Outer Ring, Byron Family's encampment.
In a small secret room far away from the banquet hall, the goblin Kabi was fiddling with something with a fervent expression.
In front of him, a simple magical machine propped up a white screen. The self-proclaimed great inventor, engineer, and planar merchant of the goblin empire, Duke Gaz 'luwe, was wearing a high magnification monocle, his saliva flying everywhere as he roared.
"No, absolutely not …" Gaz 'luwe waved his green arm that was covered in thick hair, "Anything less than 17 magic crystals is out of the question … I won't let a vampire like you take advantage of me … We've known each other for so long, but you've never obtained anything of value … You … You can't be a qualified planar merchant like this, you're only fit to be a depraved goblin who picks through rubbish …"
The other party's sarcasm had evidently provoked the goblin Kabi. Any words that insulted his dream of being a planar merchant would incur his wrath.
"You coward who only knows how to hide behind a screen. The teleportation device you gave me is a piece of junk. It can only teleport items that weigh less than 500 grams, and there will definitely be a teleportation error every three to four times. Who the hell knows which corner of the multiverse this broken machine of yours has randomly thrown the treasures I've teleported to? Do I have to bear the losses caused by your device? "
"Bastard, you uncultured goblin. You don't understand how terrifying the energy required to teleport between two different planes is. You don't have an energy furnace, you don't have a reaction pool, you don't have an energy room … A lowly goblin like you doesn't have anything. You want to rely on some low-grade energy crystals to obtain a large and stable spatial passageway? Not to mention the fact that the goblin empire doesn't have such technology, even the Magi behind you can't do this! "
"Then what should I do? You're always making a ruckus, using an unreliable teleportation device to start trading. Who's going to bear the losses caused? "
"If you can get me some useful Magi items or special energy treasures, I can bear the losses caused by spatial destruction and spatial turbulence."
"Hmph, don't think that I'm easy to fool just because I don't know anything. This device of yours is too unreliable. It's not suitable for large-scale transactions between planes. All transactions are basically one-off. Once you get the sample and analyze it successfully, you won't need to continue the transaction. I've spent so much effort to gather resources for you, but I've only gotten so little in return. I won't do such a stupid thing again! "
"Ugh …" On the light screen, Gaz 'Lurvi pushed up his spectacles and sized up the little goblin in front of him.
Who would have thought that a little gnome who lived under the thrall of a terrifying wizard and had no knowledge of science and technology would be able to understand such complicated logic? He couldn't help but look at Kabi in a new light.
"Alright, alright, little Kirby! Since we both need the things in each other's hands, we should show some sincerity. I can raise the price appropriately, and you … have to take out something really useful! "Gazruvi's wrinkled green face was full of sincerity.
"Is my existence valuable to you and the Goblins?" Kabi asked doubtfully.
"Of course!" Gaz 'Lurvi pushed up his spectacles again, "You have to know that you're now in the Magus World, a large plane famous in the multiverse. It's many times larger than the plane our Goblin Empire is in. If I accidentally throw the teleportation device into spatial turbulence, it can drift through space and appear in any corner of the multiverse. If you want me to open up a new path to the Magus World, the Goblin Empire can't do it with its strength, and it won't be able to do it. After all, the legends say that Magi are very terrifying and invasive creatures! "
"You mean to say that we can only rely on this broken device to transact?"
"Yes!"
"Is there anything I need to pay attention to when using this teleportation device?"
"Firstly, for the teleportation device to work stably, it's best if you can find a powerful energy source for it."
"Such as?"
"Such as an energy pool …"
"Do you think a little gnome like me can come into contact with an energy pool in a Magus Tower? Next … "
"A natural elemental gathering place, such as the core of a large storm, an underground volcano …"
"Do you have any sincerity? With my strength, wouldn't I just be courting death if I went to those places? "
"Or some high-grade energy crystals, at least ten times more powerful than the magic crystals you're using now. Only then will the teleportation device be able to work stably."
"High-grade energy crystals? What's that? Can you be more specific … "Kabi muttered as he rummaged through his waist pouch in frustration. Later, he felt that it was too troublesome to rummage through, so he simply poured out all the things in his waist pouch, letting them cover the entire table.
"Wait … Wait …" Gaz 'Lurvi's urgent voice suddenly came from the light screen, "What is that silver-white metal object?"
"Hmm?" Kabi followed Gaz 'Lurvi's instructions and took out a heavy metal ball from the messy pile of items.
This was a metal ball that looked like it was carved out of silver, but it did not have the softness of silver when touched. The surface of the ball was uneven, and there were strange patterns and grooves everywhere. Although he could not sense any energy aura from it, it was still a genuine Mechanical Heart.
