Making Friends

How could he sell the spoils in his hands for the highest possible price?

“I still need the network,” Luo Feng thought. In his study, Luo Feng sat before his screen, while Babata searched the network for information on how to sell spoils. As messages popped up, Luo Feng read them carefully.

“Oh, Hong Alliance?” Luo Feng frowned slightly at the screen. “According to this information, the most expensive and rare items among humans are usually traded within the Hong Alliance? Only the Hong Alliance has a large number of super-experts who can offer high prices for such valuable treasures. That makes sense, but I haven’t been recruited into the Hong Alliance yet.”

“Hmm.” After a moment of thought, Luo Feng initiated a connection with his teacher, Zhenyan King.

“Beep—beep—beep—” A golden-armored ape-man figure, Zhenyan King, suddenly appeared on the screen. Zhenyan King’s eyes, like lightning, looked at Luo Feng and laughed heartily, “My dear disciple, what makes you think of contacting your master?”

“Teacher,” Luo Feng said respectfully, “I have a matter I need to trouble you with.”

“Speak,” Zhenyan King said with a smile.

“It’s like this,” Luo Feng quickly explained. “I obtained some relatively valuable spoils on the extraterrestrial battlefield, but I’m unwilling to sell them directly to the Virtual Universe Company’s acquisition department. I’d like to ask for your help, Teacher, to sell my spoils… through the Hong Alliance.”

“Oh?” Zhenyan King raised an eyebrow. “You want to send them to the Hong Alliance to sell?”

Luo Feng nodded.

“The Hong Alliance is no ordinary place,” Zhenyan King reminded him. “The Hong Alliance is an alliance formed primarily by the human race, united with a large number of other races! At the very least, King-level Immortal combat power is required to become a formal member of the Hong Alliance. Even for the positions of attendants and servants, various races scramble to send Realm Lords and Immortals in.”

“There!” Zhenyan King continued, “Countless super-experts gather there, and treasure transactions are common. My title, ‘Zhenyan King,’ is known by quite a few experts. It’s not impossible for me to help you sell your spoils. My only condition is… it must be a treasure. Otherwise, I, Zhenyan King, wouldn’t want to lose face.”

“What counts as a treasure?” Luo Feng asked.

“At least 1 billion mixed units and above,” Zhenyan King said. “If it’s not even 1 billion mixed units, don’t make your teacher lose face.”

“Teacher, here is the detailed information about the spoils I want to sell. I’m sending it to you,” Luo Feng said, sending an email. “The Virtual Universe Company’s acquisition department valued these spoils at 4.6 billion mixed units.”

“4.6 billion?” Zhenyan King was astonished, his eyes wide as he looked at his disciple. “The Virtual Universe Company’s acquisition department always tries to drive down prices to the extreme, and they could still offer 4.6 billion? My disciple, who did you rob? You’ve just earned wealth comparable to the entire fortune of a normal King-level Immortal.”

Luo Feng grinned.

Zhenyan King began to examine the detailed information Luo Feng sent. “Tsk tsk, a precise special instrument manufactured by a Universe Venerable-level Mechanical Race master? This thing is valuable.” Zhenyan King nodded repeatedly. “My disciple, leave this matter to me. I’ll help you try to sell it for the highest price… Haha, taking you as a disciple was truly a wise decision; at least your ability to earn treasures is even stronger than your third senior brother’s.”

Luo Feng chuckled.

“This matter will take at least half a day, at most three to five days. Just wait for my news,” Zhenyan King said. With a ‘snap,’ Zhenyan King didn’t say anything more and directly closed the communication to help Luo Feng resolve the matter.

Indeed, selling such valuable treasures also brought a sense of accomplishment. Zhenyan King had been in Chaos City for countless years and rarely sold treasures. This time, he went to the Hong Alliance quite proudly, using his connections to try and sell it for a high price.

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Currently, Luo Feng had two teachers: Zhenyan King and Chaos City Lord. Luo Feng had spent a long time with Zhenyan King, and Zhenyan King’s temperament was straightforward and uninhibited, so Luo Feng was relaxed and playful in front of him. However, when facing the Chaos City Lord, Luo Feng felt an invisible pressure, remaining respectful and barely daring to breathe.

Therefore, for some matters, Luo Feng preferred to ask Zhenyan King for help and rarely troubled the Chaos City Lord. He wouldn’t disturb the Chaos City Lord unless it was a major issue.

“At most three to five days?” Luo Feng sat at his desk, gently clicking the screen. “Then I’ll research detectors in advance.”

“Whoosh!” Detailed detector data appeared on the page.

SFRET01—102983 model: Detection radius 1 billion kilometers, requires 5 million points (discount range 50% to 100%, you get a 60% discount). Click here for detailed information.

SFRET02—102983 model: Detection radius 300 million kilometers, requires 4 million points (discount range 50% to 100%, you get a 60% discount). Click here for detailed information.

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SDU01—000001 model: Detection radius 1 billion kilometers, requires 50 billion points (discount range 50% to 100%, you get a 60% discount). Click here for detailed information.

