Chapter 154 Bargain

Su Mo pondered for a while, then replied to the Forged Creator·Devourer, "Anyway, there's plenty of time, let's just take our time browsing. Maybe there'll be some unexpected surprises, and if it really doesn't work out, there's always the Mechanical Pillar, right? Surely the stuff it sells can't all be junk."

"The Mechanical Pillar does sell some good stuff, but can you afford it?"

"Haha, look at what you're saying. We're not exactly penniless, are we?"

Su Mo said with a wry smile.

"Tch!"

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied disdainfully.

......

Just as Su Mo and the Forged Creator·Devourer were discussing where to buy things with the best value for money, a sudden commotion and shouts of surprise rang out not far away.

Su Mo turned his head to look, and saw a cool blue third-generation mecha, with an elegant posture, landing handsomely at the interstellar port.

It immediately attracted countless envious and jealous glances.

"Wow, so cool! A third-generation mecha!"

"And it's the kind with a permit."

"Definitely a golden turtle!" (rich and desirable bachelor)

"Who says it has to be a golden turtle? Can't it be a sugar mama? Are you discriminating against women?"

"I think gender doesn't matter, no need to be so rigid!"

......

Su Mo also felt a little itchy. He communicated with the Forged Creator·Devourer, "What do you think about me buying a pure mechanical IV-generation mecha? For self-defense and transportation, it'd be super useful."

"Suit yourself, but I must warn you, the world of pure mechanical mecha is even murkier. Don't buy a bunch of junk."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied indifferently.

"Relax, don't worry, I'll definitely buy something good. Anyway, we're rich now. I just don't know if those permits they're talking about are easy to get."

Su Mo replied with increasing anticipation.

"With money, anything is easy. If you have enough star coins, you can arm a legion capable of sweeping across all directions in Star Ring City in one night. Here, money is everything."

The Forged Creator·Devourer said in a low voice.

"Okay, although that's a bit of an exaggeration, it seems to be true. I wonder how rich the owner of Star Ring City must be! If I didn't already have Xue'er in my heart, I'd really want to latch onto them and be a kept man, haha."

Su Mo chatted with the Forged Creator·Devourer as he walked forward.

"Hmph, keep dreaming. And don't think about such things with such narrow-mindedness. An existence of this level wouldn't be backed by just one person, and naturally doesn't belong to any single individual. I'll give you a simple introduction to the structure of Star Ring City and some of the unspoken rules. The entire Star Ring City is divided into five rings. The inner ring is forbidden. Only the true masters of Star Ring City can enter. Anyone who breaks in without permission will be sentenced to death! It's a bit like your high walls."

"Understood."

Su Mo nodded slightly in response.

"The inner second ring is the upper-class residential area, the area that all of you dream of pursuing. In your words, living there is like living in paradise, of course, provided you have money."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"Is it very expensive?"

Su Mo asked with great curiosity.

"Every square meter is calculated in the tens of millions of star coins."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"That's highway robbery! You know, the compensation from the Demun Empire was only three billion star coins. That means you can only buy three hundred square meters at most. No, to be precise, you can't even buy three hundred square meters."

Su Mo was also shocked by the price.

"That's the price. If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it. The inner third ring is the area we're going to now. This area is all commercial streets, where people do business. The prices of shops and buildings are also extremely expensive. Fortunately, you can rent, and the rent isn't particularly expensive."

The Forged Creator·Devourer explained in a low voice.

"Okay, I take it back."

Su Mo's face was full of helplessness.

The Forged Creator·Devourer continued to explain, "The fourth ring belongs to the lower-class residential area, where dragons and snakes are mixed. The survivors of the previous Heaven's Cup basically live in that area. Don't go there if you don't have to. You have to know that those survivors have been eking out an existence in Star Ring City for so long, they've probably used up all their money. They'll do anything to survive. As for the remaining fifth ring area, it's the port area where you are now, controlled by various forces."

