Chapter 167: Doomsday Broker Doesn’t Do Losing Deals
Ice Cream Assassin: “No more bidding, Sister Fugui, please, I really have no money left.”
After saying that, he immediately bid up to 1300 Crystal Coins.
Sicily nearly passed out from anger. So these people were using his Crystal Coins to pad the pool?
Wholesale Wang Defa: “I don’t want to bid anymore either. Why don’t you back off?”
Saying she didn’t want to bid, the next second she bid up to 1400 Crystal Coins.
The spectating players were all stunned at this point. It was terrifying; the price for one bottle of potion was so outrageous.
Lu Zhishen Buries Flowers patted his chest in relief. Being the first to eat the crab and pick up the bargain was truly too lucky. At the current price, he couldn’t afford it anymore.
Players still bidding over 800 Crystal Coins all had teams, and their strength wasn’t bad either. Otherwise, even if they had Crystal Coins, they wouldn’t dare to bid; it was too eye-catching and easy to be targeted by robbers.
Sicily’s head buzzed. Continue bidding, or give up?
He felt that Wholesale Wang Defa was doing it on purpose, but he had no evidence.
If the standoff continued, the other side might keep raising the price. What if he threw in all his Crystal Coins and got poisoned again? If word got out, he’d be laughed to death by others.
After hesitating for over ten seconds, Sicily bid up to 1500 Crystal Coins. His heart was in his throat, his eyes not daring to blink, just staring at the light screen.
Wholesale Wang Defa: “Sigh, bidding like this is so troublesome. I’m going all in!”
2500 Crystal Coins!
Sicily only had 2150 Crystal Coins left. He wanted to bid but couldn’t. It was too late to ask teammates for help; only a few seconds remained.
Who could have thought Wholesale Wang Defa was so crazy, going all in just like that.
He looked at the glaring “Insufficient Crystal Coins” message and couldn’t hold back anymore. He cursed everyone on the public screen, Wholesale Wang Defa, and the instigator Yu Jiang.
“@Wholesale Wang Defa, you were deliberately screwing me over, right? My first two bottles both had poison effects, and for the last one, it was obvious I was going to win it. You didn’t bid earlier, but then suddenly pulled this move?”
Wholesale Wang Defa: “Our merchant caravan only cares about business and survival. When have we ever done anything meaningless?”
“I made a deal with someone else to help them win this bottle of potion. Sorry about that, but they offered too much.”
The subtext was: Yes, it was deliberate to stop you from winning. Who told you to bid less.
The one really wanting the potion was Ice Cream Assassin. He didn’t have enough Crystal Coins, so when bidding, he contacted Wholesale Wang Defa and had her negotiate with Yu Jiang.
She had what Yu Jiang wanted.
Ice Cream Assassin’s team promised to escort the merchant caravan to clear the instance, pass the parallel road, craft a batch of potions, and work for Wholesale Wang Defa for a week. What a great deal.
Using her own resources to target Sicily was something she really couldn’t do. Doomsday Brokers didn’t make losing deals.
As for bidding over a thousand Crystal Coins, they were just acting.
Wholesale Wang Defa looked at the “Trade Success” prompt and slowly smiled.
Yu Jiang looked at the incoming Crystal Coins and supplies and also curved her lips.
Sicily’s face turned beet red. The auction interface was gone, but he still wasn’t giving up. He private messaged Wholesale Wang Defa:
“Who is the other party? What conditions? We can negotiate too. You know my team’s strength isn’t bad either. Maybe I can offer a higher price.”
Wholesale Wang Defa shook her head in reply: “You know our merchant caravan’s rules. We don’t back out of agreed business. The commissioning player is also in the First Echelon.”
Ending the private chat, Wholesale Wang Defa sent a voice message to Yu Jiang about this.
“Even if he offers a price, I wouldn’t trust it. Having his teammates work for me? They’d probably just kill me later.”
“He wanted to join the merchant caravan before, to share resources and intelligence. Calling me ‘sister’ every other word with that little puppy bubble voice. I could tell right away he wasn’t up to any good. That kid is after my resources; he wants my influence in the merchant caravan. No way!”
