Immortal Realm’s Smuggling Kingpin - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Discovering a Potential Stock (Part 2)

Clatter.

The front wall of the room retreated to one side like a sliding door. They looked out through a transparent barrier enchantment. The numerous floors and rooms together looked like a honeycomb.

“Each room is strictly secure and confidential. Unless it’s someone you arranged to meet, you won’t know even if your closest friend is sitting next door,” said Qi Ren.

“Brother Qi, why have you brought me here?” asked Luo Qian.

Qi Ren smiled, which tugged at the injury on his face, and he quickly schooled his face into a ‘serious’ expression. “Brother Hu is willing to spend money; he’s a very good customer.”

Luo Qian was surprised.

Tap, tap, tap.

Three taps were heard from outside, and an Immortal dressed in black walked out. He raised his clasped hands in all four directions in greeting. “Thank you for coming. There are a lot of items up for auction today, and they will definitely make everyone’s trip worthwhile.”

Luo Qian was taken aback. “This is an auction house?”

Qi Ren chuckled. “Yes. This is the largest underground auction house in the Immortal Realm. No matter what you have, Brother Hu will dare to sell it. Of course, the black-hearted tiger wants 30% commission.”

Luo Qian had a sudden image of a bright future. This is the largest and most suitable distribution point for my smuggled goods! His emotions were in turmoil, and his lips trembled with excitement. He didn’t feel that the 30% commission would eat into his profits. Luo Qian was the owner of a small workshop. He understood that it was impossible for one person to make all the money in a highly developed commodity society. Some profits had to be shared with partners so that the business could develop quickly and remain profitable in the long run. Everyone would benefit.

Luo Qian didn’t pay attention to the auction that followed at all. In his mind, he kept thinking about how to make full use of this underground auction house to sell his goods with the greatest profit. Some exceptionally valuable and desirable items, such as massage chairs, could be auctioned on-stage, but drugs like Viagra were not suitable to be auctioned on-stage. He could put some in each room and have girls like Xiao Mei help with pushing sales. They would definitely sell well, and the profits would come rolling in!

Luo Qian laid out the blueprint of his smuggling empire in his heart. Before he knew it, the auction was almost over. Next to Luo Qian, Qi Ren suddenly jabbed him, then looked outside.

Luo Qian followed his gaze and looked out. In the auction room, beside the Immortal auctioneer, was a tray covered with a square of red silk.

“It has a mortal aura!” Shocked, Luo Qian clearly felt the commotion in the ‘beehive’s’ surrounding cells. Luo Qian tried to guess the tray’s contents. As far as he knew, he was the only one in the Immortal Realm who could visit the Human Realm without being discovered. This object that was covered must be one of his own goods, but he didn’t know what it was.

The Immortal auctioneer smiled and said, “Okay, the most exciting item in today’s auction is about to be auctioned. I believe you have tried this item. Everyone has their own judgments regarding its performance. We are now starting the auction. The reserve price is 500,000 Superior Immortal Jade.”

Luo Qian’s heart thumped wildly. Damn, what is it exactly? The reserve price is so high! I worked so hard to bring these things up from the Human Realm, and the total amount of money I made so far is less than 200,000 Superior Immortal Jade.

It turned out that the earlier commotion was not because everyone was surprised to see the appearance of an item from the Human Realm. Instead, it was because they were unable to contain their excitement when the item they had been waiting for finally appeared.

As soon as the reserve price was announced, someone bid. “600,000!”

“700,000!”

“800,000…”

The price shot skyward, and every bid increased the price by 100,000 Superior Immortal Jade.

Luo Qian’s eyelids twitched incessantly. He wished he could rush down and lift the square of red silk to see what was under it.

Qi Ren looked on calmly. When he saw Luo Qian’s anxiousness, his lips curved up into a smug smile.

The price soon exceeded one million Superior Immortal Jade. It was only then that Luo Qian understood just how rich some people were. Millions of Superior Immortal Jade—the vast majority of Immortals couldn’t even make that much money in their lifetime, but it was merely a number to these people.

After breaking through the two million mark, the number of bidders decreased greatly, with only five or six people still bidding. Soon, the price rose to 2.5 million Superior Immortal Jade.

Luo Qian had calmed down at this point. He knew that based on Qi Ren’s relationship with Brother Hu, even if the item was not revealed at the end, Brother Hu would still tell him what it was.

Finally, someone in a room on the same floor as Qi Ren shouted a high price of three million. After that, no one raised the price any longer, and that person won the item. The Immortal auctioneer removed the red silk. “Friend on the ninth floor, this is yours.”

Luo Qian’s eyes lit up. A metallic square box—isn’t this an Xbox game console?

He bought a total of six sets, and one was given to Li Fei’er. The other five were exchanged for Purple Spirit Jade worth 600 Superior Immortal Jade.

Sales channels! Sales channels are very important! Luo Qian was full of regrets. If only he had such a sales channel then… the difference between 600 and three million was solely dependent on the sales channel.

