nodded without replying. He didn’t really care about Xi Jie’s opinion. He did, however, wonder whether he could gain something from the Supreme Merchant Group because of the little rude comment.

Jiang Ming noted that Han Wu showed little emotion and assumed that the apology meant nothing to him. Thus, he decided to raise the stakes.

“We are both from the Divine Civilization, and the Supreme Merchant Group follows the ideal of supporting one another whenever possible. Anyone from the Divine Civilization receives a 10% discount on any trade. Since fate brought us together today, I will add another 5%. We hope to have a successful trade later.”

Han Wu finally showed some emotion. He chuckled. “Then I will have to thank you for the offer.”

Even though Han Wu had plenty of money, and the discount was only an additional 5%, any trade involving a massive sum gained real value even from a single percent off the final price.

Han Wu was already impatient to see what the Supreme Merchant Group planned to show him. He led the visitors into the room he used to receive guests, and the Epistian maids welcomed them with tea and snacks.

Jiang Ming studied the Epistian maids and realized that all of them were Heroic life forms. Epistians were humanoids with an innate gift of intelligence and strong talent with Mystic Arts. Heroic Epistians could rival Lord life forms from other races. Han Wu had turned them into maids instead, which struck Jiang Ming as a blatant waste of resources.

Jiang Ming was interested in Han Wu and wanted to dig deeper. After he finished his tea, Jiang Ming handed over the list of wares they currently had in hand.

They carried thousands of items usable across many civilizations and several hundred items exclusive to the Divine Civilization. All of the items were stored in the Giant-class ship stationed outside.

Han Wu scanned the list and quickly found several items that he wanted. Since he planned to spend a great deal later, the 15% discount pleased him because it would save a large amount of Divine Essence.

Han Wu smiled. Jiang Ming caught it and chuckled. “It seems you’ve found something you like. Tell me what you like, and I will bring it over.”

Yin Ming and Xi Jie exchanged a look and assumed Han Wu wouldn’t choose anything valuable. They judged him a poor bastard because of his fleet. The barren land around them only strengthened their belief that nothing precious could exist here. They decided that trading with Han Wu was a waste of time.

Han Wu held onto the list and started naming what he wanted. “I want the Rank 6 Sacred Object: Illusion Stone and the Rank 6 Sacred Object: Truth Brush...”

Both Yin Ming and Xi Jie spat out their tea and splashed each other when they heard what he intended to buy.

Jiang Ming frowned at their shameful behavior. Their reaction was an appalling display of disrespect toward a customer. “What’s wrong? Do the two of you have anything to say?”

Yin Ming and Xi Jie wiped the tea from their faces.

Yin Ming answered, “No, everything is fine. We only want to confirm the price of the Illusion Stone and Truth Brush with you, Supervisor Jiang.”

Xi Jie then raised his voice in a theatrical tone. “I remember now! The Rank 6 Sacred Object: Illusion Stone costs 180 Divine Essence, while the Rank 6 Sacred Object: Truth Brush costs 220 Divine Essence. Their total is 400 Divine Essence, and even with a 15% discount the price still comes to 340 Divine Essence.”

It was clear that he was insinuating that Han Wu couldn’t afford 340 Divine Essence for the items.

Jiang Ming’s face darkened with shame and anger. He had been a merchant for many years and understood Xi Jie’s meaning at once. What irritated him more was that neither man remembered the ongoing promotion for the pair. While the items normally cost 180 and 220 Divine Essence, the bundle price dropped to 350. After applying the 15% discount, Han Wu only needed to pay 297.5 Divine Essence.

What they didn’t expect was the way Han Wu’s eyes lit up when he heard the price. It wasn’t because it was too expensive; he found it low! Paying only 340 Divine Essence for two Rank 6 Sacred Objects was a steal. Han Wu was earning thousands of Divine Essence a day, so it was very affordable to him.

“340 Divine Essence? Sure, I will take both. Hurry up and bring them to me.” He then pulled a bag from his divine realm filled with Essence Coins worth the exact amount.

Jiang Ming cleared his throat. “Little Han Wu, you are too meticulous, but let me correct what they said. They miscalculated the price. With our ongoing promotion, the bundle price comes to 350 Divine Essence, and after the discount, you should only be paying 297.5 Divine Essence.”

Han Wu looked at Jiang Ming in disbelief. The difference between 297.5 and 340 came to 52.5 Divine Essence, which counted as a sizable amount.

Han Wu trusted Jiang Ming even more after the latter cut the price by that much. On the other hand, Yin Ming and Xi Jie felt no shame after Jiang Ming pointed out their mistake. They only thought he was far too honest.

Yin Ming wrote angrily in a private chat to Xi Jie.

[Yin Ming: The customer already stated that he would purchase the items, and he still reduced the price. What an idiot! That’s 52.5 Divine Essence!]

Xi Jie replied with a complaint of his own.

[Xi Jie: That could’ve been ours to take even after we handed over the item money to the group. What a waste, and now we don’t get to earn any extra money. Why are we stuck under such a stupid supervisor?]

While the two were complaining in the private chat, Han Wu continued to list the items he wanted.