Chapter 1 The Haggling Begins

After Fang Senyan displayed his goods as 3D images, he left his stall to wander around the market. He wanted to gather information, understand price fluctuations, and glean intelligence from buyers' and sellers' conversations. Fang Senyan wasn't worried about losing potential customers at his stall because most of his items were highly specific. For example, the most valuable item, the deep blue ability scroll: Voodoo Basic Black Sorcery Lv3. The learning requirements for this scroll set a high bar.

People who came to the stall usually fell into two extremes: either they weren't interested at all, or they were very interested. If someone didn't want to buy, they'd glance and leave. If they really wanted it, they wouldn't mind waiting a few minutes.

After wandering around, Fang Senyan didn't find any good information. The few pieces of equipment and ability scrolls he liked were priced exorbitantly, far beyond his meager supply of universal points. Right now, Fang Senyan's biggest need wasn't equipment or abilities, but improving the basic skills he already possessed. Don't forget, he faced dangers not only in the Nightmare Space, but also in the real world! In the real world, Fang Senyan was further limited by not being able to bring equipment.

Unsurprisingly, when he returned to his stall, it was surrounded by a crowd. As soon as they saw the seller return, they immediately started asking about the price of the deep blue scroll. Fang Senyan crossed his arms, smiled, and quoted a price that made everyone roll their eyes. He was asking for 15,000 universal points and fifteen potential points! Hearing this price immediately scared off half the crowd, those who were hoping to "find a bargain." Realizing there was no chance, they left. The ones who remained were genuinely interested and wanted to bargain.

"Hey, friend, I'm not denying the value of this scroll, but your price is a bit too high," a hippie-looking man said, shrugging his shoulders. He seemed to be chewing gum constantly, and his right foot twitched, making him look somewhat neurotic.

The man's words echoed the thoughts of everyone around him, and the others chimed in, agreeing.

Fang Senyan observed coldly, realizing that there were seven people still around, but they seemed to belong to three different groups. Undoubtedly, the person who wanted to buy this scroll must excel in both mental and intelligence attributes to maximize its power.

That meant that the contractor who wanted to learn this ability would likely be weak in physical strength. Considering the current state of the Nightmare Space, that person had likely joined a team. Fifteen thousand universal points and fifteen potential points were a fortune for a single contractor, but not necessarily an astronomical figure for a team.

In the current state of the Nightmare Space, most contractors valued equipment and scrolls that could be immediately converted into combat power. They wouldn't spend a high price on something that wouldn't take effect in a short time. That led him to believe that the person interested in buying this scroll already met the requirements: Basic Prayer Lv4, Basic Meditation Lv4, and 25 Intelligence!

Therefore, the contractor who met these requirements wouldn't have a low status within their team. They would be an important damage dealer, capable of convincing their teammates to support their purchase of this scroll.

That was why Fang Senyan dared to ask for such an outrageous price! More importantly, the current popularity of this scroll indicated that it was bound to be a best-seller. This gave Fang Senyan the confidence to hold out. So, when faced with the hippie man's questioning, Fang Senyan simply shook his head.

A slow, firm shake of his head.

Faced with this stubborn guy, all the surrounding contractors looked at each other. They had clearly encountered the most difficult type of seller: someone who seemed to be in excellent financial shape, had an accurate assessment of the value of their goods, and was also a stubborn fanatic! Helplessly, they made one last effort, stating their own psychological price, hoping to move the guy, but ultimately left disappointed.

With the departure of the last contractor, Fang Senyan's stall successfully transformed from bustling to deserted. But Fang Senyan wasn't discouraged. He was prepared to spend the rest of his time trying to sell this deep blue scroll. The highest offer he received had only been 5,000 universal points plus three potential points, which was far from satisfying Fang Senyan's appetite.

