Chapter 138: Dock Market
"Bone Spike!"
Holding the Cold Wind Staff, Gu Xi unleashed a barrage of Bone Spikes at the sea. He finally confirmed that the additional 3 points of attack power not only increased the power of his summoned creatures but also boosted his own attack skills.
At this moment, Luna floated back again.
"Sir."
"Alright, let's go. Cain, I'll leave this to you."
After greeting Cain, Gu Xi jumped onto the Evil Coffin and headed to the next dock.
The next dock was the Haunted Dock, one of the three docks. A ship was docked here, but unlike the one at the Eerie Dock, this was clearly a ghost ship.
The sailors had already disembarked and were milling around the dock.
Gu Xi glanced at these sailors and found that most of them were skeletons.
Seeing Gu Xi passing by, the sailors took off their hats and greeted him.
Since they showed no hostility, Gu Xi naturally wouldn't cause any conflict. After a glance, he continued towards the Evil Dock.
"What kind of ship arrived at the Evil Dock this week?"
"A smuggling ship. Someone at the market confirmed it. They brought a shipload of alcohol, but we didn't take it. The alcohol is of ordinary quality, and their asking price is quite high."
Luna, who spent all her time in Aridowei City, was well-versed in every change in the city.
Gu Xi asked, and she responded immediately.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi decided not to go to the Evil Dock. "Let's head to the dock market. We have many things to do at the tavern today."
Luna didn't say much and led the way.
They bypassed the Evil Dock and the Haunted Dock and quickly arrived at the dock market on the other side of the dock area.
This dock market was somewhat larger than the dock warehouse, but it was more chaotic in layout.
There were many stalls temporarily without owners. A chubby zombie sat bored at a stall, swatting flies.
Seeing Luna leading Gu Xi over, the chubby zombie immediately stood up.
"Sir, you're here."
"Yes, I came to take a look. Are you the manager of the dock market?"
"Yes, sir, I am the tax officer of the dock market. You can call me Darrosning."
Gu Xi looked up, glanced at Darrosning, and then at the dock market in front of him. Information automatically appeared before him.
[Building Name: Dock Market
Level: 1 (Upgradeable)
Features:
- In the market, you can buy and sell resources (exchange rate depends on market level and quantity).
- The black market is open from 2 AM to 4 AM every night, where you can buy different items.
- Allows selling treasures for half the purchase price.
- Priority purchase of smuggled ship supplies.]
[Dock Market Tax Officer: Darrosning (Level 1)
Feature Effects:
- Money Stringer: Master accounting skills, can quickly determine the highest and lowest prices.
- Eloquent: During transactions, can automatically increase the selling price by 10% and reduce the buying price by 10%.
- Black Hand: Increases the probability of dangerous items appearing in the black market by 35%.]
[Description: Darrosning's level is equivalent to the dock warehouse level. He has no combat ability but is not attacked within the dock market, even if he angers enemies.]
"What an impressive tax officer."
Looking at Darrosning's attributes, Gu Xi's eyes lit up.
With such capabilities, transactions would definitely be in Gu Xi's favor.
"Thank you for the compliment, sir."
"Here, take this and exchange it for negative energy."
Gu Xi stretched out his hand, and the gold coins from the Eerie Ship came tumbling out.
While waiting for Luna, Gu Xi had studied these gold coins. They had no real exchange value.
They were just pirate collectibles.
They could be considered antiques but weren't useful for transactions.
Taking the gold coins from Gu Xi, Darrosning's eyes lit up.
"Sir, do you want to sell them all at once or separately?"
"Sell them separately. I know they fetch a better price that way. I just want negative energy now; handle the rest as you see fit."
Gu Xi immediately saw through Darrosning's intention.
"Don't worry, sir. Leave this to me. Smugglers love these things. I'll handle it, and you'll see results today."
As he spoke, Darrosning carried the gold coins to a nearby stall.
Without any apparent action, all the gold coins were arranged on the stall for sale. A zombie sat behind the stall, staring blankly ahead.
Gu Xi walked over and saw that in just a moment, the 317 gold coins had all been appraised and priced. The cheapest coin could exchange for 3 points of negative energy.
The most expensive coin could sell for 500 points of negative energy.
This was nearly half a day's negative energy income for Aridowei City.
The price shocked Gu Xi.
But he also worried if anyone would be willing to buy at such a high price.
To his surprise, a few drunk smugglers and sailors staggered over from the smuggling dock just as he was watching.
Upon seeing Darrosning, they loudly complained, "Hey buddy, can't you cut us some slack? We brought a shipload of alcohol, and you can't just leave us hanging."
"It's not that we don't want your goods, but your price is too high. Besides, look around, we're all undead here.
Your alcohol can't be drunk by the undead. If you brought a shipload of corpses, I'd buy them all without hesitation. But alcohol won't work, understand?"
Darrosning looked helpless as he explained to the smugglers for the umpteenth time.
Their alcohol wasn't suitable for undead consumption, but they just wouldn't listen.
The smugglers wanted to argue further but suddenly their eyes lit up.
"Hey, are these gold coins for sale?"
"For sale, do you want them?"
"Of course, the quality of these coins is good. But look, we brought so much alcohol, and we're short on cash. Can you lower the price a bit?"
"How could that be? I'm telling you, these prices are not inflated at all. Look at this one, this is a coin from the Arlotu Empire. You know what that means, right?
Arlotu Empire, the Ghost Empire of the Sea. This might be the key to entering the Ghost Empire. The price is really not high."