Shi Feng nodded in response to Aqua Rose's invitation.
He was going to cooperate with a large guild in Blackwing City sooner or later anyway. Compared to cooperating with guilds like Bloodthirsty War God, cooperating with the more reputable and powerful Twilight Echo was a much better choice.
Besides, Aqua Rose was known for her trustworthiness. She had never been a woman who only cared about profit; instead, she valued relationships more.
In his previous life, a good friend of Aqua Rose was targeted by a top first-rate guild. That guild insisted on killing the friend back to level zero and taking all her treasures. Aqua Rose stood up for her friend, not hesitating to go to war with that first-rate guild. In the end, both sides suffered heavy losses, severely damaging Twilight Echo's strength and reducing it to an ordinary first-rate guild.
A person who only cared about profit would never help a friend like this and allow their guild to suffer such damage, but Aqua Rose did it anyway.
Because of this, that friend was immensely grateful and became a fierce general of Twilight Echo. Later, she became the renowned sixth-tier Archmage Shuang Wuhui in the Divine Realm, allowing Twilight Echo to become a dominant power in the Divine Realm.
With Aqua Rose's character guaranteeing the deal, Shi Feng felt much more at ease.
"I know a good restaurant up ahead. Let's go there and talk." Seeing that Shi Feng had agreed, Aqua Rose smiled gracefully and led the way.
After Shi Feng and Aqua Rose left, Mad Blade pouted and said sourly, "What's so great about having some damn money? He's just a rich wastrel. I'll be richer than him sooner or later."
When Gu Hong and the others heard this, they couldn't help but feel contempt for Mad Blade. Shi Feng was already going to discuss cooperation in Blackwing City with Aqua Rose. With his immense financial power and special status, he would be a prominent figure in Blackwing City for a long time to come, something Mad Blade could never match.
Actually, Mad Blade knew this too. He was just saying this to make himself feel better.
The Red Rose Restaurant was one of the highest-end restaurants in Blackwing City. Even the guarding NPCs were Tier 2 classes at Level 180. The cuisine here was absolutely top-notch. Even though it was virtual, eating it gave you an indescribable sense of satisfaction. However, ordinary players didn't dare to come here, as even ordering some tea and snacks cost ten silver coins.
In a luxurious private room on the fourth floor, Aqua Rose casually ordered the best tea and sat down, quietly watching Shi Feng. She seemed completely indifferent to the thirty-plus silver coins she had just spent.
"Just tell me what cooperation you have in mind. It's kind of creepy when you stare at me like that." Shi Feng felt a chill run down his spine as Aqua Rose simply smiled at him.
"Excuse me, I was just curious. I didn't expect the renowned Chief Blacksmith of the Star Moon Kingdom to be such a mature and steady man. I initially thought he would be a strange old man in his fifties or sixties." Aqua Rose laughed.
"I didn't expect Miss Aqua to be interested in forging. Could it be that you want to recruit me into your guild?" Shi Feng took a sip of his black tea and smiled calmly.
Shi Feng wasn't surprised that Aqua Rose knew about his identity as a blacksmith. After all, the name Hei Yan was quite famous now. A quick search on the official website would reveal plenty of information.
Aqua Rose shook her head and said softly, "No. I know Master Hei Yan has great ambitions, so I have no intention of trying to recruit you. I just want to buy some Gleaming Blueprints and equipment made by Master Hei Yan, like the Silver Dawn, a Mythril-ranked weapon. In addition, I want to purchase gold coins from Master Hei Yan on a long-term basis. Naturally, the price will be twenty percent higher than the market rate. What does Master Hei Yan think?"
"Selling the blueprints and equipment is no problem, but I can't help with the gold coins. And I have one condition." Shi Feng said after thinking it over.
If Aqua Rose was willing to buy in bulk, that was naturally a good thing. Gleaming Blueprints in particular were a license to print money. As for the gold coins, he had no intention of selling them. Besides, he could use Twilight Echo to purchase some items.
"Please, Master Hei Yan. If our Twilight Echo can do it, we definitely will." Aqua Rose couldn't help but become happy when she saw Shi Feng agree.
"I need various ores and stone materials. You know, making equipment requires a huge amount of ores and materials. I think with the strength of your Twilight Echo, it should be very easy to get a large quantity of ores. In addition, I need a pass for Blackwing City. If I can't come to Blackwing City often, I won't be able to trade with you." Shi Feng stated calmly.
"Rest assured, Master Hei Yan. I can get as much ore as you want, and the price will definitely be cheap. As for the Blackwing City pass, we would have prepared it even if you hadn't asked." Aqua Rose's smile became even more radiant after hearing Shi Feng's conditions.
Twilight Echo was located in the Storm Empire, a major ore-producing country. Ores were extremely abundant there and very cheap. Getting a large amount of ore and forging stone was an easy task, and they could even make a profit by selling ore materials.
Shi Feng naturally knew why Aqua Rose was so happy.
Unlike the Storm Empire, the Star Moon Kingdom had mainly plains, so it didn't have much ore and prices were rather high. This was why he asked Aqua Rose to supply him with a large amount of ore. He would provide equipment in return, creating a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Furthermore, if he bought the ore materials at a low price and didn't use them all, he could easily sell them to other guilds in the Star Moon Kingdom. These guilds all needed to train blacksmiths and required a massive amount of ore materials. He wasn't worried about finding buyers.
Just by coming to Blackwing City, Shi Feng hadn't expected to not only get what he wanted but also find a new way to make money.
"Then let's trade the Gleaming Blueprints first. As for the trading of other equipment and materials, how about the day after tomorrow?" Shi Feng had been thinking about the Jinhai University social mixer. It was only a few days away. With his forging skills, if he poured all his effort into creating equipment these two days, he could probably make a huge profit. Taking the opportunity to sell the ores, he could also earn quite a bit.
If he was lucky, he might even get a good harvest at the mixer.
"Master Hei Yan, you know the Divine Realm has only just opened. Every guild is tight on gold coins. Can we trade using a mix of gold coins and credit points? If we can trade this way, Master Hei Yan, I'll buy as many Gleaming Blueprints as you have." Aqua Rose sounded a bit troubled.
"Sigh..."
Shi Feng deliberately let out a sigh, putting on a troubled expression. This made Aqua Rose a little nervous.
Right now, all the major guilds were short on gold coins and were thinking of buying large amounts, but they were hard to come by. After all, the Divine Realm only recognized gold coins, not credit points. The Divine Realm had also declared that it would not open a direct exchange mechanism for credit points to gold coins, though gold coins could be exchanged for credit points.
Aqua Rose had already done a fair bit of research on the selling price of Gleaming Blueprints. A single blueprint cost around 3 Gold. If she paid in gold coins, she could only buy four or five at most. However, buying them would greatly impact the guild's future development.
But seeing Shi Feng's expression, he didn't seem to be very short on money either. If he insisted on trading only in gold coins, she would truly be at her wit's end.
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