Joshua decided to tell the truth and avoiding those that he couldn't tell to anyone especially the crack.
"Sir , I am only the seller not the one who made this sword. And I can't tell who made it."
Ye Tie grab his beard thinking for a while.
"Lad if you want to sell this good sword it would be at price of 50 tael gold" Ye Tie told the price to Joshua as he smile.
Joshua was shock and told Ye Tie in anger.
"You might as well stole from steal money from the Weng Clans treasury. I'll sell it 1000 tael gold no lower than that."
Ye Tie answered in anger too.
"Haa lad you dreaming too big you might as well practice what you told me just now."
"Old man your the one who started it first we could have proper talk if you price it well or else we might as well never see each other." Joshua retorted back without honorifics this time.
"Alright lad I was trying to teach you and I would pay proper amount to you after teaching you a good lesson." Ye Tie explain with a smile on his face.
"So what is you offer sir" Joshua ask polite even though he didn't believe this old man at all.
"500 this time I explain why" Ye Tie proceed to explain even though it was a good sword it didn't have a qi structure or special materials that give it special effects. Especially the qi structure was needed for every good sword or else it is only just a piece of sharpen metal.
"Old man I'll offer 900" Joshua still give a new offer to the old man.
"Didn't you hear what I said without qi structure or special ore in it this is only good as a sharpen metal." Ye Tie defended his argument.
Joshua took the sword turn back and left.
"Wait lad I can offer 650" Ye Tie panick offered a new price.
"Why did you increase your price I thought this is only a piece of sharpen metal? What change?" Joshua smiled at the old fox.
Seeing the young man saw through him he decided to tell the truth.
"Haa lad I increase the price cause I can reforge the sword and add qi structure to it. But that would need me working on it so I offer 650."
"850" Joshua look at him and nod repeatedly.
"700" counter price by Ye Tie.
"850"
"750 I can't offer anymore higher, if don't want to sell it go else where." Ye Tie final offer to Joshua.
"Alright I'll take it" Joshua smiled.
Both gave each other smiles and items they needed.
After acquiring the money he left the shop where the old man was watching him leave and as soon he was out the range the old man laugh loudly.
"Hahahahah that scrawny lad think he won I could reforge this good sword and made it into a master and sell it 1,200 or maybe 3000 if it's a grandmaster work."
As the old man close the shop as he went straight to his Smithy to reforge the sword.
At the back on some alley that is close to the Wu flying Sparrow Shop.
Joshua was thinking about what the old man said and thought he might need to go to Wu flying Sparrow Shop and sell this.
He knew the old fox trick him for selling this sword cheaply but he believe it would not be that much and he got alot of info from the old man so it was worth the trade.
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But he believe he can sell it more in Wu flying Sparrow Shop.
Just as he went in the shop he was greeted by a woman who is working for the shop.
"Sir, are you here to buy or sell anything?" Ask the beautiful lady.
"Yes I am here to sell a master work sword but the qi structure is not forge in." Joshua answered the woman.
It seems only in those bad novels where the costumer is being treated poorly exists. Thank God.
"Sir let our appraiser inspect it and we will give you the highest offer." The lady answered with a slight higher happy tone.
After handing the sword to the lady he sat in the waiting area hoping they did not stole it. But he thought as a famous shop they would not ruing their face for one sword and if I told them it was made by a hidden master they would try to win the master rather than made him an enemy.
Then he saw the lady holding the swird bringing it back with a man tailing behind her.
"Sir, our appraiser had inspect and this is indeed made by a unknown master and decided to buy this sword 1300 gold taels" the lady offer to joshua.
"Hmm" Joshua answered seriously but in the inside he was shock it seems that old fox trick him this bad but he can't do anything now he already sold it to the old fox.
After selling the last sword to the Wu flying Sparrow Shop he need to meet with the villagers. But before he could het out of the shop he was stop by the lady.
