I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense - Chapter 477
Chapter 477: Chapter 478: Setting Up a Stall
“Ten top-grade Spirit Stones for two hours of display time at the stall; if you wish to continue after the time limit, just add more Spirit Stones,” said the cultivator in charge of the stalls, glancing at Li Xiaobai.
That’s a bit steep, ten top-grade Spirit Stones for just two hours, equivalent to the price of his own Tangneng First-class. It seems he might have set his own prices too low; he would have to contemplate this and raise the prices in his shop.
This kind of fleece had to be moved up the agenda.
After paying the Spirit Stones, Li Xiaobai began setting up his stall, and after some thought, threw out all the most useless Magic Treasures and Spiritual Artifacts from his Space Ring.
Though deemed the most useless, they were still impressive Magic Treasures in the eyes of others, after all, not everyone was a Great Crossing Realm Cultivator.
A few breaths later, a small mountain of Spiritual Artifacts and Magic Treasures had accumulated on Li Xiaobai’s stall.
The rich Spiritual Energy, so dense it couldn’t dissipate, enveloped the entire port. For a moment, all the cultivators present turned their heads, and after seeing clearly what was happening, they were dumbfounded.
“Which big shot came by today to release so many treasures at once?”
“Who is this person?”
“A new face, never seen before!”
“He must be new here, I didn’t expect him to be so generous, unleashing a mountain of Heaven and Earth Treasures at once!”
“Let’s go have a look!”
There was no need for advertising; such a tremendous display of resources naturally drew cultivators to gather around, their eyes filled with amazement.
Among the pile of treasures, there was an array of dazzling Magic Treasures of various types, leaving the cultivators dazzled.
However, from the array of different items, it wasn’t hard to deduce that Li Xiaobai wasn’t a cultivator who had lived in the sea area for years. He must have just arrived at the port, dealing with some backlog of stock, as not a single item among this vast array of resources came from the Sea Clan or Demonic Beasts.
“Boss, how may I address you?”
“How are these treasures being sold?”
A cultivator stepped forward to inquire. For them, these were all valuable items; at the very least, they were Magic Treasures used by Golden Core Stage cultivators, and the better ones could even be used by Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators. One should know that such items are usually auctioned off in auctions and yet here someone was selling them directly on a blanket.
He could either be a reclusive expert who seldom emerged or a young genius from a major family, naive to the costliness of the outside world, selling things arbitrarily.
However, looking at Li Xiaobai’s youthful appearance, they were more inclined to believe the latter. Although they couldn’t sense the strength of his aura, judging by his age, he definitely wasn’t the so-called expert.
One should know that the current top-tier young prodigies only managed to reach the third or fourth layers of the Tribulation Crossing Stage, and this young man couldn’t possibly exceed that level of cultivation.
For a moment, the eyes of many cultivators flickered with greed. For those used to battling for their lives in the deep sea, living on the edge of a knife, Li Xiaobai in front of them was clearly a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
“I am Li Xiaobai. Today, I’m selling all these treasures at low prices. Golden Core Realm treasures for one hundred high-grade Spirit Stones, Nascent Soul Realm treasures for one top-grade Spirit Stone, Spirit Realm treasures for a hundred top-grade Spirit Stones, and Tribulation Realm treasures for a thousand. If multiple people desire the same item, the highest bidder takes it,” said Li Xiaobai with a smile, looking at the increasingly gathered crowd.
These prices were absolutely fair, far below the market rates outside. Not to mention anything else, just the Tribulation Realm treasures alone could cause a frenzied competition, usually commanding an unmarketable price.
Never before had he been treated like a mere street stall vendor’s goods, casually displayed for all to see, this most certainly was an opportunity for the crowd.
At this moment, in the eyes of the cultivators, Li Xiaobai was akin to a walking treasury.
“So you are Li Xiaobai, the one who wreaked havoc in Central Province and was hunted by the ancestors of various clans, famous indeed, but meeting is better than hearing of one, truly a young hero!”
A cultivator said cheerfully, his eyes gleaming with an unusual light, unaware of the news from the border regions, the people’s impression of Li Xiaobai still remained on the prodigy at the Tribulation Crossing Stage.
The warrant for his arrest by the ancestors of various clans in Central Province was still hanging on the wall, and it was no secret that Li Xiaobai had repeatedly escaped from powerful forces because he carried valuable treasures. If they took a chance, they might have an opportunity to kill him and seize the treasures.
“Heh, the warrant from the ancestors of various clans is nothing more than a useless piece of paper, my friends, don’t take it to heart. The trade is what’s important, let’s have mutual benefits and prosper together.”
Li Xiaobai squinted his eyes, emitting a dangerous glint.
“This is a port, within the territory of the Eastern Sea’s influence, you best not harbor any ill intentions—if you break the rules, not even deities can save you!”
“Yes, yes, the main issue is what’s important, I’ll take this pair of jade bracelets.”
“I’ll take this Dragon Phoenix Hairpin, here are the spirit stones.”
“This Spirit Sword is pretty good, cold in nature, very suitable for my junior sister’s cultivation technique!”
“Right, exactly…”
After being warned by Li Xiaobai, the cultivators immediately came forward to pick and choose. Making a move against him here was utterly out of the question, and besides, they might not even be a match for him. For now, the smart move was to take advantage of the opportunity and buy what they could—that was the way to go.
After all, the treasures that Li Xiaobai had put out were of high quality, items that they couldn’t normally buy anywhere else except by killing and plundering treasures.
Now they could acquire them without any risk, which pleased them greatly.
Many cultivators hurriedly fled after buying the treasures they desired, evidently fearing that they might become targets.
However, Li Xiaobai still noticed that a good number of cultivators followed the escaping crowd, these were cultivators without a penny to their name, barely surviving day to day by hunting Demonic Beasts and raiding treasures, the true desperados.
The number of Magic Treasures, Spiritual Artifacts, and Elixirs dwindled before the stall, and in just half an hour, nearly everything had sold out, leaving only a batch of Magic Treasures for Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators lying on the ground.
Li Xiaobai’s face was about to break into a big smile, not concealing his obsession with riches at all.
The crowd around him grew larger and larger, with half the cultivators at the port coming over to watch the spectacle. These Tribulation Crossing Realm Treasures weren’t something they didn’t want to buy, rather, they couldn’t afford them. The price of a thousand top-grade spirit stones was equivalent to many cultivators’ entire wealth.
And even if they could offer a price, it would undoubtedly lead to competition. Their wallets weren’t thick enough to compete.
And even if they were, they wouldn’t dare to speak up. The reason was simple: at this moment in the port, there were disciples from several major powers present. Offending them over a single treasure was not worth it.
“Young Master, how are you selling this Jade Ruyi?”
A young girl in a white dress approached the stall timidly and asked. It was apparent she was uncomfortable being the focus of so many people’s attention.
A fat sheep had arrived!
Li Xiaobai’s eyes lit up, and he flashed a bright white-toothed smile, “Starting at a thousand top-grade spirit stones, the highest bidder wins!”
