"If it really works like you described, I'm willing to pay forty-five thousand gold coins to buy it."

After much thought, Reinado came up with a figure that was higher than normal, which seemed to be very face-saving for Sean.

"Forty-five thousand gold coins?"

Sean repeated the offer, and just as he was about to say yes directly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his brain, and he instantly had a new idea.

"Hmm...... At the price you gave, these two things add up to a total of 46,500 gold coins, which sounds really good. ”

"But I have one more suggestion here, what do you think?"

Holding up his remaining right hand, Sean held out five fingers and winked at Reinado.

……

"What? Fifty thousand? ”

Before Sean could finish speaking, Reinado's face instantly darkened.

He never thought that the price he gave was already very sincere, and even so high, that Sean would not be satisfied, and directly added thousands of gold coins at once.

You know, even if you put these two things up for auction at a big auction in Theresa City, you won't be able to get them for that price.

In other words, 46,500 gold coins was already a preferential price he gave for the sake of his allies, and if it wasn't for Sean helping him thwart the Southern Alliance's spirit, he wouldn't have ceded so much profit so easily.

"Don't worry, listen to me first."

Sean hurriedly stopped Reinado's action of returning the things to him, and explained, "Fifty thousand gold coins is indeed fifty thousand gold coins, and I also know that this price is a little unreasonable, and even makes you feel embarrassed, after all, at this juncture, it is normal for you to not have so much liquidity." ”

"But that's okay, we don't necessarily have to trade for gold."

"See my broken arm? If you want to completely and perfectly repair an injury of this magnitude, you would theoretically need a lot of materials, and it would take a lot of Spirit Fountain to replenish your life force alone, not to mention other experiments. ”

"As a mage of the alchemy system, although I make money quickly, I can use it faster, and most of the gold coins I got before were invested in various rare or expensive materials, and finally became the foundation that supported my rapid upgrade."

"Since the ultimate goal is the material, why bother to go through the extra mile when trading? My suggestion is that you directly help me get the materials I need, so that this benefit does not flow into the hands of the Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Of course, the total market price of these materials is 50,000 gold coins, and I don't care what price you can buy them at or how much profit you can make from them, as long as the things get in front of me, the transaction can be carried out immediately."

"Oh, by the way, a large part of the materials I need are related to the elves, and you can see the details later, I promise that you will not be disappointed."

As he said this, a sly smile appeared on Sean's face.

Of course, he understands that the biggest beneficiary of this trading method is himself, and in addition to increasing the selling price of two magic items, the direct exchange of materials can also save him the trouble of purchasing everywhere, and the security aspect is also guaranteed.

However, as long as it is done properly, Reinado can get far more profits than before, after all, a large number of chambers of commerce have already firmly controlled the sales channels of such products, even if he can buy some special products from the elven tribe at wholesale prices, it is quite difficult to sell them.

"That's ......"

Reinado pondered for a moment and soon realized the benefits of this trading model.

To put it bluntly, the reason why people are willing to trade goods is actually because exchange can increase the productivity of both sides of the exchange, and at the same time, it can also make the use value of the product faster and better, and avoid its damage under the influence of other factors.

In fact, in the process of trade, the value of commodities does not increase, and from this point of view, the role of commerce is to indirectly promote people to create better value, rather than to increase the value of commodities themselves.

On the surface, the material trade carried out by Sean et al. seems to be creating value, but this is just a misunderstanding of people's understanding, and on the basis of the misunderstanding, the formation of wrong ideas, and finally the conclusion that this seems to be true (this chapter is not finished!). )

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then ridiculous conclusions.

The reason why a material has use value is because it has the attribute that can meet people's needs, as long as people's needs for it do not change, then its use value will always exist, and will not be increased or decreased by the change of location.

Does commercial trade increase its use value? Not really.

It's like a large number of elven secret springs piled up in the warehouse of an elven tribe that are not sold, because the elves are difficult to use, so they will subconsciously ignore them, but once they become commodities and circulate to the outside world, their original use value instantly becomes dazzling, so that people mistakenly believe that these values appear out of thin air in the process of trade.

In addition, commerce can also avoid the loss of the use value of goods.

For example, if a warehouse is about to lose moldy rice, it is obviously more cost-effective to sell it than to eat it slowly, but the reason for the "cost-effectiveness" is that the use value of the item is better preserved rather than enhanced, so in this sense, business is more like a stop-loss action, and has nothing to do with the increase in value.

To sum up, judging from the current situation in the world of Feron, once the materials enter the market, their use value will almost inevitably be exerted, so any buying and selling behavior after this is a zero-sum game, that is, the profit of one party must be accompanied by the loss of the other party, and the sum of the returns of both parties is zero.

Figuratively speaking, since you can make money by buying and selling a piece of goods, there are only three situations that must exist, one is that the person who sold it to you sells it cheaply, the second is that the person who bought it is expensive, and the third is a combination of the first two situations.

This is the essence of those chambers of commerce, they do not produce, but rely on the channels of commodity circulation to seek profits, it is precisely because of this that Sean will directly hand over the purchase of materials to Reinado, trying to use his channels to transfer the wealth that was originally earned by the chamber of commerce to the two of them.

……

Not surprisingly, after reading the form that Sean brought, Reinaldo quickly agreed.

This is because he was able to get his hands on a considerable part of those materials at a low price, and after a simple calculation, he understood that this was much more cost-effective than the previous trading model, and that both parties could benefit from it.

