"Junior, do you need to customize it now?" Lu Chengxiao asked.

"Of course, is there a problem?" Qin Xiao asked, somewhat puzzled.

Lu Chengxiao thought for a moment and said tactfully, "Junior, diamond-grade armor might not be very expensive."

Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow. "I just sold the blood copper ore and fire essence ore. Do you think I can stand this humiliation?"

What's the price?

Lu Chengxiao thought for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Diamond-grade armor is very complex, and it is an alloy made using special techniques and forging methods."

There are roughly three types of base metals that are commonly used and have similar prices and performance.

Roughly, it's one high-grade gold spirit crystal per kilogram, or three high-grade silver spirit crystals.

The most expensive part is the added materials; depending on the desired properties, specific refined metals need to be added.

The price is hard to say. Some are as high as your Fire Essence Ore and Blood Copper Ore, which cost 3 Diamond-grade Spirit Crystals per kilogram.

The addition ratio is generally around 1-5%, but the exact amount is a secret formula for each company.

Therefore, different families generally have slightly different expertise in forging equipment.

Hearing this, Qin Xiao basically understood the equipment market.

"So, senior, what kind of metal forging does your family specialize in?"

"Our Lu family does a good job with additive metals like blood copper ore and fire concentrate."

Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow; it was quite a coincidence.

"Okay, senior, could you arrange for a female equipment customizer to come over and finalize the materials, style, and dimensions today?"

Lu Chengxiao had just picked up his cup to take a sip of water when he exclaimed, "Ha, really?"

"Of course, do I look like I'm joking?" Qin Xiao said, noticing the strange look on the other person's face.

"You don't think I can't afford it, do you?"

Lu Chengxiao was somewhat embarrassed, "For such large orders, verification of funds is usually required..."

Qin Xiao was speechless. He simply took out 70 diamond-grade spirit crystals and placed them on the table.

"I'll provide the added metals myself. Will that, along with the payment for the fire concentrate, be enough?"

Lu Chengxiao's handsome peach blossom eyes widened. "That's enough, that's enough. Arrange it for the boss right away."

After speaking, he immediately started making a phone call in front of Qin Xiao.

After a moment, the phone was hung up. "Alright, a senior blacksmith from the Lu family will be here soon. I'll definitely give you the best service for my order, senior."

This woman's mood changes faster than the weather; her impression on Qin Xiao keeps shifting.

Not long after the meal, the Lu family's equipment customization specialist arrived.

The equipment forger was a short-haired woman wearing overalls. She greeted Lu Chengxiao first before looking at Qin Xiao.

"Hello, I am Zhou Fei, an equipment customization specialist from Lugong Group. Sir, which of your tamed beasts would you like to customize equipment for?"

Qin Xiao looked at her and asked, "Can this equipment grow larger as the beast you tame grows?"

Jingjing and Youyou's armor must have this attribute; otherwise, it would be better to just customize Ilya's.

Zhou Fei replied without hesitation, "Yes, it's possible, but it requires the addition of special metals, which are more expensive, and can achieve a certain degree of growth and shrinkage."

Qin Xiao nodded. "Let's go to the backyard."

The group arrived at the backyard, where Qin Xiao released Jingjing and Youyou, while Ilya stood to the side.

Jingjing and Youyou both floated in the air, their bodies about one meter in size, making them appear petite and delicate.

Youyou's look was alright, but Jingjing's look made Zhou Fei, Lu Chengxiao, and Ye Qinghuan gasp in surprise.

"What kind of beast is this? How come it looks so much like the spirit of the Pillar of the Nation?" Lu Chengxiao muttered to himself.

Qin Xiao did not respond; some things only get worse the more you explain them.

"Master Zhou, let's take the measurements and finalize the design. I request the addition of blood copper ore."

It can increase the absorption of qi and blood recovery capabilities of armor, and also cause at least a hundredfold increase in size in certain areas.

Zhou Fei snapped out of her amazement and quickly got back into the zone.

First, I measured Ilya's size, which was relatively simple and didn't require a scaling function.

