A few pieces… that's a hard question to answer. Of course a woman wants more, and she can also use it to gauge the other party's "quality."
But asking for too many is meaningless. An A-level Crystal only goes for a bit over two hundred thousand on the black market; five hundred thousand is really kind of expensive.
Sure, hard currency prices do rise a bit in interstellar space, but she has channels to get Crystals at base price. Buying too many would just make her feel like she's taking a loss.
After a moment of thought, the woman answered, "I don't have many Energy Blocks left. Can I ask where you're heading?"
That was something she hadn't been in a position to ask earlier. The other party had emphasized it was 'on the way'; if she pressed for details, it could come off as doubting him.
Running into each other by chance in interstellar space and actually trusting each other is really not easy. Keeping a sense of proportion is crucial.
