Volume One, Chapter 16: The Trading Channel
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On the seventh day since arriving in the other world, Lin Xuan was not awakened naturally. Instead, he was roused by a series of system notifications.
[It has been detected that one thousand lords across the region have upgraded their Village Chief’s Halls to Level One. The Trading Channel is now open.]
[It has been detected that one thousand lords across the region have upgraded their Village Chief’s Halls to Level One. The Novice Trial has begun. From this moment onward, all lords will undergo a one-year Novice Trial.]
[Notice: The Novice Trial consists of three stages, with each stage divided into four sub-stages. Every time a new stage is reached, the difficulty of the trial will increase accordingly. Each trial will take place on the final day of the month.]
[The Novice Trial has begun. The Wandering Merchant will soon arrive. Carrying precious items, the Wandering Merchant will arrive in every lord’s territory on the third day after the beginning of the Novice Trial.]
[Notice: During the Novice Trial, the Wandering Merchant will appear once every two months. Each time, he will remain in a lord’s territory for only three days. During those three days, lords may initiate a trade with the Wandering Merchant at any time. Once the Novice Trial ends, the Wandering Merchant will leave this world.]
Looking at the information on the virtual panel, Lin Xuan pondered inwardly.
“The Trading Channel, the Novice Trial, and… the Wandering Merchant!”
The Wandering Merchant would not arrive for another three days. Although Lin Xuan was curious about him, he did not pay him much attention.
Instead, his focus fell on the Trading Channel and the Novice Trial.
Lin Xuan stared at the virtual panel before him, his gaze fixed on [Trading Channel] and [Novice Trial Countdown].
[Trading Channel]: Open
[Novice Trial Countdown]: The first stage of the Novice Trial will begin in twenty-three days.
“Twenty-three days? That gives us some time to prepare.”
With that, Lin Xuan looked upward and directly opened the Trading Channel.
As its name suggested, the Trading Channel was a channel specifically for transactions.
After opening it, Lin Xuan received a notification informing him that he could purchase items and materials sold by other lords there.
Naturally, he could also sell items himself. Each lord was free to set the prices of the items and materials they offered.
At that moment, only a few lords had posted trade requests in the channel. Lin Xuan clicked on one and found that all of them were for materials.
For example:
[500 units of food]: Price—500 units of iron ore
[1,000 units of timber]: Price—800 units of food
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[10,000 copper coins]: Price—1,000 units of iron ore or 1,000 units of timber or 1,000 units of food
Lin Xuan glanced through the listings. None of the trades offered anything useful to him. After thinking for a moment, he decided to try trading one of his own items.
“What should I use for the trade…? How about you?”
His gaze finally landed on the long spear beside the bed.
[Common-Grade Long Spear]: Price—5,000 copper coins
After some consideration, Lin Xuan set the spear’s price at 5,000 copper coins.
The common-grade equipment sold by the Everjoy Chamber of Commerce cost six or seven thousand copper coins. Selling his for five thousand was not excessive, right?
Once he had confirmed the price, Lin Xuan immediately posted the trade. He then sat up, got dressed, and left the room.
[Notice: The item you listed has been sold. Please check your account.]
[Notice: You have received a friend message. Please check it.]
The moment Lin Xuan stepped out of the room, two system notifications sounded beside his ears.
“That was fast.”
Lin Xuan opened the Trading Channel and discovered that his common-grade long spear had indeed already been purchased.
After the 5,000 copper coins were credited to his account, Lin Xuan exited the Trading Channel and opened the Regional Chat Channel.
“Lin Xuan, I just saw you post a trade in the Trading Channel. Do you still have any of those long spears?”
Seeing the message from Ning Xia, Lin Xuan replied, “I do. Why? Do you want to buy one?”
“I do! I’ll take as many as you have!”
Seeing Ning Xia’s reply, Lin Xuan was somewhat surprised.
“What? Why do you need so much equipment?”
“Didn’t I tell you last time that there’s a bandit stronghold near my village? I’ve decided to wipe it out today!”
“All right. I still have nineteen long spears. If you want them, I’ll sell them all to you.”
Lin Xuan remembered seeing a friend-trade option in the Trading Channel earlier.
He retrieved all nineteen long spears from the virtual panel, opened the friend-trading interface, and sold them all to Ning Xia.
[Common-Grade Long Spear]: Price—4,000 copper coins
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Lin Xuan sold all nineteen long spears for 4,000 copper coins each.
The moment he sent the trade, he received a message from Ning Xia.
“Lin Xuan, weren’t they 5,000 copper coins each? Did you make a mistake?”
The corners of Lin Xuan’s mouth lifted as he typed his reply.
“As the only person on my friends list, shouldn’t I give you a special friends-and-family price?”
“A friends-and-family price? Are you sure you don’t have some ulterior motive?”
After confirming that Lin Xuan had not made a mistake with the price, Ning Xia teased him before proceeding with the trade.
Once she received the nineteen long spears, her funds decreased by 76,000 copper coins.
“Fine, fine! So you’re saying I have ulterior motives, are you? From now on, if I ever sell you anything again, I’ll be a puppy!”
Good grief—Lin Xuan was genuinely angered.
Well… perhaps Ning Xia had not truly angered him. Rather, she had seen through his little scheme, and his pride had taken a hit.
The main reason Lin Xuan had offered her such a favorable price was that, after Ning Xia raided the bandit stronghold, she might find something valuable that she had no use for herself.
If that happened, he would have a better chance of being considered first when she put it up for trade.
“Hahaha, is that really necessary? I was only joking. You didn’t actually take me seriously, did you?”
Seeing this, Lin Xuan smiled. He could naturally tell that Ning Xia was merely joking with him.
“Are nineteen long spears enough? If not, I can lend you my soldiers’ equipment for now.”
After sending the message, Lin Xuan also took a screenshot of the shield’s attributes and sent it to Ning Xia.
[Shield]: Common-grade armor. When equipped by a soldier, it increases their Might by one.
“You even have armor! Lin Xuan, how many soldiers in your village are equipped with shields right now?”
“I’ve trained fifty soldiers in total, and each of them has been equipped with a common-grade long spear and a common-grade shield.”
Lin Xuan had no intention of revealing the true military strength of Lin Family Village to Ning Xia.
“How many soldiers have you trained? I can lend you both long spears and shields for now. Once you wipe out that bandit stronghold, you can return them to me.”
Ning Xia stared at Lin Xuan’s message in a daze. Then she quickly understood what he meant and hurriedly typed her reply.
“Really, Lin Xuan? That would be wonderful! Once I wipe out that bandit stronghold, I’ll definitely give you a portion of the money and valuables we obtain!”
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