Genshin Impact: Life Simulator

Just as Nathan was haggling with the vendor, the life simulation system in his mind suddenly delivered an unexpected surprise.

[During your bargaining process with the seller, you have awakened the talent "Bargaining"!]

Thinking back to his previous life simulation, Nathan had also obtained the Yunlai Swordsmanship technique talent during his duel with Keqing.

This meant that besides obtaining talents before entering the life simulation, one could also awaken talents during the simulation itself.

However, such talent awakening required specific conditions to be met.

[Blue Talent - Bargaining: Through conversation techniques, you have three chances to make the seller change their price.

Note: Whether successful or not, you only have three chances!]

Nathan looked at the talent card, feeling that this newly awakened ability couldn't have come at a better time.

"Boss... how about it, can you lower the price a bit more?"

After awakening the talent, Nathan asked the vendor again.

The talent's effect was immediate. Compared to his previous resolute attitude, the vendor now showed clear signs of hesitation.

This change was most apparent to Ningguang, who was holding onto Nathan's arm.

This sudden softening of attitude made her red eyes flash with an intoxicated gleam.

"I... I... well, how much does the customer think would be appropriate?"

After hesitating, the vendor's softened attitude finally showed a breach in his defense.

"Well... Boss, how about 800 Mora per ore"

Speaking calmly, Nathan observed the vendor's movements and expressions!

Simultaneously, his other talent "Mind Reading" activated!

Unlike the strong-willed Ningguang, this vendor was clearly just an ordinary person,

making it easy to see through his thoughts through his expressions.

"A 200 Mora reduction seems acceptable!"

He completely read the vendor's thoughts.

"Then at 800 Mora..."

"Wait...."

This was within the vendor's acceptable price range, and just as he was about to agree, Nathan interrupted him.

"Customer, do you have any other requests?"

"Haha, I think we can discuss the price a bit more!"

Having succeeded with the first bargaining attempt with two chances remaining, Nathan didn't want to waste this opportunity.

"Customer, isn't this a bit unfair?"

"Don't be angry, isn't this how buying and selling works? I think we can reduce it to 400 Mora, what do you think, Boss?"

On his second bargaining attempt, Nathan went straight for the jugular.

He cut the already reduced price in half again.

"Hmm..."

Normally, facing such aggressive bargaining, the vendor should have been angry.

But under the talent's influence, he merely fell into hesitation.

"Sigh... 400 Mora, I suppose it's not entirely unacceptable!"

Without doubt, from Nathan's mind reading, this second attempt at bargaining had also succeeded.

"Boss, if you're finding it difficult, then let me adjust the price again!"

Just as the vendor was about to agree, Nathan spoke up once more.

The vendor thought he was having a change of heart and wanted to raise the price back up, nodding his head vigorously.

"Boss, how about... 100 Mora?"

The vendor, who had prepared himself for a price increase, nearly coughed up blood when he heard Nathan's price.

"Cough cough... Customer, could you repeat that price?"

Thinking he had misheard, he leaned in closer.

"I said... 100 Mora should be enough!"

Smiling as he repeated the price, he nearly knocked the vendor off his feet.

"Hey, you wild man, don't go too far!"

Even the noble lady watching from the side couldn't stand it anymore.

Though this was meant to be a trap for Ningguang and her companions, being humiliated by Nathan's bargaining made her feel utterly disgraced.

Even Ningguang, the main target, found this price reduction ridiculous.

"Too outrageous, this is just too outrageous, to reduce the price this much!"

Through mind reading, Nathan could sense the vendor's agitated emotions.

Just when he thought the bargaining had failed, another thought came from the vendor.

"Whatever, even at 100 Mora, what does it matter? These jade ore have been specially prepared anyway, you'll lose big time!!!"

Under the influence of the bargaining talent, the vendor ultimately agreed in his thoughts.

"Fine, let's settle at 100 Mora, but customer, you can't change the price anymore!"

The vendor said somewhat nervously, experiencing a peculiar influence that only he could feel.

"What?"

"What?"

No one had expected the vendor to agree to this final price reduction.

The noble lady's expression was one of utter astonishment, while Ningguang's face was completely captivated.

As everyone knows, men become more attractive when they're mysterious.

To Ningguang's eyes, Nathan was now an enigma filled with aura.

If not for being in the middle of a test, Ningguang would have been eager to unravel the secrets of this business partner piece by piece.

Unaware of others' thoughts, through the combination of "Bargaining" and "Mind Reading" talents,

this negotiation was an absolute victory for Nathan.

As for the vendor's final thoughts about all the jade ore being tampered with,

Nathan, blessed with the Golden Rule, wasn't worried about such underhanded tactics at all.

"Boss, then please bring me 200 core lapis!"

With 20,000 Mora in funds, he could buy exactly 200 core lapis.

However, the vendor frowned at Nathan's request.

"There aren't 200 pieces here, customer can clear out what's here first, then follow me to the warehouse for the rest!"

Because he hadn't expected the price to be bargained down so low, there were only about 100 pieces on the stall currently.

"Alright, let's clear out what's here first!"

Under everyone's gaze, Nathan bent down to pick up a piece of jade ore.

Called jade ore, from the outside, it looked completely like an ordinary stone.

Trying to gamble on finding jade within was practically impossible.

Now that they had been specially arranged, such probability seemed even more impossible.

The noble lady was already watching Nathan with an amused expression,

just waiting for him to break open the stone so she could unleash a torrent of mockery.

"I've always felt my luck is quite good!"

Nathan put down the jade ore and gripped the special stone-breaking hammer.

The hammer fell, and the stone's surface cracked open.

"This is....?"

The noble lady, who had been ready to ridicule him, was instantly blinded by the light emanating from within the stone.

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