Chapter 303 Special Ore
The three of them entered the shop door covered with barrier magic, and a mysterious atmosphere unique to alchemy shops immediately hit them. It was like an ancient relic, dull and weathered.
The environment inside the store is almost isolated from the outside world. As the two wooden doors close again behind you, the slightly noisy sounds from the outside world completely disappear, leaving only the ticking sound of the old clock in the store.
Like all alchemy shops, the items on display in this store are equally strange and bizarre.
Strange rag dolls wearing layered and gorgeous long skirts, exquisite paintings with exotic artistic sense, strange logs half stained with dark green slime, black and red beaded gems that look like eyes...
All kinds of mysterious objects exuding different auras are placed slightly messily on rows of stacked shelves, waiting for their potential buyers.
"Old Jimmy! We have guests!"
The little boy walking in front greeted skillfully, breaking the quiet atmosphere that had just gathered in the store.
Apparently, he had brought guests like this more than once.
"It's Little Pace..."
Hearing the voice, an old man wearing a dark red alchemical robe with some oil stains and wear marks on the edges, with gray hair and beard, and a slightly hunched back, came tremblingly from behind the shelf.
The little boy tactfully stepped aside, revealing the two of them.
"...and two new lovely guests, welcome to Old Jimmy's Alchemy Shop. How can I help you?"
The old man glanced at the three people with his slightly cloudy brown eyes, flipped through a thick black leather book in his hand, and tapped one of the pages with his finger.
Seeing this scene, Anvis knew very well what was going on. The owner was actually recording little Pace's behavior.
This is also one of the unspoken rules of the Grey Raven Market. Some shops located in remote areas will hire these children to attract customers.
If the customer brought in makes a transaction in the store, the child who brought the customer can get an extra kickback afterwards.
"Hello, Grandpa, we need five kinds of crystals: Void Crystal, Oracle Ore, Miasma Crystal, Crescent Moon Stone, and Star Tear Crystal—"
Hearing the old shop owner's question, Fiona answered politely.
It was the first time that she brought her own money to buy things without the company of her maid Anne, and it felt very fresh.
After she finished speaking impatiently, the girl holding the cat glanced at Avis secretly again, as if she wanted to get Avis's confirmation.
"Yes, that's it."
Under the girl's inquiring gaze, Avis nodded, confirming her words.
"We need these ores. Come with me..."
The old shop owner nodded, closed the thick leather book in his hand, and suddenly a long-handled magic wand appeared in his hand and paused on the ground.
Then, the rows of shelves grew their own legs and moved themselves away, revealing a staircase leading downwards.
“To save space, the ores and other raw materials are kept underground.”
As he said that, the shop owner walked down the stairs first, and Avis and Fiona followed him.
The little boy named Pace did not follow, but just stood at the door of the store waiting.
The basement of the store is as spacious as the ground floor and is also equipped with rows of shelves.
Metals, minerals, monsters, plants...all kinds of raw materials are classified and placed on the display shelves in the corresponding areas.
Although the store is small and located in a remote area, the variety of materials is surprisingly complete.
"Well, brother, it seems to be this kind!"
When she got here, Fiona seemed to suddenly sense something. She quickly walked to the area where the ore was piled and picked up a piece of ore with a light green surface.
It does not emit light of its own, but under the magical lights in the basement, its smooth surface reflects an exceptionally bright light.
Because the distance was close enough, the young dragon Fia attached to the girl could already smell the scent of the mineral.
"Is it the 'Oracle Ore' you need?"
Seeing this, the old shop owner smiled, his yellow teeth shining slightly, as if he saw the yellow gold coins waving at him.
Although the two had already changed out of their Pamir uniforms, the experienced shop owner could tell at a glance that they were definitely two inexperienced students.
Especially the little girl, who had been looking at the merchandise in the store with some curiosity.
But whether she saw a relic fragment worth one or two gold coins, or a demon's eye gem worth thousands of gold coins, her gaze remained basically unchanged.
No, it should be said that when she saw those fragments, the interest in her eyes was even greater than when she saw those precious gems.
Old Jimmy had received several such customers before, and each of them was his favorite type: rich and hardly concerned about the price of goods.
"This ore is not ordinary! According to legend, a true god in ancient times blessed the land and made it fertile and full of fruits.
And some stones that were soaked by the dissipated divine power became the current oracle ores..."
The old shop owner showed off his unique skill and praised it to the sky, as if it were some extraordinary treasure, which left Fiona stunned.
“So, as the extra scraps from the gods’ blessing, these stones are not of much use.
It is mostly used as a high-end building decoration material, and as an auxiliary material for low-level Bull Power Potion, and the current market price is around four gold coins and twelve silver coins per Paso."
However, Avis on the side ruthlessly exposed the trick of the store owner Jimmy and quoted the market reference price.
Tsk——
The old shop owner looked at Anvis a little unhappy and suddenly realized that he had made a mistake just now.
The girl was indeed inexperienced, but the boy was an expert! "...Tell me how much you need."
After confirming that Avis was not easy to fool, the shop owner immediately lost interest. After all, it was just a transaction of a few gold coins.
"First... well, let's start with 5,000 paso!"
After thinking about Fia's possible appetite, the girl spoke tentatively.
"Okay...wait, little girl, how much did you say?"
For a moment, Old Jimmy suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Generally, people who buy this thing need to make medicine. At most, they will only buy a few dozen paso, which is enough for two or three months of continuous refining.
"Five thousand paso? What's the problem, grandpa?"
Fiona gave the old shop owner a puzzled look.
"Nothing... just a little surprised at how much you needed."
Touching his nose, Old Jimmy became enthusiastic again.
Although the unit price of oracle ore is very cheap, if the quantity is increased to 5,000 paso, it would be a big deal worth more than 20,000 gold coins.
After all, a low unit price does not mean a low profit margin.
"If I buy 5,000 units at once, there should be some discounts, right? For example, they can round off the decimals or something like that?"
Avis interjected quietly from the side.
"Uh... Of course! Then just cut off the remainder of the three thousand gold coins and make it twenty thousand gold coins!"
Old Jimmy quickly nodded and smiled, his heart bleeding.
With this move, his profit from this order was reduced to only 5,000 gold coins.
Next, Fiona, following Avis's signal, stepped forward and paid for the goods with the Olivendi Company's magic crystal card.
Since the elemental dragon has become Fiona's pet, Avis will not pay for this expense on her behalf.
"Do you two need anything else? Would you like to come and take a look at our store's new unknown relic items? We can give you an 88% discount on the price!"
Having made a big deal, Old Jimmy was in a very good mood after getting the money. On the one hand, he transferred the corresponding oracle ore from the magic warehouse, and on the other hand, he tried to strike while the iron was hot and get another order.
Although five thousand Paso ore sounds like a lot, its volume is actually less than two cubic meters, which is enough to fit in a space ring.
(End of this chapter)
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