A long time ago, someone told Jiang Kai that in one's calling, survival is more important than leveling up.
The "Phantom" ability of the Ghost Armor can nullify one physical attack. Just this effect alone is worth a million Alliance Coins!
Dimples Sister was also very interested in this piece of equipment. As soon as she finished appraising it, she looked at Jiang Kai, "Handsome, if you're selling this equipment, I can make a call to see if we can negotiate a price!"
Last time, there was no negotiation when selling ores, but now selling equipment can involve a phone call for negotiation?
Jiang Kai thought about it. The Ghost Armor was indeed excellent, and judging by Dimples Sister's expression, it seemed like it wouldn't be hard to sell.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Kai smiled and said, "No rush, beauty, let's check out the other items first."
The beauty seemed a bit disappointed, but she was professional enough to continue appraising Jiang Kai's equipment.
Among the remaining equipment, there were two pieces of first-tier, six-grade armor with decent defense attributes, estimated to be worth around 30,000 Star Coins.
Unfortunately, the other equipment was quite ordinary, with many low-priced professional items, as the Elite Banshee didn't care about attributes when collecting gear.
Among the accessories, there was a Ring of Spirit. Jiang Kai already had one, but he decided to keep it for now.
"Handsome, all the equipment has been appraised. Have you decided about the Ghost Armor?"
"I probably won't sell it," Jiang Kai replied directly. "Can you tell me the total value of these items?"
The beauty watched Jiang Kai put away the Ghost Armor with some regret, but the remaining batch of equipment was still a big deal, so she didn't dare to be careless.
"I'll double-check. You kept a Glimmering Longsword, an Ebony Staff, the Ghost Armor, a pair of Night Pants, two Iron Bearhide Armors, two Rage Pants, and a Ring of Spirit."
Jiang Kai nodded, having kept the better pieces of equipment.
"That's right."
"Okay, so a total of 24 weapons, 145 pieces of armor, and 26 accessories, totaling 639,400 Star Coins."
Jiang Kai breathed a sigh of relief. Just the equipment alone was more than enough money, even after excluding the most expensive items!
Then Jiang Kai turned his attention to the few pieces of ore, "And these 11 stones, some Banshee Ashes, take a look at them too."
"Alright."
The Fire God Squad didn't hunt many Banshees, only seventy or eighty in total. Ashes, as a forging material, had a relatively fixed price of 100 Star Coins per 20 grams, with the final 1480 grams of ashes quoted at 74,000 Star Coins.
In comparison, Jiang Kai was more concerned about the price of those stones.
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After appraisal, among the eleven stones, three were top-grade Life Jade Rough Ore, two were top-grade Hard Steel Ore, and four were top-grade Soft Iron Ore.
Although all were top-grade, the stones were small and light, quoted at 76,700 Star Coins.
Given that the income was already sufficient, Jiang Kai felt quite calm about it.
The price was acceptable.
"This one is Cold Jade, reaching the standard gemstone grade. It weighs 0.2 kilograms, quoted at 80,000 Star Coins."
Hearing the quote, Jiang Kai's previously calm heart was suddenly in turmoil.
Calculating it, the gemstone-grade Cold Jade was priced at 400,000 Star Coins per kilogram?! If he could get a slightly larger piece, he'd be rich!
Dimples Sister picked up the last two stones and examined them, "These two are Strong Magnets, quite rare in quality, with strong magnetism. Unfortunately, this type of ore isn't very valuable. These two are similar in size, one 0.24 kilograms, the other 0.26 kilograms, totaling 0.5 kilograms. If you want to sell them, our offer is 5,000 Star Coins."
At least the price of the Strong Magnets didn't set a new high, but even "not very valuable" reached 10,000 Star Coins per kilogram.
"What are Strong Magnets used for?" Jiang Kai asked curiously.
"Oh, you can roughly understand them as Earth's... magnets, but Ghost Star's Strong Magnets are special. They can be bound to a specific metal item to generate magnetism, and once bound, the magnetism is very strong."
"Many experts actually use Strong Magnets to bind their weapons, so even if the weapon slips from their hands, they can retrieve it."
"However, the demand isn't high, and they're not essential, so the price of Strong Magnets has always been low. It's a pity that your two Strong Magnets have reached top-grade gemstone level, which is actually quite rare."
Hearing this, Jiang Kai, who was just curious, suddenly felt like he'd been struck by lightning.
