Chapter 43: Southern Cross Comptoir (2)
"We're here, and you should have everything you want to buy here." In front of a rather luxurious storefront, Zhao Yan'er introduced.
There was an endless stream of pedestrians coming and going in front of the store, and the two elegant welcoming ladies were not only handsome, but also seemed to be Force Warriors.
Southern Cross Trading House, flash noticed that under these gilded letters, there were three extremely obvious star marks.
"This is a business house with three technical levels, and although it is not very good in the whole Southern Cross Star, it is also a long-established shop, and the price and service are fair." Zhao Yan'er explained.
"Three skill levels?"
"The meaning of the three technical grades means that in each sub-district of the firm, there have been materials or finished products of the third level. While this doesn't mean you'll always find the level 3 items you need here, there are obviously more opportunities here than for low-level comptoirs. ”
"And what's the main business here?" The three of them chatted as they walked into the firm.
"down to all kinds of raw materials, ores, alloys; From Force weapons, power armor, and even floating ships, there's anything you need here. ”
"All for sale?" He was a little surprised at this moment, and at this moment he just walked out of the corridor, and what was presented to him was a huge scale of a trading house with three technical levels.
As far as the eye can see, it's no wonder that there is only one storefront in this entire street, and it turns out that behind this street, it is all the territory of the Southern Cross Comptoir!
From the top floor of dozens of floors to the basement of I don't know how many floors, at a glance, hundreds of meters away from the corridor is actually a helipad full of floating ships!
The wide variety of commodities includes any kind, most of which Shem has never seen before, such a huge trading house, it has only three technical levels, so how huge must a more advanced trading house be?
A living Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, and her mouth never closed along the way. He's still like that, let alone Red Butterfly.
Red Butterfly held Shan's hand tightly along the way, for fear that she would get lost, and Zhao Yan'er felt tired of watching it.
"Don't pull it, we're in place." Zhao Yan'er rolled her eyes and reminded.
Red Butterfly blushed and hurriedly let go of her hand.
"Hello, what do you need?" Our counter specializes in Black Mist Beast materials, from one to three levels, if you need a more advanced one, I can also help you check whether the warehouse is in stock. "The waiter with a good face is polite and polite.
"Uh...... No, no, I just need some normal materials. Red Butterfly hurriedly waved her hand.
The waiter was very efficient and quickly packed the materials needed for the red butterfly.
The eyeballs of the black-pupiled beast, the fangs of the black wolf, the tail of the spotted leopard, and some unknown herbs, this small package of heavy things, cost a full thousand nickel and copper coins, and he was distressed all the way with a sad face.
"Shem, I didn't know things were sold so expensive...... "Red Butterfly was a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, I've bought everything, that's what I said." I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are at home, it's only been a few days since school started, just to eat, Flash and Red Butterfly spent hundreds of nickel and copper coins, and this time it cost a thousand.
It was from this moment that he realized that if he wanted to survive in the Southern Cross, it would never work without finding a deal that could provide a source of funds.
Walking and walking, I inadvertently passed by the weapon shop next to me, thought for a while, and took Red Butterfly's hand and walked in.
Swords, guns, swords, halberds, pistols, cannons, and a dazzling array of weapons are lined up from east to west, many of which are still glowing, and they are not ordinary at first glance.
After a cursory glance, a rising impulse made him shudder. He fantasized that he would break all the protective glass in front of him and snatch all these weapons!
These weapons are so delicate and varied, if he can have a few, he will definitely improve his strength a lot. It's just that when his eyes came into contact with the price under it, he couldn't help but hang his head for a while.
He has a short knife in his eye, about the length of his forearm, which is extremely exquisite in workmanship and has a very sharp blade, if he can have such a knife, it can just meet his needs, not only to provide continuous and stable output, but also to be more portable. After all, he can't use thunder every time, and the consumption of the Force by thunder is too terrible. But this short knife, marked as a second-level weapon, is worth 30,000 nickel and copper coins!
30,000 nickel copper coins, even if you sell yourself, flash can't make so much money!
So he could only look at it greedily, and forced himself to move his steps.
Holding Red Butterfly's hand, Shin stayed in the sales area of the Force Guns, due to the different needs for materials, low-level Force Firearms are much cheaper than Force Swords at the same level, but in higher realms, the situation will be reversed.
