Chapter 60 If I Told You, You Wouldn't Like to Hear It

It was indeed a profitable deal, and the magnitude of what 100,000 gold coins meant to them went without saying. To put it simply, if used entirely to purchase Grade C spells, it would be enough to build a squad of elite troops.

Moreover, the sales channel for the [Another Happiness Gained] skill stones was a resource in its own right. All Yu Xunge wanted was for them to provide a protective umbrella while exempting themselves from a profit share. If the items were officially requisitioned by the government with only twenty percent of the profits allocated to her, other factions wouldn't dare easily move against her, nor would they covet this profit out of jealousy. Viewed from another angle, any of these factions that desired this skill crystal would have to negotiate with the official authorities.

Not to mention, official distribution meant they held priority purchasing rights.

Zhao Xuanyin stated that she needed to consult her superiors.

Yu Xunge smiled indifferently, taking a cup of coffee from her bag. "No rush, go ahead."

She had barely drunk half a cup when she saw Zhao Xuanyin returning with Zhao Shuying.

Yu Xunge: "..."

Yu Xunge straightened up. "I have some urgent matters to attend to. If you agree, let's sign the contract right away; I don't have time for a lengthy discussion."

Zhao Xuanyin: ? Didn't you just say there was no rush?

Zhao Shuying found it amusing. Just as she was coming upstairs, she had seen this person leisurely sipping coffee. She pulled out the contract: "I want a forty percent share of the profits. That is our bottom line. After all, if we publicly announce that we only take twenty percent from you, it will cause damage to our reputation, and the loss in that regard is priceless."

Yu Xunge: "They will believe it. This item cannot maintain the same price forever. Selling at 3 gold coins now might be equivalent to three days' income for a squad. What about in the future? When three days' income for a squad reaches 10 gold coins, will this item still sell for 3 gold coins? This skill crystal is useless in combat, but its value in acquiring equipment is immeasurable. I cannot protect it by myself; I have no choice but to rely on you."

Zhao Shuying nodded, repeating with a sigh, "You cannot protect it by yourself; you have no choice but to rely on us."

Yu Xunge pressed her lips together, knowing she had still revealed a flaw. After all, there was still a gap between her and people truly skilled in negotiation. "I could also defect to other factions," she said.

Zhao Shuying: "But you don't like faction struggles, do you? If you join one faction, there will be internal conflicts within it. Once the true value of your skill is discovered by everyone, other factions will also fight over you and the faction you are attached to."

Yu Xunge fell silent for a long time, then stood up. "Then forget it."

Zhao Shuying’s hand, which was holding the coffee cup, paused. What kind of reaction was this? She looked at Yu Xunge with shock, her expression screaming, "Why aren't you playing by the rules?"

Yu Xunge let out a disgruntled sound, looking utterly annoyed. "I'm sick of negotiating, I'm done talking, that's it, I'm leaving."

How could it be that halfway through a mahjong game, just as she was about to win, the opponent flipped the table?!

Furthermore, the moment Yu Xunge flipped the table, she turned around and walked away. Before she had taken a single step, her hand was grabbed by Zhao Shuying.

The elite negotiator of the second before threw her upper body across the table and grabbed her hand: "Big sis!!"

Yu Xunge: "I'm only twenty-six."

Zhao Shuying had already stood up and walked quickly to her side, affectionately wrapping her arm around her shoulder: "Little sister!"

Zhao Xuanyin from behind: "Hey! I'm right here."

Zhao Shuying didn't even turn her head: "Get lost."

Zhao Xuanyin bit back a smile: "Okay."

Zhao Shuying: "Little sister, let's talk this over properly."

Yu Xunge: "Whenever I talk, you don't like listening."

Zhao Shuying: "..." That sounded somewhat familiar.

Yu Xunge: "Forty percent is out of the question, ten percent at most."

Zhao Shuying: "Ten percent is genuinely impossible..."

Yu Xunge shrugged Zhao Shuying's hand off her shoulder and made to leave.

