Chapter 74 (1/2)
Translated by: daryldyh
Edited by: wetchick
0 chapter in queue. Regular chapter 1/2. Sorry for the late post, I got sick for the past couple of days.
In just a few hours, Jiang Hu Stories was spread around the entire city. Lots of people who had not gotten their copies and could only listen to rumours, making them eager to buy one from other people.
“Hey brother, how about selling me your Jiang Hu Stories? I’ll buy it for 10 copper taels!”
“10 copper taels only? No way! ‘The Legend of the Condor Heroes’ is so well-written that I’m going to read it a couple times more when I get home! I will not sell it!”
“This brother, would you mind lending me your copy of Jiang Hu Stories? I don’t mind paying you! How about 20 copper taels? Sell it to me!”
“p.i.s.s off. Why would I sell it to you if I haven’t finished reading it yet? I don’t need that little amount of money.”
“I know right, the money is definitely not appealing enough… How about 50 copper taels? 50 copper taels!”
“No! I’m not selling it no matter how much you offer!”
Initially, people wanted to buy it for 10 copper tales. However, its value quickly inflated over time. 20 copper taels, 50 copper taels, 1 silver tael and even 2 silver taels…
Some businessmen quickly bought hundreds of copies for 50 copper taels each, after which they sold it for 2 silver taels each!
“Jiang Hu Stories for sale! The quant.i.ty is limited! First-come-first-serve basis, 2 silver taels for each copy!”
“2 silver tales? So expensive?!”
“What do you expect? Don’t tell me you don’t know how high the demand is right now! The price is not negotiable. So are you going to buy or not?”
“Yes, I am! Don’t get mad. Give me 5 copies! I’m going to introduce them to my friends. Aiya make it 10!”
Just like that, the businessmen earned a ton by selling the copies which were supposedly free.Hahaha such easy money! All hail the ninth prince!
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Most people did not know that the series was free and did not know where it came from, since the resellers only sold a couple hundred copies which were all sold out within an hour. Suddenly, a man within a crowd shouted, “I know where Jiang Hu Stories came from! It’s from the building with a giant golden plaque!”