Rapid-fire and energy storage, these are the two major categories of Force firearms, in fact, in the development of the sky civilization today, the development of the Force firearms has greatly surpassed the Force sword, one reason is that it is more universal, mastering and operating a Force firearm, than proficient in sword weapons is much easier, the other reason is that the Force firearms are more suitable for the current environment, in the process of fighting with Latinos or black fog beasts, the use of firearms is obviously much safer than swords, and it is easier to grasp the opportunity, especially on the battlefield, large-scale collective shooting, It is easy to suppress the enemy's charging formation.
Based on these two points, Force firearms have become increasingly popular, with many people even using firearms for the rest of their lives, with a complete disdain for melee sword weapons.
For example, Sesmael and Macura are more adept at Force guns than melee swords, which is why he suddenly decided to cancel the fight that day.
After looking at it for a long time, carefully comparing the cost performance, as well as the detailed description of the corresponding weapons, Shin's eyes were fixed on the two sets of Force guns.
They are a first-level Force gun called the Scarab Beetle, and the other is a second-level Force gun called Nova, and their original barrels are both rapid-fire barrels, which are most suitable for novices, because each bullet consumes less Force power, so the accuracy requirements for the user are not high.
The Scarab Beetle is a very good pistol among low-level firearms, with average ability, medium to high rate of fire, small recoil, and easy to carry, and can be well played at medium and close ranges, the only drawback is that the use of the Force is less efficient, and it needs to consume more Force force.
The Nova is a pair of twin guns, as a pair of second-level guns, except for being slightly inferior in power, it surpasses the scarab in all other aspects, with an extremely high bullet rate and ultra-low force consumption, making it easy to suppress the opponent's offensive in medium and close combat, thus accumulating advantages for itself.
After carefully playing with the two sets of weapons, he flashed them towards the red butterfly.
"Which of them do you prefer?"
"Uh...... Yes? Red Butterfly was a little stunned.
"I ask you which one you prefer."
Only then did Red Butterfly react and rub the two weapons in her hands and play with them.
"Miss, there's a shooting range over there, you can try it yourself." Reminded by the waiter, Sand pulled the red butterfly to the shooting range.
After a cursory learning of how to use it, the clever Red Butterfly quickly mastered the essentials, infusing the Force with her weapon, and after a bit of shooting, she looked at the new star with some love.
"What? Like this one? Shin couldn't help but smile.
"Well, it feels like they're a little more handy." Red Butterfly nodded.
"Miss, this is the result of your target shooting." A waiter intimately sent a target map.
On the clear target drawing, most of the bullet holes are concentrated in the central area, and only a few bullet holes are distributed on the periphery, and even fewer are off target.
For such a result, Zhao Yan'er, who was watching on the side, couldn't sit still, you must know that the rapid-fire gun is no better than the energy storage gun, and if you want to control the accuracy, you must put in more effort, and the dozens of bullets of the red butterfly rarely miss the target, such accuracy is even more powerful than her, how can it not make her frightened?
"Are you sure this is your first time using the Force Gun?" Zhao Yan'er's eyes widened.
"Yes, Sister Yan'er, am I not allowed to fight? You see, several shots were missed. Red Butterfly was a little dissatisfied with the results of her shooting.
"Can't beat it accurately?" Zhao Yan'er gasped, "It's just too accurate, okay?!" I don't even have the same level of accuracy as you! ”
"Huh? Are you sure?! Red Butterfly was immediately excited.
"Did you feel anything special during the shooting?" Zhao Yan'er then asked.
"Well...... Yes, I think I can be more accurate, but the Force is not enough, and all the last few shots are a little uncontrollable. ”
"Is it because of the lack of Force that it misses the target?" Zhao Yan'er took another breath, she couldn't help but turn to look at Shin, and said to him in a very serious tone, "Red Butterfly is probably a genius who plays with guns!" Otherwise, it would not have been possible to shoot so accurately the first time with a gun! ”
"Huh? Ha ha! Is it?! That's great! Flash haha smiled, he was really happy, Red Butterfly and he have become more and more like relatives, good news for Red Butterfly, naturally good news for him, "It seems that I made a mistake, but there is another gain!" ”
"Red Butterfly, do you really like this pair of new stars?" Shem asked again.
"Well, the scarab beetle is more powerful, but the requirements for the Force are a bit high, and I will have no Force after a few shots." Red Butterfly explained.
"Okay." Flash nodded, "Hello, I'm going to have this new star, help me pack it and take it away." He greeted happily and shouted to the waiter at the counter.
"Huh? Are you going to buy it for me?! Now it was Red Butterfly's turn to be surprised, "No, I don't want it!" She hurriedly threw Nova on the counter.
What are you kidding, a scarab beetle is worth 6,000 nickel copper coins, and the dual-wielding nova is even more expensive, it needs 21,000 nickel copper coins, not to mention anything else, even if Flash wants to buy it for him, the money will not be enough in the first place!
