Li Yao arrived at the VIP reception hall on the 22nd floor through the luxurious elevator that was specially designed for VIPs.
The place was decorated in an antique style. Many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were placed on the display shelves.
Li Yao glanced at them and was secretly amazed.
Most of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were extremely rare and valuable. Many of them were as valuable as the reverse scale of the mutant lion dragon.
Such precious materials were placed on the display shelves as decorations instead of being traded. The Bountiful Treasures Pavilion was indeed rich.
After thinking for a while, Li Yao realized what was going on.
It was both a way for the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion to show its strength and to bargain.
When ordinary customers walked in and saw so many precious materials, they would subconsciously think that the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures they brought were nothing special. Therefore, they wouldn't be able to offer a high price.
"Mr. Fang, nice to meet you!"
A middle-aged man with shiny hair walked over. "I am Lin Cheng, the VIP manager of the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion. Please take a seat."
Li Yao nodded and patted his backpack, hinting that he shouldn't waste any more time and should get straight to the point.
Manager Lin chuckled and brought him to a huge crystal table.
The table was entirely carved out of a single piece of crystal, without the slightest flaw. All kinds of data and information were constantly bouncing in the crystal. It turned out to be a built-in crystal processor light beam. Looking at the rapid changes of the data, it had an extremely high computational ability.
A milky white halo enveloped the crystal table.
"The hybrid of a lion-type demon beast and a dragon-type demon beast is indeed rare in the market. Also, according to the picture you sent me, it has mutated, which makes it even more precious! Don't worry, Mr. Fang. If it is real, you will definitely be able to sell it at a good price! "
Manager Lin spoke frankly, as if he was thinking for Li Yao, although he knew that he was just acting. Li Yao had a good impression of him.
At least, this was the way of doing business.
Li Yao took out his backpack. He took out two reverse scales of the mutant lion dragon and put them on the crystal table.
After a white light flashed on the crystal table, the faint white mist immediately surged and rushed towards the reverse scale of the mutant lion dragon. Like a pair of soft hands, the mist carefully touched every detail of the reverse scale of the mutant lion dragon.
Inside the crystal table, thousands of data jumped out.
Manager Lin quickly operated on the virtual rune keyboard for a moment, frowning slightly. He was rather conflicted.
"Mr. Fang, it's not that I'm trying to lower the price, but the two reverse scales of the mutant lion dragon of yours contain the power of dual bloodlines. Besides, they have been mutated and are several times stronger than the reverse scales of normal flood dragons. They are indeed valuable items.
"But its condition isn't very good. It seems to have suffered a severe impact. Although it's not obvious on the surface, it's very hard to tell. However, the inside is filled with fine cracks. "
"Mr. Fang, you should be aware of the reverse scale materials. They are most suitable for making shields and armors, but the inside of these two reverse scales is full of cracks, so their defensive power will be greatly reduced. Therefore, in terms of price … "
Tapping on the virtual keyboard for a moment, Manager Lin raised his head and said, "Mr. Fang, this is your first time here. The reverse scale of a mutant lion dragon is very rare. Let's make a deal. Two reverse scales. How about 50 million? "
Li Yao declined to comment. Of course, he knew that the two mutant lion dragon reverse scales weren't in good condition. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been willing to trade them.
In the Thunderous Sound Mountain, in order to resist the scourge of the demon core explosion of the mutant lion dragon, he had covered his head with three reverse scales. Two of them had been seriously damaged. He didn't need any magical equipment to examine them. He could feel them with his hands.
The other one was relatively well-preserved. He didn't want to sell it. He was planning to refine an ancient soft armor with the secret arts from forty thousand years ago with some other materials.
However, the price of 50 million …
Li Yao remained calm. He took out a lot of carefully preserved demon tendons, bones, claws, and teeth from his backpack. They were all collected from the mutant lion dragon.
Manager Lin was surprised. He glanced at Li Yao for a moment and then withdrew his eyes quickly. He began to study the materials wholeheartedly. A moment later, he nodded his head and said, "Good, good.
"Not bad, not bad. These materials are all from the same mutant lion dragon. Although they are all incomplete and seem to have suffered a serious explosion, they can more or less improve the defense ability of the reverse scale if they are refined together!"
Li Yao didn't stop there. He continued to take out the trophies from the infiltration squad of the demon clan.
This time, Manager Lin's eyes were glittering.
The infiltration squad of the demon clan was composed of demon generals, but there were too many of them. Also, they were carrying a lot of magical equipment from the Blood Demon Sector.
Li Yao didn't want to sell the powerful treasures such as the 'Soul Stealer' and the well-preserved materials.
But even the materials he took out were enough to dazzle Manager Lin.
Manager Lin no longer spoke. From under the crystal table, he took out a pair of spectacles with a peculiar shape. It looked like a silver-white ring. He put it on his nose and released two rays of silver light. He concentrated on studying it.
After a long time, he took a long breath and said, "These materials are not bad.
