Chapter 484 Red-Haired Beauty (Part 1)
Suddenly encountered such a moth, Gothe's first black market trip to the City of Black Sail was interrupted.
After knowing that he was being targeted, he was not in the mood to go back to the black market. After exchanging glances with Lan Wen, he chose to return directly to the port area.
"You are finally back," As soon as he stepped onto the floor of the dock, he learned that Apache, who was still supervising and busy in the slaughter area after Gothe's return, rushed over and explained the specific situation to Gothe:
"The garrote seal has almost been processed, and the price has been negotiated. The valuation given by the Anchor Gang is 2,300 gold.
I confirmed that there is no big problem, and the price they gave is not low, so I agreed."
The complete corpse of a third-level sea beast, if fresh and properly processed, has a total value of about 2000-2500 gold.
But this refers to the market price.
Limited by various factors such as the difficulty of keeping prey fresh, the relationship between supply and demand, transportation losses, and costs of intermediate links, there will be a significant difference between the purchase price and the market price, often reaching more than 50%.
Hunters are essentially hunters, while the gangs in charge of the docks are considered merchants.
When merchants take prey from hunters, they naturally pay the purchase price.
However, the third-level choke seal is a rare fish, at least in the City of Black Sails.
As for rare fish, due to high market demand, the price difference ratio will be slightly lower, around 40%.
Hence, this Garrote Badge is estimated to be worth about 2,300 gold, and Apache can get about 1,400 gorse coins from the Anchor Gang.
According to the division mentioned before, 40% of the 1,400 gorse coins belong to Gaode.
Apache took out a heavy leather bag from his arms and handed it to Gothe: "There are 650 gorse coins in this. Can you look at it?"
Gothe took the leather bag, and there was a moisture on the leather.
He untied the sea beast tendons that tied the mouth of the bag, glanced inside, and after confirming that they were all "genuine coins", he weighed the weight again and instantly calculated that the number of gold coins in the bag was exactly 650.
"Thank you." He handed the leather bag to Lan Wen beside him. His deposit had just fallen below 2,000 gold coins and reached 2,307 gold coins again.
At this point, the deal between Gaode and the hunting fleet is settled.
When we arrived at the berth where the Columbus was docked, we could see a group of people surrounding the side of the ship from a distance.
It is a manpower from the Embroidered Anchor Gang. Another Ice Mage who is traveling with the ship is checking the goods based on the cargo list he just gave.
This will take some time.
The verification of extraordinary materials is a big project. The Xiangmao Gang has sent nearly ten people to verify the materials. The leader is a strong man with a beard, who should be a professional "appraiser".
In addition, other people brought a bunch of tools, including copper scales, scrapers, and scales.
The verification of extraordinary materials is by no means as simple as counting ordinary goods.
When Gaode came over, they were checking the raw ore of Han Iron Ore.
This is a third-order mineral. Because it is raw ore, these ores are irregular.
When he was just moved out of the cargo box, fine white vapor condensed on the surface, instantly freezing the wooden boards on the deck into a circle of white frost.
The bearded appraiser headed by "This Quality" couldn't help but nod slightly when he saw this.
A very important criterion for measuring the quality of cold iron ore is the ice element energy contained in it.
He waved back, and immediately a person came forward with a rune bronze scale and weighed all the cold iron ores one by one.
The bearded appraiser randomly picked up several pieces of raw ore and scraped off a few scraps with a scraper.
The debris glowed with fine silver light, making his eyes shine slightly.
The brighter the silver light, the higher the purity of the raw ore.
"The purity is considered top quality." He smacked his lips and wrote the corresponding mark next to the corresponding item on the list.
On the other side, the weighing work is still going on.
About ten minutes later, the weighing personnel finished the weighing and reported the number: "Total weight 10 tons and 77 pounds."
The appraiser checked the numbers on the list and found that they were pretty much the same, so he put a tick next to it and prepared to start checking the next item of goods.
"Sir!" At this time, Eli, who was connecting with members of the Anchor Gang, noticed Gothe and Lan Wen who had just returned, and said hello quickly.
Eli is also a member of the Phoenix Public Security Bureau. He is a three-ring ice-born mage who is highly valued by Lan Wen.
