"50,000 gold coins per gram. You should be able to earn quite a lot. If not, forget it. Anyway, this thing is not of much use to me." Lin Li could not be bothered to waste time bargaining. Although the Blood of the Sea God was magical, it was really not of much use to him. The reason why he wanted to buy some back was not to draw mageweaths, but to try to feed it to Demon Gordon.
When Lin Li first went to the Sky Castle, he subdued Demon Gordon. Demon Gordon fed on metal, and converted the metal it devoured into its own power. It could also transfer the magical properties of the metal to itself.
Originally, Demon Gordon had reached the Legendary-level because he had eaten most of the metal in Anril, and there was no way for him to increase his power. However, Lin Li had a few pieces of Divinity Metal that he had brought from the Endless World, which had the ability to grow infinitely.
After Lin Li fed Demon Gordon a piece of Divinity Metal, its strength would slowly increase even if it did not devour other metals. It was just that the rate of increase was slower. Now, although Demon Gordon's strength was still increasing, it was obviously unable to keep up with Lin Li's pace. In the few battles on the Cursed Island, Demon Gordon could not play any role at all, be it with the Ice Phoenix, the incarnation of the Serpent of Light, or High Priest Poer.
Originally, it could be used as a trump card, but now it had become a useless card. Lin Li naturally did not want Demon Gordon to be crippled just like that. Hence, after seeing the Blood of the Sea God, Lin Li had an idea to let Demon Gordon devour some of the Blood of the Sea God. Maybe there would be some surprises.
Of course, Lin Li only had such an idea, and just wanted to experiment it. It was definitely impossible for him to be a fool for such a sudden idea. Hence, he directly stated the price of 50,000 gold coins per gram. If Lin Li wanted to sell it, he would buy some back to experiment. If not, then forget it.
Upon hearing Lin Li's offer, Calicoli knew that it was impossible for him to blackmail Lin Li. Although the price was high and low, he knew very well that the price of 50,000 gold coins per gram was not much different from the price he had originally planned to set. In other words, even though he didn't seem to have seen the Blood of the Sea God before, he was able to identify its true value.
Although the Blood of the Sea God had a resounding reputation, it was actually not that rare in the Octopus Clan's sea region. This thing was different from ordinary minerals. Ordinary minerals were not renewable and would be gone once they were mined. However, due to its high activity, this thing could even be considered a renewable resource. Besides, the function of this item was indeed as Lin Li had said — there was a hidden flaw behind the magical ability. Hence, its price was naturally not too high.
However, 50,000 gold coins per gram was not a low price compared to other magic materials. No matter what, the Blood of the Sea God was unique to the Octopus Clan, and it was indeed useful for drawing mageweaths. In particular, one of the main sources of wealth of the Octopus Clan was high-level magic scrolls. After adding the Blood of the Sea God, the magic scrolls produced by the Octopus Clan could be preserved longer than ordinary magic scrolls.
After all, the power of the magic scrolls did not rely on the mana source of the magical crystal. No one would add a huge magical crystal to the magic scrolls they were drawing. Magic scrolls were generally guided by the mana contained in the magic materials that were added during the drawing, and the various rules used in the mageweath would mobilize the magical elements in the space as the mana source. In fact, it was like turning the spell-casting process of a mage into a mageweath. A mage's casting of magic was not entirely driven by his own mana. The magical elements in space were the main source of the magic.
Hence, the lifespan of a magic scroll was mainly determined by the mageweath drawn in the magic scroll. As long as the mageweath could exist for a long time, the magic scroll would not lose its effectiveness, and would be able to play its due role at critical moments. No one would want the magic scroll that they had spent a lot of money on to become unusable after a few years. In particular, when they really needed to save their lives, they would find that the magic scroll had already expired. That would really be suicidal.
