Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 119 Information Trading
Upon hearing this, Li Wei nodded.

“You’re right, I feel your sincerity. However, I think the intelligence I have is very valuable and worth the price. So I want to use this intelligence as a price to join your alliance and make sure that the alliance can last for a month.”

"If you agree, I guarantee that I will tell you three everything I experienced in Kahe City before tonight. You can even use some kind of item card to restrain me and witness whether I am lying or holding anything back."

"In fact, in the coming months, I can cooperate with you. I will not refuse or exclude you from doing your assigned tasks, but it must be within a reasonable range. I believe this is the best strategy to reduce infighting and develop the family most effectively!"

Li Wei spoke sincerely because he believed that Old John on the other side was also sincere, and he really needed an ally.

Yes, there is no hope in going it alone.

Especially when there are strong external enemies, it's really painful to be held back by someone.

At this moment, Old John, who was opposite him, listened to Li Wei's words, looked at him seriously for a few seconds, nodded, and said a few words in a low voice. The next moment, Fila's voice rang out in Old John's hand, where there was an unknown item card.

“Little George, I can also feel your sincerity from your words, and I am also pleased that you have such a sincere attitude. There are not many primary school students like you nowadays who are so rational, capable, and most importantly, able to maintain the right attitude.”

"However, please forgive us, we also have our own needs. The three of us are solo players, and our alliance can only last until the end of this month, so we cannot let you join, let alone promise you anything. That's the truth. We have no personal grudge against you, but the game's mechanics are what they are. Competition may not be the only solution, but it is certainly the most suitable one for us."

"The victor is king, the loser is a bandit. There's nothing more to say. I hope you understand this. Now, the three of us will agree on a flat price: 10 standard gold coins and 1000 experience points of any kind to buy all the information you have about Kahe City."

Goodness, Fila's words seem quite sincere, and she has her own reasons.

Also, you said that the three of you are all casual players?
Besides, are you really that confident?

Do you think that the Kahe City dungeon, which I, a recent elementary school graduate, cleared without taking any damage, is a bot dungeon? You could clear it with your eyes closed.

Fila is quite proud of herself.

“If that’s the case, then I’m sorry, Ms. Fila, I will reject your proposal. It’s clear that neither of us can convince the other, and we have different understandings of the cards we each hold.”

"Of course, in good faith, I'm willing to offer a negotiated cooperation proposal: since you are all solo players, why can't we form a new alliance with me as the leader? You help me become the head of the alliance, and in return, I will give you preferential treatment in the monthly main quests based on your needs, and I'm still willing to provide you with relevant information free of charge. How about it?"

Li Wei remained sincere, because he knew all too well how valuable the information he possessed about Kahe City was.

However, if you can persuade three casual players to stand on your side, it's all worth it.

This means they have four votes, making them fearless of any impeachment or plot twists from the other side!

Even if they aren't casual players, Li Wei won't lose anything, right?

This time, all three people on the other side fell silent. Penny hadn't said a word from beginning to end, while Old John looked at Li Wei with some surprise and curiosity, and finally asked, "So, you really believe that you obtained some incredible intelligence information during your trip to Kah City?"

"Yes, I can tell you something directly, about witches!"

As it turned out, Li Wei's words only made Old John laugh. "Young man, I understand your honesty, but you're not a seasoned player. You don't know that when we joined this mission, there were some background hints. There really are witches in this world. If you think that's enough to convince us, you're really being naive."

"So stop talking like a child about allies. We've already made an offer; you can try to negotiate it back yourself!"

Alas!
You three veterans have such a strange kind of confidence! Looks like you really are just casual players.

Li Wei was speechless, and finally shook his head, "I'm sorry, your offer is very sincere, but not enough. Since we can't reach an agreement, there's no need to talk anymore."

“George, are you sure? Some intelligence is time-limited. You failed to complete the salt purchase task this month, so there is a high chance that the head of the household will launch another special salt purchase task next month. We are willing to buy intelligence, which is actually quite fair to you. That Sophie even tried to seduce you to hand over the intelligence.”

"How much value do you think the intelligence you're holding onto now will still be at the end of next month?"

Penny, who hadn't spoken until now, finally spoke up. To be honest, what she said was very fair, and Li Wei also had a good impression of this version of the "cheap sister".

However, some things cannot be compromised.

He can't just tell everyone how amazing his information is.

"Thank you for sewing the backpack for me before, but Penny, I'm sorry, I still stand by what I believe in."

"You're welcome. There should be many more opportunities to cooperate in the future. Actually, I have a small request. I hope you will focus on planting castor beans next month. This is a very important matter for me, a three-star tailor."

