Chapter 164: Money Earned Through Skill!

Oh! My good brother Andre!

You finally came.

Ta Ke had just arrived at the backyard of shop number 112.

Ta Ke then heard Ba Jins' loud voice from inside the house.

Ta Ke looked left and right; after Ta Ke's previous suggestion, Ba Jins had completely rebuilt the energy barrier in his own backyard.

Compared to before, the thickness and defensive capability of the energy barrier have increased greatly.

The trading time ahead is still long; Ta Ke doesn't want his transaction with Ba Jins here to be discovered by others.

Ba Jins rushed out of the house still holding a newspaper.

Andre, have you seen today's newspaper?

I have.

Ta Ke nodded.

Along the way, whether it was the main thoroughfare or the Dwarven Long Street he had just arrived at.

Newspaper boys waving papers and shouting could be seen everywhere.

That God-defier Ta Ke actually possesses dual S-rank supernatural talent—it's unbelievable.

Ba Jins, who was leading Ta Ke inside, couldn't help but sigh.

In Sheng Lande, having an A-rank supernatural talent exceeding the 100% threshold already makes one a top-tier supernatural genius.

And it's said that an A-rank supernatural talent surpassing the 150% threshold will be closely watched within the Sailiangsi Duchy.

He might even be favored by the Grand Duke of Sailiangsi and taken into the church, or even the Holy Temple Academy, for further study.

As for the existence of S-rank supernatural talent, our Ao Gu Shuang Xing Supernatural Realm hasn't seen one in ages.

The last time it appeared, it seemed to be in the Eastern Continent.

Just a genius of the Supernatural Assassin Sequence.

Too bad, he's our enemy.

Saying this, Ba Jins shook his head.

Immediately he glanced sideways at Ta Ke.

Andre, don't you have anything you want to say?

Ta Ke thought for a moment before speaking.

What does Ta Ke's S-rank supernatural talent have to do with me, Andre?

Ba Jins smiled at the words and didn't elaborate further on the matter.

As Ta Ke gradually took out those many refined materials.

Ba Jins' small eyes began to gleam.

Andre, you should have read the magic letters I gave you, right?

I've read them all, but does it really have a big impact among nobles and merchants?

It's more than big!

Ba Jins waved his fists, freely sharing his joy with Ta Ke.

Those nobles themselves would specifically issue commissions to our Dwarven Merchant Association.

If we procure or forge harmless-grade materials.

They will buy them at a high price.

But the harmless materials on the market or forged by other dwarves, while showing as harmless in tests, still have many hidden negative effects.

But Andre, the super material you tempered this time is truly genuine harmless material.

During this time, many nobles have already used this type of material.

Those nobles, you also know, just want the benefits of increased strength, stronger physique, and longer life after upgrading.

Yet they dare not catalyze the evolution and growth of their supernatural sequence in high-intensity combat.

Thus, their ecology is extremely frail.

Let alone advancing, even upgrading is arduous.

But this time, the material Andre refined actually allowed many noble supernatural beings to steadily complete their advancement.

The sale of the first two batches of materials quickly became a hit among noble circles.

During this time, many nobles and merchant supernatural beings have contacted me, and some have even placed advance orders.

Some are willing to pay seven or eight times the price of regular elite materials.

Seven or eight times the material price?

Ta Ke raised his eyebrows slightly.

But after thinking it over carefully, he roughly understood.

Those nobles and merchant supernatural beings.

They have not experienced brutal slaughter.

They have not undergone the tempering of life-and-death pressure at the soul level.

Nor have they calmed down to carefully sense their ecology and meticulously perceive their supernatural abilities.

They are unable to fully activate and operate their supernatural ecology.

Their supernatural ecology lacks activity, its framework hasn't been built, and its stability is insufficient.

Thus the difficulty of advancement is naturally high.

And the material Ta Ke refined happens to perfectly solve these problems.

It enables those nobles to complete their advancement more safely.

However, this only applies to initial-stage transcendents, as well as elite and ordinary materials.

Leader-tier materials cannot even be digested without sufficient foundation.

And mid-stage transcendents above level 40.