Hearing this, Su Mo's eyes became a little solemn.

"After you say that, I feel like this city eats people without spitting out bones."

"Tsk tsk, I told you long ago, Star Ring City is just a hypocrite. Do you know what's the most cruel thing? It's giving hope to those in despair, and then personally snuffing out that hope."

The Forged Creator·Devourer said coldly.

Su Mo rubbed his forehead, his face also full of helplessness.

.....

After a long time, Su Mo arrived at the third ring commercial street, which was still as lively as ever.

Everywhere were people setting up stalls and hawking their wares.

Su Mo walked along, looking around.

The things being sold were still a mess, but the prices weren't expensive, a few hundred star coins at most, and the most expensive were only hundreds of thousands of star coins.

The things sold in the shops along the way were more expensive.

Su Mo found a relatively large shop and walked in.

At this time, a very sexy woman, wearing a super low-cut dress, greeted him with a smile.

"Sir, what would you like? We have everything here, whether it's medicine or weapons."

"I'm just looking around."

Su Mo was unusually low-key.

On both sides of the shop were transparent display cabinets, inside which were virtual projections of various weapons, with price tags on them.

Su Mo saw a IV-generation pure mechanical mecha at a glance.

This mecha was called Thunder Shadow Light, a very domineering name, priced at 30 million star coins.

From the appearance and the publicized parameters, it looked very excellent.

At this time, the sexy woman saw Su Mo staring at Thunder Shadow Light, and immediately introduced him diligently, "Sir, you really have good taste. This is our shop's trump card weapon. Its performance is fierce, its quality is excellent, and it's not comparable to ordinary IV-generation mecha."

Su Mo nodded slightly, then turned to look at the IV-generation bio-mecha next to it. The prices weren't expensive, the cheapest was only 10 million, and the most expensive was no more than 15 million.

Overall, pure mechanical mecha were more expensive.

Su Mo's heart was also very moved by this Thunder Shadow IV-generation mecha.

However, at this time, the voice of the Forged Creator·Devourer sounded in Su Mo's mind.

"Why are you buying this kind of trash?"

"Where's it trash?"

Su Mo asked calmly.

"Look at its label, it doesn't even say which country it's produced in. It's most likely a mixed-brand assembled product. I'm telling you, when buying things in Star Ring City, you have to recognize the manufacturer. The same model of goods will be different depending on the manufacturer."

The Forged Creator·Devourer said coldly.

"Sir, would you like to consider it? Our shop is having a promotion today. If you want to buy it, you can get a discount. There are even extra surprises and services."

The sexy woman in front of him smiled and promoted it.

Su Mo coughed and asked, "Excuse me, which manufacturer produced this weapon?"

Hearing Su Mo's words, the sexy woman in front of him stiffened slightly, and said somewhat unnaturally.

"Sir, our shop is in Star Ring City, so this mecha is naturally produced in Star Ring City."

"I'm afraid not."

Su Mo raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him and said.

"I didn't expect sir to be such an expert. This weapon was made by the country of Uruk, it's a custom mecha, you can rest assured about the quality, it's definitely stronger than those standard mecha. If you're interested, we can still talk about the price."

"No thanks."

Su Mo said and left.

Although Su Mo was very tempted, after all, the weapon was bought for his own use, so he had to buy something better.

"See, I told you I was right."

The Forged Creator·Devourer said in a low voice.

"Let's go to the Mechanical Pillar. You tell me, how do I distinguish what things are good?"

Su Mo became more and more interested.

"Let me tell you this, the goods sold in Star Ring City, apart from those manufactured by you chosen civilizations, and those plundered from other civilizations outside, are all manufactured by Star Ring City and the forces behind the scenes. And the things produced, depending on the manufacturer, the quality is different, and the price is also different. For example, a good IV-generation mecha can challenge a V-generation mecha, but those trash you have now can't do it at all."

The Forged Creator·Devourer introduced in a low voice.

