Cosmic Trading System

"Could it be that you even have Grade Seven advanced civilization battleships available?" Bo Donghai thought to himself and asked in haste.

"If Prince Bo has enough spirit crystals, even if you want an exceptional battleship of Grade Seven advanced civilization, I have it." Lin Yun responded with a faint smile.

"An exceptional battleship of Grade Seven advanced civilization?" Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, even Fang Ao was taken aback.

He had only heard Lin Yun mention that he had Grade Seven advanced civilization battleships, but he had no idea where Lin Yun acquired such impressive battleships. He had initially assumed that Lin Yun was simply the son of an influential figure in a Grade Seven advanced civilization, and had pulled some strings to gain access to them.

Even within a Grade Seven civilization, an exceptional battleship of such a level would attract considerable attention. An item of such strategic importance is hard to smuggle. If Lin Yun really could procure one, then that would be quite remarkable indeed.

"A Grade Seven advanced civilization exceptional battleship!" Bo Donghai changed color for a moment, then suspicion began to creep into his mind. Could it be that the other party was attempting to deceive him?

An exceptional battleship of Grade Seven advanced civilization comes with an astronomical price tag. If he were to be genuinely deceived into giving away such a large sum, he'd be handing over a world-shaking fortune.

Although Fang Ao is a novice level-ten cultivator with limitless potential, he would be tempted by such a vast wealth. Thus, even Fang Ao could be party to this scheme.

At this moment, he began to suspect even Fang Ao.

With such thoughts, he swiftly regained his composure and subtly unleashed a significant wave of his mental strength, beginning to sense the spirit aura emanating from the people before him in the room.

Just then, he sensed Fang Ao's shock.

His brow furrowed slightly.

Could it be that Fang Ao was not in league with the others? Did Fang Ao not know that they could "offer" an exceptional battleship of a Grade Seven advanced civilization?

With this thought, his suspicions regarding the authenticity of this matter began to deepen.

Then it occurred to him: could this be the Kodis Royal Family attempting to test him?

He didn't have a deep relationship with Fang Ao. It would not be out of the question for the Kodis Royal Family to rope him into their schemes and use him for their espionage. However, there are certain things that they might not have told Fang Ao, otherwise, how could he have acted so convincingly surprised?

Evoked his surprise on purpose?

Purchasing a Grade Seven advanced civilization battleship was an incredibly risky endeavor.

If he had any ambitious notions, a single Grade Seven exceptional battleship would undoubtedly stir his heart – and it would also make good bait.

With these thoughts in mind, Bo Donghai regained his cool completely.

"Brother Lin must be joking. I was only curious and asked in passing. There are several gangs of pirates within my territory. Their battleships are extraordinary, elusive, and have been a constant headache for me. That's why I have been thinking about getting a couple of inferior Grade Seven advanced civilization battleships to counter them.

As for more superior battleships, they are not necessary." Bo Donghai replied, shaking his head with a smile.

Though he had already shown the desire to buy, suddenly not buying would not make sense. Purchasing just one or two would strike the right balance.

Who wouldn't want good things? Wanting to purchase a Grade Seven advanced civilization battleship was very normal! He came up with a legitimate reason—he had several pirates in his realm that were hard to suppress—that was also genuine!

Purchasing just one or two not only met his needs but also demonstrated that he didn't harbor massive ambitions!

"Only a couple of inferior Grade Seven advanced civilization battleships?" After hearing his words, Lin Yun frowned slightly.

Originally, based on Bo Donghai's reaction, he had thought that he was about to secure a major deal. Now knowing that all he wanted was a couple of inferior Grade Seven advanced civilization battleships felt like a letdown. Although it was still a major deal, it fell far short of what he had anticipated.

"That's fine. Each battleship costs 30 billion spirit crystals. Two battleships cost 580 billion spirit crystals, and three battleships cost 840 billion spirit crystals. Each additional battleship reduces the per-unit price by 10 billion spirit crystals, up to a maximum of five battleships." Lin Yun pondered for a moment before responding.

