Chapter 197: Acquiring a Large Building
As Lei Pengpeng said, looking at it wouldn't hurt.
So, Gu Xi and Lei Pengpeng found a place to sit down and took a look at the large building Lei Pengpeng and her team obtained from their mission.
With just one glance, Gu Xi understood why Lei Pengpeng and her team didn't keep the large building for themselves.
If Gu Xi didn't have a city, he wouldn't dare use it either. If such a building was constructed in the wild, it would definitely become a place of contention. The three of them wouldn't be able to protect it.
[Bone Demon Lamp (Green): An oil lamp made from the skulls of liches, corpse wizards, blood mages, and skeleton mages. If placed at a designated location, it can set up a Bone Magic Tower for a city or in the wild.]
[Note: For city construction, a Level 1 Magic Tower is required. For wild construction, it must be built near a Level 1 Magic Shrine.]
[Bone Magic Tower (Large): Uses 1500 resources, 10 units of stone, and 10 units of wood to construct a Bone Magic Tower in the city (large building, can be upgraded).
Once built, it can train 30 Skeleton Mages (Level 4) per week.
If there are other evil shrines, it can create a regional link, increasing the training speed of skeleton units by 50%.
Or if there are other auxiliary buildings of magic towers, it can create a regional link, increasing the training speed of magic units by 50%. (Choose one regional link)
Once built, the number of spells produced by the dependent magic tower or magic shrine increases by +1.]
Skeleton units are an unavoidable type for necromancers.
And Skeleton Mages are the pinnacle of regular skeleton units, with only the rarer Skeleton Knights comparable to them.
Anyone who sees a training building in the wild that can train Skeleton Mages would think of only one thing: to seize it.
Lei Pengpeng and her team understood this well, which is why they didn't build the structure in the wild to train and sell Skeleton Mages weekly.
Instead, they planned to sell the item.
If the price offered by the Frozen Sea wasn't too low, possibly less than 1500 negative energy, Lei Pengpeng wouldn't have delayed until now.
Seeing such a good item, Gu Xi's eyes lit up.
"How much are you asking for?"
"You want us to name a price?"
Lei Pengpeng pointed at herself, looking a bit unsure at Gu Xi.
"Yes, name your price. If it's reasonable, I'll take it. If not, I'm not good at haggling, so I'll pass."
Gu Xi knew his talent for bargaining.
He wasn't unaware that some items could be overpriced, but he really had no talent for bargaining, so he simply asked for the price directly.
If it satisfied him, he would take it. If it was too high, he wouldn't haggle and would let it go.
This straightforward attitude left Lei Pengpeng a bit stunned.
If there were a bargaining process, Lei Pengpeng could talk anyone into the ground.
But now, Gu Xi made it clear that he wouldn't haggle. Name your price, if it's reasonable, I'll buy it, regardless of any markup. If not, I'll pass.
This simple and direct attitude made Lei Pengpeng hesitate.
Finally, she spoke, "I'll say a few words, and Comrade Gu can see if you agree. If you do, we'll deal at this price. If not, let's consider it making friends, and forget about it."
"Alright, I like straightforward people like you!"
Gu Xi decisively agreed to Lei Pengpeng's pricing method.
At this, Lei Pengpeng started calculating on her own.
"Comrade Gu, let's consider from your perspective. Using our Bone Demon Lamp, you get a Level 1 Bone Magic Tower directly. Isn't this saving you materials?
So I ask for the cost of materials, that's not too much, right?"
"Not too much."
Gu Xi thought about it seriously and found this request reasonable.
If he bought a construction blueprint, this cost would also be on him.
"Then this part is settled. Now, our item saves you construction time, so you pay a bit for that, not too much, right?"
Lei Pengpeng added.
Gu Xi, having used small house backpacks before, knew this thing appears directly upon placing, indeed saving construction time.
"This is also reasonable."
"Then I'll calculate based on the current market price for construction stones. One construction stone costs 500 negative energy. If you don't believe me, you can ask around; that's the price everywhere."
"Alright, I accept that."
Gu Xi thought it through and found it to be true. While he didn't mind waiting, this was already factored in, so he had to accept it.
Seeing Gu Xi being so agreeable, Lei Pengpeng became happy.
"Next is the most crucial part. I won't talk about how much effort we put into this mission. I'll just calculate based on the market price of a large building blueprint.
A large building blueprint costs at least one piece of dragon steel."
"Wait, how much did you say?"
Gu Xi was stunned.
"One piece of dragon steel, that's the standard price. For better blueprints, the price is even higher."
"I quoted too low."
Gu Xi slapped his thigh, realizing he had given Liu Kai too low a price.
"What?" Lei Pengpeng didn't understand, not thinking Gu Xi would say he quoted too low.
"Nothing. Where did you see the market price for large building blueprints?"
Gu Xi didn't answer Lei Pengpeng's question but asked his own.
"That's the current price. I asked several buyers, and they only offered this much."
Such an answer made Gu Xi rub his forehead. Before having his own market, prices for various materials were always chaotic.
"Alright, your price is fair."
Gu Xi didn't overthink. The item's price wasn't inflated, and except for the uncertainty about the dragon steel for large building blueprints, other data was verifiable.
In this respect, Lei Pengpeng wasn't scamming him.
With the price fair, Gu Xi genuinely needed the item, so he bought it.
"Deal. One piece of dragon steel, 2000 negative energy, 10 units of stone, and 10 units of wood. All here, check them."
Seeing Gu Xi easily producing the materials, Lei Pengpeng was a bit dumbfounded.
"Rich guy."
"Just normal. Fought hard in this battle, got more rewards. Do you have anything else good?"
"Yes, but not building blueprints. See if you like this!"
For such a rich customer, Lei Pengpeng didn't want to miss out and quickly rummaged through her backpack.