Chapter 3 This is how buying luxury goods
Two hours later, Luke opened his eyes in surprise.
The speed of chakra refining was much faster than before. The chakra he refined in these two hours was more than the chakra he had refined in the previous half month.
Originally, he thought that the chakra refining speed would be two or three times faster, but he did not expect that the improvement of talent does not seem to be a rigid addition. The sublimation of the body and soul, and the control of energy are all variables of the refining speed.
Probably about seven or eight times.
Luke made a rough estimate, happily feeling the chakra in his body, and thinking about finding an opportunity to explore the blue bar of a famous measurement unit, so as to calculate how long it would take for him to refine the chakra to gain one card of power.
In addition, it is time for him to consider acquiring means to defeat his enemies.
"Chakra Refining Technique" is not difficult to obtain, but Ninjutsu is different. This is something that only ninjas can learn. He does not have the background to acquire Ninjutsu, and he is not a ninja.
Gotta find a way...
The door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and his younger brother Qianchuan Guang came to wake his elder brother up, only to find that Lu Ke was looking at him thoughtfully, his eyes gradually becoming brighter.
Chikawa Hikaru has seen this look before. In the past, when his brother accidentally broke the porcelain at home, he would drag him out to take the blame because he was young and his parents would not punish him.
Suddenly feeling a bad premonition, Qianchuan Hikaru turned around and wanted to run away, but the next moment he was grabbed by a big hand, and then his body was suspended in the air, like a little milk cat with the back of Destiny's neck pinched.
"Xiaoguang, brother remembers that you want to go to ninja school, right?"
Qianchuan Guang nodded obediently, "Didn't you say you wouldn't let me in?"
"Jie, Jie, Jie, I don't necessarily mean that I really want to..."
Just have a reason.
Qianchuan Guang blinked his pure eyes and said, "Brother, I don't understand."
Lu Ke pinched his younger brother's plump cheeks and said, "It's okay. You don't need to understand. Just follow my brother's arrangements."
Isn't it too much to buy some equipment for ninja training and use for his younger brother who is about to enter school?
……
After breakfast, Luke picked up the hammer as usual. He felt that the hammer that used to be heavy was as light as a feather. He was refreshed, picked up the hammer and started working.
His efficiency was astonishingly fast. He completed the planned plan in one hour with almost no sweat. The kunai and shuriken he hammered out were more solid and of higher quality than before.
If his father hadn't been by his side, he would have had to work harder and still be faster. Of course, due to the limitations of materials and craftsmanship, there was still a gap compared to the genuine product.
"I have something to do today, so I won't come back for dinner. I told my mother that I don't need to prepare my portion."
Luke took a shower, put on clean clothes, and explained to his father with a smile.
The father looked at his eldest son suspiciously. He felt that his son was a little different today. He was full of energy and radiant, and seemed to be much brighter than usual.
My temperament has also changed a lot. It used to be dull, but now it seems that my nature has suddenly been released. I have more smiles, as if I suddenly changed from dull to bright.
He pondered for a long time, recalled his youthful days, and suddenly realized.
It's probably spring time.
After all, at the age of starting a family and starting a business, it is normal to miss women, but it is not normal to think about making money every day as before.
After leaving home, Luke went straight to a regular high-end ninja shop. He planned to buy a sword and some weight-bearing equipment.
"Welcome."
The manager of the ninja shop is a middle-aged man in his forties. When he saw someone coming to the door, he was about to warmly entertain the customers. When he saw it was Luke, his face immediately dropped, and his attitude was visibly cold.
"Oh, this is not a brat from the Qianchuan family. What are you doing? He's not here to provoke you, is he?"
The middle-aged shop owner spoke in a somewhat sinister tone.
The defective products launched by Qianchuan Blacksmith generally affected traditional ninja shops, and sales plummeted for a time. The owners of several of their shops once visited Qianchuan Blacksmith.
