"So you want mithril, that's no problem. It's just that my territory is full of this mithril. Do you really need it all?"
The other party still inquired, as this would also bring them significant benefits, depending on whether Zhou Yan could handle such a large quantity.
Zhou Yan was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly replied, "You can rest assured, I'll take as much as you have."
"Alright, the price will be absolutely preferential. I'll give you one-star mithril for 50 Spirit Coins per portion, two-star for 100 Spirit Coins, and three-star for 500 Spirit Coins per portion. What do you think?"
Mithril is a bit rarer than ordinary materials, and its price is also higher.
Zhou Yan was secretly pleased. As expected of his friend Ba Tie, the price was about the same as the market price on the Lord Continent.
He knew that the price he had listed in the trading hall was double this amount.
"No problem, let's stick to this price. So, let's start with ten thousand portions," Zhou Yan said.
[Child of the God of Luck]: "L(・o・) "
Ba Tie's old friend was stunned.
He never expected Zhou Yan to need such a large quantity, asking for ten thousand portions right off the bat.
He didn't have that much available now.
"Uh, I don't have that much right now, only a little. Give me some time, and I'll go mine some more."
Ba Tie's old friend was indeed very surprised. If he had known Zhou Yan wanted so much, he would have had his subordinates focus entirely on mining mithril.
Although there would be risks involved, the sheer quantity the other party wanted made such an undertaking absolutely worthwhile.
"Alright, sell me whatever you have now. Just keep trading with me once you've gotten enough mithril."
Even though he didn't need two-star mithril at the moment, who knew if it might be useful later? He decided to buy it first.
"Okay!"
The two parties quickly began trading.
After trading over a thousand portions of mithril, the other party guaranteed that they would mine more mithril from now on and would definitely satisfy him.
Both were very happy.
Not only had they completed the transaction, but they had also established diplomatic ties. Ba Tie's old friend felt it was necessary to maintain good diplomatic relations with Zhou Yan in the long term.
After the trade was concluded, Ba Tie's old friend immediately ordered his subordinates to mine mithril.
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The dwarves were still repairing equipment. He would have them forge the ring in a few days when they weren't busy.
He then looked at the second blueprint.
[Item: Storm Talisman]
[Quality: B]
[Description: When used, it can create a storm to attack enemies, lasting for five minutes.]
[Price: 200,000 Spirit Coins]
This was a one-time use attack talisman, but with B-grade quality, it was quite good. If he encountered a very strong monster, this item could be used in emergencies.
After purchasing it, he looked at the third blueprint.
[Item: Golden Armor Crafting Blueprint]
[Quality: Gold]
[Description: Requires 20 Four-Star Gold, 5 Four-Star Iron Ore, 3 Four-Star Beast Sinew]
[Price: 1,000,000 Spirit Coins]
"Good stuff!"
He quickly bought it. This blueprint was definitely a treasure, although it was a pity he lacked the materials at the moment.
The fourth item was a blueprint for black iron boots, and the fifth was a blueprint for a bronze-grade bow and arrow.
He bought everything.
Then he began to refresh the shop.
Suddenly, five books appeared.
He looked closely and immediately laughed heartily, "They're all skill books!"
How rare were skill books?
People in the chat room were constantly asking to buy skill books every day, but no one ever sold them. They were too rare and dropped too infrequently.
Zhou Yan looked closely. The first book was a life skill book called 'Gathering Technique'.
[Item: Gathering Technique]
[Quality: D]
[Description: Can be used to gather from elite-quality or higher monsters or items. Cannot gather from ordinary monsters or items.]
[Price: 50,000 Spirit Coins]
This one was definitely for himself.
Although it was useless against ordinary monsters, ordinary monsters themselves had little value.
The benefit of the Gathering Technique was that it allowed him to use a skill to decompose monsters, whereas someone without the skill could only decompose monsters one slash at a time.
Furthermore, when discovering good things, such as a certain spiritual herb, if one were to dig it up without knowing its properties, there was a high probability of destroying the herb.