Zhao Shuying gripped her tightly! She hadn't tried this hard even when she was trying to win back her college sweetheart ex-boyfriend: "Twenty percent! The bottom line, this really is the bottom line! I swear, this is the absolute bottom line!"

What a coincidence; this was actually Yu Xunge's bottom line as well. She couldn't avoid paying fees, but she kept an icy expression on her face: "Then I want a commission for converting gold—one percent, not too much to ask, right?"

Zhao Shuying pushed her away. "Go ahead and leave. Once you walk out, don't even think about coming back."

Yu Xunge lifted her foot and walked. Before she could even take a step forward, she was once again embraced by Sister Zhao Shuying.

Zhao Shuying smiled at her: "Because I'm going to chase after you."

Yu Xunge: "........................"

Zhao Shuying wrapped her arm around her and walked her back to the table: "If you only convert 100,000 gold coins, you can only take a 0.5% commission. But if you can convert 200,000 gold coins, you can take a 1% commission."

Yu Xunge reached out her hand: "Deal. I'll find a way to convert 200,000 gold coins."

Zhao Shuying's smile froze.

Zhao Xuanyin leaned closer: "Sis, what an incredible negotiation technique."

Zhao Shuying: "Get lost!"

Yu Xunge was no longer in a rush to go out and kill Su Zhi and the others. She waited until the contract was delivered, then checked it once more to confirm it matched what they had just discussed.

1. Player Yu Xunge shall exchange gold for gold coins on behalf of the Special Investigation Bureau at an exchange rate of 200 grams of gold per 1 gold coin from the planet Zelan. If the final exchange amount is below 100,000 gold coins, Yu Xunge shall receive a 0.5% commission; if she manages to exchange 200,000 gold coins or more, Yu Xunge shall receive a total commission of 1% . During this period, her methods of exchanging gold coins shall not be investigated in any way.

2. The [Another Happiness Gained] skill crystals crafted by player Yu Xunge shall be exclusively handed over to the Special Investigation Bureau for external sales. The Bureau shall provide Yu Xunge with blank skill crystals, publicly announce that Yu Xunge only receives a twenty percent profit share, and do everything in its power to provide her with sanctuary. Of the profits generated by [Another Happiness Gained], the Special Investigation Bureau shall receive 20%, settled every 15 natural days.

The contract was very friendly to Yu Xunge. It only stipulated that the skill crystals she crafted must be handed over to the Special Investigation Bureau for external sales, but using them herself or giving them to others would not constitute a breach of contract.

However, in the event of a breach of contract, all members under the concept of the Special Investigation Bureau would randomly have 1 attribute point deducted as punishment. As for Yu Xunge, violating the contract would result in the deduction of 10 attribute points and all the gold coins on her person. Moreover, this cooperation had a fixed term of only two years, after which both parties would renegotiate.

Yu Xunge was not surprised. After all, the Gears of Destiny was only a Grade B talent, and Divine-赐 talents of Grade A and below were not unique—who knew when a second one might be found? Yet if they failed to find one, the advantage would shift back to Yu Xunge at that time.

There were also many detailed clauses, such as Yu Xunge no longer being allowed to exchange gold coins for other factions, and that after one year, Yu Xunge would reveal the method of exchanging gold coins to the Special Investigation Bureau.

The price the Special Investigation Bureau had to pay in return was the promise that if anything were to happen to Yu Xunge within these two years, the Bureau would use causality-related Divine-赐 talents to track down the perpetrator and exact vengeance for her.

It was very fair. Even just for the sake of this gold coin exchange method, the Special Investigation Bureau would do its utmost to protect Yu Xunge within the two-year period, and if anything happened to her during this time, they would help her take revenge. As for a year later, revealing the exchange method to the Bureau would not affect Yu Xunge's own development—by then, she would probably have milked the goblins completely dry anyway.

Having obtained what she wanted while having to pay only a small price, Yu Xunge read through every single word before signing her name.

Zhao Shuying signed her name on behalf of the Special Investigation Bureau and stamped it with the official seal.