Hu Die Lan
Chapter 642 Stalemate
Although it wasn't a full 5000, it was shocking enough. This casually swiped account had already broken the current Glory record of skill points not exceeding 4900.
Ye Xiu's Lord Grim actually had 5000 skill points. Showing it off would naturally attract more attention, but Ye Xiu didn't do so, not because he wanted to hide his strength, but because Lord Grim's 5000 points were difficult to explain.
A complete set of missions yielded 1650 points. Ye Xiu's Lord Grim had done far more than 1000 points worth of skill book quests, plus some pretty good luck, to reach the full 5000 skill points. But now he had only brought 1000 points for Team Samsara. Showing off his 5000-point Lord Grim would be impossible to justify.
Because everyone knew that Lord Grim was a new character leveled up after the opening of the tenth server. A newly leveled character would definitely have no accumulation, yet after a few months it had 5000 skill points, which was obviously problematic. Could it be that Lord Grim hadn't missed a single 1000-point quest?
Lord Grim's 5000 skill points were difficult to explain, so Ye Xiu simply didn't use him. He now held Wei Chen's warlock account, Wind Howl Formation. 4920 skill points on a non-professional, ordinary character was convincing enough.
The Samsara manager, along with Tong Lin, Zhou Zekai, Jiang Botao, and others, exchanged glances. Although they didn't lose their composure over the 4920 skill point character, they finally believed that Ye Xiu's quest set was promising.
"What do you think? You don't suspect I'm deliberately using a character with high skill points to fool you, do you? The truth is, real gold fears no fire. This quest set of mine will definitely help your characters increase their skill points. The only thing I'm afraid of is that some of your characters are quest maniacs and have cleared all the quests, then there's really nothing I can do. Now it looks like Little Jiang's 'Wavering Waves' isn't like that! Little Zhou, has your Gun King cleared all the quests?" Ye Xiu asked.
"No," Zhou Zekai shook his head.
"What do you think?" Ye Xiu asked. "Don't expect me to use your characters to try out the whole set. If I do, the skill points of those characters might go up, and then you won't want me anymore. I'd be at a huge loss!" Ye Xiu said, while looking sympathetically at Jiang Botao. "You have such bad luck. Whether it succeeded or not, you could have gotten 20 skill books, but unfortunately, Old Tong is the only one who profited."
"God Ye, you're overthinking it! If this was really useful, do you think we wouldn't want it?" the Samsara boss said enthusiastically.
Ye Xiu heard the hidden meaning in his words and smiled. "So, you want clear and convincing evidence, right? After all, just listening to me say 60% or something isn't very reliable. This 4920 character doesn't seem good enough in your eyes!"
"Hehehe..." The Samsara manager smiled without explaining, obviously meaning that was exactly it. Probability was something that, without knowing how it was derived, a straight result was simply not convincing. As for the 4920 character, it was surprising, but Glory was so big and had been around for so long that it was hard to guarantee such a high skill point character wasn't hidden among ordinary players. The Samsara manager had clearly seen that the account card was the second edition, which was issued when Glory opened its second server. With such seniority, having an incredible stroke of luck to accumulate a frightening number of skill points while remaining hidden wasn't impossible!
Even if, as he said, they would definitely want it if it were truly reliable, it also meant that the value of this thing wasn't low. He had to be cautious about such a big deal.
"Since that's the case, then you should consider it more. I'll be leaving." Ye Xiu said, withdrawing his character, grabbing the account card, and getting up. The Samsara manager was shocked. This guy was leaving as soon as he said he would, with none of the qualities of a salesperson? But he quickly realized that this person wasn't begging him to buy it. Which club wouldn't treat him like a king if he brought this thing? Thinking of this, the Samsara manager couldn't help but panic about another question: Was Samsara this guy's first stop? Could it be that the other clubs already had a bunch of 5000 skill point characters while they were still clueless?
If that were the case, they'd have to grit their teeth and buy this thing! Thinking of this, the Samsara manager couldn't stay seated any longer, and he immediately grabbed Ye Xiu, who hadn't even taken two steps. With the manager making a move, Tong Lin and Jiang Botao naturally stepped forward to help persuade him. Zhou Zekai seemed to want to help too, but dealing with this kind of persuasion was even harder for him than playing in the finals. As a result, he just circled around the four of them, unable to interject a word.
"God Ye, you have to tell me the truth," the Samsara manager said.
"What?"
"Does any other club want this thing now?" the Samsara manager said.
"How can I say that?" Ye Xiu replied without thinking.
"Well... the price should be different if someone has bought it versus if no one has bought it, don't you think?" the Samsara manager said.
