Chapter 57

Dafei returned to the exchange, surrounded by a chorus of merchants cursing him.

Pfft, are you guys always so righteous? Are you sure you were the victims just now? Tell me, were you guys paid by that idiot to come and badmouth me? Fine, I’ll call you Blood Sea Raging Wave from today on! Wait, I’ll even get you nominated as one of the top ten young people in the country! I’ll make you the president of the Red Cross!

Dafei nonchalantly started his first trade with the NPC at the exchange.

— System Notice: You sold 80 units of fruit wine at 38 gold per unit, earning 3040 gold.

— Newbie Notice: Since your selling price is lower than the purchase price, you will not gain any experience from this trade.

There’s no way around it; after all, fruit wine is a product of this city. It’s already generous of them to buy it at half price.

— System Notice: You sold 125 units of fragrant nuts at 65 gold per unit, earning 8125 gold. This trade has earned you a profit of 1825 gold and 182 experience.

— System Notice: You sold 40 units of lavender fragrance at 200 gold per unit, earning 8000 gold. This trade has earned you a profit of 1500 gold and 150 experience.

— System Notice: You sold 300 units of morning light wheat at 45 gold per unit, earning 13500 gold. This trade has earned you a profit of 1700 gold and 170 experience.

The trade is complete, earning a total of 32665 gold, which is a substantial sum for players at this stage.

Indeed, one cannot become rich without unexpected wealth. Actually, I don’t want to make so much money; I just want to get rid of my red name. Sigh, sometimes when the god of wealth comes, you can’t stop him, hahaha!

When it comes to business, we must mention business experience and city specialties.

Under normal circumstances, the experience gained from business is only 10% of the profit, but this is the fundamental difference between high-level merchants and ordinary low-level traders.

Business is a very skillful activity, and market prices are constantly changing. There are several situations that can add to a merchant’s experience. The most common is when a city is in urgent need.

For example, if the trader mutters, “Oh, the city is in urgent need of fragrant nuts!” then the merchant immediately transports a batch of fragrant nuts from the port and sells them, gaining 100% experience, which means experience equals profit, plus reputation rewards. The trader might even be so pleased that they directly reward the merchant with an item or a low-level treasure. In such a situation, the profit is quite high, resulting in a triple harvest of gold, experience, and reputation.

Then there are disasters. If a city is affected by disease, famine, or other negative conditions, transporting medicine and food can also add 100% experience. And during festivals, transporting wine, sugar, and flowers to a city can also add 100% experience.

However, even with these conditions, if a city has all three at the same time, adding up to 300%, the experience gained by merchants still doesn’t compare to that of players who kill monsters. After all, running a business takes a long time, and for beginners, the ships are small and the trading volume is low.

Now, the real heavyweight comes in: international trade, especially the transportation of specialties!

Goods from the Elven Kingdom transported to the Human Kingdom can yield 8-10 times the profit. The reason for such high profit is that these goods are not ordinary goods but are certified by the alliance as “specialties”! Specialties add 100% experience.

For example, with Dafei’s current situation, if he spends 30,000 gold to buy the city’s specialty, “Goddess Oak Statues,” and transports them to the Human Kingdom in one month of game time (3 days in real time), he can sell them for up to 300,000 gold, earning 300,000 experience.

Is 300,000 too little?

The purchase price of Goddess Oak Statues is 100 gold per unit, so 30,000 gold can only buy 300 units, which is not enough to fill the cargo hold. Indeed, it’s not very effective. So, if he had 100,000 gold to buy 1,000 units and transport them, he could earn 1,000,000 experience!

Earning 1,000,000 experience in 3 days of real time, who would complain about it being too little? Well, players above level 60 might still think it’s too little. But, turning 100,000 gold into 1,000,000 gold in 3 days, surely no one would think it’s too little, right?

What can 1,000,000 gold do? Angels cost 5,000 gold each, so you can buy 200 of them! If you have enough reputation, you can even build a small city in the new world.