Ilya can take off her armor and give it to Zhou Fei to use as a template.

At most, it's just a matter of fixing some minor flaws that Ilya herself feels are inappropriate.

A similar design draft was produced on-site, which Ilya was quite satisfied with, and she quickly finalized the design.

Then I put a lot of effort into designing the armor for Jingjing and Youyou.

Both aesthetics and practicality must be considered.

In the end, Qin Xiao did the layout. Given the two beasts' excessive defensive capabilities, only the key areas needed to be protected.

Moreover, Youyou has already tested it with blood copper ore, and after infusing it with blood and qi, it can also be etherealized along with the blood.

Soon, the design for Yinglong Jingjing's armor was finalized, with armor only made on her forehead, jawline, and the back of her neck.

Yoyo's armor features custom-made armor on her forehead and abdomen.

Zhou Fei finalized the draft on-site and estimated the value of the materials.

It is estimated that Jingjing's full set of protective gear weighs around half a ton, or 500 kg.

The total amount of added blood copper ore, microcrystalline stone, and space crystals is around 8%.

The blood copper ore was provided by Qin Xiao himself, with a base metal of 450 gold-tier spirit crystals.

The other two additive materials cost 15 diamond-grade spirit crystals each.

The spatial crystallization process requires 65 gold-tier spirit crystals, with a labor cost of 10 platinum-tier spirit crystals.

Youyou's protective gear weighs about one ton, or 1000 kilograms.

The blood copper ore was also provided by Qin Xiao himself, with a base metal of 900 gold-grade spirit crystals.

The added materials are the same: microcrystalline stone and space crystals, and the amounts added are also similar.

The price of microcrystalline stone is 30 diamond-grade spirit crystals, while the price of space crystal is 135 gold-grade spirit crystals.

The processing fee is 10 Platinum-tier Spirit Crystals, and all quoted prices are non-discountable in Huawu Coins.

Ilya's armor weighs about half as much as Jingjing's armor, and does not require the addition of microcrystalline stones or space crystals.

Qin Xiao quickly added the price up and was shocked by it himself.

1755 Gold-tier Spirit Crystals, 25 Platinum-tier Spirit Crystals, and 45 Diamond-tier Spirit Crystals!

The required star rating for spirit crystals is at least mid-level. If they could be exchanged for Huawu coins, the amount would be an astonishing nearly 500 million.

This still requires spirit crystal resources of Gold Rank or higher, which are extremely rare on the market!

This is all for customizing three sets of diamond-tier armor, and not even full-body armor!

Beast Taming is definitely getting more and more expensive as you progress. Who in their right mind can afford to play this game?

No wonder Beastmasters are so overpowered and strong in the later stages; the training costs are absolutely substantial.

Qin Xiao looked at the spirit crystals in his space, including 570 gold-tier spirit crystals with no attributes and those with various attributes.

The platinum-tier ones cannot be moved; they must be kept until Slovich has accumulated enough divine essence to fuse with the template.

The 70 diamond-grade crystals, plus the 100 diamond-grade spirit crystals from selling the fire ore, make a total of 170.

"How about this, I'll give you 500 high-grade gold-tier spirit crystals, and the remaining 1200 gold and 25 platinum crystals..."

All of these are converted into diamond-grade spirit crystals, exchanged at a ratio of 1:4 per tier, totaling 126 diamond-grade spirit crystals.

"I'll deduct 100 Fire Essence Ore from your payment, and then give you 26 Diamond-grade Spirit Crystals. Is that alright?"

After Qin Xiao finished speaking, he looked at Lu Chengxiao. Zhou Fei also silently calculated for a moment and then looked at Lu Chengxiao.

"No problem, 500 high-grade gold spirit crystals, five tons of fire essence ore, and 26 diamond-grade spirit crystals, sold!"

Lu Chengxiao did the math himself and concluded that he couldn't possibly lose out. Both the liquidity of spirit crystals and the ratio of high-level to low-level discounts proposed by Qin Xiao were quite reasonable.