Forbidden Zone of the Human Race - Chapter 435: Permafrost

After the interruption, the meal didn’t taste as good as it did before. Ye Lingling looked at Xiang Ning and apologized, “I’m sorry about that, but as long as we get the fruit, we’ll easily be able to pay them back.”

Xiang Ning nodded without a word. What family didn’t have their own issues?

After the somewhat unhappy meal, the trio agreed to leave the next morning and went off to make their own preparations. Since Xiang Ning had nowhere to go, he decided to head to the auction house. He wanted to see if he could find beast cores or other rare herbs and fruits to send back to Xiaoyu and Fang Rou in Marsh City. Before that, he dropped by the hotel to ask about extending his stay. The place really suited him.

The boss lady of the hotel was overjoyed to hear that he wanted to extend his stay for a year. Now she could see this handsome boy every day; eye candy and profit? What a life!

After asking about the auction house’s location, Xiang Ning got on the bus to the place. It was located on the northern side of Kunlun City. That was the main commercial area of the city with shops for daily necessities, weapons, vehicles, etc. It was a vast area of more than a hundred thousand square meters.

A convenient mode of transport would be important for him in this foreign place, since Kunlun City was huge, and he needed to travel out to hunt too.

He followed the signs to a car dealership and found many types of cars there. The most common type was an all-terrain jeep suited for the mountainous region, which wasn’t as tame as the plains in the northeast and southeastern regions.

“Hello, welcome. How may I help you?”

“Hello, I’m here to buy a bike. Are there any armored bikes here like the Windbreaker?”

“Yes, please follow me.” The lady smiled and brought him to the bike area. More than ten shiny bikes were displayed in a five hundred square meter area.

“This Permafrost model armored bike’s design was extrapolated from the Windbreaker’s design, but it’s even more suited for all-terrain travel. It’s the most suitable motorcycle for complex terrain like the Kunlun Mountains.

Xiang Ning nodded, looking at the ice-blue bike.

Seeing as he was interested, the lady smiled and continued, “It weighs three hundred and seventy kilograms with a Meteor engine. It can reach up to three hundred kilometers per hour, maintaining maximum speed for as long as thirty minutes. It has ten special modes, including autopilot mode, camouflage mode, and many more…. It’s 3.4 meters long, uses traditional spirit stones as fuel, and is made of an iridium alloy mixed with tier four beast shell. It has amazing tire grip and is very stable at high speed.”

Xiang Ning nodded. The bike suited his minimum requirements, and it was bare-bones, too, so it should be modifiable.

When the salesgirl saw his satisfied nod, she aptly offered, “It’s only ten million dollars.”

Xiang Ning nodded again at the price. Compared to the Windbreaker, the Permafrost was twenty-five percent better in its general aspects, plus the price was reasonable. He admired the ice-blue, aerodynamic bike. If a Windbreaker was a sword, this was a spear.

On the other side.

“Ah, Manager Wang is here.”

“Haha, I was free so I decided to drop by. Come, these snacks are for the staff. Share them with everyone.”

“Thank you, thank you Manager Wang. Hey, you, get someone to take Manager Wang around.”

“No, I can walk around alone. You guys are busy.” Manager Wang was a plump man with a friendly face. He was just dropping by to look around, and maybe give some pointers to the new salesmen on selling. He had started off as a salesman himself too and understood its hardships and his employees well.

He looked for his target, and coincidentally saw Xiang Ning.

“I’ll have to ask the management, Sir, as for the price….”

Manager Wang heard the salesgirl’s voice as he approached and immediately thought Xiang Ning must have requested a discount. He was used to requests like that. He looked at the bike, then at Xiang Ning, and shook his head.

When he approached, the salesgirl greeted him. “Good day, Manager Wang.”

“Haha, it’s fine, it’s fine. Are you here to buy a bike, kid? You came at just the right time, I received a batch of new models today. You’re so young, having a bike will look awesome. Come, come, I’ll tell you all about them.…”

A very confused Xiang Ning was dragged aside by the manager, and although he initially wanted to stop the manager, since the guy was talking nonstop and actually had professional knowledge, he wanted to see if he would suggest anything better.

After a lot of talking, Manager Wang finally said, “I think this bike will suit you best. It’s only four million dollars. I’ll give you a discount, you’ll only need to pay three point eight million and I’ll throw in a three-year warranty and a few more accessories.”

The salesgirl was stunned. What was he doing? The price was a massive cut from the Permafrost, and the customer had just asked her for modifications. That was a huge order, because even a simple modification was worth a hundred thousand or even a million!

Xiang Ning was equally stunned.

Manager Wang grinned, looking at the young salesgirl. Do you get it now? This is the way to sell. Don’t show him something so expensive, show him something that’ll suit him and you’ll get a higher chance to close. “Don’t you think I’m right, kid?”

“Yes, yes. Yes.” Xiang Ning nodded. Well, there was nothing wrong with what he said.

“Alright, get the agreement then. Just sign it and it’s yours.”

“Uh… Manager Wang. uh… Sir, do… do you still want the Permafrost? Now that Manager Wang is here, I can ask him about the modifications you wanted.”

Fifteen minutes later.

“We’ll finish the modifications by tonight. We’ll see you then!” Manager Wang and the salesgirl were all smiles.

Xiang Ning nodded and left.

“Manager Wang.…”

“You don’t have to explain. You did very well. I can’t believe you made a sixteen million dollar sale as your first transaction. That’s a record for our company. Good job.”

“Thank you, Manager Wang!” The salesgirl smiled very brightly.

“Tsk, I really couldn’t tell. The kid upgraded it to a tier five beast shell and ordered a more powerful engine, though I think it’s a waste to use it in Kunlun City. The bike will be enough to cross the deep wilderness of the Kunlun mountains, but… with his age, he doesn’t look like he can enter those places, either. Strange. Very strange.” Manager Wang stroked his chin but didn’t think much of it. Money was money, after all.