Forum Series XXIII
Updated: 2012-11-29
"Take a look! Freshly baked skill book! Seven-star skill book! β
"Golden armor! Iron suits! Composite Particle Rifle! Only you can't think of it, there's nothing you can't find here! β
"It's on sale! Special sale! Top equipment is 20% off! The little best is 60% off! β
"Clearance Sale! All kinds of practical props are only sold at the price of cabbage! β
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Cheng Peng and Shen Qi walked side by side on the bustling streets, and the shopkeepers in the shops on either side of the shops who were shouting at their throats occasionally turned their eyes on them, but often then looked away.
Although Cheng Peng's momentum can be seen as a strong man at a glance, no matter what kind of strong person he is, if he doesn't come to buy something, it has nothing to do with them.
Only a handful of these shopkeepers are the players themselves, and the vast majority are dolls that they buy or rent for Generic Points. These dolls are quite intelligent, unable to complete the sale, and can even bargain, and their professionalism is comparable to that of the vegetable seller in the farmer's market.
But even the most wealthy players can't afford to waste money on improving the intelligence of their dolls so that they can do the difficult job of searching for customers.
That kind of expenditure would be astronomical, and the income would obviously not be proportional to the expenditure, and there would be too much money to burn hereβor, in other words, anyone who was bored enough to burn it here would not be able to really get rich.
This is the Astral Gate Marketplace, which is very different from the auction house. Transactions here are less transparent than auction houses, and there is no reference for the valuation of things, only the eyes of buyers and sellers.
But it's also a popular spot for many players, because with a good eye or luck, someone will often pick up a bargain here.
Not long ago, Li Wei bought a piece of Extraterrestrial Strange Gold wrapped in ancient ore in a shop called "Thousand Feather Bun King", and the ancient ore only cost him half a tael of gold, but the piece of Extraterrestrial Strange Gold inside was worth at least one hundred taels or more!
Of course, in terms of "knowing the goods", the store owners are enough to kill the vast majority of players in seconds, so this kind of thing really rarely happens, and more often than not, the players who don't know the goods sell their things at a price lower than the actual value, so that the store owners make a lot of money.
Even though they know that this kind of business is basically a safe profit for the shopkeeper, many players are still keen to come here to Taobao, spending a long time searching in one store after another, looking for something they are interested in or feel valuable.
Shen Qi is one of them.
Cheng Peng doesn't like to go to shops, his habit is to go directly to the auction house when he wants to buy something, or find a few familiar shopkeepers - for example, Yue Feng of Fengyue Commercial Bank, for example, Lixiao of the Black and White Bear Material Store, or directly ask Shen Qi from Lu Ziye to help contact the merchants. But today Shen Qi was in a good mood and wanted to go to the shop street to have a good look, so he put down what he was doing and went shopping with his wife.
Shopping is such a thing as an interesting enjoyment for women, but it is mostly boring and boring for men, and Cheng Peng and Shen Qi are no exception.
Shen Qi walked around the shops, constantly selecting the goods that he looked pleasing to the eye, talking with the shopkeepers from time to time, sometimes haggling, and having a great time.
And Cheng Peng ...... All he did was help move things, help with identification, help with payments.
Asking him to move things and pay is actually just Shen Qi's fun, the prop columns of the husband and wife are universal, and the funds are at the disposal of a unified manner, and there is no difference between Cheng Peng paying or her paying.
But she just likes to see Cheng Peng pay for it, which makes her smile happily.
"What are we going to buy?" After shopping for almost two hours in a row, Cheng Peng felt a little tired and couldn't help asking, "What do you want to buy?" Just let me know. β
Shen Qi smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into a crescent moon: "It's nothing special, it's just shopping." β
Cheng Peng sighed and followed behind resignedly.
He remembers that when he was in college, there was a lecturer who was full of beard, not only powerful but also really strong in martial arts, and was the instructor of several martial arts clubs in the school, which can be described as a first-class hero. But such a good man, but he is most afraid of accompanying his wife to go shopping, and he has to find some excuses to run away every time, and once he can't escape and is caught, his face is so bitter that he can squeeze out the bile - Cheng Peng has a good personal relationship with him, and he once heard him say privately that he would rather fight with a martial arts master for 300 rounds than go shopping with his wife for three hours!
Now he felt the pain of that teacher deeply!