The advantage of having a long shelf life alone could be considered a signature advantage of the Octopus Clan's magic scrolls. Besides, the Octopus Clan's attainments in inscription were also top-notch, and almost all the magic scrolls they produced were exquisite. Hence, no one could refuse the magic scrolls of the Octopus Clan. Just the magic scrolls alone accounted for half of the Octopus Clan's annual income. From this aspect, it could also be seen why the Blood of the Sea God was precious but not rare in the Octopus Clan.
Of course, the long shelf life did not mean that it could be preserved for hundreds or thousands of years, or even passed down from generation to generation like an heirloom. The mana in the magical materials would dissipate, and a magic scroll that could be preserved for thousands of years without losing its power was probably at the same level as a semi-artifact. It was not something that could be produced by an ordinary Master of Inscription, nor could it be achieved with the Blood of the Sea God. However, even if it could be preserved for hundreds of years, it would still be enough to make people scramble for it, and it would be worth it even if they had to pay two or three times more than ordinary magic scrolls.
Hence, although the price of 50,000 gold coins per gram was only one-tenth of the previous asking price, Calicoli could still accept it. However, just as Calicoli was about to agree and ask Lin Li how much Blood of the Sea God he intended to buy, a voice suddenly sounded from outside.
"I'll buy all the Blood of the Sea God, no matter how much it costs!"
Along with the voice, two people strode over. One was Lin Li's old acquaintance, Cantory, and the other was an Octopus Clan member like Calicoli.
The one who said that he wanted to buy all the Blood of the Sea God was Cantory. After walking towards Lin Li, he smiled, and seemed to be a little embarrassed. "What a coincidence, President Felic, I didn't expect you to be here too. I'm really sorry, I also heard that there's Blood of the Sea God here, so I specially rushed over. "
Is it really that coincidental? In fact, Lin Li was very clear about Cantory's trick, and he knew that he was just trying to embarrass himself. However, Lin Li couldn't be bothered to expose him. After glancing at Cantory, he turned to look at Calicoli, and said, "This box should contain 40 grams. 50,000 gold coins per gram is exactly 2,000,000 gold coins. This is the amethyst card of the Glittergold Trade Union. You can pay for it together with the materials from before."
In the Gilded Kingdom, the Glittergold Trade Union did not monopolize the entire financial field like it did in Anril. However, with the massive financial resources accumulated in Anril, they still had a significant status in the financial world even though they were subject to various restrictions in the Gilded Kingdom. Hence, the amethyst card of the Glittergold Trade Union could also be used normally. At most, there would be a few more procedures for the subsequent transfer of funds.
Just as Calicoli was about to reach out to take Lin Li's amethyst card, Cantory spoke up again, and said, "50,000 gold coins per gram? This is the Blood of the Sea God. This price is really a little low. How about this, I'll pay 100,000 gold coins per gram, and I'll take all 40 grams. "
If Cantory was pretending to be serious at the beginning, his subsequent bid of double the price completely exposed his true intentions.
Hearing Cantory's words, Calicoli retracted his hand again. Businessmen were after profits, and everything else was illusory in the face of profits. Besides, he hadn't received the money yet, so there naturally wasn't a first come, first served issue. It was only normal for the one who offered the highest price to get the goods. Originally, it could only be sold for 2,000,000 gold coins, but it suddenly became 4,000,000 gold coins. Only a fool wouldn't do such a business.
Of course, Lin Li knew what Cantory was doing from the beginning, so he wasn't surprised by Cantory's behavior at all. After Cantory bid 100,000 gold coins per gram, Lin Li didn't even look at him, and simply said to Calicoli, "200,000 gold coins per gram."
200,000 gold coins per gram could already be regarded as the upper limit of the true value of the Blood of the Sea God, and any higher price would be pure foolishness. Although Lin Li didn't lack the gold coins, he wouldn't be a fool just to spite others. If Cantory still wanted to continue raising the price, he wouldn't mind not buying the Blood of the Sea God.
Hearing Lin Li's new bid, Cantory's expression changed all of a sudden. 8,000,000 gold coins was not a small amount, and although Cantory could afford it, he would probably be the one embarrassed if he spent so much money to buy something that he couldn't use just to embarrass his enemy.
