Chapter 503 - 244: Quest Reward, Over 10,000 Gold Coins
Chapter 503: Chapter 244: Quest Reward, Over 10,000 Gold Coins
The Appraiser nodded and carefully examined it.
"Just as the client’s quest information stated. This should be from a Demon with a Threat Level of 14!"
This time, the Appraiser didn’t hesitate and decisively gave a price. "If the Association buys this material back, we can offer a price of 3,800 Gold Coins!"
3,800 Gold Coins. That was already more expensive than most Middle Level Excellent equipment.
After all, this material could be used to make Magic Stones, so its value was slightly higher than other Demon Materials of the same level.
Speaking of which, it was about time for Lin Mo to replace his equipment—mainly his Secret Silver Gloves and the Magic Stones embedded in them.
When he first arrived in Silver Stream City, the Secret Silver Gloves had been a rather high-level weapon for him. Lin Mo had saved for quite some time before he could finally afford the pair he now wore.
Not much time had passed, yet this piece of equipment, once so expensive for him, was already starting to fall behind his progress.
In the end, the Secret Silver Ore used to forge these gloves was a relatively ordinary C Level Mithril, and the final product was only of Low Level Excellent quality.
As for what to replace them with, Lin Mo now had a few ideas.
He had a piece of Spirit Vein Mithril from Lady Beixila.
This thing’s value was comparable to A Level Mithril, worth around Fifty Thousand Gold Coins.
That value completely surpassed most Low Level Epic equipment!
The only equipment of comparable value was, naturally, Mage Class gear.
That’s right, the Mage Profession was just that expensive.
In short, with this piece of Spirit Vein Mithril, the right supplementary materials, and a sufficiently skilled Blacksmith, he could definitely forge an Epic Magical Weapon!
As for its form...
Lin Mo thought gloves would be best.
The main reason was that he often had to fight with a sword, and he already had an Epic-grade Frost Dragon Scale Sword. If he made a Magic Staff, it wouldn’t be as convenient to use, even with his Ring of Space.
So, making a pair of gloves was the better option.
Moreover, the materials needed to make gloves should be far less than for a Magic Staff.
This piece of Mithril was a bit insufficient for making a Magic Staff. It would require adding many other expensive materials. The final product might be much stronger than a typical Low Level Epic weapon, but the cost would also be incredibly high, perhaps even comparable to some Middle Epic Level weapons.
At least for now, Lin Mo didn’t have the means to acquire any Epic level materials.
Even if the supplementary materials didn’t need to be Epic, but merely from an Upper Lord Level—that is, from Level 21-30 Demons—they were completely beyond his current reach.
An Epic Level Demon... that was a being of a completely different caliber...
So, it was more practical to forge a pair of Mithril gloves. Since the main material, the Spirit Vein Mithril, was tough enough, the supplementary materials would probably only need to come from a relatively strong Middle Lord Level Demon.
As for the specific requirements, that would depend on the ideas of the Blacksmith he found.
While he was lost in thought, the transaction before him was completed.
The final total price the Appraiser gave for the Demon Materials came to a rather exaggerated 7,700 Gold Coins. Adding the quest reward of 8,800 Gold Coins, the total income from this mission had reached five figures—a whole 16,500!
With such a large sum, it was naturally unlikely to be paid out in Gold Coins.
So, the Association used Crystal Coins directly.
Crystal Coins, plus 1,500 Gold Coins.
Once the quest reward settlement was complete, the group returned to their table. They hadn’t finished their meal yet, but fortunately, because the Association worked efficiently, the food hadn’t gotten cold.
After finishing their meal, they began to divide the rewards.
They had already agreed on this earlier, deciding on a 3.5 to 6.5 split.
Therefore, Deke’s group’s share was 5,775 Gold Coins, while Lin Mo’s group was due 10,725 Gold Coins.
Just the amount of gold they received reached five figures. It had to be said that although this C Level Task was difficult, the rewards were indeed quite generous, even exceeding the scope of a typical C Level Task.
