One-Eyed Monster

Perkins’s reaction left Igor quite puzzled. He couldn’t fathom why Perkins could accept this fact so calmly.

For Igor, this was a difficult thing to comprehend because he couldn’t understand how these things could be traded.

”What’s wrong, is there something you don’t understand?” Perkins found Igor’s expression quite strange. He didn’t think he was saying anything too profound, so why did this young man fall into a state of deep contemplation?

”Uh, I can’t understand this... But let’s talk about Sol’s issue first. My question can’t be explained briefly.”

”Oh,” Perkins turned his head to look at Stan Sol, ”So, what does the Sol Brothers want to ask?”

”Sol wants to know how you acquired these peculiar items. Sol also says these are things most ancient Hunters can’t obtain!”

In fact, not only did Stan Sol want to know, but everyone else was also curious because these things, yes, these peculiar items, are generally hard to come by.

”Well, haha, naturally, I obtained them through exchange. You know, in most places, this world still adheres to the principle of Equivalent Exchange,” Perkins said effortlessly, just like before.

”Sol is asking if you mean trading?”

”Yes, trading. I’ll tell you, dealing with the Mantai People is the easiest, but doing business with Dwarves is tough. Dwarves are very cunning, not straightforward at all...”

”Wait a minute, regardless of who you trade with, I want to know, are most of these things exchanged for Gold coins? Sol also asked this question.” Igor scratched his head, realizing Sol’s question seemed to be related to his own confusion.

”Uh, some of it is money, some of it is not,” Perkins replied.

A moment of silence.

Stan Sol knew the value of these items because his family used to deal in these items. Generally, they would take on tasks, and in the process of completing them, they would have many unexpected captures, which they often exchanged. Back then, as his father said, their family had people specifically dedicated to the trade, and at one point the family was vast, their territory was large, their business extensive, and they had to partake in various fields. However, later, the rise of the Gaoju Family made the Sol Family lose their original advantage...

So the items in Perkins’s hands were very valuable and required many Gold coins to obtain.

But looking at Perkins, he didn’t seem like someone with a lot of Gold coins, so Stan Sol was puzzled as to how this guy obtained so many items.

”I’ll tell you, the world is strange. Sometimes you think something is valuable, but in others’ eyes, it might be worthless. Those who trade with me aren’t just people from the Empire; there are other races too, like Mountain Monsters and Dwarves... Anyone willing to trade with me, I’m willing to interact with them.”

”But you’re just a Non-professional!” Igor exclaimed.

This was indeed a perplexing issue—a Non-professional walking in this world, visiting all those strange places unscathed and bringing back so many rare items. It’s simply a miracle.

”Yes, I’m a Non-professional, but I’m an Apothecarist. This identity allows me to move freely in the Dusk Market and Dark Night Market. However, I can’t enter the Daylight Market. But I can have people from the Dusk Market and Dark Night Market help me enter the Daylight Market. Haha, that’s trading too.”

The more Igor listened, the more confused he became. He couldn’t understand how one could enter the Dusk Market and other markets without Gold coins...

Without Gold coins, you can’t do anything; this is the biggest takeaway from Igor’s journey.

”Haha, why do you all have such astonished expressions? Do you think I stole or robbed these items?”

Stan Sol shook his head, knowing that Perkins couldn’t possibly be lying, because while other items might be stolen or robbed, Queen Wensi’s Mask absolutely couldn’t be, as there were always seven guards around the Wensi Empire’s queen, accompanying her all the time.

”Trading happens naturally; some things are useful to me, but not necessarily to others. These things are quite normal.”

”Sol says he understands what you mean; he’s just surprised by your talent in this area.”

”Talent? Not really. I’m just an ordinary person. The most important thing is my identity as an Apothecarist, which truly is a pass to anywhere!” Perkins seemed to be talking about another world’s matters, as, in these people’s eyes, an Apothecarist was a strange term—how could such a profession allow for unhindered access to this world?

”Why do you still look so astonished?” Perkins was puzzled.

”Uh, Big Brother Perkins,” Hustace finally spoke up after hearing so many unbelievable stories. He felt his understanding had been completely overturned by Perkins, having no idea why. He had been feeling guilty for misunderstanding his brother earlier, but his brother’s experiences were quite perplexing...

Judging by the situation at hand, these experiences were indeed extraordinary, truly making one feel unbelievable. Moreover, the complexity of these experiences was quite something.

Perkins waited for Hustace to continue speaking, but he suddenly found himself at a loss for words, unsure of what to say.

After all, the content Perkins talked about was too vast and required ordinary people to digest for a very long time.

This led to a rather awkward scene—Perkins didn’t know what to say, and Igor and the others didn’t know what to ask, leaving everyone staring at each other, at a loss.

Why is it like this!

Perkins was baffled, unsure how to explain further. He felt as though the others couldn’t understand what he was saying, leaving him a little frustrated.

Just when he was at his wit’s end, Igor spoke up again.

Igor scratched his head, confused about the current situation, so he needed to ask.

Where should he start? He thought about it and decided it was best to start from the beginning.

Most of what Perkins had said before, he could understand, except for the trading part, which puzzled him.

He kept thinking that without Gold coins, you couldn’t trade with people...

”Well, I just want to know... uh, what this trading is about.” Igor asked entangledly.