I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 1224 - 1218: So That No Business Is Hard to Do
"You two should know very well whether you’re qualified or not," the middle-aged man continued with polite language, but his face clearly showed a disdainful expression, implying that they were not worthy of an invitation.
"May I ask where you two are from?"
"It’d scare you to death if I told you!" Zhang Menglong said, "I’m the Sect Master of the Sun Heaven Sect. If we didn’t get an invitation, then this auction is a bit ridiculous."
"Sun Heaven Sect?" The middle-aged man was momentarily stunned. Though he was the Administrator of the Chamber of Commerce, he wasn’t a powerful Martial Artist. As the saying goes, every profession has its master. His abilities were more in business management.
So, although Zhang Menglong had recently made a splash in the Life Forbidden Zone, firstly, nearly all the top forces had been taught a lesson by Zhang Menglong, and secondly, given Zhang Menglong’s background, who knew if rumors would reach him and what his response would be. Thus, this information was spread within only a small circle, and few knew about it.
"Your sect must be too noble for us to reach. For the next auction, we will certainly send an invitation with both hands, and beg for your forgiveness," the middle-aged man said with a sarcastic tone.
Sun Heaven Sect? He had never heard of such a name. The name seemed so knock-off, probably just a bunch of ignorant people gathering for fun. To receive their invitation, one would need to be at least an Eighth Grade sect or an imperial force.
"I still have work to do, so I must take my leave. Feel free to purchase anything if you need." After saying this, the middle-aged man left without looking back, in his eyes, Zhang Menglong and Feng Cong had already wasted a precious few minutes of his life.
"Next time, don’t report any riff-raff to me!" The middle-aged man left these words with the staff and disappeared at the end of the corridor.
"This way, please," the staff member said.
"It seems our Sun Heaven Sect’s reputation isn’t big enough," Zhang Menglong said with a cold smile.
"Offending our Sun Heaven Sect is the greatest loss for your Haotian Chamber of Commerce!" Feng Cong chimed in.
"Alright, alright!" The staff member urged, "It’s bad luck to deal with beggars first thing in the morning."
"Are you sure you want to kick us out?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"Save it and get out quickly, or I’ll call for others!"
"Alright, alright!" Zhang Menglong wasn’t angry at all.
Fight? Lately, he had been fighting so much that he was getting tired of it.
Since the Haotian Chamber of Commerce was in business, defeating magic naturally required using magic.
"Then I wish you good business!" Zhang Menglong waved his hand and left the chamber doors with Feng Cong.
"Menglong, what do we do next? Should we just find someone higher up?" Feng Cong was obviously anxious. The Life Pattern was right in front of them, unexpectedly blocked at this step.
"No worries, we have time," Zhang Menglong said, "But since he looks down on our Sun Heaven Sect, I want to show him what money power means!"
The entrance in front of the chamber was almost bustling with activity. It was the most prosperous place in the Land of Chaos, so there were many street vendors nearby.
Of course, there were no city guards in this place. Everyone did business using their talents, but fights were very common, with people changing every few days.
"Let’s set up a stall too!" Zhang Menglong found a relatively empty spot, took out two small stools, and then pulled out an LED display, displaying two lines of text:
"I pay double for what the shop buys, and sell for half what they sell!"
Directly across from Zhang Menglong’s stall was the Haotian Chamber of Commerce.
"Hahaha, this is interesting. Someone dared to put up such a sign in front of the Haotian Chamber of Commerce."
"They’ve caught my attention!"
"What a big talk, a young boy and an old beggar, such a strange combination."
"Buying at double the price, selling at half the price—how do they make money? Are they crazy?"
"I doubt they have much money on them; they probably can’t even produce a Martial Crystal."
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The sign certainly drew a lot of attention, but naturally the average person merely watched for amusement.
According to Haotian Commerce Guild’s purchasing and selling prices, their profits were about 20% to 30%. If they followed Zhang Menglong’s pricing, it would be a massive loss; did they think they had too much money?
"Hahaha, it’s them. I just saw them inside Haotian Chamber of Commerce trying to get an auction invitation and got kicked out. They are probably causing trouble out of spite."
"Asking for an invitation? Hahaha, who do they think they are? People of stature get it delivered even if they don’t ask for it. Isn’t that self-humiliation?"
"See, the Haotian Commerce Guild people can’t even be bothered to deal with them, let alone drive them away."
"What do you think they can sell?"
"Maybe the fleas on their bodies?"
"Have some respect, maybe they’re selling dirt rubbed off themselves?"
As people saw the truth laid bare, more viewers gathered, but Zhang Menglong and Feng Cong ignored the ridicule. Why get mad over people with no vision or insight?
With that, three days passed in a flash. Zhang Menglong and Feng Cong’s stall still had no customers, but they didn’t mind at all, spending day after day laughing as if they found a place to kill time. The novelty wore off, and as the crowd dwindled, eventually no one paid them any mind.
"Damn, this Haotian Commerce Guild is becoming more outrageous, buying herbs at ever lower prices while selling them more expensively," a rather burly Martial Artist cursed as he walked out of the chamber and couldn’t help but spit in that direction.
"What’s wrong, brother?"
"I risked my life harvesting a wind spirit grass from a Mystic-Breaking Realm demon beast. Although it’s not extremely rare, it’s still a Spiritual Medicine, yet they only offer 2000 Xuanyuan Gold as a buying price." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
"2000? Isn’t that a rip-off? Haotian Commerce Guild sells it for 3800 Xuanyuan Gold, nearly a double gain on their part."
"Isn’t it? It’s truly bullying. If Haotian Commerce Guild hadn’t monopolized the business in the Realm of Chaos, no fool would sell to them!"
"Hahaha, brother, why not try over there? They’re offering double Haotian Commerce Guild’s price!" someone suddenly joked, pointing at Zhang Menglong’s stall.
"Yeah, go give it a shot. What’s to lose?"
"Fine, let’s see!" The martial artist went directly to Zhang Menglong and Feng Cong.
"Oh, we have a customer," Zhang Menglong smiled, "Are you looking to buy or sell, brother?"
"I want to sell this wind spirit grass. What’s your offer?"
"How much are they offering?" Zhang Menglong pointed at the Haotian Chamber of Commerce across the way.
"2000 Xuanyuan Gold," the martial artist replied. Though the price was quite harsh, it was openly transparent.
"Alright, I’ll take it for 4000 Xuanyuan Gold!"
After speaking, Zhang Menglong actually took out 4000 Xuanyuan Gold.
"You...you won’t back out?" The martial artist put the wind spirit grass on the stall. That price was far too high to sell at a store; this deal was sure to lose Zhang Menglong money.
"Why would I back out?" Zhang Menglong said, "My goal is to make all business easy; I said I’d pay double, so I’ll pay double!"