Shen Qi naturally didn't know what her husband was thinking, and she still walked around the streets very quickly, walking past one shop after another, and making some transactions from time to time.
Not all of these shops traded in cash or generic points, and sometimes they also traded in barter, and along the way, Shen Qi took out several items before and after exchanging them with the shopkeepers, and exchanged them for something that Cheng Peng recognized or didn't recognize.
Cheng Peng is not worried that his wife will suffer a loss in the transaction - and regardless of whether Bai Xiaosheng has the possibility of a loss, even if he suffers a little loss, what is it?
There is a way that the daughter is scattered and comes back, Cheng has been on a big adventure for many years, and it is not without a tinkling of poverty that he has been poor, but as long as he has been taking risks, he will soon re-gather considerable wealth.
Because his strength is the most reliable backing, most of his adventures will get income that makes ordinary players jealous, but he himself is a materialistic type, except for the needs of the task, he almost never buys anything, and the more wealth he accumulates, the more he accumulates.
Shen Qi wants to buy something? Then buy it.
But...... It would be great if she could end this journey as soon as possible!
Looking at his wife, who was still full of vitality and energy, Cheng Peng couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Even though he had been married for a long time, he still couldn't understand women. These things don't look like they're much needed, and they don't seem to be of much value, and more importantly, if they do, wouldn't it be quicker and more efficient to go to the Astral Gate Auction House than to find a needle in a haystack like it is now?
But he did not protest, but only followed Shen Qi appointedly.
The system has an interesting setting in the shopping street: once a man and a woman shop together, the man's role image will change as the number of purchases gradually accumulates. At the beginning, I traveled lightly, and after a while, I carried two or three bags, and after a while, I carried a lot of large and small bags, and after a while, I even carried the goods behind my back......
And now, Cheng Peng's character image is - a bunch of walking goods, only his feet can be seen from close to the ground, and the whole person is almost completely buried alive by large bags and small bags.
Of course, this is just an interesting image setting, in fact, everything is in the inventory, and the system is definitely not so impersonal - don't you see that so many couples in the world have quarreled over shopping? For men, long hours of boring shopping are already unbearable, coupled with heavy bags and small bags...... If a man can endure this kind of thing, it is really a rare good man, and it is definitely not to be missed!
- At least a guy who is used to selling bento has quarreled with his wife more than once over this kind of thing, and this middle-aged man has always been known to be good-natured.
The street of shops stretches far out, until the end of the sky, and there is no edge in sight.
There are so many shops here that even the most energetic person can't go through them all. Fortunately, the system is designed to be interesting, and unless it is a special collection, the player will see a different shop every time they enter the street.
In fact, the premise of this street is very simple: all shops have an event number, and once a certain shop has been patronized by the player, the number will be ranked a little lower, so that the shops that have not been visited by customers will be lined up in the front, and the shops that players can see when they enter the street are arranged according to this number.
So there is absolutely no "prime location" on this street, want to boost business? Then try to get more people to bookmark your store!
After walking for about four hours, even Cheng Peng felt exhausted, and his whole body was almost paralyzed.
At this time, Shen Qi led him into a shop opened by a white-haired young man dressed in black.
"Welcome to the Luciverd firm." The young man said habitually, but did not stand up to greet him, as many shopkeepers do.
In fact, there are many shopkeepers who open their shops purely for pleasure, and usually prefer to visit forums rather than do business at all.
Looking at the appearance of Shen Qi and Cheng Peng, you can know that the two have been shopping for a long time, so presumably the funds are almost used, even if they want to buy something, most of them will bargain repeatedly...... The white-haired shopkeeper was obviously not a very patient person, so he was not interested in the two at all.
Shen Qi was not angry, he picked out a lot of things with a smile, and then asked, "I don't have enough cash, how about bartering?" β
The young man named Lucived looked up, looked at them, then nodded his head, and his gaze fell on the virtual screen in front of him.
But in the next moment, his gaze quickly moved away from the virtual screen and landed on Shen Qi's hand.
On the tooth-white palm, a bright red stone is held.
That's the Demon Stone of Dimitoni, the King of Vampires!
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"Why would he trade so many things for a stone?" Cheng Peng asked in wonder, "I did the math, the value is very different!" β
"Because he's a vampire." Shen Qi smiled happily.
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The second update, ask for a red ticket~
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