Ye Li looked at the other party's eyes that left no room for negotiation, and said: "Old man, although the colorful star steel is a very rare and precious material for the rune armor, it is indeed a bit expensive to buy this piece of colorful star steel with ten high-grade spirit stones.
You also know that Colorful Star Steel cannot be calcined with flames at all. If you want to melt it, you must use some special potions. Just to process this material, you will have to spend nearly one more high-quality spirit stone.
Moreover, once the colorful star steel is damaged, it cannot be repaired. This kind of plated rune armor is also very easy to be damaged in fierce battles, so its service life will not be too long. "
Hearing Ye Li's words, the old man looked at him with some surprise, then showed a helpless look in his eyes, and said: "This young man seems to be an expert in this field. In fact, I also know that ten high-grade spirit stones are already a sky-high price for colorful star steel.
But I really can't give you less money for this material, because it doesn't actually belong to me, and its owner is a close friend of mine.
My lifelong friend wanted to get this piece of colorful star steel, but he was seriously injured and died. His last wish before his death was to sell this piece of colorful star steel for ten high-grade spirit stones. He said he wanted to prove that his life was worth ten high-grade spirit stones.
After hearing the old man's words, Ye Li was silent. He could tell that the old man was not lying, because his eyes were red while he was talking, and there was an uncontrollable sadness in the depths of his eyes.
After thinking for a while, Ye Li said, "Old man, I want to buy this piece of colorful star steel."
Hearing Ye Li's sudden and straightforward agreement, the old man seemed to be unable to react for a moment, and said with a depressed look: "Well, it's normal that you don't want to buy it. After all, I know that the price is a bit...
Wait...wait a minute, little brother, you just said you want to buy this piece of colorful star steel?"
The old man suddenly reacted, and the depressed expression on his face suddenly turned into surprise.
Ye Li smiled and nodded. He didn't decide to buy it because of the old man's story. He had always planned to buy this piece of colorful star steel.
Because for him, the investment is totally worth it.
He calculated that if he could buy all the necessary materials, it would cost him about twenty high-grade spirit stones. However, if he could forge the talisman armor he had envisioned, its market price would definitely rise to around fifty high-grade spirit stones.
He was a craftsman himself, so he didn't need to hire someone to refine it. That was to say, he could get a piece of fine armor worth fifty high-grade spirit stones for twenty high-grade spirit stones. He felt that he could do this business. The only thing was that he might have to buy more ordinary materials and practice making armor first.
After all, the good materials have been used up, and if the production fails, he will suffer a great loss.
After hearing Ye Li confirm that he wanted to buy this piece of colorful star steel, the old man could no longer hide the smile on his face.
"Little brother, I thank you on behalf of my good friend. This way, his last wish has been fulfilled, and he should be able to rest in peace now."
The old man said excitedly while wiping his red eyes. He paused for a moment and then said to Ye Li, "Little brother, I can see that you are a straightforward person. I can't let you suffer too much in this deal.
If you spend ten high-quality spirit stones to buy the colorful star steel, I will give you a few pieces of black ore and yellow sulfur crystal as a gift.
Although I don't know what materials are needed to make the potion to melt the colorful star steel, I know that black ore and yellow sulfur crystal are two of the components of this potion, so it should be able to help you save some spirit stones more or less."
Ye Li was surprised by the old man's behavior. He didn't expect the other party to give him something.
Ye Li smiled at the old man and said, "Old man, thank you very much."
As he spoke, Ye Li took out ten high-quality spirit stones from his Qiankun bag and handed them to the old man without hesitation.
He still had about 4,000 high-quality spirit stones on him that he hadn't used, which could barely be considered a huge sum of money, and it made him feel less constrained when making a move.
The old man took the spirit stones with a smile and put them in his arms, then he solemnly took out a small box from his Qiankun bag.
He handed the box and a small piece of colorful star steel as a sample to Ye Li and said, "Little brother, this sample is actually the extra half ounce out of a pound, and I'm giving it to you as a gift."
Ye Li took the box and opened it to take a look. There was indeed a whole piece of colorful star steel inside. Ye Li weighed it casually and found that the weight was no less than one kilogram.
After putting the small piece of colorful star steel into the small box, Ye Li put the box into his Qiankun bag. At this time, the old man handed over three rough rocks as black as ink, and two fist-sized pale yellow crystals.
“Here, little brother!
These are all the black ore and yellow sulfur crystals I have. I gave them all to you, but I don’t know if they are enough for you.”
Ye Li quickly took the black ore and yellow sulfur crystals handed over by the old man and said, "Thank you, old man. These black ore and yellow sulfur crystals are basically enough. I can mix them with some other materials to melt the colorful star steel."
The old man nodded and said, “That’s good, little brother.
You don't need to thank me anymore, I took advantage of you this time."
After putting away all the things, Ye Li said goodbye to the old man and started shopping again. However, it was almost evening, and after he had looked at most of the stalls and shops in the city, he did not find anything worth buying.
After thinking about it, Ye Li decided to go to the Guanshi Chamber of Commerce's shop in the city. After all, he had a VIP pass there, so why not use it? Once the 30% discount was given, many things that were originally slightly more expensive than those in small shops outside would become even cheaper.
Strolling through the alley, Ye Li soon found the shop of the Guanshi Chamber of Commerce. A six-story building appeared in front of him.
Above the main entrance hangs a huge plaque with three large characters "Treasure Pavilion" inscribed on it.
From the outside, the entire attic is neither as luxurious as the Zhao family's Treasure Hunting Pavilion, nor as elegant as the Tao family's Yunlai Pavilion. The housekeeper has chosen a simple and ancient style.
The Treasure Pavilion does not look dazzling from the outside, but it has a very refined temperament that has been accumulated over the years, as if it has a very deep historical background. One can tell at a glance that it is a "time-honored brand".
"It seems that the shops of the four major chambers of commerce really have their own styles. This unique style that is different from other places is indeed easy to remember."
Ye Li stood in front of the Butler's Treasure Hunting Pavilion and nodded in appreciation.