Chapter 38: Selling Guns
Seeing that almost every member of the Tianji Society present had a spear, everyone in the Jingzhao Society took a breath of cool air. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
A gun can easily overturn Meng Zhaohui, who has the highest martial arts skills in the novice village, so many guns, what kind of terrifying force does it have to be? With this power, there is no problem in pushing the entire novice village, right?
Wang Jing felt that his mind was a little wooden, and when he thought of the idea of suppressing the Tianji Society, he felt so stupid and naΓ―ve. However, a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, and he thought of an important matter: "Senior brother, can you sell this gun?"
Shang Bai was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Wang Jing and said, "Senior Brother Wang, what do you mean by asking this?"
Looking at Shang Bai's smiling expression, Wang Jing felt that he was indeed a little abrupt. A weapon as powerful as a gun is not much better than some low-level magic weapons, and it can be used by ordinary people, it can be described as a strategic weapon of the Tianji Academy, how can the other party be willing to sell it? He laughed dryly: "Haha, even seeing that this weapon is hugely powerful, I also want to have one." If you don't want to, it's okay, brother, just because I didn't say it. β
"There's nothing I don't want to do, after all, good things have to be shared. Shang Bai flicked the gun in his hand, "But making this thing costs a lot of resources from our Tianji Society, although it is not a magic weapon, the cost is not low." Senior Brother Wang, if you really want to buy it, the price may be a little high. Are you sure you're going to buy it?"
An offensive talisman that can be used by ordinary people costs more than one spirit stone, and it can generally only be used once. The lowest-level offensive magic weapon that can be used many times is often more than fifty spirit stones, and the power may not be as good as this musket, and most of them also need to be driven by mana or spirit stones, which is quite restrictive. In this comparison, it is normal for the price of the gun to be high.
Wang Jing has dozens of life-saving talismans given by the family, and the power is naturally greater than Shang Bai's musket, but there is one less for that thing, and he is not very willing to use it. As for the offensive magic weapon, it's not that it doesn't exist, it's just that with his current cultivation, it's too difficult to use, and it's not as reliable as a sword. Seeing that Shang Bai had this artifact in his hand, he couldn't help but be moved. At first, I was worried that Shangbai would not sell, but now I heard that people were willing to sell, but the price was higher, so I put my mind at ease - I can't have one per person like the Tianji Society, but I can buy one for myself. He straightened his waist: "As long as the senior brother is willing to sell, the price is easy to say!"
Shang Bai pondered for a long time before he spoke: "They are all brothers of the same sect, and I am embarrassed to be taller, so let's do it, five spirit stones, what do you think?"
Not counting the cost during the early development period, the cost of making a gun in the Tianji Society is about ten taels of silver, and according to the ratio of one thousand taels of silver to one spirit stone, a hundred guns are worth one spirit stone. Now Shang Bai offered the price of five spirit stones, which was equivalent to raising the price five hundred times at once, and his heart was not black, which made the members of the Tianji Academy all blushing and bowing their heads in shame.
"What?" Wang Jing was stunned for a moment, "You said five spirit stones?"
"Yes, after all, we invested a lot of resources in the early stage. The price was so high, Shang Bai was also a little embarrassed, and added: "Of course, if you buy more, you can still buy it cheaper." β
Five spirit stones, are you embarrassed to say that the price is high? Don't you see that your little brothers are all so angry that their faces are red because of your offer? Wang Jing complained silently in his heart. However, he had a suspicion in his heart - this product couldn't be a medium-grade spirit stone, right? Therefore, he cautiously said, "What about five low-grade spirit stones, the price is not particularly high." I don't know how cheap it can be if I buy more?"
When Shang Bai heard that there was a play, he couldn't help but feel refreshed, and said, "I see that you Jingzhao Society brothers are also quite numerous, if it is more than a hundred, I can sell you one of the four spirit stones." β
Wang Jing rolled his eyes and said, "Senior Brother means that if I want to buy a hundred, I need to pay four hundred lower-grade spirit stones or four medium-grade spirit stones?"
One medium-grade spirit stone is equal to one hundred lower-grade spirit stones, and Wang Jing only wanted to confirm whether the spirit stone in Shang Bai's mouth was a low-grade spirit stone or a medium-grade spirit stone.
"That's right, four hundred lower-grade spirit stones. Hearing that Wang Jing had the intention of purchasing a hundred guns, Shang Bai became even more energetic, and threw over a discount package: "Considering that you are our first seller, if you buy enough for 100, we can give you 10,000 rounds of ammunition for free." β
"Bullets?" Wang Jing's face was full of question marks, "So what?"
In order to sell guns, Shang Bai had to spend a while explaining to Wang Jing what a gun was, what bullets were, and how to load and fire. In order to let customers have a more intuitive understanding, he even drew a target on a big tree, and asked Wang Jing to test fire more than a dozen rounds of pistols and rifles.
I have to say that the monk played with high technology, and there was a feeling of being hanged. After all, the divine sense is powerful, and it has a great advantage in aiming. After firing a few shots, Wang Jing found his senses, and he couldn't say that there was no bullet, but after aiming, he fired again, and there was no problem in hitting a fixed target position within 50 meters.
