Douluo Continent: Reborn as Qin Ming, starting by joining the Spirit Hall

Chapter 3 Whale Gum

An hour later.

The entrance to the largest herbal medicine shop in Soto City.

Qin Ming looked up at the plaque in front of him and the smiling hostesses around him, and silently began to make plans in his mind.

"I originally only wanted 5 gold soul coins, but I didn't expect Bishop Kelin to give me 1 gold soul coins directly."

With these gold soul coins, I have more targets to choose from.

While pondering, Qin Ming strode towards the entrance of the herbal medicine shop.

As soon as you enter, you are greeted by the aroma of various Chinese herbs mixed together.

Qin Ming sniffed.

Just as Qin Ming was about to wander around, a man who looked like a shop assistant approached him.

"Young man, what can I do for you?"

Seeing this, Qin Ming directly pulled the waiter's sleeve and said.

Do you have high-quality whale glue here?

"Whale glue?"

Upon hearing Qin Ming's words, the waiter's expression turned somewhat strange.

As is well known, whale glue is a substance used to enhance pleasure.

The shopkeeper never expected that Qin Ming, who looked only eleven or twelve years old, would come to buy this kind of thing.

Qin Ming didn't pay any attention to the guy's gaze.

In this day and age, Soul Masters do not understand the true function of whale glue, and only regard it as a product for entertainment.

However, 1 years later, when Soul Masters discovered that whale glue could improve their physical attributes, allowing them to absorb Soul Rings of higher ages, the price of whale glue began to rise continuously.

High-quality whale glue is even rarer.

By Huo Yuhao's time, whale glue that was over a thousand years old was already hard to find.

Even Huo Yuhao, who is an absolute powerhouse, only absorbed a piece of weathered, ten-thousand-year-old whale glue.

While pondering, Qin Ming looked at the waiter again.

"Stop dawdling and take me to see the goods first."

Upon hearing this, the waiter dared not refuse and led Qin Ming directly into a private reception room.

After settling Qin Ming in, the waiter spoke.

"Young man, please wait a moment."

I'll go get the whale gelatin from the store right away.

As he spoke, he strode off to retrieve the goods.

Seeing this, Qin Ming grabbed the other person.

At the same time, he took out the Gold Soul Coin Card he had just acquired, flashed it in front of the other party, and said coldly.

"Don't rush, I need high-quality whale glue."

The older the whale glue, the better; there's no need to bring ordinary whale glue.

Upon seeing the gold soul coin card in Qin Ming's hand, the shopkeeper immediately put on an even brighter smile than before.

"This distinguished guest."

Please wait a moment, I'll be there shortly.

Seeing this, Qin Ming released the other person, silently picked up his teacup, took a sip, and sat down to wait.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

The door was opened again.

Qin Ming looked up and saw that the person who came in was not the same shop assistant as before.

Instead, he was a middle-aged man with a somewhat plump figure.

He carried three brocade boxes on a tray and a red cloth.

Seeing this, Qin Ming narrowed his eyes.

Just as Qin Ming was about to speak, the man spoke first.

"Distinguished guest, I am Huang An, the manager of this pharmacy."

I have brought you what you needed.

As he spoke, Huang An handed the tray to Qin Ming.

At the same time, he reached out and opened the several brocade boxes that looked quite presentable.

"Distinguished guest, please take a look."

As Huang An moved, a strange, fishy stench wafted out, lingering in the room for a long time.

However, neither Qin Ming nor the shopkeeper paid any attention to it.

Seeing that Qin Ming did not react, the shopkeeper began to introduce the products directly.

"Distinguished guest, look."

These three whale glues were produced by whale spirit beasts that were a thousand years, three thousand years, and ten thousand years old, respectively.

Our store has put in a lot of effort to acquire these whale glues.

Therefore, you should be prepared that they are not cheap.

Qin Ming was secretly delighted when he noticed the ancient whale glue.

However, Qin Ming did not show that he urgently needed this thing.

