Online Game: Super Beast Tamer

Chapter 27 Investment
Venus bit the straw, looked at the shy boy opposite, and asked curiously:
"Why are you so stupid that you don't use the system's trading function and use such a primitive trading method? Are you obsessed with role-playing?"

"This... This is the first time I play a game like this. I always did this when I traded with NPCs before, so I didn't notice anything wrong. And the scammer was very enthusiastic. Who knew he was here to cheat me?" Su Ming was a little depressed. He seemed a little stupid when something like this happened.

Venus put down the cup, crossed her snow-white legs, leaned back in the chair, adjusted herself into a comfortable position, and said:
"It's because he's a liar that he's so enthusiastic. You should be extra careful when you meet enthusiastic people in the future. You can't do anything illegal or criminal in the game, except cheating people out of money."

"Well, I'll be careful..."

"Okay, let me test you. There are many ways to cheat people in the game, and what you encountered was just a simple scam. Let me tell you another one. For example, when you are selling gold coins on consignment, if someone tells you that he wants to avoid the handling fee, he wants to set up a stall and ask you to give him the gold coins by purchasing a blank board or a material, would you agree?"

Su Ming thought for a while, then nodded uncertainly:

"I think so. It seems like there is nothing that can cheat me, and I can indeed avoid the handling fee."

"If you agree, you'll be fooled. If you agree, he will keep talking to you, distracting you, determining when you want to buy, and then change the amount of gold coins in the transaction at the last second. If you have a lot of gold coins in your backpack, you'll go bankrupt if you're not careful.

Also, some people will deliberately miss a number when trading, and if you are not careful, you may be cheated out of your equipment..."

Venus talked about a lot of ways to cheat money. Su Ming was stunned. Finally, he said:

"I think I should just submit it to the auction house and wait for the system to confirm it."

Venus nodded and smiled. It seemed that this boy named Spore had never played games before. He said:

"That's a good idea, but when you play games, you will always encounter situations where you need to trade with others, so there's no need to be so exaggerated and only rely on the auction house to trade. When you trade, just remember one thing and you won't be cheated."

"Which point?" Su Ming asked.

"It's just using the transaction panel provided by the system to make the transaction, and then the party that has to pay must click confirm first. Just like this..."

Venus nodded twice and initiated a trade request to Su Ming.

Su Ming clicked to agree, and an interface similar to the backpack interface appeared in front of him.

Venus put a copper coin in it, clicked OK, and said:

"Did you receive the transaction confirmation reminder? The person who pays must click it first. Before confirming, it is best to check the transaction amount again to make sure it is accurate. Some scammers will change the amount at the last second."

Su Ming nodded, canceled the transaction, and said with a look of having learned something:
"I see. Thanks for the advice."

"Do you think I'm too enthusiastic?" Venus looked at Su Ming with a smile.

Su Ming became alert, nodded, and said:

"It seems a little bit. But since you helped me, you won't cheat me of my equipment, right?"

"Well, I never lie to children."

"I'm not a child..."

Venus ignored Su Ming's rebuttal, leaned towards Su Ming, and rested her elbows on the table. The cheongsam was so tight that it made Su Ming's eyes wander.

Venus swayed left and right. No matter where Su Ming's eyes hid, her fox-like eyes would always appear in Su Ming's sight. She said:

"However, there is one thing that the liar and I have in common, and that is that I have fallen in love with you..."

She paused and waited, and when she saw Su Ming looking at a loss, she continued to speak contentedly:
"I like your gravel necklace. I want to buy it. 490 gold. Is that okay?"

When Venus took the necklace in her hand just now, she had already looked at the properties of the necklace. As a professional businessman, she quickly determined the price of this gravel necklace.

It’s between 510 and 530 gold. If you want to sell it quickly, sell it at a lower price. If you’re not in a hurry, sell it at a higher price. There will always be someone who will buy it.

"Well...it's 520 gold at the auction house." Su Ming said.

"Well... that's about right. Minus the 5% handling fee, you can only earn 494 gold, right? Can you give some profit to your sister?" Venus fluttered her long eyelashes up and down, revealing a hint of coquettishness.

"But 490 gold is less than 494 gold, isn't it?" Su Ming resisted, blocking Venus's coquettish eyes.

"What about 495 gold?" Venus asked.

Su Ming nodded and said that it would be fine if the price was a little higher than his own.

"Okay, let's make a deal. Do you know what to do?" Venus asked.

"Got it." Su Ming initiated a trade request to Venus. After Venus put 495 gold in it and clicked OK, he clicked OK.

After getting 495 gold, Su Ming opened his backpack and looked at the skyrocketing amount of money, and smiled unconsciously.

As long as you exchange the gold coins into RMB, you can help your sister!
"Well, happy trading. Do you want to add me as a friend? You can sell me any equipment you have in the future. I won't cheat you."

"Okay."

Su Ming handed Venus his business card.

Su Ming took a look at Venus's business card after receiving it.

Name: Venus.

Guild: Dreamland
Occupation: businessman.

Level: 10.

"Sister, are you a professional gamer?"

"Can't you see?" Venus stood up and turned left and right, showing off her slender figure. "I don't have any token of a combat profession."

"Well, sister, do you know what are the cheapest white-board equipment, bronze equipment, and silver equipment above level 10?"

Every time Xiao Hei's devouring skill grows, the level of the devouring equipment will increase a little. The current requirement is above 10.

"I don't know if it's the cheapest. If you want to get it cheap, you can just do the quests with the stock equipment, buy the 'Durin's Set' with bronze, and if you're silver... I suggest you just buy weapons. The 'Cloud Surge Wand' is quite suitable for you, and you can get it for 70 gold." Venus saw that Su Ming was wearing a set of novice equipment and thought that Su Ming wanted to change his equipment. "My store sells all these. If you buy from me, I'll give you a discount."

"Sister, you misunderstood. We don't want the ones used by animal tamers. We want the cheapest ones among all professions." Su Ming said.

"Ah?" Although Venus was a little confused, she still gave Su Ming an explanation.

Su Ming used the email function as a memo and wrote down all the equipment Venus mentioned.

To let Xiao Hei fully equip himself, even if he only buys the cheapest equipment, it will cost 200 gold.

However, Su Ming would not be stingy when it came to training Xiao Hei or improving himself.

Brother Zhuojiu once said that only by staying at the top can you make more money.

It’s called…investing.

"Brother Spore, why did you buy these equipment?"

"Investment." Su Ming said seriously.

Venus was about to laugh herself to death. She tried to dissuade him:

"What are you investing in? Are the prices of these crappy equipment going to go up?"

"Invest in myself." Su Ming suddenly remembered that Venus was a businessman and had discounts on equipment, so he asked, "Sister, do you want to invest in me?"

(End of this chapter)