Chapter 25

"Really?" Qi Feng was pleasantly surprised. A copper coin was only worth twenty-five cents! Even a two-for-one deal would only cost fifty cents! It was a good deal! Wang Fatso had said that a genuine one would cost at least three dollars! He hurriedly ran back. "So, I can buy this vine armor with eight hundred copper coins?"

The weapon shop owner nodded: "Although these are not official coins, we do accept private coins."

Qi Feng asked suspiciously: "Isn't this illegal?"

The owner replied irresponsibly: "If you privately mint coins, it is illegal, and you would be exiled. If I receive fake money, it's because I was deceived by you, and I fell into a bad trap. How could it be illegal?"

Qi Feng was speechless at the owner's unscrupulous merchant face. But it didn't matter, as long as he accepted his money!

The weapon shop owner quickly counted out the eight hundred copper coins and put them in the counter, then took out a piece of cloth to wrap the vine armor.

"Hey, wait, I can just take the vine armor directly, no need to wrap it." Qi Feng, now a high-level穿越者 (穿越者 means "time traveler" or "dimensional traveler") with a personal space, thought it would be embarrassing to carry equipment in a bundle.

Qi Feng looked at the two hundred yellow private coins returned by the owner, and suddenly had an idea. "Boss! Can you exchange these two hundred private coins for one hundred official coins for me?"

The weapon shop owner was taken aback, then smiled and nodded: "Sure, of course." He took the two hundred yellow copper coins and gave Qi Feng a small string of coins. From this, it was clear that the two-for-one deal was quite profitable for the unscrupulous merchant! The owner also said that he would exchange as many as Qi Feng had, no matter how many!

Qi Feng took the so-called "official coins" and examined them. They were indeed different! These official coins had been around for decades, with a lustrous patina from frequent circulation. The Kaiyuan Tongbao coins had been in circulation for over three hundred years, and Qi Feng didn't know which year his coins were from.

Qi Feng was very satisfied with this batch of "official coins." Although they might seem a bit new to be over a thousand years old, it wasn't completely implausible to say they were well-preserved.

Qi Feng happily returned to the real world with the copper coins and the vine armor. He threw the vine armor into his personal item slot and ignored it. Although it had good defensive capabilities, wearing it out in public was too artistic, so it would stay in storage.

The first thing he did upon returning was to place another order for copper coins!

Qi Feng calculated the remaining money in his hands and directly ordered 100,000 copper coins from the same online store, which surprised the customer service. In the end, due to insufficient inventory, the delivery was delayed for a few days.

When the 100,000 copper coins arrived, it was already the next week. The 100,000 copper coins, packed in a large wooden box, weighed 500 kilograms! The delivery company wouldn't deliver it! Qi Feng had to pick it up from the freight market.

However, Qi Feng didn't go directly to the freight market to pick up the goods. Instead, he took the 100 official coins he had exchanged from the weapon shop owner and went to the Panjiayuan antique market. When he arrived at Panjiayuan, he went to the same store to find Wang Fatso, but Wang Fatso was out of town, not in Beijing. Qi Feng was disappointed, and the store only had a few employees who couldn't make decisions. Qi Feng had to find someone else.

He chose a larger antique shop and showed the string of Kaiyuan Tongbao coins to the owner. The owner carefully examined the types of copper coins and their condition, and finally offered to buy them at ten yuan each.

Ten yuan! Qi Feng's cost was only fifty cents! This was a twenty-fold profit!

"Right, this is the correct style for a time traveler!" Qi Feng felt a sense of pride, thinking he had finally grasped the essence of being a dimensional traveler. It was not easy! In comparison, his small beef business was a disgrace to the time traveler community.

"Boss, how much can you handle?" Qi Feng was very concerned about the scale of this profitable exchange business.

The antique shop owner thought the copper coins Qi Feng brought were not of high grade, but their condition was excellent! Hearing Qi Feng's tone, he was delighted: "Young man, how many do you have?"

Qi Feng thought about the shipping speed of the online store and gave a number: "Fifty thousand."

"Oh?" The antique shop owner was secretly surprised. Fifty thousand was not a small number. Although five hundred thousand was not a big deal for his store, he didn't specialize in coin collecting. Swallowing fifty thousand Kaiyuan Tongbao at once would take some time to digest! Fortunately, he had some connections in the industry and wouldn't be overwhelmed by this batch of goods.

"Alright, I'll take all fifty thousand!" The owner waved his hand confidently: "All of them must be in this condition!"

Qi Feng continued: "Every week..."

"Spit..." The antique shop owner sprayed his tea far away, and two store employees quickly came to dry the wet items.

