Chapter 53

“Old Luo, I have ten Orange Tree Hearts…”

“Orange Tree Hearts? Ten? That person in Lota City’s marketplace was you, right?”

“Wow, you even guessed that.”

As expected from someone as smart as himself, he was able to deduce this in a few seconds from the information he had.

“It was easy to guess, there weren’t many people who handed in Orange Tree Hearts today. Before you, there were two people who both handed in one each. I’m just shocked that you still have ten after getting rid of ten.” Just like the soy egg, I Love Luo guessed that Su Mo had found a way to not be hunted down by the Dryad Legion.

“I just had good luck. I want to sell these ten Orange Tree Hearts.” Of course, Su Mo could not tell I Love Luo about Pawo Marsh’s secret.

“I can look for buyers at your price of 60 gold coins,” I Love Luo said enthusiastically.

Su Mo fell silent for a moment before asking, “Old Luo, did I sell them for too cheap? Is the market price not $2,000? This thing only gives around 10% of an EXP bar.”

“To ordinary people, spending $2,000 or $3,000 for 10% of an EXP bar is ridiculous, but to the top-tier players, a few thousand dollars is nothing. This is especially so for those guilds; they need some top-tier experts to keep up appearances,” I Love Luo explained truthfully, not purposely devaluing the Orange Tree Hearts so he could earn more.

“In that case, can’t I sell them for even higher?” Su Mo came to a realization.

This was the same as some companies in real life: They invested in a project not necessarily because it would be profitable but because their competitors were doing similar projects and they wanted to snatch territory from their competitors.

Just like the Qicheng Group, they invested in over 100 projects every year, but they would be lucky if 10% of them actually made money. The rest were all money sinks.

However, if one or two of these 100 projects succeeded, they would be able to get back all of their capital.

“It’s not exactly like that either; after all, it’s not like it will let you increase your level by a whole one or two levels. In terms of strength or fame, there’s no difference between having 99% EXP at Level 28 or having 1% EXP at Level 28.”

“I won’t sell them to you this time, just help me find buyers. This will be a long-term enterprise,” Su Mo said directly.

“Sure, looks like you’ve really found a way to get rich,” I Love Luo said with admiration.

Buying the Orange Tree Hearts for 60 gold coins then selling them would not net much profit. What I Love Luo wanted was the connections and power, but it was a pity that Su Mo did not give him this opportunity.

Su Mo did not plan on becoming a broker and did not want to rely on brokers for everything either. He needed his own client base.

“Also, I won’t consider the Pantheon; I don’t want their business,” Su Mo added.

“Hm? Do you have enmity with them, brother?” I Love Luo’s tone became serious. If that really was the case, his cooperation with Su Mo would change a bit.

“It’s not exactly enmity, I just don’t like them,” Su Mo said.

“Ah, so it’s like that,” I Love Luo seemed to be a bit disappointed as he said, “Don’t worry, my clients don’t have anything to do with the Pantheon. In fact, they could all be said to be enemies and rivals of the Pantheon.”

“Do you have enmity with them, Old Luo?”

“It’s not exactly enmity. In a previous game, I was also a broker, but after they ruined the game, I lost a lot because of the stock I had on hand. It took me a few years to recover from that.”

He said it quite casually, but anyone could hear the anger.

“I heard they want to ruin New World too, I’m a bit worried…” Su Mo really was somewhat worried. He found that it was not too difficult for him to earn money in the game, and this would be the case even if he played another game. However, he would not be able to bring the Boss monster chat group with him to another game, so he hoped to continue developing in New World.

“Psh, a group of idiots. Let them do as they want; the bigger of a mess they cause, the worse their deaths will be. I’m looking forward to the outcome,” I Love Luo said bitterly.

“Do you have any insider news? Let’s have a listen.”

“It’s not exactly insider news, but since you haven’t played VR games before, you probably don’t understand how mysterious New World is. There are many disruptive technologies that only special departments have, and now they’ve all appeared in one game; do you think this game is simple? If there are higher-ups in Pantheon who are determined to ruin it, they’ll be the ones to suffer.”

Hearing this, Su Mo understood.

Simply put, these waters were too deep, and ordinary people could not afford to make a fuss.

This was a good thing for him. With the Boss monster chat group, he could earn extreme profits in the game. His blissful rich life would be back soon.

Su Mo did not mind sleeping in muddy ditches for three nights while on a mission but he hated sleeping on the ground at home.

Different environments had different needs.

At the end of the day, he was still someone who enjoyed pleasure.

The person I Love Luo invited quickly came. He was a bald Warrior and had a full beard. Su Mo wondered if this person had changed his looks in the game or if he really looked like this in real life.

Since it was a VR game, it had to allow players to change their appearances.

After all, if a 100kg person entered the game, he would most likely be mistaken for a monster rather than hunting monsters himself.

Su Mo made his appearance look a bit more domineering and masculine, but he did not exaggerate his muscles. As such, when other people looked at him, they still felt that he was more of a pretty boy.

Su Xiaojiu was 1.5 meters tall in real life, but in the game, she was not even 1.4 meters tall. She had committed to the loli route.

The scene of a tiny Chef jumping up and smashing one’s kneecaps with a big spoon was not a very beautiful one.

“This person has tenOrange Tree Hearts?” The bald Warrior looked at Su Mo, unable to believe it. However, since this was a seller introduced by I Love Luo, he did not immediately leave.

It wasn’t that he was snobbish. If anyone was on the streets and a beggar came and said they had a business venture worth hundreds of millions of dollars, who would believe that?

Su Mo could see his doubt and bitterly smiled inside. It seemed that he had to get a Hunter-type skin. The Snow Mountain Warg could show his worth, but he couldn’t ride on it wherever he went.

“Iron Steed is the best bounty hunter I know, without a doubt!” I Love Luo said, putting a layer of gold on Su Mo’s face. He had been chosen as one of the top ten brokers in a previous game, and he knew at least 800-1,000 experts.

The bald Warrior became much more respectful to Su Mo. He slightly bowed as he stuck out his hand and said, “I was blind, please don’t take any offense, brother.”

“He’s called Azure Armor, you can call him Teacher Azure. This is Iron Steed.”

It was not a good feeling to be looked down on by someone, but Azure Armor was quite straightforward and gave a sincere apology. If Su Mo still wasn’t happy with this, he would be quite petty.

“I’ll call you Teacher Azure then. Are you going to buy all ten of the Orange Tree Hearts?”

“Let alone ten, 100 is no problem. Old Luo said it’s 60 gold coins for one; do you want gold coins or a bank transfer?”