Chapter 55: The Drunken Gold Metropolis

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Just as the two goblin fleets were rushing south to the waters of Qiongzhou like sailing competitors, preparing to search for the culprit of the sedition, Luo Zhengdao, who single-handedly directed the source of the disaster of the series of events on Qiongzhou Island, was already wandering around the Xiangjiang Port Market far away from Qiongzhou. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!)

From the day he crossed over to the new world, this kind of quiet and comfortable ordinary days have become a luxury for Luo Zhengdao, and every minute of leisurely time without worrying about it is precious to him. No matter how strong his spirit is, no matter how experienced a warrior is, it is impossible for him to tense his nerves for years to live, and it is normal for Luo Zhengdao to indulge in short-term tranquility and happiness, anyway, he used such a brazen reason to explain to Vina Dubov.

Walking slowly on the streets of Xiangjiang, you can see shop pΓΉ signs everywhere, and the largest number is pawnshops, this industry is undoubtedly a foreign product introduced to the new world by the predecessor traveler.

After the millennium of exhibition and localization, apart from the huge character "dang" that was abstracted into a gold coin pattern at the entrance of the store, Luo Zhengdao really couldn't see that these splendid stone buildings had anything to do with the pawnshops of the old world.

Seeing Luo Zhengdao and the half-elf beauty pushing open the door and walking in, a pawnshop clerk was about to step forward to receive customers, and the pawnshop owner who was smoking a pot of hookah took a look, and saw that the two guests were dressed extraordinarily, not to mention that Luo Zhengdao came out shopping with a big beauty like Vina Dubov, who had a half-elf blood, and had a high return rate. The three-year-old swaggers through the market with gold in his hand is a stark portrayal of those who don't have enough power to defend their rights, regardless of whether they have what they have from the right source. Whether it's a huge amount of wealth or a beautiful city, it will lead to death. Since you can safely and securely hold those trouble-causing seedlings that will be coveted by others, it also means that you have the corresponding strength to protect yourself.

Immediately, the gray-headed boss got up and waved his hand to signal the clerk to step back, and took the initiative to greet the customer with a smile on his face, saying:

"Hehehehe, the two of you come to our store to pledge? Or just hang out? ”

Hearing the sound, Luo Zhengdao, who was looking around, glanced at the boss, squinted his eyes and said:

"Yes, we have some items that we don't need for the time being, can you talk about it in another place?"

The principle of a pawnshop is to buy only the items that others are eager to sell at the lowest price, no matter how valuable they are, and the pawnshop must ensure that they can be sold at a higher price in the end.

The pawnshop owner saw a lot of the dilapidated settlements that the main 6 came to Xiangjiang, and in his eyes, Luo Zhengdao, who had a slightly southern accent in his lingua franca, was nothing more than another country bun, and immediately showed a professional bright smile, and greeted:

"Hahahaha, of course you can, please go inside the two guests! Serve tea. ”

The so-called antiques of prosperous times, gold of troubled times. A gold ring for a baked cake, this kind of thing is a normal thing in times of war, although taking advantage of the situation to make a fortune has always been condemned at the moral level, but grabbing a profit is a temptation that businessmen can't resist, and no one in the world would rather not make money because it is hot.

Affected by the drastic fluctuations of the external situation, in recent years, the business of the Xiangjiang pawnshop industry has been extremely prosperous, and it can even be called a hot cooking oil. With the successive victories of the goblin army on the six sides of the main university, the human magnates who had a premonition of the impending catastrophe fled from the tiger's mouth with thin softness, and wave after wave of refugees was in the ascendant, not to mention the subsequent smuggling of exiles who tried to go overseas. In order to avoid being hunted by the goblin army, most people are unlikely to carry much cash with them when they flee their homes, not to mention the bulky belongings, at most taking the most valuable items such as jewelry from their homes.

When the fugitive life of these refugees in Xiangjiang became stable, the family's food, clothing, and housing expenses were considerable, and it was difficult to find suitable buyers for these gadgets for a while. Having no choice but to pledge these items to pawnshops at low prices in exchange for a meager amount of cash to make ends meet, this has become a way for many refugee families to make a living.

Sitting calmly on the sand in the living room, Luo Zhengdao turned his head to look at the cool and thirst-quenching mint tea in the cup, and his nose seemed to be able to smell the rich aroma unique to the addition of spices.

On the four walls of this room hang cashmere tapestries with mythological themes, which are woven with exquisite and luxurious handicrafts, reflecting the financial power and unusual social status of the pawnshop owner.

The two sides chatted a few words to soothe the atmosphere, the pawnshop owner with a pinch of goatee opened his eyes wide, his thin body leaned forward, his eyes burned to watch Luo Zhengdao's expression change, and said:

"What do you want to sell?"

"Look!"

Due to his lack of skills, Luo Zhengdao failed to obtain the treasure that the goblins scavenged from the whole island of Qiongzhou, but he did not find nothing.

