Dragon Cypress was all too familiar with the various negotiation tricks used by the Dulai Flame Spider Caravan, and now he was turning them around on Melde.
Melde was a capable merchant and refused to back down even a little.
After arguing for half the day, the Ice-Fire Water-Making Pot finally sold for 8,200 Source Stones.
8,000 Source Stones was Melde's bottom line, not a single stone more.
The extra 200 Source Stones were Melde's token of appreciation that Dragon Cypress could actually go toe-to-toe with him for two hundred rounds.
"Are you calculating your Source Stones together?"
Melde asked.
Dragon Cypress: "Together! We split everything we earn fifty-fifty."
"Fifty-fifty. Split evenly."
Ink Orchid agreed.
—That sly Little Ant King, tricking the Little Mantis out of his Divine-Given Seed~
Melde felt he saw right through it, but didn't call it out.