"Mmm."

Su Mo quickly found a nearby Mechanical Pillar.

He clicked on the Mechanical Pillar and began to browse the things for sale. He found that the same model of things was marked with different manufacturers.

"How about this one, which is marked as being produced by the Dark Meteor Empire?"

"Not very good, a second-rate country."

The Forged Creator·Devourer said coldly.

"How about this one from the Kaki'er Country?"

"Even more trash, a third-rate country."

"But the price is cheap, look, this IV-generation pure mechanical mecha is only 20 million."

Su Mo said, stroking his chin.

"Can cheap things be good?"

The Forged Creator·Devourer said coldly.

"Then how about this White Moon Starfall Empire?"

"Okay, this one belongs to a first-rate empire."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"No, too expensive, the same model IV-generation pure mechanical mecha actually sells for 1 billion, highway robbery!"

Su Mo almost jumped up.

"This isn't even the best. Let me tell you, among all the models, the ones produced by the Helios Technology Group are the top-notch. You can't go wrong buying that model."

The Forged Creator·Devourer said coldly.

"Let me see."

Su Mo carefully adjusted the reference table and quickly found a standard IV-generation mecha produced by the Helios Technology Group.

When he saw the price on it, Su Mo's face twitched fiercely.

"2 billion star coins! An IV-generation pure mechanical mecha sells for this price, might as well just rob someone."

Su Mo couldn't help but complain.

"That's how expensive it is."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied indifferently.

Su Mo took a deep breath and then said, "I won't argue with you. How about buying this one? This pure mechanical mecha is marked as being produced by Star Ring City, and the price is super cheap, only 50 million. Star Ring City is such a great existence, it can't possibly say that the things it produces are no good."

"Of course there's nothing to say about the technology of Star Ring City, but its main customers are you poor people, so most of what it produces are cheap goods. Of course, the quality is definitely more guaranteed than those mixed brands, but mass-produced things aren't going to be very good."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied.

"Can this kind of high-end weapon also be mass-produced?"

Su Mo looked at the catalog with some disbelief.

"Don't underestimate the power of Star Ring City. Take a closer look at those catalog lists, didn't you notice that the prices of the standard mecha produced by Star Ring City are extremely cheap? That's because all the materials they use are secondary re-smelted, and these standard mecha are designed to shorten their lifespan and maximize their combat power, so that they barely touch the threshold of IV-generation mecha. And those IV-generation bio-mecha, many of the monster carriers they use are more cultivated and cloned, and can't compare to wild ones at all."

The Forged Creator·Devourer explained the inside story to Su Mo little by little.

Su Mo was also shocked.

"Xiao Shi, if what you say is true, then the quality of the Starlight Shadow that Wenluosi and the others drive, and those IV-generation bio-mecha aren't very good?"

"They weren't very good to begin with, those are all produced by Star Ring City, you can only say they're just ordinary."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"What about that Pseudo-V-generation bio-mecha·You Ji?"

"That one's different, that one was produced by another civilization, it's not a cheap product. But it's also not very good, you can only say it's barely acceptable. However, that Pseudo-V-generation bio-mecha·You Ji, if it were brought to Star Ring City for sale, it could be packaged and disguised as a V-generation mecha for fraudulent sale."

The Forged Creator·Devourer explained.

"I understand."

Su Mo rubbed his forehead and replied.

"If you want to buy something, buy something produced by the Helios Technology Group."

The Forged Creator·Devourer said in a low voice.

"Tsk, is this Helios Technology Group really that awesome?"

Su Mo looked at it, clicked a few filter buttons, and pulled out all the weapons and equipment produced by the Helios Technology Group.

For a while, he was also frightened, the prices of high-end weapons differed so much that it didn't even matter.

Even the most basic model of missiles was almost five to ten times more expensive than the missiles on the market!

"How can I buy this?"

Su Mo couldn't bring himself to do it, he always felt it was too expensive and not cost-effective.