SDU02—000001 model: Detection radius 300 million kilometers, requires 40 billion points (discount range 50% to 100%, you get a 60% discount). Click here for detailed information.

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A111—192039 model: Detection radius 100 kilometers, requires 1 million points (discount range 50% to 100%, you get a 60% discount). Click here for detailed information.

A112—192039 model: Detection radius 20 kilometers, requires 800,000 points (discount range 50% to 100%, you get a 60% discount). Click here for detailed information.

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Detectors were mainly divided into two categories. One type covered a super-large range, generally with specifications of 100 million kilometers, 300 million kilometers, and 1 billion kilometers in radius. The higher-end ones typically came in 300 million and 1 billion kilometer specifications. The other type covered a super-small range, generally with specifications of 10 kilometers, 20 kilometers, and 100 kilometers in radius. For high-end small-range detectors, 20 kilometers and 100 kilometers were more common.

Large detectors… were for long-distance detection of spacecraft and similar objects, making it easier to plan. Small detectors… were generally used for adventures in cosmic secret regions, allowing for easier detection within a small area. Because the detection range was small, they could achieve a higher level of scrutiny.

“Phew.” Luo Feng continuously scrolled through various messages. Many ultra-high-end detectors were inaccessible even to members of the Primal Secret Region. Although Luo Feng could see them, he simply couldn’t afford them. Looking at the exorbitant prices of hundreds of billions or even trillions of points, Luo Feng could only blink.

“Exorbitant prices.”

“Even with my 60% discount, I can’t afford them,” Luo Feng mused. “What level of detector should I buy this time? Tens of millions of points? Hundreds of millions of points? Billions of points?”

When he bought a detector in Chaos City back then, Luo Feng had no experience. He simply bought one after reading some search results about the extraterrestrial battlefield. However, after more than a thousand years of venturing in the extraterrestrial battlefield and experiencing setbacks, Luo Feng now clearly understood what he needed.

“I was too foolish.”

“There’s no need to pursue a 1 billion kilometer radius; a large detection range of 300 million kilometers is sufficient.”

“At the same time, I also need to buy a specialized ultra-small-range detector. The small-range detection capability of large detectors is generally very poor.”

“A large and a small detector, used in combination.”

“For the large detector… I have two choices: one costs 2 billion points, and the next higher tier is 6 billion points. For the small detector, I’ll also have to spend a bit more,” Luo Feng pondered. “It all depends on what price Teacher can get for my spoils.”

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There were many things Luo Feng wanted to buy now. The most urgent was a detector, followed by cultivating the Moyun Vine, and other essential items. But… they all required money.

“Kutuo.”

“Yang.”

Luo Feng, clad in black combat armor with black wings on his back, clinked glasses and drank with a green-haired man in green combat armor named Kutuo.

“Yang, how was your harvest?” Kutuo asked.

“So-so. As you know, Marquis-level Immortals all have immortal bodies, so killing each one is incredibly difficult,” Luo Feng said, holding his wine glass. “In over a thousand years, I’ve only killed about a hundred Marquis-level Immortals, and almost all of them were Beginner Tier Marquis-level. Only a very few were High Tier Marquis-level, and that was pure luck. Ugh, accumulating military merits is too slow.”

“It’s indeed hard to kill those with immortal bodies.” The green-haired man also put down his glass with a sigh, shaking his head. “I’m also King-level combat power. Those Peak Tier Marquis-level Immortals are clearly weaker than me, but I just can’t finish them off. You killing a hundred Marquis-level Immortals in over a thousand years is quite good; your efficiency is even a bit higher than mine. By the way, which combat zone are you in?”

“Yan Ji Continent,” Luo Feng replied.

“On Yan Ji Continent?” Kutuo’s eyes widened. “You’re already King-level combat power, and you’re still on Yan Ji Continent? You could totally go to Star Tower; I’m there!”

“The most dangerous place in the Seventh Battlefield?” Luo Feng smiled. There were several extremely dangerous places in the Seventh Battlefield, and among them, Star Tower was the closest to Barracks Base No. 026.

“Though dangerous, it’s also full of opportunities,” Kutuo persuaded. “When will you come along? We can cooperate.”

“Kutuo.”

“Kutuo.” Three voices rang out, and three figures approached from a distance, their invisible pressure startling. Although the restaurant was large, other ordinary Immortals and Marquis-level Immortals consciously kept their distance from this area, as the conversations here were exclusively among King-level Immortals.

“Ha.” Kutuo waved, then said to Luo Feng, “Those three are my comrades from Star Tower. I’ve ventured with them before. Let me introduce you.”

Luo Feng nodded.

“Come, come, come, let me introduce you to my new friend, Yang,” Kutuo called out to the three other King-level experts.

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At Barracks Base No. 026, Luo Feng quietly waited for his teacher’s reply while also making friends with various King-level experts. Finally, on the third day after arriving at the Barracks Base, Zhenyan King contacted Luo Feng.