"Sir this is our Wu flying Sparrow Shop token, if your selling or buying on our shop you would be a accommodate or treated as VIP. Ihope sir eould take this." The lady offered a jade token with WU written on it.
"Ohh I'll take the token and I will sell more of master's sword to your shop." Decided to make this shop his go to for seling his online sword.
After he left the shop and head out to the city gate.
"Ma'am that sword is not enough to give out that token it was suppose to be only given to long standing and powerful costumers." Appraiser said.
"Not everything have to follow the rules and this is called investment. If it thus fail we won't loss much but if it works we might be cooperating with a master smith."
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Joshua stepping out of the gates saw the Qiunse villagers packing ready to go back.
"Sorry I am here lets go" called out by joshua.
"Took you long enough, we should be able to arrive before dark." Said Bek Su as he look at Joshua he notice he was not carrying anything.
"Did you sold the swords? What happen?"
"Of course I sold the swords and got good money for it and I bought something else too but would be delivered next visit. Sorry I can't tell you" shrug Joshua as he show few silver taels to Bek Su.
He could not carry those heavy Yuanbao/gold ignots, plus that would be asking someone to rob him seeing the money he carries so he had to send it to his apartment in Terra.
He exchange 1 Yuanbo for 100 silver to show at least something to other or they will suspect something.
After heading to group he called the chief and told that he want a plot of land near the village showing a 100 Yuanbao to the chief shocking him and giving 50 for Bek Su hold it so tightly he thought he was dreaming.
"Joshua this is too much, the Qiunse Village is just a poor place" chief tried to give back the gold.
"Yes yes brother this is too much plus why are giving me this much gold."
"No need chief, if you are feeling quilty we can pay the villagers to create a simple home for me. And you Bek Su might as well buy few pig or ducks to raise." Said joshua but the truth is he only paid higher because the chief had help him in many ways especially Bek Su who save his life.
Both chief Lan Chi and Bek Su didn't argue anymore but decided to do what Joshua suggested instead.
After returning Joshua headed back to terra and sold the few golds to the next city gold shop buyers.
Of course they would ask where he got the gold from and he told them that is was and old inherentance he got from his ancestors.
He didn't bring all the gold but tried to sold it few to each different store and city, he even bought a induction furnace to melt the gold into bars and fake IDs. Of course it was not perfect but good enough not to warrant attention.
$4,353,917
Hiss
Seeing the the money he earned just from this one trip he felt light headed.
"So what now?" Thinking what to do next as he sat near a bench in the park. It seems I need to go shopping spree.
He dicided to buy a house.
Cha ching -1,500,000$ small mansion out of city.
Next would be a car and truck.
-70,000 $
Next would be ordering sword and armour from Dolm's Armory.
-150,000$
Next ....
"What's next?" Joshua thought for a while and he could not think anything he wanted.
Now that he was no longer financially burden he started to think of anything he wanted other than returning home.
After toiling since coming here for 10 years he never really enjoy much of his childhood even before he was teleported, he was a noble rightful heir of the Carter Family, thought from a young age about knowledge of ruling a land and other noble etiquette.
Looking back he did not have much friends and love ones, much less 10 years have pass and they might be also gone.
Heck he didn't even try to find love during all those years with his mature demeanure and good looking face. He push away those who confess to him and earned the tittle Cold Prince.
Maybe after returning to Mundo he might be able to find peace and start thinking for himself.
No.
Is that really what I dream of?
Returning to my roots?
No deep down of my heart the reason I want to return was because I was a noble heir, I had power and wealth of land.
I had something there and nothing here.
Yes I learned so many things cause I want power and wealth.
I was greedy.
After self checking himself, he found what he wanted to do next.
With bright glowing eyes he had a simple wish, I want to conquer it all!
"Yes, a simple wish to satiate my greediness and ambitions." Said joshua as he smile happily.
"Lets start with the martial world Di." As he look at the crack ready to conquer everything.
