Chapter 9: Sword Trafficking
Qiubai held the scabbard in his left hand and the handle of the knife in his right hand, held his breath and concentrated, and then swung out with a knife. His movements are less direct than before, but more light, and the iron has become a bit like a "whip".
The Berserker's colors had finally receded a bit.
Directly in front of him, a little farther away was the sea, and between him and the sea was a reef of about his height, which was also the target of his slashing.
But it seems that the distance between the location of Qiubai Station and the target is still a little far, and the tip of his knife is only half a meter from the reef.
"Qiubai, it's time to go."
"Okay."
After hearing the voice behind him, Qiu Bai put away his knife, and before he could turn around, a burst of mist erupted from the back of the reef...... It was the dust that was instantaneously produced by the agitated friction of the attack.
I didn't see how hard Qiu Bai used, the reef was smoothly split in two, and the thing called "Sword Qi" made his attack range extend further...... After spending two months on the island, Akibaku finally did what Ryoma asked him to do.
After achieving such a set goal, Qiubai and the others will also go to sea again, but before that, there is another problem that they must get a boat.
And before they get the boat, they must first get the money to buy the boat, fortunately, Qiu Bai never worries about money, he has already planned, and the next destination for the two is ...... Baron Island, Baron Town, Balon Port.
This is also the first time in a long time that the two have gone to the other side of the island.
When he was in his hometown, Akibaku heard that this island was relatively prosperous, so he made this place his first destination, but after meeting Ryoma, this destination became a secondary thing, so at this time, he had the consciousness to go to the town.
The two of them walked along the coast from one side of the island to the other side, which was so large that it naturally wasted them for a long time, but it did not cause any serious burden on physical strength.
After going around such a big circle, Balon Harbor appeared in front of Qiubai and the others, but the scene in front of him made him slightly uncomfortable for being accustomed to seeing small villages for more than ten years.
Streams of people, bustling voices, and rows of buildings...... Qiubai doesn't know statistics, but if you look at the scale of this place, it is more of a city than a town, and it even looks like it has a population of hundreds of thousands.
It's not small anymore.
The island is a transportation node connecting the surrounding seas, and it is characterized by a thriving business and a large floating population.
And the variety of towns may be mixed with soldiers, sailors, pirates and even bounty hunters, so there must be shops dedicated to them in such a large town.
For example, bars, and weapons shops.
Qiubai is okay, and he has eased up after getting used to it a little, but Ain is a little timid...... This is relatively normal, in this life, because she has been living on Whale Island, probably the two of you have seen all the people so far add up to less than three digits, and now seeing the crowded scene, in fact, her worldview has been impacted.
But fortunately, there is Qiubai leading the way in front...... Although he didn't know the way at all.
He inquired for directions and wandered around with Ain, and after half an hour, he finally found what was said to be the largest weapons shop.
Moreover, this shop specializes in swords, which is perfect for Qiu Bai, so he plunged into it without saying a word.
"Guest, welcome, what is there to ......"
The area of the shop is not small, more than 100 square meters, and the four walls are full of all kinds of swords, some are traditional styles, some are bizarre, some are used by cavalry, and some are used by infantry.
However, it seems that the only person in charge of the business of this shop is the owner, and there is no one else here but him, and the owner is a man who looks about 50 years old, wearing a pair of round-rimmed glasses, and looks like a "businessman" with a smile.
Qiu Bai directly interrupted him, and then slapped the knife he had just used in front of the boss's eyes...... That's why he hadn't put it away just now.
"Fifty good swords, famous sword "Okayama", 2 million Bailey."
Qiubai said quickly...... If it were accurate to describe his current behavior, this is the legendary sword seller.
I have to say, although sometimes Qiubai is a word...... Ahem, although sometimes he prefers to be reasonable, but in some special situations he speaks very simply and directly...... This is the time to "do business".
With a red scabbard and an unadorned style, the boss helped his round glasses, then held the scabbard with his left hand, and pulled out the blade with one hand with his right hand.