Of course, angels, large ships with cargo holds of over 1,000 units, specialties, and city building are all things that will only appear in the distant future, not something current players should consider. Especially specialties, which require high reputation in the city, high alliance reputation, and a high level of sea travel certification. More frustratingly, specialties are allocated based on the player’s investment share in the city.

What is investment share allocation? A city has a prosperity level, and players can invest gold to increase it, which in turn increases the city’s production and quality of goods and specialties. When the quality reaches its peak, new specialties can even be developed, and the player’s reputation can also be increased. For example, a player who invests 20% of the city’s total investment can only buy 20% of the specialty production. During the beta test, wealthy guilds engaged in business wars, investing heavily to monopolize ports and squeeze out other players’ investment shares, with a cruelty not unlike the military conquest of others’ territories. The losers lost both money and reputation.

In short, specialties are not easy to obtain. Ordinary players should focus on high-quality premium goods, which can still yield 2-5 times the profit when traded internationally.

At this moment, Dafei, holding 30,000 gold, sighed in the midst of the merchants’ curses, feeling that the gold was useless. If he had followed his original plan, he would have shouted, “High prices for purchase orders!” and many player merchants would have come forward to trade, filling his cargo hold with 1,000 units. Even if they weren’t specialties, just transporting them internationally would still yield a lot of experience, reputation, and gold. His money would have grown like a snowball!

Sigh, he has offended everyone. Even if he hadn’t, there would surely be someone who couldn’t tolerate his large ship. Life is like the waves of the sea, like drifting in the江湖 (jianghu, a term for the world of martial arts and chivalry). He can only go and repair his ship and prepare for long-distance missions, which is a waste of his talent.

Wait! Specialties? I have them!

Dafei hurriedly opened the items in his bag.

— Tuna Eggs: Sea product. Can be cultivated in fishing grounds in coastal territories. Tuna is a large and delicious sea fish, difficult to catch, and very popular in the market.

According to the official website’s introduction to new products, regardless of whether this item is certified as a specialty by the alliance, submitting it to the city is equivalent to adding a new industry to the city. His reputation will immediately be restored and more, and he will be granted at least 10% of the supply quota for that product, which is specifically reserved for him. He won’t be subject to the shopping volume restrictions of the sea travel certification, and other merchants won’t be able to buy it, nor can they squeeze him out in business wars!

In other words, at that time, he won’t even need to go out to sea. He can directly go to the exchange and buy all his tuna stock, then list it: “High prices for fish! Big bosses, come and buy!”

Although his original intention was to wait for the right time to sell, the current situation doesn’t allow it. Business opportunities are about being one step ahead, and more importantly, his current situation is disadvantageous, and his advantages are being lost. He must take a big move to open up the situation! Of course, the most important thing is to vent his anger! He wants to show off! If he doesn’t, others might think he’s about to be finished, and they will only step up their attacks. Can he have a moment’s peace?

So, Dafei made a quick decision and found the NPC manager at the exchange: “I want to submit a sea product.”

The manager, seeing this, was greatly surprised: “Thank you for supporting the development of our city. We are a coastal city, and this sea product is perfect for us! You will make a significant contribution to the development of our city! Here is my recommendation letter. Please go to the city hall and find Mayor Oseriman to receive your reward!”

So that’s how it is! Meeting the mayor directly, what does that mean? Students, do you know what level you need to be to meet the mayor directly?

Amidst the merchants’ incessant curses, Dafei laughed out loud as he left, no one knowing that he was the one who brought the lychee! ...

— Erolin City Broadcast: Congratulations! Dafei has contributed a new product to Erolin City, making a significant contribution to the city. Mayor Oseriman has conferred the title of “Honorary Citizen of Erolin City” on player Dafei, and Dafei’s reputation in Erolin City has been changed to “Respected”!

All the players in the city were instantly stunned, then the city’s anger erupted: “What the hell! Is there any justice in the world!”

(Seeking all kinds of votes)

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