"Bang", "bang", "bang", "bang", Wang Jing fired one shot after another excitedly, looking at the big tree fifty meters away being hit by bullets and flying debris, he felt that this was a man's weapon, and the sword or something was weak.
"Senior brother, I want this thing, a hundred of each!" After returning the gun to Shang Bai, Wang Jing said excitedly.
A hundred pieces of each kind is only eight hundred spirit stones, and compared to its lethality, the price is simply too conscientious.
Eight hundred spirit stones! The hearts of the people in the Rune Department of the Tianji Society are trembling - this is eight hundred spirit stones! The Rune Department has not sold eight hundred spirit stones in the past few months! The Rune Department is about to be sent!
Sure enough, it is still the arms trade that is the most profitable! Shang Bai was very excited, but he still behaved very calmly: "Oh, a hundred of each, when are you going to ask for it?"
"Now, is it okay?" said Wang Jing eagerly.
"Now, I don't have much here, but if you're in a hurry, I can send him to take you to Canglan Valley to pick up the goods. Shang Bai pointed to a member of the Tianji Society, and asked, "How many bullets are you going to buy?"
"How much does a bullet cost?" Wang Jing remembered and forgot to ask the price of the bullet.
Shang Bai thought for a while and said, "A piece of spirit stone is five hundred rounds, what do you think of the price?"
"Then come 100,000 rounds each!" Wang Jing said proudly.
Each of the 100,000 rounds adds up to 400 spirit stones. There are more than 400 members of the Jingzhao Society, and the membership fee alone is more than 4,000 spirit stones a month, and the pressure on purchasing these weapons is really not great.
The members of the Jingzhao Association saw Wang Jing's shot hit the bull's-eye, and their eyes were green with envy, but they were not the boss, so they could only watch the boss play prestige. Now when I heard that the boss was going to purchase so many guns, everyone became excited.
Because of this transaction, the two originally quite popular clubs became very friendly, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious, everyone talked and laughed, and they were like a family. As for Meng Zhaohui, who wiped his tears in pain, he was automatically omitted by everyone.
Of course, there are also people who don't understand Shangbai's approach very well. A member of the guard department named Hong Zhi questioned: "The musket is the unique weapon of our Tianji Society, and with it, our Tianji Society has the most powerful force in the novice village." Isn't selling it to Jingzhaohui now to create a strong enemy for yourself?"
It was late evening when he said this, and they had arrived at the outskirts of the Valley of the Dream Bear, where they were encamping and preparing to spend the night. In the middle of setting up the tent, he approached Shang Bai and expressed his doubts.
Shang Bai patted Hong Zhi on the shoulder and said earnestly: "We can't just look at the current situation, young man! Our eyes can't just focus on the small pond of the novice village, we must see that there is a broader world outside. β
Hong Zhi looked at him blankly, not knowing whether he really didn't understand or wanted to find an excuse not to work.
Shang Bai asked him, "How much of a threat do you think our guns are to people in the middle stage of Qi training?"
Hong Zhi shook his head: "Basically, there is no threat. β
Cultivators in the middle stage of Qi cultivation are already very sensitive to divine sense, and they can detect all kinds of qi machines, which are difficult to be targeted, and it is difficult to cause damage to them if they are not a rain of bullets.
"Isn't that it?" Shang Bai said, "Our goal is not to become a master in the early stage of Qi cultivation, but to step into a higher realm. In the middle stage of Qi training, the role of the musket is not so great, it is better to take advantage of the fact that we can make money now, sell more, and exchange for better cultivation resources to make our cultivation go further. Otherwise, what is the point of us relying on muskets to reign as kings in the novice villages? Can we kill them? Can we rob them? We entered the Mixed Yuan Sword Dao, not for a momentary pleasure, but to cultivate into immortals. The growth of cultivation is our goal, and the rest are floating clouds. β
In the end, Shang Bai said in a passionate tone: "Our journey is the sea of stars!"
Hong Zhi, who had been somewhat understood by Shang Bai, was confused again: "The sea of stars, what the hell is that?"
There is a sea in the Yunmeng Continent, but it is all on the edge of the continent, tens of millions of miles away from the Great Qin Empire, and many people have never seen the sea in their lives. As for the stars, what does it have to do with the journey of the teenagers?
Shang Bai couldn't help but feel a little depressed when he failed lyrically, sighed lightly, and said, "All in all, you know that we can make a lot of money selling muskets. β
"Oh. Hong Zhi understood this sentence.
After the tents were set up on a flat piece of land, a fence was built outside, and the people sent by the logistics department began to make fires for cooking, and the security department also sent people to patrol the perimeter. In this vicinity, I am not afraid that someone will dare to provoke the disciples of the Mixed Yuan Kendo, but it is difficult to say about the beasts - especially in the Dream Bear Valley where wild bears are infested here.
Everyone lives outside the valley, but what if the wild bears come out for a walk?
In the evening, after dinner, everyone went into their respective tents, either to practice or to sleep. In the darkness of the night, it was silent, except for a few patrolling members of the Guard Department who walked back and forth with guns on their shoulders.
The clouds were thick that night, and the stars and moon were dark. In the middle of the night, a black shadow bypassed the station of the Tianji Academy and headed for the Valley of the Dream Bear.