White Jade Ape
Foundry City lived up to its reputation as a base for blacksmiths. There were hundreds of weapon shops of all sizes in the city, and there were even many derivative shops, such as pawn shops, auction houses, and so on. Practically everything related to weapons and armor was covered.
This was the first time he had seen so many law weapons, and Xia Fei was almost certain that he was not seeing things.
Yuhua led Xia Fei to a place called Fourth Uncle's Comprehensive Exchange Shop and pointed at the signboard. "Fourth Uncle is considered a big shot in Foundry City. His surname is Yu, and he's just as obsessed with business as I am. He's been running this shop in Foundry City for many years now, so it's best if you first exchange what you have for crystals before buying a law weapon."
Xia Fei nodded. Those machines like the high-speed centrifuge could not be spent like money. Even if he needed to refine medicine, keeping one would be enough. Bringing around too many things that were useless to him would just be a burden.
Walking through the door, Yuhua easily made his way to Fourth Uncle's office. Most of the people working here were members of the Yu family, and they excitedly greeted Yuhua with a respectful attitude.
Inside the office, Xia Fei met the owner of the exchange shop, Fourth Uncle. He was a fat bespectacled man in a suit and leather shoes. He was dressed very impressively, and the large gemstone rings on his fingers gleamed brightly. He looked like a typical successful businessman.
"Yuhua, what brings you here?" Fourth Uncle struggled to get up from his chair and greeted Yuhua.
Yuhua smiled. "Can't I just come and see Fourth Uncle if I'm free? I heard that Sixth Sister is finally getting married, so as her elder brother, I ought to send her a congratulatory gift. "
Fourth Uncle did not have any children, but he had seven daughters. Only his sixth sister was extremely stubborn, and she was already past forty years old, yet she was still unmarried. Fourth Uncle's family had been worried sick. Now that the young lady was finally going to marry, Fourth Uncle was very excited, his face glowing.
"That makes sense. You're the wealthiest person in the family, so it's only right that we don't rip you off." Fourth Uncle was a very talkative person, joking that he wanted Yuhua to buy a large residence as a congratulatory gift, and Yuhua agreed without even batting an eyelid.
"This is Xia Fei, a new Law Warrior in the family. He has some things that he needs to trouble you to exchange for," Yuhua introduced.
The fourth uncle squinted his eyes as he exclaimed in surprise, "So you're Xia Fei! I've long heard that there's a talented youth in the clan who became a level 4 Law Warrior in just a month and even killed a Demon Chrysalis all by himself. Amazing, amazing. "
Xia Fei did not say a word. The lifespan of the people of the Law Realm was usually several centuries, and a middle-aged man like Yuhua was already over a hundred years old. It was not too much for Xia Fei to call him grandfather, and it was even more difficult to determine the seniority of these four great uncles. For a moment, Xia Fei could not think of how he should address this fat old man.
Yuhua chuckled. "Fourth Uncle, what year is this news? Xia Fei has already broken through level 6 and is now an Elite Law Warrior."
Fourth Uncle was stunned. "It's past six! You advanced so fast? "
Xia Fei nodded slightly. His rank was not gold or silver, so there was nothing to hide.
Turning to look at Yuhua, Fourth Uncle said meaningfully, "Back then, you set the record of advancing to Law Sovereign in twenty months, but Little Bei appeared out of nowhere and changed it to eighteen months. I'm afraid that you'll have to change it again now."
Yuhua did not mind. "It's a good thing that there are so many young talents in the clan. I can't wait for everyone to break the record."
Fourth Uncle nodded. "That's true. If there's a few more decent people in the clan, the patriarch won't have to work so hard to support us."
An almost imperceptible glint flashed in Yuhua's eyes as he softly said, "I know, right? It's indeed hard for the patriarch to support the entire clan all by himself.
"The people in the clan call me Fourth Uncle or Fourth Uncle Yu, so you can call me that too. If you have anything good, feel free to take it out. Fourth Uncle is in a good mood today, so I'll take everything and give you a big discount!"
Xia Fei nodded, handing over a ring that he had tidied up.
With his consciousness inside, Fourth Uncle said, "These are all machinery and raw materials used by Apothecaries. There's quite a lot of them, enough to open a factory!"
Yuhua smiled. "It's just a few spoils of war. Xia Fei has even more valuable things in his hands. Take out those Law weapons."
Xia Fei frowned. "Isn't it better to keep the Law weapons for your own use?"
Yuhua replied, "You don't understand. Law Warriors mainly rely on their own cultivation to fight, so they should avoid using weapons as much as possible. Long-term use of a Law weapon will lead to inertia, which isn't good for cultivation."
Xia Fei expressed his understanding. Law weapons were usually forged by experts. They were of high grade and had powerful attacks. A low-level Law Warrior using a high-grade weapon would naturally be able to display greater combat power, but at the same time, they would develop a sense of dependence.
"To a warrior, the quality of a weapon is more important than the quantity. Since you're going to use it, you should use the best one to decide victory or defeat. That's precisely why many warriors are willing to go to great lengths to obtain a suitable weapon."
Fourth Uncle nodded. "Yuhua is right. It's better to sell a few weapons for a top-grade one. At a crucial moment in a battle, the slightest difference in grade can decide the outcome of the battle. A truly unique high-grade weapon is extremely rare, but once obtained, it won't be as simple as doubling one's combat power!"
Xia Fei naturally understood this theory of elite soldiers, and after thinking about it, he realized that it made sense. Since he had managed to save up some money and resources, it was naturally better to exchange them for one or two top-grade weapons that would be of great help to him than to have a basket full of ordinary goods.
