Chapter 468 - 321: Mage Female Hero (4)
Chapter 468: Chapter 321: Mage Female Hero (4)
’After all, a primordial seed bloodline can be broken down into a huge number of genes.’
’I’ll skip the bloodline for now.’
There were indeed some Spiritual Skill Books, but most of them were Basic.
Spiritual Techniques had a quantity limit; each Hero could only learn five.
Once they learned the maximum, they couldn’t learn any more unless they used an item to forget one and learn another.
Or, they could use an item to expand their capacity.
But both types of items were uncommon, so it was best to think carefully before learning a new skill.
Zhuang Ya was a Mage.
She had no restrictions on the types of Spiritual Techniques she could learn.
However, she currently knew Fire Magic. Having her learn other fire-related spells would deepen her understanding of flames and speed up her Skill promotions.
And it just so happened there was a Middle Level Fire Skill Book available.
[Fire Sea Skill Book] 130 Gold Coins
[Fire Sea Skill] Middle Level Fire Spiritual Technique. Gather Spiritual Power in your palm and spray flames with 50 Attack Power. Consumes 30 Spiritual Power per second. Has a 20% chance to burn the enemy on hit.
The Skill’s description was just a rough estimate and not entirely accurate.
But there weren’t many options; this was the only one.
Basic Spirit Techniques were cheap, costing anywhere from a few to a dozen or so Gold Coins.
With diligent practice and improved comprehension, they could be promoted to Middle Level Spirit Techniques.
Buying a Middle Level Spirit Technique directly, however, was much more expensive.
And with the current high taxes, it was even pricier.
Zhao Chi didn’t hesitate. He bought it!
Aside from that, he planned to do a lot of crafting later, so he also needed Speeding Charms.
Zhao Chi had bought out nearly all the Speeding Charms in the family treasury before. Now, there were 478 more, likely spoils of war.
To other Lords, these things merely provided 10 hours of accelerated crafting time. They were useful, but not exceptionally so.
They were only truly valuable to Lords who specialized in Vice Professions, but even they couldn’t use too many in a row.
Zhao Chi, however, loved this item the most.
The price of Speeding Charms had gone up, too. They now cost 65 Silver Coins each, which was quite expensive.
But it was still worth it.
All 478 of them! He’d take them all!
Finally, Zhao Chi saw a Personal Gene Expansion Stone for 680 Gold Coins.
That price was also steep.
But the price of this kind of item fluctuated wildly. At its lowest, it was over 500 Gold Coins, and at its highest, it could reach 1,000 Gold Coins.
With taxes being so high right now, 680 Gold Coins wasn’t considered too expensive, and the item was rare.
’Since I have the money now, I’ll buy it!’
Lastly, the treasury still had a good amount of Rare Materials.
Zhao Chi still had over 3,000 units of Rare Materials, but this kind of thing was consumed quickly.
Besides, he didn’t have a reliable way to acquire more at the moment. Since the clan treasury had some in stock, he decided to buy a large quantity to stockpile.
He picked through them, selecting Rare Materials for various costumes, Kerosene, and Weapons.
He also bought three Self-Selected Medicine Treasure Chests and five Self-Selected Material Treasure Chests.
As well as Various Dyes and Living Supplies.
[Shopping List]:
[Personal Gene Expansion Stone] x1
[Fire Sea Skill Book] x1
[Self-Selected Material Treasure Chest] x5
[Self-Selected Medicine Treasure Chest] x3
[Racial Improvement Book] x3
[Various Rare Materials] x5800
[Various Dyes] x Sufficient Quantity
[Living Supplies] x Large Amount
[Various Books] x Several
[Speeding Charm] x478
[Total: 1651 Gold Coins]
Purchase complete.
Zhao Chi was left with only 8 Gold Coins.
’How did I manage to spend all my money again without feeling like I bought that much?’
’It’s mainly because the Genetic Stone was so expensive, but it’s such a good item, I had to buy it no matter the cost.’
’Otherwise, if I needed it later, it would be very difficult to find and buy on the spot.’
’Those 5,800 units of Rare Materials were also necessary. They’re all raw materials I can use to make money.’
A small portion of them were Rare Materials for costumes, which were relatively more expensive.
But the majority were Rare Materials for Kerosene, which were much, much cheaper in comparison.
All those materials only cost close to 500 Gold Coins.
’It was very much worth it.’
Zhao Cang fell silent once again.
He stared silently at the list.
"All of this... You want it all?"
"Yeah. It’s all in the treasury, right?"
"It is, but... what are you doing buying so many of these materials? And where did you get so much money?"
Zhao Chi thought for a moment and said, "I’m buying them for Master Chen..."
"Master Chen?" Zhao Cang nodded. "Oh, so it’s for Master Chen. I understand... Did you bring the money?"
"I did."
"Alright, I’ll have the goods gathered for you. Wait a moment."
Zhao Cang sent people to retrieve the various supplies.
The two of them quickly completed the trade.
Zhao Cang said, "If Master Chen’s recent output remains this high, you might as well bring it all over. We should be able to sell that High-brightness Kerosene he makes for double the price, especially over in White Grass City. The nights are longer there, so they probably have a greater need for this kind of kerosene."
Zhao Chi nodded. "Got it. Thanks, Third Brother."
Zhao Cang chuckled, then lowered his voice. "But as for selling it for double the price, it’s best you don’t explain that too clearly to Master Chen. Just tell him you sold it to the family, but you’re not sure how much the family sold it for. After all... you get me?"
Zhao Chi let out an amused laugh. "Oh, I get it. I understand."
Zhao Cang explained, "After all, we never shortchange Master Chen, and it’s not easy for us to earn this extra profit either."
"Understood, Third Brother. I know."
"Mm, as long as you know. Don’t linger, you should get going."
"Alright. See you, Third Brother."
After saying his goodbyes, Zhao Chi returned directly to Penglai Village.
Back in Penglai Village, Gu Qing, Zhuang Ya, and the others were at the barracks’ training grounds, testing the power of the Fireball skill.
Tang Ruan had already summoned her Jade Armor and was standing several dozen meters away.
Gu Qing and Qi Yue stood behind Zhuang Ya, all of them looking toward Tang Ruan in the distance.
Zhuang Ya opened her slender hand.
A flicker of flame appeared in her palm.
The flame rapidly grew, churning and burning on her palm.
Then, the large flame suddenly shrank and rounded, condensing into a fist-sized Fireball that shone with an even brighter light.
Zhuang Ya looked at Tang Ruan and flicked her wrist.
WHOOSH—
The Fireball cut through the air, smashing into Tang Ruan’s left side with intense heat.