Zhou Yan opened the [Treasure Room] and saw a full set of silver equipment, then began to examine the attributes.
[Equipment: Black Iron War Blade]
[Quality: Silver]
[Durability: 80/80]
[Attribute 1: Strength +15]
[Attribute 2: Critical Hit +6]
[Attribute 3: Ignore Defense +1]
[Equipment Requirement: Strength 20]
[Introduction: Crafted by the Dwarves.]
A decent silver weapon, much better than what he was currently using. Crucially, there were also six pieces of silver armor, along with set bonuses.
These were: Black Iron Helmet, Black Iron Gauntlets, Black Iron Armor, Black Iron Belt, Black Iron Greaves, Black Iron Boots.
[Equipment: Black Iron Helmet]
[Quality: Silver]
[Durability: 85/85]
[Attribute 1: Defense +18]
[Attribute 2: Spirit +2]
[Attribute 3: Spell Damage Reduction 2%]
[Equipment Requirement: Spirit 20]
[Introduction: One piece of the Black Iron set. Wearing 6 pieces grants additional attributes. Crafted by the Dwarves.]
[Equipment: Black Iron Gauntlets]
[Quality: Silver]
[Durability: 90/90]
[Attribute 1: Defense +10]
[Attribute 2: Strength +10]
[Attribute 3: Additional +2 Strength]
[Equipment Requirement: Strength 20]
[Introduction: One piece of the Black Iron set. Wearing 6 pieces grants additional attributes. Crafted by the Dwarves.]
[Equipment: Black Iron Armor]
[Quality: Silver]
[Durability: 80/80]
[Attribute 1: Defense +20]
[Attribute 2: Constitution +2]
[Attribute 3: Physical Damage Reduction 5%]
[Equipment Requirement: Strength 20, Constitution 20]
[Introduction: One piece of the Black Iron set. Wearing 6 pieces grants additional attributes. Crafted by the Dwarves.]
[Equipment: Black Iron Belt]
[Quality: Silver]
[Durability: 80/80]
[Attribute 1: Defense +10]
[Attribute 2: Constitution +5]
[Attribute 3: Stamina Recovery +5%]
[Equipment Requirement: Spirit 20]
[Introduction: One piece of the Black Iron set. Wearing 6 pieces grants additional attributes. Crafted by the Dwarves.]
[Equipment: Black Iron Greaves]
[Quality: Silver]
[Durability: 75/75]
[Attribute 1: Defense +15]
[Attribute 2: Agility +3]
[Attribute 3: Speed Increase 2%]
[Equipment Requirement: Agility 20]
[Introduction: One piece of the Black Iron set. Wearing 6 pieces grants additional attributes. Crafted by the Dwarves.]
[Equipment: Black Iron Boots]
[Quality: Silver]
[Durability: 100/100]
[Attribute 1: Defense +20]
[Attribute 2: Agility +5]
[Attribute 3: Shadow Swiftness (Speed increases by 20% for one minute, 30-minute cooldown)]
[Equipment Requirement: Agility 20]
[Introduction: One piece of the Black Iron set. Wearing 6 pieces grants additional attributes. Crafted by the Dwarves.]
Each piece had excellent attributes. The six pieces of armor would also provide an additional 20 Defense, 6 Strength, 5 Constitution, 3 Agility, and 1 Spirit.
This set of equipment focused on boosting Strength. After Zhou Yan put on the equipment, his attributes increased significantly once again.
[Total Equipment Attribute Bonus: Strength +43, Agility +21, Constitution +22, Spirit +3, Defense +113, Critical Hit +6, Ignore Defense +1, Spell Damage Reduction 2%, Physical Damage Reduction 5%, Stamina Recovery +5%, Speed Increase 2%]
Afterward, he had the twenty [White Robe Ghost Soldiers] he had just summoned equip the usable gear.
Although he wanted to equip everyone in his territory with a full set of silver equipment, he currently lacked materials.
Even in the newcomer trial, high-grade materials were extremely expensive. This was because the newcomer trial took place in a separate instance, and trading was only possible among newcomer lords.
Zhou Yan pondered this as he walked towards the [Divine Weapon Forge].
"Clang, clang, clang!!!!"
A rousing sound of blacksmithing filled the air. Zhou Yan saw the dwarves engrossed in their work, meticulously forging equipment, so focused that they didn't notice his arrival.
"Jerry." Zhou Yan called out.
Hearing the voice, Jerry finally looked around.
Upon seeing Zhou Yan, his eyes lit up, and he swiftly approached Zhou Yan, saying, "Lord, you're finally out. We're running low on ore. Can you find a way to get us some high-grade ore, preferably three-star or higher?"
Zhou Yan chuckled wryly. He had just met him, and Jerry was already talking about ore, more concerned than he, the lord. Having such diligent and dedicated dwarves earning him money and crafting equipment filled him with excitement.
Zhou Yan placed a hand on Jerry's shoulder and smiled, "Don't worry, we'll have buns, and we'll have meat."
Jerry: "゛(‘◇’)?"
"Lord, I want ore, not buns and meat. I'm not hungry right now," Jerry replied earnestly.
Zhou Yan's expression faltered: "(-_-)ゞ"
This was a cultural difference.
"Alright, I'll buy it for you immediately!"
Zhou Yan opened the Trading Hall.
He began searching for iron ore.
One-star iron ore was currently priced around 30 Spirit Coins per piece. Considering the market price outside was only 10 Spirit Coins, this was a threefold increase.
Some unscrupulous lords even sold it for 50 Spirit Coins per piece.
Forging a Black Iron weapon required at least five pieces of ore. Adding costs for materials and labor, it would cost about 400 Spirit Coins to break even.
Black Iron equipment on the Lord Continent generally sold for around 500 Spirit Coins. Even if the seller charged 50 Spirit Coins per ore, there was still a good profit to be made.
Furthermore, with the scarcity of equipment in the trial zone, even selling a piece of Black Iron equipment for 800 would surely attract buyers.
Territory Hint: [National Trading Hall] Purchased one-star Black Iron Ore, Spirit Coins -30.
Territory Hint: [National Trading Hall] Purchased one-star Black Iron Ore, Spirit Coins -45.
Territory Hint: [National Trading Hall] Purchased one-star Black Iron Ore, Spirit Coins -40.
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He began to furiously sweep up refining materials. After all, once these ores were forged into equipment, they would be sold at at least double the price, especially since they currently lacked refiners.
He swept from one-star iron ore to other one-star ores. Regardless, these ores could all be used to refine equipment. He wasn't short on money now and had enough capital to purchase them all.
Next were the two-star ores, which were significantly more expensive than one-star ores.
Two-star iron ore generally sold for 100 Spirit Coins per piece. As long as the price fluctuated around 50 Spirit Coins, he would buy it directly.
Finally, there were the three-star ores. The prices for three-star ores varied from 500 to 1000 depending on the type. He calculated that he could still make a profit and bought all the ores clean.
The disappearance of ore from the trading hall naturally drew the attention of many.