Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 294 - 280: Keep a Low Profile, Knowing It Yourself is Enough

Chapter 294: Chapter 280: Keep a Low Profile, Knowing It Yourself is Enough

Just like before, Demacia still touched each ring in the wooden box.

In the end, he chose the one with the largest space and returned the others,

"I’ll take this one."

he said.

Cage, who had been waiting impatiently, let out a sigh of relief. He took the storage ring selected by Demacia and handed it to him, then carefully put away the other storage rings.

Don’t underestimate the thirty-odd rings in this wooden box.

These storage rings combined were probably worth as much as a small warehouse.

After receiving the ring, Demacia generously handed the Lion Heart Sword to Cage, who looked delighted.

Of course, he did not forget about the deal concerning the elves,

"Lord Cage, we’ll hand over the elves we’ve trained to you. Likewise, you should give us all the elves and half-elves from your commerce guild."

"Of course, of course."

Cage nodded repeatedly.

But soon, he froze slightly,

"Half-elves?"

"Tch, Lord Cage, the quality of your elves isn’t that great. We have to have some bonus, right?"

Cage: ...

"Alright, alright, I’ll give them all to you, but once you receive them, you must quickly leave Fengye City. You are not allowed to trade with anyone else here, and under no circumstances can you sell the elves and half-elves!"

He thought for a moment and said.

"No problem."

Demacia and Li Mu agreed without hesitation.

*After the deal, they had to make a run for it. Only a fool would stay in Fengye City.*

*Even if they didn’t run, at least... they had to transport the elves out first.*

*After all, the Sorren Commerce was led by silver rank. If they got exposed, it would be over.*

"So... gentlemen, there are 27 elves and 15 half-elves in total here. How do you plan to take them away?"

Cage asked with a smile.

"We have a carriage outside. You just need to tie them up and hand them over to us."

Li Mu said.

The two parties quickly reached an agreement, and not only that, they even signed a blood covenant for the deal.

If the terms of the deal were violated, the breaching party would pay with their life.

This was the usual method for large deals in the black market of the Segis World.

*In the black market, betrayals were common. Only a blood covenant, which seemed both evil and ruthless, could give people peace of mind...*

Seeing Li Mu and Demacia signing the contract without any hesitation, Cage finally felt the weight lift from his heart.

*A blood covenant was almost unbreakable.*

*After all, who would joke with their life?*

At this point, Cage truly trusted the two of them.

Of course, the blood covenant had been drafted by the Sorren Commerce.

As a branch president known for his cunning, Cage had naturally included some tricks in the terms of the blood covenant.

The contract had a very vague timeline.

Upon close examination, you’d find its wording cleverly maintained until the auction ended.

Once the auction concluded, the blood covenant would be invalid.

In fact, Cage had already made up his mind.

He intended to keep the dozen male elves, and he wouldn’t let go of the other elves and half-elves either!

*Fengye City... was not the southern Aries Kingdom.*

*These young nobles hadn’t come through proper channels, so wouldn’t it be normal if something happened?*

*As long as... he was careful.*

Of course, he gave himself a few days to observe.

In these days, he would have people keeping a close eye on these guys until he was sure they had no hidden tricks, then strike when they left Fengye City!

Thinking of this, Cage’s gaze toward Demacia and Li Mu became even kinder.

And Li Mu and Demacia were equally cheerful.

*Both sides harbored ulterior motives, yet they successfully completed a deal that each considered highly profitable.*

Afterward, the two players suppressed their inner excitement, with the assistance of the commerce guild staff and several other players pretending to be followers, they stuffed the dozens of elves and half-elves, whose eyes were filled with angry resentment, into the carriages they had brought....

After finishing everything, Li Mu and Demacia bid farewell to the commerce guild and slipped away as fast as they could.

"Hahaha! Brother Mu! Brother Mu! We hit the jackpot!"

After driving the carriage filled with elves and half-elves out of the commerce guild’s sight, Demacia couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

Li Mu’s lips were also curled up in a continuous smile.

However... he quickly held back,

"It’s not a victory yet. Only when we successfully deliver these NPCs back can we truly consider the mission complete."