Ninja tool shops that cooperate with ninjas are naturally not something civilians like the Qianchuan family can offend. Fortunately, Lu Ke was prepared. After talking with several ninja tool shop owners for a night, the bosses stopped and went back.
That night, he explained to the bosses what the brand effect is and what hunger sales is.
In the days that followed, the traditional ninja tool shop doubled the price of the ninja tools in the store, and at the same time hired a group of civilians to publicize the craftsmanship of their ninja tools that had been passed down for many years, and how noble ninjas could do it. The purchased luxury goods and the launch of limited edition ninja tools meant that the entire production of Konoha was limited to this amount.
They also emphasized that their ninja tools were on the same level as the toys from Qianchuan Blacksmith Shop, and even said from afar that only noble ninjas from big families were qualified to buy and use their ninja tools.
For a time, the plummeting purchase volume stopped falling, and the turnover increased instead of decreasing.
From then on, several large families in Konoha purchased the consumables they needed from regular ninja shops, while civilian ninjas and ninja school students generally chose emerging shops represented by Senkawa Blacksmith Shop. The two were incompatible with each other. .
"Of course I'm here to buy something."
Luke smiled, "I want to buy a better quality long sword and a hundred kilograms of leggings."
The middle-aged store manager sneered and spread his hands, "Sorry, it's out of stock."
"What's in the display case?"
"You also know that this is a display cabinet. Of course, display cabinets are used to store display items."
Luke's face darkened, "Then how can I get the goods?"
"Our ninja tools can only be obtained by members. You know this too. You are not a ninja from a big family. It's hard for me to deal with this now."
The middle-aged store manager answered confidently.
Luke: o(￣ヘ￣o#)
Middle-aged store manager: ㄟ(▔,▔)ㄏ
Luke felt like he shot himself in the foot.
"Then what do you have to sell?"
The middle-aged store manager took out a whetstone and said, "This is a new whetstone we recently launched. Look at the texture and feel."
"How much?" "Not much, one hundred thousand taels."
"Take the young master?!"
"One hundred thousand taels."
Do you know that S-level missions usually only cost one million taels?
Lu Ke was silent for a while. He didn't expect that the store manager could be more shameless than him.
"Will this be available if I buy it?"
"Maybe there is, maybe there isn't, who knows, just buy it first and then talk about it, maybe it will be there."
Lu Ke felt so bad when he heard this, "You are not the one who robs money like this."
"Of course, those who steal money will be arrested by the Uchiha gang of guards, but selling ninja tools will not." The middle-aged store manager smiled proudly, "The Uchiha family is our largest customer group."
That is not a typical example of someone who is rich, arrogant, and likes to compare. When he gets angry, his IQ drops drastically, and he is stupid and has too much money.
The Uchiha clan had a contract with Nekoya, and they originally had a stable place to buy fine ninja tools. However, they didn't expect that they would be coerced into buying these unworthy items in order to show their status as the most famous clan in Konoha.
It’s really easy to suffer losses if you focus on face.
Counting the time, in a few months Shisui will be beaten by Danzo's old silver coin, and in two years' time Uchiha Itachi will carry out a family cleansing plan. From now on, the title of the most famous family in Konoha will belong to the Hyuga family.
Lu Ke narrowed his eyes and said, "Manager, I am buying things sincerely. Please don't embarrass me. Isn't it inappropriate to use what I taught you against me?"
Although the traditional ninja shop uses the marketing strategy that Lu Ke said, so that the ninjas of the big families become their food and clothing parents out of shame, but the ninjas of the big families are not all fools. It is okay to spend more money to show their status, and the price If it's too high, they won't buy it either.
The middle-aged store manager said that the price has obviously exceeded the normal increase.
"Hmph." The middle-aged store manager snorted. He had indeed tried to embarrass Lu Ke just now.