"Don't mess with Red Butterfly, you need a handy weapon, it just so happens that you are extremely talented in Force firearms, this pair of new stars should belong to you." Flash said earnestly.
"No! I can't ask for something so expensive! Red Butterfly refused very decisively.
"Red Butterfly, if you can't do it, just listen to Shan, he's right, you really need a weapon to take advantage of, otherwise it will be very inconvenient in your future studies." Zhao Yan'er on the side also persuaded that Red Butterfly's talent was so good, it couldn't be wasted.
"Sister Yan'er, let's not talk about whether I can ask for it, a pair of new stars is worth 21,000 nickel and copper coins, and Flash and I can't afford it even if we are bankrupt."
Hearing Red Butterfly say this, Flash couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, "Well, in fact, I noticed that this trading house can not only buy things, but also sell things, when I passed by the rune counter just now, I have memorized the price of many runes, and it just so happens that I got a lot of Force scrolls in the Grande Ruins, even if they are sold at a discounted price, those scrolls should be able to sell for tens of thousands of nickel and copper coins, especially the second-order fatal blow, the price here is a full 10,000 nickel copper coins!" So I thought we could borrow some from Miss Yan'er first, and then I'll come here and sell the scroll, and then return it to her." ”
"Yes." Zhao Yan'er simply said, "I can lend it to you." ”
"That's not going to work either!" Red Butterfly is still opposed.
"Why can't you do it again?"
"Anyway...... In short, no! Red Butterfly really can't think of a reason, but she really doesn't want to flash because of her, and make a "bankrupt", she already owes the other party enough, so much that she may not be able to pay it back in this life.
"Hey! Be obedient and don't make trouble. Flash picked up the nova and delivered it to the waiter herself, "Pack it and take it away." ”
"Miss Yan'er, please lend me a little nickel and copper coins first, and I will return it to you afterwards."
"Yes." Zhao Yan'er agreed very happily.
"Shem, I really don't want to." Red Butterfly still disagreed, and grabbed Shin's hand stubbornly, trying to get him to change his mind. In fact, when she flashed through the melee weapons, she noticed the short knife that the other party had been staring at, and the look that came out of the flashing eyes proved his desperate heart. But Shem resisted this desire and took out the only savings she had to buy her weapons, which was reasonable, how could Red Butterfly accept it? All she had now was brought to her by Shem, and she had no shame to ask for more.
"Obedient." Flash smiled kindly, clean and sunny, "I treat you as my own sister, my brother buys things for my sister, do you need to think so much?" ”
"But ......"
"Hello, are you Miss Zhao Yan'er?" At this time, a middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears suddenly ran to the side.
"yes, what's wrong?"
"Hello Miss Zhao, I am the manager of the Southern Cross Firm, and recently you have a large business with our firm, and we are both very satisfied with the process of the transaction. So when I heard that you were studying here, I ordered the waiter to notify me as soon as they found out about you. The manager said hurriedly, wiping his sweat, and it was clear that he had arrived in a hurry.
"Oh? So what? Zhao Yan'er reacted coldly.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else." The manager hurriedly wiped his sweat, "According to my men, you want to buy a pair of new stars?" Where do you need to spend money? In order to show our firm's respect for your city, why don't you give this new star to Miss Zhao? ”
"Huh?!" Zhao Yan'er was slightly stunned after hearing this.
"This is just a little heart, and I hope that Miss Zhao can do a few more good words for me and provide more opportunities for cooperation in the future." After rubbing his hands again and again, he was almost salivating.
There really won't be a good thing in the sky, Zhao Yan'er immediately understood the other party's intentions, this manager is a good person, and he wants to strengthen the relationship with Liaoyuan City through her, but his abacus is very good, and this payment is a little insufficient.
What identity do you want her Zhao Yan'er to have? What kind of majestic city is Liaoyuan City? Not to mention a three-level trading bank, as long as Liaoyuan City likes it, it can support the rise of a five-level trading bank at any time!
So you just want to send her away with a second-level gun? Zhao Yan'er didn't agree!
"20,000 yuan just want to buy a favor in Liaoyuan City, your abacus is too good! I doubt how my father could have agreed to cooperate with such a stingy firm as you, and I should go back and warn my father. ”
"Don't! Don't! It's because I didn't think it through, I neglected Miss Zhao, I reviewed, I admit my mistake! I hope Miss Zhao can be more considerate! The fat-headed and big-eared manager was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and apologized again and again.
