"I need the Twin Moon Tears, Blessed Spring Water, the raspberries cultivated by the Aomori Demon, the Nashi Gem, and the Demon Egg laid by the Rente Demon."
"Do you want to make a youth potion? Mr. Mu Hua, I don't recommend you to waste your time on this kind of potion."
"Double."
"Well, you are still young and you are rich. But Besero still thinks you should prepare for the life transition in advance instead of refining that useless potion."
After an earlier exchange, Mu Hua and Becerro reached a certain consensus. Since he could communicate normally with the demon merchant, it was naturally impossible for Mu Hua to get only a tube of virus from it.
Mu Hua listed some magical materials that were difficult to obtain from the outside world. After a little thought, Besero guessed that Mu Hua wanted to make a youth potion.
At this moment, it had lost its earlier weirdness and madness, and was trying to persuade Mu Hua quite seriously.
"Heh, this is the first time I've heard someone say I'm rich, but I'm short of demon coins. By the way, how many demon coins can a philosopher's stone like this exchange for?"
Seeing that Becerro did not make excuses for not being able to get those materials, Mu Hua was delighted and asked him.
"You want to exchange the Philosopher's Stone for Devil's Gold Coins?" Besero pursed his lips.
"If the price is right." Mu Hua held a unit of Philosopher's Stone.
"Five thousand demon gold coins." Besero said seriously and Mu Hua rolled his eyes.
"Five million demon gold coins." Mu Hua stretched out his palm with five fingers spread out. This time it was Besero's turn to roll his eyes.
"Sir, I think we should communicate normally. Even if I am a devil merchant, I would not quote a price difference of a thousand times."
"That's hard to say. Humans have businessmen who aim to make a thousand times more profit, let alone demons."
"So in the eyes of demons, humans are more greedy and evil."
"How dare you say greed? Five thousand demon coins, how dare you say that."
"Because I know you humans like to bargain, but how can a Philosopher's Stone of this weight be sold for five million?"
Mu Hua and Becerro argued over the price of the Philosopher's Stone.
However, Besero believed that it was basically impossible for Mu Hua to exchange the Philosopher's Stone for the Devil's Gold Coins, and he was not very interested in arguing with Mu Hua.
"Mr. Mu Hua, you know that the projected monsters in the courtyard will also drop demon coins."
"What those monsters drop is the world's valuation of their lives. So, I can offer one hundred thousand demon gold coins for this philosopher's stone." Besero said to Mu Hua.
"Some people will open a bottle of wine worth several hundred demon gold coins for a meal, and some people will accept 30,000 or 50,000 credit points as compensation for a life. That kind of valuation is not appropriate." Mu Hua shook his head. Becerro was obviously trying to change the concept.
"Well, in hell, a Philosopher's Stone like this should be priced at around 500,000. I'm not kidding you."
"It's just that there's no demand for it. No one will exchange the Philosopher's Stone for Devil's Gold."
"The Philosopher's Stone is extremely valuable, especially since it is a consumable item."
"In addition to using it themselves, demons usually use the Philosopher's Stone to exchange for things that cannot be bought with money, so the Philosopher's Stone is indeed difficult to estimate."
"Of course, some awe-inspiring great beings will also give it to their subordinates as a gift. It can be exchanged for the loyalty and trust of the devil, hehe..." Besero blinked and looked at Mu Hua with anticipation.
"My men have all signed slavery contracts with me. Do you want one?" Mu Hua said with a smile, while Tuesday beside him stared at Bellose warily. She still didn't like Mu Hua taking in followers.
"Well, Mr. Mu Hua, let's talk about the price of the things you want." Slavery contract? Come on. Besero rolled his eyes and put away his flattering expression.
"The Naxi gem is a gem that can fulfill wishes at the moment of death. Although it is a false dream, its price has always been high. How about giving you a philosopher's stone?" Becerro stopped joking with Mu Hua and said seriously.
So cheap, Mu Hua really feels it’s so cheap…
"Well, three gems for two philosopher's stones." Mu Hua looked at Tuesday, who nodded, acknowledging what Besero said. Although it felt cheap, Mu Hua still bargained.
"Deal. If you need it, I can find a way to get more. Naxi gems are very beautiful and are also very suitable for giving as gifts to females."
"Sir, I must remind you that as a gift, the Nashi Gem is more popular with demons than the Youth Potion."
Becerro rubbed his chin and after a brief thought, he did not refute, but asked Mu Hua if he was interested in collecting more.
These gems are suitable to be given as gifts, and are obviously not limited to humans. Mu Hua doesn't mind getting a few more.
"Then come more often..." Mu Hua nodded in agreement, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tuesday.
"No need, two potions and two gems are enough, we'll talk about it later when you need them. Master, women who like such illusory things are bitches, no need to give them anything." Tuesday said righteously.
“…”Mu Hua.
"..." Becerro.
Sure enough, Tuesday was still that Tuesday, and when it came to the Philosopher's Stone, it was so calculated, and it seemed very necessary for her to evolve quickly.
"It's troublesome to collect the Double Moon Tears. I'll charge you two Philosopher's Stones for each of them, including the other remaining things," Besero calculated.
Tuesday knew about the Naxi gems, but she didn't know much about the others. Mu Hua nodded in agreement, and Becerro smiled and assured her that he didn't ask for a high price.
Besero didn't have these things on hand, and he had to go back to hell to collect them. He didn't ask Mu Hua for a deposit, but instead gave the token that Jason had in his hand to Mu Hua. It was purely an accident that he came into contact with Besero, and Mu Hua didn't express any more shopping intentions for the time being. After all, he could summon Besero at any time through the token in the future.