Besides, if Cantory wanted to outbid Lin Li, he obviously couldn't offer the same price. He would at least have to offer more than 8,000,000 gold coins. He could say that he would offer 10,000 or 20,000 gold coins more than Lin Li, but that would at most make him feel disgusted, and he would also seem to be too stingy. In the end, he would only be the one making a fool of himself.
Besides, even if he only offered 8,000,000 gold coins, it was already not worth it for Cantory. 8,000,000 gold coins could buy a lot of useful things, but it was completely worthless here. He wasn't a Master of Inscription, so what could he do with the Blood of the Sea God? If he transferred it to someone else, he would be able to recoup some losses, but he could only transfer it to someone else at a normal price, and not at such a sky-high price.
Calicoli was initially waiting eagerly for Cantory to offer a higher price. However, after waiting for a long time, he only saw that Cantory was still in a daze. Hence, he had no choice but to take Lin Li's amethyst card, and get ready to complete the deal. However, it was already not bad. The original price of 50,000 gold coins per gram had now increased to four times the original price, and he had already made a considerable profit.
However, just as Calicoli was about to settle the bill for Lin Li, the Octopus Clan member who had been standing next to Cantory suddenly spoke up, and said to Calicoli, "I want that thing. Send it to the Tideview Palace for me later."
Initially, Calicoli didn't care much about his fellow clan member. Although they were both members of the Octopus Clan, the Octopus Clan was a rather large clan in the Sea Clan, and it was impossible for everyone to be familiar with each other. However, when he heard Lin Li mention the Tideview Palace, Calicoli was shocked, and he couldn't help but turn his attention to his fellow clan member.
As soon as he looked at him, Calicoli's head, which was as soft as glue, immediately turned pale. He hurriedly walked out from behind the counter, and bowed respectfully to his fellow clan member. In a trembling voice, he said, "So it's you, my lord. Please forgive me for being ignorant. I'll send the thing to you now."
Lin Li also had some understanding of the Sea Clan. It was said that there were seven strongest races in the Sea Clan, and they were known as the seven ocean overlords. The Octopus Clan was one of them. In the Sea Clan, the king of a clan was known as the lord, just like the king of humans. Apart from the lord, those who could be addressed with the word 'lord' were basically equivalent to the princes of the human royal family.
Clearly, the Octopus Clan member that Cantory had brought this time definitely had a high status in the Octopus Clan. In this case, no matter how much Calicoli wanted to make money, he couldn't possibly offend such a big shot. Besides, Lin Li could tell at a glance that the big shot of the Octopus Clan was obviously there to support Cantory. Otherwise, given his status, he definitely wouldn't lack the Blood of the Sea God!
That was not something that Lin Li could settle with gold coins. After all, there were very few people who valued money more than their lives. However, the Blood of the Sea God was not that important to Lin Li in the first place, and he decided not to buy it if he couldn't.
Hence, Lin Li didn't say anything, and simply put away the amethyst card. He couldn't be bothered to buy the magic materials that he had planned to buy before, and simply turned around to leave. Anyway, those magic materials could be bought in other inscription material stores, so there was no need for him to make things difficult for Calicoli.
However, just as Lin Li turned around and was about to leave, the big shot of the Octopus Clan spoke up again, and said in a haughty tone, "These things are of no use to me, but I reckon that you must have good attainments in inscription since you're buying these things. Unfortunately, the Octopus Clan also has some attainments in inscription. If you can come up with something that I'm convinced of, I won't mind giving these things to you. "
The big shot of the Octopus Clan was rather polite, but everyone could tell that it was not as simple as exchanging their attainments in inscription. He was simply trying to embarrass Lin Li. Everyone knew that the level of inscription of the Octopus Clan was at the peak of the entire Anril, just like how the Rotterdam Kingdom focused on Alchemy Colossuses and the Gilded Kingdom focused on alchemy battleships. Since the big shot of the Octopus Clan was known as the lord, his talent in inscription was definitely the best in the entire Octopus Clan.
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