The restrained murderous aura, the low-key cold light, and the simple blade lines all show that this is not a simple thing.
The boss first carefully observed it, and then reached out and flicked it lightly on the sword, and the special "sonata" of the sword came out......
"Good knife," with the boss's many years of experience, he will soon be able to make this correct judgment, "2 million is worth it...... If it's really "Okayama". ”
That is, it is not worth 2 million.
Because this is Qiubai's "Thousand Knives", it is impossible for it to appear in the ranks of "Good and Fast Knife Fifty Workers" anyway.
Qiubai just didn't say a word and made a fuss, fake and shoddy.
I don't want to think about how a more professional sword seller can be fooled by such a simple way.
The boss first inserted the thousand knives back into the scabbard, and then pushed him in the direction of Qiubai, an action that seemed to indicate that he was not very interested in the business.
"Little brother, the lion opened his mouth, you have to understand that the number of famous knives of the same quality as 'Liangkuai Knife' in the world is definitely not only fifty, but 2 million Bailey...... Only good knives will be above this price, do you know why? ”
"Two very simple words, fame."
The reflection of the glasses made the eyes of the weapon shop owner at this moment well hidden.
Qiu Baixin said that I still need you to say it? If there is popularity, there is a forced style, and if there is a forced style, it will naturally be expensive to sell, which is a common law in any world.
"400,000 Bailey."
The owner made his offer and he cut the price directly to a fifth...... Although the cut was quite ruthless, 400,000 was not a small number, which also made Qiu Bai understand that the other party didn't care as much as he showed, and he really wanted to take down the sword.
Observe words and looks; The boss probably could see that the little brother in front of him was not the kind of person who was good-natured, and he wanted to confuse him with rhetoric, and it seemed impossible to spend another thirty or fifty thousand yuan to win this high-quality knife, so he could only try to reduce the price within a "reasonable" range.
"1.5 million." Qiubai said that he cut it himself quite hard, because he really needed money.
"600,000."
"1.2 million."
"900,000."
The boss just wanted to say that this was the highest price he could give, and then used this to put pressure, but it didn't work out......
"Deal, but I'll only take cash."
The boss was choked hard, and this is the deal? Well, although the price is within the affordable range, the other party is a little too crisp to make the boss feel at a loss.
It seems that 600,000 yuan can be taken down......
But no matter what he thought, for Qiubai, the money to buy the boat was already in hand.
However, after this deal was concluded, Qiu Bai did not leave here directly, but walked around the weapon shop, and then he saw the most expensive knife.
"This is your best knife?"
The boss was preparing cash for Qiubai, and he said without looking back, "Yes, the 21st work of the big fast knife, the famous knife "Guoguang", the little brother is interested?" 20 million Bailey. ”
His attitude is very casual, and it is hard to imagine that a person who has just sold his knife for 900,000 yuan will then buy a famous knife for 20 million.
This little guy doesn't look like a rich person.
"100,000."
Qiubai seems to be bargaining.
Based on judgment and rationality analysis, in his opinion, more than eighty percent of this knife is imitation, and there are only 21 things in the world, so there is no probability that you can see it at any store.
But this one doesn't matter.
"Huh??"
The boss is a little angry, how can there be such a bargain, "100,000 Bailey can't even buy a scabbard, little brother!" ”
Qiubai ignored the boss's attitude, he stretched out his hand and clicked on the inside of the glass counter, "It's okay if you can't buy it, I don't want a scabbard......"
"One hundred thousand Baileys, sell me the sword box with the sword."
This...... This is the legendary buying and returning pearls?
The boss's lungs are about to explode, I have never seen such a purchase, it is a whole set of things carefully designed by him, okay, the pursuit of the most reasonable and attractive plug-in collocation, the pursuit of decoration is one of his principles, just 100,000 Bailey is an insult and blasphemy to him!!
…… Sold.
100,000 to buy a wooden box, this income ratio, this unjust big head hook rate, if you don't sell it, either the boss's brain is kicked by the door, or it is caught by a donkey.