The transcendent state is not something ordinary transcendents can touch.

But even so, perfectly achieving elite promotion to second stage and elite promotion to third stage also satisfies the needs of many nobles and merchants.

"Second-stage elite materials generally cost around 300 magic gold, about four to five times the original price."

"The profit is about 240 magic gold."

"Third-stage elite materials are astonishingly priced, generally over 1300 magic gold."

"At first, those nobles weren't too accepting, but after some noble transcendents tested and used them, demand for these materials is now astonishing."

"The unit profit for third-stage elite materials is roughly 1000 magic gold."

"According to our previously agreed profit split, it's a three-seven split."

"About eighty percent of the first two batches of materials have been sold."

"Andre brother, this time you can get roughly..."

Saying this, Ba Jins quickly produced the previously calculated materials list.

"You can get about 60,000 magic gold."

"This batch of materials and subsequent material sales will also follow up."

"As long as Andre brother, you provide these materials twice a month."

"From now on, each month you can have a quite decent income."

Saying this, Ba Jins handed the materials sales list to Ta Ke.

These materials were all refined one by one by Ta Ke.

Ta Ke naturally knows the quantity.

After a brief inspection, Ta Ke nodded slightly.

Ba Jins does things in a way that still lets Ta Ke feel completely at ease.

"At first the price is a bit high, but later it probably won't be so expensive, right!"

Putting the materials sales list away, Ta Ke said.

"That's natural; at first these materials are scarce, so the price is naturally high. Once we stabilize sales, we'll enter a longer stable period, and after saturation, it will gradually decline—that's how market laws work."

"No matter what, Andre brother, your method of refining materials is absolutely in a monopolistic position; in the future, steady profits will be guaranteed, a sure-win business." Ba Jins smiled warmly.

Soon, Ba Jins handed over a transcendent storage bracelet containing sixty thousand magic gold to Ta Ke.

Ta Ke examined the transcendent bracelet, and his eyebrows immediately rose.

Only to see, the transcendent storage bracelet's internal space is extremely huge.

The transcendent storage bracelet Ta Ke previously had Ba Jins help craft was only about 1.5 cubic.

Meanwhile, this transcendent storage bracelet now has roughly 5 to 6 cubic of space.

This is already a large transcendent storage bracelet, which is quite a rare treasure.

"This..."

Feeling around the transcendent bracelet, Ta Ke looked at Ba Jins.

Ba Jins, however, said with an indifferent expression: "Andre brother, why are you being polite with me? This is a gift from me."

"The friendship of us dwarves cannot be measured by money; of course, if we can earn magic gold, that's even better!"

Ba Jins's words made Ta Ke also unable to hold back laughter.

This guy always finds his own balance point between money and friendship, something many people find hard to achieve.

Feeling the ample sixty thousand magic gold inside the storage bracelet with a pale green wooden life aura.

Ta Ke let out a light sigh.

Although Ta Ke was relatively wealthy before,

but the wealth Ta Ke obtained was all scavenged from others' corpses.

In the cracks of that wealth, only scarlet blood and danger flow.

But this time's wealth was earned by Ta Ke using his own transcendent knowledge and his SSS-rank transcendent talent.

Although it's all money earned by ability.

But the previous way of acquiring wealth was crude and risky, unsustainable.

But now it is safe and stable, with ample room for sustainable development.

As Ta Ke was thinking, Ba Jins beside him spoke again.

"Andre brother, a few days ago I attended the dwarven council."

"My cousin contacted me, saying he hopes I can help him specially refine a batch of leader-tier materials; I said I'd consider it."

"If you're willing to help him refine and forge it, I'll agree; if you're not willing, I'll back out."

After Ta Ke pondered a moment, he then said: "Helping with refinement, the fee is relatively cheap, no problem, but I have a request."

"What request, Andre brother, feel free to bring it up."

Ba Jins, seeing an opportunity, immediately became enthusiastic.

But a single sentence from Ta Ke made him wilt.

"I hope to first receive a portion of the reward from your family's treasure expedition."

"That is, that one third-stage Ironclad Dragon Lord's transcendent dragon crystal—I want to get it in hand first."