"Tch! Mission! Just from the equipment we touched today, we’re already rich!"

Demacia said proudly.

"We still need to complete the mission! That equipment binding... it’s definitely a bug. What if it gets fixed? Besides, don’t you care about your reputation rating?"

Li Mu gave Demacia a stern look.

"Brother Mu is right, Brother Mu is right."

Demacia said sheepishly.

Still, he lamented,

"It’s a pity I ran out of contribution points in my account, otherwise, I would have emptied their warehouse today."

"Be content, we’ve already gained a lot. If you want more, we can borrow some contribution points from other players and hit up a few more black markets."

Li Mu teased.

After saying this, his expression became a little more thoughtful,

"When I arrived, I inquired a bit. Fengye City is the human empire’s southwest trade center, with many lucrative black markets."

Hearing Li Mu’s words, Demacia’s eyes lit up,

"That’s a plan! Cracking down on the black market is everyone’s responsibility!"

"But..."

Li Mu finished his sentence and cautiously looked back,

"The transaction went so smoothly, they might also have some backup plan. We should be careful not to get countered."

As he spoke, his eyes flashed,

"I’ll get in touch with Little Xian Miao."

"If I remember correctly, she and Sister Gugu specifically left a Teleportation Array near Streamwood Town and even brought materials for a sub-array. We can set up a sub-array somewhere and teleport the NPCs back first."

"Whoa! Brother Mu, that’s a great idea! Let’s teleport the elves back first, then we can continue adventuring! Plus, let’s borrow some contribution points from Boss Miao!"

Demacia’s eyes gleamed.

The two of them acted immediately and quickly contacted Little Xian Miao, who was enjoying herself and gathering information about ruins in the civilian district.

"Teleportation Array? We left that as a backup plan. Why do you want to use it now?"

Seeing them inquiring about the Teleportation Array, Little Xian Miao was puzzled.

"Ahem, actually... we just triggered a hidden mission and saved dozens of elves..."

Li Mu cleared his throat and recounted everything they had just experienced.

Although he and Little Xian Miao were from different guilds, they were good friends in the game.

*Sharing good fortune, Li Mu naturally wanted to inform her about the equipment binding bug they discovered.*

Of course, it was also to borrow money...

*Just like he told Demacia, he planned to teleport the elves first, then continue with their plundering!*

*So... they needed to borrow more contribution points.*

*They had already exhausted their contribution points with the random binding of equipment.*

"Player exchange? Equipment binding?"

After hearing Li Mu’s words, Little Xian Miao was dumbfounded,

"Is that even possible?"

"Keep it low-key! Demacia just discovered this bug, and I’m only telling you."

Li Mu replied.

"Also... we’d like to borrow some contribution points, not much, just fifty thousand for now. Fengye City has many black markets and underground commerce we want to target."

Little Xian Miao: ...

"Alright, alright! Let’s meet at 45 in the civilian district. I bought a house there, originally to set up a hidden teleportation array."

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"Bought... bought a house?"

This time, it was Li Mu’s turn to be astonished.

"Don’t be surprised, I bought it with Mairrel’s dragon scales. You didn’t know? Dragon scales are also quite valuable!"

Little Xian Miao replied proudly.

Li Mu: ...

*Only you could have so many dragon scales.*

*In a way, Little Xian Miao and Mairrel’s relationship was also built on throwing RMB around...*

He silently commented in his heart.

The two of them agreed on a rendezvous point and then set off separately.

After finishing the private chat with Li Mu, Little Xian Miao immediately grabbed Sister Gugu, who was still on the side gathering ruins information, and exclaimed excitedly,

"Sister Gugu! Sister Gugu! Stop gathering information! Let’s do something even more fun!"

"Something more fun?"

Sister Gugu was slightly taken aback.

"Listen to me! Li Mu and the others found a really interesting bug! Let’s skip the ruins and go make money at the black market!"

Little Xian Miao said happily.

After speaking, she added,

"Sister Gugu, this is a new bug. Keep it low-key, just knowing is enough for you."