"Hahaha, since you say so, then of course no one has bought it," Ye Xiu said cheerfully.
This answer came so readily that the Samsara manager's face darkened. "Is that true?"
"If I don't say it, you'll ask. If I say it, you won't believe me. What am I supposed to do? Why don't you just offer a price as if 'someone has bought it'?" Ye Xiu said.
"Has no one really bought it?" The Samsara manager was being very cautious.
"I'm leaving!" Ye Xiu threatened.
"Don't rush, don't rush. Let's talk slowly! It's rare for you to come here. Have you eaten? If not, have something to eat first?" The Samsara manager began his sugar-coated bullets.
"Hehe." Ye Xiu smiled. "You can eat if you want. You can eat as many meals as you want. I'm really not in a hurry. But I'm saying that you can't not be in a hurry! Do you want to study which skills to add for each character with the extra skill points? Do you want to quickly adapt to the newly upgraded skill tree? Do you have time to eat here with me? How many days until the playoffs?" Ye Xiu said.
The Samsara manager realized that this was indeed the case. Although he wasn't an expert in Glory, he did manage a professional club, so he was familiar with these basic things.
Thinking of this, the Samsara manager gritted his teeth. "Alright, let's sit down and talk properly now." From beginning to end, although he had cautiously tried to figure out the situation, they had always been passive. There was nothing they could do. Who told Ye Xiu to have a bargaining chip that they couldn't refuse!
Buy it out!
After deciding to talk, the first thing the Samsara manager thought of was to work towards that direction. But the value of the bargaining chip in Ye Xiu's hands was too high. Buying it out would be impossible to do cheaply. What was more frustrating was how to measure the value of this thing?
Say it was a high-skill character, but it didn't have the foundation of a professional character, and his 1000 skill point quests couldn't create a high-skill character. But if it wasn't a high-skill character, it could definitely help professional-level characters make a breakthrough. How to price this thing was something that troubled the Samsara manager.
So he didn't offer a price first, but instead wanted to test Ye Xiu's tone, and also explain the situation to the Samsara boss. This deal was big and important, so it was necessary to let the boss know.
Zhou Zekai and Jiang Botao left first after the official negotiations began, and Tong Lin didn't participate either, obviously because this matter required some confidentiality.
Because it was absolutely a seller's market, Ye Xiu was in control from beginning to end. In addition, he was a professional e-sports player and an old bird at that, so his mental fortitude was unquestionable. He didn't panic, making it difficult for the Samsara manager to deal with him. Taking advantage? He had already stopped thinking about it. Currently, the other party was showing resistance to the idea of "buying it out."
"I suddenly think I was wrong," Ye Xiu suddenly said.
"What?" The Samsara manager was already a mess, and Ye Xiu's inexplicable sentence completely threw him off.
"I should have gathered all the clubs together and held an auction!" Ye Xiu's words were shocking.
"Oh!" The Samsara manager was frightened. Although the negotiation was difficult now, at least he had an absolute head start over the other clubs! If they really held a public auction, Samsara's financial resources weren't that much stronger than the other wealthy clubs, and it was hard to say who would win. Moreover, auctions sometimes depended not on financial resources, but on who had the courage to spend a fortune. Speaking of this, the Samsara manager couldn't help but think of a strong opponent.
Team Tyranny!
That's right, it was Team Tyranny. Tyranny was definitely the club that was the most willing to spend money among all the Glory clubs. If they really held a public auction, it would most likely be won by Tyranny with their usual courage and dominance.
"God Ye, just give me a price! We can discuss it!" The Samsara manager was almost crying.
Actually, Ye Xiu was also depressed at this moment! Because he wasn't sure how much this thing should be sold for. After all, he was still a professional player at heart. Selling this set of skill points to Samsara could very well help them win this year's championship, and could even affect the future of the professional scene. There were many aspects to measuring value, and it was impossible to calculate them clearly in a few words. Ye Xiu wasn't sure what price would get him the highest profit.
If it were his own thing, Ye Xiu wouldn't care too much about maximizing profits. But the problem was that this thing was actually Wei Chen's years of effort, and later it was completed with the help of Mo Guang. From beginning to end, Ye Xiu hadn't made any contributions to this thing. If they were to split the money, he would only get an agent commission similar to a courier fee. But a responsible agent had to work hard to get the maximum profit for his employer, right? So, after the two sides had basically confirmed their intentions, the negotiation still hadn't yielded any results. The two of them tested each other back and forth, haggling until it was dark and they were yawning, but it still wasn't over.