"Who would want these things?!"
When Li Zheng shouted this, his face was red and his neck was bulging. If he didn’t know he was no match for Luo Aiman, he might have pried open the other’s mind to see what was inside.
However, this remark obviously also bruised Luo Aiman’s self-esteem. It was similarly furious, rolling up several items and pointing at them, shouting: "Who would want them?
Do you know who this is?
This beautiful lady is Miyu Shichiyu, a household na in the Outer City for a long ti!
She has only appeared in three photo albums, naly Octopus Prince Year 176 Edition, Octopus Suit Moon 325687 Edition, and Love Tear Pavilion Year 56 Edition!
These three editions are limited, with less than sixty thousand copies in the entire Outer City combined. Do you know how much it cost to get these?"
Looking at the so-called superstar with her thirty-six tentacles, Li Zheng ridiculed, "Are you sure these so-called limited editions aren’t just because only sixty thousand copies were sold?"
Pa!
Luo Aiman flung the magazine aside, pointed at Li Zheng, and said righteously: "Don’t insult my goddess!"
It’s well known that for an "otaku," a goddess is his faith.
No one is allowed to defile or slander it.
Seeing Luo Aiman picking up a few more magazines to continue the introduction, Li Zheng quickly interrupted: "Stop, stop, you’d better bring sothing else for the transaction. These...
I really can’t handle them!"
It’s hard to imagine that as a Black Market rchant, the treasures Luo Aiman brought out turned out to be a stack of risque magazines.
In response, Li Zheng expressed: It’s not just that I can’t handle them,
but looking at them even for another second is like losing years off my life!
Just from a few inadvertent glances earlier, Li Zheng felt he must wash his eyes later.
However, Luo Aiman did not agree to change the goods, explaining: "This intelligence trade should be considered a private transaction between us. I can only bear the cost of the transaction from my own pocket, without touching the shop’s products."
Can’t use the items from the Black Market?
Li Zheng thought for a mont and understood.
The value of a piece of intelligence is inherently variable; it’s important to those who need it, but nonsense to those who don’t.
Ironically, the Black Market shop often deals in items with fixed values, which can’t be equated with "intelligence."
Simply put, if the intelligence on "Valok’s Eye" were traded through Black Market rules, even if Luo Aiman brought out the most worthless Black Iron Level blood material, it would be judged "at a loss" by the Terminal.
So Luo Aiman had to find a way to bypass the Terminal’s value assessnt.
After all, it was the one who needed this piece of intelligence, not the Black Market shop, nor other traders.
Li Zheng asked him, "You’re not going to tell that all your personal items consist of this trash, right?"
"Trash?" Luo Aiman gave him a disdainful look, "Do you know that the combined value of all these magazines is comparable to that of an ordinary Diamond Level artifact?"
"Then why don’t you exchange a Diamond Level artifact for , you bastard!"
Li Zheng shouted, "A respectable Black Market rchant, and yet you can’t even provide one ordinary Diamond Level artifact?"
Luo Aiman firmly declared, "I really can’t provide one. Those Diamond Level pieces of junk are a waste of space, and I can’t possibly keep them in stock."
Upon hearing this, Li Zheng pondered for three seconds, decisively turned around, dragging along the pretending-to-be-dead Xiao Ying, and left, leaving behind a decisive: "Goodbye!"
This panicked Luo Aiman. If he missed out on Li Zheng’s piece of intelligence, he’d have to wander outside for over twenty more days before returning to the shop.
During this ti, he’d be constantly on edge, avoiding encounters with certain people he didn’t want to et.
This wasn’t just groundless fear, as Li Zheng was one of the targets he wished to avoid.
Hadn’t they already t?
So he quickly moved in front of Li Zheng, blocking his way, with a fawning tone: "If the price is unsatisfactory, we can negotiate."
Li Zheng didn’t speak, rely watched him calmly, waiting for him to co up with a mutually satisfactory plan.
Luo Aiman thought for a mont and finally proposed a solution: "Alright then, forget about the Diamond Level items. I certainly don’t have any of those.
But I do have a few Extraordinary Artifacts that are higher than Diamond. I can rent one to you for three days, during which you can use it freely, and I’ll take it back afterward. How about that?"
Extraordinary Artifact!
I have to say, just hearing those four words made Li Zheng’s heart race.
At this stage, most players are still stuck in the Silver and Gold stages.
Only the front-runners on the power ranking have opportunities to access Platinum Level artifacts.
Not to ntion that even Li Zheng, a cheater, has rarely seen Diamond Level items.
And Extraordinary Level artifacts are a tier above Diamond.
Even holding one for just three days would be a massive gain for Li Zheng.
After all, he only had to give away a worthless piece of intelligence.
But despite his excitent, Li Zheng didn’t show it outwardly. He wanted to squeeze a bit more out of Luo Aiman, to see if he could benefit further.
"How about you first show the Extraordinary Artifacts available for rent, and then I’ll decide?"
"No problem!"
Luo Aiman took out three artifacts, displaying their attributes for Li Zheng to choose from.
[Kroll No. 3 Electromagnetic Rifle, Extraordinary, Weapon
Description: Developed by Kroll Company, the No. 3 electromagnetic weapon has been phased out and is no longer produced.
Yet the technology utilized in it is still not outdated even today.
Energy: 21% (Only accepts recharging with an Extraordinary Power Core)]
[Cyber Gauss Light Saber, Extraordinary, Weapon
Description: The Cyber Race was keen on inventing and modifying lee weapons, with the Gauss Light Saber being their masterpiece.
Sadly, since the Cyber Race perished, the manufacturing technique has been lost.
Energy: 18% (Only accepts recharging with an Extraordinary Power Core)]
[Star Thief, Extraordinary, Special Artifact
Description: The developer of Star Thief is unknown. All companies’ research departnts in the Outer City speculate it might be related to the interstellar robbers who departed years ago.
Can bypass restrictions and roam freely within major region channels.
Remaining uses: 30/50
Note: This artifact only accepts charging with a Star Thief-exclusive energy core.]
Looking at the three artifacts one by one, Li Zheng found that Luo Aiman was indeed a Black Market rchant and a "collection fanatic."
Compared to the so-called "limited edition" magazines, the three artifacts presented this ti were the real limited editions.
Whether they’re out of production or the manufacturing process is lost, it can be said that whenever one is scrapped, the world loses one.
Extraordinary Level weapons have absolutely crushing power over all players currently, and with just one in Li Zheng’s possession, he could wreak havoc everywhere.
Unfortunately, since the remaining energy was not much, Li Zheng naturally focused his attention on the last item, "Star Thief."
Although Star Thief couldn’t enhance Li Zheng’s combat power, its functionality fundantally crushed the other two weapons.
At that mont, Li Zheng decided, "This is the one, and while we’re at it, answer a few questions for , and I’ll give you the intelligence."
"Greedy!"
Luo Aiman reluctantly tossed the Star Thief to Li Zheng, retrieved the other two weapons, and said, "Ask away, but I can’t promise to answer them all."
Li Zheng caught the Star Thief. The artifact felt extrely heavy in his hand, though it was just a ten-centiter-long, three-centiter-thick, two-centiter-wide spindle-shaped object, it weighed nearly a hundred pounds.
If his Physique hadn’t advanced to Silver, the throw and catch might have knocked him half-dead.
After putting the item into his capsule residence, an inexplicable gleam flashed in Li Zheng’s eyes as he asked his first question: "Where is the Outer City?"
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