30: Equivalent exchange, unexpected surprise

Facing the mysterious hooded man's gaze, which felt almost tangible, Lin Feng's heart was slightly surprised, but he maintained his composure and calm on the surface.

He lifted his eyelids, glanced at the other party, and then calmly stated his prices.

"The three-piece wolf king set, bundled price, one thousand five hundred federal credit."

"The Goblin Chieftain's Spiked Club over there, three hundred federal credit."

"This 'Heavy Strike' skill book, also three hundred federal credit."

"If you want everything, I can give you a discount; two thousand federal credit for everything."

Lin Feng'sQuote was clear and concise, without any hesitation.

He knew that dealing with someone who clearly wasn't an ordinary person meant that playing mind games was useless.

Being direct would yield better results.

The hooded man listened to his prices and fell silent.

His eyes, hidden beneath the mask, remained sharp, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking at that moment.

The atmosphere in front of the stall became somewhat heavy for a while.

Lin Feng didn't rush him; he sat there at his leisure, petting the rabbit while quietly waiting for the other party's response.

After a long while,

the hooded man spoke again, his hoarse voice slowly rising:

"I don't have that much cash on me."

Hearing this, Lin Feng's brow twitched slightly.

No money?

Then why are you asking? Are you toying with me?

Just as Lin Feng thought the deal was going to fall through,

the hooded man's next sentence reignited his interest.

"However, I can exchange other items of equal value with you."

"Equal exchange?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

Compared to cold hard federal credit, he actually preferred this method of bartering.

Because, while money was good, many truly valuable things couldn't be bought with just money.

For example, some rare materials, or top-tier equipment and skill books that he could use.

"Alright."

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Then it depends on what interesting things you can offer."

The hooded man didn't speak again.

He simply extended a hand gloved in black and then, in front of Lin Feng, opened his palm.

In his palm lay three items.

A crystal-clear blue bead emitting a chilling aura.

A mysterious liquid contained in a crystal bottle, shimmering with brilliant starlight.

And an ancient-looking skill book made from an unknown beast hide.

The moment Lin Feng saw these three items,

a series of golden lights flashed wildly before his eyes!

"God-level Hint: This is an 'extreme ice soul'! An extremely rare water-attribute evolution material! After your summon 'Slime' consumes it, there is a 50% chance it will directly evolve into a 'Frost Slime King' (Lord-level)!"

"God-level Hint: This is a 'Stellar Mana Potion'! A legendary top-tier recovery potion! After drinking it, you can instantly restore all your mana within 10 seconds! And for the next hour, your mana recovery speed will increase by 300%!"

"God-level Hint: This is a Summoner's rare skill book—'Mental Link'! After learning it, you can share senses with your summons and control them more precisely in combat!"

"Gulp."

Lin Feng looked at the three lines of golden flashing hints before him and couldn't help but swallow hard.

His heart, at this moment, began to pound uncontrollably!

Oh my god!

What... what kind of divine treasures are these?!

An extreme ice soul! A 50% chance to directly evolve into a Lord-level BOSS?!

A Stellar Mana Potion! Instant full mana, plus a super blue potion with a powerful BUFF!

And that rare Summoner skill book!

Any one of these three items, if taken out, would probably be worth far more than his mere Black Iron-grade wolf king set!

Especially the extreme ice soul and the 'Mental Link' skill book, which were simply priceless treasures to Lin Feng!

They were, in the true sense, top-tier goods that couldn't be bought with money!

Lin Feng never dreamed that merely setting up a stall would lead him to such an incredible opportunity!

He desperately controlled his facial expression, not letting his overflowing excitement be noticed by the other party.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to appear calm, and raised his head, speaking to the hooded man in as flat a tone as possible:

"These three items of yours... they seem, not bad."

The hooded man looked at Lin Feng and said hoarsely, "Three items, for everything on your stall. Deal, or no deal?"

His tone was very direct, as if he didn't realize how "super valuable" the items he had brought out truly were.

Or perhaps, in his view, the value of these three items was "equivalent" to the wolf king set and the Warrior skill book he needed.

Lin Feng's heart was already blooming with joy.

How was this an equal exchange?

This was clearly a pie falling from the sky, and a pure gold one at that!

The other party was using a pile of diamonds to exchange for a few pieces of glass in his hand!

Only a fool wouldn't take such a good deal!

However, as a qualified "businessman," Lin Feng's face showed a hint of "difficulty" and "hesitation."

He pretended to ponder for a moment, then, as if making a huge decision, nodded and said,

"Alright, seeing as you're so sincere, I'll take this deal!"

With that, he quickly pushed all the items on his stall towards the hooded man.

And the hooded man, just as directly, placed the three treasures in his hand onto Lin Feng's stall.

A transaction where both parties felt "they had profited" was thus happily concluded.

The hooded man collected the equipment and skill book, and without any delay, turned and merged into the bustling crowd, quickly disappearing.

Lin Feng, meanwhile, with lightning speed, put the three treasures into his backpack.

His heart was still pounding violently until this moment.

"I'm rich... This time, it's a real huge profit!"

Lin Feng sat on the small stool, calm as still water on the surface, but his heart was already a tumultuous storm.

He felt that he had taken a significant step closer to his goal of becoming a "God-level Summoner"!

He even began to anticipate the scene when his third summon—the Frost Slime King—would be born.