"If you want good things, you have to pay a high price."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"Forget it, let's go to that junk shop and take a look."

Su Mo decisively compromised, although he felt a little guilty, but it was better than being ripped off outside.

"Didn't you say you weren't going?"

The Forged Creator·Devourer asked back.

"I found out that you also know how to squeeze people."

The corners of Su Mo's mouth twitched slightly.

The Forged Creator·Devourer directly ignored Su Mo's words and stopped talking.

Su Mo sighed and walked towards the old man's shop.

Before long, he came to the door of the inconspicuous little shop, but as soon as he arrived, Su Mo was dumbfounded.

The shop wasn't open yet, and there were a lot of people gathered at the door.

He was also a little surprised, he didn't expect this shop to have become so popular.

Su Mo took a closer look, the people waiting at the door, each of them had an extraordinary identity, and the mechanical armor they were wearing looked very good.

And there weren't only people from the Federation, basically people from all countries were there.

Everyone was very vigilant with each other, and there wasn't much communication between them.

Only those who came together would whisper a few words to each other.

Su Mo pricked up his ears and listened carefully, hearing a few words of exchange.

"I wonder if there will be any cheap and good goods produced today."

"The things here are extremely expensive, but if you can buy them, you'll definitely make a profit."

"I've heard about it too."

.....

Su Mo patiently waited quietly.

After about an hour, the doors of the shop opened automatically.

However, when he looked inside, there wasn't a single person inside.

The people waiting outside saw the door open and walked in one after another.

Su Mo looked at the empty shop and complained to the Forged Creator·Devourer in his mind, "That old man is too arrogant, he doesn't even watch when he opens the door, he's not afraid of things being stolen or robbed."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice, "He has the ability to do so, you can try it and see what the consequences are."

"Cough cough, forget it, this is Star Ring City after all."

Su Mo replied awkwardly.

"Star Ring City doesn't prohibit you from stealing and robbing, as long as you have the ability, you can do whatever you want."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"I don't believe it, I'll be crushed to death and cry before it's over."

Su Mo replied in a good mood.

Then Su Mo began to browse the display stands on both sides of the shop, he found that even after so many years, the things being sold here were still the same. He couldn't help but slander in his heart, wouldn't this guy go bankrupt because the prices were too expensive and he couldn't sell anything?

At this time, Su Mo looked at a black V-generation mecha and his eyes lit up.

V-generation bio-mecha·Light of the Abyss.

Its appearance and texture were exceptionally outstanding.

But after seeing the price, Su Mo decisively gave up, this mecha cost 100 billion star coins.

If Su Mo remembered correctly, he saw a V-generation bio-mecha produced by Star Ring City in the Mechanical Pillar at the time, and the price was only 30 billion star coins.

"Too expensive."

He couldn't help but say.

At this time, Su Mo saw a very familiar IV-generation bio-mecha, which was written as IV-generation bio-mecha·Dark Warrior!

The price was 1.2 billion star coins.

No matter how Su Mo looked at it, it looked like the IV-generation bio-mecha·Dark Warlord that Herris drove.

Whether it was the appearance or various aspects, it was simply a template made out of it.

He couldn't help but ask the Forged Creator·Devourer, "Look at this one, does it look like the one Herris used?"

"It's not like, it's the same model, just with a different name."

The Forged Creator·Devourer directly gave a clear answer.

"I remember in the Mechanical Pillar, Herris's was only selling for around 15 million, and here it dares to ask for 1.2 billion?"

Su Mo immediately felt that the world was too crazy.

"The manufacturers are different, what's so strange about it. If you really want to buy it, I suggest you buy this one, as long as you're strong enough, it's not impossible to challenge a higher level."

The Forged Creator·Devourer said indifferently.

"I don't believe in any level-skipping challenge."

Su Mo couldn't help but shake his head.

At this moment, Su Mo's eyes fell on another piece of equipment.

