How Am I Still Alive?

"Uh, joint currency is not accepted? Then why are you here to sell goods?"

Although he had a vague premonition, and even guessed in advance the reason why the other party did not accept it, when it really happened to him, Lu Ping'an still couldn't feel better.

"I'm really sorry, but after accepting your world's joint currency, other worlds really can't use it, and our company can only count it as a loss."

The tall, four-armed ghostly uncle on the opposite side was already sweating, but he still insisted on not accepting the joint currency.

To them, the joint currency of the earth is just a pile of waste paper that can’t be bought. Even if the local government repeatedly asks, they do small transactions. After getting it, they immediately trade it into resources in the seventh district, directly Bring back.

But they are determined not to accept such a large transaction like the one before them.

"You can exchange the joint currency into local specialties first, and then trade with us."

Lu Pingan sighed helplessly and didn't insist anymore.

The rejection of my own currency is really not discriminating against myself. What they discriminate against, or look down on, is you as a whole civilization. They think your products are worthless, just a pile of rubbish.

This is probably the harshest humiliation—the factual humiliation.

In fact, there is no way to do this. I can only think about the 30 years of Hedong and the 30 years of Hexi, and continue to work hard to see if I can counterattack in the future.

"Okay, so what special product, you can use it as an equivalent?"

"Here's the listing, you should be able to receive it at your local franchise."

Lu Pingan took a look at the list, heh, I don’t understand.

"Steel ingots, soul crystals, and wooden water are all valuable specialties. Some are exotic products from secret lands, and some are rare substances from the earth. They are all 'natural resources'."

Fortunately, there is a big cat to explain.

So, Lu Pingan ran to the so-called franchise store. Heh, this old acquaintance, isn't this the Commissioner Zhou? Why haven't I seen you for a few days, and you've been taking care of the lobby manager?

"I am the agent of the transaction. This is a resource company with an official background. Of course, the official level does not recognize it"

Seemingly trivial procedures are actually the result of reality.

In fact, the official also knows that the value of their joint currency is zero in front of foreign visitors, unless they are allowed to leave the seventh district and let them purchase in this world by themselves.

But if this is really the case, not only will the Seventh District system be useless, but the customs access system will also be abolished.

In a sense, visitors from the Outer Lands unite and do not accept joint currency. Perhaps it is also a reality in another sense. What they want is always more, but all of this is actually already in the official design.

".These are rare resources obtained through official channels. You can use joint currency to buy them from us, and then consume them in stores from other outlanders. Of course, there will be a certain amount of extra consumption, and the price will definitely be lowered there."

The official is really not maliciously raising the price in this regard, but it also costs them to receive a large number of goods, especially when those suppliers realize that you have urgent needs.

Another hidden trouble of bartering is that the transaction parties and trading platforms who have mastered the information and channels will suppress and control the price.

If he raises the price of rare special products a little bit, and lowers the price of the goods received there, even if it only costs 20%, it will add up to a huge sum of money.

But there is actually no way to do this. The currency of your civilization is not strong enough, so you will have to "pay taxes".

This is still the case of direct transactions. If you want to buy from A, A does not accept your "special products", but offers to accept B's goods.

Then, you have to propose a deal to company B first, and if company B says that I want C to change hands, it will be an extra layer of "tax".

This is not a hypothesis, but a reality on the bright side. It is even possible that ABCD will go around and finally return to A. They just want to cheat you, so what can you do?

"...that's really annoying."

Lu Pingan still smiled, but his smile was a little stiff.

Outsiders are very unkind, but this is the case in a pure seller's market. They are willing to come and trade with you, and you still need to thank them. This is the tragedy of weak civilizations and weak countries, and it is always cheaper than running out to buy and sell by yourself.

Although the seventh district has attracted as many foreign civilizations as possible, hoping that they will compete with each other to achieve a relatively fair environment, but obviously, these guys are old fritters in star field transactions, and offensive and defensive alliances are built along the way It's done.

"It's hard, the fist is hard."

However, it seems that there is no way.

At least, now they do greet people with smiles. Well, the money-giver is taking advantage of this, so naturally they are all smiles.

In fact, the earth is also a rare resource that is attractive enough.

It's just that the locals may not know it, and it may even be the most inconspicuous one in the long list of exports.

Intelligence and vision are actually a kind of resources, and more people need to go out and bring them back. These things are still updated regularly, and what you will always get after closing the door is expired and useless information.

The "deal" in which the "indigenous" waits for others to come to their door is always the most unequal trade in which the opponent takes the bulk.

When you truly become a "big country" and become an important link in the transaction chain, you will naturally have new pricing power and even the right to formulate rules. Of course, the premise is still to have the military power to protect your wealth.

But now, I still have to be patient, and even need to suffer more to attract more greedy middlemen

Lu Pingan thought it through himself, and even lamented that "it's a bit like a certain period of history", but he could only sigh and continue his transaction.

"This, this, all round."

This was not what Lu Pingan said, but a human priest who passed by.

He is wearing a red robe and has blond hair and blue eyes. He is obviously not a Dongguo. In fact, the matter of the seventh district has already gained some reputation internationally, and these foreign members of the Church of True God have also come here.

But the currency they took out makes people feel subtle.

"Two thousand Ika coins, welcome to come again next time."

Some foreign churches and solitary powerhouses have "internationalized" long before the Eastern Kingdom. If they have a stable "territory" in the foreign domain, they may naturally obtain a large amount of foreign currency in advance.

"Hey, hey, I saw it first."

"Sorry, they're cash."

A weapon that Lu Ping'an took a fancy to, was bought by other people "with money" in advance.

It seems that from the perspective of foreign merchants, it is much better to receive "cash" directly than to barter. They would rather earn less and avoid some risks.

This is the reality, some humiliation, some helplessness.

But at this moment, Lu Ping'an and his party became more aware of the necessity of the Nirvana plan.

Perhaps, the more you go out, the better the situation will be

"Spinning ore, super equivalent, do you have it? Do we have unlimited collection?"

At this time, Lu Pingan also saw Dongguo's "hard currency".

When he took out his cargo list and tried to persuade the other party to lower the price, some of the materials on the list made the outland businessman go crazy immediately.

It turned out that Lu Ping'an's special products from foreign domains obtained for his own country and home planet had unknowingly become a flagship product controlled by the government!

And many of these foreign businessmen who came here specifically came here specifically for it.

However, the Dongguo officials held the channels and sources of goods and played a very successful hunger marketing, which made these foreign visitors pay a lot of extra money.

Even, Lu Pingan easily used some raw ore to exchange for the armor that the other party insisted on not selling before!

"Heh, the wind direction of change is really in our hands."

When your world has more vassal worlds, with more specialties and products, everything will naturally change accordingly.