He could not find the price for purchasing a Grade Seven advanced civilization battleship from the Kodis Royal Family with his web technologies.

Ignoring their prices, battleships of this kind had a standard price of 10 billion spirit crystals each on the Cosmic Trading System. If he could sell each for 30 billion spirit crystals, he would be making a huge profit.

Based on his research from the Cosmic Trading System, transactions of this sort were typically sold for around five times the price, the highest being over ten times the price.

There were also plenty sold for triple the price.

It mainly depended on how much the technology was locked down in a given civilization.

Other Cosmic Trading System owners could consider it impressive to be able to sell a product for one and a half times the price in a civilization with little technological lockdown. If they managed to sell for double the price, that would be considered a windfall.

The Kodis Royal Family being able to purchase a Grade Seven advanced civilization battleship meant that the technological lockdown was not severe within this civilization.

Therefore, Lin Yun decided to not set the price too high.

With this first sale, I've entered the market, so to speak.

That's how Lin Yun thought of it.

"A battleship for three hundred billion Spirit Crystals?" Bo Donghai exclaimed.

"What do you think?" Lin Yun asked with a faint smile. He didn't ask if the price was too high or too low, but his mental strength told him he might be onto something.

"The price is fine..." Bo Donghai assured him.

Of course, the price was more than fine. According to the information he got from his spies at the Kodis Royal Family, they were getting lower quality battleships from a tier-seven civilization for five hundred billion Spirit Crystals each, and there were no discounts.

The truth was, with every additional battleship purchased, the price for each could be reduced by ten billion Spirit Crystals. Saving a few billion here and there really added up.

Even though he was extremely wealthy, this was still a significant deal.

Even the slightest reduction in price could lead to massive fluctuations.

However, could the price be so low because these battleships were actually fakes?

If the price was this good, why weren't they partnering with the Royal Family?

Was it due to unequal power dynamic?

If they could be offering battleships of a tier-seven civilization, they must be quite powerful, right?

Could it be that the Royal Family's massive influence was deterring potential partners?

Or, was this all some sort of test by the Royal Family?

"How should we conduct the transaction?" Bo Donghai asked thoughtfully.

What was he worrying for? The opportunity was right before his eyes. Regardless, he had to give it a shot and buy two battleships for a start.

Whatever the reason, he'd create a buffer for himself.

"For our first deal, we don't need a deposit. Once you place the order, we'll deliver the battleships in a day." Lin Yun declared coolly.

With his statement, even though it was two battleships, his funds in the Cosmic Trading System were about enough to purchase them. If the customer wanted more, he'd have to ask for a deposit.

"Okay, I will take two." Bo Donghai assented.

"Alright, now that it's settled, we won't overstay our welcome." Lin Yun nodded slightly.

Having said that, Lin Yun got up and turned to leave.

A slight disappointment welled up inside him.

This order was much smaller than he'd anticipated.

Fang Ao just followed suit.

"You're leaving already? Gentlemen... won't you stay a bit longer? We've just received a new shipment of quality tea..." Bo Donghai was taken aback.

"No need, King Bo, you may stay." Lin Yun replied indifferently.

Could it be that the prices I set were too low?

Lin Yun wondered as he departed.

Considering it took him nearly two to three months to get here and only sold two battleships for a profit of less than four hundred billion Spirit Crystals, his gains weren't small, but also far from substantial.

If he sold a battleship for five hundred billion or even a trillion Spirit Crystals, he'd be making a killing.

However, who wouldn't want more of these exceptional battleships?

If the customer was only prepared to spend five to six hundred billion on battleships, nine out of ten times it meant they had limited funds. If he set the price at five hundred billion Spirit Crystals per battleship, the customer might only buy one, or be scared off altogether and not buy at all.