Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 115 - 98: One-Sided Acquisition (Part 2)

Chapter 115: Chapter 98: One-Sided Acquisition (Part 2)

The staff chuckled softly, “Night Owl, I know you want to find more Wizard Apprentices to join the Forest Cabin, so that everyone can exchange more resources, but the selection must be done carefully. People like Herb will only bring trouble to the Forest Cabin.”

Red Heart and Rose both nodded in agreement.

You had to admit there was some truth in what the staff said.

For example, the beastification disaster instigated by Herb this time could easily make outsiders think it was a scheme by the Forest Cabin.

By then, the hostility Herb provoked would also implicate the Forest Cabin.

They certainly didn’t want to take the blame for Herb.

Night Owl nodded with a bitter smile and said, “Alright, I will be stricter in overseeing this matter in the future.”

“Thank you for your hard work.” The staff nodded slightly towards Night Owl.

Sunan watched the whole exchange, his eyes flickering slightly.

From the staff’s behavior and words, he sensed a familiar aristocratic demeanor.

That kind of grace and poise, instilled from childhood, practically ingrained in one’s bones, was something outsiders could never imitate.

Others might not see it, but Sunan immediately realized the staff must have an extraordinary background.

“Rose, plus this staff, and me, the proportion of Wizard Apprentices from aristocratic backgrounds seems quite high.”

Sunan mused to himself.

“Let’s not dwell on idle talk, let’s start today’s gathering,”

said Night Owl, clapping to draw everyone’s attention.

“Who wants to go first?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Rose couldn’t wait to say, “Let me go first.”

Then she placed three boxes on the table and said to Sunan:

“Here are 356 mid-to-low-grade gemstones, worth about 6,800 Gold Coins, plus four types of rare metals you wanted, and 54 copies of the Wizard’s Scripture. All together, how about exchanging them for 100 magic stones?”

Sunan’s eyes brightened slightly as he began to inspect the items.

There’s no need to mention gemstones; as a strategic resource, the more, the merrier.

Among those four rare metals, except for one which already had a substitute researched, the remaining three were still missing materials at present.

With this, there were only 14 materials left needed for the Demon Pattern Core.

Regarding the remaining Wizard’s Scriptures, Sunan went through them, discarded more than ten copies which he already had, and gladly accepted the rest.

After a round of bargaining, Sunan paid 98 magic stones.

The gathering had just begun, yet the value of the first transaction was unexpectedly astonishing.

Having witnessed Sunan’s previous deals, Night Owl, Red Heart, and others were relatively calm.

But the staff, who hadn’t attended past gatherings, couldn’t hide the shock in his eyes.

When did the scale of trades at these gatherings become so extravagant?

Starting right off with hundreds of gemstones and magic stones!

Especially magic stones, since these are rare items, how did the player manage to acquire so many?

The staff vaguely understood why today’s gathering had unusually assembled as many as six people.

It seemed he missed quite a bit by not coming to the last gathering.

Night Owl and Red Heart later also brought out gemstones, Wizard’s Scriptures, and rare metals, though much less in quantity compared to Rose.

Sunan didn’t mind and accepted everything on offer, adding five more new rare metals to his stash.

When it was Skeleton’s turn, surprisingly, he handed a small soul crystal to Sunan.

“I was impulsive last time. I apologize for offending you. This is a token of my sincerity, hoping you can forgive my rudeness.”

Red Heart and Rose exchanged looks of astonishment.

It was rare to see Skeleton display such a submissive attitude.

Indeed, the allure of magic stones was too great, even forcing Skeleton to bow his head.

Night Owl remained remarkably calm, seemingly not surprised by Skeleton’s actions.

Sunan looked deeply at Skeleton and accepted the soul crystal.

He didn’t know Skeleton’s true intentions, but he didn’t care either.

The reason he joined the Forest Cabin was always to use this platform to acquire more resources.

As long as Skeleton didn’t become hostile and could bring him benefits, he was willing to trade with him.

A trivial conflict was nothing compared to sufficient interests.

Both he and Skeleton shared the same thought.

Seeing Sunan accept the soul crystal, Skeleton breathed a sigh of relief and continued:

“I still have five small soul crystals, how about exchanging them for 15 magic stones?”

Sunan replied without hesitation, “Ten!”

A hard bargain had to be driven!

“Thirteen!”

“Eleven!” Sunan added, “Just eleven!”

Skeleton was silent for a moment, finally gritting his teeth and agreeing, “Deal!”

Sunan calmly accepted the five soul crystals, but inside, he was secretly delighted.

He had coveted soul crystals for a long time but didn’t want Skeleton to see this, so he always pretended not to be enthusiastic about them.

Otherwise, even twenty magic stones wouldn’t have been enough to exchange for so many soul crystals.

The price elasticity for soul crystals was vast.

Wizard Apprentices who didn’t refine high-level puppets rarely used soul crystals and didn’t have much demand for them.

But for those specialized in Puppet Refining, soul crystals were valuable treasures.

The staff could only twitch his lips at the sight.

What used to be reciprocal trades had transformed into Sunan’s one-sided acquisition today?

Internal complaints aside, he could understand.

If he had as many magic stones as Sunan, he too could turn everyone into his supplier.

The staff considered himself to be quite wealthy too.

In past gatherings, whenever he was present, he always brought the most resources.