"Upgradeable equipment is both expensive and useless!"
The goblin brother was very sincere.
In their business dealings, the Wanwu Pavilion emphasizes fairness above all else.
Those who can enter the secret realm of trading are either rich or noble.
Even with a temporary pass, it costs millions of yuan to enter once!
How could an ordinary family possibly afford such a fee?
Therefore, when doing business with humans, goblin minions prefer a steady, long-term approach rather than trying to take advantage of everyone and making a one-off deal.
Ye Bai, like a beginner, asked curiously,
"Since the conditions for upgrading equipment are hidden, isn't there any way to check them?"
"There are solutions."
The goblin underling patiently explained, "Master-level blacksmiths can pay a price to check their current advancement requirements!"
"But the price of a master forging expert's work is more than ten million!"
After each equipment upgrade, the upgrade requirements will change again. We can't possibly have a master-level blacksmith appraise it every time we upgrade, can we?
The goblin brother's words make sense.
Upgradeable equipment has two characteristics: 1. Upgrade conditions are hidden; 2. Upgrade conditions are refreshed after upgrade is completed!
In other words, upgradeable equipment is a bottomless pit, requiring a massive amount of resources to develop!
Those who gamble too much often end up losing everything.
However, these two characteristics were useless in front of Ye Bai!
Ye Bai could see through the advancement requirements at a glance!
Even the maximum number of times equipment can be upgraded, and the future upgrade path, cannot be hidden from Ye Bai's eyes!
The goblin underling seemed to remember something and added,
"Oh, right, there's another situation where we can identify the conditions for advancement."
There is an S-tier talent called "Sharp Eyes," which can identify the upgrade requirements of equipment with a 50% success rate, limited to three times per day.
The goblin underling didn't say much about the S-rank talent, as it involved classified information.
It costs extra.
Ye Bai simply smiled after hearing this.
The difference between S-level and SSS-level talents is simply too great!
After hearing these explanations, Ye Bai still stuck to his own opinion.
"Let's take out some upgraded equipment and take a look. What if we see something we like?"
"Here's the list; these are all pieces of equipment that can be upgraded at least three times!"
Ye Bai's gaze swept over the equipment list, and after the equipment names, lines of notes appeared.
[Song of Shadows, can be upgraded 3 times, reaching level 60 (A-grade quality) after full upgrade!]
[The Soul Howler can advance 6 times, reaching level 80 (S-rank quality) upon full advancement!]
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While checking the notes, Ye Bai didn't forget to compare the prices of these equipment.
[Song of Shadows] 300,000 gold coins, [Soul Howler] 150,000 gold coins...
In terms of potential, the latter is clearly stronger, but its price is only half that of the former.
Because the base stats of [Song of Shadows] are very good and it is suitable for dark-type mages, while [Soul Howler] is more soul-based and is a less popular class.
Of course, they also have something in common—Ye Bai can't afford them.
Ye Bai only had 100,000 gold coins in his pocket, which was worth over 100 million dragon coins, but he couldn't afford an upgradeable staff!
Just as Ye Bai was examining the staff, the goblin underling suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Our Wanwu Pavilion headquarters just issued a notice that all low-level equipment will be sold at a discount of 20% or more!"
"Such a good thing?"
Ye Bai was somewhat skeptical. Could this be some kind of promotional tactic?
"Brother, thank Shura."
The goblin underling remarked, "These offers are a wide net, designed to provide resources to the new generation as much as possible. Shura is definitely one of them and will enjoy these benefits!"
Clearly, Wanwuge will not lower prices on its own initiative, and there is still the shadow of the State Administration of Market Regulation behind it.
The Soul Howlers cost 150,000, but with a 20% discount, it's 120,000. Ye Bai can figure out a way to get them.
"Another message has arrived!"
The goblin underling stared wide-eyed in disbelief, almost screaming, "Mage equipment is on sale for 50% off, provided it's sold to a mage below level 30, and each person can only enjoy this offer once!"
50% off!
"They've gone mad! They've all gone mad!"
The goblin underling shook his head, unable to comprehend this insane world. "A mere Asura has caused such a commotion!"
"According to you, I should be thanking this Shura properly, since he saved me a lot of money."
Ye Bai couldn't help but laugh.
Ye Bai would consider any equipment priced under 200,000 gold coins at half price!
This is equivalent to giving Ye Bai 100,000 gold coins for free! 100 million dragon coins!
"We really should thank Shura!"
The goblin underling had never seen anything like this before, and pondered for a moment,
"According to the previous job change announcement, the Asura is a mage class, which is why there is such an amazing 50% discount!"
Ye Bai chimed in, "If I were to meet Shura, I would treat him to a nice meal."
This is no exaggeration; Ye Bai treats [Shura] to meals every day.
With the 50% discount, Ye Bai's options suddenly became much wider!
In the end, from hundreds of pieces of equipment, Ye Bai chose a staff made of lightning-struck wood: [Power of Nature].
Looking at the attribute panel of the Force of Nature, it's nothing special.
However, it is a rare dual-element staff that combines both lightning and wood elements, significantly enhancing magic skills of both elements, and also possesses advanced attributes. The list price is marked at a high of 180,000 gold coins.
"180,000, discounted to 90,000 gold coins."
Ye Bai skillfully negotiated with the other party.
"Make it cheaper, your staff isn't made of gold."
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