After several minutes, the elderly man slowly returned, holding a bag in his hand.
He placed the bag in front of White and said, "Here are 68,000 Alliance Coins!"
"That's not right. It's clearly 68,400 Alliance Coins! You still owe me 400!" White was meticulous about every detail, for he had endured the hardships of being penniless. So, even this small sum of 400 Alliance Coins could not be overlooked, even though he already had more than 60,000.
"You really are a miser. To be honest, at 3,800 per piece, I don't make much profit!" the old man remarked.
"Well, if that's the case, don't expect to get so many magic crystals all at once in the future!" White said, quietly.
Business, after all, is about long-term relationships. If he could secure such a source, the old man would undoubtedly be thrilled. He glanced at White and smiled faintly. "Alright, it's just 400 coins. I'll give it to you. But if you ever get such good goods again, be sure to bring them to me first." He pulled out four more bills and handed them over to White.
"But your prices must be fair!"
The old man chuckled. "Such things will never happen again!"
White took the bag of coins and patted Xiao Feng on the shoulder. "Alright, let's go!"
Suddenly, Xiao Feng smiled and said, "Uncle White, I want to buy a gun!"
"You already have a sniper rifle, don't you? What kind of gun do you need now?" White asked as they walked.
"That rifle can't even kill an F-level magical beast! I want something much stronger, at least powerful enough to kill an F-level magical beast!"
White furrowed his brow. "Child, do you know how much a heavy-duty sniper rifle costs? At least 20,000 Alliance Coins, where are we going to get that kind of money?"
Xiao Feng looked at the bag of coins in White's hand.
White sighed. "Child, I know you earned this money yourself, but we came here for Alice's eye treatment. We can't spend all this money, can we?"
Seeing White's dilemma, Xiao Feng couldn't help but ask, "Even if we don't buy it, could you at least take me to take a look?"
Hearing Xiao Feng's request, White's expression softened. He was clearly moved once again by Xiao Feng's sincerity. "Alright, I'll save up to buy you a proper sniper rifle, once Alice's eyes are treated."
"Uncle, you promise?"
"Mm," White responded, tousling Xiao Feng's soft hair.
The two of them walked toward a row of stalls. In White's memory, the owner of this stall was named Glass, and his weapons were the most powerful on the black market. The heavy-duty sniper rifle White had mentioned was not even his most prized item.
When White and Xiao Feng stood before the stall, Xiao Feng was clearly awestruck by the array of firearms before him. Compared to the weapons at the 64th protection zone, these guns felt like mere toys.
At that moment, Glass was brewing a bag of red tea. He instinctively looked up and saw the old man and the young boy standing in front of his stall.
"Oh, the two strongest warriors. Are you here to buy guns?" Glass said with a peculiar accent.
"We're just browsing," White replied.
"Alright, feel free to look around. If you find something you like, just let me know. I'll give you the best price. Don't worry, my hunters!"
Curious, Xiao Feng asked, "How did you know we're hunters?"
"Heh, only you free hunters from distant lands would walk around the black market with a bag of money," Glass replied with a grin. "But let me warn you, this place isn't safe. If your money gets stolen, you'll never get it back!"
"Thanks for the reminder, but honestly, there aren't many who could steal this bag of money from us!"
Xiao Feng pointed at a red sniper rifle with a long scope, its menacing appearance catching his eye. "Boss, how much for this one?"
"Oh, young brother, you have a good eye. This gun is the most powerful one in my collection. It's the latest product from the Brumm Company. It hasn't even been issued to the Alliance military yet. It has a very famous nickname—'Blood Demon!'"
Xiao Feng repeated quietly, "Blood Demon? Can I see it?"
Glass sipped his tea. "Take it, feel free to look!"
White observed the sniper rifle, noting that this wasn't the heavy-duty rifle he had mentioned. It was something he had never seen before, and its price was likely beyond their imagination.
"How much is this gun?" White asked.
"100,000 Alliance Coins!"
"What? 100,000 coins?" Both White and Xiao Feng were stunned by the price.
They had already struggled to afford a 20,000 coin heavy-duty sniper rifle. But 100,000 coins was an astronomical sum. Even the Viper Tank had only sold for 80,000 coins.
White awkwardly said, "Boss, could you show me a heavy-duty sniper rifle?"
"Heavy-duty sniper rifles are outdated now. This 'Blood Demon' has an effective range of 2,500 meters, a laser scope, and a micro-electronic chip-controlled targeting system. It can kill a G-level magical beast from over 1,000 meters away. A heavy-duty sniper rifle can only kill within 500 meters. These two guns are in completely different leagues!"
Xiao Feng couldn't resist picking up the "Blood Demon," pulling back the bolt, weighing the rifle in his hands, then lifting it and looking toward the sky. "Not bad. This is a fine weapon! Boss, can you lower the price a little?"
White patted Xiao Feng on the shoulder. "We don't have enough money."
Xiao Feng sighed. "Let's finish negotiating the price with the boss. When we have the money, we can come back. Uncle, you have to understand, once we have this gun, we won't just be hunting G-level magical beasts for magic crystals. With this sniper rifle, we'll be able to harvest countless F-level magical beasts' crystals. How much is an F-level magical beast's crystal worth?"
Glass interjected from the side, "10,000 Alliance Coins."
"That's right, 10,000 coins. If we hunt ten F-level magical beasts, we can pay for this gun!"
White stared at Xiao Feng in disbelief. "You make a good point, but where are we going to find ten F-level magical beasts?"
"Uncle, don't worry. I'll take care of it. If you buy this gun, I'll bring back ten F-level magical beasts within a week. What do you think? Ten F-level magical beasts!"
Hearing Xiao Feng's sincere offer, Glass laughed heartily. "If you buy this gun now, I'll give you a 20% discount and throw in a 'Reaper' battle blade. This battle blade can sever the neck of an F-level magical beast if your strength is sufficient. You'd better think this through!"
White was suddenly moved. "You mean it can actually sever the neck of an F-level magical beast?"