Qin Ming remained leaning back in his chair, feigning absent-mindedness, and asked casually.

"Just tell me, how much do these things cost?"

"A thousand-year-old item costs two hundred gold soul coins, and a three-thousand-year-old item costs one thousand gold soul coins."

"Then the price of ten-thousand-year-old whale glue is four thousand gold soul coins."

The shopkeeper looked at Qin Ming with a smile, as if he had suffered a great loss.

Upon seeing this, Qin Ming frowned slightly.

"It's too expensive, and it's not even a soul bone."

Materials produced by ordinary thousand-year-old soul beasts are worth only around two hundred gold soul coins, while those from ten-thousand-year-old beasts are worth only around a thousand gold soul coins.

Even if whale gelatin has an aphrodisiac effect.

Doubling it all at once is really unreasonable.

As he spoke, Qin Ming stood up, making a gesture as if he was about to leave.

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly began to explain.

"Honored guest, you have misunderstood. Hunting whale-type spirit beasts is not easy."

Moreover, we are far from the ocean, and transportation costs are considerable.

I'm not bragging, but there's no other merchant house in the entire city of Soto that can find whale glue of such quality.

These three pieces are also from our reserves accumulated over many years...

If you are truly interested in buying, I can offer you a discount.

"discount?"

"Yes, esteemed guest."

If you really want it, we can give you a 10% discount.

"A 10% discount isn't enough, let's go for a 10% discount."

Ignoring Huang An's astonished expression, Qin Ming directly pulled out the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword.

Faced with Qin Ming's unreasonable bargaining tactics, Huang An exclaimed in shock.

"One-tenth off?"

Huang An tried his best to maintain his professional demeanor, staring at Qin Ming with wide eyes.

"Are you joking, sir?"

Seeing this, Qin Ming picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip, and then spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Manager Huang, these whale glues aren't selling well, are they?"

Upon hearing Qin Ming's words, Huang An's smile vanished.

Ignoring the shopkeeper's surprised expression, Qin Ming continued.

"Whale glue only serves to enhance the experience; otherwise, it's just a somewhat fishy-smelling pill..."

For us Soul Masters

Generally, whale glue aged for a hundred years or even ten years is sufficient for use.

The whale glue you sent me, which is supposed to be ancient or ten-thousand-year-old, is actually a bit too much of a supplement.

Can an ordinary Soul Master use it?

As for those Soul Masters with high cultivation levels, their physiques are already quite good, so why would they need these things...

"Don't you feel guilty about selling these things to me like this?"

After Qin Ming finished speaking, the shopkeeper looked Qin Ming up and down again, and at the same time, he couldn't help but complain to himself.

"Knowing so much about whale glue, this kid must have bought quite a bit of it."

"You're so young and you're already using whale glue, aren't you worried about what will happen when you get old..."

After a frantic mental exercise, Huang An feigned a sigh.

"Honorable guest, your bargaining is a bit too aggressive."

"If we offer a 90% discount, we won't even break even."

As he spoke, Huang An glanced at Qin Ming a few more times before saying this.

How about this?

Distinguished guest, I see that you and I are kindred spirits, so I'll do this business at a loss.

These three pieces of whale glue, bundled together, are sold to you for a total of four thousand gold soul coins.

Upon hearing Huang An's words, Qin Ming rolled his eyes.

"Pack them all together, it'll cost two thousand gold soul coins. If that's acceptable, I'll take it."

Noticing that Huang An's expression was somewhat unpleasant, Qin Ming spoke again.

"Your cost price won't be that high."

These things were probably sent by caravans from those coastal cities.

You know the inside story of this thing.

Therefore, you will definitely not spend a lot of money to buy this at a loss.

Even if I quote two thousand, you should still make a profit.

Even after meeting Qin Ming, he still stubbornly insisted on the price of two thousand.

Huang An sighed helplessly and pretended to think for a while.

He closed the several brocade boxes in his hand and handed them to Qin Ming.

"make a deal……"

(End of this chapter)