Xia Fei took out the Azure Killer Rain and Yuan Dian's Law Shield, as well as a few items that he did not often use, such as the Immortal grade Butterfly Serpent.
All of a sudden, Xia Fei accidentally discovered an ancient monster when he was checking the spatial ring. It was a crystalline white jade ape.
This ring had originally belonged to Dark Ghost, and there were all sorts of things inside. Xia Fei had not been very careful when looking through them, but now that he was taking them out one by one, Xia Fei realized that there was also a strange monkey.
It was strange because when he released his mental energy onto the white jade ape, it immediately underwent a subtle change. The consciousness that Xia Fei had scattered around the spatial ring involuntarily gathered together, having the wondrous effect of making one's attention a hundred times more focused.
"This seems to be a pretty good item." Xia Fei did not take out the monkey, instead leaving it in the ring.
Fourth Uncle pointed at the Law Weapons that Xia Fei had taken out and said, "These weapons aren't bad, but none of them can be considered top-grade. All-around weapons like the Azure Killer Rain are already common, and keeping them won't be of much use to you. Selling them all for one or two top-grade weapons is the right path."
Seeing how sincere Fourth Uncle was, Xia Fei did not say anything else. Everyone knew that good steel should be used on the edge of a blade, but Xia Fei was not disappointed. How much would a top-grade Law Weapon cost?
Calling over a middle-aged manager, Fourth Uncle ordered, "Convert all of these into crystals. Do your best to give us a good price. We're all brothers, so we won't lose out if we can keep our capital."
The middle-aged man nodded, took the spatial rings, and left. He went to the storeroom to take stock of the items.
Yuhua smiled. "Fourth Uncle, do you have any top-grade goods to choose from?"
"It's not like I specialize in Law Weapons, so how could I possibly have anything top-grade? Recently, a new shop opened in Foundry City called Unique Pavilion. It's very ostentatious, and it won't sell anything that isn't top-grade. Why don't you go there and take a look?"
Yuhua stroked his chin. "Unique Pavilion, one of a kind. This name is rather impressive, but I don't know if it can really be done."
Fourth Uncle mysteriously said, "I don't know if it lives up to its name. After all, I'm no warrior, so I don't know much about Law Weapons. However, it's rumored that this shop's supply comes from the Withered Mu Clan!"
"Withered Mu? One of the Nine Great Clans! "Yuhua exclaimed.
There were many humans in the Law Realm, and the majority of them existed in the form of clans.
The nine most powerful clans were known as the Nine Great Clans, existences far above the Yu family.
They were: the Brightsea Clan, the Withered Mu Clan …
The Ferocious Wolf Clan, the Drifting Snow Clan, the Moonward Clan, the Glacier Clan, the Shattering Wu Clan, the Nine Fans Clan, and the Noah Clan.
If these Law Weapons were truly made by the Withered Mu Clan, they would definitely be of a higher grade. After all, the status of these Nine Great Clans in the Law Realm was second only to the two most powerful clans, and they were great clans that stood at the top of the pyramid.
"However …" Fourth Uncle changed the topic. "While Unique Pavilion's products are good, their prices are similarly unattainable. The starting price of the weapons they sell is one hundred grade 4 Origin Crystals!"
Xia Fei felt his head spin. One hundred grade 4 Origin Crystals could be exchanged for ten thousand grade 3 Origin Crystals, enough for him to cultivate for an entire year, yet Unique Pavilion was only offering a starting price!
Yuhua smiled. "Interesting. Just thinking about the weapons produced by the Nine Great Clans fills me with anticipation. Xia Fei, once we're done here, let's go take a look."
Xia Fei nodded in agreement. The price was staggering, but being able to see a true top-grade Law Weapon of legend was quite attractive to Xia Fei.
As usual, Xia Fei took out some tea leaves and other local specialties and gave them to Fourth Uncle. Fourth Uncle did not stand on ceremony, heaping praises on the tea after accepting it.
It did not take long before that middle-aged man returned with a list of items in his hand.
Fourth Uncle gestured for him to read it out. The middle-aged man cleared his throat and said, "Seventy-four high-speed centrifuges, each priced at fifteen Tier 3 Jingshi. Thirty-one Class-B Purification Machines, each priced at eight Tier 3 Jingshi. The nomological weapon Condensed Shield, each priced at 170 Tier 3 Jingshi. The nomological weapon Silver Wind Armor, each priced at 195 Tier 3 Jingshi …"
"That's a total of fifty-three thousand one hundred and twenty-nine grade 3 Origin Crystals," the middle-aged man concluded.
Yuhua laughed. "Fourth Uncle is truly generous. I reckon that you're going to lose money on this business."
Fourth Uncle smiled at Xia Fei. "We're all family, so let's just treat it as a friend. Xia Fei, if you ever come across something as rare as the Demon Chrysalis, don't forget about Fourth Uncle. I'll definitely give you the highest price I can offer!"
Xia Fei nodded repeatedly, expressing his agreement.
Including the Origin Crystals he had plundered from Dark Ghost, Xia Fei now had a total of nine hundred and thirteen grade 4 Origin Crystals. Xia Fei had Fourth Uncle help him exchange six hundred grade 4 Origin Crystals and thirty-one thousand and three hundred grade 3 Origin Crystals, which he stored in his ring. After all, Xia Fei did not have much use for grade 4 Origin Crystals. Most of the time, he still had to rely on grade 3 Origin Crystals for cultivation.
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