novel bin Chapter 110 The Deal is Made
Chapter 110 The Deal is Made
Looking at the list, Zhao Gang asked curiously:
"Why do you have two fewer magic crystals than the Holy Humans?"
"As far as I know, magic crystals are considered a stable currency in your world, right?"
Magic crystals are more expensive than gold coins on the market; ten gold coins equal one magic crystal, also known as an energy crystal.
Lin Mo was aware of this and had discussed it with Zhao Gang.
Kyle: "......."
His face darkened, and he seemed quite resentful, clearly indicating that there was an unpleasant story behind it.
Elder Mu Yu gave an awkward smile.
"We are followers of the Goddess of Nature, and we have earth elemental spirits around us. We discover, mine, and sell most of the magic crystal mines ourselves."
Zhao Gang understood; the elves practically held a monopoly in this area.
Even if there are mining areas within the territory of the Holy Human Race, they are not easy to discover, and the lack of earth-type elves makes mining difficult, resulting in relatively high costs, which is understandable.
"It seems this elf race is quite wealthy; they can earn two gold coins just by mining a magic crystal."
Lin Mo suppressed a laugh. "No wonder Kyle looked upset. Anyone would feel bad knowing that the other party earns 20% more money for every one they dig up, since it would mean losing money for no reason."
Upon hearing this, Long Zhan smiled, a rare occurrence for him, and said:
"It's a pity they can't handle complex things like helicopters right now, otherwise we'd let them buy a few."
Zhao Gang looked at Elder Mu Yu and asked again:
"What are the effects of your Fountain of Life and Youth Elixir?"
Elder Muyu:
"The fountain of life is usually used for healing, and it is somewhat similar to holy water; it can also regenerate severed limbs."
"The difference is that the fountain of life replenishes the body's vitality, while holy water stimulates life's potential."
"The Fountain of Life cannot be used on people with mutated bodies, but Holy Water can purify negative states and has miraculous effects on injuries caused by infection or contamination."
"The youth serum is a diluted version; it restores you to the state you were in five years ago without changing your total lifespan."
To make translation easier, Lin Mo asked a few more questions before speaking to Zhao Gang and the other man:
"To put it simply, the Fountain of Life is like something that can restore the maximum lifespan, while Holy Water is something that lowers the maximum lifespan in exchange for health."
"For example, if a person is 100 years old but can only live to 70 due to various unhealthy lifestyle habits, the life-giving fountain can restore their lifespan to 100 years."
"Holy water, on the other hand, is obtained by consuming life potential in exchange for the recovery of injuries, or in other words, by using lifespan to accelerate recovery."
"Generally speaking, there is a period of weakness after holy water treatment, during which one needs to eat and rest to replenish the depleted energy."
"Holy water might seem a bit useless, since it's traded for lifespan, but that's not the case. Holy water has a magical function: purification!"
"According to Elder Muyu, if there are parasites or even cancer cells inside the body, while you are taking life-sustaining medicine, the parasites and cancer cells are also growing, making it impossible to cure."
"But holy water is different. Parasites and cancer cells are 'heretics' and are not part of the body, so they will be purified."
"Of course, since the Fountain of Life restores the maximum life force, it's understandable that its scarcity makes it ten times more expensive than Holy Water."
As they talked, Lin Mo inexplicably thought of a function...
For example, if a man is over thirty and his body is exhausted, a bottle of "Fountain of Life" can instantly restore his vitality, allowing him to keep his wife "happy" for many more years. The effect of restoring his virility is far better than taking any tonics...
He shook his head, shaking away his inexplicable thoughts.
I've been spending too much time on TikTok. Why would a single person like me think about this?
He continued:
"As for the youth potion diluted with the Fountain of Life, it's similar to a tonic, restoring the body to its best condition from a few years ago, which is easy to understand."
"Especially for women, it allows them to preserve their youth for a few more years without spending too much money."
"According to Elder Muyu, it is an excellent product, whether used for treatment or applied externally. Because it is very popular among women, it is named the Youth Potion."
Long Zhan and Zhao Gang understood and nodded.
Lin Mo continued:
"Speaking of their World Tree seed, three hundred and thirty billion US dollars per seed, isn't that a bit exaggerated?"
Zhao Gang smiled.
"Not an exaggeration."
"I doubt anyone in Terra has ever bought this thing, and the elves themselves probably haven't sold it either."
"You mentioned before how important the World Tree is to the elves, which creates a lot of room for a premium, and they can decide the cost themselves."
"I guess Elder Muyu released it because he thought the Elven race would want to buy a lot of things later. After all, firearms are completely superior to bows and arrows, so the demand will be huge."
"Most importantly, he realized we really like the World Tree; otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to send troops all the way here to help us conquer Emerald Leaf City."
"Why not just release it and let us know its value and importance, so that while we attack Green Leaf City as soon as possible, we can also try to make some money to recover our losses later?"
"I see," Lin Mo said, suddenly understanding.
Zhao Gang continued:
"Don't forget, $330 billion is actually a lower price for us to pay."
Lin Mo was taken aback, recalling Zhao Gang's shady tactics.
Yes, it would only cost around $80 billion!
Seeing that Lin Mo had figured out the secret, Zhao Gang smiled and said:
"This cost is negligible compared to the cost of building our underground city."
"Even if it really is $330 billion, we've still made a huge profit."
He sighed as he said this.
"These Terran people have so many good things. I saw them buying 30 million US dollars earlier, which seemed like a lot, but it's not enough at all now."
"We need to get them to make more purchases later."
"You need to expedite the translation work; the instruction manuals for the relevant weapons and equipment need to be translated."
"Only if they take this purchased equipment back and know how to use it, and find it very useful, will they be more likely to repurchase it!"
Lin Mo nodded.
"Okay, I'll get on it after this meeting."
The next step is the procurement process.
Each family has 30 million US dollars, which is 90,000 gold coins. The two families combined only have 180,000 gold coins. Now it's the Great Xia's turn to worry.
Forget about the portals for the Holy Humans, the Life Fruits for the Elves, and the World Tree Seeds.
But there's enough for several servings of each of the other items.
In particular, the purchase volume of life spring water and holy water will be larger, as these are the most practical and have the greatest value.
The others are mainly used for research, to see if we can understand the magical principles, biological genes, and properties of ores and metals.
The two parties quickly finalized a detailed transaction agreement, including the delivery time, which was set for within two days.
As both parties signed and their blood was dripped to confirm the contract, a soft magical halo appeared on the parchment the instant it was established.
A brand-new economic and trade framework has been perfectly achieved at this moment.