Chapter 532: Chapter 389: Transaction_2
However, since Dong Tianyu was willing to offer them a favorable deal, they would not appear too greedy. As a result, they eagerly began to pitch their own family industries.
Indeed, it was their family industries. At this time, Yara and the other two had decided to settle down in Kyoto for the long term. But they had only recently arrived in Kyoto, so they had always relied on the subsidies provided by their family.
For these elites, constantly taking money without contributing felt wrong in their hearts. After all, it was not like ancient times when transportation was underdeveloped and clan members moving away might never see their peers or younger generations in their lifetime.
Although recurring natural disasters had nearly destroyed the roads, they still had to return home for the annual clan-wide meeting because of the existence of transport machines.
Since they received their family’s support, they had to report on their situation at each clan-wide meeting.
Just taking money obviously didn’t sound good, so to save face, they needed to find ways to create value for their family.
The deal proposed by Dong Tianyu, if as substantial as he claimed, would give them credit for facilitating it. That way, when they returned for the clan meetings in the future, they would no longer be ridiculed as freeloaders and frauds.
"How much stuff do you need? Give me a specific amount."
Hearing Yara’s request, Dong Tianyu pondered for a moment and then said to the three of them, "I need a large amount, but if I tell you I’ll take as much as you’ve got—no limit—you might find it unreliable.
So, here’s what we’ll do: I’ll tell you in advance how much I have to offer each time, and then you can provide me with a list of materials based on the amount of goods I’ve got. We can discuss the specific terms of the trade later."
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s proposed trading scheme, the three of them thought it over, found no issues, and immediately nodded in agreement. Gordon, somewhat eager, couldn’t help but ask, "What goods do you plan to offer for the first batch? Roughly how much? And what are you looking to exchange for it?"
After Gordon’s inquiry, Dong Tianyu thought for a while and then responded directly, "For the first trade, let’s not prepare too much; let’s test the waters. The price of grain has been rising quickly, so let’s trade with grain. I have twenty tons of mixed grain bricks, with at least eighty percent of the mixture being grain flour."
Hearing that Dong Tianyu mentioned grain bricks rather than grain, the three had a vague guess about the source of his materials. Despite their speculation, they had no intention of bypassing Dong Tianyu to speak directly with the person behind the scenes.
They were well aware that even if they found out who was behind him, it would be pointless. After all, if their guess was correct and Dong Tianyu truly had access to that much material, then the web of relationships behind him would be incredibly complex and intertwined.
So after a lot of speculation, in the end, they dismissed those whimsical ideas and decided it was best to go ahead with a stable and steady trade.
"What kind of items do you want in exchange?"
Upon hearing Yara’s question, Dong Tianyu considered if there was anything he needed recently and realized he actually did—strange items. But not just Dong Tianyu; in fact, any faction would be in need of them.
"Ideally, strange items, but if not, then ores with spiritual properties and mutant plants, and even seeds of mutant plants will do.
However, I must clarify that since I mentioned mutant plants as a category for trade, it implies that I have some understanding of them. So, you need not try to pass off ordinary plants as superior ones."
Hearing Dong Tianyu’s caveat, the three, Yara and her companions, quickly nodded and promised, "Don’t worry, considering our relationship, the items will definitely meet the highest standard for you. You can be assured of that.
But since this is the first trade, we need to go back and discuss with our family about the specifics of the trade, so we cannot finalize the exact amount right now.
If you’re not in a rush, could you give us three days? Once we’ve communicated with our family, we can discuss the details."
When Dong Tianyu heard what Yara and the others said, he nodded in understanding. Both parties were aware that the true party in this trade was their family, so the opinions of Yara and her companions were not the most crucial.
Even knowing these circumstances, Dong Tianyu couldn’t say much more, since they had enjoyed the benefits brought by his family, it was only right that they paid the corresponding price.
After arranging the next meeting time, Yara and the other two hastily left to report back to their families about the situation here.
Once the three left, only Dong Tianyu remained in the room.
After scanning the room with his Divine Sense to ensure there were no other people inside or out, Dong Tianyu began modifying the house.
After all, barring any accidents, he likely would not move again and might settle down here for a very long time.
Initially, Dong Tianyu had wanted to buy a Formation and apply multiple ones to ensure the utmost safety of the place.
However, after much consideration, he eventually discarded the idea because this was Kyoto, and even though the energy consumed to maintain a Formation was minimal once activated, when considering the long term, the amount of Spiritual Stones required to sustain the Formation was not a small figure.
Besides the high consumption of Spiritual Stones to maintain the Formation, what worried Dong Tianyu most was the possibility that others might discover the true situation on his end.
Even if a Formation remained dormant without being triggered, it would still produce low-frequency fluctuations, so for those who were determined, locating his position was not difficult.
This place was, after all, at the feet of the emperor. Many things were different from those in Saxon County, so to avoid trouble, Dong Tianyu ultimately decided not to set up any Formations within the courtyard.
At that point, Dong Tianyu realized that it was better to save the money he would have spent on villa renovations for exchangeable cultivation resources.
The following days became somewhat monotonous. When Yara and the others sought out Dong Tianyu, it was to discuss the terms of a transaction, and after some haggling, both parties reached a trade agreement. The location for the trade was set in Dong Tianyu’s yard.
Although it was their first transaction, both parties seemed very relaxed. After all, while the quantity of the trade appeared substantial, once divided among the three families, the amount of goods each would receive was not significant for their respective families, so the outcome of the trade would not greatly impact them whether it was successful or not.
And there was even less cause for concern on Dong Tianyu’s end, who had Divine Sense. Regardless of whether the trade was conducted at his home, with his Divine Sense,
without the presence of a strong person specifically trained in mental strength, Dong Tianyu was like a Four Emperor with Conqueror’s Haki facing off against civilians and low-ranking marines. No matter how numerous the opponents, he could suppress them all with a single move.
Therefore, even if Dong Tianyu was the only one at the scene, he was confident he could control the situation, as martial arts and cultivation are two different concepts.
Fortunately, neither side had any second thoughts, so the process of the first trade went very smoothly, leaving both parties very satisfied.
After sending the others away, Dong Tianyu directly stored the items within the Cave.
This time, Dong Tianyu’s offer of twenty tons of food bricks was directly exchanged for twenty tons of ore material.
Normally, refining metal from ore requires a lot of labor, and the yield is roughly one percent.
This meant that from twenty tons of raw ore, after purification, what remained was not significant, barely enough to break even.
Of course, that proportion and expense were what the Yara Family Residence would normally require for refining. Dong Tianyu, on the other hand, did not need to go through such a tedious process. All he had to do was toss these ores into the Cave, and what followed would be automatically taken care of by the Cave itself.
