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Chapter 77 Bargaining, the Mysterious Black Stone
"Old Yang, are you some kind of clown sent by the monkeys? You call yourself Zhuge Liang? Bah! Give me back my money, or we're not done!" Fatty Wang was the first to rebel, cursing as he spoke.

"You're giving this to the sunflowers, this is supposed to be a community outreach program, right? The thing is, you're doing this outreach, but you're making us pay for it," another person said through gritted teeth.

"A third-tier sunstone, it's incredibly valuable! Do you think it's as cheap as cabbage? I don't care, you're going to spit this money out of me!" Mr. Li, the cleaning company owner who usually prides himself on being a refined gentleman, stared wide-eyed, his expression so ferocious he looked like he wanted to devour Old Yang alive.

Old Yang was stunned. He muttered to himself, "This shouldn't be, this shouldn't be. What went wrong?"

Old Yang was isolated, and the owners of these cleaning companies immediately revealed their true, sinister nature.

How many good people are actually in this kind of business? They're mostly just smiling tigers with kind faces but evil hearts.

In this struggle, only the Sunflower King emerged as the biggest winner, having the last laugh.

It has many more third-tier sunflowers, which are branched off from its main body and are under its control, essentially acting as its imperial guards, the emperor's personal guards.

This way, the Sunflower King won't have to run around anymore; he only needs to send out a Tier 3 Sunflower to hold the line.

After the cleanup was completed, when Secretary Liang took the contract to Chairman Feng to ask for money, Chairman Feng shrugged and said, "I don't have any money here, but I can barter with other goods."

When Chairman Feng said he had no money, the Sunflower King, who had been smiling, immediately lost his composure.

Its roots, which served as its feet, suddenly leaped high into the air, its leaves curling into a ball and waving forward, making a whooshing sound.

If Chairman Feng had spoken a word later, the Sunflower King's fist would have landed right in Chairman Feng's eye socket.

The Sunflower King unfurled its leaves, which had been curled up in a ball, and used its emerald green leaves to brush away the thin layer of dust from the Wind Chairman's shoulder, revealing an incredibly honest smile on its face.

President Feng felt a chill run down his spine; he had just sensed a surge of murderous intent.

Luckily, he spoke quickly, otherwise that fist would have landed on him.

"Secretary Liang, is it alright to make the payment according to the contract?"

"I have equivalent crystal cores and evolution stones here."

"Of course, there are stones that can be cut out of treasures, but it depends on your skills. Don't blame me if you make a mistake."

President Feng turned around and, with Secretary Liang and Sunflower King, headed towards the Pet Guild of Shihui City.

"Master President."

"Master President."

When some of the younger union members saw Chairman Feng, they all greeted him.

President Feng responded with a smile, showing no airs whatsoever.

He arrived at the gate of the Pet Guild.

"Secretary Liang, Sunflower King, I'm sorry, but according to the rules, you are required to wear this."

President Feng took out two bracelets.

Secretary Liang naturally understood the rules; this should be a protective measure taken by the Shihui City Trade Union.

She casually took it and put it on her wrist; the bracelet automatically adjusted to fit Secretary Liang's hand size.

The King of Sunflowers wore the bracelet on its leaves.

After President Feng passed the iris, fingerprint, and blood verification, the door slowly opened.

There are five gates in total.

"The machine can only be opened normally after the iris, fingerprint, and blood tests are all passed."

Behind the door are surveillance devices, with infrared detectors monitoring the area 24 hours a day.

Only after scanning and confirming that everything is correct will the next door be opened.

Once the fifth door opened, it was filled with a dazzling array of crystal cores and evolution stones.

The crystal core still had bloodstains on it, and it looked like it had just been cleaned recently.

"President Feng, how do we proceed with the transaction?"

"I don't know the value of these things, and the market price fluctuates."

"If you make the sunflower suffer a loss, what if the sunflower gets angry and refuses to take your orders after the beast tide."

"You know, we don't lack market demand. Sunflower Cleaning Company's reputation has also been established."

Secretary Liang glanced at the dazzling array of items, her face resolute.

Upon hearing this, the sunflower rolled up its leaves into a fist and raised it up, giving the Wind Association a small threat.

President Feng said with a wry smile, "How about this, I just logged into the Yan Kingdom trading platform on my phone."

"Let's calculate based on the real-time amount on the Yan Kingdom's trading platform."

"I can give you a 20% discount."

Chairman Feng did indeed show some generosity, mainly because the cleaning company had really drained Shihui City's finances.

If we're talking about people who hate cleaning companies the most, Chairman Feng is definitely among the top of the list.

After all, they've already been fleeced, and if Sunflower Cleaning Company doesn't take the job, Chairman Feng feels he'll regret it.

