Chapter 361: Jar Merchant

Underground entrance.

At this moment, figures shuttled through the entrance.

The area was no longer desolate as it was a few days ago, and players were everywhere.

There were even several stalls at the entrance, selling props, items, and copy strategy materials.

This completely different scene, reflected in the eyes of Wang Jing and others, immediately made them feel like they were dreaming.

"A few days ago, this area should have been blocked off. No player could come here casually. The forum also reported several missing persons. As a result, it has become a vegetable market now?"

"So... the traces of the mob blockade have indeed disappeared, right?"

"There are even people selling maps over there, and the price is 100 silver coins. I don't know if it's true or not..."

"Hasn't the underground world just been opened? The map has already come out. Isn't this a scammer trying to cheat people out of money?"

At the entrance, there sat a jar merchant wearing a simple sisal cloak. Next to him was a pretty girl who shouted in a clear voice:

"Come and take a look. The map of the underground world, the map of the treasure, if you miss this village, there will be no such store!"

"The map of the underground world is priced at 100 silver coins, no cheating!"

"It contains the latest routes and information about the treasures of each dungeon. Don't miss it if you come!"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Jing and others couldn't help but show doubts.

Shen Meng put his hands on his hips and puffed his cheeks and said, "That person is too good at swindling. He actually sold the map of the underground world for a hundred silver coins... You know, wasn't this place blocked by thugs some time ago? How could it be correct?"

"Ding!"

Just then, Wang Jing's blood-colored mobile phone popped up a text message notification sound again.

"The boss sent it." Wang Jing opened the blood-colored mobile phone and took a look. "Hey, the boss asked us to report the situation here. Does the merchant selling jars want to say something too?"

The nine-tailed fox said, "Since the boss said so, he must have anticipated the abnormal situation here. Let's report it."

"Okay."

Wang Jing nodded to show that he understood.

While looking around, he tapped the blood-colored mobile phone and quickly tapped the general situation around him, including many details worth noting.

Especially those merchants wearing jars on their heads...

Most of the items sold by this group of people are related to the output of the underground world.

Moreover, there seems to be some kind of bewitching characteristics in their words.

It attracted many passing players, who stopped to ask about the price.

The most special thing is... they all wore the same earthen jar on their heads, and even their appearance characteristics tended to be the same, which made it easy to associate them with some kind of organized gang.

Who knows if it is a new scam gang that has recently appeared?

Soon after sending it, Wang Jing's bloody mobile phone popped up a "ding" sound again.

"The boss's message has been sent back!"

Wang Jing's expression moved slightly, and then he checked the information on it, and his expression suddenly became a little strange.

"What did the boss say?" Shen Meng asked.

"Boss... let us buy that map and pay directly with the income from the revenue."

"Ah?"

Shen Meng and the nine-tailed fox both showed puzzled expressions.

Logically speaking, their boss should have a good opportunity to go in and out of the underground world. Is it necessary to buy such a map?

Chenxi paused and said, "Perhaps, he felt that there might be some deep meaning in it and wanted to test it. Moreover, one hundred silver coins should not be a lot for your boss... If possible, it is better to negotiate the price with them and see if they can pay with copper coins."

"That makes sense." The nine-tailed fox nodded, "One hundred silver coins, if converted into asset value, is equivalent to only 10,000 copper coins. With the current turnover of our "Integrity Restaurant", it is indeed not much. But if it is silver coins, the main source of output is the strategy copy, or exchange in the black market, which is more troublesome, and it is not available anytime and anywhere."

"Then go and ask, maybe if you add a little price to the copper coins, you can also get it." Wang Jing nodded.

Then, a group of people walked towards the jar merchant.

"Come, choose, and take a look!"

The jar merchant was shouting, and suddenly turned back to look at Chenxi and others, and his limbs seemed to be stiff for a moment.

That gaze penetrated through the hole of the earthen jar on his head, carrying a strange light, and fell on Chenxi.

It seemed to contain three parts of surprise, three parts of astonishment, and three parts of confusion...

The remaining part was an ambiguous gaze, deep and restrained, and no one knew what he was thinking.

A moment later.

Wang Jing and his group had already stood in front of the jar merchant.

"That... how much is the map you mentioned?" Shen Meng pointed at the ancient scroll tied in the sealed bamboo tube in front of the jar merchant and asked unhappily.

Before, they saw that some players had bought this kind of sealed bamboo tube. As long as the lid was opened, the ancient scroll taken out from it would be the map information.

To be honest... such a broken thing is actually worth a hundred silver coins?

Moreover, it was traded directly, rather than using the [Strange Black Market] that came with the bloody phone...

In that case, the items being traded must comply with the principle of equivalent exchange.

In exchange for one hundred silver coins, the value must match the item being exchanged!

Otherwise... aren't you afraid of the butterfly effect caused by equivalent exchange?

The jar merchant had a very talkative tone, even as if he was smiling apologetically, and said:

"These distinguished guests, the map requires one hundred silver coins... Do you think this is necessary?"

His tone sounded a little fearful, without the attitude of a profiteer at all.

Moreover, the last sentence "Is there such a need?" seems like he doesn't really want to buy it?

Shen Meng put his hands on his hips and said, "One hundred silver coins? How can you have the nerve to accept silver coins for such a map? In my opinion, ten thousand copper coins at most is enough, right?"

The jar merchant hadn't spoken yet, but the girl in purple beside her seemed to be a little unable to bear it any longer. She was about to speak out to refute, but was pulled back by the jar merchant.

He glared at the girl, turned to Wang Jing and the others, and said with an apologetic smile:

"Indeed, one hundred silver coins is a bit too much... I also think this price may be a bit expensive! In that case, all distinguished guests only need to pay ten thousand copper coins... Oh no, only five thousand copper coins will do it. I bought a real map of the underground world, what do you think?”