The black market boss' originally smiling expression suddenly froze.
After many interactions, the black market boss felt that he already knew Jiang Yue better.
Now it seems that I still underestimated this young man's determination.
His expression was serious: "Mr. Jiang's standards are too high, right? If I put these good things at auction, how many people would rob them, do you believe it?"
"I believe it." Jiang Yue did not argue, smiled lightly, and did not refute at all.
The momentum that the black market boss had been building was immediately blocked by Jiang Yue's two words that were neither salty nor bland.
After staring at Jiang Yue for a long time, the black market boss sighed: "But why do I feel that in Mr. Jiang's eyes, these things of ours are just like a shabby business?"
"Serious words."
Jiang Yue smiled and said: "These are all good things, including many items that appear on the black market. It's just that I only take one scoop of the weak water."
The black market boss grabbed the cup with his hand and had the urge to smash the cup into Jiang Yue's face.
He showed two batches of lists one after another, one with ordinary quality and one with better quality. In fact, he wanted to use this progressive method to break down Jiang Yue's psychological defense and make Jiang Yue refuse more times. , feeling guilty and apologetic, and then gradually conquering Jiang Yue's psychology, so that he could extract the magic talisman from Jiang Yue's hand bit by bit.
Including the way he pretended to be angry just now, all the pretense was actually for this purpose.
It's a pity that this is like showing flattery to a blind man.
No matter how he plotted, Jiang Yue didn't even accept the move.
I don’t blame you for being inferior, nor do you say that I don’t have magic talismans.
In one sense, the stuff is nice, but I don't need it.
Black market transactions are, after all, transactions.
There must be rules for buying and selling.
You can use all kinds of intrigues, psychological tactics, and conspiracies, but the basic rule of voluntary buying and selling cannot be changed after all.
The black market boss stared at Jiang Yue with a sullen face.
The two stared at each other.
"Hahaha..." The black market boss's tense face suddenly relaxed, and he slapped the table and laughed.
"Mr. Jiang is not old, he is indeed an expert. I am convinced, I am really convinced."
This is a businessman, who can be both a red face and a shameless one.
All kinds of behaviors are actually to achieve one's own goals.
However, Jiang Yue was immune to all these tricks.
"Mr. Jiang, it seems that those things before were really beyond your eyes. It doesn't matter, I do still have a few collector's edition items here. I would like to ask Mr. Jiang to take care of them."
This time, the black market boss sounded unusually humble.
I saw him slowly taking out a box from the safe under his desk.
This box is actually made of fine jade material. Just looking at this jade box makes me think that it must contain something special.
"Mr. Jiang, have you checked?"
The other party slowly pushed the jade box towards Jiang Yue, gently pressed the button of the jade box, and flipped the lid open to reveal the contents.
Inside the box lay a worn piece of paper.
To be precise, this is a broken talisman.
The talisman paper looked dilapidated, like the tattered clothes on a beggar's body, and looked extremely miserable.
The remnant talisman lying in the jade box gave Jiang Yue the first feeling that it was strange.
It's like an open coffin, with a zombie sleeping inside. The jade box is this expensive coffin.
"Mr. Jiang, you are a wizard in the field of spiritual talismans. What do you think of the quality of this spiritual talisman?"
Jiang Yue did not take out the remaining talisman, but let it lie in the jade box and observed it carefully for a while.
"Can I get started?"
"Haha, I won't worry about others taking over. I wish Mr. Jiang would take over. Just look at it, even if it makes you crippled, that's still its destiny."
The words of the black market boss are quite beautiful.
Jiang Yue calmly took out a pair of white gloves and carefully took out the remaining talisman from the jade box.
Spreading it in the palm of his hand, Jiang Yue observed it from multiple angles.
After observing for a while, Jiang Yue was basically certain that this was indeed a spiritual talisman, or at least it once was a spiritual talisman.
Today, perhaps because the time is too long, the spiritual power has passed away so much that people can hardly feel its spiritual power fluctuations.
This is why Jiang Yue felt that this broken talisman looked like a zombie lying in a coffin.
The level of this talisman should be at least level three, or even higher.
Judging from the material alone, this is not ordinary yellow paper, but some kind of special talisman paper synthesized with special materials.
Jiang Yue has never seen this kind of special talisman paper so far.
