Chapter 5 Black Iron Sheet
Xiao Ling held Xiao Xun'er's hand, and the two walked through the shops. After a while, they arrived at the grocery market. The merchants here basically put out a blanket and put things on it. There were all kinds of items, which might be rare treasures, but most of them were worthless things.
Arriving at the grocery market, Xiao Ling wanted to tease Xiao Xun'er, so he said, "Xun'er, this is a famous bargain hunting market in Wutan City. Why don't you try to buy something here today to see whether you lose money or make money."
Xiao Xun'er first lowered her head and pondered for a while, then she opened her left hand and clenched her right fist, and suddenly smashed her right fist against her left hand, looking like she had figured something out.
Then he gave Xiao Ling a sly smile and said, "Brother Xiao Ling, just watch."
Then he took Xiao Ling's hand and walked to a stall owner, pointed at a wooden box on the stall, and said, "What's the condition of this wooden box, and what's the price?"
The boss was a man in a black robe. When Xiao Ling used his soul power to perceive the boss, he only felt that his soul power was like mud flowing into the sea. He could not sense any fluctuations in his fighting spirit at all. This made Xiao Ling frown and he became secretly alert, planning to evacuate easily when he left.
The black-robed man said, "Only one of these three wooden boxes contains a hundred gold coins, and each one is sold for fifty gold coins."
Hearing this, Xiao Xun'er's eyes lit up. She paid fifty coins, immediately took out a wooden box in the middle, handed it to Xiao Ling, and blinked expectantly.
Seeing this, Xiao Ling had no choice but to open it. However, when he saw the one hundred gold coins inside, a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.
Seeing Xiao Xun'er's excitement, Xiao Ling said in his heart: "Just a joke from me can make her invite Douhuang strongmen to cooperate with the performance. This girl is really warm-hearted. I will never let you down in this life."
He touched Xiao Xun'er's head and said, "Then I will borrow your luck to find an opportunity today." After that, he took Xiao Xun'er's hand and walked deeper into the grocery market.
"Eh? Could this be..."
Xiao Ling's expression suddenly changed slightly. He glanced at a stall in front of him and found unusual soul fluctuations on a piece of black iron. So he took Xiao Xun'er's hand and came to the stall.
The stall in front of me is not very big, and there are more than a dozen items scattered on it.
The most valuable ones are a few magic cores, which are green in color and should be first-level magic cores.
In the Douqi Continent, magic cores are also called magic energy crystal cores, elixir prototypes, etc.
As the name suggests, this is an energy crystal core in the body of the Warcraft, which is filled with extremely violent energy of heaven and earth.
Under normal circumstances, only magical beasts can devour magic cores and directly absorb the energy of heaven and earth contained in the magic cores.
If humans directly inhale the energy of heaven and earth in the magic core, at best they will become possessed and their meridians will be severed, or at worst they will die instantly.
Although the magic core has violent energy and cannot be used directly by practitioners, it can shine in the hands of alchemists and is the main material often used by alchemists when refining medicine.
After being refined by the alchemist using exquisite fire control techniques and mixed with some other medicinal materials to calm the violent fighting spirit in the magic core, it can be transformed into a pill that can improve the strength of the practitioner.
Moreover, magic cores can not only be used to refine medicine, but also to make weapons or some accessories, to increase the attribute effects of weapons, or to add some functions that are beneficial to cultivation to the decorations.
Therefore, in the Douqi Continent, magic cores have always been one of the most sought-after main materials, and the price is also high. Xiao Ling squatted down, pointed at the magic cores, accidentally glanced at the ordinary black iron sheet, and casually said to the middle-aged mercenary who looked a bit treacherous sitting next to the stall: "What is the price of those magic cores, boss?"
"Here are two wood-attribute magic cores and one water-attribute magic core."
The middle-aged mercenary glanced at Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er. Although they were still young, they had extraordinary temperaments and seemed to be able to afford the magic core. He smiled and said, "Young Master, if you really want to buy it, I will sell it to you for 1,500 gold coins."
"Three pieces cost 1,500 gold coins. Isn't that too expensive?"
Xiao Ling frowned and said angrily, "Other people's first-level magic cores are between four hundred and five hundred each, why is yours so much more expensive?"
"It's not expensive at all. The price has been the same for many years. Young master, these magic cores of mine are all top-grade magic cores, and the types of magic beasts are also relatively difficult to deal with."
The middle-aged mercenary shook his head and said, "Several brothers in our mercenary group were injured because of this, so we got these magic cores, so they are more expensive than ordinary first-level magic cores."
Xiao Ling pondered for a while and said, "Four hundred and fifty gold coins each. If you are sincere, I will sell all three at once."
"The lowest price is 480 gold coins per piece, young master. If the price is too low, how can I report to my brothers when I return?"
"Four hundred and sixty gold coins each!"
Xiao Ling stood up, took Xiao Xun'er's hand and pretended to leave, then said: "The magic core is not exclusive to your family, maybe I won't buy it from you."
"Four hundred and seventy gold coins each, is that ok, young master?"
Seeing that the client was about to leave, the middle-aged mercenary hurriedly shouted, "Young Master, how about we both take a step back?"
"Okay! Four hundred and seventy gold coins each, pack them up for me, and then you can give me a few small gifts." Xiao Ling grabbed the carpet casually and took away a few inconspicuous little things.
The middle-aged mercenary saw that what Xiao Ling had was just some worthless stuff, only a few gold coins, and he immediately relaxed. However, he showed an expression of being at a disadvantage and said, "Well, I went through a lot of trouble to find this in the monster cave, it must be a treasure, I am at a disadvantage."
The excitement in Xiao Ling's eyes flashed away. He took out the gold coins and handed them over. Then, after packing up the things, he took Xiao Xun'er and left.
On the way, Xiao Xun'er saw Xiao Ling's excitement and couldn't help but say, "Why does Brother Xiao Ling look so happy? Brother Xiao Ling must have wanted to buy those small porcelains just now, right?"
"Xun'er is so smart. You guessed it all. I was born with a strong spiritual power. This piece of black iron gives me a strange feeling. Although I don't know what it is used for, I will take it back and study it to see if I can find any secrets." Xiao Ling took out the piece of black iron and said to Xiao Xun'er.
"Brother Xiao Ling, you are so smart. It's obvious at first glance that the businessman is a profiteer." Xiao Xun'er said with a smile.
"These guys are all unscrupulous businessmen. Once they see you show interest in something, they will deliberately raise the price. I don't want to be a sucker." Xiao Ling put away the black iron piece and stopped thinking about it.
The two of them strolled between the shops, gave each other some gifts, slowly walked out of the market, and returned to the Xiao family facing the slowly rising sun.
(End of this chapter)