Yu Jiang replied in a gossip-eating tone: “Wow, there’s that too. I’ve sent the extra Crystal Coins over.”
They had already agreed: 900 Crystal Coins + 2 Solar Panel Upgrade Cards that Yu Jiang wanted.
“Tell me if the person who got the potion was poisoned or not. I’m just curious.” Yu Jiang added.
Wholesale Wang Defa: “Sure. I’ve sent what you wanted. Just got the reply: got a Permanent Buff.”
Yu Jiang sighed: Sure enough, she was the unluckiest in this round. Luckily, she was the one who obtained the potion, so the cost was low.
It was already past 10 PM, but the public screen was still lively, all discussing who got the last bottle of Mysterious Potion.
The merchant caravan side hadn’t leaked any information and successfully built some reputation.
Trading with the merchant caravan is reliable!
Many people saw it too. With a merchant’s nature, how could they really spend 2500 Crystal Coins on this? They must have negotiated with a big shot, integrating resources. Getting both sides to agree was skill.
Sicily sat in his recently upgraded, still half-finished trailer RV, feeling itchy all over like he was covered in prickles. Sitting was uncomfortable, standing was uncomfortable, and lying down, as soon as he closed his eyes, he thought of the 1850 Crystal Coins he lost.
He opened the public screen to distract himself and saw someone saying that, according to reliable sources, the last bottle of potion gave a Permanent Buff.
He instantly sat up, even more unable to sleep.
What difference did this make from reaching into his pocket, taking his money, and beating him up?
The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain, Wholesale Wang Defa, just you wait—don’t fall into my hands later!
Yu Jiang wasn’t asleep either, but happily so. Buying medicinal herbs at the service area had emptied her out, but now she had made it all back.
Deducting the 150 Crystal Coins handling fee charged by the trading platform based on tier, the auction income was 4000 Crystal Coins.
Plus washing machine parts and Solar Panel Upgrade Cards. As soon as she got them, she couldn’t wait to use them.
Who could have thought a limited-time task could bring in such a big haul.
Before this month’s leaderboard update, a level 6 vehicle was in sight!
Yu Jiang crafted another batch of potions. She first equipped her teammates with the upgraded Intermediate Detox Pills and traded for some upgrade materials.
After finishing these, she finally went to bed.
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The next day, the rainforest temperature and weather hadn’t changed much.
Yu Jiang had gotten heaty, even though she had been paying attention to hydration. Her lips were still chapped.
There was no lip balm here, but she had honeysuckle and chrysanthemum.
Yu Jiang casually took some from the in-vehicle storage compartment used as a medicinal herbs cabinet and boiled a pot using the kitchen induction cooker.
She had large bottles of mineral water from Raccoon Supermarket. She’d let it cool and pour it in, then store it in the time stasis refrigerator grid for several days of drinking.
While eating breakfast, Yu Jiang announced the Detox Pill upgrade message. Of course, it came with a price increase—not much, 50%. The previous Primary Detox Pills would also be sold simultaneously.
Some powerful toxins couldn’t be resolved by Primary Detox Pills, but they could alleviate them, better than nothing. It was the choice for many players with limited resources.
As soon as Sicily saw her message, he chimed in,
[Big Shot took out several bottles of Mysterious Potion yesterday and even upgraded the Detox Pill. Big Shot is awesome. I heard alchemists have routes besides healer. Feels like Mysterious Potion isn’t from the healer route.]
He had long suspected it. The only alchemist in the top ten of the Combat Power Leaderboard followed the attack route, not healer at all. This time, he deliberately spread the message.
Plenty of people wanted to know The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain’s background. Leaking a bit of info would naturally draw attention.
Yu Jiang calmly replied: [You just want to know where the Mysterious Potion comes from. No need to beat around the bush. It’s from the service area that requires an admission ticket.]
So what if she said it? He couldn’t get in anyway.
As for the attack route, people had long suspected it. Everyone on the leaderboard was being watched. Afraid they’d fight over the leaderboard spots?
The next instance was about to start~
