Chapter 647: A Big Pitfall? _2
Now, Lin Yun had told him that even the high price he had quoted wasn't the true worth of The Heart of Heaven and Earth. The real value was twice as high, how could he not feel disheartened?
This meant…he had traded an object worth a hundred and sixty quadrillion Spirit Crystals for a single drop of Super Golden Liquid!
No…he had exchanged for two drops!
He had altogether traded objects worth three hundred and twenty quadrillion Spirit Crystals for two drops of Super Golden Liquid!
He had lost almost half…lost almost a hundred and sixty quadrillion Spirit Crystals!
Even if the value of a single drop of Super Golden Liquid really reached a hundred quadrillion Spirit Crystals!
He had still lost a hundred and twenty quadrillion Spirit Crystals!
With a hundred and twenty quadrillion Spirit Crystals, how many a mid-level tier-12 robots could he have bought?
How many resources could he have purchased with them?
How could he not feel heartbroken?
"Brother Lin, you… you're not joking, right?" Brother Yi gulped, despair written across his face.
"What benefit would I get from joking about this? Brother Yi, as soon as you entered the eighth-level Civilization Star Domain, you would have known this." Lin Yun replied with a slight smile.
From his previous conversation with Brother Yi, he knew that Brother Yi hadn't yet entered the eighth-level Civilization Star Domain, but, considering that Brother Yi used The Heart of Heaven and Earth to exchange for so many resources, he wouldn't probably stay in the seventh-level Civilization Star Domain for long, and he wouldn't likely use The Heart of Heaven and Earth to exchange for many more resources either.
Once Brother Yi entered the eighth-level Civilization Star Domain and encountered its upper echelons, he would know the high value of The Heart of Heaven and Earth.
So, Lin Yun revealing this to Brother Yi might not have as significant of meaning as he suggested.
In truth, Lin Yun had revealed this to Brother Yi for his own sake.
He still hoped to trade higher level Hearts of Heaven and Earth with Brother Yi in the future.
Therefore, he needed to convince Brother Yi not to sell The Heart of Heaven and Earth casually.
He revealed the actual worth of The Heart of Heaven and Earth to Brother Yi. However, the circles Brother Yi was currently connected with were rather low ranking, and there were certainly not many willing to purchase The Heart of Heaven and Earth at such a price, making it difficult for Brother Yi to sell.
When he had sufficient resources in the future, he could easily trade for a higher-grade Heart of Heaven and Earth with Brother Yi, saving him the hassle of scouting for the item elsewhere.
In the ninth-level Civilization Star Domain, which he had already researched, the price of The Heart of Heaven and Earth was even higher, and higher grade ones were incredibly rare.
At that time, trading with Brother Yi, even at a higher price point, would still be more affordable than the ninth-level Civilization Star Domain's prices, so why not?
Always trying to conceal the actual price and tricking Brother Yi wasn't a sound strategy, as he might lose this useful connection. This wasn't Lin Yun's style.
"Brother Lin, you really have me cornered, I thought I was making a big profit this time. I didn't think I'd end up losing more…" Having heard Lin Yun's affirmation, Brother Yi managed a bitter smile.
"Brother Yi, that's not quite fair. The same item can have vastly different values in different places to different people. In comparison, the information I've shared with Brother Yi might be worth more. On one hand, this could save Brother Yi from many losses. On the other hand, if Brother Yi isn't satisfied with the previous losses, he could look around to purchase some Hearts of Heaven and Earth. Discover exclusive content at My Virtual Library Empire
I believe the price might not be too high." Lin Yun responded with a shake of his head.
"This…" Brother Yi was speechless.
He had to admit that Lin Yun's words were reasonable.
They, the owners of the Cosmic Trading System, because they had sources of goods that others didn't, were engaged in the business of arbitraging the same items across different regions.
So, he was better able to understand such a situation.
To a certain extent, information and channels were more important.
Commodities, on the contrary, were the least important.
However, that having been said, the value of the Hearts of Heaven and Earth he had sold was very high.
Because of this, his losses were also immense.
"In that case, I should thank Brother Lin for this information, this information indeed is valuable." After pausing, Brother Yi responded with a bitter smile.
"Brother Yi is too polite, our recent cooperations have been pleasant ones, I still hope to maintain this long-term partnership!" Lin Yun replied with a slight smile.
Hearing Lin Yun's words, Brother Yi felt a surge of depression and bitter resentment.
In these recent exchanges, Lin Yun might've been pleased, but he was not.
Especially after knowing the truth.
Although, strictly speaking, Lin Yun's character was pretty good; he didn't just aim to trick him.
If that was the case, his loss would have been even greater.
And then, there were those two drops of Super Golden Liquid…
Suddenly, he remembered the matter of those two drops of Super Golden Essence Liquid.
He had mentioned that the actual value of these two drops of Super Golden Essence Liquid could possibly exceed a hundred quadrillion Spirit Crystals, and Lin Yun surely must have known this already.
But, the barter price that Lin Yun had initially stated was incredibly low.
This didn't align with Lin Yun's usually shrewd approach to dealings
Seeing it now, it seemed that Lin Yun had shown some mercy.
With this thought in mind, Brother Yi felt reassured, even slightly grateful to Lin Yun. Not everyone would show such restraint.
"Alright, I can't promise much, but the next time Brother Lin wants to buy The Heart of Heaven and Earth, feel free to come to me. I'll certainly give Brother Lin a very favorable price." Brother Yi responded with a nod.
Lin Yun responded with a smile, choosing not to say anything else.
With Brother Yi's promise, his goal had been achieved.
He wasn't a saint, but if there's a mutually beneficial opportunity, he wouldn't be greedy and take all the benefits for himself.