People came and went, some approached Fang Senyan's stall, made an offer, and left disappointed. Fang Senyan's scroll was like a magnet, attracting a lot of people, but the high price ruthlessly pushed them away. Time passed quickly, the stalls next to him changed owners several times, but Fang Senyan remained, smiling and politely greeting everyone who asked, without the slightest hint of impatience. But his price remained firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

The deadlock was finally broken when the hippie returned.

This time he brought two people with him. One contractor held a dark, swirling staff, while the other stood behind him, seemingly preferring to be obscured by shadows. Even in the absolutely safe Nightmare Space, this contractor reacted this way, undoubtedly darkness and concealment were deeply rooted in his heart, as natural as breathing and drinking!

The contractor with the staff carefully examined the scroll, nodded slightly, and then gestured with his chin at the hippie, as if he didn't want to say anything to anyone.

The hippie walked up to Fang Senyan and spread his hands.

"I have to admit, today is your lucky day. Hegel is very interested in your scroll. Okay, we are very sincere in buying it, you can tell us your psychological price now."

Fang Senyan said faintly:

"The price I listed is my psychological price."

The hippie shrugged helplessly again and looked at the guy named Hegel. Hegel didn't speak, but stared steadily at Fang Senyan. Suddenly, Fang Senyan felt like he was being "penetrated," as if he were walking naked on the street with no secrets. As he was shocked, Hegel suddenly grunted and took a few steps back, seemingly having suffered some kind of loss as well. The mysterious mage was silent for a while before saying:

"Your highest attribute is physique, and your lowest attribute is spirit, so you are undoubtedly going the melee route?"

Fang Senyan was shocked. This guy named Hegel could see his highest and lowest attributes, even in the absolutely safe Nightmare Space. He must have mastered abilities like "Insight." He didn't deny it and nodded silently. Hegel coughed twice and said:

"Your asking price is too high, it's hard for anyone to come up with such a large sum of universal points. How about I trade you a ring for your scroll?"

People had suggested bartering before, but Fang Senyan had rejected them, because he was desperately short of potential points and universal points. The ring that Hegel took out was also very sincere, it was a deep blue ring, in addition to +3 strength, it also came with a practical +1% critical hit rate. It would also be a popular item if sold. But Fang Senyan still shook his head, emphasizing that he only wanted universal points and potential points.

Helplessly, Hegel seemed determined to get this Voodoo Basic Black Sorcery Lv3, and after persevering in communicating with Fang Senyan, the two sides finally reached a deal of 7,000 universal points and 9 potential points. For Fang Senyan, although the universal points he sold it for didn't reach his psychological bottom line, the full nine potential points were a pleasant surprise. According to the current trend, Fang Senyan would have to go through at least five or six worlds to collect enough nine points.

In addition, Hegel was also very interested in that "black pin," because after all, there was a 50% chance of opening black magic, which, if it appeared, could complement the Voodoo Basic Black Sorcery Lv3. Fang Senyan exchanged this pin for a light blue item: a medical kit, which was a happy ending for everyone.

Medical Kit Properties:

Medical Kit

Origin: Seventh Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine, France

Equipment Rarity: Light Blue

Built-in items: Bandage x1 Anesthetic x1 Disinfectant x1 Adrenaline x1

Bandage: Use to bandage wounds, can offset accumulated 50~100 points of bleeding damage.

Anesthetic: Reduces pain by 20%~50% after use, but reduces spirit by 2~6 points for 10 minutes.

Disinfectant: Use to reduce the duration of abnormal states by 10%~20%

Adrenaline: Use to increase movement speed and attack speed by 10%~20%.

Description: The quality of the medicine will be improved after being placed in the medical kit for 12 hours, and there will be a guaranteed extreme effect after use. (That is to say, the random value after use must be the largest, for example, the bandage must be able to offset 100 points of damage)

Description: The current capacity of the medical kit is 4 squares. Cannot place more than four squares of medicine. The rank of the medicine placed in the medical kit must be lower than the rank of the medical kit. (That is to say, only white rank potions can be placed in this medical kit)

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