Chapter 146: The Black Market of Four-Way City (Fourth Update)
As soon as he entered the Four-Way City, Ding Huan muttered to himself that all the resources of the Four-Way Star Continent must have been allocated for the development of Four-Way City.
After entering the city, it was even more convenient and extensive. When his divine sense swept out, every street was wide and bustling.
Here, large shops, commercial buildings, and rest houses are standing in a row. There are countless languages here.
However, in the course of normal conversation, basically everyone uses the Cangyu language.
Ding Huan wants to live in a place where information is most up-to-date and not far from the palace.
He presented a piece of treasure to the Xianpai in his hand, and this tribute was likely near the governor's mansion, because it was the center of the entire Four-Way Star Continent.
Ding Huan doesn't intend to look for a place himself here.
The place is too complex, and he is unfamiliar with it, which is not like the small Xing Jiao Fair in the past.
Ding Huan found a real estate agency.
There were far too many people looking for houses here, and although there were plenty of real estate agencies similar to those found in a housing agency, there was still a need to queue.
Ding Huan did not queue up first. Instead, he inquired about the rental prices in the area.
Fifty thousand purple coins would allow Ding Huan to buy a small courtyard in the small Xing Jiao Fair, with a premium of one hundred percent, while here, fifty thousand purple coins were merely the annual rent.
These are good houses, and the prices are higher.
There are even higher priced houses, some of which can cost over ten thousand or even tens of thousands of purple coins per year.
Of course, most houses cost between one hundred and one thousand purple coins per year, and even houses that cost only a few dozen purple coins are available.
A house that costs only a few dozen purple coins, Ding Huan wouldn't need to see it to know that it doesn't meet his requirements.
"Xinyue, let's go to the inn first and discuss it later."
Ding Huan had little purple coin with him. He gave most of the purple coins he had gained to Liditun besides buying materials.
Liditun had done him a great favor; otherwise, he wouldn't have been qualified to enter the Four-Way City at all.
Inns are relatively easier to find, since it's not a busy trading season right now.
The Four-Way Star Continent has a large trading period every year. During this trading period, people from all over the star continents come here, and it's very difficult to find an inn.
Ding Huan found a modest inn, but even a modest inn costs thirty purple coins for three people for one night.
One could say that purple coins in Four-Way City are the most spendable.
"You need to be careful."
Qi Xinyue knew what Ding Huan was about to do and anxiously warned him with a word.
"Don't worry, I know."
Ding Huan reassured Qi Xinyue that there was no need to worry.
He had wandered through the universe for a hundred or two centuries and knew how to behave in such places.
If he thought that the storage cards of Tui Ji and Jin were anonymous, and just went to withdraw money freely, he would be playing with his own life.
Ding Huan had three storage cards on him, and these three cards could be used to withdraw money from any money house.
However, Ding Huan had no intention of withdrawing money from those money houses.
Ding Huan plans to go to the black market.
Ding Huan was not worried about whether there was a black market here.
In any place, as long as there is demand, there will be a market.
This is an invariable law that cannot be changed by human will.
Ding Huan left the inn after disguising himself and hiding, and once he was out, he first found a small market.
There are countless small markets in Four-Way City, with as many as you need.
There is never a time when small markets in Four-Way City are sparse.
Ding Huan wandered around the market and was pleasantly surprised to find that there were even Jingfa devices for sale in this small market.
That means that truly grand commercial buildings must definitely sell Jingfa devices, right?
This discovery made Ding Huan overjoyed. When he got the money, he definitely had to buy a flying sword Jingfa.
"How much does this cost?"
Ding Huan walked to a stall selling mineral materials and picked up a piece of star jade, asking, "How much for this?"
Ding Huan has purchased many of these star jade in the Small Xing Jiao Fair, mainly for the purpose of creating talismans.
The stall owner said in a low voice, "Five purple coins."
Ding Huan was too lazy to haggle. The price of star jade varies, depending on the quality, and the one in his hand was of decent quality.
"I came here not long ago, so I asked a friend. How many black markets are there around here? Where exactly are they located?"
Ding Huan picked up the star jade and asked casually.
The existence of black markets is known to everyone, so asking about them directly like Ding Huan did would not seem out of place.
Newcomers to the Four-Way Star Continent may not be familiar with black markets, but there are countless new people coming every day to the star continent.
"There are three: the Thorns Alley Black Market, the Old Wilderness Black Market, and the Night Hundred Star Black Market. Go there around midnight; it's easy to find, and among them, the Thorns Alley Black Market is the largest."
Since Ding Huan was interested in purchasing his own star jade, the vendor's response was quite straightforward.
For people in the marketplaces, black markets are well-known and there's no need to conceal anything.
"Take this," said Ding Huan, throwing five purple coins onto the table and quickly leaving with the star jade in hand.
Instead of returning to the inn, Ding Huan went to another market. While purchasing some materials for creating talismans, he continued to gather information about the black markets.
By nightfall, Ding Huan had figured out the exact locations of the three black markets.
Ding Huan did not choose the largest Thorns Alley Black Market nor the smallest Old Wilderness Black Market; instead, he chose the Night Hundred Star Black Market.
According to the information he gathered, the Night Hundred Star Black Market is the most complex in terms of people coming and going.
The boss of this black market is called Ye Bai Xing. He is very powerful, and even the several major families avoid offending him as much as possible.
