After inspecting the goods, Luo Xiang's eyes lit up, and he excitedly shouted to Xiao Mo, "Lord, we'll take these goods!"
Upon hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Xiao Mo's face.
"Since that's the case, what kind of price are you prepared to offer, Boss Luo?"
Luo Xiang pondered for a moment, then scanned all the goods again and said, "How about this! I'll have my men count the goods, and then I'll give the Lord a final price. What do you say?"
Xiao Mo nodded, "Alright!"
Following that, Luo Xiang called several people in from outside the courtyard and moved all the goods into the courtyard to begin counting.
There were so many fire dancers that it took almost the entire morning. Luo Xiang walked back into the courtyard, his forehead covered in sweat.
"Lord, the goods have been counted. Most of them are in perfect condition, but some are slightly damaged. The price for these damaged items will be a little lower!"
Luo Xiang wiped the sweat from his temples and respectfully said to Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo glanced at him noncommittally, his meaningful smile cutting off Luo Xiang's next words.
Merchants would always try to lower the value of the goods they were about to purchase. After all, the lower the purchase price, the more they could earn.
Unfortunately, these tricks were clearly useless on Xiao Mo.
Seeing this, Luo Xiang tentatively offered a price, "Lord, our Royal Caravan is willing to purchase these goods for two hundred thousand Immortal Demon Stones. What do you think?"
"Too low!"
Xiao Mo raised his hand and rubbed his temples, calmly uttering three words.
A bitter smile immediately appeared on Luo Xiang's face. Just as he was about to begin his plea, he saw Xiao Mo wave him off.
"Don't tell me about how difficult your journey was or how dangerous it was. I've considered all of that and can fully understand. But business is all about negotiation!"
"Although I don't know much about the prices in this world, I still know whether your offered price is fair or not! Do you know why?"
Speaking to this point, Xiao Mo gestured to Mu Ya behind him and said with a playful smile, "She is a Saint. She can sense any mental fluctuations you have!"
As soon as Xiao Mo finished speaking, he saw the two peak King-tier experts behind Luo Xiang instinctively step back a couple of paces. Luo Xiang instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his calves shaking uncontrollably.
Saint!
No wonder the caravan was knocked unconscious and thrown into a ditch without them even realizing it.
A King-tier expert was like a child in front of a Saint, not even as significant as a slightly sturdier ant.
After all, Saints had mastered the power of rules. Although they hadn't reached the point of 'saying becomes law,' they could easily toy with King-tier experts.
"Lord! We are willing to offer one hundred and fifty thousand Immortal Demon Stones, plus one thousand Soul Crystals. What do you say?"
Finally, Luo Xiang, with trembling hands, bowed respectfully to Xiao Mo and spoke rapidly, as if afraid Xiao Mo would change his mind.
Xiao Mo turned to look at Mu Ya. Seeing Mu Ya nod, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
From the initial two hundred thousand Immortal Demon Stones, the offer increased to one hundred and fifty thousand Immortal Demon Stones plus one thousand Soul Crystals, which was equivalent to two hundred and fifty thousand Immortal Demon Stones.
With such a significant increase, how could Xiao Mo be dissatisfied?
"But... Lord, we haven't brought that many Immortal Demon Stones and Soul Crystals with us. Could you allow two of us to go back and fetch them? It might cause a delay."
Seeing Xiao Mo agree, Luo Xiang said with a mournful expression.
The caravan had only brought over a hundred thousand Immortal Demon Stones when they arrived, thinking they wouldn't need more. Now, it turned out to be insufficient.
Then, he heard Xiao Mo say, "No need to go through so much trouble. Just give me the coordinates of your teleportation array, and I can send your people back using the teleportation array!"
Luo Xiang was slightly stunned at first, then his face lit up with surprise.
"Does your territory have a teleportation array? That would be much more convenient!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Luo Xiang's expression changed.
He suddenly realized a very serious problem.
To use a teleportation array, its coordinates had to be entered, and once entered, they could not be erased.
If he gave the coordinates to this young Lord, it could lead to great disaster.
He strongly suspected Xiao Mo's intentions, for he knew that with the coordinates, this Lord would surely wage war against the Holy Imperial Empire in the future.
After all, he was the master of a territorial force from another world, and all native and territorial forces were enemies. They would inevitably clash sooner or later.
As a merchant, having some business dealings with these territorial forces was fine, but if he leaked the coordinates of the teleportation array, it would be no different from treason.
"Lord, I'm afraid I cannot do that! After all, I am a citizen of the Holy Imperial Empire. If I tell you the coordinates, I will become a sinner in my country!"
Luo Xiang straightened his face and said to Xiao Mo with neither subservience nor arrogance.
Hearing this, Xiao Mo frowned slightly.
His original intention was indeed to obtain the coordinates of the teleportation array within the Holy Imperial Empire, in preparation for future conquest of the central human empire.
However, this person in front of him was clearly not someone who could be subdued by ordinary means. It was certain that he would not get the coordinates for now.
"Then what do you mean? I have to wait half a month for these Immortal Demon Stones and Soul Crystals?"
Xiao Mo's expression suddenly turned cold, and his aura pressed down on Luo Xiang, making it difficult for Luo Xiang to breathe.
"Lord, please do not be angry! I have a way!"
Seizing an opportunity, Luo Xiang quickly took a deep breath and shouted.
The oppressive aura immediately vanished.
"Thank you, Lord!"
"Our caravan has a special communication talisman. Through this talisman, we can transport items to headquarters, and headquarters can also transport items here!"
As Luo Xiang spoke, he pulled out a golden talisman from his person, about the size of his palm.
Seeing this, a sharp glint flashed in Xiao Mo's eyes.
"If you have this, why did you say you needed time? Are you trying to test my bottom line?"
Xiao Mo's unusually cold voice made Luo Xiang feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"No, no, no! Lord, I didn't mean to deceive you. I just didn't think of this thing for a moment. And this thing is very difficult to make. Please forgive me, Lord!"
"Hmph! I want one hundred and fifty thousand Immortal Demon Stones plus fifteen hundred Soul Crystals for this batch of goods!"
Xiao Mo said with a cold snort, but inwardly, he was overjoyed.
He had been worried about how to further increase the price of these goods, and now, they had delivered themselves to his doorstep.
Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Luo Xiang's face turned ashen and he looked dejected.
The price had been raised by another fifty thousand Immortal Demon Stones! This was purely price gouging!
But who could he blame? He was indeed in the wrong, and there was nothing he could say...