Bind weapons? Can retrieve weapons that slip from the hand?
Coincidentally, his weapon often "slipped"...
"Beauty, I'll keep these two Strong Magnets. Sell everything else, including the previous batch of equipment and Banshee Ashes!" Jiang Kai immediately decided.
"Jiang Kai, about that Ghost Armor..." The beauty suddenly brought up the equipment again.
"Huh? You know my name?" Jiang Kai's attention was caught by something else.
The beauty realized her slip and smiled awkwardly, "I heard about you taking on four members of the Falcon Squad in the Safe Zone..."
"It's just that you never mentioned your name, so I thought you didn't want people to know. I kept calling you handsome, but in a hurry, I blurted out your name."
Jiang Kai smiled after hearing this, "I don't really mind. Everyone knows me anyway, so there's no point in hiding. By the way, what's your name?"
"I'm Xiang Yu."
"Taro?"
"Oh no, not the edible taro, it's the Xiang Yu from 'cherishing beauty and jade'."
Jiang Kai nodded, half-understanding, then remembered Xiang Yu's earlier question, "Sorry, Xiang Xiang, I won't sell the Ghost Armor."
Xiang Yu shook her head and then smiled at Jiang Kai, "Actually, it's good that you're keeping it... Ghost Armor is very rare, and it only appears in Ghost Banshee treasures. You're lucky; we don't receive them for years sometimes."
"Oh, by the way, since you've sold so much to us, we're friends now, so I'll give you a piece of information for free."
"What?"
"A week from now, the Black Tortoise Guild plans to hunt a king-level BOSS. You'd better not go out these days, in case you run into the Black Tortoise Guild's main force."
Jiang Kai looked at Xiang Yu with slight surprise. This girl even gave him such valuable information.
Looks like he'll be selling his equipment here from now on!
The second transaction went smoothly, with delivery and payment completed efficiently.
Jiang Kai received 870,100 Star Coins, equivalent to 8.7 million Alliance Coins!
"Next time you have good stuff, remember to come to me." Xiang Yu said enthusiastically.
"I will." Jiang Kai smiled slightly and left the Supply Station.
The Fire God Squad's camp was close to the Supply Station, and Jiang Kai quickly returned to his camp.
Hu Yan and Ruan Yu immediately gathered around, and when they saw Jiang Kai's haul, they couldn't help but exclaim.
"Wow, counting the round trip, it’s been less than ten days, and we made so much!" Hu Yan exclaimed in surprise.
Jiang Kai smiled slightly, "You two also contributed greatly this time. Raise your watches."
Hu Yan and Ruan Yu exchanged glances, unwilling to raise their hands.
"Captain Kai, we said when we joined the team that we wouldn't take a share. If you give us a share, it's like looking down on us."
Jiang Kai didn't care about their protests and directly grabbed Hu Yan's wrist, transferring 100,000 Star Coins.
"One hundred thousand! Captain Kai, what do you take me for? You already gave me a skill book, and now I can't accept this much money!"
Jiang Kai ignored Hu Yan and lifted Ruan Yu's wrist, transferring 200,000 Star Coins.
"Two hundred thousand?! Captain Kai, I can't accept this!" Ruan Yu said, trying to transfer the money back.
Jiang Kai pressed down on their watch faces, preventing them from operating their watches, and smiled at them, "Without you two, I wouldn't have been able to clear even one Elite Cabin!"
"Don't you want to explore the ultimate profession? How can you get stronger without money?"
"If you truly consider yourselves part of the Fire God Squad, then follow my lead! Accept what you deserve with peace of mind, and then let's prove to everyone together."
Jiang Kai squinted slightly, speaking seriously, "Non-combat professions can also become strong!"
Perhaps Jiang Kai's words awakened something in them, and they finally stopped refusing to accept their share.
"Captain Kai, no more words. Whatever you plan next, through thick and thin, as long as you don't mind us, we'll follow you!" Hu Yan said.
"I feel the same way!" Ruan Yu added.
Speaking of the next plan, Jiang Kai couldn't help but reveal a cold smile, "I heard the Black Tortoise Guild wants to kill a king-level BOSS. I bet my old nemesis won't miss it."
Jiang Kai squinted slightly.
Those guys actually want my brother to have no money for treatment, they want my brother to die in the hospital!
Alright, Huang Da, I was busy making money and didn't have time for you before, but now I have time to play with you!
[Author's Note]: Third update, my life is as stable as ever!