Chapter 552 - 349: Black Crystal Town (2)
Chapter 552: Chapter 349: Black Crystal Town (2)
[Remote Payment Service]
"1 hour for 1 Gold Coin"
"Note: Limited to Black Crystal Town"
[Delayed Trade Service]
"1 hour for 1 Gold Coin"
"Note: Limited to Black Crystal Town"
[Anonymous Trade Service]
"1 hour for 10 Gold Coins"
’As expected of value-added services, they’re all priced in Gold Coins.’
’There’s even an exposure service.’
Zhao Chi thought for a moment. The Kerosene wasn’t for making a profit anyway, but to serve as a cover.
He could indeed increase its exposure to test how much it could sell for.
’Might as well go with basic exposure.’
Exposure was set individually for each item, so Zhao Chi applied one hour of basic exposure to his three most expensive listings.
He wanted to see if the Super Bright Kerosene priced at 60, 65, and 70 Silver Coins would actually sell.
Besides exposure, there was also a temporary warehouse service.
This service was essential.
Otherwise, after a successful trade, he would have to transport the goods to the Exchange’s warehouse himself.
If he activated it, the Exchange would open a temporary space for Zhao Chi. He could place his goods into this space, which would be directly linked to the Exchange’s warehouse.
Whenever a trade was completed, the item would be automatically retrieved from it, allowing the transaction to finish quickly.
Moreover, purchased items could also be placed directly inside, which was very convenient.
However, it charged by space and time: one cubic meter for one hour cost 1 Gold Coin.
’Definitely not cheap.’
’But it’s worth activating.’
At least, Zhao Chi thought it was worth it.
He activated it for ten hours.
Next was the remote payment service.
If he activated this service, the money from his consigned goods could be paid to him remotely, anytime and anywhere.
Otherwise, he would have to come to the Exchange to collect his money.
This one was also essential.
He activated this for ten hours as well.
Then there was the delayed trade service.
Currently, a trade required registration first, which opened a 30-minute trade interface for free.
However, for a fee, this time could be extended, and it would be effective throughout Black Crystal Town.
This was also very convenient.
It was equivalent to paying for convenience.
’1 Gold Coin per hour. Not cheap, but worth it.’
He activated it for ten hours.
And then came the most important one: the anonymous trade service.
’This is fantastic!’
’I never would have thought... This Exchange looks so noisy, dirty, and chaotic, but these services are actually very thoughtful.’
It was understandable, though.
After all, Dark City was full of a motley crew, including quite a few fugitives and bandits.
To fence their stolen goods, they were all willing to trade anonymously.
Dark Night City clearly supported this.
The Exchange could make a ton of money from it, too. It was 10 Gold Coins an hour—what a moneymaker.
’I have to activate it!’
He hadn’t sold a single thing yet, but he’d already spent over 40 Gold Coins.
Immediately after, Zhao Chi registered the Silk Stockings anonymously.
The Kerosene didn’t need to be anonymous; its value wasn’t too high, after all.
Besides, Zhao Chi needed to leave a trade record of him selling Kerosene.
The Silk Stockings, however, had to be anonymous.
Similarly, he set up ten price tiers for the Silk Stockings.
Previously, on Strong Fragrance Food Street, he had sold them to the female shopkeeper, Wanyan, for 2 Gold Coins a pair.
Back then, they were made with Spider Woman’s Silk Thread, but now they had evolved to use Spider Lady’s Silk Thread, and the Attributes had improved significantly.
They were still of Rough Quality, but their Attributes were much better than before.
But before registering them, Zhao Chi first opened the Exchange interface to browse the market for Super-Improved Silk Stockings.
It was about what he had expected.
Generally speaking, ordinary Silk Stocking Fashion of standard Quality went for around 300-400 Copper Coins.
The improved versions were between 10-15 Silver Coins.
For the super-improved versions, the price varied depending on the direction of the improvement.
But on the whole, most were around 30 Silver Coins.
There were also some made of special materials, with Attribute boosts of around 5%-20%, priced at about 40-80 Silver Coins. Almost none of them exceeded 1 Gold Coin.
Compared to other fashion items, Silk Stockings were in a lower-value tier.
They just didn’t fetch high prices.
After all, their base Durability was only 5 points, making them almost a single-use fashion item. They broke way too easily.
Furthermore, the Attribute increases were limited, and they could only be worn by women.
So, Silk Stockings weren’t considered high-end fashion.
Zhao Chi made a rough comparison with Silk Stockings that had similar types of improvements:
[Market Super-Improved Silk Stockings]
"Standard Quality, Silk, Durability 5, Defense +20%, Price approx. 30 Silver Coins"
[Silk Stockings Sold to Wanyan]
"Rough Quality, Spider Woman Silk, Durability 38, Defense +75%, Movement Speed +15%, Price 2 Gold Coins (sold to Wanyan)"
[Current Batch of Silk Stockings]
"Rough Quality, Spider Lady Silk, Durability 15, Defense +75%, Movement Speed +41.5%, Starting price can be considered 2.5 Gold Coins"
The comparison was stark.
The Super-Improved Silk Stockings on the market were complete trash, far inferior to the ones he had sold to Wanyan.
Zhao Chi’s current Silk Stockings had lower Durability, but it was still far higher than what was on the market. Moreover, the increase in Movement Speed was massive compared to the old-style ones.
So, Zhao Chi also listed them in ten different price brackets, with ten pairs in each lot.
The lowest was 2.5 Gold Coins a pair, with each bracket increasing by 0.5 Gold Coins, up to a maximum of 7 Gold Coins a pair.
He finished registering all of them anonymously.
Then he placed the 100 pairs of Silk Stockings into the temporary warehouse.
He exited the registration window.
He received a new system message.
[Dear Zhao Chi: Greetings]
[Your "Special-type Super-improved Kerosene" has been appraised. We can purchase it at a rate of 2,687 Copper Coins per liter.]
[If you agree, please complete the sale within 24 hours. After this duration, we will conduct a new appraisal.]
2,687 Copper Coins was nearly 27 Silver Coins.
That was 7 Silver Coins more than the 20 Silver Coins he got from selling to his family. It seemed this place valued this type of Kerosene more.