Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 445 Negotiations Break Down, Action Takes Place

"What, you want to arrest a merchant like me too?"

The projection of the God of Merchants looked at the Tenth Heavenly Will before him.

The battles of the Twelve Trials have lingered for far too long at this tenth Heavenly Will boss.

The fact that it can consistently suppress Galina, Mosia, and Saga, these three leaders who have perfected the three realms of the universe, must mean that it is incredibly powerful!

Those waves of heroes, one after another, surged forward like waves crashing against the tide of time, but the other side was like a solid dam, blocking everything.

To know.

With each defeat, this roguelike game restarts and falls back to the sidelines, where it "adds points" in the 0th real-world universe.

When the game restarts in the next roguelike match, the teammates who rush in again will be stronger!
So many attempts to "add points" from outside the arena failed to defeat this tenth boss, which speaks volumes about the boss's prestige.

But Liu Jun remained calm, thinking to himself:
"When I come here to do business, I definitely have to go through the local bigwigs."

Therefore, he had long anticipated that as his business expanded, he would come face to face with this boss.

This is a problem that absolutely had to be solved.

After all, if he could legally conduct business here and become an arms dealer for both sides, he could amass a large amount of top-tier divine essence and equipment from the universe and bring it back to his own Mushroom Soup World.

This profit is enough for Liu Jun to make a move!
but.

Becoming arms dealers on both sides, profiting from both, and leeching off the war—these people aren't brain-dead, so why would they be willing to do that?
Therefore, for Liu Jun, as the god of business, it was of paramount importance to cultivate relationships with all parties involved.

"Haha, the god of merchants, right? Let's sit down and have a chat."

The size of Mount Mingtu shrank rapidly, becoming only three meters high, but its density was so great that it seemed to absorb all the surrounding light.
"Since we're going to talk, why don't you show your true form? I'm guessing your true form is near the capital."

The God of Merchants pondered for a moment: "Alright."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a figure descended from the sky and landed in front of him in the massive mountain capital that resembled a galaxy.

"So, what do you want to talk about?" the God of Merchants asked calmly.

A hint of surprise flashed across Mingtu Mountain.

Clearly, he hadn't expected the other party to come.

He wasn't very clear about the other party's capabilities.

After all, those powerful figures from the mother civilization who had suffered losses would naturally take the opportunity to conceal the abilities and characteristics of the God of Merchants.

Based on Mingtushan's understanding of those rebels, he estimated that they had clashed before.

But they are on different levels!

On what basis does this so-called god think that if he can stop those rats in the gutter, he can also stop him, the tenth king of the will of heaven?
He has no respect for the other party.

Once you reach their level of strength, who would still be bound by feudal superstition?

Everyone is an atheist.

Gods are nothing more than a civilization with strange abilities!

Thoughts raced through his mind, but the mountain chuckled and said, "We've come here to discuss cooperation, of course. How could we possibly disrupt a merchant's trade?"

"We are very hospitable."

He smiled kindly, not at all like the strongest being in the universe, but rather like a kind and gentle mountain deity.
"After all, those equipment pieces actually provide a percentage-based enhancement. Although the more pieces you have, the lower the enhancement efficiency, a few thousand pieces of equipment could probably make a strong person hundreds of times stronger."

If those three leaders get their hands on this equipment, then things could get really messy!

It used to take three people to assassinate him, but now any one of them can kill him instantly.

This may not pose a fatal threat to him.

As long as we stay in our base camp, we can use a large number of elite warriors to protect us and overwhelm the attacking enemy layer by layer!
Even though the opponent's combat strength is hundreds of times greater, he is still just an ordinary person with limited physical strength.

Only the Heavenly Will Clan can draw upon the power of heaven and earth to approach infinity.

But he absolutely could not allow these equipment to be worn by the other party.

He could be assassinated if he's not careful.

"So, I'm here to discuss cooperation."

Mingtu Mountain said, "I plan to open a pawnshop for merchants right here in the capital city beneath my feet, in the center of this universe, in the most brilliant and prosperous star system. I wonder what the price will be?"

The God of Merchants remained calm, stating, "The price is the same as that of the Mother Civilization."

"That's really great."

The peaks and trees of Mount Mingtu swayed, as if they were his eyebrows.
“I have a suggestion: why don’t we spend ten thousand times their price to monopolize the entire pawnshop business and not allow them to use it?”