This time when he came out, Lan Wen brought him along, not only because he trusted his ability and thought he was useful, but also because he wanted to give him a chance to show his face in front of Gaode.
Gothe waved his hand and said: "You continue."
The entire verification process lasted for nearly two hours, from noon until the sun set in the west.
During this period, the appraisers of Xiu Anchor Gang were extremely picky about every piece of goods, and they had to repeatedly confirm everything from quality to weight - this is an important basis for lowering the price later.
But Eli always remained calm, responded to each other's questions one by one, and argued with reason for unreasonable points.
It was not until the last item was checked that the two of them pressed their fingerprints on the list at the same time for final confirmation.
The appraiser waved his hand and left with the people.
One afternoon later, Gothe came to the Bone Broken Tavern again, and there was an Eli next to him.
At this moment, the Bone Broken Tavern is no longer as noisy as it was at noon. There are far fewer outside drinkers in the hall, leaving only a dozen gang members with alert eyes.
Hoke, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, introduced the three of them into the room inside the tavern with great enthusiasm.
In the room, behind the table, two people were sitting separately.
In addition to the one-eyed Santos I had seen before, there was also a lean man.
Gothe's eyes swept over the lean man without any trace, and there was no abnormality on his face.
"This is Walker. He was once responsible for the appraisal and pricing of the items at the All Souls Day auction. There is no doubt about his professionalism. I specially asked him to help. I checked the value of your shipment and found it to be higher than I thought."
Walker just twitched his lips and said nothing, but his eyes turned around Gothe, Lanvin, and Eli, looking at them as if they were evaluating goods.
Still the same as before, Santos picked up the rum bottle on the table and poured a glass of craft rum for each of the three of them.
It's just that this time Gothe didn't raise his glass and drank it all in one gulp. He seemed to have no intention of drinking, but asked directly: "What price are you going to give?"
Seeing this scene, Santos had an imperceptible color in his eyes.
Poisonous Gaode's pupils shrank slightly the moment he lowered his eyes.
He was naturally not impatient, but relied on the [Elementary Green Amber Body]'s extremely powerful ability to sense toxins, and he was keenly aware that the rum poured by Santos this time actually contained extremely weak toxin information.
This is actually a way to play with psychology.
The first time we met, I was the most wary, so the last time we entertained him normally without poisoning.
When nothing happens the first time, when the second meeting occurs, there is only such a short interval, and most people will subconsciously relax their vigilance.
Even Gaode is like this, and his defensiveness about drinks has decreased.
What's more, the method of poisoning wine is indeed a bit too low-end and too easy to be discovered for a mage. After all, he is also the leader of a gang, so he is not so unscrupulous, right?
But the fact is that it is so unpopular.
No matter whether the cat is black or white, it is a good cat if it can catch mice.
Santos has implemented this concept very thoroughly.
However, Gaode's ability to perceive poisons is brought about by [Elementary Green Amber Body]. It is innate and does not require casting spells.
This allowed him to immediately notice something was wrong even if his vigilance dropped.
See things through without telling them.
Gothe just informed Lan Wen and Eli of the discovery of the poison in the wine through the [Messaging Technique], so that the two of them had some peace of mind. On the surface, they still maintained the illusion of peace, as if they didn't notice anything, and their expressions were natural and flawless.
"This is the price that Master Walker has set for each item of goods in detail based on the list. Can you see if there is any problem?"
Santos spread out the list made of fish skin that was already on the table and pushed it over.
Gaode took it and quickly scanned the list.
Walker gave an evaluation and reference price for each type of goods based on the quality and weight of the goods previously verified by the appraiser of Xiangmao Gang.
"The raw ore of cold iron ore, the purity exceeds the standard, the price can be increased by half a percent based on the market price."
At the end of the list, the total price is marked in bold ink:
14,720 gorse coins.
He offered a high price of nearly 15,000 gorse coins for the entire shipload of Gaode.
"Is Master Gaode satisfied with this price? If you have any different ideas, you can put them forward." Santos leaned on the back of his chair and smiled with his one eye half-closed.