"Every week? Fifty thousand copper coins? Where do you get so many?"

This question was a bit against the rules, and the owner realized his mistake and covered his mouth. Seeing that Qi Feng didn't react, he apologized. "That's a huge amount. Let me be honest, my store can basically handle this much."

Qi Feng was slightly disappointed but then thought that fifty thousand coins were worth 500,000 yuan, which would significantly improve his financial situation. Converting them to craft copper coins would be 2,000,000, enough to buy ninety-nine Golden Silkworm Kings and still have some left over! Thinking about it, Qi Feng felt this deal was enough. Ninety-nine Golden Silkworm Kings would definitely allow him to cosplay as Superman and walk around the Earth with confidence. Making money would be no problem then.

After agreeing verbally with the owner, Qi Feng went to the freight market.

Recently, Qi Feng had felt incredibly strong, but he finally realized what it meant to be human. The 500-kilogram wooden box was too heavy for him, even with his dragon and elephant strength. When he tried to lift it, he managed to lift two corners, which shocked the workers nearby.

In the end, Qi Feng bought a hydraulic hand truck to pull the copper coins. He didn't need to drag them far, just to a corner of the freight market. Using his ability, he pushed the door and teleported to the Immortal Sword world.

The blacksmith shop owner saw Qi Feng and came out from behind the counter, smiling. He saw the large wooden box Qi Feng had dragged over. This was a big deal!

Qi Feng borrowed a tool from the blacksmith and pried open the wooden box, revealing the neatly stacked copper coins. "A total of 100,000 coins, boss, please count them."

The weapon shop owner was surprised by Qi Feng's bold move. To bring out 100,000 coins at once, this kid must be minting private coins! Counting so many coins by hand was impossible. The owner randomly checked a few coins, which were the same high-quality private coins as before, and called a helper to bring out a large scale used for weighing charcoal and iron.

After a while, Qi Feng's 100,000 copper coins were exchanged for 50,000 genuine Kaiyuan Tongbao coins. The hand truck felt much lighter. Qi Feng struggled to suppress the urge to buy five Golden Silkworm Kings immediately, reminding himself that expanding production was the key. He then returned to the real world.

He pulled the copper coins back to Panjiayuan. The antique shop owner counted the goods and was very satisfied, ready to pay. "Young man, do you want a check, a bank transfer, or cash?"

A check was troublesome and might not be cashed. A bank transfer could be canceled after being made. Qi Feng thought for a moment: "Cash, please." He had been dragging thousands of copper coins around all day and didn't find them heavy, so cash was no problem.

The antique shop owner nodded and instructed someone to fetch the money from upstairs. "Young man, be careful with cash. Don't show off your wealth. Although this is the capital, it's not completely peaceful..."

Qi Feng thanked the owner for his advice but wasn't too concerned. With his current combat level, a few people wouldn't be a match for him unless they had guns.

The owner stared at Qi Feng for a while and suddenly recognized him: "Hey, you look familiar! I remember, you're the young man who played golf with a person in front of our store last week!"

"Cough, cough," Qi Feng could only laugh awkwardly. "That was a baseball move, thanks. I didn't realize I made such a big scene. I'll be more low-key in the future." He didn't want to draw attention in public again.

The antique shop owner became excited, inviting Qi Feng to sit at a tea table and pouring him a cup of tea. "Hey, you must have trained, right? Is it Sanda or traditional martial arts?"

Qi Feng, seeing the owner's enthusiasm and thinking about the 500,000 yuan profit, couldn't ignore him. "I practice Buddhist martial arts. If you consider it traditional martial arts, then yes."

"Are you from Shaolin Temple?" The owner was respectfully impressed. He must be a martial arts enthusiast or a wuxia fan.

"Cough, the threshold for Shaolin Temple is too high. I practice Esoteric Buddhism. Do you know about Esoteric Buddhism? It's the one practiced by lamas..."

Qi Feng was telling the truth. He was interested in the Shaolin 72 Skills, but unfortunately, Xiao Bao didn't have them, and practicing them without guidance could be harmful (as evidenced by Xiao Yuanshan). Moreover, he might not be able to practice them even if he had them. The threshold was indeed high.

Asking a Beijing antique dealer if he knew about Esoteric Buddhism was a no-brainer. The antique shop had countless Esoteric Buddhist statues. The owner gave a thumbs up: "Esoteric Buddhism has martial arts? I didn't know that. Nowadays, many people claim to be from Shaolin, but they are just practicing showy moves from martial arts schools in Henan Province. Your Esoteric martial arts sound genuine!"

The owner kept chatting, even wanting to become a disciple. By the time Qi Feng finally refused and left with a large bag of money, it was already dinnertime.