At the end of the auction, Qi Ren saw the listless Luo Qian’s drooping head. He couldn’t help but smile and put his arms around Luo Qian’s shoulders to cheer him up. “Brother Luo, it doesn’t matter. In the future, if you have any good things, put it here with Brother Hu and let him sell it for you. It will definitely be much more profitable than if you sell it yourself! ”

Luo Qian said, “Thank you, Brother Qi!”

“Old Qi!” The door opened, and an angry-looking Brother Hu stood at the door. “You petty miser, you didn’t even spend a cent!”

Qi Ren pointed to his swollen face. “You beat me up like this, and you still want me to spend money?”

Brother Hu said disdainfully, “What is this? Are you threatening me with your injuries? Don’t you know me well enough? It’s useless.”

Qi Ren mumbled and used his Immortal powers to relieve the swelling and pain. Soon, his face was as smooth as ever, without any sign of injury.

“Brother Hu, I have a good deal for you. However, I want 30% of your profits,” said Qi Ren.

Annoyed, Brother Hu said, “Damn, you jinx. You caused trouble once you came, and now you demand 30% of my profits… Quick, tell me. What kind of business do you have for me?”

Luo Qian needed some time to adapt to Brother Hu’s abrupt change in attitude.

“Where did you get the last auction item from?” asked Qi Ren.

With a straight face, Brother Hu said, “Old Qi, I can’t say. This is the rule in our business.”

Luo Qian interjected, “Excuse me, Brother Hu, did anyone get injured in the process of acquiring that item?”

Displeased, Brother Hu said, “Where is this kid from? Who do you think, I, Lei Laohu, am? We do things civilly. If we attack people and rob their house, wouldn’t that make us robbers?”

Pu…

Luo Qian spat his tea out. Lei Laohu? Civil? Luo Qian scanned Brother Hu up and down, making Brother Hu break out in goosebumps.

“That’s not what I meant.” Qi Ren said, “The original owner of that item is my brother here. He later sold it to another person. He asked that question only because he wanted to find out if his customer had been hurt.”

Lei Laohu patted his bare chest and swore, “Absolutely not. Old Qi can stand for me. We definitely paid a reasonable price to get the item. I may have earned three million, but it took a lot of effort just to make those rich masters try out this thing one by one.”

Lei Laohu smiled bitterly. When he sent the game console out to those rich men to test, they were disdainful of it. There were also a few who were timid and fearful. When they saw that it was an item from the Human Realm, they turned green from fear and rejected it. However, they got addicted to playing with it afterward. When the three-day trial period passed, they refused to return it. Brother Hu didn’t want to offend his customers, so it took a lot of thought and effort to get the game console back.

As he spoke, he suddenly glanced at Luo Qian, then grabbed Qi Ren and asked, “That’s him?”

Qi Ren nodded. “Yes, that’s him.”

Brother Hu looked at Luo Qian nervously with his hands behind his back. Then, he lowered his head and walked around the room twice before raising his head again. He stared at Luo Qian for a long time.

Luo Qian remained calm.

Lei Laohu repeated the action several times before finally gritting his teeth and making up his mind. “We really won’t be found out?”

Luo Qian shrugged. “Game consoles, underwear, potency drugs. Which of those has been discovered? Do you think those people who bought those things will sell us out?”

Lei Laohu finally couldn’t resist the temptation. “Okay, I’ll do it! But Old Qi, you’re not doing anything, yet you get 30% of the profit. I will not stand for it! You’ll take charge of the transportation of the goods in the future. Your Dark Jade Bank often transports Immortal Jade anyway. You can transport these things to me.”

Luo Qian considered it for a while. This channel was opened with Qi Ren’s help after all. It would not be justified if he didn’t give him a share of the profits. “Brother Qi, Brother Lei, how about this. In terms of profit, I will take out another 20% and distribute it to Brother Qi. Fifty percent for me, 20% for Brother Qi, and the remaining 30% will still go to Brother Lei. What do you think?”

Qi Ren hurriedly declined. “That will not do. You take such huge risks in going to the Human Realm and get only 50% of the profit. That’s not right!”

Luo Qian said sternly, “Brother, don’t refuse. In the future, the three of us will be united just like brothers. We will share our blessings and our difficulties. Let’s make a fortune together, and make it big in the Immortal Realm, how about it?”

Lei Laohu laughed and smacked Luo Qian hard on his back. “Good man. Old Qi, your brother has good character, much better than yours. I like him!”

Luo Qian gave up 20% of the profit but won over the mogul Qi Ren. In times of crisis, this could be a life-saving trump card. After calculating, Luo Qian still felt it was worth it.

Before they parted ways, Lei Laohu said to him, “Brother, get another game console for me quickly. Those who didn’t manage to buy the game console must be full of regrets. Let us dangle another one in front of them and give them some time to prepare the money. Perhaps we can sell it for an even higher price!”