It’s not very convenient to talk at this time. If you want to buy something, it’s not too late to go back and think about it carefully.
"Mr. Mu Hua, if your friends need a demon merchant, you can also contact me."
"Of course, there are some things that need to be said up front. My transaction with them will not involve you. If anything bad happens, I hope you won't interfere too much." Mu Hua put away the bone cone token, and Besero said to Mu Hua again.
Unlike helping Becerola clients in the conventional sense, this act of introducing customers to the devil merchant not only does not result in any commission, but is instead a power given by the devil merchant to regular customers.
In Becerro's words, the devil merchant is not that cheap, and not everyone can come by just waving their hands.
Just like Mu Hua who got the token, if people around Mu Hua want to contact Becerro, they must first have a good relationship with Mu Hua. Only when Mu Hua agrees to be summoned can the two meet.
Or you could just become a middleman, get rare goods from demon merchants and sell them to humans in need, and make a profit from the difference.
Of course, this is what Becerra said. Even if he didn't know Becerra, Mu Hua could feel that it was not entirely true.
Perhaps one reason is that the devil merchant doesn't want to dismantle his own body parts to make more keepsakes.
Humans feel that demons are dangerous, and if demons run into human territory, they probably won’t think that humans are harmless either.
With Mu Hua acting as a middleman, he also helped Becerro to screen and select clients.
Mu Hua believed that if Becerro felt that the person introduced by Mu Hua was valuable enough and confirmed that it was safe to get along with the other party, he would probably not mind giving the other party a token.
In addition to summoning, another function of this demon token is to confirm whether the summoner has any ill will towards it.
"Mr. Mu Hua, I have some nice merchandise with me. Are you sure you don't want to take a look?"
"A magic scroll of 'Extreme Destruction Fire' only requires one Philosopher's Stone. How about the Absolute Boundary Isolation Killing Array? This kind of magic scroll is not common in the human world."
"Magic storage crystals, space rings, corpse-covering black iron, weapons and armor, accessories made from the red-eyed demon's eyeballs, oh, I also have a few beautiful Lamias, they can accompany you through an unforgettable night."
After confirming the time to summon Besero again, and seeing that Mu Hua temporarily had no intention of shopping, Besero tried his best to recommend his products to Mu Hua.
"Lamia? Even if there is no Arachne, we should at least find some nightmares to fill the void, right?" Mu Hua said with a smile.
Most demon merchants have some summoning tokens of other demons in their hands, but those demons are generally not subordinate to the demon merchants, and sacrifices are required to summon them.
After summoning once, the token is taken back. If you want to summon again, you have to buy the token again from the devil merchant.
They are more like mercenaries, and humans can also hire them through demon merchants to help fight other demons. However, in addition to the hiring price, they also need to be sacrificed and summoned.
Commissions, sacrificial items, and if the sacrificial arrays provided by the demon merchants are added, they are often at a premium, and under normal circumstances, few people would hire them.
Demon merchants also have strengths and weaknesses. For a merchant like Besero, there are probably not many succubi who will cooperate with him, and the Lamia in his hand is definitely not a snake girl who is good at fighting.
"Besero will eventually become the great devil named 'Miphisto'. Dear Mu, Besero's friendship will surely be your pride."
With his chest puffed out, Besero saw Mu Hua was about to leave the shielding barrier and followed Mu Hua, shouting.
"Yes, yes, future Miphisto, go back and collect some more seeds of magic plants, and also pay attention to the dragon's blood and the devil's brain." Mu Hua said to Besero.
"Dragon blood is hard to come by. Those reptiles are not easy to get along with. The price will be higher if you buy it from somewhere else."
"If it's the Demon King's brain, do you still want to study Terra's life? What you should do most now is to improve your own strength. Alas, I don't want you to end up like Jason." Besero shook his head and said.
"It seems that you are not qualified to lament Jason's end?" Mu Hua complained.
He guessed that Besero had tricked Jason many times. Didn't he see that the vampire had been surrounded for a long time and had no good equipment, and he hadn't even thrown a decent magic scroll.
"There's nothing I can do. I'm a demon merchant, you know." Besero shrugged. He didn't seem to mind such talk, and there was even a hint of pride in his tone.
"Okay, I know. If you can get the devil's corpse, get some for me." Mu Hua curled his lips and said casually.
When the two of them appeared in everyone's sight again, Jason was furious at Becero's submissive attitude towards Mu Hua.
He had seen Becello like this before, that was how Becello looked when he first met him.
A burst of flames burst out from Becerro's hand, and the flames sprinkled on the ground, where Jason's blood that had flowed earlier was stained.
"The vampires can turn their own blood into a weapon, even if it's blood out of the body. In fact, Jason has done quite well in this area. I have provided him with a lot of support in this regard." Besero bowed slightly to Mu Hua as he explained.
"Well, respected Mr. Mu Hua, I'll take my leave first and look forward to our next meeting." A magic circle emerged, and as the magic halo converged, Besero's figure disappeared in front of everyone.
"Asshole! You can't do this to me!" Jason rushed towards the place where Becero disappeared and shouted, but Becero was gone. Jason turned and stared at Mu Hua with a sad and angry face.
There was a brief silence on the messy street, and four headless knights in black armor appeared quietly and surrounded Jason.
Jason's fangs jutted out from the corners of his mouth, and along with a roar of grief and anger, Mu Hua's voice reached everyone's ears.
"Tina, kill him." (End of this chapter)