Wasn't this the V-generation colony armor·Heaven's Punishment that he saw the first time he came?

Sure enough, it hadn't been sold.

He talked with the Forged Creator·Devourer in his mind, "Who would spend so much money and be a sucker to buy this equipment? With 10 billion star coins, they can buy a Level 5 ship and a V-type mecha."

"What are you buying those trash for, they're all inferior goods. This set of equipment is worth the money, it can not only effectively reduce the pollution of driving a bio-mecha, but also greatly improve the user's strength, and can even save lives at a critical moment. How can those cheap goods compare, if you had been wearing this set of equipment when you were driving the Pseudo-V-generation mecha·You Ji, how could you have been so badly polluted? And you bought a Level 5 ship, do you have so many people to drive it? How high are the maintenance costs later on? What's more important than saving your life?"

The Forged Creator·Devourer said to Su Mo.

"After you say that, it seems to make a little sense."

Su Mo didn't even notice that he seemed to have been led astray.

"You need to look at your current situation and what you need? To put it another way, even if you really bought trash Pseudo-V or IV-generation bio-mecha, would you dare to drive them?"

The Forged Creator·Devourer said in a low voice.

Su Mo stroked his chin and thought for a while, then replied, "It makes sense, but it's useless. It's too expensive, I can't afford it at all."

"You can bargain, how do you know it's not possible if you don't try."

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"Stop messing around, I've tried it before."

Su Mo found it a little funny, he certainly remembered that when he first came, he was interested in this set of equipment and negotiated with the old man.

That guy was completely unyielding.

At this time, an old man with extremely dry skin, messy gray hair, and sunken eyes, walked in like a ghost.

When Su Mo saw this old man again, a chill rose in his heart involuntarily, his nerves suddenly tightened, as if he had seen a terrifying monster.

The old man glanced at Su Mo with the corner of his eye, then ignored him and walked towards the counter.

At this time, a burly Gormotos Empire customer walked up to the old man and negotiated in a low voice.

"Can things over there be a little cheaper?"

......

Unfortunately, the old man kept his head down the whole time, as if he didn't hear what other people were saying.

The big man saw that the negotiation was unsuccessful, his expression twisted for a while, and finally gave up and left.

The people present looked at the extremely expensive goods, and there were no cheaper deals, so they shook their heads and left one after another.

Soon, Su Mo was the only one left in the shop.

At this time, the Forged Creator·Devourer was constantly communicating with Su Mo, "Go try it."

"How can I try, I only have 2 billion star coins on me."

"Don't you still have two pieces of eternal metal?"

"That's right, I have two pieces, but how much are they worth? The official recovery price for those two pieces is only 250 million star coins, even if you let me pay the other party at the real price, they're only worth 2.5 billion star coins. That means that all together, it's only about 4.5 billion star coins, and you've seen it, everyone who went up to negotiate was rebuffed, how could that stingy guy agree."

Su Mo replied helplessly.

"They're them, you're you, how do you know if you don't try?"

The Forged Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"Okay, let's try, to make you give up."

Su Mo replied helplessly.

So Su Mo walked up to the old man with a trace of apprehension in his heart, and he said firmly.

"How much does that set of V-generation Heaven's Punishment colony armor sell for?"

"10 billion."

The old man made a dry voice like a dead man.

The corner of Su Mo's mouth twitched, and he said with a guilty conscience, "How about I use 2 billion star coins, and two pieces of eternal metal that weigh about 25kg in total, to exchange for that set of equipment?"

"Okay."

The old man raised his head and made a creepy sound.

Su Mo was stunned in place when he heard the old man's words.

It worked?

His expression then became exceptionally wonderful, if Su Mo wasn't sure that the Forged Creator·Devourer was on his side, he would definitely think he had been set up.

But even so, Su Mo still had a feeling of being tricked.

"Are you sure?"

Su Mo asked with a dazed head.

PS: Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I'm going to celebrate the holiday too, (*^▽^*) , bye!