"Even though the quality of these materials isn't too good, there's really a lot of them. Adding in the two reverse scales, I think …"
"Inside the two reverse scales, there are eleven and fourteen cracks respectively, causing their defensive strength to drop by 22% and 37% respectively. However, I have brought so many Fey bones with me. I can use a special refining method to grind the Fey bones and fuse them into the reverse scales to fill up the cracks."
Before he could offer a price, Li Yao said quickly, "After the repair, the hardness of the two reverse scales should be restored to more than 85%, which is similar to the 'Ink Snake's Seven-inch Skin', another precious defensive material. But the Ink Snake's Seven-inch Skin rarely grows to such a large size. Usually, it has to be connected, and the connection point is its weakness!
"In the market, a piece of Seven-inch Skin of such a size can be sold for more than 70 million, and there is no supply even if you have the money.
"Although the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion is a black market, it would be too insincere of you to offer only 50 million for the two reverse scales of the mutant lion dragon. As for the rest of the materials, let's drop the negotiation."
This time, Manager Lin was really shocked.
His attitude suddenly changed. A moment ago, he was just being polite on the surface, but right now, he respected Fang Xingjian from the bottom of his heart.
He wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and didn't say anything. After calculating for a moment, he said,
"Mr. Fang, you are a connoisseur. Let's get straight to the point. That's right. The hardness and quality of the two reverse scales of the mutant lion dragon are indeed comparable to that of the Ink Snake's Seven-inch Skin. But they were damaged in a battle after all. Even if they can be repaired, many rich Cultivators won't like them. Who would want to spend a fortune on a repaired armor?
"So, this is the price. It can't be based on the standard of the Ink Snake's Seven-inch Skin.
"100 million!"
"Two reverse scales of the mutant lion dragon, 100 million!
"And all the other materials together, I estimate it to be 100 million, too!"
"Mr. Fang, this is the greatest sincerity that the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion can offer. Since you are a connoisseur, you should know that the price is not an exaggeration. After all, businesses like us pursue profits, too!"
Li Yao nodded slightly. 200 million. It was almost the same as his previous estimation.
In the outside world, it could be sold for 30 to 50 million more, but there would be traces left behind. It was not as straightforward and straightforward as the black market.
"Alright. I want 20 soul-printed cards, each with a face value of 10 million.
A soul-printed card was a special anonymous ATM card, which was issued by the bank for large transactions between Cultivators.
Although it was anonymous, Cultivators could leave a special soul mark on the card and bind their soul to the card.
Once the card was stolen, the Cultivator would sense it immediately and transfer the amount in the card to another soul-printed card. If they were all transferred to another soul imprint card, they could still track the whereabouts of this soul imprint card.
Because it was anonymous. And because it was anti-theft, soul-printed cards were very popular among Cultivators.
A moment later. Twenty bright purple soul-printed cards were in Li Yao's hands.
Splitting twenty telepathic thoughts, Li Yao bound them to the soul mark cards one by one. Sensing the glittering '10000000' on every card, Li Yao felt that he was walking on cotton and that he was floating.
He had mixed feelings in his heart.
A year and a half ago, he was still a penniless, penniless kid. On the playground of Crimson Nimbus Second, he mixed in with the students of the "Common Class", drooling as he watched Fiend Blade Peng Hai's awe-inspiring display in the sky.
At that time, it was said that Cultivators like Fiend Blade Peng Hai were all billionaires. It was like an unattainable dream.
But now, he was also a billionaire?
Taking a deep breath, Li Yao found that he didn't feel much joy from becoming rich overnight.
Because he was a Cultivator.
For ordinary people, becoming a billionaire was the peak of life.
But in the world of Cultivators, it was just the beginning.
Besides, the dream he was pursuing couldn't be bought with money.
Manager Lin smiled.
"Mr. Fang, this is your first time here and you've brought such a great deal of business. Even I can follow you and get a lot of commission. Thank you so much, Mr. Fang. If there's anything else you need, just let me know. Although the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion is just a trading market, we have a lot of connections in Serpent City.
Li Yao thought of something and asked,
"You should be selling materials other than buying materials, right?"
Manager Lin nodded and pushed a crystal processor to him. He smiled and said, "Of course.
The Bountiful Treasures Pavilion is one of the largest material trading centers in the south of the Federation. No matter what kind of materials you're looking for, we have them all here. This is the catalog of materials for the latest season. Please take your time, Mr. Fang. "
The optical processor was very powerful. The moment Li Yao opened the catalog of materials, he entered a Half-step Great Illusionary Land. A lot of information flowed into his brain. It was the introduction of thousands of materials. And this was just the general category. There were millions of specific materials!
Li Yao glanced through them one by one. He sighed in his heart again. The last bit of joy from receiving the two hundred million was gone.
These materials were too expensive!
"It seems that the two hundred million in a Cultivator's hand is the same as the twenty thousand in an ordinary person's hand. They can spend it in the blink of an eye!"
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