Chapter 5: Talking Business

  After meditating alone in the study for an hour, old butler John came to report that Jones, the president of the Golden Balance Chamber of Commerce in Xianlin City, was waiting in the living room. Lin Tian gathered his thoughts and walked steadily towards the living room.

  Jones is a chubby guy, unexpectedly he's still young, could it be that he relied on connections to get his position, the master of the house thought maliciously in his heart. This fatty saw the city lord come in and immediately stood up to greet him.

  "Congratulations to the young master on his ascension, I didn't expect our new lord to be so young and promising, truly a charismatic figure. This time, I'm honored to have been summoned by your lordship, and I came unprepared with no gift in hand. This jade beauty is barely passable, I hope you'll accept it with a smile!"

  Jones finished speaking and handed over the gift, not mentioning business at all, and opened it to be a smooth talker. What kind of businessman is this? Can my pure otaku self handle it? A certain otaku's grievances surged, and the abdominal black mode was activated.

  "Director Lin is being polite! Please sit down!" After accepting the gift, Lin Tian decided to get straight to the point and not waste time with this old sly fox, or he would definitely end up losing out.

  He pulled out a bottle of well-prepared Xiao Hong from his pocket and placed it steadily on the table. The bottle was exquisite, with the red liquid inside being so pure that it was dazzling to look at, and one could tell at a glance that it was no ordinary product.

  "What is this? Is it a high-level alchemy product, an elixir of life?" Jones was shocked and quickly picked up the small bottle to examine it on the spot. Someone in the dark corner snorted at Jones' professional spirit. Jones concentrated his mind seriously, took out a sharp small knife, and lightly cut a small wound on his index finger. After bleeding a little, he prepared to apply the so-called elixir of life to the wound. Lin Tian hurriedly said: "Drink it, drink it!" Jones was slightly surprised, but followed the advice and drank a small mouthful. The wound immediately healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, without even leaving a scar.

  "High-grade goods, can restore a considerable amount of vitality, and the healing effect is surprisingly good! Can be sold at a high price. Excuse me, sir, how much stock do you have left?"

  "High-grade goods don't come easily, and only three bottles of Little Red and three bottles of Little Blue can enter the auction house!" He said, immediately putting up a small bottle of blue medicine. This little fatty is indeed professional, quickly releasing several illumination techniques, consuming a bit of magic... Can't see that this guy actually has a magical profession on him? Not simple!

  Jones focused his mind, sensed his magic reserves, took a small sip of the blue potion, and fell into meditation. However, he opened his eyes just a moment later.

  "It's practically a holy medicine! Although the amount of magic power it restores isn't that much, its strong point is that it recovers quickly. If I stock up on this kind of medicine, I'll be unbeatable among same-level mages, and even if I'm at a disadvantage in terms of level, I can still put up a fight. My initial estimate is that these two high-grade medicines have great market prospects, with prices ranging from 200 gold coins upwards!"

  Lin Tian raised the corner of his mouth, showing satisfaction with the price. This fat guy didn't seem to be trying to cheat him after all. He took out a +1 attack sword and a +1 defense armor from the Hero Space and placed them on the table.

  Jones's eyes narrowed rapidly: This method of taking equipment out of thin air, this young city lord must have a rare spatial equipment on him, the water is deep and shouldn't be provoked lightly.

  The professional little fatty's mind was racing, but his hands didn't slow down as he separately appraised the sword and armor.

  "Good stuff, the sword and armor are very durable and made of high-quality materials. The most valuable thing is that they have magic arrays carved on them, which enhance attack and defense abilities. This is something that only a high-level magic craftsman can do. Very impressive. The mercenaries in Xianlin City will definitely love it, I estimate each piece to be worth over 2000 gold."

  "Alright, Mr. Jones, take these 3 bottles of red, 3 bottles of blue, the sword and armor to auction, I'll decide whether to continue supplying you based on the situation."

  "OK! Leave it to me! Our Golden Balance Chamber of Commerce attaches the greatest importance to reputation, and tomorrow at this time will give you a satisfactory result! This is a golden membership card, please be sure to accept it!"

  Lin Tian took over the gold membership card, and Jones explained: Generally, auction houses charge a 5% handling fee, ordinary membership cards charge 4%, while this gold membership card only charges 3%. This is also the highest authority that Jones can give. If you want to upgrade to white gold (2% handling fee), crystal (1% handling fee), or diamond membership card (no handling fee) later, it will depend entirely on the transaction amount.

  After seeing Jones off, the bored otaku A found old John to talk to. He learned that Xianlin County was located in the far northeast of the Human Kingdom, relatively remote and mountainous, bordering the Beastmen, Elf Forest, Demon Beast Forest, and even the Cursed Land of the Undead.

  There are many monsters of all levels in the monster forest, and some high-level ones even have unusual intelligence. The meat of the monsters can be eaten, the blood of the monsters is a material for alchemy, the skin of the monsters can be made into magical leather armor, the bones and horns of the monsters can be made into weapons and shields, and the crystal nucleus of the monsters can provide magical energy, making them all treasures. Therefore, Xianlin County, which is closest to the monster forest, is a paradise for mercenaries. Even a mercenary guild and task hall were opened in this remote town, and every day, mercenaries come here to do tasks, hunt, and train without end.

  The Spirit Forest is shrouded in mystery and controlled by a large number of spirits, with very few people entering or leaving. Only the slave-catching teams dare to risk their lives to capture spirit beauties (of course, there is also a market for handsome spirits). This immoral trade often brings huge profits, but it also faces the pursuit of the entire spirit clan. However, in the face of great benefits, there are always those who are not afraid to die. The official human kingdom prohibits slave-catching, but it has never been able to eradicate it, so its relationship with the spirits is not very good.

  The vengeful spirits of the Cursed Land, decades ago, after a large-scale holy war organized by the Church of Light, were severely damaged and most high-level undead retreated to deeper places. Only a small number of low-level skull zombies wandered in the outer layer, making it a good place for trial and task completion. However, the resentment that had been floating over the Cursed Land for years could not be purified, and humans could not survive for long periods of time, otherwise, the human territory would have expanded further.

  The Beastman tribe is stronger than the human race in both individual strength and overall strength, and they are born to be good at fighting. Among them, there are naturally born royal families like the Mongol tribe. The four major upper-class nobles are the Pure-blooded Beast Tribe, the Lion Tribe, the Tiger Tribe, and the Eagle Tribe. The four major middle-class nobles are the Leopard Tribe, the Wolf Tribe, the Minotaur Tribe, and the Bearman Tribe. There are also many other tribes such as the Pig-headed People, Dog-headed People, Centaurs, Half-beasts, Naga Tribe, etc. The number of warriors and their strength vary from tribe to tribe. There is news that the newly promoted Mongol king is very young and good at fighting, preparing to gather his troops in the near future to wage war against the human race who occupies a large area of fertile land.

  Good grief, surviving in another world isn't easy either!