Cave Refuge-Chapter 252 - 249: Procurement of Arms (Extra Addition)_2
Wasn’t this like "Speak of the devil"? Just now, he was thinking about how his cave mansion shared the same name as Peach Blossom Paradise, and suddenly, he ran into Mace.
"CEO Thompson, I was hesitant before, not sure if I was mistaken or seeing things. But, then I was sure it was you only when I got closer. What a surprise to meet you here!" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"Hmm, we’re running out of salt at home. Came here to buy some."
Although Mace noticed the staff herding calves onto the truck, he didn’t question Dong Tianyu’s words. After all, the majority of people who came here were to buy salt, and it was normal to buy other things incidentally.
Seeing that Dong Tianyu had finished trading, Mace revealed an expression of wanting to say something but hesitating.
From the expression on the other party’s face, Dong Tianyu guessed his thought: "Whatever you want to say, just say it. We are both in Pengcheng, trading would be very convenient."
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu speak so casually, Mace thought about it, after all they had traded before: "CEO Thompson, I won’t hide it from you, there is a batch of goods that I can’t afford. I was worried about what to do, so it’s really lucky to meet you."
If you are interested, we can cooperate to afford these goods.
If you’re not interested, but you trust me, you can just lend me for now. When we are back in Pengcheng, we can compensate you with twice the purchase price of the goods in Peach Blossom Paradise according to the price there."
Of course, if you are short of goods, it’s okay. I’ll just consider that I am not fortunate enough to seize this opportunity."
Hearing what Mace said, Dong Tianyu became curious: "Tell me, what goods?"
Seeing Dong Tianyu was interested, Mace whispered: "Some firearms, reportedly still sealed in the original oil-paper."
"Where are the goods located? Where is the trade taking place? Is it reliable?"
Dong Tianyu’s continuous questions made Mace feel confident about sealing the deal.
"The seller is one of our clients, I can’t disclose the source of the goods, but there is a wide array of items, you can choose as per your preference.
The trading location is an armory. Not only us but others will also be buying. However, because of some internal network, we can choose and buy first, but there is a minimum purchase limit.
I don’t have many available resources at hand, so I was worrying about not being able to participate due to lack of preparation.
As for security, you can be assured. Although I can’t guarantee absolute safety, there haven’t been any issues in previous transactions."
Upon hearing Mace, Dong Tianyu nodded.
Mace didn’t follow the official caravan to Salt City this time. In the parking lot, Dong Tianyu saw the Peach Blossom Paradise convoy: three container trucks and six off-road vehicles.
By the number of vehicles, they would rank in the top three among the caravans that came with Dong Tianyu.
Dong Tianyu found the special forces team member that Ye Liuyun left to watch the cars in the parking lot. After telling him that he would leave first, he drove out of the Trade Market, following the Peach Blossom Paradise convoy waiting for him by the road.
Before the black car could stop and turn off the engine, an off-road vehicle drove over. The window on the co-pilot’s side rolled down, Mace leaned out and shouted to Dong Tianyu: "CEO Thompson, just follow the truck."
Then three off-road vehicles led the way, with the remaining three off-road vehicles behind the black car.
Under the leadership of the off-road vehicles, the convoy left Salt City and headed towards a mountain valley.
Ironically, the trading location was also inside a mountain.
The convoy stopped at the foot of the mountain, and a group of soldiers dressed in camo came out.
Not knowing if it was for intimidation purposes, or whether it was because all those stationed here were Martial Artists, the group surprisingly consisted entirely of Martial Artists. Although only a few of them were in the initial stages of the Inner Breath Realm, looking at their demeanor, Dong Tianyu felt that they had all seen bloodshed before.
After Mace had negotiated, only the vehicles carrying trade goods could enter into the mountain. And each vehicle that entered, could only accommodate 3 people inside, and they also needed to undergo checks before entering.
Now that they were on their turf, they had to follow their rules. Regardless of the small squad, Dong Tianyu’s Divine Sense scanned at least seven to eight snipers targeting them from not far away.
The person in charge of the inspection opened the back of the black car and was rather indifferent to the sight of the tied-up juvenile livestock. However, when he saw the large jars inside the vehicle, his face showed disbelief.
He carefully opened the lid of the jar and when the drifting fragrance inside confirmed his suspicion, his throat involuntarily choked up.
However, rather than tasting it, he carefully closed the jar lid and thoroughly counted the number of jars in the vehicle, before hopping out of the trunk, happily.
Meanwhile, another soldier inspecting the Peach Blossom Paradise truck, hopped expressionlessly out of the truck.
After the two inspectors made a signal to let them pass, the soldiers blocking the road moved the barricade and let the two inspected vehicles pass. The remaining vehicles and personnel had to continue to wait here.
The two vehicles followed the guide car inside the mountain to the trade location. Upon disembarking, Mace started conversing enthusiastically with a man wearing camouflage who had come out from inside.
Just as Mace was about to introduce Dong Tianyu to the other party, the person waved his hand: "It’s not suitable to get to know each other here. If we’re fortunate, we’ll meet next time in Peach Blossom Paradise, then you can introduce us."
Hearing that, Mace could only share an apologetic look with Dong Tianyu, who merely waved his hand, indicating he didn’t mind.
Then, the man took them to a room filled with various weapons and ammunition, each item with a number marked underneath.
Before Mace could inquire, he directly said: "The number below the display represents the price of the item."
This is the price we have set here, and the goods in your vehicle were assessed preliminarily when the soldier boarded your vehicle just now.
This is the assessment slip. You can compare it with the prices of the goods being sold here. If it is reasonable, you can trade directly at the set price. If you find it unreasonable, you can propose an adjustment, and we’ll negotiate. If you’re still not satisfied, you can choose not to trade.
But let me remind you, if you choose to trade, you must purchase goods worth at least 10,000. We do not deal with individual customers making scattered purchases."
At first, a trade worth 10,000 did not seem a big deal. But looking at the price tags showing only one point for a handgun, one realizes that the trade of 10,000 is actually not small.
Dong Tianyu received the assessment of the goods in the vehicle from him and found that the evaluation price for the young livestock was very low; even a small calf was given an assessment of just five points.
One small calf could only be exchanged for merely five handguns, making the trade seem quite unsuitable.
However, the evaluation price for the jars of wine was quite acceptable. Still, Dong Tianyu wondered if he could raise the price of the wine a bit higher. After all, a slight increase could help him exchange for more ammunition.
After his discussion with the man, the price for the wine increased considerably. Still, Dong Tianyu’s entire shipment, including the young livestock, had to be traded.
Which meant, at the time of departure, he could only take away the weapons purchased from here; he couldn’t take back any of the things he had brought in.
This was not a problem for Dong Tianyu, since he had taken the wine out from the Storage Space and put it in the vehicle specifically for this trip. As for the young livestock, the varieties not available in his Cave were already stored with him along with the saplings. He still had the remaining livestock in the Cave.
The range of weapons here was quite varied. Dong Tianyu chose a large amount of throwing weapons. These, combined with the Art of Controlling Objects, could result in a precise explosion.
Except for the throwing weapons, Dong Tianyu also chose quite a lot of explosives.
And apart from a few firearms to increase firepower, he also bought a substantial amount of basic ammunition.