With the Gathering Technique, he could directly gather it without worrying about destroying the spiritual herb.
This was the advantage of the Gathering Technique.
Mysterious Shop Notification: "Spirit Coins - 50,000 deducted. Purchased skill book 'D·Gathering Technique'."
He opened the skill book, clicked to learn it, and the Gathering Technique transformed into a beam of light and entered his body.
[Learned Gathering Technique.]
He looked at the second skill book, which was also a life skill book.
He carefully examined the remaining skill books. Good heavens, all five were life skill books.
He had expected some attack-type skill books, but there were none.
However, it wasn't bad; it was better than nothing.
Fortunately, these skill books were all very good items.
[Item: Meteor Forging Technique]
[Quality: A]
[Description: Can increase a blacksmith's forging speed by 60%.]
[Price: 500,000 Spirit Coins]
This 500,000 Spirit Coins was absolutely worth the investment.
He bought it without hesitation.
Mysterious Shop Notification: "Spirit Coins - 500,000 deducted. Purchased skill book 'A·Meteor Forging Technique'."
This skill was definitely for Jerry to use, which would increase his forging speed by another 60%.
With Jerry's forging speed increased, he would be able to produce more equipment for Zhou Yan.
The third skill book.
[Item: Supreme Alchemy Technique]
[Quality: D]
[Description: Increases crop yield by 10%.]
[Price: 50,000 Spirit Coins]
This skill, when applied to the spiritual fields, could earn him quite a bit of money.
Mysterious Shop Notification: "Spirit Coins - 50,000 deducted. Purchased skill book 'D·Farming Technique'."
He didn't plan to use it himself; he intended to find a subordinate to use it.
As a lord, he certainly couldn't be doing the farming himself!
He had other important matters to attend to!
For instance, discussing life ideals with Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, and the others.
The fourth skill book.
[Item: Supreme Alchemy Technique]
[Quality: S]
[Description: Improves pill quality by 10%, accelerates alchemy speed by 20%, and reduces alchemy consumption by 20%.]
[Price: 10,000,000 Spirit Coins]
This was an S-grade alchemy technique, extremely precious. He could use it himself.
However, as a lord, he couldn't spend all his time on alchemy. If he used this skill book, it would be a complete waste.
"Ten million Spirit Coins, damn it, I'm really reluctant to part with it."
But he had to spend the money. Even if he didn't use it himself, he could sell it for at least double the price.
Mysterious Shop Notification: "Spirit Coins - 10,000,000 deducted. Purchased skill book 'S·Supreme Alchemy Technique'."
The last skill book.
[Item: Thousand Thread Weaving Technique]
[Quality: B]
[Description: Increases weaving speed by 40%, with a 20% chance of enhancing weaving attributes.]
[Price: 200,000 Spirit Coins]
Weaving techniques were mostly learned by women, and they could be used to weave various precious fabrics. These fabrics could be made into clothes, and some with attributes could also be used to craft equipment.
This was a very good skill book.
Mysterious Shop Notification: "Spirit Coins - 200,000 deducted. Purchased skill book 'B·Thousand Thread Weaving Technique'."
After this shopping spree, he had spent over ten million Spirit Coins.
While he usually earned a lot of Spirit Coins, he realized how quickly money could be spent when it was time to actually use it.
Buying a few high-end items could set him back to square one.
He went to the [Divine Weapon Workshop] and found Jerry, calling out, "Jerry, I have a skill book for you."
Jerry took it with curiosity. Upon a careful inspection, he was immediately surprised, "Lord, is this for me?"
He was extremely shocked. This was a skill book he desperately needed, and he was incredibly excited.
Seeing the excitement in Jerry's eyes, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You are my chief blacksmith. Who else would I give it to if not you? You deserve this."
They had helped him earn a lot of money without asking for anything in return, so even a skill book felt like too little.
However, he didn't have anything better to give them at the moment, so he could only think about it later.
(Author: Believe me, the world-building in this book is vast, and many unexpected things will appear later, which will definitely captivate you.)