"Sand Orchid Wood Essence, 40 million for one. Tiger Soul Ice Pattern Egg, 66 million for one. What? Even the demon core of the Heavenly Thunder Wolf is on sale? The Heavenly Thunders and Earthly Fires can be improved dozens of times with this stuff. But the price is ridiculously high, too. 250 million for one! "
Li Yao browsed through the catalog of materials greedily.
As a magical equipment fan, the rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures dazzled him and made him drool. He couldn't wait to buy all the materials in the catalog.
But when he looked at his pocket, he found that the twenty Soul Mark Cards, which seemed to be a thick stack, couldn't even buy a couple of materials.
Li Yao seemed to have returned to the days when he only had a few coins in his pocket, but he was drooling over the shiny roast duck in the window on the street.
"Cultivation is indeed a money-burning business!"
"I didn't realize it before because I only refined with common materials. But now that I want to buy some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to refine some powerful weapons, I realize that money is so cheap!"
"I've learned the refining methods of some ancient secret treasures from Ou Yezi's memory pieces. Once they are refined, my combat ability will be greatly improved. But it seems that the raw materials alone will cost almost one billion!
"That's not including the budget for the Fiend Star Refining Workshop!"
"If I buy a world fragment with a loan, the down payment will be at least 30%. Besides, I'm just a Refinement Stage Cultivator and a college student. I don't have a stable income. The bank may not be willing to lend me 70% of the money. If I have to raise the down payment, it will be even more expensive!
"Besides, there's the cost of modifying the world fragment!
"Since I'm going to build my personal refining workshop, of course, everything has to be done according to the highest standards. It's not unusual for it to cost hundreds of millions.
"The expenses alone will cost more than one or two billion!"
"Besides. I want to have a competition with 'Shark' Qiu Guanyu of the Zephyr Guild!
"Then I'll need at least three to five hundred million!"
Li Yao didn't realize it. He gritted his teeth.
He was not a man who would succumb to power. Guan Xiong of the Mountain Sea Sect. Guan Xiong was also his savior.
The Zephyr Guild was suppressing the Mountain Sea Sect and the Demon Beast Detector in such a despicable way, hoping to make them surrender.
This method deeply infuriated Li Yao.
As a refiner, he had a sense of pride and expectation for his magical equipment as if he were a child.
Now that the Zephyr Sect dared to frame his' child ', they couldn't blame him for being merciless!
"Do you want to take out some more materials to trade?"
Li Yao was a little reluctant.
The remaining materials in the Interspatial Ring. All of them had been carefully selected by him. They had not been affected by the explosion and were in excellent condition.
He was still preparing to refine a transcendent artifact. At the very least, after refining a transcendent artifact and selling it, the price would be much higher.
Manager Lin seemed to have seen through his dilemma. Without batting an eyelid, he took out a second material catalog.
The prices of the various materials in this catalog were much cheaper. Many of the materials only cost a few million per set, and there were even materials that cost hundreds of thousands per set.
However … Li Yao glanced around and found that he had never seen most of the materials before.
There were also a few other Heavenly Treasures that he had seen before. The prices were also much lower than the market price.
Li Yao glanced at Manager Lin suspiciously.
Manager Lin explained:
"These are unknown and defective materials. Therefore, the prices are especially low."
The universe was vast and boundless. There were a lot of materials that the Cultivators of the Tian Yuan Realm had never seen or heard of before. They could not even detect their characteristics.
Some of these materials were found in the world fragments. Some were brought to the Tian Yuan Realm by meteorites. Some were found in the underground of the Tian Yuan Realm.
Because they did not know the ins and outs of the materials and their characteristics could not be grasped, it was difficult to refine them. Therefore, the prices of these materials would not be too high.
However … If someone had a discerning eye and recognized the preciousness of an unknown material … If they knew how to use it, they would be able to get a great bargain at a very low price.
As for defective materials, for example, the two reverse scales of the mutant lion dragon that Li Yao brought. However, their defects were dozens of times more serious than the reverse scales of the mutant lion dragon. They were basically unrepairable. Therefore, the price would drop to the bottom. At most, it would only be one-tenth of the original price.
If a refiner mastered the secret method of repairing a certain material or used it as an auxiliary material, they would only need some minor parts. Therefore, it would be cheap to buy such defective materials.
Li Yao's eyes lit up.
In the Hundred Smelting Clan, there were some secret methods of repairing defective materials. Although they could not be repaired, they could greatly improve the utilization of defective materials.
Although he could not afford high-quality materials, it was not bad to buy some defective materials.
"How do I trade these unknown and defective materials?"
Manager Lin smiled:
"The trading process of unknown and defective materials is different from that of ordinary materials."