At the same time, Deke had also achieved his goal of being promoted to a Silver Level Adventurer. For him, that was the greatest gain from this trip.
After the money was divided, Deke’s group quickly said their goodbyes. Seeing his excitement, he was probably planning to take his brothers out to relax.
On Lin Mo’s side, because they had previously agreed to put most of the money into the team’s inventory, the 100 Crystal Coins were left untouched. The remaining 725 Gold Coins were split among the members as spending money.
Having received a huge sum of over 10,000 Gold Coins, as Adventurers, they couldn’t just let the money rot in their inventory.
He definitely needed to start working on the new Mithril gloves, but he already had the main material for them and didn’t need to spend extra money. As for the required supplementary materials, Lin Mo was more inclined to hunt for them himself rather than buy them.
So, the real expenses would mainly be for Skill Scrolls, Elemental Reagents, and Magic Stones.
It wasn’t just him; Feney also needed to buy an Intermediate Light Element Reagent and a better Light Attribute Magic Stone.
But not right now; they would have to wait a while.
This wasn’t Lin Mo being stingy and only wanting to spend money on himself. Rather, Feney’s Magic Power wasn’t very strong yet. If she used an Exquisite Level Magic Stone, the overly powerful Elemental Energy within it might interfere with her own Magic Power flow, negatively affecting her Magic casting.
So for now, the Magic Stone embedded in Feney’s Magic Staff was only of Excellent Level.
Once her level rose to Level 5 and above, she could switch to an Exquisite Level one.
Things like Magic Stones and Elemental Reagents were quite expensive.
An Excellent Level one, which was a Basic Elemental Reagent, was valued at 750 gold coins—an unaffordable price for most new Adventurers.
And an Exquisite Level one, an Intermediate Elemental Reagent, had an astonishing value, more than ten times that of a Basic one. A slightly better one could even reach five figures!
If Lin Mo were to buy one now, he could only afford a single attribute.
But if he chose to buy Magic Stones of the same level, he could buy two.
So he was a bit conflicted right now...
Also, Ali could actually use a Basic Elemental Reagent. An Ice Element reagent and Magic Stone should provide a bonus to the Bloodline Strength within her.
He didn’t need to buy a Magic Stone, though; Lin Mo already had one.
In the end, Lin Mo decided to buy the Magic Stones first.
’Although the effects of an Elemental Reagent are permanent while a Magic Stone’s are not,’ he thought, ’if I think about it carefully, as long as I’m holding a weapon in battle, the Magic Stone’s effect is essentially always active.’
’As for wear and tear... I probably won’t use a single Magic Stone for very long, so it’s basically negligible.’
’And when it’s time to replace it, the old Magic Stone can be sold. A used stone will be slightly discounted, but again, I won’t be using it for long, so the loss won’t be significant.’
Alright then, the shopping list was set: one Basic Ice Element Reagent, plus one Exquisite Level Ice Element Magic Stone and one Exquisite Level Fire Element Magic Stone.
After confirming their goals, Lin Mo led the group to the Royal Capital’s Adventurer Commercial District.
Although Fajade City was known as the "Adventurer’s Holy Land" of the Doria Kingdom, as the Royal Capital, this place was naturally not much inferior.
In fact, when it came to high-end goods and talent, the Royal Capital had a definite edge.
The most famous shop for Alchemy Items in the Royal Capital was, of course, the Morin Clan’s "Morlin Commerce Association."
However, there was no way Lin Mo would go there to buy things.
As the Morin Clan’s main base of operations, the Royal Capital was one of the areas where the Morlin Commerce Association’s influence was most deeply entrenched. Originally, if you didn’t choose the Morlin Commerce Association, there were almost no other options.
But recently, that situation had changed.
A new shop called the "Nolen Commerce Association" had opened in the Royal Capital.
It was said to be quite powerful and had recently made a name for itself in the Royal Capital. Rumor had it that it was already preparing to open a branch in Fajade City.
Lin Mo planned to check this one out.