The next evening, Wang Xiao said goodbye to Yan Ruoyun and left the hotel with Zhong Li.
The two of them wandered around, walked through several alleys, and entered an old mansion.
Someone was guarding the place. Zhong Li showed a black token and handed over some spirit stones.
Then the guard gave them each a mask and led them into a secret room containing a teleportation array.
After passing through the teleportation array, they arrived on a street that looked quite ancient.
The street was bustling with people, all wearing masks!
Zhong Li said, "This is the black market!"
Wang Xiao looked around, "There's nothing special about it. It's just like an ordinary street!"
"It's different inside the shops. You can buy things here that you can't buy outside, including contraband. Of course, the prices aren't cheap!"
The contraband Zhong Li was talking about was a ban jointly issued by the Academy Alliance, the City Alliance, and the Alchemist Association, restricting the circulation of certain items on the market.
For example, the "Ghost Face Mushroom" that Wang Xiao had collected in his spatial snail, which he found in the Dawn Secret Realm, was a material for refining Gu.
Ghost Face Mushrooms are specifically used for refining Demonic Gu, and are very popular in the Black Gu Master Alliance, but they are contraband in Sky City.
Apart from the Black Gu Master Alliance, the orthodox Gu masters are not allowed to refine Demonic Gu.
Because the refining methods of Demonic Gu are extremely bloody and cruel, and many even require filling in many human lives to be successful.
It is said that a thousand years ago, there was a Gu master known as the "Demonic Locust" who was so mad that he sacrificed an entire city of people to refine a Demonic Locust Gu!
Moreover, it is said that some Demonic Gu have great hidden dangers. Historically, there have even been cases of Demonic Gu turning around and controlling their masters.
Therefore, the three major alliances of orthodox Gu masters began to restrict Gu masters from refining Demonic Gu, so as not to cause great harm to the human living environment.
Wang Xiao followed Zhong Li around the black market. He entered every shop he saw, and bought anything that interested him.
As a result, Zhong Li couldn't stand it anymore: "Damn, Wang Xiao, is that how you buy things? Can't you haggle? The prices here are inflated, and there's a lot of room for bargaining!"
Wang Xiao said indifferently, "I did haggle! I asked the boss if he could make it cheaper. The boss said it was the cheapest it could be, so I bought it!"
"Damn! You call that haggling?"
Zhong Li was speechless, "Later, if you see anything you want, tell me, and I'll help you haggle!"
Wang Xiao nodded, "Okay, I got it!"
Next, they visited a few more shops. Whenever Wang Xiao wanted to buy something, he would let Zhong Li negotiate. And you have to say, as long as it went through his hands, he could buy it for at least 30% cheaper.
They entered another shop!
Wang Xiao immediately ordered the system: "Scan the goods in this shop!"
Before entering the black market, Wang Xiao had thought that with his system, entering a place like the black market would definitely be a great opportunity to find treasures that others didn't recognize!
But the reality proved that he was overthinking things!
The people who can do business in a place like the black market may not have many other skills, but their eyesight is top-notch!
Wanting to find a bargain from these people is harder than ascending to heaven!
Therefore, Wang Xiao had the system scan every shop he entered, but he didn't find a single bargain!
"Ding! Discovered a rare Gu refining material, 'Dragon Gallstone', which can be used to refine the 'Blood Shadow Mantis Gu'......"
Wang Xiao's eyes lit up!
He had been collecting materials for refining the Blood Shadow Mantis for a long time, and now he was only missing two, and this Dragon Gallstone was one of them.
He just didn't know if this counted as a bargain!
The so-called bargain is when the shop owner doesn't know the value of an item and sells it to you as a low-value item!
If the shop owner knew it was a Dragon Gallstone and sold it at a high price, it wouldn't count as a bargain.
Wang Xiao pretended to look around the shop, and then found the Dragon Gallstone in the location indicated by the system.
He was immediately disappointed, because the Dragon Gallstone was placed in a glass cabinet, and there was a small array protecting it.
Obviously, the shop owner knew its value, and it was impossible to find a bargain.
Wang Xiao transmitted a message to Zhong Li, asking him to negotiate the price!
As a result, Zhong Li was a little frustrated: "The price can't be negotiated. Dragon Gallstone is a famous Gu refining material, and it's priceless!"
"What price does he want?"
"The shop owner said that this is an item consigned by a customer, and he only wants to trade, not sell. He wants to exchange it for a combat-type Golden Spirit Gu!"
Wang Xiao thought for a moment and said, "I'll trade!"
Zhong Li advised, "Dragon Gallstone is very precious, but you'll be at a disadvantage if you exchange it for a combat-type Golden Spirit Gu!"
Wang Xiao shook his head, "It's okay if I'm at a disadvantage, I need this thing!"
For Wang Xiao, as long as he could refine the Blood Shadow Mantis, a hundred Golden Spirit Gu wouldn't be as good as it!
Therefore, even if he knew he would be at a disadvantage, he still had to make this deal.
Wang Xiao stepped forward and talked to the shop owner, "I have a Golden quality Seven-tailed Centipede, I'll exchange it for this Dragon Gallstone!"
Hearing Wang Xiao's words, the corners of Zhong Li's mouth twitched!
Damn!
Isn't the Seven-tailed Centipede Hua Jinlong's Spirit Gu!
Damn you, Wang Xiao, I asked you how Hua Jinlong died, and you pretended to know nothing, and you kept it from me!
I really thought Hua Jinlong was unlucky and was killed by a magical beast!
So he still died in your hands after all, otherwise how could his Spirit Gu be in your hands!
Although he knew, Zhong Li was determined to keep this secret to himself.
Wang Xiao trusted him to let him know this secret, otherwise he could have sent him away in advance.
Moreover, Zhong Li also hated that bastard Hua Jinlong very much, and wished he was dead!
On the other side, the shop owner was overjoyed when he heard that Wang Xiao wanted to exchange the Seven-tailed Centipede for the Dragon Gallstone!
The Seven-tailed Centipede is a well-known Gu species, with fierce toxicity and a battle power not to be underestimated!
But this shop owner was also cunning. Seeing that Wang Xiao was not very old, he wanted to rip him off for some more money, so he deliberately said, "Seven-tailed Centipede, ah, this Dragon Gallstone of mine is consigned by a customer. He already has a Centipede Spirit Gu, so he doesn't really want a Centipede! But it's okay to exchange, you add some more money!"
Wang Xiao laughed, "Then forget it, I don't necessarily have to have the Dragon Gallstone, I won't exchange it!"
He said, turning around to leave!
The shop owner hurriedly walked out of the counter, he stopped Wang Xiao and said, "Little brother, don't go, let's talk it over!"
Wang Xiao shook his head, "I won't exchange it. My Seven-tailed Centipede was originally more valuable than the Dragon Gallstone, and you still want me to add money, which means you're not honest in doing business, I won't trade with you!"
The shop owner smiled bitterly, "Little brother, don't be so serious! That's how business is done, ask for the sky-high price and settle on the ground, who leaves without saying a word!"
Wang Xiao stopped, pointed to the goods on the shelf and said, "It's okay to exchange, but you have to allow me to choose an item on this shelf as a gift to me, to compensate for my mental loss!"
The shop owner smiled bitterly. He originally wanted to rip Wang Xiao off for some money, but he didn't expect that he didn't rip him off, but was ripped off by this kid instead.
Fortunately, it wasn't too much. The pile of things on the shelf that Wang Xiao was pointing at were not very valuable, so it didn't matter if he gave him one.
Soon, Wang Xiao and the shop owner reached a deal and left the shop with Zhong Li.