"Because the quality and performance of ordinary materials are relatively stable, the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion can guarantee that all the properties of the materials are clearly written in the catalog. Therefore, as long as you look at the catalog, you can trade directly. When you get the materials, if you have any dissatisfaction, you can always return them."
"However, the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion can't confirm the value of unknown and defective materials. We don't even know what many of the unknown materials are. Therefore, we usually check the goods first and then trade them. The customers will verify the materials in person before they buy them."
"The price of such materials is very low. Once the customers buy them, they can't be returned! Let's be frank. The Bountiful Treasures Pavilion can't guarantee the value of these materials. Maybe what you spend millions on is just a weird-shaped stone. You can't blame the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion for that! "
Pausing for a moment, Manager Lin continued, "The Bountiful Treasures Pavilion is not the only one. All the material trading centers in the Serpent City follow the same rule. Even the regular material trading centers outside the Serpent City follow the same rule."
While talking, Manager Lin smiled and said, "Buying unknown and defective materials is very risky. But once you're right, the returns can be astounding, too! Some people became rich overnight, while others became addicted to it and spent billions to buy a bunch of trash back home! Because of the charm, many Cultivators call the purchase of unknown and defective materials' treasure gambling '. It's much more attractive than regular trading! "
"As it happens —"
Manager Lin took out a bright green card carved out of green jade from his pocket and said, "If Mr. Fang wants to buy unknown and defective materials, I can take you to the warehouse right now. However, a batch of new materials will be delivered tomorrow. It is said that some of the unknown materials from other worlds have drifted to the Tian Yuan Realm. Many Cultivators have come to buy them. Therefore, the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion has decided to hold a large-scale trade fair for unknown and defective materials in two days. Since Mr. Fang is an expert in this field, I don't think you want to miss it. Here's the VIP invitation card. Please keep it well. If you have time, you can come and take a look. "
Li Yao thought of something. Unknown materials from other worlds?
It would be an eye-opener for him!
He had other business to attend to in Serpent City. He had planned to stay for another two days. Therefore, he accepted the card and said quickly,
"Alright. I'll definitely attend the trade fair in two days."
Thinking for a moment, he asked again, "Manager Lin, I'm looking for a strong cryptographer. Do you have any contacts in the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion?"
Manager Lin replied,
"The Bountiful Treasures Pavilion has hired a lot of experienced cryptographers. Please wait a moment, Mr. Fang."
He typed quickly on the keyboard and said delightedly, "Master Qin is free now.
I've made an appointment. I'll accompany you to meet him right now. "
…
Master Qin was a bald, fat, middle-aged man who weighed more than 150 kilograms.
The office that he was in was crammed with countless crystal processor components.
Quite a few crystal wires were crisscrossing in midair like a dense spider web.
There were also dozens of mini crystal processors flying back and forth among the crystal wires, humming as if bees were shuttling among the flowers.
"Impressive!"
Li Yao was a crystal processor enthusiast, too. He immediately recognized that Master Qin had dismantled and reassembled seven different mainframe crystal processors into a super crystal processor with unbelievable computational ability.
The entire room was the shell of this crystal processor. Right now, they were inside a crystal processor!
Of course, Li Yao wasn't stupid enough to take out his Cosmos Ring.
He had already analyzed the double encryption inside the Cosmos Ring and inputted it into a mini crystal processor.
As long as the cryptographer gave him the method to unlock the encryption, he would take care of the rest.
Li Yao handed over the mini crystal processor.
Master Qin didn't think much of it at first. He was eating the candied fruits from the plate in front of him. Several crystal wires automatically connected the mini crystal processor to the super crystal processor.
"Shua!"
Four light beams appeared in front of Master Qin. Rows of data poured down like a green rainstorm.
Half a minute later, Master Qin stopped eating. Greasy sweat was popping up on his forehead.
One minute later, Master Qin stood straight. Eight light beams popped up in front of him. His thick and short fingers pressed on the virtual keyboard like a storm.
Two minutes later, redness beamed out of Master Qin's eyes. Grunting noises were echoing from his throat, as if he were ready for a bloody battle. The number of crystal wires connected to the mini crystal processor was increased to dozens. The number of light beams floating in front of Master Qin was increased to twelve, too.
Five minutes later, Master Qin stopped everything. The flesh on his face was cramping as he pondered hard.
Ten minutes later, Master Qin heaved a long sigh. He collapsed like a bag of rice that had been emptied.
"The way the double encryption was applied is very weird. It doesn't seem to have been done by the same person but by two different people hundreds of years apart.
"Also, the styles of the two encryption methods are both weird. The first one is weird, and the second one is brutal and aggressive. If I crack them by brute force, chances are that my crystal processor will explode!"
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