We're still in the honeymoon phase, and President Feng is willing to accept some concessions.

At this moment, Secretary Liang's gaze fell on a pile of black stones.

What's that pile?

Secretary Liang asked curiously.

“That’s stone material, which we mined from the secret grotto.”

"It may contain all sorts of treasures."

"But I advise you not to touch it. Not only is it expensive, but there might be nothing inside."

"The risk is extremely high." "The He family in your Jiaying City lost everything because of gambling on stones, which also caused their cash flow to break down. They have declared bankruptcy in the past few days."

President Feng shrugged and said.

After all, one cut can make you rich, another can make you poor; fortune and misfortune are intertwined.

At this moment, the Sunflower King could sense something attracting it from the black stone in front of it.

Every cell in its body is clamoring to possess it, to have it.

The Sunflower King walked over step by step and stopped in the largest black stone.

It hugged the stone tightly with its leaves, showing a very excited expression.

"If it's this one, I'm sorry, but this is the most valuable stone we've assessed, and its price accounts for about half of the compensation we need to pay."

"I can give you a 20% discount, it's up to you whether you can accept it."

Sunflower King patted the stone with his leaves, and said, "This is it."

"A quarter of the price!"

Secretary Liang started bargaining, cutting the price in half.

"No, no, this price is too low."

President Feng quickly shook his head.

"This stone is big, but precisely because it's big, it's difficult for you to sell it."

"Compared to other stones, this stone is covered with a thick layer of dust and shows no signs of being moved."

"Rules are made by people, but rules are rigid while people are flexible. You're quoting this price for something that takes up so much inventory."

“We cannot accept this, and we will doubt whether you are truly sincere in cooperating with us.”

"If we don't want it, we might end up with something that's stuck with us."

"Do you want to?"

"A quarter of the price, that's the highest we can go."

President Feng's brows furrowed into a deep frown.

He looked at the Sunflower King, then at the huge, unsellable stone.

The assessed value is often inflated and doesn't necessarily mean that the product actually contains valuable items; in fact, it's quite possible to lose everything.

After thinking for a long time, President Feng finally gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, but I have one condition."

"The Sunflower King must leave a small team in Shihui City, and I will be responsible for their safety."

“Every time a beast tide comes, I will hire them according to this price.”

"Of course, you know our financial situation, so I plan to convert them into an equivalent amount of union points."

"We can exchange any items we need directly using guild points."

"How about this proposal?"

"But I have one requirement: there must be a level 3 Sunflower King, otherwise I'm worried that these sunflowers will be difficult to manage."

Chairman Feng gave the terms.

Secretary Liang couldn't make a decision for the Sunflower King, so she looked at him.

The sunflower king even made an OK sign with its leaves.

This condition is practically useless; even the Sunflower King had this idea.

Then it patted the stone and pointed at Secretary Liang, looking expectant.

"I know, I know."

"President Feng, may I store this stone in my pet space here?"

Secretary Liang suddenly asked.

"I'm afraid it's not possible, because the bracelet you're wearing has blocked your access to the pet space."

"But it's okay, I can handle it."

"When you've chosen your items, I'll put them in my pet space. We'll confirm them one more time at the door."

Secretary Liang immediately approved Chairman Feng's suggestion.

After some haggling, Secretary Liang left satisfied.

The Sunflower King also left behind a Tier 3 Sunflower, leading a group of Tier 2 Sunflowers to guard this place.

The remaining main force was led back in a grand procession by Secretary Liang himself.

Ye Bai got up very early; he hadn't checked the system updates for the past few days.

Fortunately, the system also has the function of viewing previously refreshed information, otherwise Ye Bai would have been devastated.

[1. There are twelve Dragon-Slaying Swords in total, forged from the essence of Geng metal, used to slay all evil dragons in the world.]

[2. The United States and its allies have invented an infrasound weapon. This infrasound weapon poses no harm to healthy people, but it can increase the heart rate of people with heart disease, thereby triggering heart attacks. This infrasound weapon is only the size of a palm and is extremely well concealed.]

[3. Blood Gu is a very special type of Gu worm. Only Soul-Guarding Incense can drive it mad, causing it to rush towards the incense at all costs. The recipe for Soul-Guarding Incense is as follows: (This is omitted for brevity; otherwise, people will think I'm padding the word count.)]

[4. Mermaid tears combined with the nectar of a fourth-tier sunflower can be used to concoct an antidote for the two-headed silver-ringed snake. Mix the mermaid tears and nectar in a 1:4 ratio to obtain the antidote.]

[5. The Dark Night Mosquito Leader's crystal core has a special effect: pets that devour it have a one-third chance of learning the Shadow Transformation skill, allowing them to silently slip into the shadows.]

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