Brando Scarlet is a smart man, and he is not as blind as a headless fly as rumored, the treasure in Haikou City is the part of the proceeds that are ready to be handed over to the empire, and the Cape City Treasury is responsible for keeping the private money in the small treasury of the Redstone Brigade.

The second goblin empire was not rebuilt for a long time, and in the thousands of years before, the sequelae caused by the division of the goblin forces of the main 6 could not be healed overnight, and it was an indisputable fact that there were many factions within the goblins. For example, the Red Stone Brigade stationed in Qiongzhou is a unit formed by drawing soldiers from the Red Stone Tribe, and the goblins who value collective action and consistency are much less selfish than humans, and those who can climb to the top of their own kind know that they cannot be the master of pure hearts and few desires even if they think about it with their ass, and it is normal to embezzle a part of the interests of their own unit in private.

The recent large-scale economic plundering of the newly conquered territory by the Goblin Army was an organized and planned robbery, and it makes sense that the Redstone Brigade would have taken advantage of its own small coffers.

In Haijiao City, he picked up grass and beat rabbits and came to eat black and black, Luo Zhengdao was a fat man in one bite, these trophies included a considerable amount of real money and other valuables that were easy to discount, in addition to some private treasures that are difficult for non-professionals to identify, and now Luo Zhengdao urgently needs to realize these things. Now, there are enough human resources to implement the established policy of expanding the pirate fleet in his hands, but whether the pirates accept the honorarium, dock in the middle of the way to replenish the procurement, or order the warship on the land of Yaling and the elves, Luo Zhengdao has to pay gold coins, because the valuation is a tricky problem, and he knows that the valuable gadgets cannot be used as cash!

At this time, watching Luo Zhengdao take out the things from the space bag one by one, and stepped forward to carefully check the quality of these black goods, the pawnshop owner couldn't help but smile and said:

"Six thousand gold coins!"

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao frowned, this number was much worse than his psychological expectations, and immediately said back:

"Your Excellency is not joking! That's too little. ”

It is normal for goblins to rise from the ravines of the backwoods to be illiterate, and the family that originally collected these treasures will also be illiterate? That's certainly not a funny joke.

No matter who makes the choice, they must store the most precious things in the family's treasure house, these family goods obtained by the goblins are the old foundation accumulated by the wealthy family in Qiongzhou for thousands of years, if it is not for the urgent use of money, Luo Zhengdao is not willing to make a move so early, God knows how many priceless treasures there are. A mere 6,000 gold coins is a lot for ordinary people, it is a huge amount of money that they can't use up all their lives, and for Luo Zhengdao, who needs to support a fleet, this amount of money is not enough to even stuff his teeth. Prior to this, he spent more than 6,000 gold coins to buy the second-hand Yaling battleship Yangwei, and a lot of money was spent on several subsequent technical transformations, and the pawnshop owner's bid was too low.

Upon hearing Luo Zhengdao's objection, the pawnshop owner still had a professional and warm smile on his face, and explained unhurriedly:

"My dear friend, I can't sell these items on the counter outside, and I have to take a lot of risks."

The sensational words failed to move Luo Zhengdao, he shook his head with an unusually resolute attitude, and retorted:

"That's too little."

Bargaining is the basic skill of a mixed commercial society, although Luo Zhengdao was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the merchant to the point of black-heartedness, he did not turn his face but calmed down and continued to rub his tongue with the other party.

After grinding over and over again for a long time, he never managed to take advantage of Luo Zhengdao in terms of tongue, so the pawnshop owner had to lower his figure, and his tone softened and said:

"How about you tell me a price?"

"One price, 20,000 gold coins."

The pawnshop owner heard the asking price of a lion's big mouth, and when he heard it, he showed a sad look like a dead father, and waved his hand again and again and said:

"No, no, I'll go up to seven thousand."

"Eighteen thousand!"

"What do you think of seven thousand five?"

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao completely quit, adding five hundred at a time, is this Cheng Xin playing with me? Immediately, he stood up and said with a dark face:

"Your Excellency said that, it's too insincere!"

Seeing that this negotiation is about to break down, the pawnshop owner is not willing to give up this business, the batch of things brought by Luo Zhengdao is worth a lot of money, and it is certain to make money by accepting it, at most it is a question of how much to earn. Immediately, he narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, a smile appeared on his face, and he said:

"Oh well! My friend, I'll make an offer, and if you think it's acceptable, the deal is set. ”

Feeling that it is indeed difficult to sell the black goods in his hand at a reasonable price in Xiangjiang, Luo Zhengdao, who has gradually lowered his psychological expectations, also nodded and agreed, and the pawnshop owner opposite stretched out a finger and said:

"Ten thousand gold coins!"

Although Luo Zhengdao shook his head slightly dissatisfied with this bibliography, he also knew that he didn't have much choice, and said:

"Okay, 10,000 is 10,000."