"Of course, regardless of whether we've reached an agreement this time, I can speak for myself here to ensure that I won't trigger a plot kill on you tonight, nor will I vote on a plot kill involving you. In return, I hope you won't trigger a plot kill or vote on me either."

Penny was quite understanding.

“Of course, I can guarantee that.” Li Wei smiled. He didn’t care whether the other party was lying, because he was the most powerful. This kind of conversation and negotiation was actually a test to see if both sides could cooperate more deeply.
"Well then, that's settled. It's a pity we couldn't reach an agreement, but there's always the chance in the future." Old John smiled slightly, then canceled the conspiracy and left.

About half an hour later, Eddie Redmayne arrived carrying a sharp sickle, his purpose obvious.

Sure enough, as soon as Eggman Pete got close, a one-star conspiracy card was activated.

"Aren't you afraid of being eavesdropped on?" Li Wei asked routinely, because Fila, Penny, and old John were all within fifty meters.

"Hehe, these are all open secrets, what's there to eavesdrop on? I'm not afraid at all!"

"I'm here for two things. First, I want to make an agreement with you. I won't side with you, and you won't side with me. I'm also a solo player, and I don't have any title quests, so I have no interest in focusing my attacks on a newbie like you. But Leon, Clyde, and Sophie are likely in cahoots. They probably have title quests on their hands, so I have to be careful of them, and you have to be careful of them too."

Oh, you also said you're a solo player? Okay, I'll believe you for now.

“Okay, I agree. I promise I won’t be the first to launch a plot-driven killing vote against you, and I will oppose any vote targeting you. That’s my promise. So, your second request is to buy information? Unfortunately, I don’t want to sell it to you. Otherwise, I would have already cooperated with the three of them.” Li Wei firmly refused.

Pete, the hard-boiled egg, chuckled.
"Hehe! Young man, what's the rush? Come and take a look at this."

As he spoke, he took out a blue prop card.

Li Wei took it and was stunned.

[One-Star Intelligence Fair Trade Card: Instructions, please compile and inject any suitable intelligence information you deem appropriate. The other party will need to consume gold coins and cards to view the intelligence. A 10% information evaluation fee will be charged for each piece of information. If the seller accepts the price offered after evaluation, the transaction can proceed. The evaluation fee will be shared equally by both parties.]

Wow, this Pete Pete is quite the character!

So far, it seems that this braised egg is the most sincere one in buying information.

Sophie was just trying to seduce him, and she wasn't even going all out, offering vegetarian food at meat prices, treating him like a fool.

Fila, John, and Penny are like a family of three idiots.

It seems unlikely that anyone else will buy the intelligence; intelligence sitting idle in our hands is worthless.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wei provided the first piece of information on the intelligence exchange card: "Entering Kahe City requires identity verification. I killed a two-star mutated blood wolf and used the wolf's head as a bounty to gain the qualification to enter Kahe City."

The next second, a faint blue light appeared on the transaction card, and in the blink of an eye, a line of information appeared before his eyes.

[In intelligence assessment, based on the difficulty and characteristics of the current main mission, this information is priced at 5 standard gold coins or one class card.]

"I bought it!"

Pete, the braised egg guy, threw a one-star chef card directly to Li Wei!

He also apparently paid 5 silver coins as an appraisal fee.

Interesting. Selling them separately like this is more cost-effective than selling them as a package.

At that moment, Li Wei gave a second piece of information: I once met a black-robed witch riding a mutated blood wolf. She had three blood wolves and a large raven that could monitor the forest. I once seriously injured her, so she might focus on monitoring the forest north of Kahe City. I was lucky to escape with my life, but who knows who will be unlucky next.

A flash of blue light indicates the assessment is complete.

Based on the current mission, this item is priced at 10 standard gold coins or two class cards.

"I'll buy it, young man. Your information is indeed very valuable!"

Peter the Hard-boiled was very excited and handed over 10 standard gold coins. Yes, these two pieces of information almost determined whether they could safely reach Kah City and how to enter it.

This time, Li Wei paid an appraisal fee of one gold coin.

He was also very happy. Two messages meant he had almost 15 gold coins, so even if they couldn't form an alliance, he wouldn't lose money.

As for the third piece of information, Li Wei thought for a moment and then handed over the clue about the snow mountain given by the innkeeper: I think the black-robed witch's lair is in the snow mountain, but I don't know which one. Also, the witch's origin seems to be related to the Kah family, and the Kah family seems to have a way to determine whether someone is a witch.

Based on the difficulty of the current mission, this item is priced at 20 standard gold coins or four one-star class cards!

(End of this chapter)