Before setting sail for the Twin Canyon mission, Xia Nan had already paid a deposit of 1,000 Gold Coins for the crafting of [Abyssal Flow]. For a piece of Blue Rare Equipment—especially a full set complete with lining and Outer Armor—that was naturally far from enough.
The reason Xia Nan had only spent around 1,000 gold when he upgraded [Dark Scale Bulwark] with "Rock Hammer" Barn was that the arm shield's primary material—the scales from the Snake Cave Secret Realm—had not required him to pay extra.
Later, when he commissioned the [Emberfall] Straight Sword, the Luminous Iron Dust had made him spend a full 3,000 gold to acquire that near-Purple Equipment weapon suited to his [Ember Echo] Combat Skill.
Now, while [Abyssal Flow] was inferior to [Emberfall] in Quality Level, the Shark Beast body materials had provided most of what was needed to craft it.
At the same time, however, Selianne had already discussed with him how Shark Beast bones, while exceptionally tough, were somewhat lacking in defensive capability. To ensure the finished product's quality, additional Special Metal had to be added to reinforce the equipment's hardness.
That meant Xia Nan had to pay not only the labor costs, but also an additional amount for the primary material.
With that as the basis, along with various miscellaneous Auxiliary Material expenses—
On top of the 1,000 gold he had already paid, Xia Nan still needed to settle a Remaining Payment of 1,500 gold.
That meant [Abyssal Flow] had reached the staggering total price of 2,500 gold.
Even with the unprecedentedly extravagant gains from his last mission, he had only made around 1,700 gold after the final tally—still not enough to cover [Abyssal Flow]'s crafting and material costs.
Fortunately, he had a solid nest egg. He had no bad habits in his