This price is theoretically very attractive.

What does 10,000 times mean?
One piece of equipment there can be exchanged for ten thousand pieces here!

It is precisely because the number of life forms in this parallel virtual universe is so large that the conceptual equipment they transform into can be extremely massive that they dare to make such a promise!

But this commission rate is tantamount to sucking the life out of the universe! However, faced with this tempting offer, the God of Merchants smiled and said, "I do business without monopolizing."

“Aren’t merchants driven by profit?” Mingtushan showed a hint of surprise. “As a god, you should conform to the image of the gods in every way.”

The god of business should only be driven by profit.

Of course, this was still because he didn't know the inside story, hadn't actually come into contact with him, and didn't know that this was a true god of thievery.

"I do indeed prioritize profit."

The God of Merchants countered, "But the first thing a good businessman must do is not be short-sighted."

"Selling weapons only to you and not to the mother civilization will inevitably lead to the destruction of the mother civilization."

"Back then, you had no competitors, you monopolized the entire supply and demand relationship. I only had you as my customer, so wouldn't you be able to set prices arbitrarily? Turn around and suppress me? Or even take action against me? Use me and then discard me?"

"Any excessive profit may conceal a trap."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in the eyes of the God of Merchants. “A qualified merchant must learn to cultivate a healthy customer base. In my presence, you are all equal customers.”

Mingtushan's eyes gradually turned cold, and he suddenly said, "Then how about my other suggestion? We'll both raise the price tenfold fairly!"

His idea is quite obvious.

As the native kingdom of this local universe, they are incredibly wealthy.

Everyone is raising prices.
Your mother civilizations, which are frantically hiding, are the ones that can't afford the equipment.

They can still use their wealth to build an advantage.

"That won't work either," the God of Merchants said with a smile and a shake of his head.

"This is clearly a good thing for you too. Prices have gone up on both sides, so you'll earn even more."

Mingtushan's expression finally turned cold. "You should know that any merchant who comes to a new place to trade should also abide by the local rules."

"So, you want to rob me?"

The God of Merchants glanced at him indifferently, his expression calm and unperturbed. "After all that talk, it's nothing more than that threats failed, so you're planning to rob me."

Mingtushan also became angry, cursing under his breath that he was impervious to reason.

He had already spoken politely, and if the other party still refused to yield, then he shouldn't blame him for resorting to special measures.

After all, he's not stupid.

Those advanced civilizations wanted to defeat him.

Does this civilization, which claims to be divine, not want to defeat him?
These gods must also want to pass the Twelve Trials, otherwise they wouldn't have entered the level of the Twelve Trials.

For a deity to achieve dimensional ascension, it must defeat itself, the gatekeeper of the tenth level.

From a natural standpoint, one is inherently hostile to the other.

He is now willing to pay a substantial price to express his goodwill.

But the other party is still stubborn. So don't blame him for taking action directly.

After taking a deep breath, Mingtushan decisively shouted:
"Do it!"

Beside him, a general in charge of relaying messages hesitated, then asked, "Can we communicate again?"

"Do it!"

Mingtushan's voice was solemn and filled with murderous intent: "I must be responsible for our people, I must be responsible for the people of this universe!"

"Those foreign invaders must die here!"

"This trading company cannot be allowed to expand like this! It will seriously threaten our rule!"

"It's like in the old days when unarmed civilians under gun control suddenly received suppliers of firearms and artillery. This would not only disrupt public order but also pose a threat to the rulers!"

next moment.

Endless light covered the entire area.

As if it had been planned in advance, the entire area had been sealed off in advance, and the entire space began to be explored, only to be sealed off layer by layer.

Various new blocking technologies have firmly sealed off this space.

Mingtushan coldly shouted, "Today, I'm going to slaughter a god and see what happens!"

A vast army filled the sky, covering the ground beneath their feet, densely surrounding the god of merchants in the center.

Each of them possessed astonishing strength, and their combat power was not much weaker than that of Prince Guguang.

This shows just how immense the home-field advantage of this divine will in this universe is!
Rumble!
A thunderclap shook the heavens and the earth.

Infinite light and infinite heat were slowly penetrating the god of commerce at the very center.

The god of merchants looked at the sky, a hint of helplessness flashing across his face.
"Why are the people in this universe so unfriendly? Everyone's saying, 'Today I'm going to slaughter a god.'"

(End of this chapter)