Upon hearing the trade method proposed by Zyaire, Zachary reflected on the camp prices that Zyaire had casually mentioned before and then compared them to the prices at the camp in Saxon County.

After a quick calculation, if the camp prices Zyaire had mentioned were true, then the price offered by Zyaire was roughly twice that of the normal selling price at Pengcheng camp.

However, although the enhanced nutritional supplements were clearly marked with prices at Pengcheng camp, due to their limited availability, one would need to pay extra to purchase them. But as it was the place of production, generally an additional 10 to 20 percent was sufficient.

If one were to look solely at the selling price, accepting the trade ratio proposed by Zyaire, in theory, meant Zachary made a profit.

But in reality, at this time, the intrinsic value of the goods themselves didn’t have much impact on the final sales price. Instead, the added value required for transportation greatly affected the final sale price of the goods.

Don’t think that Zachary’s Sword Control flight through the air was simple; if one were to travel overland, there’s no telling what kind of dangers one would encounter.

At first glance, the double purchase price offered by Zyaire seemed to leave Zachary without a loss, even making a small profit, but in reality, if Zachary were to set up a stall directly, and could prove the effectiveness of the nutritional supplements, he might be able to sell them at an even higher price.

Moreover, regarding Zyaire’s strong recommendation, Zachary had an accurate guess in his heart, surmising that Zyaire probably had a stake in this shop called ’Wonder Pavilion.’

Watching Zachary fall into contemplation upon hearing his proposed trade ratio, Zyaire didn’t rush him to make a choice, quietly waiting for Zachary to finish his deliberation.

After a long thought, Zachary finally spoke, "We can trade at the ratio you proposed, but the specific quantity of the trade must be decided after I have gone into ’Wonder Pavilion’ to check the situation there. We will trade cash for goods on the spot."

Zyaire showed a pleased expression on his face upon hearing the immediate agreement, for just as Zachary had guessed, ’Wonder Pavilion’ did have a stake in it, and Zyaire’s share was not small.

Zyaire didn’t lie about the blind guessing price at ’Wonder Pavilion.’ Although there was a fixed price, with Zyaire having a stake in ’Wonder Pavilion,’ the more Zachary spent there, the more Zyaire earned.

And if Zachary chose not many items, Zyaire could even report them as damaged, thereby spending no money at all and freeloading the medicinal supplements Zachary brought with him.

Looking at the huge backpack behind Zachary, Zyaire knew it must contain quite a lot, but he didn’t know exactly how many enhanced nutritional supplements were inside.

However, upon hearing that Zachary wanted to first visit ’Wonder Pavilion’ and determine the specific quantity of the trade thereafter,

it made Zyaire feel somewhat uncomfortable. After all, as the hidden boss behind ’Wonder Pavilion,’ Zyaire was well aware that while it sounded nice to just spend some money and try your luck, hoping to find a compatible wonder,

what others didn’t know was that originally people did actually find wonders in ’Wonder Pavilion’ from time to time, but ever since the Awakeners appeared, the prices of wonders began to skyrocket. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Because of the price increase of wonders, combined with the fact that every now and then one or two people would actually purchase a true wonder from ’Wonder Pavilion.’

So now, the exhibits in the blind guessing area of ’Wonder Pavilion,’ the unknown wonders that were displayed for sale externally, ninety percent were fake, and even if they were real, they were randomly picked up from outside; whether they were wonders or not was debatable.

The remaining items, which had been acquired from various people, were originally displayed for sale directly, but now they were basically stored in the warehouse. Moreover, after collecting each item, they would use some rudimentary methods to create a fake and place it in the blind guessing area of ’Wonder Pavilion.’

This made the daily inflow and outflow match. Since there were no specialized methods or equipment to authenticate the wonders at that time, if other people failed to select a wonder during the blind guess, they could only blame their bad luck and could not accuse ’Wonder Pavilion’ of faking it.

Although Zyaire outwardly agreed very nicely to Zachary’s request for a face-to-face transaction, he felt somewhat helpless inside.

If Zachary hadn’t picked out a rarity, at most it would have resulted in the loss of a customer, but if he really did buy a genuine article, others would be filled with all sorts of envy, jealousy, and hatred, discussing him.

Zyaire thought about it, and realized that even among the original items that hadn’t been faked, not all of them were rarities, with only a very small portion being truly rare, while the rest were various common goods.

Zyaire’s way of thinking was typical of someone who both fears his friends’ hardships, yet also fears his friends driving a Land Rover.

After the two had finished eating, Zyaire led Zachary straight to the Trade Market, then walked with him to the doorstep of The House of Wonders.

Upon entering the Trade Market, Zachary found that the place wasn’t void of people as he had been told but instead bustling with many collecting items left behind by others who had fled in a panic.

However, the survivors without storefronts, even if they occasionally came across something good from various adventures, wouldn’t usually set up shop in broad daylight to sell, so the items left behind by those who fled were most likely worthless trinkets.

Zyaire and Zachary didn’t pay any attention to those people and walked straight towards The House of Wonders.

Just upon entering, Zachary immediately noticed the individually displayed items in the showroom. Before use, rarities were almost indistinguishable from ordinary items.

So many people, once they have saved enough money, come here to buy items in the hopes of getting a rarity, and thus turning their fortunes around in an instant.

Just as he entered the showroom, Zachary’s eyes lit up. Although his Divine Sense couldn’t detect the presence of rarities, it could determine the authenticity of items with a single probe.

Since the display racks were filled with various second-hand goods, Zachary only needed to unfold his Divine Sense, and wherever he detected a gap on the shelf, he would personally go to inspect it.

If there were items on the display but undetectable by Divine Sense, then they could tentatively be identified as genuine rarities.

After scanning the area with his Divine Sense, Zachary indeed found two gaps.

Once he identified his targets, he made a beeline towards them. As Zachary approached, he directly saw a set of ink paintings.

After thoroughly checking and confirming there were no issues, Zachary moved to the second spot, only to discover that the items on the shelf had likely been taken by someone else. This led to his Divine Sense not detecting them, which made him mistakenly think he had found another rarity.

Zyaire eyed the item Zachary had chosen and was tempted to brazenly claim it for himself, especially since it hadn’t been paid for yet, but after much deliberation, he eventually abandoned this slightly dangerous idea.

Just as Zachary was taking out a bottle of strength-enhancing nutritional supplement from his backpack to hand over to Zyaire, Zyaire suddenly spoke, "Just hearing about it isn’t enough. Are these strength-enhancing nutritional supplements really as good as you say?"

Hearing Zyaire’s skepticism, Zachary wasn’t annoyed but responded, "The item’s already in your hands. If you don’t believe its effects, feel free to use it and experience the results of the supplement firsthand."

Upon hearing this, Zyaire—brave and confident—didn’t hesitate at all and promptly gulped down the entire nutritional supplement.

As the supplement settled in his stomach, Zyaire could distinctly feel his heart beating faster and faster. Accompanied by the vigorous pounding, a warm sensation flowed through his veins and spread to every part of his body.

But the warmth came quickly and dissipated just as fast. In less than ten minutes, the medicine was completely integrated into his body, and Zyaire did indeed feel a slight enhancement in his physical condition.