Chapter 263
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Chapter 263: Scaring the Boss
Zhang Mu glanced at the No. 37 he no longer wanted to look at, feeling like it was about to explode.
He cleared his throat and said, “Um, No. 37, now that the person’s matter is settled, let’s start this Era Region goods trade.”
Hearing Zhang Mu starting the era trade, No. 37 became interested, looking at Zhang Mu with a slightly softened gaze, somewhat surprised, “It seems you have visited another Era Merchant before, who is it this time? It’s not the old Red Ghost from Xi An City again, is it?”
“Of course not, as you said, the trade prices for Era Region goods keep changing. Although I made a lot last time, I want to try more, learn some basic knowledge. This time I went to Shan Xi City.”
Zhang Mu casually answered No. 37’s question, although two consecutive high prices could make No. 37 suspicious, he was used to attributing such things to good luck.
No. 37 stood with hands behind his back, interestedly looking at the Era Merchant Ring in Zhang Mu’s hand, “Shan Xi City? You’re right, it might be worth considering visiting all the surrounding Era Stores.”
Zhang Mu smiled and remained silent. He wouldn’t focus on short distances ahead, unsure which city’s Era Store would yield the most profit. Since the end of the world began three months prior, the longest journey would bring the highest returns.
But the condition was that Zhang Mu completed the task to promote to a junior Era Sub-merchant. Including this time, he had three chances left. Zhang Mu had familiarized himself with the route from Shan Xi City to Luo Yang City, with support at both ends, no need to worry about conflicts with human evolvers. The crucial point was that the route from Shan Xi City to Luo Yang City was relatively stable, though not as profitable as before. The beginners’ benefits period would start transitioning to normal levels after three months.
So, Zhang Mu wanted to try running long distances. He had heard about the great benefits of long runs during this time and was planning to choose a farther destination after collecting his quarterly rewards.
As for heading north or south, Zhang Mu hadn’t decided yet.
Long-distance routes are farther in distance and definitely take more time. Luckily, Zhang Mu had a mutated wolfhound and Obsidian Beetle for transportation, and his own physical fitness had reached the second level. So, even on a long journey, his only concern was not about his stamina.
However, he was ahead of other Era Sub-merchants in advancement, but his advantage was limited to that.
Human bodies have limits. When advancing to the third level, their speed and strength essentially reach the maximum limit that can be achieved in a lifetime.
Especially speed, while strength can be increased through awakening abilities, speed is recognized to not change once it reaches its limit unless that barrier is broken.
Hence, the time taken by a third-rank Era Sub-merchant and a sixth-rank Era Sub-merchant in traveling isn’t much different because their speeds have already reached the human limit.
No.37 lifted his robe and glanced at Zhang Mu, who was lost in thought, saying, “Why are you daydreaming? What are you thinking?”
Zhang Mu snapped out of his thoughts and smiled, saying, “I was wondering if I could directly complete an Era Merchant task this time.”
His confidence immediately dispelled No. 37’s doubts, cheered, and said, “So confident, it seems like the price of my Spiritual Essence in Shan Xi City is good, but here, I want to see if your luck is still the same as before.”
If Zhang Mu can really complete the Era Merchant task at this speed, this person with great atmosphere of operating a trial ground will definitely help him make a comeback in this performance assessment.
He flicked his hand as if brushing off dust, directly throwing the second person who had already stabilized his breathing on the ground out of the Ji Yuan Store. During the era trade, only one Era Sub-merchant can exist in a space.
“Well, let’s start this round of Era Region goods trading.”
As No. 37’s voice fell, the most dazzling star fell like a meteor in front of Zhang Mu, splashing sparks, very real, Zhang Mu could feel the heat generated by the friction.
Fancy! Show-off!
This is Zhang Mu’s frank evaluation of No. 37’s entrance in presenting the goods list.
At the same time, nine units of Qinzhou Yellow Rice were slowly pulled out from Zhang Mu’s Era Merchant Ring.
Zhang Mu purchased it at a discount of 20%, which means even if sold at cost, plus the remaining 0.3 gold leaf, it would only be 0.7 gold leaf short of the task target.
Also, how could Zhang Mu sell at a fair price if he remembered the route so well?
After updating every month, No. 37 didn’t know the random prices of Era Region goods. It’s only when the first Era Sub-merchant approached him for trade that he could find out.
Both of them saw the list of goods with exploding stars appearing at the same time and couldn’t help but exclaim in excitement. No. 37 seemed even more thrilled than Zhang Mu.
The excitement led No. 37, despite his elegance, to burst out clapping heavily, unable to contain his desire inside.
“No. 001, the top Era Sub-merchant of Era Store in this town, welcome back.”
“You have Era Region goods, Qinzhou Yellow Rice, nine units. We will buy each unit for one point five gold leaves. Please choose if you want to sell all.”
The price is one point five gold leaves per unit, meaning Zhang Mu not only completed the task but also exceeded it by quite a bit. Though it couldn’t compare to the first time, achieving this in such a short time boosted No. 37’s spirits.
The performance of other Era Stores under No. 37’s jurisdiction is currently quite disappointing.
Zhang Mu appeared much calmer than No. 37, looking at the nearby star and saying, “I’ll sell them all.”
“You now have a total of 13 gold leaves in your account, after completing the training task as an Era Merchant. The extra 3 gold leaves have been automatically saved in your exchange balance.
Progress in the task to promote to Junior Sub-merchant is at 2 out of 5.
Have a pleasant trade, esteemed Era Sub-merchant. Welcome back next time.”
No. 37 looked at the agent under him and muttered to himself, “This is truly a stroke of luck.”
Zhang Mu really scared his boss this time.