Mechanical Heart was an alchemical heart created by a Puppet Master for a high-grade magic puppet or golem. It was the core component of a Witchcraft Puppet. It could be said that the reason a Puppet Knight could have such powerful combat power was not only because of the hard shells of countless rare resources, but also because of the existence of the Mechanical Heart, which could bring this cold, hard metal creature to life.
When the Puppet Master Runo fused the soul of a Grade 2 Knight into it, the Mechanical Heart's ability grew by leaps and bounds. As long as it was given a complete metal body, it could bring it back to life and become a powerful Metal Puppet.
Of course, such a powerful Mechanical Heart did not belong to the Goblin Kabi. It was a spoil of war obtained by its owner, Grimm.
After thoroughly analyzing its secrets, Grimm thought about whether he should keep this Mechanical Heart and create an indestructible Iron Guard for himself. Unfortunately, he could not find any information about the Puppet Amulet.
Without the Puppet Amulet, it meant that if he really wanted to create a giant Iron Guard, Grimm could only be like those low-grade Arcane Sorcerers, running around the world with an indomitable iron lump. Magic puppets were quite powerful, but the fact that they were not easy to carry around was enough to sentence them to death.
In the future, when Grimm had his own base or Wizard Tower, it would be a good idea to leave this thing at home to guard the door. But now … It was better to bring a few high-grade magic puppets with him!
Therefore, Grimm, who planned to exchange it for some high-grade elemental crystal cores, threw it to Kabi. Kabi was determined to become a Goblin Merchant anyway, so it was suitable for him to do this kind of thing.
At this moment, Kabi held the Mechanical Heart in his hand and looked at the light screen doubtfully.
"This Mechanical Heart is useful to you?"
"Of course it's useful. If I'm not wrong, it should be a magical mechanical control core obtained by Sorcerers through witchcraft, and it's the kind with super high intelligence. Our Goblin Empire walks the path of magical machinery. Although we can create a similar magical mechanical core, we have never found a way to integrate life and souls into it. "
"So it can be sold for a high price?" Kabi smiled sinisterly as he lightly tossed the metal ball in the air.
"Uh …" Gaz Lurvi was silent.
"Tell me, be straightforward. How much are you willing to pay for this Mechanical Heart? Don't try to deceive me with those inferior things like rocket boots and parachutes … Also, this Mechanical Heart is seriously overloaded. Are you sure it can be sent through your teleportation device? "
"… …"
After a long silence, Gaz Lurvi seemed to have finally understood, and a flattering smile appeared on his greasy green face.
"Dear Kabi, I hereby solemnly recommend to you the greatest war machine of the Goblin Empire — the Magical Mechanical Armour. With it, you will no longer have to fear your enemies. It will become your most loyal and powerful warrior, destroying all enemies that appear in its line of sight! "
"Oh? You mean those terrifying metal men that are as large as hills? I'm not going to set up a construction team. You're giving me this variant of the logging robot, but what can I do with it? I'm afraid that just gathering the metal and spare parts required to build it will take me over a hundred years. Does that mean anything to me? " Kabi's intelligence was clearly off the charts today, and he was no longer the little goblin that could be easily deceived in the past. He roared angrily at the screen.
"Don't be angry, dear Kabi. Then let me recommend you a super terrifying offensive weapon — the Magical Cannon. With it, you will be invincible. No enemy will be able to defend against its terrifying attack! "
"No way, no way … I'm a peace-loving goblin merchant. You should sell those fighting and killing things to others! I only need some high-grade elemental crystal cores. These are things that Master personally ordered us to collect, and the more the better … "
"Alright, alright. Elemental crystal cores it is. How much do you intend to pay for the trade?"
"The manufacturing method of the Magical Reaver and the finished product of the Demonic Cannon, along with a hundred grade 2 elemental crystal cores and above!"
"Bullshit!" Gaz 'ruvi immediately jumped three feet high, "Why don't you just rob someone? Your mechanical heart isn't worth that price! "
"Then how much can you offer?"
Gaz 'ruvi immediately extended three fingers, but after some hesitation, he gritted his teeth and extended four.
"Four grade 2 elemental crystal cores, that's all I can get!"
"Bullshit …" It was now Kabi's turn to jump three feet high, "This is robbery … This is outright robbery … You're the greediest, most shameless, and stingiest goblin I've ever seen … This price is robbery …"
The two goblins of the same race were obviously stingy and wretched to the core, but they were also greedy and shameless. Hence, separated by a dense screen, the two would point at the sky and curse at each other from time to time. But after a while, the two would gather together and start haggling.
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