Chapter 130 The Agreement
The central plaza of Blackwing City was packed with players who had come to admire the sights. The central plaza was one of God's Domain's greatest spectacles, as Blackwing City was situated atop a mountain, and in the center of the plaza stood a beautiful Star Observation Tower. A suspended elevator provided direct access to the top, offering panoramic views of the entire city.

Beneath the Star Observation Tower, Shi Feng located Shusheng Tanxiao.

The scholar appeared anxious, his head swiveling like a searchlight. Finally spotting Shi Feng approaching, he hurried over.

"Guild Leader Youwo, I've received instructions from above. To foster long-term cooperation with you, we've agreed to sell to you at a price of 2 Silver coins per stack. Take these forging materials back, and they'll be worth at least three or four times as much." Shusheng Tanxiao approached Shi Feng with a calm smile.

Twilight Echo had invested considerable time to acquire these forging materials, even spending a lot of Gold coins and Credits, hoping to turn them all into Gold coins and make a small profit if luck was on their side.

However, seeing that forging materials in other kingdoms were also cheap, and even more so with NPCs in Blackwing City selling them at low prices, Shusheng Tanxiao's only desire was to exchange these materials for Gold coins, even if it meant taking a loss. He then planned to use the gold to buy items beneficial to guild development at the Blackwing Auction House.

Idealism was beautiful, but reality was harsh.

It was clearly impossible for Shi Feng to spend hundreds of Gold to purchase these forging materials, even with over three thousand Gold on hand.

Moreover, having put in so much effort, Shi Feng certainly wouldn't buy them at 2 Silver coins a stack.

"2 Silver coins per stack is somewhat sincere, but someone previously offered to sell me large quantities for 1 Silver coin, and if I were willing to buy thousands of stacks, they'd offer an even lower price." Shi Feng shook his head, feigning disinterest.

"What? 1 Silver coin per stack? Who is it?" Shusheng Tanxiao was nearly driven mad. He had finally found a wealthy buyer, only for someone else to try to steal the business. Moreover, that person clearly knew about the NPCs selling forging materials.

At one Silver coin a stack, he might as well go back and sell the Solid Stones.

However, in the Storm Empire where Twilight Echo was located, guilds didn't lack forging materials. Many free players could be self-sufficient. There were too few buyers and too many sellers. The price of Solid Stones had only risen because they had bought too much. Originally, acquiring a stack of Solid Stones cost less than 2 Silver coins.

If these Solid Stones were whetstones, the demand would be higher.

"You'll have to find out who that is yourself. If there's nothing else, I'll be going. I still need to discuss the specific price with them. I wonder how much they'd sell a stack of Solid Stones for if I bought several thousand stacks," Shi Feng said with a smile.

"Guild Leader Youwo, please wait a moment," Shusheng Tanxiao said hastily. "If Guild Leader Youwo is willing to buy in bulk, we're willing to offer the same price. If you're willing to buy over twenty thousand stacks, I can offer a price of 60 Copper coins per stack, as a gesture of friendship."

At this point, Shusheng Tanxiao didn't care about anything else. The only fortunate thing was that the Youwo Dukuang before him didn't know where NPCs directly sold forging materials. Although selling over two thousand stacks at 60 Copper coins per stack was a huge loss, buying from the NPCs at 40 Copper coins and selling at 60 Copper coins meant a net profit of 20 Copper coins per stack. Selling 18,000 stacks would completely make up for the loss.

So, he had to act quickly. If the Youwo Dukuang before him found out about this, he probably wouldn't be able to sell any of the materials for even 40 Copper coins a stack.

"60 Copper coins per stack, and you actually have as many as twenty thousand stacks!" Shi Feng said with feigned surprise.

"Of course, this is our sincerity, but Guild Leader Youwo must buy twenty thousand stacks," Shusheng Tanxiao nodded with a smile.

"Wait a moment, let me ask the person on the other side what price they're offering for twenty thousand stacks," Shi Feng said.

Hearing that Shi Feng was going to contact the person who knew the inside story, Shusheng Tanxiao grew even more anxious. People who knew the inside story only needed to flip the materials, earning even just 1 copper per stack could earn 20,000 copper, which is 2 gold for 20,000 stacks, but Shusheng Tanxiao was different, so he quickly shouted, “Guild Leader Youwo, wait a minute, I don’t want to compete back and forth with those people anymore, I’ll just treat it as making a friend, and give you a cost price of 50 copper, but you have to buy 50,000 stacks, and I will also give you 300 stacks of fine iron, 400 stacks of silver ore, 200 stacks of mithril ore, 100 stacks of gold ore, and a Mysterious Iron grade magic pattern ore package, I think no one can offer a cheaper price than mine.”

"50 Copper coins per stack, and so many rare ores included, plus one hundred stacks of gold ore, a high-level ore that I've never even seen before. It seems you're indeed very sincere. I don't think they'll offer a lower price. Okay, I'll buy fifty thousand stacks," Shi Feng said with a satisfied smile. Being able to buy two thousand stacks of Solid Stones for 50 Copper coins was already very satisfying for him.

He had only spent 40 Copper coins per stack and sold two hundred stacks of Solid Stones. Being able to buy two thousand stacks for 50 Copper coins was already a huge profit. As for the remaining forty-eight thousand stacks, once Shusheng Tanxiao knew the truth, he would definitely not sell them to him so cheaply again, and there might not even be a next transaction. But Shi Feng no longer cared.

With this batch of forging materials, he wouldn't lack Solid Stones for a short time.

"Then Guild Leader Youwo, please sign this agreement," Shusheng Tanxiao took out an electronic agreement, witnessed by the Main God System, which no one could violate.

"What does this mean?" Shi Feng frowned slightly.

"Guild Leader Youwo, this is a huge transaction of fifty thousand stacks. If Guild Leader Youwo suddenly decides not to buy, wouldn't I suffer a huge loss? I'm certainly not questioning Guild Leader Youwo's credibility, but it's better to be safe than sorry, so we don't have to argue over problems in the future, right?" Shusheng Tanxiao explained.

"But there's something wrong with this agreement. I don't mind that the transaction must be completed within ten days, but why do I have to pay 5,000 Gold coins or 50 million Credits in compensation if I breach the contract, and with Gold coins as the priority? " Shi Feng raged. "If this isn't questioning my credibility, why don't you have to pay any compensation if you breach the contract? I think this deal is off."

Although Shi Feng was very angry, he was secretly delighted. He had already given up hope for the remaining forty-eight thousand stacks of Solid Stones, but he never expected Shusheng Tanxiao to make this move. He couldn't have wished for anything more, truly a self-inflicted disaster!

"Wait, Guild Leader Youwo, I forgot to add it in. If we violate the agreement, we'll also pay 5,000 Gold coins and 50 million Credits in compensation. And don't worry, our Guild Leader has already signed it, guaranteeing it, and is just waiting for you to sign the contract." Shusheng Tanxiao hurriedly amended the agreement. It was indeed his fault for forgetting, as he was too anxious, fearing that Shi Feng would discover the secret of the NPCs selling forging materials.

As long as both parties signed this agreement, even if Youwo Dukuang discovered this, he wouldn't be afraid.

"That's more like it," Shi Feng said with satisfaction after checking that there were no problems with the agreement.

At this moment, Shi Feng almost couldn't suppress his inner excitement. After calming down, he signed the contract.

However, Shusheng Tanxiao was even more excited, his heart almost leaping out of his chest. But seeing Shi Feng finally sign the contract, and the contract was acknowledged by the Main God System, Shusheng Tanxiao revealed a cold smile.