At first, several of their store managers ran over to settle the accounts aggressively, but were moved by Lu Ke's words to retreat. Although they made money, they still felt that they had lost face by this inherently evil brat from the Chikawa family, and they felt unhappy.
But they were just unhappy. No one would struggle with money. They even thought that one day the Qianchuan Blacksmith Shop would collapse and they could trick people into becoming marketing consultants.
Middle-aged store manager: "Please tell me your requirements in detail."
"I hope the quality of the sword is better. It is strong and durable and not easy to wear. It would be perfect if it was made of metal that can conduct chakra. There is no requirement for the leggings, as long as they are not visible."
The middle-aged store manager couldn't help but frown after hearing this, "You dare to think of a sword made of chakra metal, that kind of top-notch product. Not to mention that I don't have it in the store, and you can't afford it if it does. There are leggings, two and a half. Ten kilograms is okay.”
"Then just buy a sword used by ninjas. The material is better." Luke didn't force it. Buying a sword is just to have a weapon that can be used better in case of emergencies.
The middle-aged store manager took out a simple sword about one meter long from the counter and threw it over, then took out the leggings and threw them in front of Luke.
"Among the ninja tools made of wear-resistant and hard materials, this sword is the only one. Although it is not as good as chakra metal, it is still a good weapon considering its weight and durability."
"Mid-to-high-end ninja tools need to be registered. Why did you buy leggings and ninja weapons?"
Luke pulled the sword away a little, put it away after seeing the faint cold light, and smiled slightly, "I bought it for my brother. He will go to ninja school in half a year, and I want to prepare it for him in advance."
Naturally, it sounds very outrageous, but as long as there is a reason, no one will care whether it is outrageous or not.
Unless something goes wrong, even a ninja wouldn't be able to check the flow of information in a private store. But if something goes wrong, what he can do to cover it up is just childish in the eyes of ninjas who specialize in inquiring about information.
He is not thinking about causing trouble at the moment, he just needs a transition period.
The middle-aged store manager was filled with dark thoughts.
"His sword is not as tall as the sword you bought for him, right? It also has a weight of one hundred kilograms. Are you letting a six-year-old kid use it?"
Preparing a one-meter-long sword and a hundred kilograms of weight-bearing leggings for a six-year-old child. How can someone who has had a cerebral thrombosis in ten years think of such a thing?
I advise you to be kind!
He took out his abacus and hit it twice.
"Chenghui, three hundred thousand taels."
Luke:?
I hope you understand that when I typed the question mark, it was not that I had a problem, but that I thought you had a problem.
"Would the Uchiha clan be unhappy if they knew that you took them for granted? As you know, the people in that clan are quite impulsive."
The middle-aged store manager snorted coldly: "Do you have any evidence?"
I have no evidence to sue you for defamation!
"I came up with all your sales tactics. Are you sure I don't have any other methods?"
Luke squinted his eyes and negotiated the price rationally, "Besides, those people from that tribe started looking for trouble as soon as they came up, and they still waited for you to get the evidence before they took action?"
This... seems to be the truth.
The middle-aged store manager hesitated and felt that it was time to take a step back. There was no need to affect the big business just for a small amount of money.
"Then considering the past friendship, two hundred thousand taels."
"I remember that the Hyuga clan also ordered a lot of ninja tools from you, right?"
"...one hundred and fifty thousand taels."
"Akimichi, Yamazaka, Aburame, Inu..."
"One hundred thousand taels, junior, don't go too far." The middle-aged store manager's face darkened.
What goes too far is you, the unscrupulous store with a serious premium!
Lu Ke accepted it as soon as he saw it, and handed over the money distressedly. At the same time, he repeated the name and location of the store in his mind.
Sooner or later this black-hearted shop will be demolished!
Looking back, I saw that the previous writing was really bad -
I really appreciate the previous readers for being so tolerant. For those who are coming from behind, why don’t you stick with me?
Kneel down to the big guys, (ノ‥)ノ
(End of this chapter)