Chapter 504: Never Satisfied?
"Can I take a look at those warships?" Lin Yun pondered and asked.
"Of course!" The Emperor of the Kodis Empire replied with a nod.
Whoosh- Whoosh-
Soon, the battleships appeared on the screen in front of everyone. Judging from the position of the warships in the image, they seemed to be not far from this administrative star.
Hard to say, there was no intention of deterrence.
However, Lin Yun didn't mind this. At that moment, they had Shengyi beside them, as well as eleven individuals with the strength of peak level ten Martial Artists, Yang One to Yang Eleven. As long as the enemy's strength wasn't overwhelmingly superior, their safety should not be an issue.
"As I suspected…"
Lin Yun observed these battleships and soon, a sense of unease filled his heart.
He searched through the Cosmic Trading System and indeed found shops selling battleships of the same design. Through various analyses, he concluded that it was highly probable these battleships were purchased from the Cosmic Trading System.
Originally, he had wanted to inspect these warships.
On one hand, if these warships were not purchased from the Cosmic Trading System, their specifications, in certain aspects, might not necessarily be up to standard and he could tackle it from that perspective.
On the other hand, he wanted to see if the opponent's warships were indeed purchased from the Cosmic Trading System.
As it turned out, the latter was highly likely.
There was a high possibility that another owner of the Cosmic Trading System had entered this technologically advanced civilization.
Originally, this would be a normal occurrence. Lin Yun often saw similar information on some sections of the Cosmic Trading System. Still, it was unavoidably a bit of a pity.
Half a year ago, he had already entered this technologically advanced civilization for trading.
If he had been decisive back then and bought one or two robots with the strength of level eleven Cultivators, he could have directly engaged in trading with the Kodis Royal Family.
Just this deal alone would have earned him a huge profit.
By now, Lin Yun knew that, in order to maintain universal order, the owners of the Cosmic Trading System from advanced civilizations were prohibited from trading in lower civilizations. If discovered, there would be severe penalties.
The owners of the Cosmic Trading System from lower civilizations could enter advanced Star Domains without any issues. However, once they entered an advanced Star Domain for a certain duration, they could no longer return to a lower Star Domain.
The equipment they had set up early in the lower civilization Star Domains for absorbing and refining spiritual energy could still exist.
Therefore, generally, the owners of the Cosmic Trading System from lower civilizations would not venture into more advanced Star Domains unless they had exploited a civilization Star Domain to a certain extent.
Besides, the development of the Cosmic Trading System has only been for several thousand years.
So, while such instances exist, they are not abundant.
Unless, in the vicinity of this civilization, or even within it, there were multiple Cosmic Trading System owners from the very beginning.
Lin Yun felt a great sense of regret.
The first owner of the Cosmic Trading System to discover unvisited regions usually reaps the most benefits. The Kodis Empire was truly a rare and big opportunity.
Such a pity.
Just three months…
At this moment, Lin Yun was reminded of this piece of data and his heart skipped a beat.
"May I know the prices of these purchased battleships?" Lin Yun asked without hesitation.
"A low-tier battleship of a level seven technological civilization costs three hundred billion Spirit Crystals; a mid-tier battleship, one thousand billion Spirit Crystals; a high-tier battleship, one thousand eight hundred billion Spirit Crystals; a top-tier battleship, three thousand billion Spirit Crystals." The Emperor of the Kodis Empire hesitated a little before answering.
The price gap between his quote and Lin Yun's was not negligible.
Particularly for the last two grades of battleships, the difference in prices was in the range of one to two thousand billion Spirit Crystals.
Comparatively, the price at which Lin Yun sold his battleships to the Northeast King of the Kodis Empire was as low as it could get. With the same number of warships, the difference in profits was several times over.
Upon hearing the quoted price, Lin Yun took a good look at the Emperor of the Kodis Empire.
The price was very low. Although many owners of the Cosmic Trading System would quote prices with such profit multiples, the profits for crucial strategic supplies like warships were still enormous. Experience new stories with My Virtual Library Empire
Even if the opponent knew of his existence through certain channels, for the emperor, as the first owner of the Cosmic Trading System that the Kodis Royal Family has come into contact with, it would require considerable courage to quote such a price.
Alternatively, like when he first traded with the Northeast King of the Kodis Empire, the emperor could have been unaware of the local market conditions and thus quoted such a price.
However...
Lin Yun knew that the Emperor of the Kodis Empire was lying.
Or perhaps, the emperor had not expected his mental strength to be so formidable that even though he had concealed his mental fluctuations very well, he was still easily sensed by Lin Yun.
Perhaps the battleships purchased by the Kodis Royal Family were cheaper than the price he had quoted just now, but probably not by much.
"By the way, the specifications of these battleships that we purchased are all higher than the level seven technological civilization warships we purchased before.
According to the battleship merchants, the specs of these battleships are indeed higher than those of ordinary level seven technological civilization warships." Just then, the Emperor of the Kodis Empire seemed to remember something and quickly added.
In this case, if the level seven technological civilization warships sold by Lin Yun's party were only ordinary ones, they would stand to lose significantly if they bought them at that price.
"These are the specifications of these warships." Saying that, the Emperor of the Kodis Empire gestured and a new projection appeared, displaying a list of specifications.
"The warships we are selling are not inferior to these warships in terms of specifications." Lin Yun glanced at the data, shook his head slightly and said.
Looking at these specifications, he was even more certain.
These warships were likely sold to the Kodis Royal Family by another owner of the Cosmic Trading System.
He felt even more regretful.
Many things are like this, opportunities come and go in a flash.
If you don't seize them, you'll give the opportunities to others.
This experience could be considered a lesson.
"Since you have already purchased so many warships, let's go with your suggestion and buy two warships of each grade!" Lin Yun spoke up after a moment of silence.
"Hmm? Okay, sure..." Hearing Lin Yun, the Emperor of the Kodis Empire was slightly taken aback before quickly nodding in agreement.
However, unnoticed by others, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
"As I thought…"
While speaking, Lin Yun carefully sensed the mental fluctuations of the Emperor of the Kodis Empire. Sensing this subtle fluctuation, he secretly nodded and became even more certain of his earlier suspicion.
Soon, Lin Yun and the Kodis Royal Family finalized the deal.
This transaction earned him over sixteen thousand billion Spirit Crystals.
Seeing that the specifications of the warships sold by Lin Yun's party indeed weren't inferior to those they had purchased earlier, the Emperor of the Kodis Empire breathed a sigh of relief.
In that case, their loss wasn't too considerable.
"Next, let's talk about the second deal." At that moment, Lin Yun began to speak.
"What?" The face of the Emperor of the Kodis Empire changed drastically.
Could it be that the other party wasn't satisfied even after obtaining the previous order?