Highway Survival for All: My RV's Infinite Evolution

StarCraft Player Marketplace.

Old Pete looked at Lin Hui, sizing him up. "Young man, you wouldn't happen to be a fellow player from another player market, coming here specifically to find out more about me, would you?"

It's common for competitors to send people to spy on each other in order to grab supplies and distribution channels.

Lin Hui smiled slightly and said, "You're overthinking it. I just want to make a deal with you."

"What deal?" Old Pete raised an eyebrow, curious to hear what this unremarkable-looking young man would say.

Instead of answering, Lin Hui asked, "Where do you sell all the scrap machinery you buy here every day?"

Upon hearing this, old Pete sneered:

"Young man, you're a bit out of touch with the rules. In our line of work, sales are the lifeblood, and I naturally have my own established channels."

"If you are serious about selling those 20 units of superalloy, then hurry up and bring them out for inspection."

"But if you're trying to find out about my sales channels, forget it, I absolutely won't tell you."

Lin Hui shook his head and said:

"I have absolutely no interest in your channels."

"What I want to ask is...would you like to have another channel?"

"Hmm?" Old Pete's eyes narrowed sharply upon hearing this.

He paused, then asked tentatively, "What do you mean by that? You want to take back what I have? You want to become my supplier?"

Lin Hui replied directly, "That's right."

Old Pete didn't respond immediately, but instead carefully re-examined the young man in front of him.

He looked to be only twenty-three or twenty-four years old, dressed plainly, and had no attendants or guards.

People like that are a dime a dozen on the streets of Silvercrown City; they don't look like they have any big guild background.

Old Pete curled his lip and said, "Young man, you're not kidding me, are you?"

Lin Hui calmly retorted, "Do you think I'm joking with you?"

Old Pete felt a slight jolt, and his tone softened somewhat: "Then tell me, what are your channels?"

Lin Hui glanced at old Pete and slowly said:

"All I can tell you is that my channels are ones you'll never have access to. Anyway, you're a businessman; what difference does it make who you sell to? Having another upstream channel with huge demand can't hurt you, can it?"

Seeing Lin Hui's calm and composed demeanor, Old Pete fell silent.

"Alright..." Old Pete stroked his goatee. "Then tell me, how do you want to cooperate?"

Lin Hui glanced at the mechanical scrap behind the stall and said, "I only want high-grade metal scrap."

Only metals of grade 5 or above can be considered high-grade metals.

"What's the price?" Old Pete's biggest concern was always the Star Dollars.

Lin Hui: "I can add another 10% to your existing recycling price!"

"Hiss~"

Upon hearing this, Old Pete's pupils constricted sharply. "A 10% increase?! Are you sure?!"

Lin Hui nodded and said, "Of course!"

Old Pete swallowed hard, his heart pounding.

Business has been tough in recent years, with increasing competition and profit margins squeezed by the Gear Guild and the Black Iron Guild.

You also need to spend money to grease palms, so the actual profit is only about 10%.

Now the other party has directly increased the price by 10%, which is equivalent to nearly doubling his net profit!

But, does a free lunch really come from nowhere?

Is this kid just making empty promises to himself and then digging his own grave?

Seeing Old Pete's doubts, Lin Hui took the initiative to speak:

"Alright, let's do one transaction today. Bring out all the high-grade metal scrap you have and sell it to me first."

"Great!" Old Pete slapped his thigh, agreeing very readily.

Anyway, he's going to get rid of these things eventually, so it doesn't matter who he sells them to.

Now someone is willing to pay a 10% premium to take over. Even if this guy is just a swindler, he'll still make a killing on this one-off deal!

If the other party truly has powerful connections and wants a long-term partnership...

That's practically like I've latched onto a golden thigh!

At that time, in addition to his own daily recycling, he can contact the old guys in other player markets and ask them to supply him with all their goods!

Lin Hui glanced at Old Pete and timely remarked:

"However, I must warn you, don't think that just because I'm easy to talk to, you can arbitrarily set a price. I'm here with the intention of a long-term partnership. If you think I'm a sucker and try to arbitrarily set a price, I'll turn around and leave and go find someone else."

Upon hearing this, Old Pete's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly patted his chest to assure him:

"Young man, what are you talking about! I, Old Pete, have been in this business for over a decade, and my reputation is built on trust! Don't worry, the price I'm giving you is absolutely fair!"

Lin Hui nodded: "Sort the scrap metal in your hands by grade. As long as it's metal of the same grade, I'll buy it at the same price, regardless of how much impurity it has."

"Huh?" Old Pete was stunned, asking incredulously, "Regardless of the amount of impurities... it's all the same price?!"

"Yes, one price," Lin Hui said.

For Lin Hui, who possesses the [Infinite Synthesis] attribute, iron and scrap iron are just one concept in the eyes of the [Infinite Synthesis] gold attribute!

Impurities?

In the face of golden keywords, they simply don't exist!

As long as the item is classified as level 5 metal, no matter how many impurities it contains, ten pieces can be combined to create a level 6 metal without any impurities!

Upon hearing Lin Hui's affirmative answer, Old Pete's wrinkled face instantly blossomed like a chrysanthemum, his smile revealing even a gold tooth.

"Wow! The boss is so generous!!"

"Boss, please wait a moment! I'll check the inventory for you right away!"

Old Pete began to take stock of his spoils, and in less than five minutes, he had sorted all the high-grade metal scraps into a 100-cubic-meter spatial ring.

Immediately afterwards, Old Pete quickly pulled up a holographic list on his personal terminal and pushed it in front of Lin Hui.

Lin Hui glanced down at the data on the holographic screen:

[Level 5 Metal Scrap: 30 units. Price: 3 Star Coins/unit.]

[Level 6 Metal Scrap: 2 units. Price: 20 Star Coins/unit.]

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P.S.: Dear readers, the previous prices for superalloys and epic-level items were somewhat unreasonable and have been adjusted. Old Pete now prices the protagonist superalloys at 80 Star Coins per unit. A typical epic-level external weapon costs 1000 million Star Coins. Epic-level items are quite rare, generally starting at 2000 million Star Coins, while the Healing Decoction, with its healing abilities, is even rarer and sold for a high price of 4500 million Star Coins.

Vehicles upgraded with super alloy can withstand attacks from Tier 7 epic laser cannons, so this price is normal.

You don't need to look through the book anymore, just remember this price.