"Hmph, apologies are also a way to score points, right? Do you just apologize for that? ”
"Please also ask Miss Zhao to make it clear!" This manager knows that he has met an opponent, it is rumored that Zhao Yan'er is greedy for play, does not learn and has no skills, and when he sees it today, it is rumored that he is a cunning little fox!
"My friend also has a second-level short knife, with a price of 30,000 nickel and copper coins on it, you are such a big manager, shouldn't you be reluctant to spend even 30,000 yuan?"
"Yes, yes. Quick, send someone to get the knife quickly! The manager agreed, but his heart was dripping blood. 30,000 nickel and copper coins! That's not a lot of money!
This Zhao Yan'er got cheap and behaved, "Don't worry, since your bank is so refreshing, I will say a few more kind words for you." ”
"Yes, yes, it's a lot of trouble for you, Miss Zhao." The manager should be again and again.
"But ......" Before the manager could finish speaking, Zhao Yan'er smiled slyly, "Look at my friend, a girl has such an ugly pistol, and she is bare and has no Force runes. ”
"Understood, understood." After hearing this, the manager hurriedly nodded, "Xiao Ke, you go and choose a Force rune with this friend of Miss Yan'er!" ”
After a while, the red butterfly was chosen, and looking at the new star whose appearance had changed greatly, the manager breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the runes selected by the red butterfly were not expensive, just a first-order accurate shooting, otherwise he would have to bleed heavily.
"How is it a first-order rune!" Zhao Yan'er was very dissatisfied, and the manager was nervous again.
"Okay, Sister Yan'er, it's enough, stop bullying others." Holding Zhao Yan'er's hand, Red Butterfly persuaded repeatedly.
At this time, in the eyes of the manager, the red butterfly was simply the most beautiful angel in the world, so much so that his eyes were a little moist.
Looking at the manager's pitiful appearance, Zhao Yan'er nodded, "Since my friends have said so, let's forget it first." ”
"Thank you Miss Zhao, thank you Miss Zhao." The manager was so moved that he almost cried. If someone hadn't persuaded Zhao Yan'er, it is estimated that he would have hemorrhaged.
"That's it for today, remember these two friends of mine, they are my best friends, so don't let your firm give them face in the future." Zhao Yan'er said lightly.
"No problem, no problem!" The manager immediately sensibly handed over two VIP identity cards, "With this card, you can spend in our bank, and the whole audience will be 20% off!" ”
"Count you to do things." The corners of Zhao Yan'er's mouth hooked, "Don't worry, I will help you say a few more good words." ”
"Thank you Miss Zhao, thank you Miss Zhao!"
In the midst of a congratulatory voice, holding the heavy weapon in his hand, he thought he was dreaming until now!
"Red Butterfly, you hit me twice."
"Huh?"
"You're going to hit me twice!"
"Why?"
"I'm not dreaming, am I?"
"Look at your bear-like look!" Zhao Yan'er snorted disdainfully, "Aren't they just two second-level weapons?" As for it? ”
"What Miss Yan'er taught is that Miss Yan'er taught us that we are all dirt buns and have never seen the world." Flash hurriedly replied, Zhao Yan'er is now his living nobleman! Not only did I ask for a pair of second-level guns for Red Butterfly for free, but even the short knives I fancied were also coming! It adds up to 50,000 yuan, and he didn't dare to think of it before!
Looking at the appearance of Shan's nodding and waist, Zhao Yan'er hooked the corners of her mouth with great satisfaction, "Hmph, Miss Ben's face is too big, not to mention a small third-level trading house, even if I go to a fifth-level trading house, they will give me face!" ”
"Yes, yes, you are the eldest lady of Liaoyuan City, that face is not big." Shem responded very cooperatively.
"It's good to know." Zhao Yan'er, whose vanity was greatly satisfied, held her head high and took the lead. This is the benefit of identity, the efforts of the parents will not be in vain, they have changed not only their own lives, but also their children, some people have been standing at the end of most people's lives since birth, but this is not all because they are lucky, but also because their parents have paid more hard than their peers.
People can change their fate, as long as they rely on their own efforts.
Leaving Grande was the first step for Shem to change his fate, and now, he needs to give more.
"Miss Yan'er, are you tired? Would you like to buy you some water to drink? ”
"you! If you look like this, I'll beat you!" ”
"Haha, don't, Red Butterfly and I still have to count on you!"
In the laughter, the three of them walked together, and for the first time, they laughed so happily and carefree together. When they recall today's time again in the future, this scene treasured in the memory of each of them will never fade.