He thought that the price was very generous, and Gaode would definitely not have any objections.
As for why you are kind?
Because he had no intention of paying at all and was planning to make a business without capital. No matter how much money he gave, he would get it back in the end, so there was nothing wrong with being more generous.
If he wasn't afraid of being too generous and arousing suspicion from the other party, he wouldn't even blink an eye when the price reached 20,000 gorse coins.
But the whole show still needs to be done, and Santos doesn't mind having another "business war" with Gothe.
"Not enough." Gothe put down the list, his voice calm.
"Not enough? I wonder which item of goods Master Gothe is dissatisfied with the pricing of?" Santos' brows immediately frowned, deliberately pretending to be displeased.
"My shipment of goods traveled thousands of miles to the City of Black Sails. It cost a lot of money and took huge risks. It's not enough to earn just this." Gothe just shook his head.
"But my pricing is already very fair. The price of the goods is only determined by the quality of the goods. It has nothing to do with how much you sweat or how much blood you lose on the road!" Walker on the side retorted with sharp words.
Santos raised his hand to stop Walker's indignation, "I can understand what Master Gao De said, but there are hundreds or thousands of people in my gang, and they have to eat up and down, which is not easy.
I think it's not easy for us. There is no need to negotiate the price of each item. In this way, you can give the total price. If I can agree, then agree. If it exceeds my psychological expectations, then let's talk about it. 」
No matter how high the final price is, it is just a number on paper, and at most it is taken from Gaode's pocket.
"Okay."
"Then give me a price"
"I'm actually not greedy. I don't want much. 14,720 gorse coins is considered fair, but, "I want to add more"
Gaode tapped the total price on the list with his fingertips, and the sound of tapping the fish-skin paper with his knuckles was particularly eye-catching in the suddenly quiet room, like the second hand on a watch counting down.
His protracted tone made Santos and Walker's eyes and attention seem to be attracted by a magnet, and they were all focused on Gothe.
"It's just the heads of the two of you!"
The moment Gothe's words fell, a strong wave of magic power rolled out of Lan Wen's hand.
Intense magic waves exploded like a storm.
A bleak cold light fell forward like a waning moon, stabbing towards Santos' face.
【Frozen Blade】!
The signature spell from the guardian of the snowfield, after being confiscated by Gaode, Lan Wen also learned and mastered it, and performed more powerful power.
The mages of Black Sail City are definitely good at fighting, there is no doubt about it.
This is determined by the environment.
But how weak will the mages in the north be in combat?
Before Gothe brought the No. 1 barley species from the northwest, mages in the north had to hunt for long periods of time in order to obtain food. They fought against earth-line creatures in harsh and extreme environments. Naturally, all of them were good at fighting.
Furthermore, the combat power of ice-born mages is much stronger than that of ordinary mages.
Because the ice mage's bloodline awakening spells and practice methods are in the same line and form a system, he is equivalent to a "sect monk" with a complete inheritance.
————Under normal circumstances, sect monks are definitely stronger than casual cultivators.
This frozen blade, with the dual blessing of the Iceborn bloodline and [Ice Secret], is far more powerful than imagined.
The chill spread throughout the room like a floodgate opening.
In an instant, the killing intent collapsed.
Before the frozen blade reached his body, Santos could already hear the sound of his eyebrows freezing.
Lan Wen's attack came too unexpectedly.
People's attention and energy are limited. When planning an attack, they often neglect defense.
Santos’s mind was full of scheming with Gothe and Lan Wen, thinking about how to make them drink poisonous wine later. He never expected that the other party had the same idea as him, and the time to take action was earlier than his.
Unexpectedly, Santos was completely defenseless and had no time to cast protective spells.
The sharp sound of the ice blade breaking through the air made his eardrums hurt, and Santos could even see his own astonished one eye reflected on the ice blade.
At the critical moment, a pendant hanging around his neck suddenly burst out with a dazzling blue light.
Buzz!
A layer of blue energy shield flowed like water waves, protecting Santos' whole body.
Living in a place like Black Sail City and being the leader of a gang, having several pieces of extraordinary equipment that automatically triggers protection spells is standard equipment!
(End of this chapter)