In the inheritance of the Lao Jiang family, there is mention of the production of this kind of talisman paper, but many of the materials are relatively rare. Even before the advent of the strange era, it was impossible for normal humans to have heard of these materials.
Just looking at the material is only one aspect.
On the other hand, although the spiritual power of this magic talisman has faded, the techniques on the talisman are traceable.
In Jiang Yue's view, the construction techniques of this talisman and the various techniques used in the production process are definitely not comparable to low-level talismans.
The amount of mental energy required to make this talisman is absolutely terrifying, and it must be a huge project.
At least at this stage, Jiang Yue definitely does not have this mental power, nor does he currently have this production ability.
Especially the depiction of many lines on this talisman, from the perspective of an expert like Jiang Yue, the technical content has simply reached an exaggerated level.
Jiang Yue couldn't tell the age of this talisman, but one thing he was sure of was that the maker of this talisman was definitely a great talisman maker.
Jiang Yue put the broken talisman back into the jade box and slowly pushed it back to the black market boss.
"This is indeed an ancient Taoist talisman. Unfortunately, it is a broken talisman and its spiritual power has been lost. It is considered a good thing, but it is no longer practical."
The black market boss was not surprised when he heard Jiang Yue's judgment. A hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
I couldn't help but ask: "Is it possible to repair the loss of spiritual power?"
repair?
Jiang Yue muttered: "It's not completely impossible. The body of this ancient talisman has no destructive damage, and its subjectivity is still there. However, the technical level of this ancient talisman is extremely high, with exquisite line structure and superb skills. Now these I’m afraid the technique has been lost, so how easy is it to restore it?”
"Mr. Jiang is not sure, either?"
"There is really nothing we can do at the moment." Jiang Yue replied.
"In other words, there are still opportunities in the future?" The black market boss is very good at taking advantage of language loopholes.
"The future? Maybe." Jiang Yue did not deny it.
"In Mr. Zhaojiang's opinion, how much is this ancient talisman of mine worth?" asked the black market boss.
"It's hard to say." Jiang Yue smiled and declined to comment.
"Mr. Jiang, it doesn't matter if you say it."
"It's not that I won't tell you, the value of this thing is indeed a bit abstract. If you put it at auction, most people will think that it is a broken talisman, a useless talisman, with no use value at all, and there may not be a single bidder. "
"If you are knowledgeable, you may spend some money to get it. But it is hard to say whether it is worth buying it. If you cannot recover, you can only offer it as an ancestor, which has no actual value."
"Of course, if it falls into the hands of someone who can restore it, the value of this thing is still very good. If the price of acquisition is not high, it can be regarded as a leak."
When analyzing the market price of an object, we must ultimately return to its practical value.
After all, the weird era is different from the peaceful era, so the so-called collection in the prosperous era simply won't work.
If anyone spends a lot of money to collect a broken talisman that has no practical value, it is definitely not a wise choice.
"So which category does Mr. Jiang belong to?"
The black market boss stared at Jiang Yue and asked.
"Boss, let's stop beating around the bush. What exactly do you want to ask?"
"Well, I have to say that Mr. Jiang is one of the most enjoyable but also most difficult business partners I have ever met."
"I'm curious, what price is Mr. Jiang willing to pay for this ancient talisman?"
"Real price?"
“Honest price!”
"The boss is asking this sincerely, and I won't play tricks with you. I can produce a second-level evil-proofing talisman for this residual talisman, which is already its maximum trading value. If it is any higher, it will definitely be unrealistic."
"A second-level evil-proofing talisman, and a magical talisman. This ancient talisman belongs to Mr. Jiang." The black market boss took advantage of the situation and pushed the jade box to Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue skillfully pushed the jade box back.
"Boss, I'm estimating according to your request, not really bidding."
What a joke.
Just to estimate the price, the black market boss actually hit the snake with a stick and bargained.
A magical talisman and an advanced evil-proofing talisman.
Jiang Yue would definitely not agree to this price.
Let’s not talk about whether this ancient talisman is worth it. In this black market transaction, any transaction that uses second-level talismans is mostly one for one, or even one for many.
There have never been two second-level talismans exchanged for one object.
It's not that Jiang Yue is reluctant to part with it, it's because there hasn't been an object of that level yet that's worth buying a second-level talisman to trade two for one.