Feeling that it was about time, Ding Huan arrived at the Night Hundred Star Black Market.
Although just a medium-level black market, it is like the most bustling and vibrant commercial area.
The stalls are haphazard, and anyone can set up a booth here. Anyone can sell goods here.
No need for a commission.
However, any person entering a black market, whether they are setting up a booth or purchasing items, must pay one purple coin as a fee.
Although a purple coin is not much for those who can come to the Four-Way City, from the human flow, Ding Huan knows that this night alone could earn up to ten thousand purple coins.
Ding Huan wandered around the black market and found that there were quite a few places for trading storage cards.
The only difference is that the commission for trading storage cards varies, with the most corrupt ones only giving out 70% of the money.
That means if you have ten thousand purple coins on a storage card, you can only get seven thousand purple coins after trading here.
Ding Huan has three storage cards, two of which are from Jin, one with a million purple coins and another with seventy thousand purple coins.
Another one is from Tui Ji, worth tens of thousands of purple coins.
Ding Huan compared the options and chose the one that gives 80% of the money.
There is also a place that offers 90% of the money, and Ding Huan knew there must be something fishy about it without even going in.
Black markets are designed to make money, and why would they offer 90% when 85% is already the highest commission?
The most popular storage card trading place is the one that gives 80%, and it's definitely not a big issue.
"Exchange money." Even with the facial mask, Ding Huan still kept his face covered.
Inside the storage card trading place, no one cares whether Ding Huan covers his face. What they care about is how much storage cards Ding Huan can bring.
Coming to trade purple coins at this place, having storage cards with normal origins is more of an oddity. If the storage cards have normal origins, they would go to the money houses to withdraw money. How could they come to this black market?
"How much do you want to exchange?" asked a woman, also wearing a mask over her face.
"Could I get a little more for my one million and seventy million purple coins?"
Ding Huan's voice was hoarse.
The woman, who had been indifferent, instinctively looked up at Ding Huan.
There are too many storage card transactions in the black market, but few people who can handle a single transaction of one million and seventy million purple coins.
No one who has a storage card worth one million and seventy thousand purple coins is simple.
Since they are not simple, these storage cards couldn't have been robbed.
"Wait a moment." The woman seemed to press something.
Soon, a middle-aged man quickly came out from the door inside.
Ding Huan's spiritual sense fell on the man, and he knew in his heart that this man was also a cultivator, with a strength between 7th-level and 9th-level gene cultivators.
What surprised Ding Huan was that this man did not wear a mask.
"Are you here to exchange one million and seventy thousand purple coins?"
As soon as the middle-aged man arrived, his eyes locked onto Ding Huan.
"That's right, could you give a little more?"
Ding Huan's voice was still hoarse.
"We can give you 83%."
As the man spoke, his eyes did not leave Ding Huan's body.
"Ding Huan reached out and threw two storage cards onto the table. "Deal."
The middle-aged man took the storage cards and examined them closely, then nodded:
"That's right, these are real. You wait for me to get the money."
As he spoke, the man turned around and left quickly. However, as he was about to step out, he found that Ding Huan was blocking his way.
"The money isn't here, put the storage cards down first."
"Hehe, I even forgot. Sorry, sorry."
The man handed the storage cards to Ding Huan, his heart thundering with fear.
He had moved at an incredible speed, which could be said to be unparalleled, with very few people faster than him, unless they were foundation-building cultivators.
Even so, he still couldn't detect how Ding Huan had blocked him from in front.
"Sorry if it's useful, what's the point of having laws? You broke the rules first."
Ding Huan's voice was icy cold.
He had traded in the black market too many times to know that one cannot be soft here, and one should never let a wrongdoer go unpunished.
In this situation, one must pursue the matter to its conclusion, otherwise they will only come out second best, or worse, be remembered by someone else.
"I'll give you 85%," the man said apologetically.
"90%," Ding Huan's voice became even colder.
According to the black market rules, the money card trading hall was at fault first, and Ding Huan was entitled to make his own demands.
As long as the demand is reasonable, it would stand.
Ding Huan's request for a 90% commission is completely reasonable. If the exchange doesn't agree, then it will depend on whether Ding Huan is a ruthless person.
If someone is ruthless, they will definitely strike back.
"All right, 90%. How many purple gold tickets do you want?" The middle-aged man was quite resolute, seeming to know that he was wrong and immediately agreed to Ding Huan's request.
"One million four hundred thousand purple gold tickets, the rest in purple coins."
Ding Huan reacted immediately. One and a half million purple coins, even if each coin is worth a hundred purple coins, would not be a small amount of volume.
After the middle-aged man nodded in agreement, he quickly left.
Ding Huan was not worried, unless a foundation cultivation strength came to the scene.
Even if a foundation cultivation strength came by, with the help of the cultivation technique of evading detection and the complex terrain of this black market, he could still escape.
This time, the middle-aged man did not cause any trouble. He brought one million four hundred thousand purple gold tickets and thirteen thousand purple coins.
Ding Huan threw the two storage cards in his hand to the man and picked up the leather bag, turning around and leaving.
"Ru Shu, is this person very strong?"
After Ding Huan left, the woman finally asked.
"Very strong, I suspect he might be a foundation-cultivating cultivator."
The middle-aged man, referred to as Lu Shu, looked at Ding Huan's back and felt scared.
