Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: I Admit Defeat (Three Updates, Please Subscribe)

The middle-aged boss hesitated as he looked at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao’s guess was correct. In the entirety of Xuanming Country, such items were scarce, and ordinary Genetic Stores in cities didn’t dare to sell such expensive fantasy items. One should know that one million Crystal Coins is a hefty burden for cities like Nanmu City and Shanyun City. It’s enough to advance ten people to the Primordial Gene Intermediate Stage.

Buying a ring? Are you full and have nothing better to do?

Even in the Genetic Stores of Magic City and Wentian City, such Space Rings rarely sold. This ring was consigned to a desert store by the Genetic Store of Magic City, since most people coming here have a relatively high level of Genetic Evolution, managing to scrape together one million Crystal Coins after struggling for a month in the desert wouldn’t be impossible. What if someone who liked this item came across it?

The boss said with a bitter face,

”Young brother, one million is already very cheap. This item is very popular. I told you about it because I felt we have a connection. I didn’t tell anyone else.”

Pfft!

Qin Yu suddenly burst into laughter and said,

”Boss, do you take us for three-year-old kids? Among the people here in the desert, who has the spare money to buy such a ring? One million Crystal Coins, our entire city of 20,000 people wouldn’t earn that much even after struggling for a month. Do you think it’s as common as the sand on the ground, that you can just dig it up? I don’t believe it. Let me go out and ask around. I want to see who has spare change to buy your ring.”

As Qin Yu spoke, she walked to the door of the Genetic Store and shouted loudly,

”Hey, there’s something good here, the Genetic Store has a precious item up for auction!”

The boss’s face immediately changed, his expression awkward as he watched Qin Yu stand at the doorway.

Qin Yu, with her beautiful appearance and sweet voice, stood at the door and with a shout, actually attracted dozens of people over.

”Beauty, what’s the treasure in the Genetic Store?”

”The boss said, there’s a new Space Ring, which can hold thirty items selling for one million Crystal Coins. Who wants it? Thirty items, huh? How much can your backpacks hold? Hey, you handsome guy, I see your denim backpack looks quite good, but can it fit thirty items?”

The young man with the denim backpack laughed and said,

”In my bag, I can fit no less than a hundred items. Do you want me to open it and show you?”

The young man said as he took off his backpack, opened the zipper, and indeed, it was filled with various daily necessities, as well as many Genetic Balls, unappraised weapons, and Golden Scrolls.

These small items don’t take up much room; a denim bag can easily fit over a hundred such items.

Someone laughed and said,

”Beauty, the boss has fooled you. I came last week, and the boss also told me that it had just arrived. He was willing to sell it to me for 980,000 Crystal Coins. Why has the price gone up now?”

Pfft! ”Last week? I came here twenty days ago, and the boss said the same thing. He said he felt a connection with me and would sell it to me for 960,000.”

”Ha ha...”

Various mocking laughs rose from the crowd.

The boss of the Genetic Store had an embarrassed look, wishing he could swallow Qin Yu whole. But since Qin Yu hadn’t violated any rules of the Genetic Store, it was hard for him to find an excuse to send her away. Moreover, he was still hoping to sell this long-overstocked ring.

Yang Xiao smiled and said,

”Boss, don’t mind her, my friend just likes to joke around. Qin Yu, stop joking.”

Qin Yu smiled, turned back to the counter, and said to the boss with a giggle,

”Boss, don’t take it to heart. Since we’re doing business, you make an offer, I counter the offer, and if everyone agrees, we make a deal, right?”

The boss smiled bitterly and nodded.

”I’m certain that this item won’t sell quickly. There are too few people who can afford to have one million Crystal Coins as spare change. Besides, it’s not an urgent must-have item. Our boss could arguably have a need for it. If you offer a reasonable price and can allow installment payments, we might just tighten our belts and struggle in the desert for a month to gather a bit of money. How about 800,000 Crystal Coins? I’ll agree on behalf of our boss to purchase it.”

Yang Xiao was stunned and looked at Qin Yu. Her performance today exceeded his expectations.

Annoyance showed on the boss’s face as he said indignantly,

”800,000? Are you joking? The cost price of this item is more than 800,000. Don’t buy if you don’t want it. I refuse to believe there’s no one else who can buy it. At worst, I’ll just keep it for a few more days.”

Qin Yu giggled and said:

”Boss, you’re a businessman. You know better than anyone that it’s hard to sell this thing before the end of the cold season. In ordinary cities, the biggest source of Genetic Fragments comes from the Ice Fish in rivers and lakes. But during the cold season, Ice Fish can’t breed. As you dig one out, there’s one less. With so many people waiting for Evolutionary Genes, who has spare money to buy your Space Ring?

Today, our boss impulsively wanted to buy your ring on a whim. Maybe after a night’s sleep, he won’t want to buy it tomorrow. If you really want to sell it, you should seize the current opportunity; otherwise, it’s hard to say.”

The boss looked at Qin Yu with nothing but admiration in his heart.

Yang Xiao was completely silent; in such situations, Qin Yu seemed more suitable for haggling than he was.

The boss also saw Yang Xiao’s attitude; it wasn’t a must-sell situation, and Yang Xiao had left the decision entirely to Qin Yu. After thinking, the boss said:

”Give me a moment, I’ll discuss it and get back to you.”

The boss turned around, entered the counter of the shop, opened a secret door, and went inside.

Yang Xiao and Qin Yu exchanged smiles.

After a short while, the boss came out and said:

”The lowest is 900,000.”

”820,000,” Qin Yu immediately said.

The boss looked at Qin Yu in astonishment,

”Young lady, can’t you add a little more? I’m selling at a loss.”

”That’s still better than getting stuck with it!”

”850,000, I’ll take the loss,” the boss said somewhat painfully.

”830,000, not a penny more; otherwise, we’re leaving.”

Qin Yu spoke, taking Yang Xiao by the hand and walking towards the store’s entrance.

Yang Xiao was actually a bit anxious inside. He thought, 850,000 would be fine too; after all, they didn’t need to use the money from Nanmu City, and they could just spend a few more days in the desert. They didn’t have a time limit to enter the desert.

Qin Yu gripped Yang Xiao’s hand firmly, and Yang Xiao had to keep quiet.

The boss watched Qin Yu pulling Yang Xiao’s hand, as the group decisively walked out of the store. Gritting his teeth, he said:

”Fine, fine, 830,000! I’ll take the loss.”

Yang Xiao was suddenly struck inside. This trick, so familiar, wasn’t it the same routine for haggling at street stalls before the apocalypse? It seems that Qin Yu was an expert at haggling at street stalls!

Qin Yu smiled sweetly at Yang Xiao, leading him back to the counter.

Before the boss could speak, Qin Yu said:

”Let’s get this straight, 830,000, to be paid within one month, no interest.”

The boss chuckled bitterly:

”You’re formidable, young lady.”

Then he looked at Yang Xiao with a pitiful gaze and said:

”Brother, if you ever marry this girl in the future, I reckon you’ll have a hard time. Make sure to hide some private money, or you’ll definitely have nothing to spend.”

Qin Yu’s face turned red, and she rolled her eyes at the shopkeeper.

Huang Wen and the others laughed uproariously behind them.

(More to come tonight)