Upon hearing Charles's offer, which was so low, Coulson felt somewhat helpless. The Aging Potion, which increases age, was deemed of little use to SHIELD, feeling that the gain was not worth the cost.
As for the Wax Bath quota, its value was slightly higher due to the ten gold coins, but it was not a significant amount.
"Or, if anyone else has a higher interest, this item can be traded to them."
"I'm sure what Leaf Village is interested in might also have some usefulness to the Sand and Sound Ninja."
Hearing Coulson's offer, Charles shrugged and then turned to the two of them, saying, "If any of you are interested, you can also make an offer. After all, Coulson called us here just for this, right?"
Hearing Charles's words, Kimimaro spoke up, "This item isn't very valuable. If your SHIELD is willing, we can offer ten sets of ninja tools."
Hearing Kimimaro's offer, Coulson was taken aback. Ninja tools were not included in the trade items Kimimaro offered.
Coulson looked at Kimimaro and asked, "What does one set of ninja tools include?"
"Three Kunai, five Shuriken, three Explosive Tags, and one Soldier Pill."
Upon hearing these items, Coulson looked at Kabuto and asked, "What's their value?"
Kabuto whispered softly in Coulson's ear, "Currently, it's the highest value."
Although Kabuto's voice was soft, all the ninjas present heard it clearly. Charles couldn't help but find it amusing; if they were to exchange for ninja tools, then he would be truly milking a magic item for free.
After all, as the leader, Charles had an obligation to provide these ninja tools to Kabuto.
Coulson nodded, understanding Kabuto's meaning, and then turned to Pakura, asking, "Ms. Pakura, does the Sand Village have any thoughts on this item?"
Pakura smiled and replied, "Mr. Charles's offer was just giving you face. After all, the Sand Village isn't some small ninja village that has never seen the world. We don't just take any junk."
Hearing Pakura's words, Kimimaro and others' expressions changed, and they looked at Pakura with a cold glare.
After considering the offers from both sides, Coulson looked at Charles and asked, "Mr. Charles, how about SHIELD exchanging this item for ten Wax Bath quotas?"
After weighing it for a moment, Coulson spoke. But Charles shook his head, saying, "It's only worth one quota."
Disappointed by Charles's response, Coulson could only turn to Kimimaro and say, "In that case, we'll exchange it for ten sets of ninja tools."
These ninja tools would ultimately be given to Kabuto as a way to win him over.
At this point, the expressions of Kimimaro and the others were not pleasant. If they didn't truly need to help Charles secure this item, they would have already taken action against Coulson and the others for their attitude of only handing over the item at the last moment.
Kimimaro looked at Coulson.
"Agent Coulson, I appreciate your consideration of our Hidden Sound Village, but I dislike your method of trading," Kimimaro said. "I hope you'll take care of yourself."
Upon hearing Kimimaro's words, Coulson felt a sense of danger and thought to himself, "This is bad, it seems like I've offended the Hidden Sound Village with my actions just now."
Coulson immediately smiled awkwardly and said, "I apologize, this is our first-time trading with goods, and SHIELD lacks some experience. We didn't handle things well in many aspects, and I hope you can understand."
Then Coulson continued, "Why don't you all directly state which items you're interested in and the prices you can offer? This way, our trading will be more convenient."
Seeing Coulson's changed tone after being threatened, Pakura smiled and said, "Agent Coulson, there aren't many items here that catch my eye."
"I'm interested in your Ankara Holy Stones and plan to buy them for research purposes."
"But one stone won't do. When you introduced them earlier, you said that a set consists of five stones. So, sell all five stones to me."
"I'm willing to offer one dose of the Body Enhancement Serum on behalf of the Hidden Sand Village."
Upon hearing the Hidden Sand Village's request, Coulson, who was hesitant. At first, he had planned to release the five stones gradually, but unexpectedly, the other party didn't give him the chance.
Coulson said somewhat helplessly, "Ms. Pakura, we only managed to bring one Ankara Holy Stone this time."
"We can only trade one. The remaining four stones will need to be applied for later."
But Pakura was not buying it and said, "One is fine, but I'll only give you one-fifth of the Body Enhancement Serum."
"Each Ankara Holy Stone will only receive one-fifth of the serum. After collecting five stones, you can exchange them for a full dose of the Body Enhancement Serum at the Hidden Sand Puppet Store."
Hearing Pakura's words, Coulson felt somewhat helpless.
Then he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Pakura has offered five stones in exchange for one dose of the Body Enhancement Serum. Is there a higher bid? If not, then the stones will go to Ms. Pakura."
When Coulson looked at Charles and Kimimaro as he spoke, neither of them budged.
Charles even smiled and said, "Agent Coulson, if you had brought all five Ankara Holy Stones, we might have had other ideas after seeing their power. But with just one, there's no need."
"If Pakura likes it, then the Ankara Holy Stone will go to her."
Hearing Charles's words, Kimimaro nodded in agreement.
Seeing that no one else was making an offer except for Pakura, Coulson, considering the difficulty of obtaining serum, finally agreed to Pakura's trade request.
"In that case, the Ankara Holy Stone belongs to Ms. Pakura, and the remaining four stones will be sent to the Hidden Sand Puppet Store later."
"The Mirror, on the other hand, belongs to Mr. Kimimaro."
"Besides these two items, I wonder if anyone else has any other items of interest."
Just as Coulson was trying to sell a few more 084 items, the phone rang.
Seeing the call on his phone, Coulson smiled and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, I need to take this call. I'll be right back."
Then Coulson answered the phone and walked out of the room.
"What? You said the U.S. military found a temple buried underground in Afghanistan?"
"It has a very ancient feel to it. I wonder if it's an ancient temple or tomb. But it is an ancient building that SHIELD has requested a search for."
"Alright, alright, I understand. I'll arrange someone immediately."
It turned out that Nick Fury had assigned Coulson the task of searching for suspected ancient temples and other locations related to the ninja world.