Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 922 - 568: Talents

Xu Yang first entered a large shop.

"Welcome to the Ninth Trading House. May I know what you need?"

A server who was indistinguishable as either a Lord or Hero greeted Xu Yang.

Xu Yang did not directly state his purpose, but said, "I'd like to have a look around first."

"No problem!"

The server smiled and passed the menu to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang took the menu and opened it, and a strange light and shadow interface appeared before him.

"Troop"

"Resource"

"Arms"

"Mount"

"Architecture"

"Civilization Items"

"Special Curios"

...

There were various options in the interface for further exploration.

Xu Yang first opened the troop interface.

"First-order wilderness troop·Bandit Horsemen X10, price 1000."

"First-order wilderness troop·Robbers X10, price 500."

"First-order common troop·Infantrymen X10, price 600."

"First-order common troop·Archers X10, price 800."

"First-order wilderness troop·Pirates..."

"First-order wilderness troop·Pirate (Leader)..."

"First-order civilization troop·Eastern Yi Ronin..."

"First-order civilization troop·Great Han Foot Soldiers..."

Xu Yang saw that the troops could be roughly divided into three categories. The first was wilderness troops, which lacked corresponding civilization architecture and had limited potential, with no hope of advancement. They were only meant for temporary emergencies, to be used as cannon fodder.

The second was common troops, products of the Sky-reaching Tower, the initial military force of Lords, slightly stronger than wilderness troops but not by much, with similarly limited potential.

The third was civilization troops, products of various civilizations, the backbone of a Lord's forces, possessing immense war potential. When matched with corresponding civilization architecture and infrastructure, they could exert extremely powerful combat capabilities, and were a coveted existence for all Lords.

But...

After glancing at the prices, Xu Yang shook his head and opened another item interface.

"Village Building Order (Song), civilization item, core creation. Once used, it can transform a town hall into a village of the Great Song Dynasty, construct buildings of the Great Song Dynasty, and recruit Civilization Units of the Great Song Dynasty, price 350,000 Heaven-Connecting Coins."

"Skull Cup, civilization item, core creation. Once used, it can transform a town hall into that of the Nord Civilization, construct buildings of the Nord Civilization, and recruit Civilization Units of the Nord Civilization, price 150,000 Heaven-Connecting Coins."

"Knight's Certificate, civilization item, core creation. Once used, it can transform a town hall into that of the Swadia Civilization, construct buildings of Swadia, and recruit Civilization Units of Swadia, price 250,000 gold coins."

"..."

Even with mental preparation, Xu Yang still fell silent upon seeing the prices of these civilization items. It was clear he was short of money and couldn't afford to buy any of them.

But the server didn't mind and continued to introduce the products with a smile.

"The Great Song Dynasty is equipped with fine soldiers, possessing extremely good crossbowmen and heavy infantry and can train special troops such as the Beiwei Army. With the civilization trait of Trade, it substantially increases the effects of economic crops and economic buildings, forming a powerful capital for well-armed elite troops."

"The Nord Civilization has strong heavy infantry, which forms a solid battle line and is a powerful force for defense advancement. With civilization traits of Naval Warfare and Plunder, it enhances naval power and plunders resources during war to gain better spoils of victory!"

"The Swadia Civilization boasts powerful cavalry, sturdy infantry, and capable crossbowmen, making it an all-round force with immense strength. Moreover, as a kingdom of knights, it has the Knight trait. Its featured troop, the Swadia Knight, can advance from the ordinary, senior, and elite to the fourth special rank—Royal, that is, the Swadia Royal Knight, the best among peers at the same rank."

"That is the power of a Civilization Unit, absolutely worth the price. As a Lord, without the support of a civilization system, you definitely can't make it to the stage, don't you agree, sir?"

The server looked at Xu Yang with a beaming smile, zealously promoting their products.

"Thank you, I will consider it."

Xu Yang also smiled and then changed the subject, "Do you also buy items here?"

"Of course!"

The server said with a smile, "Our Trading House buys anything, be it resources or equipment, troops or heroes, or even civilization cores and special curios. As long as it has value, we'll buy it. If the customer is not satisfied with the price, we also offer auction services..."

"Is that so?"

Xu Yang smiled and stopped the server's enthusiastic promotion, then took out the Thorny Stick and Arrow Tower Card he had previously acquired from the elite Demonized Barbarians.

After a glance, the server immediately quoted a price, "Thorny Stick, first-order Refined Weapon, purchase price three hundred Heaven-Connecting Coins, Arrow Tower, first-order Defense architecture, purchase price six hundred Heaven-Connecting Coins!"

"Three hundred?"

Xu Yang looked at the server and then opened the "Arms" menu.

"Spiked Stick, first-order Refined Weapon, sale price 900 Heaven-Connecting Coins!"

"..."

See the similar equipment's sale price, then considering the given buyback price, Xu Yang without much hope tried, "Can the price be negotiated?"

The server shook his head with a smile and explained, "Sorry, considering the levels of your persuasion skills and trading skills, we cannot offer you any purchase discount or buyback appreciation!"

"Alright then, sorry to disturb."

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"We welcome your visit next time!"

After the conversation, Xu Yang left the Ninth Trading House and headed toward the free trading area where Independent Lords gathered.

The so-called free trading area, simply put, is a street market.

Those trading houses and large shops not only sell their goods at high prices, their buyback prices are also low, making them a rather unfriendly existence for Independent Lords who lack advanced trading and persuasion skills.