The boss of the black market invited him over privately and made all kinds of tricks. Jiang Yue knew it well and knew that this was the other party's routine.
The ultimate goal is still for his second-level spiritual talisman.
It's not that Jiang Yue can't take out the second-level spiritual talisman, but only if it's worth taking out.
This remnant talisman is worth trading for the second-level talisman, but it is absolutely impossible to say two.
Therefore, Jiang Yue blocked the black market boss's seemingly joking counteroffer as a joke.
He didn't even want to give the other party a chance to bargain.
If you give the other party this kind of opportunity, the other party will inevitably have all kinds of fantasies.
What Jiang Yue wants is to dispel this fantasy of the other party.
At any time, you must not leave the other party with the illusion that the magic talisman is cheap and there is a lot of room for counter-offering.
"Mr. Jiang must not be short of second-level spiritual talismans, right?"
Jiang Yue smiled bitterly and said, "Why does the boss always have this illusion?"
"I don't know why, but I always feel that Mr. Jiang should be an expert in spiritual talismans."
"This is another misunderstanding. I only know a little bit about it. How to make magic talismans, I can say that I have basically not mastered it."
Even if the other party guessed that those talismans were made by Jiang Yue himself, Jiang Yue would not admit it. Hold on tight and don't let go.
In the context of the black market, the magic talisman is made by an elder, and that elder is by no means always available, let alone a machine for making magic talismans.
Therefore, spiritual talismans are by no means endless.
"Mr. Jiang hides his secrets deeply."
"Boss, we have dealt with each other many times, so don't try to trick each other. Let me tell you this, making magic talismans is a very magical skill. I am indeed learning from my elders. But this skill is really not that great. It’s easy to get started. Comprehension, mental power, eyesight, spiritual power control, skills and other factors are all indispensable. It’s really not as easy to get started as learning to drive or cooking in a technical school.”
In the professional field, black market bosses obviously don't understand.
Being bluffed by Jiang Yue, he was unable to defend himself for a while.
"Mr. Jiang, I wonder if your elder has time recently?"
"What do you think, boss?"
"Such seniors and experts are beyond our reach even if we want to. If we have the opportunity to learn from them in person..."
"Well... forgive me for not being the boss of the elders. Maybe when the opportunity comes in the future, there will be such an opportunity?"
"Isn't this senior expert not in Star City recently?"
Jiang Yue sighed: "Nowadays, the situation is so corrupt. It is difficult for seniors to be alone. Weird incidents are happening all over the place. They are running around putting out fires. They are also exhausted. How can they be in the mood to care about these things?"
The implication is obvious, the seniors and experts do not look down on the black market.
"Alas." The black market boss sighed, a little disappointed, but he still refused to give up, "Then when you have time, can you please deign to come over and help identify this ancient talisman? If the senior is willing to give up, , I will definitely prepare 10 million appraisal fees for seniors."
"Boss, you still lack understanding of the temperament of senior masters. If such senior masters can be driven by mere money, how can they refine such exquisite spiritual talismans? At their level, worldly money has already It’s not that important. Even if you don’t regard money as dirt, you will never work hard for it. If your statement falls into the ears of senior experts, not only will they not agree, but they will think it is an insult.”
Although there is no such senior expert, Jiang Yue's words are very bluffing.
The senior master has always had a weird temper. If he raised money, he might be really self-defeating?
The black market boss is a businessman, and he has always believed that money can make all the difference, and there is no one that money cannot drive. If so, it must be because the money is not enough.
Jiang Yue saw that the black market boss was hesitant to speak. He couldn't help but said: "Boss, I advise you not to have too high expectations for this residual talisman. If there are other good things, why not take them out and broaden your horizons?"
Jiang Yue was actually somewhat interested in this residual talisman, but the other party's asking price far exceeded his expectations, so Jiang Yue didn't want to give the other party the illusion that it was negotiable.
Simply skip this ancient talisman and ask the other party if they have any other good things.
The black market boss smiled strangely: "Of course there are good things. I also have an old item here that I won't show to others. Mr. Jiang knows the goods, so I'm going to let you broaden your horizons today."
Compared to the humble tone of asking for advice when the talisman was broken, the tone of the black market boss this time was obviously much more bullish.