Of course, according to the theory previously drawn, there will definitely be a losing side in a zero-sum game, but it doesn't matter, the chain of material trade is very long, as long as the loss does not fall on him, Sean will not delve into it.

In this way, the two parties signed a magical contract in an atmosphere of harmony.

It won't be long before Sean gets the materials he needs, which are the foundation of his left hand and staff upgrades, which will help him grow up.

And Reinado can also get his favorite short sword, his original weapon is really a little poor, so he can't bear to take it out in battle, today finally found a suitable object, and he was very satisfied for a while.

Everyone was happy.

……

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After that, things went smoothly, and at the moment when everyone didn't pay attention, a month passed quietly.

Since what happened that day, Celia's attitude towards Sean has become even more fanatical, and she seems to have come to regard Sean as the whole of her life, completely attached to him, both physically and mentally.

"What is this? Do you appreciate the tenderness of my giving? ”

Sean sneered and touched Celia's head, asking in a slump of words.

Celia didn't answer, her eyes were full of humble attachment and bondage, and even her soul was completely engraved with Sean's appearance.

She was a slave, a lowly slave, she grew up in a slave training camp and was never cared for or loved by anyone.

Her mind and soul have been transformed by drugs, and she has long since completely adapted to the hardships of survival, and she has been deprived of all her rights and turned into the most exquisite commodity.

Celia has never had an ego.

Her life only needs to be obedient, and she can only have obedience, no matter who the master is, no matter how the master treats her, she will never complain, she will always bow her head and bear it silently.

But even a little firefly can illuminate the darkness; Even a wisp of smoke can make you feel the wind blowing through (this chapter is not finished!). )

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No matter how insignificant the tenderness that Sean inadvertently gave her, it was an incomparably precious treasure in her life, and even if it was only for a short moment, it was worth her lifetime in return.

"It doesn't matter, that's fine, if the personality is too strong, I'll feel uncomfortable, and sure enough, the cute maid who obeys her words is more likable."

Sean pulled Celia into his arms very forcefully and took a deep breath of the natural scent from her.

This is the smell of the forest, the fragrance unique to the elves.

……

The time of happiness is always short-lived, and after holding Celia happy for a short while, Sean didn't continue.

Last month's attack was a wake-up call to him that he didn't even need to engage in activities like reflection, and he realized that his life was not in a good shape.

Perhaps because of the fact that he was able to fully control Celia, Sean's heart was no longer as vigilant as before, and the whole person gradually became greedy for pleasure, wasting a lot of precious time in vain.

But fortunately, he found out in time, so in this month, Sean made a certain degree of remedy, in addition to changing the original daily entertainment into a week, putting more energy into alchemy, he also used the effect of potions to spare a small part of the daily sleep time to repair his left hand, which can be said to be diligent and conscientious.

Even if Sean was already working so hard, the task of upgrading the reincarnation staff, which could have been completed within half a month, had been delayed until now.

It's not that he's not doing a good job, it's that he suddenly has some new inspiration, and he plans to challenge himself with the materials that Reinado sent him and try more difficult alchemy.

But fortunately, he really succeeded, and it can only be said that hard work pays off in the end, even the great legends will secretly look at the diligent professional, and unknowingly bring him surprises.

……

Walking alone into the lab, which was covered in defensive ritual magic, Sean took a deep breath and moved the parts of the Reincarnation Staff that had been placed in different places to the lab table.

While he is still in good shape, he plans to complete the last step in one go - assembly and activation!

This step is the simplest and most important in the entire alchemy process, and whether the reincarnation staff can be worthy of his hard work for so long depends on the next few dozen minutes.

When everything was ready, Sean used various potions to raise his state to the peak, and then immediately began to work.

Pairing, connecting, and connecting nodes......

His movements were skilful and capable, no longer as rusty as those of an apprentice, and the entire alchemy process seemed to have been repeated in his mind a thousand times, and there were no mistakes in every move.

Very good! Quite perfect!

When the last one was done, a smile appeared on Sean's face, and he casually used a spell to summon the stone slab that had been prepared in the distance and gently placed it on the floor behind him.

"Come on! First time! ”

"Ritual Magic—Ainos Life and Death Cycle Staff Connection Ritual!"

He gently pronounced the name of the ritual, and then began to chant the corresponding incantation.

He poured all the mana in his body into the stone slab on the ground, instantly activating the huge ritual circle.

A large amount of materials were quickly thrown into it, and the wonderful energy gathered little by little, and under the guidance of him and the magic circle, it was classified into the various components of the combined reincarnation staff, completely activating the runes and energy circuits that had been burned long ago.

The familiar green light and gray light continued to flicker, and began to rotate rapidly around the staff as before, but a white light suddenly appeared at the original head of the staff, guiding the two below to his body.

Mystery's Mithril glow flickered, and a total of twenty-two Mithril coins raised the power of this staff to an incredible level, even the fluctuations it inadvertently emitted would drive countless apprentice-level mages who saw it crazy.

The liquid flow of life and death energy swirls around the staff, and the effect of the secondary fusion crystal was completely activated, and the two were very delicately fused.

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"It's a cycle of life and death......"

Feeling the power circulating in the staff of reincarnation, Sean closed his eyes slightly.

The gray, green, and silver fluctuations were wrapped in a cloud of pure white, and the surging mixed energy quickly reached the last node in the staff's body......

With a roar that shook Sean's soul, the staff of reincarnation trembled slightly in the air, and it seemed to be reborn, blooming with brilliant light again!

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